White Cloud Sword Venerable Emerged from Seclusion, the Seventh Ancestor's Withered Tree Met Spring

The Five Decays of the Celestial Person!

Chu Kuangren had naturally heard of it. It was a stage when a cultivator's cultivation could advance no further and they gradually approached the end of their life.

Even Supreme Supremes and Great Saints at the very pinnacle feared the Five Decays of the Celestial Person immensely, yet the Seventh Ancestor was undergoing them right now!

Any great expenditure of spiritual power would hasten his death.

Chu Kuangren was anxious inside, but his expression betrayed nothing as he said coolly, "I'll remember what the City Lord's Manor did today."

"Senior, let's go."

Chu Kuangren rose to leave.

"Little fellow, aren't you going to kill these people?"

The Seventh Ancestor's voice was icy, brimming with murderous intent.

His Supreme Being's pressure spread, and not a single person dared make a rash move.

Chu Kuangren rolled his eyes inwardly.

Kill them, my ass.

Don't you have any damn idea what condition you're in, old man?

Killing these small fry might not be a problem, but there's still a supreme Sword Venerable, Ye Wuhen, hiding in this City Lord's Manor!

If he makes a move, how long can you hold out in your condition?

Despite these thoughts, Chu Kuangren showed no fear. "White Cloud Sword Venerable is, after all, a man whose fame rivals my master's. I'll spare him some dignity today. In the future, he can personally go give my master an explanation."

"Senior Brother of the Profound Heaven Sect is truly kindhearted. Admirable."

Just then, an indifferent voice rang out from the void.

It was followed by a terrifying Daoist Rhyme that blotted out heaven and earth. This Daoist Rhyme enveloped the entire City Lord's Manor, actually overpowering the Seventh Ancestor's.

A middle-aged man in white robes slowly approached through the air.

"What I feared really did come."

A trace of solemnity flashed through Chu Kuangren's eyes.

"Father!"

"City Lord!"

Joy appeared on everyone's faces, and their hearts settled, for the newcomer was White Cloud Sword Venerable, Ye Wuhen-the undefeated legend of White Cloud City!

"Ha ha! Activate the Heavenly Wilderness Heaven-Locking Formation!"

Ye Baifeng shouted just then.

Several pillars of light suddenly appeared throughout the City Lord's Manor. Profound runes interwove in the void, forming an enormous dome of light.

In an instant, Chu Kuangren and his companions lost contact with the outside world.

"Chu Kuangren, did you really think we wouldn't prepare anything? This Heavenly Wilderness Heaven-Locking Formation is incomparably sturdy. Even a Venerable can't break it. Now neither you nor your Dao Protector can leave!"

Ye Baifeng laughed loudly.

Chu Kuangren ignored him. Instead, he looked at Ye Wuhen and smiled faintly. "I heard White Cloud Sword Venerable had remained in seclusion for sixty years. To think you'd appear today for a junior like me. What an honor."

"What, do you want to seize the Hongmeng Purple Qi too?"

White Cloud Sword Venerable neither confirmed nor denied it. "I've been trapped in the Supreme Supreme realm for two thousand years. If I don't break through soon, I'm afraid I'll end up like that Dao Protector beside you, entering the Five Decays of the Celestial Person with nothing ahead but death."

He was a Supreme Supreme. Even without the Eye of Insight, he could tell that the Seventh Ancestor was undergoing the Five Decays of the Celestial Person that everyone feared!

Whether it was his yearning for the Sage realm or his fear of the Five Decays of the Celestial Person, all of it had driven White Cloud Sword Venerable to set his sights on the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

He would spare no cost, even if it meant making a mortal enemy of the Mystic Heaven Sect!

Besides, if he successfully broke through to the Sage realm, he could elevate the Ye Family into a Saintly Dao Tradition. Would he still fear the Mystic Heaven Sect then?

"If you want to hurt our sect's Heavenly Pride, you'll have to get past this old man first."

The Seventh Ancestor stepped forward, placing himself before Chu Kuangren.

The elderly Supreme Being's might erupted without restraint. Even if it exhausted what little lifespan he had left, he would spare no cost!

"You're old. You can't stop me."

White Cloud Sword Venerable spoke.

His tone held the composure and indifference of someone with everything under control.

He was a Supreme Supreme. No one doubted he had that ability.

"It's only death."

The spiritual power within the Seventh Ancestor erupted wildly, forming an utterly terrifying storm between heaven and earth. Even the void shook violently.

A Daoist Rhyme swirled around the Seventh Ancestor like countless densely packed little swords, filled with a sharpness that sent chills down the spine!

Then a longsword appeared before the Seventh Ancestor.

Chu Kuangren recognized that sword.

It was one of the Saint Swords on Mystic Heaven Sword Mountain, named Green Vine.

He had not expected the Seventh Ancestor to bring this Saint Sword along when he ventured into the world.

Vast Supreme Being's pressure battered the void like raging tides, shaking countless cultivators to their cores and filling them with dread!

Though the Supreme Being was old, his lingering might remained.

"I recognize that sword of yours. Three thousand years ago, Xuan Feng, the Mystic Heaven Sect's seventh sect master, swept across the Azure Dragon Domain with that very sword!"

"You're Xuan Feng, the Mystic Heaven Sect's Seventh Ancestor."

White Cloud Sword Venerable's eyes suddenly lit up.

"At least you have some discernment," the Seventh Ancestor said flatly.

"What a pity you've already entered the Five Decays of the Celestial Person. Fighting you in your prime would have been one of life's great pleasures."

Regret appeared on White Cloud Sword Venerable's face.

But Chu Kuangren, standing nearby, scoffed at his words. "You make it sound so noble, like some enlightened Sword Venerable. But in the end, you're nothing but a coward who covets a junior's opportunity and doesn't dare break through with his own strength!"

"Having your name ranked alongside my master's is an insult to him!"

White Cloud Sword Venerable's face darkened as anger stirred.

"Junior, what do you know!"

"Do you know what it feels like for a cultivator to be unable to break through a realm, left only to keep wasting time and lifespan?"

"Not everyone possesses a Supreme Dao Body like you! This world is full of mediocre people. Without extraordinary methods, how could they possibly travel far along the path of cultivation and glimpse the supreme Great Dao?!"

White Cloud Sword Venerable's tone wavered, carrying some indignation.

Chu Kuangren applauded in admiration. "This is the first time I've ever seen someone make murder and robbery sound so fresh and refined. As expected of a Supreme Being."

"Admirable, truly admirable."

As he spoke, Chu Kuangren had been steadily drawing closer to the Seventh Ancestor.

White Cloud Sword Venerable suspected nothing and paid no heed to Chu Kuangren's mockery. Then, however, he noticed something unusual.

Chu Kuangren took out a pill that shimmered with golden light like a pearl or a piece of jade and handed it to the Seventh Ancestor, having him swallow it at once.

"Not good!" White Cloud Sword Venerable's expression shifted slightly.

He struck abruptly, unleashing a slash of sword light.

The silvery-white sword light poured forth a terrifying Daoist Rhyme, blotting out the sky and sun!

Before this Supreme Being's might, an unrivaled Heavenly Pride like Chu Kuangren, who had yet to mature, seemed especially insignificant.

At that moment, the Seventh Ancestor moved directly in front of Chu Kuangren. Green Vine thrust straight out in his hand, and domineering purple Sword Qi surged forth!

The two streaks of sword light collided. Two utterly different Daoist Rhymes intertwined and fought, and the void shook violently as though about to collapse.

The terrifying impact forced Chu Kuangren and Lan Yu back.

High in the sky, streaks of radiance swirled around the Seventh Ancestor, and tremendous vitality surged forth. His shriveled, cracked skin began to grow full, while his white hair fell out and black hair grew anew.

Like a withered tree meeting spring!

And the pressure emanating from the Seventh Ancestor grew stronger and stronger!

Everyone stared at this scene in disbelief.

An old man who had entered the Five Decays of the Celestial Person, with barely any lifespan left, was actually brimming with renewed vitality at this moment. What on earth was happening?!

Some had also noticed Chu Kuangren's earlier actions.

"What did you give him?!" someone demanded.

Chu Kuangren said calmly, "Just a Longevity Pill."

Just moments earlier, he had suddenly remembered that he had obtained a Star Radiance-level Longevity Pill during his ten consecutive draws.

He had kept the pill all this time, with no occasion to use it.

Now, giving it to the Seventh Ancestor could not have been more fitting.