Chapter 1705: Standing on the Wrong Side

The Second Young Master's expression shifted slightly, and she immediately decided to retreat, allowing Emperor Haotian to take control of the body.

She had taken possession of one of Emperor Haotian's two incarnations. The Third and Fourth Young Masters of Miluo Palace feared that separating her from Emperor Haotian would release her true form, so they sealed her within Emperor Haotian's body.

Even so, the Second Young Master was still more powerful than Emperor Haotian, often emerging to push his primordial spirit and consciousness aside. She could also let Emperor Haotian take control of the physical body at any time.

As Heavenly Venerate Yun had stated, the ultimate void was inimical to her Great Dao of Guixu. Thus, allowing Emperor Haotian to confront Heavenly Venerate Yun at this juncture was the best course of action.

Once Emperor Haotian emerged, he could reclaim his One Primordial Qi Great Overarching Heaven. At that point, with the One Primordial Qi Great Overarching Heaven fused with the Divine Consciousness Great Overarching Heaven, Heavenly Venerate Yun certainly wouldn't be able to contend with Emperor Haotian.

However...

This time, something went wrong.

As the Second Young Master attempted to switch places with Emperor Haotian, the Unchanging Divine Ability, hidden within her body, suddenly burst forth, preventing her from making the transfer!

No matter how she tried, it was futile!

Surprised, the Second Young Master looked up at Heavenly Venerate Yun across from her and asked, "That desperate strike just now, with the fake red knot — was it to lure me out and then use the Unchanging Divine Ability to seal Emperor Haotian, all for this very moment?"

Heavenly Venerate Yun vibrated the Grand Beginning Emperor Sword and smiled, "This is my strategy."

The fusion of the One Primordial Qi Great Overarching Heaven and the Divine Consciousness Great Overarching Heaven continued. As the fusion deepened, his cultivation and dao attainment progressed rapidly, and the power of the Grand Beginning Emperor Sword in his hand also increased!

Once the two Great Overarching Heavens merged into the Grand Beginning Great Overarching Heaven, he would effectively seize Emperor Haotian's cultivation, helping him achieve Grand Beginning Daohood and become the strongest existence in the world in one fell swoop!

Previously, he had no chance of victory against the Second Young Master. Now, he had a ten percent chance.

If the two Great Overarching Heavens fully merged, he would have a seventy percent chance of victory!

Victory or defeat would be decided by the details!

Emperor Haotian was indeed an incredibly formidable opponent. However, because he had defeated Heavenly Venerate Yun once before, he adopted a victor's mindset. Coupled with his significantly superior cultivation, this led him to become negligent and dismissive.

Emperor Haotian's moves were not flawed; the mistake was underestimating his enemy. His contempt for Heavenly Venerate Yun gave Heavenly Venerate Yun the opportunity to exploit the Second Young Master's weakness, using the red knot to lure her out, and then using the Unchanging Divine Ability to seal Emperor Haotian.

With Emperor Haotian unable to emerge, it became possible for Heavenly Venerate Yun to seize the One Primordial Qi Great Overarching Heaven and cultivate the Grand Beginning Great Overarching Heaven. He also gained a chance of victory against the Second Young Master, even if that chance was not high!

The Second Young Master stopped trying to switch with Emperor Haotian. "This is indeed an extraordinary divine ability of a Dao Defiler," she said. "Your scheme is also excellent. The ultimate void and the Dao of Guixu are indeed incompatible, and by drawing me into the ultimate void, you can indeed use it to wear me down. Unfortunately, you forgot my identity."

Her expression was calm as she stated blandly, "I am the Second Young Master of Miluo Palace. Any Young Master, after learning the Master's Dao arts and divine abilities, has reached an extreme in some aspect. Compared to the Dao arts and divine abilities of Miluo Palace, you so-called Heavenly Venerates and so-called Dao achievers are still savages in a primeval jungle."

She stepped towards Heavenly Venerate Yun, a fervent desire to destroy everything appearing on her face. "How pathetic," she said. "You must have come to kill me with a determination to die. You schemed for a long time before coming up with this idea. You think you have a slight chance of victory, believing you can stall for time, merge the two Great Overarching Heavens to achieve Grand Beginning Daohood, and then possibly kill me."

Her aura suddenly changed as Primordial Chaos Vitality emerged from within her body. Previously, the chilling wind of entropy and the scorching wind of entropy within her had been constantly eroding her cultivation, but now, the appearance of Primordial Chaos Vitality slowed this trend, showing signs of even stopping it!

Heavenly Venerate Yun's pupils contracted sharply.

"What a pathetic sight," she said. "Although I don't agree with the Master's philosophy, his Dao arts and divine abilities are indeed unfathomable. That's why I studied him very diligently and gained much insight."

The Second Young Master Wuji looked at his expression, chuckled lightly, and to undermine his confidence and belief, she calmly said, "You felt you had a chance of victory just now. Do you have no chance at all now? What a pathetic person. Even if you trade your life for my death, you would only kill one of my avatars, with no effect on my true form. What's more, you can't kill me at all. You spent your entire life's wisdom wanting to achieve Daohood, wanting to transcend, and you even gave up everything to kill me, yet it's all so ridiculous. Such a pathetic soul, let me end your humble life!"

She struck fiercely!

"Fellow Daoists of Taiji," he said, "we are all among the Five Grand Primordials, connected by the same qi. Why must you mercilessly attack your own kind?"

In Wuyouxiang's Chishang and Hoyang Heaven, the inhabitants had already migrated from here to Yankang. The Thirty-Three Heavens were all empty, leaving only deserted divine cities. The armies from the great divine cities also descended into the lower heavens, engaging in a bloody battle with the Heavenly Court.

At this moment, in Chishang and Hoyang Heaven, two ancient Taiji gods merged their bodies, transforming into an incredibly massive ancient god. It stood between heaven and earth in Hoyang Heaven, with the sun, moon, and stars above its head. The Taiji Sandpan had transformed into a colossal divine artifact, unleashing immeasurable power under their activation!

The ground of Hoyang Heaven was torn open, and mountains were pulverized, turning into rolling dust, amplifying the power of the sandpan.

Battling the ancient Taiji god was a small, plump man who rolled rapidly amidst the dust. At times, he collided violently with the ancient Taiji god, causing its skin to tear and flesh to rip. At other times, the Azure Nether Mirror behind his head shone brightly, transforming him into the Azure Nether to evade the ancient Taiji god's attacks.

The two ancient Taiji gods had no way to deal with him.

"Fellow Daoists, we are connected by the same qi!" the plump man exclaimed, mercilessly attacking them.

The two ancient Taiji gods were genuinely enraged, mobilizing all their cultivation. The Taiji Sandpan suddenly transformed into twenty-eight layers of heavenly realms, like twenty-eight Taiji diagrams unfolding in sequence, overlapping and spreading beneath their serpent tails. They roared, "Grand Beginning, you are shameless! You claim we are connected by the same qi, yet you throw all sorts of vicious and poisonous moves at us! You lack understanding and cannot see the bigger picture. Very well, today we will fight to the death with you! Do you dare enter our Taiji Diagram?"

Grand Beginning stopped, carefully examining the twenty-eight layers of heavenly realms Taiji Diagram. He chuckled, "Fellow Daoists, are you pursuing Dao Realm achievement? Dao Realm achievement was pioneered by Emperor Kaihuang. One should not forget the well-digger when drinking water. You benefited from Emperor Kaihuang Qin Ye, yet you come to kill the people of his Wuyouxiang — that's unfilial!"

The ancient Taiji god split into two, transforming into Heavenly Venerate Sun and Heavenly Venerate Moon. Heavenly Venerate Sun's face flushed red with a hint of shame, while Heavenly Venerate Moon sneered, "That's useless talk! Do you dare come in?"

Grand Beginning took small steps and walked into the twenty-eight layers of heavenly realms. He chuckled, "Why wouldn't I dare? I'd like to see how brilliant your Mortal World Dao-entry is!"

At the same time, the world barrier of the Yin Realm suddenly broke. A gigantic Ancestral Court Jade Platform shattered the Yin Realm's barrier and appeared on the surface of the Yin Sea. The Heavenly Court army continuously flew from the platform, invading the Yin Realm.

The Yin Realm was a subordinate territory of Yankang, where many Yankang people lived. They had built a unique civilization there, cultivating the Yin Realm's Dao arts and divine abilities.

Since the outbreak of the great war, with lives devastated, various heavens destroyed, and countless souls turning into black sand, the Yin Realm had grown larger and larger. Currently, it had become the largest of the heavens attached to the Primordial World!

The Yin Sea had also expanded dozens of times. However, when the Ancestral Court Jade Pool descended, it suppressed the Yin Sea, leaving it undisturbed.

Countless Heavenly Court gods and devils stepped on the sea surface, charging towards the land of the Yin Realm!

This wave of invasion could be considered the Heavenly Court's first entry into Yankang territory!

Heavenly Empress Yin reached out and grasped the ocean, shaking it forcefully. The sea surface immediately churned violently, and the Heavenly Court gods and devils charging at the front were suddenly swallowed by the ocean.

However, the power of the Ancestral Court Jade Pool was truly immense. The Heavenly Court generals on the platform, leading many sacred beings, jointly activated the Jade Pool, instantly suppressing the churning sea surface. When Heavenly Empress Yin tried to raise the sea again, she found she could not.

"I don't want to turn my divine ability into a weapon for slaughtering living beings..."

Heavenly Empress Yin's body trembled. She suddenly remembered when Qin Mu sought her guidance on the Emperor's Throne cultivation method years ago; he had told her that sooner or later she would face such a situation, and then she would need to make a choice.

And now, she had to make that choice.

She turned to look at the divine cities of the Yin Realm. In those cities, there were only a few scattered gods and devils, but within and behind the cities were the living beings of the Yin Realm.

Among them were Yankang people, but many were beings she had personally created, personally enlightened, and whose souls she had shaped!

She was their mother, their Heavenly Mother!

Heavenly Empress Yin turned back, tears streaming down her face, and her Dao arts and divine abilities erupted. The Heavenly Court army charging towards the shore, towards her and the Yin Realm's divine cities, suddenly found black sand pouring from their eyes, ears, mouths, and noses. Their primordial spirits shattered, turning into soul black sand that merged into the heaven and earth of the Yin Realm!

This trend spread like a plague, moving along the sea surface directly towards the Ancestral Court Jade Platform. Almost all gods and devils were unable to resist the terrifying power of the Yin Realm's Dao arts!

One after another, the gods and devils quickly became empty shells, devoid of soul and spirit. Their corpses sank into the Yin Sea!

Heavenly Empress Yin felt a pang in her heart and was somewhat reluctant. Although she was an ancient god of the Yin Realm, she had only killed one person since her resurrection: the Son of Hades.

She had never been able to bring herself to harm other living beings, but this time she had no choice but to act.

The Heavenly Court's army of gods and devils was simply too vast, and the Yin Realm's gods and devils were few in number and utterly powerless to resist. She had to ensure the safety of her people!

The Ancestral Court Jade Platform shone brightly as its commanding general activated its power, directly countering Heavenly Empress Yin's divine ability. The power of Heavenly Empress Yin's attack was dispelled before it even reached the Ancestral Court Jade Pool!

"Heavenly Empress Yin, your Dao arts are indeed boundless!"

On the Ancestral Court Jade Pool, the Heavenly Court army formed battle formations. Duke Ming, Duke Li, Duke Yu, Duke Da, Duke Suo, and the other seven dukes each stepped forward. Duke Li praised, "His Majesty ordered us to pacify the Yin Realm. If we relied solely on ourselves to capture the Empress, I fear the casualties would be severe. But fortunately, in this battle, we do not need to fight the Empress to the death."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sudden colossal thud echoed. An ancient god, pitch black all over, landed on the Ancestral Court Jade Pool and slowly stood up. It gazed across the sea at Heavenly Empress Yin, its voice reverberating and creating ripples across the ocean surface. "Spirit Official greets Heavenly Empress Yin," it declared. "Empress, do not blame us. If you must blame someone, blame yourself for choosing the wrong side..."

Whoosh—

A peculiar whooshing sound came, and a figure was seen passing through the Jade Platform. The pitch-black ancient god and that figure vanished without a trace!

Boom!

The Yin Realm violently shook. Everyone quickly looked up, horrified to see a gaping hole tear open in the sky above the Yin Realm. The ancient god named Spirit Official was torn into pieces, falling from beyond the heavens. Its severed body parts splashed into the sea, stirring up huge waves.