A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

"Hegru, you've come."

Upon seeing Hegru appear, Bobes flashed into the void, standing opposite him from afar. The clash of the two ancient immortal auras prevented the surrounding Bona people from getting close.

"Bobbes, do you still consider yourself a Bona?" Hegru's voice was accusatory.

"Of course," Bobes replied firmly.

"If you're from Bona, then get out of my way! Let us Bona people leave Xinbo Cape!" Hegru's voice suddenly rose, releasing his ancient immortal pressure towards Bobes.

"You want to break the agreement between the Bona and Yuan Gu?" Bobes frowned.

"What is Yuan Gu? He's just an outsider! You, a Bona, are helping an outsider to fight against your own kind?" Hegru roared angrily.

"Hegru, the Ancient God's Treasury is about to open. Yuan Gu said that this time we will definitely be able to solve the problem of the Bona people." Bobes was still trying to persuade him.

"Good, very good!" Hegru's eyes flashed with murderous intent. "You'd rather trust an outsider than your own people."

"Since you insist on fighting, I'll play along to the end." Bobes was surrounded by radiant light.

Their conversation echoed through the void, and Li Qiang, Luo Cheng, and the others heard it clearly. From their perspective, the Bona people absolutely could not be allowed to leave Xinbo Cape—that would be a catastrophe for the cultivation world.

In an instant, the two ancient immortals attacked simultaneously, their immortal techniques and divine light exploding in the void, their laws intertwining and colliding, unleashing a massive surge of energy. The two ancient immortals, in their battle, disregarded the Bona people around them; Hegru manipulated the Bona people to rush towards Bobes, causing them to self-destruct one after another around him.

After a fierce battle lasting half a day, Bobes gradually found himself at a disadvantage.

Meanwhile, on Tanshao Star, due to Bobes's inability to be in two places at once, the planet's defensive array lost its control, resulting in numerous vulnerabilities. Large numbers of Bona people took the opportunity to invade, wreaking havoc in the primeval jungle, with the roar of self-destruction echoing everywhere, causing devastating damage to Tanshao Star.

"Junior brother, lend me the Battle Soul Blade!" Seeing the battle at a stalemate, Luo Cheng made a quick decision.

"Okay!" Li Qiang handed over the Battle Soul Blade without hesitation.

Luo Cheng had the Heavenly Venerable Mark on his forehead, and being a fellow cultivator of the divine realm, and with Li Qiang lending him the weapon at his own initiative, he established a perfect connection with the divine artifact the instant he received the Battle Soul Blade. With a thought, he communicated with the Heavenly Venerable Mark, and the Battle Soul Blade emitted a buzzing sound, releasing an aura several times more terrifying than before.

"Huh?" Qian Shanyong looked surprised. He hadn't expected that the Battle Soul Blade could unleash such terrifying power in Luo Cheng's hands.

Luo Cheng used his divine sense to control his sword, his gaze locking onto the Saint Envoy Bona, who was fighting him, and coldly shouted, "Slay!"

With a single slash, a dazzling divine light erupted in the void, and a terrifying sword intent spread out, causing a crack to appear in the void. The Saint Envoy Bona felt a suffocating sense of oppression as his body was locked in place, unable even to teleport.

The War Soul Blade sliced ​​through the void, like a celestial river overturning, carrying a terrifying blade aura.

"No!" The Holy Envoy was horrified. He quickly gathered all his immortal energy and activated the immortal artifact in front of him, unleashing its maximum power and simultaneously maximizing the defensive capabilities of his armor.

"Boom!"

A series of crisp sounds rang out as the immortal artifact shattered instantly like paper under the attack of the Battle Soul Blade. The blade's momentum and intent remained undiminished, slashing directly towards the Holy Envoy's true form.

"Block!" The Holy Envoy used his last strength to resist, but his armor shattered inch by inch the moment it came into contact with the blade's edge, and countless cracks appeared on his immortal body.

At this critical moment, the Holy Envoy felt a slight loosening of the fighting spirit that had been binding him. He spat out a mouthful of blood essence, used the Blood Escape Technique, and transformed into a streak of blood light, fleeing into the distance.

"Heh." Luo Cheng chuckled coldly, then with a thought, he changed the direction of the Battle Soul Blade and slashed at the four Bona Saint Envoys in front of Li Qiang.

"Destroy!"

This time, Luo Cheng activated the original seal of the Battle Soul Blade—the "Extinction" seal among the four seals of Life, Annihilation, Fear, and Destruction.

In an instant, a terrifying aura of destruction swept through the void, and the world seemed to return to chaos, pitch black as ink, even swallowing the starlight. Everyone who witnessed this was horrified; even the two holy envoys fighting against Qian Shanyong and Dai Nanfeng stopped their attacks.

"What is this?" Qian Shanyong murmured to himself, his eyes filled with shock.

It should be noted that the Battle Soul Blade was a super-king-grade divine weapon forged by the Primordial Celestial Venerable using his primordial power. Luo Cheng only needed to unleash a trace of its power to sweep across the lower realms. At this moment, he felt his divine power rapidly depleting, so he quickly swallowed two Sacred Olives to replenish it. The surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) also frantically converged towards him, barely managing to sustain the operation of the hand seals.

Looking at the four Saint Envoys of Bona, they were utterly powerless to resist such a terrifying attack. They watched helplessly as the sword's momentum and intent descended, their immortal artifacts and armor exploding one after another, the cracks on their immortal bodies widening, and the shadow of death looming over them.

"Am I going to die...?" A holy messenger closed his eyes in despair.

"Get out!" Luo Cheng spat out a single word.

The four holy envoys felt their confinement vanish, as if granted a pardon, and dared not linger. They all used their blood escape techniques to flee into the airspace of the Bona people.

Luo Cheng turned his head, his Battle Soul Blade pointing directly at the remaining two Holy Envoys: "Aren't you leaving yet?"

"Go!" The two suddenly snapped back to their senses, no longer daring to fight, and instantly disappeared without a trace using a great teleportation technique.

"Uh..." Qian Shanyong stared in disbelief. "That's it?" The Seven Saints of Bona were actually scared off by Luo Cheng's single slash?

Luo Cheng sheathed his Battle Soul Blade and turned his gaze to Hegriu, who was still locked in fierce combat with Bobes: "Hegriu, do you still want to fight?"

"You..." Hegru had witnessed the entire battle between Hegru and Bobes, and now his gaze towards Luo Cheng was filled with apprehension. "That artifact is strange!"

He gave Bobes a deep look and said, "Bobes, I will be back!" With that, he turned and disappeared in a streak of light.

"Sigh..." Bobes looked in the direction he left and let out a long sigh.

Soon, the remaining Bona people in the void retreated to their ships. Ship after ship tore through space and disappeared into the black hole, and the once noisy battlefield fell silent.

The defensive array of Tan Shao Star was riddled with holes, a large number of golden-armored people had perished, and the surface of the planet was cratered and devastated by the self-explosion.

Luo Cheng took a step forward and landed beside Li Qiang: "Quickly eat a Jia Ye Divine Pill!"

At this moment, Li Qiang felt his divine power was out of control, and the intent of madness and killing intent was impacting his mind. Hearing Luo Cheng's words, he quickly took out a Jia Ye Divine Pill from his storage space and put it in his mouth.

After a while, the effects of the medicine dissipated, and the divine power within his body gradually subsided. Li Qiang's eyes regained their clarity, and his gaze towards Luo Cheng was complex: "Senior brother, only in your hands can this Battle Soul Blade unleash its true power."

"Junior brother, I taught you how to use hand seals, but you forgot them yourself," Luo Cheng said helplessly.

"Sigh..." Li Qiang smiled bitterly. His cultivation level had improved too quickly. Luo Cheng was still at the third level, while he had already reached the fifth level. After this battle, he felt that he was about to break through again. That's how it is when you cultivate to godhood. The more you fight, the stronger you become, but the power of the divine chess is also becoming more and more difficult to control. If you are not careful, you will explode.

Qian Shanyong and Dai Nanfeng landed beside Luo Cheng, looking at him as if he were a monster. Qian Shanyong had originally thought that after obtaining the Wrath of the Gods, his strength would be able to rival Luo Cheng's, but now it seemed he had been too naive. Two hundred years ago, Luo Cheng was already able to overpower him and Dai Nanfeng; now, he could crush them both.

Li Qiang also realized what was happening and exclaimed in astonishment, "Senior brother, I should have known! You were so strong when you first started cultivating two hundred years ago, how could you possibly be weak now?"

Luo Cheng joked, "I'm not as powerful as you, you're already at the fifth level."

Mentioning this, Li Qiang felt even more helpless: "Senior brother, I also wanted to suppress my cultivation level, but I had a sudden enlightenment and broke through two levels directly. Who can I complain to?"

Qian Shanyong genuinely considered Li Qiang a friend and couldn't help but urge him, "Brother Li, you must listen to your senior brother and exercise restraint!"

"I'll do my best," Li Qiang sighed.

Dai Nanfeng also said, "Kid Li, if you don't want to explode and die, don't try to break through."

On the other side, after cleaning up the battlefield, Bobes extended an invitation to everyone: "Gentlemen, please come and sit in my immortal abode."

"it is good."

The group returned to Sendai. Bobes had spirit fruits and celestial wine brought to them, and said solemnly, "The immortal Bonagu won't give up. They'll come back after you leave."

Upon hearing this, all four of them in Luocheng felt a sense of urgency—they absolutely could not allow the Bona people to leave Xinbojiao.

A moment later, Qian Shanyong snorted coldly, "These Bonagu Immortals haven't seen Yuan Gu make a move in too long, and they dare to disobey her."

Li Qiang looked puzzled: "Is Yuan Gu very fierce?" The last time he saw Yuan Gu in person, Yuan Gu was barefoot, with a delicate face and lively eyes, just like an innocent girl, and it was really hard to associate her with the word "fierce".

Upon hearing this, a barely perceptible hint of apprehension flashed in Bo Beisi's eyes. Qian Shanyong smiled wryly and said, "Brother Li, you haven't witnessed Master Yuangu's power."

Bobes nodded repeatedly. He still remembered how, during the previous openings of the Ancient God's Treasury, Yuan Gu had shown Bona what ruthlessness and unparalleled ferocity truly meant. It could be said that Yuan Gu's reputation was forged in blood and fire.

Looking at Qian Shanyong and Bo Beisi's expressions, Dai Nanfengyu had a better idea of ​​Yuan Gu's ferocity. As a female immortal, she felt a sense of longing. In the battle just now, she had witnessed Bo Beisi's strength. She couldn't even last a single move against him. Yet, such an ancient immortal was afraid of Yuan Gu. It was clear that even among ancient immortals, the difference in strength was enormous.

Bobes changed the subject: "You'll need to wait a while longer before you can use the Ancient God Formation."

Qian Shanyong cupped his hands and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Venerable Bobeisi."

"You're too kind, Lord Qian. In fact, I should thank you all for your help," Bo Beisi said with a smile.

In the days that followed, Luo Cheng and his group settled on Tan Shao Star, waiting for the ancient god array to activate. This wait lasted seven years.

Over the course of seven years, the group spent their time either cultivating individually, discussing the Dao, or sparring in the void. The one who benefited the most was undoubtedly Li Qiang. After seven years of cultivation, he finally mastered combat techniques and no longer wielded his sword indiscriminately. Of course, in his own words, "It's still more satisfying to just hack and slash."

That day, Bobeisi received a communication jade slip. After reading it, he said to Qian Shanyong, "Lord Qian, the Azure Emperor is about to arrive."

Upon hearing the words "Azure Emperor," Qian Shanyong's expression darkened. That was the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and having once lived there, he was extremely wary of the Azure Emperor.

Luo Cheng and Li Qiang were somewhat curious about this Lord of the Immortal Realm, but Dai Nanfeng clearly did not want to see him.

Qian Shanyong said, "Now that the Azure Emperor has arrived, and the Ancient God's Treasury is about to open, let's go to the Ancient God's Array first."

"Alright." Luo Cheng and Li Qiang had no objections. They figured that once they arrived at the Ancient God's Treasury, they would eventually have to meet the Azure Emperor.