"Please, elder."
Daoist Zhengde's gaze was distant and ethereal, his temples bulging as he carried himself like an otherworldly master. He stepped out through the vermilion gates and walked toward Immortal Ascension Cliff, utterly detached from the mortal world.
The vice hall master of the Human King Hall and the abbot of Longevity Temple landed upon the crystalline Immortal Platform at the same time.
Meanwhile, the eighteen ancient warships and the ancient Daoist temple stirred in unison, entering a half-revived state as they aimed downward. The supreme might of Saints swept across heaven and earth, nearly freezing space and time.
This was both a warning to those spying in the shadows and a precaution against any trouble from the other side.
The two half-step Dao Severing cultivators stood facing each other. After exchanging several glances, they tacitly took out their respective Divine Spirit Ancient Scriptures—half-page tablets of immortal metal, crimson as blood.
Mist rose from them, wreathed in crimson radiance, while ancient phoenix cries faintly echoed through the air.
Phoenix Blood Red Gold—the original Divine Spirit Ancient Scripture had actually been engraved upon the sacred object of a Supreme Emperor.
The moment the fragment of immortal metal appeared, the sound of breathing throughout heaven and earth abruptly grew heavier.
Was this the divine scripture that contained longevity and granted freedom from death?
There could be no mistake. No one could possibly be extravagant enough to use supreme immortal material as bait to fish for all living beings.
After all, the value of Phoenix Blood Red Gold itself nearly rivaled that of the divine scripture.
"The Person Word Secret, my opportunity to sever the Dao..."
Not to mention the others—even the Eastern Saint himself could barely contain his emotions.
When the Nine Secrets united, one would be invincible beneath the heavens.