673: The Vanishing Red Sun

"Finally..."

"It has come to this step..."

At the bottom of Gui Zhou Island's sea, the 180,000-zhang Black Giant Serpent, coiled within the Profound Palace, slowly raised its head.

In its sun-like eyes, a hint of excitement flickered.

After lying dormant for so many years, it could finally stand tall!

"Although I didn't get the chance to fight a true Heavenly Venerable in the Dao Integration Realm..."

"Hehe, it's better if such an opportunity doesn't come."

A trace of regret flashed in Mo Xuan's heart, but it was quickly suppressed by his rationality.

This was no laughing matter, even though he was immensely powerful.

He was immeasurably stronger than ordinary Dao Integration Realm Cultivators.

But a Heavenly Venerable was a Heavenly Venerable after all.

Their unimaginably powerful nature could be glimpsed from the Heavenly Venerate Dao Weapon.

A mere Yu Heng, having only obtained a heart of the heavenly venerable and an indestructible azure lamp, could exchange dozens of blows with him, which was truly remarkable.

It was best to extinguish such thoughts early.

"Realm: Hédào Late Stage (+);"

Scanning the entire System panel, Mo Xuan's mind lingered on the plus sign in the Realm column.

He suppressed the slight excitement in his heart.

No longer hesitant.

His mind sharply pricked.

Buzz~

A familiar sensation came from the depths of his mind.

No resistance, no hesitation.

As the Clan Fortune Points rapidly decreased.

Mo Xuan's mind completely sank into the endless dark Void Realm.

Inside the Ancestral Hall.

The profound and heavy Aura began to become ethereal.

But the terror and might contained within it were far greater than before.

On both sides of the Ancestral Hall's main gate.

Two hundreds-of-zhang-tall Protector beasts suddenly shivered.

Their hearts tightened, and the Mythical Elephant and Green Lion, two ancient exotic beasts, immediately became majestic.

Just now, the faint, ethereal Aura emanating from within the Profound Palace made their Bloodline tremble, fear, and submit.

"That guy... didn't get stronger again, did he...?"

A sense of shock emerged in the hearts of the two ancient exotic beasts.

As they thought this.

The two ancient beasts' figures became even more majestic and inviolable.

If ordinary Cultivators or sea beasts merely glanced at them, they would likely be scared out of their wits... What happened inside the Profound Palace was unknown both inside and outside the Chaotic Sea.

Everything was as usual.

Under that Scarlet Sun, the Qingyang Zhou Clan became even more transcendent.

The conflicts between various islands and forces all avoided the Zhou Family.

Cultivator conflicts were inevitable.

But with the suppression of the Qingyang Zhou Clan, this borderland became increasingly stable.

This disappointed many Cultivators with ulterior motives.

After all, only chaotic places were suitable for strong individuals to profit and rise... Time flowed on.

One day, a year later.

In the Chaotic Sea, countless Cultivators, as usual, were suddenly stunned when they came out of their Immortal Caves.

It seemed that an unusual change had occurred.

Figures stirred in their hearts, and following the strange feeling, they looked up at the vast sky.

"The Scarlet Sun... is gone..."

Countless Cultivators' hearts stirred.

Above Gui Zhou Island, the Scarlet Sun that illuminated all things in the four seas did not shine as usual.

However, this change only made them slightly curious before they withdrew their attention.

By now, most Cultivators already knew that the crimson scorching sun was a peerless Magic Treasure.

Since it was a Magic Treasure, there would naturally be times when it was used.

They thought this was the case this time as well.

They just didn't know where it was that attracted the attention of the Qingyang Zhou Clan, shrouded in clouds and mist, to actually use this peerless Magic Treasure.

Everyone speculated in their hearts.

But no Cultivator dared to investigate anything.

After all, that was a supreme force with five Dao Lords of He Dao overseeing it, revered as a Holy Land by Cultivators from outside domains.

To rashly pry would be like an old man hanging himself, seeking death.

However, this disappearance of the Scarlet Sun was different from previous times.

A year later.

The Scarlet Sun still had not appeared.

This caused countless Cultivators to speculate.

But that was the Zhou Family's Magic Treasure, and whether it appeared or not was for the Zhou Family members to decide.

Others were not qualified to ask anything.

Two years later.

The Scarlet Sun still had not reappeared.

Some Cultivators who knew a little inside information and wanted to comprehend the Heavenly Venerable Dao vaguely had an epiphany.

This Heavenly Venerate Dao Weapon, visible to everyone, might never be seen again.

"Alas..."

Many Cultivators sighed softly in their hearts.

Although they each knew that trying to comprehend the Heavenly Venerable Dao through this method was merely wishful thinking.

Yet, there was always a glimmer of hope in their hearts.

What if... But now, that 'what if' was completely gone.

Three years later.

Under the jurisdiction of the Zhou Family, in the Mingyang Realm.

In the depths of the Saber Domain.

Suddenly, a flash of Saber light rose from the depths of the Saber Domain.

It cut through the Void Realm, as if splitting the Saber Domain in half.

Within the Saber light, powerful might was contained.

Even a Nascent Soul Venerable, merely by sensing it, would vaguely feel a stinging pain in their incomplete Primordial Spirit.

This meant that this Saber light had definitely surpassed the Soul Transformation Realm.

When this Saber light appeared.

The Nascent Soul Venerables who remained in the Mingyang Realm were all alarmed.

They all looked towards the depths of the Saber Domain.

"Mad Saber has achieved Void Refining..."

The Nascent Soul Venerables' expressions were solemn.

Since connecting with the Chaofeng Ancient Realm in the Upper Realm.

Even without ascending to the Upper Realm, they already knew many things.

This imposing Aura was precisely what one could possess upon achieving Void Refining.

"After that person, someone else in the Mingyang Realm has achieved the body of a Great Power..."

A Nascent Soul Venerable sighed in his heart.

In the long history of the Mingyang Realm, only three powerhouses in the Void Refining Realm seemed to have appeared in records.

Unexpectedly, in this era, two appeared simultaneously.

However, Mad Saber was still far inferior to that person.

Back then, that person merely dispatched an envoy with an order, and easily suppressed everything.

That was a might far exceeding Void Refining.

Buzz~

Saber light streaked across the sky, and heaven and earth trembled.

A domineering yet restrained figure, with a profound Aura and a saber on his back, appeared in the sky.

"It's time to ascend to the Upper Realm..."

Mad Saber's heart stirred.

He recalled the scene from back then.

"Dao Lord once said that if one could break through to Void Refining under the shackles of this Lower Realm, they would surely go further on the path of the Great Dao in the future."

This was what Venerable Qian Mei Hu told him when she descended to the Lower Realm for the second time.

It was because of this sentence that while many old friends ascended to the Upper Realm, he still chose to remain in the Mingyang Realm.

To forge a path with his own Saber Intent.

"The splendor of the Upper Realm..."

Mad Saber yearned in his heart.

Then, he no longer hesitated.

With a single step, he vanished into the Void Realm.

He arrived at Qingzhou in the Nancang Domain.

This place was the core of the entire Nancang Domain.

Although there were no Nascent Soul Venerables stationed here, no Cultivator in the Mingyang Realm dared to underestimate it.

Because in this Qingzhou land, two forces were located.

A branch of the Zhou Family, and the Xuanqing Sect.

At this moment, outside Cloud Dream Marsh.

The figure of Great Power Mad Saber appeared.

"Senior Mad Saber."

A slightly plump figure appeared.

It was none other than Zhou Xiuchang, the Patriarch of the Mingyang Realm Zhou Family branch.