# Chapter 3049: Void Heaven Against Tai Shang
"Spending an entire eon, I, the Old Man, created the Void Sword Technique, merging void and sword path, refining Sword Twenty-Three. Just as I was about to leave seclusion and have a great battle with Xumi, cutting off his dog head, I was told that bastard had already fallen. Tell me, isn't that infuriating?"
"Fought for a lifetime, lost battle after battle, endured hardships, closed in bitter cultivation, forgot the mortal world. He became a monk, turning me, a lecherous great demon who couldn't live without women, into a sword fanatic who abstained for hundreds of thousands of years. Yet he went and died, not even giving me a chance for revenge. Where is heavenly justice? Where is fairness?"
Zhang Ruochen was thinking to himself, does this old fellow truly not care about his reputation, or has Xumi Saint Monk's death driven him completely mad?
Even Jie Zunzhe, at least, had a sense of shame and would beautify his own actions.
Which Heavenly Venerable would call himself a lecherous great demon?
"Reputation? What is that? I say what I want, do what I want. Who can do anything about me?" Void Heaven glared over.
Too terrifying!
He could see through Zhang Ruochen's inner thoughts with a single glance!
Void Heaven continued, "In recent years, I've finally awakened and understood many things! That dog bastard Xumi led me astray! With my unparalleled heavenly talent, if I had calmly cultivated the path of void, I would have long been invincible under heaven. How could Fengdu be the Heavenly Venerable today?"
"The void fears most is revealing traces. Cultivating the sword path precisely makes the void expose its traces."
"Damn it, truly damn it, he was scheming against me from the very beginning!"
"He cultivated the sword path and created the Time Sword Art. He must have known I would become a Heavenly Venerable in the future and become a great calamity to the world, which is why he schemed so viciously!"
Hearing him insult Xumi Saint Monk like this, Zhang Ruochen showed displeasure and said, "Senior, you chose to cultivate the sword path yourself. Why blame the Saint Monk? Besides, with Senior's current cultivation, are you not still ranked among the Heavens?"
"What do you know? Only being number one in the universe is true strength. Now, I have begun deducing Sword Twenty-Four. If I can find the Sword Origin in the Sword Realm and refine it, then who in the Heavenly Court or Hell can fight me?"
Void Heaven stroked his beard and laughed, his eyes gleaming with sharp light. Lost in some fantasy in his mind, his smile was sometimes fierce, sometimes wild.
Zhang Ruochen observed Void Heaven's demeanor. It seemed he didn't actually hold a grudge against Xumi Saint Monk. Perhaps he could get through this safely today.
"Not holding a grudge?"
Void Heaven's voice turned bone-chillingly cold. "I wish I could dig up your Zhang family's ancestral graves! But seeing you, I see hope for revenge. When you reach the realm Xumi was in back then, I will surely come with my sword and cut you down! That would be satisfying, no different from killing Xumi."
Zhang Ruochen could feel the terrifying killing intent emanating from Void Heaven, but he remained neither humble nor arrogant, saying, "Isn't that unfair? Your last battle with the Saint Monk was an eon ago. You've now cultivated for much longer..."
Before Zhang Ruochen could finish, Void Heaven said, "Fair? I just want to vent my anger. Who's talking about fairness with you?"
Zhang Ruochen couldn't understand Void Heaven's thinking at all. He was simply a mad old man. "What if I'm killed before I can cultivate to the Saint Monk's level back then?"
"You think I'll stand up for you? Trying to use me? If you're killed, that's fine too. I'd be very happy. It would mean Xumi had terrible judgment and chose a useless piece of trash. Haha!"
Zhang Ruochen said, "Senior's heart knot is so heavy. If there is no second Xumi to emerge for you to kill and achieve clarity of thought, I'm afraid you won't be able to complete Sword Twenty-Four."
Void Heaven's gaze fixed on Zhang Ruochen, his expression turning completely serious.
The terrifying atmosphere made Que and Underworld King feel as if space had solidified, their bodies seemingly about to be crushed into fragments in an instant.
Yet Zhang Ruochen remained calm and composed, saying, "This junior means no offense. I only hope that Senior will not speak of my restored martial cultivation. That is all."
Void Heaven snorted coldly. "Are you even worthy of my mention? Only that coward Qingcang would make a move against someone who just became a god."
After a moment's thought, Void Heaven slowly raised his left hand, exuding extreme Dao charm. Instantly, billions of sword qi appeared between heaven and earth.
Que, Underworld King, and Zhang Ruochen all felt the sword dao rules within them become unstable, as if about to burst out.
"Swoosh!"
Void Heaven's left index finger touched the blade of the Green Duckweed Sword. In an instant, billions of sword qi rushed into the sword body, sinking into the green lotus.
He tossed the Green Duckweed Sword to Zhang Ruochen and said, "I lend you one sword strike. In a critical moment, you can use it to slay an enemy. Don't think I'm protecting you. I want to use you to find the Sword Realm. I don't want you to die too soon."
Zhang Ruochen caught the Green Duckweed Sword, feeling the terrifying sword dao power within it. With this sword in hand, he felt he could split heaven and earth.
Zhang Ruochen quickly calmed his mind, put away the Green Duckweed Sword, and said, "Even Senior Void Heaven cannot find the Sword Realm. What virtue or ability do I possess?"
Void God Venerable seemed not to hear his words. Smiling, he looked toward a certain direction in the darkness and said, "Haha, that girl from the Darkness Temple has a nice figure and high spiritual power attainment. She's the type I like. I could take her as a Heavenly Consort."
Zhang Ruochen, Que, and Underworld King all looked in that direction.
In the darkness, a moon darker than darkness itself flew rapidly. Wu Yue's figure hovered at the center of the dark moon.
She stared at Zhang Ruochen, her voice filled with coldness. "My dear grandson, you're too mischievous, using the Heavenly Venerable's precious gauze to scare your grandmother. If I hadn't reacted in time, you would have escaped today!"
Zhang Ruochen exclaimed in surprise, "Grandmother, what do you mean by that?"
"Hmph! Dare you say that carriage truly contained the Heavenly Mother?" Wu Yue said.
Zhang Ruochen said dejectedly, "Sigh! Grandmother is wise. You've seen through me!"
Wu Yue said, "Then if Grandmother kills you today, will you accept it?"
"Grandmother cannot kill me. In all the world today, I am the one most likely to find the Sword Realm. Does Grandmother not wish to find the Sword Realm?" Zhang Ruochen said.
Wu Yue's silvery laughter rang through the darkness. "So you have this ability. Fine, after you help Grandmother find the Sword Realm, I'll kill you then."
"No can do. There's another senior who wants this junior to help him find the Sword Realm." Zhang Ruochen shook his head.
"You're quite naughty, and still being cheeky!"
From within Wu Yue's black robe, two jade-white fingers emerged and pointed outward.
Instantly, space, under the influence of spiritual power, violently deformed, wrapping around Zhang Ruochen from all directions.
"Boom!"
Space shattered. The dark moon behind Wu Yue was torn apart by an invisible force.
Just as Wu Yue was shocked, Void Heaven laughed loudly. "Jiusi Yitianhuang certainly has leisure time, taking in disciples every eon. This disciple of yours is quite good. I like her. She'll become the mistress of the Great Calamity Palace from now on!"
Wu Yue tried to flee, but her body sank, landing beside Void Heaven.
Earlier, filled with anger, she only wanted to settle accounts with Zhang Ruochen. After all, if not for her fear of the Heavenly Mother, how could she have been afraid of Yu Lingshen and Amuer? It was precisely because of this that she hadn't even considered Underworld King and Que, naturally overlooking Void Heaven, who had no aura fluctuations at all.
Zhang Ruochen smiled. "I told you, there's another senior who wants me to help find the Sword Realm. Why didn't you believe me?"
Wu Yue quickly calmed down from her shock, identified the old man's identity, immediately knelt on one knee, raised her black sleeves, clasped her fists in salute, and said, "Wu Yue, third disciple under Jiusi Yitianhuang, pays respects to Senior Void Heaven."
"No need for formalities. I don't like this kneeling posture of yours. I'll teach you later." Void Heaven said without restraint, his face full of smiles.
Wu Yue's expression was invisible beneath her robe.
She said, "Being favored by Senior Void Heaven is Wu Yue's honor, but this matter must first be reported to my master."
"Report? Do you think Jiusi Yitianhuang can make decisions for you? You're overthinking it!"
Void Heaven reached out his hand to caress Wu Yue's face beneath her black robe, but suddenly his expression froze. He turned around and looked out. "Is it so lively here today?"
"Swoosh!"
Void Heaven's figure silently disappeared from where he stood.
When he reappeared, he was millions of miles away.
He looked at Yunshen Daozhu standing opposite him, chuckled, stepped forward, and their spiritual powers instantly clashed, forming a nine-colored, ten-light nebula storm. Forget space and time, even the rules of heaven and earth were cleared in an instant.
"Boom!"
No matter how tumultuous the periphery became, the center where the two stood had become nothing but void, eerily calm.
Yunshen Daozhu, in a gray robe, sat on the back of a large white goose the size of a house. He smiled and said, "Let the children handle matters among themselves. Why must you get involved?"
"Hua Ying, old man, how many years do you have left to live? Dare you challenge me?" Void Heaven said.
Yunshen Daozhu said, "What's the point of living so long? Jiusi Yitianhuang has lived long enough, hasn't he? But so what? Neither human nor ghost, forever trapped in darkness."
Void Heaven laughed loudly. "In the past, the Kunlun Realm was full of strong practitioners, quite intimidating. Now only you remain worth watching. When you die, I'll personally destroy the Kunlun Realm. Where did you get this goose? At least you're a Tai Shang. This is too undignified, riding a goose. How ridiculous! Just wait, next time I'll ride Feng Caiyi for you to see."
"I just went to Xinghuantian. That drunkard raised two and insisted on giving me one. I had no choice but to accept it." Yunshen Daozhu said.
"I was screwed over by Xumi. I spent all these years comprehending the sword. Only recently have I stirred from stillness, planning to find the spirit of my youth. Since you've run into me, I won't let you off."
Void Heaven's eyes suddenly became sharp as a divine sword unsheathed.
His hands formed seals, and instantly, chaotic qi was born from the void, evolving into tens of thousands of stars. In an instant, this stretch of void in the Dark Great Triangle Star Domain turned into a sea of stars, engulfing Yunshen Daozhu.
Yunshen Daozhu raised his right hand. A great formation appeared in his palm, gathering the real starry sky Void Heaven had evolved into his palm, and pressed it back out.
Void Heaven's eyes narrowed. Using his hand as a sword, he slashed outward.
"Boom!"
The two peak experts of the world clashed. Every collision of their spiritual powers was like a universe exploding.
A thought creates a sea of stars. A thought changes heaven and earth.