Chapter 834: The Tian Zun Descends!

"What we seek is light—we only need the divine stone you acquired at the auction."

The Purple Cloud Sect's Sect Master, Zi Yun Zhenjun, spoke slowly: "If you are willing to lend us that divine stone for study and appraisal, we three will say nothing more and turn away at once. Once we have fully comprehended it, we shall surely return it to your Soul Palace."

"Divine stone? Auction?" Upon hearing what Zi Yun Sect sought, many could not help exchanging glances, their eyes filled with doubt.

For most did not know Xiao Yan had attended the auction and obtained the divine stone of Wu Ling Tian Zun.

"Though I have never seen the divine stone myself, anything Wu He Tian is willing to trade a favor for must be no ordinary thing." Even the Void Array Emperor's eyes gleamed.

No one present knew of the Heaven-Repairing Divine Stone, but the fact that Mo He Tian was willing to trade a favor for it proved the stone was no simple artifact.

And even if you cannot comprehend it, you can still trade it for Mo He Tian's favor, for the friendship of the Mo He Divine Clan!

"I fear you three will be disappointed," Xiao Yan shook his head softly. "That divine stone has already been used. If you wish to borrow it, you may ask Wu Ling Tian Zun himself—if he still has any, and if he is willing to lend it to you."

"Wu Ling Tian Zun!"

Upon hearing that name, even the Sect Masters of the Three Great Sects of Tian Luo Da Lu narrowed their pupils; the Void Array Emperor's expression changed; even the Hundred Vine Herbal King, whose master was a Grandmaster Alchemist, furrowed his brows tightly.

Wu Ling Tian Zun was also a legend. In his youth, he was a lone cultivator, joining no great faction or founding any, always traveling alone—yet he eventually became a Tian Zun, and among Tian Zun, he was among the strongest, reaching Xianpin Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun Zhenzun rank, with a seat even in the Great Thousand Palace.

"Then we can only apologize," said Lei Yin Zunzer, his aura brimming with dominance. "We shall have to take it by force."

Clearly, they could not believe Xiao Yan's words—how could he, when even Wu Ling Tian Zun had studied it for years without progress, possibly find a way to use it?

Lei Yin Zunzer's words sent a chill through many hearts; his threat was no empty bluff.

These Three Great Sects were among the most powerful lineages on Tian Luo Da Lu. Even if none among them possessed a Tian Zun, their strongest were only Earth Supreme in peak cultivation, yet they had more than ten such peak Earth Supremes.

Their number of peak Earth Supremes alone exceeded that of the Wind, Thunder, and Wood Ling Clans combined.

"If you wish to take it by force, we welcome it anytime," Xiao Yan said, his expression as calm as still water. "Debt piled high is no burden—I'm not short of three more."

"Good! No wonder you're the Yan Zunzer—facing so many mighty figures, you remain calm. Such courage I admire," Lei Yin Zunzer laughed loudly. "Then we shall take the divine stone by force. When yellow mist fills the heavens, we shall return—without the divine stone, we shall not withdraw!"

Saying this, Lei Yin Zunzer and the others turned and left—more accurately, they concealed themselves within the Tian Yu Space of Ning Tian Continent, waiting for the moment to strike.

Clearly, this was merely an appetizer; the true masters behind the scenes had yet to arrive.

Lei Yin Zunzer's words drew a collective gasp from all present.

After Lei Yin Zunzer and the others departed, many factions on Ning Tian Continent fell into heavy silence, especially those in Xin Region who had joined the Soul Palace—they knew a far greater crisis than the Western Heaven Palace's threat was coming.

Before the Soul Palace, only Xiao Yan remained composed and serene. He looked up at the sky and smiled faintly.

"Xun Er, return now—there will be no battle today," Xiao Yan whispered to Xun Er, who stood within the Immortal Platform Spirit Array.

Xun Er nodded slightly, stepped forward, and appeared beside Xiao Yan.

"Shall the Xiao Yan Master strike first and eliminate these few?" asked the Northern Heaven Dragon Emperor, standing beside him.

"Not yet," Xiao Yan smiled calmly. "Whether it's the Void Array Emperor or the Hundred Vine Herbal King, they are merely scouts sent to probe us, fearing we might flee. As the saying goes: no killing of envoys in war—no need to act."

"What is the Xiao Yan Master waiting for?" the Northern Heaven Dragon Emperor asked curiously.

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes. "Naturally—a Tian Zun."

At this, the Northern Heaven Dragon Emperor's heart sank—what could a mere Upper Earth Supreme do against a Tian Zun?

Xiao Yan entered the Soul Palace with Xun Er. The Soul Palace on Ning Tian Continent was no different from the one on Dou Qi Continent—within the great hall stood several figures clad in black robes: Soul Envoys, all former elite warriors from the Four Regions who had followed Xiao Yan, along with powerful figures from several other great realms.

Over two years of development, Ning Tian Continent had gained many new Supremes.

Now, deep within the Soul Palace, in the Void Space, two orbs of light glowed.

One orb shimmered gray-green; a colossal, exaggerated Supreme Form stood in midair, the space around it seeming poisoned, continuously melting.

This was naturally Xiao Yixian's Eternal Calamity Body—within it, a slender figure with gray hair sat in meditation. Infinite poison surged from her body, the Eternal Calamity Poison continuously pouring into the Supreme Form, refining it relentlessly.

Beside Xiao Yixian, a radiant five-colored light appeared—this was Cai Lin.

At this moment, Cai Lin was in her serpent-tail form; rings of colorful light spun behind her, like tree rings, turning endlessly. As these divine rings rotated, her flesh and blood surged and ebbed, growing ever stronger.

The Bloodline Power within Cai Lin flowed like river water driven by a waterwheel—constant, unceasing.

Most peculiar of all, behind her, where the Nine-Colored Swallowing Sky Python's sacred image had once been, now lay only a blur of Chaos—the serpent was gone!

Within the Chaos, a faint human-headed, serpent-bodied shadow could be glimpsed. Before the sacred image floated a divine stone, emitting threads of energy that fed the image, enabling it to swallow heaven and earth, inhale yin and exhale yang.

Sensing Xiao Yan and Xun Er approaching, Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin slowly opened their eyes.

Xun Er had received her inheritance earlier than they had, so she began cultivating Spirit Arrays sooner. After breaking through to Earth Supreme, she swiftly obtained the full Spirit Array inheritance of the Ningzhu Array Master, completing her cultivation faster than Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin.

The top three primal Supreme Forms—the legendary Nüwa Divine Clan bloodline—were so potent even Xiao Yan could not estimate their full power. Had Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin's cultivation realms been stronger, had they reached peak Earth Supreme, even three or four Tian Zun would not frighten them.

"Xiao Yan, the Supreme Divine Technique of the Eternal Calamity Body still needs time to complete refinement," Xiao Yixian said slowly.

Xiao Yan smiled. "Don't worry—if all goes well, we may not need to go through such trouble."

At this moment, Xiao Yan's gaze fixed on a deeper darkness within the Soul Palace—within that dark space, Demon Qi surged, emanating from a stone-like eye: the other Sacred Pupil of Tian Xie Shen, which Xiao Yan had acquired at the auction.

Amid endless Demon Qi stood a three-headed, six-armed Asura demon statue, its eyes closed, seated cross-legged, mouth slightly open as it absorbed the energy surging from the Sacred Pupil.

And strangely, beneath the three-headed, six-armed Asura demon statue, a figure clad in black robes sat cross-legged, releasing waves of powerful Soul Force.

As the Asura Soul Form absorbed the Sacred Pupil's energy, the black-robed figure's Cultivation Realm steadily rose.

If anyone saw this scene, they would be utterly terrified—for beneath the black robe, the face was identical to Xiao Yan's. And on the forehead of this meditating Xiao Yan, something faintly writhed, as if about to sprout!

Days passed. On the third day, suddenly, the sky above Ning Tian Continent began to burn. Then—BOOM—a supreme imperial decree unfurled in flames, like an emperor's sacred edict. Yellow mist surged, filling the entire sky; divine light bathed the land, and all beings on the continent dared not defy it!

ZHENG—the imperial decree revealed a golden jade seal, forged of gold, radiating supreme imperial authority. As this aura of imperial power spread, even many Earth Supremes nearby with ulterior motives were startled.

This authority, like that of the Heavenly Emperor, carried an irresistible force—even Earth Supremes could not resist it.

"That's the Xuanjin Jade Seal!" At the sight of this decree, countless hearts tightened—they knew disaster was imminent.

A Tian Zun had arrived!

"It is time for all of us to unite!" A low voice echoed from the decree.

"The Xuanjin Jade Seal—it's Emperor Xuan Shi! Emperor Xuan Shi, who became a Tian Zun ten thousand years ago, has come in person!"

Seeing the golden-glowing jade seal, not only ordinary cultivators on Ning Tian Continent, but even elders of great clans and Sect Masters were struck pale with fear.

"A Tian Zun has arrived! Oh my god, this is extermination!"

"This time, the Yan Zunzer is finished," muttered an elder observer, shaking his head in regret. "What a pity—he came from a Lower Plane and reached this point already proves his immense strength."

"Unless backed by a Dragon Clan emperor, even the Northern Heaven Dragon Emperor can't save him."

"A powerful one from the Lower Plane who doesn't join a major Faction will always struggle—without a Faction to back them, such things are inevitable."

"The Xuan Shi Emperor—perhaps he covets the Lower Plane where Yan Zun resides; a Lower Plane capable of nurturing such a powerful being cannot be ordinary."

For a Heaven Supreme to personally strike at someone from the Lower Plane—a young Earth Supreme at that—is an act of such shamelessness it will surely be laughed at by all.

Even Mo He Tian did not move against Xiao Yan, for all knew one must preserve face.

Yet Xuan Shi Emperor, an elder powerhouse who became a Heaven Supreme ten thousand years ago, instead of eradicating the Domain Beyond's evil clans, comes to rob a junior, to exterminate one from the Lower Plane—what an act of utter shamelessness!

Clearly, Xuan Shi Emperor covets the Dou Qi Continent, seeking to claim it for himself. Whether it be the Dimensional Womb, cultivation methods, or even Pill Alchemy—he desires them all.

Think of it: the Dou Qi Continent is such a precious land—it holds the lineage of the Zhu Long Ancient Dragons, as well as Strange Flames, powerful Pill Alchemy, even the unknown origins of the Nüwa Bloodline, and the Dimensional Womb.

The Dou Qi Continent is undoubtedly a vast Treasure Vault!

"Alas, geniuses often perish young," murmured a hidden powerhouse from the Lower Plane, sighing in regret.

Boom! In that instant, a giant hand descended from the heavens, seizing the Ning Tian Zhu Bamboo, aiming to uproot it entirely.

Know that the Ning Tian Zhu Bamboo grows upon the main vein of Ning Tian Continent; its body absorbs immense Spirit Power, capable of extracting vast quantities of Supreme Spirit Liquid.

"Hmph!"

As the giant hand reached for the Ning Tian Zhu Bamboo, a divine sword slashed across the sky—a flash of Spiritual Light struck instantly, severing the hand.

"Hm? A mid-rank Patriarch Spirit Array!"

With a wet *puff*, blood sprayed—the giant hand emerging from Space was instantly wounded by the sword.

"A single mid-rank Patriarch Spirit Array cannot stop us," said the hand's owner, now revealed—a high-rank Earth Supreme—behind whom three others, each at low-rank Earth Supreme power, materialized instantly.

Four Earth Supremes appeared at once—their Earth Supreme aura flooded the land, a terrifying pressure like an ocean threatening to drown Ning Tian Continent.

A flash of Spiritual Light appeared; the Space trembled violently—Xiantai Spirit Array manifested. Xun Er stood atop it, clad in a light, elegant long gown, holding a white brush.

Xun Er, whose beauty was already peerless, now stood upon the Xiantai, radiant with celestial light—her grace unmatched, her visage astonishing, making all who saw her believe her a heavenly being.

Even facing four Earth Supremes, Xun Er remained calm, her eyes—more beautiful than morning stars—glinting with wisdom.

Xun Er had now received the full inheritance; she could fully wield the Silver Phoenix Sacred Pen. Even the Xiantai beneath her feet was no ordinary Spirit Array—it was the massive Wood Square Array Plate, enabling her to rapidly deploy Spirit Arrays and even pre-store them.

"The Silver Phoenix Sacred Pen and Array Plate of Ningzhu Array Master," murmured Kongdong Array Emperor, his gaze flickering—Xun Er's Silver Phoenix Sacred Pen was a quasi-Absolute Saint Treasure, a treasure every Spirit Array Patriarch dreamed of!

No sooner had he spoken than Kongdong Array Emperor's body blazed with light—in that instant, a far larger Spirit Array descended from the heavens, its power exploding skyward, followed by a colossal Spiritual Seal descending to shatter Xun Er's array.

Facing Kongdong Array Emperor, two ranks stronger than herself, Xun Er showed no retreat; a flash of Spiritual Light passed through her eyes, and the massive array transformed into a unique scene within her vision.

This was Xun Er's Spirit Array talent—the Wisdom Eye Array Heart—any Spirit Array, in her eyes, simplified into clarity, its flaws laid bare.