Fantasy: I, the Great Celestial Venerable of the Dao

Xiao Yicai and the others were protected by the Taiji Diagram that Dao Xuan had set up beforehand; otherwise, the aftershocks of this attack would have annihilated them.

Chonglou's wrist blade clashed with the Zhuxian Sword, and the two men locked eyes.

"Not bad." Chonglou grinned maliciously. "Much better than those trash."

Dao Xuan remained silent, then pointed his left hand toward Chonglou's chest.

Silver light condensed at his fingertips, transforming into a single, cold star—a sword aura condensed to its extreme, capable of piercing mountains.

Chonglou neither dodged nor evaded; the demonic runes on his chest lit up as he took the finger strike head-on.

"puff."

The sword energy pierced through the demonic runes, leaving a bloody hole in Chonglou's chest.

But Chonglou seemed oblivious, and punched Daoxuan in the face with his left fist.

Demonic flames burned on his fist, scorching his soul.

Dao Xuan turned his head to avoid it, and the Zhuxian Sword swung upwards, slashing towards Chonglou's wrist.

The two exchanged a hundred blows in an instant.

Each collision was like a thunderclap.

Above Yuzhou City, silver-white sword energy intertwined with black-red demonic energy, tearing the sky open with numerous wounds.

In the distance, mountains collapsed, rivers flowed backward, and the earth shook for miles around.

At Mount Shu, Dugu Yuyun and a group of elders stood atop the Demon-Locking Tower, gazing towards Yuzhou.

"Is this... the battle of the strongest?" an elder asked in a trembling voice.

Dugu Yuyun's expression was solemn: "Dao Xuan Zhenren did not use his full strength."

"What?!"

"He's testing us," Dugu Yuyun said in a deep voice. "Testing how Chonglou will break through the boundary, testing the current state of the barrier between the Demon Realm and the Human Realm, testing... Chonglou's true purpose in coming to the Human Realm."

Just as Dugu Yuyun said, Dao Xuan was indeed testing him.

After a hundred moves, he had already made up his mind.

Chonglou's strength was suppressed.

It wasn't that they were suppressed by Dao Xuan, but rather by Heaven and Earth.

It wasn't that they were suppressed by Dao Xuan, but rather by Heaven and Earth.

The human realm has a natural aversion to beings from the demon realm. Although Chonglou is strong, he can only exert the strength of an early-stage Celestial Immortal.

Dao Xuan, in the mortal realm, is invincible.

"That's about it."

Dao Xuan suddenly sheathed his sword and retreated, creating a distance of a hundred feet.

Chonglou frowned: "What, scared?"

Dao Xuan shook his head, holding the Zhuxian Sword upright in front of him, and made a hand seal with his left hand: "Chonglou, you shouldn't have come to the mortal realm."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Zhuxian Sword shone brightly.

Behind Dao Xuan, the Tai Chi diagram of water and fire spun wildly, and the phantom of the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon and the Xuanming True Water surged into the sword at the same time.

The silvery-white light of the Zhuxian Sword gradually turned crimson and dark blue.

"Zhu Xian: Slaying the Realm"

A sword strike was unleashed.

There was no earth-shattering display, only a thin line of three colors intertwined, slowly flying towards the Chonglou.

But Chonglou's expression changed.

He recognized the sword—it wasn't a sword to kill people, but a sword to sever "boundaries."

It was by using the rules of heaven and earth that he was squeezed out of the human world.

This was the solution Dao Xuan came up with.

If Chonglou is hit, his connection with the human world will be temporarily severed.

At that time, the repulsive force of heaven and earth will forcibly throw him back into the demon realm.

"You want to send me back?!" Chonglou roared, his wrist blades crossed to block, his demonic energy surging, condensing into a blood-red shield in front of him.

The shield bears the Totem of Ten Thousand Demons, which is the most powerful defensive divine power in the Demon Realm—the Ten Thousand Demons Wall.

The three-colored threads touched the Demon Wall.

Silently.

The Demon Wall was cut open like paper without making a sound.

The thin line continued forward, passing through the crossed wrist blades of the Chonglou, and slicing across his chest.

There were no wounds, and no bleeding.

But Chonglou sensed that his connection with the Demon Realm... had been severed.

"Dao Xuan—!!!"

Chonglou let out a defiant roar.

His body began to become ethereal, and the repulsive force of the human world surged in like a tide, trying to squeeze this "foreign object" out of the world.

"I will return!" Chonglou stared intently at Daoxuan.

"Once the two realms merge, I will surely fight you to the death!"

Dao Xuan sheathed his sword and said calmly, "I'll be waiting for you anytime."

With his last glance, Chonglou looked at Jingtian, who was being protected behind Xiao Yicai, a complex emotion flashing in his crimson eyes: "Feipeng, when you remember that day..."

Before he could finish speaking, a crack appeared in space, swallowing him up.

The crack closed, and the demonic energy dissipated.

The sky cleared, and the Tai Chi diagram of water and fire slowly faded away. Dao Xuan landed gracefully, and the Immortal Execution Sword disappeared.

"Master!" Zhao Ling'er rushed over first, her eyes brimming with tears. "Are you alright?"

Dao Xuan patted her head and said gently, "It's alright."

He then looked at Xiao Yicai and the others: "How are your injuries?"

"I've taken the medicine and am much better now," Xiao Yicai said, bowing. "Master, what about that Demon Lord Chonglou..."

"He's gone back to the Demon Realm." Dao Xuan looked in the direction where Chonglou had disappeared. "But if he can come to the Human Realm once, he can come a second time. The barrier between the two realms has loosened."

These words made everyone's hearts sink.

If the demon realm were to merge with the human realm, it would be the true end of the world. Demons are bloodthirsty and warlike, and human cultivators would be powerless to resist them.

"Let's return to Qingyun first," Dao Xuan decided. "This matter requires careful consideration."

Just as he was about to lead everyone away, Jing Tian suddenly ran over and knelt down on the ground with a "thump".

"Master! Please, Master, accept me as your disciple!"

Dao Xuan looked at him.

Jing Tian kowtowed repeatedly, pleading, "Although I have no money or power, I can endure hardship! I beg you, Master, to give me a chance; I don't want to be bullied anymore!"

Xiao Yicai whispered, "Master, it has a great connection with Chonglou, I'm afraid it's..."

Dao Xuan raised his hand to stop him.

He stared at Jing Tian for a long time, then suddenly asked, "What's your name?"

"Jing, Jingtian".

"Jing Tian," Dao Xuan repeated, a strange glint in his eyes, "You want to cultivate immortality?"

"Yes!" Jing Tian looked up, his eyes filled with an unprecedented determination.

"I want to become stronger, so strong that no one can decide my life or death at will!"

Dao Xuan remained silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

Fei Peng... No matter what schemes the Heavenly Emperor has, I want to see them.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Jing Tian:

"Okay, I'll take you."

Not only were Xiao Yicai and the others stunned, but even Jing Tian himself was dumbfounded.

"Really?!"

"Of course." Dao Xuan turned around, waved his sleeve, and lifted everyone up. "Let's go back to Qingyun."

Auspicious clouds rose and flew towards Qingyun Mountain.

Jing Tian lay on the edge of the cloud, watching the city of Yuzhou grow smaller and smaller, as if in a dream.

Unbeknownst to him, Dao Xuan, standing atop the clouds, was deep in thought at that moment.

"Jing Tian... Fei Peng reincarnated... Did Chong Lou come to the mortal realm really to retrieve the sword? Or... to find him?"

Dao Xuan gazed at the sky, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

"A great calamity is imminent, and the six realms are in turmoil. It seems that chaos is truly about to ensue."

Auspicious clouds broke through the sky and disappeared into the horizon.

Meanwhile, powerful figures from all corners of the mortal realm were looking towards Qingyun, their expressions varied.

In the southern borderlands, the Beast God awoke from his slumber, his crimson eyes gazing north: "Dao Xuan... you've grown stronger again."

In the Ghost Realm, in the Hall of Yama, the three kings gathered together.

"Demon Lord Chonglou actually broke through the boundary and entered the mortal realm, but Dao Xuan forced him to retreat."

The King of Hell said in a deep voice, "The human world is about to change."

"A change of heavens?" The Asura King sneered. "The balance of the six realms has been broken, and it's not just the human world. Issue the order: all departments of the Ghost Realm, be on high alert."

"yes!"

A storm is brewing, and undercurrents are surging.

"But Dao Xuan is so powerful! He defeated the four emperors of the demon realm with one hand and sent Chonglou away!" Yama Ghost King said worriedly.