A Supreme's wrath, Divine Spirits bleed

Outside Undying Mountain.

A Misty Heavenly Palace shone with myriad rays of rosy light, flickering in and out of sight amid the clouds, with lilting immortal music and hazy mists.

Dozens of young women in gauzy robes could faintly be seen dancing within the palace. The clinking of cups and hearty laughter rang out from time to time, as though some important figure was being entertained.

Not far away, nine azure-green flood dragons, each a hundred thousand feet long, drew a white jade divine carriage across the sky.

The white jade divine carriage shimmered with flowing colors and exuded an immortal presence of the divine Dao. A hazy, imposing figure sat quietly within, inspiring an urge to prostrate oneself in worship from the depths of one's heart.

Elsewhere, a radiant purple jade divine ship stirred ripples through the void; a dazzling golden sun chariot pressed down upon the heavens with rumbling thunder; a Buddha filled with compassion for all living things sat cross-legged upon a golden lotus pedestal, softly chanting sutras; a sword god with sky-high killing intent rode his sword through the air...

Farther away still, countless experts watched through various treasures and secret arts, hoping to see whose hands this year's Dao Comprehension Tea would fall into.

"The Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce's Misty Heavenly Palace remains stationed outside Undying Mountain year-round, with a God King always presiding over it. Every year, the Dao Comprehension Tea they obtain is auctioned on the spot! The presence emanating from the Misty Heavenly Palace is even stronger this year. Could a God Emperor be here?"

"The Yun Clan, a clan of the sacred Dao, the Jade Pool Holy Land, the Sun God Temple, the Vajra Ancient Temple, the Slaughter Sword Sect... Hiss! Have so many secluded Divine Spirits from holy lands and divine dynasties come out? The struggle over this year's Dao Comprehension Tea will probably be even fiercer than before!"

"In previous years, the Dao Comprehension Tea was mostly contested by Venerable Lords. Few Divine Spirits came here specifically to wait for it to mature! Nearly a hundred Divine Spirits have arrived outside Undying Mountain this year! Why have so many important figures come?"

"Myriad Daos Give Rise to Tribulation, and a golden age begins. Many speculate that over a hundred leaves of Dao Comprehension Tea will mature this year! Naturally, far more important figures have come to compete for them than in the past!"

"I heard the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce specifically invited a God Emperor to preside here. I wonder if it's true!"

"Dao Comprehension Tea is the most precious tea in the Three Thousand Great Worlds. Any single leaf is enough to let a Divine Spirit comprehend the Dao, and it can also heal wounds to the Great Dao! In this age of great contention, it's all the more precious! It's worth these Divine Spirits coming in person!"

"In an age of great contention, heavenly geniuses emerge in droves! These Divine Spirits are probably acting to nurture their younger generations, too!"

"I'm afraid experts from Great Emperor lineages are also lurking in the shadows, waiting for their chance. Even a Great Emperor lineage probably has very limited reserves of a treasure like Dao Comprehension Tea! Who wouldn't want another leaf or two?"

Nearly a hundred Divine Realm ancestors waited quietly outside Undying Mountain for the Dao Comprehension Tea to mature, with even more experts watching from the shadows.

Just then, the entire Undying Mountain began to shake violently.

Terrifying Supreme laws awakened, and the pressure of a Great Emperor swept across the heavens. A furious roar traveled far beyond the Canggu Great World: "Who tampered with my Ancient Dao Comprehension Tea Tree?"

As that voice rang out, every Divine Spirit waiting outside Undying Mountain to compete for the Dao Comprehension Tea paled.

More than a dozen Heavenly Gods radiating an immortal presence fled from the Misty Heavenly Palace, tearing pitch-black rifts through the void as they raced into the distance. At their head was none other than a peerless God Emperor!

The God King in the white jade divine carriage abandoned his carriage and the nine azure flood dragons. His divine power, blood and Qi, and divine soul burned simultaneously as he merged into the depths of the void, speeding away amid a vast surge of spatial fluctuations.

Seemingly real yet illusory Buddhist worlds appeared behind the Buddha, and his figure grew ever more ethereal within those illusory worlds.

The purple jade divine ship, the sun chariot, the sword god riding through the sky, and the others all erupted with extreme speed, seeking to escape this Canggu Great World.

Divine Spirits had kindled their divine flames, severed the shackles of the Great Dao, and forged their own paths of the Dao. A single drop of their blood could crush ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers. With boundless lifespans, they held immensely exalted status and authority in the various holy lands and divine dynasties.

Yet such beings were now fleeing for their lives in panic!

"Who was it?"

The Supreme of Undying Mountain raged, his roar shaking the river of stars.

Stars suspended beyond the Canggu Great World shattered one after another. The entire river of stars trembled as dazzling Supreme laws surged and roiled.

Pitch-black rifts stretching ten thousand miles split open between heaven and earth, as though they would destroy the entire world.

"Supreme, spare me..."

The God Emperor of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce cried out in anguish, but he could not change his fate.

His Dao body, formed from divine Dao laws condensed to their utmost, exploded into a skyful of bloody mist. The vast Wheel Sea, towering Life Palace, and five viscera secret realm within him manifested tangibly between heaven and earth, only to shatter into nothingness before reaching the ground. His divine soul was annihilated, and not even a trace of his True Spirit escaped.

The palace, divine carriage, divine ship, war chariot, lotus pedestal, and other objects in the void shattered and were annihilated one after another. The azure flood dragons, sword god, fairies, Buddha, and all the other Divine Spirits turned to dust.

The void collapsed, the earth cracked, mountains and rivers shattered, and blood stained the heavens.

Outside Undying Mountain, nearly a hundred Divine Spirits fell. The Venerable Lords, Emperors, and Marquises who died were beyond counting, and countless cultivators watching the spectacle from afar were also caught up in it and perished. A million miles of territory became a barren land of death.

That voice from the Supreme of Undying Mountain had not been directed at them, but it carried terrifying heavenly might of its own. Every living being it reached was annihilated!

Such was the terrifying might of a Supreme!

Even the experts observing this place through various means from several great worlds away turned deathly pale, their divine souls injured and their eyes filled with horror.

"What happened to the Ancient Dao Comprehension Tea Tree? Who angered the Undying Supreme?"

Every observer was filled with bewilderment.

The entire Undying Mountain seemed to come alive. Supreme laws permeated it, and heavenly workings and creation revolved. This was naturally the Undying Supreme calculating the secrets of heaven.

"The workings of heaven are obscured. What impressive methods!"

"One day, I will uncover the whereabouts of the second Ancient Dao Comprehension Tea Tree!"

"Whoever it is, I will slay them!"

"Even if I must revive!"

"At worst, I shall wash the Three Thousand Great Worlds in blood once more!"

The Undying Supreme's voice traveled far, and the entire Undying Mountain returned to silence.

Yet this incident set off an upheaval like roaring mountains and surging seas throughout the Three Thousand Great Worlds. Ancestor-level figures in every world were discussing it.

"I heard the Ancient Dao Comprehension Tea Tree on Undying Mountain is gone!"

"The Undying Supreme flew into a rage and wiped out nearly a hundred Divine Spirits, turning a million miles around Undying Mountain into a barren land of death. Hundreds of millions of living beings died horribly. It's truly terrifying!"

"An Innate Spiritual Root is unique in all heaven and earth: when one lives, the other dies! I thought that was merely an unverifiable legend. Who would have thought someone in this world really cultivated a second Ancient Dao Comprehension Tea Tree!"

"Truly worthy of a golden age!"

"The Ancient Dao Comprehension Tea Tree had grown on Undying Mountain since endless ages ago. Who knows how many Great Emperors throughout history tried and failed to move it away? Now it's suddenly gone. It's already fortunate that the Undying Supreme didn't revive on the spot out of sheer rage!"

"Judging by the Undying Supreme's tone, he tried calculating the whereabouts of the second Ancient Dao Comprehension Tea Tree but found nothing! The price of a Supreme's revival is too great. Without even a target, what would reviving accomplish? Surely he can't raze all the Three Thousand Great Worlds?"

"Heh, who knows how many ancient powers lie dormant in the Three Thousand Great Worlds? Many lands of great peril have even buried true immortals! The Undying Supreme doesn't have what it takes to raze the Three Thousand Great Worlds!"

"Such beings are still far too distant from us! I'm more curious about which lineage holds this new Ancient Dao Comprehension Tea Tree. I wonder whether we'll still be able to obtain Dao Comprehension Tea in the future?"

"If even the Undying Supreme couldn't divine the slightest information, it must be at least a Great Emperor lineage! It might even be an immortal sect or Daoist lineage!"

"Those holy lands and divine dynasties that went to Undying Mountain this year to compete for Dao Comprehension Tea have all suffered wounds to their sinews and bones!"

"Especially the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce. They lost a God Emperor, a God King, and four Heavenly Gods. You could say they've lost half their life. I imagine quite a few people are itching to make a move!"

"The Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce has branches throughout the Three Thousand Great Worlds. What they've revealed is merely the tip of the iceberg. They certainly won't fall so easily!"

Jiang Chen and his two disciples had no idea how great an impact the Ancient Dao Comprehension Tea Tree incident had caused throughout the Three Thousand Great Worlds. They leisurely savored tea and discussed the Dao.

Once they finished a pot of Dao Comprehension Tea, Han Yuyao bid Jiang Chen farewell and drifted down the mountain.