Chapter 232

The terrifying apocalyptic scene spread throughout the wilderness; the East Sea's waters frantically drained, the earth shattered into countless fragments, even the heavens cracked like a spider's web, the original stars had long since fallen, leaving not a single one, only the lonely sun and moon still hanging in the sky.

Upon seeing such a sight, the young messenger responsible for constantly transmitting orders for Emperor Xuan Tian, trembling all over, reported to the Heavenly Emperor what he had seen and heard:

the Heavenly Court

the Heavenly Dao

"It's fine; heaven and earth were destined to experience this."

Blood God Son

For some unknown reason, upon hearing Emperor Xuan Tian's calm voice, the young messenger inexplicably stopped panicking and regained his composure.

Profound Heaven Emperor

Heavenly Emperor

Soon after, the officials who had followed Emperor Xuan Tian to Tang Valley to spend their twilight years all arrived anxiously before the Heavenly Emperor's hall:

Heavenly Emperor's Hall

First Yang Mountain

Golden Heaven Emperor

Heavenly Court Hall

Ancient Sage Heavenly Emperor

They might be sincere, or they might be under the influence of the Blood God Son, but Xue Xuan did not wish to distinguish whether their feelings were genuine; anyone who could accompany him to this moment deserved the title of loyal and virtuous, and all of them could face him with a clear conscience.

Primordial Barbaric Wasteland

Ancient Three Clans

Demonic Ghost Era

Equal Heavenly Court Governance

Declining Dharma Era

Doomsday Heavenly Court

【You wait in Tang Valley with the officials for the end, while similar scenes are unfolding elsewhere in heaven and earth.】

【At the moment Mount Buzhou shattered the earth, this last pure land of the Eastern Wasteland could no longer hold; the strata cracked open, revealing a bottomless pitch-black fissure.】

【Soil, stones, plants, even humans and beasts—all existence on the ground silently vanished into 'nothing'; heaven and earth had become so fragile that they had long lost any power to resist.】

【The mortals living here didn't even utter a lament before dissolving into Chaos……The entire process was without the slightest pain; perhaps this, too, is a blessing in misfortune.】

【Under their jurisdiction, mortals died en masse, and heavenly officials everywhere also did not escape—or rather, they deliberately walked into Chaos, for they bore the Heavenly Court's duty to protect the realm and pacify the people; now that both people and land are lost, there is naturally no reason to cling to life any longer.】

【Dying in the line of duty is their final honor!】

【All the sins of the past cannibalistic cultivation have come to an end in this collective martyrdom……】

【On Mount Shouyang, Emperor Jin Tian also sighed; in the great hall of the Heavenly Court, he presided over the final court assembly, where no proper state affairs were discussed—he merely evaluated the merits of the court officials individually, after which he bestowed titles and reward edicts.】

Heavenly Officials

【The officials each held the reward edicts written in the Heavenly Emperor's own hand, unable to help tears pouring down: as it turned out, the Heavenly Emperor remembered every one of their achievements……】

In this life, I have not lived in vain!

They had finished crying, and then a smile rose from their hearts: they were liberated, liberated from the psychological torment of cultivating by eating people.

They were fortunate, having, before being liberated from all this, followed the ancient sage heavenly emperor of myth to rebuild the Heavenly Court, restore the imperial cause, and provide the tormented mortals with their final peace!

This is an epic, an epic that is certainly no worse than any story in myth and legend; it is the epic of the end, and also an epic of light, and at the final moment when heaven and earth fall into eternal darkness, they together forged this last segment of the primordial wilderness's epic.

From the primordial wilderness's creation of heaven and earth, to the early barbaric wasteland, to the ancient three clans, to the era of witches and demons, to the age of the egalitarian Heavenly Court's rule, to the degenerate age, and then to the apocalyptic Heavenly Court… each of these epochs holds equal standing; perhaps they have their good and bad, but they are all complete!

This final Heavenly Court continued the glory of the Dao of Immortals, and at the end of this epic entitled 'Primordial Wilderness,' it painted a sufficiently brilliant chapter; it deserves to share the same epic as the mythic age.

The immortal epic has already concluded, lacking only that final period…

And at this juncture of conclusion, the two sages who had been locked in stalemate for countless eons finally unfolded their final showdown!

The two sages battled to the edge of the universe, to the point where even the Heavenly Dao would be worn away!

"Who on earth is it!"

Minghe stared, eyes bursting, at the primordial wilderness heaven and earth gradually collapsing into Chaos, and with both hands wielding the Yuan Slayer Avici twin swords, he fiercely slashed at the Purple Shadow!

And the Purple Shadow, at some point, had already freed itself from the state of being nailed down; although it held nothing in its hands, when it fought it was even more ferocious than Minghe bearing weapons, its purple Dao robe could not conceal its strong bones and muscles, every gesture possessing tremendous power.

It threw a punch at Minghe, who strained to block it, and the vast power of the sages surged in the shattered primordial wilderness heaven and earth!

Each of their exchanges possessed power enough to instantly kill countless peak quasi-sages; the sages' might far exceeded the limits of imagination, and indeed this was the first time since the creation of heaven and earth that two sage-level powerhouses engaged in a violent clash.

Their battlefield was not something outsiders could spy on; the survivors gazing from afar could see nothing clearly except a purple and a red silhouette…

You, sitting quietly in Tang Valley, observing the sages' battle, as a Golden Immortal, the details you could see far exceeded those of others; you could even see that Minghe was gradually showing signs of being overwhelmed.

Huh?

This discovery left you astonished: wasn't Minghe always pinning down the Purple Shadow? Logically, Minghe should be the stronger side.

How is it that now not only has it broken free of its confinement, but the two are fighting back and forth, and Minghe even faintly shows signs of being overwhelmed…

Has Minghe become weak, or has the Purple Shadow become strong?

After a little thought, you feel the latter is more plausible, after all sages do not inexplicably grow weak.

But sages growing strong is just as inexplicable!

Sages are sages; there is no distinction of higher or lower realms between them, and there is no such thing as breaking through to a higher level… Moreover, even if they could grow stronger, they wouldn't suddenly achieve a breakthrough on the spot in such a short time—are we performing a fantasy script here?!

Your thoughts were in a tangle… after thinking for a long time, you still couldn't come up with a relatively reasonable explanation.

But the battle of the sages in the void was gradually losing its balance…

Minghe went from initially being barely evenly matched, to being beaten to the point of only being able to parry, from being capable of both offense and defense to finding defense increasingly taxing; with each punch it took, its blood-red sage power mysteriously waned a bit… In short, the scales of victory have tipped toward the direction of Purple Shadow and Lao Jun.

Lao Jun has already secured victory!

This strongest battle was won by Lao Jun!

And just as they were about to open champagne, Minghe suddenly gritted his teeth and pulled out six items that glowed with holy light from his body.

A picture, a sword, a ruyi, an embroidered ball, a pestle, a tree.

The Eastern Wasteland's Jin Bing lifted his eyes and looked, instantly becoming a bit dazed; these six things looked more and more familiar...

But upon seeing these six things, Ziying turned pale with shock: "You..."

Minghe ruthlessly slapped these six things onto Ziying's face, instantly bursting forth seven-colored holy light, firmly locking onto Ziying.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Minghe hesitated no longer, waving his twin swords to unleash a fierce, oppressive sword light, and fiercely slashed at the waist!

2.5 jun, magnificently born!

Laojun: "Sorry for not letting Lord Minghe have his fun..."

Minghe: "How delightful; I think I will never forget you in my lifetime!"

The result of the sage battle was extremely shocking, for just a moment ago Laojun was still pressing down on Minghe and raining blows, victory seemingly within grasp, yet suddenly, without any warning, Minghe cleaved Laojun in half at the waist with a single sword!

What on earth is going on?

Including you, all the survivors stared dumbfounded...

After cleaving Ziying at the waist, Minghe did not take it lightly, but immediately used Primordial Slaughter Avici to pin each half of Ziying's body, restoring the pre-battle nail-dead seal state... After doing this, the sage battle was truly temporarily brought to a close!

Minghe, victorious!

Laojun, get ready for the resurrection match!

After announcing his victory, Minghe did not relax, but immediately began to mend heaven and earth.

Grasping the remaining fragments of the wilderness, he used them as a base, with sage power reforging the earth's wind, water, fire, and finally forged a miniature version of the wilderness heaven and earth; then, "creating something from nothing," he infused innate spiritual energy into the heaven and earth...

Only after it was filled did Minghe finally let out a breath of relief, beginning to inspect the survivors of the apocalyptic calamity.

"I am Minghe, the last sage of the wilderness!"

Minghe coldly announced his identity to the remaining beings.

"Pay respects to the sage!"

The survivors repeatedly shouted, excited both at being able to survive and at the fortune of actually getting to see a sage! Such luck, even in the age of myths, is rare!

"Hmm."

Minghe nodded, then frowned and asked: "Do you know what has happened in the wilderness over the past one or two aeons? Why does no one go to Mount Buzhou's immortal realm anymore?"

Someone immediately replied: "It's the Golden Heaven Emperor and the Mystic Heaven Emperor who rebuilt the Heavenly Court, unified the five regions, and forbade anyone from going to the immortal realm again."

"Huh?!"

Minghe's face darkened: "Where is Jin Bing? Where is Xuandu?"

Report! The Golden Heaven Emperor has gone with the officials of the Heavenly Court to face the disaster in Chaos...

Minghe opened his mouth but still said nothing, so he asked again: "Where is Xuandu?"

Someone replied: "The Mystic Heaven Emperor is right here; I just saw him!"

"Still here?"

Eager to vent his anger, Minghe immediately went searching everywhere, but after searching for a long time he couldn't find Xuandu, and instead unexpectedly discovered a Golden Immortal!

Where did this Golden Immortal come from?!

Minghe looked over in surprise, only to see a black shadow, in utter desperation, pinching a seven-colored little bird...

Boom!!!

With a deafening blast, a huge fireball exploded violently, blowing even the astonished Minghe away directly; the miniature wilderness he had just reforged was instantly blown half to pieces, and all the survivors perished without exception.

Minghe:...

(End of chapter)