On the entire Spirit Phoenix Island, all cultivators knelt in trembling awe. In front of mortals, they were omnipotent Immortal Masters, true sages. But in the face of such Divine Tao power, their pride was utterly insignificant.

Among these many cultivators, the ones bowing most sincerely were the disciples of the Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao. At this moment, they finally realized how terrifying their Sect Master truly was. Meanwhile, the attendants of the Holy Emperor Venerable began to panic.

What on earth has provoked the Emperor's wrath?

What exactly has disturbed the Emperor?

When the Emperor is furious, it is often they, the attendants, who suffer first!

These emotions, in all their delicate strands, were fully reflected in the Holy Emperor Venerable's clear and bright divine mind, and then transformed by him into power.

And his enemies...

The gaze of the Holy Emperor Venerable pierced through the outer wall of the Jinshen Hall, falling upon a corner of his divine country.

There, an indescribable yellow substance was eroding the divine country. This golden thing appeared to be an aggregation of countless bubbles, yet it inherently carried a righteous energy. If any part of the divine country encountered this indescribable yellow substance, it would likely be assimilated in an instant.

The Holy Emperor Venerable let out a cold snort and shouted, "Great Wilderness, assist me! Heaven and Earth, traverse!"

With this exclamation, a massive barbarian warrior with bronze skin leapt from the Holy Emperor Venerable's left eye. The warrior, born with antlers, with *******, had eighteen hands: one wielding a warhammer, another a giant axe, and others holding swords, guns, spears, halberds, shields, axes, hooks, and forks, grasping numerous weapons of war. This god, called the "Great Wilderness God," was a war god worshipped in the Southern Barbarians. The Southern Barbarians had battled endlessly with the Ancient Human Emperor, and since then, the concept of "Southern Wilderness good at war" had persisted in the Human Clan's consciousness. It was only after the Holy Infant Sect swept the world that this god lost its incense fire.

The Great Wilderness God threw a punch, its boxing intent as tangible as reality, depicting the ancient flames of war, millennia of blood battles, and the cruel scenes of uneasiness among all beings. The primitive, savage, and heavy boxing power struck the Heart Demon Curse Power, disrupting it and causing it to melt away like ice and snow.

Every Divine Spirit harbors a "Heart Demon Algorithm" within. To the gods, the Heart Demon Curse Power is part of the divine power. The Heart Demon Great Curse, separated by Wang Qi, was even more terrifying than divine power, excelling in "purity"—just like cinchona frost to cinchona tree bark. For this reason, the Heart Demon Curse Power cannot erode the Divine Spirit's divine body.

The Heart Demon Great Curse roared like waves poised to engulf the Great Wilderness God. The Great Wilderness God's eighteen hands, holding twelve types of war weapons and a pair of empty-handed minerals, engaged in continuous barbaric martial arts, confronting the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell.

At this moment, in the layers of concealment, Wang Qi opened his eyes. In a fair one-on-one battle, the Holy Emperor Venerable could easily crush him with a finger. However, the greatest strength of Wang Qi's cultivation technique lies in "skillful use of external resources." His combat power already excelled beyond his peers, and with external aid, most cultivators couldn't imagine what he could achieve.

In this situation, how could he willingly admit defeat?

"A thousand words of the sages, honor the ghosts and gods but keep them at a distance!"

In an instant, the golden bubbles within the divine country scattered, transforming into countless small bubbles. These small bubbles then condensed into layers of words, forming several long chains. These long chains, composed of the words of the sages, rapidly coiled towards the Great Wilderness God. The persistence in the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell within the Heart Demon Great Curse unleashed the power of the Holy Virtue Power to its fullest. The long chains birthed a formidable restraining force, suppressing the Holy Emperor Venerable's divine light entirely and extinguishing it bit by bit.

"Eternal One, Longevity Heaven!" The Holy Emperor Venerable's right eye too emitted a flash of divine light. Then, a Divine Spirit dressed in white robes, with a hood covering its face, leapt out.

The Northern Barbarian God, Longevity Heaven, also became dormant due to the Holy Infant Sect's extinction of incense fire worship.

Longevity Heaven was the Eternal One, bearing Heaven, supreme and mysterious, similar yet opposite to the Great Wilderness God from the Southern Barbarians.

Longevity Heaven wielded a scepter, bursting forth with blue radiance as dazzling as thunder. Amidst the flash and rumble, two gray wolves charged towards the powerful chains constructed by the words of the sages and Obsessive Heart Power, using the wild to impact the civilized. In this clash, the Heart Demon Curse Power fell completely on the back foot.

"Heaven and Earth have righteous energy, confluxing in various forms..." Wang Qi directly extracted the Confucianism Divine Power most suitable for the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell from the Immortal Dao Burning Book List, converting it into an algorithm, and injecting it into the Heart Demon Great Curse, opposing the other.

Under the influence of the Vast Righteous Energy Skill, the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell gradually transformed into rivers and mountains, sun and stars, standing shoulder to shoulder with the two Divine Spirits.

However, this was already approaching Wang Qi's limit. His computing power had reached its peak, and though the Heart Demon Curse Power originating from the Divine Capital was infinite, its flow was limited, unable to expand further. But for the Holy Emperor Venerable, the Great Wilderness God and Longevity Heaven were merely two higher-quality, more thoroughly refined Divine Spirits. Besides the Beneficent Father and the Benevolent Son, the Wind King, he had numerous advanced Divine Spirit bodies.

It appeared that it wouldn't be long before Wang Qi was completely defeated.

"Old man, in a confrontation purely in the realm of consciousness, you should still be able to hold out, right? Give me a hand, hold it for a bit! I'm preparing a big move!"

"Alright!"

The ring on Wang Qi's finger quivered slightly, and Zhen Chan's consciousness temporarily took over the Heart Demon Curse Power.

Zhen Chan's method of controlling the Heart Demon Great Curse was completely different from Wang Qi's. Wang Qi treated the Heart Demon Great Curse as a special calculator, not directly touching it. Instead, he used the bracelet to inject his algorithms and thoughts into the Heart Demon Curse Power, making the Heart Demon Curse Power an extension of himself. However, Zhen Chan directly poured his will into it.

Just as Zhen Chan was harnessing the Heart Demon Curse Power, Holy Emperor Venerable's brow twitched, sensing a slight delay in the mysterious force eroding the Divine Country. He did not miss this opportunity. Holy Emperor Venerable extended a hand. Then, silently and without a trace, a "mountain range" appeared within the Divine Country.

In Wang Qi's eyes, a towering mountain range rose abruptly, piercing through the clouds. This flash completely severed the part of the Divine Country being eroded by the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell, leaving only the Great Wilderness God, Longevity Heaven, and the Heart Demon Curse to battle.

The spear of the Great Wilderness God swept across, unleashing layers of thunder and storms, intending to clear away the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell Power before him. But just halfway through this blow, those vast scriptures based on Saint's Words disintegrated, with each golden character shooting forth—not mere characters, but unmistakably swords!

A character a sword. A thousand words of the Saint, equates to ten thousand swords!

The overwhelming ten thousand swords, like a swarm of locusts, blotted out the sky and the sun.

Zhen Chan had experienced triumphant youth, indulgent adolescence, passionate yet disappointing middle age, and endured ten thousand years of hardship within a ring. After those ten thousand years, he successively lost his pursuits, perseverance, pride, and goals, ultimately deciding to start anew. This great rise and fall refined his mental state to an unparalleled level.

In everyday life, this mental state could not bring even a shred of combat power. However, when the Heart Demon Curse replaced mana and clashed with Holy Emperor Venerable's Divine Tao Power, the confrontation became one of mind over mana. In this struggle, he too could strike!

The mental state honed by mortal peak level cultivators commanded this boundless Sword Qi, charging reverse against Longevity Heaven. The rampaging sky-blue wolf, threatening the world, was about to be vanquished. Longevity Heaven swung its staff with divine might akin to a dome, altering the four directions, about to ensnare all Dao Heart Pure Yang Spells.

"Is it so easy?" Zhen Chan's voice carried a hint of amusement.

Though he had let go of the past, it didn't mean hatred had dissipated. Hatred wouldn't burden him, but striking at the Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao would certainly make him happy!

"First turn, descend pill."

With Zhen Chan's incantation, the golden flying locusts gathered in groups, targeting various points, transforming from strands of Sword Qi into a round Sword Pill, seemingly consolidating power. Zhen Chan was using the Nine Revolutions Pill Path to condense Sword Qi, crafting a stunning strike.

The Great Wilderness God roared, Longevity Heaven shouted fiercely. The two divine spirits unleashed their full strength toward the Sword Qi orchestrated by Zhen Chan, entangling these detestable, alien powers. Yet, Zhen Chan displayed the presence of a sword cultivator, clarity in Sword Heart, seizing the posture of the two powerful divine spirits, skillfully maneuvering the embryonic Sword Pill, evading initial attacks.

But strangely, his Sword Pill still only had a shell. Zhen Chan delayed advancing it to a second turn… no, Zhen Chan had no intention of advancing it to a second turn but aimed to maintain it at the beginning, before the advent of qi.

The cultivation technique Da Luo Chaos Heaven Scripture from Luofu Xuanqing Palace was envied even by immortals. This cultivation method connects to the Innate Five Taos, and Zhen Chan's sword drew from one of the Innate Five Taos: the Taiyi Skill.

Taiyi, where Yin and Yang have yet to evolve, vast, void, traceless and nameless.

That grand yet empty Sword Pill, silent and vast, resonating with chaos, performing Taiyi!

"Old man, that 'mountain' is problematic, it will obstruct the big move I'm holding back." In the midst of the fierce battle, Wang Qi suddenly spoke: "Can you think of a way to slice it apart?"

"Easy!" Zhen Chan chuckled, directing seven Sword Pill dragons together, forming a Sword Array in a rush.

A melodic sword hum pierced through the Divine Country, soaring straight up to the heavens. All cultivators on Spirit Phoenix Island felt a Dao chilling brilliance of Sword Light appear before them. In the high order cultivators of Luochen Sword Palace, Sword Suspension Tower, and other sword cultivation sects, even a tear glistened in their eyes.

—Such superb swordsmanship!

The sword hum sang again and again, each stronger than the last. Twenty-eight resonant sword hums merged into one. Merely those scattered sounds shredded Longevity Heaven's robe, leaving sword marks on the body of the Great Wilderness God. The two divine spirits roared, but were pushed away by the sword sounds, unable to obstruct this sword any longer.

Holy Emperor Venerable, staring intently at this sword, revealed a trace of fanaticism in his eyes.

"Innate Taiyi… who exactly is this?"

If he were to strike with all his might, Zhen Chan's killing sword would stand no chance of being unleashed. However, within Zhen Chan's evolving swordsmanship, he glimpsed something he had long sought. He resisted the urge to interfere, wanting to see who exactly the intruder was and attempting to probe the Great Dao the opponent had realized.

Under Holy Emperor Venerable's gaze, Zhen Chan's dazzling sword, like a white rainbow piercing the sun, directly traversed the Divine Country, landing squarely on that mysterious 'mountain peak'.

On Spirit Phoenix Island, everyone let out a cry of pain. This sword seemed to slash upon their hearts, leaving a fine crack deep within their mental state.

Then, that seemingly eternal massive mountain range was altered, revealing a giant gap. Then, with the reach of the sword light, that portion of the mountain disappeared simultaneously.

"Impressive." Holy Emperor Venerable showed a hint of delight, but soon he could no longer laugh.

As if two people were controlling this invading force, before the first ray of sword light settled, a second ray of sword light silently swept upward, like a Taiji fish line, following the trajectory of the first sword light, infiltrating deep into the Divine Country.