The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 260 One Hand Subdues the Peacock, Ten Fiends Step into the Immortal Realm (6K)

Between the gates of the Immortal Realm, an earth-shattering change has occurred for millennia.

Even true immortals, even beings high above in the immortal realm, felt as if they were caught in a storm, struggling between two universes.

The two figures in the arena, one standing in the ancient forbidden zone, the other standing tall in the nine heavens of the immortal realm, exuded two different kingly auras that would never perish, solidifying the illusory concept of an era and transforming it into countless chapters of history that danced around them.

What is immortality? Even the immortal will one day perish in battle. Who can endure through the cycles of time, survive the darkness, and look down upon the rise and fall of countless ages? Only the sovereign!

Now, two such beings are facing off and about to make a move.

The four descending True Immortals were all bewildered. How could they remember that this War Immortal was a future king? When did he become one of the Ten Fiends?
Did they break through during those belated years?
This is too fast and too rushed!
If that's the case, then the landscape of the Immortal Realm will truly change. Someone will forcefully step in, and the attitudes of all the kings and lords will have to change. A single move will have far-reaching consequences.

The difference between a future king and one of the Ten Fiends is like heaven and earth. One is an ant looking down on others, while the other is a fellow Daoist on equal footing. Naturally, they are very different. Even if the Remnant Immortal lineage knew this, they would be shocked. They would either try to resolve the situation or remain opposed to each other to the end.

In the arena, Wang Hongwu pointed at the Spear of Anlan, his feet treading the heavens and the earth, and pressed towards the Holy Peacock Lord. Around him, primordial chaos permeated the air, and the true forms of the Ten Fiends were imprinted on the Immortal Golden Light Pattern. Hundreds of millions of immortal spirits guarded and surrounded him. He was like an ancient emperor who had existed since time immemorial, looking down upon the Immortal Realm with an extremely terrifying aura. Only his eyes were as cold as blades, and beams of light shone brightly through the mist!
A figure stands tall across the world, looking down upon the eternal blue sky.

At this moment, the vast and boundless ripples of the Great Dao swept across both realms, causing all spirits to tremble and all living beings to tremble, as if the end of the world had come and the entire era was about to come to an end!

"A new king?" "No, it's the Ten Fiends!"

"Is it an existence similar to the ten great fiends of the previous era? I didn't expect another one to appear in this era."

"Huh? How can he be so young, and yet he's going up against that old peacock? Could it be that he's foolish enough to actually believe the muddle-headed words of that lineage from the Immortal Realm?"

"That's probably true, but he's not in control of his own destiny. He has karmic ties with Wuzhong and Liudao, and he took over their legacy. The Ten Fiends are closely related to Liudao and even obtained the Corpse-Dissecting Formation, so they're naturally involved."

At the same moment, the rulers in the other restricted areas also awoke.

Upon realizing the situation, they gasped in shock. Such a young, extraordinary being! How long had he been cultivating? He had already become one of the Ten Fiends? He was on par with them, or even more terrifying!

The rulers in the forbidden zones are generally somewhat inferior to true immortal kings, but not by much. Some have flawed Dao Fruits, while others have combat power close to that of an immortal king, almost stepping into that realm.

Of course, once their strength reaches this level, they are almost equal and can be called powerhouses in the Immortal King realm, which is not wrong; and the real Ten Fiends are naturally in this category as well, and they are already a huge threat to them.

Offending a future king is not a big deal, but a fierce being of the same level, who even wields an immortal royal weapon, is not someone to be offended.

At this moment, the Peacock King had already cursed the entire Remnant Immortal lineage in his heart. They were truly despicable. What did they mean by "about to become a king"? What did they mean by "blocking his entry into the Immortal Realm"? What did they mean by "minor grudges and grievances are insignificant"?

I got ripped off!

One powerful figure wielding ten fierce beasts, holding the spear of peace—this truly is a year of bad luck for me.

"Fellow Daoist, there was a misunderstanding before."

Thinking of this, even though the other party had previously threatened to capture him as a mount, the Peacock King pretended not to hear it and took the initiative to speak. The great bell rang softly, and time surged. He protected the forbidden area, not wanting to fight a battle with a powerhouse of the same level.

At the same time, his true form also emerged from the forbidden zone. It was indeed a sacred peacock, partly human and partly a ferocious bird, filling and cracking the universe. It was a man with phoenix eyes like lightning and a strangely handsome face. There were five-colored feathers on his head, and even a peacock head on the top of his head.

The body below is that of a peacock, with floral and bird patterns on its legs, various five elements and wonders engraved on its wings, and a tail feather twice the length of its body. The tail feather is covered with colorful patterns with a metallic luster, and the eye-shaped spots at the tips of the tail feathers have five-colored halos in the center, constantly intertwining, making it extremely sacred.

The Sacred Peacock is a race from the Immortal Realm, always accompanied by the Golden Crow Clan. There are many True Immortals among them, but unexpectedly, there is also a crippled king in the lower realm.

"Misunderstanding? There is no misunderstanding. It is your honor that I have taken a liking to you." Wang Hongwu's eyes were burning with desire as he took a liking to the peacock. When it transformed into its human form and was left in its beast form, it would be quite majestic to ride on it.

Something doesn't sound quite right about that.

Peacock King's eyes flickered slightly, sensing that things were not going well and that things were getting out of hand. Seeing Wang Hongwu pressing down on him, he said no more and directly struck the Endless Broken Bell, from which a vast ripple of the Great Dao spread out. His weapon was destroyed in the great battle years ago, otherwise he would not have disregarded cause and effect and come here to seize the remnants of the Nine Heavens Kings.

"So self-aware, are you sending yourself to your death?" Wang Hongwu strode forward, the Anlan Spear in his hand shining brightly, radiating boundless golden light, and his body was surrounded by eighteen layers of immortal golden radiance, immortal, indestructible, indestructible and indestructible. As for Zhong Boyouyou, he shattered the universe, but it had no effect on him and could not harm him.

Not even a trace was left.

With the eighteen layers of immortal gold combined into one, the Lord of the Forbidden Zone couldn't even scratch him!

Even as Wang Hongwu arrived, the area where the peerless magic array was laid out disintegrated and collapsed, revealing the true center of the forbidden zone.

With a sweep of Tai Sui's divine light, the ancient land was quickly grazed, eroded, and controlled, completing a transformation of the world.

This restricted area now belongs to him.

At this moment, he is the true master of the penalty area!

Seeing this, the other creatures in the forbidden zones were all shocked. How could there be such a creature? Not only was its body unusually hard, but its methods were also quite bizarre and strange.

With a hum, the forbidden area shone brightly. As Wang Hongwu shuddered, the Peacock King was forced to retreat, his face showing fear.

"Fellow Daoist, how can we let this matter rest?"

He was shocked. He hadn't expected Wang Hongwu to be so tough. If he had known this beforehand, he would never have gotten involved. He had been deceived by the slander of treacherous people!
The Immortal Palace lineage, just you wait and see!
"Let it go? I've granted you this opportunity to be my vanguard and my mount. What's wrong with that? When you traverse foreign lands and your might shakes the immortal realm, you'll have to thank me for taking you to unprecedented heights."

Wang Hongwu smiled knowingly. When one reaches the Way of the King, cause and effect are no longer empty words, but real. They will manifest as various opportunities and tribulations. Because at their level, even a slight action can trigger huge changes and upheavals, having a huge impact on history. Therefore, since the Peacock King has come to obstruct the Way, he must pay the price.

Upon hearing this, the Peacock King glared angrily. He knew that saying anything would be useless. Since that was the case, he would fight back. A king cannot be humiliated!

In an instant, the great bell roared, emitting a blinding light. The bell waves exploded like a tsunami, sweeping forward. The bell waves rippled in countless directions, like a heavenly sword severing time and cutting through the ages, truly unleashing divine power to annihilate all living beings. Wang Hongwu sneered and directly forced his way in, his physical body withstanding the bell waves. Meanwhile, in the distance, beyond the universe, many things were affected by this light, undergoing dramatic changes.

The surrounding universe and starry sky seemed to have aged for billions of years before exploding and shattering on the spot, turning directly into emptiness. It contained the power of time, but what was terrifying was that it had no effect on the Ten Fiends. The immortal golden light burst forth from his body, completely ignoring the passage of time, and he swung the Spear of Tranquility fiercely.

Bang! The Immortal Spear pierced through all rules and crashed into the bell. With a clang, the Endless Bell was shaken open, and the Peacock King was directly pierced by the spear tip, leaving a bloody gash on his body. He was completely suppressed!

The great bell flew about, shattering a section of the starry sky, but Wang Hongwu caught it with one hand, and it fell into his hand, which he then took back.

"This strength is no less than that of a flawless immortal king, right? And he hasn't even revealed the power of the Ten Fiends yet. If he were to go berserk, he could probably fight even the most powerful beings."

This caused the other powerful figures in the forbidden zones to gasp in astonishment. What incredible skill this was! His magical power was unparalleled, truly allowing him to roam freely throughout the heavens. Even within the Immortal Realm, he could act with impunity against anyone below the level of a giant!
The Peacock King remained silent, his gaze gradually turning cold. Without hesitation, he unleashed his supernatural power, his tail feathers flapping wildly, like a singularity triggering a cosmic explosion, from which all things arose.

The Five Elements and their corresponding Yin-Yang elements are Ren Shen and Gui You, which represent Jianfeng Gold!
After it spread its tail feathers, it used its own great divine power, with rainbow light shooting towards the heavens and white blades congealing into frost and snow, showing an invincible momentum. The boundless golden light it shot out could instantly kill all the true immortals in the heavens, and had unfathomable power. When the tail feathers swept back, the golden light formed a circle, and the fist light that Wang Hongwu threw was blocked back and decomposed into emptiness by the divine light, combining offense and defense.

The fact that this race has been able to establish itself in the Immortal Realm under the name of 'holy' without ever being stripped of it naturally means they possess unique skills.

"What a joke!" Wang Hongwu flicked his spear, sweeping away the peacock's tail that was slashing at him like a blade. The ripples that seemed to shatter the universe were directly unleashed. The Peacock King's expression was indifferent. After the battle, he displayed the majesty befitting a king. After spreading his tail feathers once more, an eye-like mark appeared at the end of each tail feather, which eventually transformed into the Heavenly Eye.

Bingwu and Dingwei, Heavenly River Water; Wuwu and Jiwei, Heavenly Fire! The Five Elements Na Yin Method reappears, water and fire merge, this is fire within water, possessing the merit of mutually supporting and nurturing all things, noble and sacred. In an instant, all eyes open, shooting out the five elements of water and fire, completely bombarding Wang Hongwu's body, causing his immortal golden body to clang and continuously weaken his opponent's state, trying to make his Dao fruit flawed!

"If you do not bow to the King, all karma will be burned away; if you do not kowtow sincerely, the path of three lifetimes will be severed; if you sever worldly ties with a single thought, the long night of eternity will bury old acquaintances; if you respect me as you would a god, then your true spirit will remain to continue the dying lamp!" Wang Hongwu solemnly declared, the lamp was hung high in the sky, and suddenly the fire of the heavenly phoenix and the light of the holy unicorn ignited around his body, dispelling the influence of water and fire. He also clenched his fists and unleashed his supreme fist technique.

Myriad Dao Fist! In an instant, his fists ignited with Dao fire, lighting up one Great Dao trajectory after another. Each one reflected a world, with the corresponding evolution of that Dao within it. Later, these Great Dao trajectories began to rotate, coiling into a circle, a myriad-path arc like a millstone, crushing everything, directly pulverizing and grinding all the tail feathers and incantations, and even absorbing them into it.

On the millstone of ten thousand lines, a phantom of a peacock suddenly appeared. Upon seeing this, the Peacock King was horrified. His killing move had actually been broken? But just as he was thinking this, Wang Hongwu had already made a ruthless move. The Spear of Tranquility suddenly pierced through and penetrated its body!

With a splash of blood, a long, mournful cry rang out. Wang Hongwu, holding a spear raised to the sky with one arm, actually lifted the peacock up, and then it exploded violently, blood splattering into the void!
The once-sacred patriarch of the Peacock Clan was brutally murdered! It exploded.

Even the most powerful experts in the forbidden zone cannot withstand his attacks.

"You!" The Peacock King was furious. He quickly reformed his body, but he was still firmly pinned to the spear. The difference between having a royal weapon and being unarmed was huge.

However, whether it is a being at the level of the Ten Fiends or a Celestial King, they are difficult to kill. The former possesses a strange bloodline, which is terrifying once it is unleashed. For example, the Heavenly Horned Ant is the ultimate in strength. After going berserk, no one in the world can match his strength, making all his enemies wary. At the same time, his life force is immense, and his primordial spirit is greatly enhanced.

Therefore, the Peacock King did not think he would perish, but he also could not have foreseen that something even more terrible than his fall would happen.

A vast expanse of primordial purple energy surged from behind Wang Hongwu. He placed one hand on the Peacock King's head and murmured, "Primordial Rebirth!" The next moment, the Peacock King felt a sense of alarm, and his feathers stood on end as if they were about to explode. However, the Endless Bell and the Spear of Tranquility held him down, rendering him unable to move. Countless Dao-character dragons and snakes flew out from the primordial purple energy and entered the Peacock King's eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

"Goo...goo-e, hoo-hoo!"

Amidst a series of battle cries and wailing, the Peacock King's body trembled violently. After the invasion, his laws seemed to be frozen, and his muscles twitched. As the two thoughts collided, cracks appeared everywhere, creating a chaotic mess.

Of course, as a king, he could not be so easily invaded. Even if he were to be refined, it would take a long time. Now, Wang Hongwu had only planted a seed in his body to influence and hold him hostage, so that he could be turned into his mount.

"They've been suppressed?"

"It is a pity that the once holy Peacock Lord has lost his invincible reputation today."

"The new generation of the Ten Fiends is terrifying and should not be provoked."

Within each of the forbidden zones, a commotion naturally arose, and all the rulers were secretly alarmed.

They had anticipated that the Ten Fiends would be very strong, but they did not expect them to be so powerful. Wielding the Anlan Spear and the Zhenwuzhong Bell, they suppressed the Peacock King with an absolute advantage!
Even those in the realm of the Kingly Path were horrified, let alone the beings of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths who witnessed this scene.

The world was silent; there was not a sound.

For a long time, people were still in a daze.

The people from Diguan were stunned, completely dumbfounded, frozen in place, unable to move. What had they just witnessed?
The legendary Celestial King was suppressed by the War Immortal!
They even wanted to subdue it and make it their mount.

Shi Hao, the Ten-Crown King, and the others were even more excited. This was truly arrogant, incredibly arrogant, because even the Immortal King An Lan's mount was still within the Immortal Dao Domain!
"The heavens have changed! The heavens have changed!"

"Such a powerful figure among the Ten Fiends, wielding the Endless Bell and the Tranquil Spear, possesses unfathomable combat strength and must be a formidable figure to be trifled with."

"Won't this cause changes in the factions within the Immortal Realm?"

Everyone in the Immortal Realm was now trembling with fear, realizing that something terrible was about to happen!
The Crippled Immortal lineage has incurred the wrath of this master, and they're probably in deep trouble!

Meanwhile, the Peacock King remained silent, his human form dissipated under pressure, transforming into a pure peacock beast and becoming his mount.

He wanted to self-destruct and launch a fierce counterattack, but the Dao-character dragon and snake within his body were influencing him. It wasn't a possession, but rather a mutually beneficial symbiosis!

Not only did he feel an indescribable sense of comfort, but he also felt the medicinal power nourishing and repairing his body and Dao Fruit. This shocked the Peacock King, who realized that this Ten Fiends was different. His cultivation system was very special and was actually related to the Longevity Medicine, which could make up for the flaws in his Dao Fruit!

You must understand that this kind of flaw is a wound to the Great Dao, and how difficult it is to repair. Many forbidden zone lords have been trapped and died here for their entire lives. Even he himself went mad in his search for a chance to recover, otherwise he would not have cooperated with the ancestor of the Remnant Immortal.

The current situation has shattered his understanding and plunged him into self-contradiction.

"This, this." For a moment, even the Peacock King himself was stunned. Didn't this mean that the longer he stayed with this person and the longer he was ridden, the faster the flaw in the fruit would be restored?

I feel uncomfortable if I don't get ridden for a day?
This isn't right.

Leaving aside the fact that the Peacock King himself was in a state of utter confusion, Wang Hongwu simply smiled faintly and remained silent. He didn't need to force anyone; the system would speak, the Dao Fruit would whisper, and everyone would follow their instincts to seek advantage and avoid harm.

Without saying a word, he simply flipped over and sat on the Peacock King's back, thus stepping across the starry sky and heading towards the gate to the Immortal Realm.

In that area, divine light shone everywhere, and the ripples of the Kingly Way were magnificent, giving rise to all sorts of strange phenomena between heaven and earth, and the resounding voice of the Great Dao echoed:

The Great Enlightened Golden Immortal is unique, and the wondrous methods of Tai Sui are the medicine of heaven and earth.

Neither born nor dying, the three paths are in motion; with all energy and spirit, boundless compassion prevails.

Emptiness and stillness naturally change with nature; true nature allows itself to be as it is.

His majestic body is as long-lived as the heavens; he is the Heavenly King who practices the Way of Immortality.

"Purple flames rise from the Eighth and Ninth Palaces, and the golden nature of the Ten Treasures Tree arrives!"

Wang Hongwu rode on a sacred peacock, with the Endless Bell hanging above his head and the Tranquil Spear in his hand. Behind him, a magnificent image appeared, with eighteen hands and twenty-four heads, holding a jeweled canopy, a wheel of life and death, and blessed with dragon bells, golden maces, a staff, a bronze tripod, a six-path plate, and a banner of humanity.

A peacock took flight with its two wings spread wide, surrounded by auspicious five-colored clouds and purple mist, before entering the gate.

The items left behind by the two kings, Wuzhong and Liudao, which he possessed, also fell into Wang Hongwu's hands. They were the keys to a secret place located in the Immortal Realm, where the former King Wuzhong had left a backup plan.

"Hurry, hurry, keep up, keep up! We can't keep the adults waiting any longer, and we have to get the message back!"

Then came a commotion, and the visitors from the Immortal Realm followed suit, eager to participate in this great change in the Immortal Realm.

Below, people looked up at the sky, knowing that above the nine heavens and ten earths, there was a vast immortal realm!

There are true immortals and truly invincible kings there; it is the ancestral lineage and source of many Taoist traditions.

That world is many times larger than the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

In the past, the guardians of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the Dugu clan, and some of the Ten Fiends, came from the Immortal Realm; now, the new Ten Fiends of this world have also entered the realm.

People believed that when he returned, he would surely be a true immortal king!

On the other side, Wang Hongwu entered the Immortal Realm, riding a sacred peacock. A king-level being had been suppressed by him and used as a mount, and that's how he barged in.

Upon entering the Immortal Realm, they were confronted by a colossal city. True Immortals guarded this gateway. The city stood majestically in the void, surrounded by chaotic energy, with countless celestial structures revolving around it.

Its entire body is purple-gold, and the walls are engraved with Dao runes. The whole city is ancient and grand. It is one of the immortal cities that is said to never fall. It is the purple-gold immortal city where Gu Tuo lived when Wang Hongwu of the later generations stepped into the fragment of the immortal realm!
When you get to a place like this, you can see the true immortals.

The number of true immortals in the Immortal Realm is equal to the number of universes. These different ancient universes have merged and are now connected into one realm, which is many times more magnificent than the Immortal Realm in its early days. At the same time, the accompanying true immortal explained that the Immortal Realm has ten gates connecting it to the outside world, all of which are heavily guarded and are also ten huge immortal cities. The one we are standing on is one of them.

Such a city must be guarded by a true immortal year-round; it cannot be left unattended for even a moment.

However, upon seeing Wang Hongwu arrive, the high and mighty immortals here changed their usual demeanor, and hurriedly came out to greet him with awe, ready to activate the teleportation array and take them to Panwang City.

However, Wang Hongwu waved his hand. At his level, there was no need for teleportation. His sacred peacock flapped its wings and carried everyone across the universe, across countless light-years, to another world.

Panwang City is a true Immortal King City and one of the largest ancient cities in the Immortal Realm. No one dares to run wild here. It has existed since ancient times and has flourished for countless eras.

Pan Wang, known as the unparalleled master of the Immortal Realm, is one of the strongest beings. He has lived for an incredibly long time, and no one can say for sure what era he was born in.

It hangs suspended in the universe, possessing invincible power and displaying an indestructible momentum, shaking the past and present, and enduring through the ages.

At this moment, different immortal kings' divine senses descended upon the Pan family's immortal king cave. They remained silent most of the time, rarely speaking, as the chaotic energy there obscured their figures.

"The Immortal Gate opens, the Ten Fiends return to their places." At this moment, an Immortal King spoke, as if he had lived billions of years ago. His words were devoid of any emotion, and his entire being was ancient and shrouded in chaos.

The others were no different, as if they stood millions of years ago, receiving the worship of the world and enjoying the incense offerings of countless eras.

"The abandoned land, that cage, I never imagined such a bloodline would remain. It's good to bring it back." A Celestial King spoke, he was like a stone statue, though he spoke, there was not a ripple of emotion, he was completely still.

Another person said quietly, "After entering the world, factional struggles are inevitable. Is it a blessing or a curse?"

But at that moment, Pan Wang opened his eyes and looked outside the city. For the first time, his emotions were stirred. He seemed quite surprised.
"King Pan, why have you lost your composure?" The ancient king appeared calm. In their realm, the universe could collapse before them and they would remain as steady as Mount Tai. They would not care if an entire world were to fall beneath them. They should not be like this.

However, Pan Wang became increasingly serious, even with a hint of astonishment, saying, "There was a variable, and we all miscalculated."

(End of this chapter)