True Lord! True Lord!
Bai Lingze transformed into a streak of jade-colored light and fled madly toward the Heavenward Realm.
Chen Lingxi her finger!
A streak of azure sword light shot out from his fingertips—it was the Azure Edge Method.
The sword light moved with incredible speed, instantly closing the distance to within a hundred feet of Bai Lingze. Its unparalleled sharpness shattered Bai Lingze's remaining protective Dao Origin with each breath.
However, Bai Lingze was ultimately the embodiment of Dao Foundation Perfection Stage cultivator. Even in such a wretched state, he still managed to sidestep the direct strike of the sword light.
The sword flashed past his left shoulder, severing his entire left arm at the shoulder.
Before the severed arm even hit the ground, it was scorched into ashes by the lightning crackling around the sword.
Bai Lingze grunted, but using the force of the recoil, the speed of his escape light suddenly increased, and he disappeared into the horizon like a shooting star in its final moments.
Chen Lingxi withdrew her fingers, and the two pale golden lightning bolts in her eyes gradually faded, but she showed no intention of pursuing.
He turned around, his gaze falling on the center of the dilapidated Mountains-and-Rivers Grand Formation deep within the Ancestral Mountain.
Xiao Changlü remained seated cross-legged in the ravaged valley.
His long black robe was already tattered, revealing his bulging muscles that looked like they were cast in bronze and iron.
His bronze skin was covered with dozens of shocking wounds, each containing residual power from several distinct Dao Origin that clashed and hindered the healing process.
But at that moment, Xiao Changlü suddenly opened his eyes.
Two golden flames were slowly flickering in his eyes.
As he opened his eyes, his previously extremely weak aura began to recover at a visible speed.
His powerful and surging Qi and Blood burst forth from his body like water bursting its banks.
His Qi and Blood was powerful and refined, in no way inferior to his peak condition.
The remaining spiritual energy within the Mountains-and-Rivers Grand Formation poured into his body like rivers flowing into the sea, becoming the resources for his recovery.
Chen Lingxi couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Emperor Daye indeed had a backup plan."
He whispered to himself.
In just a few breaths, Xiao Changlü slowly stood up, his aura rising like a mountain rising from the earth, and the overwhelming pressure of his Qi and Blood and qi rising from his body!
He raised his head, his eyes, burning with golden flames, piercing through layers of Void and landing on Zhao Duanxuan, his aura extremely intimidating.
Zhao Duanxuan stood beneath the Gold-Suppressing Tripod, originally about to unleash the mighty power of the sun to suppress Emperor Daye Ying Xian Daye, but suddenly stopped.
He turned his head and looked at Xiao Changlü, who was slowly standing up in the valley, his brows furrowing slightly.
He could clearly sense that Xiao Changlü's aura was recovering in an extremely strange way.
It was as if the spiritual energy in the Void had transformed into his resources, continuously pouring into his body, allowing him to recover seventy to eighty percent of his peak combat strength in just a few breaths.
Further away, Chen Lingxi stood in the Void, the lightning around him mostly gone, yet still swirling endlessly.
A pair of eyes burning with lightning were looking at him, their gaze calm as water, yet containing an undisguised, chilling murderous intent.
At the Dao Foundation Realm, the Thunder-Prison Heaven Divine Ability shines even brighter!
Zhao Duanxuan pondered for a moment.
Although he was not afraid of Chen Lingxi and Xiao Changlü joining forces on his own, Emperor Daye Ying Xian was standing aside, watching him with predatory eyes.
Throughout the entire process, Ying Xian never revealed his true strength...
The decision was made in a Zhao Duanxuan second.
He raised his hand and with a flick of his wrist, the towering, sun-covering Gold-Suppressing Tripod suddenly shrank, transforming into a beam of golden light that fell into his palm.
He stood with his hands behind his back on the cloud, his gaze sweeping over Chen Lingxi, Xiao Changlü, and Ying Xian one by one, finally settling on Emperor Daye Ying Xian.
"Ying Xian," he spoke slowly, his voice deep and resonant, echoing throughout the world like a great bell. "Let's end today's situation here."
The struggle for fortuitous opportunity will continue in the future.
After he finished speaking, the blazing sun beneath his feet suddenly shone brightly, enveloping his entire body and transforming into a crimson-gold rainbow that shot into the sky, instantly breaking through the sea of clouds and disappearing into the horizon.
Chen Lingxi stood in the Void, watching the receding crimson-gold rainbow, the lightning in her eyes slowly receding.
In the battle with Bai Lingze just now, he seemed to be crushing everything in his path, but in reality, he had already consumed most of the Dao Origin in the Dragon-Stripping Dao Platform.
Although the Immortal-Calamity Thunder Pool was a killing move of the Thunder-Prison Heaven's Divine Ability, its consumption of Dao Origin was also extremely terrifying. If it weren't for the support of the great power of the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade Cauldron Vessel, he would never have been able to defeat Bai Lingze so soon after entering the Dao Foundation Realm.
Zhao Duanxuan is much stronger than Bai Lingze.
Given his current condition, if he were to truly confront Zhao Duanxuan -on, the outcome would be uncertain.
He withdrew his gaze and was about to look at Emperor Daye.
Suddenly!
A sudden change has occurred!
An indescribable, terrifying pressure suddenly descended from the sky.
Chen Lingxi's expression changed drastically.
"What's this?"
He suddenly raised his head, his eyes circulating the Qi Observation technique, and looked up at the sky.
The same was true of Emperor Daye!
Then... Chen Lingxi saw a pair of eyes!
Those were eyes that defied description.
They hang high and far in the sky, like two ancient stars fallen from the ages, heartless, apathetic, and utterly indifferent.
Looking down upon the Cave Heaven, down upon Chen Lingxi and Ying Xian!
There was no murderous intent, no anger, not even any emotion in his eyes, only a pure, condescending indifference.
It's like someone looking down at an ant at their feet, or gazing at a speck of dust, knowing it's there but too lazy to discern its shape.
Chen Lingxi felt her breath suddenly stop at that moment.
The Dragon-Stripping Dao Platform trembled violently, and under the gaze of this eyes, the Thunder Thunder-Prison Profound Root involuntarily curled up, the Weiji Thunderlight on the Profound Root dimmed and became dull, trembling like a frightened young beast.
Within the Inner Divine Palace of his body, the illusory figure of the Great Heaven-Inviting Great Sage suddenly opened its eyes, and the Great Sage Aura surged forth overwhelmingly, attempting to resist this terrifying pressure.
But as soon as the Great Sage Sage's phantom appeared, it was crushed inch by inch by an indescribable power contained in his gaze, turning back into nothingness and dissipating deep within his body.
"What exactly is this thing?"
Chen Lingxi swallowed hard, truly experiencing what it meant to be insignificant.
It is like a drop of water facing a vast ocean, or a grain of dust facing an endless starry sky.
He had no doubt that if the owner of those eyes had just a single thought, he, along with this Ancestral Mountain and the surrounding mountains and rivers for thousands of miles, would be reduced to dust.
He had absolutely no chance to resist.
At that very moment, Emperor Daye Ying Xian, also raised his head.
He wore an imperial crown and a black dragon robe, standing atop the seven-colored rainbow.
He raised his head and looked up at the eyes in the sky.
His eyes, which were burning with golden flames, dimmed slightly under that gaze.
The golden nebula that had been spinning wildly in his eyes began to spin more and more slowly, becoming increasingly sluggish.
The gray-white mist formed by the Heavenly Decline Method, a great Divine Ability, around him was suppressed and dissipated layer by layer by that oppressive force.
The power contained in those eyes was simply too great to describe.
As Chen Lingxi looked up into those eyes, a sudden guess formed in her mind.
"Could this be... that True Lord from the Quexing Xi Family?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Daye gazed into those eyes for a long time before slowly speaking.
"So this is the True Lord."
"So terrifying, so horrible."
Chen Lingxi turned her head and exchanged a glance with Emperor Daye Ying Xian.
Both of them fell silent.
Chen Lingxi saw something he had never seen before in the eyes of the Emperor Daye, which were burning with golden flames.
Unwilling, yet helpless.
Chen Lingxi understood why Emperor Daye was unwilling to accept this.
He and Emperor Daye struggled desperately in this Weiji Grotto-Heaven, racking their brains for a glimmer of hope.
Emperor Daye had been planning for many years, and even cultivated to the Dao Foundation Middle Stage in this Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven, his combat power overwhelming many powerful avatars of the Great Xuanzhuo Realm!
He originally thought he was strong enough, strong enough to compete with anyone in this Cave Heaven.
But facing those cold, emotionless eyes, he realized how ridiculous he had been.
And at this moment.
Those eyes hovered in the Void, neither falling nor dissipating.
It gazed silently at the Ancestral Mountain, at Chen Lingxi and Emperor Daye, as if confirming something.
I don't know how much time has passed.
Those eyes finally faded away slowly.
The sky returned to its clear state, the sea of clouds gathered again, and starlight once more shone down.
That overwhelming, terrifying pressure vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.
Chen Lingxi gasped for breath, cold sweat pouring down her forehead.
He turned his head and looked at Emperor Daye Ying Xian of the Daye Dynasty standing to the side.
Ying Xian's face revealed no emotion, only a hint of inexplicable loneliness in his deep eyes.
Just as Chen Lingxi was about to speak, she saw Emperor Daye suddenly turn around and his gaze fall on the Ancestral Mountain shrouded in clouds and mist.
Emperor Daye gazed at the mountain, remaining silent for a long time before suddenly speaking, "Chen Lingxi, come with me."
Before he finished speaking, he had already taken a step forward.
The seven-colored rainbow that stretched across the sky extended beneath his feet, transforming into a dazzling rainbow bridge that stretched straight into the deepest part of the Ancestral Mountain.
"It seems Emperor Daye has made up his mind."
Chen Lingxi looked at the rainbow bridge, hesitated for a moment, and finally stepped onto it.
The two walked one after the other along the rainbow bridge towards the depths of Ancestral Mountain.
The two then entered the Ancestral Mountain.
Within the Ancestral Mountain, Chen Lingxi was able to sense the presence of the Xi Mu puppet.
Xi Mu was on the Ancestral Mountain, yet he seemed to belong to a different Void than others.
They walked like that for a long time.
Emperor Daye Ying Xian suddenly stopped in his tracks.
He stood at the end of the rainbow bridge, hands behind his back, and looked up at the thick fog churning deep within the Ancestral Mountain.
Once again, array patterns, like a vast spider web, extended out from beneath his feet, merging with the remaining Mountains-and-Rivers Grand Formation deep within this Ancestral Mountain.
He once again incorporated this Ancestral Mountain into the Mountains-and-Rivers Grand Formation.
Chen Lingxi stood to the side, his eyes subtly circulating the Qi Observation technique.
He saw the array patterns of the Mountains-and-Rivers Grand Formation spread like living things towards the depths of the Ancestral Mountain, passing through the surging thick fog, through the jagged rocks, and straight into the deepest part of the Ancestral Mountain's earth veins.
Emperor Daye used the Mountain and Mountains-and-Rivers Grand Formation as a guide to connect with that wisp of Ancestral Mountain energy!
Chen Lingxi was somewhat surprised.
At that very moment, the Ancestral Mountain suddenly changed drastically.
The fog grew thicker and thicker, until in an instant it blotted out the sky and enveloped the entire Ancestral Mountain.
Chen Lingxi felt the scene before him begin to distort and change, as if someone had lifted a veil in front of him, revealing a completely different world behind it.
When the fog subsided, he and Emperor Daye were no longer on the original Ancestral Mountain.
Before me stretched an extremely vast expanse of land and sky.
The stars hung high in the sky, illuminating the world.
In the distance, three continuous mountain ranges are arranged in a triangular shape, their majestic peaks reaching into the clouds.
Further away, a wisp of cloud slowly surged, and amidst the swirling cloud, a Heavenly Lake suspended in mid-air could be vaguely seen. The pool's water was as clear as jade, shimmering under the starlight.
Beneath Heavenly Lake, a river stretches as far as the eye can see, its waters clear and blue like jade, resembling a giant, ancient, emerald python coiled on the earth.
Chen Lingxi's pupils contracted slightly.
He recognized this place, of course.
This was the very small world he had entered when he was vying for the Ancestral Mountain Mother Qi.
Emperor Daye stood beside him, raised his head, and gazed at this vast and unfamiliar world.
"There is more to this Ancestral Mountain than I can fathom. The methods of the Great Sage Luo Yuan are indeed beyond my comprehension."
He turned his head and looked at Chen Lingxi.
"But where exactly does the Great Sage Luo Yuan's avatar slumber?"
"Fellow Daoist, please follow me." Chen Lingxi composed himself and strode towards the depths of the Ancestral Mountain.
Emperor Daye Ying Xian behind him with his hands behind his back.
The two walked one after the other towards the depths of the Ancestral Mountain's sea of clouds.
The deeper you go, the thicker the surrounding fog becomes.
Chen Lingxi and Emperor Daye arrived on clouds. The clouds in the sea of clouds retreated as if paying homage to a king, making way for a wide open space in front of them.
Then, Emperor Daye saw the Long River.
It was an ancient, surging Long River.
The river was incredibly wide, its water a pale blue, churning up towering waves.
Emperor Daye stood on the bank of the Long River, his hands behind his back, gazing at the ancient, surging Long River.
He carefully sensed the energy of the Long River, but his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
He sensed that the Long River's energy was utterly depleted.
It was like a colossal beast that had been asleep for millennia, still breathing, but extremely weak.
Although the ancient and mysterious Great Sage aura contained in the river water has dimmed to the point of being like a flickering candle, it could be extinguished at any moment.
It's as if the true power of this Long River is still dormant, and has been dormant for countless years, with no end in sight.
Emperor Daye turned his head and looked at Chen Lingxi.
"Chen Lingxi, how does the Great Sage compare to the True Lord?"
Chen Lingxi naturally knew the answer to this question.
He had never seen the real Great Sage, nor had he ever seen the True Lord unleash his full power.
But his expression remained unchanged, and he casually said, "Great Sage, a holy being who has attained enlightenment on the Dao Path."
"Not to mention True Lord, he is even more powerful than Nascent Soul Mysterious Lord."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Daye took a deep breath. He turned his head and looked at the surging Long River. He remained silent for a long time, then suddenly turned his head again and stared intently at Chen Lingxi.
"What kind of people True Lord?" Emperor Daye slowly asked. "They have cultivated to the point of attaining the true essence of heaven and earth, and their lifespan is 12,800 years."
Moving stars and plucking constellations were not difficult tasks for them.
Some True Lord of heaven and earth can even see through the cause and effect of a hundred years, and see through the past and the future.
Such a powerful being can already be called the ruler of heaven and earth.
He paused, the two golden lights in his eyes growing even brighter. "And that True Lord of the Quexing Xi Family wants to refine the Weiji Grotto-Heaven."
"Does he not know that within the Ancestral Mountain of the Weiji Grotto-Heaven lies the slumbering incarnation of a Great Sage?"