The Saint Realm.
The Spirit Saint Domain is the highest place in the Three Realms.
It resides in the deepest part of the Great Void.
Yet it seemed to envelop both the Divine Realm and the Mortal Realm.
Its nature is similar to the Fantasy Dimension of the Astral Realm.
It contains thirty-six grotto-heavens and seventy-two blessed lands.
The strong are numerous.
While deities rarely seen in the Divine Realm are not uncommon in the Saint Realm, they are certainly not rare either.
Heavenly Venerable, Great Emperors, and Dao Merging God King reside in the Saint Realm and rarely venture into the Divine Realm or the Mortal Realm.
These powerful individuals have even visited the Chaos Sea far more often than they have entered the Divine Realm.
The reason is simple: the shackles of Heavenly Dao's will.
Gouchen Heavenly Palace.
It was created by the Great Emperor Gouchen and belongs to the Seventy-Two Blessed Lands, ranking very high.
This is a vast and boundless Starry Sky.
At the center, surrounded by Stars, stands a series of palaces, mainly forged from star-shaped iron and chaotic gold and stone. Their style is majestic and cold, their golden light shining brightly, illuminating the universe.
The air between the palaces was not filled with auspicious clouds and mist, but rather with a stagnant, sharp, metallic aura and a faint, cold starlight.
One by one, solemn-looking heavenly soldiers, clad in golden armor and wielding star-studded halberds, surveyed the scene with piercing eyes and a chilling aura emanating from them.
At the main palace gate, in a place called the Army-Breaking Gate, two gigantic crossed divine spears, each ten thousand feet tall, form an archway. The tips of the spears emit a cold light, enough to intimidate even the gods.
Behind the Army-Breaking Gate lies a vast and boundless expanse, like Eternity flowing torrent of stars, with billions of stars silently suspended, like well-trained celestial soldiers, endlessly operating according to the profound star formation, supporting the towering main hall of the Heavenly Palace.
Great Emperor Gouchen, clad in a golden imperial robe, sat atop a throne surrounded by countless stars. In his eyes, which were like glass and jade, a figure in a blue robe flashed.
Great Emperor Gouchen calculated with his fingers, then frowned. "This person seems to have an extremely weak causal connection with me, and his specific origins are shrouded in Mist. It seems that either he has someone behind him, or he himself is skilled in the Dao of Cause and Effect."
"Never mind, no matter what, this person doesn't seem to have any grudge against me. On the contrary, that Azure Radiance Palace, hehe..."
As if remembering something, a smile flashed across Great Emperor Gouchen's face.
"Since we've agreed to this person's request, we should be prepared. The Six Paths of Reincarnation Houtu Huangdiqi were established by Empress Houtu, with the assistance of Buddhism and Daoism. The Buddhism side has Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva stationed in the Netherworld, while our Daoism has the Great Emperor Taishan presiding Netherworld the Ten Kings of Hell. It seems this matter will ultimately fall to the Great Emperor Taishan."
Great Emperor Gouchen pondered to himself that his relationship with Great Emperor Taishan was fairly good, and paying a small price to let someone enter the Samsara for a visit shouldn't be a big deal.
Whether the Venerable Qinglian can gain any insight from the Six Paths of Reincarnation is none of Great Emperor Gouchen's concern.
After leaving the warship of the Golden Radiance Palace, Qinglian Avatar and returned to the Jade Palace.
"Great Emperor Gouchen is upright and always keeps his promises. Since he has personally promised me, he is unlikely to break his word."
"Then, it's time to make a move!"
The Qinglian Avatar let out a long breath. It had been a long time since it had fought anyone, and the power within its body had been dormant for a hundred years.
But as his thoughts rose, a tremendous power surged forth like a flood bursting its banks.
Every so often, the Qinglian Avatar would return to the Imperial Palace in Tianfu City, allowing its true form to inscribe the results of its cultivation onto the Chaos Azure Lotus Platform.
Over the past millennium, the strength of the Qinglian Avatar has steadily increased along with the progress of its original cultivation. It possesses over a hundred Great God abilities capable of unleashing Dao Merging combat power.
Attack, defense, movement, control, domain, soul, mind... it encompasses almost all known laws and principles.
In terms of continuous flight capability, supported by an ever-increasing amount of Fantasy Origin, it is comparable to that of Dao Merging Great Expert.
Although he has hardly made a move in recent years, the Qinglian Avatar is very confident that if Perfected Lord Xuanwei were to descend to the mortal realm again and fight him, he is confident that he can kill him on the spot and make Dao Merging expert shed blood in the mortal realm.
As for the Demon King of the Declining World, although his strength was greatly amplified during the final tribulation, and his Five Decays of Heaven and Man Great God extremely troublesome, the Chaos Body's invulnerability to all laws was a perfect counter to this, so the Qinglian Avatar was not in a hurry at all.
After making some quick preparations, he decided to make his move.
Meanwhile, the high-ranking members of the Buddhist-Daoist Allied Army gathered together at the summons of the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace.
Originally, the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace didn't have such great influence, but he claimed to be confident in dealing with the Demon King of the Declining World, which is why he summoned a group of high-ranking officials.
Inside the main hall, the Great God of Buddhism and Daoism took their seats, their gazes fixed on the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace, filled with undisguised scrutiny and suspicion.
Clearly, many people do not believe that the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace is truly confident in defeating the Demon King of the Declining World.
Most likely, they are like those who boasted before, misjudging their own abilities.
However, now that the Buddhist-Daoist Allied Army are planning to retreat, what decision can't they make?
Let's try anything, even if it's a long shot.
Regardless of the outcome, we should at least give it a try.
Like a drowning person, they will cling to even the smallest straw.
Even the faintest hope is still hope.
Standing in the center of the crowd, the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace looked around and saw that many people of higher status and strength than himself were looking at him. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but at the same time, he also felt a little smug.
"You must all be wondering why I'm so confident in defeating the Demon King of the Declining World."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded but said nothing, instead leaving the stage to the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace and watching his performance.
Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace smiled slightly and said, "I wonder if you have all heard of the great battle that took place in my Yaoguang Divine Realm nine hundred years ago."
"Um?"
"The great war in the Yaoguang Divine Realm..."
"Could it be that battle between the Dao Merging?"
"I heard that after this battle, Perfected Lord Xuanwei, under the command of the Great Emperor Azure Radiance, fell into a state of rage and went berserk for quite some time after returning to the Saint Realm."
The floodgates seemed to have been opened, and the high-ranking officers of the allied forces began to discuss animatedly.
Everyone present was shrewd; without the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace needing to say more, they understood the deeper meaning hidden in his words.
Many people's eyes lit up, and they quickly asked, "Could it be that the fellow Daoist who can fight against True Perfected Lord Xuanwei head-on is willing to lend a helping hand?"
"Exactly!"
The Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace slightly raised his chin, revealing a hint of arrogance, wanting to use the prestige of the Qinglian Avatar to enhance the reputation and status of the Golden Radiance Palace.
Anyway, these people don't know what the relationship is between the Qinglian Avatar and the Golden Radiance Palace.
At this point, it all comes down to who has the thickest skin.
They put up a false front and sold something else entirely; they lost face, but gained something in return.
Then, the Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace began to speak at length, praising the Qinglian Avatar to the skies and subtly hinting at the good relationship between his sect and this powerful figure.
"When does this Venerable Qinglian intend to make his move?" a Buddhism Arhat asked, drawing everyone's attention.
This is their biggest concern.
Palace Master of the Golden Radiance Palace smiled proudly, "As long as the allied forces can tear a hole in the Nirvana Demon Realm, Venerable Qinglian will naturally step in to subdue the demon."
"That's easy, we'll go down and make the arrangements right away."
"Yes, success or failure hinges on this."
"We were originally planning to withdraw, but now it seems there might still be a chance, so let's give it one more shot!"
The leaders of the Buddhist-Daoist Allied Army were not cowards, especially when facing the Demon Sect; most of them were tough nuts to crack.
After making the decision, everyone was eager to get started and went down to prepare.
Before long, the Demon Sect was surprised to find that the previously listless Buddhist-Daoist Allied Army suddenly rallied as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and launched a fierce bombardment on a certain point in their defensive line, tearing a gap in it.
Just as the Demon Sect was puzzled, a magnificent aura, like the rising sun, emanated from somewhere within the Buddhist-Daoist Allied Army.
The Great Void trembled, and countless divine lights shone forth, illuminating the Void and enveloping half of the Nirvana Demon Realm.
Enveloped in divine light, a figure clad in a cyan robe and surrounded by chaotic energy stepped forward.
Beneath his feet, the spirits of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise roared and spread their power in all directions.
Most of the battlefield's attention was instantly drawn to this.
"This is... the power of Dao Merging cultivator!"
A Demon Sect cultivator spoke tremblingly.
This caused an uproar.