But how could Jiang Liu let him leave? He reached out and grabbed him, leaving him nowhere to escape.
With a thunderous roar, the Carefree Celestial Venerable raised his arms like a phoenix spreading its wings and a divine ape leaping, unleashing a vast wave of Dao energy, all imbued with the power of time.
However, a horrifying scene unfolded: the carefree Celestial Venerable's speed slowed down more and more, he aged silently, and finally his flesh and blood dried up, turning into withered bones, and he died of old age while trying to escape.
At this moment, the several forbidden areas that had been eager to make a move fell silent.
Do immortals really forbid people from setting foot in the immortal realm?
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Chapter 503 Covering the Sky with One Hand
The Immortal Sect stands majestically above the clear blue sky. The Immortal Realm seems within reach, within easy step, yet it remains forever out of reach.
The Holy Spirit Stone Emperor, who founded the Forbidden Land of Life at the Undying Mountain, died in battle, preferring to die standing rather than live kneeling.
The Sea of Reincarnation, one of the seven forbidden zones of life in the Eastern Wilderness, is a world unto itself, with its exit located in the Big Dipper constellation. It was once extremely prosperous, but tens of thousands of years ago, two of its inhabitants were killed by the Void Emperor. Now, the Lord of Reincarnation has turned to ashes, and the Carefree Celestial Venerable has died of old age.
The cycle of reincarnation will be annihilated!
The terror of immortals is etched into the hearts of all living beings.
Of the remaining five forbidden lands of life, the Qilin Ancient Emperor of the Primordial Ancient Mine has been sealed by the Heavenly Court, and the Divine Ruins, Immortal Tomb, and Burial Island have returned to peace. Only the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land is still releasing a terrifying aura.
"For countless years, this is your only chance... The Immortal Sect is here..."
The rumbling sound spread from the heavens, passing through the Central Plains, reaching the Western Desert, the Northern Plains, the Southern Mountains, and the Eastern Wilderness, becoming known throughout the world.
Not only the Big Dipper Burial Emperor Star, but also the Purple Star Domain, the Eternal Kingdom, and the Ancient Trial Road, everywhere conveyed Jiang Liu's power to shatter the vacuum and the information of the Immortal Sect.
"The gate to immortality is open for all living beings! Those who wish to become immortals, enter! You... are you worthy of becoming an immortal..."
In an instant, a giant hand reached out towards the direction of the Undying Mountain, traversing a vast distance, and appeared in the eyes of Duan De and the Black Emperor who were watching the spectacle.
Duan De, the fat man, was terrified and wished he could hide in a grave. He roared, "Black Emperor, run! The immortal is going to kill us..."
But where could they escape to? Under the giant palm, space was sealed, and even the Emperor's divine runes were imprisoned. There was no way to escape.
It chanted incantations, the spells thundering and shaking the starry sky. In an instant, half of the Devouring Demon Lid flew up and rushed towards the giant hand. At that moment, the other half of the Devouring Demon Jar, far away in the Primordial Ancient Mine, sensed the movement, traversed endless space, pierced the seal of the giant hand, and flew over.
With a loud boom, the two merged into one, and a vaguely visible female figure, exuding power over heaven and earth, emerged!
This is the most unique imperial weapon in the world. It was forged from the flesh and blood of the Ruthless Great Emperor, using his own body as the celestial material to create an unparalleled imperial weapon.
And I myself emerged from it as a divine being!
Buzz!
The giant hand of the immortal that met it did not resemble a weapon at all, but rather a living emperor who arrived in an instant.
Amidst the massive fluctuations, Jiang Liu managed to seize the Devouring Demon Jar in his hand.
In that brief instant, the Black Emperor unleashed his divine runes and pierced through the void.
However, just as Black Emperor and Fatty Duan escaped from the immortal's clutches and traversed an infinite distance, a giant hand emerged from the earth, capturing the man and his dog and bringing them back to the bronze gate.
"You... can also become an immortal..."
A hand landed on the Yao Guang Holy Land, crushing the Yao Guang King, the former Yao Guang Holy Son, and then captured Yao Xi, taking away the Black Gold Dragon Pattern Cauldron.
"Jiang Taixu..."
The name Jiang Taixu echoed through the Jiang family, sending chills down their spines.
"He's back!" The God-King's demeanor was as dignified as ever, his white robes spotless, his black hair swaying gently, his eyes as deep as ever, possessing unparalleled elegance.
"Ancestor, don't go..." Countless disciples of the Jiang family knelt down and kowtowed. They thought that Jiang Taixu was going to break into the Immortal Gate. Even the Holy Emperor had died in battle. No matter how strong the God King was, he would not return!
"Caiyun, come with me. He has returned and will surely extend your lifespan..."
An old woman with a wrinkled face walked out from behind the God King. She was hunched over, with sparse white hair, and was holding a cane.
She was incredibly old, yet she wore a five-colored feather robe, which seemed completely out of place for her age.
"Is that the hand you often talk about him with?"
"It's him. I was on his back back then, and he carried me out of Purple Mountain. How could I forget his presence? He's back. He's become an immortal..."
Without Jiang Liu needing to make a move, Jiang Taixu, hand in hand with Fairy Caiyun, leaped over.
Looking into the distance, the former God-King has now reached the level of a Great Sage.
The two men looked at each other and smiled. Around Jiang Liu, Duan De, the fat man, looked like he had just survived a disaster, while the big black dog ran around excitedly. He was so excited that his former brother had become an immortal.
"Jiang Liu... no, Emperor Jiang, Immortal Jiang, the saying goes, 'When one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.' Is the immortal realm behind this door? How exciting! Woof woof woof... Fatty Duan, why don't you smile! From now on, I, the Black Emperor, will never have to dig up graves again. I'm changing my name to Black Immortal..."
Yao Xi looked at Jiang Liu, whose appearance hadn't changed at all, feeling both familiar and strange. She bit her lip, but ultimately remained silent. Because she knew she had no right to speak here.
“Brother, it’s been many years since we last met. How have you been? This must be your wife! This humble peach will help her break free from the shackles of her lifespan…”
The peaches of immortality from Heaven, a gift from the Jade Emperor, are too good to pass up.
"Jiang Taixu dares not accept the title of elder brother. More than seventy years have passed since we parted. My old friend has become an immortal, which is a cause for celebration. I, Caiyun and I bow in gratitude to Immortal Jiang!"
As he spoke, he was about to kneel down with Fairy Caiyun, but a vast power lifted them both up.
"Between you and me, there's no need to be so formal. From now on, we'll still need you to guard this immortal sect. I've disturbed your peaceful cultivation!"
The group consisted of old friends, and the scene of venturing into the Taichu Ancient Mine back then was still vivid in their minds, leaving them with a sense of nostalgia.
However, several people were still missing, and Ye Fan was not yet present...
Just then, Jiang Liu's eyes sharpened, and a five-colored heavenly blade slashed down from the void, seemingly poised to cleave Jiang Liu in two!
Jiang Liu snorted coldly: "Truly overestimating yourself..."
It was a warm and jade-like hand that descended from the heavens, holding a five-colored heavenly blade, which had just launched a fatal attack!
This is definitely an unparalleled expert; his identity is obvious from that sword.
Immortal Emperor!
But Jiang Liu stopped him with a single glance.
Loud booming sounds came from the heavens, and Wen Ying's hand, which held the five-colored heavenly blade, struggled violently, as if it had been subjected to an invisible attack and restraint.
"I can control the heavens with one hand. Even if you look down upon the universe and the heavens, you will have to bow down today. You are in this mysterious space, but I will break through this spatial barrier and kill you completely..."
Jiang Liu stood before the Immortal Gate, gazing at the powerful figure who had come with the Undying Emperor, who could cover the sky with a single hand.
"I am the Sun and Moon General, one of the Eight Divine Generals under the Undying Emperor! My Emperor is about to return and enter the Immortal Realm. We will clear away any obstacles for him!"
Two figures stood in the sky. The golden war god introduced himself, and the silver moon war god nodded. Their divine thoughts fluctuated in unison, vast as the sea. The resonance between the two unleashed an even more terrifying power that was suffocating.
"Sun and Moon God General... I seem to have heard of him!" The Black Emperor had a square head and large ears, and was very imposing, but at this moment he suddenly shivered.
"It really is him! I never imagined he was still alive!" Jiang Taixu sighed deeply, for so much time had passed.
Fairy Caiyun asked with some doubt, "Didn't you say that the Sun and Moon God Generals had fallen? The Immortal Emperor once personally erected a monument for him, so how come he is still in the world?"
In the distant past, in an ancient era that was close to godhood, there were eight great generals under the Emperor of Immortality. They pacified the eight wastelands of the universe, were invincible, and no one could stop them.
That was a glorious era, and everyone became a legend!
They fought their entire lives, enduring the baptism of blood and fire, and forged themselves into the strongest quasi-emperors. Some even reached the pinnacle of their physical abilities, just one step away from achieving enlightenment.
The Eight Divine Generals, whose might shook the universe, swept across all realms without equal, and once guarded the most glorious era!
Those eight people were far superior to the Eight Legions and their descendants; they were worlds apart!
The Sun and Moon God General was one of them, but it is said that he died young. After pacifying the eight wastelands, he had a problem with enlightenment, and his blood splattered on the ancestral star of the borderlands, causing him to disintegrate and die.
This is recorded in the scriptures of various holy sites and great religions, and there is absolutely no possibility of error, but now, the ancient sun and moon gods have been resurrected.
After a moment of contemplation, Fatty Duan, who had spent his life dealing with cemeteries and the dead, seemed to have figured out the secret behind the resurrection of the Sun and Moon God General. He said, "The Undying Emperor is indeed incredibly powerful and has extraordinary abilities. The reason he erected the monument and buried the Sun and Moon God General himself was to resurrect him!"
Legend has it that the Immortal Emperor seized creation, drawing upon the boundless celestial light on the path to immortality, which flowed into the tomb of the Sun and Moon God General, healing his fractured body and sealing it with celestial essence, leaving behind the possibility of resurrection.
This is no ordinary quasi-emperor. He once reached the high level and was awe-inspiring in the prehistoric universe. His hands are stained with blood, including the blood of quasi-emperors of the same level.
Everyone felt a heavy weight on their hearts. The Sun and Moon God General of that time was a leader of a tribe and had long been deified. It was actually him who defied the heavens and appeared alive.
But that's not the most terrifying thing. The Holy Spirit Stone Emperor, the Lord of Reincarnation, and the Carefree Celestial Venerable were all hundreds or thousands of times stronger than him, but what came was not just a Sun and Moon Divine General.
With a deafening roar, the sky trembled, and a terrifying cloud appeared in the distance, like a giant burning flame, obscuring the sky.
"Phoenix Nest!"
Many people were shocked, while some recognized what it was.
It is a dwelling built from the Phoenix Blood Tree, a true imperial artifact, possessing an astonishing pressure that makes people uneasy.
Everyone knew that the Undying Queen had arrived, and everyone was in an uproar. They had heard about it before, but they had only seen the Phoenix Nest today, which naturally attracted millions of eyes.
"Immortal? You are not an immortal, you are a demon from beyond the universe..." A clear voice rang out, like a young girl's soft murmur, and possessed a strange magic.
Everyone was stunned. Was this the Immortal Queen? Theoretically, it should be her; who else could possess such a posture?
But her voice sounded so young. People had assumed she was a frail old woman, not a child.
Of course, people did not see her true face and could not know whether she was really that young. All they could see was the enormous phoenix nest pressing down, about to attack the immortal sect.
But what did he mean by that?
A demon from beyond the universe?
Jiang Liu dared to establish an immortal sect and take over this world of "Covering the Sky" because the "Dao" of this world was already dead, with only a trace of its consciousness remaining, which condensed into the path to immortality, and now it has been devoured by Jiang Liu.
Therefore, he had no scruples and wanted to control everything.
The Sun and Moon Gods, the Undying Empress, countless ancient creatures, the Undying Emperor who is about to escape from another dimension, and even the Mortal Immortal that Jiang Liu predicted.
There is also the Great Emperor Wushi, who confronted the Immortal Emperor for countless years.
The world trembled, and so did Duan Pangzi, Hei Huang, and the others behind Jiang Liu. Only Jiang Taixu stood tall and upright, a fighting spirit gathering within him.
The Sun and Moon God General, a quasi-emperor who once followed the Undying Emperor, had spent his life in battle and bloodshed, and was already a high-level quasi-emperor. As he charged towards Jiang Liu, he stirred up a raging sea of blood. A radiant sun appeared above his head, and a celestial moon spun behind him, making him appear like a god or demon. Behind him were countless ancient creatures, like a vast army.
However, Jiang Liu was not afraid at all. He simply threw a punch at the Sun and Moon God General.
Bang! This punch directly created a black hole vortex with a radius of a hundred miles, and space and time seemed to rotate with this vortex.
"Crush!"