At the Cosmic Frontier, stellar wreckage lay thick, and chaos howled.
The radiance of myriad Daos flowed, while vast, majestic divine power suppressed eternity. Even the Heavenly Dao could only retreat, every manifestation torn apart.
Yet faintly, the sounds of heaven weeping and gods crying could still be heard, as though the universe itself were mourning.
It was unfathomably mysterious and terrifying.
He Mu stood quietly in the void, divine radiance blazing around him, imposing and solemn, like the supreme lord of all heavens, an eternal true god.
Tsunami-like cheers and chants of praise rose from the great Life Source Lands, shaking the cosmos. They became endless faith and psychic power, gathering across the great Ancient Star Domains and surging toward He Mu.
In stark contrast, the great Life Forbidden Zones throughout the universe remained silent for a long time. For the first time in their lives, these supreme beings who looked down upon the ages and regarded all living beings with indifference were left speechless for so long.
Though He Mu's hair was graying, he stood tall and straight, his vital blood surging to the heavens, his aura shaking the universe's three thousand Great Daos.
Only then did the forbidden zones and all living beings truly realize that the battle just now had merely been a fishing expedition by the Current Heavenly Venerable.
Exhausted vital blood, an unstable Heavenly Heart, one foot in the grave? Declining strength in old age, his combat prowess plummeting?
All of it had merely been bait, meant to wipe out every scheming ambitious soul plotting upheaval in a single stroke and settle accounts with the great forbidden zones once and for all.
Just listen to the cheers outside!
Across the universe, on every inhabited source star and within countless small worlds, the mountain-shaking, sea-roaring thunder of cheers proclaimed the achievements of the Immeasurable Heaven Venerable in suppressing turmoil and protecting all living beings!
Then He Mu spoke, his Dao voice shaking the sea of stars and spreading throughout the universe.
"The turmoil has been quelled, but the filth of this world has not been purged. To give the universe's living beings an accounting, shouldn't you fellows of Flying Immortal give me an explanation?"
In an instant, the atmosphere throughout the universe froze once more.
All living beings shuddered in alarm. The Immeasurable Heaven Venerable was going to settle his karmic accounts with the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone and pursue the matter to the end!
He Mu took a single step, and boundless golden light surged forth, forming a great road that reached the heavens.
The next moment, He Mu arrived outside Feixian Ancient Star, gazing imperiously at its five great forbidden zones.
Wuliang Tribulation Light flickered around him, openly threatening the five great Life Forbidden Zones. Then he spoke again, his voice calm.
"It is time for you to make your choice."
Within a forbidden zone, a supreme being instantly flew into a rage and roared.
"Wuliang, you are insolent! Do you truly wish to provoke a war with the forbidden zones? You will meet a miserable end!"
That mighty Dao voice shook the entire universe, yet to He Mu, it was no more than a breeze brushing his face.
Upon hearing this, He Mu merely smiled and replied with a touch of nonchalance.
"Those three said the same thing earlier, and you saw how they ended up. Do you truly think you far surpass all three of them? Or do you alone suffice to speak for all five great forbidden zones of Flying Immortal?"
"You?!"
The Supreme who had spoken first was enraged. Within an immortal cavern in one of Flying Immortal's forbidden zones, an overwhelmingly powerful aura spread, its laws shocking the world. It was as though a dormant immortal spirit were about to emerge for battle, its might looming over all heavens.
Fortunately, someone else within the forbidden zone spoke then, their figure unassuming, yet surging with Dao resonance.
"Enough. You, too, were a Supreme of your era. Must you emerge to battle Wuliang over a momentary quarrel? Better to preserve your useful life for the future campaign along the Immortal Road."
As this unnamed Supreme spoke to mediate, the immortal cavern that had been flashing with divine light finally began to settle. Moments later, the Ultimate Dao Laws that had shaken all heavens were withdrawn. Clearly, the previous Supreme had yielded.
The forbidden zones could actually yield-something countless people had never even imagined.
Immediately afterward, the Supreme who had mediated addressed He Mu again.
"Fellow Daoist Wuliang Dao, surely you have not come to Flying Immortal with such fanfare simply to wage war against our forbidden zones. Tell us what you intend."
Seeing the forbidden zones yield, He Mu had no desire to continue this ostentatious demand for an accounting. After all, even without counting the universe's other forbidden zones, Flying Immortal alone still held no fewer than a double-digit number of Self-Slashed Supremes. Forcing a war would be far too risky and could easily engulf all living beings.
With that thought, He Mu addressed those within the forbidden zones.
"The Three Venerables brought calamity upon all living beings. Even death could not atone for their crimes. Since they emerged from the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone, Flying Immortal must pay a price in compensation."
Hearing this, the Supreme who had spoken first grew furious again and snapped.
"Since ancient times, who has ever dared demand an accounting and compensation from the forbidden zones?! Wuliang, do not think there is no one who can subdue you!"
This time, He Mu tolerated it no longer. He reached out and struck his palm toward that immortal cavern.
In an instant, immortal light burst from the cavern, and countless ultimate Dao formation patterns surged.
Unfortunately, in the next instant, the formation patterns shattered. Wherever He Mu's palm passed, myriad Daos wailed, and the laws collapsed.
Boom-
An enormous crash shook all of Flying Immortal. Within the immortal cavern, the Dharma manifestation of a god or demon seemed to flicker into existence, only to collapse instantly beneath the might of He Mu's palm.
Even the mountain housing the immortal cavern was nearly blasted into nothingness, leaving only half a shattered peak.
In truth, He Mu had already held back with that palm strike. After all, he did not wish to provoke another great war.
"Wuliang!!"
A roar of grief and fury erupted from where the immortal cavern had once stood, rocking the sea of stars and striking terror into the cosmos!
A supreme being of an entire era-when had such a being ever suffered this humiliation? Today, a junior had actually struck so hard that even the Supreme's dwelling had been destroyed.
It was simply a case of, "If this could be tolerated, what could not!"
But before the Supreme could break out of the immortal source to fight, an indifferent voice rang out.
"Fellow Daoist Wuliang Dao is the Current Heavenly Venerable and has rendered great service to the universe. You must not be disrespectful."
Hearing this, the Supreme who had first spoken fell silent again. Emerging to fight would surely mean being no match for He Mu, and the other beings in the forbidden zones clearly would not help. Thus, only death awaited.
With no other choice, the Supreme could only furl the banners and still the drums, pretending none of it had happened.
Yet the humiliation was so suffocating that simply passing away on the spot seemed preferable. Had the Supreme known it would come to this, speaking first would never have been an option!
No one paid attention to the Supreme who had been struck. Then the voice that had spoken last asked.
"What compensation would Fellow Daoist Wuliang Dao require from us before you are willing to withdraw?"
Hearing this, He Mu smiled faintly.
"You should have done this from the start. Since you ask, bring out some immortal gold, along with a few plants of Immortal Medicine as compensation. That should demonstrate your sincerity."
As his words fell, all of Feixian Ancient Star fell silent once again.
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