The First Marquis of Daxuan

Ning Hongchen knelt on one knee and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Cat Nine had already transformed into a size of a hundred feet, protecting Ning Hongchen behind him.

However, its condition was also somewhat bad; it was covered in wounds, and its fur was stained red with blood.

If it were just Cat Nine alone, it would have already found a way to escape using its natural instincts.

But now it has no way to escape.

Not to mention that Su Mu was still refining the Chaos Divine Weapon in the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Forest behind him.

Take Ning Hongchen for example.

Ning Hongchen was already seriously injured, and now, facing the siege of the seven Heavenly Venerables, he had no power to fight back at all.

Once it escapes, Ning Hongchen will surely die.

As for escaping with Ning Hongchen, Mao Jiu knew he didn't have the ability.

Left with no other choice, it could only fight desperately.

However, Cat Nine is only a newly promoted Celestial Venerable, and its strength is far inferior to the seven Celestial Venerables on the other side. In addition, it has to protect Ning Hongchen, so it can only be passively beaten now.

If it weren't for Lei Tianzun's outburst that withstood most of the pressure, Mao Jiu would probably have been completely defeated by now.

Even so, the situation is not much better.

Lei Tianzun is already at his limit and can't hold on for much longer.

Once Lei Tianzun can no longer hold on, annihilation will be all that awaits them.

"Qi Lingyun, it's come to this, stop holding back and fight with all your might."

Cat Nine couldn't help but shout loudly.

Compared to their disheveled state, Qi Lingyun looked much better.

She nimbly dodged and weaved, and the attacks of the seven celestial beings never caused her any harm.

Hearing Mao Jiu's shouts, Qi Lingyun couldn't help but roll her eyes.

She's already tried her best.

She had already humbled herself and shown weakness, but these bastards still wouldn't let her go.

She knew then that if she didn't fight desperately, the problem wouldn't be solved.

But even if you try your best, it might not solve the problem.

She has now lived a second life, but her strength has not yet recovered to its peak in her previous life, so she is not qualified to fight the Heavenly Venerable.

Being able to outmaneuver her opponent using her agility is already the limit of what she can do.

Could we really expect her to risk the lives of one or two Heavenly Venerables?

"The grudges between you and Lei Tianzun have nothing to do with us. We saw nothing and will not say anything."

While dodging, Qi Lingyun said, "Now let us leave. The world is open, so how about we all go our separate ways?"
If this keeps up, I'll really have to fight to the death.

"I have said it before, you all must die."

The Heavenly Venerable of the Yang Realm sneered, "What good is it if a mere Heavenly Fate Realm cultivator fights desperately?"
"Once we kill Lei Tianzun, killing you will be as easy as snapping our fingers."

Most of the power of the Seven Celestial Venerables was used on Thunder Celestial Venerable, and only one or two tenths of their power was used to deal with Qi Lingyun and the other two.

In their view, once Lei Tianzun died, the others were no threat at all.

"Are you blind? You don't even recognize me, your own grandma!"

Qi Lingyun roared, "This old lady is Qi Lingyun, and you all use your pig brains to think about who this old lady really is!"

The five Void Beast Celestial Venerables did not react, but the other two Yang Realm Celestial Venerables frowned.

Their movements paused slightly.

"Qi Lingyun? You are Qi Tianzun?"

One of the Heavenly Venerables of the Yang Realm frowned and said, "Qi Tianzun is an old lady, how could she have turned into something like you?"

"You're the old lady, your whole family are old ladies, and I, this great lady, am beautiful and healthy!"

Qi Lingyun was furious.

She was directly provoked by that Yang Realm Celestial Venerable, and her body suddenly emitted a dazzling white light.

Within this white light, Qi Lingyun grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.

She was originally seven or eight years old, but now, in the blink of an eye, she has become eight or nine years old.

Then it's ten years old, eleven or twelve, thirteen or fourteen...

A few breaths later, Qi Lingyun had grown to be seventeen or eighteen years old.

The pupils of the two celestial beings from the mortal realm contracted.

"So what if you are Qi Tianzun? Although I don't know what happened to you, it's clear that you have now fallen to the Heavenly Fate Realm."

A Heavenly Venerable from the Yang Realm sneered, "Heavenly Fate Realm is nothing. We can kill a Thunder Heavenly Venerable, so what if we kill you too?"
The more Heavenly Venerable positions that are vacated, the better!

Without the slightest hesitation, they increased their power output and attacked Qi Lingyun.

Qi Lingyun was extremely angry.

She thought that by revealing her identity, the other party would be wary of her strength and let her leave.

Who would have thought that these two bastards would dare to look down on her like that?

Tolerable or unbearable!
In her rage, Qi Lingyun unleashed a burst of power from her lower abdomen.

In an instant, her aura surged once more.

Although he still hasn't broken through to the Celestial Venerable realm, he's come very close.

She lunged forward and clashed head-on with the attacks of those Heavenly Venerables.

Using the momentum of that surge, she rushed up behind Lei Tianzun.

boom!
Qi Lingyun threw a punch, which struck Lei Tianzun squarely in the back.

Mao Jiu and Ning Hongchen's expressions changed.

Qi Lingyun actually betrayed them?

Given the current situation, Qi Lingyun still betrayed them.

Am I really going to die here today?

The two sighed inwardly. After years of hard work, they had just seen a glimmer of hope, only to have it shattered.

With their deaths, Su Mu in the Thunder Bamboo Forest will likely also perish.

All those years of hard work have gone down the drain.

Qi Lingyun!
They cursed inwardly.

Just then, they suddenly realized...

Lei Tianzun, who had taken a punch from Qi Lingyun, was not defeated; instead, his aura surged.

The two were stunned for a moment, then immediately understood.

Qi Lingyun did not betray them.

Her punch wasn't a sneak attack on Lei Tianzun, but rather an attempt to help him.

They all realized what was happening immediately.

"As expected of the Celestial Master Qi!"

The two couldn't help but admire him.

With their strength, they simply couldn't possibly defeat the seven Heavenly Venerables on the other side.

Of the four, the only one who could rival them was Lei Tianzun.

If Lei Tianzun can recover to his peak condition, it's not impossible for him to lead them out of the encirclement.

Qi Lingyun saw this, so she did not choose to fight the other party head-on, but instead lent her power to Lei Tianzun.

"Cat Nine!"

Ning Hongchen said in a low voice.

Cat Nine understood, and with a single breath, a beam of seven-colored light shot out from its mouth.

The seven-colored light flew directly towards Lei Tianzun.

Lei Tianzun was a decisive person. Without saying a word, he grabbed the seven-colored light and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Stop them!"

The several Celestial Venerables opposite them roared in anger, and the power in their hands became even more violent.

Rumble!
In an instant, Mao Jiu, Ning Hongchen, and Qi Lingyun all coughed up blood and flew backward, unable to get close to Lei Tianzun again.

At this moment, Lei Tianzun's eyes widened, and the power of lightning on his body surged.

He resembled the God of Thunder, and with a swift movement, lightning flashed, and Thunder God appeared on the back of a Void Beast God.

He clenched his fists and slammed them hard into the back of the Void Beast Celestial Venerable.

A bloodcurdling scream.

The skin and flesh of that Void Beast Celestial Venerable were instantly torn open.

It thrashed its body violently, trying to shake Lei Tianzun off its back.

But Lei Tianzun's legs seemed to be rooted to the ground, clinging tightly to the body of the Void Beast Tianzun. His fists pounded down like drums, one punch after another.

Lightning flashed everywhere, and the Void Beast Celestial Venerable kept letting out miserable screams.

The other Celestial Venerables wanted to attack Thunder Celestial Venerable, but they were afraid of hurting their teammates, so they were in a dilemma for a moment.

But this predicament did not last long.

"Do it!"

A celestial being from the mortal realm shouted.

He attacked without hesitation, completely disregarding the life or death of the Void Beast Celestial Venerable. Judging from his posture, he even intended to kill both the Void Beast Celestial Venerable and the Thunder Celestial Venerable.

The other celestial beings also realized that at this moment, they should not be restrained by anything.

Rumble!
In an instant, all the Celestial Venerables made their moves simultaneously.

With a deafening roar, Lei Tianzun was finally sent flying.

The Void Beast Celestial Venerable also staggered back a few steps.

Its skin was torn open, and several wounds were so deep that the bone was visible.

Its eyes were filled with anger and hatred, and it let out a roar.

The next moment, it pounced on Lei Tianzun first.

Lei Tianzun's body was hunched over, and his originally jet-black hair had now turned into a purple color like lightning.

He was panting heavily, and his vital energy was visibly decreasing.

at this time.

Cat Nine, Qi Lingyun, and Ning Hongchen were separated on the other side by those Heavenly Venerables, so they couldn't help Thunder Heavenly Venerable again even if they wanted to.

When facing the Seven Celestial Venerables, all methods can only be used once.

They will absolutely not give them a second chance.

"I can unleash one last burst of power. Whether you can take this opportunity to escape depends on your abilities."

Lei Tianzun's gaze fell on Mao Jiu and the other two, and he slowly spoke.

He took a deep breath, and the lightning swirling around him seemed to be replenished, becoming even more violent once more.

The expressions on the faces of the seven Heavenly Venerables also became solemn.

Everyone knows that Lei Tianzun's final counterattack will be earth-shattering, and if they are not careful, they may be dragged down with Lei Tianzun.

At this point, nobody wants to be the unlucky one dragged down by Lei Tianzun.

Mao Jiu, Qi Lingyun, and Ning Hongchen also began to circulate their power; their fates, whether they lived or died, depended on this one battle.

The situation is on the verge of erupting.

Just when everyone was ready to fight to the death.

Suddenly, a soft sound came from the Thunder Bamboo Forest.

Everyone instinctively looked towards the Thunder Bamboo Forest.

The previously withered Thunder Bamboo has stood upright again, and its withered yellow leaves have turned lush and green once more, as if time has reversed.

Crackling.

With a soft sound, first tiny lightning snakes leaped on the Thunder Bamboo, and then the lightning snakes began to grow larger.

In the blink of an eye, thick electric snakes, each as thick as an arm, were already coiled around those Thunder Bamboo.

The expressions of the seven Heavenly Venerables changed simultaneously.

"Stop him—"

A celestial being from the mortal realm had just spoken when he shouted.

Then, the lightning on the Thunder Bamboo seemed to come alive and converged on Thunder God.

"what--"

Lei Tianzun let out a roar, his voice filled with excitement. Replenished by the lightning, Lei Tianzun's injuries began to heal at a visible speed.

The already extremely violent aura began to rise again.

That terrifying Thunder God has returned.

Mao Jiu, Qi Lingyun, and Ning Hongchen were all delighted. They exchanged glances and saw the doubt in each other's eyes.

Haven't these Thunder Bamboos already been drained dry by Thunder God like a fish being drained from a pond?
How can they come back to life from dead trees?

In an instant, all three of them had the same thought in their minds.

Such an unusual event could not have happened without a reason.

There is only one person who could have caused this to happen.

This person happened to be in the Thunder Bamboo Forest.

Shetland Sheepdog!

"How did he do that?"

All three were filled with doubt.

Even Mao Jiu and Ning Hongchen had no idea how Su Mu managed to do that.

Just as the three were wondering, a soft voice rang in their ears.

"Run!"

The sound brought the three of them back to their senses.

Seeing Lei Tianzun regain his power and engage in a fierce battle with the seven Heavenly Venerables.

For a moment, the seven celestial beings couldn't even spare a thought for the three of them.

Without hesitation, they turned and ran.

Swish!
The seven celestial beings watched as the three escaped, but they couldn't spare any manpower to pursue them, so they could only launch a casual attack.

Mao Jiu, Ning Hongchen, and Qi Lingyun didn't even turn their heads. They directly withstood one of their attacks, spitting out blood, and took the opportunity to escape.

They ran for thousands of miles before finally stopping.

All three of them wore expressions of relief, as if they had survived a disaster.

"Fortunately, Lei Tianzun is powerful enough, otherwise we would really be doomed this time."

Cat Nine winced in pain and said, "I wonder if Thunder Celestial Venerable can escape the clutches of those seven Celestial Venerables."

“With the help of the Thunder Bamboo, Thunder Venerable’s strength has returned to its peak. If he is determined to escape, he should be able to get away.”

Ning Hongchen said.

Lei Tianzun had already killed one of the Heavenly Venerables, which shows that in a one-on-one fight, Lei Tianzun was stronger than the other seven Heavenly Venerables.

Although Lei Tianzun could not defeat all seven Heavenly Venerables at the same time, he might be able to escape if he wanted to.

"Hard to say."

Qi Lingyun said in a deep voice, "Under normal circumstances, Heavenly Venerables are unwilling to risk their lives, so if Heavenly Venerable Lei wants to leave, there is a high probability that he will escape."

But those seven Celestial Venerables have clearly taken the wrong medicine; it's hard to say whether they'll haunt the Thunder Celestial Venerable and fight him to the death.

"Who cares about them? We're not familiar with Lei Tianzun."

Cat Nine said indifferently, "What does it matter to us whether Lei Tianzun is alive or dead?"
We've already helped him out, which is more than enough.

Moreover, he was able to regain his strength only because of Su Mu.

"The Thunder Bamboo was revived, was it really Su Mu who did it?"

Qi Lingyun said in a deep voice, "He actually has this kind of ability to bring withered trees back to life?"

"Su Mu is proficient in the laws of creation, making it easy for him to bring withered trees back to life."

Ning Hongchen said, "However, even Senior Brother Li back then couldn't bring the Thunder Bamboo back to life."

Su Mu has surpassed his master; I can no longer fathom his methods.

"If it really was Su Mu who did it, then he should have gotten away with it by now."

Qi Lingyun pondered, "If those seven Heavenly Venerables discover him, even if he is not weak, I'm afraid he will not be able to defeat the seven Heavenly Venerables."

The three of them looked around at the same time, trying to find Su Mu's whereabouts.

"Su Mu, I've seen you. Stop hiding and come out."

Cat Nine shouted, "There's no one else here, what are you still hiding for?"

The whistling wind echoed in the ears of the three.

No one showed up.

As for Su Mu, he was nowhere to be found.

"Could it be that he didn't escape?"

Qi Lingyun hesitated.

"impossible."

Mao Jiu shook his head firmly, "He was the one who reminded us to escape."

None of the seven celestial beings noticed him; there's no way he couldn't have escaped.

"perhaps--"

Ning Hongchen looked thoughtful. "We've been judging others by our own standards."

"how do I say this?"

Qi Lingyun was puzzled.

"Faced with seven powerful Celestial Venerables, our first reaction was to flee."

Ning Hongchen pondered for a moment and said, "This is a normal person's reaction."

But Su Mu is not a normal person.

We may want to escape, but he might not.

"What do you mean?"

Qi Lingyun frowned and said, "Faced with an opponent that is absolutely impossible to defeat, why stay and fight to the death instead of running away?"
Could it be that he actually wants to help Lei Tianzun?

"It's not impossible."

Ning Hongchen said, his gaze involuntarily turning towards the direction of Wugong Mountain.

…………

On Mount Wugong.

Thunder and lightning.

The dense lightning covered the entire mountaintop, and could be clearly seen even from a hundred miles away.

But no one dared to approach Wugong Mountain.

Its earth-shattering power was so overwhelming that even a Heavenly Fate Realm expert would find it difficult to withstand if they got even slightly close, let alone an ordinary martial artist.

Everyone watched this scene from afar, knowing in their hearts that such divine might was the result of a battle between the Heavenly Venerables.

As for who the Celestial Venerables were, ordinary martial artists wouldn't know.

However, there was one person in the crowd who knew the truth.

This person is none other than Li Tianzun of the Cangqiong Sect.

Li Tianzun arrived quietly, blending into the crowd and observing from afar. No one expected that a Tianzun would be by their side.

"What a Thunder Celestial Venerable! With such power, you were still able to kill one person and hold out until now. I really underestimated you."

Seeing the continuous thunder, Li Tianzun was secretly surprised.

"But no matter how strong you are, you won't escape alive this time."

Although Li Tianzun was alarmed, he did not believe that Lei Tianzun could survive.

No Celestial Venerable could escape unscathed when facing eight equally powerful opponents at the same time.

Given Lei Tianzun's volatile personality, it's impossible for him to simply run away.

Judging from the current commotion at Wugong Mountain, Lei Tianzun is fighting desperately.

I'm not afraid of him fighting desperately, I'm afraid of him running away.

If he fights desperately, he will surely die!

Li Tianzun sneered inwardly; Lei Tianzun was just the beginning.

Anyone who insults the Azure Sky Sect must die!
Ancient Celestial Venerable, Former Celestial Venerable...

"Don't you want to see one sect with two Heavenly Venerables? Then make a few more Venerable positions available. My Cangqiong Sect not only wants one sect with two Heavenly Venerables, but also one sect with three Heavenly Venerables and four Heavenly Venerables!"

"Let's see who can stop me now!"

A ferocious look appeared on Li Tianzun's face.

…………

At the summit of Wugong Mountain, the seven powerful Heavenly Venerables stood in various directions, surrounding the two people in the center.

One of those two was naturally Lei Tianzun.

The other one was a young man.

The seven powerful Heavenly Venerables fixed their gazes on the young man, their eyes filled with killing intent.

Do you know what the consequences will be if you go against us?

A Heavenly Venerable from the mortal realm coldly said, "Our killing of Thunder Heavenly Venerable is none of your business. Now I'm giving you a chance. Get out of my way right now, and I'll spare your life!"

“My venerable one, such words are only appropriate for a three-year-old child.”

Su Mu shook his head and said slowly, "If I believed you, I'm afraid I would become fish on your chopping board before I even left Wugong Mountain, at your mercy."

"You think you can withstand it by joining forces with Thunder Celestial Venerable?"

The Heavenly Venerable of the Yang Realm snorted coldly.

"I don't know, but I want to give it a try."

Su Mu said calmly.

"If you want to fight, then fight. Why all the nonsense?"

Lei Tianzun said coldly, "If you don't dare to fight, then get lost!"

His sharp gaze swept over the seven powerful Heavenly Venerables one by one.

His eyes clearly told those celestial beings that this matter was not over.

The seven Heavenly Venerables had ugly expressions and cold eyes.

After fighting for so long, Lei Tianzun was already at his limit and was about to die at their hands.

But on that day, the Thunder Bamboo Forest miraculously revived, continuously providing Thunder God with the power of lightning.

With the supply of this lightning power, Thunder Celestial Venerable is like an unkillable cockroach, growing stronger with each battle, managing to hold out against them until now.

At first, the seven celestial beings did not know what was going on.

Then they discovered that there was another person in the Thunder Bamboo Forest, and it was this person who caused all this!

This truly enraged the Seven Heavenly Venerables to the point of fuming.

In a fit of rage, they wanted to kill Su Mu.

Lei Tianzun was willing to die to protect Su Mu. After several battles, Lei Tianzun was seriously injured, but the seven Heavenly Venerables were unable to kill Su Mu.

After being discovered, Su Mu no longer tried to hide it.

He appeared directly and continuously helped Lei Tianzun recover his condition.

He possessed countless elixirs and even had methods to continuously generate lightning power in the Thunder Bamboo Forest.

With his help, Lei Tianzun can be used as several Tianzun.

The two sides were deadlocked for a while.

"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences. In that case, you'll die with Lei Tianzun."

The seven powerful Celestial Venerables were utterly enraged, and their power erupted.

In an instant, even Wugong Mountain was mostly destroyed by the shock, and the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Forest was completely reduced to ashes by their violent power.

Without the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Forest, even Su Mu could not conjure up the power of lightning to help Thunder God.

This decisive move completely changed the course of the battle on Wugong Mountain.

Lei Tianzun showed no fear on his face; instead, his eyes were filled with boundless fighting spirit.

"Su Mu, I owe you something today. If I manage to escape death this time, I will grant you one request in the future."

Lei Tianzun glanced at Su Mu and said in a deep voice, "I will break the encirclement. You should take this opportunity to leave."

“Lei Tianzun, it’s not time to despair yet.”

Su Mu looked around and said in a deep voice, "If it's seven Yang Realm Celestial Venerables, then I really can't save you."

But of these seven Celestial Venerables, five are Void Beast Celestial Venerables.

Unfortunately, I do have a little bit of experience dealing with the Void Beast Celestial Venerable. (End of Chapter)