Chapter 1296: Immortal Ancestor Battles the Holy Emperor

My Longevity Simulation

TL Note: I’ve corrected 混元金丹 from Primordial Golden Core to Primordial Unity Golden Core. The earlier translation missed part of the meaning contained in 混元, which is a Daoist concept referring to the primordial, undivided state of creation. “Primordial Unity” better captures the original term, so future chapters will use the updated translation for consistency.

“The Heavenly Sovereign has returned.”

Lu Xichan, along with all the formation masters present, froze slightly the moment they heard these words.

Then, unavoidably, intense fear surged into their hearts, and they lowered their heads.

Even their bodies could not stop trembling slightly.

This was the overwhelming oppressive force of the Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereign who had suppressed the Xuanhuang Realm for thousands of years and single-handedly created the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

Following Dharma-Transmitter Ren’s words, across every prefecture of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, the Holy Emperor talismans affixed to the enormous Dharma-Transmitting stone statues suddenly began to flutter despite the absence of wind.

They continuously flapped, as though they might be blown away at any moment.

The stone statues suppressed beneath the talismans also seemed to come alive, emitting faint tremors.

The Holy Emperor talismans radiated violet-gold starlight, while the Dharma-Transmitting stone statues emitted white radiance.

The two forces continuously clashed.

Across the Xuanhuang Realm, heaven and earth changed color.

The Holy Emperor also seemed to sense something. While continuing his preaching, he casually raised his head to look toward the heavens.

Yet the Dao principles flowing from his mouth did not stop.

Only his speaking pace unconsciously quickened slightly.

Amid the strange phenomena shaking the Xuanhuang Realm, some Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance cultivators had already guessed what was happening.

Their faces turned pale, cold sweat poured from their foreheads. They no longer had any mind to listen to what the Holy Emperor was saying, their bodies trembling uncontrollably in fear.

Yet some cultivators had flickering eyes as they concentrated on listening to the Holy Emperor’s teachings, while inwardly praying that Immortal Ancestor would return just a little later.

“The transformations of past and present, the principles of the Great Dao.”

“The Dharma-Transmitting method has no place in Xuanhuang.”

“Now that I have attained the Dao, I shall attempt to change it…”

At last, the Holy Emperor’s preaching came to its conclusion.

The Holy Emperor’s gaze fully shifted away from the countless living beings below and toward that figure standing in the starry sky beyond the Xuanhuang Realm.

He gave a slight nod, then suddenly vanished into the heavens.

Without the Holy Emperor’s protection, all manner of strange phenomena abruptly descended upon the Xuanhuang Realm.

Rolling dark clouds emerged from nowhere. Layer upon layer, they slowly covered the bright moon formed by Holy Dynasty Great Qi.

Across the earth, birds and beasts that had previously come out to listen to the Holy Emperor’s preaching were startled into panicked flight, rushing back to their nests for shelter.

Even flowers, grasses, and trees were shattered and scattered by the increasingly violent winds.

Boom!

Bolt after bolt of thunder exploded within the dark clouds.

Then torrential rain crashed down upon the earth.

Wind, rain, and thunder roared together, and in an instant the entire Xuanhuang Realm resembled the end of the world.

Although Immortal Ancestor’s true body had not yet arrived, all living beings beneath heaven were already trembling beneath His shadow.

Those Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance cultivators whose hearts had wavered after hearing the Holy Emperor’s teachings felt as though a bucket of cold water had been poured over their heads, instantly cooling their feverish thoughts and restoring clarity.

“What was I thinking? That is Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor! The Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor who has suppressed the Xuanhuang Realm with a single hand for thousands of years! I actually imagined that the Holy… no, that these bandits could win?”

“The Holy Emperor… the Holy Emperor may be strong, but he is absolutely no match for Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor. Damn it, I need to forget this new path immediately.”

“Immortal Ancestor above, please forgive this lowly one’s momentary lapse into delusion…”

“Once Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor acts, everything will be restored!”

The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance cultivators were cowed by Immortal Ancestor’s’s might, their courage shattered.

The soldiers of the Holy Dynasty, due to the immense disparity in cultivation realms, also experienced a brief moment of fear.

But very quickly, their eyes became firm once more.

Some of them remembered the words the Holy Emperor had spoken before this campaign began.

And so someone shouted toward the heavens, “The Holy Dynasty will triumph, the Holy Emperor will triumph!”

At first, it was only scattered cries.

But very quickly it spread like wildfire.

Without anyone deliberately commanding them, every soldier of the Holy Dynasty seemed connected in spirit, shouting in perfect unison.

Their voices grew louder and louder, from shouting to roaring, from roaring to furious howling.

The voices of Great Qi’s soldiers surged like overwhelming tidal waves, spreading across the entire Xuanhuang Realm with the force of collapsing mountains and overturning seas.

As though responding to their call, the bright moon in the heavens erupted with violet-gold radiance.

It broke free from the endless dark clouds once more.

The chaotic storms shaking Xuanhuang actually began to show signs of gradually subsiding beneath these earth-shaking cries.

Dharma-Transmitter Ren listened to the distant voices and let out a cold sneer.

“Merely the death throes of the doomed.”

As if in response to his words, portals began appearing across the four central prefectures of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

Massive flying vessel formations continuously emerged, and in mere moments filled the skies above the four prefectures.

At the prows of each vessel stood a Dharma-Transmitter.

The Dharma-Transmitters gazed upward and offered slight bows toward the Immortal Ancestor beyond the starry sky.

Lu Xichan secretly observed the scene, inwardly shocked.

“These must be the cultivation forces each Dharma-Transmitter has nurtured within their own small worlds. Since Heavenly Sovereign has appeared, naturally they no longer need to remain hidden.”

“Judging by the auras radiating from those flying vessels, there are even Dao Integration cultivators among them.”

“The hidden strength of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance is even greater than I imagined…”

As Lu Xichan pondered, a voice dripping with mockery suddenly came from above.

“You deployed the Dissociation Disc, along with nineteen Tianxuan secondary bodies, and after all this time you still have not broken a mere trapping formation.”

“Your Formation Strategic Hall truly grows worse with every generation. If Lu Xia knew, he would probably be so angry he would come back to life.”

Hearing her master’s name mentioned alongside such ridicule, anger surged within Lu Xichan’s heart.

But she also recognized the speaker as one of the Dharma-Transmitters, Dou.

So despite her anger, she did not dare reveal the slightest trace of it.

She only lowered her head and said, “This subordinate is incompetent.”

“Enough. Have your people step aside.”

Following Dharma-Transmitter Dou’s lazy command, a group of child attendants drifted down from the flying vessel above.

They first gave a slight salute to the Mirror Holder overseeing the Dissociation Disc. After receiving the formation analysis data gathered so far, they immediately began the process of breaking the formation.

There were thirty-six of these child attendants.

Their faces were utterly expressionless.

Even their eyes contained not the slightest emotional fluctuation.

One of them extended a hand into the light beam of the Bright Moon Starlight Grand Formation.

Then, his body instantly began to turn illusory.

Starting from his hand and spreading through the rest of his body, he gradually became identical to the starlight of the formation.

Just as the child attendant testing the formation with his own body was about to be completely swallowed by the starlight, his figure suddenly vanished, transforming into a streak of light that flew before another child attendant.

This second child attendant likewise touched the formation with his hand, then tested it with his own body.

This process repeated continuously.

Until the thirty-sixth child attendant, just as he was about to completely transform into starlight…

His body trembled, shaking out the original thirty companions from within himself. He too returned to his normal appearance.

The thirty-six Dao children gathered together, whispering among themselves.

Then, as if they had reached a consensus, they all nodded in unison.

They split into two groups. One group began working on breaking the formation. The other once again repeated the process of testing the formation with their own bodies.

The Immortal Alliance formation masters observing from the side almost immediately sensed how extraordinary this group of Dao children was.

Judging by their speed of breaking the formation, the Bright Moon Starlight Grand Formation would definitely be torn open within less than half a day at most.

As the Chief of the Formation Strategic Hall, Lu Xichan was even more shaken than anyone else.

As she looked at these thirty-six formation-breaking children, four words surfaced in her mind: Formation Spirit Sacred Physique.

This was an extremely special constitution, as if the body itself were naturally formed from formations. Not only did they possess an innate sensitivity and affinity toward all formations, but they could also merge body and formation as one, greatly increasing a formation’s power.

Just as artifact spirits were to dharma treasures, they could transform into formation spirits, causing formations to undergo sublimation and transformation.

Formation Spirit Sacred Physique was something not seen even once in a hundred years.

Lu Xichan’s master, Lu Xia, had spent his entire life hoping to find a cultivator with this constitution to inherit his legacy. Unfortunately, even until his death, he never achieved that wish, and in the end could only reluctantly pass all his lifelong knowledge to Lu Xichan.

Yet today, more than thirty of them had appeared at once.

Lu Xichan raised her head to look at the sky, at the figures standing atop the densely packed flying vessels floating overhead.

A chill rose in her heart.

“Just how many things have these Dharma-Transmitters been hiding?”

After Dharma-Transmitter Ren learned of the progress in breaking the formation, killing intent flashed through his eyes.

This time, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance had been humiliated so badly that punishment from the Heavenly Sovereign was inevitable.

Since that was the case, before receiving punishment, he would first vent his fury brutally upon these troublemakers.

With a wave of his hand, the black-robed cultivators who had originally been gathering attacks, but had been forced to stop because of the Holy Emperor’s preaching, resumed their actions.

Several cultivators wearing green Dao robes, holding horsetail whisks and talismans, quietly descended from the flying vessels above.

Waving their horsetail whisks and talismans, they molded the power accumulated within the light spheres into vicious-looking bodies resembling divine beings, filled with killing intent.

As these energy deities descended, the might radiating from them caused even Lu Xichan, a Dao Integration cultivator, to feel genuine fear.

The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance’s counterattack was ready to erupt.

Outside the Bright Moon Starlight Grand Formation, the soldiers of the Holy Dynasty had already prepared for close combat against the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

The supreme battlefield commander, Sun Erlang, was methodically issuing orders through the Holy Emperor Star Network.

“Those below Nascent Soul are to remain at their positions and must not move recklessly. Continue supervising the construction progress of the suppression formations. Remember, completing the formation on time counts as a great merit.”

“As for cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage and above, I am making the following deployment adjustments.”

The brighter stars within the star sea were dispersed and reorganized under Sun Erlang’s mental control.

“Do not clash head-on with the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance. Stretch the battle lines across every part of the alliance.”

“We do not need to invade the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance headquarters. What we need is to wait for the Holy Emperor to return victorious from the star sea.”

Sun Erlang spoke with absolute firmness.

The soldiers of Great Qi roared in acknowledgment.

After everyone’s emotions had been fully stirred, Sun Erlang observed the scene inside the Bright Moon Starlight Grand Formation and made final adjustments to military appointments.

At the same time, part of his remaining focus had already connected to the quietly standing dark-gold Holy Punishment Puppet.

“Finally, I can stretch my limbs a little.”

Beneath Sun Erlang’s calm gaze surged an incomparably blazing battle intent.

Three hours later.

The Bright Moon Starlight Grand Formation, which had firmly sealed the four states of the Immortal Alliance for seven whole days, was finally torn open by a small gap.

In the very next instant, the powerful attacks filled with the fury of the Immortal Alliance cultivators poured out through that opening.

Manifested spell techniques, furious divine beings with glaring eyes, and countless treasures radiating light…

All erupted together in dazzling splendor.

The terrifying energy, enough to flatten several Immortal Alliance states into the ground, eagerly searched for targets to destroy.

Yet what awaited the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance’s long-accumulated counterstrike…

Was merely an ordinary black gate.

As the black gate opened, all of the violent attack methods were completely swallowed by it.

Like an abyssal beast opening its bloody maw.

Not even the slightest energy ripple was left behind for the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

After swallowing all the explosive energy that had accumulated, the black gate vanished silently once more, just as it had appeared.

Leaving only the somewhat stunned members of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance behind.

“The Dark Sea?” Dharma-Transmitter Ren’s expression changed slightly. He had sensed a somewhat familiar aura from that gate.

And just as he had expected, the “massive” energies swallowed into the Dark Sea merely formed another accumulation cloud deep within it. Aside from that, they stirred no other waves.

“It seems the recent disturbance in the Dark Sea was also related to these thieves.”

With new hatred added to old grudges, Dharma-Transmitter Ren’s anger had reached its peak.

The thirty-six Dao children continued breaking the formation, intending to completely tear apart the Bright Moon Starlight Grand Formation.

The cultivators under the other Dharma-Transmitters also streamed out through the opening in the formation, intending to sweep through and exterminate the rebels in each prefecture.

However, Dharma-Transmitter Ren’s plan encountered a setback in the very first prefecture.

The entire prefecture was completely empty.

It seemed the rebels had fully withdrawn, and even the Heavenly City had been completely looted.

Not a single person remained behind.

“They ran?” Dharma-Transmitter Ren was somewhat uncertain.

Just as the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance cultivators stood there in confusion, swords drawn and looking around aimlessly, flashes of light lit up from every corner of the state.

They rapidly launched toward them.

The silver lights seemed to have received special enhancement, making them several times faster than before during flight.

They arrived in an instant.

“Hm? This is…”

“Sky-Patrolling Arrows?!”

Some of the Dharma-Transmitters recognized the objects right before their eyes.

Their expressions changed drastically.

The next moment…

Boom! Boom! Boom!

An endless series of violent explosions echoed across the heavens.

…

And at this moment, outside the Xuanhuang Realm, within the Darkest Star Sea.

That figure rapidly returning toward the Xuanhuang Realm encountered almost the same treatment.

Only, what exploded within the star sea was not mere Sky-Patrolling Arrows.

But rather the True Immortal residual power scattered everywhere throughout the star sea.

Holy Emperor Li Ping was not some rigid person who insisted on an upright and honorable duel against the Immortal Ancestor.

What he wanted was simply victory.

Using the great wind currently sweeping through the star sea, Li Ping utilized the star sea’s revival power to alter the original positions of the lingering True Immortal power.

Afterward, it was concealed with formations, forming a trap in a certain sense.

This road home, the Immortal Ancestor had walked countless times.

He was familiar with it beyond familiarity itself.

Yet he had never expected that this time, he would actually suffer an ambush.

Like wind rising and waves surging, that figure became flickering and unstable under the influence of different remnants of True Immortal power, illusory and distorted.

He appeared somewhat battered.

The Holy Emperor gazed at the other party from afar. That appearance was exactly the same as the towering stone statues standing throughout the Xuanhuang Realm.

There was no doubt in revealing the other’s identity.

High crown, long beard.

The Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor.

Yet even though this figure had suffered an ambush, the expression on his face remained exactly the same as the stone statues below, without the slightest change.

The Holy Emperor did not wait for the other party to recover from the sneak attack.

Behind him, the phantom of the Holy Dynasty instantly emerged, accompanied by swirling starlight.

“The Heavenly Mandate is with me…”

“The Great Dao is with me…”

“The future is with me!”

The fortune accumulated and stored by the Holy Dynasty for so long was instantly added onto his body.

The devout prayers of countless Great Qi citizens, soldiers, and the surviving You Clansmen race pierced through spacetime, sounding beside the Holy Emperor in unison like profound heavenly music.

Within the Darkest Star Sea, a fierce wind rose around the Holy Emperor.

Darkness retreated, starlight grew brighter.

At this moment, the Holy Emperor seemed to become the center of the entire Darkest Star Sea.

Infinite star domains, endless void, countless stars.

All revolved around the Holy Emperor at this moment.

Within the Xuanhuang Realm, all living beings felt something in their hearts.

They involuntarily raised their heads to look at the sky. Beyond the dark and gloomy heavens.

The dazzling silver swirling starlight illuminated the world like night being lit anew.

And at the center of the spiraling layers of stars, the solemn and majestic figure of the Holy Emperor could clearly be seen.

The starlight holy robe upon his body danced with the galaxy.

Radiant and brilliant, shining without end.

“Dao Extinguishes…”

“Dao is Born!”

Accompanied by calm yet vast Dao resonance, the Holy Emperor’s figure vanished into the swirling starlight.

The brilliant silver radiance instantly unfurled.

Like a galactic river descending from the ninth heavens.

It crashed directly toward the high-crowned old man who had yet to steady himself.

At last, a trace of fluctuation appeared on the eternally unchanging face of the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor.

Within that infinite starlight, he seemed to see the ancient cultivation world, the incomparably prosperous grand cultivation era of this star sea.

Then he saw how, after reaching the height of prosperity, decline began, and faint discordant phenomena started appearing within the star sea.

Then it was as if he saw, with the collapse of the Immortal Dao, all kinds of terrifying calamities silently descending upon the star sea. One flourishing cultivation world after another was annihilated amid disaster.

The Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor’s gaze wavered. Before his eyes, the brilliant star sea was growing dim.

Starlight entered his eyes, his body, his soul.

The Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor’s high crown and garments began to decay.

His beard and hair began to fall away.

His upright and majestic figure became hunched.

Those remnants of True Immortal power that had not yet fully detached still continued entangling him.

The Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor appeared to be in imminent danger.

“Cough, cough…”

“What a move, Dao Extinguishes, Dao is Born.”

Amid the howling winds of the star sea, the Immortal Ancestor finally spoke.

His voice was different from the benevolent voice of transmitted teachings remembered by the countless beings of the Xuanhuang Realm.

Perhaps due to the severe blow he had suffered, he sounded like a dying mortal, weak and feeble.

The Holy Emperor did not respond.

His figure did not even appear.

The annihilating impact of the starlight river was already nearing its end.

But the Holy Emperor’s attack had not yet ended.

What had just occurred upon the Immortal Ancestor was merely Dao Extinguishes.

And what came next…

Was Dao is Born.

Pitch-black hair burst forth from the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor’s scalp, growing wildly in the wind.

Dull explosive sounds came from every part of his body. At times, bulges of flesh and bone could be seen protruding.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Powerful heartbeats accompanied the winds of the reviving star sea.

With every beat, a chunk of flesh violently exploded from the Immortal Ancestor’s body.

When the new Dao is born, the old law must be slain.

This ancient being, the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor, who was incompatible with the revived star sea, was suffering an incomparably intense Dao backlash.

The heartbeat grew faster and faster. His bent body had long since become incomplete. Even the bones beneath the flesh no longer remained.

Like a shattered puzzle piece, he swayed endlessly amid violent explosions. His newly grown long hair circled once through the star sea before returning to its origin.

It viciously wrapped around his neck.

Tighter and tighter, like a sharp sword determined to sever his head.

Boom.

The heartbeat had reached its absolute limit. The Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor’s chest exploded violently.

There was no blood mist.

Only pure, absolute nothingness.

Even energy no longer existed, a complete manifestation of Dao extinguish.

The extinguishing void began spreading outward from the hollow in his chest.

His already broken and battered body seemed about to be completely devoured by nothingness.

The winds of the star sea grew even more violent.

As though celebrating this victory.

However…

Just as the void of Dao extinguish was about to swallow the Immortal Ancestor’s head.

This mysterious supreme being, who had suppressed the Xuanhuang Realm across several eras.

Suddenly had tiny points of starlight illuminate within his eyes.

Although the lower half of his head had already been partially consumed, a voice still rang out across the star sea.

It was precisely the exact same words shouted by the Holy Emperor.

“Dao Extinguishes…”

As the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor spoke, the star sea seemed to sink once more into silence and darkness.

The blowing winds gradually calmed.

The wildly growing hair slowly fell away.

Even the void consuming the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor was halted by some mysterious force, no longer spreading.

In merely an instant, all the destructive phenomena upon the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor had vanished.

It was as if an invisible barrier existed around him, blocking all forces that attempted to approach.

The wind still howled, and the starlight remained brilliant.

Yet it could not harm him in the slightest.

Even though he only had half of his head remaining.

“Dao Born.”

Immortal Ancestor spoke calmly once more.

Black hair regrew, and his fleshly body was born and evolved from the void.

His high crown and robes were all restored to their original state in the blink of an eye.

In only a few moments, Dharma Transmitting Immortal Ancestor, who had originally been gravely wounded and on the verge of falling, had completely recovered!

What a terrifying sight this was.

“What a pity. It was just a little short.”

The Holy Emperor’s sigh suddenly rang out.

A streak of starlight swept past, and Li Ping’s figure appeared once again.

He stared at Dharma Transmitting Immortal Ancestor. The regret in his eyes had already vanished, leaving only endless battle intent and unwavering conviction.

Immortal Ancestor also did not immediately launch a counterattack, but instead examined this attacker who had tried to kill him the moment they disagreed.

As if he had seen something extremely interesting, Immortal Ancestor was first momentarily stunned.

Then he said, “When did another Supreme realm cultivator appear in this starry sky?”

There was some wistfulness and some emotion in his tone.

“Supreme…”

The Holy Emperor carefully savored those two words.

Then he slightly shook his head.

“It is merely the current limit of the Star Sea.”

“Not the limit of this Star Sea.”

“So how can it be called Supreme?”

Dharma Transmitting Immortal Ancestor did not refute him.

Instead, he turned back to look toward the distant center of the Star Sea.

“Fellow Daoist, do you know the saying that as the water rises, the boat rises with it?”

“My Supreme, and your Supreme…”

“Are still somewhat different.”

Immortal Ancestor spoke calmly.

There was no intention of boasting in his words, only the indifference of someone stating a simple fact.

The Holy Emperor listened to Immortal Ancestor’s words and fell into thought.

He naturally understood what Immortal Ancestor meant.

The reason Dharma Transmitting Immortal Ancestor currently displayed this level of battle strength was because the limit of what the Star Sea could contain stopped here. But the power Dharma Transmitting Immortal Ancestor could truly control exceeded that limit.

It was only because of the current upper boundary that it could not be displayed.

As the Star Sea’s limit was opened further, his strength would continue to grow stronger.

As for the Holy Emperor, although he had now also reached the Star Sea’s limit, it was through the blessings of the Holy Dynasty’s fortune, the Star Sea’s favor, and many other factors.

Once the Star Sea’s limit was opened, he would still need a period of further cultivation before he could catch up.

This was the gap between Immortal Ancestor and himself.

“After all, this is Dharma Transmitting Immortal Ancestor, who has existed for who knows how long.”

The Holy Emperor did not feel much surprise in his heart.

Nor did he feel the slightest fear.

Even if his killing move had been blocked, even if there was a gap in strength between them.

Still…

The Holy Emperor’s attack had only just begun.

Holy Emperor Li Ping extended his hand toward the front, sensing the winds rising in the Star Sea.

This time, it was not the wind of the Star Sea’s revival.

But rather the chaotic winds that had gradually arisen from clashing against the residual power of a True Immortal.

The Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor also sensed Li Ping’s movement.

“Fellow Daoist, that move you just used, [Dao Extinguishes, Dao Born], was indeed extraordinary.”

“Seeing it stirred my emotions, and it has benefited me greatly.”

“I also have a move. Please offer your appraisal, Fellow Daoist.”

This time, the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor struck first.

“This technique is called…”

“Something in the Palm.”

The moment the words Something in the Palm echoed beside the Holy Emperor’s ears, a wave of unease surged in Li Ping’s heart.

Then the scene before his eyes changed at astonishing speed.

His body instantly began shrinking without limit.

The surrounding scenery rapidly magnified.

The elderly man in the high crown, who had originally been several sizes smaller than his three zhang three chi body, expanded at incredible speed.

By the time the Holy Emperor realized the change had occurred, the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor had already become like the colossal stone statue towering upon the surface of the Xuanhuang Realm.

It was not merely a change in size.

The Holy Emperor could even feel that his connection to the Holy Dynasty, to the Xuanhuang Realm, and even to the entire star sea, was continuously weakening as he shrank.

A faint premonition arose in the Holy Emperor’s heart. If this continued, those connections would very likely be severed completely.

And he would be forever lost within this miniature scene.

Yet while his thoughts raced, the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor’s attack had already arrived.

In merely the time it took to think, the full figure of the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor could no longer be seen.

Only the Immortal Ancestor palm, vast as mountains, immense as earth and heaven, came crashing down overhead.

The surrounding space was locked. Escape was impossible for the Holy Emperor.

Looking upward, even the palm lines of the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor had become like towering mountain ranges.

Facing the gigantic palm descending to suppress him, not the slightest fear appeared in the Holy Emperor’s eyes.

“The Xuanhuang Realm…”

“How could it possibly be something in your palm?”

A cold glint flashed through the Holy Emperor’s eyes.

“Let me show you…”

“The true power of Xuanhuang.”

“My body becomes…”

“Xuanhuang Heaven!”

His body was completely covered beneath the Immortal Ancestor giant palm.

And then…

Endless Xuanhuang radiance burst forth from beneath that giant palm.

At this moment, all living beings in the Xuanhuang Realm instantly felt the land beneath their feet shaking violently.

Even the dark clouds in the sky were scattered by the tremors.

Quite a few sharp-eyed cultivators even saw that it seemed as though certain lines within heaven and earth had vanished.

As creaking thunderous sounds rang out, it was as if the pillars of heaven had broken.

The sky of the Xuanhuang Realm sank downward slightly.