Ling Fan and Xue Yi waited in the Undying Holy City.
Meanwhile, on the vast and boundless Martial Continent.
Within the colossal Holy Lands, the endless Immortal Pavilion grand halls, the powerhouses of the three great Holy Lands were also waiting.
And at this moment.
In the distant borderlands of the Martial Continent, within the Ten Thousand Burials Demonic Abyss, at the junction of the Heavenly Mountain Domain and the Heavenly Net Domain.
Suddenly, a powerful and unparalleled aura erupted into the sky.
Rolling holy power, like tidal waves in the void, surged higher and higher, almost engulfing the entire Ten Thousand Burials Demonic Abyss, nearly filling the bottomless abyss. The aura of a peerless saint surged overwhelmingly, from the bottom of the abyss straight to the nine heavens.
An immensely vast Saint Path, almost as grand as Xue Yi's Saint Path, and more than ten times thicker than the Saint Paths of Star King, Force Heaven Demonic Saint, and Hong Feng Sage, descended from behind the firmament onto the earth. With crackling sounds echoing through heaven and earth, the void tore open, revealing a tip of the iceberg of that immensely powerful Saint Path. Rolling holy power instantly poured down.
The Grand Elder of the Demon Suppressing Clan had achieved sainthood!
And upon entering the Manifested Saint realm, he immediately displayed formidable strength, far surpassing ordinary first-tier saints.
The very instant the Grand Elder of the Demon Suppressing Clan achieved sainthood.
The entire sky of the Martial Continent, the boundless and vast heaven and earth, began to tremble. Endless winds and clouds churned, the void boiled, and an infinite amount of dense martial aura suddenly appeared out of thin air.
If a giant as large as the Martial Continent were to stand at the endless height at this moment and look down, they would witness a scene of extreme shock.
A colossal river, tens of thousands or even millions of miles long, flickered in the sky, accompanied by the roaring sound of flowing water. That was not a river, but the power of Saint Paths!
Immensely pure, immensely vast power of Saint Paths.
Normally.
This Saint River was like a sleeping dragon, hidden in some rift of space-time.
Awakened by the powerful auras of Xue Yi's sainthood and the Grand Elder of the Demon Suppressing Clan's sainthood, it had finally revived.
"It's here!"
In the Undying Holy City.
Xue Yi had been waiting with bated breath. The moment the Martial Continent's Saint River revived, she immediately sensed it, her eyes filled with shock.
Because the instant her divine sense probed the Saint River, she was deeply shaken by its supreme aura and boundless power. She had inherited the legacy of the Hundred Flowers Ancient Saint, and with her Nine Deaths Spirit Phoenix Body achieving sainthood, her current strength was equivalent to ten ordinary saints of the same level. Her Saint Path was incredibly wide, but before this Saint River, it seemed as narrow as a small irrigation ditch.
The moment Xue Yi sensed the Saint River's descent.
Within the three great Holy Lands of the Martial Continent, powerful figures suddenly opened their eyes, revealing greed and boundless ambition.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
One Saint Path after another emerged from the void, descending and connecting to these powerful figures.
With a single step, they instantly ascended against the current through their Saint Paths and entered that immensely vast Saint River.
"The saints of the three great Holy Lands have entered. I sense no less than ten saint realm presences, and most of them are at the third stage of the Manifested Saint realm or higher. I even feel terrifying saints at the fourth and fifth stages of the Manifested Saint realm! Their strength is far beyond mine."
"There's no time to lose, Brother Fan, I need to go in quickly!"
Xue Yi said urgently.
With a thought, the void above her head suddenly tore open, and her Saint Path descended with a roar. Just as she was about to step onto it, Ling Fan grabbed her and stepped onto it with her.
Xue Yi's eyes widened, "Brother Fan, you haven't achieved sainthood yet, you can't withstand the power of the Saint River! Don't go, let me go, I will do my best to stop them."
Ling Fan said, "It's alright, my Golden Core can handle it. I wouldn't be at ease letting you go alone."
Without further ado, Ling Fan took the lead, holding Xue Yi's hand, and instantly ascended against the current, rushing into the Saint River that ordinary people could not even glimpse.
Boom!
The moment the two entered the Saint River.
They immediately felt the surging power of this Saint River. All they could see were towering waves formed by pure holy power. A single wave could shatter even a peak quasi-saint who had mastered ninety percent of the Dao, reducing them to dust. Only a saint who truly controlled a Saint Path could use their own Saint Path as a vessel to roam in this Saint River, the source of all Saint Paths.
But even so, saints had to be extremely cautious. A slight mistake could lead to their demise.
Because an ordinary saint could not control this Saint River at all, not even one ten-thousandth or one hundred-thousandth. Without the support of their own Saint Path, they would be instantly crushed into fragments by the power of the Saint River.
"Be careful, don't leave my Saint Path."
Xue Yi warned repeatedly, her heart filled with worry.
Beneath her feet, her Saint Path extended towards the upstream of the Saint River, carrying her and Ling Fan forward.
Splash!
Suddenly.
Not long after the two had flown.
A huge splash erupted from the Saint River, and a semi-transparent, semi-ethereal figure leaped out from beneath the Saint River. It was a ferocious, fish-like creature.
"What is this!"
Xue Yi's eyes widened in confusion.
"This is a Saint Spirit from the Saint River, a manifestation of the Saint River's power. This Saint River is composed of countless Saint Paths. As long as a Saint Path becomes powerful enough, it will manifest such a creature. By subduing these Saint Spirits, you can grasp a trace of the Saint River's power."
Ling Fan said.
"Alright! I'll subdue it."
Xue Yi's eyes showed fighting spirit. With a flick of her slender hand, boundless void petals transformed into a storm and cut outwards. However, the monster fish Saint Spirit was incredibly agile and impossible to hit. It let out a strange cry, and powerful water waves swept forth. Xue Yi was forced back several steps before she could barely stop herself.
"Such immense power!"
She exclaimed in surprise.
Ling Fan said, "These Saint Spirits can borrow the holy power of the Saint River at any time, so naturally, they possess immense and inexhaustible strength. Use your Saint Path to directly suppress it, sever its connection with the Saint River, and then refine and absorb it."
He was guiding Xue Yi.
Otherwise, he could have dealt with this Saint Spirit very quickly.
"Okay!"
Xue Yi nodded. Her Saint Path extended, transforming into countless chains that coiled around the Saint Spirit, forcibly dragging it out of the Saint River.
Indeed, the monster fish Saint Spirit's power greatly diminished. Its strength was continuously absorbed by Xue Yi's Saint Path and refined.
However, the speed of this refinement was very slow. At this rate, it might not be able to refine this Saint Spirit even in a day.
"Use the Spirit Phoenix Sacred Fire of the Nine Deaths Spirit Phoenix Body!"
Ling Fan reminded her.
"I almost forgot!"