Chapter 1547: Enduring Calamity to Survive

At this moment, two celestial rivers appeared above the Surging River channel. One was the original Surging River, floating in the air, while the other flowed from forty thousand years ago, its surging waters extending forward, carrying a thick mist.

Within the mist, the long river stretched, growing ever longer. In a short time, it had already traversed Yankang and extended into the depths of space.

The place where the celestial river disappeared into space was Fallen God Valley, discovered by Qin Mu back then, the location of the High Emperor's Celestial Court.

The celestial river in Fallen God Valley also flowed in the air, heading towards the High Emperor's Celestial Court. However, the High Emperor's Celestial Court had already been sealed. The blind elder, Yi Shisheng, guarded it, collecting Ling Tianzun's remains day after day, year after year.

With one hand, Qin Mu activated Ling Tianzun's hairpin. With his other palm, he drew a large circle, transforming it into the divine art of Taiji Evolution of Yin and Yang, countering the Vermilion Bird's physical attack.

A massive Taiji diagram appeared in the air. Grand Emperor, controlling the Vermilion Bird's physical body, extended its claws, tearing the diagram apart, and blazing flames ignited it.

As soon as he tore the Taiji diagram, he saw Qin Mu had already left the city gate tower and stepped into the mist.

Without hesitation, Grand Emperor controlled the Vermilion Bird's physical body, rushing into the mist. The Vermilion Bird flew rapidly through the mist, but strangely, the mist and the celestial river within it seemed endlessly long.

Just as the two entered the mist, Heavenly Venerate Hao also arrived above the Surging River.

The mist lingered, refusing to disperse.

At the same time, Heavenly Venerate Gong, Heavenly Venerate Xu, Ancestral God King, God Emperor Lang Xuan, and others swiftly rushed towards the Void Realm. Before they even arrived, they saw two ancient gods of Taiji also reaching the area, with stars sparkling in the Taiji sand table behind their heads, individual stars trailing behind them.

The Heavenly Venerates exchanged glances. "Heavenly Venerate Xiao sent these two ancient gods. It seems he also values Carefree Village greatly and cannot tolerate Emperor Kai walking out of the Void of the Other Shore."

Emperor Kai and Carefree Village being trapped in the Void of the Other Shore was like a rat trapped in its hole; they could be eliminated whenever desired.

But if Emperor Kai and Carefree Village escaped, it would not be so easy to capture them all in one go.

Although Heavenly Venerate Xiao and Heavenly Venerate Hao were almost openly hostile, their interests aligned. Therefore, if Emperor Kai emerged from the Void of the Other Shore, both Heavenly Venerate Hao and Heavenly Venerate Xiao would send powerful figures to intercept him.

The Heavenly Venerates walked alongside the two ancient gods of Taiji. Just as they arrived at the Void Realm, they saw a burning man fly backward towards them, with hundreds of sword wounds on his body, spurting blood!

The four Heavenly Venerates and two ancient gods were startled. Suddenly, sword light assailed them. The four Heavenly Venerates simultaneously roared and moved to block it, but as soon as they touched the sword light, their divine arts were instantly shattered!

Heavenly Venerate Gong activated her war horn, invigorating the crowd's vital blood. The next moment, the horn broke, and its invigorating sound abruptly ceased!

Heavenly Venerate Gong's divine sense exploded, about to charge along the sword light, when suddenly a sword hum resonated, reaching deep into her Dao heart.

Heavenly Venerate Gong's expression drastically changed. Emperor Kai's sword light erupted within her Dao heart. Streaks of sword light expanded from within her body outward, piercing her internal organs and breaking through her skin. In the blink of an eye, she was covered in blood, and her cultivation and strength were severely damaged!

Her Celestial Palace behind her head also collapsed with it. Her cultivation rapidly declined, and she instantly teleported away. Her heart filled with both shock and anger: "Grand Prime never fully healed my sword wounds! The sword wounds Emperor Kai left me during the Battle of Xuandu are still here!"

At the same time her internal sword wounds erupted, God Emperor Lang Xuan's Divine Origin Finger was shattered by the sudden sword light. It wasn't just one finger that was severed; as he activated his Divine Origin Finger divine art, all ten fingers on both his hands detached one by one.

He saw his Divine Origin Finger divine art only just now erupt. However, instead of a pointed finger, his divine blood surged out from the severed fingers, forming streaks of blood arrows.

God Emperor Lang Xuan's expression became extremely strange. The first time his Divine Origin Finger was broken was during the siege of Qin Mu in Jade Capital City of the Ancestral Court, where Qin Mu had also severed his fingers.

He never expected to repeat the same mistake so quickly!

Qin Mu used a sword, and Emperor Kai also used a sword. Their sword techniques were almost identical, but Emperor Kai's was more seasoned!

At that time, God Emperor Lang Xuan was extremely aged. But now, he had recovered to his peak. He never expected his fingers would still be severed by a single sword strike!

At the same moment his ten fingers detached, Emperor Kai's sword light had already reached his glabella.

"How can this fellow Qin Ye be so strong?" Despair filled God Emperor Lang Xuan's heart.

Just then, within the Celestial Palace behind his head, the Dao fruit suddenly became active. It actively controlled his vital blood and cultivation. Countless Dao chains rose from the Celestial Palace, intertwining and transforming into a divine art to meet Emperor Kai's sword light.

God Emperor Lang Xuan was terrified. At that moment, he felt that his vital blood, his cultivation, and even his Celestial Palace and primordial spirit were no longer his own!

It was as if another person resided within him, possessing boundless power and slowly taking over his physical body and primordial spirit, like a cuckoo usurping a magpie's nest!

Previously, he hadn't noticed it. But now, facing Emperor Kai's fatal strike, the person within him could no longer restrain themselves and began to seize his physical body and primordial spirit!

"Heavenly Venerate Mu was right; there's something very strange about that Dao fruit!"

As he thought this, the Dao fruit had already controlled his vital qi, transforming it into Dao chains that blocked Emperor Kai's sword strike.

A line cracked open on God Emperor Lang Xuan's glabella, almost allowing the sword light to penetrate his brain. The Dao fruit also fell silent after blocking that sword strike.

God Emperor Lang Xuan seized the opportunity and immediately turned and fled. Just as he turned, he saw Heavenly Venerate Xu's other long horn being severed by a streak of sword light.

Heavenly Venerate Xu's injuries were almost identical to those she sustained in Jade Capital City of the Ancestral Court. In Jade Capital City of the Ancestral Court, Qin Mu had also used the same sword move to sever one of Heavenly Venerate Xu's horns!

Now, Emperor Kai used the same move to sever her other horn!

Lang Xuan fled, then saw Ancestral God King surpass him at an even greater speed, fleeing from behind him to his front.

With an inadvertent glance, he discovered that the sword wounds on Ancestral God King's body were almost identical to the sword wounds Qin Mu had left on him in Jade Capital City of the Ancestral Court!

"Heavenly Venerate Mu and Emperor Kai truly live up to their surname Qin, and their mastery of the sword! Every one of their sword strikes targets our weaknesses! That's why our sword wounds are identical!"

He was horrified in his heart: "However, Heavenly Venerate Mu had to fight a bit before he could defeat our aged selves. But this fellow Emperor Kai, without even a proper encounter, heavily injured us! This fellow..."

A terrifying thought arose in his mind: "Has he already achieved Dao? Why is this fellow Ancestral God King running faster than me? That's right, if he runs faster than me, he can escape with his life! Damn it..."

"Congratulations, Daoist Brother Kai, you have achieved Dao!"

Lang Xuan heard the voices of the ancient gods of Taiji. The two ancient gods, with delight in their voices, laughed: "With the Dao of the Sword achieved, Emperor Kai can now be considered the foremost person under heaven. How enviable!"

Suddenly, the sword light became incredibly bright. Then, the *ding-ding-ding* sounds of rapid strikes rang out. The Taiji sand table rapidly expanded, transforming into the Taiji star domain, which spread out and caught up to the fleeing God Emperor Lang Xuan.

Just as the Taiji star domain was about to engulf God Emperor Lang Xuan, this natal supreme treasure suddenly split apart. The two ancient gods of Taiji each grunted, their grunts coming from behind God Emperor Lang Xuan.

God Emperor Lang Xuan's hair stood on end. He saw the two ancient gods of Taiji covered in blood, every serpent scale on their bodies split by a single sword strike, as they rushed past him from behind to in front of him.

Only then did God Emperor Lang Xuan realize that the two ancient gods' natal supreme treasure, the Taiji sand table, had been split into two. Each ancient god had half behind their head; Emperor Kai had indeed cleaved this supreme treasure with a single sword strike!

The fear in God Emperor Lang Xuan's heart intensified beyond measure. Emperor Kai, having achieved Dao, was truly terrifying. In terms of strength alone, he likely surpassed even Heavenly Venerate Hao and Heavenly Venerate Xiao!

"However, these two ancient gods are also faster than me!"

God Emperor Lang Xuan was utterly disheartened, lamenting inwardly: "Isn't that Dao fruit supposed to seize my body? Why did it stop after resisting just once? Come on, quickly—"

He desperately accelerated, chasing after the Heavenly Venerates ahead of him. Behind him, the sword light in Emperor Kai's hand dissipated. He walked out of Carefree Village, unhurriedly heading towards the Primordial Realm.

Behind Emperor Kai, the thirty-three heavens of Carefree Village separated one by one. The continents of the various heavens spread out in a line, and countless gods and devils charged out, heading towards the Celestial Court's army of gods and devils.

"Back to the Primordial Realm!"

Countless soldiers of Emperor Kai roared, their voices shaking the heavens: "Fight our way back to the Primordial Realm, back to our homeland!"

The Celestial Court's army guarding this place was defeated. Heavenly Son Yin, Shang Pingyin, and others controlled their forces, preventing them from scattering, and resisted with all their might.

"It's time to go to the Surging River."

Emperor Kai looked towards the Primordial Realm. Just then, God King Lang Wan's voice came: "Qin Ye, are you truly abandoning the Void of the Other Shore and entering the Primordial Realm?"

Emperor Kai looked back. God King Lang Wan stood far off, saluting him from a distance.

Emperor Kai returned the salute and said, "The Void Bridge can no longer withstand the Heavenly Venerates of the Celestial Court. The Void of the Other Shore no longer needs to exist. God King, your Creator race should also consider your future, actively entering the world to face the tribulation. Only then will there be survivors after the tribulation."

"Survivors after the tribulation?"

God King Lang Wan was stunned for a moment. She bowed to him and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Daoist Brother."

When the woman looked up, Emperor Kai was already gone.

God King Lang Wan pondered for a moment. She then turned and returned to the Void of the Other Shore. Her divine sense soared, merging with the Ancestral Spirits Realm.

"Ancestral Spirits of the Creators, the time has come once again for the Creator race to make a life-or-death decision. Therefore, I awaken you."

Her divine sense was vast and boundless, fluctuating within the Ancestral Spirits Realm as she asked the ancestral spirits of the Creator race who created the Void of the Other Shore: "Only by actively entering the world to face the tribulation will there be survivors. Should the Creator race enter the world as a whole, participating in this catastrophe over the world's orthodox lineage?"

In the Ancestral Spirits Realm, massive spirits awoke from their slumber. Their divine senses touched one another. In a brief moment, they grasped everything God King Lang Wan knew.

"Too dangerous."

An ancient spirit's divine sense fluctuated, saying: "God King, you are gambling with the lives of our Creator race, betting on an impossible future. Our Creator race holds firm in this cherished land; no one can break through. It is not advisable to participate in this catastrophe of the Heavenly Venerates' struggle."

Other ancient spirits vibrated their divine senses in agreement: "God King, as the sole surviving God King of the Creator race, you must be responsible for all your people. You cannot gamble with the lives of our people for a vague and uncertain future."

God King Lang Wan frowned.

"We must go!"

Suddenly, a frantic voice rang out, stating sharply: "We absolutely must go! Staying here is merely like rootless duckweed, aimlessly drifting. Only the outside world is the territory where we Creators can truly soar!"

Many ancient spirits looked over, frowning involuntarily. The one speaking was none other than the always eccentric ancestral spirit, Luo Xiao.