The Undying Phoenix
In the River of Time, after the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth, Darkness Power descended upon the world. The Four Immortal Slaying Swords shook the Nine Provinces, slaughtering every fiend and demon.
After a brutal battle, the four swords shattered. The dark schemer was grievously wounded and near death, seeking to devour all living beings to restore his injured body.
Yet unexpectedly, Lord of the Eastern Immortal Realm reappeared, intimidating the dark schemer.
"Retreat!"
There was not the slightest threat in his tone, yet it carried an authority that brooked no defiance. Lord of the Eastern Immortal Realm appeared before all living beings, his immortal majesty forcing the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths to bow.
The dark schemer's expression changed again and again. This time, he finally dared not test Lord of the Eastern Immortal Realm's limits further.
Above the heavens, Darkness Power swiftly retreated. The dark schemer vanished, though his departing words remained unwilling and arrogant.
"Eastern Immortal Lord, you truly stand alone in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. You have protected the safety of the mortal world, but when the next Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth comes, darkness will descend again. How will you protect this mortal world then?"
As his words fell, all dark auras between heaven and earth receded, and the mortal world regained its clarity.
As the darkness scattered, Eastern Immortal Lord looked at the mortal world behind him from the void. His soul turned into starlight and gradually dispersed.
"Farewell!"
His final voice echoed through heaven and earth. Only in death did Lord of the Eastern Immortal Realm finally rest.
Not long after Eastern Immortal Lord vanished, an Immortal Palanquin drawn by the Three Dragon Corpses raced over from afar. It had crossed several starfields in such haste,