Chapter 1472: Three Saints to Suppress the Qingyuan Disaster, Tearing the Arrogant Dao in Half

“Boom!”

The void erupted with shockwaves.

A sword shadow, enveloped in lightning, staggered and plummeted from the sky, landing back on Qingyuan Shan.

Mei Si Ren’s clothes were torn, his expression a mix of shock and uncertainty.

Cao Er Zhu was covered in dirt and grime. After landing and rolling like a clumsy donkey to dissipate his momentum, he hurriedly asked,

“What was that?”

The two of them had failed to enter Xu Xiaoshou’s Yuanfu world.

Just as they were about to step inside, they were hit by a violent, rampaging, destructive storm of black energy.

They were literally swept out the door!

If Mei Si Ren hadn’t reacted quickly, shielding Cao Er Zhu with a sword and following the shattered space nodes to leap out from the spatiotemporal fragments,

They would have no idea where they’d be lost now.

Mei Si Ren wasn’t certain yet and couldn’t respond when a low voice came from the side.

“Ghost beast.”

Cao and Mei turned their heads to look, seeing Tianren Wu Shuo standing nearby, completely unharmed, the voice coming from him.

Yu Zhi Wen was slumped on the ground, looking utterly exhausted, as if just maintaining the space passage had nearly depleted her.

“You didn’t go in?”

Mei Si Ren sensed something off and eyed Tianren Wu Shuo suspiciously.

Truth be told, he had never fully trusted this individual.

Back on Xukong Island, this person’s stance was ambiguous—or rather, he was on a third side, aligned with Yan Wang, not entirely favoring Xu Xiaoshou.

But now, he had helped them out, so it wouldn’t be right to turn against him—especially since they were both half-saints. Making an enemy of him would just be asking for trouble.

“Little girl, are you alright?”

Seeing Yu Zhi Wen still pale and sitting on the ground, Mei Si Ren first helped her up and gave her a questioning look.

“I’m fine…”

Yu Zhi Wen knew what Mei Si Ren was really asking, but her injury wasn’t from an outsider—it was self-inflicted exhaustion.

She weakly shook her head. “I just overexerted myself and feel a bit dizzy… Huh?”

She clutched her head, feeling like she had forgotten something.

Quickly pushing the thoughts aside, she took out some pills and swallowed them, her complexion improving slightly.

“As for what you mentioned, ghost beast…”

Mei Si Ren turned his head back, scrutinizing Tianren Wu Shuo again, and asked, “What do you mean?”

“The literal meaning.”

Tianren Wu Shuo stood a few steps away from the three of them, as if he had never crossed that invisible boundary from the start.

Mei Si Ren was about to ask more,

But Tianren Wu Shuo lifted his chin, his gaze like stagnant water, looking toward the distant void.

“It’s coming…”

A brilliant array of mystical patterns swirled open in the void.

The white-haired daoist child Ye Xiaotian seemed to step from thousands of miles away, landing directly on Qingyuan Shan.

He stood high above, looking down arrogantly, chest puffed out as he declared,

“Xu Xiaoshou, where are you?!”

This declaration was full of triumphant spirit.

Once upon a time, Ye Xiaotian had been beaten by the Ba Zun An, beaten by Huang Quan.

On Xukong Island, even a semi-intelligent stone giant had chased him relentlessly, subjecting him to utter humiliation.

He couldn’t seize great opportunities and had to flee back to Ling Gong with a half-saint status in tow, barely escaping with his life, and finally achieving sainthood.

But today, even the Wangzhe Shengdi couldn’t touch him!

Ye Xiaotian truly wanted to see just how hard it was to save Xu Xiaoshou!

One mishap after another, one pitfall after another…

The Wangzhe Dao realm couldn’t protect Xu Xiaoshou, the Zhan Dao Taixu couldn’t protect him, and now that he, Ye Xiaotian, had become a Mystique half-saint, could he still not protect him?

Across the world, Ye Xiaotian could pat his chest and say,

“If I want to save someone, no matter their stance or state, they’ll remain whole, not even half!”

Even if the heavenly king came…

At the very least, he could take that person and run.

Flee to the ends of the earth until the pursuers gave up.

Because in this world, nothing was faster than space mystique, and nothing could kill Ye Xiaotian.

Even if he had to dive into the Dead Sea to fish out Sang Qiye, with some preparation, Ye Xiaotian would dare to do it—but there was no need.

The people on the ground looked up, and when they saw the white-haired short figure floating so high, Yu Zhi Wen was the first to urgently speak up,

“He’s in—”

“No need. I’ll see for myself.”

Ye Xiaotian waved his hand casually, stopping any further answers.

Too slow!

A half-saint’s time was precious; there was no reason to waste it listening to a mortal’s explanation!

Without any grand gestures, light and shadows flowed in Ye Xiaotian’s eyes.

The power of a space mystique half-saint was on full display at that moment.

Just a flicker in his eyes, and the past scenes of this place were all traced back in an instant.

Ye Xiaotian saw Cao Er Zhu’s punch exploding Dao Qiong Cang’s head, saw Mei Si Ren’s sword image wildly slashing the Qingyuan Shan array, and finally, Dao Qiong Cang’s return, turning the tide and controlling everything in his grasp…

Even a powerful entity like the Fa Shen Xing Jie had to bow respectfully to the air.

Even a strong one like Mei the old sword saint had his sword suppressed, watching helplessly as Xu Xiaoshou’s incarnation died.

And that unfathomable Dao Qiong Cang, after killing Xu Xiaoshou’s incarnation, still wouldn’t let up and chased into his small world!

Ye Xiaotian finished watching everything and was briefly stunned.

He uncertainly traced back the space scenes of this place once more, then confirmed the identity of the attacker.

No mistake…

It was Dao Qiong Cang!

The one from the Shi Zun Seats, the master of Sheng Huan Hall, the one known for “calculations without oversight, as mysterious as gods and ghosts!”

“Has Xu Xiaoshou gone mad…”

For a moment, Ye Xiaotian had the urge to turn around and head back to the sacred palace to cool off.

But with those three pairs of eyes below looking up at him, striding in boldly only to slink away in defeat—how laughable would that be for a space half-saint?

The grand Mystique Ye Xiaotian, not even fighting, scared off by the name Dao Qiong Cang—what a disgrace if word got out?

“Hah!”

High in the sky, Ye Xiaotian chuckled lightly, exuding an aura that made mountains seem insignificant.

He said nothing more, just flipped his palm and grasped something.

Yu Zhi Wen was surprised to find the Longxing branch in her hand had disappeared, only to reappear in the blink of an eye!

At that moment, Ye Xiaotian spoke arrogantly,

“Who’s coming with me?”

“Me!” Cao Er Zhu was the first to raise his hand.

“This old one will go too.” Mei Si Ren had also figured it out—Ye Xiaotian had already locked onto the space node of Xu Xiaoshou’s small world.

Even if it was chaotic and random, requiring Yu Zhi Wen to expend vast amounts of pills and energy…

For a space mystique expert,

Finding a place was basic.

“What about you?”

Ye Xiaotian looked at Tianren Wu Shuo with an unfriendly gaze.

He knew what Tianren Wu Shuo had done to Yu Zhi Wen back then—it had all been traced back.

But fortunately, it was just a few irrelevant questions, and then it stopped—or rather, it was interrupted by Mei Si Ren and the others returning.

“It’s coming…”

Tianren Wu Shuo stared into the void, murmuring to himself as if he weren’t looking at Ye Xiaotian but something else.

Ye Xiaotian said no more.

With his current cultivation, he didn’t need this person’s consent.

Either come along,

Or be sent to the Southern Domain—by then, Tianren Wu Shuo wouldn’t know when he could return to Qingyuan Shan.

If that didn’t work…

He could be crude, like Xu Xiaoshou’s way of thinking: split it in half!

“Space teleportation.”

With those simple words, a grand, dazzling, and incredibly stable space passage descended before Ye Xiaotian.

The passage seemed almost solidified, as if it had been carved from stone at the dawn of the world, evoking a sense of endless solidity.

Yu Zhi Wen watched in silence.

Only in comparison did she realize how rudimentary her previous unstable space passage was—like a rickety plank bridge.

No wonder Mei Si Ren and the others had been blasted back!

“Let’s go.”

Ye Xiaotian stepped into the space passage first.

After he entered, the three on Qingyuan Shan felt the space beneath their feet flip, and they tumbled into the specific passage simultaneously.

“Boom!”

In an instant, that terrifying explosion sounded again.

A white-haired daoist child figure flew out of the void, his clothes slightly disheveled, a look of shock on his face,

“What the hell is that?”

“Even I can’t get in?”

Mei Si Ren, Cao Er Zhu, and Tianren Wu Shuo were a step behind.

When Ye Xiaotian was blasted away, the saintly power was interrupted, and they returned to their original positions, witnessing the spectacle of the “flying daoist child.”

Mei Si Ren’s pupils narrowed slightly, his brows furrowing as he glanced back at Tianren Wu Shuo, recalling his earlier answer.

Ghost beast…

“What exactly do you mean by that?”

Mei Si Ren decided to ask directly.

Tianren Wu Shuo remained silent, but at that moment, he moved, slightly raising his hand and pointing toward the sky.

“Crack—”

Everyone followed his gaze and saw the sky shatter like a mirror, splitting open a massive rift.

The rift stretched from west to east, bottomless, swallowing the daylight and enveloping all of Qingyuan Shan.

“Crack, crack—”

Starting from the large fissure, smaller cracks spread rapidly north and south.

In an instant, the sky fractured like an earthquake, opening into a vast spatial canyon of fragments—a true catastrophe!

“Boom, boom, boom…”

Countless space blades and storms poured down from within, slashing toward Qingyuan Shan.

Yu Zhi Wen instinctively formed seals.

The Qingyuan Shan array activated immediately, protecting all living beings in the surroundings.

By now, everyone except Cao Er Zhu had fully realized what this phenomenon was.

“Interdimensional space rift!”

“Is the ghost beast being born?”

“This…”

Mei Si Ren stared in shock at the magnificent scene before him.

Having lived so long, he had deliberately avoided many things, so this was his first time witnessing an interdimensional space rift up close.

Even if he hadn’t experienced it, he’d heard of it—who hadn’t seen a pig run even if they hadn’t eaten pork?

Everyone knew this was just the beginning—it meant ghost beasts from the nameless realm were about to set foot on the Sheng Shen Continent!

Given the size of this space rift and the force that had repelled both Mei Si Ren and Ye Xiaotian…

That ghost beast was likely at least at the Taixu level, or even possibly reaching saintly ranks?

“Ghost beast…”

“Oh no!”

Yu Zhi Wen reflexively sprang up from the ground, hastily pulling out a red communication bead and pressing it.

From Sheng Shan to the Eastern Domain, they had journeyed so long, even entering the interdimensional space Bai Ku.

This was her first time seeing such a disaster!

Qingyuan Shan had no record of interdimensional space rifts in her memory, right?

So this must be…

The initial opening of another realm, with ghost beasts descending for the first time!

She had to report this to Hong Yi immediately—it was a matter that could threaten the Wu Domains!

And judging by the scale, it was comparable to the documented Jin Zhao Prison Sea…

“How could it be such a coincidence?” Mei Si Ren still couldn’t believe it. Xu Xiaoshou was in trouble, and right here, an interdimensional space rift opened, and on such a massive scale.

“Coincidence?”

Tianren Wu Shuo chuckled at the comment.

His eerie “jie jie” laughter quickly drew side glances from the others.

After a pause, he mockingly added in a strange tone, “Hasn’t Xu Xiaoshou always had a ghost beast with him?”

As soon as he finished, the void rift shattered further, tearing a massive hole in the sky.

Billowing ghost qi, carrying a stench of blood and decay, swept over Qingyuan Shan like a tidal wave.

The people on the mountain felt a sudden chill, and Yu Zhi Wen froze at the words.

Xu Xiaoshou…

Ghost beast…

“Is it that little white cat?”

Her starry eyes trembled as she quickly checked the red communication bead in her hand, as if searching for something.

But this was just a signal transmitter, standard issue for everyone in Sheng Shan to alert headquarters of Hong Yi when encountering ghost beasts. It was a simplified version with only a transmission button—how could it have a “recall” function?

“Hong Yi is on the way!”

Yu Zhi Wen looked up, not regretting pressing the Hong Yi exclusive communication bead.

She was worried about Xu Xiaoshou, but this rift could endanger all of Qingyuan Shan and the surrounding areas—it was a major disaster.

Calling for help was necessary!

Taking a deep breath, Yu Zhi Wen turned to the three half-saints before her and said solemnly,

“The ghost beast is descending, and Hong Yi is coming.”

“As Yu Zhi Wen, the head of the Dao Department, I earnestly request that the three half-saints put the common people first and at least hold out until Hong Yi arrives!”

Mei Si Ren and Ye Xiaotian were still analyzing the situation, baffled, when a heavy footstep sounded from the side.

Everyone turned to see Tianren Wu Shuo had stepped forward with his right foot, his left still in place, frozen in a strange pose of advancing yet not committing.

But he said nothing.

Yu Zhi Wen was stunned. Her words were mainly aimed at Ye Xiaotian and Mei Si Ren.

After all, one was from the sacred palace, the other known as the “world’s sword master,” both upright and aware of the stakes, likely to agree.

She never expected Tianren Wu Shuo to react first!

What was his intention in stepping forward?

Did he want to aid the ghost beast?

“It is my duty.”

Mei Si Ren withdrew his gaze and said solemnly.

“Can a ghost beast be stronger than a saint emperor?” Ye Xiaotian’s eyes showed a hint of interest.

“I can help too.” Cao Er Zhu chimed in.

Yu Zhi Wen couldn’t fathom the last person’s intentions, so she looked at Tianren Wu Shuo with a probing gaze.

Tianren Wu Shuo let out a “heh.”

“You all deal with the ghost beast.”

“I’ll help Xu Xiaoshou.”

In the Xing Realm.

Before the ancestral tree Longxing acted again.

The second true body had already switched its will, returning to the main body—that is, arriving in the cauldron within the Xing Realm.

“Boom!”

As soon as consciousness shifted and his eyes opened,

His ears were filled with countless violent explosions.

The second true body sat up straight in the cauldron, his first reaction being that he had come to the wrong place.

How could this be the Xing Realm?

Everywhere he looked, the ground was cracked, space shattered, and dao principles surged—a scene of utter chaos!

But this was indeed the Xing Realm.

The Crystal Palace was overturned, half sunk into the spatial fragments.

The Shen Nong Medicine Garden was in ruins, with only a few remnants of sacred herbs left.

In this disordered world, what overflowed was no longer pure life spiritual energy, but black mist thick with the stench of blood.

This ghost qi…

The second true body’s heart skipped a beat as he looked up at the distant sky.

“Roar!!!”

A wave of bloody sound crashed over, nearly bursting his eyes.

Apart from the cauldron beneath him, the Crystal Palace was roared away again, kicking up yellow sand and fog in the Xing Realm.

“No…”

The second true body trembled, staring blankly into the distance.

In the void ahead, a massive, terrifying monster with a grotesque form loomed, blocking out the sky!

This unfamiliar yet faintly familiar… feline ghost beast?

“Tan Shen?”

The second true body felt he hadn’t mistaken it and called out uncertainly.

“Roar!!!”

The nine-tailed white-furred monster burst through the black ghost clouds, piercing the void, and in an instant, it was right in front of him.

It towered above, looking down, treating the tiny human in the cauldron like a plaything it could crush with a paw.

Yet, despite its blood-red eyes filled with rage and bloodlust, it abruptly halted its charge, its massive crimson claw stopping just before the cauldron.

“Thud.”

Like a suspended sword, the claw gently tapped, tipping over the cauldron, and the second true body rolled out.

The medicinal liquid spilled everywhere…

The white-furred monster’s eyes flashed with terrifying killing intent, its nine tails whipping down fiercely, as if venting inner fury.

“Boom!”

The void shattered instantly, dao principles collapsed, and everything turned into chaotic, violent primal energy.

“Hiss—”

The monster opened its maw and inhaled, sucking in the flying spiritual plants, yellow sand, energy… everything into its belly.

Devouring power!

The second true body’s hairs stood on end, confirming this was Tan Shen.

But…

How had Tan Shen mutated so suddenly?

It had swallowed the Xing Realm jade talisman early…

The ancestral tree Longxing had even left it life-saving means…

Even if Dao Qiong Cang attacked, almost all energy forms could be devoured by Tan Shen…

The second true body suddenly stood up.

Regardless, he had to first call back Tan Shen’s rationality.

At the same time, in his “perception,” he saw someone standing on Tan Shen’s head.

That person had a jade-like face, elegant and refined, holding a si nan, with a faint smile…

“Dao Qiong Cang!!!”

The second true body’s eyes nearly split with rage, knowing this was all connected to him. With a boom, he transformed into a raging giant, punching straight at that smug old daoist’s face.

Slap.

Dao Qiong Cang did nothing extra, just tossed a strip of meat forward, slapping it onto the golden giant’s fist.

Whoosh!

The mutated Tan Shen moved at blinding speed.

A claw extended from nowhere, striking first despite being later, already tearing into the raging giant’s fist.

Bang!

Upon contact,

The force of the raging giant’s punch seemed completely devoured.

Then, endless tearing power surged from within, and with one strike, the raging giant was blasted back.

Tan Shen gained no advantage either, shaken back several thousand li by the recoil.

But during its slide, its nine tails erupted with red light, stabbing fiercely into the void.

“Boom!”

Tan Shen’s form halted abruptly.

As the distance opened, Dao Qiong Cang, standing on Tan Shen’s head and casually feeding it meat, slowly spoke,

“Xu Xiaoshou, I’ve lost.”

“I never expected that after all my schemes, I overlooked the Xue Shi Zhu layer, letting you escape the Xing Realm in time.”

“I could chase you again, guessing your first escape would be to Changde Town, to Kui Lei Han?”

“Hah, I still have backup plans, but sadly, no time left… a bunch of fools!”

At that, Dao Qiong Cang shook his head with a wry laugh, not dwelling on it, his expression turning somewhat regretful,

“Though I lost, you haven’t either. The Xue Shi Zhu affected me, and it must have made you let your guard down too?”

“How could you leave something so important with me?”

Dao Qiong Cang pointed at the massive ghost beast beneath his feet, incredulous,

“Number Two only encountered Tianren Wu Shuo and used all his tricks right in front of you—didn’t you learn from that?”

“Handing Tan Shen to me—what were you thinking?”

“I had to use it! If I couldn’t, I’d have to kill it!”

The moment he said “kill,” Dao Qiong Cang felt a wind at his back, and the raging giant vanished, appearing behind him!

But as if he had anticipated it, he slapped a strip of meat backward.

“Boom!”

The raging giant was clawed back again.

This time, Tan Shen’s white fur glowed with blood light, only being shaken back less than ten li.

Compared to its enormous size, that was just a few steps!

“Blood flesh…”

Seeing another piece of meat in Dao Qiong Cang’s hand, the second true body suddenly realized something.

He remembered that when Tan Shen was handed to him, Jiao Tang Tang had specifically warned not to let it eat blood food…

Bei Huai had entered the Xing Realm, and Tan Shen had protected him.

Now, because of one slip-up, Dao Qiong Cang had exploited it and turned it into a complete mess!

If he couldn’t get it, he’d destroy it?

“You deserve to die!!!”

The raging giant hunched its back, its form growing section by section, its aura intensifying continuously.

Super giant… Dao Qiong Cang’s pupils contracted slightly, not daring to delay, tossing a heap of blood flesh toward the golden light,

“Tan Shen, kill him!”

The extreme giant hadn’t even fully transformed.

In a flash, the nine tails were already upon him. Tan Shen devoured all the blood flesh in front,

“Roar!!!”

It stared with blood-red eyes, baring its fangs, and roared at the golden light before it.

The second true body stopped.

He didn’t activate the extreme giant and even retracted the raging giant, returning to his normal human form.

A tiny human figure against a sky-blocking ghost beast.

They stared at each other with red eyes, waves of energy surging around them, ghost qi rampant.

“Tan Shen, kill him.”

The second true body didn’t throw any meat; in his fury, he just pointed at Dao Qiong Cang on Tan Shen’s head.

“Hahaha…”

Dao Qiong Cang burst into laughter. “Xu Xiaoshou, have you lost your mind? After Tan Shen’s first blood flesh devour, do you think it can still remember you as its mas—”

Bang!

His words cut off abruptly.

Dao Qiong Cang didn’t even realize what had happened before he was sent flying.

When he saw the white-furred monster swing its head sideways, its smooth fur flying up, and its jagged teeth engulfing his lower body,

The blood-filled maw reeking of ghost qi was already upon him, swallowing everything in his vision whole.

Gulp…