In the Five Phoenixes starry sky.
When the dark purple energy orb exploded like brilliant fireworks, scattering in all directions, many cultivators in seclusion sensed it.
They opened their eyes—gravity and brilliance within.
The explosion's location both strange and familiar to all: above the boundless sea.
There... stood White Jade Capital.
A legendary force.
The strongest, most mysterious in Five Phoenixes.
Holy lands on the continent—mere juniors before White Jade Capital.
White Jade Capital emerged—no contention possible.
Even Saints powerless.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Breaking sounds rang.
Tian Yuan Domain—Du Longyang, Ye Shoudao, Empress Ni Chunqiu, Prince Tianxu soared; streaked like light over boundless sea.
Expressions shifted.
Though at cultivation limits—hearts burned.
"Brother Lu!"
Ni Chunqiu familiar with Lu's aura—dark purple orb dispersed his.
"Young Master Lu summoning experts?"
Du Longyang pondered.
Gazed lake island—sighed; time unnoticed millennia since Tian Yuan merged Five Phoenixes.
Once weak Tian Yuan, weak Five Phoenixes—now undisputed Primordial overlords; once Lu—grown beyond gaze.
Like witnessing myth born.
Thus Lu's action—purposeful.
Not just them.
Underworld—Dantai Xuan stepped from Sea of Suffering; radiant disk behind—holy; unlike underworld master.
Sea parted—Gu Mangran hands behind; soared to lake island.
Five Phoenixes Continent—peak demon emperors, ancestral witches crossed to island.
Experts gathered—stirred starry qi rotation.
Sima Qingshan, Nie Changqing, Bai Qingniao, Kong Nanfei, Overlord—beast inheritors emerged continent; hurried island.
Purple orb—like summons; experts converged.
Heavenly Spirit Clan star.
Micah shuddered—afterimages starry sky into Five Phoenixes.
Jing Yue slashed Metal Origin realm—sword returned.
Ascension Land.
Lu Jiulian with Tang Guo—soared.
Five Phoenixes lands—supremes mobilized; Lü Mudui, Mo Liuye, Ding Jiudeng etc. strengthened by changes—emerged seclusion.
Buzhou Peak—Zhu Long with little Yinglong, Azure Dragon etc.
Heavenly Dao Tree swayed—tree reflected face; peacefully watched Zhu Long lead little ones away.
Mo Tianyu bared chest—eyes gleaming; strode lake island. Great event finally—no wait for his Sainthood.
Lu Changkong pinched three vibrant chrysanthemum immortal herbs—emerged tomb; Bu Nanxing quiet low-key behind.
Immortal Array Tower sealed millennia—gates opened abruptly.
Tang Yimo stepped out slowly; Xuan Yue and Li Sansui followed gracefully.
Besides them.
Hidden continent human Quasi-Saints etc.—Lu's call; hurried lake island.
Lake island—gentle breeze.
Black-White Queen, Yun Qiangu, Wanbao Saint—eyes bright on Lu.
"Ready?"
Black-White Queen breath quickened.
Since Lu revealed key secret—awaited his invitation.
But time neared—pressure, crisis felt.
Especially Black-White—gate entity intense threat; now chaos peak—still.
Yet fear—expectation filled.
Lu on Thousand-Bladed Chair—white fluttering; gentle smile, slight nod.
Ning Zhao, Ni Yu, Yi Yue stood quietly behind.
Silent—but knew Young Master great matter.
Involving Black-White Queen, Yun Qiangu, Wanbao Saint—Primordial pinnacles caring deeply.
Initially worried—but recalled Lu's feats; utmost confidence.
Whoosh!
Lights flashed.
Tonggu Saint, Zhu Long, Nie Changqing, Kong Nanfei, Overlord, Dantai Xuan, Bai Qingniao, Sima Qingshan etc. Saint-levels entered island.
Millennia post-Sainthood—like Dantai Xuan, Tonggu, Zhu Long—knew "gate"; its terror beyond.
Nie Changqing, Kong Nanfei, Overlord etc. inheritors—from inheritances knew "world-annihilation gate"; sensed terror—beast ancestors slain by beyond.
With Five Phoenixes development—heavens oppressive.
Not Five Phoenixes—entire Primordial.
Era end neared—all experts knew; grave, pressured.
Thus knew Lu gathering—gate-related.
Indeed.
"Brother Lu—we avoid opening in Five Phoenixes starry sky..."
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"Gate descends—Five Phoenixes instant ash."
"Thus chaos depths—use ancient arrays there."
"Five Phoenixes—defensive arrays; calamity—resist somewhat."
Yun Qiangu said.
Array mastery profound—even Lu inferior.
"Useless."
Black-White arms crossed—shook head.
"Gate opens—no arrays matter; all ash—beings, affairs, objects..."
Black-White merciless—but direct.
Yun Qiangu unconvinced.
But Black-White glanced—sneered: "Seen stronger array masters than you... useless."
"Useful—you'd meet him now."
Yun Qiangu unconvinced dispersed.
Indeed—survivors speak.
"If key truly opens gate—we four enter; prepare both ways."
Yun Qiangu to Lu, Black-White, Wanbao.
Lu no objection.
Indeed—if fail, four perish beyond—at least Primordial chaos-tiers block gate.
Limited—but hope.
"Go."
Lu smiled—no more.
Heart calm—originally planned delay—but no time.
Seek Five Phoenixes hyper-fantasy breakthrough—perhaps gate sole chance.
Current Five Phoenixes immortal-martial limit; his Qi Refining fourteenth limit—tens millennia longest.
Thus Lu gamble gate.
Whoosh!
No direct tear to depths.
Lu, Yun Qiangu, Wanbao Saint, Black-White Queen—four Primordial pinnacles—chose leisurely flight to chaos depths.
Overlord, Dantai Xuan, Nie Changqing, Sima Qingshan etc. Saints followed.
Luo Yang, Chai Feng, Tang Yimo Quasi-Saints; myriad Heavenly Emperors etc.—flew out continent.
Scene shook entire Primordial.
Countless races awakened.
Seeing leading Lu, Black-White Queen, Yun Qiangu, Wanbao Saint—experts paled.
Four supremes crossing—like imperial procession; untouchable.
Behind: human Saints—terrifying vast auras swept, boomed.
Declining Elemental Realm.
Remaining god-demons sensed vast aura—livers galled; thought human full mobilization erase god-demons; terrified prostrated, kowtowed ceaselessly.
But human experts ignored god-demons.
Directly passed Elemental Realm—sped depths.
Myriad races hearts shook.
What?
Human grand mobilization—not erase god-demons?
Not deter myriad races?
Instantly many minds stirred—ancient inheritance races recalled legends in tomes.
Faces vastly changed.
Human grand, rainbow momentum—for depths seal?
Legends: era end—terror calamity; starry experts unite against.
Current scene matched.
After all current Primordial strongest humans; only chaos combat.
Thus human grand—sole possibility: calamity... impending!
Instantly many experts minds chaotic—terrified followed human armies.
Dispatched experts aid conquest.
Before life-death—racial strife meaningless.
Primordial depths perilous zone.
Ancient Emperor Hao blood-bathed—tore array out.
"Finally..."
Aura fluctuating—entered Quasi-Saint; wandered starry sky killing/chased god-demons; fell secret realm.
Millennia immersed—emerged.
Fortunate prior era chaos-tier inheritance.
Not fully digested—but effect good; Quasi-Saint combat.
"Such power—guard Ninth Heaven from god-demons; oversee humans!"
Ancient Emperor Hao deep breath—excited.
But suddenly sensed—primordial sweep.
Sensed Primordial vast human army sweeping.
Leading Lu, Black-White Queen, Yun Qiangu, Wanbao Saint auras—Ancient Emperor Hao heart trembled; sensed inheritance quivered under auras.
Ancient Emperor Hao saw Lu—shocked.
Lu... this strong?!
Lu sensed Ancient Emperor Hao's gaze—glanced; saw him—stunned.
Millennia no news—thought fallen.
Unexpected alive; Quasi-Saint strength.
But current Ancient Emperor Hao—Lu disregarded; slight nod—instant passed starry sky.
Ancient Emperor Hao suppressed shock—swept gaze; saw figures Lu Jiulian, Nie Changqing, Overlord, Sima Qingshan, Zhu Long, Tonggu Saint...
Another group Saints.
Ancient Emperor Hao gaze continued rear—found peers Quasi-Saints team.
Never thought—gained ancient inheritance; emerged—world beyond imagination.
Quasi-Saint... third tier tail.
These years—humans what changes.
He... missed what?
Ancient Emperor Hao pondered—ultimately followed human army.
Primordial depths.
Vast oppressive glowing array shrouded vast starry sky.
Lu, Black-White Queen, Yun Qiangu, Wanbao Saint—four supreme Saints landed array center.
Yun Qiangu array proficient—directed other Saint-levels to positions.
Quasi-Saints retreated circle—found positions sat.
Below Quasi-Saint—no entry qualification; watched afar terror zone.
Tang Yimo Quasi-Saint; Xuan Yue too.
Li Sansui not—quietly outside; silent wait.
Void silent—oppressive.
Myriad races shocked more—fear surged; ancient tomes correct...
Human experts—under peak Daluo Jiang Li led; army formation united; soaring aura rivaled peak Quasi-Saint.
Human experts unaware—but supremes acted; followed.
Weakest following Golden Immortals.
So many vast experts gathered—immense force.
...
Array within.
Lu on Thousand-Bladed Chair—white fluttering; scanned array—ancient, profound, esoteric force washed.
Endless chaos purple qi surged; array utterly hazy.
"Prior era legacy—myriad eras array masters' crystallization."
"Against terror beyond world-annihilation gate."
Black-White said.
Each here—myriad laments; eras' fall withering.
"Key out—time open."
"No delay..."
"Gate self-appears—annihilation begins; key useless."
Black-White to Lu.
Lu mind stirred—ordinary key in hand.
Millennia unused.
Knew before useless—qi insufficient activate.
"Truly attempt?"
Suddenly silent Wanbao spoke.
"If key summons gate—and beyond supreme entity peak—we... no chance; no retreat."
Wanbao sorrowful.
Lu silent—current Five Phoenixes immortal-martial limit; hyper-fantasy perhaps only beyond know.
Thus must try.
Black-White silent too.
Now—no retreat?
Anyway outcome same.
"Wanbao... if key summons—and beyond not peak—perhaps slim chance."
Yun Qiangu said.
Logic—but sole chance.
Wanbao deep breath—no more.
"Don't tense—perhaps key not gate?"
Lu smiled—eased tension.
Next...
Gripped key; fourteenth peak qi madly infused.
Hum...
Invisible fluctuation spread.
Swept all directions.
Vast qi energy ripples—terrifying waves.
Black-White Queen, Yun Qiangu, Wanbao startled.
Worldly being—such terrifying qi?!
Even Yun Qiangu and Wanbao incredulous; Saints long beyond qi—souls, innate purple qi.
Simplest primal qi—astonishing.
Most: Lu's qi volume... this terrifying!
"Qi Refiner."
Black-White stared Lu—eyes gleamed.
Recalled five beast ancestors' words: beyond entity... likely simplest cultivator, Qi Refiner.
Refined simple qi—but vast quantity qualitative change.
Beyond entity and Lu—same origin aura.
Black-White prior eras—never such; Lu's emergence perhaps chance.
Originally favored Lu, gambled gate tie—slim survival.
But key revealed, gate aura exposed.
Understood—decision perhaps change.
Yun Qiangu and Wanbao grave.
Qi Refiner... beast ancestors' fragments: sole defeat beyond's Qi Refiner.
Lu Qi Refiner.
Two Saints myriad emotions.
Boom!!!!
Void collapsed; qi too heavy—key crushed void.
Lu pale—qi reserves fully infused; key patterns vivid.
All watched.
Stared Lu.
Lu gritted—continued; fourteenth peak qi all in.
Lu felt drained—arms drooped on armrests; heaving breaths.
Key floated.
Purple radiance released—lashing void.
Black-White Queen, Yun Qiangu, Wanbao stared key—suddenly pupils contracted!
Key brilliance vast.
Next—chaos purple qi thick fog; blinding haze.
Then gate emerged purple qi.
Boom!
Deafening roar—like shaking souls.
Chaos purple dispersed—endless tall gate spanned starry sky.
Gate spanned—space shattered; endless currents lashed; chaotic dimensions twisted...
Oppressive, stifling, cold...
All converged bone-chilling annihilation intent!
Gate—like pressed deep every soul.
Hum...
Primordial depths array auto-activated.
Myriad lights surged.
Dantai Xuan, Sima Qingshan, Nie Changqing human Saints—power erupted.
Array myriad threads rose—bound, wrapped gate.
"World-Annihilation Gate!"
Black-White black-white eyes dazed gate—body slight tremble.
Era after era—this gate... unchanged.
Represented annihilation.
Each appearance—myriad beings fallen.
Calamity source; evil origin.
Wanbao and Yun Qiangu full shock—oppressed swallowed.
As starry Saints—first sight legendary world-annihilation gate; tomes recorded—but pale to witnessing.
Starry pinnacles.
But gate soul oppression.
Lu on Thousand-Bladed Chair—took Ni Yu pills; swallowed.
Pills restored drained qi rapidly.
"World-Annihilation Gate?"
Lu stared gate—dazed.
Vaguely myriad fragmented scenes flashed.
Hum...
Floating key—uncontrolled floated.
Lu eyes contracted.
Key suspended before world-annihilation gate.
Qi-formed radiance vast.
Slowly toward flawless gate.
No keyhole.
But...
Key neared—gate rippled water; gradually black hole emerged.
Under myriad gazes—key... instant inserted hole.
World dead silent.
Only heavy breaths.
Yet in silence...
Lu dazed—unknown when before gate.
In all terrified eyes.
Raised hand—knocked gate.
"Knock knock knock..."
Clear echoed.
Then hand gripped key—sharp twist.
"Click!"
Gate opened.
Click instant—Lu abruptly awoke—like ice water doused; spine chill!
Damn...
Who... controlled him!
System?
Or beyond?!
But no time think.
Creak!
Ancient creak boomed.
Suddenly.
Gate... opened!
Vast suction erupted—Lu on Thousand-Bladed Chair uncontrolled sucked in.
Black-White Queen, Yun Qiangu, Wanbao supremes pupils contracted—awoke.
Blasted forth—seize chance enter beyond.
Yet...
Palm extended from beyond.
Palm flicked finger.
At charging Black-White Queen, Yun Qiangu, Wanbao—flicked.
Puff!!!
Yun Qiangu and Wanbao—Primordial pinnacles—utterly annihilated.
Black-White Queen shrieked.
Hair flew; alluring form black-white dragons coiled.
Collided flicked force.
But proud power—instant disintegrated; blasted back; starry sky cracked ceaselessly; wretched.
But compared annihilated Yun Qiangu and Wanbao—Black-White better.
She... survived at least.
Boom!
Palm surroundings space cracked, collapsed ceaselessly!
Palm soon retracted beyond gate.
Thud.
Gate... closed again.
Primordial Starry Sky.
All maintaining array Saints; outer Quasi-Saints; watching myriad races beings and human armies...
Enveloped endless terror and despair.
Dead silent.
