# Chapter 2073: A Saint Reborn
The disappearance of the Ancient Yao Dynasty's Holy Maiden had stirred no small waves in Qi Tian Holy Capital. However, there seemed to be another undercurrent surging through Qi Tian Holy Capital at present, and coincidentally, it had some connection with Lin Feng's capture of the Ancient Yao Holy Maiden.
At this moment, in a teahouse and restaurant within Qi Tian Holy Capital, people were discussing this matter.
"The young miss of the Xiaoxiang family in the southern city and the young master of the Gong family have gone missing. How many missing persons does this make in Qi Tian Holy Capital now?"
"Can't remember clearly. It seems to be around eighty or ninety. And it appears all the missing people share a common trait—they all have considerable talent and are at the High-rank Emperor realm. I wonder who dares to be so audacious and bold, specifically targeting the younger generation of ancient clans. These ancient clan forces have at least a Great Emperor sitting in charge, and some ancient clans even have old monsters at the Saint Emperor level."
"What's that compared to this? Don't you know that the Holy Maiden of the Ancient Yao Dynasty was captured, and in full view of everyone, taken away right in front of the Ancient Yao Dynasty's people? The perpetrator disguised himself as a lecherous scoundrel. Perhaps the Ancient Yao Dynasty never imagined that a Martial Emperor realm cultivator could take their Holy Maiden away right before their eyes. No one expected it, and no one knows who struck so ruthlessly."
The crowd discussed animatedly. If Lin Feng knew about this, he would certainly be shocked. Qi Tian Holy Capital, where imperial dynasties, ancient saint clans, and academies coexisted, was one of the three strongest major cities in Qingxiao Land. However, compared to imperial dynasties and ancient saint clans, the ancient clans were even more numerous. They were the middle force of Qingxiao Land—not standing at the peak, but vast in number, with enormous potential, always waiting for the right moment to spread their wings. Yet recently, multiple cases of missing youths from ancient clans had occurred, and many people had also included Lin Feng's abduction of the Ancient Yao Holy Maiden into this series of events.
While the people of Qi Tian Holy Capital were discussing this, in the Qin Dynasty, the Saint Emperor Qin Qian of the Qin Dynasty and the Saint Emperor of the Tianci Dynasty, along with several others, stood before an altar. On the altar stood nine enormous sacrificial pillars, wrapped in wisps of surging black mist. On each sacrificial pillar was a young expert at the High-rank Emperor realm. However, these people were in extreme agony. From their brows, streams of soul power frantically surged toward a single person at the center of the altar. That person had a somewhat demonic face, lips tinged with an eerie red, an extremely pale complexion, and was enveloped in a terrifying soul force.
Before long, the faces of the nine youths on the altar pillars twisted completely, their eyes gradually becoming hollow. When the last wisps of soul power surged out, they all had vacant eyes, with no trace of life left in their bodies. Their souls had been destroyed—what use was the physical body? There were no signs of life remaining.
The demonic youth on the altar suddenly opened his mouth and inhaled, a hint of intoxication appearing on his face. Then his eyes abruptly snapped open. A pair of demonic pupils exuded a bone-chillingly terrifying aura. Although his cultivation was only at the High-rank Emperor realm, when he looked at the powerful Saint Emperor figures standing before him, he showed no trace of looking up to them. On the contrary, the faint indifference revealed in his deep eyes seemed to regard even Saint Emperors as beneath his notice.
"Eighty-one in total. I wonder how effective the ancient saint's soul-refining formation is?" Qin Dynasty Saint Emperor Qin Qian asked the youth before him. It turned out that the demonic youth was none other than the ancient saint they had brought out from the ruins. They had found a High-rank Emperor peak physical body for this Heavenly Soul Saint, allowing him to reshape his form, and then used the soul-refining formation to perform sacrifices, nourishing his soul and allowing it to merge more perfectly with the physical body.
As for the missing youths of the ancient clans in Qi Tian Holy Capital, probably no one would have imagined that it was actually these lofty Saint Emperor figures who had done the deed.
"Not bad. I'll have to make do with this for now." The Heavenly Soul Saint's voice was extremely calm, as if those were not the lives of eighty-one young geniuses. Of course, to ancient saints from the ancient era (shanggu era), aside from valuing their own lives greatly, they regarded others as mere ants in their eyes, with absolutely no reverence for life. They had too many souls lost at their hands.
"And what about, senior..." Qin Qian spoke again.
"Rest assured. I will naturally fulfill the matters I promised you. Later, each of your dynasties can select nine people to come. I will personally teach them powerful ancient techniques. As for saint techniques, each dynasty will only have one person taught. As for wanting me to personally pass them on to you, that will depend on your future performance." The Heavenly Soul Saint said indifferently. At present, both sides were in a cooperative relationship. The Heavenly Soul Saint naturally couldn't directly give all the benefits to these dynasties—otherwise, he would lose too much of his value. The gap between personally being taught by an ancient saint and receiving transmission through others was enormous.
These dynasty Saint Emperors also understood this principle, so both sides had made concessions, first having the Heavenly Soul Saint pass on techniques to their younger generation.
"Which divine temple is executing this Nine Heavens Assembly?" The Heavenly Soul Saint seemed to think of something and asked again.
"This time, it should be the Fate Temple." The Qin Dynasty's Saint Emperor said calmly. Immediately, a sharp glint flashed through the Heavenly Soul Saint's eyes. Fate Temple, was it? He hoped there would be something he wanted appearing there—for example, a Reverse Fate Soul, or perhaps an Immortal Death Herb.
"Are there any formidable opponents in Qingxiao Land?" The Heavenly Soul Saint asked again.
"In Qingxiao Land, the ancient saint senior's most formidable opponent should be the current number one of Qingxiao, the Heartless Young Master. Additionally, there are a few people with extraordinary potential, such as Wu Jue, and the one who captured the Ancient Yao Holy Maiden that day is also quite formidable. Furthermore, there are several peak king bodies and some potential figures from the demon domain." Qin Qian showed a contemplative expression and slowly said, "Oh, and there's that person who stepped onto the Saint Dao Platform back then—Chu Chunqiu of Holy City Central Continent. I have a faint feeling he's a dangerous figure. I worry he might become another Chu King."
"Chu King?" The Heavenly Soul Saint's eyes flashed with a demonic light as he said indifferently.
"Senior is an ancient saint from the ancient era (shanggu era) and wouldn't know of this Chu King. However, in a certain era many years ago, Chu King was the god of slaughter in Qingxiao Land, feared by all." Qin Qian responded. The Heavenly Soul Saint didn't pay much attention, casually nodding. As long as he could stabilize his cultivation a bit more, who could contend with him in the Martial Emperor realm?
The Heavenly Soul Saint nodded slightly and said, "What about the owner of that physical body I valued back then?"
Qin Qian and the others' expressions tightened. They all thought of one person. That person left too deep an impression on them. For his sake, their various dynasties and ancient saint clans had launched two earth-shaking battles in Qi Tian Holy Capital, with even a Saint Emperor falling. How could they forget that person? But now, many people would rather forget him, hoping he was already dead.
"After the battle back then, his life hung by a thread. Now, his life or death is unknown."
"What a pity about that perfect physical body." The Heavenly Soul Saint seemed still somewhat nostalgic. The body he had seized was far from being as perfect as Lin Feng's physical body.
"Ancient Saint Senior, we will go select people now." Qin Qian said, and then they all left this place. The Ancient Yao Dynasty's Holy Maiden had gone missing, and that woman had actually suspected them. This matter also needed to be smoothed over, as none of them wanted to provoke that female demon. If she made public what their several dynasties had done together, it would be no small disaster for them. Many ancient clans in Qi Tian Holy Capital would secretly target them, making things quite uncomfortable for them.
Additionally, the demon domain of Qi Tian Holy Capital had been silent for so long. Even with the appearance of an ancient saint, the demon domain had not shown itself. They also needed to pay attention to the demon domain that had been sealed off for many years.
On Qingxiao Continent, among the eighteen heavenly main cities, many main cities had demon realms or demon domains. They were places where demon clan experts gathered. In the martial world, human experts held the dominant position, but demon beasts had never been completely eradicated. Powerful demon clans existed everywhere, and Qi Tian Holy Capital was no exception. Moreover, the demon realms and demon domains existing in various places were even more terrifying than individual dynasties or ancient saint clans. For example, the demon domain of their Qi Tian Holy Capital hid a group of terrifying existences. In the past, they had rampaged through Qi Tian Holy Capital, dominating all, wanting to suppress the human-dominated dynasties. It was only through the joint efforts of the various dynasties and ancient saint clans that the demon domain had rarely emerged for several thousand years. Now, very few people knew about the development of the demon domain. But recently, they had faintly sensed an unusual aura—it seemed that the demon domain, which had been hidden for so many years, was about to come out and stir.
The Nine Heavens Continent had evolved for countless years. Every dynasty, every major force, and even every person had their own stories unfolding at all times. Their stories might be ordinary, or heart-stirring, or even earth-shaking. But truly being able to present their stories before the world—only a pitifully few could achieve that.
The world was too vast. Just Qingxiao Continent alone was boundless and infinite, with countless small worlds. Such a vast continent naturally had countless geniuses. And to stand at the top of these geniuses—how difficult was that? Now, on every piece of land across the Nine Heavens Continent, their stories were still unfolding. Every genius was striving forward, working hard to appear before the world of their region. Some had even greater ambitions—they wanted to appear in the sight of the entire Nine Heavens Continent.
The Heavenly Soul Saint was striving. The demon domain was striving. Yi Tianjiao was striving. Zhuo Qing was striving. Chu Chunqiu was striving. Wu Jue was striving. Even the number one of Qingxiao, the Heartless Young Master, was striving. The endless geniuses of the Nine Heavens Continent were all striving.
Lin Feng, of course, was also striving. They had different lives but shared the same belief—the belief in reaching the peak of martial arts. They believed that as long as the belief remained, one day, they would stand before the world, letting the entire continent know of their existence and spread their legends!
PS: The last paragraph is quite boring, but I still wrote it. I just wanted to explain something—this world doesn't only have Lin Feng. He's not the only one striving and having fortuitous encounters. The continent is vast, geniuses are many, and the road is still long. However, our protagonist seems to finally be about to appear before the world of the Nine Heavens!