"Cannot see through it? What do you mean?"
The Purple Empyrean Holy Lord froze briefly, seemingly finding it somewhat difficult to understand.
Ancestor Lingtian had become a god and an ancestor many years ago. His strength was far beyond anything the Hundred Refinements Devil God could compare to.
His divine sense was even more formidable, enough to rank among the top ten ancestral masters in the Purple Firmament Holy Land's history.
There was actually somewhere within the Purple Firmament Holy Land that even he could not see through?
"Exactly what I said!"
Ancestor Lingtian's tone was subdued, his voice muffled and rumbling. "When my divine sense entered Clear Void Peak, it was like a clay ox entering the sea, vanishing without a trace!"
"Even when I mobilized the Sea of Clouds Myriad Phenomena Grand Formation to investigate, I found nothing unusual about Clear Void Peak!"
"How very strange!"
A trace of shock flashed through the Purple Empyrean Holy Lord's eyes. The Sea of Clouds Myriad Phenomena Grand Formation was a saint-grade grand formation that enveloped the entire Purple Firmament Holy Land.
Every area of the Purple Firmament Holy Land lay under its protection, and it could also monitor every peak within the holy land.
Although the various main peaks of the Purple Firmament Holy Land had their own protective formations, they were all under the surveillance of the Sea of Clouds Myriad Phenomena Grand Formation.
Yet Clear Void Peak, which looked utterly unremarkable, could silently dissolve a Divine Realm ancestor's divine sense. It was by no means as ordinary as it appeared!
"Ancestor, are you saying Clear Void Peak's mountain-protecting formation is no weaker than the Purple Firmament Holy Land's? Could it be some Saint King-grade formation that Junior Brother Jiang Chen obtained by chance?" the Purple Empyrean Holy Lord asked in disbelief.
Ancestor Lingtian fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, "I have no way of guessing the grade of Clear Void Peak's formation!"
"Whatever the case, it proves that a true dragon lies hidden within our Purple Firmament Holy Land!"
"Since he was willing to announce the Purple Firmament Holy Land's name in public, it shows that he feels a strong sense of belonging to it!"
"All the main peaks under the Purple Firmament Holy Land have their own secrets. As long as they do no harm to the holy land, there is no need to probe deeper!"
"As for the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body and Jiang Chen's female disciple, give them treatment commensurate with the abilities they display. There is no need to pay them excessive attention!"
"Also, a nameless heavenly palace has been appearing intermittently above the Chaotic Cloud Sea, with laws of the divine path lying dormant within. Some Divine Spirit ruins are probably about to emerge."
"For the young disciples of the Purple Firmament Holy Land, it would be a fine place to temper themselves. Make some preparations early!"
"Unless something important happens, do not disturb me!"
After saying this, Ancestor Lingtian withdrew his divine sense and fell completely silent.
The Purple Empyrean Holy Lord's expression shifted slightly. Legend had it that during a golden age, the fortune of heaven and earth seethed endlessly like oil boiling over a raging fire.
Was the nameless heavenly palace above the Chaotic Cloud Sea a Divine Spirit ruin drawn here by that surging fortune of heaven and earth?
The Ye Lineage, Green Yang City.
Daoist Blood Nether, the master of the Blood Refining Hall, watched Jiang Chen destroy the Devil God projection he had summoned with a single punch. His mind went blank, and horror filled his eyes.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible..."
Daoist Blood Nether muttered to himself.
The Hundred Refinements Devil God was an invincible existence in his mind. Even if this was only a projection, it was still enough to easily wipe out the vast majority of Venerable Lords.
Yet Jiang Chen had now destroyed it with a single effortless punch, leaving him questioning his life.
At that moment, the faith in his heart utterly collapsed!
His Dao heart was riddled with cracks!
Not even one percent of his strength remained!
Hearing the cheers of the many Ye Lineage members, Daoist Blood Nether abruptly snapped awake. Sparing no cost, he burned his divine power and turned into a streak of blood-colored light that plunged deep into the void, racing into the distance amid terrifying spatial fluctuations.
"Trying to leave? Suppress!"
Jiang Chen raised his brows slightly and struck out with a palm from afar. A brilliant golden palm imprint flew from his hand, carrying terrifying power that sealed the heavens and locked down the earth as it slammed into a distant patch of void.
"Rumble!"
Heaven and earth roared, and the void trembled. Daoist Blood Nether's figure immediately tumbled out of the void, coughing blood, his expression haggard. He saw a gigantic palm imprint crashing down to suppress him.
Daoist Blood Nether instantly felt his entire cultivation sealed away. Even the power of his divine soul was sealed within his Life Palace, unable to extend the slightest bit. He begged in terror, "Spare..."
"Bang!"
Daoist Blood Nether was torn apart beneath the palm imprint. Before his severed limbs and shredded flesh could fly beyond its reach, they were ground into drifting ash.
The master of the Blood Refining Hall, an infamously savage Devil Emperor, was thus reduced to ash and smoke.
The Heavenly Emperor phantom vanished, and Jiang Chen sensed that his cultivation had advanced considerably once again.
"Buzz!"
Just then, an illusory black shackle appeared at the location of Ye Hao's Life Palace between his brows.
Ancient runes resembling dragons and phoenixes flickered upon the black shackle, like tiny, dark, unfathomable chains, exuding the vast and primordial binding power of heaven and earth.
Heaven and Earth Shackles!
The Ancient Desolate Sacred Body was sealed by Heaven and Earth Shackles at every realm, and these were the Heaven and Earth Shackles at his Life Palace!
Ye Hao had personally fought the Blood Refining Hall's enforcement elder, then watched Jiang Chen battle the hall master and even the Devil God projection at close range. With a flash of inspired understanding, he seized the moment to attempt a breakthrough into the Life Palace Realm.
The eyes of Ouyang Yuntian, the Crimson Flame Sect's leader, shone brighter than ever before.
He understood that the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body was about to attempt a breakthrough into the second realm, the Life Palace Realm!
He did not know how the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body's first Heaven and Earth Shackles had been broken. Now that he had a chance to personally watch the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body break the second set, this was absolutely an opportunity that could only be encountered, never sought!
Ouyang Yuntian instinctively glanced toward Jiang Chen.
If his expectations were correct, Jiang Chen should have helped the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body break his first Heaven and Earth Shackles.
Would Jiang Chen intervene again for this second set of Heaven and Earth Shackles?
Jiang Chen watched Ye Hao with interest, showing no intention of intervening.
If he could not even break Heaven and Earth Shackles like these, he could hardly count as a son of fortune!
Ye Cangqiong waved a hand to stop the clamor of the many Ye Lineage members, and everyone's gaze fell in unison upon Ye Hao.
None of them had seen how Ye Hao opened his Wheel Sea.
Now that they had a chance to watch Ye Hao open his Life Palace, they likewise understood how precious this opportunity was. None dared make any more noise, lest they disturb him.
"Open!"
Ye Hao roared. Divine power surged madly within his Wheel Sea, and muffled, thunderous booms spread throughout heaven and earth.
The golden light spilling from his Wheel Sea illuminated his entire body until it shone like gold. Billowing divine power rushed all at once toward the Life Palace between his brows.
"Rumble!"
Dull booms rang out without end. The Heaven and Earth Shackles flickered, seeming as though they might shatter at any moment.
Ye Hao's power flowed without end, relentlessly battering the Heaven and Earth Shackles outside his Life Palace at full intensity, yet he remained just a fraction short.
Immediately afterward, Ye Hao circulated the Heavenly Emperor Prison-Suppressing Scripture with all his might. The majestic figure of the Heavenly Emperor on an imperial procession appeared behind him once again, naturally exuding an imposing might that suppressed all evil.
"Crack!"
As the Heavenly Emperor phantom appeared, the Heaven and Earth Shackles sealing Ye Hao's Life Palace instantly shattered!