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Join the ServerAs her voice fell, the entire sacrificial altar, along with the surrounding eighty-one immortal mountains, simultaneously erupted with towering pillars of light.
The protective formation of Penglai Immortal Palace was fully activated at this moment. The endless waters of the Eastern Sea were drawn forth by the formation, transforming into water dragons that pierced the heavens and earth, firmly shielding the altar at their center. A terrifying pressure, ten times greater than before, crushed in from all directions.
Yaoguang Sacred Lord actually intended to suppress three top-tier experts of the same rank by herself.
“Annoying!”
Ling Shuangjue was the first to act. She couldn’t wait another second.
“Slash!”
With a furious roar, the Abi Yuantu Sword transformed into a bloody rainbow spanning heaven and earth, ignoring the oppressive might and cutting straight toward Yaoguang Sacred Lord with a domineering aura that severed causality itself.
“A petty trick!”
Yaoguang Sacred Lord snorted coldly and flicked her finger.
A glazed mirror formed from supremely compressed seawater materialized before her.
“Clang—!!!”
An earth-shattering clang of metal exploded across the clouds.
That world-destroying strike, capable of instantly killing a Returned Void realm grandmaster, was actually blocked by the thin water mirror.
Yet Ling Shuangjue’s attack was only the beginning.
“Frost Ten Thousand Miles!”
Gu Chang’an’s figure had somehow appeared to Yaoguang Sacred Lord’s left.
The Frostbright Sword swept out, and a vast expanse of ice and snow was born from nothing. A chilling sword domain instantly expanded, seeking to seal Yaoguang Sacred Lord and the Longevity Cauldron together in ice.
“Blazing Sun!”
At the same time, on Yaoguang Sacred Lord’s right, a crisp cry rang out.
Behind Luan Ge, a massive phantom of a three-legged golden crow materialized. Her amber pupils had transformed into miniature suns. A golden beam, hot enough to melt metal and stone, shot from an incredibly tricky angle toward the point of spiritual connection between Yaoguang Sacred Lord and the Longevity Cauldron.
Though the three of them wished nothing more than to slaughter each other, at this moment, they displayed astonishing teamwork.
One focused on attack, one on control, and one on striking vital points.
This was a killing formation.
Faced with a combined strike that would make any Dao realm cultivator’s scalp tingle, Yaoguang Sacred Lord’s face still showed no sign of panic.
She merely smiled faintly, a hint of pity and mockery in that smile.
“Naive.”
She slowly raised her right hand—not toward Gu Chang’an, not toward Luan Ge, but toward the Longevity Cauldron, which was still frantically draining Shen Zhaoqing’s essence, and gently pressed down.
“Heart of the Pill… Unite!”
“Hum—!”
The Longevity Cauldron shuddered violently. All the runes on its surface blazed with light.
In the next moment, before the horrified and incredulous gazes of all present, Yaoguang Sacred Lord’s figure slowly merged into the Longevity Cauldron.
The bronze giant cauldron seemed to come alive. A massive face, bearing a strong resemblance to Yaoguang Sacred Lord yet infinitely more majestic, appeared on its surface.
A terrifying aura, far surpassing before and already touching the threshold of the Tribulation Transcendence realm, erupted explosively.
“Boom!!”
Gu Chang’an’s sword domain shattered inch by inch. Luan Ge’s Blazing Sun divine light was directly annihilated by an invisible force.
Even Ling Shuangjue’s domineering Abi Yuantu Sword was sent flying back by a colossal force.
All three spat out a mouthful of blood as they were sent tumbling backward!
“Within this Saintess’s ‘Pill Domain,’ I am the Heavenly Dao.”
The massive human-faced ancient cauldron emitted a rumbling divine voice, gazing down with indifference at the three tiny invaders, like ants.
“And you… are nothing more than sacrifices to add a bit of fire to my elixir.”
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A He Dao realm grandmaster, plus an ancient divine artifact, combined with the entire protective formation of Penglai Immortal Palace—this configuration, throughout the Xuanwei Epoch, basically allowed one to walk sideways.
Any other cultivator with a normal mind would probably have started considering how to surrender with dignity by now.
But the three who came today clearly fell outside the category of “normal minds.”
There was only one thing on their minds: kill that old hag.
“Sacrifices?”
Ling Shuangjue, her blood still churning from the shock, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand. The mad flame in her crimson pupils didn’t die down; instead, it burned even brighter.
She laughed.
“This Venerable wants to see whether that broken pot of yours is harder, or my sword is sharper!”
Before her words faded, she transformed into a blood-colored blur. Instead of retreating, she charged forward again toward the giant human-faced cauldron.
“Madwoman.”
Not far away, Gu Chang’an, who had just stabilized herself, spat out two cold words, unsure whether she was cursing Ling Shuangjue or herself.
She looked at Shen Zhaoqing, who was almost completely drained. Her heart felt as if a giant invisible hand were squeezing it, aching to the point of suffocation.
Regret?
If she hadn’t been so stubborn back then, if she hadn’t forced Shen Zhaoqing to stay at Qingyun Sect, would things be different today?
If she had recognized her own heart earlier, would it…
No.
There is no ‘if.’
Now, the only thing to do is to take her back!
Gu Chang’an took a deep breath. In her scarlet eyes, all regret, pain, and confusion faded away, leaving only a pure, extreme obsession.
She slowly raised the Frostbright Sword in her hand.
On the blade, the crack born from a shattered sword heart was now flowing with an unprecedented radiance.
Forgetting emotions was meant to sever mortal ties and attain the Great Dao.
But what if the Great Dao she sought was precisely within those mortal ties?
“Hum—!”
The Frostbright Sword let out a clear, resonant ring.
“Slash!”
She swung the sword.
A white sword light, seemingly ordinary yet as if condensed from all the longing and protection in the world, silently cut through the oppressive layers of the Pill Domain, heading straight for the Longevity Cauldron’s true body.
“Oh? Interesting.” On the giant human-faced cauldron, those indifferent eyes revealed a trace of surprise. “Using emotion to wield forgetfulness, shattering the sword heart only to rebuild it later—impressive.”
Yaoguang Sacred Lord’s lips curled slightly, but her hands showed no mercy.
With a thought, the power of seawater around the Longevity Cauldron instantly condensed into eighty-one layers of immensely thick Profound Ice Walls, layer upon layer stacking before the sword light.
“But this Saintess said: within my Pill Domain, all laws are determined by me!”
Crack, crack, crack, crack—!
The sword light, containing Gu Chang’an’s lifelong obsession, shattered twelve ice walls in succession before finally exhausting its strength, letting out a sorrowful ring and dissipating into the air.
In the end, it was still a hair’s breadth short.
The gap in cultivation level was like a chasm.
On the other side, the battle was far more violent.
“Burn to ashes for this Princess!!!”
Luan Ge had completely lost her mind.
She could no longer maintain her human form. With a piercing cry, she revealed her half-demon true body.
A pair of golden wings, burning with blazing flames, spread fiercely from her back. Each feather was as sharp as a razor’s edge, gleaming with chilling light. Her figure swelled, and magnificent golden feather patterns emerged on her skin. Those amber pupils had fully transformed into two miniature suns.
The bloodline of the ancient great demon—the three-legged golden crow.
“Boom—!!!”
Endless Golden Crow True Fire erupted from her like a volcanic explosion.
The temperature of the entire sacrificial altar instantly soared to a terrifying level. The white jade floor began to melt, turning into magma-like fluid. Even the Eastern Sea water drawn by the formation sizzled and evaporated under the extreme heat, turning into a thick white mist.
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