Chapter 23: Gods Appear, the Immortal of Great Xia!

The heavenly divine fire slowly faded away.

At this moment, whether beyond the heavens or upon the Blue Star, all fell into a deathlike silence.

Pure Yang True Fire blazed, burning the sky and boiling the sea, even lighting up the entire Milky Way—truly shocking! Countless Western deities gazed at the white‑clad Lü Xuanzhen, feeling uneasy.

"This Eastern god…cannot be spared!"

In the darkness, a supreme existence spoke softly.

Its deep‑blue eyes stared fixedly at the white‑clad sword immortal.

Heaven and earth's myriad things mutually create and destroy; the human race's Pure Yang True Fire can inflict considerable harm upon them.

Fortunately, that ancient Pure Yang Sword Immortal has already fallen.

But now, the Pure Yang True Fire has reappeared, inevitably causing them dread! In the darkness, as that demon god's voice faded, beams of divine light burst forth from the vast demonic horde.

"Thunder of the cosmos, Weiqi·Bo'er calls your name here!"

"Please descend with supreme divine might and eradicate the evil before us!"

A white‑skinned female elf wielding a staff crossed the void on seven‑colored immortal light.

She chanted some divine tongue, as if drawing upon the laws of the universe.

In an instant, the space beyond the Milky Way became a sea of lightning! It was a blinding white, with silver‑dragon‑like bolts of thunder carrying an aura of annihilation, crashing down with a roar.

"The gods have granted me divine power; my bloodline comes from antiquity—I am a descendant of the Titan God Clan, Lashe·Adler!"

A golden‑haired middle‑aged man shattered the void with a single step; his face like a lion's, his qi and blood blazing like a blazing sun.

At this moment he transformed into a mighty golden‑haired giant, charging toward Lü Xuanzhen! His monstrous strength shattered stars and collapsed space itself! The Western Titan God Clan, offspring of the union with ancient demon gods, possesses a terrifying power that even the ancient great witches struggle to resist.

Their bodies are mighty; hundreds of thousands of years ago, even a great witch like Gonggong once fell to them! "I never expected we'd need the world's greatest witch, Shaina·Skinner, to act right from the start."

"What a troublesome matter!"

From the demonic horde flew an ugly witch wearing a tattered wizard's hat.

Her large, crooked nose was covered in warts.

A pair of evil eyes stared straight ahead.

From her wide sleeves flew a sapphire crystal ball and a palm‑long silver needle.

In her mouth, which had only two teeth left, she kept muttering obscure, tongue‑twisting incantations.

"Hujie tuola, duosi."

"Hujie tuola, duosi…"

"My beloved silver needle, please help me capture the souls I need!"

The witch's sharp voice made the silver needle above the crystal ball tremble incessantly.

The void around Lü Xuanzhen also began to ripple.

A huge silver‑needle phantom suddenly appeared above his head.

It pierced down upon that white‑clad sword immortal!

For a moment, beyond the Milky Way and the heavenly realm, countless terrifying beings appeared one after another, their strange divine abilities surging toward Lü Xuanzhen like a tide.

Upon the Blue Star, many Great Xia people turned pale at this moment.

"How can we possibly resist this? How can we possibly resist this?!"

"Quick, let Lü Daozi withdraw!"

"Under this blow, even a Great Luo immortal would be reduced to ashes!" "Too late—the surrounding void has been sealed; Lü Daozi is already in a desperate situation!"

At the same time, countless Western mortals sneered repeatedly.

"The Eastern Pure Yang True Fire is indeed terrifying, but… so what?"

"When we Western gods act, he will still have no place to bury himself!"

"Heh, I heard that in ancient Eastern times there was also a Pure Yang Sword Immortal who, relying on his great strength, dared to oppose the gods—yet he too met the same fate!"

The void trembled; even on the Heavenly Realm Wall, the hundred‑thousand immortals there turned pale at the sight.

Those divine abilities were truly terrifying, and those nameless demons were even more horrifying, making hearts race and blood run cold! They even wanted to howl, urging the Mystic Truth Daoist to flee, but at this moment it was as if a giant hand clenched their throats, rendering them speechless.

Beneath the Heavenly Realm Wall, Lu Chen's handsome face was like an old well that cannot be stirred—deep and mysterious.

The Candle Dragon gazed at this human deity who had lived from antiquity to the present, and for a moment it could not speak.

He did not know, in this situation, what means the Pure Yang Sword Immortal still had to survive.

He did not know, in this situation, what tricks Lu Chen still had up his sleeve.

This post‑heavenly immortal chosen by the gods, bearing the heavenly mandate of the Eastern human race, seemed always to have some unfathomable trump card.

Indeed, at the very moment countless divine abilities and magic were about to drown Lü Xuanzhen, streams of immortal light flew in from the Milky Way!

"I have a lotus, calling myself a heavenly immortal!"

It was a woman holding a lotus, her steps light as rippling waves, her jade feet treading the void, sending out ripples.

The lotus in her hand glowed with blue immortal light; a single sweep scattered many divine abilities! "Transforming life into fallen leaves, holding a bamboo basket, seeking to net the moon in the water!"

A ragged‑clad Daoist boy with his hair tied in ox‑horn buns stepped forward from the heavens.

He carried a bamboo basket full of fresh flowers.

All that could be seen was the Daoist boy tossing the bamboo basket, whereupon countless flower petals scattered in the void.

Multicolored petals fell like rain upon the bodies of countless demons, taking root and sprouting as if parasitic, absorbing their flesh and blood! The bamboo basket then flew up and smashed the gigantic silver needle straight on! The spell‑casting hag, as if struck hard, vomited blood and was flung backward like a sandbag.

Elsewhere, an old man rode a donkey backward, charging wildly through the void.

Who knows how many demons were crushed into pulp by that strange donkey!

Even the descendant of that Titan Giant God was accidentally sent flying by the donkey!

That was an ancient aberrant species, having slumbered for a hundred thousand years in Great Xia before awakening from Mount Kunlun.

When that donkey first underwent tribulation and attained immortality, many people of Great Xia found it hard to accept.

And yet, at this moment, it shone brilliantly above the Heavenly Realm, shocking everyone! Dozens of strands of immortal light caused the Great Dao to hum and tremble!

At this moment, the people of Great Xia were stirred to the point of losing their voices, as if they had seen those ancient deities again!

Lü Xuanzhen, you can't even hold on for a moment; I let you come and take the vanguard for nothing!

Hahaha, senior brother, don't say that; even you would be helpless in this situation!

It's all because Master Lu Chen is biased; if I were here, with this bronze bell in my hand, I would have carved a path through these demons long ago!

One after another, the Heavenly Pride of Great Xia shattered the demonic powers of countless monsters, fell in the void, and shielded Lü Xuanzhen behind them.

Each one exuded surging aura, divine light shooting to the heavens, holding various treasures, as if the deities had been resurrected! These are all disciples Lu Chen has taken in over thirty years; their talent is not inferior to that of the ancient deities! Those wearing Mystic Armor are the successors of the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable; those holding a Treasure Pagoda have inherited the legacy of the Dharma-Protecting Heavenly King; those with a golden hoop on their heads even have the bloodline of ancient demons! These dozens each obtained the True Dharma from Lu Chen, training day and night, eating dragon meat, drinking dragon blood, and sucking dragon marrow!

Their power far surpasses that of ordinary immortals and gods! At this moment, seeing Lü Xuanzhen in danger, they all manifested themselves!

(End of Chapter)