Mount Tai Prefect, True Martial Demon Queller, Fire Luminary Dongyang-Three Bodies Combined into One!

"True Martial Demon Queller..."

Great Emperor Gouchen was no stranger to that name. The fall of Emperor Lord Donghua, one of his subordinates, had been because of this Daoist. From the very beginning of the affair, through its progression, to Great Emperor Donghua's final, deeply undignified demise, this man had been involved at every turn.

And now, he stood in Gouchen's way once more.

He wielded a weapon forged from a part of Gouchen's own true body, blocking his path.

At that moment, Great Emperor Gouchen suddenly felt something wondrous—the Spirit Charm of the Great Dao. There was no need for Divination and Calculation. The principles of all things and all methods, along with every mystery and the Dao's wondrous resonance, were reflected in the depths of the Imperial Venerable's heart, then naturally gathered together.

Perhaps all the things he had done in pursuit of battles and strife had brought about changes in the karmic ties of all methods. And perhaps those very ties, like a whirlpool, had propelled True Martial Demon Queller before him step by step to where he stood now, his goal being to block the battles and strife Gouchen pursued.

One sip and one peck—was it all predestined?

Such cause and effect was wondrous, perfectly complete, and just right.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Great Emperor Gouchen's mouth. He abandoned the Jade Emperor, raised his left hand, and seized his battle robe. With a fierce tug, the robe transformed into an entire sea of clouds that swept toward True Martial Demon Queller, vast and boundless, like the sky collapsing.

The weapon in his right hand turned, wrapped in endless streaming light as it tore through the void and thrust toward his foe.

That vast, boundless sky was severed by a single sword stroke