Chapter 1280: I got this!

Gu Yue Laozi stored the soul gu in his pouch, a golden karma thread was seized and sealed inside the stone carving.

His eyes emitted an intimidating Divine Light, his gaze lowered, and his voice gradually became ethereal.

"The backup plan I left in Gu Origin Heaven should also start now, right?"

At the same time, within Gu Origin Heaven.

Gu Yue Laozi's stone carving suddenly blazed to life, divine radiance emanating from it in strands.

"What is it?"

Gu Yue Laozi spoke.

You Sha Ancestor's voice sounded: "Gu Yue, my Deceitful Palace has already used Demon Origin Heaven to counterbalance Lu Xuan; your methods should also be revealed now, right?"

Gu Yue Laozi chuckled: "That's natural. My backup will appear soon. Just consider it a big gift I'm giving you, Deceitful Palace."

"Oh?"

You Sha Ancestor suddenly became interested: "Tell me more."

Gu Yue Laozi said lightly: "You'll know soon, Deceitful Palace. You should also be preparing to invade Endless Heaven; this backup concerns Endless Heaven."

"Beautiful!" You Sha Ancestor rejoiced: "If you can shatter Endless Heaven's Starry Sky Grand Formation, that would be perfect."

Gu Yue Laozi let out a mysterious laugh.

You Sha Ancestor asked further: "After the World Tree collapses and Lu Xuan dies, what plans do you Gu Clan have?"

Gu Yue Laozi naturally heard his implication, and said lightly: "Don't worry. The Primordial Original Seed—I won't contend with you for it."

"That's excellent. We remain allies." You Sha Ancestor said.

"Very well." Gu Yue Laozi said, his voice gradually weakening.

You Sha Ancestor muttered to himself: "Did Gu Yue set up a backup in Endless Heaven? I'm actually looking forward to it."

……

Demon Origin Heaven, Golden Crow Star Sea.

Within the ancestral grounds, Elder Jin Zhen and others sat cross‑legged, their faces not looking good.

"Why isn't the Deceitful Palace responding to us?"

Elder Jin Zhen watched the fluctuating Gu Dao patterns before him, black as ink, yet the Deceitful Palace gave no response.

"Damn it!"

Many elders shouted angrily: "This is completely unlike what we discussed with Elder Luo Sheng back then."

Just then.

"Boom—boom—boom!"

Several golden bolts of lightning streaked across the starry sky at extreme speed, appearing in the ancestral grounds.

They were the strong ones previously sent out to gather intel.

"Ancestor, something big has happened!"

Several great demons stepped into the ancestral grounds, a hint of panic on their faces.

"Could it be that the Teng She Clan and the Heavenly Horse Clan have run into trouble?"

The great demons nodded: "Indeed. The Teng She Clan has been exterminated, and the Endless Army has invaded the Heavenly Horse Clan. This time, Qi Chun Jing has also come!"

"Unbelievable!"

Elder Jin Zhen rose to his feet: "Damn it! According to Elder Luo Sheng's plan, the Endless Army shouldn't be stuck in a war mire, struggling to move—how could they possibly step into my Demon Origin Heaven?"

As soon as he spoke, the faces of many elders darkened; they had an ominous premonition.

"Could it be that they're being used as pawns?"

"The Endless Army led by Qi Chun Jing—we can't stop them!"

"What can we do? Qi Chun Jing will surely descend upon our clan." Many elders' faces showed worry.

Elder Jin Zhen said: "We still have Luo Sheng's trump card; now we can only hold out!"

Everyone was furious.

"We can only hold out; now we negotiate terms."

"The situation is stronger than us; they can only submit again to the Spirit Martial Emperor."

"Activate our clan's Starry Sky Grand Formation!" Elder Jin Zhen immediately ordered.

Soon, golden light shot up from all corners of the Golden Crow Star Sea, intricate patterns surged across the many stars, gradually converging into heavenly‑reaching formations.

"Boom—!" "Boom—!"

In this star sea, the defensive grand array was fully activated!

Just then.

"Crack!"

Void Rending, space twisted!

A massive Space Channel appeared in the Golden Crow Star Sea; Lu Xuan stepped out in white robes, a faint Divine Light flowing over him, holding Xiao Nian Nian. Behind him came Yang Ling Er, Qi Chun Jing and the others, then the mighty Endless Army, and the great demons of the other clans.

The immense pressure was like a deep abyss, swallowing the heavens.

Seeing this, Elder Jin Zhen Ancestor and the others were stunned.

Lu Sovereign, Qi Chun Jing, and the Spirit Martial Emperor have arrived in person!

"Qi Chun Jing's aura…"

One elder exclaimed.

Elder Jin Zhen Ancestor's face turned grim; this aura was clearly that of a Dao Jun Realm cultivator.

The Dao Jun Realm has descended; they have no chance of victory!

They haven't even fought and already lost!

A moment of silence.

Ancestor Jin Zhen waited for the other ancestors to walk out of the clan lands, then bowed respectfully toward the void, saying, "Lord Lu, Your Majesty the Emperor, General Qi, my Golden Crow Clan wishes to turn from darkness to light and join the Everlasting Army."

The Long Blade Lianzhu in Qi Chun Jing's hand kept trembling, its sword aura reached the heavens, and he said lightly, "Too late."

Ancestor Jin Zhen said, "General Qi, you were once a scholar, so you naturally know 'Nobody is perfect; who can be without fault?' My Golden Crow Clan is willing to atone for our sins with merit!"

Qi Chun Jing gave no answer, and directly swung his blade down.

—hiss!

The Great Blade Lianzhu in his hand burst forth with an icy blade aura; the flood dragon's blood and qi power turned an intense crimson, almost igniting, and this slash almost tore everything apart.

The boundless white blade aura cascaded like a long river, falling upon the Star Array.

—crack!

—crack!

In the span of a breath, the Golden Crow Clan's Star Array began to crack.

Ancestor Jin Zhen and the others were utterly shocked.

Indeed, it is the Dao Jun Realm!

Their defensive grand array was as flimsy as paper before Qi Chun Jing.

The next instant, Qi Chun Jing held the Long Blade Lianzhu and stepped down through the air.

Ancestor Jin Zhen roared, "General Qi, don't force us!"

They still have a trump card!

Jade and stone burned together!

Qi Chun Jing remained silent; he naturally knew what the Golden Crow Clan's trump card was.

But at this moment, Qi Chun Jing no longer restrained his aura; the terrifying might of the Dao Jun Realm pressed down upon this star sea.

Ancestor Jin Zhen and the others were stunned, unable to move under the suppression.

"General Qi, if you force us, we will self-destruct and destroy the Golden Crow Star Sea!"

Ancestor Jin Zhen's body kept spurting blood, transforming directly into its true form—a massive Golden Crow flesh like a mountain range, pressed to the ground, unable to spread its wings.

The other ancestors' situation was even worse; their sturdy flesh split open outright!

Qi Chun Jing said nothing, merely crushing them relentlessly.

—boom!

A gray-robed ancestor could no longer hold back and roared loudly.

He intended to self-detonate, triggering the ancestral land's nefarious dao pattern.

But in the next breath, he froze; before the Dao Jun, he actually could not self-detonate.

Everyone despaired.

The gap between them and Qi Chun Jing was simply too vast.

Qi Chun Jing had already suffered a loss in the Heavenly Horse Star Sea, so he naturally would not give them another chance.

He directly slashed with his blade.

This slash, with a vast blade aura, illuminated the entire Golden Crow Star Sea.

—puff puff puff!

The heads of the Golden Crow ancestors flew off directly!

Blood spurted everywhere!

Upon the main star, all Dao Xu Realm beings were obliterated by the blade aura, leaving only the great demon spirit flesh lying upon the stars.

Blood flowed like a river!

The entire Golden Crow Star Sea fell into dead silence.

At this moment, Xiao Nannan raised their little fists, eager to try, saying, "Big brother, I can handle this."

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