# Chapter 3878: Backup Plan
Moli Corpse Ancestor's head had already reformed. Earlier, although he had been successfully ambushed by Gai Mie, suffering severe injuries, even having his claws severed, his ability to adapt in the face of danger was extraordinary. He did not give Gai Mie a third opportunity to strike, escaping to a location not far from the Life-Death Double Coffin, stabilizing his declining momentum.
Watching Gai Mie's massive demonic body burn fiercely, there was no need to guess—he was definitely refining the corpse clan cultivators within Moli City. Moli Corpse Ancestor's fury was difficult to suppress, transforming into a long roar.
"Gai Mie, you will definitely regret the decision you made today."
As Yellow Spring Great Emperor's voice rang out, the Yellow Spring Seal radiated blinding divine light, releasing majestic might, striking toward the purple starry sky.
Yellow Spring Great Emperor had not conceded defeat, nor had he considered fleeing. Instead, he planned to first break Gai Mie's demonic world, then destroy Wuchang Ghost City, releasing the strange blood spring to change the battle situation.
Gai Mie knew well that the purple starry sky could not possibly block the Yellow Spring Seal. He immediately used his divine thought to control Desolate Moon, sending it flying toward the Yellow Spring Seal.
"You cannot stop it!"
The Yellow Spring Seal suddenly increased in speed, evading Desolate Moon, crashing through one purple demon star after another.
With the support of infinite might, the billion-mile demonic soil beneath Gai Mie's feet was affected, continuously cracking apart.
Heaven and earth were both collapsing.
"Sizzle sizzle!"
Suddenly, within the purple starry sky, dense lightning appeared, shuttling between the stars, interweaving into an ocean.
The lightning ocean emitted an ancestral aura, densely packed with rules, stabilizing Gai Mie's demonic world several times over.
At the same time, a war hammer, carrying a lightning river, flew in from outside the starry sky, heavily colliding with the Yellow Spring Seal, annihilating a vast expanse of space.
"Whoosh!"
Feng Tian appeared within the lightning ocean, her red robes like blood, her upright figure containing a heart-stopping deathly aura.
Reaching out, she retrieved the Thunder God Hammer.
Her phoenix eyes, filled with arrogance, stared down at the Life-Death Double Coffin below. "Great Emperor, you look well. This Heavenly God has been waiting for you for a long time!"
Yellow Spring Great Emperor remained silent, but Moli Corpse Ancestor was so furious he nearly cursed. "Feng Caiyi, you too have cultivated for over a million years, yet you acted out a rotten play with that brat Zhang Ruochen, luring us here. How childish is that?"
In Moli Corpse Ancestor's view, the discord between Zhang Ruochen and Feng Tian was premeditated, an act put on for their benefit. Otherwise, how could Feng Tian have appeared here so timely?
Zhang Ruochen laughed. "Corpse Ancestor misunderstands Feng Tian! She and I do have some conflicts, but when it comes to dealing with you and Yellow Spring Great Emperor, we also have an understanding. Many things simply don't require prior discussion to know what the other intends to do."
"When facing major matters, conflicts can be temporarily set aside."
When Zhang Ruochen sensed Luo Wen leaving Fengdu Ghost City, he naturally knew it was Feng Tian who had deliberately let him go. What did she intend to do? Did he even need to guess?
Zhang Ruochen had deliberately sent Xue Tu to meet the Corpse Ancestor. How could Feng Tian not sense that? How could she not guess what he intended?
Moreover, the conversation between Zhang Ruochen and Gai Mie within the White Impermanence Divine Palace would naturally be reported in full to Feng Tian by Yaoguang.
The two indeed had a rift, indeed had never met to discuss matters, but Zhang Ruochen was certain that Feng Tian would definitely come today. Therefore, even when he had previously fallen into the dangerous situation of fighting one against three, he remained completely unflustered.
Gai Mie, seeing Feng Tian's arrival, only sneered inwardly. In the Abyss of Darkness, he had already known about the "affair" between Feng Tian and Zhang Ruochen, so he never believed the two had truly broken ties.
This was also one of the reasons he had not chosen to ally with Yellow Spring Great Emperor...
Surrounding and killing Zhang Ruochen within Wuchang Ghost City was simply impossible to succeed.
Since the Thunder Clan Ancestor Realm had already enveloped the Origin Divine Temple, Gai Mie had no desire to continue bearing the brunt at the forefront. He immediately withdrew his demonic soil and purple starry sky.
The Thunder Clan Ancestor Realm was far more stable than his demonic soil and difficult to break.
After the purple starry sky disappeared, Moli Corpse Ancestor's head lifted. Through the shuttling lightning, he could see the World Tree in the real world's starry sky had already been lit.
The cultivators within the Yin realms of the World Tree's numerous leaf realms simultaneously activated their formations.
At the very top, Fengdu Ghost City shone most brilliantly, radiating an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth.
Feng Tian stood within the light rain scattered by the World Tree. "The World Tree has been lit. Will you surrender, or fight to the death?"
"Yellow Spring Great Emperor, under the suppression of the World Tree, your Yellow Spring Seal cannot break through space, can it?"
Zhang Ruochen sensed the auras of multiple divine realm powerhouses at various positions around the World Tree, including Zhou Qi Ghost Emperor, Yang Yun Ghost Emperor, Zhuque Huowu, Mingye Divine Venerable...
There were over a dozen Infinite Realm cultivators alone.
"I previously underestimated Feng Tian. Not only is she decisive in killing, but she is also very thorough in her actions. With the World Tree lit, Yellow Spring Great Emperor and Moli Corpse Ancestor absolutely have no chance to escape, nor can they even self-detonate their divine sources."
It was not that Zhang Ruochen had underestimated Feng Tian, but rather that Feng Tian was too expressive with her emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, leading him to believe she lacked depth.
Yet Zhang Ruochen did not know that Feng Tian's emotions in recent years had mostly been related to him, which had created this illusion.
From within the Life-Death Double Coffin, Yellow Spring Great Emperor's voice sounded leisurely: "Feng Caiyi, Zhang Ruochen, do you truly believe this Emperor entered a dangerous place without leaving himself a retreat?"
"You want this Emperor dead, but there are those who want this Emperor alive. A living Yellow Spring Great Emperor is more valuable to them."
"Act now!"
Zhang Ruochen thought of something, his eyes narrowing. The Heavenly God Lock in his hand rotated as he controlled the Dark Hand, striking toward Moli Corpse Ancestor.
"All gods, hear my command, converge divine power into Fate."
Above Feng Tian's head, the Gate of Destiny manifested, as massive and brilliant as a star.
Death Essence and death rules surged from the Gate of Destiny into the void, continuously absorbing power transmitted from the World Tree.
The Fate Divine Light emitted by the Gate of Destiny suppressed the cultivation auras of both Yellow Spring Great Emperor and Moli Corpse Ancestor, causing them to rapidly decline.
"Rustle rustle!"
Just then, in the starry domain not far from the Santu River region, a divine river crashed through the barrier between the real world and the void world, rushing straight toward Wuchang Ghost City.
This divine river extended from the void world.
Countless azure-blue resentful spirits floated on its surface.
Wherever the divine river passed, sections of the Santu River broke apart.
Stars continuously fell into the river, disappearing silently without even splashing water.
Zhang Ruochen sensed that powerful spatial fluctuation. Gazing intently, at the forefront of that divine river, he saw the Space Divine Temple's hall-suppressing divine artifact, the Four Directions Great Universe Seal.
Zhang Ruochen shouted loudly: "It's Qishier Pin Lian!"
Feng Tian's eyes sharpened. The Gate of Destiny, which had been suppressing Yellow Spring Great Emperor and Moli Corpse Ancestor, changed direction, like a light shield millions of miles long, blocking the front of Wuchang Ghost City.
Boom!
The Four Directions Great Universe Seal and the Gate of Destiny heavily collided, forming ring after ring of light waves.
That divine river, filled with resentful spirits, changed direction, rushing straight upward toward Fengdu Ghost City at the top of the World Tree.
Qishier Pin Lian was clearly worried that Heavenly Mother was within Wuchang Ghost City. She had struck with the Four Directions Great Universe Seal but did not reveal herself. Standing on that divine river was Luo Tongluo.
Luo Tongluo had already fully condensed the Shura Battle Soul Sea, in humanoid form, with long hair scattering behind her, each strand like a blue river.
Clearly, this divine river flying out from the void world was the Luo River mentioned by Shi Tian.
On the Luo River, those azure-blue figures were filled with malevolent qi, most likely the resentful spirits of the Weak Water Clan.
Attacking Wuchang Ghost City was a feint. Luo Tongluo gathering the power of the Weak Water Clan's resentful spirits to break Fengdu Ghost City was the true purpose.
Above Fengdu Ghost City, Zhou Qi Ghost Emperor and Yang Yun Ghost Emperor simultaneously manifested their giant ghost bodies, drawing upon the power of billions of cultivators from the World Tree, striking out two formation seals.
The two formation seals, one after another, collided with the Luo River.
"These resentful spirits again. One hundred thousand years ago, Fengdu Dadi and Void Heaven joined forces to severely wound them. Now they return in force, surely seeking revenge."
"Ghost clan cultivators, give your all, fight the powerful enemy together!"
Zhou Qi Ghost Emperor and Yang Yun Ghost Emperor diverted the vast majority of the World Tree's power. Instantly, the power on Feng Tian rapidly declined, and even the Thunder Clan Ancestor Realm dimmed considerably, no longer able to trap Yellow Spring Great Emperor.
"Gai Mie, Feng Caiyi, Zhang Ruochen, today's gift ends here. When this Emperor returns, there will be ample repayment."
Yellow Spring Great Emperor used the Yellow Spring Seal to forcibly tear open a spatial rift in the Thunder Clan Ancestor Realm. The Life-Death Double Coffin and Moli Corpse Ancestor, one after another, flew toward the spatial rift.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Zhang Ruochen descended from the sky, stepping on the Taiji Four Symbols Diagram Seal, striking toward that spatial rift with the Myriad Forms Formless Seal, causing space to become chaotic and heaven and earth to shake.
Even with the abilities of Yellow Spring Great Emperor and Moli Corpse Ancestor, they were quite flustered in the spatial turbulence, unable to stabilize their forms.
Gai Mie flew out from behind Zhang Ruochen, charging into the spatial turbulence. The Demon God Stone Pillar in his hand heavily struck toward the Life-Death Double Coffin.
He was well aware that he had already thoroughly offended Yellow Spring Great Emperor and Moli Corpse Ancestor. If they escaped, the consequences would be endless.
Struck by the Demon God Stone Pillar, Yellow Spring Great Emperor would naturally not be injured, but he would certainly fall back into the Thunder Clan Ancestor Realm, making escape difficult.
Just then, a space-distorting force flew out from the Yellow Spring Seal.
The Demon God Stone Pillar, which had been aimed at the Life-Death Double Coffin, deviated direction, falling toward Moli Corpse Ancestor.
"Boom!"
The ancestral radiance on Moli Corpse Ancestor's body was shattered. His massive form fell back into the Thunder Clan Ancestor Realm, his mouth emitting furious curses.
Whether cursing Yellow Spring Great Emperor or Gai Mie was unclear.
In that instant, the Yellow Spring Seal shattered time and space, carrying the Life-Death Double Coffin, disappearing before Zhang Ruochen's eyes.
It was as if a space gate had opened. White light was dazzling before his eyes, and the spatial fluctuation was unprecedented in intensity.
Zhang Ruochen wanted to pursue, but the space gate closed instantly.
The auras of the Yellow Spring Seal and the Life-Death Double Coffin completely vanished from Wuchang Ghost City, and even the surrounding starry domain showed no trace.
"Instantaneous one jing tian?"
Although Yellow Spring Great Emperor had escaped, in that instant, Zhang Ruochen had gained new insights into the Way of Space.
Gai Mie retrieved Desolate Moon and hurried over. "We cannot let Yellow Spring Great Emperor escape. Although he fled using the Yellow Spring Seal, he will definitely leave behind heavenly traces and marks. Quickly calculate his current location. You and I will pursue together, we must leave him behind."
Zhang Ruochen nodded, taking out the Celestial Pivot Needle, drawing upon the remnants of Yellow Spring Great Emperor's aura in the void, beginning to calculate.
Not good.
Suddenly, a flash of Yellow Spring Great Emperor's earlier words crossed Zhang Ruochen's mind: "Today's gift ends here."
Today's gift?
Zhang Ruochen's expression changed slightly. He stared at Fengdu Ghost City at the top of the World Tree and transmitted a message: "Beware of the Time-Space Altar!"
Too late!
The moment before Zhang Ruochen's transmission, Zhou Qi Ghost Emperor and Yang Yun Ghost Emperor were leading a group of ghost clan cultivators, using all their strength to resist the Luo River.
Luo Wen walked alone to the base of the Time-Space Altar.
His ghost body divine form uncontrollably convulsed, as if enduring some kind of pain. He knelt on the ground, letting out an unwilling roar: "Yellow Spring Great Emperor... so ruthless..."
"Boom!"
Luo Wen's divine source exploded. The destructive force instantly destroyed the Time-Space Altar.
Because of concerns about alerting the enemy and being detected in advance by Yellow Spring Great Emperor, Luo Wen had not been restrained beforehand. Instead, Hun Qi had been secretly monitoring him!
Just now, when Fengdu Ghost City faced crisis, Hun Qi naturally immediately went to preside over the formation.
He had not expected Luo Wen to self-detonate his divine source.
Even without self-detonating his divine source, Luo Wen's cultivation could not have shaken the Time-Space Altar.