Fame across the Three Thousand Worlds, the Heavenly Gate Sect's annihilation

The Desolate Ancient Wang Family.

Within the Wang Family Ancient World.

Deep in the ancestral grounds.

Two bedraggled figures with feeble auras returned to the cave abode.

The moment they appeared, the figures on the small floating islands inside all rose to their feet!

The two who had returned were none other than the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor and the Bright King Great Emperor, who had fled earlier.

Now, however, a hideous wound marred the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor's chest.

Terrifying sword qi kept eating its way into his body!

Beside him, the Bright King Great Emperor was missing an arm...

At the sight of their miserable condition, all the Wang Family ancestors present fell silent.

Naturally, they had secretly watched the earlier battle between Great Emperors.

The Buried Jade Great Emperor's appearance had indeed caught these Wang Family ancestors by surprise...

"To think that old ghost Zang Yu still hasn't passed away!"

"He was unmatched in battle back then, but he used Forbidden Secret Arts so frequently that he depleted his lifespan. Who would have thought he could hold on until now!"

"Hmph... a hundred years at most. In a hundred years, that old thing is bound to pass away..."

"Hmm... inform the family head. It's time our Desolate Ancient Wang Family emerged into the world..."

"Have the lineage's prodigies leave the ancient world to gain experience as well!"

"Since the Forbidden Sect's generation of old fossils is nearing its end, we absolutely cannot allow its younger generation to grow..."

"Exactly. Let our younger generation snuff out the Forbidden Sect's future!"

"Everyone, let's first help Evil-Suppressing and Bright King purge the sword qi from their bodies!"

"..."

The Wang Family ancestors all took action, beginning to expel the terrifying sword qi from the bodies of the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor and the Bright King Great Emperor...

Similar scenes unfolded in the Spiritclear Sect and Crimson Flame Valley.

Although Ancestor Burial Jade's sword strike had failed to kill the Heavenly Flame Great Emperor, the Rebirth-in-Fire Great Emperor, the Wine Saint Great Emperor, and the Dustless Great Emperor.

The four Great Emperors of these two supreme powers had suffered even worse injuries than the Evil-Suppressing Great Emperor and the Bright King Great Emperor.

The Spiritclear Sect and Crimson Flame Valley would have to pay an enormous price to heal their respective ancestors...

Meanwhile.

Following the battle between Great Emperors at the Forbidden Sect.

The Wang Family, Spiritclear Sect, and Crimson Flame Valley collectively fell silent, offering no public response!

But the outside world had already erupted into towering waves of uproar.

The names of the Buried Jade Great Emperor, the Great Emperor Xiaochen, and Ancestor Daoyuan once again resounded throughout the Three Thousand Great Worlds.

Along with them was the Great Emperor Yin Ya.

And Chu Luo, who had sparked this battle between Great Emperors!

By now, there was no one in the Three Thousand Great Worlds who did not know Chu Luo's name.

His fame even surpassed that of some of the greatest prodigies on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking...

The Heavenly Gate Realm.

Within the Heavenly Gate Sect.

Sect Master Liu Daoyuan sat in the seat of honor, his expression desolate and his eyes vacant.

Below him stood five elders of the Heavenly Gate Sect.

Two of these elders had reached the Ancient Sage realm.

The remaining three were Great Sages.

Including Liu Daoyuan, the entire Heavenly Gate Sect had only three Ancient Sages.

At that moment, the atmosphere was unbearably heavy.

None of them had anticipated the Heavenly Gate Great Emperor's death.

Ancestor Heaven Gate had been the sole ancestor of their Heavenly Gate Sect.

And the only Great Emperor presiding over the sect...

Now that the Heavenly Gate Great Emperor was gone, their Heavenly Gate Sect had fallen straight from a first-rate power to a second-rate one.

"Sect Master... what should we do now?"

The leading Ancient Sage elder turned to the despondent Liu Daoyuan and asked.

Liu Daoyuan rubbed his temples and replied irritably:

"What else can we do?"

"Pass down my orders. From today onward, the Heavenly Gate Sect will withdraw from the world."

"Activate the Sect-Protection Grand Array. No disciple or elder may leave the sect without permission..."

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Just as the five elders were about to leave the hall.

Suddenly, a terrifying power enveloped and sealed off the skies above the Heavenly Gate Sect.

Cutting it off from the outside world!

The expressions of Liu Daoyuan and the five elders changed instantly!

"We're under attack! Come with me to face the enemy!"

His expression grim, Liu Daoyuan led the five elders out of the hall!

At that moment, beneath that dreadful sage pressure.

The disciples within the Heavenly Gate Sect had already descended into chaos.

Liu Daoyuan looked up into the void and asked grimly:

"Which fellow Daoist has come to our Heavenly Gate Sect?"

Hum...

The moment his words fell, a spatial rift opened in the void above the Heavenly Gate Sect.

Then three imposing figures, borne upon Ancient Sage manifestations, stepped out of the rift into the air.

Behind these three imposing figures were ten Great Sages and ten Sage Realm experts!

At the sight, the hearts of Liu Daoyuan and the Heavenly Gate Sect elders sank to rock bottom...

"The Forbidden Sect!!"

Liu Daoyuan's expression turned utterly grim.

Indeed, the experts emerging from the spatial rift were the upper ranks of the Forbidden Sect!

The three Ancient Sages leading them were two old men and a woman whose graceful beauty had endured the years!

These three were renowned senior elders of the Forbidden Sect.

Sixth Elder Qingyi, Seventh Elder Xiao Zhu, and Eighth Elder Ji Feng!

"You..."

Liu Daoyuan looked panicked.

The Forbidden Sect's eight elders were renowned throughout the Three Thousand Great Worlds.

Apart from the current Great Emperor Yin Ya, the other seven elders were all peak Ancient Sages!

Never in his wildest dreams had Liu Daoyuan imagined.

That the Forbidden Sect would dispatch three peak Ancient Sages-and arrive so quickly!

"Hmph!"

"A mere first-rate power dared to cause trouble for our Forbidden Sect!"

"Die!"

Boom...

At their head, Elder Qingyi lowered her beautiful eyes slightly, her exquisite face icy.

Then Qingyi, Xiao Zhu, and Ji Feng launched their attack, leading the Great Sages and Saints behind them...

The next day, news that a mysterious power had annihilated the Heavenly Gate Sect caused a sensation.

As for who that mysterious power was, every expert knew perfectly well...

The Forbidden Sect.

On Summer-Memorial Peak.

After returning, Chu Luo had shut himself in his room to cultivate in seclusion.

At that moment, golden Sanskrit characters danced across Chu Luo's body.

A peculiar resonance spread outward.

Then Chu Luo abruptly opened his eyes!

Hum...

The golden Sanskrit characters on his body vanished instantly...

Chu Luo grinned and clenched his fists.

Lowering his head, he picked up a jade token beside his bed.

The character for "Wang" was carved onto it.

Within this jade token lay the Wang Family's divine-grade secret art, the Immovable Wisdom King!

The Immovable Wisdom King martial skill was one Chu Luo found while sorting through Wang Lin's storage ring.

He had seen Wang Lin use the move back then.

Although it could not compare to the Forbidden Sect's secret arts, its power was still quite respectable...

If he encountered any more Wang Family prodigies in the future, he would use this move against them...

"Senior Brother Chu, are you there?"

Just then, a disciple's voice came from outside.

Chu Luo paused. Disciples rarely visited his Summer-Memorial Peak.

He rose, opened the door, and stepped outside.

A core disciple was waiting for him.

At the sight of Chu Luo, admiration filled the disciple's face, and he hurriedly said:

"Senior Brother Chu, the sect master has asked you to come to the main hall!"

"The sect master wants to see me?"

"What's it about?"

Chu Luo asked curiously.

The core disciple shook his head, then leaned closer to Chu Luo and whispered:

"Senior Brother Chu, Ancient Sage Xuanji of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion came to visit early this morning with his disciple, Spirit Diviner!"

"The master and disciple are still in the main hall!"

"Senior Brother Chu, don't tell me you beat up Spirit Diviner too?"

"Have they come here to make trouble for you?"

"Senior Brother Chu, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion is on decent terms with our Forbidden Sect. Why don't you go hide somewhere? I'll tell the sect master you're out."

Chu Luo gave the disciple a serious look.

This junior brother is worth befriending!

But then Chu Luo thought back over his trip to the Secret Realm.

I don't think I beat up any disciples from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion?!

"No need. I'll find out when I get there!"

"They might not be here to make trouble for me!"

Coming back to his senses, Chu Luo was just about to head to the main hall.

When he noticed that the disciple seemed to have something else to say, but was hesitating.

"Is there something else, Junior Brother Tang?"

Chu Luo raised an eyebrow and asked.

He did have some recollection of this junior brother.

The disciple's name was Tang He, and he had accompanied Chu Luo into the Great Emperor Secret Realm.

Back when they were digging up spirit soil.

This Junior Brother Tang's methods-plucking feathers from every passing goose and leaving not an inch of soil behind-had made a particularly deep impression on him.

Tang He scratched his head and said, a little embarrassed:

"Senior Brother Chu, here's the thing."

"A few junior brothers and I are planning to gain some experience in the Magic Beast Mountain Range in Southern Heaven Province..."

"We were wondering if you had time. We'd like to invite you along..."

"With you around, Senior Brother Chu, we'd feel completely safe..."

"Of course, if you're busy, never mind..."

Chu Luo thought for a moment. It seemed he really had nothing much to do lately, so he agreed to Tang He.

"Sure. When are we leaving?"

Seeing Chu Luo agree, Tang He immediately grew excited and said:

"There's no rush, no rush. Go see the sect master first, Senior Brother Chu!"

"If something comes up, you can take care of it before we leave. We can wait!"

Chu Luo nodded, then bade Tang He farewell and made his way to the main hall.

The moment he stepped inside.

Chu Luo discovered that his master and all seven other elders were present.

An unfamiliar old man sat to one side of the hall.

Beside the old man stood a young man dressed in white.

At that moment, both the old man and the youth had their eyes fixed on him...