Chapter 1024: Azure Sun Appears, Ghost God Emerges, Killing into the Dao Sect

Outside the Tiannan Continent.

Above a sea area, a huge flying boat was flying toward the direction away from the Tiannan Continent as fast as possible.

On the flying boat, figures were everywhere.

Everyone's face was filled with confusion, uneasiness, and incomprehension.

They didn't understand why the family that had finally settled down had to suddenly leave White Egret Marsh.

And what made them confused and uneasy was, where were they going next?

Inside the flying boat, in a room, four figures sat in a circle, their expressions solemn.

"Eastern Wasteland?"

"Yes, heading to the Eastern Wasteland, the landing place is Pingshan Sea!"

"Pingshan Sea? Where is that?"

"It is said that it was once the territory of a Nascent Soul upper sect, later suffered from the aftermath of a Soul Transformation expert's battle, and turned into an inland lake. The adjacent places are the Taihu Domain with many mortals and the Bikuo Domain, which is rumored to be a desperate place for living creatures. We go there to safely expand the family, and also because it is not far from the bustling Lingtian Pass, it will be easier to trade with the outside world in the future."

"Arranged so thoughtfully? Was it arranged by that Fairy Gu, or the legendary Alchemy Sect?"

"Neither, Pingshan Sea was personally chosen for my Zhou family by the ancestor when he went to the Eastern Wasteland; believe in the ancestor!"

Mentioning the only Nascent Soul True Person of the Zhou family in a thousand years, the four fell into a difficult silence.

The transaction between the ancestor Zhou Yunshen and Luo Chen of the Alchemy Sect had already been told to them when Gu Caiyi quietly came to the Zhou family.

So the Zhou family could recall clansmen from all over the world in a short time and bring all the cultivators to escape the Tiannan Continent together.

But in their view, it was also because of their own incompetence that the ancestor had to plan for them before he passed away.

Family head Zhou Junxiao sighed, "If it weren't for the fact that the eldest brother failed to sprint to the Nascent Soul stage and died, we wouldn't be without strong people to rely on."

Elder Zhou Shuzhen still had some doubts, "But don't we still have Feiyou? He has become the new generation leader of the Tiannan Dao Palace, and I heard that he also won the top spot in the Dao Sect sixty-year grand competition. With him, my Zhou family will surely have a prosperous future within the Tianyuan Dao Sect. Now, not only did we disregard the Dao Palace's orders and leave privately, but we also abandoned Feiyou."

Talking about Zhou Feiyou, Zhou Junxiao showed deep regret in his eyes.

He once thought that the child was the hope of the Zhou family's future.

But after truly knowing the inside story, he realized that the child was both hope and disaster.

Leaving Tiannan, the Zhou family has hope.

Staying in Tiannan, Zhou Feiyou will bring disaster to the Zhou family!

Seeing him not speaking, Zhou Shuzhen couldn't help but say again: "Even if we don't care about Zhou Feiyou, what about the dozen or so excellent clansmen who are still practicing in the Tiannan Dao Palace? Are we just going to give them up like this?"

Zhou Chongxiao on the side was also full of worry and said: "We violated the Tiannan Dao Palace's prohibition and left rashly when the continent's array was activated; those clansmen will inevitably be liquidated afterwards."

Zhou Junxiao pursed his lips, his face full of determination.

"That is their fate!"

Just as the four Core Formation cultivators of the Zhou family were communicating, a crisp and beautiful voice suddenly came from outside.

"Where are you going?"

This voice sounded like a spring breeze at first, but the questioning taste in the words was full of cold meaning.

The faces of the four Core Formation cultivators of the Zhou family changed in unison.

A Dao Sect True Person has come!

On the deck of the flying boat, the Zhou clansmen were in a mess, looking at the green-clothed woman who was chasing them and floating in the sky, their eyes full of awe and fear.

The heavenly power pressed down, and the flying boat, which was originally fast, was forced to stop.

Fu Qinglan looked at these panicked low-level cultivators, her brows slightly furrowed.

Relying only on these people, how could they dare to violate the prohibition?

Behind the Zhou family's mass migration, there must be a mastermind.

Just at this moment!

Clang!

The sound of a sharp blade tearing through cloth rang out sharply.

The Nascent Soul domain that had suppressed the flying boat revealed a flaw, and the flying boat started again, fleeing into the distance.

Fu Qinglan did not pursue, because someone stood in front of her.

It was a woman, mature and charming, with a slender figure. In her bright and generous temperament, there was a bit of a seeker's determination.

Fu Qinglan had never seen this person, but for some reason, the other party gave her a sense of familiarity.

"Who are you?"

"Who I am is not important; what is important is that now the Central Continent is about to be reunited, but Fairy Qinglan is not sitting in the Tiannan Continent to maintain the array. If there is any accident, can you afford it?"

Fu Qinglan's expression changed slightly; now the arrays on the three continents were activated at the same time, which naturally could not be hidden from people.

But the matter of the Central Continent's reunion could not be seen from the surface.

Why did this woman know about this, and why did she take away the Zhou clansmen at this time?

Fu Qinglan's face turned cold.

"No matter who you are, the Zhou family is where my disciple's family is, and I cannot let you put him in injustice!"

While speaking, the Nascent Soul domain suddenly pressed toward the other party.

The woman had the intention of competing, and also released her own Nascent Soul domain.

However, after just one collision, it was defeated and retreated steadily.

If it weren't for the sword energy surrounding her, protecting her one-third of an acre, she would not even be able to master the spiritual energy wandering between heaven and earth.

She was ultimately too short in forming the Nascent Soul, and could not compare to the other party.

"Is this the Dao Sect genius, the first place in the five-hundred-year Grotto-Heaven competition?"

The woman sighed in admiration, and then lifted her hand, and an array map flew into the sky lightly.

Fu Qinglan's expression remained the same, "Array cultivator?"

The next moment!

In her line of sight, only five streaks of firelight shot out, countless sword energy erupted, and in a blink of an eye, it formed a boundless sword energy storm.

A huge sword array was formed!

Fu Qinglan's expression changed slightly, "So it's a sword cultivator!"

She pinched a flower with one finger, and a green leaf appeared in front of her, wrapping herself tightly.

This was her natal magic treasure that she had refined for hundreds of years, which had long been promoted to the level of a true artifact. Its defensive power might not be the strongest, but it was enough to block some ordinary sword arrays.

However, after countless sword energies turned into silk and strangled over densely, a series of fine sword marks appeared on the green leaf.

Fu Qinglan's face changed drastically, "It's a sword array composed of five sword pills at the true artifact level!"

Thinking of this, she dared not retain too much.

If she continued to be passive like this, after this great array was completely formed, even she would be injured.

With a thought, Fu Qinglan pinched the formula and recited the spell, magic power flowed in her body, and vital energy surged outside her body.

She didn't look at the sword pills that were shooting and crisscrossing.

With her knowledge, she naturally understood that the woman's cultivation was not enough, and her magic power was thin, so it was impossible to control each sword pill in detail.

What truly made this great array operate was that array map!

Fu Qinglan looked up suddenly, her eyes fierce, and she slapped out.

Divine Ability—Great Heaven Creation Seal!

The green handprint pushed away layers of sword energy, broke the roots of sword silk, and moved forward all the way, unstoppable.

Only a loud explosion was heard in the air.

Boom!

The array map flew, and cracks appeared.

The five sword pills flew away in a mess, and the array that was fully maintained collapsed in an instant, revealing the look of astonishment on the bright woman's face, she blurted out:

"Impossible, how could the Great Five Elements Sword Array bestowed by my husband be broken?"

But then she reacted, it was ultimately her cultivation that was not enough, and she could not skillfully control this sword array. Moreover, the enemy she faced was by no means an ordinary Nascent Soul expert.

The power of that palm definitely had the level of a Great Cultivator's strike.

However, the time won for the Zhou family was enough.

Since that was the case, then retreat!

The array map rolled and protected the woman's side, and the five sword pills merged into one, turning into a sword rainbow that wrapped the person and the map together, and then shot into the distance.

Before leaving, the woman looked back curiously.

That Dao Sect genius stood still, actually not chasing after her.

"Strange?"

In the sky, a sword energy rainbow broke through the air and left.

The green-clothed woman stood still, looking at a sword mark on her palm.

In her mouth, there was a faint muttering sound.

"This array map style..."

"This magic power aura..."

"Can't be wrong, it's his handwriting!"

Afterward, an uncontrollable feeling of unease rose in Fu Qinglan's heart.

"Why did he send someone to take away the Zhou clansmen?"

"And the person sent called him husband, no wonder I felt that woman had some familiarity, I saw that woman's portrait when I was looking for him in the Eastern Wasteland years ago, it's Gu Caiyi!"

"Sending such a close person to perform this task, then why didn't he come himself?"

"Why did the Zhou family willingly follow Gu Caiyi away? Clearly, they had taken root in the Tiannan Continent, and there was Feiyou, a leader of the current Tianyuan Dao Sect, to rely on. Why go far away to the Eastern Wasteland to rely on him?"

Too many questions arose after breaking

"Why would the Zhou family willingly leave with Gu Caiyi? They had clearly already taken root in the Tiannan Continent, and they had Fuyou, a figure who could be considered a leader of the contemporary Tianyuan Dao Sect, to rely on. Why abandon the near for the far and go to the Eastern Wasteland to seek refuge with him?"

Too many questions arose spontaneously after breaking that array map refined by a certain someone.

Too much unease evolved in the end into a kind of unspeakable fear.

Why do this?

Why at this particular time?

The Zhou family, Zhou Fuyou, the Burial God Valley, the Black King attacking Zhenhai City...

When the distant rainbow of sword Qi streaked across the sky and disappeared, leaving only a long empty scar in the heavens, the green-clothed woman finally awakened from her unspeakable fear.

"Luo Chen!"

Without hesitation, Fu Qinglan turned and left, heading straight for the Tiannan Continent.

Her speed was lightning-fast, the absolute limit of her life.

She did not stop even after entering the interior, ignoring the mission of patrolling and guarding the arrays, and went straight to the Tiannan Dao Palace.

During this time, she even disregarded prohibitions and frequently used short-distance teleportation arrays.

Finally, half a day later, she returned to the Tiannan Dao Palace.

Upon arrival, without waiting for the Palace Master Zhan Bingtao to question her, she blurted out: "Someone intends to harm the Tianyuan Dao Sect; we must rush to aid the sect's ancestral grounds!"

Zhan Bingtao's expression changed abruptly.

The Mo family head, Mo Liheng, who was nearby, was also stunned.

In this world, who would dare... no, someone indeed dared; over a hundred years ago, someone had already slaughtered their way into the Central Plains.

"Has the Qixia Yuanjun returned?"

Fu Qinglan took a deep breath. "No, it is Luo Chen!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Liheng actually breathed a sigh of relief: "So it is him!"

Zhan Bingtao smiled: "Junior sister, although that Luo Chen has the reputation of being the number one person beneath the

Soul Transformation realm, it is ultimately only because the Western Desert Buddhist lands lacked experts to sit in command that he managed to carve out such a great reputation. Moreover, even if he truly possesses the strength to be invincible beneath the Soul Transformation realm, compared to our Tianyuan Dao Sect, he is nothing more than an ant. Where would he get the guts?"

Fu Qinglan shook her head, her face full of worry: "No, you do not understand him. Beneath his seemingly peaceful personality lies extreme madness; once someone blocks his path, no matter who they are, they will be eliminated by him. Back then in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, Shi Ju was like this. Now, my Tianyuan Dao Sect is the same!"

Zhan Bingtao became slightly more serious: "Junior sister, is this statement a bit exaggerated?"

"Not at all!" Fu Qinglan said firmly: "He has already made his move, or rather, he began making his move a long time ago!"

Zhan Bingtao and Mo Liheng looked at each other, unable to help but stare in dismay.

Next, Fu Qinglan recounted the discoveries she had made over these years, and with the events connected, especially the fact that the Zhou family members were picked up at this critical juncture, everything corroborated her speculation.

"To retrieve his life soul, for the sake of the Great Dao of Longevity, even if it is my Tianyuan Dao Sect, Luo Chen will never give up! In fact, based on my understanding of him, he will exhaust every power to achieve his goal!"

After hearing this explanation and speculation, Zhan Bingtao's expression became extremely grave.

"Since there were signs back then, why didn't you say so earlier?"

"I... I..." Fu Qinglan's pale lips trembled, her face filled with shame.

Zhan Bingtao slapped the table, shattering the sturdy piece of furniture into dust.

"Liheng, you guard the Tiannan Dao Palace!"

"Fine, leave it to me!"

"Qinglan, recall the three great Hall Masters, and also notify the four True Persons of the Wen, Bu, Hu, and Zhai families; we are heading to the Dongyuan Continent immediately!"

"Understood!"

Fu Qinglan responded heavily.

She had to stop Luo Chen; compared to certain inexplicable feelings, the sect and even her family were more important in her heart.

However!

The moment Fu Qinglan stepped out of the palace, the entire earth shook violently.

The sudden tremor caused her, already in a state of mental chaos, to lose control of her body and subconsciously stagger for a moment.

Fu Qinglan held onto the door pillar, her face filled with bewilderment.

"It stopped?"

Under the traction of the Heaven Vault Land-Gathering Array, the Tiannan Continent, which should have been continuously gathering toward the direction of the Heaven and Earth Island, had stopped at this moment?

What on earth happened over at the Dongyuan Continent?

Time regresses slightly.

Outside the Dongyuan Continent, facing the direction of the Eastern Wasteland.

Luo Chen, in a black Daoist robe, stood tall in the sky, overlooking the vast ocean.

A giant turtle pushed aside heavy waves and slowly emerged from the unfathomable

ocean.

On the turtle's back, dozens of figures stood proudly, each radiating a powerful aura.

Seeing this scene, Luo Chen smiled slightly.

"You have arrived."

The crowd looked solemn and said in unison: "Greetings, Alchemy Sect Master!"

Luo Chen nodded: "Good, since you have arrived, let this battle begin! I will go first, and you all follow to charge in; just kill the people and break the arrays!"

As the words fell, he turned to face the direction of the Dongyuan Continent.

His ten fingers flew skillfully, forming seals and chanting incantations.

Magic power circulated around his body, and his Primordial Spirit resonated with the Great Dao of heaven and earth.

One hand forming the Nirvana Seal, the other the Spirit-Commanding Seal, the two seals merged into one—his famous ultimate technique, the Green Yang Great Handprint!

Brewing for a long moment!

As his right palm slowly pushed forward, a tiny handprint appeared in the sky.

Luo Chen let out a soft shout.

"Go!"

This handprint flew slowly toward the Dongyuan Continent, continuously absorbing the vast heaven and earth origin energy along the way, the palm print growing larger and larger, its speed increasing.

By the end, wherever the palm print passed, giant waves rolled, the ocean parted, revealing the thousand-foot-deep seabed.

The ocean could not block its advance, and the earth was even more unobstructed.

The massive Green Yang Handprint moved forward all the way, sweeping across thousands and tens of thousands of miles.

Along the way, it destroyed countless arrays and leveled countless mountains; many experts of the Tianyuan Dao Sect appeared, yet under this terrifying palm, they didn't even have the courage to act like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, and could only watch helplessly as the massive Green Yang Handprint swept from east to west.

Until it reached the Dao Sect's ancestral grounds, the Lanke Mountain Range!

Several figures had already been notified and were standing by, fully deploying the mountain-protecting array.

"Everyone, be careful!"

"That green handprint's power is continuously absorbing heaven and earth origin energy; its power has reached the level of a full-force strike from a Soul Transformation expert. Do not take it head-on."

"Activate the mountain-protecting array to block it, then hold the eye of the Heaven Vault Land-Gathering Array!"

Amidst shouts, brilliant light curtains rose one after another from the Lanke mountains, turning into layers of city walls blocking the path of the Green Yang Great Handprint.

Facing all this, the Green Yang Great Handprint, which could not be controlled after being released, ignored everything and just kept moving forward.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Layers of light curtains shattered continuously.

The massive handprint also gradually shrank under the constant impact.

When it finally reached the Zuowang Peak of the Lanke Mountain Range, it was only the size of a negligible human palm.

Slap!

This tiny palm print landed on Zuowang Peak, leaving only a shallow mark.

Seeing

this scene, many cultivators of the Tianyuan Dao Sect finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was blocked!

However, the next moment.

A sound of inch-by-inch shattering eerily permeated the ears of countless people.

Following that, a deafening sound, like the roar of a demon from hell, exploded.

"Roar!"

Zuowang Peak, which had stood in the Lanke Mountain Range for ten million years, shattered with a bang in the disbelieving eyes of countless people.

A behemoth, fully a thousand feet tall, wreathed in countless ghost auras, slowly stood up.

Like an ox without horns, standing on a single leg.

Its entire body was covered in mottled sword marks.

Its pair of massive eyes were filled with violent and destructive desire.

It looked at the countless stunned Dao Sect cultivators and simply opened its mouth, emitting a sonic boom.

"Roar!"

Figures fell like rain under this roar.

"Everyone, follow me to destroy this ghost god, and fully repair the array eye!"

The late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivator sitting in command here roared with eyes splitting.

And in the far distance, by the coast.

Facing the many gazes of awe, Luo Chen's expression remained as usual.

"The rest is up to you!"

His figure gradually vanished into the void; a teleportation array had long been set up here, and when he reappeared, he was already outside the Heaven and Earth Island.

After he left, the Eastern Wasteland experts looked at each other, scanned their surroundings, and finally cast their gazes toward that smoke-filled and turbulent continent.

Wang Yuan took the lead, his voice booming.

"Kill!"

Subsequently, the cultivators swarmed like locusts, covering the sky as they charged into the Dongyuan Continent.

Majestic escape lights crisscrossed, vast domains unfolded, and tyrannical magic power began to vent onto this land, once the most prosperous in the Mountain and Sea Realm.