Global Catastrophe: I Begin to Evolve from an Ancient Tree

"Nine-grade Supreme Treasure!"

Demon Venerable Xuan Yin’s eyes narrowed slightly.

If it were during his peak period, a nine-grade supreme treasure would be nothing, and he could easily shatter such a level of treasure with a wave of his hand.

However.

Demon Venerable Xuan Yin is not at his peak now, and destroying a nine-grade supreme treasure is not so easy.

On the other side.

Seeing the bronze ancient bell blocking Demon Venerable Xuan Yin, Master Gu Ming suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Initially watching Demon Venerable Xuan Yin easily crush the Blood Transformation Ancestor, he thought the opponent’s strength was indeed that terrifying, capable of casually crushing a Mahayana stage powerhouse to death.

But now.

Master Gu Ming realized that Demon Venerable Xuan Yin’s strength wasn’t as terrifying as he imagined.

Or rather.

It is true that Demon Venerable Xuan Yin is terrifying, but not to the extent of casually crushing a Mahayana stage practitioner to death.

Boom!

Rumbling!

In the void, two majestic figures clashed fiercely.

Demon Venerable Xuan Yin’s terrifying might was peerless; his Ancient Celestial Demon True Body manifested, with fearsome attacks causing the vast void to shatter, everything under this force was utterly obliterated.

Master Gu Ming wielded the bronze ancient bell, immortal light surging, a heavy and mighty bell tolling swept across the heavens and the earth, his entire spiritual power pushed to the limit, the nine-grade supreme treasure quivering non-stop.

Kill!

Kill! Kill!

The battle intent in Master Gu Ming’s eyes soared, now trapped in Demon Venerable Xuan Yin’s power domain, surrounded by a thick fog of blood energy, he must break free of this domain’s constraints with absolute power to escape.

If not.

There is absolutely no chance of leaving.

One must admit.

The strength of Demon Venerable Xuan Yin is indeed terrifying.

Even though he is not at his peak, the power he exerts is still extremely horrifying.

The aura of death already enveloped Master Gu Ming, but there was no fear in his heart.

Things have come to this point.

Fear is useless.

What Master Gu Ming must do is to try his utmost to hold back Demon Venerable Xuan Yin, giving the Immortal King Sect a chance to retreat.

As for what comes next.

It is something he can no longer concern himself with.

"Youngster, your strength is not bad at all, this sovereign has suddenly changed his mind. If you are willing to submit, this sovereign can spare your life."

Demon Venerable Xuan Yin sneered sinisterly, blood energy surging across the sky, each punch and palm strike carried a world-destroying momentum, causing the bronze ancient bell to resonate intensely.

Upon hearing this, Master Gu Ming did not speak, but the even more ferocious offensive indicated his determination.

Seeing this.

Demon Venerable Xuan Yin’s gaze gradually turned icy.

"If you wish for death, then this sovereign shall grant it!"

...

"The Blood Transformation Ancestor has perished!"

Gu Qingyang, through the perspective of other followers, felt the terrifying surge from the direction of the Blood Transformation Demon Sect. Since all followers were either dead or had fled, he could not truly see the specifics of the battlefield.

However, Gu Qingyang had indeed witnessed the scene of the Blood Transformation Ancestor being crushed to death by Demon Venerable Xuan Yin.

"It seems that Demon Venerable Xuan Yin’s strength has greatly diminished; otherwise, with his twelfth stage strength, suppressing a newly ascended ninth stage cultivator would have posed no difficulty at all.

His earlier execution of the Blood Transformation Ancestor likely stemmed from the restraint in cultivation techniques, rather than Master Gu Ming being significantly stronger than the Blood Transformation Ancestor!"

Celestial Demon True Technique!

This is the secret technique cultivated by the Blood Transformation Ancestor.

From the few words spoken by Demon Venerable Xuan Yin, Gu Qingyang understood that the rapid increase in the Blood Transformation Ancestor’s strength was due to the Celestial Demon True Technique, a technique imparted by Demon Venerable Xuan Yin.

It is not surprising for a twelfth stage expert to teach a secret technique, allowing someone to break through to the ninth stage in the shortest time.

The existence of flaws in the Celestial Demon True Technique is quite normal.

Now.

The battle with Master Gu Ming truly reflects the strength of Demon Venerable Xuan Yin.

The opponent is strong.

But not to the extent of easily suppressing a ninth stage.

However——

Gu Qingyang felt the power of both parties, aware of the developments in the battle’s aftermath.

"It’s likely that Master Gu Ming won’t be able to hold out much longer!"

As this thought crossed Gu Qingyang’s mind, a heartrending bell toll echoed; the bloody demonic qi completely overshadowed the power of Supreme Yang, and the Dharma Image Heaven and Earth was consumed by the blood energy, disappearing entirely into the Azure Sky.

"Boom——"

The heavens and the earth trembled.

The wails of myriad beings.

Seemingly blood rain falling from the skies.

"The blood rains from the sky, the wails of myriad beings, the Supreme Elder has fallen!"

The Long Boat navigated the skies, Upper Void Zhenren gazed at the torrential blood rain, unable to hide the overwhelming grief on his face.

This is the anomaly recorded in ancient tomes, marking the fall of a Mahayana stage powerhouse.

The absence of anomalies at the Blood Transformation Ancestor’s fall was because he was no ordinary Mahayana but one who had faced Celestial Punishment, leaving no anomaly at his demise.

But Master Gu Ming was different.

When the torrential blood rain poured down, Upper Void Zhenren felt as though an invisible hand had gripped his heart, halting his breath momentarily, his face turning deathly pale.

Master Gu Ming’s fall.

Signified that the Immortal King Sect no longer had a Mahayana stage powerhouse stationed.

And more than that.

Even a Tribulation Stage expert was gone as well.

In an instant.

The Immortal King Sect plummeted from the heights straight into the dust and mire.

If they are not careful.

The Immortal King Sect might be removed from the ranks of the top sects.

Moreover.

These are merely minor issues.

What truly terrified Upper Void Zhenren was that Demon Venerable Xuan Yin had already slain the Blood Transformation Ancestor and Master Gu Ming; his strength was unfathomable, and judged by that overwhelming demonic qi, he was clearly a peerless fiend.

Now that the only two remaining Mahayana stage have fallen, it’s likely that Demon Venerable Xuan Yin will sweep across the entire Taiyuan Realm next.

If things go awry.

Then all sects might face annihilation at the hands of Demon Venerable Xuan Yin.

Thus.

What Upper Void Zhenren considered now was the course of action for the Immortal King Sect in the time to come.

"With the Supreme Elder fallen, what shall we do now?"

An elder asked tremblingly.

The mentality tempered over a thousand years completely broke down at this moment.

Demon Venerable Xuan Yin’s overwhelming demon’s might deeply ingrained in their hearts, even the mere thought made their spirits tremble.

Mahayana stage has fallen.

Next, they fear it will be their turn.

Upon these words, Upper Void Zhenren’s expression changed rapidly, after a long time, he seemed to have made a decision.

"Let’s return to the sect first, even if Demon Venerable Xuan Yin makes his next move, the Immortal King Sect won’t be the first to bear the brunt, Taiyuan has existed for countless ages, there must be other foundations left behind.

Since a Demon Venerable Xuan Yin can emerge, perhaps there might be others capable of matching Demon Venerable Xuan Yin to appear.

If truly no one can contend with Demon Venerable Xuan Yin, then the Immortal King Sect can only leave Taiyuan Realm!"

At the last part, Upper Void Zhenren’s tone became much more resolute.

Leave Taiyuan Realm!

Upon hearing this, the myriad powerhouses of the Immortal King Sect were all silent.

In the vast starry sky.

Indeed, there were countless worlds.

But they also understood the perils of the starry sky.

The strength of the Immortal King Sect may not be weak, even with Master Gu Ming’s fall, there were many Void Refining cultivators in charge, but embarking upon the starry sky with the entire sect doesn’t guarantee survival.

The perils of the starry sky.

Already well-documented by past generations of the Immortal King Sect.

Until the last moment.

No one would willingly venture into the starry sky.

But everyone understood, if truly no one could stop Demon Venerable Xuan Yin, then the Immortal King Sect had but one path left: to leave this realm, seeking a sliver of hope in another world.

Remaining in Taiyuan means certain death.

Leaving this realm is one chance in ten thousand.

Between the two, the latter still held a spark of hope, everyone knew the choice to make.

"However, things have not reached that point, we’ll see what happens!"

With those words from Upper Void Zhenren, a large amount of spiritual power surged into the Long Boat, propelling this supreme treasure’s speed to its utmost limits.

Master Gu Ming laid down his life to stall Demon Venerable Xuan Yin, granting them a chance to leave, now that Master Gu Ming has fallen, who knows when that peerless fiend might come after them, hence they dared not linger at all.

Very soon.

The events at the Blood Transformation Demon Sect spread rapidly.

The emergence of Demon Venerable Xuan Yin and the fall of two Mahayana stage beings, within less than half a day, has shaken the entire Taiyuan Realm.