Longevity Heavenly Venerable had first taken Ye Fan's full-powered punch, then immediately fought Lord Huang. His immortal altar was riddled with cracks, teetering on the brink of collapse. Any other Supreme Being would already have died.
But who was he? Longevity, one of the Nine Heavenly Venerables of the Mythical Era!
That Daoist title said it all. The Nine Secrets: Zhe he had created shook heaven and earth, touching the immortal dao domain with a body of the human dao.
In other words, at his peak, Longevity Heavenly Venerable possessed an immortal's vitality. At least in terms of blood essence, he rivaled a human dao heavenly emperor.
"I have yet to become an immortal. This old Daoist cannot die!"
Longevity Heavenly Venerable drew a deep breath and stubbornly clung to life. He activated Nine Secrets: Zhe, burning his blood essence to dissolve endless dao injuries. As he breathed, the stars throughout the heavens dimmed. Even the Solar Star began turning into primordial essence qi that surged toward him to heal his wounds.
Suddenly, an Emperor Formation rose from the Solar Star, and a Devouring Heaven Demonic Jar blocked it all. A plump Daoist appeared, wearing a purple-gold crown, his face ruddy.
"Tribulation Transcending Heavenly Venerable, will you stand in my way?"
Longevity Heavenly Venerable shouted, "We were both among the Nine Heavenly Venerables! Have you forgotten everything we shared, all our old bonds?"
Duan De said nothing. He really had forgotten. Now he possessed only scattered fragments of memory; only by truly attaining the Dao could he recover his past life.
Longevity Heavenly Venerable snorted coldly and reached his great hand toward the land of Big Dipper, intending to refine every living being on the star and use their lives to mend his immortal altar.
As long as he had