Senior Brother He was in midair when he saw Chen Shi hoisting the Purple Gourd high as he rushed past him with a thunderous roar. He was both shocked and enraged.
"Where did this man come from? How did he enter our master's Dao Realm?"
The Dao Realm was an immortal's small world, the foundation of their being, completely under their control. Since it was their very foundation, it was usually stored in the void, its exact location unknown to outsiders.
Even if one knew the location of an immortal's Dao Realm, without the owner's permission, it was nearly impossible to enter.
Chen Shi had broken into Purple Heaven Immortal Lord's Dao Realm and forcibly seized the Purple Heaven Immortal Gourd. It was utterly incomprehensible, something never heard of before.
"The Purple Heaven Vine is a terrestrial treasure discovered by my master, Purple Heaven Immortal Lord. It's a peerless divine rarity. He planted it in his Dao Field, relied on it to attain enlightenment, and used this single vine to survive three tribulations of Opening the Calamity. Now the vine has aged and is far weaker than before. That's why Master places such immense importance on this Purple Heaven Immortal Gourd that grew from the vine. He sees it as the key to surviving the tribulation—it absolutely cannot be lost!"
Senior Brother He was struck by the divine might erupting from the Purple Gourd, and his cultivation nearly scattered. But fortunately, his physical body and Primordial Spirit had both reached the immortal realm, and his foundation was immensely robust. He quickly stabilized himself, reached out, and summoned a swarm of immortal banners flying toward him.
He gritted his teeth, stomped heavily, and erupted with immortal fire that propelled him forward, chasing Chen Shi at incredible speed, even faster than his target.
The immortal techniques he employed far surpassed those of the Western Ox New Continent, and were even more exquisite than those from the Great Shang era.
But the heritage of Purple Heaven Palace had never been severed across three Opening the Calamity tribulations, making their legacy profound. That was why Senior Brother He's immortal techniques appeared far more refined.
Just then, a thunderous crack suddenly echoed from the sky. The sun that revolved around the Purple Heaven Vine spun out of control, nearly crashing into Senior Brother He. He dodged frantically as the blazing sun tore away from the vine and hurtled into the distance at astonishing speed!
At the same time, the moon also flew off course. But this three-to-four-hundred-li-wide celestial body was unluckier. After traveling a few thousand li, it slammed into distant mountains, snapping a great peak in two. The mountain was frozen to dust by the lunar yin energy and collapsed entirely.
The moon scraped across the ground, tumbling, bouncing, and falling again. Wherever it passed, lunar yin energy poured out, freezing and pulverizing everything, causing immense destruction!
Senior Brother He was horrified. Then he heard more cracking sounds from above, growing louder and louder. He looked up and felt his hair stand on end.
The sky was splitting apart. The colossal vine that propped up the heavens was rapidly shriveling and snapping. Giant tendrils plummeted from the sky, and the heavens themselves, which the vine had clung to, were torn open, creating a terrifying scene of a collapsing sky.
"Boom!"
The massive Purple Heaven Vine crashed onto the tendrils below, crushing more vines. They piled up and came crashing down.
This immortal vine was incredibly tall, clinging to the sky. Tens of thousands of villages, towns, and cities were built on its branches, housing countless ant-people, bee-men, and beast-men—all modified and enslaved by Purple Heaven Immortal Lord to labor for him.
Scattered across the vine's leaves were thousands of fairy mountains, treasures collected by Purple Heaven Immortal Lord, used to cultivate various immortal herbs and medicines.
Now, as the vine died and collapsed, all the villages, towns, and cities on it fell along with it. The bee-men could still fly, but the ant-people and beast-men had no such ability and could only plummet from the sky.
The falling vines and fairy mountains were enormously heavy, destroying everything in their path. Whether ant-men, beast-men, or disciples of Purple Heaven Palace—anyone struck would have their body destroyed and their Dao extinguished!
There was also a reincarnation divine artifact in Purple Heaven, refined by Purple Heaven Immortal Lord. The souls of those crushed to death were immediately drawn toward the artifact by its power and sent into reincarnation.
Senior Brother He's eyes bulged so wide they nearly popped out of their sockets.
"The Purple Heaven Vine's lifespan has reached its end. Before dying, it poured all its spiritual energy and power into the Purple Heaven Immortal Gourd. Master wanted this treasure, but the vine used its last strength to protect the gourd. Even Master's Purple Heaven Divine Sword couldn't cut through the vine's stem! Today, this brat picked the gourd, and the vine used up its last vitality... so it died!"
At this thought, he threw himself into chasing Chen Shi with all his might, channeling every ounce of his power to summon the thirty-six immortal banners.
These thirty-six banners were refined by Purple Heaven Immortal Lord. They could form the Heavenly Steeds Demon-Refining Formation, a terrifyingly powerful array left specifically to suppress the Purple Heaven Immortal Gourd.
"Go!"
He bellowed. The thirty-six banners shot forth, countless Dao patterns interweaving in the sky like thirty-six stars, hurtling toward Chen Shi's back.
"What grievance do we have with you?!"
He roared in fury, hot on the trail of the Heavenly Steeds Demon-Refining Formation, murderous intent boiling over. "Even if I have to chase you to the highest heavens or down to the Yellow Springs, I'll make you pay blood for blood!"
Chen Shi was running for his life, hoisting the Purple Heaven Immortal Gourd, when he also noticed the terrifying scene of sky-shattering and earth-rending destruction. A chill ran down his spine.
"This vine... why is it collapsing?"
Then he sensed the terrifying aura approaching from behind. Without a moment's hesitation, he raised the three willow leaves given to him by Daoist Willow.
The leaves soared into the air, growing in the wind until they spanned thousands of acres, drifting in the sky.
The veins on the willow leaves became incredibly distinct. Upon closer inspection, one could see that these veins were formed from Dao patterns, exquisitely beautiful and refined—truly a work of art!
"Daoist Willow certainly has skill!"
Chen Shi silently praised. "It took him centuries to forge this Celestial Immortal Three Ultimates Formation. Truly extraordinary. No wonder he looked so reluctant when he lent it to me. This treasure is invaluable!"
He activated the willow leaves. The Celestial Immortal Three Ultimates Formation activated, meeting the Thirty-Six Heavenly Steeds Demon-Refining Formation head-on. The power of these two immortal formations clashed, and in the next instant, an explosively terrifying aura erupted. The Celestial Immortal Three Ultimates Formation was torn apart!
Thirty-six streams of starlight, like thirty-six wrathful gods, shredded the Three Ultimates Formation. Daoist Willow's three willow leaves, which he had spent centuries forging, were reduced to dust!
But at least the thirty-six streams of starlight were blocked, reverting into thirty-six triangular banners.
Daoist Willow's three willow leaves had been forged through a thousand hammers and a hundred refinements, but they were only imitations of three Celestial Immortals, forming an immortal formation. Meanwhile, the banners of the Heavenly Steeds Demon-Refining Formation were refined by a Gold Immortal, vastly surpassing the willow leaves by an immeasurable margin. For the willow leaves to block the formation was already an incredible feat.
Chen Shi's heart skipped a beat. "The willow leaves are destroyed... How am I supposed to explain this to Daoist Willow?"
Senior Brother He flew closer. The triangular banners rose and activated again, chasing after Chen Shi.
But Chen Shi was already close to the passage left by the Empress of Earth. At his speed, he could dash into the passage and shake off the Heavenly Steeds Demon-Refining Formation before it could reach him!
Suddenly, a streak of sword light whistled past Senior Brother He, catching up to the Heavenly Steeds Demon-Refining Formation and flying straight toward Chen Shi.
Senior Brother He was startled, then overjoyed. "Master! Master has taken action!"
Purple Heaven Immortal Lord was not in Purple Heaven. He had gone to the Abyss Island for a banquet, leaving Purple Heaven in Senior Brother He's care. The activation of the Purple Heaven Divine Sword meant that Purple Heaven Immortal Lord had sensed the disturbance here and was driving his immortal sword to slay the thief who stole his gourd!
Chen Shi sensed the sword light approaching from behind. A numbing sensation spread through his body. He was locked onto by the sword's intent, and there was no way to dodge.
This was the sword of a Gold Immortal, and it came with overwhelming force. Though Purple Heaven Immortal Lord was not here and could not see him, he had still grasped control of the situation through a mere thread of connection, perceiving all of Chen Shi's changes.
"Your yin-yang Dao is still a bit short of mine. You can't perceive every change I make!"
Chen Shi shouted, activating the Realm of Emptiness and pulling himself into that domain.
The next moment, the immortal sword tore through his Dao realm and continued pursuing him. Chen Shi had already flown out of the domain, raising the Purple Heaven Immortal Gourd in front of him as a shield. He had used the superiority of yin-yang transformation to seize a sliver of hope from beneath Purple Heaven Immortal Lord's blade.
Chen Shi's figure flickered. The Purple Heaven Divine Sword stabbed forward. With a sharp *chi*, it pierced straight into the gourd's mouth.
Chen Shi began running around the gourd. The Purple Heaven Divine Sword circled around it too.
Man and sword ran thousands of laps around the gourd in the blink of an eye.
Senior Brother He chased after him, activating the thirty-six immortal banners, which descended from the sky as thirty-six streams of starlight, trying to drag Chen Shi into the Heavenly Steeds Demon-Refining Formation.
Suddenly, the immortal gourd let out an earth-shaking roar. The gourd's mouth was actually sliced open by the immortal sword! A violent, overwhelming immortal fire erupted, instantly burning through the Heavenly Steeds Demon-Refining Formation.
Senior Brother He was shocked and hurriedly flipped over to dodge. He watched as the gourd's immortal fire ignited the thirty-six banners and burned them to ash!
This immortal fire was incredibly domineering. It was the world-burning fire accumulated from three Opening the Calamity tribulations. Wherever it passed, everything was melted. Even the Purple Heaven Divine Sword was scorched red-hot!
The immortal fire expanded at an astonishing rate. In just moments, it filled the sky. This immortal realm's sky was also set ablaze. The Purple Heaven Vine turned into a massive flaming torch, collapsing even more violently in the immortal fire.
Chen Shi hoisted the Purple Heaven Immortal Gourd high, sprinting with all his might before the immortal fire could reach him, charging straight for the passage left by the Empress of Earth.
Behind him, the sky continued to collapse. The heavens were burned through by the immortal fire. Countless fairy mountains ignited, and the earth itself burned.
This Gold Immortal's Dao Realm could not withstand the immortal fire from within the gourd!
The immortal fire behind him grew even fiercer, surging forward with a roar. Just as it was about to catch up to him, Chen Shi took a single step and charged into the passage.
Behind him, the immortal fire roared in pursuit, burning and collapsing the passage as it went.
Chen Shi lifted the gourd and sprinted through the passage, running for who knows how many thousands of li before the fire's momentum began to slow.
He ran forward for a long while more, finally leaving the immortal fire behind.
He stopped, panting heavily. Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound cut through the air. Chen Shi was about to dodge when he saw something hit the gourd, making it wobble twice.
Chen Shi froze. He leaped into the air and saw that the flying object was the gourd's mouthpiece, now blocking the gourd's opening.
Back in Purple Heaven, Senior Brother He was dodging left and right, struggling to survive amidst the immortal fire. Suddenly, the sky shattered, and the Purple Heaven Vine was finally burned through by the immortal fire.
He was filled with despair, certain he was about to die. But just then, sweet rain fell from the sky, suppressing the immortal fire's momentum.
Senior Brother He looked up, shocked and delighted. "Master!"
An immortal lord, his face dark as iron, slowly descended through the shattered sky.
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