Chapter 467: The Sun and Moon Illuminate Mountains and Rivers (Twenty-Six)

Within the Mountain and River Sect
Eight years have passed since Ling Jiuxiao left the Mountain and River Sect.
The Mountain and River Sect has changed greatly.
Long Jueshen and Wang Shu have both long since broken through the barriers of creation, their cultivation reaching the Emperor Realm.
Neither of them, Long Jueshen nor Wang Shu, has ascended.
Only Long Jueshen sighs inwardly.
"As expected of that great one."
"That great one's realm is on par with the Immortal Realm."
According to the rules of the Immortal Realm, all cultivators from the lower realms who reach the Longevity Realm must ascend to the Immortal Realm.
However, unfortunately for them.
There is a rule-maker here.
Besides the Mountain and River Sect quietly gaining two more Emperor Realm experts.
The changes among the sect's disciples are also enormous.
Nirvana Realm cultivators are everywhere, Void Realm cultivators are as rare as dogs; within the sect, only Saints can be considered strong and geniuses.
Even so, the number of Saints far exceeds the number on both hands.
The name of the Mountain and River Sect gradually began to resound.
Han Xiyue's gaze wasn't limited to this place.
She wanted to expand the Mountain and River Sect and conquer more territory!
Han Xiyue was busy running around.
Inside the back mountain
Su Chen sat alone on a cliff.
He held a creature, smaller than a thumb, between his two fingers.
The creature was covered in silver armor, had a sharp tail, and its silver-gray pupils were filled with fear.
He had just finished making threats in the Immortal Martial Realm, and to avoid being discovered by those old fogies, he had simply dissolved his demonic energy.
However, his consciousness hadn't returned to his body.
Opening his eyes, he found himself in an unfamiliar place, held captive by a tall young man.
The tall young man was sizing him up... but he had a gut feeling that the young man wasn't looking at him!
An unknown fear swept over him, making even making threats impossible.
Fortunately, the young man before him spoke.
Bad news! The young man's first words nearly scared him to death.
"You...you're from the Main God Space?"
Looking into the young man's smiling eyes.
"You...you..."
Su Chen looked at the terrified creature before him and said leisurely, "The Main God Space. This sect master was once a member of the Main God Space."
The silver creature was overjoyed upon hearing this: "You're from there too, sir?"
Su Chen narrowed his eyes and continued, "But that was a long time ago."
The silver creature: "......."
He suddenly realized something and exclaimed in horror, "Could it be that you've transcended that place?"
His words were cut short. Su Chen casually exerted a little force, and the silver creature instantly turned to ashes.
He casually grabbed the silver creature, just to scare it a little.
Also, to confirm some things.
"Because of the appearance of the Calamity Lord, the influence of the Main God has been weakened?"
Su Chen pondered for a moment, then thought to himself, "Interesting."
.......
Inside Renwang City
Ling Jiuxiao was completely dumbfounded.
The Immortal Realm's Daoist lineages were recruiting 10,000 disciples.
He, the War God ranked first on the leaderboard, was actually overlooked?
"Damn it!"
Ling Jiuxiao cursed inwardly.
He could righteously refuse the recruitment offers from those Immortal Daoist lineages and then express his loyalty to the sect leader, but they couldn't just ignore him!
"A bunch of blind fools,"
Ling Jiuxiao complained inwardly.
Could it be because he offended that silver-haired being? The being wields immense power in the Immortal Realm, making them hesitant to offend the forces behind it, hence their refusal to recruit him?
Fortunately, he consumed the resources of the entire Immortal Martial Realm, so his trip wasn't in vain.
Actually, Ling Jiuxiao misunderstood the various sects of the Immortal Realm.
Seeing Ling Jiuxiao defeat the exceptionally talented silver-haired being in three moves, many sects of the Immortal Realm were initially ecstatic, even nearly fighting over Ling Jiuxiao's allegiance.
However... upon learning of Ling Jiuxiao's connection to the mastermind behind the destruction of the Purple Extreme Divine Pavilion, all the sects of the Immortal Realm fell silent.
They regarded Ling Jiuxiao as a disciple sent by a powerful figure in the Immortal Realm for training.
A disciple of a powerful figure—who would dare to rashly recruit him?
Who dares to rival a powerful figure?
Therefore, Ling Jiuxiao, ranked first on the leaderboard, unfortunately received no inquiries from any immortal sects.
However, Ling Jiuxiao was unaware of all this.
He had returned to Renwang City, and then returned to the previous universe along with Renwang City.
Because Ling Jiuxiao had caused a huge uproar in the Immortal Martial Realm, many descendants of immortal sects who had entered the Immortal Martial Realm suffered heavy casualties.
Many of the prodigies in Renwang City were obviously also affected, and only Ling Jiuxiao returned.
Oh no... there was also an elder.
Although the elder did not have the Immortal Martial Token, everyone ignored him because of that person's presence.
At this moment, many immortal sects were already waiting for Renwang City's return.
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When the powerful figures of the various sects saw that only two people remained in Renwang City, and they were both strangers, everyone was stunned.
The Zhenwu Emperor's gaze fell on the young man beside Ling Jiuxiao.
"Yuan Huang, you're still alive!"
The Zhenwu Emperor's eyes blazed with uncontrollable killing intent!
The Elder, seeing his identity recognized by the Zhenwu Emperor, showed no surprise. Instead, he said calmly, "Zhenwu, I didn't expect you to still hate me so much."
Ling Jiuxiao asked curiously, "Elder, what exactly did you do to incur such hatred from an Emperor?"
The Elder replied calmly, "I merely drew my sword while passing by and, acting on behalf of Heaven, killed several of his brothers and sisters."
"On the day of the Dao Struggle, I cut off his chance to ascend to the Immortal Realm."
"I didn't expect him to still harbor such resentment towards me."
Ling Jiuxiao: "........"
He finally understood why the Elder had been killed.
He had killed someone's brothers and sisters, who were like family, and cut off their chance to ascend. If he were in that situation, he wouldn't have let the old man go either.
But now...
Ling Jiuxiao was eager to try.
"Great Emperor... I wonder how I compare to you now?"
Ling Jiuxiao had swept through the Immortal Martial Realm, leaving him feeling lonely. Now that he had encountered a Great Emperor, he naturally wouldn't let such an opponent go.
The Zhenwu Great Emperor noticed Ling Jiuxiao's gaze.
"You choose to protect him, wanting to oppose me?"
Facing the Emperor's might, Ling Jiuxiao remained calm.
"Although I have a relationship with the Elder, this isn't because I, Ling Jiuxiao, choose to protect him."
"Rather, I believe everything the Elder has done is not without reason. If he is unworthy of the throne, I, Ling Jiuxiao, will slaughter him."
The Zhenwu Great Emperor was stunned, then, as if he had heard the most ridiculous joke, a cold smile appeared on his lips: "Ignorance is bliss. No matter which immortal sect or lineage you belong to, there is only one consequence for uttering these words."
"That is death!"
"Even if your celestial elders come, they cannot stop this Emperor!"
Ling Jiuxiao suddenly recalled his sect master's image, remembering how the sect master effortlessly annihilated an extremely terrifying being with a flick of his sleeve. Ling Jiuxiao looked pitifully at the Zhenwu Emperor, as if he were a frog in a well.
But now...
"Kill you? Why would the sect master need to intervene!"
Behind Ling Jiuxiao transformed into a divine demon form, revealing an incomparably powerful god shrouded in chaos, freezing space.
The Zhenwu Emperor casually slapped his hand, causing the galaxy to churn.
In an instant.
The Zhenwu Emperor's expression was one of astonishment.
His arm was shattered by a single slap.
You must know that he possessed... an Emperor's body!
........
Within the Shanhe Sect
Long Jueshen looked in the distance, his expression strange.
"That kid's growth rate is amazing!"
Although he can't compare to him, or even the tree next to him,
he's already at a level where he can guard the gate for him.