556: Chapter 556 The Strange Strikes Again!

"The first match: Sacred Heaven Sect versus Star Palace!"

As soon as the words fell.

Lin Tian and Xing Xuan simultaneously leaped onto the arena.

The two exchanged a glance, a flicker of Battle Intent flashing in their eyes.

"I seek your guidance."

Lin Tian cupped his fist in salute.

"Please."

Xing Xuan gave a slight nod.

The next second.

Both of them attacked at the same time.

Lin Tian struck out with his palm, a golden palm imprint whistling forth.

Xing Xuan, on the other hand, gathered Starry Sky Power in his hand, transforming it into countless starlights to meet the attack.

Boom!

The two forces collided in mid-air, erupting in a deafening roar.

The entire arena trembled violently.

"So strong!"

"Is this the strength of Disciples from the Five Great Sects?"

"Too terrifying!"

Gasps of astonishment came from the spectator stands.

Meanwhile, you narrowed your eyes.

"Interesting."

You murmured to yourself.

"It seems the training efforts of each Sect over these twenty years have been quite successful."

Right at that moment.

You suddenly sensed a faint ripple.

That ripple came from the edge of the Canglan Realm.

"Hmm?"

You frowned.

"What's wrong?"

The Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor, noticing your unusual reaction, quickly asked.

"It's nothing."

You shook your head.

"Perhaps I'm just being overly cautious."

But a trace of unease rose within your heart.

That ripple, though faint, carried a familiar aura.

It didn't feel like the aura of the Eerie Clan, yet it felt strangely familiar to you.

For a moment, you couldn't recall what this aura was, but since it wasn't an Eerie aura, you didn't dwell on it further.

And so!

The Sect Grand Competition lasted for a full three months.

In the end, the Genius Disciple from the Tidal Pavilion narrowly defeated the other four Sects and claimed the championship.

When the Pavilion Master of the Tidal Pavilion received the champion's token, the entire Xuan Province erupted.

"Congratulations to the Tidal Pavilion!"

"Truly worthy of being one of the Five Great Sects!"

Cheers resounded through the heavens.

You stood on the spectator stands, your gaze sweeping over the excited faces, yet there was not a shred of relaxation in your heart.

The ripple you sensed at the start of the competition, though it never reappeared, remained firmly lodged in your mind.

"Su Ming, why do you seem so preoccupied?"

The Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor walked to your side and asked with a smile.

"It's nothing."

You shook your head.

"Maybe I'm just worrying too much."

But deep down, you knew it was definitely not an overreaction.

It's just that without sufficient evidence, speaking out would only cause unnecessary panic.

After the Sect Grand Competition concluded, the Canglan Realm returned to peace once more.

Disciples from each Sect returned to their Sects with their gains and continued their cultivation.

As for you, you returned to the Sacred Heaven Sect and resumed your seclusion.

The Fiftieth Year!

Time flowed like water, and thirty years passed in the blink of an eye.

Over these thirty years, the Canglan Realm enjoyed favorable weather, abundant Immortal Qi, and the Cultivators' cultivation levels steadily improved.

There was no harassment from the Eerie Clan, no war, no death.

Everything was so perfect.

So perfect that people forgot the fear they once knew.

"The Eerie Clan? That was ages ago."

"Indeed, the Canglan Realm is so strong now, how would the Eerie Clan dare to come?"

"I heard the Eerie Clan from back then were all wiped out by Senior Sacred Heaven and the others."

"We can Cultivate in peace now."

Such voices became increasingly common within the Canglan Realm.

Especially among the younger generation, who had never experienced the terror of being dominated by the Eerie Clan. Their fear of the Eerie Clan remained only in the oral accounts of their elders.

And as time passed, even that fear gradually faded.

Some even began to question whether the Eerie Clan was truly that terrifying.

Watching all this, the unease in your heart grew heavier.

"Peace is often the greatest poison."

You murmured to yourself.

On this day, you were in seclusion at the Sacred Heaven Sect.

Suddenly.

That familiar ripple appeared once more.

Your eyes snapped open.

"They're here!"

Your figure flashed, instantly appearing above the Sacred Heaven Sect.

Looking up.

You saw the sky of the Canglan Realm suddenly split open with a massive rift.

From within the rift surged endless black mist.

Within the mist, the faint silhouettes of countless Eerie Creatures were vaguely visible.

"This is..."

The Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor also rushed out. Looking at the celestial anomaly in the sky, his expression drastically changed.

"The Eerie Clan!"

You said solemnly.

"How is that possible?!"

The Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor found it hard to believe.

"Wasn't the Canglan Realm's Heavenly Dao already repaired? How could the Eerie Clan invade the Canglan Realm on such a large scale so easily?"

"The Heavenly Dao..."

You narrowed your eyes.

Suddenly recalling that familiar ripple from thirty years ago.

"No!"

You remembered now!

That was the aura of the Heavenly Dao!

Although the Guichong Ancestor died, the Canglan Realm's original Heavenly Dao did not perish.

The Fallen Heavenly Dao had once again taken control of the Heavenly Dao.

Your expression changed.

..."The Heavenly Dao is compromised!"

Right at that moment.

In Qing Province, at the Empress Cangqiong's Dao Field.

Empress Cangqiong was cultivating when she suddenly sensed a terrifying aura descending.

At this moment, she also perceived that the Heavenly Dao was compromised.

This invasion by the Eerie Clan felt as if the gates had been thrown wide open, welcoming their arrival.

Her eyes snapped open, and her figure flashed, appearing above her Dao Field.

She saw that the rift in the sky was positioned directly above Qing Province.

Countless Eerie Creatures poured out from the rift, like a plague of locusts, blotting out the sky and sun.

"Not good!"

Empress Cangqiong's expression changed drastically.

She immediately mobilized her Starry Sky Power, attempting to seal the rift.

But the next second.

A figure stepped out from the rift.

It was a being shrouded in black mist, its features indistinct, but the aura emanating from its body was unmistakably at the Immortal Emperor level!

"Middle Stage Immortal Emperor?"

Empress Cangqiong's pupils contracted.

"How is that possible? The Canglan Immortal Domain isn't even one of the Ten Great Immortal Domains, so why is a random Eerie Immortal Emperor already at the Middle Stage?"

"Hehehe..."

That figure let out a sinister, chilling laugh.

The black-mist-shrouded figure slowly raised its hand.

In an instant.

Countless Eerie Creatures poured out from the rift like a black torrent, surging towards the land of Qing Province.

"Damn it!"

Empress Cangqiong gritted her teeth. Her Starry Sky Power erupted, forming a massive starry barrier above Qing Province.

Rumble—