The First Marquis of Daxuan

The Azure Sky Sect.

Li Tianzun stared at Fu Canglan's corpse, remaining silent for a long time.

Fu Canglan is the most talented sect leader of the Cangqiong Sect in thousands of years. If the position of Heavenly Venerable had not been vacant, Fu Canglan would probably have been a Heavenly Venerable long ago.

Li Tianzun even felt that Fu Canglan's aptitude was superior to his own.

He placed high hopes on Fu Canglan.

He had always wanted to kill Mao Jiu and take back the position of Heavenly Venerable to Fu Canglan.

If Fu Canglan can become a Celestial Venerable, then their Cangqiong Sect will have two Celestial Venerables in one sect. In addition, with the other Celestial Venerables who are on good terms with their Cangqiong Sect, the Cangqiong Sect will be glorious for another ten thousand years.

Moreover, given Fu Canglan's talent, he will surely go further than I have in the future.

He never imagined that Fu Canglan would die like this.

Li Tianzun was filled with rage, but he couldn't find an outlet for it.

Ancient Celestial Venerable, Zeng Celestial Venerable, Zhao Celestial Venerable, and Chen Celestial Venerable—none of them are weaker than him.

These Celestial Venerables used to have a good relationship with him, but now they have suddenly turned against him and helped Mao Jiu and Su Mu force his Cangqiong Sect Master to his death. This matter is full of strange things.

In addition, there is also Lei Tianzun, who is currently waiting inside the Cangqiong Sect.

Six Celestial Venerables stood behind Su Mu. Even he might not be able to unite so many Celestial Venerables.

In other words, the issue is no longer about avenging Fu Canglan, but whether he can protect the Cangqiong Sect.

Fu Canglan chose to die because he had seen through this.

"Fu Canglan, is this what you're willing to risk your life to tell me?"
Has the era of the Sumu arrived?

Li Tianzun muttered to himself.

A glint of light flashed deep in his eyes, and his murderous intent seemed to burst through the roof.

"You may be right, but I can't accept it."

Li Tianzun looked up into the distance and muttered to himself, "I am a Tianzun. If I were to retreat now, my mental state would be ruined, and I would never be able to take another step forward."

"I will not stand by and watch the Azure Sky Sect decline. If the sect leader of the Azure Sky Sect dies like this, then anyone can come and trample on the Azure Sky Sect."

"The person who drives you to your death must die."

"Su Mu, Mao Jiu, Gu Tianzun, Zeng Tianzun, Zhao Tianzun, Chen Tianzun, I will settle this score with you slowly!"

…………

Wugong Mountain, in the Tianlei Bamboo Forest.

Seeing the four Celestial Venerables leave, Mao Jiu, Ning Hongchen, and Qi Lingyun all breathed a sigh of relief.

It must be said that ever since the four Celestial Venerables appeared, they have been in a state of tension.

Even though Qi Lingyun had some past connections with the four Heavenly Venerables, he couldn't guarantee what they might do.

If the four ancient celestial beings were truly determined to kill them, their chances of escaping would be virtually zero.

Perhaps only Mao Jiu has a sliver of hope; everyone else, including Qi Lingyun, cannot escape the Heavenly Venerable's pursuit.

No one expected that Su Mu would actually persuade the four Celestial Venerables.

Four powerful celestial beings, who had dominated the world, were completely outmaneuvered by Su Mu, and now they were even following Su Mu's orders to collect rare and precious materials.

Having four celestial beings act as errand runners—throughout history, perhaps only Su Mu has managed to do so.

The three of them finally understood the meaning of Fu Canglan's last words.

The era of the Sumu has truly arrived.

He is not a celestial being, but he is already more than a celestial being.

"Congratulations, Lord Yang."

Ning Hongchen's expression was somewhat complicated as he slowly spoke.

Su Mu accomplished what none of the seventy-two men could do, even in their dying days.

Not only did they achieve it, but they did it far better than they imagined.

“I’m telling you, Su Mu, you’ll soon have four, no, six Heavenly Venerables supporting you as the Lord of Yang. This Lord of Yang’s position is now truly legitimate, and all forces in the Yang Realm will have to obey your orders.”

Mao Jiu said, "Now you can mobilize all the forces in the Yang Realm to deal with the Xu Realm together."

Unifying this world is just around the corner.

Cat Nine waved its paws, looking like it was about to win.

Ning Hongchen was also invigorated, and even the pain in his body lessened somewhat.

Becoming the Yang Master is not the end.

The threat from the Void Realm still exists. If this threat cannot be eliminated, then Su Mu, the Lord of Yang, is nothing but a castle in the air.

Mao Jiu and Ning Hongchen were somewhat excited, Qi Lingyun looked puzzled, while Su Mu remained calm.

"Why unify the Saha world? Wouldn't it be enough to just intimidate the Void Realm and prevent them from acting rashly?"

Qi Lingyun asked doubtfully, "If we really go to war with the Void Realm, the Void Beasts are not to be trifled with."

This is a common thought among most of the celestial beings in the mortal realm.

The Yang Realm and the Xu Realm should keep to themselves and not interfere with each other. As long as the Xu Realm is deterred from invading the Yang Realm, there is really no need to attack the Xu Realm.

"Precisely because the Void Beast is not to be trifled with, we must strike first."

Ning Hongchen said, "It's too late to strike first now. The Void Beasts of the Void Realm have already begun to invade the Yang Realm, and the original outer domains have now fallen into the hands of the Void Beasts."

The beasts of the Void Realm work together without scheming against each other like us humans. If we don't eliminate them, sooner or later they will turn this Saha world into a purely Yin world.

By then, there will be absolutely no place for us humans to live.

"All of this you're talking about is based on the premise that the Void Realm can conquer the Yang Realm, but that's impossible."

Qi Lingyun said, "You seventy-two thieves have such a narrow vision that you think the Void Realm can occupy the Yang Realm."

In fact, the power of the Yang Realm far surpasses that of the Void Realm; they simply could not have accomplished that.

Although Qi Lingyun was no longer a Celestial Venerable, the arrogance of his former status remained, and he showed no regard for the Void Beasts of the Void Realm in his words.

"It is precisely because you Heavenly Venerables are arrogant and disdainful of everything that you cannot see the dangers of the Ruins Realm."

If the mortal realm is truly so powerful, then why is it the mortal realm that is suffering heavy losses and losing territory?

Ning Hongchen said.

"That's only because the major powers in the Yang Realm haven't taken it seriously. Once we get serious, driving the Void Beasts back to the Void Realm will be a piece of cake."

Qi Lingyun said.

Both sides had their own reasons, and neither could convince the other.

In fact, it was precisely because of this difference in perspective that the Seventy-Two Sages and the Celestial Venerables became irreconcilable enemies.

Back then, no one could convince anyone else; now it's even less likely.

After arguing for a long time without reaching a conclusion, the two of them looked at Su Mu at the same time.

"Su Mu, you tell him just how strong the Void Realm really is."

Ning Hongchen said in a deep voice, "Wasn't it enough that the Sect Master of the Azure Sky Sect, Fu Canglan, personally led troops to invade the Void Realm before?"
What was the final result?
These celestial beings are simply pretending to be asleep!
They thought they were superior and that no matter how many people died in the mortal realm, they couldn't threaten them!

"Su Mu, to be fair, with the strength of a Heavenly Venerable of the Yang Realm, why would he need to fear some savage Void Beasts?"

Qi Lingyun snorted coldly.

"What you all say makes sense."

Su Mu slowly began to speak, “I’ve heard a saying: ‘No investigation, no right to speak.’”

In fact, whether it's Ning Hongchen or Qi Lingyun, their understanding of the Void Realm is like that of blind men touching an elephant—they only have a partial understanding.

We still need to investigate the true strength of the Void Realm.

As for whether the future will involve the complete occupation of the Ruins Realm or the pursuit of coexistence between the two realms, that will be discussed in the future.

"Su Mu, you didn't say that before!"

Ning Hongchen was taken aback, and said with some anger, "You always wanted to conquer the Void Realm and become a Heavenly Venerable!"
How could you be bought off by someone just because they're a Yang Master?

“I never said before that I would completely occupy the Ruins Realm, nor have I said now that I will not occupy the Ruins Realm.”

Su Mu shook his head and said calmly, "Over the years, everything I've done has been nothing more than a means to survive."

This has been true before, and it will be true in the future.

Su Mu gave Ning Hongchen a meaningful look and slowly said, "I, Su Mu, will not become anyone's weapon."

"now it's right."

Qi Lingyun laughed and said, "They're just a bunch of savage beasts. Why should we waste our energy on them?"

Su Mu glanced at her and said calmly, "You underestimate them now, but they will make you pay the price in the future."

Qi Lingyun's expression froze.

What do you mean?
Are you a dog? You'll bite anyone.

Are you on Ning Hongchen and Mao Jiu's side, or on my side?

Whom do you actually support?

"Alright, now I'm going to forge a Chaos Divine Weapon for Thunder Celestial Venerable. You all protect me."

Su Mu said, "We'll talk about other things after I truly become the Lord of Yang."

The support from Heavenly Venerable Lei, Heavenly Venerable Gu, Heavenly Venerable Zeng, Heavenly Venerable Chen, and other Heavenly Venerables was all predicated on Su Mu being able to produce the Chaos Divine Weapon.

The things Ning Hongchen and Qi Lingyun were talking about were still far off.

…………

"Lei Tianzun, take this wisp of Xuanhuang Mother Qi."

This time, my Azure Sky Sect will give you face; there won't be a next time.

Li Tianzun handed a wisp of Xuanhuang Mother Qi to Lei Tianzun and said expressionlessly, "Next time, no matter who it is, if they dare to come to my Cangqiong Sect to ask for Xuanhuang Mother Qi, then they are making an enemy of my Cangqiong Sect."

My Azure Sky Sect will fight them to the death.

Li Tianzun's murderous intent left Lei Tianzun somewhat bewildered.

Although the Primordial Qi was important, he didn't ask for too much, just a wisp, which would never cause the Azure Sky Sect any serious damage.

Besides, I didn't ask for it for nothing; it was almost an equal exchange.

Why are you, Li Tianzun, putting on this face?
I didn't dig up your ancestral graves!
Lei Tianzun thought to himself with some displeasure.

However, having already obtained the Primordial Qi, he couldn't be bothered to care about Li Tianzun's attitude.

"Farewell, Li Tianzun."

With a stomp of his foot, Lei Tianzun's figure soared into the sky, transforming into a bolt of lightning that disappeared into the horizon.

Watching Lei Tianzun's disappearing figure, a strong killing intent gradually appeared on Li Tianzun's face.

"Lord Lei, you were fortunate enough to take the Primordial Qi of my Azure Sky Sect, and I hope you will also be fortunate enough to use it!"

Li Tianzun spoke to himself in a voice only he could hear.

…………

Lei Tianzun transformed into lightning, his speed reaching its limit, covering a thousand miles in an instant.

With Wugong Mountain in sight, Lei Tianzun suddenly stopped.

He remained expressionless and slowly glanced around.

"Come out."

Lei Tianzun spoke slowly.

A gentle breeze blew by, and all around was silent.

"You want me to invite you out?"

Lei Tianzun snorted coldly. Crackling sounds followed.

In an instant, lightning crackled around him.

With a wave of his arm, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and bolts of lightning shot out in all directions from his body.

In an instant, the lightning had already enveloped an area of ​​several hundred feet in radius.

In an instant, all the trees turned to dust, and the rocks were charred black.

With this commotion, ripples spread across the air in all directions.

Immediately afterwards, figures appeared in Lei Tianzun's field of vision.

"One, two, three, four, five."

Lei Tianzun spoke slowly.

Five enormous figures appeared around, surrounding Lei Tianzun in the center.

Those were five Void Beasts.

These five Void Beasts are different from the common Void Beasts. Although they are also huge, they give people a very solid feeling. With a slight movement, they give people a feeling full of power.

They are entirely black and white, as if they stepped out of a traditional Chinese ink painting.

A black aura swirled around, and anything that came into contact with it instantly lost its color.

Even Lei Tianzun's expression became somewhat solemn at this moment.

"The five Void Celestial Venerables have infiltrated the Yang Realm in such a clandestine manner, all for the sake of me, Lei?"

Lei Tianzun spoke slowly.

"If you want to kill me, the five of you are probably not enough."

"Anyone else, come out together. Hiding will only make me look down on you."

Lei Tianzun said coldly.

Before he finished speaking, another ripple appeared in the air behind the five Void Beast Celestial Venerables.

Three more figures appeared before Lei Tianzun.

Lei Tianzun's pupils contracted slightly, and a flash of anger crossed his face.

"Is it you?"

he said coldly.

"Lord Lei, please accept your death."

The three of them said in unison.

Before the words were even finished, the three who had just appeared, along with the five Void Beast Celestial Venerables, attacked simultaneously.

…………

The world has changed color.

Blood rained down, and the death knell tolled throughout the land.

“A Celestial Venerable has fallen.”

Mao Jiu, Qi Lingyun, and Ning Hongchen looked up at the sky, letting the blood rain fall on them, their faces showing surprise and shock.

Not long ago, a Celestial Venerable fell, and in just a few months, a second Celestial Venerable has fallen.

This has never happened before.

"Besides Bai Tianzun, are there any other Heavenly Venerables whose lifespans have run out?"

Mao Jiu and Ning Hongchen looked at Qi Lingyun and asked.

They now know Qi Lingyun's identity; Qi Lingyun was once a Celestial Venerable and had connections with many Celestial Venerables in the Yang Realm.

"No."

Qi Lingyun shook her head, her face also full of doubt.

"As far as I know, apart from the Heavenly Venerable, I have the shortest lifespan left, but I took a different path. Logically speaking, the other Heavenly Venerables should be able to live for at least several hundred more years."

Qi Lingyun said with a solemn expression, "In this situation, it's not that a Celestial Venerable has passed away peacefully, but that a Celestial Venerable has unexpectedly perished!"

The unexpected fall of a Celestial Venerable is news that would absolutely shake the world.

Since the existence of the Celestial Venerables, the number of Celestial Venerables who have perished due to accidents can be counted on one hand.

What kind of accident could have caused the demise of a Celestial Venerable?
"Who do you think it is?"

"Cat Nine asked."

Among all the celestial beings in the mortal realm, Cat Nine is the weakest.

As the weakest of the Celestial Venerables, Cat Nine is now feeling a great sense of crisis.

If someone can kill the other Heavenly Venerables, then that also means they can kill Cat Nine.

Cat Nine is feeling very unhappy right now. Why is it that after becoming a Celestial Venerable, it feels even more insecure?

Before it became a Celestial Venerable, it lived a carefree and unrestrained life.

How would I know?

Qi Lingyun said irritably, "When any Celestial Venerable falls, there will be this strange phenomenon of heaven and earth mourning. You can't tell who died from this alone."

Regardless of who died, I'm certain that something happened that we don't know about.

"Aren't you talking nonsense?"

"Cat Nine said unhappily."

Ning Hongchen looked solemn; he understood what Qi Lingyun meant.

The unexpected fall of a celestial being indicates that chaos has already broken out in the world.

It should be noted that back then, it was said that the Seventy-Two Sages brought chaos to the world, but it was only in the final battle that they managed to kill one of the Celestial Venerables.

Now a celestial being has fallen without warning, and what happened behind the scenes is absolutely terrifying to contemplate.

They originally thought that Su Mu was about to become the Lord of Yang, and that the fate of the world was already decided.

But now that this has suddenly happened, Ning Hongchen's heart is filled with a sense of crisis once again.

Compared to that, Su Mu's ambiguous words from before seemed insignificant.

Unifying the Saha world, transforming yin into yang, and awakening the Great Celestial Venerable—these things seem incredibly distant compared to the chaos that may be about to unfold.

"No matter what happens, everyone be careful. I'm worried that things might affect this area. If we disturb Su Mu's refining of the Chaos Divine Weapon, the consequences could be unimaginable."

Qi Lingyun said in a deep voice.

The Chaos Divine Weapon is crucial to whether Su Mu can become the Lord of Yang.

If Su Mu fails, they will not be able to withstand the wrath of Gu Tianzun and the other three.

No sooner had Qi Lingyun finished speaking than her worst fear came true.

suddenly.

A bolt of lightning, accompanied by a storm, descended from the sky and crashed with a deafening roar outside the Thunder Bamboo Forest.

In an instant, the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Forest became violent.

Bolts of lightning erupted from the bamboo, coalescing into a thundercloud about an acre in size, which crashed down towards the outside of the bamboo forest.

Mao Jiu, Qi Lingyun, and Ning Hongchen were completely confused about what was happening. They saw that the Thunder Bamboo plants seemed to be wilting, as if they had released too much lightning.

The three exchanged a glance, and the next moment they were outside the Thunder Bamboo Forest.

A deep crater appeared on the ground outside the Thunder Bamboo Forest, and a figure was at the bottom of the crater, surrounded by lightning.

Thunder God!
All three of them looked surprised.

The person at the bottom of the deep pit was none other than Lei Tianzun.

However, the current Thunder God is completely different from the Thunder God they saw last time.

Lei Tianzun was now in a terrible state, his clothes were torn to shreds, his exposed skin was covered in wounds, and even the bones could be vaguely seen.

You could tell from his injuries just how brutal the battle he had just fought was.

clap clap!

A soft sound rang out.

When the three of them looked back, they saw that the Thunder Bamboo had begun to wither.

In a flash, the three of them understood.

Lei Tianzun was seriously injured, so he drew lightning from the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo to heal his wounds.

Under normal circumstances, after the lightning is extracted from the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo, it will slowly recover.

But this time, Thunder God extracted too much, completely draining the essence of these Thunder Bamboos.

These days, the roots of the bamboo are severed, so it will naturally wither.

The three of them were shocked.

Why would Lei Tianzun go to such extremes to exploit resources? What serious trouble must he have encountered?
Suddenly, the three of them looked at each other and saw the fear in each other's eyes.

Logically speaking, even if Lei Tianzun was seriously injured, since he had already returned to his own territory, there was no need for him to destroy this Thunder Bamboo Forest.

After all, cultivating so many Thunder Bamboos is no easy feat, and his injuries can be healed gradually.

But Lei Tianzun was willing to destroy years of hard work. What does this tell us?
This indicates that Lei Tianzun urgently needs healing; his crisis is not yet over!
The moment the thought crossed Mao Jiu, Qi Lingyun, and Ning Hongchen's minds, they heard the sound of something cutting through the air.

One after another, powerful figures descended from the sky, instantly surrounding Lei Tianzun and the other three.

"Lei Tianzun, are these your helpers? It's a pity they can't save you."

A voice sounded.

Mao Jiu, Qi Lingyun, and Ning Hongchen's hearts sank.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven!"

Cat Nine counted them one by one, and there were a total of seven Celestial Venerables! Among them, five were Void Beast Celestial Venerables!

No wonder Lei Tianzun ended up in such a sorry state. Seven powerful experts of the same level—even if Lei Tianzun was strong, he had to kneel down.

No, that's not right!

Just now, heaven and earth grieved together. Could it be that the dead Celestial Venerable died at the hands of Thunder Celestial Venerable?

In other words, Lei Tianzun was actually facing an attack from eight Tianzun. Under these circumstances, he still managed to kill one of them and escape here.
Thinking of this possibility, the three of them couldn't help but feel admiration for Lei Tianzun.

"Lei Tianzun, you will die today!"

A voice brought the three of them back to reality.

Lei Tianzun was already at his limit, but the opponent still had seven Tianzun.

Even with the four of them added, there's no chance of victory against seven Celestial Venerables.

The four people from the Ancient Celestial Venerable were just dealt with, so why are seven more Celestial Venerables appearing?
While the ancient Celestial Venerables could be bribed with Chaos Divine Weapons, five of the seven Celestial Venerables before them were Void Beast Celestial Venerables, who wouldn't care about Chaos Divine Weapons.

This is going to be troublesome.

"If you want my life, one of you will have to be buried with me. Who will go first?"

Lei Tianzun slowly straightened up. His injuries had not yet healed, but he stood ramrod straight, and his sharp aura was no less than that of his peak.

Even standing at the bottom of the pit, no one could underestimate Lei Tianzun.

"This has nothing to do with us. You can continue your fight, we're leaving now!"

Qi Lingyun spoke decisively.

Mao Jiu and Ning Hongchen remained silent. They didn't have much of a relationship with Lei Tianzun, so there was no need for them to be buried with him.

“You have seen us; this is your way to death.”

One of the seven Celestial Venerables, a Celestial Venerable from the Yang Realm, slowly spoke, "So, I'm sorry, you all must die too." (End of Chapter)