Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"That's right. I'm from Celestial Cloud."

It was a short sentence.

Spoken from Yang Xiao's lips.

He hadn't hesitated for long.

Because there was no need to hesitate.

"So he really is..."

Ye Dongge's expression changed in an instant.

He became utterly downcast.

"Haha! I told you! He's from that Barbaric Land! Just as I thought! And he still dares to pose as a disciple of a True God? How ridiculous!"

Ye Xuanfeng looked smug, then turned to the crestfallen Ye Dongge.

"Dongge, you heard him! Are you still going to stand with him? The Vast Heaven Immortal Lord issued the Slaying Martial Order over six thousand years ago. If it weren't for that Barbaric Land, you and I might already be members of the Immortal Realm! Now these guys dare to show their faces again. Don't you want to kill them?"

"Master..."

Ye Dongge seemed to be wavering.

"I know you're only on his side because, like your master, you've been controlled by him. But so what? Even if we've lost ninety-nine percent of our power, you think we can't kill him? You underestimate your master, and you underestimate yourself! Here, this is the Primordial Pearl. Take it. As long as we, master and disciple, work together to kill this man and seize his Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion, we will be heroes to the entire Profound Sun Continent! The saviors of the hundreds of millions of lives on this land! When that time comes, even the Vast Heaven Immortal Lord will have to take us seriously, perhaps even rely on us! Come, follow your master and kill them!"

By the end of his speech, Ye Xuanfeng was incredibly agitated.

The remaining one percent of his aura billowed forth. His words, it had to be said, were quite persuasive. For a Void Immortal, even one who had just broken through, one percent of their power was comparable to the Peak of Daoist Tier Four. In Ye Xuanfeng's case, it was enough to slay existences at the Daoist Seventh and Eighth Tier.

If Yang Xiao had no other ability beyond suppressing ninety-nine percent of their power,

then no matter how strong he was, he would be no match for him.

As long as Ye Dongge didn't side with Yang Xiao, those two were as good as dead.

Therefore, at this moment, Ye Xuanfeng's greatest concern was Ye Dongge. If Ye Dongge, who could still unleash one hundred percent of his strength, did not side with him, he would become his greatest threat.

Ye Xuanfeng wasn't certain of victory, but he felt that on this matter, Ye Dongge would absolutely stand with him.

Because entering the Immortal Realm was the dream of every Immortal Cultivator.

He refused to believe that Ye Dongge wouldn't be swayed.

Unfortunately, it seemed he had celebrated too soon.

Yang Xiao hadn't expended so much Original Poison Gas just to restrain ninety-nine percent of his power.

Instead, he could truly control that ninety-nine percent.

Control it at will.

Just as he did with Ye Dongge and Ye Qinghan.

He could make them live or die with a single thought.

And this was a point that Ye Dongge understood far better than his master.

So, although he had hesitated,

and wavered,

in the face of Ye Xuanfeng's expectant gaze, he ultimately did not move against Yang Xiao.

"I'm sorry, Master. I cannot act."

Ye Dongge lowered his head.

"Hmm? Even now, you remain so stubborn? Are you trying to defy your master? Think about it! How long has our Ye Family, how long have all the Immortal Cultivators on the Profound Sun Continent waited for this day? You can't just think of yourself! You have to think of your family, especially your descendants! Have you ever considered it? If you had been born in the Immortal Realm, with your aptitude, you might already be a Void Immortal, or even a True Immortal by now! This war is finally coming to an end. Why won't you step forward?"

Ye Xuanfeng was furious.

He couldn't understand.

After everything, why wouldn't Ye Dongge make a move?

Did he no longer wish to enter the Immortal Realm?

Yang Xiao, however, was slowly beginning to understand.

He was starting to see why these people were so uncompromising just because he was from Celestial Cloud.

It turned out they believed the Celestial Cloud Region was holding them back,

that it was preventing them from getting to this so-called Immortal Realm.

This bullshit reasoning left Yang Xiao speechless.

First, he had no memory of any "Immortal Realm."

Second, he couldn't figure out how his people were stopping them from going there.

Just then, Yue Lingxi walked over, a look of sudden realization on her face.

"Lord Xiao, I finally understand why these people are targeting those from the Celestial Cloud Region."

"You understand?"

Yang Xiao was completely lost.

He thought these people were simply insane.

'Could wiping out everyone from the Celestial Cloud Region really allow them to ascend to their so-called Immortal Realm?'

'It's complete bullshit.'

But Yue Lingxi's next words made his expression change in an instant.

"That's right. Around the end of the Middle Ages, a figure of peerless genius, known as the Immortal Lord, appeared. This person established the Immortal Dao and developed it rapidly. By now, his power has already surpassed that of the Four Great Sacred Lands. And one hundred thousand years ago, this person named the Holy Land he created the 'Immortal Realm.'"

"The Immortal Realm is real?"

Yang Xiao was slightly stunned.

"Yes, and this Immortal Realm is located high above the center of the Divine Land Continent. From below, it's quite beautiful, like a brilliant Greater Yang."

"Then what these people said about being able to go to the Immortal Realm to cultivate... is that true too?"

Yue Lingxi nodded.

"It is said that if all living beings on a continent are Immortal Cultivators, or are under the control of Immortal Cultivators, they can activate a Secret Technique called the Immortal Prayer Skill. This allows the entire continent to fly toward the Immortal Realm and merge with it, becoming a part of it. And because of this, many remote regions began to be occupied by Immortal Cultivators. Ultimately, they would exterminate all who cultivated the Martial Dao, use the Immortal Prayer Skill to connect with the Immortal Realm, and become a part of it."

"For the past hundred thousand years, the Immortal Realm has grown larger and stronger, seemingly for this very reason."

Hearing this,

Yang Xiao felt his mind go blank.

The Immortal Prayer Skill?

It could make an entire continent fly to the so-called Immortal Realm and become a part of it.

All they had to do was kill every last Martial Cultivator.

All of these explanations,

sent a chill down Yang Xiao's spine.

'So, that bastard, the one who schemed against me, has actually reached such a level. This kind of power... I fear not even Celestial Emperor Yuan Shi, hailed as the first Saint Emperor in the world during the Ancient Era, could have achieved this, right?'

'He's simply... too powerful!'

'But so what if he is? You want to use all the Immortal Cultivators in the world as your chess pieces, as your strength? Well today, I will be the one to deny you your wish! At the very least, on this Profound Sun Continent—a land named after my junior brother—I, Yang Xiao, will absolutely not allow your treacherous plot to succeed!'

'Even if I have to kill everyone here, I, Yang Xiao, will never let you succeed!'

Yang Xiao's eyes,

instantly turned bloodshot.

He swept a cold gaze over Ye Dongge.

Ye Dongge, who had been wavering and ultimately lacked the courage to act, felt his legs go weak under that stare.

Because he felt an immense killing intent.

Seeing his most prized disciple in such a state,

Ye Xuanfeng was utterly disappointed.

He sneered, "Since you want to be a coward, to be a traitor to the Profound Sun Continent, then I will act as if I never had you as a disciple! However, when I start killing, I expect you not to interfere. Otherwise, I have plenty of ways to ruin your reputation completely!"

The moment his voice fell,

as if to preempt Ye Dongge from interfering, Ye Xuanfeng moved in an instant.

A single palm, viciously striking out toward Yang Xiao.

The last one percent of the power in his body erupted completely at that moment.

Meanwhile, Ye Dongge's expression was conflicted.

He actually, truly, did not act.

He just stood there, motionless.