# Chapter 4196: Heavenly Palace Turmoil
The Heavenly Code Order was activated jointly by the Five Direction Divine Palaces. Over the years, cultivators from the Truth Divine Temple had been responsible for the Eastern Emperor Hall. Xiang Chunan and Qingsi Xue transformed into two beams of light and soared away.
The Nine War Gods were responsible for the Southern Emperor Hall, and Bian Zhuang headed there. The Five Elements Temple governed the Northern Lord Hall, and Zhen Yuan's figure vanished before everyone's eyes.
The Red Cloud Flying Immortal Valley governed the Western King Hall, where the aged Xianxia Chi sat year-round in the hall.
Xuanyuan Lian gave the order, and outside the Central Divine Hall, the All Heavens, God Kings, God Venerables, and lords of various realms all began to move. Some donned the battle armor of the Heavenly Punishment Divine Army, while others scattered to the four directions.
Undoubtedly, only the Heavenly Code Order, the Heavenly Court's strongest trump card, had any chance of blocking the Heaven's Will World-Burning Divine Talisman.
It didn't need to hold for long.
As long as they could capture Murong Duiji before the Heaven's Will World-Burning Divine Talisman broke through the Heavenly Code Order, the talisman would lose its controller, and the threat would immediately diminish.
No matter how powerful the Heaven's Will World-Burning Divine Talisman was, it hadn't been personally unleashed by the Eternal True Ruler. It required someone to control it.
With someone in control, there was a weakness. The person was the weakness.
"Shriek!"
Void Heaven struck first, his form transforming into a sword light that shot straight toward Murong Duiji.
He had already locked onto him with his sword intent.
If he could severely wound Murong Duiji to the point of incapacitation within three strikes, he could secure victory and avoid a life-and-death war between the Heavenly Palace and the God Realm.
Murong Duiji knew well how formidable Void Heaven was, having cultivated Sword Twenty-Six. From the moment Void Heaven appeared, he had been mobilizing his spiritual power to resist Void Heaven's sword intent.
The moment Void Heaven moved, he immediately executed the "Kunpeng Soaring Form," his spiritual power field condensing into a Kunpeng divine shadow—Kun controlling water, Peng controlling wind—breaking free from the sword intent lock.
With one step back, he retreated into the vast, boundless sea of stars behind him.
"Still trying to escape?"
Void Heaven swung his sword horizontally, slashing out a sky-connecting sword light that cut through space, severed the rules of heaven and earth, and was unstoppably sharp, striking toward the spiritual power star sea Murong Duiji had manifested, seeking to break it.
Murong Duiji stood at the center of the star sea, his right hand pointing two fingers to the sky.
Instantly, from the Heaven's Will World-Burning Divine Talisman above his head, blazing like the scorching sun, a wisp of talisman force flew out.
"Hiss hiss!"
This wisp of talisman force ignited, turning into a waterfall of flames that collided with the incoming sword light.
"Sword Twenty-Six—invincible in offense below the Ancestor level. But I wield the Ancestor Grand Talisman, exquisite and profound, its talisman power shaking the heavens. How can you be my match?"
Murong Duiji was both refined and steady, yet also exuded an invincible majesty. Void Heaven felt the heavy pressure of the Ancestor Grand Talisman bearing down on him, his gaze cold and fierce, speaking in an unyielding tone: "I have refined the Sword Source, Sword Bone, and Sword Heart into one. You're right—below the Ancestor level, I can slay any enemy. As for your Heaven's Will World-Burning Divine Talisman... I think the Eternal True Ruler, who has broken through to the ninety-sixth rank, should still be weaker than the Sword Ancestor, right?"
"Boom!"
Void Heaven's form vanished into nothingness, while his sword intent was everywhere.
"A fine move—hiding the sword in nothingness."
Murong Duiji was extremely cautious, immediately activating the talisman patterns of the Heaven's Will World-Burning Divine Talisman.
Countless crimson runic imprints fell like a rain of fire from the sky, forcing Void Heaven to reveal himself.
By then, Void Heaven had already reached Murong Duiji's front. The divine sword in his hand was as fast as lightning.
If Murong Duiji had been even half a beat slower, he would have been pierced through by the sword.
Given Void Heaven's current cultivation, being stabbed by him once would annihilate Murong Duiji's physical body into powder, no matter how strong his spiritual power was.
"Boom!"
The divine sword collided with the Ancestor talisman patterns before Murong Duiji, the sword tip penetrating only three inches.
The next moment, rolling flames surged down from above.
The heat waves were overwhelming, capable of incinerating all matter in the universe. Void Heaven's eyes narrowed, and he immediately withdrew his sword and retreated. Even though his speed exceeded that of light, many strands of his graying hair were still scorched.
It must be noted that above his head was the Sword Source Divine Tree.
The Sword Source Divine Tree had already blocked most of the flames surging from the Ancestor Grand Talisman; otherwise, more than just his hair would have been burned.
Undoubtedly, Void Heaven's surprise attack had failed, and he hadn't been able to take down Murong Duiji immediately.
What followed would be a bitter battle.
"Since you all are stubbornly unyielding, then today I will trample the Heavenly Palace and reshape the Heavenly Court Universe."
Murong Duiji's voice was vast and mighty, like a peerless divine being standing proudly in the sky. His entire body burst forth with brilliant divine radiance, and with spiritual power that surpassed the world, he drew the endless flames from the Ancestor Grand Talisman, directing them straight toward the entire Heavenly Palace.
The flames were like a sea, space burned and twisted, and the rules of heaven and earth were extinguished upon contact.
At this moment, his essence, energy, and spirit peaked to their utmost. Even a single glance could crush the spiritual will of gods.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
From the Eastern Emperor Hall, Southern Emperor Hall, Northern Lord Hall, Western King Hall, and the Central Divine Hall where the Dragon Lord sat, circles of formation inscriptions surged forth simultaneously.
At the same time.
The seven-colored Heavenly Code Order, like water waves, collided with the surging Ancestor talisman flames.
"Boom!"
All the buildings in the Heavenly Palace shook.
Within the Heavenly Code Order emerged thousands of imposing figures—male and female, monks and Daoists, humans and demons. Each figure was at least at the Indestructible Infinite level.
Standing at the forefront, the most majestic and colossal figure, was the Truth Great Emperor.
This was like a Daoist confrontation across the River of Time between the Truth Great Emperor, along with all the powerful cultivators in Heavenly Court history who had cultivated order, and the Eternal True Ruler.
The Ancestor talisman flames and the Heavenly Code Order continuously annihilated each other, locked in a stalemate.
"See this? The God Realm intends to destroy the Heavenly Palace today. The Heaven's Will isn't trying to burn the world—it wants to refine and kill us."
Xuanyuan Lian's gaze fell on Ji Tian and the gods beside him who were close to the God Realm, saying, "Senior Ji Tian, you can no longer play both sides. You must make a choice."
More than a hundred gods stood with Ji Tian, many of them God Kings and God Venerables of the Infinite Realm.
At the very least, they were realm lords of powerful realms.
This was undoubtedly a superpower, even capable of influencing the outcome of today's battle.
Facing Xuanyuan Lian's intimidating gaze and the Creator Ancestor's cold smile, Ji Tian felt regret for the first time, realizing he was caught in a dilemma.
In this apocalyptic era, as the number one figure of a top clan in the universe, he could only survive in the cracks.
His closeness to the God Realm was entirely because the God Realm was powerful enough and was the only force with a way to counter the Great Calamity.
What had he done wrong?
Now, with relations between the Heavenly Court Universe and the God Realm deteriorating, he was caught between two sides.
Make a choice?
Any choice seemed likely to bring destruction to the Ji Clan.
"Ji Tian, join us in destroying the Five Direction Divine Palaces and dismantling the Heavenly Palace's final defense. We'll credit you with the first merit," the Creator Ancestor said.
Ji Tian's brow was deeply furrowed, his gaze fixed on the Creator Ancestor.
"Under the Ancestor Grand Talisman, the Heavenly Court's order won't hold much longer. If you don't act now, Half-Ancestor Murong will only see you as a member of the Heavenly Palace," the Creator Ancestor said.
Jing Daoren said, "Are you treating the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable as a decoration? Old Ji, it's not too late to turn back now."
"Compared to the God Realm, what is the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable? At best, he's a second Hongmeng Black Dragon," the Creator Ancestor said.
Xuanyuan Lian's eyes turned cold. Her stance was like a drawn bow as she charged forward like a streak of light.
Her halberd struck like a dragon.
The Xuanhuang divine radiance was blinding, piercing through the Ancestor rules and Ancestor divine qi surrounding the Creator Ancestor. It was domineering beyond compare, daring to clash head-on with a peerless Half-Ancestor.
"Boom!"
The Creator Ancestor's stone body was massive, his five fingers like clouds. He struck out with a palm that collided head-on with Xuanyuan's halberd.
The energy storm spread outward, sending countless gods staggering backward.
"Hmph, little girl, you're still too green."
Before he finished speaking—
"Swish! Swish!"
Blade Venerable and True Martial Great Emperor emerged from behind Xuanyuan Lian, one on each side.
The blade light tore through the Creator Ancestor's protective divine radiance, with flames and frost coexisting.
True Martial Great Emperor's divine seal was like a divine mountain, as heavy as if forged from a hundred thousand stars.
The Creator Ancestor roared in fury, spitting out a battle weapon from each of his two heads, clashing violently with Blade Venerable's blade and True Martial Great Emperor's seal.
These two battle weapons were like scale weights, or solid hemispherical bronze bells—one black, one white—emitting Creator Life Qi and Creator Death Qi respectively. Their power was formidable, not inferior to divine artifacts.
"Bang! Bang!"
The four powerhouses clashed, fighting so fiercely that heaven and earth were turned upside down. Even the defensive formations couldn't hold, and buildings outside the Central Divine Hall continuously collapsed.
People and horses were thrown into chaos, and even gods fled in panic.
More than a dozen realm lords of no weak cultivation exploded into clouds of blood.
Forced to do so, Xuanyuan Lian, Blade Venerable, and True Martial Great Emperor simultaneously released their Divine Realm Worlds, using three Divine Realm Worlds as the battlefield to offset the damage from the battle's aftermath to the Heavenly Palace.
On the other side, the Heavenly Punishment Divine Army had not been successfully formed. First, because its commander, Void Heaven, had already donned the Heavenly Punishment Divine Armor and charged into the Ancestor talisman flames to attack Murong Duiji. The army was leaderless.
Second, the Heavenly Punishment Divine Army was supposed to be an army assembled from all the powerful cultivators of the Heavenly Court Universe, but now these cultivators were already scattered. Moreover, there were wavering individuals like Ji Tian's group.
It could be said that the Heavenly Punishment Divine Army was still a heap of loose sand, far from forming a combat force capable of confronting an Ancestor.
Void Heaven, as the commander, had sufficient strength, but his personality wasn't suited for command, and he couldn't earn the trust of all the gods in the Heavenly Court Universe.
The Dragon Lord stood atop the Central Divine Hall, gazing at the starry sky filled with flames. He saw Void Heaven drawing the Heavenly Punishment Divine Light, engaging in a mobile battle with Murong Duiji, which helped relieve some of the pressure on those of them activating the Heavenly Code Order.
In the short term, the group of God Realm powerhouses within the Heavenly Palace seemed to pose a greater threat.
A single misstep could destroy the Five Direction Divine Palaces, greatly reducing the power of the Heavenly Code Order.
The Dragon Lord's divine voice rang out: "The Heaven's Will World-Burning Divine Talisman is not a one-strike-kill talisman. Murong Duiji drawing on its power only brings his combat strength close to the Ancestor level. Once he fully activates the talisman's power and unleashes its world-destroying strike, while the Heavenly Palace's defenses certainly can't stop it, he himself will be annihilated for being unable to control that power. Ji Tian, why haven't you acted yet? Join us in encircling the God Realm gods."
Hunyuan Tian strode toward Ji Tian, saying, "Is the Ancestor Grand Talisman so easy to refine? Even a talisman refined by Murong Buhuo has its limits in power. The Eternal True Ruler just emerged from seclusion not long ago—does he think a casually refined talisman can annihilate us?"
Zhao Gongming, riding a black tiger and wielding a money sword, approached Ji Tian from another direction, saying, "The Ancestor is hard to defeat, but that doesn't mean he can kill us as he pleases. These past million-plus years, we've been in bitter cultivation, not eating idle food. We may not have much else, but we have tough lives."
Jing Daoren, controlling the ten divine suns of the Blazing Sun Ancestor, warily watched the God Realm gods and said lightly, "Old Ji, don't make a mistake."
The Phoenix Emperor, Dragon Emperor, and the clan leaders of the Five Elements Clan all showed expectant looks, hoping to see Ji Tian lead those gods to side with the God Realm, so they could unleash a full-scale massacre without restraint.
The Dragon Lord's constant argument to persuade the Heavenly Court's All Heavens was: "You can question the loyalty of the Primordial Beings to the Heavenly Court Universe, but you cannot question their hatred for the God Realm."
Murong Duiji, single-handedly confronting the entire Heavenly Palace, exuded an aura indistinguishable from an Ancestor, his bearing peerless. Even Void Heaven, who had cultivated Sword Twenty-Six, was reduced to a supporting role, unable to face him head-on.
But despite wielding the Heaven's Will World-Burning Divine Talisman, failing to achieve a quick victory, Murong Duiji couldn't help but begin reassessing the depth of the Heavenly Court's foundation.
If he truly pushed the Heaven's Will World-Burning Divine Talisman to its extreme, his physical body would certainly be destroyed, and his spiritual thoughts would be damaged by the talisman's power, forever losing the possibility of advancing to a Spiritual Power Ancestor. He might even fall to the ninety-third or ninety-second rank.
His ninety-fourth-rank spiritual power merged into sound waves: "All God Realm gods, attack together—at least break through one of the Five Direction Divine Palaces. Ji Tian, the Eternal True Ruler is right here in the Heavenly Court. If you don't act now, today will be your death day."
The spiritual power contained in his voice was a heavy blow to the divine souls of every god.
Ji Tian's body trembled slightly, a cold light flashing in his eyes as he gave the order: "The Life and Death Heavenly Venerable assassinated Long Lin—an act of great treason. These rebellious gods of the Heavenly Court cannot distinguish right from wrong, obstructing the God Realm's enforcement of justice, standing on the opposite side of righteousness. The Heavenly Court Universe still needs us to protect it. Kill! Break through the Eastern Emperor Divine Hall, help the God Realm uphold justice, and reshape the cosmos."
Among the Five Direction Divine Palaces, the Eastern Emperor Hall was the weakest and most likely to be breached.
Before Ji Tian made his decision, the God Realm gods brought by Murong Duiji and the Creator Lord had already launched an attack on the Western King Divine Hall. Hunyuan Tian and Zhao Gongming were drawn to that side.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
The three Divine Realm Worlds of Xuanyuan Lian, Blade Venerable, and True Martial Great Emperor collapsed in battle.
Even with their combined strength, they were no match for the Creator Lord, falling into a disadvantage and continuously retreating toward the Central Divine Hall.
The balance was tipping in the God Realm's favor, and Ji Tian saw his opportunity, so he made his decisive move.
"Good! That old scoundrel Ji Tian has finally rebelled. Kill, kill all the internal traitors."
The Phoenix Emperor, Dragon Emperor, and other Primordial Beings, along with the Heavenly Palace's War Gods, immediately met the attack, not giving Ji Tian and his group a chance to approach the Eastern Emperor Divine Hall.
The Dragon Lord surveyed the overall situation and recognized that the greatest threat on the Heavenly Palace battlefield was the Creator Lord—a transcendent existence who could mobilize the power of the Ancestor's corpse.
Once he broke through the encirclement of Xuanyuan Lian, Blade Venerable, and True Martial Great Emperor, the Five Direction Divine Palaces would be in imminent danger.
"You take charge of the Central Divine Hall and oversee the overall situation."
Jing Daoren was about to join the battle, wanting to take the opportunity to suppress the Blazing Sun Ancestor's corpse, when the Dragon Lord's voice suddenly reached his ears. He couldn't help but look toward the Central Divine Hall, puzzled: "Me?"
The Dragon Lord had already vanished from the top of the Central Divine Hall, heading toward that broken Divine Realm World, entering the storm's center.
"Creator Ancestor, Ji Wang of the Dragon Clan comes to fight you."
The Dragon Lord stepped into the chaotic battlefield, transforming into a dragon, his body also accompanied by Ancestor rules and Ancestor divine qi.
"Roar!"
A dragon's cry startled the world. Countless dragon-shaped rules and orders surged wildly from within him, like ten thousand dragons paying homage, pulling the Creator Ancestor into the alien-time-space battlefield he had constructed.
"Heavenly Lord, we two will assist you."
Blade Venerable and True Martial Great Emperor were drenched in blood, like two bloody figures, heavily wounded.
But worried that the Dragon Lord might not be able to withstand the Creator Lord, they unhesitatingly dove into the alien-time-space battlefield.
An alien-time-space battlefield could only be opened by existences at the Half-Ancestor level. It was an independent space created by a Half-Ancestor fully releasing their own rules and order, completely squeezing out the surrounding rules of heaven and earth.
Only by fighting in such a battlefield could the aftermath of battle be prevented from spilling over and causing world-destroying calamities.
Of course, whoever constructed the alien-time-space battlefield would undoubtedly be at a disadvantage in the fight.
The Dragon Lord dared to do this because he controlled the Dragon Nest.
The alien-time-space battlefield he opened was also the world of the Dragon Nest.
Xuanyuan Lian did not enter the alien-time-space battlefield. Her gaze locked onto Ji Tian, killing intent shooting straight into the sky.
"Ji Tian, I will kill you."
She gripped the Xuanyuan Halberd and charged out of the ruins of the Divine Realm World. Wherever she passed, anyone who blocked her—whether God Realm gods or Heavenly Court Universe gods—was sent flying by a single halberd strike, their divine bodies shattered.
"Whoosh!"
The Xuanyuan Halberd broke through the air, its Xuanhuang divine radiance scattering a crowd of cultivators.
Ji Tian felt the tangible killing intent behind him and immediately unfolded a formation diagram to defend. A black metal great world manifested within the paper's square-inch space.
There, space was chaotic, sometimes erupting, sometimes contracting.
This formation diagram was one of the Ji Clan's clan-protecting treasures. The Xuanyuan Halberd stabbed into the formation diagram, blocked by the black metal great world, with spatial force and countless rules surging back out, striking toward Xuanyuan Lian.
Xuanyuan Lian decisively abandoned the halberd and, with her other hand, drew the Radiant Divine Sword from her waist.
"Rip!"
Radiant divine radiance and sword light poured forth together. The Radiant Divine Sword slashed across the top of Ji Tian's head.
With a bang, his crown shattered, and his long hair fell loose.
Ji Tian never imagined that in just thirty thousand years, Xuanyuan Lian's combat power would have become so terrifying—he had nearly lost his head to her sword. He retreated more than ten steps, releasing his Divine Realm World and Star Soul Divine Throne, barely stabilizing his decline.
The entire Heavenly Palace was in chaos, destructive energy everywhere.
Only Zhang Hongchen and her nine sword slaves remained still. Not that she didn't want to move.
It was because Feng Yan and Chi Kongle stood before her, preventing her from acting rashly.
Zhang Hongchen appeared extremely composed, smiling: "Second Uncle, if you continue to block my way, don't blame Hongchen for being disrespectful."
Feng Yan was unusually stern: "Hongchen, over the years, everyone has known about your mother's situation and understands your feelings. That's why we elders haven't used harsh measures against you."
"Including thirty thousand years ago, when your father sent you into the Nether Refining Prison, I pleaded for leniency on your behalf."
"But today, I warn you—don't get involved in this battle, or even I won't be able to save you."
Zhang Hongchen's gaze gradually turned resolute. The boundless Truth Realm Form erupted beneath her feet as she said, "Then please, Second Uncle, offer me some guidance."
The nine sword slaves, under her command, moved in unison.
"Second Uncle, you don't need to bother with this. Matters between us sisters can be settled among ourselves." Yan Ying'er and Zhang Nihe flew over, joining Chi Kongle. Both women had spiritual power above the ninetieth rank, each releasing a divine formation that pulled Zhang Hongchen and the nine sword slaves inside.
The divine formation Yan Ying'er had refined used the Blood Shadow Divine Tree as its formation eye.
The divine formation Zhang Nihe had refined actually used the Sky-Connecting Divine Tree as its formation eye. This was once the heavenly spiritual root of the Kunlun Realm, and after being cut down, a new sprout had grown.
Feng Yan only glanced at the Sky-Connecting Divine Tree before sensing its extraordinary nature, thinking to himself: "Everyone says Ji Fanxin's spiritual power is unfathomable, possibly reaching the ninety-fourth rank, and that she has reached a height few can match in the Way of Life. The Sky-Connecting Divine Tree has always been guarded and nurtured by her—it's indeed somewhat unique."
Seeing Chi Kongle also charge into the formation, even Feng Yan, as her uncle, found it headache-inducing.
His eldest brother's four daughters were all extraordinary, and none of them were easy to deal with.
"No matter what, I can't let Hongchen join this battle between the Heavenly Court Universe and the God Realm. I can't let her become a sacrifice in the Ancestors' game." Feng Yan released a corner of his Divine Realm World, with the Nuwa Palace faintly visible within.
If Chi Kongle, Yan Ying'er, and Zhang Nihe proved unable to handle the situation, he would personally intervene to suppress Zhang Hongchen.
Hu An and Yan Wushen—one demon and one demon—were concealed in a great world not far from the Heavenly Court.
Murong Duiji's spiritual power field could mask the current celestial phenomena and battle events of the Heavenly Palace, but it couldn't fool their perception and deduction.
Everything happening in the Heavenly Palace was deduced within their divine seas, like a series of mirror images.
"At a time like this, A Fuya and Gai Mie still haven't made a move?" Yan Wushen feigned confusion, asking with doubt.
Hu An laughed: "Gai Mie is the head of the Earth Officials, hiding in the shadows—he probably isn't at the Heavenly Palace. As for A Fuya... she's indeed worth anticipating."
Yan Wushen knew well that what Hu An anticipated was A Fuya going all out.
That way, they could determine whether she was A Fuya or Feng Caiyi.
Yan Wushen said: "Has the Eternal True Ruler really broken through? Is he really going to take the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable and the Heavenly Court Universe as his first targets?"
Hu An's expression turned serious: "After the Eternal True Ruler emerged, the rules of heaven and earth in the universe indeed underwent drastic changes, and auspicious signs appeared in various sects of the Confucian lineage. But whether the God Realm has truly decided to deal with the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable and reshape the Heavenly Court Universe... it doesn't quite seem like it. For now, it looks more like a probe."
"A probe? Master, what do you mean? I feel like an all-out war between the God Realm and the Heavenly Court Universe has already broken out."
Yan Wushen humbly sought guidance.
Hu An said: "If the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable doesn't die, would the God Realm dare to launch an all-out war against the Heavenly Court Universe? If the God Realm truly intended to destroy the Heavenly Court Universe, they would never let the battle escalate to this extent."
"The God Realm's most correct approach would be to use the Seventy-Two Layer Tower to first suppress the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable."
"Then, without the Eternal True Ruler even showing his face, just a single Murong Zhuxing could clean up those cultivators in the Heavenly Court Universe who refuse to submit to the God Realm."
"Now, with all this turmoil... guess how many people have come to the nearby star regions of the Heavenly Court?"
Yan Wushen said: "I imagine the Dark Lord and the White Jade Divine Emperor have both come. If the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable dies and the Heavenly Court Universe falls under the God Realm's control, none of us can play anymore. Our choices are either death or surrender."
"More than that—far more. Anyone with the strength to sit at the chessboard should have arrived," Hu An said.
Yan Wushen's eyes moved: "If that's the case, then it's not impossible to fight the God Realm."
"You want to enter the fray?" Hu An smiled.
Yan Wushen feigned surprise: "Are we not entering? If the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable dies, we might really be left with only the outcome of being picked off one by one by the God Realm."
"I already said, if the God Realm wanted to kill the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable, they wouldn't start a war with the Heavenly Court Universe in this manner. They would never give us time to rush here and assist," Hu An said.
Yan Wushen said: "Then what is the God Realm's true purpose?"
"There are many possibilities! Perhaps they want to use this opportunity to force the hidden Life and Death Heavenly Venerable and various major powers into the open."
"Perhaps the God Realm is also searching for the reason behind the disappearance of the Strange Domain."
"Perhaps they are testing the strength of the collective power of the Heavenly Court Universe's living beings. Of course, we can't rule out the goal of crushing the Heavenly Court Universe, crushing the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable, and seizing the Heaven Cauldron and the Radiant Cauldron."
Hu An said darkly: "If the cultivators below the Ancestor level in the Heavenly Court Universe collapse at the first blow, the God Realm might also take the opportunity to strike down the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable and remove this obstacle."
"In short, both the Immortal and the Eternal True Ruler of the God Realm are formidable figures. Their thoughts and plans are extremely difficult to fathom, and we must be cautious."
"Haven't you noticed? Before the situation becomes clear, even the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable doesn't dare to make a move."
Yan Wushen pondered: "If the worst happens... let's assume that scenario occurs. Your disciple is very curious—would Master make a move?"
Hu An thought for a moment: "That depends on how strong the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable is."
Yan Wushen said: "If he's not strong enough, we don't make a move?"
"If his strength is too weak, then he has only one value. When he's about to die in battle, we help him self-detonate his divine source, letting him take one of the God Realm's Ancestors with him," Hu An said.
Yan Wushen said: "And if he's strong enough?"
"Then we definitely won't make a move! If he's strong enough, he can force the Eternal True Ruler to reveal his full strength, or even force the God Realm's Immortal to show himself. If he dies in battle, the God Realm will pay an even greater price," Hu An said.
Yan Wushen smiled: "Your disciple now understands a bit why the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable doesn't dare to act rashly. Once he makes a move, there's almost no chance of survival. But if the cultivators below the Ancestor level in the Heavenly Court Universe can defeat those below the Ancestor level in the God Realm, forcing the God Realm's Ancestor to make the first move, there might still be a glimmer of hope."
Hu An's gaze turned to the Heavenly Court in the starry sky, muttering to himself: "The cultivators of the Heavenly Court Universe seem stronger than we expected. Murong Duiji, after all, is no match for Qishier Pin Lian or the Fourth Confucian Ancestor—his spiritual power can't carry the banner below the God Realm's Ancestor level. If the God Realm has no other means, the Eternal True Ruler will probably have to act personally. Will he?"
Yan Wushen said: "If the Eternal True Ruler attacks cultivators below the Ancestor level, he will surely crush them with a single move. The entire Heavenly Court will become a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, with no living things left. In that case, the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable would be even less likely to show himself. Instead, he could calmly slip away and vanish without a trace. And the tragic scene of the Heavenly Court Universe would become the best blood letter for the entire universe to unite and march against the God Realm."
"In the end, this is a psychological game. The Eternal True Ruler doesn't know whether the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable truly cares about the lives of the Heavenly Court Universe's cultivators. The Life and Death Heavenly Venerable is betting that the God Realm's Ancestor doesn't dare to go on a killing spree in the Heavenly Court Universe, because the consequence could be the entire universe joining forces to condemn the God Realm."
"Some scheme meticulously, some strategize, some wait to strike, some watch from the shore. Where is the opportunity? And where will this confrontation be led?"
"Master is right—this looks more like a probe. It's not just probing the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable and the Heavenly Court Universe, but also our attitudes when faced with earth-shattering upheavals. The God Realm wants to see whether, when the Heavenly Court is about to fall, the various forces will stand by coldly as they did with Hongmeng Black Dragon."
"It's not that simple. So far, can you distinguish friend from foe? I can't, and the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable probably can't either." Hu An smiled mysteriously: "The Corpse Hidden has arrived! Now let's see what other chess pieces the Life and Death Heavenly Venerable has to use."
Yan Wushen's gaze turned toward the direction of the Heavenly Court, his eyes darkening slightly.
Because he saw the Corpse Hidden Ancestor, holding a golden staff and stepping on the Weak Water River, majestically charging into the Heavenly Court's atmosphere.
The Mother of Weak Water had either surrendered or perished!