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Chapter 923 The Heavenly Court Collapses, Ended with a Sword

With a single sword strike, Hu Xiuwu disrupted the Jade Emperor's attack. When he landed on the Lingxiao Palace, even the temple dedicated to the worship of all gods trembled and became blurred.

The floor where he stood became as soft as steamed buns, and the dragon-carved pillars resembled hollow bamboo. This solemn, majestic, and magnificent palace was transformed into a paper house made of paste.

Sun Wukong was overjoyed: "Good brother, you're finally back! Let's take down that arrogant guy over there together!"

Hu Xiuwu did not act impulsively. A glint of inspiration flashed in his eyes, and his eyes and ears had already reported everything that had happened here.

"Master Subhuti, Immortal Zhenyuanzi, leave this to me and Goddess Nuwa. Please take Brother Monkey and the others to retrieve Yang Jian."

Erlang Shen Yang Jian made a sacrifice.

Hu Xiuwu admired this action, but he would not take Yang Jian's sacrifice for granted.

Rather than trying to fix things afterward, he still wanted to bring Yang Jian back to life.

The kind of sacrifice that Maitreya Buddha made, once is enough.

Master Zhen Yuanzi felt a sense of relief and immediately replied, "I will take care of it right away."

If he could, Zhen Yuanzi really wouldn't want to fight the Jade Emperor.

He was the ancestor of all earth immortals, possessing the innate spiritual root, the Ginseng Fruit Tree, which rivaled or even surpassed the Peaches of Immortality. Therefore, he was very aware of the terror of the Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Even a top-tier Taiyi Golden Immortal like him would risk death if he fought against a Daluo Golden Immortal, no matter how careful he was.

Experienced hunters who have hunted tigers dare not be careless when they encounter a tiger.

Given the slightest choice, Zhen Yuanzi would never want to face the terrifying and unpredictable Great Luo Golden Immortal head-on.

He lived as the ancestor of earthly immortals in the mortal realm, not coming to the Heavenly Court to be a phoenix tail. He lived as the head of the golden pheasant in the mortal realm, enjoying peace and happiness in the Wuzhuang Temple. Wasn't that good enough?

Therefore, since Hu Xiuwu was taking the lead, Zhen Yuanzi was happy to do some less dangerous work.

Subhuti, having only recently accepted this unfamiliar disciple with whom he had only met a few times, noticed that Sun Wukong's brow remained unmoved and that he remained resolute and courageous. He then grabbed Sun Wukong by the back of the neck, left him with the words "Be careful," and tacitly approved of Hu Xiuwu's arrangement.

Needless to say, Fei Peng had already flown towards the divine lamp lit by Erlang Shen without a word. He admired such courageous people, and of course he would gladly go if it could save his life.

Chonglou, on the other hand, was already hot-blooded because he had been easily suppressed by the Jade Emperor. He was even planning to use the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique to have a showdown with the Jade Emperor!

As a result, Hu Xiuwu used the back of the Chunzi sword to strike the spot where Fei Peng was.

The Jade Emperor ignored Hu Xiuwu's arrangements, but in his heart he was actually calculating the strength of the opposing side, especially Hu Xiuwu's Zhuxian Sword Qi.

The Guanzi (a classic Chinese text) states, "When the granaries are full, people know etiquette; when they are well-fed and clothed, they know honor and shame."

Only when people are well-fed and clothed for winter can they talk about etiquette, rules, and order.

Without these, it would be a chaotic world where morality collapses and people turn into beasts.

In the end times, when there is no sunlight, no crops, and only the silent ashes of the dead drifting in the air, even civilization will cease to exist.

There was no place for etiquette and law.

Therefore,
The Zhuxian Sword Qi, which can destroy all things and reduce everything to nothingness, is the greatest external enemy of the Jade Emperor's "Ritual Law".

Now we are opposite the Jade Emperor.

There is a "coffin thunderous sound" that, because it possesses the greatest "power," disobeys discipline and etiquette, and does whatever it wants.

Outside, there exists the Zhuxian Sword Qi, capable of destroying everything tangible and intangible, rendering propriety, righteousness, integrity, and laws meaningless.

The Jade Emperor is truly blessed.

Moreover, Hu Xiuwu's arrival signifies something else entirely.

The Jade Emperor's nominal ally had failed and ultimately perished at the hands of Hu Xiuwu.

"Ugh, what a useless thing!"

The Jade Emperor couldn't help but curse aloud.
Even if Laozi were to die, he should die a little later, delaying Hu Xiuwu for a while longer, at least allowing him to deal with Nuwa and these fleas first. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a passive position.

Facing Hu Xiuwu and the Goddess Nuwa, the Jade Emperor sneered:

"Hey, is it possible to reconcile?"

Even the aloof and ruthless Jade Emperor is pragmatic.

Even in a one-on-one fight, the Jade Emperor couldn't defeat the Goddess Nuwa. It was a two-on-one battle, especially since the opposing side had a history of successfully killing a Great Luo Immortal.

The Jade Emperor then became even more pragmatic.

Regardless of how He attained this Dao Fruit, He is already a Great Luo Immortal.

He could enjoy unparalleled glory and boundless wealth while he was alive, so why did he have to confront the other side head-on?

A son of a wealthy family should not sit under a dangerous roof.

Baoyu does not touch the tiles.

...Many classic sayings about being pragmatic and timely passed through the mind of the Jade Emperor.

If we can save our lives and wait for the future, it wouldn't be impossible to make the Jade Emperor humble himself.

With his divine sword in hand and the Innate Taiji Diagram clutched in his left, Hu Xiuwu was brimming with fighting spirit: "At this moment? You must be dreaming!"

"There is no place for you on the ship of the new world!"

The Jade Emperor is evil at his core. He doesn't think he did anything wrong; he's just admitting defeat.

Accepting His surrender would only diminish the purity of the Flower Fruit Mountain team.

"I see," the Jade Emperor said calmly.

Then, He crushed the armrests of the throne and suddenly stood up from the throne of the supreme ruler of the Three Realms, his face contorted with rage, his hair standing on end, looking like a demon or monster.

"Why won't you accept my surrender!"

This Lingxiao Palace, a manifestation of the Heavenly Order, is centered on the Jade Emperor. It is collapsing layer by layer, with raging flames, piercing howls, and black cracks constantly emerging and growing wildly.

The entire Lingxiao Palace eventually collapsed into pure laws.

However, this time, the invisible and intangible laws unleashed a tremendous force that destroyed both matter and soul.

The destructive power not only affected the Lingxiao Palace, but also spread outwards. It did not spread to the earth instantly like the blazing sun, but it was like a galloping horse and a raging tide, expanding outwards at a speed that mortals could perceive.

Wherever the disaster struck, no one or no animal was spared; mountains and rivers were shattered into chaos, merging into one, with no distinction between the clear and the turbid.

Even Zhen Yuanzi and Subhuti stopped their efforts to save Erlang Shen Yang Jian. Zhen Yuanzi temporarily put Erlang Shen and the Lotus Lantern into his sleeve.

As for the gods and immortals of Heaven who were suppressed by the Lotus Lantern, they were no longer of any concern.

If I do not exist, there is no need for this world to exist!
When the rites and music collapsed, they led beasts to devour people.

[Etiquette and Law] Dao Fruit, there is also the most explosive and extreme move, the Heaven and Earth Coexistence Technique.

To live as long as heaven and earth in the mortal realm means to die with one's enemies.

The Jade Emperor's lifespan is truly equal to that of Heaven and Earth; his attainment of the Dao of Ritual and Law has already penetrated deep into the Dao of Heaven.

The Jade Emperor's primary duty and authority include organizing the Three Powers (Heaven, Earth, and Man) and governing the Five Elements.

Now he has destroyed all the order and laws of the Three Powers and Five Elements, destroyed the definition of the Three Powers of Heaven, Earth and Man, reversed and disrupted the balance of the Five Elements, and the world has naturally collapsed.

Hu Xiuwu took a deep breath, and with an unprecedented level of preparedness, he held the Spring Nourishing Sword at his waist, activated the Fiery Dragon Riding State, burned the Qi of Jia Wood, enhanced the Three Treasures and Five Flowers, and accumulated sword momentum.

Three breaths later, Hu Xiuwu's eyes widened, and he suddenly swung the Chunzi Sword.