CHAPTER 337: CHAPTER 008: GRACEFUL DEPARTURE

No matter what, the Cyan Dragon Demon Venerable could not believe that at the very last moment when the Celestial Essence Sect was about to be destroyed, a peak-level supreme martial artist appeared!

That is a Grandmaster, after all. In today’s martial world, at this time, there are only three such people.

In these twenty years, it has been these three who dominated every change in the world’s situation!

The pinnacle of martial arts in the world, almost surpassing all existence!

Recalling everything that happened earlier, how could the Cyan Dragon Demon Venerable not realize that the seemingly ordinary servant sweeping the floor was the hidden grandmaster who unleashed this terrifying aura!

But how is that possible!

That unknown kid sweeping the floor in the sect is actually a Grandmaster?

However, no matter how absurd the Cyan Dragon Demon Venerable found it, this vast and terrifying aura in front of him was something he felt only on the Demon Sect Leader, Jue Wutian!

The absurd thought proved to be true!

The vast and boundless aura surged into the sky, instantly stirring the cosmic changes!

As the expansive aura unfolded, the terrifying force overwhelming the heavens swept forth. Inside the library, it seemed as if a fearsome primordial giant beast was slowly awakening, opening its eyes that could subdue heaven and earth, delivering immense oppression to all beings!

At some unknown time, a pitch-black, mountain-heavy cloud enshrouded the sky above.

The surrounding light dimmed at that moment, as if about to plunge into an infinite abyss of darkness.

The hundreds of Demon Sect followers surrounding the library, facing the increasingly terrifying oppressive aura in front of them, felt as if a mountain pressed down on their backs and their hearts were gripped by an invisible giant hand, forcing their bodies to retreat in terror.

At the same time, everyone on the scene had their pupils contracted, their scalps numb, and an inexplicable sense of great terror and impending doom surged from the bottom of their hearts.

Horror, ominous!

The Demon Sect followers with their bows and arrows were so frightened that their faces turned pale, their bows and arrows dropped directly to the ground, and some even had mental breakdowns and fainted in fright.

This is a Grandmaster!

Just the eruption of aura alone prompted a change in the cosmos, making people not even dare to think of resisting!

The Cyan Dragon Demon Venerable looked at the phenomenon ahead, feeling the endless fear from the depths of his soul, with horror and disbelief on his face, he stumbled back a few steps.

Then, he suddenly shot forward, turning into a long black streak fleeing away, leaping tens of yards away before the many Demon Sect followers could react, vanishing into the crowd, like a bolt of lightning streaking down the mountain.

Without a care, he directly abandoned his subordinates around him,

He only wanted to escape this place as quickly as possible!

A Grandmaster stands at the pinnacle of martial arts, wielding unparalleled power to shatter mountains and sever ridges.

Even though the Cyan Dragon Demon Venerable is a renowned grandmaster-level expert in the martial world, deemed a mighty figure anywhere in the martial arts realm, he still has no confidence in facing a grandmaster-level powerhouse.

Escape!

Immediately escape!

If the mission fails, it fails; even if he becomes marginalized within the sect, he must escape immediately!

In the blink of an eye, the Cyan Dragon Demon Venerable had already fled several hundred yards from the library, about to cross the shattered gate of the Celestial Essence Sect.

The terrifying grandmaster behind him did not pursue.

The Cyan Dragon Demon Venerable felt a sense of joy at escaping death, but also a sense of resentment.

When returning to the sect, he would report this matter to the Sect Leader, perhaps even embellish the story a bit.

Even if he cannot take revenge on that kid himself, being forced to flee in such a sorry state today, this grudge cannot be left unavenged!

In any case, since he managed to escape with his life this time, he resolved to take revenge. If he could not convince the Sect Leader to personally take that damned guy’s head as a chamber pot, then he would not be one of the four Demon Venerables of the Southern Demon Sect, the Cyan Dragon!

However, just as the Cyan Dragon Demon Venerable was full of malicious thoughts, planning on how to sow discord when he returned.

The mysterious aura from the library, interwoven with the void, resulted in endless changes in the celestial secret aura.

Huā lā lā!

One vortex after another gathered in the sky, raising a fierce storm that pierced through heaven and earth, shattering the dense surrounding dark clouds.

The black cloud in the sky enlarged due to the vortex, seemingly turning into a tornado-like whirlpool, with the pitch-black color spreading ominously, engulfing the surrounding airflow, seemingly devouring even the light as the heavy cloud whirlpool consumed it, making the sky dim rapidly.

But this was not the end!

The dense clouds were abruptly gathered by an invisible force, layer by layer, transforming into an enormous cloud hand above the sky like divine punishment, descending from the nine heavens!

The heavens possess five energies, the earth forms four seasons!

Reaching the grandmaster level in the realm of divine communication, one clearly perceives the five energies and four seasons and mastering Wind and Thunder Divine Techniques is no difficult feat.

It is precisely because they can wield the Power of Heaven and Earth and turn it into their own strength that grandmasters hold the supreme position in the martial world!

The Cyan Dragon Demon Venerable, in his rapid escape, suddenly felt a strong sense of foreboding, his heart chilled as if facing an apocalyptic catastrophe.

He turned around in terror,

only to see behind him, in the sky, a giant hand woven of clouds, Thunder, and lightning covering the heavens, shrouding the void, like the Five Finger Mountain in Buddha’s hand, suppressing him like the Monkey King.

The pitch-black palm, like a collapsing and falling sky!

"No!!!"

The face of the Cyan Dragon Demon Venerable showed unparalleled terror as the surrounding void seemed frozen, fixing him in place, unable to escape or evade!

He only managed to let out a final scream before that terrifying cloud hand descended with majestic divine power!

With no ability to resist, the Cyan Dragon Demon Venerable, one of the four demon venerables of the invincible, mighty Demon Sect, was crushed into the earth like a fly swatted flat by that giant cloud hand!

Kaboom!!!

Amidst the earth-shattering roar, the entire mountain gate of Celestial Essence Sect crumbled, huge rocks and soil collapsing, forming a gigantic palm print dozens of yards long, deeply embedded in the earth.

Meanwhile, dust and soil rose in large swathes, obscuring the sky, and in an instant, the earth was filled with flying sand and stones, as if ushering in an apocalyptic disaster.

The tremors between heaven and earth lasted for some time before they subsided.

The Cyan Dragon Demon Venerable, under this single palm across hundreds of feet, was completely reduced to flesh.

The entire Celestial Essence Sect was plunged into dead silence.

Many Demon Sect followers stood dumbstruck, unable to hold onto their weapons, which dropped to the ground unnoticed.

"Invincible, unbeatable! What kind of martial arts is this, is it an immortal technique?"

"Legendary martial arts, reaching the utmost, possesses the power to connect heaven and earth; the rumors were true!"

"I... I won’t fight! Even the venerable got crushed by a palm. Whether I stay or leave makes no difference!"

Some Demon Sect followers muttered in a daze.

Some Demon Sect followers, terrified by this myth-like spectacle before them, dropped their weapons and ran off in horror.

Soon, fear spread to all Demon Sect followers attacking the mountain. Many felt weakness in limbs, abandoning weapons, fleeing helter-skelter.

In no time, the countless Demon Sect followers who had previously ravaged the Celestial Essence Sect disappeared completely, leaving behind only a desolate ruin scattered around.

Within the library, the severely injured Sect Leader of Celestial Essence Sect stared blankly, stunned at the young servant still slowly sweeping the floor not far away, unable to comprehend.

The remaining disciples of Celestial Essence Sect also stood dazedly, bewildered.

Zhang Feng was no exception,

everyone remaining in Celestial Essence Sect was completely lost.

The entire Celestial Essence Sect was deathly silent.

When the gaze of the remaining people accidentally touched the direction of the library, they all tightened inwardly, dared not look directly, and turned their gaze away.

Soon, after the sweeping was done.

Li Hu placed the broom in the usual corner, opened the library door, and stepped out.

Behind him, the door leaves closed automatically, with an invisible force lifting the previously collapsed shelves, restoring each book to its place.

Everything reverted to its original state, except for the large hole that had been broken in the library, though the surrounding debris was also swept clean.

As the sun set, the blood-stained sunlight outside the library spilled across the land.

Li Hu walked with steady steps, casting a long shadow behind him, heading towards the distance.

"Life is like a dream, also like illusion; morning creeps like dew, evening blooms like sunset; caught in the worldly haze, thousands of causes and effects, born and extinct, freely meandering..."

His steps weren’t fast, but seemed to shrink distances, disappearing from everyone’s sight in the blink of an eye, leaving only a clear song echoing in the heavens, lingering for long...