167: Chapter 169 The Final Madness

Mo Youming and Xuanming tore through the Void Realm and arrived outside the Blessed Land.

Great True Person Jing Feng held an ancient bell in one hand and a profound fan in the other, unleashing the might of the Five Methods Purple Mansion without restraint, causing the sky to rumble.

Beside him stood an old man with white hair, a withered physique, and a dense Aura of blood Qi, with wisps of Five Methods Qi permeating from him.

Behind them followed a dozen or so Purple Mansion True Persons, most of whom were in the Mid to Late-stage Purple Mansion, quite old, and all suffering from depleted blood Qi and decaying Physical Bodies.

"Old Ghost Xuanye, at your age, you're still taking the wrong path. Aren't you afraid that the Ancestral Masters of the Xuan Yuan Sect will be so angered they'll crawl out of their coffins?"

Mo Youming had not yet spoken, but Xuanming, who was beside him, spoke first.

Their Daoist titles were somewhat similar, both starting with 'Xuan,' indicating they were figures from roughly the same era.

However, Great True Person Xuanming was backed by the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, had consumed longevity-extending Spiritual Items, and received guidance from a Golden Core True Monarch, unlike Xuanye, who seemed to disregard his impending death.

"Your Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, in league with the Great Qi Imperial Family, seeks to annihilate my Xuan Yuan Sect. As a member of the Xuan Yuan Sect, this old man will naturally do his utmost, even if it means sacrificing his life!"

"As for my Grandmasters and Ancestral Masters, I believe they will be pleased, not reproachful, upon learning of this old man's choice."

Xuanye took a trembling step forward, his hunched back slowly straightening.

His voice was not loud, yet it echoed in the ears of every Cultivator, reverberating throughout the vast Blessed Land.

Those Wanbao Sect Cultivators who had not been admitted into the Immortal Palace and Divine Hall came to the edge of the Blessed Land, confronting Jing Feng and his group across the Sect-Protecting Formation.

"Utterly foolish!"

Xuanming coldly snorted, his robes fluttering without wind, and a dense Killing Intent soared into the sky, dispersing the clouds within a radius of ten thousand li.

"Your Xuan Yuan Sect inherited the orthodox Gui Water Legacy, and both by reason and sentiment, you should stand with my Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, with the general trend of the world. Yet, because of True Monarch Lu Ge alone, you've become enemies with my Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, standing against the great trend of the Luotian Realm."

"You could have preserved your Sect, and even used this opportunity to restore the Xuan Yuan Sect to its former glory. But Xuanye, do you understand what True Monarch Lu Ge is doing, and what you are doing?!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanye's eyes widened in anger, and he roared, "Silence! This old man knows what he's doing, and he knows what the True Monarch is doing!"

"If it weren't for the Great Qi Imperial Family's inability to tolerate the True Monarch attaining the Nascent Soul stage, my Xuan Yuan Sect would not have embarked on this path!"

Xuanming shook his head and sneered, "Success by Slaying Halberd, failure by Slaying Halberd. Your Xuan Yuan Sect, ever since the emergence of True Monarch Lu Ge, the Geng Metal True Monarch, indeed attracted the attention of the Great Qi Imperial Family."

"But that's all. The Great Qi Imperial Family is not without tolerance; even if True Monarch Lu Ge attained the Geng Metal Nascent Soul, it wouldn't shake the Great Qi Imperial Family's rule."

"It was True Monarch Lu Ge; he had selfish motives, he wanted too much, chose the wrong side, and actively stood against the Great Qi Imperial Family."

Xuanye's hair stood on end, his eyes bloodshot, and he roared, "Enough!"

The old man's white hair danced wildly, his withered Physical Body began to regain vitality, his decaying blood Qi gradually became vigorous, and the dense Death Qi was dispelled at this moment.

"No need for further words, it's merely about who wins and who loses. Let's fight in the Nine Heavens and see what progress you've made after selling yourself to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion all these years!"

As his voice fell, Xuanye's figure vanished.

Great True Person Xuanming sighed lightly, his figure shooting straight into the Nine Heavens, meeting Xuanye's gaze amidst the fierce gang wind.

"You cultivate Dui Metal, outwardly soft but inwardly firm. I wonder if today you can slay me!"

Xuanye looked directly at Xuanming, having already reverted from an old man's appearance to that of a middle-aged man.

Whoosh!

A monstrous river, piercing through the sky, emerged, shattering the gang wind and hail in this area, then churning up myriad waves and rushing towards Xuanming.

"Xuanye, you are long outdated. Let me send you on your final journey!"

A heavenly halberd, entirely greenish-brown, appeared in Xuanming's hand. Green light illuminated the sky, and its sharpness startled the Nine Heavens. In an instant, it broke through the giant waves and river, striking towards Xuanye.

The two Five Methods Purple Mansion Cultivators thus began to clash in the high heavens, going all out, their Killing Intent stirring the winds and clouds, shattering the Void Realm, and clearing the sky for thirty thousand li.

At the same time.

Outside the Wanbao Sect Blessed Land.

"Jing Feng, since you dared to bring people today, you must have some reliance, right?"

Mo Youming was composed, his gaze fixed on Great True Person Jing Feng.

"I've said it, Xuan Prefecture is the territory of my Xuan Yuan Sect. If your Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion wants to establish a Sect in Xuan Prefecture, you need my Xuan Yuan Sect's approval."

"If my Xuan Yuan Sect does not agree, your Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion cannot do it!"

Great True Person Jing Feng's tone was sharp. The ancient bell in his hand vibrated, emitting a transparent ripple that froze everything in its path.

Xun Wind Divine Ability, Calm the Wind and Waves!

"Ridiculous!"

Mo Youming chuckled lightly, a White Jade Fishing Rod landing in his hand, and he lifted it upwards.

Crack!

The vast landscape, beautiful as a painting, then shattered inch by inch. A Kun fish, larger than a mountain, broke through the confinement of the Calm the Wind and Waves Divine Ability.

Like bursting out of the ocean, the Kun fish transformed into a Peng, its back as wide as Mount Tai in the middle of the sky, its wings spreading like clouds hanging from the heavens, resembling a dark firmament falling from the Nine Heavens, its Aura grand and awe-inspiring in all directions.

"Good!"

Two sharp rays of light burst from Great True Person Jing Feng's eyes, and he violently fanned his profound fan. Immediately, a great wind swept across the heavens and earth, engulfing mountains that instantly turned into dust.

The dark great Peng, diving down, was scraped bloody by the strong wind before it even got close, and quickly dispersed into points of light.

"So it's the Lifebound Treasure of True Monarch Tianfeng."

Mo Youming looked at the profound fan held by Jing Feng, his expression slightly grave.

True Monarch Tianfeng, a Xun Wind True Monarch who emerged from the Xuan Yuan Sect, established the Xun Wind lineage for the Xuan Yuan Sect.

The cultivation methods that Great True Person Jing Feng studied all came from this Xun Wind True Monarch.

"However, Jing Feng, one Magic Treasure is not enough."

A seven-story purple-gold pagoda appeared above Mo Youming's head, emitting dazzling purple-gold light, forcibly dispersing the strong wind stirred up by the profound fan, as if it possessed the immense power to suppress a world.

"Since I stepped out of the Sect today, I have already prepared to die in battle!"

Great True Person Jing Feng's tone was solemn, and the two Late-stage Purple Mansion elders standing behind him slowly walked out.

In the left elder's hand appeared a crystal-blue treasure pearl. The sound of waves crashing against the shore was clearly audible, as if it contained all the four seas, capable of unleashing a heaven-shattering blow at any moment.

The elder on the right held a dark profound halberd. Its blade was like a wave, and its shaft seemed to bear the weight of an abyss. When wielded, there was a faint roar of ocean tides, powerful and heavy, crushing the Void Realm.

"The Azure Sea Overturning Pearl and the Abyssal Sea Suppressing Halberd."

Mo Youming glanced at them and immediately named the two Magic Treasures.

The Xuan Yuan Sect has had a Legacy for tens of thousands of years, and many True Monarchs have emerged from it. Before their demise, most of these True Monarchs left behind their Magic Treasures to suppress the Sect's Luck.

This Azure Sea Overturning Pearl was left by a True Monarch of the Xuan Yuan Sect with the Daoist title 'Cang Ming', who was a Gui Water True Monarch, representing the orthodox Xuan Yuan lineage.

And the Abyssal Sea Suppressing Halberd was left by True Monarch Yuan Hai, an ren water Magic Treasure, said to possess the weight of the abyss; one strike of the halberd could shatter the vastness and bring down stars.

"Lone Boat, a battle outside the realm!"

Jing Feng waved his profound fan, piercing through the Great Void and opening a direct passage to the outer starry sky with the power of his Magic Treasure.

"Why would I not dare?"

Mo Youming's expression was calm. The purple-gold pagoda above his head shook, carrying him past the Nine Heavens and into the dark, boundless starry sky.

Cultivators of the Luotian Realm, to break through the Nine Heavens and reach the outer starry sky, would need at least a False Core level of cultivation.

Of course, with the aid of external forces like Magic Treasures, even Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators could break through the Nine Heavens' restraints and enter the outer starry sky.

However, to resist the various radiation storms in the outer starry sky, one would need at least a Purple Mansion level of cultivation.

Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators do not yet possess the ability to traverse the starry sky.

And given the vastness of the outer starry sky, even if a Purple Mansion Immortal Master continuously traversed the Great Void from one starry region to another, it would take at least hundreds or thousands of years, and they might never find a star with life until their death.

Therefore, in the Luotian Realm, only Golden Core level True Monarchs have the qualification to step outside the heavens and explore the starry sky.

Just as Great True Person Jing Feng and Mo Youming, the two Five Methods Purple Mansion Cultivators, left.

The two Late-stage Purple Mansion elders holding Magic Treasures also didn't procrastinate, activating their Magic Treasures, and the power of the Golden Core level swept through the heavens and earth, reaching far and wide.

The faces of the Wanbao Sect Disciples turned pale.

Even with the Mountain-Protecting Formation between them, they could still feel the terror of the two Magic Treasures; just one strike could annihilate mountains and rivers, turning vast stretches of land into dust.

"Little ones, this is the first battle after the establishment of the Wanbao Sect in Xuan Prefecture. Don't show any fear, alright?"

Just then, a short, stout Cultivator appeared at the edge of the Blessed Land, and the Aura of a Five Methods Purple Mansion spread, dispelling the fear and unease in the hearts of the Disciples.

"They are just two ordinary Magic Treasures. Our Blessed Land beneath our feet is of Medium Grade, Upper Rank, and the Formation laid down is sufficient to defend against a Late Stage Golden Core True Monarch."

The words of the short, stout Cultivator reassured the Wanbao Sect Disciples.

But the Xuan Yuan Sect Purple Mansion Cultivators outside didn't care for such trivialities. They continuously bombarded the Mountain-Protecting Formation with their Magic Treasures, causing commotions that could be heard across half of Xuan Prefecture.

After the two Late-stage Purple Mansion elders exhausted their strength, they let out a roar, directly burning themselves to sacrifice their power, causing the two Magic Treasures to nearly fully revive and unleash a blow capable of shattering stars.

Rumble!

The vast Wanbao Sect Blessed Land trembled incessantly, and the protective shield covering the entire Blessed Land sagged, but quickly restored itself.

However, the areas outside the Blessed Land's Mountain-Protecting Formation were not so lucky; they collectively collapsed, and terrifying giant fissures, spanning tens of thousands of li, appeared, causing alarm.

After the two elders turned to dust, two more elders from the remaining group stepped out, repeating what the previous two elders had done.

The short, stout Cultivator paid little attention, his gaze fixed on the direction of the Xuan Yuan Sect. True Monarch Lu Ge had made no move yet, and this was what needed to be most closely watched.

Whoosh!

Just as he thought it, a Geng Metal sword light, piercing through heaven and earth and immeasurably long, slashed from the Xuan Yuan Sect's stronghold.

"Slaying Halberd!"

A furious roar, and a Golden Core Dharma Idol holding a crimson great axe appeared from the location of the Qi Xuan Sect, striking that Geng Metal sword light with an axe.

Boom!

The entire Xuan Prefecture seemed to tremble. A dark, deep Void Realmcrack appeared in the sky above Xuan Prefecture, astonishing all Cultivators who witnessed it.

"Gui Fu, if you want to die, then come!"

From the Xuan Yuan Sect, endless Geng Metal Qi soared into the sky, and a Geng Metal Dharma Idol, towering into the Nine Heavens, manifested, its eyes cold and emotionless, with nine golden, gleaming longswords resting behind its back.

"You think I wouldn't dare?!"

A crimson melting furnace appeared above Ghost Axe's head. Flames, hotter than the great sun, burned fiercely within it, and the temperature throughout Xuan Prefecture instantly soared.

Subsequently, the two Golden Core Dharma Idols broke through the Nine Heavens and went straight to the outer heavens.

"Something's not right, nine out of ten things are not right."

The short, stout Cultivator looked at True Monarch Lu Ge, who was heading to the outer heavens, and felt that something was amiss.

The final swan song of this Sect should not be so ordinary.

"How dare you!"

Just as the short, stout Cultivator was pondering, an angry roar echoed throughout Xuan Prefecture.

True Monarch Qiusha, who was guarding Xuan Prefecture City, manifested his Golden Core Dharma Idol, and two sharp beams of light pierced through the vacuum, looking towards the Tianli Mountain Range.

This mountain range, which separated the Great Qi Cultivation Kingdom from another cultivation kingdom, experienced an unprecedented riot.

Yao Beasts of various appearances, with bloodshot eyes, surged out from the Tianli Mountain Range.

There were Qi Refining Yao Beasts, Foundation Establishment Great Demons, and even Purple Mansion-level Demon Kings!

Cultivators exploring within the Tianli Mountain Range suffered heavy losses due to being caught off guard; only one in a hundred managed to escape.

These alone were not enough to enrage True Monarch Qiusha.

What angered him was that a Golden Core-level Demon Monarch walked out from within the Tianli Mountain Range, completely disregarding the agreement between Great Qi and the Yao Race of the Tianli Mountain Range.

"This Monarch is Chihui, Fellow Daoist, please."

"Good, good, good!"

"Your remnant Golden Crow clan is truly something else!"

True Monarch Qiusha was so furious he laughed instead, and his killing Aura surged like a raging tide.

"I was entrusted by someone, so I hope Fellow Daoist will forgive me."

Demon Monarch Chihui sighed lightly, and a brilliant great sun rose behind him, boundless and vigorous, its fiery red light seemingly capable of incinerating everything.

In an instant, the gazes of the two Golden Core True Monarchs collided, the Void Realm shattered, and the sky tilted, presenting a scene of world-destroying devastation.

Subsequently, the two Golden Core True Monarchs vanished, having already gone to the outer heavens to fight.

On this day, Xuan Prefecture faced an unprecedented disaster, especially the regions near the Tianli Mountain Range.

The first to be impacted was Liyuan Commandery!

Luoyun Mountain, Chen Family.

A Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, covered in blood, fell from the sky. He grabbed the hand of a Gate-Guarding Disciple, coughing blood as he said, "Quickly report to the Family Head! An unprecedented beast tide has erupted in the Tianli Mountain Range, and Immortal Master Moke, who was guarding the Red Copper Mine, has died!"

After speaking, the Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator fainted.

"Quick, quick, quickly send the message!"

The Gate-Guarding Disciple knew the seriousness of the matter and hurriedly took out a jade talisman to send a message.

"What?!"

Chen Fufeng, who was handling affairs in the Grand Deliberation Hall, stood up, his face extremely solemn.

"Inform everyone to prepare for the beast tide."

"Also, send someone to invite the Immortal Masters in Luoyun City to Luoyun Mountain for deliberation."

At the same time.

The Daye Cultivation Kingdom, located in the western border of Great Qi, sent people to attack the pass. Seven True Monarchs arrived together, and a group of Western Border Golden Core True Monarchs, led by the Zhiyang Sect, confronted them at the Western Border Pass.

Not only that, but two Nascent Soul Earth Immortals from the Daye Cultivation Kingdom also descended.

One of them was from the Blood Fiend Demonic Sect, and the other was an Earth Immortal Old Ancestor of the Daye Imperial Family.

On Great Qi's side, the newly advanced Nascent Soul Venerable Shu Xuan and a Nascent Soul Earth Immortal from the Great Qi Imperial Family confronted the two Daye Nascent Souls.

Besides the Western and Eastern borders, three Barbarian Race Golden Cores appeared at the Barbarian Suppressing Pass in Great Qi's northern border.

After an unsuccessful attack on the Censor Barbarian Pass, they confronted the Northern Border Golden Cores at the Barbarian Suppressing Pass.

And from the Great Qi Southern Border's highly poisonous swamp, a Peak Golden Core poisonous beast emerged, causing a Southern Border Golden Core to suffer greatly, almost perishing.

Several Golden Core True Monarchs in the Southern Border were forced to join forces, barely managing to restrict the Peak Golden Core poisonous beast, unable to free themselves.

For a time, turmoil arose in all four borders of Great Qi.