Chapter 933: Charge Into the Yao Shen Realm

Seeing Li Yi hand out even Cheng Dao artifacts, the other Great Perfection cultivators instantly widened their eyes in utter disbelief, for they had already witnessed the boundless generosity of this Taiyi Tianzun.

Even a Chi Jin Dao artifact was extremely precious, yet in his hands it was like rotten cabbage—two pieces per person, combining offense and defense, instantly boosting combat power.

Now, Cheng Dao artifacts were exceedingly rare in the cultivation world, past and present.

It wasn’t that the Dao realm lacked Cheng Dao artifacts; rather, with the passage of time, the materials were hard to find and nearly impossible to forge, so over the years they became scarce across the world—even Dongji Tianzun, after becoming a Cheng Daoist for countless years and exhausting his lifetime’s savings, had barely managed to acquire one.

“Just for this Cheng Dao artifact, Master’s cross-realm expedition has been worth it,” thought Xuanzhen Daoist to himself, caressing the Chi Jin Dao artifact before him with deep affection.

This top-tier Dao artifact, untouched by the End Dharma decay, forged entirely from Chi Jin, had surpassed the rank of Legacy Dao artifacts and would be a sect’s treasured artifact in any sect.

“Truly, confined to a well, one never knows how vast the world beyond truly is,” many impoverished Great Perfection cultivators now felt profound emotion.

After distributing the Cheng Dao artifacts, Li Yi turned his gaze toward Xuan Yuezi and Xiang Xiangzi.

But both had already greeted him beforehand and each took one Cheng Dao artifact—surely sufficient, since the number of Cheng Dao artifacts crafted by Tiangong Daoist was limited and needed for critical purposes.

“Weapons have been distributed. Now, let’s discuss the battle plan: ignore everyone else; just don’t accidentally harm allies during the battle. Everything else follows my orders.”

“Especially, Dongji Tianzun, considering the possible appearance of Yao Shen, you will stay by my side. If the Yao Shen does not show, you need not act. But if one appears, you must intercept it immediately.” Li Yi said.

Dongji Tianzun smiled: “A trivial matter.”

He now understood why this Taiyi Tianzun had gifted him a defensive Cheng Dao artifact—it was to have him block any potential unknown Yao Shen.

“Once the Yao Shen enters the fray, I will join you immediately to crush it. Even if we cannot defeat it, we must hold it off and prevent it from attacking others.” Li Yi said.

“Taiyi Tianzun, what if two or more Yao Shen appear?” Dongji Tianzun asked.

“Cross-realm warfare can never guarantee absolute victory. If the Yao Shen realm truly sends two or more Yao Shen in unison, I accept defeat this time.” Li Yi said: “As long as they don’t act together, we have the chance to pick them off one by one.”

Dongji Tianzun gave a slight nod and asked no further.

Such a clash between great cultivation realms was inherently full of surprises; no one had a hundred percent chance of victory. He asked only to understand the subsequent arrangements.

Then Li Yi briefly outlined the battle plan to the other cultivators.

Considering the possibility of sudden surprises, Earth’s high command chose not to split forces but to advance together along three routes, attacking the first continent of the Yao Shen realm, starting from the cross-realm point outside Tianchang City, pushing forward relentlessly.

Speed was essential; only target Tian Yao, Da Yao, and Yao Wang. Ignore lesser Yao—let them flee; don’t waste time chasing them to extinction.

Great Perfection cultivators could fight Yao Wang. Li Yi’s requirement: they must form groups of five, swiftly and in unison, to surround and kill one Yao Wang. If circumstances changed, Li Yi would intervene to assist.

These arrangements seemed simple, but were essential; otherwise, if each fought alone in chaos, countless blunders would arise, leading to excessive casualties.

As the discussion continued.

The agreed-upon time with Earth’s high command arrived.

Only ten minutes had passed when the warships in the sky had already activated; Li Yi’s three Immortal Warships’ AI, Hong Ji, received the order and began launching the vessels immediately.

The warships became streaks of light, hurtling across the heavens toward Tianchang City.

Li Yi’s two Shenmu Chi Jin warships led the vanguard, the others following closely behind.

“They’re moving. Remarkably punctual—exactly ten minutes, no hesitation. Earth’s high command’s efficiency truly surprised me.”

Many evolvers inside the Golden Academy watched the sky, seeing the warships vanish into the distance.

They lacked sufficient strength and had been filtered out by the Golden Academy’s AI, Anna, denied participation in this cross-realm battle.

“With so many experts deploying, I refuse to believe the Yao Shen realm’s beasts can hold out. If we take the Yao Shen realm, it can become Earth’s new territory—then many won’t need to cross realms to find new lands.”

“If all goes well, not only the Yao Shen realm, but even the Xian Immortal Continent will soon face retribution. All those who invaded Earth—every last one—will pay.” Many realized this cross-realm war might only be the beginning; if successful, the next to suffer would surely be the Xian Immortal Continent, followed by other world’s powerful enemies, one by one.

Soon

The Immortal Warships passed over Tianchang City but did not stop, continuing straight ahead.

Soon, the warships reached a vast grassland, where the surrounding spiritual energy shifted dramatically. As they advanced further, a towering mountain range suddenly stretched across their path.

It was the defensive line left behind when Tian Yue Yao Wang invaded Earth—a range moved from elsewhere by Da Yao’s power. Yet this line had not been abandoned; many Tian Yao were stationed here to monitor Earth’s defenses.

After suffering defeat a year ago, Yin Ya Yao Wang feared retribution, so he kept some caution.

But Yao Shen realm’s Yao Wang each acted independently; even if Yin Ya Yao Wang had wished to guard against Earth, the few Tian Yao on the line could never withstand Earth’s massive offensive.

And Tian Yao were among the targets for extermination this time.

The next instant.

Three cultivation experts, each with two Dao flowers blooming, flew out of the Immortal Warships. They wore Chi Jin armor, wielded Chi Jin divine swords, and coldly scanned the Tian Yao across the mountain range.

Their mission was simple: clear all Tian Yao in this area, then rejoin the main force.

Li Yi would not waste time on such minor foes.

“Companions, let’s move together. Finish quickly. If we drag out such an easy task, Taiyi Tianzun may grow displeased. And this is our first cross-realm battle—we must establish ourselves well in this great realm, cannot show weakness.” One cultivator, stroking his short beard, spoke calmly.

“Agreed,” the other two Three Flower Realm cultivators nodded.

The next instant.

The three split and charged in three different directions.

“It’s Earth’s ships, warships—they’ve entered the Yao Shen realm! Alert the Yao Wang!”

“Wait—high-level enemies are coming for us!”

“Damn! They’re Earth’s cultivators!”

The Tian Yao on the Yao Shen realm’s defensive line were not ignorant; they had clashed many times with Earth’s evolvers and gathered much intelligence. Seeing the three cultivators attack from separate directions, they were instantly terrified.

“Flee! Run! Their strength rivals Da Yao—we’re no match!”

Cultivators with two Dao flowers bloomed indeed matched Da Yao in strength, but with Chi Jin Dao artifacts in hand, even Da Yao could be slain.

Soon

Chi Jin divine light erupted across the mountain range—one Daoist slashed with a single sword, cleaving the so-called Yao Shen realm defense line apart, along with the lives of several Tian Yao.

The other two cultivators were less brutal; they did not unleash the full power of their Chi Jin swords, instead striking the earth repeatedly with swordlight to ensure not a single Tian Yao escaped.

“Tian Yao, when you once invaded Earth and fed on evolvers, did you ever imagine this day? I am Guangyun, here to claim your lives.” One Daoist spoke coldly—he had learned of the Yao Shen realm’s past atrocities through Hong Ji’s AI.

Though not native to this realm, as a cultivator he could not tolerate such brutal beasts ravaging heaven and earth.

Amid the Tian Yao’s screams,

the warships charging into the Yao Shen realm had already flown far away, vanishing from the sight of these Tian Yao. No need to wait for them to alert the Yao Wang—the warships would visit every Yao Wang in turn, leaving none untouched.

Li Yi sat in the command chamber of the Immortal Warship. Before him appeared a 3D map; at this speed, they would soon reach the first marked point on the map.

It was the territory of a Yao Wang.