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Sovereign of the Three Realms · Chapter 678

Chapter 678: Ling Bie'er's Ordeal

January 17, 2020 · 5 min read · 1,041 words

understood quite a bit from their conversation.

It seemed that this Flying Feather Emperor had held some secret back in the day, which had led to the two first-rate sects — the Immortal Heaven Palace and the Nine Yang Heavenly Sect — hunting him down.

After sustaining grave injuries, the Flying Feather Emperor had fled to the Myriad Image Region, and when he had nowhere left to run, he had escaped into the Myriad Image Extreme Realm.

The two sects pursuing the Flying Feather Emperor had long been stuck in a certain line of thinking. They believed the emperor would be hiding somewhere, eking out a wretched existence, or that he had found a successor to whom he could pass on his mantle and treasures.

Following this line of reasoning, they had conducted extensive investigations throughout the Myriad Image Region — both openly and covertly — but had found no leads.

Because the secret the Flying Feather Emperor held was far too important, neither sect could exactly launch a large-scale, carpet-style search either.

"Just what secret did this Flying Feather Emperor possess that could make these two sects obsess over it for a thousand years? Could it be a Heavenly Mandate Token?"

First-rate sects had several Titled Sovereigns among their ranks. Ordinary treasures would never drive them to such madness.

In 's view, only a Heavenly Mandate Token could have such an allure.

What was a Heavenly Mandate Token?

A Heavenly Mandate Token was, in essence, a celestial imprint that the Heavenly Dao branded within the body of a Heavenly Position powerhouse upon granting them recognition.

This celestial imprint formed the Heavenly Mandate Token, which became the lifebound mark of the Heavenly Position powerhouse.

In many mundane planes, Heavenly Position powerhouses were called demigods, and the Heavenly Mandate Token was also known as a demigod's divine essence — both were, in plain terms, symbols of the Heavenly Dao's recognition.

As the lifebound mark of a Heavenly Position powerhouse, once that powerhouse perished, the Heavenly Mandate Token could be refined and absorbed by another.

For the many Titled Sovereigns who could not obtain the Heavenly Dao's recognition, refining a Heavenly Mandate Token would grant them a chance to earn that recognition and break through to the Heavenly Position in one leap.

Not only would their strength increase dramatically, but their lifespan would surge as well.

While Heavenly Position powerhouses could not be considered truly immortal, their lifespans were extraordinarily long — utterly incomparable to the mortal limits of a Titled Sovereign.

Obtaining the Heavenly Dao's recognition and acquiring a Heavenly Mandate Token could extend one's lifespan tenfold or even a hundredfold.

Thus, believed that the kind of resource two first-rate sects would fight to the death over had to be something as astonishing as a Heavenly Mandate Token.

While was lost in thought, and had already come to blows.

These two had clearly been hiding the extent of their strength. Both were at the sixth or seventh level of the Saint Realm — so powerful that they surpassed even , whom had slain at Illusory Wave Mountain, by a considerable margin.

"The Nine Yang Heavenly Sect is truly sinister. Planting a spy in the Tri-Star Sect wasn't enough — they even infiltrated Dan Qian Palace. This ... hid himself well!"

Had Palace Master not been vigilant and warned in advance, he never would have suspected that was a mole.

Still, with these two at each other's throats, was more than happy to watch the tigers fight from the sidelines. After all, they were in the Outer Extreme Realm. Anywhere else, wouldn't fear the two of them teaming up against him.

But here, where life energy was already scarce, such an intense battle would be enormously draining. had no intention of expending himself for nothing.

Hadn't said it himself? When the clam and the fisherman fight, the fisherman profits.

decided he would be content to play the fisherman.

Though was a reborn soul, this body was, after all, native to the Myriad Image Region. He naturally retained a measure of local attachment.

Now that he knew both and were spies from outside forces, he felt nothing but antipathy toward them.

in particular — having infiltrated Dan Qian Palace — disgusted even more.

After all, over the years of cultivation and accumulation, had developed a genuine sense of kinship with Dan Qian Palace.

People are not made of wood. Who could remain entirely emotionless?

Whether it was , , Elder , or the Ling sisters, truly valued each of them.

From 's perspective, 's strength was slightly superior to 's, but was clearly the more cunning of the two.

As a result, the two were fairly evenly matched.

's slight edge came not from being personally stronger, but from the command banner in his hand, which was no ordinary artifact. Whether for attack or defense, its effects were remarkable.

Time and again, when seemed to gain the upper hand, the banner would swing things back in an instant.

Just as had guessed, life energy in the Outer Extreme Realm was extremely scarce. After fighting for roughly a quarter of an hour, both men began to feel the strain.

They were like a pair of bulls locked in a contest of strength — eyes bloodshot, gasping for breath, yet still burning with mad determination, fully committed to fighting until death.

", is that banner all you've got? Is this the extent of the Immortal Heaven Palace's abilities?" knew that without breaking through the banner, there was no way he could defeat .

sneered, "And what about you? Aren't you just relying on underhanded tricks? Cut the talk — come at me!"

...

While these two were locked in their frenzied battle, deep within the Inner Extreme Realm — in a hidden location — Ling Bie'er had discovered a place of inheritance.

End of chapter 678