Chapter 746: Eight Tribulation-Hazard Saint 'Chi Ning Zhenjun'

The moment the White Bird Master activated the token, in the higher life world of Yushan Realm, within its mortal domain, a tall man leaned back in a wooden chair inside a temple, propping his chin with one hand, seemingly dozing. His eyes were narrow, and a closed vertical eye rested between his brows. Even in his casual slumber, he exuded far more majesty than the idols within the temple. The entire temple, in fact, was isolated from the rest of Yushan Realm.

No beings in Yushan Realm, including emperors and gods, could perceive this place.

“Hmm?” The tall man suddenly opened his eyes, and the vertical eye between his brows also opened.

In that instant, he saw beyond Yushan Realm to the distant White Bird Master holding the token. Through the tall man's gaze, the White Bird Master's timeline, connecting past and future, became visible. Everything the White Bird Master had experienced recently was laid bare before him.

“This little white bird is still too merciful,” the tall man remarked. He stood up, and with a single step, he had already left Yushan Realm, though an avatar remained on the wooden chair in the temple.

After activating the token, the White Bird Master waited silently. Suddenly, a tall man appeared, standing as if within endless space-time, emanating an immense sense of pressure.

“True Monarch,” the White Bird Master bowed slightly.

True Monarch Chining, the progenitor of Yushan Realm, was also a renowned figure within this long river of space-time. However, over time, records of him grew increasingly scarce.

“Because of Brother Yi, your primordial spirit was severely wounded,” True Monarch Chining said, looking at the White Bird Master. “Brother Yi, after all, does not belong to our long river of space-time. Before he left, he entrusted you to me, and I will help you this once. What do you need me to do now that you’ve summoned me?”

Although True Monarch Chining had one true body in his home universe, he also had another true body outside, with sworn friends beyond the universe.

“True Monarch, I wish for you to act and kill Emperor Wanxing,” the White Bird Master stated.

“Actually, even if you left him alone, he wouldn't be able to threaten you,” True Monarch Chining replied. “If he didn’t restrain himself, he would eventually court his own demise. Yet, to deal with him, you’ve used your only chance to ask for my intervention.”

“I apologize for the trouble, True Monarch,” the White Bird Master said.

True Monarch Chining nodded slightly. “Very well, it shall be as you wish.”

In a dim great hall, Emperor Wanxing was engrossed in comprehending the second volume of the Eternal Law, 'Bloodline.' Suddenly, he sensed something and looked up.

“Whoosh.” A massive, crystalline hand tore through space-time, bypassing all obstacles in Emperor Wanxing’s cave-mansion. Everything in its path shattered as it extended through the entrance of the great hall.

“An Eight-Tribulation Realm mighty one!” Emperor Wanxing was terrified, utterly certain that only an Eight-Tribulation Realm being could instantly destroy all the formations in his cave-mansion.

“Senior,” Emperor Wanxing cried out. Simultaneously, tiny stars emerged from his body, tens of thousands of them circling him, naturally forming a miniature cosmic starry sky that completely isolated him from the outside.

The hand showed no hesitation, already touching the star formation. With a single collision, the formation, which had created the miniature cosmic starry sky, was shattered.

Then, the hand extended again, completely enveloping a section of space-time within its palm, with Emperor Wanxing caught within it.

“Caught me in just two moves?” Emperor Wanxing, trapped in the hand, looked up. He saw five fingers like pillars supporting the heavens and the infinitely majestic face of a man.

He immediately recognized the man as True Monarch Chining.

Given Emperor Wanxing's status, he only knew information about a select few Eight-Tribulation Realm beings in the history of this long river of space-time, and True Monarch Chining was one of them.

“True Monarch, spare my life! True Monarch, spare my life!” Emperor Wanxing immediately pleaded for mercy, utterly humble. The mighty and peerless Emperor Wanxing, in front of an Eight-Tribulation Realm powerful one, completely disregarded his dignity.

Emperor Wanxing clearly understood what being captured in two moves meant.

He was also a half-step Eight-Tribulation Realm being who commanded space-time rules. It would have been normal for him to resist for three to five moves before being captured alive by an Eight-Tribulation Realm being. However, True Monarch Chining merely extended a hand and seized him in two moves. If a powerful secret treasure had been used, Emperor Wanxing feared he wouldn't have lasted even a single move. The disparity was simply too vast.

“Little White Bird, look, Wanxing is here.” Emperor Wanxing saw the majestic True Monarch Chining speaking to another figure beside him. He clearly recognized that other figure as the White Bird Master, who was now also looking down at the tiny figure in the palm.

“It's the White Bird Master! How could he possibly have summoned True Monarch Chining?” Emperor Wanxing's mind reeled.

“Brother White Bird, Brother White Bird,” Emperor Wanxing called out loudly.

The White Bird Master stood with True Monarch Chining, watching the tiny figure in True Monarch Chining's palm. The minuscule figure was desperately shouting, “Brother White Bird, Brother White Bird, I know I was wrong, Brother White Bird! I will never again command forbidden creatures to devour life worlds. Brother White Bird, please give me another chance.”

At this critical moment, Emperor Wanxing begged for mercy without hesitation, imploring the White Bird Master to spare him.

“Now that his external true body has been captured alive, only his home true body remains,” True Monarch Chining said. “Let’s go to his home world.”

True Monarch Chining, taking the White Bird Master with him, was already outside a medium life world.

The reason for capturing him alive was to avoid complications. After all, crushing an external true body might allow the home true body to simply manifest another one.

“True Monarch, spare my life! Brother White Bird, spare me this one time!” Emperor Wanxing in the palm desperately cried out. “Tell me what you need me to do.”

“Emperor Wanxing's home world,” the White Bird Master observed.

“Life worlds are all protected by the rules of space-time operation,” True Monarch Chining explained calmly to the White Bird Master. “Forbidden creatures are born with the ability to devour; they rely on innate talent. However, an Eight-Tribulation Realm being who wishes to break through the protection of these space-time rules must comprehend and decipher the mysteries of such protection.”

The White Bird Master nodded slightly. “I’ve heard that all phenomena in endless space-time, no matter how inconceivable, can be comprehended and deciphered.”

“Precisely. If the path of an Eight-Tribulation Realm being is cultivated to its peak, one can even open up and create universes,” True Monarch Chining said, looking at the medium life world.

Through True Monarch Chining’s gaze, countless threads of rules intertwined, protecting the medium life world.

He had no intention of destroying a life world; that would create immense karma. After all, this long river of space-time had nurtured True Monarch Chining, and he owed it a debt.

He planned to merely penetrate the world's membrane, reach in, and seize Emperor Wanxing. The medium life world could still recover completely unharmed.

Breaching the world membrane was easy, but first, he had to decipher the protection of its rules.

“The protection of a medium life world is somewhat complex,” True Monarch Chining observed. Even a Chaos creature would need to be at the Seven-Tribulation Realm to devour a medium life world. They understood *how* to eat it, but not *why* they could.

During his cultivation years, True Monarch Chining had long studied the rule-based protection of life worlds. Now, after a brief observation, he extended his hand.

The massive, crystalline hand descended with a whoosh onto the world membrane.