Outside the Ruins
Within the several Void folds surrounding the giant coffin, vast and unfathomable auras were concealed.
That was a true Great Vehicle master.
Boom!
A shattered nebula on the left suddenly sank, and chilling ghostly flames surged from the void, coalescing into a withered old man in a gray robe with eyes that flickered with green flames.
"Heh heh... Heavenly Balance, you cowardly turtle, you're quick to run away. Instead of taking concubines in your Star Constellation Sea, you've come to wade into this mess?"
Ghostly flames surged around the gray-robed old man, and the sound was as harsh as the scraping of metal.
Ten thousand feet away, starlight converged and transformed into a middle-aged Daoist priest wearing a robe adorned with the Nine Luminaries Star Dao Robe.
The Daoist priest, whisk in hand, sneered, "Bone-Corroding Demon Venerable, you have less than three hundred years left to live, don't you? If you don't obtain the Primordial Creation Divine Liquid soon, you might not even have the chance to Corpse Liberation Reincarnation. I've come here seeking the Great Dao, and while I'm at it, I'll send you to your death. What's wrong with that?"
Two Divine Thoughts clashed suddenly in the starry sky.
The invisible laws Dao Rhythm collided, and several meteorites within a radius of a hundred miles silently shattered, turning into dust that filled the sky.
Both were ancient monsters at the Early Great Vehicle stage, having lived for tens of thousands of years. They were now facing each other, but neither of them made the first move. In this unpredictable and dangerous place, conserving strength was the most important thing.
Just then, a figure dressed in plain white slowly strolled out from the depths of the desolate Star Sea.
Chen Fan strode through the Void, barefoot, his dark hair loosely tied up, looking nothing more than a harmless and handsome young man.
Two powerful Divine Thought swept across Chen Fan's body in an instant.
The green flames in the eyes of the Bone-Corroding Demon Venerable suddenly contracted.
Reverend Heavenly Balance paused slightly in the whisk in his hand.
Without any external True Essence or magical treasures protecting him, he relied solely on his physical body to traverse the ethereal gale capable of tearing apart divine weapons.
More importantly, Chen Fan's face was too young, his expression too calm, and his eyes, as still as a deep well, showed no trace of awe or fear.
In the cruel and ruthless world of cultivation, there is an ironclad rule built upon countless drops of blood.
When traveling through the heavens, one must not lightly offend old monks, orphaned girls, or young children.
The weaker and more innocent one appears, the more violent and ruthless their methods often are. Those who can cultivate to this level while still maintaining a youthful appearance are mostly ancient monsters who have lived for countless millennia.
Almost simultaneously, the two withdrew their probing Divine Thought, each taking half a step back, their faces grim and wary, uttering not a single word of provocation.
Having lived for tens of thousands of years, no one is a fool.
Brutality!
Suddenly, the Void in the far distance collapsed, and a sharp beastly roar pierced through the Star Sea.
A Starry Sky Behemoth with wingspans that blotted out the sky galloped in, shattering nebulae, pulling behind it a golden chariot entirely crafted from Nine Suns Divine Gold.
Around the divine chariot, Ten Thousand Dao sharp, invisible Sword Qi raged, slicing all the star debris along the way into smooth fragments.
The carriage curtain was lifted, and an elderly man with white hair, wearing a white and gold sword robe and with a vertical sword mark between his eyebrows, stepped down with his hands behind his back.
"The Myriad Swords Immortal Sect, the Void-Soaring Sword Venerable."
Reverend Heavenly Balance's pupils contracted slightly as he uttered a name.
The white-haired old man's gaze swept across the entire area, passing over the Bone-Corroding Demon Venerable and the Reverend Heavenly Balance before finally settling on Chen Fan. A strange light flashed in his eyes, and he then let out a cold snort, placing his hand on his sword and standing there, creating his own forbidden zone.
The four Great Vehicle powerhouses stood in four directions, and the Star Sea fell into a deathly silence.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the Dark Red Bronze Fragment in Chen Fan's palm became intensely hot, and the amplitude of its tremors increased tenfold!
At the same moment, eerie blood-red light simultaneously shone from within the black robe of the Bone-Corroding Demon Venerable, from the sleeve of the Reverend Heavenly Balance Pivot Master, from the hilt of the Void-Soaring Sword Venerable's Sword Hilt, and from three other dark corners in the Void!
Seven Dao Blood intertwined and echoed each other in the Star Sea.
All seven keys have arrived!
The eyes of all the veterans present flickered, a barely perceptible killing intent swirling around them before they suppressed it. With the key appearing, no one dared to suddenly attack, lest they invite the encirclement and attack of the other six.
Rumble!
The countless ancient runes on the surface of the Nine-Cornered Bronze Coffin were completely revived under the stimulation of the seven Dao Blood.
A bluish-gray divine radiance soared into the sky, dispelling the chaotic nebula. The Void at the very center of the giant coffin slowly twisted and collapsed, evolving into a colossal celestial gate, tens of thousands of feet high, its entire body swirling with chaotic gray energy.
The heavenly gate was tightly closed, with seven diamond-shaped holes recessed in its center.
The terrifying imperial might overflowed like a tidal wave, causing the entire Void Star Sea to tremble violently.
"It's open! It's really open!"
At the edge of the Void, an uncontrollable roar of greed suddenly resounded.
A rogue cultivator in the Early Great Vehicle cultivation, who had been hiding for a long time, suddenly emerged from the shadows, his body burning with dazzling blood-red Escape Light, transforming into a long rainbow that rushed straight towards the Primal Chaos Heavenly Gate.
He didn't have the key.
But he bets that the restrictions will have a slight flaw the moment the ruins open!
"Idiot."
The Bone-Corroding Demon Venerable let out a strange laugh, his expression mocking.
Even the Void-Soaring Sword Venerable did not draw his sword, but merely watched coldly from the sidelines.
The rogue cultivator transformed into a long rainbow and instantly rushed to within a hundred feet of the Heavenly Gate.
However, before he could even touch the door, a wisp of gray mist flowing above the Heavenly Gate flickered slightly.
Puff!
There was no earth-shattering roar.
The rogue cultivator at the Early Great Vehicle suddenly stiffened, as if weathered by time. His once black hair turned white in an instant, and his powerful Early Great Vehicle Qi and Blood withered and dried up at a visible speed.
His protective magical Spirit Treasure instantly turned into rusty fragments, and his left half of his body, along with his bones and flesh, evaporated into nothingness in an instant!
"Ah!"
A piercing, desperate scream echoed across the Star Sea.
The rogue cultivator spat out a mouthful of his Lifeblood Essence mixed with fragments of internal organs, burned his Divine Soul, and tore open Spatial Rift in a disheveled state, fleeing madly towards the outer edge of the Star Sea. His Dao Foundation, cultivated through a thousand years of hard work, collapsed on the spot.
The area around Tianmen Gate returned to deathly silence.
Countless opportunistic glances hidden in the shadows instantly disappeared, falling silent as if trembling with fear.
Click!
Accompanied by the ear-piercing sound of the mechanism operating, the seven grooves on the Heavenly Gate unleashed a gravity that devoured everything.
The dark red fragment in Chen Fan's palm flew out, transforming into a stream of Stream of Light that steadily embedded itself in the far left of the door.
At the same time, the other six Stream of Light also shot in from all directions of the Void, fitting perfectly into the hole.
Seven spoons joined together, the seal opened in the Primordial Beginning.
Boom!
The Primal Chaos Heavenly Gate, weighing over a billion jin, slowly opened a crack, barely wide enough for one person to pass through, accompanied by a deep, ancient rumble.
An intense, almost impenetrable, grayish-white Primordial Beginning Death Qi and Immortal Dao Legacy Resonance surged forth from the crack in the door.
Whoosh!
Void-Soaring Sword Venerable merged with his sword, transforming into a dazzling sword light that plunged into the crevice without hesitation.
Reverend Heavenly Balance and the Bone-Corroding Demon Venerable exchanged a glance, snorted coldly, and each displayed their supernatural powers, disappearing into the Heavenly Gate one after the other.
In the shadows, three other hidden figures, also holding keys, pierced through the Void like ghosts and entered the ruins.
A fierce wind howled as Chen Fan stood before the giant coffin.
With a calm expression, he brushed the dust off his robes, lightly touched the Void with his bare feet, and stepped calmly into the Heavenly Gate under the watchful eyes of countless pairs of eyes hidden in the shadows, filled with envy and greed.