Adapted from Er Gen's novel Yi Nian Yong Heng (A Will Eternal)
Ask the young man where to seek immortality
Ask how many steps away is the fence from the gates of immortality
Ask fate if it is necessary to be restricted to a sect
Leave the abyss
and the winding dangers
How many more tears have to be shed?
What should be done for a body covered in wounds
stained with turmoil and dispute?
It proves that the heart is searching for a way to break causality
The heavens descend in defiance to battle the demons together with me
At this very second
the sword is unsheathed
brandished despite the turbulence of fate
Let your heartbeat
resound from the persistent horn
Allow your scars to roar
Step onto the waves chasing the tide
Who would have guessed that
by taking one step
someone insignificant would with effort become a chosen one
With another step
the shackles that lock the soul can also be broken
No matter how long the road is
I will prevail
A Will Eternal
Confrontation Arc
A Will Eternal
Episode 89
Middle Stream Sky River Court
You have committed the offense
of defying the higher sect
Heavenly Punishment is hereby delivered
to serve as a warning
Sky River Court Founder
Early-stage Celestial
No!
The Sky River's crime
does not extend to the entire sect
I
do not accept this!
It has not even been ten years
since the Heavenly Punishment catastrophe
And now
the River-defying Sect
has come
The River-defying Sect is extraordinary
but the Sky River Court's foundation
of ten thousand years,
even if it is on the decline,
still gives them a high chance of victory
But the Sky River Court angered the higher sect
If we maintain our loyalty to them
we will have no future
No matter which side we join in this battle
we are
just cannon fodder
Sky River Court Subsidiary Clan
Meng Clan Leader
Zhou Clan Leader
The other clans can hesitate
and watch from the sidelines
But for terminal stream clans like ours
this is a chance to find a way out of this impasse
and turn things around
Sky River Court Heirloom
Sky Banyan Evil Tree
At this moment, the stance
of these clans is still unclear
We must not show any weakness
The middle stream's spiritual energy
is a hundred times greater
than that of our old territory
Many disciples are currently
making breakthroughs
We must not allow any carelessness
The entire sect is now on high alert
Constantly monitor activity in every direction
Although my current cultivation is enough
to advance to the Golden Core
the Lightning Tribulation during
Core Formation is very dangerous
Now is not the best time for a breakthrough
for the sect and myself
Now we just have to safeguard one person
Only his improved control of the Blood Ancestor
will provide the best support for the war
Nine Levels of Spiritual Sea
Crystallize!
Peak stage
Foundation Establishment
Although the Meng and
Zhou families are small clans
we are willing to acknowledge the
River-defying Sect as the master sect
serve the River-defying Sect's great undertaking
and lend you our strength
No wonder the Patriarch ordered for
a full display of the warship's power
So he wanted to test these Sky River clans
Looks like they already got to the main discussion
Wait for me here
You must be the
Young Patriarch, the one who facilitated
the unification of the four sects
You are so young
Heroes truly emerge from the young
The Zhou clan
pays our respects to you, Young Patriarch
You don't have to be polite, Clan Leaders
Since you've abandoned the wrong ways
and come to help us
I welcome you both on behalf
of the River-defying Sect
As long as you provide help to our sect
we'll not treat you unfairly
With this promise of yours, Young Patriarch,
the Zhou family will offer
information on the Sky RIver Court
and a map of the land
to assist in the war
The Sky River Court is a sect of assassins
They established themselves
in the middle stream region with
the Flora technique and spacial skills
The founder of the sect
is the only Celestial-level
patriarch of the Sky River Court
The Sky Banyan Evil Tree,
one of the two main heirlooms,
is the foundation of the sect
The establishment of the sect depended on the tree
their disciples' cultivation depended on the tree
It sounds like
it has a lot of similarities with the Blood Ancestor
Especially their mountain gate
It is deeply hidden in the canopy
If you want to breach it
it will be extremely difficult
However, many years ago,
the higher sect delivered a Heavenly Punishment
That palm strike
not only erased the life of the Celestial Patriarch
but also 70% of the
Sky River Court's fighting strength
It even destroyed the Sky Banyan Evil Tree's cultivation
Now
they live on in degradation
Live on in degradation?
If you have doubts about this
the Meng family will offer transport tokens
that can conceal one's aura
to help you conduct a personal investigation
to dispel your worries
This is a rather
good suggestion
Clan Leaders, please do not be offended
we do not doubt your sincerity
Just that we need to be cautious
before the war
Once the war starts
we will be relying on the both of you
to monitor the movements of
the other clans for our sect
After we win this battle
considering both of your contributions
you will have the highest status among the clans
The Zhou family
and the Meng family
pledge the strength of our entire clan
We will move together with the River-defying Sect
For the sake of the sect's advancement
the Patriarch employed them without any doubts
Help the master sect achieve a great undertaking
In order to change their status as small clans
these two families have also staked
everything they have on this
We're all gamblers
With these two pioneers
now, 50% of the clans
are preparing to express their goodwill
to the River-defying Sect
They are just some terminal stream families
Li Yuan Tian Mid-stage Celestial
Starry Sky Pinnacle Sect Patriarch of Sky City
Even if all of them were to turn traitor
what harm would it bring?
The visitors are guests
How can we neglect our friends
who have come from afar?
Throughout our journey
didn't you find it too quiet?
This forest does not appear to be unusual
but
it hides a mass of sinister, abnormal blood Qi
I should be able to correctly sense blood Qi
with Blood Stream techniques
Let's go further in to investigate it
Be alert and observant
Gather accurate information
then return and report this to the Patriarch
Corpse Pupae Grounds
This tree absorbs flesh and blood
Ladies
it's me
Bai Xiao Chun? - Ye Zang?
You were not hurt, were you?
Luckily, I've quick reflexes
Otherwise
I'll probably die childless
Why did you follow us?
Because I was worried about you all of course
You don't have a token to hide your aura
How did you evade the patrol
and get here safely?
Well...
There's movement
Sky River Court Cultivator
Chen Tong Half-Step Golden Core
Sky River Court Cultivator
Li Xiu early-stage Golden Core
Strange
There was clearly a response
to spiritual energy here just now
Stop hiding
Weaponized Flora
Hide
You escaped from Majestic City with serious injuries
and had your cultivation taken away by the sect
Now that you're a cripple
where else can you escape to?
Master Qian Mian?
So he's indeed still alive
Why are you being arrogant?
You two are just underlings
who carry out dirty jobs for the sect
I am a dignified Nascent Soul Elder
of the Sky River Court
who concealed myself in the downstream region
for decades for the sake of the sect
yet I have now been reduced to a sacrificial piece
do you people think
you will get any kind of good ending?
He's from the Sky River Court
You don't need to worry about us, Elder
Since you care about the sect
you should follow the Grand Elder's orders
and exhaust your last bit of vitality for the sect
Sky River Court
you kill your own members
I curse you all with the massacre and
extermination of the sect in this battle
You will not have a good end!
The sect already has a way to handle it
We'll make sure that this is a one-way trip
for the River-defying Sect
Offer yourself to the heirloom!
Just you wait
You all...
Sooner or later, you will also...
W-What?
What's going on?
This array must be connected to the Evil Tree
They offer sacrifices of flesh and blood
to nourish the Evil Tree
Then use the Evil Tree as a weapon
Junior Sister
let's return to the sect and report this
It seems like
it has grown quiet outside
Weaponized Flora
Disperse
We've no time to lose
Let's return to the sect quickly
Report the actual situation to the patriarch
and discuss countermeasures
Did you think that you could hide
by concealing your aura?
Villains of the River-defying Sect
prepare to die
Very good
You've completely enraged me now
We must not fight for long
Let's go!
Let me show you something interesting
So this is the only cheap trick you know
Brother Xiu
I thought...
I thought you had gone back
What...
What kind of poison is this exactly?
Is this your new invention?
Tong'er
What a beautiful night this is
Brother Xiu...
Slowly enjoy this
I'll be leaving now
Those little animals from the River-defying Sect
I won't spare you all!
Sky Banyan Tree
One of the main heirlooms of the Sky River Court. The Evil Tree covers a wide area and has both offensive and defensive capabilities. For this reason, the Sky River Court depended on this tree for their sect's establishment and for their cultivation. After the catastrophe of the Heavenly Punishment, the Evil Tree fell dormant, but in reality, sacrifices are being made via an array. Blood and flesh are absorbed to become reserves of energy to prepare for the battle against the River-defying Sect.
Every blossoming and withering
of every world
Every light ignited and extinguished
in a blink of an eye
Every person's every will
dyes their hair snow white
The past is gone
leaving the bright moon
of those days
Don't question the path forward
Don't laugh at greed
every love and hate
When love is deep and fate is shallow, circumstances change
If death doesn't quell it
if the thought ripples still
how can I rest
Cut through calamity like a sword swung in resisting winds
Sighing at the eternity of the world
only I remember it
Time brings
drastic changes to the world
but this heart won't change
The truth from chaos
has been refined from person to person
Punish thousands of demons
journey to ten thousand worlds everywhere
in search of that one will