Five Great Supremes, Forces Confront

The battle on the eastern border of Hong Huang resulted in heavy losses for both the allied armies and the armies from the Fierce Beast Domain and the Demon Domain. Although the two sides have temporarily ceased hostilities, it is foreseeable that the war is far from over, and the next engagement will undoubtedly be even more brutal.

The heaven-defying combat power displayed by the Main Body, Hongjun, Yang Mei, Luo Hou, and Shen Ni on the battlefield shocked the entire Hong Huang. The five were even honored as the Five Great Supremes.

The Main Body is too mysterious, and no one knows its name, hence it is called the Blood Prison Supreme.

As for the allied armies, with almost all the great Sacred Lords and elders dead, and even the survivors, Old Ancestor Lu Ya, Old Ancestor Yin Yang, and Old Ancestor Qian Kun, hiding in some unknown corner, coupled with heavy losses among Golden Immortals, Mystic Immortals, and Heavenly Immortals.

Therefore, the Six Great Sacred Dynasties and the Eastern and Western Alliances were officially dissolved. The alliance began to form a unified force with Hongjun and Yang Mei as the leaders, and even the Three Clans were no exception. The prestige of the two reached its peak.

In fact, although the Three Clans also suffered significant losses in this battle, they had retired early, and the forces they sent to participate in the war were not the main combat power, led by elders. The highest combatants, such as the Ancestral Dragon, Heavenly Phoenix, and Ancestor Lin, whose power could rival that of Lu Ya and others, did not appear at all.

Therefore, after the alliance unified, the Three Clans held nearly half of the say, and their influence was even greater than before the great tribulation. If it weren't for Hongjun and Yang Mei's heaven-defying combat power, which could obliterate millions of cultivators with a wave of their hands, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to crack, their position would have been unshakeable. Perhaps the alliance's power would have already fallen into the hands of the Three Clans.

Of course, Hongjun and Yang Mei paid little attention to these matters. At their level, power and status were all fleeting clouds; only the Dao was their heart's desire.

Especially after witnessing the Main Body's strength, they were stimulated and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to cultivation. They were all Chaos Demon Gods, inherently proud. Although they didn't show it, in the end, none of them wanted to fall behind others.

Therefore, after settling the allied forces, the two began to go into seclusion, ignoring the alliance's affairs. This indirectly benefited the Three Clans, and the prestige of the Ancestral Dragon, Heavenly Phoenix, and Ancestor Lin greatly increased.

With the four Supremes of the two major forces in seclusion, and the Blood Prison Supreme always aloof from worldly affairs, both major forces were accumulating strength to prepare for the final battle. Thus, almost all Golden Immortals and above in the entire Hong Huang were conscripted by the two major forces. As for the consequences of resistance, it goes without saying.

Of course, although both major forces tried their best to restrain themselves and no large-scale battles occurred, localized skirmishes happened constantly. Fierce beasts in the eastern and southern parts of Hong Huang were almost wiped out, and Demon Domain cultivators dared not easily set foot in the eastern and southern regions.

Of course, the northern and western regions were also the domain of the Fierce Beast Domain and the Demon Domain, except for Blood Prison City.

The two major forces also continuously sent small groups to raid each other's mining areas, spirit stone resources, and other important strongholds. The borders between the eastern and western regions had become slaughtergrounds, with attacks and counterattacks happening daily, leading to utter chaos.

Overall calm, with localized wars, another five hundred thousand years passed in a daze. The killing intent and malevolent aura in the heavens and earth had become extremely dense, shrouding the entire Hong Huang in darkness, devoid of light.

All cultivators knew that the final decisive battle was not far away.

At this moment, Li Yi stood on a desolate mountain in the eastern region, gazing at the white bones below, and couldn't help but sigh. Over the years, Li Yi had gained immense fame through countless killings on the border. Because his weapon was the Green Lotus Ancient Sword and he was skilled in swordsmanship, all cultivators called him the Green Lotus Sword Master.

In fact, Golden Immortals still held the dominant position in Hong Huang at this time, as Grand Unity Golden Immortals were too few. Although hundreds of millions of cultivators perished in the two great battles, the number of fallen Grand Unity Golden Immortals was very small, only a few hundred.

Before the great tribulation, each Sacred Dynasty in the entire Hong Huang had about a hundred Grand Unity Golden Immortals. Other forces were similar. Of course, the Demon Domain and Beast Domain had more. Including other rogue cultivators, there were about 4,000 in total. Hong Huang was vast, spanning tens of light-years, meaning that on average, there was less than one Grand Unity Golden Immortal per hundred million li, illustrating their rarity.

Therefore, there were still more than 3,000 Grand Unity Golden Immortals remaining in Hong Huang. Each of them held a high position and spent most of their time cultivating, rarely appearing unless dealing with particularly important strongholds. The fall of any Grand Unity Golden Immortal would cause a stir.

Li Yi was almost invincible among Golden Immortals. Even when facing Grand Unity Golden Immortals, as long as he wasn't surrounded, he had a high chance of escaping. In recent years, he had killed nearly ten thousand Golden Immortals on the border and had escaped from the pursuit of Grand Unity Golden Immortals several times with his extraordinary speed, thus becoming famous on the border.

Therefore, Li Yi also held a very high position in the alliance, second only to the Grand Unity Golden Immortals who were often in seclusion and a few rising stars from the Three Clans.

Recalling his killing spree over the past five hundred thousand years, Li Yi couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy. At the same time, he somewhat understood why later generations of Immortals and Buddhas viewed all living beings as ants, indifferent and heartless.

On one hand, it was the vast gap in strength and life level. On the other hand, it was likely due to experiencing too much and becoming accustomed to life and death.

Especially for the Great Divine Ability cultivators who existed shortly after the creation of the world, having experienced several great tribulations and the continuous demise of billions of cultivators, they could not develop an equal mindset towards the weak beings, just as humans view ants, whom they can crush and obliterate at will without any scruples.

Thus, "better to be a dragon-elephant among Buddhas than a cow or horse for all beings."

Putting aside these pointless thoughts, Li Yi sorted out his gains over the years. "A person cannot get rich without windfalls, nor a horse fat without night fodder." He had killed nearly ten thousand Golden Immortals and obtained over a dozen Innate Spiritual Treasures. The rest were Houtian Spiritual Treasures, which Li Yi paid little attention to.

Among the more than ten Innate Spiritual Treasures, there were three top-grade Spiritual Treasures. This truly made Li Yi sigh. It seemed he wasn't the only one with good luck; many Golden Immortals also possessed top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, but they usually kept them hidden and didn't reveal them.

These three top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures were: the Earth Suppressing Bead, the Blood Spirit Pagoda, and the Purple Cloud Halberd. As for the remaining Innate Spiritual Treasures, they were not listed in detail.

This also helped Li Yi escape his awkward situation of being almost penniless. Back then, he couldn't even afford to reward the Green Flood Dragon with an Innate Spiritual Treasure. Now, he no longer had to worry about that.

These Spiritual Treasures were actually of little use to Li Yi. Neither his clone nor his Main Body needed these Spiritual Treasures to arm themselves. Therefore, after keeping a few, he planned to give all of them to his Main Body as rewards for Blood Prison City.

In reality, Li Yi's greatest gain was not these Spiritual Treasures but his comprehension of Life. When Li Yi left Penglai Island, he only had a vague idea about the power of Life. Over these five hundred thousand years, while constantly killing, Li Yi subconsciously increased his comprehension of Life.

Witnessing countless cultivators struggling and perishing in the great tribulation, their helplessness, despair, cries, and sorrow constantly seeped into Li Yi's heart.

Facing the great tribulation of all beings, where billions of cultivators risked their lives to meet the tribulation, wearing bloody robes, crossing broken blades, fighting through blood, and forging a path upstream, carving out a bloody path for that sliver of hope, with no regrets even unto death, their resolute image of wanting to challenge the heavens also deeply moved Li Yi.

Joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, the myriad states of life – Li Yi's comprehension of Life deepened. Now, he was only a thin film away from introducing the power of Life and enacting the "Rebirth Sword Dao."

And now, Li Yi had an extremely strong premonition that the breakthrough seemed to be imminent. Therefore, Li Yi quietly came to a relatively remote desolate mountain on the border, without attracting anyone's attention, preparing to break through here.

However, Li Yi knew that haste makes waste, and he was not in a hurry to go into seclusion immediately. He first sorted out his gains over the years, reviewed the memories of the past five hundred thousand years, organized his findings, clarified his thoughts, sorted everything out, and completely calmed his mind, preparing to break through and introduce the power of Life.