456: Chapter 456 Awaiting Master's Great Victory

With a heavy thud!

Great Love Immortal Venerable's knees slammed heavily onto the ground, his body hunched like a schoolboy being scolded by a teacher. The imposing air he had earlier while resisting tens of thousands of the Yao Race had vanished completely, replaced only by a lowliness born of extreme terror.

This kneel completely snapped his spine; he would never be able to stand tall again.

"Senior, spare my life! Senior, spare my life!"

His forehead was pressed tightly against the ground, his voice trembling uncontrollably. "Junior is willing to submit to Senior, to serve you faithfully and follow your every command! I only beg Senior to spare my humble life!"

This perception-shattering scene left Chen Xuan and the others in the Secret Realm speechless, their faces filled with disbelief.

Heavenly Venerable Mogong's face was as cold as frost, and her entire aura trembled slightly due to extreme anger.

No wonder back then, when Xiao Lang and Great Love Immortal Venerable went deep into the heart of the Heavenly Demon Mountain together, only this man returned unscathed. She had secretly investigated for hundreds of years and had never found a single suspicious point; now that the truth was revealed, she realized it was actually this contemptible!

"At least you know what's good for you!"

Black Tortoise Demon Venerable forced out a few words, a trace of imperceptible exhaustion in his raspy voice; he was clearly at the end of his rope. "Since you have decided to submit, open your Divine Sense and do not offer the slightest resistance—you should understand the consequences of defying this Venerable."

Divine Puppet Heavenly Venerable looked at the kneeling Great Love Immortal Venerable, then at the nearly spent Black Tortoise Demon Venerable. His eyes were full of unwillingness and grief-stricken rage as he spat out a mouthful of blood and his body slumped down, his eyes remaining open even in death.

A generation's Heavenly Venerable died with such resentment!

A moment later, a Slave Seal as black as ink slowly emerged on Great Love Immortal Venerable's forehead, like a maggot in the bone, tightly binding his Divine Soul to Black Tortoise Demon Venerable, never to be escaped.

Seeing this, Black Tortoise Demon Venerable let out a hearty but sickly laugh, the sound causing the surrounding air to vibrate slightly.

But before the laughter faded, his aura instantly withered, and his massive body crashed to the ground, completely losing all support.

"You..."

Great Love Immortal Venerable snapped his head up, his face filled with unbelievable shock.

Only at this moment did he realize with hindsight—he had actually made such an absurd and ridiculous decision out of a momentary fear for his life! The opponent was already at death's door; they would have perished even if he had used any random move.

Even though Black Tortoise Demon Venerable's life was ending, he still took pride in this final battle:

"Though you are stupid, you at least know how to adapt to the situation. After all, losing to this Venerable is not a disgrace."

As the voice faded, the scene shifted once more.

A slender figure arrived on the wind, nine tails swaying and spiritual light swirling; it was a Nine-Tailed Fox Demon with unfathomable cultivation base. After arriving at Heavenly Demon Mountain, she completed the transfer process of the Slave Seal with Great Love Immortal Venerable, taking over the mark that controlled his Divine Soul.

After all this was done, Great Love Immortal Venerable carefully picked up Black Tortoise Demon Venerable's head, turned around, and sped toward the Human Race's territory.

The image slowly dissipated, and the brilliant light of the heavenly evolution of the ages scripture gradually dimmed. Silence returned to the secret chamber, leaving only the sound of Heavenly Venerable Mogong's suppressed sobbing.

"Xiao Lang..."

Xu Muchen took a deep breath, his face full of realization as he murmured, "No wonder... no wonder it would be like this... now all the puzzles are completely solved!"

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Chen Xuan turned his gaze toward him.

Shen Mutao also furrowed her small brow and asked crisply, "Senior Brother, what are you talking about? What puzzle is solved?"

Xu Muchen was too lazy to bother with the title "Senior Brother" at this point—the more he cared, the more it seemed like he was making excuses. His cultivation base was inferior, and the other party had three people together, so he could only endure it in silence.

He cleared his throat, organized his thoughts, and explained, "I finally know why Great Love Immortal Venerable deliberately spread the information about the guixu immortal ferry boat during the Wansheng Dao Court meeting!"

"He must have known about the existence of the three Demon Venerables in this Secret Realm long ago, so he intentionally lured us Cultivators here to walk into the trap, using this to weaken the Human Race's power."

"No wonder we have been winning battle after battle against the Yao Race these years, yet the Human Race's strength has actually become far inferior to what it was before."

With Xu Muchen's reminder, Chen Xuan also instantly came to his senses. He remembered that when he first heard Great Love Immortal Venerable spreading the Secret Realm information, a faint doubt had crossed his mind. However, because the other party was always famous for benevolence and righteousness, and other Cultivators also believed it without doubt, he hadn't looked into it further.

"Looking at it this way, the exit of that Secret Realm has already been tampered with?"

Chen Xuan frowned, connecting it to the previous incident where Wolf Venerable led great demons to block the entrance.

Xu Muchen nodded heavily and added, "Before entering the Secret Realm, I secretly heard a piece of news. It's said that Great Love Immortal Venerable personally went to the Ten Thousand Formations Sect not long ago and took away many Cultivators proficient in Formations, but no one knew exactly what he intended to do."

Just then, the guixu immortal ferry boat suddenly shook, followed by a surge of majestic spiritual energy.

Heavenly Venerable Mogong abruptly withdrew her grief, her aura suddenly solidifying as a trace of gravity flashed in her reddened eyes:

"This is... a Demon Venerable? How could one appear here?"

Lu Mo stood to the side, calmly analyzing, "It seems the Yao Race has also figured out the method to board the boat and found this place."

Chen Xuan was suddenly startled—could it be that flirtatious fox, Number Eight?

Wanqing and the others were still in the first layer trial of the Immortal Ferry Boat; nothing must happen to them!

In a few moments, the group left the secret chamber and appeared on the deck of the Immortal Ferry Boat.

In the center of the deck, a handsome man wearing a black dragon-patterned brocade robe stood with his back to the crowd, his long hair like ink and his body surrounded by majestic Demonic Power. He was raising a hand to strike the pure white dragon pillar, the dull palm wind making the dragon pillar hum, clearly intending to break the pillar to take the treasure.

Hearing footsteps, the man slowly turned around, his phoenix eyes narrow. "Oh? It seems that fox was right; some ants have indeed snuck onto this ship."

Heavenly Venerable Mogong's face grew even darker, her spiritual light flickering slightly, her tone grave: "Currently, I am only an aura here; my accompanying Mechanical Beasts are far away at Tiangong Pavilion. I cannot fight with full strength and can only help you stall for a bit."

She looked at Chen Xuan with a hint of apology in her eyes: "Fellow Daoist Chen, for the situation ahead, you can only look out for yourselves. I will immediately send word to Tiangong Pavilion to send people to the Heavenly Tribulation Continent's sea area to meet you all."

As her voice fell, she suddenly thought of something and her elegant brows furrowed.

She wondered how Dongfang Li and her other Disciples were doing now?

[Name: Sea-Overturning Dragon Venerable]

[cultivation base: Seventh Level of Undergoing Tribulation]

[Race: Dragon Wolf]

[Physique: None]

[Aptitude: Rare Bloodline]

Chen Xuan waved his hand, his expression indifferent. "No need for that. A small crawling insect—just leave him to this Venerable."

"This Venerable?"

As soon as these two words were spoken, Heavenly Venerable Mogong stood frozen on the spot.

The cultivation world had always been strictly hierarchical, and titles were not to be used lightly. Even if ordinary Cultivators had high cultivation bases, they would not dare to casually refer to themselves as 'this Venerable.' Any slight carelessness would be seen as a provocation, inviting lethal consequences.

Lu Mo still had an indifferent expression, as if he had already expected this step. He simply smiled and cupped his hands:

"Then this Disciple shall await Revered Master's great victory here."