My little sect, which disappeared a thousand years ago, has become a sacred site!

Seeing the three founding emperors' faces ashen, the five family heads on the high platform, including Xuan Yuan Yunting and Gongsun Yangguang, as well as the elders behind them, instantly sensed a dangerous atmosphere.

They all stood up, looking solemnly at the sky, their spiritual energy fully gathered.

Everyone stood up blankly and looked up at the sky, but in their view, the sky was still blue and white, without a single cloud or a breeze, let alone any threat.

"What's going on? There's nothing on it!"

"Even the five family heads have stood up; something big is definitely about to happen!"

"Be on high alert, lest you get caught in the crossfire!"

Amidst the murmurs, Gu Changyuan remained silent, waiting.

A few breaths later, the teleportation array runes high in the sky suddenly surged.

A moment later—

Three figures slowly emerged from the formation.

There were three men of varying heights, all dressed in black robes.

The black robe was made of a special material that seemed to absorb light, and the hem of the robe moved without wind.

The hoods covered most of their faces, with only the outline of their jaws vaguely visible.

But what's most striking is the pattern on their black robes—

Golden lines traced a twisted pattern on their chests, which then converged and connected behind them, eventually coalescing into a ferocious "Emperor" character.

People from the Celestial Imperial Court.

The three of them exuded a powerful aura—the aura of a Celestial King.

However, as soon as this aura broke out of the formation, it was severely suppressed by the rules of heaven and earth of the Nine Heavens Realm, and instantly fell, finally settling at the peak of the Half-Immortal realm.

As the three stepped out of the teleportation array, the massive array began to crumble, turning into countless points of light that dissipated into the void.

The leader of the group raised his right hand and waved it lightly.

A force of law emanated from the three of them, instantly enveloping their surroundings.

Wherever the power of that law passed, space began to distort and blur, eventually turning into chaos—not true chaos, but a strange state between existence and non-existence.

From the outside, that space seemed to have been erased from the world; nothing could be seen or perceived.

Having done all this, the three were about to investigate the situation in the lower realm.

however--

"snort."

A cold snort came from Gu Changyuan's nose.

He raised his right hand toward the hidden void.

"Since we're already here..."

His voice wasn't loud, but it was like thunder, resounding through the sky!

"What's the point of hiding like this?"

As soon as the words fell—

His right hand clenched tightly!

"roar--!!!"

A deafening dragon roar suddenly erupted.

Above the sky, the void suddenly tore open.

A massive, purple-gold dragon head burst forth from the torn spatial rift.

The dragon's head was a hundred feet long! Its horns were sharp and its whiskers were flying. Its eyes were like two purple-gold suns, radiating a suffocating pressure!

The dragon's mouth opened wide, revealing sharp, sword-like teeth.

With a world-destroying power, the purple-gold dragon head bit down fiercely towards that hidden void!

"Bang--!!!"

Crashed!

In that instant, the entire sky above Tianji City was violently torn apart.

The void, shrouded and hidden by the power of laws, shattered inch by inch under the tearing of the purple-gold dragon head.

Chaos collapsed, laws were annihilated, and three disheveled figures were suddenly blasted out of the shattered space.

"puff!"

Three figures in black robes burst forth from the shattered space, but they did not attack proactively. Instead, they were forcefully knocked down from the sky by the terrifying impact.

The three of them, like kites with broken strings, coughed up blood all the way, their hoods being blown off in the impact, revealing three pale and distorted faces.

The expressions on their faces were absolutely priceless.

There was extreme surprise at being recognized upon arrival, the utter disarray of having one's barrier broken and being severely injured, and even more so, a deep sense of disbelief and shock.

They were powerful Immortal Kings personally dispatched by the Imperial Court to the mortal realm, tasked with purging the five families of the Nine Heavens Realm and eliminating them completely.

Under the suppression of the rules of the lower realm, their spatial secret techniques are virtually invincible and unbreakable.

But who could have imagined that, upon entering the Nine Heavens Realm, before even seeing a trace of their target, they would be exposed on the spot, and their prized secret technique would be broken in a single move.

They looked down at themselves, then looked up at the black figure standing below with his hands behind his back, their eyes filled with disbelief.

How...is this possible?!

The three exchanged a glance, and each saw the same shock in the other's eyes.

Below, Zhuge Dancheng, Gongsun Xiangming, and Xuanyuan Feiyue, the moment they clearly saw the attire of the three figures—

His face suddenly turned ashen.

They were all too familiar with the distorted "Emperor" character pattern and the black robe.

They're from the Imperial Court!

Zhuge Dancheng made a move.

His aura suddenly erupted, like a volcano that had been dormant for thousands of years suddenly erupting!

Although its aura was suppressed to the peak of the Half-Immortal realm by the rules of the Nine Heavens Realm, its essence was still that of an Immortal King, a terrifying existence capable of changing the color of heaven and earth!

"You stray dogs of the royal court—prepare to die!"

He roared and transformed into a streak of light, charging towards the three Imperial Court Immortal Kings.

Gongsun Xiangming and Xuanyuan Feiyue followed closely behind.

The three auras intertwined and converged in mid-air, forming a devastating torrent that shattered the void wherever it passed, leaving behind dark cracks.

The expressions of the three Imperial Court Immortal Kings changed slightly.

They had just been blasted out of hiding by Gu Changyuan's attack and were still somewhat disheveled, but as Immortal Kings, they quickly regained their composure.

The leader snorted coldly and formed a hand seal—

"Buzz!"

A dark golden light shield instantly condensed in front of the three of them!

The light shield was semi-transparent, with countless mysterious runes flowing across its surface. Each rune trembled slightly, radiating a chilling pressure.

"boom--!!!"

Zhuge Dancheng's sword struck the light barrier first.

It was an ancient longsword, with a thick blade and a dark red light flowing around the edge.

That was his natal sword, condensed from his own Immortal King Dao essence. Although it was suppressed, its sword intent was still terrifying.

The moment the sword light collided with the light shield, a shockwave visible to the naked eye spread in all directions.

Wherever it passed, the void rippled violently like the surface of water, and even fine cracks appeared.

The golden light shield trembled violently, the runes on its surface flickered wildly, and cracks spread outwards like a spider web.

But—it held on.

Zhuge Dancheng's eyes narrowed, and his sword momentum remained undiminished as he unleashed the second and third strikes in quick succession.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Gongsun Xiangming arrived at the same moment!

He did not use a sword.

His weapon is his fist.

"drink--!"

He roared and slammed his right fist out.

The purple-gold light on that fist was as dazzling as the blazing sun; it was his "Purple Extreme Golden Body," which he had cultivated for tens of thousands of years, using his physical body to withstand all kinds of magic.

"Bang!!!"

He punched the light shield, and the entire shield trembled violently, the cracks instantly expanding several times over.

Gongsun Xiangming remained expressionless, and his left fist followed immediately—

"Bang!!!"