136: Excuse me, we're here to cause trouble.

Nine Heavens Divine City.

The imperial capital of the Xuantian Immortal Dynasty, an eternal divine city truly suspended above the Nine Heavens.

It consisted of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine floating immortal islands of various sizes, connected by bridges of rainbow light and roads of starlight.

The central main city was like a crouching primordial golden dragon, breathing in the Luck of the entire Middle Region.

Inside the city, immortal light fell like rain, Auspicious Beasts roamed, and jade pavilions loomed within the sea of clouds.

Any Cultivator arriving for the first time would be breathless, overwhelmed by the sheer grandeur of the imperial dynasty.

Today, the divine city was even more bustling than usual.

Countless streaks of light pierced through the sea of clouds from all directions, converging into the city.

Each streak represented a power, a world-renowned Prodigy.

They had only one destination.

East of the city, the Zixiao Dao Field.

It was the base established in the imperial capital by the overlord of the Eastern Region, the Purple Cloud Sacred Land—a magnificent complex built entirely of lightning-struck wood and purple-gold immortal ore.

Above the Dao field, a purple thundercloud lingered year-round, with electric snakes dancing wildly in a terrifying display of power.

Currently, the square outside the Dao field was already a sea of people.

"Look! That's the Burning Heaven Chariot from 'Burning Heaven Valley'! Leading them is their Saint, the 'Flame Demon' Luo Lie!"

A bronze chariot burning with raging flames crushed through the Void Realm and docked at the entrance of the Dao field.

On the chariot stood a burly red-haired youth, radiating a scorching aura.

"Over there! It's the Sea-Overturning Immortal Boat from 'Azure Wave Mansion'! Bibo Fairy is here too!"

A multi-storied boat made entirely of azure crystal, shrouded in Immortal Qi, sailed in quietly.

At the bow, a woman in a water-blue dress wearing a light veil had an ethereal temperament, drawing the gazes of countless young Cultivators.

One after another, Sects and clans famous in the Eastern Region and even surrounding areas made their appearances.

The Prodigies they brought were all dragons and phoenixes among men, blessed with great Luck.

This Dao discussion assembly initiated by the Purple Cloud Sacred Land had already become the top event in the entire eastern half of the Immortal Realm.

Among the crowd, the flying boat of Heavenly Sword City appeared unremarkable.

Ye Chenfeng, dressed in green, stood at the bow, looking calmly at the grand scene before him.

Beside him, the Lord of Heavenly Sword City, a Golden Immortal Expert, now acted like a follower with a respectful attitude.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, it seems the Purple Cloud Sacred Land has gone all out this time," the City Lord lamented.

Ye Chenfeng said nothing, his gaze sweeping over the high-spirited Prodigies with eyes as calm as a deep well.

To him, these people were not opponents.

What he was waiting for was the true protagonist behind this grand event.

In another corner, on the second floor of an inconspicuous teahouse.

Su Linger also wore a veil, quietly watching the heavy traffic outside the window.

Behind her, Elder Xuan stood respectfully, his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat.

"Pavilion Master, everything has been arranged."

"All the manpower we can mobilize has blended into the square, ready to provide support at any time."

"Mm," Su Linger nodded slightly.

Her eyes searched through the crowd.

Soon, she saw the flying boat of Heavenly Sword City and the familiar green-clad figure.

Eldest Senior Brother has arrived.

Just then.

A violent dragon might, full of primitive wildness, swept in from the entrance of the square without warning!

That pressure was overbearing and proud, as if a primordial divine Dragon had descended upon the Mortal world!

The noisy crowd in the square instantly fell silent!

Everyone involuntarily looked toward the entrance.

A path automatically opened up through the crowd.

A youth approached slowly, carrying a dark-gold square-sky halberd on his shoulder.

He had dazzling long golden hair draped loosely over his shoulders, and his golden pupils were devoid of emotion, filled with god-like majesty and indifference.

His appearance was so handsome he didn't seem Mortal, yet he carried a heart-palpitating, world-dominating arrogance.

He wasn't a burly man, his build similar to Ye Chenfeng's, but every step he took seemed to land on the veins of heaven and earth, making everyone's heart skip a beat.

"This... who is this?"

"What terrifying dragon might! Could he be a prince from the Myriad Dragon Nest?"

"No! The Dragon Clan of Myriad Dragon Nest has a wild aura, but this person carries a... sacred nobility!"

Sounds of gasping for air rose from the crowd.

Zhao Wuyou.

He had arrived.

He ignored all the gazes around him.

He simply looked up and found the green-clad figure and the white-clad figure in the crowd.

He nodded slightly.

Ye Chenfeng and Su Linger also nodded back to him at the same time.

Fellow Disciples needed no words; a single look was enough to know everything.

Immediately following.

A cold killing intent, seemingly from the Nine Nether Depths, flashed through the shadows of the square silently.

Ye Wushang had also arrived.

Like a top-tier hunter, he hid in the darkness, waiting for his prey to reveal a weakness.

"Boom—!"

At that moment, the thunderclouds above the Dao field suddenly burst open!

A thick purple thunderbolt fell from the sky, striking the high platform in the center of the Dao field!

The lightning faded.

A figure wearing purple battle armor with an arrogant expression appeared in the center of the platform.

It was none other than the Purple Lightning Lord.

The terrifying pressure of an Immortal Lord Middle Stage instantly enveloped the entire square like the sky collapsing!

In that instant, every Cultivator felt a stinging pain in their Divine Soul and a sluggishness in their immortal essence!

Countless those with weaker cultivation turned pale, their legs weakening, nearly kneeling on the spot!

"Silence."

The Purple Lightning Lord's voice was like thunder, exploding in everyone's ears.

His eyes, filled with tyranny and slaughter, slowly swept across the field.

That gaze was like inspecting a herd of pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

"I am the Purple Lightning Lord of the Purple Cloud Sacred Land."

"Today, I thank you all for gracing our Zixiao Dao Field with your presence."

"Enough nonsense."

"The Dao discussion assembly begins now!"

He waved his hand.

On the high platform, light flickered as a sacred crystal made entirely of purple crystal and inscribed with billions of thunder runes slowly rose.

"This is the thunder source sacred crystal, crafted by our Purple Cloud Sacred Land by collecting the Origin of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder."

"The first trial is very simple."

"Inject your immortal essence into it."

"Whoever can make it shine the brightest will enter the next round."

"Of course, if you're a piece of trash who can't even make it glow..."

A cruel curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"...then get out on your own."

As his voice fell, a youth in a purple robe with a sharp aura from the True Immortal Realm stepped forward from behind him.

"Disciple Lei Ao will start things off for the Senior Brothers and sisters!"

Lei Ao walked to the sacred crystal, took a deep breath, and slammed his palm onto it!

"Boom!"

Pure immortal essence containing the Thunder Law flooded in!

On the thunder source sacred crystal, purple light soared into the sky, reaching a height of a hundred zhang!

Within the light, a faint shadow of a thunder Dragon even appeared, circling and roaring!

"Hiss—a hundred zhang of thunder light! Senior Brother Lei Ao's cultivation has improved again!"

"As expected of a Legacy Disciple of the Sacred Land!"

A wave of exclamation rose from the square.

Lei Ao withdrew his palm, a haughty smile appearing on his face.

His gaze swept across the field provocatively.

"I wonder which Fellow Daoist dares to come up and try?"

"Hmph, I will!"

Luo Lie, the Saint of Burning Heaven Valley, snorted coldly and flew up.

He struck out with his palm, and crimson flame immortal essence surged forth!

On the sacred crystal, a light eighty zhang high, crimson with a hint of purple, lit up.

Although not as good as Lei Ao, it far surpassed ordinary people.

Following that, Bibo Fairy and other Prodigies stepped forward to test.

The heights of the light varied, but most hovered around sixty or seventy zhang.

No one could surpass Lei Ao's record of a hundred zhang.

Standing on the high platform, the Purple Lightning Lord watched this scene with eyes full of disdain and contempt.

A bunch of local dogs and chickens.

Why haven't the few fish he was waiting for taken the bait yet?

Just then.

Zhao Wuyou, who had been silent, moved.

Carrying the dragon emperor halberd, he walked toward the high platform step by step.

With every step he took, the dragon might on him grew stronger.

By the time he reached the foot of the platform, that terrifying pressure had already made it difficult for the surrounding Cultivators to breathe, their faces turning pale.

"Oh? Another one who doesn't know the heights of the heavens."

On the platform, Lei Ao looked at Zhao Wuyou, a flash of jealousy and disdain in his eyes.

"Looking like a woman, yet you dare to come up and make a fool of yourself?"

Zhao Wuyou stopped.

He lifted those golden, emotionless pupils and glanced at Lei Ao.

Just a single glance.

Lei Ao's body suddenly stiffened!

He felt as if he were being stared down by a supreme divine Dragon from the primordial chaos!

A fear originating from the deepest part of his Soul instantly gripped his heart!

His body actually began to tremble uncontrollably!

Zhao Wuyou ignored him further.

He walked onto the platform and came before the thunder source sacred crystal.

He didn't mobilize his immortal essence or condense a Divine Ability like the others.

He simply reached out casually.

And pressed his palm lightly against the sacred crystal.

The gazes of everyone in the square converged on him.

They all wanted to see just how high this mysterious youth, who had made such a flashy entrance, could make the thunder light rise.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

The sacred crystal had no reaction.

"Hahaha! I told you! He's just a flashy show-off!"

Lei Ao recovered from that fear and immediately laughed loudly, trying to regain his dignity.

"Can't even make the sacred crystal glow, why don't you hurry up and get—"

Before he could finish the word "out."

"Crack."

A very faint, crisp sound came from the sacred crystal.

Lei Ao's laughter came to a sudden halt.

The Purple Lightning Lord's arrogant face also froze slightly.

There.

On that indestructible thunder source sacred crystal, starting from Zhao Wuyou's palm, a fine crack slowly appeared.

Immediately after.

"Crack... crack crack..."

Like a spiderweb!

Countless cracks spread across the entire sacred crystal in an instant at an unreasonable speed!

"Not good!"

The Purple Lightning Lord's face changed drastically, and he was about to step in to stop it.

Too late.

"Boom—!"

A deafening explosion!

The thunder source sacred crystal, which condensed the Origin of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder and couldn't be shaken even by a full-force strike from a Golden Immortal, shattered!

It turned into a sky full of purple light rain!

Violent thunder energy, like a runaway horse, swept wildly in all directions!

"Ah—!"

Lei Ao, who was closest, let out a shrill scream and was directly blown away by the energy storm, his whole body charred black, his life or death unknown!

The entire square instantly fell into chaos!

Countless Cultivators fearfully brought out their Magic Treasures and propped up shields to withstand the terrifying energy aftermath!

Only Zhao Wuyou still stood in the center of the storm.

He slowly withdrew his hand, his long golden hair flying wildly in the energy storm.

He frowned.

As if to say: That's it? It breaks with one touch?

The entire field was dead silent.

Everyone was like a duck being choked by the neck, mouths open, unable to say a single word.

They looked at the figure standing in the sky full of purple light rain, like a god or demon, and their brains completely stalled.

Test... test potential?

You... you just straight up broke the testing device!

"Brat! How dare you!"

The Purple Lightning Lord finally reacted!

He let out a sky-shaking roar, killing intent exploding from his eyes!

Destroying the sacred crystal and severely injuring a Legacy Disciple!

This was a blatant provocation! A direct slap to the face of his Purple Cloud Sacred Land!

The terrifying aura of his Immortal Lord Middle Stage erupted, turning into a giant purple thunder hand that was about to strike down on Zhao Wuyou's head!

But just then.

"Buzz—!"

An even more vast and majestic supreme Luck, as if carrying the will of billions of living beings, suddenly descended from the heavens!

A massive imperial dragon boat, cast entirely of gold and carved with the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers, tore through the sea of clouds and slowly sailed in!

On the dragon boat, the two characters "Xuantian" were written in a flamboyant style, radiating a supreme Divine Might that suppressed all ages!

That Luck instantly scattered the Purple Lightning Lord's pressure!

"It's... it's the immortal dynasty's nine heavens dragon boat!"

"Heavens! Even the imperial family has been alerted!"

Another wave of startled cries erupted from the square!

Every Cultivator, including the Elders of the top powers, involuntarily bowed to the dragon boat!

That was the most basic respect for the immortal dynasty!

The Purple Lightning Lord's giant thunder hand aimed at Zhao Wuyou also stopped abruptly in mid-air.

His face became extremely unsightly.

On the dragon boat, a golden staircase slowly extended downward.

An old man wearing a Python Robe, with white hair and beard and an unfathomable aura, walked down slowly, surrounded by a team of golden-armored guards.

It was none other than the imperial Old Ancestor, Gao Yangshuo!

The terrifying aura of an Immortal King Perfection, though restrained, still made everyone present feel a pang of palpitations!

"Purple Lightning Lord, you have quite a temper."

Gao Yangshuo spoke with a smile, his voice gentle yet carrying an unquestionable majesty.

"What? The Dao discussion assembly has just begun, and you're already going to start killing?"

The Purple Lightning Lord's face turned shades of blue and white.

He withdrew the giant thunder hand and reluctantly cupped his hands to Gao Yangshuo.

"Greetings, Prince Yangshuo."

"This brat destroyed my Sacred Land's sacred object and injured my Legacy Disciple. I only wanted to teach him a lesson."

"A lesson?" Gao Yangshuo stroked his beard, smiling like an old fox.

"I think your family's stone isn't very sturdy."

He turned his head, his gaze falling on Zhao Wuyou.

In those cloudy old eyes, an incredibly brilliant light suddenly erupted!

What a fine young man!

With the bearing of a dragon god, born with dominance!

Is this the Disciple of that existence?

As expected, extraordinary!

"This little friend is quite dignified. I wonder, which immortal Sect's distinguished Disciple are you?" Gao Yangshuo asked kindly.

Zhao Wuyou glanced at him and uttered four words.

"Myriad Dao Divine Sect."

"Good! A fine Myriad Dao Divine Sect!" Gao Yangshuo laughed and clapped his hands.

He cleared his throat, his voice suddenly rising and spreading throughout the square!

"Your Majesty has a decree!"

At these words, the entire field fell silent!

Everyone, including the Purple Lightning Lord, immediately bowed with solemn expressions.

"By the grace of heaven, the Emperor decrees!"

"I have heard of a gathering of Prodigies in the Eastern Region and am greatly pleased! I have specially sent Prince Yangshuo to observe the ceremony on my behalf!"

"The Myriad Dao Divine Sect has performed meritorious service in protecting the state. Its Sect Disciples are all dragons and phoenixes among men, the pillars of our immortal dynasty!"

"From this day forward, all Disciples of the Myriad Dao Divine Sect within the territory of our immortal dynasty shall enjoy the treatment of a prince! Their Sect Master, Chu Xuanjin, is a distinguished guest of our immortal dynasty; seeing him is like seeing Your Majesty in person!"

"By imperial command!"