Beyond the heavens.
As numerous forces poured into the battlefield.
A massive coffin floated through the starry void.
Countless Buddhist chants filled the surroundings, and innumerable chains connected to the coffin.
At the other ends of those chains stood bald monks clad in kasayas.
Like laborers conscripted into service.
They trod through the void, hauling that enormous coffin here from the Western Paradise of Ultimate Bliss inch by inch.
"..."
Tongtian Peak had fallen.
Tongtian Peak, the peak that symbolized Shu Mountain's highest summit, came crashing down.
In everyone's eyes, it was as though Shu Mountain, the giant that had stood in the Central Continent for countless years, had fallen.
"Shu Mountain has fallen!!"
"Charge in!"
"A new era has arrived!"
"Kill!!!"
At this moment, Shu Mountain seemed ready to topple amid wind and rain.
"..."
Gou Shengzi merged with the Dao and was about to step into the highest realm.
Three Tribulation Crossing disciples guarded his path, yet at this most critical juncture.
Gou Shengzi suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. The energy within him churned violently, and his expression changed drastically.
"What..."
"Hahaha, Senior Brother, you still haven't plotted enough."
Qingshi's voice rang out within the lake of his heart.
Gou Shengzi bared his teeth in a smile, though it was an ugly one.
In the end, he could only withdraw from the battlefield in miserable defeat.
Qingshi's remnant soul chuckled softly and tapped the void with a fingertip.
"Everyone, this old man will take his leave first."
"..."
Beneath the throne of the Ascension Great Emperor.
Deputy Sect Leader Wushangzi and Great Bamboo Peak's peak master Wang Yushu had consecutively destroyed ten of the Ascension Great Emperor's Lifebound Treasures.
The Ascension Great Emperor chuckled. "I possess more than a hundred Lifebound Treasures! For the two of