Chapter 1 The Confrontation

Jiang Xuan and Gu Ling faced off in the void, while the exotic creatures watched with smiles, as if enjoying a show. Even An Lan, who had been preparing to personally suppress Jiang Xuan, halted his movements.

In the eyes of the exotic creatures, the Gu Clan had betrayed the Nine Heavens to join the foreign realm. Now, returning to slay a True Immortal of the Nine Heavens was indeed a good show, one they eagerly anticipated.

As for Immortal King An Lan, both Jiang Xuan and Gu Ling were mere juniors. With his arrogance, he originally had no intention of personally suppressing Jiang Xuan. If not for Jiang Xuan's defeat of his son upon first entering the Immortal realm, he would not have considered taking action.

After all, as the exotic immortals said to the creatures of the Nine Heavens, all beings were but ants, unworthy of the attention or response of an Immortal King. Even immortal beings, as long as they had not touched that realm, were not valued by them.

But now it was perfect. The Gu Clan immortal who betrayed the Nine Heavens in the Immortal Ancient era was facing a True Immortal born in the Nine Heavens in this era. No one would want to miss this good show.

Regardless of who won or lost, it would not affect them. If Gu Ling died, he was just a Gu Clan creature, and they didn't care. If Jiang Xuan died, they would be rid of a major enemy, a welcome outcome.

Therefore, no one stopped the battle.

Before Tian Yuan, two immortal-level beings roared, wielding time as a blade and space as a sword. Immortal light was rich, and immortal wills hung high like the sun, causing the four poles of the universe to tremble.

True Phoenix, Kun Peng, Nine Nether Hound, Gu… various precious techniques bloomed in the void, as if an Immortal King had descended upon the Nine Heavens, or chaos had broken through the myriad universes. Countless phenomena fell at this moment, drawing boundless laws to illuminate the scene, causing stars to fall and annihilate.

Two peerless beings were fighting, their battle prowess shocking the world, far surpassing True Immortals. They could fight Quasi-Kings and approach the level of the Ten Ferocious beings of the Immortal Ancient era.

Myriad techniques evolved in their hands, and each strike condensed several precious techniques and divine powers, possessing the power to turn the rotten into the miraculous!

Dang, dang, dang…

Sparks flew in all directions, and the heavens and earth cracked open, as if immortal gold was colliding. Stars continuously collided, creating the most terrifying scene. A wisp of immortal energy fell, like the Milky Way plunging down, shattering the high heavens and collapsing the void!

In the outer realm, the scene was extremely terrifying. Countless stars were incinerated, and stellar remains fell like rain, smashing towards the borderlands.

Without superfluous words, the creatures of both realms watched, all shocked. Especially the exotic immortals, who were even more alarmed, because whether it was Jiang Xuan or Gu Ling, both were, in their eyes, newcomers to this realm. But the battle prowess they displayed was too terrifying, making them shudder.

If they faced either one of them, there would be no surprises; they would be killed in an instant!

"Starting with you, all True Immortals will be slain!"

Gu Ling roared, fusing time and space into a desolate and silent spacetime, sealing the heavens and locking the earth, isolating the past and present. Myriad techniques were silenced here, and karma dissipated, leaving only a spacetime shackle to seal and block everything!

"Ultimate transformation, slay all immortals!"

Jiang Xuan also erupted, using his ultimate battle strength. The five great secret realms shone, erupting with boundless divine light. Various precious techniques were integrated into them, and thousands of divine patterns intertwined, forming a Heavenly Dao Sword that seemed capable of judging all realms, and violently slashed at the spacetime shackle!

The world turned upside down, and even Tian Yuan trembled and burned, emitting endless immortal energy that turned into flames and runes, combining with the imprints of Tian Yuan to form chains of order that lashed out.

Behind An Lan, five decrees met the attack, turning into five large hands that, together with Immortal King An Lan, pressed down on Tian Yuan, locking the universe and suppressing order and laws.

Ancient Ancestor An Lan possessed world-shaking power, holding up the Original Imperial City with one hand and bearing Tian Yuan on his back, supporting a path. All attacks from the chains of order were blocked by him, leaving the millions of troops of the foreign realm unharmed.

But this was astonishing enough. The battle between two immortal beings actually caused Tian Yuan to shake, forcing An Lan to take action again, resisting the power of the chains of order in Tian Yuan.

Boom!

Two figures flew backward at the same time, like streaks of light, blasted out of the outer realm. Immortal blood flowing with immortal laws splashed, scattering between the galaxies, piercing through stars and creating a dead zone.

"Dean!"

Above the Imperial Pass, creatures exclaimed in alarm. Jiang Xuan, who possessed invincible battle strength, was knocked flying, his immortal blood spilled in the outer realm. His battle clothes were tattered and stained with blood, and cracks also appeared on his body, as if he could collapse at any moment. Immortal light flowed, intertwined with immortal laws, and the two forces entangled, preventing his injuries from healing.

On the other side, Gu Ling's condition was equally terrible. There was a Heavenly Dao Sword mark on his body, tearing his flawless immortal body, as if it could never be restored, constantly collapsing his body.

Both were seriously injured. They had used their ultimate power, turning all their energy into one strike, unleashing ultimate power. Ordinary True Immortals and Quasi-Kings would surely die if touched by it. They had barely withstood it, and even if they were not dead, they were now at the end of their strength.

"Hahaha…" Gu Ling revealed a mad expression. "You have been defeated. Your strongest battle power is at the end of its rope. The myriad spirits of the Nine Heavens will eventually be slaughtered to repay the debts of the past!"

"Heh… Gu Clan creatures, you betrayed the Nine Heavens to join the foreign realm. Do you even have the right to clamor here?" Jiang Xuan's body was broken, as if he would collapse at any moment, but he still carried a vast battle intent, without any fear.

"Humph! The grievances of the past, who is right and who is wrong, does anyone really know?" Gu Ling rebuked. At the same time, exotic supreme beings came to protect his body, wanting to take him back to the exotic camp.

"A traitor is a traitor, no need to quibble." Jiang Xuan stood with difficulty in the void outside the realm. Creatures in the Imperial Pass also wanted to come and rescue him, but he stopped them with a sound transmission. Choosing to fight today, he had long known that death was inevitable, so this clone had no intention of returning alive.

"Destined to die, I will send you to the afterlife!" From within the foreign realm, an immortal being shouted, standing before Tian Yuan, about to take action.

Jiang Xuan looked on coldly. Everything he had done so far was, first, to protect the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and second, to gain the trust of the foreign realm for his Gu Ling clone. Now, having fought Gu Ling to the point of near death, even if not all the foreign realm experts trusted Gu Ling, at least they would not openly target him, which was enough for him to cultivate in peace.

As for his clone, it had one last goal.

Of course, he also knew that it was a step destined for death, and he would die even without the other foreign realm experts taking action.

But he still did not hesitate. Time waited for no one. Even if he died, he had to take this step, to comprehend it in advance. Even if he could only capture one ten-millionth of the profound mysteries, he had to take the journey.

"Want to kill me? You are not qualified!"

Jiang Xuan coldly shouted, even though his body was broken and his injuries were severe, he still had invincible power.

"There are gods three feet above your head!" (idiom)

In the next moment, Jiang Xuan did not hesitate at all, and shouted loudly. In an instant, the stars and the universe trembled. His body bloomed with divine light, and his primordial spirit and the five great secret realms shone at the same time. Suddenly, auspicious clouds rose above his head, condensing a vague mass.

This was the human body's sixth great secret realm. Jiang Xuan had known about it from the beginning, and his foreign realm clone had also comprehended it for many years after becoming an immortal, but there had always been only a vague direction, and he could not truly touch it.

His cultivation was still too shallow, and could only be said to have reached the limit of the Immortal Dao realm. His body and primordial spirit were only at the immortal level, and had not yet broken into the King realm, not even touching the level of the Ten Ferocious beings.

Therefore, that realm was too far away from him. Although he clearly knew this concept, he could not enter it.

But now there was no other choice. He was already a dying body, so he might as well give it his all and try to take this step with all his strength.

Boom!

An Lan glanced sideways, his expression slightly changing, because Jiang Xuan's changes were too amazing. The five great secret realms were extremely brilliant, even more dazzling than the sun. The heavens and earth roared, and strands of immortal essence steamed out of his body, accompanied by energy, spirit, and soul, condensing above his head.

That was the light of the primordial spirit, equally brilliant, as if burning, illuminating the borderlands and Tian Yuan.

"Open!"

Jiang Xuan shouted with all his strength, his body and primordial spirit were burning, and his entire Dao fruit and essence were being tempered. The five great secret realms were sublimating, about to carry out the ultimate leap. The body and primordial spirit intertwined, about to transform into the sixth great secret realm!

He knew that this secret realm was not within the body, but outside the body. It was the ultimate sublimation of the Dao fruit. The body and primordial spirit had to be tempered to the peak to succeed. He could not reach that level now.

Peng!

Golden light exploded, and Jiang Xuan's body shattered, turning into immortal light rain that was instantly burned away by Dao fire.

Rumble!

In the void outside the realm, Jiang Xuan's primordial spirit and body burned, like a dazzling sun. The five great secret realms shone, wanting to break through the body and transform into a god together with the primordial spirit. The whole body became more and more blazing, like immortal fire burning the sky.

"The system is shocking, but you are still far from it, destined to be defeated." An Lan said. He overlooked countless ages and had extraordinary knowledge. Naturally, he could see the amazing nature of the Shrouding Heaven Method.

But he could also see that Jiang Xuan was not ready. His body and primordial spirit were too far from that level. Forcibly breaking through would surely lead to his death.

"Ah…" In the void outside the realm, Jiang Xuan endured great pain. His cultivation was indeed far lacking, and his accumulation was not deep enough. Now, forcibly breaking through, his whole person was disintegrating.

However, he did not stop there. Instead, he squeezed and burned the potential of his primordial spirit and body. The treasures of the human body, various divine powers, endless rune mysteries, and infinite Dao symbols ran through his body and primordial spirit.

His whole person was about to be burned to ashes by the fire of the Great Dao, but he also gained something. He briefly touched the mysteries of this secret realm, and without a moment's hesitation, all his incarnations were comprehending it together.

"Becoming an immortal was already a fluke, yet you dare to dream of proving the Dao and becoming a King in one fell swoop? Overestimating yourself!" An immortal being from the foreign realm spoke. They could see that Jiang Xuan's life had come to an end. He had just become a True Immortal and dared to dream of entering the King realm in one fell swoop. There had never been such a thing in the ages, his cultivation was too lacking, and he was destined to die.

"Dean!"

"Senior!"

"Fellow Daoist!"

Above the Imperial Pass, countless people roared. They saw the end of a peerless battle immortal, heading towards the end. Even the few who knew that Jiang Xuan had several incarnations could not help but feel grief and worry, fearing that this clone of Jiang Xuan was the real body.

"I will surely return, and slay all enemies in the foreign realm!"

The light of an Immortal King flashed and disappeared. Jiang Xuan failed, unsurprisingly, as expected. But he also got the answer he wanted, briefly breaking into the sixth secret realm and comprehending a trace of its mysteries.

Peng!

In a ball of immortal light, Jiang Xuan's body and primordial spirit suddenly exploded. The last will and obsession condensed, gathering the immortal light that fused his Dao fruit, and transforming it into an arrow.

Using spacetime as a bow and chaos as a string, the light of the Nine Heavens Tribulation covered it. The last rays of the five great secret realms shone. In the dark, a will was attached, as if a god had merged into the arrow.

The universe and starry sky were illuminated by immortal light, more brilliant than the stars, illuminating many dark voids, as if breaking through spacetime, reaching everywhere.

Bong!

In the dark, there was a loud bang, like the bowstring opening and closing. The arrow crossed the sky, piercing through falsehood, as if there was a dragon's roar and a phoenix's cry. Carrying a brilliant immortal light, the arrow killed towards Tian Yuan, pointing directly at An Lan!

An Lan's expression was calm, but his cold words could make all spirits tremble: "An ant dares to cause trouble? A dying struggle!"

After speaking, he also took action, thrusting a golden spear forward, colliding with the arrow.

Cracks appeared in the heavens and earth. The golden ancient spear erupted with ocean-like waves, and the light of the arrow instantly submerged the sky, terrifying to the extreme, making people's souls tremble!

In this desert, millions of creatures and endless armies all collapsed to the ground, trembling and shivering, imprisoned by the supreme power, almost bursting apart.

Tian Yuan was trembling, and the sea of laws was roaring, as if it was about to burst. The foreign creatures were also suppressed, suffering terribly.

Fortunately, An Lan protected them, otherwise this level of power would be enough to destroy the strong of all races, and even immortals would have difficulty surviving!

However, this also meant that the ultimate strike of the peerless beings was blocked by this Immortal King, but it was not without achievements. It could be seen that there was a gap on An Lan's golden ancient spear, which was an extremely terrible thing!

Because that was the Immortal King's battle weapon, which had fought countless battles in the Immortal Ancient era, pierced through the Horned Ant, and pierced through the Immortal King. Its divine power was unmatched.

But today, a gap appeared, which was alarming, meaning that Jiang Xuan's final outburst had the power of no less than an Immortal King, otherwise it would never have been possible!

"It's all in vain after all!" An Lan said indifferently. At the same time, his golden battle spear automatically recovered, and golden divine splendor flowed, drawing essence of gold from the void of heaven and earth!

Rumble!

But in the next moment, Mu Wang also burst out suddenly in the Original Imperial City, attracting the divine light of the void, causing the vast Tian Yuan to vibrate even more violently. Even more supreme immortal Dao rules descended, wanting to kill An Lan.

However, An Lan possessed world-shaking power, holding up the Original Imperial City with one hand. At the same time, the five decrees also vibrated again, bursting out with the power of eternal immortality. In a trance, it seemed that five Immortal Kings were roaring, taking action together with An Lan, wanting to destroy Tian Yuan.

Dong!

Tian Yuan continued to tremble, and in the next moment, it was torn apart, and a huge gap appeared. Immortal light surged, and a great river gushed out, causing the chaos of the Great Dao rules and the instability of order.

The strongest forces were bombarding, causing the instability of the order of heaven and earth, affecting the survival of the ancient world, and even the river of time was created.

Chi!

At the same time, a terrifying aura permeated, and a cauldron suddenly appeared. Thousands of stars floated together with the cauldron, rotating around it. The cauldron sprayed the mother energy of all things, and the cauldron wall made of immortal gold was stained with blood!

It flew out of the river of time, boundless and huge, and instantly covered the borderlands. Especially, on the cauldron, there was a person, with a majestic body, facing away from all living beings, covered in blood. He seemed to have experienced a bloody battle in another spacetime. Standing there, he was like an Emperor descending into the world!

Mysterious blood fell from the Nine Heavens, piercing through the galaxy. He was also in a great battle, tearing the void, like an Emperor wielding his fist, his divine power was unmatched, eternally invincible, fighting with his enemies, shaking the river of time until it was about to break!

Especially in the end, nine mysterious ancient characters turned into nine balls of light, bursting out with boundless power, and then merging into one, evolving into the supreme secret technique, instantly piercing through all obstacles, and forcibly suppressing and killing the enemy who had been fighting with him since ancient times!

In the foreign camp, Jiang Xuan, incarnated as Gu Ling, couldn't help but be shocked by this scene. It was indeed the unparalleled Ye Heavenly Emperor, piercing through the ages, walking against the current of time, descending into this world to witness an ancient history.

Of course, his arrival was by no means good news for Jiang Xuan. This meant that the darkness still existed in Ye Fan's era, otherwise they would not need to seek help, and would not need to cross the ages to descend into this world.

"What will the future me be like? And… does he know of my existence?" Jiang Xuan couldn't help but think a lot, and at the same time, he wanted to know, what kind of role he would play in this ancient history?