Eternal Tale

The cold voice carried no emotion, only supreme disdain.

A figure gradually emerged from the dark ruins, it was Tai Yu, who had come all the way from the Jade Canopy Forest Sea!

His domineering expression, viewing all beings as mere blood food, remained unchanged from before. His massive frame exuded a wild aura, starkly contrasting the noble demeanor of the ancient immortal clan.

The masked woman’s eyes were vacant, her pupils trembling violently. She dared not turn her head, only speaking deeply:

”Venerable... I had no intention of touching this portrait...”

”Those words come too late.”

Tai Yu’s large hands were already gently resting on the woman’s crown. His movements seemed slow, yet they carried an irresistible pressure.

The masked woman’s pupils contracted sharply. She turned her head suddenly, but it was so slow, as if the flow of time itself had decelerated, her actions slowed by tens of thousands of times.

Yet Tai Yu’s face showed no expression, only a cold indifference. His eyes were as deep as an abyss, without a ripple, as if he were looking at not a living person, but a lifeless puppet.

The masked woman seemed about to let out a piercing scream, but no sound emerged, everything vanished...A massive roar echoed through the heavens and earth, like the sky collapsing and the earth cracking. The masked woman’s body instantly shattered into countless fragments, like scraps of paper in molten lava, turning to ash in an instant.

Buzz—

A dazzling light shot out from the ruins below, instantly illuminating the surroundings. The brilliant light was like a meteor streaking across the night.

This intense light emitted an unparalleled heat, as if formed by the sun, illuminating what should have been a desolate ruin.

All beings in the surrounding heavens and earth had their eyelids twitch violently, as the laws of heaven and earth descended, suppressing the late-stage Great Ascension venerables!

Above the sky.

A black-masked cultivator roared, his voice filled with anger and pain: ”Miao Yu!!”

This voice thundered like a furious storm, echoing through the ruins, as if it would tear the space apart. His eyes gradually turned ink-black, with black ripples spreading in his pupils, like the devouring of endless darkness.

His body began to tremble slightly, as if his mind had suffered a tremendous shock, unable to calm down.

The aura around the masked cultivator became chaotic and violent, as a powerful rule power began to gather within him.

Abruptly, his eyes filled with majesty and determination: ”Devourer of the Dao, merge all laws!!”

Behind him, a grand Dharma Aspect rose from the ground, towering and majestic. Its form seemed to distort the surrounding space-time, exuding a strong dark aura, as if it could devour all existence.

This Dharma Aspect was thousands of feet tall, comparable to the body of a young ancient beast.

He glared down at the figure standing on the ruins, rasping: ”Why does the Heavenly Venerable of the ancient immortal clan strike at us?!”

On the ruins.

Tai Yu’s black hair fluttered, his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes revealing a look of disdain for the world, coldly saying: ”I, Tai Yu, kill whoever I want, why should I explain to a cultivator like you?!”

”Today, you all must die.”

Tai Yu’s lips curled into a cold smile, his gaze suddenly sharpening, his vast voice echoing through the heavens and earth, ”A Da, A Er!”

Roar!

Roar!

...

The earth-shattering sound reverberated, ancient mountains collapsed, and two golden lightning bolts exploded across the sky. Massive dust clouds swept in all directions as two ancient beasts arrived on the battlefield.

Their bodies were so enormous that their heads reached the clouds, making all beings before them seem insignificant, including the Devourer of the Dao... The battlefield fell into a sudden silence.

A million Star Sea cultivators were dumbfounded, a Tribulation Crossing Venerable who could summon ancient beasts?!

”Do you know who stands behind us...?!”

The masked cultivator’s face was extremely grim, facing a Tribulation Crossing Venerable was already immense pressure, and now two ancient beasts had arrived, today seemed doomed...

”Hahaha...”

Tai Yu suddenly laughed towards the sky, the ferocious energy within him surging in all directions, impacting millions of beings. As the laughter subsided, he stared at the masked cultivator, ”Wild Star Sea, Slaughter Saint Great Venerable, is that right?”

”What?!” The masked cultivator’s eyes showed disbelief, trembling as he spoke, ”How could you possibly know...”

”Everyone, kill.”

Tai Yu sneered, never one for unnecessary words, his expression gradually becoming cold and domineering, ”Slaughter these million cultivators! Dare to step into the Ghost Face Clan’s territory again, and I will personally descend upon the Wild Star Sea.”

Boom!

Boom!

...

As the words fell, the earth shook, the sky trembled, and members of the Chen family stood with two fingers pressed to their chests, the world filled with a murderous aura.

”Strength to move mountains and cover the world!”

”Death energy shines on mountains and rivers!”

”Formation of heaven and earth!”

”World-ending... demon shadow!”

...

One after another, grand and cold voices echoed, as magnificent Heaven and Earth Phenomena stood behind the Chen family members. The entire battlefield was filled with a sense of despair and deathly silence, with vital energy raging and the power of the Great Dao trembling.

Chen Daotian’s eyes flashed with madness: ”Purge!”

”Kill!”

Buzz—

A terrifying killing intent enveloped the battlefield, and the million Star Sea beings were equally unwilling to back down, fighting like cornered beasts, surrounded!

The terrifying battle shook all directions, filled with the roars of Heaven and Earth Phenomena, alarming venerables of various great clans. Their eyelids twitched wildly; when did the Ghost Face Clan have so many astonishing immortal dao experts standing behind them?!!

At the Ghost Face Clan’s stronghold, beneath the ruins.

Here, protected by a grand formation, the outside battle had no impact. A man in green robes with a gentle demeanor gradually approached, looking at the scene with complex emotions in his eyes.

Yu Fangshuo’s mouth continuously emitted hoarse sounds, yet he couldn’t utter a single meaningful syllable.

His eyes seemed to contain a myriad of emotions, and his once dim pupils gradually regained their light, looking with difficulty at the approaching man in green robes. The Ghost Face Clan... was saved.

”Senior, you may call me Chen Yanshu.”

The man in green robes sighed softly, ”The incident happened suddenly, and we didn’t notice any signs, we arrived too late.”

As he finished speaking, he took out a Qi-Enhancing Pill and directly fed it to Yu Fangshuo, who offered no resistance, his eyes full of gratitude. It was his first time feeling grateful to someone.

Cough... cough...

Yu Fangshuo suddenly coughed up black blood, his complexion improving significantly. Though still very weak, he could finally speak, rasping, ”Thank you all... thank you all...”

”Your injuries are severe, affecting your essence.”

Chen Yanshu frowned, using his divine sense to examine Yu Fangshuo’s body, ”But as long as you’re not dead, the Dao Ancestor will have a way, a small blessing in disguise.”

”...It’s fine.”

Yu Fangshuo forced a carefree smile, still unable to move, ”I’ve done too many dirty deeds, eventually, they come back to you. They weren’t wrong, injuries don’t matter much to me anymore.”

He glanced at the unconscious fat man beside him, pleading, ”Yanshu, my young friend, please save him too.”

”This person cannot be saved.”

Chen Yanshu shook his head, the Qi-Enhancing Pills were of no use, ”I will take him back and let the Dao Ancestor decide.”

”...The Dao Ancestor, who exactly is he, why does he protect my Ghost Face Clan.”

Yu Fangshuo’s voice trembled, he had never encountered someone of the Venerable level, ”We are already useless people, what benefit is there in saving us.”

His eyes dimmed, one wave had not settled before another rose, fearing he had fallen into an even larger whirlpool.

He only believed in the cycle of cause and effect, in the world of immortals, no senior would mobilize such a terrifying force for no reason.

Rustle~

Several portraits fell into Chen Yanshu’s hands, he smiled gently, ”No matter what slaughter your clan may have caused, it has nothing to do with the Dao Ancestor, he simply favors you, favors your race.”

”What?!”

Yu Fangshuo’s mind, muddled by the battle, suddenly cleared, he couldn’t help but exclaim, it was these portraits?!

It was that senior!

Could it be... the fleeting figure glimpsed in the Ancient City of True Spirits was also him?!

Yu Fangshuo’s eyes were filled with shock, it all made sense now, everything made sense, it was as if he suddenly understood so much, but that senior was rumored to have already fallen...

Moreover, now he did not show his true face, he understood the reason too well, that senior must have a great enemy, only using a false death to escape!

Yu Fangshuo’s throat moved, instantly erasing those thoughts, not thinking more, not pondering more, just taking it as an unknown Dao Ancestor saving the Ghost Face Clan, that was enough.

”Understood.” Yu Fangshuo spoke deeply, ”Thank the Dao Ancestor for saving my clan, Yu Fangshuo will remember this great kindness.”