Chapter 119

Lan Xiao and the venerables of the Five Great Dao lineages, facing the situation of the two Heavenly Origin cultivators Qi Tai and Li Hao Ran from Xuanyang Sect about to act, were all stunned.

Is this a joke? Xuanyang Sect actually sent out two Heavenly Origin Ninth Layer cultivators to fight? Originally everyone felt heavy-hearted, after all Xuanyang Sect Sect Master Yang Hao is skilled at scheming; their every move might be within his calculations. Although in the face of absolute strength, schemes are often worthless, yet the appearance of these two Heavenly Origin cultivators truly leaves people baffled. Lan Xiao and the others had solemn expressions, full of doubts, unable to fathom what Xuanyang Sect is up to.

"No matter what tricks Xuanyang Sect has, everyone give it your all, absolutely do not hold back." Lan Xiao shouted, "Any scheme, in the face of absolute strength, is not worth a blow! All the venerables of Xuanyang Sect combined are only four!" As long as we eliminate these Xuanyang Sect elders before us, even if they have further schemes, their combat power will surely be greatly diminished. With the ten venerables plus numerous Heaven-rank killing formations, even if Yang Heaven Venerable personally arrives, today they will have to swallow their hatred!

"Elder Lan Xiao is right, first suppress this batch!" The Pavilion Master of Qingchuan and others immediately responded, all activating the Heaven-rank killing formation. In an instant, the vast bloody killing aura filled the air, completely enveloping this heaven and earth, surging to attack the Xuanyang Sect crowd.

Boom! Qi Tai and Li Hao Ran exchanged a glance, both filled with wild joy. The most important thing now was to lure all these people into the tribulation's range. They quickly unfolded the Heaven-rank killing formation; beside them, Lin Wu Ren also decisively acted, taking on two opponents and blocking the early-stage strong ones of the two venerables. However, Lin Wu Ren's eyes were full of envy; such an opportunity to display his power before others had actually fallen to his two junior brothers. He couldn't help but secretly regret: why did he break through his cultivation so early back then, only to end up slaughtering a bunch of Heavenly Origin masters? Back then, among their cohort of disciples, whoever faced stronger and more numerous opponents during their tribulation could trample over enemy corpses to rise, and the greater their fame. Lin Wu Ren had not only been pursued by cultivators of Canglan Yu, but also fled throughout the five major domains. During that time, a holy-land-level Dao lineage had taken a liking to him, wanting to recruit him, thinking he was a loose cultivator, and had even helped him block many top experts. But later, upon learning he came from the Xuanyang Sect of Canglan Yu, those old fogeys were so angry they almost vomited blood.

Boom—rumble! A dull thunderous roar like thunder, the sounds of attack unceasing to the ears. The Grand Elder and others also hurriedly activated the Heaven-rank killing formation, barely holding on. In the blink of an eye, six venerables rushed onto the battlefield, four of them directly charging at Qi Tai and Li Hao Ran. Back then, Qi Tai and Li Hao Ran were second only to Lin Wu Ren among their peers, beating this generation's people into helplessness. Now, the resentment accumulated over years has erupted completely at this moment.

However, Qi Tai and Li Hao Ran felt this was still far from enough. They wholeheartedly sought to make their name known throughout the myriad worlds, wanting to use this tribulation to shock the Eastern Divine Prefecture!

"Is that all?" Li Hao Ran took a punch to the left cheek, spat out a mouthful of essence blood, then got kicked on the right and flew sideways a hundred meters. Without the support of the Heaven-rank killing formation, he would likely have died on the spot. Now his nose is bruised and his face swollen, yet he still stubbornly said, "Is this the Great Dao power you've mastered after years of bitter cultivation? So weak, if we were in the same realm, killing you would be as easy as killing a dog!"

"Junior Brother Qi, don't underestimate yourself; even if they are venerables, killing them is no different from slaughtering dogs, you can easily turn the tables." Li Hao Ran continued to spout grandiose words, making the four venerables' teeth itch.

"Keep being arrogant! Once this formation breaks, I'll cut you two into a thousand pieces!"

The Second Elder and Supreme Elder of the Floating Light Sect have been hesitating: "Should we intervene or not?"

The old woman of the Yin Moon Divine Sect saw the situation and was also quite troubled. According to the Yin Moon Divine Sect's plan, they were to first recruit Dong Fangyuan into the sect, have him marry the Eastern Jade Divine Maiden, then interfere in Canglan Yu's internal affairs. But given the current situation, not intervening is clearly impossible. She immediately sent a mental transmission: "I'll go block one of the venerables at mid-stage; you two take care of one."

Just as her words fell, the old woman's skin gradually glowed with the light of the White Marsh, becoming smooth and lustrous; her whole person transformed into a youthful maiden, white gauze fluttering in the wind, behind her a faint silver moon hanging high. "Xuanyang Sect, it cannot yet be destroyed. Let them cease." She stepped forward, her might astonishing, as if a heavenly moon smashed down sideways, the entire landscape swayed with it, and the void trembled incessantly.

The Supreme Elder of the Wan Hai Sect had a grim face: "I had long anticipated that you, Yin Moon Divine Sect, would intervene; earlier I already thought your behavior strange. This is an order from the Xuan Ming Holy Lord; if you do not retreat, the two great Dao lineages may very well go to war."

The old woman gave a cold snort, gave no reply, and the slender spirit sword in her hand kept turning, sword blossoms flying.

Seeing this, the Second Elder and Supreme Elder of the Floating Light Sect sprang up instantly, activated the killing formation, and without hesitation surged to attack the Supreme Elder of another Dao lineage. They had no retreat; even if the Yin Moon Divine Sect had no plans to recruit Dong Fangyuan in the future, they could only join forces with Xuanyang Sect. After all, they had already slaughtered the four great Dao lineages to exhaustion, leaving no room for maneuver; better to strike early and suppress the enemy.

The many venerables of the Four Great Dao lineages were now completely dazed. Lan Xiao's expression turned extremely grim: "Good! Excellent! Yang Hao actually managed to turn the Floating Light Sect against us—no wonder our disciples keep perishing in the ancient ruins; it turns out you've been pulling strings behind the scenes! Your sect leader went to assassinate Yang Hao, ended up failing and dying, yet you've defected and want to join Xuanyang Sect?" He felt a surge of fear; what means did Yang Hao use to make the Floating Light Sect, which bears a blood feud with Xuanyang Sect, choose to ally just two days after their sect leader's death? This scheme is truly astonishing, making his heart tremble. Originally they trusted the Floating Light Sect most, after all their sect leader had just been killed by Yang Hao, yet the defectors turned out to be them.

"Exterminate all members of these two sects, and let the Four Great Dao lineages divide their territories and resources! Canglan Yu will be completely reshuffled!" The Pavilion Master of Qingchuan shouted angrily, his killing moves unceasing as he blasted toward Qi Tai and Li Hao Ran. The two were like punching bags, beaten helplessly.

Seeing the Floating Light Sect and the old woman take action, Qi Tai and Li Hao Ran exploded on the spot: "What are you doing? Stop quickly! My Xuanyang Sect has never allied with your Floating Light Sect—why are you helping us?" Their anger peaked; originally ten venerables were blocking them, now it's down to six—what is this? Isn't this delaying their fame?

Upon hearing this, the Floating Light Sect's Second Elder and Supreme Elder had their attacking motions freeze, nearly spitting out a mouthful of old blood on the spot. What does this mean? Xuanyang Sect actually doesn't appreciate it? They felt utterly stifled—helping is no good, not helping is also no good; they're basically damned if they do, damned if they don't!

The many venerables of the Four Great Dao lineages also looked bewildered, completely unable to grasp the situation. Lan Xiao saw this, a flash of shrewdness in his eyes, thinking he had seen through their trick: "Hah, just a performance. This is surely Yang Hao's backup move, still trying to scheme against us and trap us. Don't hold back—exterminate everyone from these two sects, leave none!" He thought Yang Hao's method was too clumsy; since they've already acted, can't they see it? What more play is there? Isn't this overkill?

The many Heavenly Origin masters and two venerables of the Floating Light Sect now burned with rage. Xuanyang Sect, on one hand distancing itself from us, on the other still wanting to deal with us—isn't this just nonsense?

Boom—rumble! At this moment, Qi Tai and Li Hao Ran could no longer suppress the turmoil of their inner spirit energy, directly breaking through the bottleneck. They wanted to cry, gazing at the many cultivators of the Floating Light Sect with full resentment. Although they knew those people were helping out of goodwill, once they broke through, they would first give the Floating Light Sect a thorough thrashing!

Everyone present was dazed. A tribulation? Could these two be trying to drag everyone into death together? Is it self‑destruction? Everyone thought they were mad. All wanted to flee, but just then several figures appeared in the air, sealing off this heaven and earth. They were none other than the Yang Heaven Venerable, Yang Hao, and Old Wu!