"Excellent, excellent, excellent."

Xu Qing felt the rate at which his Experience Points were increasing. After his Cultivation brought him to the Daoist Venerable Realm, his speed of absorbing the Middle-grade World Foundation Stone had increased, doubling the rate at which he gained Experience Points.

「Time flew by.」

While Xu Qing was wholeheartedly cultivating the Chaos Sword Dao in the Meditation Realm, a terrifying war had once again erupted on the Three Realms Battlefield.

Because...

On the Three Realms Battlefield.

The nine great armies had united, forming an allied force. Under the command of nine Leader Level experts, they launched an offensive against the Profound Yellow Realm.

The war had begun.

Eight Masters of the Sacred Lands, including the Kunlun Daoist Monarch, the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother of the West, and Shakyamuni Buddha, met them with their full strength, mobilizing ninety-nine percent of the Human Race’s army.

It was a battle of unprecedented scale.

Facing the allied forces of the nine armies, the experts of the Profound Yellow Realm’s Human Race felt not a shred of fear. Their Battle Intent soared, surging powerfully. They would fight to the death and never retreat.

Without anyone realizing it,

the war had raged on for ten years.

Although the allied forces of the nine armies were powerful, the Human Race of the Profound Yellow Realm had their home realm at their backs, providing them with resources and support. Furthermore, the human experts fought with no fear of death.

Even as their defensive line was pushed back again and again, they never considered giving up.

Most importantly,

the nine armies had also suffered heavy casualties. They had called for reinforcements and fresh troops from their rear lines multiple times, burying an untold number of experts across the Three Realms Battlefield.

In fact,

as the war raged on,

countless living beings and experts died on the Three Realms Battlefield. As these beings and experts perished, the Celestial Dao of the Profound Yellow Realm was able to absorb a corresponding amount of Energy from their deaths.

In turn,

the Celestial Dao of the Profound Yellow Realm could feed this Energy back to the human experts, granting them certain buffs and even healing their injuries.

In such a war, it was easier to break through to new Realms and increase one’s strength.

But even so,

the Human Race of the Profound Yellow Realm was on the verge of collapse. This was because the nine armies were backed by one Forbidden Land after another, and one Origin World after another.

Therefore,

it was already a remarkable feat for the experts and armies of the Human Race to have held on for so long.

"Cough, cough..."

On the battlefield.

The Kunlun Daoist Monarch coughed up blood. He had been wounded many times. Still not having recovered from his last grievous injury, he had been forced to charge back into the fray.

Glancing around

the battlefield,

he saw that the other Masters of the Sacred Lands—the Queen Mother of the West, the Jade Emperor, Shakyamuni Buddha, Qing Wu, and the others—were in a similar state. In fact, two of them were in even worse condition than he was.

’Senior Brother...’

The Kunlun Daoist Monarch looked toward Xuanhuang Guardian City. ’Has it still not ended? We really can’t hold on much longer.’

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

The roar of explosions echoed.

A terrifying aura spread.

From the direction of the nine armies’ allied forces, the terrifying host attacked. Nine Leader Level figures stood tall on the battlefield, their hands clasped behind their backs. Their Mighty Power surged, and the aura of the Great Dao emanated from them.

"Everyone, today is the day we breach the Profound Yellow Realm!"

"Our nine armies united and attacked for a full ten years. Today’s battle will be the last. We will conquer the Profound Yellow Realm!"

"It is time for the Profound Yellow Realm to be erased from the Sea of Chaos!"

"..."

The nine Leader Level figures shouted one after another.

They were brimming with confidence.

"Kill!"

"Kill!!"

"Kill!!!"

"..."

The cries of battle shook the heavens.

The entire Three Realms Battlefield trembled.

As the command was given,

the allied forces of the nine armies charged toward the army of the Profound Yellow Realm’s Human Race.

The great battle erupted once more.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!!!

Suddenly,

at this very moment,

the ringing of a sword echoed again and again throughout the Three Realms Battlefield. In that instant, the entire battlefield began to shake and roar.

Within the Profound Yellow Realm.

At one of the Nine Great Sacred Lands of the Middle Earth Great Tang.

The Shushan Sacred Land.

On the summit of Shu Mountain, where Chen Wangu resided.

At this moment,

a cyan longsword appeared at the summit of Shu Mountain. It was just a simple cyan longsword, yet it emanated a truly Immortal aura.

Countless strands of Immortal Sword Qi were released.

The Sword Qi gathered,

blooming into one cyan Sword Lotus after another.

This was the Cyan Willow Sword.

SWISH!

In an instant,

the sword shot across the sky, pierced through the Void, and descended upon the Three Realms Battlefield, appearing out of thin air above the decisive battle between the Profound Yellow Realm’s Human Race and the nine allied armies.

"What is that?"

"A sword?!"

"No! That’s not right!"

"Immortal! It’s an Immortal aura!!!"

"..."

Instantly,

the nine Leader Level figures were utterly astonished. Expressions of absolute horror and fear appeared on their faces, and they stumbled backward repeatedly.

"This... this..."

"How could this be?"

"Why is this happening?"

"Why would an Immortal aura appear!?"

"..."

Shock.

Fear.

Disbelief.

"The Cyan Willow Sword!"

"That’s the Cyan Willow Sword!"

"Could it be..."

"The Sect Leader of Shushan!"

"It’s Sect Leader Chen Wangu!"

"After so many years in seclusion, has Sect Leader Chen finally come out?"

"Most importantly, not only has Sect Leader Chen emerged, and not only have his injuries healed, but he seems to have taken that step... he’s truly taken that final step!"

"..."

At once,

the Kunlun Daoist Monarch and the others were overcome with shock, crying out in astonishment. They raised their heads, joining countless other beings in gazing up at the Cyan Willow Sword suspended above the battlefield.

Its immense Mighty Power had been fully unleashed.

Powerful.

Incomparably powerful.

"This is..."

The Profound Yellow Elder looked up, a hint of surprise on his face, which quickly turned into a smile. ’I truly didn’t expect Chen Wangu to actually take this step.’

"Immortal!"

"This is, without a doubt, an Immortal aura!"

"However..."

The Profound Yellow Elder mused, ’This should be Immortal Will!’

Above the Three Realms Battlefield.

"I am Chen Wangu!"

BOOM!

CLANG! CLANG!

The ringing of the sword resounded.

The Cyan Willow Sword vibrated, letting out waves of ringing cries as countless streams of Sword Qi erupted from it. Then, Chen Wangu’s voice emerged from the blade itself.

"Those who offend my Human Race will be slain, no matter how far they run!"

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!!!

In an instant,

countless sword rings echoed.

Then,

a terrifyingly immense Sword Qi erupted. The Cyan Willow Sword descended, locking onto all the allied forces of the nine armies, including the nine Leader Level experts.

"Chaos Cyan Lotus Sword Formulas!"

The moment the words fell,

the Cyan Willow Sword had already descended. Countless streams of cyan Sword Qi erupted, evolving into one Chaos Cyan Lotus after another, which then fell upon the nine armies.

"AHHH!!!"

"No! No! No!!!"

"Run!!"

"AAAAAHHH!!!"

"..."

Countless bloodcurdling screams rang out.

In an instant,

with just a single sword strike,

Chen Wangu had single-handedly annihilated the nine armies.

"Chen Wangu! It’s actually Chen Wangu!"

"This... this..."

"Wasn’t Chen Wangu grievously wounded by a Forbidden Land Life from the Dark Forbidden Land? He hasn’t appeared for so many years, so why now? And... he... he actually took that step, he really entered the Immortal Realm?!"

"Quick! Flee!!!"

"Go!!!"

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!!!

CRACK! CRACK!

At this moment,

the nine Leader Level figures were terrified. They knew full well that once someone had truly taken that step and entered the Immortal Realm, they were no longer an existence they could possibly contend with.

The gap in power was simply too vast. There was no way to fight back.

Therefore,

their only option was to flee.

However,

it was already too late for them to escape.

"NO!!!"

PFFT!

Blood splattered.

A shrill scream rang out.

The leader, Bright Moon Immortal Venerable of the Immortal Race, was enveloped by a Chaos Cyan Lotus. A piercing shriek followed, and the Bright Moon Immortal Venerable died on the spot.