At this moment, Haotian Venerable, Empress Dowager, Xutian Venerable, and Huotian Venerable were all filled with fear.

"Cao Tianzun has arrived at the Milky Way..."

They trembled.

The battle at Xuandu has revealed that the Ancient Sun God, the Moon Goddess, the Supreme Spirit Jade, Lady Yuanmu, and Consort Qiangtian all died at the hands of Cao Tianzun.

Although Cao Tianzun did not directly kill Gong Tianzun, the mother and son, Gong Tianzun and Langxuan Shenhuang, had a very deep relationship.

No matter how confident they are, they wouldn't dare say they can defeat Venerable Lingyu!

Moreover, at that time, Cao Yatian was facing one against many.

Now, with the help of Kaihuang and the others, our side has instead fallen into a numerical disadvantage.

Even without Kaihuang, You Tianzun, Yue Tianzun, and Langwan Shenwang, Hao Tianzun believed that even if they joined forces, they would probably have a hard time matching Cao Tianzun!

With his impressive record, Cao Tianzun could almost be considered the strongest in the seventeenth era!

Even considering the special case of Taiyi, they believed that it was difficult to distinguish the strength of the two, and that a battle would be needed to determine the winner.

In fact, Cao Ya is still inferior to Tai Yi.

"run!"

Without any hesitation, Haotian Zun acted decisively, burning his divine artifact Yutian Zun on the spot, which greatly increased his magical power and allowed him to resist Kaihuang's endless sword energy. However, he wanted to take the opportunity to tear through the void, escape through the myriad realms, find a remote and secluded place to hide, and wait until he achieved enlightenment before emerging from the mountains.

Alternatively, they could contact the prehistoric Mi Luo Palace, act as guides, and lead prehistoric enlightened beings to attack and kill Cao Tianzun!

But whichever option he chooses, he must be able to escape!

"Primordial Qi!" Haotianzun roared, and the divine artifact Yutianzun instantly sublimated, almost like an explosion. The rapidly expanding power brought unparalleled immense pressure to Kaihuang.

In particular, even the true form of Haotianzun was burning with blood energy, sparing no expense in its desperate attempt to escape!

The thirty-fifth level of swordsmanship seemed to be beyond their ability to withstand.

The Worry-Free Sword struck down, only to be shattered by the Guixu Heavenly Court and the Taichu Heavenly Court. Kaihuang coughed up blood. In his desperate state, Haotianzun, due to his accumulated power and the combined might of the powerful weapon forged by the Heavenly Court, was superior to him.

"Cao Tianzun, after a hundred years of cultivation, not only is his swordsmanship unparalleled throughout history, but his skills in lightning, fire, swordsmanship, and the will to die are also unmatched."

"I am at the pinnacle of swordsmanship, but in other aspects, I am no match for Cao Tianzun, which is understandable."

"If even swordsmanship is inferior... then the future Wuyou Township will fall short of being worthy of standing alongside Yankang..."

Kaihuang pondered, and his swordsmanship, which had already been touched, began to improve rapidly under the dual pressure from within and without, and he came to understand the fundamental principles of the Great Luo Heaven of Swordsmanship.

"Haha, I see."

Suddenly, Kaihuang laughed loudly, and the Worry-Free Sword swept across, breaking through the Guixu Heavenly Court. The Taichu Heavenly Court also shook and almost fell.

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"Hmm?" Haotian was taken aback, and a feeling of jealousy welled up in his heart.

Why can't he attain enlightenment?

"Kaihuang, die!" Haotianzun roared, and the two Heavenly Courts, one upright and one reversed, unleashed their full power to destroy Kaihuang.

However, the Kaihuang Emperor, having attained enlightenment, was no longer someone that the current Haotian Venerable could match.

Unless, the Jade Emperor also gains enlightenment and cultivates to become the Great Heavenly Court.

As for the Dao Realm system, Haotian Zun is far from achieving it and cannot accomplish it overnight.

"Boom..."

The clash between the two Celestial Venerables affected billions of miles, threatening all realms with annihilation and filling all living beings with fear.

"Yes, Haotianzun, leave it to Kaihuang, he can handle it."

Cao Ya, carrying his divine blade, glanced around and noticed Kaihuang's breakthrough, so he did not make a move.

The duel with Haotian Zun will be a good opportunity for Kaihuang to get used to things.

Having been promoted, his life was no longer in danger.

Haotianzun was the whetstone of the Kaihuang era.

Of course, just in case, Cao Ya locked onto Haotian Zun with a wisp of divine sense, ready to unleash the power of a top-tier Daoist at any moment and forcefully kill him!

"The Void Celestial Venerable and the Empress Consort, the former is not particularly strong, but she is still slightly more powerful than the Langwan Divine King. The latter is no weaker than the Nether Celestial Venerable! With the addition of the divine artifact, the Imperial Celestial Venerable, they do have an advantage."

Cao Ya drew his sword, and the gleaming blade light swept across the Milky Way.

At this moment, all the surrounding realms were captivated by the flashing swords, as if they were witnessing the most beautiful thing in the universe!

It should be noted that Cao Ya's swordsmanship was extremely strong, reaching the level of the thirty-seventh level of the Dao Realm.

Now, with the strongest divine blade, its power has surged, and even someone at the thirty-eighth level of the Dao Realm might not be able to defeat him.

Moreover, this is only one aspect of swordsmanship. Lightning, swordsmanship, fire, etc., are sometimes weaker than swordsmanship, sometimes about the same, and sometimes even stronger!

However, Cao Ya in "The Legend of the Shepherd God" has practiced swordsmanship since childhood and loves swordsmanship. Unless he is outmatched, he will mostly only use various sword techniques.

Although it's the same Cao Ya, they traveled to different universes, had different experiences, and naturally took different paths.

Some practice swordsmanship, some practice sabers, and some practice fist or palm techniques; all of these are normal.

"Whoosh!!"

Cao Ya made his move, the blade flashing brilliantly, as if a world was being created and destroyed, until in the end nothing remained but desolation.

This devastating blow was terrifying, beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Even the Celestial Venerable felt there was a barrier between them, like looking at flowers through fog or gazing at the moon in water.

After all, none of them have attained enlightenment.

"Swoosh~~" The blade's light swept across, and the divine artifact Yutianzun, belonging to the Void Celestial Venerable and the Empress, was instantly destroyed.

Originally at a disadvantage, You Tianzun and Langwan Shenwang, with the help of Cao Ya, immediately launched a full-scale attack. You Tianzun's strongest primordial spirit shattered layer upon layer of magic. The Empress's Guixu Heavenly Court had to be elevated to the extreme in order to deal with it.

The God-King Langwan possessed extremely strong divine sense, and by visualizing the heavens, he happened to trap the Void Heavenly Venerable.

Without the divine artifact, the Heavenly Venerable, the advantages of these two female Heavenly Venerables are not obvious.

Moreover, being wary of Cao Ya and living in constant fear, it was difficult for them to go all out against You Tianzun and Langwan Shenwang.

In the blink of an eye, the heavens and earth were torn apart, and after dozens of rounds, they found themselves at a disadvantage.

After Cao Ya slashed and destroyed the divine artifact Yu Tianzun, he didn't rush to make a move.

He hoped that You Tianzun and Langwan Shenwang could achieve a breakthrough like Kaihuang.

Cao Ya always remembered that overthrowing the Heavenly Court was just the beginning. The subsequent governance should be left to suitable people from all sides. Cao Ya was unwilling to get too involved and would at most supervise.

He had no desire for power.

All of this stems from a thirst for power!

However, if the entire Seventeenth Cosmic Era is to exist for a long time, the threat posed by the prehistoric enlightened beings must be resolved.

Naturally, the more enlightened beings there are in the seventeenth century, the better.

If there were several thousand or tens of thousands, then there would be no need to fear the Mi Luo Palace.

"Too difficult! It takes sixteen cosmic eras of accumulation. To think you can catch up in just one era is impossible."

Cao Ya pondered for a moment, then shook his head, hoping that the highest level of powerful beings could rival those from prehistoric times.

Having one Taiyi is far from enough.

Even Cao Ya himself cannot be considered the most outstanding Daoist!

The master of the Miro Palace and the seven young masters are not just at the peak of the five-star level, but at the powerful level of the six-star level!

However, due to the limitations of the cosmic era, they cannot come over until the blood sacrifice is completed.

Perhaps the master of the Miro Palace is powerful enough to forcefully overcome the calamity of birth and death of a cosmic era and descend upon this seventeenth era.

However, at the end of the sixteenth era, the master of the Mi Luo Palace used his great supernatural powers to look into the future, peek into the timeline, and travel through eight hundred billion years. When he could no longer see any hope, the master of the Mi Luo Palace was heartbroken and almost died on the spot. He gave away all his power to the sixteen cosmic eras. Only the Great Dao remained and his true spirit continued. He could not be considered to be completely alive, but he was not dead either. He was in a state between life and death.

"According to the description in the original work, the master of the Miro Palace no longer interferes with the various cosmic eras, so he is trustworthy."

Cao Ya thought to himself, otherwise, with such a top expert, the prehistoric Mi Luo Palace would probably have already sneaked into the present world and suppressed all those who were dissatisfied.

The young master of the Miro Palace is still far inferior to the master of the Miro Palace.

Throughout history, spanning seventeen cosmic eras, the masters of the Miro Palace have always been the strongest!

In the original timeline, Qin Mu arrived in the past, experienced various major events, and witnessed the birth and death of many eras. He was moved and perfected his Great Dao, which allowed him to surpass the master of the Mi Luo Palace and become number one, causing the master to fall to second place.

Ultimately, Ling Tianzun and the Lord of Tiandu (Taiyi) were not as powerful as the first two.

"Yes, the leader of the prehistoric Tiandu City—the Lord of Tiandu—has long since perished. His soul, through the compensation of the Mi Luo Palace, has been reincarnated as the first ancient god of this era—Taiyi. His stance is the same as ours."

"As for Ling Tianzun, the physical body of the Ancient God Emperor, and another reincarnated soul of the Tai Emperor, they are still trapped in that constantly circulating section of the Heavenly River, neither alive nor dead, waiting to be rescued."

"Now that the great battle is over, Venerable Yun and Venerable Ling can go and rescue them separately."

"These two individuals are exceptionally talented and possess extraordinary comprehension. In the future, they are both expected to reach the pinnacle, comparable to, or even surpass, the young master of the Mi Luo Palace."

Cao Ya was pondering how to counter the various powerful forces of prehistoric times in the future 17th century.

It should be noted that the Heavenly Palace Divine Realm system originated from the Mi Luo Palace. Before the Jade Capital City realm, there were actually no problems. At most, due to the Heavenly Court, the ancestral court had some deficiencies, lacking realms such as the Nine Hells Platform and the Jade Sea, which could be added later.

After Yujing City, it is not actually Lingxiao Palace.

This is the Dao Realm Treasure Hall of the Third Young Master of the Mi Luo Palace.

In other words, any expert who reaches the level of Lingxiao Palace is contributing to the strength of the Third Young Master of Mi Luo Palace, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

If the Third Young Master of Mi Luo Palace were ruthless, he would take away the Lingxiao Palace...

At that time, countless Heavenly Venerables, including those from the Lingxiao Palace, the Imperial Throne, and even the incomplete Heavenly Court, will perish as the Heavenly Palace collapses!

Even if they survive, their Dao heart will likely be greatly damaged, making it difficult for them to make any progress.

This hidden danger is also the reason why Cao Ya didn't put much effort into the Heavenly Palace God Realm system after stepping into the Venerable God Realm.

The Dao Realm system does not have this concern.

"In the original timeline, Yan Kang was defeated and submitted to the Heavenly Court. It wasn't until later, after many changes, that Qin Mu became stronger, and other characters also became powerful. They seized the opportunity to overthrow the Heavenly Court and began to contend with the Mi Luo Palace. Only after racking their brains and paying a heavy price did they finally win."

"Although we did win, the cost was quite high."

"This time, we were able to destroy the Heavenly Court ahead of schedule, govern the myriad realms rationally, guard the ancestral court, and sever the tentacles of the prehistoric Miro Palace... The Heavenly Court was merely a pawn of the Miro Palace..."

"As long as the Miro Palace doesn't come, and it continues to develop for billions of years, by the seventeenth century, it will eventually be able to contend with the prehistoric enlightened beings..."

Cao Ya made his stance clear, glanced at Tianhe, and realized that the Kaihuang realm, which had broken through to the thirty-sixth level of the Dao Realm, was still being stimulated and was continuing to improve, beginning to touch upon the thirty-seventh level of the Sword Dao!

It is obvious that at this moment, Kaihuang is no match for Haotianzun.

The Great Heavenly Court was not built overnight; there was no such thing as instantaneous sublimation.

Without a complete Heavenly Court, Haotian Zun could not prove the Dao by force and directly enter the thirty-ninth level of the Dao Realm, or even the peak fortyth level!

His understanding of the Dao realm was at most the twentieth level, far from the thirty-sixth level of enlightenment, and he could not leap over it in an instant.

Naturally, even though Haotianzun had two Heavenly Courts and the divine artifact Yutianzun, he was still no match for Kaihuang in this state, and fell into a disadvantageous position, bleeding profusely.

Haotianzun roared angrily, feeling aggrieved.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the Kaihuang era ended, and Kaihuang had no choice but to lead his remaining forces to flee to the Great Void, establish the Land of No Worries, and avoid the wrath of the Heavenly Court, like a stray dog.

That kind of scene was the work of the Jade Emperor.

Now, it was his turn, and he was in a sorry state under Kaihuang's sword.

Kaihuang was indifferent. He had endured tens of thousands of years of torment in the Land of No Worries, and with his attainment of enlightenment, he wanted to release it all!

Furthermore, even if one attains enlightenment, can one still defeat Cao Ya?

If it weren't for the fact that Haotianzun's opposing Heavenly Court and the divine artifact Yutianzun were indeed powerful, any other Heavenly Venerable would have been slain by the Kaihuang Emperor in just a few dozen rounds, their divine bodies severed and their souls destroyed.

However, after Cao Ya struck and destroyed the divine artifacts of the Empress and the Void Celestial Venerable, the Heavenly Venerable, these two powerful weapons were no match for the Nether Celestial Venerable and the Langwan God King. They were also constrained by Cao Ya's presence.

"The God-King Langwan is the leader of the Creator and the God-King of the new era. However, his abilities are not considered powerful even at the Heavenly Venerable level. He is still far from becoming a Daoist."

"As for Netherworld Venerable... although his realm is not considered profound in the Dao Realm system, he possesses the strongest primordial spirit and is proficient in the Great Dao of Netherworld. Given time, he has a chance to attain the Dao."

"Yes, hopefully this battle will have an impact on the two of them."

Cao Ya scanned the two battlefields, but aside from that one strike, he didn't intervene. He merely diverted some of his attention to the battle, keeping an eye on Haotianzun and the others to prevent them from escaping.

Finally, his gaze fell upon Huo Tianzun, filled with murderous intent.

Instantly, the Fire Celestial, whose body was covered in blazing flames, felt a chill and his hair stood on end.

The sound of the zither resounded, and the Moon Celestial Venerable traversed the void, plucking the strings. Space collapsed, and sharp blades formed, neutralizing the divine fire.

"Fire Celestial Venerable, for millions of years, you have betrayed the human race and sided with the Heavenly Court. Not only have you enslaved the humans in your own territory, but you have also been at the forefront of the fight against Yun, Ling, and Qin, even more eager than Haotian Venerable and Xiaotian Venerable to kill the human race's Celestial Venerables..."

Moon Celestial Venerable suddenly stopped, and the void rippled like flowing water, with wave after wave of “great waves” sweeping towards Fire Celestial Venerable.

Her eyes revealed hatred and a hint of disappointment.