Chapter 199 Immortals Ashore: From Death to Life

Ji Chunjun could stop the people of the Southeast Heavenly Venerable, but like the Great Emperor of the Eastern Azure Flower, he could not stop him from taking back his previous blessings.

However, even now, the Southeast Celestial Venerable still refuses to admit his guilt and die with dignity at her hands, which is something Ji Chunjun never expected.

Her eyes suddenly sharpened, and in the nick of time, she spoke: "Jing Su, our child is actually..."

"Ji Chun, even the Big Dipper Formation can't trap me... What happened to our child?"

The Southeast Celestial Venerable was about to reap the soaring malevolent energy of the immortals when he was interrupted by Ji Chunjun's words. He grabbed Ji Chunjun's shoulders, looking at her with urgent, piercing eyes: "He's not dead, is he?"

At this point, the child's condition is no longer important. What makes the Southeast Celestial Venerable's eyes light up is that if his child is still alive and well in a place unknown to him, it proves that the will of all living beings has never abandoned him.

He was so fixated on that child back then because he felt that the child's body couldn't bear the power of the soul, just like him, who was an incarnation of someone else, and whose life and death were decided by others—a situation exactly like being powerless to control one's own destiny.

He wanted to change not only his child's fate, but also his own.

If the will of the people ultimately allows his frail child to survive, then the will of the people approves of everything he has done. He can then recklessly overturn the entire corrupt and decadent celestial realm, and rebuild the celestial realm and the mortal world on behalf of the will of the people—he is not a rebellious immortal!

Just as Ji Chunjun opened his mouth, a deafening thunderclap suddenly exploded in the sky.

Lightning, carrying the power of falling stars, rained down across the entire sky! The immense lightning was devastating, with a force capable of destroying everything in its path, turning everything to ashes.

—The Heavenly Dao of Myriad Realms Returns to Heaven!

The Southeast Celestial Venerable watched as the Heavenly Dao Kunyi of the Myriad Realms manifested in the clouds, with lightning swirling around her, forming a thunderstorm capable of sweeping away everything. Her awe-inspiring divine might was enough to terrify anyone who looked upon her.

However, even though the Southeast Celestial Venerable stood under this desolate thunderstorm, not a single bolt of lightning struck him.

He realized that Ji Chunjun's words were another lie, a delaying tactic. While waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike, he glanced disdainfully at the changing winds and clouds around him, and smiled contemptuously: "So what about the Heavenly Dao of the Myriad Realms?"

Despite the awe-inspiring power of the heavens and the rolling thunder tribulation, his face showed no fear: "I bear the will of all living beings. The nine heavens and myriad realms are all forged by the living beings. Who can resist the power of the living beings?"

"Kunyi, even if you use the Five Thunderbolts to cleanse the entire Heavenly Realm today, what can you do to me?"

The Southeast Celestial Venerable opened his arms to draw out the spirits of the immortals. Seeing their miserable state, he couldn't help but sarcastically say, "Besides, you claim to be acting on the will of Heaven and have always been very fond of the younger generation of the Nine Heavens. Why don't you show them any feigned pity now?"

Under the thunderstorm, the little fairies of the Nine Heavens were the first to succumb.

"Help!"

"Aaaaaaahh ...

"Stop, stop! It hurts so much, waaaaah..."

"The Heavenly Dao of all realms... has it also rebelled?!"

...

The fairies were charred and torn apart by the lightning, like ants on a hot pan, and the entire heavens were turned into a purgatory.

Even Bitao, an immortal who was immune to all five thunderbolts, found it difficult to breathe and move an inch under such fierce and merciless punitive tribulation.

The thunderous fury struck, and those who were "collateral damage" were the first to be harmed.

Bitao activated her celestial spirit, enveloping and embracing Mingguang's body, stretching the celestial spirit to its maximum extent to accommodate all the celestial positions around her. Once again, she became a fish tossed into towering waves amidst the "raging storm."

This time, however, she turned her hard back towards the heavens and used her soft belly to protect the "big fish" that was the "little fish".

The other immortals also followed Bitao's example and created barriers for the lesser immortals around them, allowing them to survive for the time being.

The three officials of Heaven, Earth, and Water joined forces once again. The three had worked together for many years, but the Earth official had never been able to integrate with the Heaven and Water officials. At this moment, because of insufficient immortal energy, the Heaven and Water officials were instead relying on the Earth official's transformed and enlarged form to resist the tribulation lightning above their heads.

The Eastern King Duke and the Western Queen Mother, along with the immortals of various departments, were also creating a small haven for the younger immortals to hide and survive.

The crowd looked up at the sky with pleading expressions, gazing at the ever-compassionate and just Heavenly Dao of all realms, but found not a trace of pity or compassion on her face.

The Great Emperor of the Eastern Azure Flower glanced at Bi Tao and the group of immortals amidst the lightning, and smiled with satisfaction.

As lightning swept across the heavens, no one could open their eyes amidst this torrent of thunder.

After Bitao's immortal spirit was exhausted, she began to use her immortal energy to resist the lightning tribulation.

She managed to turn her head and glance at the clouds, only to see that even the powerful deities who dared not easily touch the year's ruling deities had been enveloped and defeated by the thunderous power of the Heavenly Dao of the Myriad Realms.

They've gone mad.

It's ruined.

Is it possible to bury the entire universe just to kill a Southeast Good Life Salvation Celestial Venerable?

It would be better to let her compete with the Southeast Heavenly Venerable!

Looking at the Myriad Realms Heavenly Dao Kunyi, who stood proudly in the clouds as always, constantly releasing lightning, Bitao simply couldn't believe it. She had always treated the little immortals of the Heavenly Realm like an old cow licking its calf, but now she was disregarding everything!

"Fairy, let me out!" Taiji looked up at the Heavenly Might and said to Bitao, "What kind of bullshit Heavenly Dao is this? What kind of bullshit ancient immortals are these? They're all cowards! Let me go and kill that Southeast Heavenly Venerable!"

Bitao pressed Taiji to her side, preventing him from leaving, but as her immortal essence was shattered by lightning, the limits of her protection were constantly shrinking.

She was merely a minor immortal in the universe. Even if she was immune to the attacks of the Five Thunders, she could not withstand the depletion caused by the violent Five Thunders released by the Heavenly Dao of the myriad realms.

Her hard-won immortal essence was gradually destroyed and shattered inch by inch. The other immortals all gave up because they were too weak. In the end, even Xuanjia could not withstand it. Its shell cracked and turned outward in the lightning, and it had to retreat back under its shell to defend itself. But Bitao was still holding on.

Later, her consciousness became unclear, and all she could hear was the roar of thunder. She couldn't sense who had slipped through her immortal energy barrier and been shattered by lightning.

She didn't have the strength to look, nor did she dare to look.

In the end, only one bright light remained beneath her, unconscious and unaware that the celestial realm was about to perish.

And only a dozen or so breaths have passed since the return of the Heavenly Dao of the Myriad Realms.

The might of Heaven's Way has yet to be experienced by the Southeast Heavenly Venerable of Good Life and Salvation, but the immortals who died under the lightning tribulation have already deeply understood it.

They once thought that the Five Thunderbolts were the most severe punishment, but now, with their souls torn apart and their spirits scattered under the tribulation of thunder, they finally understand that the power of the Heavenly Dao of all realms is only a fraction of what is usually used to punish sinful immortals.

If she wanted, she could annihilate all the immortals in the blink of an eye, just like that.

As the thunder subsided, all the immortals in the Nine Heavens except for the Eastern Azure Emperor, the three officials of Heaven, Earth and Water who were seriously injured, and the Eastern King Duke and the Western Queen Mother perished. Even the Grand Duke of the Year, the Southeast Heavenly Venerable who dared not easily touch the Grand Duke of the Year who had attempted to overthrow the Nine Heavens, was cleaved in two, leaving not a single hair behind.

Standing beneath the yin-yang sundial, the Southeast Celestial Venerable stared in astonishment at the empty celestial realm, now reduced to nothing but dust.

When he tried to draw the palms of the immortals and spirits, they were naturally empty.

He let out a ridiculous laugh and questioned, "To prevent me from extracting your immortal power, you slaughtered immortals without batting an eye. How dare you claim to be the Heavenly Dao of all realms?!"

Kunyi spoke, her voice authoritative without being angry: "Since ten thousand years ago, the descendants of those who received your blessings have occupied various departments of the Nine Heavens and held six or seven out of ten immortal positions. If I don't kill them, do you expect me to let them aid and abet evil?"

"What a cruel heart. What a just and just way of Heaven."

The way the Southeast Heavenly Venerable looked at Kunyi was as if he were looking at a living demon. He said, "It is my duty to bear the will of all living beings and destroy the Heavenly Realm."

Then he saw a human figure appear behind Kunyi, holding a magical artifact in his hand. The artifact was absorbing the immortal spirits and positions that had been shattered in the Nine Heavens. The shape of the artifact was a miniature version of the Starry Sky Rotating Yin-Yang Sundial!

“Qingming…” The Southeast Heavenly Venerable’s gaze suddenly sharpened.

As Qingming fully revealed his form, an overwhelming spiritual pressure surged forth from the sky, causing the few surviving immortals to buckle at the knees and kneel on the ground.

Southeast Celestial Venerable gritted his teeth and endured it, the fine veins on his forehead throbbing.

He absolutely refused to kneel before the Azure Sky.

Qingming held a miniature stardial artifact in his hand, a small stardial.

Qingming nodded to Kunyi: "You've put them all away."

Kunyi didn't turn her head, but simply hummed in response.

Within the small stardial, the five elements surged like the sea, and the souls of the immortals who had just died from the lightning strikes began to solidify once more.

However, unlike before when everyone was acting independently, now all the immortals in this spiritual sea are together in one place, mixed together like a pot of porridge.

"Ahhh, I was supposed to be dead, so why am I still alive...?"

"The Heavenly Dao of the myriad realms is too terrifying. May my mother and father protect me in heaven. In my next life, I don't want to be an immortal. I'd rather be a human!"

"Qinglin, I'm here!"

"Zhongchun, Zhongchun, I'm so glad you're alright!"

"Ouch, you bumped into my chest! Can't you see where you're going while swimming?"

"Fairy Maiden, Fairy Maiden, where are you?!"

"The Fairy of the Peach Blossom!"

"Peach Blossom!"

"Peach blossoms..."

"peach……"

"We're all alive! We didn't die! The Heavenly Dao of the Myriad Realms didn't kill us! Where is Immortal Bitao?!"

Bitao's consciousness had been gone for an unknown period of time, but she returned at the call of the crowd. As soon as her upper body was pieced together by the spiritual wind, she gasped for breath and coughed as she was choked by the dense spiritual wind.

"cough……"

Sensing that her hands were empty, Bitao started groping around without even opening her eyes.

Once she grasped the familiar arm, and with her mind mostly focused, she suddenly opened her eyes!

They didn't know what kind of space they were in. Everyone was floating in mid-air, their bodies incomplete. For a moment, Bitao thought she had arrived at the River of Oblivion, and that all the immortals had become remnant souls in the River of Oblivion who could not be reincarnated!

Even the cries of these immortals as they waved their mutilated bodies were similar to the screams of the remnants of the River of Oblivion.

Soon, their bodies, hands, and feet "grew back to normal," and the immortals instinctively sought out people they knew to gather together.

Bitao pulled Mingguang, whom she was holding, into her arms tightly. Mingguang's body gradually healed, but his soul was riddled with holes and never fully recovered.

Unlike the other immortals who regained consciousness, he remained unconscious, his eyes still closed.

Bitao used her spiritual energy to check on him and found that he was in much better condition than before when he was on the verge of death!

Someone barged in and grabbed Bitao from behind.

The impact caused her to drift slightly to the side. When Bitao turned around, she saw Xuanjia.

The two people looked at each other and smiled, and soon another person bumped into them—it was Tai Chi.

"The Fairy of the Peach Blossom!"

"Peach blossoms".

—It is the Ming Dynasty.

"Senior Sister!"

—It's Binglun.

"Peach Blossom!"

—It's an ice mirror.

"The Fairy of the Peach Blossom".

—It is the cold merchant.

"A fairy!"

—It is Chong'a.

...

Bitao held Mingguang in her arms, surrounded by people rushing up to embrace her. Whether human or god, after surviving a disaster, a hug from a companion is always the best healing medicine.

They were truly terrified by the Heavenly Dao of the Myriad Realms.

"Immortal Bitao! I'm so glad you're alright. That thunderstorm didn't kill us; it was just a teleportation array. The Heavenly Dao of the Myriad Realms came back to save us!"

...Uh...this time, it was Yang Shen Yu Nan Luo Hui who was carried up.

And the Yin Goddess Jade Maiden he pulled over.

"Why is he here?" As soon as Taiji saw the "enemy" he had beaten up in the street, his body was just pieced together by Lingfeng, and he immediately went into battle mode.

Luo Hui had long since forgiven his past grievances and looked at Taiji, saying, "Hahahaha... I won't hold what happened before against you, and I also plan to join Bi Tao Tai Xian's sect as a servant!"

He felt he could learn a lot of strategies and tactics from Fairy Bitao!

Upon hearing this, the people around them forgot to marvel at their miraculous return from the dead; their expressions were all indescribable.

The Yin Goddess beside him glanced at him sideways without saying a word, but her meaning was clear—Immortal Luo Hui, do you still remember that you are also a Grand Immortal and a general in the Ministry of War? A Grand Immortal serving as an attendant to another Grand Immortal.

Taiji wasn't in a hurry to compete for the position of Bitao's first attendant. Hearing Yangshen Yunan Luohui say this, he weighed the pros and cons for Bitao's future situation and pointed at Luohui, saying, "Swear that if you don't come, you're a spineless coward!"

Soon, someone in the crowd burst into lighthearted laughter.

Because they remembered the third competition, where Tai Chi personally "picked" the seed that had been planted by him.

The atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

Everyone found their friends or colleagues. Bitao looked around and saw that the "spiritual sea" contained a complete set of immortal positions, including some that had died in the previous battle.

There are also some who should be traveling through the myriad realms, handling official duties, but who knows when they were recalled to the celestial realm. This whole pot probably contains tens of thousands of people floating around in the boundless expanse...

Are all the current celestial beings in the Heavenly Realm here?

Bitao found the Year Gods gathered together, each still shaken, and exhaled a powerful breath as if she had finally come back to life.

Thankfully, as long as the timing isn't too chaotic, everything can still be restored.

She spoke, raising her voice slightly, "Everyone, don't be afraid. The lightning tribulation just now was probably just a teleportation array. Remember the teleportation array for immortals descending to the mortal realm during the first competition? My feeling just now was similar to that. We should be in..."

"The immortals have all entered the Starry Sky Revolving Yin-Yang Dial. After their souls were reset, they have 'died,' and the karma has been canceled. They are no longer people you can take at will."

This is a risky move—a desperate gamble that could lead to survival.

In fact, even Qingming, who wielded the magical artifact, did not know which immortal positions had survived inside.

The Great Emperor of the Eastern Pole, Qinghua, said: "Southeast, it's all over. Bow down and confess your sins."

Southeast Celestial Venerable's eyelashes trembled slightly as he looked at Qingming above the clouds, and then at Dongjun, the Shangqing Realm True Lord who suddenly appeared above the clouds after Qingming gathered the immortals, his body radiating golden light.

With a flick of his sleeve, Dongjun sent a group of people crashing down from the clouds... each of them bound by immortal ropes, who were none other than the loyal subordinates of the Southeast Heavenly Venerable in the Shangqing Realm.

Dongjun spoke, his voice resounding throughout the nine heavens: "So you are the Southeast Good Life Deity, right? I must thank you for instigating the chaos in the Shangqing Realm. It is thanks to you that I was able to make such a great contribution and ascend to the true position in the Shangqing Realm."

Dongjun smiled arrogantly, only one corner of his mouth was raised. He was truly overjoyed. Back then, when Mingguang was about to conquer Shenhong Kingdom, he asked him to rush back to Shangqing Realm to help their father Qingming quell the rebellion. He didn't believe it and didn't want to leave.

The main concern was that Mingguang, being a mere mortal, might be harmed, especially since the Palace Master of Jiuxiao Palace had not yet been found at that time.

At that time, Dongjun sneered: "Father has already ascended to the position of a celestial being, his soul is connected to the sundial, and his magical artifacts are miniature star-revolving yin-yang sundials. The entire Nine Heavens are in his hands. What danger could he possibly be in? It's more dangerous here. Anyway, I'm not leaving."

Mingguang hadn't lost his temper with Dongjun for many years, and that time he didn't say anything too harsh, but he didn't speak to Dongjun for several days in a row, which almost drove Dongjun crazy.

Later, he had no choice but to go back to Shangqingjing as Mingguang had suggested.

This was quite alarming. The Ministry of Justice in Shangqing Realm had been subdued by the great demons and monsters of Penglai. These great demons and monsters had disguised themselves as the True Lords of Justice and were waiting for the True Lords to bring the Azure Emperor back to be questioned. They then joined forces to form an array to corrupt the Azure Emperor with demonic energy and falsely accuse him of being possessed by demons.

Dongjun and Shangyuan Shenzhen secretly informed Yunhan Dijun of Shangqing Realm, who then led his men to secretly defeat them one by one, nipping their conspiracy in the bud. They also followed the clues and captured a group of henchmen of the Southeast Heavenly Venerable.

After waiting for a long time, it was finally able to appear above the clouds.

Dongjun can't wait any longer!

This was the first time he had ever done something with his parents!

He said, "These True Lords should have been punished in the Shangqing Realm, but most of them came from various departments in the Taiqing Realm. Emperor Yunhan of the Shangqing Realm granted me permission to bring these people back to the Taiqing Realm for disposal. You old dog from the southeast, just watch how your subordinates die!"

As soon as Dongjun finished speaking, he activated the Golden Spirit to press down on the head of the nearest Shangqing Realm True Monarch—

This person was none other than Xiangxue, the girl with the rough voice who was by Yujian Xuanzhen's side when the rebellious immortals conspired with the Southeast Heavenly Venerable in the lower realm.

Dongjun placed his palm on the back of Xiangxue's head, activating the Soul-Splitting Technique. She let out a agonizing, inhuman scream: "Sister Yujian, ahhhhh, help me—"

Yu Jianxuanzhen was right beside him, yet she remained motionless, kneeling there with dignified bearing, gazing at Ji Chunjun on the Chongxiao Six Imperial Platform below the clouds, her eyes brimming with tears. From beginning to end, she never once turned her head to look at the "so-called younger sister" who had followed her for so many years.

Xiangxue's true form is a Xiangxue deer. Yujian Xuanzhen lost his way in the vast snowfield during his tribulation in the lower star realm many years ago. He was unexpectedly guided by this Xiangxue deer, and she then became attached to him.

Yu Jian Xuanzhen knew long ago that she had never taken human form; she was the eye sent to her side by the Southeast Heavenly Venerable, who had patiently taught and guided her for many years, helping her to take human form.

She could have been kept as a little toy, but when she transformed, she insisted on looking exactly like Yu Jian's older sister, Ji Chun.

That's disgusting.

Yu Jianxuanzhen and his sister had been inseparable since childhood. They thought they would stay together forever, but his sister was blind and fell in love with a "painted skin demon". The Southern Heavenly Venerable had a strange appearance and looked just like the painted skin demon.

His sister was infatuated with him and gradually became estranged from him. Later, Yu Jianxuanzhen, wanting to avoid seeing him, voluntarily agreed to be transferred to Shangqing Realm.

But just as Yu Jian Xuanzhen thought, no matter how good the painted skin ghost's appearance was, it was still a "ghost"!

He himself was of shallow spirit and could not keep his sister's child. He not only harmed his sister, but also used her to coerce her!

For thousands of years, Yu Jian Xuanzhen has endured the disgust of working with fools like Jing Haiwang and Xu Li to plot some earth-shattering scheme. He has been waiting for this day to witness the "painted skin ghost" having his painted skin removed, his body and soul extinguished!

When the Fragrant Snow Deer suffered the punishment of soul-splitting and fell from the clouds in its true form, and the next demon lord was punished, Yu Jian Xuanzhen shifted his gaze from Ji Chunjun and began to stare at the Southeast Heavenly Venerable.

My heart is filled with the exhilarating joy of finally avenging my great grudge!

At this very moment, the Southeast Celestial Venerable, upon seeing the "coffin," still refused to shed a tear.

His eyes twitched violently a few times, and with red-rimmed eyes, he said, "Kunyi, Qingming, do you think that just because you killed the immortals first, I have no way to stop you?"

The Southeast Celestial Venerable raised his hand again, intending to draw upon the power he had once bestowed upon the mortal realm: "I split off hundreds of thousands of years ago. If you want to kill me, I'm afraid annihilating the immortals won't be enough. You'll have to destroy at least two or three tenths of all the myriad realms."

However, when the Southeast Celestial Venerable raised his hand, closed his eyes, and gathered the power of all living beings in his palm, no immortal spirit ever condensed.

He severed ties with the people he had blessed and with the myriad realms of the southeast that he guarded!

He suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes filled with palpable fear and terror.

Ji Chunjun, who was not far from him, closed his eyes and sighed softly, as if he could not bear to see his former lover in such a miserable and desperate state.

For a moment, the Southeast Celestial Venerable was confused about the situation. His lips trembled, and he actually suspected that Kunyi and Qingming had annihilated the Southeast Myriad Realms he was stationed in!

"You...you all..." He stammered, staggered back a step, and swayed as if about to fall.

His soul and body, which had been decaying for many years, would soon turn into a terrifying shape covered with wrinkles like tree bark if they were not nourished by immortal spirits.

That was a nightmare he couldn't escape when he woke up in the middle of the night.

He hurriedly looked down at his palm and found that his fingers were trembling terribly, but at least they were still okay. He breathed a slight sigh of relief and glared hatefully at the Myriad Realms Heavenly Dao Kunyi and the Azure Nether Emperor.

He was like a deer being chased by a ferocious beast, and in his desperate situation, he could only kick his legs wildly: "You will annihilate the star realm and destroy the immortals, the will of all living beings will not let you go!"

Kunyi remained unmoved, while Qingming stood behind her, holding a small star-shaped magic instrument in his hand, his expression indifferent and dignified.

Neither of them showed any sign of madness or guilt.

At this moment, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Pole Qinghua spoke up: "Hey! Look at me, it's me! It wasn't Kunyi who annihilated the Star Boundary, it was I who severed the connection between you and the Star Boundary believers."

"You really don't respect me at all. You are my incarnation, the god. When you begged me to save you and your child, you thought I was omnipotent. Now you would rather believe that Kunyi killed everyone than believe that it was me, the real me, who dealt with you?"

"you?"

"You?"

Southeast Celestial Venerable clearly did not think highly of the Eastern Azure Flower Emperor.

Dongji: "...Sigh."

He sighed helplessly. Was it because he was usually too lenient?

"If you are so capable, why didn't you kill me sooner? Why wait until now?" The Southeast Celestial Venerable has had everything go too smoothly for so many years.

He felt that the fact that things went so smoothly was because of the incompetence of the Eastern Frontier that they hadn't discovered it.

He felt guilty towards Dongji because Dongji had allowed him to succeed.

Dongji simply said, "Tsk."

"You've been an immortal and a saint for a time, don't you understand? How can you pick unripe fruit?"

“You truly carry the will of the common people. The common people chose you from among the hundreds of thousands of immortals in the heavenly realm, naturally because you once saved lives and continued life for others. You are truly compassionate and dedicated to saving all beings.”

"You weren't confused later on. When you had a plan in mind, you spread blessings everywhere. Who could stop you from spreading blessings?"

"As for your plundering of life force... those who received your blessing were not destined to die. You blessed them to live for thousands of years, and now that you have taken back your spiritual energy, it is time for them to die."

"For example, the astral realm in the third competition was originally a desolate astral realm, where sinful immortals were exiled, in the hope that the sinful immortals would be willing to become human and build astral realms."

"You harbor wicked intentions, bestowing blessings upon the people of that realm and winning over the sinful immortals of that realm. You fear that the Heavenly Realm will discover your schemes. Although you caused a calamity for the sinful immortals, you ordered them not to commit any offense against the mortal world."

"You made that star realm prosperous and thriving, and the people lived in peace and wealth. The fifteen states of the human world were full of vitality, exceeding their natural development. You then extracted a portion of that vitality for your own use. This is also a kind of cause and effect outside of the cycle of reincarnation."

"Everything that reaches its peak will decline. A star realm that is too peaceful and prosperous will only be filled with power struggles, chaos, and war. Even if you don't draw it, the Starry Sky Rotating Yin-Yang Dial will soon draw it for you and give it back to you. It's just that you were too impatient and didn't get to see it."

"This kind of benign belief and offering is the natural way of Heaven. No matter what you are thinking, what you did in the early stages was not wrong. Even if I and the Heavenly Dao of the myriad realms entered your mind and learned your thoughts, we cannot kill you just to prevent trouble."

"Whether it's a god or a human, we should judge by actions, not intentions."

"But you went too far with the deductions later on. In times of peace, the lifespan of mortals was reduced to twenty or thirty years. You were too greedy."

"Moreover, you treat the people you guard in the star realm as your 'granary' to use at any time, using the danger of your life to coerce immortals into launching wars and chaos in the nine heavens for you, and allowing your subordinates to plunder life force in the star realm. Some star realms are not your territory, you have overstepped your bounds."

"In the southeast, the will of the common people realized that you were unworthy of their will, which is why they abandoned you."

"Don't you understand yet? All the situations we have today are simply in accordance with the will of Heaven."

“You knew all along that Heaven was the will of all living beings. Now your people have found a new master and want to kill you, the ‘god’ who has brought disaster to the world and prolongs his life.”

"Don't even think about lying to me," the Southeast Celestial Venerable said stubbornly.

"No one but me can shoulder the will of the people."

"The Xuanmen Patriarch in the second competition possessed the heart of all living beings, yet he still died without a burial. Who else? Your little servant Bitao? She was nothing more than a useful pawn in my hands, manipulated and controlled by me."

The Southeast Celestial Venerable looked at the Eastern Pole and said, "If it weren't for your appearance that healed her own foolish and torn soul, I would have been able to regain my immortal heart in the star gnomon very soon."

Dongji looked at him and said, "Look, don't you know that the hearts of all living beings have abandoned you? What are you still insisting on? Quickly confess your sins, and I will let you die with some dignity because you once blessed the myriad worlds of the southeast."

Dongji rolled up his sleeves and said, "Let me take you in..."

The Southeast Celestial Venerable looked utterly defeated, yet he still said, "You cannot take me in. What if the hearts of all living beings have turned away from me? The will of all living beings still resides within me."

"Even the thunder and waterfall of the Heavenly Dao of the Myriad Realms cannot harm me in the slightest. If you have the guts, you may try to kill me. As long as the common people live, I will not perish either."

Even if we suffer a temporary defeat today, when we rise again, you will all be nothing but dust beneath our feet!

Dongji paused in the act of rolling up his sleeves.

Well, the Southeast Celestial Venerable does indeed still possess the will of all living beings. Even though the hearts of all living beings have changed hands, the position of the first immortal to listen to the voices of all living beings before all the immortals ten thousand years ago is ultimately different.

The source of the Eastern Azure Emperor could not be forcibly taken back into his body against his will.

The Great Emperor of the Eastern Pole, Qinghua, shrugged, indicating that he had no other options.

He looked up at Qingming and Kunyi above the clouds.

The two figures quickly flashed and appeared on the Six Imperial Platforms of Chongxiao.

The Southeast Celestial Venerable was a man of principle; though he was terrified and trembling all over, he still used all his divine power to maintain his arrogant facade.

His arms, beneath his robe sleeves, had once again transformed into a terrifying appearance, resembling the bark of a withered old tree.

He could sense this change spreading throughout his body.

But he never begged for mercy, broke down, or tearfully repented; he did not regret it!

He looked at Qingming and Kunyi walking towards him and asked with a light laugh, "What can you do to me?"

“Even the Heavenly Dao of all realms cannot punish the innocent. I have never shed blood. The immortal spirits I took back were originally given away by me.”

Upon closer examination, none of the "evil deeds" he committed were done by his own hands. They were all done by his subordinates who "understood" his intentions and willingly or unwillingly took the lead in the battle.

Kunyi paused, and Qingming immediately stopped as well, still holding the small sundial in his hand, looking like a majestic and fierce puppet following her every step.

Kunyi looked at the Southeast Heavenly Venerable and said, "I really can't do anything to you."

Kunyi quickly formed hand seals, and Qingming flicked his finger at the Southeast Heavenly Venerable, causing a net to be caught and ensnare him!

The Southeast Celestial Venerable could no longer maintain his dignity and was forced to kneel on the ground by the Immortal Net, but he still stood tall and straight, refusing to bend.

Kunyi chanted incantations: "The Big Dipper moves in reverse, the Netherworld opens, the Nine Netherworlds heed the decree, and souls are transported to the Spring of Heaven!"

Ji Chunjun immediately stepped forward and joined Kunyi in forming the Big Dipper Reverse Formation.

As Kunyi's seal landed, the celestial map above the Six Imperial Platforms of Chongxiao reversed, projecting the Big Dipper's starlight like a sword, piercing the Six Imperial Platforms of Chongxiao with a resounding clang, causing the entire platform to tremble and opening up the ground in front of the Southeast Heavenly Venerable.

The Southeast Celestial Venerable's expression finally changed. He instinctively tried to back away, but was trapped in the Immortal-Catching Net and unable to move, forced to look down into the crack in the heavens and earth—

The Netherworld Opens—At this very moment, the chaotic scene within the Netherworld, through the gap torn by the power of the Big Dipper, enters the Celestial Realm.

An ominous aura surged into the sky from the crack, reflecting the image of mountains of knives and trees of swords. The raging fire of karmic retribution roared, accompanied by the wailing of ghosts and the howling of gods.

Kunyi looked towards the Southeast Heavenly Venerable.

The karmic fires of the underworld and the green glow of the River of Oblivion flickered and danced, ghosts howled and murky clouds rose into the sky, all of which converged into a line of tranquility in her eyes, without waves or ripples, without joy or sorrow. Her brows and eyes were as silent as a deep abyss, as unshakable as a towering mountain.

Kunyi said, "Southeast Heavenly Venerable, I have not been chosen by the people to be a deity to convey the heavenly message, so I cannot punish you, nor does the Azure Nether Immortal Emperor have that qualification."

"But your people, who protect you, love you, and hope that you can lead them to choose the gods and convey the true message, have instead caused them to fall into this state..."

"Your merits, demerits, life and death, you shall personally go down and judge them."

Her tone was so stern yet so peaceful, as if today, her scheme to save all the immortals and all living beings in the myriad realms, her great victory, and her impending to send this rebellious Heavenly Venerable to the Netherworld, were nothing more than a trivial matter, insignificant as dust.

An indescribable look of horror flashed in Dongnan's eyes. He subconsciously looked at Jichunjun, who was helping Kunyi, and his gaze suddenly widened, filled with panic and helplessness.

However, no matter how much he regrets it now, it's all in vain.

Qingming pulled the large net, throwing him into the rift between heaven and earth that led directly to the underworld.

But just as he was falling into purgatory, he grabbed Ji Chunjun, who was standing beside the rift between heaven and earth, from within the great net.

His hands had completely transformed into the shape of withered, aged branches. He was suspended in mid-air, half of his face still youthful and beautiful, captivating the soul, while the other half was covered with wrinkles and dark bruises. At this moment, he looked like a monster that was both human and demon.

More like a painted-skin ghost that failed to be replaced in time.

Qingming frowned, intending to knock him down, but the Heavenly Dao of Myriad Realms grabbed his wrist.

He transmitted his voice in secret, saying, "He carries the will of all living beings. There are countless wills among the living beings. If he is not willing to die, the underworld is nothing more than a bridge for his reincarnation."

Qingming was not as knowledgeable about the will of heaven and earth as Kunyi, who had tamed the Five Thunders. He had great disdain for the Southeast Heavenly Venerable. If it weren't for Kunyi's plan, he would have killed the Southeast Heavenly Venerable many times over by using cruel methods. Even if he could reincarnate, so what?

Each reincarnation is a chance to kill once.

However, one must sacrifice some immortal positions to die and be reincarnated. To become an immortal, one must constantly undergo tribulations of life and death in order to attain enlightenment.

However, as he listened to Kunyi's words, he looked down and saw her slender fingers gripping his wrist. He pursed his lips, remained silent, and did not move.

Since Dongjun went to Shangqing Realm, Kunyi has not touched him personally for many years, except when using the Thunder Whip.

However, seeing that he had no intention of knocking down the Southeast Heavenly Venerable again, Kunyi let go, and Qingming sighed slightly in his heart.

The Southeast Celestial Venerable, suspended in the crack between heaven and earth, was once again in tears. He subconsciously turned his still-healthy half of his face toward Ji Chunjun.

He knew that he must look terrifying in his current state, and would no longer be able to arouse the goddess's admiration.

But his skeletal hands gripped her tightly.

Ji Chunjun knelt beside the crack in the sky, looking down at her former lover, thinking that his cowardly tears were a plea for mercy, a request for her to save him.

But the Southeast Celestial Venerable spoke up, asking, "Where...are our children buried?"

Ji Chun-jun's lips, which had been poised to resolutely refuse his plea for help, trembled slightly.

Then he said, "His body was never found."

Southeast Celestial Venerable's eyes darkened; just as he had thought.

The goddess who once favored him will have no pity for him or their bloodline.

He gave a bitter laugh and was about to let go.

Ji Chunjun, however, held his hand down.

The Southeast Celestial Venerable was taken aback.

Ji Chunjun said, "He breathed his last before our eyes, but he was not truly dead."

"Back then, you stole my magic artifact and manipulated the Big Dipper to shift his destiny chart, which gave him that 'great opportunity,' and it worked."

Ji Chunjun's voice trembled slightly as he said, "He died, but his soul did not completely dissipate because of a wisp of spiritual light."

“But… I couldn’t be sure if he would survive. You were almost insane at the time, so I didn’t dare give you any hope. I had no choice but to send him into the celestial constellations to be nurtured with the power of the star soul, and to use magical artifacts to keep track of his condition at all times.”

"Later, he was unable to replenish his soul and wandered in the void, where he could die at any moment. You, on the other hand, seem to be doing much better. I dare not tell you this, for fear of upsetting you again."

"After thousands of years, when I looked at him through the star trails, I discovered that he had saved a shifted star realm from danger with his remnant soul. By chance, his immeasurable merits restored his soul, allowing him to be reincarnated."

“I was overjoyed and rushed back to tell you the good news, but I saw you stealing the life force of mortals to prolong your life... At that time, you had not yet committed the great sin, and you had not yet stolen the life force that did not belong to your own astral plane. I thought of taking you to confess your sins.”

"As long as you confess your sins, I can send you and your child into the cycle of reincarnation. A hundred years later, or at the latest a thousand years later, as long as we remain true to our original intentions, the three of us will surely be able to meet again in the heavens."

"But what I got in return was your stealing of my soul and cleansing of my spirit. With my last bit of soul power, I sent our child into the cycle of reincarnation."

Upon hearing this, the Southeast Celestial Venerable was completely disfigured and had lost all his strength, relying solely on Ji Chunjun to hold him up.

But a strong light shone in his eyes.

Ji Chunjun smiled and continued, "It was only after I corrected the position of the star god in the star gnomon that I traced his destiny and learned that he was reincarnated as a rich man. Because of his great merits, he was born as a young master of a wealthy family. He was handsome and refined."

"He was exceptionally intelligent, possessing a profound understanding of all things and techniques. He was revered and admired by many, founded the Xuanmen sect, taught various schools of Taoist arts, and helped create a prosperous world for all living beings."

"He was revered as the Ancestor of the Xuanmen by the people of that star realm."

"It was only natural that he ascended to the upper realm."

However, he was born with the All-Seeing Eye, which allowed him to see through the decay and impending collapse of the Heavenly Realm. Unwilling to associate with the countless ignorant and incompetent people who held their positions without doing their jobs, he boldly dispersed his spirit to descend to the mortal realm.

Ji Chunjun's tears fell from the sky, landing on the brow of the Southeast Heavenly Venerable, who was standing in the crack between heaven and earth.

She said, "He will instinctively return to being human, to live as an ordinary person for the first time. He is virtuous and talented, and he will ascend to heaven sooner or later."

Ji Chunjun's eyes flashed sharply, then turned to sorrow.

She said, "But his supernatural abilities attracted the covetous eyes of others. On his way to the mortal realm, he was falsely accused of keeping immortal bones and imprisoned in the underworld."

"He had nowhere to turn, and all his grievances could not be heard by the heavens due to the heavy oppression."

"He was trapped in the bodies of various abyssal beasts and ghostly officials, used as a source of power, and abused and harmed... for over a thousand years..."

"More than a thousand years... even the best character would have gone bad by now."

"But he didn't. He remained true to his original aspirations, living up to the great opportunity you gave him, and speaking out for the common people."

“He rebuilt the human world; he could even carve the Dao body by hand and create the Xuan position.”

"Jing Su... Even under such tragic circumstances, he remained true to his original aspirations. He possessed the ability to carve the Dao body with his own hands and the wisdom to understand all laws. Do you know what kind of glorious era he could create for all realms if he were to ascend to heaven one day?"

"Such a good child..."

"Until he was misled and, for the sake of the lives of 100,000 generals, smashed the Bridge of Reincarnation. In order to repair the Bridge of Reincarnation, he gradually went down the wrong path and harmed countless people."

"His youthful appearance, like that of spring dawn and autumn blossoms, has become grotesque and gaunt, as if he were a living ghost."

"In the end, in order to build the bridge, souls were sacrificed, and the bodies were left behind, the souls scattered."

"Even in death, he dared not betray the compassion you showed him to all living beings."

"His name is also very nice; his name is Yu Junlang."

Ji Chunjun's eternally dignified expression twisted and cracked as she softly asked the Southeast Heavenly Venerable, "Jing Su, do you know him?"

The Southeast Celestial Venerable's mouth was slightly open. He had not yet fallen into the Netherworld, but his expression at this moment made him look like he was already dead.

Of course he knew Yu Junlang, the patriarch of the Xuanmen sect.

That was the Lord of the Hearts of All Beings in the Star Realm during the second round of the Immortal Selection Competition. His fall and tragic fate were all orchestrated by the Southeast Heavenly Venerable.

He sensed that the hearts of all beings had turned away from him and chosen a new master. He was disdainful and unwilling to accept this, and he insisted that all the immortals witness that no one could bear the weight of the hearts of all beings.

In the end, if Bitao hadn't cleverly tricked Yujunlang into willingly going to his death, the Southeast Heavenly Venerable felt that the hearts of all living beings would surely have returned to his chest!

But... but when he once thought that such a useful chess piece was destroyed without any mercy for his "competitors", he never felt that it was his own bloodline!

Ji Chunjun closed his eyes and said, "Because he successfully shaped his soul through the merit of saving the Star Realm, he is of your and my bloodline, but also of the bloodline of all living beings."

"Of course we can't perceive his connection to us."

"ah……"

"ah--"

Southeast Heavenly Venerable cried out in anguish and collapse. Before Ji Chunjun could release him, he had already become so weak that he began to struggle desperately to break free.

He would rather die right now than face it.

He refused to face the expectations and forced himself to stay until he went mad, even at the cost of harming the common people. In the end, he destroyed that last bit of his bloodline!

The sea monster stirred up storms and overturned living beings, swallowing all the small fish and shrimp that it killed in its machinations—only to turn around and find that it had swallowed its own child.

With his eyes closed, Ji Chunjun released his grip, and the Southeast Heavenly Venerable fell into the Netherworld, directly into the River of Oblivion.

The ghost of the River of Oblivion was devoured by countless ghosts and could never enter the cycle of reincarnation. He himself was forever separated from the world, and he never dared to open his eyes to face reality until his death.

The Celestial Venerable of the Southeast confessed his sins, and the rift between heaven and earth was instantly mended.

With a "thump" in the River of Oblivion, a surge of vitality crashed down upon the ghosts, like a pie falling from the sky.

The ghosts were in an uproar, rushing towards the falling "pie" to devour it with gusto.

Having just smelted the skeleton of the White Bone Star God for his own use, and lacking the endless vitality to grow flesh and blood... the Purple Star God, who had once been mocked by the ghosts of the underworld for having a big hole in his brain, rose up "standing upright" from the River of Oblivion. With a roar, the ghosts were subdued, and the remnant souls respectfully presented their immortal souls, which had already been torn in half, to him.

The Emperor of Fengdu had just returned from Fengdu and captured the evil spirit who had been hiding as a commoner of Fengdu for ten thousand years. As soon as he returned to the underworld, he saw that the "Heavenly Gate" had opened.

Then they watched helplessly as a sinful immortal soul was thrown into the River of Oblivion.

The Emperor of Fengdu, holding a soul-binding bag for imprisoning evil spirits in one hand and his other hand on his hip, looked up and cursed, "You wretched donkey Kunyi, my underworld is chaotic enough, and you still throw garbage into my place!"

After the "trash" was thrown down, the underworld became even more chaotic.

First, the River of Oblivion was filled with churning ghostly energy and howling ghosts. But after the only one who could stand upright, the "King of the River of Oblivion," ate the "pie" that fell from the sky, the River of Oblivion began to boil and boil endlessly, as if a pot had been boiled.

After the Emperor of Fengdu had sent the evil spirits to Avici Hell and imprisoned them, he turned around and his ghost official came to report: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!"

"There are ghosts crawling out of the River of Oblivion!"

"Useless trash, just kick it back!"

It's common for the River of Oblivion to surge, and occasionally it even overflows the suspension bridge. Those lingering souls all want to be reincarnated, so it's perfectly normal for them to gather together and attack the souls of the deceased.

However, the ghost official's expression was extremely bizarre, more distorted than a ghost's and even more frightening.

He slapped his thigh and said, "No, Your Majesty, I misspoke. I meant that there are complete ghosts climbing ashore in the River of Oblivion!"

"Get lost!" The Emperor of Fengdu didn't believe him at all.

He had just returned from the celestial realm and only had a free moment after a whole day. Holding his teacup, he expressionlessly took a sip of water and said, "Are you trying to make me happy?"

How dare the ghost official provoke the Emperor of Fengdu?

He hurriedly said, "It's true! It's true! Your Majesty, please go and see!"

Daju frowned, and with a flash, he arrived beside the River of Oblivion.

Just then, a perfectly intact hand, even as slender as white jade, reached out from the River of Oblivion and grasped the chains that carried souls across!

Climb up the suspension bridge.

The agonizing screams of the thousands of wretched ghosts behind him nearly overturned the Netherworld!

Da Ju's eyes trembled. How many years had he been the Emperor of Fengdu?

For tens of thousands of years, he had never seen a whole ghost crawl out of the River of Oblivion!

The ghost had already climbed most of its body onto the suspension bridge. Although the remaining half of its body was still in the River of Oblivion, its limbs had fully grown back, and its body was even shining with a dazzling spiritual light, causing the miserable ghosts that wanted to drag it down to scream in agony.

The Emperor of Fengdu was dumbfounded.

The entire Netherworld Ghost Official, along with the myriad ghosts of Fengdu above, stared in astonishment at this scene.

"Sister... Sister..."

"Hahahaha... Sister... I'm alive again!"

The ghost, about to escape the River of Oblivion, mumbled "human language," each word referring to her sister.

"Holy crap... Isn't this the Ziwei Star God who didn't want to be emperor?" White Impermanence and Black Impermanence were each leading a huge group of souls, and the myriad realms and the human world were in complete chaos. They were so busy that they were practically running around like headless chickens.

I thought I could finally catch my breath after coming back, but when I got back, I saw ghosts crawling out of the River of Oblivion.

The ghost completely broke free from the tearing grip of the last remaining soul and flipped onto the suspension bridge.

He lay disheveled and naked on the bridge, utterly shameless, limbs outstretched, laughing wildly to the sky: "Hahahahaha—"

“Sister…” he uttered ghostly words again.

"Sister!" Ji Chunjun was tightly hugged from behind by a pair of arms.

Lord Jichun is guiding the little immortals out of the Boundless Sea of ​​Juntian.

Originally, after these immortal positions were reshaped, they would have crawled out one by one from the Starry Sky Yin-Yang Dial. However, the Azure Nether Emperor thought it was too slow, so he directly lifted the Starry Sky Yin-Yang Dial and poured all the immortal positions into the Boundless Sea under the Great Peach Tree of Juntian.

These celestial beings, their souls reshaped, are like newborn babies in the mortal realm, each naked and returning to their original nature as they swim in the boundless sea.

Those with slightly higher celestial ranks can cut sea waves to make themselves a robe to cover their bodies, while those with lower celestial ranks need Ji Chunjun's help to conjure robes with spiritual energy to cover them up.

It's one thing for immortals to swim naked, but they can't exactly run naked, can they?

Ji Chunjun didn't need to turn around to see; she knew that the one embracing her was Yu Jian Xuanzhen after being tortured.

After thousands of years, the two sisters embraced tightly once again.

When it was Bitao's turn to swim to the shore of Wuji Beach, with no one to guide her, she climbed onto the shore like a ghost and collapsed to the ground.

It's weird! They were all dressed when they were inside the Yin-Yang Sundial, so how come they came out completely naked!

Fortunately, she was of a relatively high rank among the immortals, at least a Grand Immortal, and quickly cut a piece of seawater to make herself a robe. This prevented her from fainting naked in public.

The last sound before consciousness faded was the stern voice of the Azure Emperor, echoing throughout the nine heavens: "Star Gods, Year Gods, Heavenly Soldiers and Generals who have come ashore, do not delay and immediately return to your posts!"