# Chapter 1123: Great Sage Falls
A person living in this world, every blade of grass and every tree, can be understood as struggling to cross over. Gai Jiuyou's cultivation had reached the pinnacle of creation — this was a singular Dao!
He had walked his own path, which was why he could be invincible eight thousand years ago. When his blood qi was at its peak, a single clear whistle could shake down meteors from beyond the heavens.
"Boom!"
The Golden Scepter flew backward, as if struck back by an ocean tide. Golden light filled the void, ancient emperor aura boiled over, blazing and dazzling.
The Golden King was horrified. What could he say when encountering such a ferocious person? An old man with withered flesh and little remaining lifespan was like a divine lion king!
Blood continuously spilled from his mouth. The loss of golden blood was too great — that was the essence of their bloodline's origin. Today he had suffered injury, his Dao source struck by divine sound.
"Jingle!"
On the other side, the Purple Gold Ten Thousand Dragon Bell rang incessantly, also struck flying backward, carrying Great Sage Qianlun as it swept across a vast, boundless region, shattering some small planets behind them.
One after another, brilliant rays of light bloomed, filling people with deep fear. They were like fireworks, yet in truth they were the spectacular sight of stars exploding, sweeping across the pitch-black cosmos.
This was a great cataclysm. Once the Transcending Tribulation Immortal Melody emerged, it blocked both ancient emperor weapons and wounded two ancient clan great sages!
In the Eastern Wasteland, many people could see strings of flowing light flashing through the outer realms even without using ancient formation eyes — those were small planets being destroyed, emitting their final flames.
"This... this has reached an inconceivable realm. It clearly withstood the might of ancient emperors, wielding extreme weapons. How can Gai Jiuyou contend with this?"
"This realm, we can only gaze up at it for our entire lives, never able to reach it — it exceeds the scope of our understanding!"
Even ancient clan sages had to exclaim in admiration, then feel a sense of desolation, knowing they could never surpass it, having no hope in this lifetime.
On the outer realm battlefield, the Golden King and Great Sage Qianlun barely halted their decline, both letting out long cries. They refused to believe they couldn't resist, launching another fierce attack.
"Let the deity revive!"
The Golden King roared, continuously pouring divine power into the Immortal Scepter. All kinds of radiance boiled, allowing the weapon spirit within to fully revive, seeking to cut down Gai Jiuyou.
Moreover, behind him, a golden treasure vault appeared, opening a small golden world. Inside, golden light blazed brilliantly. Heavenly swords, divine pagodas, great bells, and more all shone with dazzling radiance, vibrating with boundless divine power that poured into the Immortal Scepter.
"Boom!"
The Golden Scepter transformed into a golden immortal dragon, soaring through the boundless cosmos, illuminating a stretch of brilliant and eternal light amidst darkness and cold!
Gai Jiuyou shifted sideways, retreating another hundred thousand li, but his Dao advanced forward. The Transcending Tribulation Immortal Melody played, resounding through the desolate starry sky as if reversing the river of time, cutting open different heavens and earths of past, present, and future.
"Rumble!"
Golden light surged backward. The ancient emperor aura was unbroken, sweeping away all obstacles. The Immortal Scepter swept across, but also trembled, resisting the divine sound.
The Transcending Tribulation Immortal Melody possessed infinite and boundless great power. It was a scripture technique that could astonish ten thousand ages, a method to contend with ancient emperor techniques, shaking the Golden King until he coughed up blood once again.
On the other side, Great Sage Qianlun of the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest was not much better. Blood seeped from every pore of his body, his flesh trembling continuously.
"This won't work. The ancient emperor weapons are consuming too much of our essence. Each time we can't concentrate on him... if this continues, we will surely fall!"
At this point, Qianlun had to admit that Gai Jiuyou's Dao cultivation far exceeded theirs. The divine techniques he displayed could penetrate through from over a hundred thousand li away, as if right before them.
This was truly world-shaking immortal music. The Transcending Tribulation Immortal Melody was strange and unpredictable, with tremendous power sweeping through the dark cosmos. The Golden King and Great Sage Qianlun possessed extreme ancient emperor weapons, yet they could not prevail.
In just half an hour, both men staggered, spraying divine blood everywhere — golden blood and purple blood, each drop precious, containing the essence passed down to them by their ancient emperors.
They couldn't help but feel their hair stand on end. Continuing like this, they would surely die!
"We have no choice but to merge with the ancient emperor weapons and kill him without form!" The Golden King grew ruthless.
"Correct. Enter deep into the ancient emperor weapons. He has no extreme weapon. Even with heaven-defying divine abilities, he can hardly do anything to us. Can he really strike the imperial weapons and suppress us to death?" Great Sage Qianlun of the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest nodded.
"Whoosh!"
The heavens rumbled. The divine scepter trembled slightly. The Golden King transformed into a blazing beam of light, entering the ancient emperor weapon, merging with it as one.
"Chi!"
A blinding golden light tore through the starry sky, transforming into a bolt of lightning that shot straight toward Gai Jiuyou. Body and imperial weapon fused together, capable of breaking through anything.
This was a lethal strike. Since Gai Jiuyou had no emperor weapon, they used this method to break his defense and annihilate him.
Divine might surged. The dark heavens were shattered. The Golden King entered the divine artifact as if inheriting the most indestructible dharma robe — none could break through.
"Boom!"
He arrived in an instant, turning the place where Gai Jiuyou stood into a black hole. Boundless chaos energy surged in all directions.
Gai Jiuyou vanished, appearing in another stretch of dark sky. He stood there, eyes cold and sharp, gazing from afar.
At the same time, the Purple Gold Ten Thousand Dragon Bell transformed into a purple true dragon stretching over a thousand li. Every joint was a purple gold divine bell, now like great bells, diving down.
"Rumble!"
Bell waves boomed. The purple true dragon's claw tore through the void. The dragon's head struck, and the vibrations it emitted caused many stars to shake. Ancient emperor might surged forth like a tidal wave.
This stretch of cosmic void collapsed. The purple true dragon was unmatched, capable of tearing through any obstruction, destroying an entire region.
"Gai Jiuyou, you're finished! Let's see how you meet extreme imperial weapons!" the Golden King roared, inside the Immortal Scepter, fearless, transforming into golden light that could flood this cosmos.
At this moment, even the Weapon Art could hardly threaten him effectively, because he had merged with the Golden Scepter, becoming one with it. As a great sage, he was difficult for others to control.
"Kill!" Great Sage Qianlun of the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest shouted coldly, merging his body with the purple true dragon, stretching over ten thousand li, sweeping across.
This was a heart-stopping great battle. All kinds of light danced, all divine techniques emerged together. Imperial weapons swept across, splitting the cosmos.
The Transcending Tribulation Immortal Melody, its sound shook the world, sweeping through the nine heavens and ten lands. But Gai Jiuyou was not an ancient great emperor after all — he could not destroy imperial weapons.
But this was enough. Who dared to engage in a great battle with someone wielding an emperor weapon? And he was not inferior!
"Bad, what can be done?" Ye Fan's heart sank. He wanted to secretly transmit a message, lending the Green Copper Cauldron to Gai Jiuyou, but they were too far apart, separated by tens of thousands of li, unable to contact the sick old man.
"Gai Jiuyou, you have no chance. Throughout history, no cultivator below the level of ancient emperor has been able to crack an extreme ancient weapon. Even if you have almost walked the path of enlightenment, it's useless!"
The Golden King and Great Sage Qianlun of the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest finally relaxed at this moment. Merging with the imperial weapons, they charged at extreme speed, continuously attacking.
They transformed into two immortal lights, fearless of Gai Jiuyou's attacks, unleashing their most powerful techniques, seeking to turn him to ashes.
"What human sovereign? Before the passage of time, you are nothing. Old and decrepit, without vigorous blood qi, you still want to defy heaven? Today we send you on your way!"
The Golden King grew more valiant the more he fought, letting out a carefree long cry, arrogant and invincible, sweeping across the starry sky. Billions of golden immortal rays scattered down, dazzling and brilliant, like a deity appearing in the world.
These past days, he had been extremely stifled in his heart. First defeated by the Battle Victory Buddha, forced to redeem his life with rare divine source, then had his incarnation destroyed by Gai Jiuyou's single strike.
As an ancient clan great sage, this was a tremendous humiliation. Having reached this level, his combat power was beyond doubt, yet he suffered defeat after defeat, causing many from various clans to criticize him.
His heart was gloomy. Now, finally having the chance to turn things around, about to wash away his shame, he naturally roared with abandon.
"Gai Jiuyou, surrender your life! Your lifespan is nearly gone, without yang divine power, old and decrepit. What do you have to fight me? Offer your head as sacrifice to my clan's imperial weapon, to relieve the hatred in my heart!" the Golden King shouted. At this point, he finally relaxed, feeling everything was under control.
The Transcending Tribulation Immortal Melody was destined to astonish past, present, and future, but it could not suppress two revived ancient emperor weapons. Gai Jiuyou could not achieve success.
Suddenly, crimson clouds shot into the sky. Brilliant rainbows filled every corner, making the entire heavens a bright red, full of resplendent radiance.
A nine-cycle immortal phoenix cry spread through this star domain. Its sound was clear, its Dao grand, its power world-shaking. A fiery red phoenix danced, as if about to swallow the entire cosmos, causing many ancient stars to instantly dim.
"This is... an emperor weapon!"
"What? Gai Jiuyou has brought an emperor weapon? What kind of weapon is it?"
Several royal clan elders watching the battle all felt their hair stand on end, chills running down their spines. They knew something was wrong — things had taken a bad turn.
Gai Jiuyou stood there. In a daze, his former heroic figure appeared — spirited and vigorous, with a majestic bearing, sword-like brows and star-like eyes, handsome and striking.
Yet in the next moment, he was still that sickly old man with withered flesh, ultimately in his twilight years.
In his hand appeared a crimson and gorgeous furnace, dazzling and brilliant, floating in his palm. On it were phoenix birds spreading their wings, sun imprints — ancient and grand.
It was forged from Phoenix Blood Red Gold — it was the Eternal Universe Furnace!
"Boom!"
Gai Jiuyou stood unmoving, rooted in this cosmos. In his palm, the Eternal Universe Furnace rapidly enlarged, reaching the height of heaven. Its entire body was crystal clear, red as blood diamond, wreathed in layers of misty smoke.
This was the furnace forged by Eternal Universe Great Emperor, with merciless might. Now fully revived, it instantly illuminated the pitch-black cosmos.
"Clang!"
The furnace lid was not opened. The immortal furnace forged from Phoenix Blood Red Gold directly crashed over. Gai Jiuyou used the Weapon Art to drive it, shaking the vast cosmic starry sky until it was on the verge of complete collapse and destruction.
The Golden Scepter and the Purple Gold Ten Thousand Dragon Bell both nearly burned, their light greatly flourishing. The two ancient clan great sages sensed something was wrong, using all their Dao cultivation to drive them in defense.
Yet even with two imperial weapons together, they could not block the Eternal Universe Furnace. Gai Jiuyou's Dao cultivation had reached a shocking level. Now with an emperor weapon in hand, he could be called invincible!
"Rumble!"
Blazing light bloomed. Boundless phoenix cries rang out. Crimson clouds flooded the vast universe. Stars trembled wildly, and nearby planets continuously shattered and exploded.
The weapon of an ancient great emperor clashing with the artifact of an ancient emperor — extremely rare in history!
The Golden Scepter and the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell were both sent flying. It wasn't that the weapons were inferior, but the users were far behind. Even within their divine artifacts, the two ancient clan great sages suffered severe injuries, nearly having their forms and spirits destroyed.
"You..." A trembling voice came from within the Golden Scepter. The Golden King was terrified. He drove the Immortal Scepter and turned to flee, not daring to stay a moment longer.
"Clang!"
The crimson, crystal-clear Eternal Universe Furnace boomed, transforming into a crimson cloud that charged over. Another strike, crashing into the Golden Scepter — the weapon of an ancient great emperor clashing with an ancient emperor weapon.
The metallic sound rang out. The Golden Scepter flew sideways a great distance, shattering stretch after stretch of sky.
"Ah..."
The Golden King screamed, shrill and miserable. He was shaken out, tumbling from the Golden Scepter. His body was tattered and broken, nearly extinguished. Even as a great sage, it was not enough!
Gai Jiuyou extended a rough hand. His flesh was old and decrepit, no longer possessing the heroic bearing of his youth, yet it made everyone revere him, wanting to prostrate themselves in worship.
"Bang"
He grabbed the Golden King in his hand, as if catching a golden butterfly.
"Brother Gai, show mercy!" Great Sage Huntuo shouted.
However, Gai Jiuyou paid no attention, slowly closing his palm. The Golden King screamed in terror, struggling desperately, but could not escape.
"Puff"
When that palm closed, a great sage of the ancient clan, standing at the very pinnacle of the strong, had his body broken apart. Golden blood splattered everywhere, shocking and awe-inspiring! (To be continued.)