But at this very moment, the Sea-Heaven Gate behind Qing Ling trembled, and a terrifying innate vital energy poured out, indicating that the great formation here had been broken.
Qing Ling immediately withdrew his Divine Luminosity Diagram. After absorbing the ten-thousand-year life force of two Golden Immortal Venerables, this diagram would become even more miraculous!
Miao and Mo Chan instantly regained consciousness. Their bodies felt incredibly weak, and in their rage, they looked towards the Sea-Heaven Gate. Qing Ling had already stepped into it.
They dared not pursue him further for the moment, as Granny Hua Geng might emerge at any time!
Upon entering the Sea-Heaven Gate, Qing Ling saw only a vast, boundless ocean stretching before him. There was nothing but sea and sky, where the sea and sky met at the distant horizon. Amidst the boundless sea and sky, all beings were like ants.
However, the scene of sea and sky in this world was slowly disappearing, gradually revealing the true location of a hundred-zhang small lake. It seemed that Granny Hua Geng had broken through the formation here. And given Hua Geng's cunning, she would naturally not stop at merely breaking through, but would enter other light formations through the interconnected Twelve Light Gates to seize other divine pearls.
Qing Ling did not pursue. It would only be a burden. His figure flickered, and the Heaven-Obscuring Rope floated up on its own. Both were innate spiritual treasures, and the Heaven-Obscuring Rope's grade was far superior to the Twelve Sea-Calming Divine Pearls. Naturally, it could use its instincts to dispel the remaining broken formation.
Qing Ling headed directly beneath the small lake. With the Heaven-Obscuring Rope leading the way, he entered the place of spiritual objects he had initially sensed in less than the time it takes for a cup of tea to brew.
A large pool of Nine Yuan Heavy Water, a full nine zhang in size!
The Yuan Water layer had nine levels. Even Qing Ling could gather water spiritual energy to condense the lowest level, One Yuan Heavy Water. Two Yuan Heavy Water required a hundred years to condense a single drop, and Three Yuan Heavy Water, which was heavenly grade, required ten thousand years to condense a single drop.
As for Four Yuan Heavy Water, only Golden Immortal Venerables above could condense it. Seven Yuan Heavy Water could only be condensed by Grand Unity Golden Immortals. This pool of Nine Yuan Heavy Water was formed by the Twelve Sea-Calming Divine Pearls condensing the endless seawater of the East Sea with innate dao prohibitions since the creation of the world.
Qing Ling looked at this pool of Nine Yuan Heavy Water, suppressing his inner surprise. He took out the yellow-skinned gourd from his waist. This gourd was merely a gourd from a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual vine, refined by him to have a storage capacity of a thousand zhang. Apart from not being able to store living beings, it was quite excellent.
He removed the gourd stopper, pointed the mouth of the gourd at the pool of Nine Yuan Heavy Water, channeled his spiritual power, and chanted the incantation. Then he shouted, "Collect!"
Immediately, the mouth of the gourd emitted a powerful suction, drawing drops of Nine Yuan Heavy Water, brimming with spiritual energy, into the gourd. Fortunately, these spiritual waters were not Nine Heavens Yuan Water. Nine Heavens Yuan Water was a divine water that could transform into a vast ocean with a single drop. Its weight was comparable to that of a lake or sea, and even Golden Immortal Venerables without a Cave-Heaven Divine Treasure could not collect it.
Fortunately, this was a pool of Nine Yuan Heavy Water, formed by the convergence of endless spiritual energy. Although its weight was extremely heavy, the reinforced and refined gourd could still barely collect it all.
After collecting the Nine Yuan Heavy Water, Qing Ling did not rush out of the Sea-Heaven Gate. Instead, he waited there for Hua Geng to emerge with him, as it was so dangerous outside.
After waiting for about half an hour, endless gale winds rose in the heavens and earth, sweeping through the nine heavens. The wind contained no heaven or earth, no sun or moon, and the six directions were unknown. A great fear arose in the heart.
Qing Ling was horrified. If it had such power even within the Sea-Heaven Gate, what might its might be like in the outside world?
At this moment, Granny Hua Geng, looking exhausted, broke through the wind with a golden light from behind.
Qing Ling quickly stepped forward and asked, "How is it, Granny?"
Granny Hua Geng extended her hand, and three divine pearls inscribed with innate dao patterns floated out.
"The outside world likely has a Grand Unity Supreme descending! Ordinary concealment methods will not escape the Grand Unity's discerning eye. Qing'er, hide these three Sea-Calming Divine Pearls within your primordial spirit. Remember, when we go out, you must be cautious. Never flee in fear, for there is no possibility of escape before a Grand Unity Supreme!"
Qing Ling's heart trembled. A Grand Unity Supreme! It seemed this was truly a life-or-death moment. Qing Ling calmed himself slightly, collecting the three Sea-Calming Divine Pearls into the Xuan Guan of his primordial spirit, using his Spring Divine Personality to try and conceal the treasure's aura.
After Granny Hua Geng probed with her divine sense several times, she praised, "Not bad, not bad. Even with me probing so closely, I cannot detect the slightest aura of the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls. Truly well hidden.
Let's go. Let's go out. This spatial formation is about to completely dissipate."
Qing Ling nodded and followed Granny Hua Geng out of the Sea-Heaven Gate.
Upon exiting, Qing Ling was stunned.
He saw that Miao Zhu Island, which was originally on the East Sea, was now encircled by a layer of azure gale winds and lifted tens of thousands of feet into the sky. Nearly ten thousand cultivators on the island huddled uneasily at the island's edge. Even dozens of Golden Immortal Venerables had retreated to the side.
Above the floating Miao Zhu Island stood a beautiful woman in a green battle robe. Endless wind currents swirled around her, all winds submitting to her, the king of wind.
She simply stood there, unable to be constrained by heaven or earth, as if merged with the void and existing within time and space. A Grand Unity Supreme achieves eternity, immortality, and boundlessness.
Qing Ling dared not look a second time after just one glance. He had never encountered such an existence before.
And this Grand Unity Supreme kept looking east, unconcerned by whatever was happening below, truly seeing all cultivators as ants, yet she had the absolute right to do so.
Granny Hua Geng's face instantly turned pale. She transmitted, "This is an extremely terrifying existence even among Grand Unity Golden Immortals, one of the Grand Unity Ancestors of the Phoenix Clan, the Ancestor Qing Luan!"
Qing Ling's heart shook. Beings crowned with the title of Ancestor were undoubtedly dominant figures, powerful Grand Unity Golden Immortals! The Serpent Ancestor Tai Geng of that year was also one of these Supremes.
At this moment, Qing Ling's attention was also drawn to the commotion below.
He saw three Grand Unity cultivators and over a dozen Golden Immortal Venerables jointly resisting one person. It was the Spirit Toad King, Hei Jie of the Black Lizard Tribe, and another, surprisingly, from the Nine-Colored Deer tribe, a subordinate race of the Qilin, a gentle woman wearing a nine-colored robe. The other Golden Immortal Venerables included members of the Green Fish tribe, the Spirit Toad tribe, and the Black Lizard tribe.
The enemy of the eighteen Golden Immortal Venerables was just one person.
Whether it was Hei Jie's Sky-Crossing Rod, the Spirit Toad King's Heaven-Swallowing Pearl, or the colorful treasure bottle of the woman in the rainbow robe, they were all extremely powerful spiritual treasures, yet they could not harm that person in the slightest.
Amidst the various spiritual treasures and divine abilities, a man in a golden robe stood in mid-air. His handsome face, as if chiseled by a knife, exuded an incomparably noble aura, like a divine phoenix from the nine heavens. His golden phoenix eyes could charm countless female beings. A Wutong zither lay across his back, and his ten fingers danced across the seven strings of the fire zither, playing magnificent and grand divine music. This music triggered countless azure wind currents from the nine heavens, mixed with sky-filling Southern Bright Lihuo, raging in all directions. The fire fed on the wind, and the wind boosted the fire's might. The surging Southern Bright Lihuo burned fiercely and uncontrollably in all directions, invincible.
The sound of the wind, the whistling, the sound of the zither, majestic. His long hair cascaded over his shoulders, black silk swaying lightly. His golden robe shone brightly, like the majesty of a god, or the sun at noon.
"Zheng~" "Zheng~" "Dang~" ...
Notes rose from his slender fingers, soaring, descending, their sound shaking the wind and fire, clashing like metal and jade. With the Heavenly Gang Divine Wind from the Supreme in the sky, it formed an innate wind and fire formation, as if backed by the inexhaustible power of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, allowing him to fight ten people!
Xuan Jiu saw Granny Hua Geng emerge and immediately shouted, "Fellow Daoist Hua Geng, please quickly lend us a hand! This brat is too heaven-defying."
Hei Jie and the Spirit Toad King beside him did not speak an invitation. Even if it were possible, Granny Hua Geng would definitely not come if asked.
The gentle woman in the nine-colored robe spoke softly, "Esteemed fellow daoist, I am Xuan Yao, the previous Saintess of the Nine-Colored Deer tribe. I implore you to help us, which is also helping yourself!"
Xuan Jiu spoke again, "Granny, rest assured. That Grand Unity Supreme dares not act in the Dragon Clan's territory. Even with the aid of Grand Unity dao rhythm, this brat is still only a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. If we combine our strength, we still have a chance to fight!"
Granny Hua Geng pondered for a moment and was about to speak when the man playing the zither moved first. The sound of his zither struck strongly, the humming like the roar of nine heavens' thunder, echoing through the four directions. Amidst the sounds of clashing weapons, the man calmly opened his mouth, "My name is Qu, the Holy Son of the Phoenix Clan. Hand over the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls in your possession, and I shall spare your lives!"
Which of these Golden Immortals and Grand Unity cultivators, who had lived for tens of epochs, did not have any pride or temper? Being so despised by a junior of such young age ignited a righteous anger within them.
Granny Hua Geng also stepped forward, preparing to strike. But Qing Ling quickly and nimbly grabbed her, saying urgently, "Granny, absolutely do not make a move."
Qing Ling rarely pleaded like this. Although Granny Hua Geng was angry, she slowed down and lowered the hand she had raised. "Qing'er, did you see something?" She knew Qing Ling possessed the body of an innate deity and that his spiritual senses far surpassed those of the descendants of innate divine spirits like them.
Qing Ling transmitted, "Granny, the long zither in the hands of the man playing the zither has an extremely powerful and terrifying artifact spirit."
As if to verify his guess, the man playing the zither suddenly waved his hand. The seven strings of the fiery red zither vibrated fiercely, and two colossal divine phoenixes, one fire and one gold, flew out. Ancient and powerful, these magnificent divine phoenixes soared through the nine heavens, their vibrant and dazzling wings and feathers, their long phoenix tails, and their noble phoenix heads. The golden and fiery phoenixes advanced side by side, charging towards the combined attack of the dozen Golden Immortal Venerables.
"Boom~"
"Hum~"
Amidst the earth-shattering roar, Granny Hua Geng and Qing Ling leaped out of the island with desperate speed.
The massive explosion shattered Miao Zhu Island into pieces, but due to the protection of the Grand Unity Supreme's dao rhythm, it still floated in the air. Aside from the unfortunate cultivators killed by the explosion and the Golden Immortal Venerables severely injured by the dual phoenixes, all other cultivators scrambled out of the island.
However, all of this was in vain.
For how could the dao rhythm of a Grand Unity be broken by ants? Even if the man was only at the Grand Unity cultivation level and relied on the Feng Xun dao rhythm to fight ten people or even more, it showed the power of the Feng Xun dao rhythm.
When those cultivators exhausted all their means in despair, it did not include Granny Hua Geng and Qing Ling.
Granny Hua Geng unleashed a ball of powerful golden divine thunder. Instantly, a golden thunderclap, carrying the majestic might of heaven, piercing through all evil and breaking all formations, blasted through the Grand Unity dao rhythm, forcefully creating a crack.
Without a moment's hesitation, the two of them, like snakes, darted through the closing crack, transforming into a golden rainbow and fleeing into the sky.
At this moment, Ancestor Qing Luan, who stood in the nine heavens, finally turned her head, surprised, and said, "Tai Geng's residual dharma thunder. It seems they are his descendants."
After murmuring to herself, she turned and said to the man holding the zither below, "Qu, retrieve those two little snakes."
The man playing the zither's expression turned sharp. "Ancestor, rest assured."
As his voice fell, he instantly transformed into a fiery red flame and broke through the air, his escape technique far exceeding Granny Hua Geng's speed.