"What?"
The gods' expressions changed. If it was truly the Demon Ancestor, it would be a desperate doomsday and disaster for them.
They no longer wished to dwell on the tragic events of ten thousand years ago, though for them, it was entirely deserved.
After all, it was they who had joined forces with the anomalies to deal with the Demon Ancestor.
At this moment, the Fifth Ancestor directly stated, "There is a crucial plan now. Our anomaly lineage will send forth an Ancestor, and you gods will dispatch a powerful deity. You must go to the mortal realm, at all costs, and kill the reincarnation of the Demon Ancestor!"
This was the Fifth Ancestor's plan. Although the gods were unwilling to ally with the anomaly lineage again, they reached a consensus on cooperation when it came to confronting the Demon Ancestor.
"Who will your anomaly lineage send?" a god inquired from the divine side.
The Fifth Ancestor replied, "We will send my brother, the Sixth Ancestor!"
It had to be said that the anomaly lineage was truly sacrificing greatly, sending forth the Sixth Ancestor. However, upon further consideration, it made sense.
Given that the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Ancestors of the anomaly lineage had all fallen to the mortal realm, and in the past ten thousand years, no other Ancestors had made any move to rescue them, the look on the Fifth Ancestor's face suggested that these three had likely met a bitter end.
Therefore, sending the weakest, the Sixth Ancestor, was also within reason.
The Fifth Ancestor then asked, "Who do you intend to send?"
As soon as this question was posed, the gods began to hesitate. Everyone knew what venturing to the mortal realm entailed. After dealing with the Demon Ancestor, under the influence of heavenly laws, they would undoubtedly fall from the Mahayana stage, losing all hope of returning.
Thus, no one wanted to be the first to step forward.
The Fifth Ancestor inwardly scoffed at the timidity of these gods, who coexisted in the divine realm with the anomalies.
Sooner or later, the anomalies would conquer the entire divine realm and kill everyone.
At this point, a voice echoed from afar, "I will go!"
With that, the voice descended. It belonged to a female war god, her aura and strength terrifying.
She had not been present during the earlier discussion, but her appearance now became a beacon of light among the gods, for she was the goddess of war, blessed with both beauty and wisdom.
With the appearance of the War Goddess, the Fifth Ancestor nodded in satisfaction.
The War Goddess was indeed the foremost war god in the divine realm. With her in action, it was a fitting counterpart to their deployment of the relatively weaker Sixth Ancestor.
However, at this moment, an elder god spoke, "Athena, you cannot go!"
"Why?"
The golden-haired, blue-eyed Athena revealed a hint of confusion. Why couldn't she go? Although she hailed from the West, both Eastern and Western gods were present here. After ten thousand years or even longer, the distinction between Eastern and Western gods had blurred.
She was among the gods with the most spirit. When faced with difficulty, she would never flinch.
The elder god stated, "Your mission is to guard the divine realm. If you descend, who will be left to protect it?"
"Exactly, Athena, you cannot go. Find someone else!"
Upon hearing this, Athena was utterly speechless. She never imagined that after living for so many years, the gods would be so craven and fearful of death.
What more could she say? With so many opposing her going, even if she wanted to, she couldn't.
The Fifth Ancestor's eyes blazed with anger. If Athena was not sent, then among the gods, there were hardly any who could match the Sixth Ancestor.
Finally, after much deliberation, the gods addressed a particular god and said, "Thunder God, you shall go!"
As soon as these words were uttered, the Thunder God was terrified. He hadn't expected to be singled out from the crowd. He felt utterly wronged.
Indeed, when disaster struck, one could not escape it.
He had risen to prominence in the mythical era, originating from the distant north. He had once believed that by arriving in the divine realm, he could surpass all other gods single-handedly.
However, upon reaching the divine realm, he realized how naive he had been. There were many beings far stronger than him among the gods.
Although Athena had her differences with the Eastern gods, her formidable strength had earned her the trust of the deities.
But he was different. Due to his inferior strength, he was ostracized by the gods. He was rarely involved in anything good, but any misfortune would inevitably involve him.
Who would have thought that even though he had deliberately stayed far away this time, he would still be noticed by other gods?
Unlike other gods, he had no room for choice. Even if he shamelessly refused, the gods could do nothing.
But if he refused, he was guaranteed to be killed by the gods.
Therefore, he had no choice at all.
Upon seeing the Thunder God, the Fifth Ancestor's eyes revealed disdain. A god at the early stage of the Mahayana realm dared to be pitted against the Sixth Ancestor. Truly, the gods were becoming more perfunctory by the day.
Thus, he coldly declared, "You should send a god with some weight! He is too weak!"
In the Fifth Ancestor's view, with the Thunder God's early Mahayana stage strength, his cultivation would inevitably decline soon after descending to the mortal realm.
And this time, they were going to deal with the Demon Ancestor. How could they be so careless?
The Thunder God breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. As long as he was sufficiently weak, the other party would look down on him. As long as they looked down on him, he would have a chance to survive.
However, at this moment, a god among the deities spoke, "The Thunder God is the god who controls lightning. His strength is naturally beyond doubt. But our decision to send him is not out of perfunctoriness, but because he bears no curse mark!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Fifth Ancestor, who had been furious, ceased to be angry.
He was well aware of what these curses entailed. Almost everyone who had participated in that battle back then had not escaped the curse's judgment.
Thus, even though the Thunder God was a bit weak, if the anomaly lineage couldn't be brought into play, the Demon Ancestor's cunning would be hindered.
The chances of victory would increase. What everyone didn't know now was how powerful the Demon Ancestor truly was.
And could this be a trap?
At this moment, the Fifth Ancestor said, "Since that is the case, then send him!"
It was over. The Thunder God was so scared he almost wet himself. It seemed he couldn't escape this ordeal after all, destined to become a sacrifice.
At this point, the Fifth Ancestor stated, "Choose a time, and descend to the mortal realm."
"Most importantly, on your side, our Thunder God can descend at any time. After all, he is eager to contribute to the divine realm, isn't that right, Thunder God!"
The Thunder God forced a smile that was more painful than crying.
"Yes!"
At this time, an elder god consoled him, "Thunder God, do not fear. We will find a way to get you back to the divine realm!"
In the Thunder God's eyes, this was just empty talk. He knew very well that once one fell from the divine realm, they would no longer be qualified to return.
It wasn't that the divine realm wouldn't accept them, but rather that without the Mahayana stage, it was impossible to reach the divine realm.
Then, the Fifth Ancestor finally turned and said, "Then it shall be three days from now!"
With that, he dissipated into thin air.
At this moment, Athena was deeply dissatisfied with the attitude of the gods. She had once believed the gods to be beings of high standing.
But she never imagined that the gods were a group of people utterly fearful of death.
She had not participated in the battle ten thousand years ago and did not know how the gods had won. With the gods behaving like this, she couldn't fathom, no matter how hard she tried, how the gods could have won.
Therefore, in her opinion, the fact that the gods and the anomalies had defeated the Demon Ancestor together back then was highly dubious.
However, it was no longer her concern. If a doomsday scenario were to occur again, she would undoubtedly act without hesitation.
...
Several days later, Jiu Tian Xuan Nu departed with Yun Fan.
Han Yan and Zhu Que also accompanied them. This was because Jiu Tian Xuan Nu had discovered that Zhu Que also harbored a remnant soul of the great goddess Nuwa.
This meant that by now, she could definitively identify Nuwa's three avatars.
Han Men, Han Yan, and Zhu Que.
Truthfully, a daring thought had begun to form in her mind: to capture all three avatars in one fell swoop.
However, her rivalry with the great goddess Nuwa had not yet reached the point of life-or-death conflict; it was merely an emotional competition.
Upon seeing Yun Fan's harem, which couldn't be contained in a truck, she abandoned the idea of competing.
If she were to truly compete, then for the remainder of her life, she would have nothing else to do but engage in constant palace intrigue.
Therefore, in her opinion, there was no point. With that time, it would be better to help Yun Fan overcome the Mahayana stage and allow herself to return to her peak era.
It was a pity that her cultivation had declined, preventing her from returning to the divine realm. Otherwise, taking Yun Fan to the divine realm for a tour would have enabled Yun Fan to break through to godhood.
Thus, for now, she could only take Yun Fan to the borderland between the divine realm and the mortal realm that she knew of.
That place was special. The gods were unaware of it, but the Demon Ancestor knew.
Moreover, she also knew a secret about Yun Fan, referring to Yun Fan from ten thousand years ago.
Yun Fan from ten thousand years ago was not bound by the rules of heaven and earth.
This meant that even if Yun Fan broke through to godhood, he could freely travel between the divine realm and the mortal realm. The terrifying aspect of a demonic body was not its ability to devour.
The terrifying aspect of a demonic body was its freedom from the constraints of heavenly laws. In this regard, it was a state envied by both gods and anomalies.
Conversely, she was not like that. Although she was a god at her peak, she had come to the mortal realm in search of Yun Fan's traces.
Not long after arriving in the mortal realm, her combat power had declined to the Emperor realm. Although there were rare moments when she could still exert divine power, it was not sustainable. And this was not the most brutal part. The most brutal part was that once one fell from the Mahayana stage, they could no longer ascend to the divine realm.
Undeniably, the constraints of heavenly laws were terrifying, especially the restrictions between the divine realm and the mortal realm.
If these heavenly laws did not exist, one could only imagine whether mortals would be plunged into dire straits.
For compared to humans, the so-called gods were more despicable, more cruel, and more devoid of principles. Gods were not as beautiful as imagined.
This was what Jiu Tian Xuan Nu knew.
Just as they were about to depart the mortal realm, Yun Fan suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" the three women asked Yun Fan.
Yun Fan replied, "An anomaly, I sense the aura of an anomaly!"
"What?"
The three women's faces turned ashen. The anomaly had been completely killed by Yun Fan. It was unexpected that Yun Fan could still sense its aura.
"Not good!"
Yun Fan realized that this anomalous aura was heading towards the mortal world.
He had risen from the mortal world and naturally would not allow it to suffer any harm. Thus, he immediately rushed in the direction of the anomaly.
Jiu Tian Xuan Nu and the other two women followed.
Before long, Yun Fan tracked down the anomaly's aura, which belonged to the Sixth Ancestor of the anomalies.
When the two powerful beings met, the Sixth Ancestor smiled playfully, "I didn't expect there to be someone as strong as you in this mortal realm. You must know about the Demon Ancestor, right?"
He had intended to expend considerable effort searching for the Demon Ancestor's aura. Thus, he had devised a clever plan: to shroud the entire mortal realm in anomalous darkness, forcing the Demon Ancestor to reveal himself and seek death.
However, before he could implement it, he encountered Yun Fan. In his eyes, Yun Fan was a being infinitely close to godhood.
Such a being was already at the ceiling level in the mortal realm.
Therefore, at this moment, he intended to capture Yun Fan and have him lead the way to the Demon Ancestor.
His strength had already fallen from the Mahayana stage. Although he could still exert combat power surpassing the Emperor realm, he could not escape these constraints.
To ensure a better life for himself in the mortal realm in the future, he intended to transform the mortal realm into an anomaly-ridden world, as the Great Dao here was too weak.
Only the Dao of Anomalies was the true Great Dao.
Yun Fan stated, "No need to search, I am he!"
"What?"
The Sixth Ancestor looked at Yun Fan in shock.
Subsequently, the demonic power emanating from Yun Fan suddenly erupted, filling the surroundings. The anomaly's aura, which was about to spread, was wiped away by Yun Fan.
"You truly are the Demon Ancestor!"
The Sixth Ancestor looked at Yun Fan in shock. He had thought it was a deception, but it turned out to be true.
It seemed his sacrifice and descent to the mortal realm were not in vain. After killing Yun Fan, he would have to wait for the golden age, break through to his peak, and return to the divine realm.
Yun Fan asked, "You came from the divine realm, didn't you!"
"That's right, I came from the divine realm, solely to slay the demon!"
The next moment, a voice echoed. Who else could it be but the Thunder God?
His arrival was accompanied by countless bolts of lightning engulfing him, giving him an imposing presence.
He had been affected more severely than the Sixth Ancestor. The so-called Mahayana stage cultivation was no longer of much relevance to him.
At most, he was only slightly stronger than Emperor Shun, but this did not detract from his arrogance.
At this point, Yun Fan said, "It seems the divine realm truly values me, sending two gods to kill me!"
"It's just that I never expected that after the gods and anomalies fought tooth and nail, even damaging the laws of heaven and earth, they would eventually join forces again. Describing them as colluding would not be an exaggeration!"
"Hahahaha!"
The Sixth Ancestor laughed heartily, "You are mistaken. There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. As long as interests align, even enemies become allies. Compared to you, our rivalry is insignificant!"
"Exactly!"
The Thunder God added, "It is all because of you that I had to sacrifice my cultivation and descend to the mortal realm. Today, you cannot escape!"
The Thunder God was perhaps the most wronged of them all. While other gods, even if weaker, were at least pawns, he was even less than that.
Yun Fan declared, "Since that is the case, then the two of you shall remain in the mortal realm permanently and never return to the divine realm!"
He took a step forward, and battle was about to commence.