Hidden Ancestor Emerges, Insects Cry Across the World

Tang Wanzhou, dressed in black armor, stood on the towering, mountain-like city wall of North Pond Pass, alongside several Longevity Realm Giants from the Northern Frontier, gazing at the vast plains ahead.

At noon, the sun shines brightly.

Gray clouds rolled in on the horizon, obscuring the blue sky.

Before long, their entire field of vision became dim and dark.

Tang Wanzhou looked at the giant stone at the top of the battlement, the dust on it trembling gently and rhythmically. "The Departed Spirit Army is here!"

Beneath the city gate, a towering, Deformed Race leader, his voice imbued with magical energy, shouted towards the area beyond the pass:

"Battle formation begins, war drums sound."

"The snow-capped mountain remained still, yet Three Artifacts were unleashed."

"Thump! Thump..."

The Magic Tool War Drum sounded, their Sound Wave spreading for miles.

Beyond the pass, on the brown plains, the Northern Territory Army stood in battle formation, their spears pointing to the sky. Formation Script flew from the armor of each soldier and the magical artifacts in their hands.

The Military Formation came together.

The fighting spirit of all the soldiers, within the formation, coalesced into a majestic snow-capped mountain. The mountain, a thousand meters high, stretched endlessly, majestic and imposing, releasing boundless chill and an unshakeable aura.

It represents both Military Might and the imposing presence of the mountains.

"Swish!"

Paper money rained down from the gray clouds, scattering across the "snow mountain" formation, symbolizing battle spirit and momentum.

The burning of paper money is an attempt to shatter the Army Soul.

Then came the deafening sound of rushing water from underground.

"Boom!"

At the front of the battle formation, the earth cracked open, creating a fissure that stretched for tens of miles, from which a black tide, tens of meters high, surged forth. It smelled foul and was filled with a putrid, corrupting power, sweeping towards North Pond Pass.

"The Departed Spirit Army has brought the Five Decays Dark Sea. Today, either defend it and defeat it, or the living realm will perish and become the first part of the Netherworld of the Departed. Northern warriors, fight!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill..."

Tang Wanzhou and Longevity Realm Giants flew to the forefront of the army's battle formation, controlling three ancient heavy weapons that flew out from within the formation, and striking at the overwhelming black tide.

Above their heads, amidst thick, dark clouds, appeared Fierce Soul Army.

A ghost city, far larger than North Pond Pass, revealed a corner of itself in the void, with its city walls, moat, and towers all visible, a truly awe-inspiring sight.

A departed spirit stood atop the ghost city, opened its eyes, and transformed into two Bright Moon, illuminating the world.

The ground trembled, and a loud bugle call sounded.

The Corpse Bone Army marched swiftly forward, raising clouds of dust. Some of the beast carcasses and Beast Bone, as large as mountains, accompanied the Military Formation, their aura surging and their killing intent boundless, shattering patches of the plains.

A dense array of Battle Flag and banners stood amidst a sea of the Corpse Bone Army.

In an instant, the sounds of battle erupted from both sides.

The Dragon Head Camel and the Green Flame Three-Headed Lion, along with the Exotic Beast Cavalry, were the first to charge out.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Horns and war drums resounded throughout Feng Prefecture as the Human Army and Departed Spirit Armies of the northern border clashed, fighting to carve out a space for survival and their future destiny on this vast plain.

Fearless, only ready to fight to the death.

Tang Shituo stood at the North Heaven Gate of Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain, unleashing the "Immortal Slaying Sword," the Supreme Magic Tool of the Xue Jian Tang Ting, and slashing towards the Ghost City beyond the heavens.

The supreme power erupted, instantly causing a howling wind and swirling snow across the mountains. Amidst the deafening collision, a corner of the ghost city shattered within the clouds, its array proving unstoppable.

Southern border, the Qiubei Plain.

The entrance to the Underground Immortal Mansion is a canyon that is tens of feet deep.

The armies of countless Southern Territory Forces, including the Zuoqiu Courtyard, the Jiu Li Tribe, and the Qi Family, marched desperately and finally assembled on the snowy plains at midday, forming a battle line that stretched for five hundred miles.

Hundreds of small military units have been dispatched to intercept and kill the rice corpses crawling out of the ground.

They can't be eradicated completely.

The Immortal Master Zhuang Shiyan of Du'e Temple Immortal Master stood solemnly in the clouds.

Looking at the countless rice corpses scattered across the ground like black dots, he felt utterly helpless. No matter how high his cultivation level, his individual strength was insufficient to kill them all. He could only watch helplessly as towns, villages, and county seats disappeared, devoured by the rice corpses.

The carnage spread rapidly, engulfing the entire habitat.

Looking out over the Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain, he sensed the transcendent aura emanating from the Demon Country Crown Prince, the Lord Lan Second Palace Master, Kirin Zhuang, Qilin Demon Race, Purple Luan, Mountain Lord Huìhuò, and the Netherworld of the Departed, as well as the energy of nearly ten Supreme Magic Tool.

The entire Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain and the surrounding area were as if they were being boiled.

Faced with such a formidable force, even Zhuang Shiyan, a top-tier expert at the transcendent level, knew that going there would mean certain death, and he would perish in an instant. It was unknown how long the Mist Son of Heaven, with his unparalleled courage, could withstand it.

Below, the Confucian Dao Ancestor of the Zuoqiu Courtyard brought Zuoqiu Hongting back from the direction of Fuzhou, and they walked into the military camp one after the other.

But Jiang Ning and Zhuang Yue were nowhere to be seen.

Zuoqiu Hongting, dressed in a Daoist robe, had a solemn expression, no longer the optimism she usually was. She didn't know how she would explain things to Li Weiyi in the future.

The Confucian Dao Ancestor sighed, "Who could have imagined it? She herself was probably unaware. Don't blame yourself too much. The Jiang family has been planning for a thousand years, most likely to welcome the return of the Progenitor of the Source of Benevolent Rice. If I hadn't arrived in time, you would have been trapped, and your life would have been uncertain."

A cold wind blows from the south, and the flags in the camp flutter in the wind.

The wind carries the chirping of insects.

"Chirp chirp!"

The chirping of insects was loud and far-reaching.

The Confucian Dao Ancestor and Zuoqiu Hongting quickly walked out of the tent and looked south.

Suddenly, a strange insect, with wingspans exceeding a thousand meters, burst forth from the clouds, unleashing streaks of Golden Lightning.

That strange insect was exquisitely beautiful; with each flap of its wings, it scattered endless specks of light.

"It's actually still alive! That's wonderful! Now that it's been reborn, we can withstand the Rice Corpse Army and the Nether Realm Yin Soldiers of the Netherworld, and the casualties among the people will be under control." The Confucian Dao Ancestor stroked his beard excitedly.

He is the Hidden Ancestor of the Jiu Li Hidden Gate.

The Hidden Ancestor was born this morning, his chirping Lizhou, passing through Zhizhou, and traversing thousands of miles to reach the Qiubei Plain.

Beneath the Seven Prefectures of the Southern Territory, all insect swarms obey commands.

All the commanders of the strange insects, including those of the Marquis-level, crawled out from the ground and led their Insect Swarm Army to devour the rice corpses that were rushing towards Lizhou. The dense swarms reached the Qiubei Plain and surged towards Fuzhou.

"Is this... is this the legendary ancestor of our Jiu Li Tribe?"

"So Lord Cangming is still alive."

"If we had known Lord Cangming was alive, why would our Jiu Li Tribe have had to put up with the attitudes of the Sui Sect and Coffin Mountain all these years?"

"Excellent! From now on, who will dare to underestimate the power of our Myriad Ancient Clan? Lord Cangming can summon the entire swarm of insects beneath the Lingxiao Shengjing, which means our Jiu Li Army is inexhaustible. Conquer the World is not out of the question."

The Jiu Li Tribe army was in an uproar.

For a long time, the Jiu Li Tribe been in an awkward position because it has not been born into a transcendent state. Not only are they frightened by the Coffin Mountain and have to pay tribute every year, but they are also subject to the Yang Shen Realm of the Sui Sect.

Cangming was a strange insect raised by the eldest son of the God of Jiu Li, "King Cang," and it disappeared from the Jiu Li Tribe more than a thousand years ago.

It has been raised by the Jiu Li Hidden Gate.

Only a very small number of people in the Jiu Li Hidden Gate knew that it was still alive.

Hidden Nine and Hidden Eleven rode on their exotic beast mounts, positioned relatively close to the front of the army.

Hidden Eleven sneered, "The moment the Hidden Ancestor showed himself, they all became arrogant, actually wanting to contend for the world? If the Hidden Ancestor hadn't been hiding, he would probably have been dragged down and killed by them long ago."

Hidden Nine wholeheartedly agreed, "Given the terrifying ability of the Hidden Ancestor to rally support, if he hadn't been hiding, he would have been seen as a potential threat and eliminated long ago by Kirin Zhuang and the Demon Country Crown Prince."

The commotion underground grew louder and louder.

Giant, strange insects emerged from canyons, volcanoes, deep pools, and underground caves, chirping southwards in response to the Hidden Ancestor.

The chirping of insects spread from the southern border to the neighboring Western Territory and eastern borders, and insect swarms broke out in many places.

The dark swarm of insects was the first to rush into the Underground Immortal Mansion.

The Confucian and Zhuang Shiyan Confucian Dao Ancestor, Zhuang Shiyan, and other transcendent and Longevity Realm Giants followed closely behind.

The war to attack the headquarters of the Rice Cult had officially begun.

The Rice Cult has been setting up its Underground Immortal Mansion for a thousand years. It is filled with countless dangers and would require several times the strength to forcefully attack.

The Spatial Teleportation Array in those Rice Ancestor Temples have been destroyed by the Rice Cult, so the only way to access them is through the Underground Immortal Mansion.

Zuoqiu Xuanming, the strongest in the Southern Territory, stood beside the Hidden Ancestor, holding up the Xi Huang Bagua Mirror, his gaze sweeping across the prefecture, searching for another exit of the Rice Sect to block at any time.

At the same time, he must protect the safety of the Hidden Ancestor, otherwise he risks his own demise if the enemy's top transcendent beings get close.

Nanyan Pass was shrouded in eerie clouds stretching for hundreds of miles, causing the pass to collapse and leaving behind ruins.

Eight thousand Giant Spirit Army lay dead on the ground, blood stained the city, and Battle Flag turned to mud.

General Taishi Qingcang of Nanyan Pass, with his long hair disheveled and blood gushing from all his wounds, gasped for breath, holding a broken halberd, and stared at the enormous demonic figure hundreds of meters tall in the blood mist, his teeth clenched and his eyes defiant.

The Four Extremes Ape King reached out a giant hand, seized him, crushed his body, and threw him into its mouth.

Its head is enormous, topped with a Five-Colored Mountain, and it can mobilize the Five Elements Power in the world.

It was thanks to this Five-Colored Mountain that the Four Extremes Ape King cultivated at an extremely fast pace. After 1,600 years of cultivation, his combat power had surpassed that of veteran transcendent Crimson Phoenix like the Zuoqiu Courtyard in the Southern Territory, unlike the Coffin Mountain Taboo which required concealment.

One of the four ape arms held a burning spear.

The spear was hundreds of meters long and as thick as a millstone.

"Boom!"

The flaming spear was swung out, shattering the South Heaven Gate Formation into countless fragments, demonstrating its extraordinary combat power.

The Four Extremes Ape King strode up to the Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain, his mouth filled with sword-like teeth, and roared loudly, "Today, I, the king, have also come to participate in the battle to kill the emperor! The Lingxiao Shengjing should be restored to its former glory!"

The Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain, a thousand-mile region south of Lingxiao City, is now in ruins.

Black scorched earth, sword marks stretching for hundreds of miles, collapsed hills...

Zen Sea Observing Mist stood beneath the South City gate, blocking all powerful enemies at the city's southern edge. More than half of her body had turned to bones. She consumed the fourth Emperor Medicine and, sword in hand, surveyed the transcendent figures before her.

Crimson robes, a ruined city, above the clouds.

Behind them, the South City Lingxiao City had completely collapsed, leaving behind a scene of devastation.

Half an hour earlier, Chen Su, who controlled thirty-six earth veins, was ambushed and killed by the vengeful spirit Chao Ran, who was hiding in the city. Chao Ran was then suppressed and killed by the Third Palace Master using the Nine Heavens Beyond the Clouds Great Formation.

The Immortal Plain Great Formation has been riddled with holes by powerful Demon Race such as Kirin Zhuang, Qingluan, Purple Luan, and Mountain Lord Huìhuò, who used two Supreme Magic Tool.

Huo Di, who was in charge of the Immortal Plain Great Formation, and Duke Taishi, one was dead and the other was seriously injured.