Chapter 859: Old Ancestor Goes to His Death, Forever Falling into the Mingyuan Abyss

Thud!

A heavy sound rang out.

Opposite it, a massive figure tumbled and fell outside the layered mountain valleys.

The strange bird, shrouded in violent gales, shrieked shrilly before finally dissipating in unwillingness, leaving only the true form of Old Ancestor Yu Ming.

Old Ancestor Yu Ming struggled with difficulty, attempting to stand.

Yet both his physical body and his primordial spirit had been weakened to the extreme.

Especially his once-mighty primordial spirit, which had once looked down upon the world, had suffered a backlash after over-exerting the power of heaven and earth.

At this moment, an immeasurable amount of heaven and earth spiritual energy surged toward him, incessantly battering his massive primordial spirit.

The gale roared in its death throes!

Yet it was also constantly dissipating!

Old Ancestor Yu Ming had no strategy left; he could only watch helplessly as his primordial spirit swelled and expanded, step by step approaching the end of being assimilated by heaven and earth and returning to nothingness.

But compared to the approaching footsteps, death seemed not so terrifying after all.

"The three great powers of Mingyuan: one fled without a fight, one hid in the shadows playing tricks, only you have some backbone."

Old Ancestor Yu Ming gave a bitter smile; as the Master of the Mingyuan Sect, he should naturally fight to the death!

Within his line of sight.

A figure in red walked over slowly, the violent gales surrounding her only serving to highlight her peerless might.

Immeasurable heaven and earth spiritual energy also surged toward that figure, but upon reaching a few zhang from her, it could not advance an inch.

In the World of Mountains and Seas, rumors spread that Great Cultivators of the Soul Transformation realm could not easily make a move.

This was actually no rumor!

Such existences had grasped the true meaning of laws and could mobilize the power of the world's origin as a means of combat, already nearly indistinguishable from the Heavenly Dao.

But individual power is insignificant.

If one over-exerted themselves, they would suffer the backlash of the world.

This was simply because this world, which had nurtured countless living beings, was not vast itself, and it was impossible to allow anyone to squander what belonged to it without restraint.

If a Soul Transformation Great Cultivator was in peak condition, they could use themselves as a fulcrum, relying on the true meaning of laws to pry up even greater heaven and earth spiritual energy, and could briefly suppress that backlash.

But clearly, after the great battle, Old Ancestor Yu Ming no longer had enough leverage.

His chips were insufficient, and he was destined to be pried up by the other end.

At this moment, Old Ancestor Yu Ming looked in disbelief at the red-clad woman walking slowly toward him, enduring the battering of heaven and earth spiritual energy against his primordial spirit while hoarsely saying: "You have unleashed power no different from a late-stage Soul Transformation cultivator; why are you not affected in the slightest by the backlash of spiritual energy or the assimilation of heaven and earth?"

Fairy Sovereign Qixia stopped her steps, standing a li away from Old Ancestor Yu Ming, who lay on the ground.

The corners of her mouth curled into a beautiful arc as she laughed lightly: "That is naturally because I possess the strength to suppress the late-stage Soul Transformation realm."

Old Ancestor Yu Ming opened his mouth, instinctively wanting to say it was impossible.

This world could indeed produce late-stage Soul Transformation cultivators, and that was the optimal realm for ascension.

But such existences had vast amounts of heaven and earth spiritual energy accompanying their every move; how could they possibly act as recklessly as Fairy Sovereign Qixia?

Moreover, she said she had the strength to suppress the late-stage Soul Transformation realm?

Could that be... Void Refinement?

"No!"

Old Ancestor Yu Ming crawled with difficulty to a bare rock, leaning his body against it, shaking his head despondently.

"I don't believe it!"

"Although you are powerful, the realm you are currently displaying is truly no different from ours."

Fairy Sovereign Qixia did not answer his question this time.

Instead, she cast her beautiful eyes toward a mountain valley among the overlapping peaks.

"Junior, come out!"

A figure walked out slowly.

He looked calmly at Fairy Sovereign Qixia, then his attention fell upon Old Ancestor Yu Ming, who was lying on the ground, his aura inflating crazily.

To be covered in wounds after a great battle, yet have one's aura inflating crazily—such a thing that defied common sense was naturally understood by cultivators like them.

"Fengjiang, why did you come out?" Old Ancestor Yu Ming asked with deep frustration.

Fengjiang's expression carried deep sorrow as he bowed respectfully.

"The Holy Land is charred, the sect is ruined; how could this disciple stand idly by?"

Old Ancestor Yu Ming said in despair: "But you are no match for her."

"Wasn't Junior Brother Lei Lei Daozi also no match for her? Yet he still struck his sword without hesitation," Fengjiang countered. He then slowly straightened his back, facing the red-clad woman not far away while bearing unimaginable pressure. "At the very least, I will not let her leave here unscathed!"

"What big talk!"

Fairy Sovereign Qixia sneered, then pointed a finger through the air.

Pfft!

A bloody hole suddenly appeared between Fengjiang's brows.

His sea of consciousness shattered, his primordial spirit dissipated.

A generation of Valley Immortals had fallen.

Yet, at this moment, an expression of relief appeared on Fengjiang's face.

It was as if he had been trapped in this place for too long, and now he had finally found release.

Fairy Sovereign Qixia frowned, realizing something was wrong.

With a sweep of her spiritual sense, she suddenly looked down at her hand.

A wisp of gray energy, following Fengjiang's sudden collapse, coiled around Fairy Sovereign Qixia.

"This is... Calamity Energy?"

Suddenly!

Fairy Sovereign Qixia raised her willow brows and blurted out: "Valley Immortal Fengjiang? The Calamity Gu, one of the three great Fifth-Order Immortal Gus of the Southern Border, was in your hands!"

Regrettably, Fengjiang could no longer answer her.

And responding to her was the earth trembling, as massive gullies spread in all directions with Fairy Sovereign Qixia as the center.

Endless earth fire erupted violently, and scorching magma surged into the sky.

Earth disasters had appeared!

Old Ancestor Yu Ming looked with sorrow at the disciple who had gone before him; this had once been the junior he favored most, far surpassing Ye Ye Lingtian, Tan Sheng, and the others.

Yet he had fallen in such a manner.

"If we had reclaimed the Dan Saint Blessed Land earlier, with the protection of the Blessed Land, perhaps you would not have suffered the daily torture of that Calamity Gu, and would have had hope of ascending to the Soul Transformation realm."

"Be that as it may, you have finally found release."

"Then I shall use my final strength to give you a hand, to let you depart with more glory."

As he muttered to himself, his massive primordial spirit, a thousand zhang tall, began to burn fiercely.

Carrying the rich gray energy emanating from Fengjiang's corpse, it shot straight into the nine heavens.

Earth disasters had appeared; where was the Heavenly Tribulation?

It was as if the world were responding to him.

The next moment!

Boom!

A shocking thunderclap exploded in the sky.

It was as if Lei Lei Daozi had manipulated a pool of thunder and been resurrected, but the momentum was a thousand times greater than Lei Lei Daozi's!

Fairy Sovereign Qixia's haughty expression finally diminished by three parts.

She looked up at the sky, where pitch-black calamity clouds were gathering at an unimaginable speed.

Inside, white light flickered, lightning dragons coiled, and the sight was like the destruction of the world.

"What a junior!"

"Before dying, you actually attempted to break through to the Soul Transformation realm, using this to trigger the Calamity Gu, and with Yu Ming's final push, you've added fuel to the fire."

"You killed me, but instead, you've drawn this wrath of heaven and earth upon yourself."

"However, do you think these heavenly tribulations and earth disasters can keep me here?"

Fairy Sovereign Qixia sneered, transforming into a soaring pillar of fire and heading straight for the sky.

She intended to shatter this tribulation before it could fully form!

This action seemed to trigger a chain reaction.

From the earth, giant hands of yellow soil reached out to grab her, rivers of magma lunged at her from all directions, violent spiritual energy erupted from the earth's veins, and unimaginable gravity was applied to her body.

High in the nine heavens, the pitch-black calamity clouds gathered faster and faster, with countless thunderbolts and lightning strikes within.

This was a heavenly tribulation that no Nascent Soul cultivator could imagine!

Even, within it, images of strange beasts faintly emerged.

There were white electric snakes, purple thunder dragons, and black deer.

Fairy Sovereign Qixia's expression grew increasingly solemn; the power of this heavenly tribulation seemed to be growing stronger because of her own strength.

If she were in her prime, she naturally would not fear it.

But being in the World of Mountains and Seas, no matter how strong she was, how could she be stronger than this world?

She even felt that the Heavenly Dao of this world had the intention of erasing her, and Fengjiang's actions were merely pushing the boat along with the current.

"This world cannot trap me!"

"Let alone these mere heavenly tribulations and earth disasters!"

Fairy Sovereign Qixia shouted sharply, waving her hand to strike down.

The strange and varied earth disasters were suppressed in an instant.

Endless golden flames erupted from her body, sweeping toward the thunder clouds.

She was confident she could suppress these earth disasters and destroy this heavenly tribulation.

However!

"Fifty thousand li of Mingyuan land, three thousand years of Holy Land history, all turned to ash because of you alone; how can I let you leave just like that?"

"Phoenix Demon, sink into the Mingyuan Abyss with us!" A figure appeared beneath the endless calamity clouds, looking down at the soaring fire phoenix.

He muttered in a low voice, spitting out ancient secret incantations that did not sound like the common language of this world.

Yet Fairy Sovereign Qixia understood them instantly, and her expression changed drastically.

"You dare!"

Old Ancestor Ancestor Tianyuan ignored her, simply pouring out his magic power and casting one incantation after another.

Under his actions, it seemed as if many things were being torn apart.

"Open the Jade Shattering Seal, enter the Nether Abyss."

The Nether Abyss, which had surrounded the Holy Land for thousands of years, surged violently, constantly rising from the banks.

"Heaven and Man in chaos, open the Heart Eye!"

A pair of aged eyes, identical to Old Ancestor Ancestor Tianyuan's, appeared in the calamity clouds behind him. At this moment, he replaced the will of heaven with his own heart, locking his gaze onto Fairy Sovereign Qixia.

"No successors left, open the Water Barrier!"

Fifty thousand li of Mingyuan land had already been lost in the flames of war, and under the surge of vast primordial energy, few survivors remained. The great Mingyuan Sect was already no different from being destroyed. Saying there were no successors left was entirely accurate.

Since that was the case, why leave this precious land to others?

The invisible barrier sealing the vast Nether Abyss was torn open at this moment, and the surging Ming water rose constantly, its water level already higher than the Mingyuan continent by who knows how many zhang.

By this point, Old Ancestor Ancestor Tianyuan was already struggling, almost unable to continue.

Fairy Sovereign Qixia could not watch him cast this forbidden technique of mutual destruction. She took a deep breath and let out a sharp sound toward Old Ancestor Ancestor Tianyuan.

"Ree!"

The phoenix cry shook the nine heavens, spreading throughout the universe.

Old Ancestor Ancestor Tianyuan's open mouth froze, and his lifeless eyes fell into the Ming water.

Fairy Sovereign Qixia breathed a sigh of relief; she had finally interrupted him.

With her knowledge, she naturally understood this was a forbidden technique to break a seal.

And what seal in the Mingyuan Sect was worth breaking?

Only that Nether Abyss, which was older than the Mingyuan Sect and had flowed in the World of Mountains and Seas for millions of years!

Within it were not only the souls of beasts and desolate beasts suppressed by the Mingyuan Sect during ancient conquests, but also powerful evil spirits and ghosts born naturally from the dense yin energy since ancient times.

Once the seal was broken, the consequences would be unimaginable.

However, the next moment, that muttering sounded again.

Fairy Sovereign Qixia's expression froze, and she turned her head abruptly, only to see countless incarnations of Old Ancestor Ancestor Tianyuan rising and falling within the surging Ming water.

The three great Old Ancestors of the Mingyuan Sect each had their own great divine abilities.

One excelled in controlling the wind, with few rivals in head-on combat.

One mastered rain and dew, unrivaled in trapping and killing enemies.

And Old Ancestor Ancestor Tianyuan was most proficient in the art of clones; in terms of survival ability, he was the number one in the Mingyuan Sect.

It could be said that if he wanted to leave today, even with Fairy Sovereign Qixia's pursuit, it would be very difficult to completely exterminate him.

But if he didn't want to leave, things would be different.

This time, all of Old Ancestor Ancestor Tianyuan's incarnations, scattered in various places, simultaneously activated the incantation, their voices hurried, as if afraid they wouldn't last until that moment.

"Order lost, open the Soul Lock!"

"The Great Trend collapses, open the Demon Chain!"

"Yin and Yang diverge, open the Ghost Gate! Open! Open!"

After the final three shouts of "Open!" exploded, Fairy Sovereign Qixia felt as if something in the world had been torn apart.

Within the immeasurable Ming water, thousands of wails suddenly rang out.

Powerful ghosts, as if returning from the Netherworld, cheered incessantly.

Standing on the crests of the waves, they displayed their massive ghost bodies.

They scrambled to devour Old Ancestor Ancestor Tianyuan's incarnations, their already powerful auras becoming even more terrifying.

Among them, there were eight or nine who were comparable to Soul Transformation Great Cultivators.

Below the Soul Transformation realm, they were countless!

Old Ancestor Ancestor Tianyuan faced the devouring ghosts with a calm expression, meeting death with composure.

This was the price for opening the Nether Abyss and releasing the evil spirits that had been suppressed in the East Wasteland's number one forbidden land for millions of years.

Yet he had no regrets!

It was his incarnation that had invited the wolf into the house, leading the great enemy into the sect's heart, so he naturally had to pay the price.

Likewise, Fairy Sovereign Qixia had destroyed his sect, so she naturally had to pay the price as well.

And if they could keep her here, with the foundation the Mingyuan Sect had left outside, there would still be a chance to rebuild the Soul Transformation Holy Land.

"Junior Brother Ancestor Heize should have hidden in the Dan Saint Blessed Land, he can avoid this calamity."

"Chongming is traveling outside, having taken the Heavenly Machine Pill and grasped the true meaning of laws, he also has a great chance of ascending to the Soul Transformation realm in the future."

"And the Shangyou Immortal City, and the Elder Dongyang Sect, and..."

His thoughts could no longer remain clear, as too many ghosts had swallowed his incarnations one by one.

Even some Nascent Soul-stage ghosts, after devouring his incarnations, were able to ascend to the Soul Transformation realm for a short time.

Although it was only for an instant, it should have been enough to cause trouble for Fairy Sovereign Qixia.

"Keep her here!"

This was Old Ancestor Ancestor Tianyuan's final thought.

After his consciousness completely dissipated, all the evil ghosts fixed their gazes on that peerless, voluptuous red-clad figure.

"Awoo..."

Amidst the ghost wails and wolf howls, billions of ghosts, carrying the endless Ming water, submerged the Mingyuan Holy Land and submerged Fairy Sovereign Qixia.

In the surging Ming Sea ocean.

Birds could not approach, and no living beings survived.

Suddenly!

Pfft!

A wisp of flame ignited within the Ming water.

An evil ghost lunged, but the flame swallowed it in return.

Then, with an even more frantic and determined posture, it spread in all directions.

Tens of thousands of li of Mingyuan were ignited into a boiling inferno in just a few breaths.

The resentful souls and fierce ghosts within wailed incessantly, emitting painful sounds.

A clear sound pierced through the layers of Ming water, resounding through the heavens.

"Ancestor Tianyuan, you cannot trap me!"

Splash!

Waves surged, and the golden flames split the current.

A figure sat on a treasure map painted with countless beasts, charging straight out of the Nether Abyss.

Her face was pale, and there was ruthlessness in her eyes.

Crack!

The moment she appeared, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, and electric snakes and thunder dragons roared toward her.

"Annoying things!"

Fairy Sovereign Qixia showed annoyance for the first time, but this time she did not attempt to destroy the heavenly tribulation.

Because during the time she was trapped in Mingyuan, the tribulation had already brewed to the extreme.

This was a heavenly tribulation capable of erasing any powerful existence in the World of Mountains and Seas.

To oppose it was to oppose the entire world!

Fairy Sovereign Qixia glanced at a certain place in Mingyuan, then flew up without the slightest nostalgia.

The thunder struck her body, and a beast shadow on the treasure map beneath her disappeared.

Unable to destroy the tribulation, and unable to survive it, she chose to substitute it!

Fortunately, she had the Ten Thousand Beast Map, a spiritual treasure obtained from Ling Xiao Sanren for emergencies, which contained countless powerful beast souls, enough to withstand many strikes of the heavenly tribulation for her.

This kind of heavenly tribulation would never last; it would eventually dissipate.

Fairy Sovereign Qixia soared away, leaving behind the vast Mingyuan where no living being could enter, and the Nirvana Holy Fire burning fiercely.

Even the calamity clouds that had gathered endless thunder had followed her away.

Black and gold became the only two colors of this place.

And as Fairy Sovereign Qixia left, the direction she looked at for the final time was the Dan Saint Blessed Land!

Inside, Old Ancestor Ancestor Heize crawled up with difficulty, trembling as he walked toward Luo Chen, who was protected by the golden fire circle.

"Nirvana Holy Fire!"

"It was you!"

"It was you who invited the wolf into the house!"

"You invited the wolf into the house!" (End of chapter)