Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 546
After the fluctuations outside Ziwei Star completely subsided, the Holy Master of Lingguan said with a hint of sorrow, "Ancestor Lingxu has passed away. The rest is up to us, the living descendants, to work hard on."

After Chen Chong and the other Great Sages sensed that the aura of the Quasi-Emperor Lingxu had completely disappeared, they couldn't help but show sorrow and silently mourn for him.

This quasi-emperor encountered an invasion by an ancient clan during his personal rise to power. Four quasi-emperors confronted him, thus losing the opportunity to advance. His cultivation stagnated, and he only managed to break through the first level before stopping completely.

It can be said that he gave up his own upward mobility in order to protect the Ziwei Star, thus buying thousands of years of time for people like them.

Now, he has burned his last legacy, inflicting heavy damage on the ancient tribe and giving them the opportunity to defeat them.

This is certainly enough to earn their respect and sorrow.

The Holy Master of Lingguan quickly recovered from his grief and said, "You should all have already sensed that your ancient clan's four quasi-emperors have been killed by Ancestor Lingxu, and there is no one left who can save you."

Xuanji Dasheng took a deep breath, suppressing the complex emotions of sadness, shock, and fear in his heart, and said, "Even if those four seniors are dead, the ancient clan's army has already entered Ziwei Star. Their overall strength is still greater than yours, and it is still unknown who will emerge victorious."

“Under these circumstances, wouldn’t it be a bit unfair for you to just kill us like this? We can cooperate. I am the adopted son of the Jin Hua Emperor, and he holds a high position in the ancient clans. I can use this identity to gather intelligence from the ancient clans and give it to you.”

The five ancient clan saints were immediately enraged: "Xuanji! How dare you betray us!"

The Great Sage Xuanji retorted without any politeness: "Betray you? No, I have only worked for you from beginning to end because of my godfather. He saved my life and taught me cultivation. I am just repaying his kindness."

"Now that he's dead, why should I cooperate with you?"

Then, he said to the Holy Master of Lingguan, "Before, I was merely serving my own master, but now I am willing to abandon darkness and embrace the light, and work for you. If you don't believe me, I can take action against these ancient clans as a testament to my loyalty, how about that?"

The five ancient clansmen were even more enraged upon seeing this, but the situation was beyond their control. They could only watch helplessly and secretly stand in one place, ready to unleash a combined attack at any moment in order to seize an opportunity to escape.

Of course, the protective array of the Lingguan Holy Land was set up by the Wuji Heavenly Venerable, and it was basically impossible for them to break the array. Therefore, in order to escape, they could only try to capture a hostage.

Of everyone present, Chen Chong was the most suitable, while the three Great Sages who had been ambushed and seriously injured were the next best choice. After all, they couldn't fully recover in such a short time.

Upon hearing this, the Holy Master of Lingguan said, "Your suggestion is good, but I'm sorry, under these circumstances, I can't trust you."

The Great Sage of Mystery said, "You really won't give me this chance?"

The Holy Master of Lingguan said, "You should just die. Do it."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Great Sage Lingyun struck the Great Sage Xuanji through the chest, nearly tearing him to pieces.

While everyone was still in shock, the five ancient clans' Great Saints immediately joined forces to attack Chen Chong and the three Great Saints who had been severely injured.

Although they were also shocked, when the Holy Master of Lingguan said that there was a traitor among them, the five of them no longer believed the three human saints. Therefore, this action did not affect their judgment.

Unexpectedly, the Lingguan Temple suddenly trembled. Under the activation of the protective array, several quasi-royal weapons were almost fully revived, suppressing the five Great Saints and making them unable to move.

The three Great Saints of Lingguan Holy Land and the two Great Saints who were not attacked all integrated their power into Lingguan Holy Temple to power the great formation and the quasi-royal weapon, successfully unleashing powerful energy.

Although the three Great Sages were seriously injured, the Holy Master of Lingguan had secretly retrieved the elixir of a demigod medicine that Quasi-Emperor Lingxu had treasured for many years from the treasure trove of the Lingguan Holy Land and given it to them in advance. Therefore, their injuries were quickly mostly healed. Great Sage Xuanji stared intently at Great Sage Lingyun and said, "It was you! How could you do this?"

Lingyun Dasheng said, "I hate him for killing Feiyu, but I am an elder of the Lingguan Holy Land. In the face of the life and death of the human race, personal grudges can only be discussed later."

The fact that Lingguan Saint Master Yun Xian killed that Ascended King was indeed simply the result of the escalating competition between the two. Two tigers cannot share one mountain; two prodigies with completely different ideologies and styles of conduct could not possibly coexist peacefully.

Given the impending outbreak of a racial war, their sacred spiritual land must unite into a powerful and cohesive force, and cannot be divided.

Therefore, the Quasi-Emperor Lingxu did not interfere with the outcome; he simply chose the more outstanding one as his successor.

However, the other two junior brothers who were suppressed by Yun Xian into the Xuan Prison did indeed have the influence of ancient clan forces behind them.

After being informed of this by the Quasi-Emperor Lingxu, they were heartbroken that they had become the tools used by the ancient race to split the Lingguan Holy Land. Therefore, they were willing to risk their lives to contact other holy land sects and help them purge the spies within their ranks when the remaining forces of the ancient race were fighting to the death.

Although the Great Sage Lingyun knew the harm of the division, he was furious that Yunxian had to kill him. Whether it was suppressing him at the bottom of the Xuanyu or simply destroying his cultivation, at least he could have been spared.

Was it really worth killing someone just for that tiny potential threat? He was filled with resentment and became Yun Xian's biggest adversary.

Later, those ancient tribes began to use this to contact him, and gradually established contact.

However, after much hesitation, the Great Sage Lingyun finally revealed the matter to his enemy, Lord Lingguan Yunxian. Even though those people had not yet revealed their identities at the time, the Great Sage Lingyun still felt that they would be a great threat.

Although he hated the Holy Master of Lingguan, he also believed in the Holy Master's character.

As a result, the quasi-emperor Lingxu, who had been operating in the shadows, regarded him as one of the people he could absolutely trust, allowing him to cooperate further with the ancient clans in order to obtain deeper intelligence.

That grand formation was revealed to Lingxu Quasi-Emperor by the Great Sage Lingyun, which is why he was able to develop appropriate methods to counter it, thus leading to the current situation.

He even discovered some of the spies within the ancient clans in other holy lands and sects, and this information was being transmitted to various holy lands and sects by Yun Xian's two junior brothers.

It can be said that he was one of the greatest contributors before this great battle.

Seeing this scene, the Great Sage Qianxuan was on the verge of collapse. He was about to plead for mercy when the Holy Master of Lingguan interrupted him directly: "Qianxuan, commit suicide. That way, I can still leave you and your people with some dignity. Otherwise, with the great battle imminent, you should know how I will deal with them."

Qian Xuan opened his mouth, then sat down weakly, muttering, "One wrong step can lead to eternal regret... I only looked at the relative strength of the two sides and felt that the human race had no hope left. Rather than bring about our own destruction, we should preserve our strength and cooperate with them to make a profit. Perhaps in the future, we will have a chance to rise again."

"But you actually managed to turn the tide from such an absolute disadvantage. It seems I underestimated the heroes of my human race."

As he spoke, he began to transform into a Daoist.

The Holy Master of Lingguan said, "Our ancestors were able to grow stronger and eventually stand at the pinnacle of the universe because of their spirit of self-improvement and their will to never be defeated."

"Now is the time to pick up what we've lost."

(End of this chapter)