"Demon Clan's Great Sage?" The evil corpse's expression sank. "This is a karmic debt between me, Dong Wang Gong, and the Lord of the Eastern Wilderness. It would be best for the Demon Clan not to interfere."
Qing Xuan chuckled. "Not at all. Have you forgotten my title, Dao Master Qing Xuan? My name is Qing Xuan, and I was once a clone of the Dao Master. Do you think I should or should not intervene?"
As his words fell, Qing Xuan raised his hand. Three thousand strands of silk descended from the Jian Mu, enveloping the sky and binding everything, like three thousand iron chains woven into a cage.
Qing Xuan's expression was cold. "Suppress!"
The Jian Mu, imbued with the power of heaven, descended, crushing the evil corpse that had stepped into its range of power.
Qing Xuan said, "You shall sleep here forever. All your magic power and cultivation will be absorbed by the Jian Mu as nourishment. Your true form will also perish!"
The evil corpse's face contorted in rage. "Impossible! My true form is the King of Ten Thousand Immortals, as decreed by the Dao Ancestor. How dare you destroy me?"
Qing Xuan scoffed. "It is the Heavenly Dao itself that wishes to destroy you, so how can the Dao Ancestor blame us?
The demons rule the heavens, and the sorcerers rule the earth. This too was decreed by the Dao Ancestor. The sorcerers ride the legacy of Pangu, and the demons harness the destiny of all spirits in the world. You, Dong Wang Gong, are merely a fleeting destiny of a powerful being. How can you compare to the sorcerers and demons who are about to rise and govern the world?
As long as you do not perish, the rise of the sorcerers and demons will be delayed. You go against the great tide of heaven and earth. Who can save you?"
Upon hearing this, the evil corpse was filled with shock and resentment. "I have governed the ten thousand immortals for millions of years, accumulating immeasurable merit. How can the Heavenly Dao abandon me? If that is truly the case, then there is also that slut, the Queen Mother of the West. You are all destined to suffer mutual destruction."
Qing Xuan could not help but laugh. "Merit from the Heavenly Dao: You must know that the Heavenly Dao is utterly devoid of emotion! You have also forgotten that merit from the Heavenly Dao protects you within the Heavenly Dao. However, the Lord of the Eastern Wilderness happens to be the master of the Earthly Dao, who is not within the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, you are destined to fall by his hand. This is the Heavenly Dao's best effort for you.
As for the Queen Mother of the West, she is different from you. She is the Mother of Extreme Yin of Xi Hua, friendly with Saint Nuwa, and has some favor with the Dao Master. As long as she retires to seclusion in the mountains, she will be safe."
The evil corpse stood dejectedly, frozen within the cage.
...
At the same time, within the protective array of Penglai Island, bursts of astonishing demonic energy erupted!
The thirty-six Demon Sages, hidden among the five armies of the Eastern Wilderness, now revealed themselves.
Upon revealing themselves, the thirty-six Demon Sages charged directly towards the forty-nine array masters who served as auxiliary array eyes and engaged them in battle.
A flash of red light, a wash of blood, and immortals along the path perished.
Qi plunged straight into the center of an auxiliary array, facing a Da Luo Immortal. He drew his long saber, Baqi, his blood-red eyes filled with killing intent!
This array master trembled inwardly. The moment they met, he was already a third weaker. For a Da Luo Immortal who had wandered the mortal world, discussed the Dao over wine, and cultivated qi diligently, how could he possibly contend with a Da Luo Immortal who had achieved Dao through countless battles?
As the thirty-six powerful Demon Sages attacked, the protective array of the island began to dissipate.
Under the Gathering Immortals Banner, Ke guarded the position, preventing anyone from seizing the banner. The Gathering Immortals Banner had siphoned away all the mist from the Myriad Immortals Cloud Sea Calming Array, reducing the array's power by thirty percent out of thin air.
However, even so, the array showed no signs of defeat.
In the sky, Dong Wang Gong sneered, "To collude with the Demon Clan! It is a pity that even with a dozen more Demon Sages, they would not be able to break my array."
Qing Ling paid him no mind, merely forming the Heaven and Earth Seal with his hands. The ethereal image of the chaotic green lotus grew increasingly distinct.
Mu Gong sat atop the crown of an ancient tree. The ancient tree formed by the power of the ten thousand immortals remained unshaken, despite the raging storms and the ravages of the Four Symbols.
As long as the ten thousand immortals on Penglai Island did not fall, he would remain the King of Ten Thousand Immortals. He could then mobilize the sliver of immortal power from billions of immortals across the land, placing him in an invincible position!
Below on Penglai Island, warships were being destroyed. Endless serpentine ancient warriors fought and roamed the battlefield. Immortal disciples, servants, puppets, Dao soldiers, and even the Dao soldiers cultivated in the small worlds opened by the immortals appeared incessantly.
This battle had annihilated countless small worlds opened by immortals, and countless lives had perished within these worlds.
There were also members of the Guardian Clan who died on Penglai, and the Xi Shan ancient serpentine warriors also perished in foreign lands.
But after their deaths, their souls saw two figures, one black and one white, appear in the underworld. One held a soul-fetching rope, and the other a soul-beating stick, coming to guide them into the netherworld.
On Kunlun Mountain, Tong Tian looked towards Penglai, his hands itching for battle.
Beside him, a handsome young man smiled and said, "Teacher can never stay still for a moment."
Yuan Shi chuckled upon hearing this. "Tong Tian, your teaching is so poor that even your disciples can't bear to watch."
Tong Tian sighed. "It's a pity that few in this world can receive my sword. Even if I wished it, my Qing Ping would not be willing to remain dormant.
Duobao, you are my disciple, yet you haven't learned even a sliver of my grand Dao's spirit!"
Duobao scratched his head awkwardly. "Isn't that what I'm learning?"
Yuan Shi asked Lao Zi, "Senior Brother, what do you think of this battle?"
Lao Zi sighed. "Dong Wang Gong's defeat is ordained by heaven. With the rise of the sorcerers and demons, how can they tolerate a King of Ten Thousand Immortals?
I only hope that Daoist Dong Wang can escape with his life."
Yuan Shi frowned. "But after all, he is half a fugitive of Yujing Mountain. We still have some ties."
Lao Zi shook his head. "Junior Brother, the momentum of the sorcerers and demons is already the great tide of heaven and earth. Even you and I cannot stop it in the slightest.
If we wish to alter heaven's will, perhaps only the realm of a Saint can do it."
Yuan Shi sighed. "This Lord of the Eastern Wilderness is rather ostentatious."
Tong Tian chimed in, "We of our generation should be like this. Between heaven and earth, we are the greatest, filled with heroic spirit, living life with flair!"
In the Western Kunlun, the Queen Mother of the West watched the battle, silent for a long time.
The nearby Azure Bird Immortal smiled and said, "That old scoundrel Dong Wang Gong is finally reaching the end of his reign."
The Queen Mother sighed. "Even so, it also marks the end of the Immortal King era.
After this battle, take the Golden Register to the Heavenly Court and hand it to the Heavenly Empress."
...
In the sky, the ethereal image of the chaotic green lotus continuously corroded the ancient blue wood, and the waters of the Four Seas churned incessantly, threatening to engulf the giant tree.
In the Myriad Immortals Cloud Sea Calming Array, corpses piled up, and mountains of corpses and seas of blood were everywhere.
This great battle had become a war of attrition.
The sunset glow reflected on the horizon, illuminating the vast Eastern Sea at dusk. It was a scene of red mixed with white and black.
Red was blood, black was corpses, and white was bones.
The sun set extremely late on this day. As the last ray of sunlight passed through the shattered void.
"Clang~"
The sound shook the heavens, and all sunlight vanished, plunging into darkness.
Space-time collapsed, the void shattered and reformed, as if groaning under being ravaged.
The Chaos Bell chimed, and the great array of the ten thousand immortals was broken!
"Pfft~"
Dong Wang Gong's blood repulsed, his eyes became bewildered. He knew that Penglai Island was finished, and so was he!
The ten thousand immortals were filled with panic and fear. The immortals of Penglai Island scattered in all directions, fleeing elsewhere.
Dong Wang Gong had lost the heart of the ten thousand immortals, and his command as the King of Ten Thousand Immortals could no longer gather the power of the ten thousand immortals. The colossal ancient tree behind him collapsed with a roar.
This chime of dusk and dawn marked the end of an era and the dawn of a new one!