Heavenly Sacred Domain

Desolate Heaven Realm

Baiwu Prefecture

As the most desolate prefecture in the Desolate Heavenly Dynasty, Baiwu Prefecture's environment can only be described as harsh compared to Qingmu Prefecture, which is also sparsely populated with green mountains and clear waters.

The mansion was devoid of vital energy, almost devoid of life, and barren land everywhere. Water was also scarce, and even when it was available, it was dark gray and murky.

The only patch of green in the entire Baiwu Prefecture is the poisonous miasma area located within the prefecture. Although there are shady trees and flowing rivers there, it is teeming with all kinds of poisonous insects and snakes, and the air is filled with highly toxic miasma. Even a cultivator at the Refinement Realm would faint immediately if they inhaled just one breath.

However, the most dangerous thing here is not the poisonous plants and insects, but the seemingly moist and fresh green space.

In reality, it wasn't actual ground, but a vast swamp.

Of course, if it were just an ordinary swamp, it wouldn't pose a significant threat. The key is that this swamp can shield cultivators' spiritual senses, making it impossible for them to detect the hidden dangers within.

Moreover, terrifyingly powerful venomous beasts lurk beneath the swamp, and once they spot their prey, they will instantly drag it into the depths of the swamp and devour it.

If that were all, it would be fine, but in such a harsh environment, no rare and precious materials have been produced. Even poison cultivators are too lazy to collect the toxins here, and the poisonous beasts are not only extremely smelly, but their flesh and blood are also like rotten mud that cannot be eaten. Moreover, the toxins in them cannot be refined into poison pills.

Therefore, even though this place is extremely famous in the desolate world, no young cultivators come here to train. Those who have achieved cultivation also ignore it because there are no treasures here but the risks are not small, which means that no one may set foot here for hundreds of years.

But no one could have imagined that a hidden paradise was concealed in a spatial interlayer within this poisonous and miasma-ridden land!

But at this moment, in this extremely dangerous poisonous miasma land, a figure clad in a black robe that conceals his presence stepped into the center of the miasma as if no one else was there.

A pair of pale, jade-like hands emerged from the black robe. With a flick of the wrist, the space in front of them instantly distorted, and a series of buzzing sounds rang out as the distorted space formed a spatial portal in front of the person in the black robe.

After carefully observing his surroundings, the man in black wiped away the portal and plunged headfirst into the foul-smelling swamp below.

But the moment she touched the swamp, a spatial ripple appeared, and before the swamp could move, the black-robed figure vanished.

In a sudden reversal of the world, the black-robed figure appeared in a celestial grotto-heaven that was the complete opposite of the extremely harsh environment of the poisonous miasma land.

This place is filled with spiritual herbs and array formations, and in the very center of the cave, there is a small red building that radiates a dazzling light.

Sensing the familiar aura of the cave, and seeing the seemingly untouched array and spiritual herbs, a pair of bewitching blood-red eyes were revealed beneath the black robe. After letting out a long sigh of relief, a slight smile finally appeared on his cold face.

Who else could it be but Empress Huangtian?

"Ha, I won."

Removing her black robe, the Desolate Empress spoke as if to herself.

Then, those cold, white jade hands waved again, and the tightly packed array instantly rotated, making a cracking sound, releasing the red building that was sealed within the array.

Just as the Desolate Empress was about to enter the area previously shrouded by the formation, a sweet, girlish voice accompanied by a silvery laugh rang out behind her:

"Godmother, Brother Xuan was right after all. You really aren't that easy to kill."

The voice startled the Desolate Empress, whose face had been beaming with joy, but she was only stunned for a moment before her face was filled with endless killing intent, causing the temperature in the room to drop sharply!

She recognized the voice all too well; it was Su Tong, the adopted daughter who had betrayed her, helped outsiders kill her, and seized the Desolate Heavenly Dynasty!

But before the Desolate Empress could turn around, she felt as if she had been struck hard from behind, and was instantly blasted dozens of feet away. Immediately, she felt a sweet taste in her throat and spat out a mouthful of blood.

However, this also allowed her to turn around and see her former adopted daughter.

She wore a long black dress, the hem of which was as deep as the night sky.

Her face was beautiful with a touch of cuteness and an innocent look. Her large almond-shaped eyes looked at the Desolate Empress with a mocking and cunning expression.

But seeing that the Empress of the Desolate Heaven still had the strength to turn around and was looking at him with murderous intent, the mockery in her almond-shaped eyes faded slightly, replaced by a hint of seriousness as she said:

"You survived my palm strike, it seems you've recovered your Origin Realm strength."

Empress Huangtian barely managed to steady herself. She had only just recovered her Origin Realm strength today, while Su Tong's palm strike, though seemingly calm, contained the full power of a peak Origin Realm cultivator, which truly made her feel uncomfortable.

The Empress of the Desolate Heaven, who was injured before the battle even began and had just recovered, was no match for Su Tong, who had ruled the Desolate Heaven Dynasty for ten thousand years and had already reached the peak of the Origin Realm.

But upon seeing Su Tong with her own eyes, the Desolate Heaven Empress's bloodshot eyes were instantly filled with frenzied hatred, and for a moment she seemed to lose all reason, roaring:

"Su Tong! You beast, I'm going to clean house today!"

Upon hearing this, Su Tong let out another silvery laugh, her sarcasm undisguised:

"You're so old, yet still so childish. You were much stronger back then, and your voice was much louder, but you still died at Xuan-gege's hands, didn't you?"

"You wretch, since that beast Xuan isn't here today, I'll first shave you to pieces, you ingrate!"

Empress Huangtian roared, her unique Origin Realm power soaring into the sky, staining the entire Tongtian Palace blood-red. Her five fingers emanated an extremely sharp power as she reached out to grab Su Tong, who was still mocking her.

The scarlet claws seemed poised to tear through the cave, leaving five bloody streaks within, and relentlessly attacked Su Tong.

Su Tong slightly pursed her cherry-like lips, and with a flick of her delicate hand, a scarlet tiger-head shield appeared in front of her petite frame.

The claws slammed into the tiger-head shield, but the shield only trembled slightly, neutralizing the unstoppable force.

But when the Empress of the Desolate Heaven saw the tiger-head shield, her anger intensified, for it was her former defensive magic weapon, and now it was being used against her. How could she not be furious?

Clang!

But at that moment, a clear sword sound came from the small red building in the center of the cave.

This caused the Empress of Desolate Heaven's expression to change instantly. She turned to look at the small red building, her cold, white jade hands clenching together with a cracking sound!

Su Tong did not take the opportunity to attack the Desolate Heaven Empress, but instead feigned a pitiful state and said:

"Alas, godmother, you've been dead for too long. Don't you know that ever since Zhang Santian rose to power, Brother Xuan and I have been inseparable?"

As she spoke, Su Tong looked at the small red building with admiration in her large almond-shaped eyes before continuing:

"I must thank my godmother for opening the magic array. Otherwise, my brother Xuan and I really wouldn't have dared to break this array that was affecting the Blood Fiend Heavenly Sword. However..."

"My godmother not only gave me a sword, but also risked her life to relieve the heartache that was troubling my brother Xuan and me. I am so deeply moved!"