Who exactly was Yin Tianheng? Gu Ping couldn't help but recall the evaluation of the former Master of the Academy found in the academy's ancient texts.
There had never been a master in the academy's history like him. At first glance, it seemed there was little to say about him, but once someone truly understood the events of Yin Tianheng's life, they would realize that no praise could be too high.
The academy had never had a master. When he was born, it was during the Great War between immortals and demons, struggling amidst chaos and surviving through hardship. No one knew what kind of childhood Yin Tianheng had endured; all they knew was that when he was ten years old, he was brought to Mok Ming Academy by Zeng Shizu, looking like a little beggar. His cultivation did not progress like others; his growth in strength was slow.
That lazy attitude vanished after a journey outside. Many years later, Yin Tianheng's fellow disciples learned that during that journey, he had not seen his master for the first time. Zeng Shizu had perished while protecting a group of young people from the academy during the Great War.
Everyone knew that Yin Tianheng regarded Zeng Shizu as family. They thought he cultivated diligently to avenge his master, but he did something no one expected. After Zeng Shizu's death, he turned against the elder who had cared for him during his lowest times.
Yin Tianheng naturally became a target for the academy's pursuit but did not kill anyone in return. During his escape, he did not harm any of Ren He's disciples from the academy. At that time, the Great War between immortals and demons had reached its most critical phase.
The Great War began in the World of Mortals and extended into the heavenly realm. This war, crucial to the survival of several Daoist sects, lasted nearly a hundred years.
During the initial decisive battle, the Master of the Academy fell in battle, and many ancestors died on the battlefield, leaving only Chen Taishi Ancestor, a Mahayana Practitioner, struggling to hold on.
But everyone knew that despite being an enormous entity with a legacy spanning hundreds of thousands of years, the academy was truly at its wits' end.
Yin Tianheng, destined to leave a profound mark in both the history of the academy and even in the entire World of Mortals, emerged as a figure who would write his own story in bold strokes.
Having evaded the academy's disciples' pursuit, defeating countless peers and slaying numerous Demonic Cultivators, Yin Tianheng appeared on the battlefield on that fateful night when Demonic Cultivators attacked the academy.
Some might wonder what a hundred years could mean for Yin Tianheng. In the eyes of many Great Masters, he was just a small child, hardly worth their attention.
However, during the decisive battle, Yin Tianheng demonstrated his formidable strength in the Transcendence Period. He single-handedly held off four Mahayana Practitioners while coordinating with Chen Taishi Ancestor, luring all high-level combatants of the opposing side to the Rift Screen Mountain's Trap Peak, where he annihilated all Demonic Path cultivators present.
After this battle, Yin Tianheng's name echoed throughout the World of Mortals. Aside from Chen Taishi Ancestor, no one knew how he managed to achieve what seemed inconsequential to others. Yet, whenever his name was mentioned, all Demonic Cultivators gritted their teeth in hatred, wishing for his demise.
Later on, when Yin Tianheng faced the immortals at the Eastern Divine Altar, he ensured that the practitioners of Tian Di Dong would remember his name forever.
Everyone knew that the Demonic Path was nearing its end as various Daoist Sects united to eliminate it. Although they had won that war, it was merely a matter of time before they faced defeat.
At that time, the Sunfire Sect, affiliated with the Light Path Classic, devised an ingenious ambush plan. However, news of it leaked, and the Demonic Path frantically dispatched three major forces from the Immortal Eastern Realm. This caused panic among the True Immortal Daoist Sect coalition.
One True Immortal managed to hold off two opponents single-handedly. Yet, there was still one Demonic Path immortal rampaging through the coalition without anyone to stop him, slaughtering Mahayana Practitioners indiscriminately.
Just when everyone thought this mission would fail spectacularly, Yin Tianheng seized an almost nonexistent opportunity in a fleeting moment that no one else noticed.
He struck out, and in that instant, even the heavens seemed to tear open a rift. A pitch-black crack appeared in the sky as if a piece of tattered cloth had been violently ripped apart.
The once-mighty immortal who had been wreaking havoc among the coalition vanished from the World of Mortals in that moment.
The chilling scene left two other Demonic Path immortals aghast; it was as if they were staring into the face of a devil. They had no courage to confront Yin Tianheng directly.
In that battle, Yin Tianheng's Rift Sky Sword became one of the most powerful weapons in the World of Mortals and was even regarded as potentially the strongest weapon ever.
Because of that sword, it could not only split the heavens but had also slain immortals.
No one would doubt the strength of Yin Tianheng. That battle, since the history of cultivators began, had never seen such a confrontation, nor had it shattered the legend of immortals being invincible in the World of Mortals. The undefeated golden body was broken, causing the reputation of immortals to decline significantly. There was only one Yin Tianheng.
Those who once looked down on the formidable power of immortals had paid with their lives, which further highlighted the might of Yin Tianheng.
According to records in the academy, during Yin Tianheng's tenure, Mok Ming Academy was at its lowest point, yet it also became a Scholarly Sanctuary during his time.
Yin Tianheng opened all the academy's texts for Tian Dong Cultivators to study and practice.
No other master dared to do so, nor did any sect have the courage; only Yin Tianheng did because in the World of Mortals, he was already unmatched when Ming Shi was present. He was truly unparalleled, with no one in heaven or earth who could be compared to Yin Tianheng.
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