144: Great Cause and Effect

"What's going on? I keep feeling like someone is spying on us!"

Su Yu suddenly became restless.

It was as if some great terror was lurking in the shadows, watching him.

This sudden intuition was not without reason!

Just like last time in the Huangyun Sect, when a terrifying existence inexplicably struck from afar.

Perhaps this time it was also related to the True Demon Realm.

Just as he intended to use a Method of Heavenly Secrets to interfere with the heavenly secrets and isolate the spying...

Suddenly, a large area of space cracked open!

Transparent spatial rifts shimmered under the brilliant spiritual light like the most beautiful gems in the world, each facet incredibly magnificent.

Then, a suction force surged from the shattered space.

It seemed capable of devouring everything; anything that drew near, including spatial fragments, was completely consumed.

Such a terrifying scene frightened everyone to their cores.

One by one, they flew backward uncontrollably toward the source of the suction.

No matter how hard they tried, it was all in vain.

Even the divine abilities they had just unleashed were instantly dispersed into spiritual power and devoured.

"Settle!"

Su Yu shouted coldly and threw out a scroll.

As soon as the scroll appeared, it acted like a stabilizing pillar, instantly stilling the chaotic space.

It was none other than the universe celestial river map.

However, the universe celestial river map was now trembling incessantly, as if enduring a terrifying force capable of destroying it.

Within the scroll, countless universes showed faint signs of shattering.

The artifact spirit of the universe celestial river map, which had been playing dead, couldn't help but let out a wail of pain.

Su Yu turned a blind eye.

As long as they could survive this tribulation, the collapse of a mere universe celestial river map meant nothing.

But Su Yu had still overestimated himself.

A giant jade hand reached toward them.

The spatial rifts that could cut through anything—which even a Void Refinement Stage Cultivator wouldn't dare touch—couldn't even leave a mark on this delicate jade hand.

Moreover, as the jade hand approached, it grew larger and larger, like a continent steadily advancing toward them.

"Dammit!"

Su Yu couldn't help but curse.

What kind of existence was this to be so terrifying?

But why would such an existence target him?

Most critically, they were only one step away from the Spirit Realm!

"Go!"

Su Yu couldn't care about anything else; he grabbed Han Weier and rushed toward the Spirit Realm Ascension entrance.

Once they entered the Spirit Realm, he believed the owner of this giant hand wouldn't be able to do anything to him.

However, Su Yu's hopes were ultimately shattered.

The giant hand lay across Su Yu's path, moving so fast it was like the Five-Finger Mountain of the Tathagata Buddha!

No matter how great Monkey King's divine abilities were, he could not escape!

The jade hand then made a grasping motion, intending to seize Su Yu and the others.

Just as Su Yu was in despair, a blue figure appeared in the Void Realm and, seeing the vast jade hand, immediately struck down with a sword.

A streak of azure light traversed heaven and earth, seemingly infinite in length, piercing through countless spaces to strike directly at the jade hand.

"Nangong! Do you truly wish to be my enemy!"

The jade hand shattered like porcelain, and a large amount of Devilish Qi dissipated, corroding the space.

As the jade hand shattered, a voice pierced through space and exploded within the Void Realm.

It was then that Han Weier realized the blue figure before them was none other than the Dao Companion of their Han Family's ancestor, Old Ancestor Nangong!

"Peach Blossom, ever since your mother, the Sacred Flower Primordial Ancestor, ascended to the Immortal Realm with my husband, you have been plotting to obtain that xuantian spiritual treasure. Do you think I'm unaware of your schemes in the Lower Realm?"

"However, this item was not left for you. If you still harbor designs on that treasure, you'll have to see if my Tianyuan Palace agrees!"

The blue figure snorted coldly, emitting a pressure that surpassed the Mahayana Stage. Even though this pressure wasn't directed at them, their Divine Souls couldn't help but feel a sense of submission.

This aura no longer belonged to the Mahayana Stage; it appeared to be the higher Realm, the Tribulation Transcendence Stage!

Rumor had it that this Realm was a state—a transformation of dharma power into immortal essence.

At this Realm, one could trigger the Immortal Tribulation at any time and undergo tribulation for Ascension.

It's just that the probability was not high.

If one didn't trigger the Heavenly Tribulation for a long time, this Immortal Ascension tribulation would eventually descend naturally.

"Nangong! You've actually reached this step. It seems you're not far from Ascension!"

"I'll see who can stop me after you ascend!"

The Peach Blossom Saint Ancestor was furious and shouted angrily at Nangong!

The blue figure chuckled coldly.

Then she spoke: "Tianyuan Palace still has Sister Zi. Even if Sister Zi ascends, there's Sister Yuan and Sister Yue'er!"

"In short, as long as we are here, don't even think about taking that treasure!"

"If it weren't for the sake of your mother's Face, our Tianyuan Palace would never tolerate such behavior!"

"On what basis? That treasure was originally mine! My mother too, and my father! They've all ascended, so why do they still stop me from refining this treasure!"

"Once I refine this item, I can transform into a True Spirit. At that time, with a True Spirit body, I won't fear the Heavenly Tribulation or Lightning Tribulation and can likewise ascend to the Immortal Realm!"

"Back then, my mother relied on my father to achieve Mahayana Ascension. But what about me? I inherited all of my mother's divine abilities and far surpassed her!"

"Why can't I be the one to ascend! Nangong, technically I should call you First Mother, but look at how every single one of you treats me!"

The Peach Blossom Saint Ancestor's angry voice echoed through the entire space.

Only then did Su Yu and the others realize that these two existences from the Spirit Realm and Demon Realm had such a history.

But the Karma involved in such a huge secret was not something they could bear.

Was this really something they should be hearing?

Good heavens, who exactly was that ascended Han Family Ancestor? To have so many Dao Companions, each of whom was a top-tier existence.

Even this Peach Blossom Saint Ancestor was that being's daughter.

But for some reason, the Han Family Ancestor ignored her and even hid the xuantian spiritual treasure she needed for her Immortal Ascension in the Lower Realm, preventing her from obtaining it.

"I am not worthy of being your First Mother. As for how you were born, even if others don't know, do you think I don't?"

"You are nothing more than a Demon Realm Peach Blossom tree that obtained the essence blood of Saint Flower and my husband, thereby gaining spirituality and eventually becoming the so-called Peach Blossom Saint Ancestor."

The blue figure snorted coldly, seemingly despising the Peach Blossom Saint Ancestor from the bottom of her heart.

However, these words seemed to have touched the Peach Blossom Saint Ancestor's sore spot.

The shattered jade hand once again erupted with terrifying power.

For a moment, devilish light shone brilliantly for ten thousand feet.

"Nangong, don't refuse the Face I'm giving you. You're just a stinking woman!"

"The essence blood of my father and mother flows within me; I am their child!"

"If you won't give me that treasure, I'll take it. I want to see how much time you have to stop me!"

"In your state, it must be difficult to strike with full force to block this blow, isn't it?"

"Otherwise, your Immortal Ascension tribulation will descend before long!"

The Peach Blossom Saint Ancestor laughed wildly, and the already collapsing jade hand suddenly emitted a blinding black light.

Within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles, all light was devoured!

The terrifying power of destruction crushed space into powder, and countless layers of the Void Realm shattered like scrap paper.