439: Envoys from all directions joined forces to exert pressure.

Two months of seclusion on Enlightenment Cliff felt incredibly long to the outside world.

Shen Yuanmo, with a single person and a single sword, had trampled and destroyed the Taiyi Sword Sect, an overlord of the Eastern Region for a million years.

This news had already swept through the entire Eastern Region, and word had even reached the neighboring Southern Separation and Western Lands.

Countless powers fell silent; many old monsters who prided themselves on seeing through the world's affairs nearly had their Dao Hearts collapse because of this.

At first, no one believed it.

Not until the news of Taiyi Sword Sect's mountain gate shattering, its Spiritual Veins drying up, and hundreds of thousands of Disciples either dying or surrendering arrived.

As spies planted within the Taiyi Sword Sect risked their lives to send back reports one by one, the entire Eastern Region finally erupted after a period of deathly silence.

That was the Taiyi Sword Sect!

It was a supreme Holy Land that had once birthed Mahayana powerhouses, possessed unfathomable Foundations, and ruled over the Eastern Region's affairs for a million years.

And just like that, it was gone!

In less than half a day, a single person had completely wiped it out—from the mountain gate to the Old Ancestors, from its Foundation to its hidden reserves.

Fear shrouded the land like dark clouds, spreading rapidly among the top Sects.

But following the fear was an uncontrollable greed.

The Taiyi Sword Sect had fallen, leaving behind its vast, boundless territory, countless spiritual mountains and mineral veins, and numerous subordinate families and nations.

This massive bounty of interests, enough to drive any Dao Integration Great Power mad, had now become ownerless.

Who wouldn't covet it? Who wouldn't be tempted?

Thus, after the initial panic and observation,

The few remaining Dao-Grade powers in the Eastern Region finally couldn't hold back and reached a certain strange understanding... Outside the mountain gate of the Taiyi Mountain Range, which should now be called the Wanfa Immortal Sect Branch.

In the sky, precious light was clamorous.

A magnificent divine ship, its entire body burning with purple divine flames and shaped like a Phoenix, stood in a distant standoff with a pitch-black war chariot pulled by nine black dragons.

Not far away, there was also a floating white jade palace and a giant black lotus emitting sky-piercing Devilish Qi.

Ziyang Holy Land, Tianxuan Divine Dynasty, Yuxu Palace, Hall of Myriad Demons... all the remaining top powers of the Eastern Region had unexpectedly gathered here today.

On the deck of every divine ship and war chariot stood a figure with an Aura as deep as the sea; they were all the Grand Elders of various Sects who had been in seclusion for many years, all at the Hedao Realm.

They personally led their teams and came together.

Ostensibly, they said: "To congratulate Elder Shen on his divine skill reaching Major Achievement and for removing this tumor from the Eastern Region."

In reality, they were here to test, to pressure, and to carve up the fatty meat that was the Taiyi Sword Sect.

In front of the mountain gate, Myriad Laws Daoist, wearing his Sect Master dharma robes, led Qing Xuzi and other high-level members of the Wanfa Immortal Sect to block these uninvited guests outside the Formation.

With a calm expression, he cupped his hands toward the Void Realm, his voice neither humble nor arrogant.

"Fellow Daoists have come from afar; this humble Daoist has failed to welcome you properly. However, it is unfortunate that Elder Shen has just ended his seclusion."

"He is currently stabilizing his Realm and has clearly stated he will not see any outside guests. Please return."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere instantly became subtle.

"Hehe..."

Atop the Phoenix divine ship of the Ziyang Holy Land, the most hot-tempered Old Ancestor Ziyang let out a cold laugh, his voice like a thunderclap.

"What grand airs! We represent the entire Eastern Region's cultivation world!"

"That Shen Yuanmo destroyed the Taiyi Sword Sect is indeed a monumental contribution."

"But does he think he can monopolize the vast territory left behind by the Taiyi Sword Sect all by himself?"

"That is where you are wrong."

From within the nine-dragon war chariot of the Tianxuan Divine Dynasty came a sinister voice.

"The Taiyi Sword Sect was a public enemy of the Eastern Region. Elder Shen acted on behalf of heaven, and we admire him for it."

"However, the subsequent division of interests concerns the future landscape of our Eastern Region for the next million years; naturally, it cannot be decided by him alone."

"No matter what, we must see Elder Shen today and discuss a set of regulations face-to-face."

"Correct!"

"We must see Shen Yuanmo!"

For a moment, voices of agreement rose from all sides.

The atmosphere was tense, with swords drawn and bows bent!

Boom!

Several distinct yet equally terrifying Hedao Realm pressures converged from all directions as if by prior agreement.

They transformed into a terrifying Aura capable of crushing divine mountains, pressing down ruthlessly on Myriad Laws Daoist in front of the mountain gate.

They wanted to force Myriad Laws Daoist to submit.

"Pfft—"

The several Void Return Elders following behind Myriad Laws Daoist couldn't even last for a single breath.

They spat out blood on the spot, their faces as pale as paper, their figures swaying.

Myriad Laws Daoist bore the brunt of it, facing the greatest pressure.

He felt as if his dao body was being suppressed by billions of invisible divine mountains, his bones groaning under the weight.

His Primordial Spirit trembled violently under that terrifying pressure, as if it would be crushed in the next second.

Myriad Laws Daoist's face turned pale instantly, veins popped on his forehead, and his legs shook uncontrollably.

Yet he still kept his spine straight, gritted his teeth, and did not retreat a single step.

He couldn't retreat!

Behind him was the Wanfa Immortal Sect, and even more importantly, that Elder Shen who was sitting cross-legged deep within the mountain range.

He firmly believed that the Elder Shen, who had once suppressed the Taiyi Sword Sect single-handedly, would never let him down.

Myriad Laws Daoist's persistence seemed to enrage those high and mighty Dao Integration Great Powers.

That pressure suddenly intensified by another thirty percent.

"Myriad Laws Daoist, do you truly wish to make an enemy of the entire Eastern Region for the sake of an outsider!"

Old Ancestor Ziyang's voice carried undisguised killing intent.

"If you know what's good for you, open the mountain gate immediately! Otherwise, don't blame us for disregarding old ties!"

Myriad Laws Daoist felt his vision go dark, and his Divine Soul began to tear.

He knew he was about to reach his limit.

However, at the very moment his Dao Heart was about to fail,

A flat voice, devoid of any emotion, came without warning from the deepest part of the Taiyi Mountain Range, ringing clearly in everyone's ears.

"You... wish to see me?"

The voice wasn't loud; it was even somewhat soft.

But the moment it appeared, it was like a supreme decree where words became Law.

The terrifying pressure that had gathered, enough to suppress a Dao Integration Early Stage, vanished in an instant like snow under a blazing sun, leaving no trace.

It was as if it had never existed.

"Thud!"

Myriad Laws Daoist's body relaxed, and he could no longer hold himself up.

He nearly collapsed to the ground, fortunately caught in time by Qing Xuzi beside him.

He gasped for breath, his body already soaked in cold sweat, but his eyes erupted with the wild joy of surviving a disaster.

He's here!

Elder Shen has come out of seclusion!

Outside the mountain gate, the Hedao Old Ancestors atop the divine ships and war chariots were now all shaken to their cores, as if struck by lightning.

Their pressure had actually been broken by a single sentence!

Done so casually, without a hint of effort.

What kind of terrifying Divine Sense cultivation was this? What kind of overbearing control over Laws!

All the arrogance and greed on their faces faded at this moment, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity and horror.

They all turned their gazes toward the direction the voice came from—Enlightenment Cliff.

On the mist-shrouded mountain peak, a slender figure slowly emerged.

Shen Yuanmo wore a simple azure robe, his black hair draped over his shoulders, and his face was handsome and clear.

He looked like a boy next door, without a single trace of magic power fluctuation on him.

He just stood there quietly, as if he had merged into one with the entire heaven and earth, the mountains beneath his feet, and the sun and moon above his head.

But it was such an ordinary figure that made the pupils of all the Dao Integration Great Powers present shrink violently.

An indescribable tremor originating from the depths of their Divine Soul wildly swept through their minds.

In their perception, the one standing there seemed not to be a person at all, but a Chaos Universe about to be created.

Just by meeting his eyes, their Dao Hearts began to tremble and wail uncontrollably.

*Gulp.*

The most hot-tempered Old Ancestor Ziyang swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing, and the muscles on his face were twitching slightly.

All the previous arrogance and killing intent had vanished without a trace.

Shen Yuanmo's gaze calmly swept across the terrified faces.

Finally, he spoke slowly, his voice still flat.

"Speak, what do you want with me?"