326: Lu Chen's death!

The Celestial Venerable Taichu, with hair like snow and a long beard reaching his chest, possessed an ancient face and eyes that rotated like stars. Between their opening and closing, the Great Dao seemed to manifest. He wore a Taichu Dao robe, embroidered with a chaotic galaxy, and its cuffs were inscribed with the ancient script "Dao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two." He trod on the Profound Firmament Boots, and with each step, the Void Realm automatically evolved into Taiji. He used a single finger to cleave Chaos, establishing the firmament of the Spirit Realm. He was the leader of the five, controlling the Origin of the Spirit Realm.

The second was Fairy Zi Ming, the Celestial Venerable Taixu, known as the Mother of All Laws. She wore a green dress, her face like that of a twenty-year-old woman, with a purple star on her brow and eyes like autumn water. She was clad in the Zi Ming Heavenly Robe, its light gauze like clouds.

The third was Old Ancestor Ming He, the Celestial Venerable Taiyuan, also called the Nether Dominator. Nine phantom rivers of the Yellow Springs coiled around him, flowing with the wails of billions of lost souls.

The fourth was Lord Chi Xiao, the Grand Flame Heavenly Venerable, Lord of Burning Heavens. He wore the Burning Heaven Divine Armor, adorned with a diagram of the True Sun Fire, and wielded the Burning Heaven Pestle, capable of incinerating mountains and boiling seas with a single strike.

The fifth was The Celestial Venerable Taiyan, skilled in the art of mechanical deduction. The Great Evolution Divine Palace he founded was the Foundation for the operation of the seventy-two fragmented Small Worlds across the entire Spirit Realm.

Lei Jicang, Nether Sorrow, and the three Starfall Envoys, Xing Yunzi and Gu Yuan, immediately knelt: "Greetings, Heavenly Venerate!!!"

Lu Chen looked at the five figures that had suddenly appeared, and instead of fear, he laughed uproariously, his voice filled with endless sarcasm and disdain:

"Hahaha... What a cliché plot! First, they send three, and when they can't win, ten Starfall Envoys appear. When they still can't win, out come the five Old Ancestors? Isn't this just the legendary Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather? Wave after wave, one after another, truly touching!"

The five figures stood silently, untainted by dust, their bodies suffused with the flow of Dao, as if they were born with Heaven and Earth.

The white-haired elder with hair like snow, wearing the Taichu Dao robe—Taichu Heavenly Venerate, The Celestial Venerable Taichu—slowly spoke, his voice gentle, yet it resonated like the ringing of the Great Dao, echoing through Heaven and Earth:

"Young friend, your talent is unparalleled, your combat power astonishing. To slay one Undergoing Tribulation as a Nascent Soul Cultivator, going against the Heavenly Dao, is truly rare through the ages. We greatly admire this. However, this world has long since decayed; its Spiritual Qi is depleted, its Laws are incomplete, and Heaven and Earth are crumbling. It is no longer suitable for a Prodigy like you to continue existing."

Fairy Zi Ming, the woman in green like clouds, with a shimmering purple star between her brows, lightly parted her red lips, her voice flowing like a clear spring:

"Why not return with us to the Spirit Realm? There, you will find endless Spiritual Veins, ancient Legacies, and a true path to Immortality. If you are willing, you can become a Saint of our Spirit Realm, enjoy supreme honor, and receive the reverence of all."

Old Ancestor Ming He, the Celestial Venerable Taiyuan, added slowly, his voice deep like the sound of the Yellow Springs:

"That strike you just made, forcibly activating the Cave Heaven Star System, has left your Physical Body on the verge of collapse and your Nascent Soul about to shatter. If you remain stubborn, your Divine Soul will be annihilated in an instant. Come with us, and we can preserve your life, reshape your Foundation with the Origin of the Netherworld, and recast an indestructible body."

The five Grand Heavenly Venerables, with such respectful demeanor, extended an invitation to a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Such an honor, throughout all ages, no one could compare!

But Lu Chen sneered, leaning on his cracked dragon fiend spear. Even with his right arm severed, left leg crippled, and Meridians completely destroyed, he still stood with a straight spine: "Not interested, goodbye!"

Lu Chen knew his time was up.

"Boom—!!!"

The Cave Heaven Star System instantly self-destructed!

In that instant, Heaven and Earth lost their color, the Laws wailed, and the entire space was violently torn apart by an invisible giant hand!

Centered on Lu Chen, a golden-black storm of destruction erupted, like a galaxy reversing, like the chaotic tempest at the dawn of the Universe, sweeping in all directions!

The five Grand Heavenly Venerables—The Celestial Venerable Taichu, Fairy Zi Ming, Old Ancestor Ming He, Lord Chi Xiao, and The Celestial Venerable Taiyan—their expressions drastically changed!

They never expected it!

They, in their status as half-step True Immortals, personally descended, treated him with courtesy, and offered him the position of Saint, only to be so disdainfully rejected by a Nascent Soul Cultivator!

Even more unexpectedly—

He actually intended to self-destruct his Cave Heaven! Using himself as the fuse to detonate the entire star system, even if it meant mutual destruction, he would turn this Heaven and Earth into nothingness!

"Damn it!" The Grand Flame Heavenly Venerable's red hair flew wildly. "Stop him! He's going to self-destruct his Cave Heaven!!"

"It's too late!" Fairy Zi Ming formed a Seal with her jade hands, and the Myriad Manifestations Jade Tablet floated above her head. All Laws converged into one, forming a Myriad Manifestations Barrier, sealing space layer upon layer!

The Celestial Venerable Taichu activated the Origin of the Heavenly Dao, condensing a Taichu Seal that descended like a Taiji diagram to suppress it!

The Celestial Venerable Taiyuan summoned nine Yellow Springs, forming a Yellow Springs Barrier, its nether power isolating life and death!

The Grand Flame Heavenly Venerable ignited heavenly fire, his Burning Heaven Pestle transforming into a fire Dragon, setting up nine layers of Blazing Hell, intending to incinerate all destructive power!

The Celestial Venerable Taiyan's gray robe billowed, and the Heavenly Secrets Scroll unfolded. Three thousand phantom stars appeared, forming the Grand Heaven Star Array!

The five half-step True Immortals jointly set up the Five Extremes Heaven-Sealing Grand Array!

The five peerless powers merged, forming a brilliant barrier spanning a thousand li, forcefully blocking the self-destructing Cave Heaven!

"Boom—!!!"

The storm of destruction collided with the barrier, and Heaven and Earth disintegrated!

The Myriad Manifestations Barrier shattered!

The Yellow Springs Barrier collapsed!

The nine layers of Blazing Hell evaporated!

The Grand Heaven Star Array twisted!

The Taichu Seal exploded!

The barrier, completely shattered!

A terrifying shockwave swept through the eight directions. The five Grand Heavenly Venerables all groaned, blood spilling from their lips, their Dao robes torn, their bodies thrown back a hundred zhang!

The Celestial Venerable Taichu's Dao Seal on his brow dimmed, cracks appeared on Fairy Zi Ming's jade tablet, Old Ancestor Ming He's Yellow Springs phantoms were almost completely dispersed, Lord Chi Xiao's Burning Heaven Pestle vibrated incessantly, and The Celestial Venerable Taiyan's Heavenly Secrets Scroll automatically closed!

Just as these five Grand Heavenly Venerables were about to be annihilated.

At the crucial moment, Lu Chen's body, unable to withstand the force, disintegrated and shattered a moment earlier, his Divine Soul perishing.

The five Grand Heavenly Venerables sensed the source of that destructive power—Lu Chen's main body had already disintegrated!

Although the Cave Heaven Star System was still erupting, having lost its "Dominator," that power became like an ownerless tide, lacking the will for mutual destruction, and its might drastically decreased!

"Opportunity!" The Celestial Venerable Taichu roared, the Dao Seal on his brow exploding, sacrificing the power of his Origin, and triggering a resonance with the Heavenly Dao!

"For me—Suppress!!!"

The five Grand Heavenly Venerables, giving their all and using their lifelong ultimate techniques, desperately suppressed the remaining storm of destruction!

"Boom—!!!"

Heaven and Earth shook, and dust swept across a thousand li like an angry tide!

Finally, the storm was forcibly sealed, the spatial cracks slowly closed, and Heaven and Earth returned to dead silence.

The five Heavenly Venerables stood in the Void Realm, each disheveled, their Dao robes torn, blood at the corners of their mouths, their aura weak, barely able to stand.

The Celestial Venerable Taichu's Dao Seal on his brow was dim and lusterless, requiring a thousand years to recover;

Fairy Zi Ming's jade tablet was covered in cracks, its Origin damaged;

Old Ancestor Ming He's Yellow Springs phantoms were only 30% remaining, and his Lifespan was reduced by ten thousand years;

Lord Chi Xiao's Burning Heaven Pestle was broken, and his Foundation was shaken;

The Celestial Venerable Taiyan's Heavenly Secrets Scroll automatically closed, no longer able to deduce heavenly secrets.

Fortunately, they survived.

But in their eyes, there was no longer any lofty will, only the lingering terror of having escaped a catastrophe.

After a long while, The Celestial Venerable Taichu slowly spoke, his voice hoarse:

"If Lu Chen had lived one second longer, just one second, I fear the five of us would have been annihilated—our Divine Souls destroyed, never to return—under the destructive power of that star system!"

Fairy Zi Ming sighed: "This boy's status in the Immortal Realm must be extremely high; otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for him to possess such a complete Cave Heaven Star System! We must be careful of retaliation from the Immortal Realm!"