The Saint Realm.
Gouchen Heavenly Palace.
A golden halberd pierced through the boundless sea of stars, only to be blocked by a blood-red longsword that suddenly appeared.
Behind that long sword, an endless Blood Sea appeared and disappeared, surging with towering waves.
Within the Blood Sea, atop the Twelfth-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, the Ancestor Minghe sat cross-legged, exuding overwhelming power.
The Great Emperor Gouchen, clad in golden armor, strode forward, parting the Blood Sea in his wake. He looked at the crimson figure on the lotus platform and said, "Ancestor, are you trying to stop me, this Emperor?"
"It's merely settling some karmic debts," the Ancestor Minghe said indifferently.
"Very well, since that's the case, then Gouchen, will humbly request to learn from the venerable ancestor's profound wisdom."
As soon as he finished speaking, the golden halberd unleashed boundless, supremely powerful starlight, forming a vast sea of stars that collided with the Blood Sea. The Great Dao of Origin of both sides were also locked in a silent struggle.
The clash between two Heavenly Venerable level powerhouses directly alarmed the entire Saint Realm, attracting countless gazes.
Many powerful individuals, having just awakened from their seclusion, were puzzled by what had happened. After some quick calculations, strange glints flashed in their eyes.
"Such remarkable talent! This matter actually originated from the lower realms."
"The Great Emperor Azure Radiance has actually made a move; it seems he has sensed the danger."
"Heh, even this old man has his day when he can't hold back anymore."
"Gouchen has also gotten involved. It seems he has a good relationship with that Venerable Qinglian."
Every blessed land and grotto-heaven in the Saint Realm has eyes that fall upon it, penetrating the Three Realms. Some are filled with emotion, while others are met with cold laughter, and so on.
The vast Spirit Saint Domain teeming with powerful figures and diverse factions. While it may appear to consist of only the Three Sects of Daoism, Buddhism, and Demonism, in reality, they are intertwined and interdependent, forming a tangled mess that is impossible to untangle.
While it appears that the Ancestor Minghe acted from the perspective of the Demon Sect, only those involved truly know the real story.
Only the motives of the Great Emperor Azure Radiance are relatively easy to determine.
With the destruction of the lower realm's lineage, coupled with the humiliation suffered by Perfected Lord Xuanwei at the hands of Venerable Qinglian, and more importantly, Venerable Qinglian's undisguised and vile attitude towards the Azure Radiance Palace, there was absolutely no room for reconciliation between the two sides.
Then the only option is to strike while the iron is hot and finish the job!
For these old-fashioned people, face and such are secondary. If you truly believe they won't take advantage of you in your time of need, you'll definitely be the one who gets hurt.
The Nirvana Demon Realm, the vast Great Void.
The Great Emperor Azure Radiance's outstretched hand stirred up towering waves between heaven and earth. Countless spiritual energies of heaven and earth, enveloped by the power of laws, transformed into an indescribably enormous hand, which crashed down with a thunderous roar.
On the surface of that palm, the life Dao Pattern twisted and writhed like dragons and snakes, radiating a vigorous and boundless vitality.
But behind the vitality lies an extremely dangerous and deadly aura of death; the two are like yin and yang, capable of transforming into each other at any moment.
The two lineages of the Azure Radiance Palace, the Carefree Longevity Sect and the Withering and Flourishing, Life and Death Sect, ultimately originated from this patriarch.
His Daoist name Azure Radiance. He holds the power over the life and death of all living beings. When he does not move, he is still; when he does move, it shakes the heavens and earth.
The azure palm was boundless and enormous, carrying indescribable power of the Great Dao. The moment it landed, it formed a cage in the Great Void.
Countless tender shoots sprouted from all directions, disregarding their environment. Whether in broken spaces or decaying swamps, they grew vigorously with greenery. In the blink of an eye, the area as far as the eye could see transformed into a vibrant world where all things flourished.
In this world, countless chains of life and death crisscross, binding the Qinglian Avatar tightly, making it difficult for her to break free.
A sense of stillness and antiquity, as if it has existed since the beginning of time, with the ancient and desolate mountains remaining unchanged for hundreds of millions of years, washes over you, giving you an unfathomable and irresistible sense of grandeur.
Compared to them, neither the Demon King of the Declining World nor the Demon Lord of Rebellion appear insignificant.
The Emperor's palm continued to descend, moving slowly, gathering all energy and possibilities, locking the concept of death onto the Qinglian Avatar, making it impossible to escape.
The vast Great Void boiled and exploded under such immense power, its divine might like a prison, shaking Space-Time.
The Power of the Supreme God, the power of the Heavenly Venerable!
The Qinglian Avatar struggled desperately, even using the Wings of Freedom to leap out of the cage and transform into a beam of golden light, but it remained like a caged bird, unable to break free of its restraints.
They could only watch helplessly as the giant hand slowly descended, getting closer and closer.
Throughout the entire ordeal, the Great Emperor Azure Radiance, who had made the move, remained silent, his eyes vacant and aloof, seemingly untouched by the mortal world.
"Heh, it seems that with my own strength, I am still far too weak to face the Supreme God." The Qinglian Avatar suddenly stopped struggling and shook its head helplessly.
But there wasn't a trace of fear on his face.
This scene stunned the onlookers, and then, almost simultaneously, many powerful beings exclaimed in surprise.
Even the Great Emperor Azure Radiance, whose expression was as calm as still water, slightly shifted his gaze, looking towards a certain place in the Great Void.
Following his gaze, one could see a Starry Sky eye, much larger than the Nirvana Demon Realm, piercing through the vast Great Void and slowly opening.
Deep within the pupils, a prismatic ancient mirror emerged.
On the mirror, all laws converge, ultimately transforming into the two words "illusion" and "reality," radiating brilliant divine light.
Boom!!
The mirror light burst forth, like billions of blazing suns reaching the end of their lifespan at the same time, the explosion generating boundless power.
Wherever the mirror light passed, the entire Great Void seemed to boil and burn, countless strange phenomena appeared, and illusory worlds appeared out of thin air, only to vanish like dreams and bubbles.
Birth and death intertwine, creating a strangling force that blends reality and illusion.
Countless illusory and real forces overlapped, pushing the power of this beam of mirror light to its limit, and fiercely slammed it towards the descending giant hand of life and death.
Thump!!
The collision of two Supreme God powers created a torrent of energy and a frenzy of law fragments, like a world-destroying tide and a storm that shattered the world, stirring up vast swathes of the Great Void in endless turmoil.
The Demon Realm of the Nirvana Demon Realm was like a ship on a vast ocean, violently shaking and veering off course, pushed sideways.
Boom!
Rumble!!
Several more beams of light shot out, engaging the Great Emperor Azure Radiance in battle from afar.
Only when boundless Tribulation Qi permeated the air did Great Emperor Azure Radiance frown and stop.
Looking again, they discovered that the Venerable Qinglian had already taken the opportunity to Escape.
"Who are you? Why are you hiding your identity like this? Perhaps you have ulterior motives?"
The Great Emperor Azure Radiance narrowed his eyes and spoke, his voice resounding throughout the Three Realms and Six Paths, revealing his malicious intent.
However, the enormous pupil did not answer him; it simply closed again and disappeared, its reality and illusion intertwined, making it difficult to pinpoint its exact location.
The Great Emperor Azure Radiance's will swept out, but he missed, and in the end he could only leave with a cold face.
The Saint Realm closed, and the two Heavenly Venerable- level beings departed.
Only countless confused and aimless spiritual practitioners remained in the same place.
It seemed that this brief but terrifying exchange had shattered their souls.