Chen Qingxuan, Feng Wuheng, and Qi Xuanming exchanged glances, their expressions slightly complex.
Facing everyone's inquiries, Chen Qingxuan took a deep breath and slowly said, "Seniors, the one cultivating the Chaotic Great Dao is Elder Li of our sect.
He accidentally obtained an ancient Legacy and somehow cultivated the Chaotic Great Dao, engaging in several clashes with the Eternal Demonic God, which made him a thorn in its side."
"So that's how it is." Cen Xudao Lord suddenly understood, his brows slightly furrowed as he seriously said, "The Chaotic Great Dao, a supreme cultivation method from legends.
No wonder it attracted the covetous gaze of powerful individuals from both realms."
Renhui Holy Monk pressed his palms together and softly said, "Amitabha, since Li Shi Zhu obtained this Legacy, it is his Opportunity.
We, as Great Vehicle Dao Lords, should do our best to protect him, lest he fall into the hands of evil demons."
Lingyun Old Daoist nodded in agreement, "That's right, if the Chaotic Great Dao is cultivated to success, its future prospects are immeasurable.
We need to find Elder Li as soon as possible and bring him back safely to prevent the situation from deteriorating further."
...
As everyone's Divine Thoughts intertwined and they discussed heatedly, the battlefield underwent a change.
The clash between Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor and Black Vulture Demonic God grew increasingly fierce.
Phoenix phantoms and black dragons churned in the air, flames and black flames intertwining into a doomsday-like scene.
Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor's figure was graceful, every movement containing the power to destroy the heavens and earth.
The Phoenix phantom's flapping wings stirred up scorching flame storms, tearing the surrounding space to shreds.
On the wings of the Phoenix phantom, ancient and mysterious patterns flowed, representing the purest Fire Law in the world, capable of incinerating all things and purifying all evil.
Black Vulture Demonic God, on the other hand, revealed his true form, transforming into a gigantic Black Vulture.
His eyes were as dark as an abyss, and dozens of black dragons of various forms circled around his body.
They either coiled or dived, each dragon's roar accompanied by a thunderous boom that shook one's Soul.
Black Vulture Demonic God's wings spread out, covering the sky and sun, with black flames raging on them.
"Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens, Burn All Eight Directions!" Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor shouted, and flames around her body suddenly surged.
The Phoenix phantom merged with her, transforming into a brilliant flame meteor, charging towards Black Vulture Demonic God with unmatched momentum.
Several flame feathers transformed into sharp blades, assaulting Black Vulture Demonic God from all directions.
Facing Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor's earth-shattering blow, Black Vulture Demonic God neither dodged nor retreated.
With a flap of his wings, dozens of black dragons instantly condensed into a black tornado storm, meeting the scorching flame meteor.
The storm and flames collided violently in the air, erupting into dazzling light that tore the surrounding space to shreds, as if even time itself was stagnant by this power.
"Darkness Devours Souls, All Things Return to Silence!" Black Vulture Demonic God's deep voice echoed in the storm.
Following his will, the black tornado storm began to devour the surrounding flames, gradually suppressing Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor's offensive.
Two forces, one black and one red, stood in a stalemate in the Star Domain, like the alternation of day and night, a contest of power and a test of their respective Dao Intent.
"Tianfeng, are you truly going to start a war with the Demon Abyss for a few Human Race Mahayana Cultivators?" Black Vulture Demonic God's voice echoed through the Star Domain, filled with endless rage, seemingly ready to ignite a realm-level war with the Immortal Spirit Realm.
"Don't try to intimidate me with the Demon Abyss.
Of the thirteen Demon Abyss domains, only you and Eternal are still active.
Yan Xiao, Demonic God Tian Ao, Jue, Huang, how are the other Demonic Gods doing now?" Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor's words carried a hint of mockery.
Her eyes were sharp as blades, probing, attempting to discern the secrets deep within the Demon Abyss.
Upon hearing this, Black Vulture Demonic God's expression changed drastically.
A malevolent Demonic Qi surged directly into Immortal Emperor-Tianfeng's Sea of Consciousness, and he sharply questioned, "What do you know!"
"Heh, if you can plant moles in the Immortal Spirit Realm, why can't I?
Aren't you eager to destroy the Chaotic Boundary Sealing Formation because of this?" Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor's lips curled into a cold sneer.
Her eyes revealed a light that saw through everything, and she confirmed, "Is an unprecedented anomaly occurring within the Demon Abyss, and are the other Demonic Gods working together to suppress that power?"
Black Vulture Demonic God's face became incredibly grim.
He hadn't expected Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor to know so much.
In fact, the anomaly within the Demon Abyss had indeed given them an immense headache.
This mysterious power was born from nothingness, silently infiltrating the Demon Abyss, beginning to devour the Origin power of the Demon Abyss, and beginning to devour the power of the Demonic Gods.
Initially, he didn't pay much attention, as he was the Lord of the Demon Abyss and possessed great power.
However, as time passed, he discovered that his own Origin power was continuously draining, and the rate was accelerating.
Black Vulture Demonic God attempted to find the source of this power, but each time he returned empty-handed.
However, what terrified him was that the other Demonic Gods in the Demon Abyss were also facing the same predicament.
Their power was continuously draining, as if being devoured by some mysterious force.
Currently, the other Demonic Gods were either in deep slumber or had formed a Formation to jointly resist the invasion of this power.
Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor mentioning this matter filled Black Vulture Demonic God with immense anger and panic.
If this matter became known to powerful individuals from other realms, the Demon Abyss's status and reputation would suffer a severe blow, and it might even face invasion.
Could it be that Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor cooperating with them to open the Three Realms Passage Seal was for the purpose of invading the Demon Abyss and taking the Opportunity to weaken its strength?
For a moment, countless thoughts flashed through Black Vulture Demonic God's mind, making him uneasy.
"You talk too much.
If you continue to shelter those Human Race Mahayana Cultivators, you will be my enemy.
Die!" Before Black Vulture Demonic God's voice faded, his figure had already transformed into a black lightning bolt, instantly breaking through the power stalemate between the two, and rushing directly towards Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor.
Black Vulture Demonic God's eyes gleamed with insane killing intent, clearly not intending to waste any more words with Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor, but instead directly unleashing a killing move to defeat her with overwhelming force.
Seeing this, Celestial Phoenix Immortal Emperor's expression slightly changed, and she let out a delicate shout.
Flames around her body surged again, and the Phoenix phantom merged with her, transforming into a gigantic Fire Phoenix, charging towards Black Vulture Demonic God.
Black Vulture Demonic God, however, did not retreat.
He let out a low roar and manifested a gigantic dark Demonic Claw, reaching out to grab the Fire Phoenix.
"Boom!" A heaven-shattering roar erupted, and the two collided violently in the air, releasing dazzling light and powerful energy fluctuations that shook the entire Star Domain uncontrollably.
...
On the other side, Grand Supreme Dao Venerable's duel with Eternal Demonic God also entered a white-hot stage.
Sword light and Devilish Qi collided, tearing through the Void Realm.
The entire Star Domain trembled under the impact of this power, stars dimmed, and space twisted, forming shocking cracks.
Eternal Demonic God's Undying Demon Qi was wantonly unleashed during the battle.
When Grand Supreme Dao Venerable's sword light struck, seemingly intending to completely annihilate him, the Devilish Qi always managed to gather and Rebirth in a strange way, as if he himself was an Eternal existence.
Although the Black Emperor Divine Sword wielded by Grand Supreme Dao Venerable was incomparably sharp and contained extreme Sword Intent, it was difficult to completely cut off this Eternal Origin.
"Grand Supreme, no matter how strong your Profound Extreme Sword Dao is, you can't break my Eternal body!" Eternal Demonic God laughed wildly, Demonic Qi raging.
Every attack carried destructive power, attempting to induce a qualitative change through quantitative change, and test Grand Supreme's defenses.
Grand Supreme Dao Venerable's expression remained unchanged, sword light flowing.
Every move and stance of his Profound Extreme Sword Art contained the ultimate truth of heaven and earth.
Seemingly simple sword techniques, they secretly conformed to the Great Dao.
Each sword stance could subtly weaken the opponent's offensive while searching for that sliver of Opportunity to defeat the enemy.
"Eternal Demonic God, true power does not lie in an Eternal Physical Body, but in a firm will.
Relying on Reincarnation and Eternal existence while going against the Heavenly Dao will ultimately lead to a backlash."
Grand Supreme Dao Venerable's tone was calm, every word a pearl, striking deep into Eternal Demonic God's Soul.
"Hmph, Grand Supreme, don't talk nonsense here.
I, Eternal Demonic God, have roamed the universe for tens of thousands of years, never fearing any challenge.
Today, I will surely let you know what true Eternal means!" Eternal Demonic God snorted coldly, and Demonic Qi surged again.
He moved his body, transforming into a Demonic light, and lunged fiercely towards Grand Supreme Dao Venerable.
Grand Supreme Dao Venerable's figure flickered like a ghost in the Void Realm, continuously swinging the Black Emperor Divine Sword in his hand, engaging in a fierce clash with Eternal Demonic God.
Sword light and Devilish Qi intertwined in the air, forming shocking scenes.
As soon as the Three Realms Passage Seal was broken, a cross-realm war of unprecedented scale erupted between the Demonic Abyss, Immortal Spirit Realm, Immortal Emperors, and Dao Venerables of the two realms.
On Qi Ling Star, in the Southern Wilderness Spirit Domain, Li Mu controlled the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, chasing the Nine-Order Divine Fire's trail, traversing vast cloud seas, crossing the expansive territory of the Southern Wilderness Spirit Domain, and finally arriving at a mysterious island tens of thousands of miles away.
On the island, Spiritual Qi was so dense it was almost liquefied.
Various rare spirit plants grew everywhere, and occasionally one or two Spirit Beasts could be seen moving through the forest, clearly indicating this was a Secret Realm unknown to the outside world.
"This is it, the last location of the Earth Vein Divine Fire." Li Mu opened his eyes, and through the perception of his Soul imprint, he confirmed that the Nine-Order Earth Vein Divine Fire was hidden in the core area of this island, searching for something within the volcano in the center of the island.
"Master! This island is a bit strange!"
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix let out a low cry, transforming into human form.
Its powerful Divine Thought as a Fire-element Seven-rank True Spirit allowed it to immediately sense the island's peculiarity.
Looking towards the majestic volcano in the center of the island, at the summit of the volcano, magma churned like an angry Dragon.
From time to time, scorching tongues of fire erupted, painting the sky crimson.
Magma flowed windingly down the volcano's side, forming fiery red rivers that eventually merged into the vast lava lake at the foot of the mountain.
Bubbles occasionally surfaced on the lake, as if endless secrets were hidden beneath.
The Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix looked around, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, and continued, "The Spiritual Qi on the island is so dense, and there are traces of many high-level Cultivators, yet my Divine Thought hasn't detected their presence.
Moreover, I vaguely sense a powerful Formation fluctuation, seemingly covering the entire island."
"Indeed, your perception is very keen!
This island is truly unusual.
Conceal your Spiritual Qi, let's go down!"
Li Mu smiled and nodded, praising the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, then gestured.
Subsequently, the two of them together concealed their auras and slowly descended towards the center of the island.
Just then, an indescribable pressure descended from the sky, as if the entire island awakened at that moment, repelling them.
Immediately after, a resounding voice boomed in their ears, echoing like thunder throughout the island.
"Who are you?
How dare you trespass on Fire Dragon Island?"
As the voice faded, an Elder clad in a fiery red robe and wearing a golden crown appeared out of thin air before Li Mu.
His eyes were like torches, and his entire being exuded a scorching aura, as if he himself was this volcano, the Soul of this island.
After the red-robed Elder appeared, he scrutinized Li Mu for a moment, his gaze finally landing on the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix.
A hint of surprise, fervent desire, greed, and extreme complexity flashed in his eyes, then returned to calmness.
"I am Li Mu, and this is my companion!
We happened to pass by and found the Spiritual Qi on this island unusually abundant, so out of curiosity, we came to investigate.
If there's any offense, I hope Senior will forgive us." Looking at the Body Integration Cultivator before him, Li Mu smiled slightly and gently apologized.
"I am the Lord of Fire Dragon Island, Blazing Fire Old Ancestor.
This place is a Holy Land guarded by my Fire Dragon Clan for generations.
Outsiders are not allowed to enter easily." Blazing Fire Old Ancestor's eyes widened, staring intently at Li Mu, questioning in confusion, "This island is surrounded by a bewildering spirit Formation, making it difficult for anyone not of my Fire Dragon Clan to see its full extent, let alone easily find this place.
Since you two could break through the Formation and enter, you must have some ulterior motive.
Could it be that you intend to steal the treasures of my Fire Dragon Island?"
Upon hearing this, Li Mu's expression remained unchanged, and he calmly explained, "Senior misunderstands.
We truly stumbled in by accident, and we didn't know about any bewildering spirit Formation.
It's just that I'm slightly skilled in Formation arts, and I didn't know this island was such an important place for your esteemed clan!"
"Slightly skilled in Formation arts?" Blazing Fire Old Ancestor sneered, clearly not entirely believing Li Mu's words, his gaze falling on the Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, "Even if you two truly stumbled in by accident, since you're already here, don't even think about leaving easily..."
Just then, an anomaly occurred.
A rumble suddenly came from the giant volcano in the center of the island, followed by an unprecedented scorching aura erupting from the crater, shooting straight into the sky.
The tranquil atmosphere of the entire island was churned by this aura, as if even the sky itself was about to be ignited.
"Oh no, our clan's sacred object—the Dragon Emperor Heart Flame—is gone!" Blazing Fire Old Ancestor suddenly turned his head, sensing something with his Divine Thought, and his expression instantly changed drastically.
Seeing this scene, Li Mu's expression subtly changed, and he immediately sensed something as well.
The Nine-Order Earth Vein Divine Fire came to this island specifically for their sacred object.
After tens of thousands of years of Sealed slumber, did it come here to 'feed' after awakening?
The next moment, Li Mu felt Blazing Fire Old Ancestor's angry gaze, exuding an aura that seemed to want to flay and devour him alive.
"It's you, you stole our clan's sacred object!" Blazing Fire Old Ancestor's eyes were like burning flames, staring intently at Li Mu as he questioned.
"Of course not!
We just arrived, we didn't even anticipate the existence of Fire Dragon Island, so how could we know about the Dragon Emperor Heart Flame, let alone steal it?" Li Mu smiled bitterly in his heart and quickly denied it.
"The Dragon Emperor Heart Flame is a sacred object passed down through generations on my Fire Dragon Island.
It is not only the essence of the Fire Dragon's heart but also the source of my clan's power.
It disappeared shortly after you two arrived.
You say, this is just a coincidence?" Blazing Fire Old Ancestor's magical power surged within his body, showing a clear tendency to act if there was any disagreement. (End of this chapter)
