In the Holy Lotus Hall.
Wei Qingkuang sat cross-legged with her hands stretched forward. She clenched her teeth tightly, her body drenched in sweat as she clearly struggled. The won watched the ethereal, tri-colored spirit light before her, their faces full of worry.
This Sanctum of Tri-Clearance required the combined effort of three Great Masters to maintain its balance. But at this mont, Wei Qingkuang was maintaining the balance and stability of this minor world on her own. The cost and hardship she had to endure were unimaginable to ordinary people.
Regrettably, no one else present could help her. After all, it was a divine skill exclusive to the Tri-Rainbow State.
"How is Tian'er faring now?" Luo Xian, who had been anxiously waiting by the side, could not help but ask.
Wei Qingkuang shook her head gently. "I can barely maintain the Sanctum of Tri-Clearance, so I am unable to see what is happening within."
Hearing this, Luo Xian sighed silently. She recalled the image of Luo Xiu lying in a pool of blood, his cultivation destroyed, and her heart ached as if pierced by a knife.
Luo Ying held her hand, comforting her, "Don't worry, Sister Xian. Master Ping will take good care of His Majesty."
BOOM!
Just then, a loud explosion erupted, and the entire palace trembled with it.
"Xiaoqing, what's happening outside?" Luo Ying asked anxiously.
Array Spirit Xiaoqing's voice traveled from the void. "There are hundreds of cultivators outside attacking the array. But don't worry, these people aren't strong enough to break the Holy Lotus Great Formation."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gazes to the Heaven-Supporting Venerable on the other side, signaling with their eyes for him to go out and defend the palace.
However, the Heaven-Supporting Venerable did not move, rely smiling indifferently.
"Sorry, everyone, but I have no desire to get involved in this matter."
Dou Dou suddenly pointed at him, saying in a fierce yet adorable tone, "Chen Shuisheng resurrected you to be a bodyguard! You can't be lazy!" She added, "Be careful! When Chen Shuisheng cos out, Dou Dou will make him teach you a lesson!"
Hearing this, the Heaven-Supporting Venerable laughed aloud. "He can barely save himself, let alone worry about ."
Everyone's expression sharpened at his words.
Luo Xian asked urgently, "What do you an?"
The Heaven-Supporting Venerable stated bluntly, "The strand of Divine Sense he used to control just dissipated. His own situation is likely grim, and he may have even perished, his very existence erased."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Dou Dou shouted angrily.
The won all looked on with disbelief and suspicion.
Ignoring their reactions, the Heaven-Supporting Venerable said lightly, "I am a free man now. With this immortal and indestructible body, who in all the heavens and myriads of worlds can do anything to ?"
After speaking, he scanned the crowd. "Rest assured, I have no intention of troubling you."
Luo Qianye snorted coldly and strode forward.
"We'll defend it ourselves! Even if we die in battle, we will not let those Celestial Realm riff-raff take a single step inside!"
Luo Xian said, "Dou Dou, you and Yan'er stay here to protect the Empress."
Dou Dou nodded vigorously and said earnestly, "Don't worry, Chen Shuisheng's sister! Dou Dou is great at being a protector!"
Luo Xian waved her hand, and a delicate, petite jade lotus appeared in her palm. She said to Dou Dou, "This is my Jade Lotus Minor Realm. Xian'er is recuperating inside. Please take good care of her for ."
"Don't worry, Dou Dou will!"
Afterward, the won mobilized, transported by the Holy Lotus Great Formation to the edge of the Green Lotus Palace.
Hundreds of Upper Realm Cultivators summoned by Kui Bao were frantically attacking the array. But just as Array Spirit Xiaoqing had said, these people alone were not enough to breach the Holy Lotus Great Formation.
"Dammit, you bunch of little brats, daring to be so arrogant in front of Eighth Master! Watch as I burn you all to death!"
Enraged, Lao Ba shot into the sky with a long howl. With a flap of his wings, eerie black flas rolled toward the cultivators attacking the array like an overwhelming tide. The crowd imdiately fell into chaos. Many who couldn't escape in ti were engulfed by the black flas, their bodies and souls completely annihilated.
On a distant hill.
Kui Bao squinted, a grin spreading across his face. "Black Golden Crow Divine Fire, a rare sight indeed. That creature… it would make a fine mount."
Yang Zan looked at the black sea of flas and said dispassionately, "It seems we can't count on this Mortal Realm trash." Suddenly, he shouted, "Yang Jiu."
A shadowy figure appeared behind Yang Zan like a ghost.
"I'll leave it to you."
"Yes."
Kui Bao added a sudden instruction, "Don't kill those Mortal Realm girls for . I want to deal with them slowly later."
「An unknown amount of ti passed.」
Luo Xiu slowly opened his eyes, quietly gazing at the four orbs of white light in the sky.
He felt as if he had been here for a long, long ti, as if thousands or even tens of thousands of years had passed. But he still couldn't see clearly what was inside those four orbs of white light. However, he now vaguely understood that there had never been anything inside them at all.
Ancient God… I think I understand now… what it is you left for .
「Within the Sanctum of Tri-Clearance.」
Master Ping watched Luo Xiu's body shrinking back to its original form within the Bronze Cauldron, silently calculating the ti.
At this mont, Luo Xiu was well and truly dead. His seemingly intact body was, in fact, just an empty shell; the bones and flesh within had been pulverized.
Master Ping pinched his chin, muttering to himself, "The Second Dantian has fully taken shape, and by the looks of it, it should have stabilized as well."
"Luo Xiu, it's ti for you to wake up. If we delay any further, not even the Life-Forfeiture Flower can save you."
As his words fell, Luo Xiu's corpse suddenly burst into a bright red glow. In just a mont, it transford into a vibrant red flower—the Life-Forfeiture Flower.
Master Ping slowly extended his right hand, gently catching the red flower. "The task is accomplished!" he declared. "Let out!"
The next mont, Wei Qingkuang released Master Ping from the Sanctum of Tri-Clearance.
In the Holy Lotus Hall.
Wei Qingkuang's delicate body shuddered, and she spat out a mouthful of blood. But she paid no heed to her own condition, her gaze urgently fixed on Master Ping, who had just appeared before her. "How is he?" she asked.
By this ti, Dou Dou and Hua Muyan had also gathered around.
Master Ping glanced at the red flower in his hand and smiled. "He's as stable as can be, but he's currently in the process of reviving."
Wei Qingkuang suggested, "Since that's the case, why don't we retreat for now? There are too many enemies outside, and holding our ground is impossible."
"No, we can't," Hua Muyan said.
"Why not?" Wei Qingkuang looked at her, puzzled.
Hua Muyan replied solemnly, "Master said that sothing terrifying is suppressed beneath the Green Lotus Palace. If we retreat and those people get in and cause trouble, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Master Ping nodded, then turned to the Heaven-Supporting Venerable standing aside and frowned. "Why the hell aren't you helping? Are you just going to stand there like a useless decoration?"
The Heaven-Supporting Venerable's gaze grew somber. "Young man, watch your tone," he said coldly.
Master Ping's temper imdiately flared. He strode over and slapped him across the face. "I've lived for countless eons. Who are you to call 'young man'?"
The Heaven-Supporting Venerable's eyes flashed with ferocity. He wanted to retaliate, but he found himself unable to move.
Master Ping looked at him with a smirk. "Luo Xiu already handed control over you to . You were a Venerable One in life, so you still want to put on airs in death? Luo Xiu respected you as a senior, and you really started to think you were hot stuff, didn't you? Well, I'm not so courteous. I gave you a chance to keep your dignity, but you threw it away. So you can just be a dog!"
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