The appearance of the giant Azure Lotus shocked everyone present, including the black figures in the sky.
Yang Zhen watched in astonishment as the Azure Lotus Patriarch condensed a terrifyingly huge Azure Lotus. The surrounding world instantly froze, and the feeling of being almost submerged in water made it difficult for the five black figures in mid-air to move.
" The Heaven and Earth Azure Lotus, it is the Heaven and Earth Azure Lotus."
The Azure Lotus Sect Master said in a deep voice, his eyes fixed on the figures in mid-air, murderous intent flashing in them. Yang Zhen could tell that, apart from himself and Lin Miaoyi, everyone else present had guessed the origins of these figures.
What kind of terrifying force could possibly gather five Half-Step Great Emperor?
Yang Zhen's gaze never left these figures. Their terrifying power was earth-shattering, and almost every attack was equivalent to the devastating sword strike of the Holy Maiden Tianxuan.
roar!
The Azure Lotus Patriarch appeared to be in a bad state. After unleashing the Heaven and Earth Azure Lotus of Heaven and Earth, his aura became even more violent. With a casual wave of his hand, the surrounding world completely collapsed, and waves of violent Void Power swept across the heavens and earth. Even the five Half-Step Great Emperor could only temporarily avoid his attack!
"Die!"
The Azure Lotus Patriarch roared, and one of the old men holding deer-shaped staffs was instantly splattered with blood in the sky, his body severed in two at the waist. Even so, the old man with the deer-shaped staff still snorted coldly and casually summoned a huge mirror, as if the lower half of his body that had fallen from the clouds was not his at all!
Amidst the roar of the old man with the deer staff, the other four figures rushed towards the Azure Lotus Sect Patriarch!
Zhou Tong was furious and said sternly, "What kind of hatred could drive them to fight like this?"
The Azure Lotus Sect Master's face was ashen, his hands clenched so tightly they cracked, and he said, word by word, "If I don't avenge this, I'm willing to suffer the torment of the Black Tribulation!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present was greatly surprised!
If Yang Zhen wasn't mistaken, the suffering of the Black Tribulation was probably what the Azure Lotus Sect Master was referring to—the Black Heavenly Punishment, a terrifying calamity that could destroy the world and no living being could withstand. Yang Zhen had only witnessed it twice, and neither time it was real; both times it instilled a sense of despair.
A deafening thunderclap echoed through the air, whether from the Azure Lotus Sect Master's oath fulfilled or from the terrifying power unleashed by the enormous Azure Lotus, it was unclear.
The Azure Lotus Sect Patriarch is dead, and his death is extremely tragic!
The Heaven and Earth Azure Lotus exploded and disappeared into the sky, leaving only a beam of light that entered the enormous coffin that had appeared in mid-air at some unknown time.
Yang Zhen could sense that the light was not the soul of the Azure Lotus Patriarch.
The five Half-Step Great Emperor were also in a bad situation; two died, two were seriously injured and on the verge of death, and only one was still able to stand in mid-air.
As the Azure Lotus Patriarch lay dying, he tore the Deer Staff Elder's soul to shreds, laughing maniacally as he stared at the remaining three, saying, "Thirty thousand years from now, the cycle of heaven and earth will repeat Samsara. That item will not be able to protect the lives of any living being. You want it, but I will not give it to you. I foresaw that I would die today, and I will now cast a Curse upon you. If you still harbor any greed, you will suffer eternal damnation!"
A terrifying Samsara appeared in mid-air, causing the void to tremble. A lifelike Azure Lotus appeared in mid-air, bursting open like starlight and sprinkling onto the three people's bodies.
A deafening roar resounded as a golden dragon emerged from the sky and charged towards the three.
The three men's expressions changed drastically. Whether it was their imagination or the Curse coming true, wisps of green energy began to emerge from the three dark figures, making them look terrifying.
Demon Puppet Token!
A young man appeared in mid-air, watched the three dark figures tumbling and scrambling away, sighed, and with a casual wave of his hand, the aura emanating from the enormous coffin slowly receded and went dormant.
"Thirty thousand years from now?" the young man murmured to himself. "Thirty thousand years from now, how many of us old folks will still be alive?"
At this point, the young man smiled and said, "This thing is quite interesting, but it's useless to me. Let's leave it to someone else!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the young man casually waved his hand, and terrifying auras entered the huge coffin.
As the space calmed down, no one expected that so many things would happen in the cycle of reincarnation within the Samsara World Within a World.
Yang Zhen looked at the Azure Lotus Sect Master, whose face was filled with madness. The Azure Lotus Sect Master said, word by word, "These people, the Azure Lotus Sect will kill them!"
Seeing the expression on the Azure Lotus Sect Master's face, Yang Zhen leaned closer to Zhou Tong and asked, "Who are those five people?"
Zhou Tong shook his head and said, "Some shady things hide all day long. The Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth and earth is not unrelated to them."
For some reason, upon hearing these words, Yang Zhen felt a surge of emotion, vaguely sensing that he was about to uncover a secret from the Great Wilderness era.
The Azure Lotus Sect Master glanced at Yang Zhen and shook his head, saying, "Young friend Yang, you'd better not know about those people's backgrounds. The more you know, the more disadvantageous it will be for you. Those... are all people who defy the heavens!"
Yang Zhen exclaimed "Oh!" and her eyes lit up.
After hearing Zhou Tong's words, Yang Zhen guessed that those people might have done something against the heavens, and he didn't expect them to be such people.
One or two people have nothing better to do than try to defy fate. Did the heavens eat your rice?
Even someone as Heaven and Earth Rejection as myself, this Sage of Saunter, hasn't been thinking about defying the heavens all day long.
Why bother?
In a flash, Yang Zhen thought of many things and said comfortingly, " Azure Lotus Sect, please accept my condolences. Thirty thousand years have passed; perhaps all those guys are dead by now. By the way, these people seem to be fighting over something. And who was the last one to appear?"
The Azure Lotus Sect Master wore a strange expression, gave Yang Zhen a deep look, and said, "It's him!"
Yang Zhen stared blankly at the Azure Lotus Sect Master.
What do you mean by "it is him"?
Who is it?
Zhou Tong pursed his lips, seemingly noticing Yang Zhen's confusion, and said, "Besides him, who else could freely enter and exit the Realm within a Realm?"
Yang Zhen's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked, "The person who angrily slashed through three hundred and sixty Heavenly Tribulation?"
The Azure Lotus Sect Master nodded and said, "It was him, but I don't know what he meant by his last words."
"Perhaps it's related to that thing left behind by the Azure Lotus Patriarch?" Yang Zhen asked curiously.
The Azure Lotus Sect Master shook his head and said, "That item is already broken."
"It's broken?"
Yang Zhen was stunned. Something so many powerful figures were fighting over had actually shattered?
Wait, didn't that guy say he'd leave it for future generations?
Yang Zhen really didn't expect that the legendary guy would actually know the methods of a demon puppeteer. No wonder he was able to slay three hundred and sixty Heavenly Tribulation all by himself with a single sword.
Suddenly, Yang Zhen remembered the terrifying Curse aura that erupted when the Azure Lotus Sect Patriarch was dying. The Azure Lotus that blotted out the sky in mid-air exploded, scattering like stars.
So the thing everyone was fighting over had already exploded back then?
After releasing the golden dragon, the person must have forcibly gathered the exploded matter together and sealed it inside the giant coffin.
What was that light?
Yang Zhen became increasingly curious.
Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth, a person defied the heavens, the Azure Lotus exploded, within the Samsara World Within a World, that person...
All of this unfolded before Yang Zhen, like a painting or a net.