At the end of the Road to Immortality, in the deepest reaches of the Chaos Ancient Cave, an ancient, mysterious gateway emerged. The radiance of the Great Dao suffused it, holy and otherworldly, as though it contained power that did not belong to the Human World.
At this sight, everyone in the Heavenly Court understood. This gateway had to be the true entrance to the Immortal Domain, the hope of connecting the two realms and allowing the entire Heavenly Court to ascend. Nothing could be allowed to go wrong.
To realize his grand ambition, Emperor Venerable hurled the Myriad Things Origin Cauldron, pouring almost all his power into this unparalleled strike. He sought to break open the gateway between the two realms, accomplish whole-sect ascension to immortality, and usher in an immortal era of ascension.
Unfortunately, Heaven ultimately refused to grant his wish. At that very instant, a tremendous upheaval occurred at the end of the Road to Immortality, shocking everyone present. Many could scarcely believe their eyes.
At precisely this critical moment, Longevity Heavenly Venerable abruptly struck. An unusual light flickered in his eyes as he launched an object from his hand. Wreathed in a similarly strange radiance, it shot straight toward Emperor Venerable. With it, he sought to ambush Emperor Venerable, affect him, and bring all his efforts to ruin at the final hurdle.
The nearby Heavenly Venerables, along with the Heavenly Court Forces on the Divine Light Platform, including Chuan Ying and Chongli, could only watch it happen, unable to take any effective action.
In an instant, before the Chaos Ancient Cave, Emperor Venerable fell into an exceedingly perilous situation. From the looks of it, he seemed to have no chance of survival.
Elsewhere, the instant Longevity Heavenly Venerable struck, He Mu noticed his abnormal state.