Chapter 3753: The Third Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid
This divine battle centered around the struggle for the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid could be considered the most terrifying melee to erupt within the Heavenly Court since the Middle Ages. God Kings and God Venerables fell one after another, several All-Heavens-level powerhouses joined the fray, the height of Buzhou Mountain was continuously shaved down, and space teetered on the edge of collapse.
Within the Space Divine Temple, Zhao Gongming and Tianya God Venerable, who were activating the Heaven Round Earth Square Divine Formation and the Star-Swallowing Divine Formation, had already sensed the unusual aura within Buzhou Mountain and detected something amiss.
This was nothing like the divine power fluctuations that a Great Unbound Infinite could produce. It was more like the ten clans of the Hell Realm marching in full force, like the seventy-two Pillar Demon Gods awakening, like the twelve ancient tribes of the Primordial Era charging out of the Abyss of Darkness.
Buzhou Mountain, known as the number one divine mountain of the Heavenly Court, shook violently. Cracks spread to its very base, and the Space Divine Temple seemed on the verge of collapse.
Zhao Gongming had long since sent voice transmissions to the Truth Hall Master, the Five Elements Temple Master, Bian Zhuang War God, and the Chixia Feixian Valley Master, but the more critical the moment, the more these four All-Heavens powerhouses dared not act rashly.
The divine battle within Buzhou Mountain had lasted this long, indicating that the strength gap between the two or multiple sides was not significant.
Until Zhang Ruochen and the others withdrew from Buzhou Mountain, or the Space Teleportation Array within Buzhou Mountain was activated, the only course of action was to remain unchanged in response to all changes.
"The news has already been passed to Panyuan Ancient God and Chongming Old Ancestor. If either of them arrives in time, Buzhou Mountain can surely be pacified."
"Baal, Quantifier Emperor, and Lei Fa Heavenly Venerable are the greater threats! And there's the Hell Realm. The gods of the Hell Realm are watching covetously from across the Starry Sky Defense Line. If any loophole appears in the Heavenly Court's defenses, they will not miss this opportunity."
Jie Tian was stationed at the Heavenly Palace. Several times he wanted to rush to Buzhou Mountain, but was dissuaded each time by the Heavenly Palace's Heavenly Officials.
Of course, Jie Tian could not actually go to Buzhou Mountain. His two moves were merely bluffing, using the tiger's skin to intimidate others. The world was only in awe of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable's ancestral divine power.
Besides, with Zhang Ruochen able to fight on equal footing with an All-Heavens powerhouse like Murong Tailai, as long as he didn't encounter those truly fearsome figures of the world, there was no need to worry about his safety.
Chi Yao and Zangjin Baihu stood outside the Truth Divine Temple, their gazes fixed on the divine sun in the sky.
The divine sun hung in the west, the evening glow was crimson, and the vast land was covered in a layer of twilight.
If the Truth Hall Master had not told her that Void Heaven was within Buzhou Mountain, she would have already headed to the Space Divine Temple.
Chi Yao deeply understood what it meant for a figure like Void Heaven to appear at Buzhou Mountain. Once the news leaked, the All-Heavens and gods of the Heavenly Court would undoubtedly resort to any means to annihilate the heavens, crushing all cultivators within Buzhou Mountain.
As for Zhang Ruochen...
If Void Heaven appeared at Buzhou Mountain, how could the gods of the Heavenly Court believe he had nothing to do with it?
This alone was a capital offense!
Now, Chi Yao was caught in a double worry, unable to advance or retreat.
"I must go to Buzhou Mountain!"
The Truth Hall Master appeared again, standing behind Chi Yao.
Chi Yao looked at him with a strange expression.
The Truth Hall Master said, "Xu Fengjin's combat power, even in this great era, can definitely be ranked in the top ten. It's been this long, and even he hasn't been able to end the battle. This shows that his opponent is absolutely terrifying. The Truth Divine Temple is temporarily in your hands!"
From various locations across the Truth Heaven Domain, several powerful auras surged forth. One Boundless realm expert after another emerged from seclusion.
Chi Yao said, "If a real upheaval occurs, Yao will do her utmost, even at the cost of her life, to assist the seniors in protecting the Truth Divine Temple and guarding the Heavenly Court through all perils without fail."
...
Jing Daoren was the first to break the deadlock. The three ancient hall masters were shattered by him into fundamental particles, and even their divine sources were crushed.
Wan Qi's corpse exploded, turning into a cloud of spiritual power mist. It would be difficult for him to reconstitute in a short time.
"The power left behind by Ancestor Bai Yuan has been completely obliterated today. The Space Divine Temple no longer has any foundation to protect it."
Jing Daoren did not pursue Wan Qi's spiritual power mist as it fled toward the Yuxu Heavenly Gate above. That would be too time-consuming.
He headed straight for the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid!
Seeing Wan Qi's defeat, an ancient hall master at the Great Unbound Infinite realm immediately put the already matured second Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid into a golden bamboo basket.
Zhang Ruochen, A Fuya, and the Dragon Lord's divine thoughts locked onto him, but they were all restrained by powerful enemies and found it extremely difficult to break free.
"Trying to escape? Where do you think you're going?"
Jing Daoren smiled, his finger drawing a horizontal line through the air, cutting off the path of the Great Unbound Infinite realm ancient hall master.
His cultivation had reached the early stage of Indestructible Infinite. Only ancient powerhouses with profound formation mastery like Wan Qi, relying on the foundational divine formation, could hold him off for a time. Other Great Unbound Infinites were simply no match.
Zhang Ruochen and the Five-Eyed Golden Insect had already exchanged over ten thousand moves, overturning almost all the tomb divine mountains on the summit of Buzhou Mountain. The peak itself had been sunk by several hundred meters.
Seeing Jing Daoren press the Great Unbound Infinite ancient hall master tighter and tighter, about to capture him, Zhang Ruochen's palm gathered a ball of silver light, which he cast toward the Five-Eyed Golden Insect.
The silver light landed on the ground, transforming into a forest of ten thousand Buddhas.
The Xutuohan White Silver Trees grew densely, trapping the Five-Eyed Golden Insect within.
"Hua!"
Zhang Ruochen struck the Universe Cauldron with one palm. Space ripples surged out like waves, layer upon layer, shattering the rule divine patterns that Jing Daoren had used to imprison the Great Unbound Infinite ancient hall master, opening a gap.
The ancient hall master, carrying the golden bamboo basket, immediately rushed out through the gap.
He activated a secret technique, burning the divine substance within his body, unleashing unparalleled speed as he flew toward the Yuxu Heavenly Gate above.
Jing Daoren stomped in anger, glaring at Zhang Ruochen, "What are you doing? Which side are you on?"
Zhang Ruochen offered an apologetic smile, then used the Spatial Displacement technique to chase after the ancient hall master, charging into the Yuxu Heavenly Gate.
Are you kidding? Killing these ancient powerhouses who wanted to destroy the world was certainly important, but the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid was clearly more important.
If Jing Daoren captured that ancient hall master, how could he possibly give up the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid?
"Fine. This Daoist is also curious to see what the legendary Yuxu Forbidden Land is really like."
Just as Jing Daoren was about to pursue, his nose twitched. He looked down at the shattered cemetery below.
This cemetery had been blasted with many bottomless cracks, reaching deep into the body of Buzhou Mountain.
Where the cracks were wide, they stretched for several hundred meters.
On those cliff faces, one could even see coffins and underground tombs built from massive stones.
At the bottom of the cracks, it was dark and chaotic, with space storms surging outward.
The fragrance of orchids appeared in this ruined place.
Purple roots, dense like hornless dragons, grew up from the bottom of the cracks along the cliff walls.
Where the roots converged, patches of emerald green orchid leaves shot up, piercing the clouds.
"This is... a third Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid..."
Jing Daoren's emotions surged. This treasure, considered a rare wonder even by Indestructible Infinites, had appeared three times in succession. Tsk tsk. No wonder Buzhou Mountain was called the number one divine mountain of the Heavenly Court. It was truly extraordinary.
Jing Daoren looked at the distant Heavenly Gate, then at the maturing orchid below. For a moment, he was torn.
Should he wait, or go seize the one that had fled into the Yuxu realm?
Waiting meant variables!
Why not cast a divination?
Jing Daoren pulled three copper coins from his bosom, preparing to use the Six Lines technique to divine, determining whether to stay or go, and the auspiciousness or misfortune.
But before he could cast the divination, space all around the summit of Buzhou Mountain collapsed on a massive scale, caving inward from the outside. Space, like paper, shattered continuously.
Jing Daoren's face changed drastically. Even with his Indestructible Infinite realm cultivation, he was horrified. He looked around, muttering to himself, "Are Xu Fengjin, Feng Caiyi, and Kong Faning really that strong? If they keep fighting, they might punch a hole straight through the Heavenly Court."
A Fuya and Yu Jingzhen had already stopped fighting and rushed into the Yuxu Heavenly Gate one after another.
The other ancient powerhouses, sensing the terrifying fluctuations coming from the Void World, no longer dared to stay on the summit of Buzhou Mountain. They transformed into beams of light and disappeared into the Yuxu Heavenly Gate.
"Ao!"
"Ao!"
...
Corpse howls rose from the depths of the cemetery.
One after another, the ancient hall masters of the Space Divine Temple, controlled by some strange power, crawled out from underground.
Some wore golden-threaded garments; some donned purple-gold crowns; some were dressed in white like snow, stunningly beautiful; others were withered like firewood, with white hair and red eyes...
Throughout the long, ancient ages, only a minority—less than one in ten—of remnant souls could survive in Lihentian. Even if their remnant souls had not been hunted by cultivators of successive generations and lived to the present day, those who succeeded in possession were still very few.
More ancient hall masters lay forever sleeping here in their corpses, without consciousness.
Even if someone helped them birth a new spirit, making them Corpse Clan, their cultivation and strength were far inferior to those who had possessed others.
After Seventy-Two Lotus used the techniques from the "Corpse Soldier Scroll," they transformed into a powerful corpse army. Mouthfuls of corpse qi spewed from their mouths, their howls unceasing.
The Styx River flowed out from the space cracks, its countless tributaries entwining around these ancient corpses, extracting their power.
Jing Daoren looked at the Styx River tributaries falling from the sky and the densely packed divine corpses of the ancient hall masters on the ground. His expression was grave. He looked at the third Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid, which was about to mature, and no longer dared to wait. He took out a divine tree branch and prepared to dig it up.
"Boom!"
The space at the summit completely collapsed. The Void World and the Real World merged, turning into a chaotic heaven and earth.
Buzhou Mountain shook violently.
The Heaven Round Earth Square Divine Formation and the Star-Swallowing Divine Formation instantly cracked. Zhao Gongming and the gods of the Space Divine Temple below all suffered varying degrees of injury.
Large swaths of Saint realm cultivators had their bodies explode, turning into clouds of blood.
In the Qicheng Heaven Domain, where the Space Divine Temple was located, three ground fissures appeared, cutting through dozens of nearby heaven domains. Sacred cities turned to ruins, and divine mountains collapsed like sandcastles.
That divine power fluctuation was sensed by all the gods of the Heavenly Court.
...
Forced by the power converging from all directions, Jing Daoren immediately activated his Divine Realm World.
The Divine Realm World was like a cage ten thousand zhang in diameter, with rule divine patterns crisscrossing horizontally and vertically, indestructible, protecting the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid within.
"Thank you!"
A woman's voice came from above.
Seventy-Two Lotus charged out from the chaos. The Heavenly Pillar in her hand struck down, shattering Jing Daoren's Divine Realm World into billions of rule divine patterns.
Jing Daoren's body flew out like a rubber ball.
Just as Seventy-Two Lotus was about to pick the Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid, a brilliant sword light flew over.
"This Purple Heart Heavenly Venerable Orchid, this Heaven is determined to eat it. Not even you, Kong Faning, can stop it, and even if Hao Tian himself came, he couldn't keep it." Void Heaven's divine voice resounded through Buzhou Mountain, his killing intent soaring to the heavens.
The Truth Hall Master ascended Buzhou Mountain, using the Boundless Truth Realm Form to catch Jing Daoren, dissipating the impact force on his body.
"Many thanks, Hall Master. The situation is very bad. We should activate the Heavenly Order and the Heavenly Punishment Divine Light immediately!" Jing Daoren said.
The Truth Hall Master's gaze locked onto Seventy-Two Lotus, Void Heaven, and Feng Tian. In an extremely short time, he had assessed the situation. "It's not yet time for that step."
"Xu Fengjin, that old lecher... well, he's already changed anyway. He's already involved in the war between the Heavenly Court and Hell. There's no need to cling to old ties. We should suppress and capture him, imprison him in the Five Elements Temple. This Daoist will personally guard him." Jing Daoren suggested in a low voice.
No matter how low his voice was, Void Heaven could hear him. He was so angry he wanted to abandon Seventy-Two Lotus and chase after Jing Daoren. "Junior Sister, don't listen to him. This old man came to the Heavenly Court with no ill intentions. I am here to quell the chaos for your Heavenly Court."
"This Kong Faning, Hao Tian is reluctant to kill him, but this old man will do it! This Buzhou Mountain, Hao Tian has left it unattended, but this old man will pacify it. Oh, and Zhang Ruochen invited this old man and Feng Caiyi here. Don't worry, we'll kill the people and leave. We won't cause you any trouble."
(End of this chapter)