Chapter 3553: Half-Ancestor?
Zhang Ruochen could not yet fathom the depth of Yinyuetian's cultivation.
However, being able to kill a Great Unbound Infinite with a single finger undoubtedly made her one of the most terrifying beings in the world.
Even she said that Jiusi Yitianhuang, having cultivated the Nine Lives Nine Deaths Yin-Yang Dao, had a chance to attain the Ancestor Realm. This was certainly not an unfounded claim.
Of course, to master the Nine Lives Nine Deaths Yin-Yang Dao, one clearly needed to unify nine lifetimes.
His sixth life, the "Ancient Moon God," had its remnant soul snatched away by Moon God and Wu Yue, leaving only the remnant souls of six lives and the corpses of five lives. Thus, it seemed impossible for him to achieve the perfect Nine Lives Nine Deaths Yin-Yang Dao.
Even if imperfect, Jiusi Yitianhuang's cultivation would still advance greatly.
Regardless, once Jiusi Yitianhuang completed his fusion in the Interstice World, there might be no one in the world who could match him.
Zhang Ruochen was no longer the naive youth who could be easily deceived. After a moment's thought, he smiled and said, "If the Ancestor has no intention of acting, even if I beg, the Ancestor will certainly not act. If the Ancestor intends to act, even if I do not beg, the Ancestor will certainly act."
Kong Yinxue had thought her conditions were already very lenient and that Zhang Ruochen would agree readily.
Unexpectedly, this was the answer she received.
Zhang Ruochen continued, "The Ancestor originally planned to help Jiusi Yitianhuang, but after learning that his first life might be the Great Demon God, you changed your mind. I suspect the answer lies in the Interstice World."
"Since you enjoy guessing so much, why not guess what the answer is?" Kong Yinxue said.
Zhang Ruochen's eyes sharpened, and he said with certainty, "This is not hard to guess. There is only one answer: the remnant soul of the Great Demon God, the Ancestral Divine Body, and the Ancestral Divine Source are all hidden in the Interstice World."
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Chaos Mountain was perpetually shrouded in Chaotic Divine Qi, with radiant light and indistinct clarity between pure and turbid, presenting a chaotic scene reminiscent of the world's creation.
The divine mountain stood towering, suspended above the Interstice Ridge. Around the mountain, Time Imprints fell like rain of light, and Space Fragments flew everywhere.
The Chaos Clan's clan emperor, Yun Hunxuan, roared in anger: "Yuan Suyin, how dare you deceive me? Where are those two humans?"
"According to the rules of the Great Nether Mountain, this elder has the right to dispose of the upper realm cultivators I captured. I have already released them. If the Chaos Clan has the ability, go capture them yourselves! But you might not be able to catch up," Yuan Suyin said.
"They are people the Ancestor wants!"
"If the Ancestor wants to break the rules of the Great Nether Mountain, he must first flatten it before establishing new ones."
Divine voices echoed through the chaos.
The clan emperors of the Earth Clan, Wood Clan, and Fire Clan had not expected Yuan Suyin to oppose the Chaos Clan for the sake of two humans.
They were about to speak up to mediate the dispute.
But Yuan Suyin struck first, questioning, "Is Kong Yinxue still alive?"
Yun Hunxuan was burning with anger and did not answer. Instead, he secretly sent a message, ordering the Chaos Clan's experts to suppress the Divine Tree Ship and pursue the descendants of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable, who might have already escaped.
Yuan Suyin said, "Not long ago, Yun Huang went to the Ancient Desolate Ruins City and took the life-extending divine medicine, Udumbara Flower, that Kong Yinxue brought from the upper realm. This shows that Kong Yinxue is certainly not dead and has reached an agreement with the Chaos Clan. Am I right?"
Yun Hunxuan narrowed his eyes, pondering how the news had leaked, and said coldly, "To accuse without evidence—what is your intention, Great Elder? By releasing the upper realm cultivators, what are you plotting? Has your Yuan Dao Clan long been in contact with the upper realm? Do not forget why we, the Twelve Ancient Clans, are trapped in the abyss. We share an irreconcilable enmity with the upper realm cultivators."
"Earth Emperor, Wood Emperor, Fire Emperor—what say you?"
The Earth Emperor said, "Yun Huang has yet to tell us whether Kong Yinxue is alive or dead."
"Exactly. After so many years, if Kong Yinxue is still alive, how powerful must she have become? That is the greatest threat now!" the Fire Emperor said.
The three emperors all knew of the delicate relationship between Yuan Suyin and the Calamity Venerable, as well as the connection between the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable and the Great Nether Mountain.
If it were any other upper realm cultivator, they would not tolerate it and would immediately side with Yun Hunxuan.
But since it involved the descendant of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable, and possibly the figure from the Great Nether Mountain, they thought it best to wait and see.
Who knew where that figure from the Great Nether Mountain was now?
What if this was a power struggle between the Chaos Clan and the Great Nether Mountain?
They could not easily pick sides.
However, dealing with Kong Yinxue required no such hesitation.
Yun Hunxuan laughed coldly, "It seems you all came prepared! Kong Yinxue was sealed in the Interstice World by our five clans, completely cut off from the outside. Only the Ancestor knows her current state. If you want the answer, why not go..."
"Whoosh!"
Before he could finish, a bright divine light burst forth from the peak of Chaos Mountain.
Space was torn apart by a great force, creating a black rift hundreds of miles long.
The black rift resembled an eye, with the divine light as its pupil, looking down upon the people below, releasing an overwhelmingly terrifying aura of pressure.
In an instant, all Time Rules and Space Rules vanished, leaving only chaos.
The Chaos Ancestor was truly still alive!
"Greetings, Ancestor!"
The four emperors and Yuan Suyin bowed toward the peak.
All five were figures at the level of the Heavens, but when they were born, the Chaos Ancestor was already the clan emperor of the Chaos Clan, a legendary figure of the lower realm. This reverence, ingrained since childhood, could never be erased.
The eye-like spatial rift emitted a majestic heavenly voice: "Kong Yinxue has not fallen and has even broken through to the Half-Ancestor realm. I only managed to suppress her in the Interstice World by borrowing the sealing power of dozens of Boundless cultivators from the five clans."
"My lifespan is nearly exhausted. I took the Udumbara Flower to extend my life."
"If I fall, Kong Yinxue will break the seal and emerge. By then, who among the Twelve Ancient Clans can stop her?"
"Yuan Suyin, I ask you—was I wrong to take the Udumbara Flower?"
The divine sound waves struck Yuan Suyin, causing the divine mountain ground beneath her feet to crack, showing the immense pressure she bore.
Yuan Suyin did not speak, but her eyes showed no fear as she channeled divine power to resist.
The Chaos Ancestor's voice rang out again: "Releasing the upper realm cultivators without permission—what punishment do you deserve? The Immovable Bright King Great Venerable oppressed our Twelve Ancient Clans for ten eons and is our enemy. Releasing his descendant is to oppose all ancient beings. I would not be wrong even if I sacrificed you today!"
The Earth Clan Emperor, Wood Clan Emperor, and Fire Clan Emperor were all intimidated by the Chaos Ancestor's immense power and aura, and for a moment, no one spoke up for Yuan Suyin.
Yuan Suyin released a dark light ring, dispersing the divine might the Chaos Ancestor had pressed upon her, and said with a cold smile, "Is the Ancestor trying to sacrifice me to extend your own life? I have a saying, but I fear it will hurt your pride. It was not the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable who oppressed us for ten eons, but rather he gave us ten eons to survive, leaving the fate of the ancient beings to this future era."
Yun Hunxuan sneered, "Has the Great Elder been possessed by an upper realm cultivator? To so undermine the dignity of us ancient beings, I should extract your soul to see if you are still the Yuan Suyin of the Yuan Dao Clan!"
Yun Hunxuan raised his arm, pointing his index finger to the sky.
A bright beam pierced through the chaos, with countless spatial rifts flying around it.
The celestial energy of the entire Chaos Mountain converged toward him.
Just then, the sound of slaughter came from beyond the heavens.
The cultivators Yun Hunxuan had sent to suppress the Divine Tree Ship were blasted apart by the Calamity Venerable.
The Calamity Venerable grabbed a humanoid ancient being and flew straight toward Chaos Mountain, saying in a deep voice, "Zhang Jie is here! Who dares to act recklessly? I am the inheritor of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable's Divine Source. Whoever dares to extract her soul or sacrifice her, I will make the entire Chaos Clan pay with their lives!"
Every word was resolute and forceful.
Two other powerful humanoid ancient beings chased behind the Calamity Venerable.
Hearing this, their expressions shifted slightly, and they stopped.
The people in Chaos Mountain were also shaken.
Make the entire Chaos Clan pay with their lives?
What was he planning? Self-detonate the Divine Source?
Yuan Suyin's gaze pierced through the chaotic mist, looking at the Calamity Venerable standing outside the mountain. An unstoppable warmth surged within her heart.
She had dared to deceive Yun Hunxuan and enter Chaos Mountain, fully prepared for the worst.
It was not just to save the Calamity Venerable and Zhang Ruochen, but also due to the long-standing conflicts and grudges between the Yuan Dao Clan and the Chaos Clan. The Chaos Clan was too domineering, even taking half of the Yuan Dao Clan's territory, the Chaos River.
As an Unbound Infinite, how could Yuan Suyin tolerate being pushed around?
She had long wanted to confront the Chaos Clan head-on, even if it meant burning with divine fire and destroying heaven and earth. Only by suppressing the Chaos Clan once could the Yuan Dao Clan gain more fair rights in the future.
She had already given up on the Calamity Venerable, letting him go only to draw a line under their past feelings.
Who would have thought that this old man had not left and had even risked his life to enter Chaos Mountain?
At this point, did it still matter whether he was a man or a ghost, real or fake?
The Calamity Venerable sensed the Chaos Ancestor's aura, feeling immense pressure, but he stood tall without fear, holding the Mani Pearl in one hand and the Chaos Clan's humanoid ancient being in the other, saying, "Chaos Ancestor, you only dare to show off in this era. If it were ten eons ago, would you dare to speak a single word against the Great Venerable?"
"You'd better not make a move. I came here with no intention of leaving. Suyin, today I will share life and death with you, staining the same soil with blood!"
Under the impetus of Nine-Colored Divine Qi, the Mani Pearl released a vast amount of Brahma Fire, covering tens of thousands of miles of sky.
The pearl emitted six different colors, and the power of the Six Desires filled the space-time.
The Mani Pearl was originally forged by the Jiashe Ancestor, who gathered the Six Desires of the human world and added Brahma Fire.
To suppress the Calamity Venerable's self-detonation of the Divine Source, the Chaos Ancestor's spiritual power or divine thought would first have to pass through the Brahma Fire, then break through the Six Desires, before entering the Calamity Venerable's body to interfere with his spiritual will.
Seeing the Mani Pearl, Yun Hunxuan instead showed joy and could not help but laugh loudly: "You came to save people, so how could you self-detonate the Divine Source? Your intimidation is useless."
"Sizzle!"
Not far away, a mass of black divine fire ignited from the center of Yuan Suyin's brow, then spread to cover her entire body.
In an instant, the temperature of the entire Chaos Mountain soared sharply.
On the ground, divine soil melted.
In the sky, chaotic qi was set ablaze.
"Great Elder, why are you doing this? Is it necessary?"
The Earth Clan Emperor, Wood Clan Emperor, and Fire Clan Emperor were all greatly alarmed and immediately retreated far away.
Because the Yuan Dao Clan did not cultivate Divine Sources but Divine Fire.
Releasing divine fire outward was equivalent to preparing to self-detonate the Divine Source, a gesture of destroying heaven and earth.
An Unbound Infinite choosing to die together could definitely take many with them.