Chapter 245: The Manifestation of Saints

Shui Yingyue cautiously extended her jade hand. Before reaching the jade stone, an invisible force pushed her away.

After multiple failed attempts, she abandoned efforts to approach the stone.

Observing carefully, Shui Yingyue retreated from the third floor to the second.

This time she lingered at the doorway before entering. Her gaze swept the room before settling at the vanity.

Staring at her reflection, she slowly removed her veil.

Ripples spread across the mirror, revealing breathtaking features—delicate brows, phoenix eyes glowing with spiritual light, cheeks flushed with unearthly beauty.

Shui Yingyue combed her hair methodically, as if she were the lady of the chamber preparing herself at dawn.

The eeriest detail emerged: the mirror showed a different face than its user.

Though both possessed unparalleled grace, their features clearly differed.

Shui Yingyue feigned ignorance of this discrepancy, gazing tenderly as if meeting a past-life self destined to reunite.

Mist thickened in the chamber. Fragmentary visions surfaced—scenes from ten millennia past. A figure matching the grand hall’s screen silhouette appeared, bearing the mirror reflection’s face.

These broken images resembled half-remembered dreams of ancient yearnings.

Shui Yingyue entered trance-like stillness, eyes locked on the mirror as her soul seemed to merge with it.

Swirling mist enveloped her, transporting the cultivator into centuries-old memories playing like phantom theater.

Outside Water Moon Palace, hundreds of cultivators fruitlessly battered against sealed gates.

At Red Clouds Palace, another entered next day—Ye Anlan of Jiu Yang Sacred Palace, radiating elegance and grace.

On the third day, Purple Cloud Palace admitted Yunxiu from Cloud Valley in eastern Tianyang Empire, unrelated to Three Saints and Four Peerless factions.

Cloud Valley resembled Tianhua City’s Ji family—few disciples but guarded by a Spirit Master.

The Three Saints Palace’s legacy remained mysterious though partially guessed.

Shui Yingyue, Ye Anlan, and Yunxiu each gained unique fortuitous encounters within separate palaces.

Other cultivators kept failing, lacking the crucial chance for entry.

As the three women settled, mid-air ethereal figures grew tangible, emitting intensifying waves—forms clear though faces blurred.

Daily, Three Saints Palace emitted peculiar vibrations forming glowing runes that demonstrated mystical techniques, radiating temptation.

Hundreds of cultivators outside each palace attacked relentlessly, maddened by exclusion.

After twelve days of mounting desperation, thunderous booms shook the Three Saints Palace simultaneously.

Divine light pillars pierced the sky, merging with three ethereal figures until they materialized—massive forms of three female saints radiating distinct lights while moving in the void like reborn entities.

The entire small world trembled as celestial figures towered between heaven and earth, warping time and space while aligning starry rivers.

All eyes followed the saints’ synchronized gaze direction, though nothing visible explained their focus.

Brighter they shone—three human suns blazing across the realm—until the Three Saints Palace’s lightshow climaxed.

Ripples of energy spread out, gathering around the three female saints as they unexpectedly launched simultaneous attacks toward the same distant target. Three light beams pierced through time and space, tearing apart the sky before merging mid-air into a colossal tri-colored palm that descended upon a location thousands of miles away.

“What’s happening? What are they attacking?” Countless cultivators shouted in confusion. These ancient female saints within Xuan Star Saint’s ruins shouldn’t tolerate any existence here. All eyes watched the distant tri-colored palm, awaiting the outcome.

A towering figure suddenly materialized where the palm struck – an ethereal and illusionary female form radiating terrifying Power Over All Directions. She countered with a palm strike that shattered the tri-colored hand instantly. The world trembled as destructive force rippled through the small world, collapsing Three Saints Palace’s outer defenses and sending cultivators flying amidst chaotic screams.

The distant figure stood unshaken, emitting waves of cold disdain toward Three Saints Palace. The three female saints, visibly irritated, launched a second combined attack forming a brighter giant hand. Yet their strike shattered again, backlash shaking the three palaces as the earth cracked open. Thousand-kilometer canyons formed an ancient formation channeling energy from all directions.

Heavenly thunder boomed as the saints conjured a giant sword for their third assault. The world marveled – who could withstand three saints’ combined might? Though both parties were mere projections weaker than their Sacred Martial Realm prime, the mysterious female figure repelled all attacks.

After three strikes, the female saints’ figures faded, dissolving along with Three Saints Palace’s defenses. Cultivators swarmed the palace seeking legacies and magical artifacts, only to face deadly interior restrictions. Many perished while others battled for treasures.

At Nine Dragons Competing for the Pearl, Cheng Lingyu underwent vital transformation. The saints had attacked sensing disturbances from this forbidden zone they’d guarded since ancient times. Unknown forces protected Cheng Lingyu, repelling all three assaults.

Unaware of the chaos, Cheng Lingyu achieved Soul Martial Sixth Realm by mastering Ten Immortal Souls’ skills. Ancient energies from Nine Dragons Competing for the Pearl surged into him, accelerating his Soul Domain formation. This critical stage built upon cave heaven stage’s energy absorption and fifth level’s soul transformations.

While most cultivators created one Soul Domain per cave heaven or merged multiple domains, Cheng Lingyu leveraged the land’s power to form ten merged Soul Domains. His unique spiritual realm contained conflicting Ten Immortal Souls forcibly unified through Diagram of Heavenly Heart and Myriad Domains into flawless ring formation.

His Soul Domain’s vastness surprised even himself. As hidden secrets surfaced, dark void manifestations appeared behind him whenever expanding his domain – an eerie, impenetrable mystery tied to his merged Immortal Souls’ diverse attributes.