91: The Shenhuang Realm is closed

Lin Xuan broke through to Immortal Monarch, returning with the might of the Time Law, and the entire team's morale instantly soared. The disciples looked at him with fervent reverence. An Immortal Monarch! This was the true threshold of a giant in the Immortal Realm! What's more, their master had comprehended the supreme Time Law!

"Go!" Lin Xuan said no more, waving his hand. Space folded before him like a docile piece of paper, and a stable passage pointed directly to the fiercely fluctuating battlefield core in the deepest part of the Realm.

With Bi Xiao, Elder of the Void Palace's spatial power and Lin Xuan's subtle influence over time, the team's progress was rapid, almost like a continuous series of short-distance spatial jumps.

The closer they got, the clearer the roar of colliding energy, the sounds of battle, and the violent fiendish aura mixed with various strange energy fluctuations became.

Finally, they burst out of the chaotic spatial region, and the scene before them suddenly opened up.

It was an incredibly vast, ethereal plain, as if forcefully torn open. In the center of the plain, three items floated, emitting an aura that could drive one mad:

A constantly changing, seemingly alive stream of chaotic energy; a charred branch that nonetheless exuded immense lightning pressure; and a severely damaged ancient mirror, still flowing with the light of destiny.

Any one of these three treasures, if it were to fall into the outside world, would be enough to cause a struggle among Immortal Emperor-level cultivators! Yet, at this moment, they were barely covered by an extremely thin, rainbow-colored light shield that could shatter at any moment. They were clearly ownerless, awaiting their final master.

Outside the light shield, a chaotic battle had already erupted!

The main contenders were three factions:

One side was Old Dog Xuan Gu! He had gathered nearly four hundred evil cultivators and confidants around him, all bearing wounds and exuding a fierce aura. Clearly, the old fellow hadn't been idle and must have gained many benefits, his strength having somewhat recovered. They formed a sinister blood-fiend grand formation, furiously attacking the light shield and the other two factions.

The other side was the Asura Clan! Their numbers were few, only about eighty remaining, but they were all elites among elites, led by an Asura Commander at the peak of the Immortal Monarch Mid Stage, wielding a double-bladed battle-axe. Their attacks were the most ferocious, fearless of death, and their fiendish aura was almost solidified.

The third side was a group of rogue cultivators from the Immortal Realm and experts from other sects, temporarily allied, dressed in various attires. They were the most numerous, nearly five hundred, but their intentions were not unified, and they fought individually, appearing the most disorganized.

The three factions engaged in a brutal melee. People fell every moment, blood, severed limbs, and broken arms splattering everywhere. Their goal was to break through the rainbow light shield and seize the supreme treasures within!

The arrival of Lin Xuan and his group was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, instantly drawing everyone's attention!

That terrifying lineup—the unfathomable Immortal Monarch, an ancient Immortal Monarch Peak Stage expert, and over a hundred Heavenly Immortal elites—brought a pressure that caused the three warring factions to involuntarily slow down, looking at them with suspicion and uncertainty.

"Lin! Xuan!" When Xuan Gu saw Lin Xuan, especially when he felt the distinctly different, heart-palpitating aura of an Immortal Monarch emanating from him, his eyes instantly turned red, filled with jealousy, hatred, and a hint of unbelievable fear! How could this brat break through to Immortal Monarch so quickly?!

The Asura Commander also stopped his attack, his crimson eyes fixed on Lin Xuan, letting out a threatening growl: "It's you again! You damned ant! Get out! Otherwise, you'll be torn to pieces!"

The rogue cultivator alliance stirred even more, subconsciously retreating a distance, clearly not wanting to be dragged into this obviously more terrifying conflict.

Lin Xuan's gaze swept across the battlefield, lingering for a moment on Xuan Gu and the Asura Commander, a cold arc forming at the corner of his mouth.

"Seizing treasures? You may."

"However, before we seize them, let's settle some old scores."

Before he finished speaking, giving the opponents no time to react, he pointed his fingers like a sword, gently tapping towards the Asura Commander's direction.

There was no earth-shattering momentum, no violent energy fluctuations.

But the next moment, a scene that made everyone's scalp tingle and would be unforgettable for a lifetime occurred!

Centered on the Asura Commander, within a ten-zhang radius, the flow of time suddenly became extremely slow! So slow it was like crawling! The Asura Commander's ferocious expression, his action of swinging the battle-axe, and even the surging fiendish aura around him, all seemed to be in slow motion, frame by frame, both comical and terrifying!

The dozens of Asura elites around him were like insects trapped in amber, their movements completely frozen, unable to even roll their eyeballs!

Only their minds could still function, but the endless slowness and waiting brought even greater fear!

"This... this is... the Time Law?!" Xuan Gu screamed in terror, his voice distorted, his soul nearly scattered! He had lived long and was knowledgeable; he instantly recognized this incredible power!

The rogue cultivators were even more terrified, their faces pale, retreating repeatedly, fearing they would be affected.

"The first one." Lin Xuan's voice was cold and emotionless.

His mind stirred slightly.

"In an instant, annihilation."

Within the area shrouded by the slowed time field, the flow of time instantly returned to normal! But in that "instant" of returning to normal, an invisible and formless fluctuation, containing the power of time to corrode all things, swept over those dozens of Asuras!

It was as if they had endured the erosion of ten thousand years!

Puff, puff... Those dozens of powerful Asura warriors, along with the Asura Commander at the peak of the Immortal Monarch Mid Stage, didn't even have time to let out a scream. Under the horrified gaze of everyone, their bodies, like weathered sand sculptures, instantly became withered, fragile, and then silently collapsed, turning into scattered ashes! Even their weapons and armor decayed and annihilated with them!

Instant kill! A true instant kill! And in such a bizarre, despair-inducing manner!

The entire scene was dead silent!

Everyone was terrified to their core by this horrifying sight! The power of time, could it be this terrifying?!

Xuan Gu was even more panic-stricken. How could he still have any thought of competing for treasures? He only wanted to escape this dreadful place immediately, the farther away from this monster Lin Xuan, the better!

"Go! Hurry!" He roared frantically at his subordinates, fiercely crushing a dark red, blood-colored jade talisman that exuded a strong Asura aura!

Buzz!

A huge blood-colored light gate instantly opened behind him. Beyond the gate was a dense fiendish aura and chaotic spatial fluctuations! This was a life-saving trump card given to him by the Asura Clan, capable of directly connecting to a safe point outside the Realm, but at a great cost!

"Lin Xuan! You just wait! If I don't avenge this, I, Xuan Gu, swear I'm not human!" Xuan Gu roared with extreme venom, leading his remaining three hundred-plus confidants, rushing into the blood-colored light gate without looking back!

The light gate flickered violently, then suddenly closed and disappeared.

Lin Xuan frowned slightly. He hadn't expected Xuan Gu to have such a move, and to flee so decisively. He wanted to stop him, but the Asura Emperor-level power contained in the blood-colored light gate isolated his Time Law, making him a beat too late.

"Consider that old dog lucky." Lin Xuan snorted coldly, temporarily pushing Xuan Gu to the back of his mind. The monk may run, but the temple won't; he would have plenty of opportunities to deal with him later.

His gaze turned to the group of rogue cultivators and other sect experts, who were already scared witless.

When those people saw Lin Xuan's gaze sweep over them, they trembled all over, their faces ashen.

"Senior... Senior, spare us!" "We don't want the treasures! We'll give them all to Senior!" "We'll leave now! We'll leave now!"

How could they still dare to have any desire to compete? Even an Asura Commander at the Immortal Monarch Mid Stage was instantly killed, and Immortal Monarch Xuan Gu fled at the mere sight of him. These disorganized rabble weren't even enough to fill his teeth!

"Scram." Lin Xuan said indifferently, not bothering to bother with these small fry.

Those people felt as if they had received a great amnesty, thanking him profusely, scrambling and crawling away like scattering birds and beasts, instantly disappearing without a trace.

In the blink of an eye, the chaotic battlefield was left with only the Star Palace faction, the crumbling rainbow light shield, and the three ownerless supreme treasures.

Bi Xiao, Elder of the Void Palace looked at Lin Xuan, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes: "Brother Lin, to be able to wield such divine ability, 'Instant Eternity,' right after grasping the Time Law, is truly worthy of its name. Your future prospects are limitless."

Lin Xuan smiled slightly, feeling the innate divine ability seed called Instant Eternity within him. Although this method was powerful, its consumption was also immense. That single strike just now had almost drained thirty percent of his immortal essence. It seemed he couldn't use it lightly.

He looked at the three supreme treasures, then at his eagerly watching disciples behind him.

"Qing Yao, you already have the Ice Soul Divine Light Sword, which provides sufficient offense. This lightning-struck wood contains the innate essence of thunder and will greatly benefit your body tempering and spirit refining. Take it." Lin Xuan remotely drew the charred branch to him and handed it to Yun Qingyao.

"Thank you, Master!" Yun Qingyao accepted it with pleasant surprise.

"Yue Chan, you specialize in the Dao of Annihilation Sword. This chaotic energy stream contains the true meaning of creation and destruction, which may help your sword dao reach a higher level." Lin Xuan guided the chaotic energy stream towards Leng Yuechan.

"Thank you, Master!" Leng Yuechan's cold face also showed a trace of excitement.

Finally, he looked at the damaged ancient mirror.

"Su Yuan, you are skilled in divining heavenly secrets. Although this ancient mirror of destiny is incomplete, it is a supreme treasure for you. Study it well."

Su Yuan trembled with excitement, bowing in salute: "This disciple will not fail Master's high expectations!"

With the distribution complete, the three supreme treasures each found their master. Although the other disciples were envious, they were also convinced and came forward to offer their congratulations.

Lin Xuan looked up, feeling the increasingly unstable space.

"The Divine Wilderness Realm is about to close. This place is not suitable for prolonged stay. It's time for us to go home."

This trip to the Divine Wilderness had yielded far more than expected! It was time to return, properly digest everything, and then... settle all scores with those monstrous figures in the Immortal Realm!