Chapter 1480: Lord Great Sun Sword Lord

Beyond the Demon Heaven Realm, in the cosmic starry sky, all was silent, as if time itself had frozen.

Out of nowhere, a chill surged from the depths of the endless cosmic starry sky, blowing into the hearts of these realm-ruling powerhouses, making them tremble within.

Path-Unification cultivators.

Fourteen Path-Unification cultivators who were virtually invincible, rulers among the realms — their Dao companions!

A moment ago they were still raising cups in merriment, pledging to become in-laws, taking in each other's disciples, swearing for the future an offensive-defensive alliance of eternal loyalty — the next moment, the other party had vanished without a sound or trace.

How could this not throw one's heart into panic?

The unknown.

The invisible, icy unknown, like a cold tide, gave rise in the hearts of these Path-Unification cultivators to endless speculation, countless stray thoughts — the more they thought, the more afraid they became, the more their guesses drifted groundlessly, and for a time their hearts were in utter disarray.

Many of the Path-Unification cultivators cast a glance at the empty space around them.

Originally, the entire Ancient God Alliance had possessed forty-six Path-Unification cultivators — truly a force of mighty soldiers and strong steeds, the most powerful faction among the realms. Had it not been for the internal chaos and inability to act with one heart, this force would have been enough to sweep aside all other factions, invincible beneath the heavens; even the Jiudaxian Sect of the Nine Spirit Realm would have been nothing to fear.

But now, it had suddenly grown far sparser.

Fourteen Dao companions they had seen not long ago had vanished without a sound or trace — fully thirty percent of the Path-Unification cultivators were gone.

Thirty percent!

This meant that out of every three realm-rulers who had looked down upon the world for tens of thousands of years, one had already died, or at least their life and death were unknown.

Such a cold shock of death made even these near-deities above the clouds unable to maintain composure — their Dao hearts wavered for an instant, and inner demons sprouted in profusion.

Yet the passage of tens of thousands of years was, after all, no illusion.

Fear is merely the basic instinctive talent of living beings for coping with danger; these realm-rulers possessed sufficient ability to employ that instinctive fear and make the most correct decisions.

"Divine Lord Grass Dragon and the others still haven't replied — they must have already met with misfortune."

"Then we must make our plans early!"

Divine Lord Tianyun said coldly, "The only question is whether it was the work of the Heavenly Beings. If the Heavenly Beings have appeared, there's nothing to be said — we submit, that's all."

"Submitting beneath a single Heavenly Being is no disgrace to us."

"Even in the Upper Realm, a Heavenly Being is a powerhouse second only to the Supreme within Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong; being a hound beneath such a one is hardly a bad thing."

"Quite right."

The surrounding Path-Unification cultivators nodded slightly.

No one panicked, no one fled in terror, and no one acted irrationally — they merely stared coldly at everything around them.

"It absolutely was not the Heavenly Beings!"

Divine Lord Three Faces said indifferently.

"If the Heavenly Beings had appeared, their descent would have been a single encounter that annihilated us — the chance of escape would be slim to none. There would be no need for such ghostly theatrics."

"Lin, just one encounter and they annihilated us. The chance of escape is extremely slim; there's no need to put on such a ghost-act."

"Just as we would not expend too much effort on a group of dozens of Void Refinement cultivators."

One extremely dangerous possibility was swiftly dismissed by the many Path-Unification cultivators.

"Then it must be a powerhouse among Path-Unification cultivators."

"One powerful enough that Dao companions like Divine Lord Grass Dragon couldn't even get off a distress transmission."

Divine Lord Weaver-Heaven Spider-God cut in coolly, "Is it finally Tianji and Brother Brother Xuanwu making their move? Why? If the Eastern Extreme Demon Sect destroys us, the next target will be them?"

Weaver Spider God Lord said coolly, cutting in: "Is it that Tianji and Brother Brother Xuanwu have finally made their move? Why? If the Eastern Extreme Demon Sect annihilates the likes of us, the next target will be them?"

There was vexation in his words.

Although the Ancient God Alliance had laid down a guerrilla strategy, it shouldn't have been so scattered, so careless — they should have split into at most several squads, not been so dispersed.

But the trouble was that the Nether-Black Sky Crane and their Weaver-Heaven Spider clan, having had their territories seized, had been forced to temporarily lease realms from weaker races, which had bred resentment among many Path-Unification cultivators in the Alliance.

Many Path-Unification cultivators from weak races and minor peak lords simply did not trust them, and ordinarily went out of their way to avoid being alone with them.

To force the order would be a declaration of war against them in advance — no room for compromise.

"Was it Divine Lord Tianji and the others?"

Divine Lord Three Faces and the rest looked toward Divine Lord Tianyun, Divine Lord Qinggu, and the other Divine Lords of the orthodox Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong.

Unlike the mortal life-and-death struggle among the demonic sects, the orthodox sects of the same lineage, though they too engaged in fierce Dao disputes, still observed a bottom line — even if one ultimately lost, one's life could be preserved. Hence they had necessarily maintained a basic channel of communication for emergencies.

Unlike the kill-or-be-killed struggle between the demonic sects and Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong, the orthodox sects of the same lineage, although they too harbor fierce disputes over the Dao, still have a bottom line. Even if one ultimately loses, one's life can be preserved. Therefore, they must have maintained a basic channel of communication, for use in a moment of utmost necessity.

At this point Divine Lord Tianyun did not put on airs; he drew a deep breath and sat down cross-legged.

Clearly, he did indeed possess a way to communicate with Divine Lord Tianji — but to cross the vast reaches between realms and seek out Divine Lord Tianji, who was in remote seclusion healing his wounds, was extremely difficult, and would consume an enormous amount of magic power and divine sense; during this period he would become far more vulnerable.

"If this Divine Lord does not die, I shall surely protect the fellow Daoist's safety!"

Divine Lord Three Faces and the others said in low, solemn voices.

Hum!

Dozens of Heavenly Dao rule-law nets unfurled, linked together; boundless spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth, starlight and moonlight, gathered in, forming a vast formation. Countless chaotic formation patterns spread in all directions, its aura terrifying beyond compare, stirring the winds and clouds of the realms — so much so that it alarmed even the garrison of the Eastern Extreme Demon Sect's Demon Heaven Realm, who could no longer be bothered with it.

At present, they could no longer spare the effort to continue the assault on the Demon Heaven Realm.

Divine Lord Tianyun, employing a secret method passed down from the Upper Realm, used the unfathomable Dao of Tianji to deduce the Heavenly Dao of the cosmos — but this time it was not to seek any secret, but rather to search for a beacon that Divine Lord Tianji had deliberately left within the Heavenly Dao.

Tianyun God Lord, employing a secret method passed down from the Upper Realm, used the unfathomably subtle Dao of Tianji to divine the Heavenly Dao of the universe. Yet this time it was not to seek out some secret, but to seek out what Tianji God Lord had deliberately left within the Heavenly Dao in the dim depths of fate.

After several dozen breaths, this beacon revealed itself within the Tianji.

Divine Lord Tianyun's divine sense and consciousness connected into it, and he began to communicate with Divine Lord Tianji.

There was none of the imagined deliberate concealment or haggling — almost the instant Divine Lord Tianyun asked his question, a furious answer came back from the other side.

There was none of the imagined deliberate concealment or haggling. Almost the instant Tianyun God Lord asked the question, an enraged answer came back from the other side.

Divine Lord Tianyun's expression was one of horror.

He withdrew from the Tianji divination, came back to himself, and looked at the surrounding Path-Unification Divine Lords — his face briefly panicked and at a loss, but he quickly returned to normal.

He pulled himself out of the Heavenly Mystery divination, came to his senses, and looked at the surrounding Dao Merging Divine Monarchs. His expression was momentarily panicked, but he quickly returned to normal.

"How is it?"

Around them, Weaving-Heaven Spider God-Lord and the others asked in low voices.

"I never expected it to be so fast, so soon."

"It's only been a little over a thousand years…"

Heavenly Fortune God-Lord muttered to himself.

He slowly stood up, his expression somewhat gloomy; certain convictions in his heart showed signs of collapse at this moment, and he had lost confidence in the future.

At this moment, he made a certain difficult decision.

"At a time like this, Fellow Daoist, why must you still keep us in suspense?"

"What do you mean, so fast?!"

Weaving-Heaven Spider God-Lord and the others felt an ominous premonition in their hearts.

"Sigh!"

"You gentlemen already know—why ask again?"

Heavenly Fortune God-Lord let out a long sigh: "The Great Sun Sword Progeny, the Great Sun Sword Master has already been born. Fellow Daoists Grass Dragon and the other fourteen must have perished, their souls returning to the Heavenly Dao."

"How could a mere barren lower realm give birth to a true Sword Progeny?"

"This defies all reason!"

"This shouldn't be like this…"

"If this old man is not mistaken—"

Heavenly Fortune God-Lord gazed into the distant, deep, dark starry realm, his voice like a great bell, stirring up wave after wave of frenzied sound waves: "Sword Master, you should be nearby, should you not?"

"Might I have the honor of meeting you face to face?"