Two Realms: Don't call me evil!

Tianyuan World, Xuyuan Continent.

This continent is located in the northern part of the Tianyuan World, and is also the nursery of the Tianyan Sacred Land, their traditional territory.

Unlike the Canggu Continent, the Tianyan Holy Land has been established here for countless millennia, and its influence is felt throughout the entire continent, making it completely under its control.

Because of the existence of the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land, all order here is based on the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land and is arranged clearly by the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land.

But today, the long-standing peace and tranquility has been disrupted by a sudden war.

Along the coast of the Void Origin Continent, massive steel ships covered the sea surface as they sailed in a mighty procession.

In the clouds above, massive flying magical ships marched in formation, their battle flags obscuring the sun and their drums thundering. A large "Xia" character on each battle flag identified the army as the Great Xia Dynasty from the Canggu Continent.

Before long, this massive army successfully landed, and a large number of cultivators, along with spider-like main battle mechs and other combat forces, launched an attack on the Void Origin Continent, while the flying magic ships bombarded it from above.

The high-level cultivators from the Great Xia Dynasty, mainly consisting of a large number of secret cultivators and Dao Platform cultivators, flew through the air to suppress all resistance forces, creating a safe battlefield environment for ordinary troops. Otherwise, if high-level cultivators were allowed to go out, a single secret cultivator could easily wipe out an army of ten thousand.

With a well-intentioned but unprepared attack, the Great Xia army was invincible on its way. The long-peaceful Xuyuan Continent was no match for the Great Xia Dynasty, an iron-blooded army that ruled the entire Canggu Continent and had just returned from the war of unification.

Not to mention that the equipment of the Great Xia army far surpasses that of the other countries on the Void Origin Continent. Biological equipment is distributed to every cultivator in the Spirit Gathering Realm, granting them firepower and defensive capabilities far exceeding those of other cultivators at the same level.

The powerful offensive capabilities made the Great Xia Dynasty's invasion incredibly smooth. One after another, the countries of the Void Origin Continent were conquered, and many small countries sent letters of appeal to the central dynasty of the Void Origin Continent, the Guangxuan Kingdom, for help.

The Guangxuan Kingdom's status is equivalent to that of the Dali Dynasty in the past on the Canggu Continent. They are the agents of the Tianyan Holy Land in controlling the Xuyuan Continent.

Faced with the invasion of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Guangxuan Kingdom was naturally furious. However, in conventional warfare, the reinforcements they sent were no match for them. They could only quickly seek help from the Tianyan Holy Land, hoping that the Holy Land could send the Dongxu Emperor to help them quell the Great Xia army.

Little did they know that the Tianyan Holy Land, on which the Guangxuan Kingdom had placed its hopes, was also deeply mired in its own predicament. It had no time to care about the fate of the Guangxuan Kingdom; it was barely able to protect itself.

On a vast blue sea, there lies a series of sacred mountains and blessed lands, which is the location of the mountain gate of Tianyan Sacred Land, one of the five great sacred lands of the Tianyuan World.

If the Void Origin Continent was currently facing the onslaught of the Great Xia army, then in this sacred, celestial region, they encountered an even more terrifying blow.

boom! boom! boom!
A series of earth-shattering roars echoed across the mountain-protecting formation, causing the entire formation to shake violently. The surrounding seawater evaporated and was drained away, revealing the empty seabed.

Outside the massive protective array, a gigantic centipede, its body stretching for countless miles, roared and hissed as it circled the entire array. Its pale, corpse-like hands, resembling pillars reaching to the heavens, relentlessly bombarded down, shattering even the void and causing countless streams of chaotic energy to burst forth.

Behind the Thousand-Handed Centipede, Han Ruyan and Ning Yunying stood quietly, watching the Thousand-Handed Centipede's house-destroying operation.

"Great Xia Dynasty, you are really going too far. Do you really think my Heavenly Evolution Holy Land is afraid of you?"

The Heavenly Evolution Holy Land had long been prepared for war. Several Void Emperors who remained behind led a large number of cultivators and stood ready for battle. The leading Emperor, Qianji, had a livid face and glared angrily at Han Ruyan and the others.

He recognized Han Ruyan as the Yin Xu Ghost King of the Star Yuan Emperor, and the Thousand-Handed Centipede was even more famous, being the Star Yuan Emperor's signature Gu worm, which had long been renowned throughout the world along with the Star Yuan Emperor's reputation.

Since the end of the Chaos Tide, they were suddenly and unexpectedly declared war on by the Great Xia Dynasty. The army not only rampaged through the Void Origin Continent controlled by the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land, but also headed straight for their Holy Land gate, showing an attitude of wanting to destroy the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land.

"Qianji, stop making futile struggles. It's not too late to surrender now."

Ning Yunying looked at Emperor Qianji and slowly spoke.

After Su Jie was promoted to the Heavenly Venerable of Crossing the Dao, his true spirit could not enter the Tianyuan World, but this did not mean that the matter of Mingxuan's attack was over.

Although Mingxuan is dead, the Daoist lineage Tianyan Holy Land, to which he belonged, still exists.

Cutting down the weeds without eradicating the roots, they will grow again when the spring breeze blows!
The Heavenly Evolution Holy Land will eventually find out that Ming Xuan died at Su Jie's hands. Moreover, the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land already had a grudge against Su Jie before, and in the future, the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land will probably regard Su Jie as a mortal enemy.

Although Su Jie was not afraid, the Great Xia Dynasty still needed to establish itself in the Tianyuan World. In order to reduce trouble, it was better to nip the Tianyan Holy Land in the bud.

In addition, Su Jie's advancement to the Heavenly Venerable of Crossing the Dao also requires him to establish his own lineage and prestige in the Tianyuan World. Therefore, replacing the status of a holy land is undoubtedly the best way, and the Tianyan Holy Land has been chosen as the primary target.

"You dare to ask us to surrender? How laughable! We are the lineage of the Heavenly Venerables. You only dared to attack us and provoke the majesty of the Holy Land because the Chaos Tide has receded and the Heavenly Venerables are unable to enter the Tianyuan World. When Ancestor Mingxuan returns, all of you will die without a burial place and regret what you have done today."

Emperor Qianji was furious. He did not think Ning Yunying's words were kind and compassionate. How could he possibly submit to the Great Xia Dynasty or Su Jie? Even if Su Jie was known as the number one Void Emperor, an emperor was an emperor and a celestial being was a celestial being. The two could not be equated at all.

Ning Yunying shook her head and said, "Your family's Netherworld Celestial Venerable has already perished!"

"Nonsense! Ancestor Mingxuan is the Heavenly Venerable of Crossing the Dao, how could he possibly have perished?"

Emperor Qianji did not believe it at all, and thought that Ning Yunying was trying to lower their morale and fighting spirit.

"If your Netherworld Celestial Venerable is still alive, why hasn't his body, the vessel for the Dao Crossing, reacted yet? Don't you find that strange?"

Ning Yunying pointed to the mountain-protecting formation, which was cracking more and more under the attack of the Thousand-Handed Centipede.

Emperor Qianji's expression changed slightly. Indeed, all five holy lands had physical bodies left behind by Dao-crossing cultivators. Since the true spirits of Heavenly Venerables could not enter the Heavenly Origin World, the physical bodies were the holy lands' greatest trump card.

Just like the Holy Land of Myriad Calamities back then, it was only thanks to the physical body of the Heavenly Venerable Guiyuan that it was able to remain unscathed under Su Jie's attack.

With the protective array of the mountain destroyed to this extent, the physical body left behind by the Netherworld Celestial Venerable in the holy land should have already retaliated, but there has been no reaction until now.

Seeing the Holy Land disciples who were holding the fort being somewhat agitated, Emperor Qianji roared angrily, saying, "Stop listening to this witch's nonsense! Ancestor Mingxuan was a Transcendent Realm cultivator who had lived for millions of years. How could he possibly have perished? Do you all believe that Su Jie could kill Ancestor Mingxuan? A Void Realm cultivator fighting against a Transcendent Realm cultivator? What a joke!"

Ning Yunying said, "Ming Xuan was indeed killed by Su Jie, and you've got one thing wrong. The current Star Origin Emperor no longer deserves that title."

“You dare call him Su Jie? You should address him as Xingyuan Tianzun.”

Han Ruyan, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke, her eyes filled with coldness: "Since you are so stubborn, then you have no reason to exist. Today, we will annihilate the lineage of the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land and slaughter them until the blood flows like a river."

As soon as she finished speaking, Han Ruyan suddenly intervened in the battle. Her blood-red wedding dress transformed into boundless waves of blood, and a terrifying curse spread throughout the entire protective mountain formation. The protective mountain formation, which was already teetering on the brink of collapse under the attack of the Thousand-Handed Centipede, completely crumbled after Han Ruyan made her move, cracks spreading everywhere, and finally vanished into the void with a bang.

Roar!
The enormous body of the Thousand-Handed Centipede enveloped the immortal mountains of the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land, completely blocking out the sunlight and sky, casting boundless shadows, and filling the hearts of the disciples and teachers of the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land with fear.

"Fight them."

Emperor Qianji shouted this, but his footwork slowed down by half a beat.

A fierce battle immediately unfolded in the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land, with hundreds of thousands of cultivators attempting to resist in various ways.

However, although only Thousand-Handed Centipede, Han Ruyan, and Ning Yunying came to the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land, all three were top-level Void Realm cultivators, completely beyond the current capabilities of the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land.

In the clash, several Void Emperors from the Heavenly Evolution Sacred Land were either crushed to death by the Thousand-Handed Centipede, cursed into skeletons by Han Ruyan, or had their heads blown off by Ning Yunying.

Even the Void Emperor was no match for them, let alone those cultivators in the Purple Mansion and other realms; they were completely slaughtered in one-sided fashion.

The entire battle lasted less than ten minutes, and the entire Tianyan Holy Land was already littered with corpses. Apart from those who knelt down and surrendered, no one dared to resist anymore.

"Qian Ji has escaped to the Great River of Dao, should we pursue him?"

Ning Yunying asked, "At the start of the battle, Emperor Qianji did not put up any resistance; instead, he was the first to flee."

"No need, my husband is outside Tianyuan."

Han Ruyan shook her head, absorbing the fear of the battlefield.

Ning Yunying understood in her heart what would become of the Qianji Emperor.

On the other side, Emperor Qianji disregarded everything and risked everything to escape the Tianyuan World, disappearing into the Great Dao River. He had long known that he couldn't win a direct battle and had no intention of fighting to the death.

"The hatred of today will never be forgotten by the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land. When I find Ancestor Mingxuan, I will make your Great Xia Dynasty pay for your blood debt."

Emperor Qianji roared, now placing all his hopes on the Netherworld Celestial Venerable. As long as he found the Netherworld Celestial Venerable, he still had a chance to turn the tide. Even if the Holy Land was temporarily destroyed, he could rebuild it with the Celestial Venerable's prestige.

Just as Emperor Qianji was filled with rage and trying to find excuses for his desertion, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

In the vast river of the Great Dao, filled with chaotic energy, two great suns suddenly rose abruptly ahead.

As the two great suns rose, an extremely terrifying pressure also quietly spread, causing Emperor Qianji to tremble and dare not move.

The next moment, Emperor Qianji felt his body being lifted up continuously, and he saw the truth in front of him.

Those two suns, with diameters of millions of kilometers, comparable in size to stars, were not suns at all; they were clearly a pair of dazzling golden eyes.

Emperor Qianji was stiff all over. He finally realized where he was. He was standing in the palm of a giant that was hundreds of millions of kilometers tall. And the giant looked exactly like Su Jie.

No, he couldn't see the extent of this giant's boundaries at all. He felt it was hundreds of millions of kilometers high, but in reality, the giant could be hundreds of millions of kilometers away or the size of an atom. It was completely unknowable and unmeasurable. What he could perceive was only what the giant wanted him to see.

"Heavenly Venerable!"

Emperor Qianji's lips trembled as he realized that everything Ning Yunying had said was true; Su Jie had indeed advanced to the position of Dao Crossing Celestial Venerable, otherwise how could he possess such power?

Furthermore, Emperor Qianji also saw the Kunlun Mirror and the Samsara Spear floating beside Su Jie. The Samsara Spear was the immortal treasure of Ancestor Mingxuan, but now it was in Su Jie's hands. So, Ancestor Mingxuan was probably in grave danger. Otherwise, how could the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land have fallen to such a state today?

"In consideration of your loyalty, I, the Heavenly Venerable, will send you to see your ancestor for free."

In the void, a sound like the roar of the Great Dao resounded, as if the vast palm of the continent had closed. In the despairing gaze of Emperor Qianji, his body was squeezed into mincemeat, leaving him no room to struggle.

After dealing with Emperor Qianji as easily as crushing an ant, Su Jie said calmly, "How much longer do you two want to see?"

The sound echoed through the void, and two figures appeared before Su Jie. One had the Heaven-Suppressing Cauldron hanging above his head, and the other carried the Chaos Banner on his back. They were the Crimson Sun Heavenly Venerable and the Star Moon Heavenly Venerable, respectively.

"You have indeed advanced to the Heavenly Venerable of Crossing the Dao. You were the one who caused Mingxuan's death, weren't you?"

The true spirit of the Crimson Sun Celestial Venerable appeared, staring intently at Su Jie, secretly astonished.

Even though Su Jie had just been promoted to the Heavenly Venerable of Crossing the Dao, his aura was still much stronger than Su Jie's, even without considering the two immortal treasures, the Kunlun Mirror and the Samsara Spear.

"What, you want to avenge Ming Xuan?"

Su Jie spoke, and his body, spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers, vanished, transforming into a white light being the size of a normal person. This was the true form of the True Spirit.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not that close to Mingxuan, so there's no need for me to stand up for him."

Chiyang Tianzun waved his hand. He didn't want to start a war with Su Jie here. Although he coveted the immortal blood in Su Jie's possession, he really didn't dare to provoke Su Jie, who had two immortal treasures in his hands.

“Star Origin Celestial Venerable, now that you have advanced to the Dao Crossing Celestial Venerable, you can be considered a companion on the path to immortality. We are currently searching for traces of immortal corpses, and you can join us.”

Star Moon Celestial Venerable was all smiles, completely forgetting the conflict at the Immortal's Tomb. For her, with her long lifespan, interests were more important than anything else, and face was secondary.

As for the matter of the Netherworld Celestial Venerable, the deceased Celestial Venerable has no value. Even if Su Jie replaces the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land, no one will say a word for the Netherworld Celestial Venerable.

"Finding the immortal corpse? Sure!"

Su Jie glanced at the two of them. Regardless of their intentions, everyone shared the same goal on the general path to immortality.

After advancing to the Heavenly Venerable of Crossing the Dao, Su Jie's obsession with becoming an immortal intensified, for that was the true path to eternal life. (End of Chapter)