Yang Yan stood in the void, like an ancient and unmoving Divine entity.

There was no emotion or murderous intent in his gaze as he looked at them.

What existed was only endless indifference.

"At what level has his strength actually reached!" Ling Yu thought to himself.

He had long felt that Yang Yan was astoundingly strong.

He did not expect that this one sword would directly make him feel a suffocating sense of oppression.

He couldn't muster any desire to compete in front of Yang Yan, only weakness.

"Yang Yan, if you ascend to heaven, where does my invincibility stand!" Chu Shenwei thought to himself.

He Yi'er widened her eyes in astonishment.

"Yang Yan, is this your trump card? Even a Saint cannot withstand your sword!" she thought, shocked.

She had originally thought Yang Yan, even if more powerful than them, had a limit and wouldn't exceed them by much.

Now this one sword completely shattered the limit, slaying a Saint they couldn't even imagine.

"The one who resonates with the Sword Dao, the one we are seeking, is Yang Yan," suddenly said the Ming Riyang Saint from Taihuang Holy Land.

Some surviving Saints immediately awoke from their shock.

Beneath heaven, the heavenly sects had always been searching for three individuals.

One was a genius with the Domineering the World Phenomenon, another was a Demon King with the Ten Suns in a Row phenomenon, and the last was the one who resonated with the Sword Dao.

For the first two, there had never been any clues.

Although some had rumored that Yang Yan was the genius with the Domineering the World Phenomenon, no one had ever proven it by witnessing the phenomenon during Yang Yan's breakthrough.

Therefore, the first two had never been found.

The third one, even more so.

Both heaven and the earthly world were searching.

Because this third existence touched upon the Emperor's Path.

Everyone in the world believed this person had cultivated the Sword Dao to its ultimate power.

Now, Yang Yan already touched on the deep realms of the Sword Dao, nearing the threshold of Emperorhood.

No one expected that Yang Yan at the Immortal Realm would be that person!

Yet today, Yang Yan once again wielded the Sword Dao Emperor's Dao Essence, causing a Sword Dao Harmony tremor.

He unleashed the world-separating sword of transcendence!

This proved that Yang Yan was indeed the third person they had been seeking!

"One Sword Separates Life, the signature move of the Sword Dao Emperor from ten thousand years ago!

It seems he hasn't reached a self-cultivation realm resonating with the Sword Dao, but has instead received the Sword Dao Emperor's Legacy.

This legacy allows him to wield the Sword Dao Emperor's Dao Essence, achieving Sword Dao Harmony!" said another Saint.

The Great Emperor's Legacy!

Ling Yu, Chu Shenwei, and He Yi'er felt their hearts sink.

Yang Yan's trump card was deeper than they had imagined!

"Monster, for any ordinary person to obtain the Great Emperor's Legacy,

the gap in realms would be too large to actually wield the Emperor's Dao Essence.

Yet he could wield it and even slay a Saint.

This person's future is boundless; he must not be left alive!"

"Indeed, Yang Yan has pierced through the heavens.

He undoubtedly intends to ascend and conquer heaven. Quickly notify the sect's Saints to come and suppress him."

"He has acquired the Emperor Dao Essence, but I don't believe he possesses it all and can constantly wield it!

There will come a time when he runs out!

That will be the day of his downfall!"

"This one must be killed!"

They all executed their methods to notify their respective sects.

At this moment, Yang Yan wielded One Sword Separates Life, piercing through the first heaven.

This was only a minor matter, the most crucial part being that his sword caused a disturbance in the Sword Dao.

Without mentioning how it revealed his trump card to many people, this sword also allowed countless powerful figures to sense it.

Within the first heaven, above the heavenly dome.

In front of each palace floating among the clouds, appeared one figure after another.

They were the Heavenly Forces, known as the Floating Divine Palace!

This force was not merely one of the Heavenly Forces of the human world, but rather a Cultivation Star Force from a star far away from the human realm.

Once they appeared, they gazed into the distance, towards that vacuum filled with infinite Sword Qi.

"That person has again triggered a Sword Dao Harmony!

This time, it resonates even more profoundly than the last.

Proving he is a step closer to the Emperor's Path!" a figure said.

"We cannot allow him to establish the Emperor's Path; we must kill him in the cradle!"

"Indeed, does that direction belong to the territory within the human world?"

"Such a small human world, daring to enter the Ranking List, contesting for the Great Emperor's position!

Send a Patrol Envoy there immediately to investigate everything and find that person!"

"Understood!"

The Floating Divine Palace was only the beginning.

All the top experts among the first heaven's forces had witnessed the mark left by the sword that pierced through the heavens.

Countless figures crossed the void towards that direction.

Below the heavens, a black mountain with a sword plunged into it trembled once more.

"A familiar aura has appeared again!

Who is he!" a sound echoed from the black mountain.

The sword embedded at the top of the mountain quaked.

It emitted a mournful sound, radiating boundless power to suppress the black mountain.

"I remember now, it's him!

With one sword, he suppressed me, the Sword Dao Emperor!" an angry roar emanated from within the black mountain.

Accompanying its roar, countless abnormal phenomena emerged in the void.

These phenomena were exceptionally terrifying.

They continued to spread, encircling the sword, attempting to grind it down!

The sword shuddered violently, scattering beams of sword light.

It shredded the terrifying phenomena, once again suppressing the black mountain.

"No..." a despairing howl resounded from within the black mountain.

The sound shook a nearby towering azure peak, causing it to tremble.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The azure mountain fractured, revealing a glimmer of golden light from within.

The light was so dazzling that one couldn't look at it directly.

As more stones fell away from the azure mountain,

the golden light within was fully revealed.

It was a golden demon beast, resembling an eagle, standing there motionless.

A moment later, it suddenly opened its eyes!

"Master, once again, you've unsheathed your sword!

I have sensed your exact location!

I am coming!"

Whoosh!

It spread its wings and soared into the heavenly dome in an instant.

With one sweep of its wings, it crossed over ten thousand miles.

At that time, in the Central Continent, within the Sole Heavenly Sect,

the stairs to heaven had already been destroyed by Yang Yan's sword, and the Heavenly Gate had also been pierced.

To ascend, one had to pass through the vacuum left by Yang Yan's sword.

The vacuum filled with fierce Sword Qi was a passage that few could easily cross.

"Grasp my sword and you can ascend to the heavens!" Yang Yan's voice carried out, reaching Li Wan Hua and others' ears.

Not only the geniuses from Dongzhou who passed the ascension's test heard him, but even Kong Xuan and others, who didn't, also caught his voice.

There was a moment of pause before they understood Yang Yan's intention.

Su Yunke, the Taihuang Saintess, was thrilled.

She knew that this was Yang Yan's plan!

"He did it!" she thought, clenching her fists.

At that moment, the Cave Ruins Hidden Sword Gourd on Yang Yan's back opened, unleashing streams of Divine Swords.

These Divine Swords were imbued with a touch of the Sword Dao Emperor's Dao Essence by Yang Yan, allowing safe passage through the vacuum filled with Sword Qi that led to the heavens.

"I must remind you, once you ascend this time, great dangers await, even the possibility of death!

Think it over before grasping the sword!

If you choose not to, I will not blame you!" Yang Yan cautioned.

Because of him, Li Wan Hua and the others were obstructed in their ascent.

Because of him, Li Wan Hua and the others faced danger.

Since it was all due to him, Yang Yan wouldn't blame Li Wan Hua and the others if they decided against ascending!

"Holy Emperor, I'm not afraid of danger.

In fact, the danger makes it even more exciting!" Li Wan Hua was the first to speak.

He was eager to try!

"I have experienced the pursuit of worldly forces.

I have yet to experience the pursuit of celestial forces above!

It's perfect for this time!" Ao Tian stood with his sword in hand.

Kong Xuan clasped his hands together.

"For so long, the world's forces pursued me to no result.

I wonder what the pursuit of heavenly forces would be like!

Will it be able to make me stronger!" he said with a smile!

Everyone started speaking, expressing their willingness to ascend to the heavens.

"Very well, I shall send you to the heavens!" Yang Yan waved his hands.

Those grasping the swords rose with them, heading towards the sky.

"Holy Emperor, what about you?"

They noticed Yang Yan hadn't ascended with them using Sword Control and couldn't help but ask.

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