"Have mercy, fellow Daoist!"
Immortal Venerable Guangmu and Jiuyang, the two who had attained the Dao most recently, were the first to falter.
Their bodies were nearly obliterated, and their Primordial Spirits had suffered grievous wounds. In another moment, their bodies and souls would perish. Only a trace of their true spirits would enter the Immortal Gate, where they would sleep for many years before awakening.
They would still be Immortal Venerables, exalted above all.
But they clearly did not want that.
The Immortal Gate could bring them back to life, so they need not fear death. Yet after rebirth, everything but their cultivation realm would have to be rebuilt. Even their bonded immortal treasures would need to be refined anew.
Transcendence would become more hopeless than ever. They would never accept it.
"If you knew it would come to this, why did you do it in the first place?"
Wang Yan's Dao heart was steadfast. She turned a deaf ear.
However Guangmu and Jiuyang begged, she held her sword and struck until the sun and moon lost their light. Today, the Immortal Venerables had led the Heavenly Venerables to block the Immortal Gate. Had she and her husband been weaker, they would surely have ruined the couple's Dao Path.
Blocking someone's Dao was a bitter, blood-deep enmity. How could she spare them?
"Whoever blocks my Dao dies!"
Killing intent surged within Wang Yan.
She thought of how they had blocked her path today, how they had once trapped her in the Eastern Tranquility Realm, and how she would soon be parted from Chen Jichuan again, with no knowing when they would meet.
"Whoever defies my will dies!"
Anger flared in Wang Yan's heart, and her sword light swelled.
Her sword flashed back and forth.
The five Immortal Venerables could