Leaving the Heavenly Martial Academy, Fang Chen waited for a moment in a remote area, but the anticipated pursuit did not arrive. He looked up and gazed into the distance towards the Northwest Land, then withdrew his gaze and began to extend his immense divine consciousness in all directions. During this process, Fang Chen also started to wander alone across the Spirit Realm Continent.
Now at the Zhen Zhi Nirvana Realm, he had made significant progress over the past decade, allowing him to reach a temporary peak in strength within the Nirvana Realm level.
At this point, even if the Ye Family did not send anyone to pursue him and merely focused on their closed-door training, it would be of little use to him. Moreover, with his current strength, without breaking through to the Eternal Life Realm, there would be no substantial improvement in his combat power. However, to advance to the Eternal Life Realm, he first needed to eliminate the toxic presence of the Ye Family.
Of course, it was clearly impossible for Fang Chen to achieve this with his current power alone. But it was evident that he was not the only one with such intentions. After years of accumulation on the Spirit Realm Continent, despite many unparalleled Heavenly Pride reaching the Nirvana Realm level and dying at the hands of the Ye Family, there were still a group of survivors.
These individuals were precisely what Fang Chen sought.
No matter how strong an individual’s power was, without advancing to the Eternal Life Realm, it would be impossible to contend with the Ye Family. However, if he had this group of people assisting him, pooling their strengths together, Fang Chen felt that there was indeed a glimmer of hope.
After all, his current strength was no longer comparable to an ordinary Nirvana Realm expert.
With such formidable combat power, Fang Chen naturally possessed this confidence.
Wandering aimlessly through various corners of the Spirit Realm Continent for several days, he had not found those elusive Nirvana Realm beings. Surprisingly, he also had not encountered any hunters sent by the Ye Family.
If it weren't for the looming threat of the Ye Family hanging over him like a guillotine that could drop at any moment, these past few days would have felt like a leisurely exploration for Fang Chen. Indeed, this was an exceptionally rare period of tranquility since his rebirth.
One day, as usual, Fang Chen wandered through an uninhabited forest.
At that moment, he suddenly felt a stir in his heart; a smile finally appeared on his calm face.
"You finally showed up," Fang Chen murmured softly. Within his immense divine consciousness perception, a figure radiating powerful energy was rapidly approaching him.
A Nirvana Realm expert, and certainly not a pursuer sent by the Ye Family.
Almost as soon as Fang Chen sensed it, a figure appeared before him with a gentle breeze.
"It’s actually him." Looking at the middle-aged man in plain green clothes, whose appearance seemed extremely ordinary, Fang Chen felt a stir in his heart, and the smile on his face grew even more pronounced.
Fang Chen did not know how many Nirvana Realm experts were still surviving on the Primordial Spirit Road, nor did he have any information about these Nirvana Realm experts, let alone having met any of them. However, he had some understanding of one among this group; at least he knew what this person looked like.
The only one he had some knowledge of was the middle-aged man in green before him, who was a rarely seen Nirvana Realm expert from the Heavenly Martial Academy.
Seeing the smile on Fang Chen's face, Feng Qingyang also smiled. It was strange; his face, which originally seemed utterly unremarkable, became imbued with an unusual charm that stirred one's spirit when he smiled.
"I didn’t expect that the most recent breakthrough to this level would come from my Heavenly Martial Academy. Hahaha, good, good!" Feng Qingyang laughed.
Since they were both human beings—whether saints or commoners or Peerless Strongmen of the Nirvana Realm—there would inevitably be distinctions among them. Clearly, as a fellow outstanding individual from Heavenly Martial Academy, Feng Qingyang felt a special closeness to Fang Chen.
As his smile faded, Feng Qingyang raised his head solemnly to gaze at the blue sky. His expression turned slightly grim as he spoke in a heavy tone. Although he did not turn around, it was evident he was addressing Fang Chen: "You felt it, didn’t you?"
If this statement were heard by others, they would surely find it confusing and unclear what Feng Qingyang was talking about. However, Fang Chen, having broken through to the Nirvana Realm, had clearly come to understand many secrets of this world.
At the very least, the sky they were under was one of the greatest secrets.
Ordinary martial artists would not perceive anything amiss, but after breaking through to the Nirvana Realm, they could distinctly feel that something loomed above them in the sky—a presence that felt like a dark cloud hanging over everyone’s heads, exuding a terrifying aura.
The phrase "the heavens are flawed" referred to this very thing.
"Do you know why the Ye Family can detect every Nirvana Realm martial artist? No matter how we try to conceal our presence or choose secluded places, we will still be discovered?" Feng Qingyang spoke as if to himself, continuing without waiting for Fang Chen's response.
As he spoke, he pointed to the sky.
"It is because of this," Feng Qingyang sighed. "The power of the Ye Family is too great; even this realm has been controlled by them. The will of heaven has been enslaved, and how could we, the cultivators living in this realm, possibly escape their gaze?"
"Controlling the heavens and enslaving the will of heaven?" Fang Chen was taken aback.
He finally understood why, despite being locked down by a powerful Spirit Array that concealed his aura, he was still quickly discovered after breaking through to the Nirvana Realm. It turned out that this entire realm was under the control of the other party.
Enslaving the will of heaven was truly a terrifying piece of news.
What is the will of heaven?
There is a saying that there is a will of heaven in the dark. Although the will of heaven is not something tangible, it is more fearsome than any physical entity. It embodies the power of a world, existing between the tangible and intangible, possessing its own unique thought process; one could say it is also a peculiar form of life. It maintains the operation of heaven and earth in an unseen manner, fair and just.
This is the will of heaven. How strong is it? Fang Chen did not know, but he was very clear that the will of heaven, existing between the tangible and intangible, was definitely much stronger than his current self.
Yet now, even such a powerful will of heaven had been enslaved by the Ye Family.
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