112: Chapter 112 The Sky Opens

"It is actually you!" Old Man Tiansuan exhaled a turbid breath as if resigning himself to fate.

The woman before him looked completely different from before, but a Cultivator's spiritual energy signature would not change; he recognized this signature the moment it appeared.

Back when he was still a Golden Core Cultivator, he had already heard the news of Meng Die achieving Mahayana. She was a Mahayana True Immortal even more ancient than him, one of the living legends on this continent.

Thinking about it now, Ji Yuan's schemes really run deep; he had already started setting the trap when Tianji Pavilion announced the Heavenly Pride Ranking.

"What conditions did Ji Yuan offer to actually make you take action?" Old Man Tiansuan's voice was hoarse.

Old Man Tiansuan knew he had lost, lost completely.

Meng Die raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, the corners of her mouth curling slightly, yet carrying a faint trace of mockery: "It is a condition you cannot afford."

The people of Tianji Pavilion around them wanted to attack, but with just a wave of Meng Die's hand, they were all frozen in place, unable to Move an inch.

"Is that so?" Old Man Tiansuan suddenly threw his head back and laughed. The aged laughter echoed through the enclosed space of the tenth floor, causing the Formation patterns to flicker unsteadily.

"Astrology Formation, rise!!!"

Admit defeat? How could he admit defeat?

This is the Astrology Tower, the headquarters of Tianji Pavilion, his home field that he has managed for over ten thousand years. How could there be any reason to admit defeat on his own home field!

He waved his large sleeve, and the entire tenth floor of the Astrology Tower suddenly lit up with blinding golden light. Countless Formation patterns emerged simultaneously from the walls, ceiling, and floor tiles, intertwining madly like living creatures, enveloping the entire space in a golden ocean.

This was the Pavilion Protection Formation that Tianji Pavilion had laid out for ten thousand years. After being optimized and modified by several Mahayana True Immortals of Tianji Pavilion, even Meng Die could not break through it in a short time!

But a sudden change occurred, and a hoarse, violent voice suddenly exploded.

"Emperor Fire!!!"

It was Emperor Nanxuan, Chu Nanxuan!!!

Chu Nanxuan suddenly lifted his head; within those crimson pupils burned orange-red flames that had broken free from the Spirit Sealing Incantations.

He had been waiting, waiting from the very moment he was pinned down by the chains.

Waiting for Old Man Tiansuan to be distracted, waiting for Meng Die to make a Move, waiting for an opportunity, even if it lasted only for an instant.

And now, that opportunity had come. Old Man Tiansuan's Astrology Formation was fully activated, and all his attention was locked onto Meng Die, so the suppression on him finally showed a hint of loosening.

"What?" The flames descended directly onto Old Man Tiansuan's head.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

Chu Nanxuan died while attempting a Breakthrough to Mahayana. In fact, he was about to break through at that time, but was interrupted by Liu Yan, so his Peak cultivation was not Peak Undergoing Tribulation, but half-step Mahayana!

But he was not Mahayana after all; usually, this level of cultivation would be nothing in front of Old Man Tiansuan.

But Old Man Tiansuan was simultaneously controlling the Formation above his head and manipulating the grand Formation, which had already exhausted a tremendous amount of his mental energy, so even just this single strike was enough!!!

"That woman, what are you still waiting for!!!" Chu Nanxuan shouted at Meng Die.

Chu Nanxuan knew that he was ultimately not a Mahayana, and the Emperor Fire could only cause a certain amount of disturbance to Old Man Tiansuan, but for a battle between Mahayanas, this was already enough!

Meng Die did not answer. Her speed was so fast that Chu Nanxuan's crimson pupils could only capture a trace of an afterimage. A deafening sound that pierced the eardrums echoed in the air, and Old Man Tiansuan flew backward, slamming heavily into the wall of the Astrology Tower.

The golden Formation patterns shattered inch by inch behind him, the operation of the Astrology Formation was forcefully cut off by this strike, and the sky full of golden light suddenly dimmed.

The moment Old Man Tiansuan fell to the ground, someone suddenly rushed over; it was Emperor Nanxuan!

"Old scoundrel—die! Die!" Chu Nanxuan broke through his restraints, mounted Old Man Tiansuan, and with orange-red Emperor Fire enveloping his fists, he punched the other's face again and again.

Bones shattered, blood splattered; the anger he had suppressed for too long was poured out in this moment—no Moves, no techniques, only the most primitive violence and the pleasure of revenge.

Meng Die glanced at Old Man Tiansuan lying on the ground and then ignored him.

With Chu Nanxuan's meager cultivation, it was impossible to kill a Mahayana True Immortal. Right now, it was only because she had caught the other party off guard; once Old Man Tiansuan regained his composure, Chu Nanxuan would be killed instantly in retaliation.

Meng Die walked calmly toward the Formation that had just been hovering above Chu Nanxuan's head.

At this moment, the Formation appeared above the Void Realm, having already been stripped from Chu Nanxuan's body by Old Man Tiansuan.

She waved her hand, and the Formation appeared in her grasp.

She did not know what this thing was, that it could actually make two Mahayana True Immortals like Old Man Tiansuan and Ji Yuan come to fight for it.

But it looks like little brother Ji Yuan has won now.

Thinking this, Meng Die flicked her wrist twice, and a compass appeared in her hand. This was what Ji Yuan had given her; as long as she placed this into the Formation, her mission would be complete.

"Li Cuihua, stop!" Old Man Tiansuan threw Chu Nanxuan against the wall and shouted upon seeing Meng Die's actions.

Li Cuihua—this was Meng Die's real name. Upon hearing this name, she froze for a moment. How long had it been since someone had called her by this name!

"I see you really want to die." Her voice turned cold instantly, like ice in December. Countless golden threads shot out from her fingertips, piercing Old Man Tiansuan's limbs and pinning him firmly to the ground.

"Ahhhhh."

Meng Die did not look at Old Man Tiansuan lying on the ground; she simply placed the compass into the Formation.

The next moment, a purple-black pillar of light shot up into the sky, instantly piercing through the dome of the Astrology Tower, carrying countless fragmented Formation shards as it soared straight into the clouds.

You tightly gripped Mu Xue's hand at this moment, not knowing what had happened.

The moment after the pillar of light appeared, you could feel your Spiritual Root's spiritual energy being drained away—no, that's not right, the Spiritual Root is gone!!!

Your Soul Transformation spiritual energy had been drained!

Actually, it wasn't all drained; about ninety percent was taken, but your cultivation was still there; it was just that the spiritual energy was gone.

However, this didn't really affect you much; even if all this spiritual energy were drained, it would be of no consequence to you.

You squeezed Mu Xue's small hand at your side and transferred your own spiritual energy to her, and her complexion improved significantly.

Looking around, everyone from Mahayana down to Qi Refining had their spiritual energy drained.

Most people had fear in their eyes.

After all, their Spiritual Roots were gone?

The next moment, the spiritual energy extracted from the entire continent gathered together, forming a huge ball of light that hung high in the sky above Tianheng Continent.

At this moment, all living beings on Tianheng Continent subconsciously looked up, gazing at this huge ball of light.

Following that, they witnessed something they would never forget in their lifetime.

The sky was opened!!!

A translucent shell began to slowly separate toward all sides.

Countless points of light began to shine above the sky; stars revolved, and the Milky Way drifted ethereally.

Whoever looks up at the starry sky for the first time would be shocked.

At this moment, the entire Tianheng Continent was pressed with a pause button.

The original sky of Tianheng Continent was silent; the day was absolute white, and the night was absolute black, without a single speck of light.

At this moment, everyone looked up at the starry sky they had never seen before, feeling their own insignificance.

Facing that expanse of darkness, even Mahayana Cultivators felt awe in their hearts.

The next moment, the sky lit up.

That was the original sun of Tianheng Continent; it now split into nine, shining above the sky and beginning to rotate continuously.

That huge ball of spiritual energy now slowly moved to the center of the nine suns.

Then, the nine suns rotated faster and faster, and the ball of light turned from blue to gold.

The moment the ball of light turned gold, it split apart, transforming into countless meteors that shot out into the vast, boundless starry sky.

Ji Yuan could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart and shouted aloud.

"This is the true world!!!"