"You believe him just because he says so? If he harbors malicious intentions, do you know how much harm a peak Initial Realm cultivator could cause by entering Ancient Venerable City?"

The man stood his ground, coldly staring at the woman beside him, his eyes revealing a hint of disgust.

Although they both started from the same point, he had an instinctive contempt for women who grew up in a greenhouse and had never experienced hardship.

If it weren't for the fact that it was their turn to be on duty today, he would never have wanted to stay with this woman.

The woman, with a face as beautiful as a peach blossom, was also extremely dissatisfied with the man's overly critical words. She held such a man, lacking empathy, in utter contempt and immediately retorted:

"The three Heavenly Venerables are allies, and Zhiyang is a confidant of the Heavenly Venerable. He has no reason to harm the Ancient Venerable City."

Before the man could speak, the woman continued:

"Moreover, saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda. Even ants help each other, so how can we cultivators be inferior to ants and stand by and watch someone die?"

As she spoke, the woman's expression turned sorrowful and compassionate as she looked at General Zhiyang lying in a pool of blood outside the city and said:

"I believe that if we were in dire straits, Jitian City would not stand by and watch us die, nor would General Zhiyang!"

Unexpectedly, the man suddenly let out a cold snort:

"Hmph! Ancient Venerable City is not a place for you to act like a saint. If you want to save him, you can go out of the city to save him. Don't drag the entire Ancient Venerable City down with you!"

"you!"

The woman, with a face like a peach blossom, hadn't expected the man to be so stubborn, but she was also provoked by his words:

"Leaving the city is fine, I'm not as cold-hearted and heartless as you, you're not even as good as an animal!"

After saying this, the woman with a face like a peach blossom leaped down from the city wall and walked alone out of the city's protective formation to the side of the seriously injured General Zhiyang.

Looking at the mangled flesh of the Supreme Yang General lying in a pool of blood, the woman also showed a look of pity. With a wave of her hand, she activated the power of the Initial Realm, and the gentle power stabilized the Supreme Yang General's injuries as he was breathing heavily.

This helped Zhiyang calm down his chaotic aura, and he slowly woke up and opened his eyes.

Seeing that Zhiyang was about to wake up, the woman asked softly:

"Are you alright? Why are you in such a sorry state?"

"Who are you?"

Zhiyang, who had just woken up, asked somewhat confusedly.

The woman didn't hide anything, but said softly:

"I am one of the Ten Heavenly Kings under the Ancient Celestial Venerable, the Jade Heavenly King."

Unexpectedly, Zhiyang grabbed Yu Tianwang's hand, as if he had suddenly remembered something. His eyes were filled with anxiety, and his face was full of shock.

"Quickly take me to see the Ancient Celestial Venerable! I have an urgent matter to tell him!"

But the turbulent emotions seemed to have aggravated his injuries, and as soon as he finished speaking, Zhiyang vomited a mouthful of scarlet blood.

The Jade Heavenly King, with a face as beautiful as a peach blossom, shook his head slightly, patted the back of the Supreme Yang General with his jade hand, feeling the terrible injuries within his body, and frowned as he said:

"Calm down first. No outsiders are allowed to enter Guzun City. Tell me why you were injured like this and how you escaped to Guzun City."

In this woman's view, if this injury had been in the hands of an ordinary beginner, they would have already died and perished. If it weren't for the strength of the Supreme Yang General, they probably wouldn't have survived until now.

With the Sea King on the city wall, she couldn't possibly bring Zhiyang into the city, especially since she needed to find out exactly what had happened.

Upon hearing this, tears instantly welled up in Zhiyang's resolute tiger eyes, filled with despair and grief.

"The City of Extreme Heaven has been destroyed!"

Upon hearing that Zhiyang had said that Jitian City had been destroyed, Yutian King was also shocked and showed an expression of disbelief.

It should be noted that although Jitian City is not as powerful as Guzun City, it is the strongest force besides Guzun City, and it also has the Supreme Heavenly Venerable in charge. Even if Guzun City confronts it head-on, it will not come out on top. Who can destroy Jitian City?

But seeing Zhiyang's expression and injuries, the Jade Heavenly King knew that this was very likely true, and hurriedly asked anxiously:

"Where is the Supreme Celestial Venerable? Who destroyed the City of Ultimate Heaven? What happened?"

Zhiyang suddenly closed his eyes, his face filled with pain:

"The Supreme Celestial Venerable... has fallen!"

Zhiyang's words shocked Yu Tianzun, who stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Even the Sea King on the city wall changed color after hearing General Zhiyang's words.

What is a Celestial Venerable?

A being in the Heavenly Realm of Harmony is an invincible existence. Even if the Supreme Heavenly Venerable is not as strong as the Ancient Heavenly Venerable, how could anyone else be able to kill him in his own Heavenly Realm?

Even the ancient Celestial Venerable, who was empowered by the Heavenly Realm, could not have done it!

The Jade King was so shocked that he was speechless for a long time. When he came to his senses, he said in disbelief:

"How is this possible? How could the Celestial Venerable be dead!"

Zhiyang will shed tears without stopping:

"But the Celestial Venerable is indeed dead. Before he died, he used his last strength to send me to the border of the Ancient Heavenly Realm, so that I could tell the Ancient Celestial Venerable about this!"

At that moment, a sharp voice rang out:

"How can we believe your words are true? And if the Supreme Celestial Venerable is dead, why are there no signs of his demise?"

A sharp-looking cultivator at the Beginning Realm appeared outside the city, his gaze cold as he looked at Zhiyang General.

Jade King looked at the one at the Beginning Realm, then explained to the wary Supreme Yang General:

"This is Dao Tianwang, the head of our Ten Heavenly Kings, he can be trusted."

Zhiyang exhaled a breath of foul air mixed with blood mist and said in a deep voice:

"That person, by some unknown means, stripped the Heavenly Realm of its authority when killing the Heavenly Venerable, causing the Heavenly Realm to mistakenly believe that the Heavenly Venerable was still alive. If you do not believe me, you can have the Ancient Heavenly Venerable communicate with the Heavenly Realm using the power of the Heavenly Realm, and then you will know whether what I said is true."

Dao Tianwang stepped forward, his sharp aura aimed directly at Zhiyang General, and shouted:

"Who is that person?!"

Zhiyang felt as if his mind had been struck by lightning, and his injuries, which had just begun to stabilize, worsened again. Blood flowed uncontrollably from the corner of his mouth, and he immediately cried out:

"It's the Desolate Star Emperor!"

Dao Tianwang looked into Zhiyang Jiang's eyes, pondered for a long time, and then said to Yu Tianwang:

"What this man said is probably true. Let's take him into the city for treatment. I'll go and ask the Heavenly Venerable for permission."

After saying this, Dao Tianwang transformed into a streak of light and disappeared.

The Jade King sighed and quickly helped Zhiyang up, leading him into the city.

Despite receiving the order from the Heavenly Sword King, the Heavenly Sea King did not stop him, but his gaze towards the Supreme Yang General still held countless doubts.

Upon entering the city, Jade King fed Zhiyang General a few more pills, and Zhiyang General seemed relieved, sitting cross-legged to recover from his injuries.

Even though the Jade King had many questions about the death of the Supreme Celestial Venerable and the fall of the Extreme Heaven City, he did not ask any further questions when he saw the shocking injuries of the Supreme Yang General.

Meanwhile, the Sea King kept a close eye on the recovering General Zhiyang, wary that he might suddenly make a move.

But before long, the power of the Heavenly Realm descended upon this place, and then a child in black robes appeared. Although he looked like a child, his hair was already snow-white, and his expression was more mature than that of a child.

The child's appearance was so silent that even the Supreme Yang General, who was recuperating from his injuries while sitting cross-legged, did not notice it. However, the Sea King, who had been watching the Supreme Yang General closely, noticed it instantly and immediately knelt on the ground respectfully, saying:

"Greetings, Heavenly Venerable."