543: Return to the Imperial Court

Ling Xi nodded, temporarily suppressing her turbulent emotions. She turned her gaze toward the plundering Formations in the sky, which were still slowly rotating and continuously eroding the world origin of this realm.

"The priority is to deal with the trouble at hand."

She exchanged a look with Ye Lingxiao. Both of them soared into the air simultaneously, their Emperor Might and Quasi-Emperor pressure permeating the air as they prepared to destroy those Formations.

However, those Formations were extremely strange, deeply entangled with the natural veins of the Canglan World.

The two of them tried several times, but found it quite tricky and did not dare to exert their full strength.

At that moment, Gu Changge, who had been standing quietly by the side, cast an indifferent gaze across the entire Canglan World.

His Divine Sense was like invisible mercury, instantly permeating every corner of the world. From the dilapidated Emperor Pass to the smallest blade of grass, every secret was taken into his heart.

"The loss of world origin in this realm is not yet serious, and its Foundation is still there. It's much luckier than the Xuanhuang World was."

He thought to himself and made a judgment.

Once again joining his fingers, he lightly tapped the complex plundering Formations in the sky from a distance.

"Disperse."

There was no violent energy impact, nor any brilliant clash of divine light.

With his soft command, the core dao patterns of those strange Formations dissolved and dissipated silently from their most fundamental structure, like ice and snow under sunlight.

Their entanglement with the world was easily severed, and the small amount of world origin they had plundered was refined and returned to the Canglan World like spring rain.

The entire process was quiet, rapid, and handled with effortless ease.

As the Formations completely disappeared, the invisible sense of oppression that had been looming over the Canglan World suddenly vanished.

The flow of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi became smooth and lively. The parched mountains and rivers emitted soft hums of reviving vitality, and even the light seemed a bit brighter and warmer.

The entire broken world seemed to have finally shed a heavy shackle, letting out a relaxed and joyful sigh.

Ye Lingxiao, Ling Xi, and the others felt this subtle and positive change in the world, and in their hearts, they already revered Gu Changge's supreme methods as if he were a god.

Deep within the Imperial Court of the Canglan World, inside a solemn and majestic hall, the atmosphere was so oppressive it was suffocating.

Led by several Great Saints, all core personnel of the Imperial Court were gathered here.

Every face was etched with unprecedented anxiety and despair. Their brows were tightly knit, their expressions panicked, and even their breathing was heavy with caution.

Earlier, Emperor Lingxiao and several Quasi-Emperors had sensed a crisis outside the realm and departed in haste.

Immediately afterward, a terrifying, world-destroying battle broke out in the direction of the Emperor Pass!

Fluctuations of that level made the Divine Souls of these Saint Realm Cultivators tremble.

What shocked them even more was that the ancient Quasi-Emperors slumbering in various regions of the Canglan World were disturbed one after another, emerging from seclusion with their clan-guarding Emperor Weapons.

There were even Emperor Weapons from Immortal Holy Lands that revived on their own, tearing through the Void Realm and heading straight for the edge of the world!

Such a spectacle was unprecedented since ancient times!

Everyone's heart sank. They had also thought about leading troops to provide support, willing to risk their lives to share the Emperor's burdens.

But before they could leave, they were stopped by the Emperor's stern Divine Thought: "This battle is not something you can participate in; it would only add needless casualties. Guard the Imperial Court!"

They did not dare to disobey the Emperor's command, so they could only stay trapped within the Imperial Court.

Watching the power of the battle grow stronger and stronger, the torment and despair in their hearts intensified by the minute.

This unprecedented upheaval also spread throughout the entire Canglan Great World.

All living beings fell into endless unease. People were panicked, not knowing when this catastrophe would end or if they would be lucky enough to survive.

They could not see the specific situation of the battlefield at the Emperor Pass, but the terrifying fluctuations sweeping across the world and the wails of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi all predicted that doomsday was at hand.

What made their hearts and gall split even more was that Emperor Lingxiao's aura, which had been vast and majestic at the start of the battle, was gradually becoming weaker.

"The Emperor's aura, and the auras of the several Quasi-Emperors, are getting weaker and weaker..."

An elderly Great Saint turned pale, his voice trembling as he closed his eyes in despair.

Everyone could clearly feel those few auras that guarded this realm like pillars supporting the heavens.

They were dimming one after another like candles in the wind, as if they would be completely extinguished in the next moment.

The entire Imperial Court and every major Holy Land in the Canglan World were enveloped in a silent sorrow and the deathly stillness of waiting for final judgment.

Just then, the terrifying fluctuations sweeping across the entire Canglan World suddenly came to a screeching halt, as if snapped by an invisible giant hand.

The world suddenly fell into a strange peace, so silent that one could hear everyone's heartbeat.

"The... the fluctuations have stopped?"

Someone spoke with a trembling voice, their tone filled with confusion and disbelief.

"Is it... is it a victory, or has the Emperor fallen and the battle ended?"

No one could answer this question. Everyone looked at each other, their eyes full of fear and hesitation.

They neither dared to hope for victory nor dared to face the truth of the Emperor's fall, so they could only hold their breath tightly.

Concentrating their senses on the movements of the world, their hearts pounded wildly as they waited for the unknown conclusion.

At that moment, a vast and majestic Emperor Might, filled with infinite vitality, suddenly erupted from the direction of the battle, sweeping across the entire Canglan World.

That Emperor Might was purer and more perfect than the Emperor's peak state, instantly filling every corner of the world.

"It's the Emperor! The Emperor is still alive!"

A Great Saint jerked his head up, an incredible light bursting from his eyes, his voice trembling with excitement.

"The Emperor's aura has not only returned, it's even stronger than before!"

"Did we win? Or..."

Some did not dare to be certain, fearing this was just a hallucination born of despair.

"There are also the auras of the Quasi-Emperor lords!"

Following that, an indescribable, gentle yet vast vitality, like the first ray of light at the beginning of creation, quietly spread out.

It smoothed the wounds of the world and mended the broken Laws.

"Is it over?"

"The feeling that the sky was about to fall just now has disappeared?"

Someone cautiously poked their head out, looking at the calm world outside, their eyes full of disbelief.

"We survived?"

The confusion and uncertainty of surviving a disaster permeated the hearts of countless living beings.

They did not know what had happened at the edge of the world; they only knew that the imminent catastrophe seemed to have passed.

Some began to sob quietly, some looked around in a daze, and many more bowed devoutly toward the edge of the world, grateful for the unknown salvation.

After experiencing the dramatic turn from great sorrow to great joy, the entire Imperial Court fell into an anxious yet hopeful wait.

After eliminating the Formations, Gu Changge brushed his sleeves as if he had only done something insignificant, and said indifferently:

"The matter here is settled. Let's go back."

Ling Xi, Ye Lingxiao, and the others responded respectfully.

With a flash of light, the group's figures disappeared from the sky above the devastated battlefield and appeared silently within the hall of the Imperial Court.

Their sudden appearance caused everyone in the Imperial Court, who was waiting expectantly, to tremble violently!

The first to come into view was Emperor Lingxiao, with black hair like a waterfall and a tall, straight posture, his Emperor Might as vast as the sea!

Beside him stood a woman in white with a profound aura, cold and transcendent, as well as several young people whose depths could not be seen but who possessed extraordinary temperaments.