Chapter 1878: Saint Celestial Nine Forms Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation “Well, we’ll have to see then if you have the capability to make me stay!” His words turned fainter when he reached the end of his sentence. As the Old Prophet spoke, he had already turned to leave, getting further and further away. As for Xie Zong, since he was desperate to kill the Old Prophet, he, naturally, chased after the Old Prophet when he saw him leaving. At this moment, he had already forgotten about Yue Wu Ying and the Azure Cloud Mansion! The Old Prophet and Xie Zong vanished into thin air in just a blink of an eye! At once, only Duan Ru Feng, Yue Wu Ying, and the Watcher were left on the scene. “Lord Mansion Master, what’s going on? Why did Lord Xie Zong come to your Azure Cloud Mansion to kill people?” The Watcher looked at Duan Ru Feng with a puzzled expression. The reason he had come here was due to a report someone made about a powerhouse from the Upper Province had violated the rules in the Azure Cloud Mansion. It prompted him to rush here immediately. In the end, he was still too late. Many people had died in the hands of that powerhouse from the Upper Province. Initially, he was unaware of who the powerhouse from the Upper Province was. It was only when he arrived at the Azure Cloud Mansion that he discovered the powerhouse was Elder Xie Zong from the Black Kshetra Sect! If he had known beforehand the powerhouse was Xie Zong, he would not have come. “He was here for the Devilseal Tablet,” Duan Ru Feng answered in a grim voice. “The Devilseal Tablet?” Upon hearing Duan Ru Feng’s words, the Watcher said, “Didn’t the Devilseal Tablet disappeared a few years back? It’s said that the Devilseal Tablet is in a young man called Duan Ling Tian’s possession. Ever since then, the young man has disappeared along with the Devilseal Tablet.” “Elder Liu, you rarely leave your station. Perhaps, you might not have heard that Duan Ling Tian who possesses the Devilseal Tablet is actually my son. Today, Xie Zong came to my Azure Cloud Mansion and had killed Elder Ku before snatching the Devilseal Tablet away from my son!” Duan Ru Feng’s eyes shone with killing intent when he reached the end of his sentence. “Duan Ling Tian is your son, Mansion Master Duan?” The Watcher was shocked. “Elder Liu, based on your conversation with Xie Zong, he’s a member of one of the three great sects in the Upper Province, the Black Kshetra Sect? I could see that you seem to fear him a little,” Duan Ru Feng asked. Earlier, Duan Ru Feng had overheard that Xie Zong was a member of the Black Kshetra Sect. The Black Kshetra Sect was one of the three great sects in the Upper Province of the Dao Martial Saint Land! The Upper Province’s three great sects were the Fire Worship Sect, the Heaven Divination Sect, and the Black Kshetra Sect. They were listed in no particular order. Duan Ru Feng knew this much at least. “Lord Xie Zong is an elder in the Black Kshetra Sect and is a Saint Celestial Stage powerhouse! Other than this, his father is also one of the four Karmapas in the Black Kshetra Sect who’s known as the Golden Lion King!” When the Watcher reached the end of his sentence, his expression turned glum. “In the Black Kshetra Sect, any one of the four great Karmapas is not inferior to the Sect Leader of Black Kshetra Sect. If the four great Karmapas wanted to, they could even strip the Sect Leader of his title and elect a new Sect Leader.” Duan Ru Feng’s expression turned grim. He did not expect Xie Zong would have such an important background. Not only was he an elder of the Black Kshetra Sect, but he was also the son of the Golden Lion King, one of the four great Karmapas of Black Kshetra Sect! As for the fact that Xie Zong was a Saint Celestial Stage powerhouse, Duan Ru Feng was not surprised at all. This was because he could tell even a powerhouse at the Quintessential Saint Stage could not compare to him at all! If that was the case, there was only one possibility left. Xie Zong’s cultivation base was higher than the Quintessential Saint Stage! In the Dao Martial Saint Land, there was one more stage after the Quintessential Saint Stage. That stage was the Saint Celestial Stage! The Saint Celestial Stage was further divided into nine minor stages. They were collectively referred to as the Saint Celestial Nine Forms! Once one had cultivated to the last form, the Celestial Ascension Form, one would then be able to draw upon the Heaven and Earth Energy to summon the Celestial Ascension Calamity. Once one had successfully passed the Celestial Ascension Calamity, one would be able to undergo Transcendence and rise to the Devata Realm and become a true Celestial being! “Father!” Duan Ling Tian who had recovered a little made his way here with Xiao Lan and Bi Yao’s help. Currently, he had reverted to his human form. “Father, how many members of our Azure Cloud Mansion did that fellow kill?” Duan Ling Tian asked grimly when he reached Duan Ru Feng’s side. His eyes shone with killing intent. “Ten people.” Duan Ru Feng sighed. “Ten?” Duan Ling Tian was stunned. He could not believe it. Only ten? “Father, what happened?” Duan Ling Tian asked again. He did not think the middle-aged man was a good person. If it was not for the fact that he had seen him transforming into a Nine-clawed Dragon Warrior and feared the wrath of the Nine-clawed Divine Dragon, the middle-aged man would have killed him along with everyone in the Azure Cloud Mansion. Due to this reason, Duan Ling Tian felt that something must have happened for that fellow to kill so few people. “Another powerhouse from the Upper Province came and mocked him when he saw him. When the other powerhouse from the Upper Province turned to leave, he chased after him immediately!” Although Duan Ru Feng knew it was the Old Prophet, he pretended he did not know who it was. Before he received permission from the Old Prophet, he would not reveal that he knew him. “Another powerhouse from the Upper Province?” Upon hearing this, Duan Ling Tian was stunned. He instantly turned to look around his surroundings. After a few glances, he discovered only an old man was left on the scene apart from his father. Yue Wu Ying had quietly left a while ago. However, after he heard that the middle-aged man who snatched his Devilseal Tablet had left, Duan Ling Tian sighed in relief. Put everything else aside, the fact that the middle-aged man had left meant that everyone in the Azure Cloud Mansion had escaped this calamity. As for seeking revenge, he still did not possess the capability for now. Despite the wrath in his heart, he could only bury it in the deepest part of his heart for now. “Mansion Master Duan, is this your son?” The Watcher asked Duan Ru Feng as he shifted his attention to Duan Ling Tian. Duan Ru Feng nodded before introducing to Duan Ling Tian. “Tian’er, this is one of the Watchers in the Lower Province of the Dao Martial Saint Land, Elder Liu.” Watcher? Duan Ling Tian was surprised when he heard his father’s words. He did not expect one of the Watchers of the Lower Province of the Dao Martial Saint Lan would show up here. “Elder Liu,” Duan Ling Tian greeted the Watcher first out of courtesy. “You’re quite lucky, little fellow. To think that you got your hands on a Super Saint Weapon such as the Devilseal Tablet. However, since the Devilseal Tablet is a Super Saint Weapon on the Ten Great Saint Weapons Ranking, it may not be the best for you to have it in your possession. Now that it’s no longer in your possession, there’s no need for you to hide yourself like how you did before. There’s some good and some bad in this incident.” The Watcher’s words were still acceptable in the beginning. However, as he continued to speak, Duan Ling Tian had a complicated expression on his face. Indeed. It was not necessarily a bad thing that the Devilseal Tablet was no longer in his possession. Naturally, although Duan Ling Tian felt this way, it did not lessen his hatred toward that middle-aged man. Not only did he stomp on him repeatedly and humiliate him, but he even killed Elder Ku and ten disciples from the Azure Cloud Mansion. He would eventually seek revenge from him. He knew his current strength very well! “Mansion Master Duan, since there’s no longer any matter, I’ll take my leave now.” The Watcher bade Duan Ru Feng farewell before he left. At once, only Duan Ru Feng, Duan Ling Tian, Xiao Lan, and Bi Yao remained on the scene. As for Rong Yuan, he had already gone to calm the Azure Cloud Mansion’s disciples who were affected by the commotion. Duan Ru Feng broke the silence first and said, “That man is called Xie Zong. He’s an elder from one of the three great sects in the Upper Province, the Black Kshetra Sect. His cultivation base is higher than the Quintessential Saint Stage. He’s a powerhouse who has already entered the Saint Celestial Stage!” When Duan Ru Feng spoke about Xie Zong, his eyes gleamed murderously. The anger he felt was in no way inferior to what Duan Ling Tian felt! “A member of one of the three great sects?” Duan Ling Tian’s eyes narrowed. He did not expect that before he could even rescue Ke’er from the evil grasp of the Fire Worship Sect, he already had enmity with another sect, the Black Kshetra Sect. As for the Saint Celestial Stage, Duan Ling Tian was familiar with it. When he was in the quasi third-rate force, the Mystical Sky Mansion, he had read many books in the library in the Mystical Sky Mansion’s Main Mansion. Among them, there were some books that contained information about the stages of the cultivation base in the Dao Martial Saint Land. The Saint Celestial Stage was included in it! The Saint Celestial Stage was the cultivation base after the Quintessential Saint Stage in the Dao Martial Saint Land. It was also the last cultivation base in the Dao Martial Saint Land! When one had cultivated to the ninth form of the Saint Celestial Stage, the Celestial Ascension Form, one would have to undergo the Celestial Ascension Calamity. If one managed to overcome the calamity, one would be able to undergo Transcendence and rise to the Devata Realm! His master whom he had never seen before, Sword Saint Feng Qing Yang, had cultivated to the ninth form of the Saint Celestial Stage and successfully overcome the calamity. In the end, he had risen to the Devata Realm. ‘The Saint Celestial Stage... I wonder what form Xie Zong has cultivated to?’ Duan Ling Tian thought to himself. At the same time, he felt pressured. As it turned out, Xie Zong who had killed Elder Ku and ten Azure Cloud Mansion’s disciples was actually a Saint Celestial Stage powerhouse. He was someone he had no choice but to look up to at this moment. However, Duan Ling Tian did not feel discouraged because of this. So what if he was at the Saint Celestial Stage? Eventually, he would make his way to the Black Kshetra Sect and kill Xie Zong to seek revenge for Elder Ku and the ten Azure Cloud Mansion’s disciples. It was because of the Devilseal Tablet that Xie Zong appeared in the Azure Cloud Mansion. The Devilseal Tablet had belonged to him. For this reason, whether it was Elder Ku or the ten disciples’ death, Duan Ling Tian felt that it was his fault and shouldered the burden of revenge. Perhaps, this burden would be lifted one day after he had killed Xie Zong to avenge Elder Ku and the ten disciples from Azure Cloud Mansion. Such a huge commotion had taken place in the Azure Cloud Mansion. It was only natural for news of it to spread. In truth, the Azure Cloud Mansion did not do much to conceal the matter. They were honest with what had happened. “Young Mansion Master Duan Ling Tian of the Azure Cloud Mansion was the lucky person who obtained the Devilseal Tablet. After his identity was exposed, he was instantly targeted by a powerhouse from the Upper Province. That Devilseal Tablet has also been snatched away by that powerhouse from the Upper Province!” “The powerhouse from the Upper Province who snatched the Devilseal Tablet is an elder from the Black Kshetra Sect, one of the three great sects in the Upper Province!” After the news spread out, similar discussions could be heard everywhere.