Chapter 644: Celestial Venerable Qianyuan Falls!
Chapter 644: Celestial Venerable Qianyuan Falls!
The surroundings were pitch black, seemingly endless, with no creature or end in sight, only the sound of his own breathing was exceptionally clear."Ye Lan, it was you who killed me, you not only killed me but also my entire family, how cruel of you!"
Suddenly, a voice echoed, and Chen Lan looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a middle-aged man pointing at him angrily. He felt a sense of familiarity.
And when he searched his memory and recognized the man, he immediately understood who it was—an enemy from his first life who exterminated his family. After he began his cultivation, he quickly sought revenge against them, never expecting to encounter them in an illusion.
"So what?" Chen Lan spoke calmly, swung his sword, and instantly annihilated him.
But soon, figure after figure appeared, all were people he had killed, each appearing to question him.
"Is this illusion all you can do?" Chen Lan looked around, speaking calmly, "If so, I'm not interested in playing along."
As soon as he finished speaking, he swung a sword towards the sky. The simplest and most brutal way to break the illusion was to smash it, only by breaking the illusion could he get out.
With Chen Lan's sword swing, the illusion shattered like glass, transforming into points of starlight that dissipated into the air, and the surroundings returned to the initial place.
"How could this be!" Celestial Venerable Qianyuan was aghast, even his illusion was completely ineffective, how terrifying must this person be!
"Make a wish, elevate a hundredfold, cut down the enemy with one sword," Chen Lan said in a deep voice.
In an instant, he felt his life force rapidly diminishing. Although in his current realm he possessed an unimaginable lifespan, the cost of his wish was still substantial. His blood-red hair sprouted a few white strands, and his features seemed to age slightly.
But his power suddenly skyrocketed, and Celestial Venerable Qianyuan retreated repeatedly upon seeing this: "The Dao of Wish, you even master such a terrifying great Dao, aren't you afraid of the Cosmic Venerable's punishment!"
"So what if I am punished?" Chen Lan spoke coldly, swung his sword, and a surge of Sword Qi instantly cleaved towards Celestial Venerable Qianyuan.
"Impossible, I will not die here, how could I be killed by an ant like you!" Celestial Venerable Qianyuan shouted, and he too began burning his endless lifespan, preparing to fully resist the Sword Qi.
"Celestial Eye, open." Chen Lan opened his mouth, and the Celestial Eye between his brows immediately burst forth, radiating endless Divine Light, illuminating the world, and shot a beam of Divine Light at Celestial Venerable Qianyuan.
"No!!!" Celestial Venerable Qianyuan cried out in terror, watching helplessly as Sword Qi pierced his body, Divine Light burned his soul, and Demonic Qi engulfed the energy within him, rampaging and devouring.
In the blink of an eye, a generation's Realm Lord, Qian Realm's most terrifying existence, was annihilated from the world.
"Celestial Venerable Qianyuan is dead!"
"The Realm Lord is dead, run quickly!"
The Evil Race, witnessing the death of Celestial Venerable Qianyuan, lost all courage to fight and fled swiftly to the distance.
"Heaven and earth are a cage, hell in the palm." Chen Lan spoke coldly, instantly locking this world, as the Demon Palm descended from hell and closed in with a crash, annihilating countless Evil Race members between heaven and earth.
As countless members of the Evil Race turned to ashes, Chen Lan slowly landed and looked at the others: "Let's rest here for two days."
He was about to enter a period of weakness and couldn't join the battle until he recovered.
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded, with no objections.
...
The news of Chen Lan annihilating Qian Realm and taking over quickly spread across the heavens.
This greatly shocked countless members of the Evil Race.
"What, Celestial Venerable Qianyuan is dead? Wasn't he always in seclusion? I thought he had broken through to the Emperor Dao."
"He's dead. I watched from afar, and that terrifying energy wave directly affected me, costing me hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation, and my skills greatly diminished, but at least I survived."
"What on earth are those Blue Star ants, how could they be so terrifying and kill Celestial Venerable Qianyuan in such a short time!"
"Not sure, better leave the heavens quickly. This time formidable people have arrived, staying here with our level of power is a death sentence."
Many members of the Evil Race had already taken the opportunity to leave the heavens. Even a Realm Lord died at their hands; how could they stand a chance?
But most members of the Evil Race were unwilling to leave. This was their home, and now with the heavens in danger, how could they abandon it? Even if it meant dying, they preferred to die here.
The death of a Realm Lord shocked other Realm Lords, especially the Kun Realm, the closest to the Qian Realm.
"That old thing Celestial Venerable Qianyuan is dead!"
Cyan Nether Sword Venerable was horrifically frightened, collapsed on the throne after hearing the report from his subordinates. He immediately came out of seclusion, and upon hearing Celestial Venerable Qianyuan's grim news, he was even more terrified.
One must know, Celestial Venerable Qianyuan's power was comparable to his, yet the former died, not lasting even a day, and seemingly died by a single person's hand, without even a chance for resurrection.
It is said that person is from the Demon Race, naturally restraining the Evil Race. Countless members of the Evil Race have already perished by his hands, having been a nightmare for the Evil Race for millions of years, this time coming specifically for the campaign against the Evil Race.
Unexpectedly, after millions of years of seclusion, the Evil Race had provoked such a calamity, and if it couldn't be resolved, even the heavens might be annihilated as a result.
"After so many years in seclusion, has any member of the Evil Race broken through to the Emperor Dao realm?" Cyan Nether Sword Venerable looked at his subordinates, asking with anticipation.
If any member of the Evil Race could break through to the Emperor Dao realm, then perhaps they could kill this scourge, since the Emperor Dao realm is considered invincible, the most invincible realm below the Cosmic Venerable.
"Reporting to the Realm Lord, none have broken through. The Emperor Dao realm is too difficult to break through; no one has achieved it so far."
Upon hearing this, Cyan Nether Sword Venerable deflated immediately, for still no one had broken through to the Emperor Dao realm, which indeed proved to be the toughest.
He too had cultivated for millions of years, comprehending the Dao for millions of years, yet still hadn't broken through to the Emperor Dao realm, not even able to touch that threshold, which wasn't merely about sufficient Dao Essence but also required a breakthrough opportunity.
Even this he didn't understand, for those few in the Emperor Dao realm, the method passed down for breakthroughs involved only one word, 'heart.'
All along, he hadn't understood the meaning of 'heart'. If it meant a stable Dao heart, his had long been stabilized.
"Realm Lord, what should we do next? Those people are probably targeting us as the next goal." His subordinates spoke in terror, unwilling to die.
If even a Realm Lord was dead, wouldn't they, mere underlings, die even faster?
"I will think of something, you may withdraw for now."
"Yes, my Lord Realm Lord."
After his subordinates left, Cyan Nether Sword Venerable pondered thoughtfully. He decided to summon others. If one Realm Lord couldn't handle it, then two, and if two couldn't, then three. He couldn't believe that if the Lords of the Eight Realms united, they couldn't deal with these mere Blue Star ants!
With that thought, he formed a seal with his hand and began to transmit a message to other Realm Lords.
"Kun Realm is in trouble, requesting aid!"
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