720: Chapter 721 Paving the Way for the Next Generation

Jiuhua Divine Sect! Yang to the extreme, its light shining upon the heavens!

Countless Cultivators with blood energy like dragons and knotted muscles could be seen tempering their Physical Bodies and practicing fist seals, their every move possessing the power to shatter stars and split the sun.

Boom—!!!

The images from the regression suddenly became extremely unstable, vibrating frantically!

Countless red-gold flames, lightning, shattered fist seal phantoms, and a murky, filthy black energy turbulence filled with the aura of erosion and corruption intertwined, exploded, and annihilated within the scene!

The scene was blurry beyond measure; one could only barely see that figure appearing once again above the Nine Yang Altar at the very core of the Jiuhua Divine Sect.

But this time, he was not alone, nor was he calmly waving his hand.

Opposite that figure, there was faintly a terrifying silhouette shrouded in thick black Qi, radiating a powerful aura!

The two sides seemed to be engaged in a brief but intense confrontation!

Phantoms of nine great suns burned frantically, spewing out Solar True Fire that incinerated everything toward the black-gassed figure, while a massive phantom manifested behind that black-gassed figure to resist the Solar True Fire.

The figure seemed to frown; he no longer held back, and his outstretched palm suddenly clenched.

"Suppress."

The simple bead burst with light, and a power of suppression—grander and more irresistible than when it took away Taiyin and Wuji—swept out.

It not only enveloped the entire Jiuhua Divine Sect but also forcibly suppressed and stripped away the figure within the black Qi!

Under that suppressive force, the black-gassed figure let out a silent shriek and suddenly dissipated.

And the Jiuhua Divine Sect, within the brilliant red-gold light, was rapidly compressed; at the same time, intermittent and blurry voices drifted over.

"Evil Spirits and External Demons, how dare you invade our world! Take us... and kill our way over! Burn them all... to carve a path of life... for future generations!"

Subsequently, the Jiuhua Divine Sect turned into a streak of light and entered the bead.

The figure hovered in place, looked down at the bead, then looked up toward the void where the black Qi had dissipated, remaining still for several breaths.

Then, he raised his hand and wiped across the void; a power of purification and smoothing spread out, forcibly calming and solidifying most of the terrifying energy aftermath remaining from the battle.

This formed what was now seen from the outside: the dark red mist hiding scorching embers and the charred dead lands.

Only after doing all this did his figure slowly fade away.

The Time Regression ended, and Gu Changge's body swayed slightly, the silver-gray light around him flickering rapidly several times before stabilizing.

The consumption for this regression was far greater than the previous two, not only because he had to resist the chaotic Dao Rhyme remaining here, but also because he saw extra things: the enemy and his Master's battle.

Yue Liuli's face was already pale; she had seen that black-gassed figure and felt that evil aura filled with aggression and malice that definitely did not belong to the Immortal Realm.

She also heard the angry roars and determined words of the Jiuhua Divine Sect: "Evil Spirits and External Demons," "invading the world," "kill our way over," "carve a path of life for future generations"...

All the clues converged at this moment, pointing toward a terrifying conjecture that made one's scalp tingle yet was incomparably tragic and heroic!

"What was that black figure?" Yue Liuli's voice was dry. "It was definitely not a creature of the Immortal Realm..."

"It's the enemy," Gu Changge spoke slowly, his voice carrying an oppressed heaviness.

He finally put away that wisp of aura on his fingertip, his gaze as deep as a cold pool.

"Enemies from beyond the heavens. Master taking away the various Immortal Emperor-level forces was not for plunder or collection..."

He paused, looked at Yue Liuli, and said word by word:

"But to gather strength, rush to the front lines, and fight these 'Evil Spirits and External Demons.' To 'carve a path of life' for them, and for the surviving creatures of the entire shattered Immortal Realm."

The moment this conclusion was spoken, even he felt a suffocating shock.

After searching for so long and doubting for so long, the final truth might actually be that Revered Master was bearing the survival of the entire world, protecting everything in this resolute and lonely way.

But why would Revered Master appear in the Xuanhuang Great World? Was it a Clone or a Rebirth after falling?

Yue Liuli's delicate body trembled violently, and all spirit instantly vanished from her eyes, leaving only boundless emptiness and acute pain.

If this was true, then her Taiyin Immortal Palace, her Disciples—they didn't disappear; they sacrificed themselves!

They were annihilated on the front lines of the struggle against the Evil Spirits and External Demons!

"Carve... a path of life... for future generations..."

She murmured, repeating the broken last words of the Jiuhua Divine Sect, as two lines of clear tears silently slid down her beautiful, pale cheeks.

Gu Changge silently gazed at this frozen battlefield ruin, toward the depths of the dark red mist, as if he could penetrate the endless void to see that final line of defense where mountains of corpses and seas of blood lay, where Immortal Emperors fell, and where Revered Master stood alone.

Then, Gu Changge seemed to remember something; he waved his hand and took Xiaobai and Yue Liuli into his Small World.

His figure dissipated, and in the next moment, he was already standing outside the core of that ancient battlefield deep within the Immortal Realm.

Wind and thunder roared here, and disordered Laws were like sharp broken blades, wantonly cutting at the surrounding chaotic air currents.

Destructive aftershocks layered upon each other, causing even the invisible Dao domain around him to ripple slightly.

He looked toward the depths of the battlefield; the terrifying aura that had lingered before and made even him feel a hint of danger had now disappeared without a trace.

Gu Changge looked at the Chaos before him, waved his hand, and took out an Invincible Experience Card from the System space.

"System, if I am in any danger, activate the Invincible Experience Card immediately."

"Ding, System has received the command!"

Gu Changge pondered for a moment, then flicked several drops of essence blood into the depths of the Chaos before stepping into the core of the battlefield.

With every step he took, his invisible Dao domain spread out a circle of light, isolating the surrounding violent chaotic air currents and Law fragments.

The deeper he went, the more intense the dead silence became—broken Law chains, scattered weapon remains.

Everywhere showed the tragedy of the ancient great war, yet there was not a single trace of any powerhouse, nor any aura of living things; it was extremely eerie.

The mysterious existence that had once gazed at Gu Changge had also vanished.

Gu Changge stood within it, closed his eyes to concentrate, and his Divine Sense spread out like a tide, carefully probing every inch of space and every wisp of chaotic air current.

But no matter how he sensed, he only captured a patch of dead silence; that vanished terrifying aura left no trace.

Right then, Gu Changge's brow furrowed slightly and his Divine Sense suddenly paused; an extremely weak yet warm and heavy aura quietly emerged from the chaotic air currents in the deepest part of the battlefield.

It was neither the filth of evil spirits nor the resentment of Cultivators who died in ancient times, but carried a sense of protection that had endured for eons, slowly lingering around.

This aura was very faint, as if it would dissipate in the next moment, yet it was exceptionally firm; following his Divine Sense, it slowly seeped into his Sea of Consciousness.

Gu Changge immediately composed his mind and stopped his probing, Time runes circulating around him as he carefully guided this wisp of aura.

After a moment, that wisp of aura gradually condensed, turning into a blurry light-shadow; within the light-shadow, there was no specific outline, only a gentle and heavy intent.

It echoed clearly in his Sea of Consciousness.

"Junior, I have observed you for a long time. Your Heart-Nature is steady, your Dao Heart is firm, and you also possess the intent to protect."

"Watch over the Immortal Realm well; protect all living beings well!"

That intent fell silent for a moment, then another message came through:

"There is no need to seek my traces, no need to obsess over the battles of the past. Protecting the future generations of living beings is my wish."

"The external demons from beyond the heavens are not yet destroyed, and the path of defending the world has not ended. I have returned to the front lines. I hope you take care, junior."

As the intent faded, that wisp of aura no longer stayed; like starlight fragments, it slowly merged into the surrounding chaotic air currents without leaving a single trace, as if it had never appeared.

The surroundings remained filled with roaring wind and thunder and disordered Laws; broken weapon remains lay quietly, telling of the tragedy of the ancient war, but that long-lingering sense of danger had completely dissipated.

In its place was a faint, reassuring Dao Rhyme of protection, quietly permeating every inch of space in the battlefield core.