"There are quite a few experts, but their numbers mean little before me!"
As Emperor Qingyun activated his Qingyun Divine Spear, an unspeakable imperial might swept across the entire Central Continent. All the major immortal sects were alerted, their eyes filled with surprise. Subsequently, one immortal emperor after another transformed into streams of light, flying towards Cloud Mist City.
"Though I may not defeat you, I am willing to try!" The Evil Buddha Immortal Venerable's prayer beads resembled a string of glass relic beads, gathering together to form a seven-colored halo. The many immortal venerable behind him activated their battle array power, channeling their vast energy into it.
The seven-colored halo instantly erupted with a strong, radiant divine light, enveloping Emperor Qingyun. At the same time, a Buddhist seal appeared in his hand. As he tossed it, the seal transformed into a Buddhist projection, a realm of heavy Buddhist presence, suppressing Emperor Qingyun. This Buddhist seal was the Immortal Emperor treasure he had condensed after reaching the Immortal Emperor realm, the Myriad Ages Seal.
Facing a peerless powerhouse like Emperor Qingyun, the Evil Buddha Immortal Venerable harbored no illusions and unleashed all his abilities immediately, hoping to exert some pressure.
Emperor Xuantian retreated behind Emperor Qingyun, casting a deep look at the Evil Buddha Immortal Venerable. This man had only entered the Immortal Emperor realm a hundred years ago, yet his strength had reached such a level. Such talent was probably not much inferior to Emperor Qingyun. If Cloud Mist City were given enough time, it would certainly become a major power in the Central Continent, its status no less than that of an immortal sect.
Facing the combined attack of over ten immortal venerable and one immortal emperor, Emperor Qingyun appeared quite calm. He held his spear in one hand. As he swung it, flames filled the sky, incinerating the seven-colored divine light into nothingness. Simultaneously, the suppressing Buddhist realm was also repelled by him and returned to the Evil Buddha Immortal Venerable's hand.
"Emperor Qingyun's Dao of the Seven Heavens is becoming more complete. Once this Fiery Heaven is unleashed with full power, the unquenchable Fiery Sky can permeate an entire realm. Even the Evil Buddha Immortal Venerable's relic Buddhist realm cannot withstand it!"
Some immortal emperors had already arrived at Cloud Mist City and were observing in secret, filled with awe at Emperor Qingyun's strength.
"Emperor Qingyun has already fused six Heavens, and his strength is no less than Emperor Xuanlong and others. If the Seven Heavens are fully fused, then the struggle for destiny in this era will likely be his alone." 138 Reading Network
The Seven Heavens cultivated by Emperor Qingyun are Fiery Heaven, Diamond Heaven, Earthly Heaven, Nether River Heaven, Divine Wood Heaven, Taiyin Heaven, and Solar Heaven. Once the Seven Heavens are completely fused, his strength is very likely to break through the shackles of the Heavenly Dao realm and reach a legendary level.
"Evil Buddha, your talent is not much inferior to mine. Unfortunately, you have little time left." A trace of killing intent flickered in Emperor Qingyun's eyes. He had only been an Immortal Emperor for less than a hundred years, and the Evil Buddha Immortal Venerable's strength had exceeded his expectations. If he were allowed to grow, he would undoubtedly become a formidable enemy in the future.
"Although Emperor Qingyun's strength is great, it is not so easy for him to destroy my Cloud Mist City!" The Evil Buddha Immortal Venerable clasped his hands together and retreated with everyone into Cloud Mist City, intending to rely on the city's protective formation to defend themselves.
Emperor Qingyun sneered and remained silent. Behind him appeared the illusory projections of one world after another. When he attacked again, the power of the Seven Heavens surged madly into the Immortal Emperor True Artifact. The Immortal Emperor True Artifact erupted with dazzling divine light. With a single-handed push, the Qingyun Divine Spear, carrying an overwhelming force, crashed towards Cloud Mist City.
Even with such a peak attack, the protective formation meticulously set up by Zhang Fan began to sway precariously. However, due to the flowing array patterns, it completely recovered in less than a breath's time.
"This Cloud Mist City's protective formation is surprisingly strong. Even Emperor Qingyun's strike with an Immortal Emperor True Artifact failed to break it?"
"This level of defense is no less than the sect-protecting formations of immortal sects. That Ten Absolutes Immortal Venerable is truly remarkable." Immortal emperors arrived one after another and were quite astonished to witness this scene.
"Perfect and complete, is this the formation laid out using the Extreme Dao?" Emperor Qingyun's desire intensified as his attack failed to break through. His yearning for the Extreme Dao cultivated by that Ten Absolutes Immortal Venerable grew even stronger.
If he could comprehend its essence, his Dao of the Seven Heavens would surely be perfected.
The Evil Buddha Immortal Venerable calmly watched this scene, feeling no joy. As the controller of the city's protective formation, he clearly sensed that its defensive power had reached its limit, yet Emperor Qingyun had not yet unleashed his full power.
Now, the only thing he could do was to delay as much as possible. The moment Emperor Qingyun appeared, he had already sent a message to his master. Once his master returned, Emperor Qingyun would be no threat.
"Again!"
Emperor Qingyun held his Immortal Emperor True Artifact, his spear like a falling meteor, smashing furiously onto the city's protective formation.
Rumble!
The violent collision resounded through heaven and earth. The many cultivators within Cloud Mist City watched this scene nervously, their hearts pounding in unison.
"Spear of the Five Elements, Reversing Yin and Yang!" Emperor Qingyun struck again, this spear fusing the boundless great daos of the six Heavens. The power of heaven and earth was instantly drained. As the spear was unleashed, reincarnation collapsed, and a patch of the starry sky above Cloud Mist City turned into nothingness, making many immortal emperors present feel a great sense of threat.
Under this earth-shattering spear strike, the protective formation of Cloud Mist City finally could not hold on and exploded with a roar. The powerful aftermath instantly swept through Cloud Mist City. The buildings within the city turned into ruins, and countless cultivators were sent flying, spitting blood.
"Hmm?"
Just as many immortal emperors lamented for Cloud Mist City, they discovered an incredibly astonishing sight.
Cloud Mist City seemed to be caught in a reversal of time. The countless ruined buildings slowly began to recover, and the group of severely injured cultivators flew back to their original positions, their injuries healing as if they had never happened.
"Time reversal, who possesses such power?"
Zhang Fan descended above Cloud Mist City like a celestial being. He looked at Emperor Qingyun, his old adversary from the past, with a faint smile in his eyes.
"Ten Absolutes Immortal Venerable?" Emperor Qingyun's gaze fell upon Zhang Fan. After a pause, he added, "Perhaps I should call you Ten Absolutes Immortal Emperor now?"
Upon hearing this, even the people of Cloud Mist City were slightly taken aback. Had Zhang Fan already broken through to the Immortal Emperor realm?
Wasn't it said that once a cultivator grasped the Heavenly Dao, it would trigger a resonance, and the other Immortal Emperors would be aware of it?
What they didn't know was that within the Ten Thousand Realms Mountain, countless worlds overlapped, which was enough to conceal the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, Zhang Fan's breakthrough to the Immortal Emperor realm this time was silent and unknown to anyone.
"Other Immortal Emperors might not notice, but I know for sure that you cannot hide it from me." Zhang Fan's gaze was profound. "Emperor Qingyun, are you here in my Cloud Mist City merely to emulate Emperor Xuantian and steal my Extreme Dao?"
"Your Xuan Tian Sect has provoked me twice or thrice, are you not afraid that I will destroy your Xuan Tian Sect?"
"When you grow to the peak of the Great Dao realm, perhaps you will have this power. But now, even if you have broken through to the Immortal Emperor realm, you are still too immature. Without an Immortal Emperor True Artifact, how can you fight me?" Emperor Qingyun chuckled.
"Is that so?" Zhang Fan beckoned with one hand, and an octagonal treasure pagoda appeared in his hand, the Seven Stars Pagoda.
"How did the Seven Stars Pagoda fall into his hands?"
"I have been searching for the Seven Stars Pagoda for hundreds of thousands of years since I cultivated the Primordial Dao. I never expected it to have fallen into someone else's hands." An old man in a white robe, seen from the void, could not help but lament with great pain, beating his chest and stamping his feet.
This was Emperor Hunyuan of the Five Elements Immortal Sect, who had achieved the Primordial Dao through the fusion of the Five Elements and space-time. His Dao was of the same origin as the legendary Seven Stars Immortal Emperor. The Seven Stars Pagoda was the most compatible Immortal Emperor True Artifact for him.
Emperor Hunyuan had searched for the Seven Stars Pagoda for decades without success, only for it to be easily obtained by Zhang Fan, causing him to sigh in despair.
Emperor Qingyun also did not expect that in the short span of a hundred years since the Ten Absolutes Immortal Venerable had left, he had not only broken through to the Immortal Emperor realm but also found an Immortal Emperor True Artifact. However, this would not change the outcome of today.
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