Hunting down the Celestial Venerable sounds incredibly difficult, but it was far simpler than Zhou Xingdou had imagined.
After the massacre of Jitian City, Zhou Xingdou asked Zhiyang to take him to "pay respects" to Lingtianzun.
Everything went smoothly as expected. These so-called Celestial Venerables had stood at the pinnacle of the world for too long and had long forgotten that there would be people other than Celestial Venerables who would attack them.
With the introduction and cover-up by Zhiyang, Zhou Xingdou punched Ling Tianzun through with a single blow; the time between his attack and Ling Tianzun's death was less than a breath.
Before the two underlings of Ling Tianzun could react, they were beheaded by the Giant Spirit God and Zhiyang General.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing Ling Jiudong, the Son of Heaven! Reward: Luck Points!]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received a reward: Spirit Heaven Realm Authority!]
[Spiritual Celestial Realm Authority: Condensed from the Celestial Realm power of the Spiritual Celestial Venerable, it retains the authority to mobilize and control Celestial Realm power. With this authority, no one can merge with the Spiritual Celestial Realm. (Fusing with this authority allows one to directly merge with the Celestial Realm and achieve Celestial Venerable status.)]
In Zhou Xingdou's opinion, this Spirit Celestial Venerable was weaker than the Supreme Celestial Venerable, but the rewards he received were no different from those of the Supreme Celestial Venerable, which was quite interesting.
After another blast of divine punishment, the great demon of the Spirit Heaven Realm transformed into Zhou Xingdou's luck value.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for slaying a King-level Chaos Primal Being and gaining Luck Points!]
"Next up is the Ancient Celestial Venerable. How much do you know about him?"
Zhou Xingdou shook the blood off his fist. In order to kill Ling Tianzun in this mansion without making a sound, he tried his best to suppress the overflowing power, which caused him to get blood on his fist.
Zhiyang frowned, tossed aside the head that represented the initial stage of the Spirit Heaven Realm, and slowly said:
"The Ancient Celestial Venerable is the oldest being in the Four Heavenly Sacred Domains. The Ancient Celestial Realm is also very mysterious, but the Supreme Celestial Venerable once told me that the Ancient Celestial Venerable is far stronger than him!"
"Far stronger than the Supreme Celestial Venerable? The most ancient being?"
Zhou Xingdou pondered the limited information he had gathered, his brows furrowing slightly.
The oldest being reminded him of Tianjizi, the terrifying being who, even after fully reviving the power of all the stars in the heavens, still managed to drive him to the brink of despair.
Even now, whenever Zhou Xingdou thinks of that ethereal figure, he still feels a pang in his heart.
"So, you've never been to the Ancient Heaven Realm?"
Zhou Xingdou's eyes surged with purple light as he slowly asked.
Zhiyang replied:
"I've been there, but I've never been to the Ancient City."
"In Ancient Venerable City, apart from the Supreme Heavenly Venerable and the Spirit Heavenly Venerable, no one else in the Three Heavens Realm has entered."
“Even those in the Ancient Heaven Realm, unless selected, have never entered the Ancient Venerable City, and even those from the Ancient Venerable City keep silent about it when they are outside.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xingdou frowned slightly. He had not expected that the Ancient Celestial Venerable was so mysterious that even the Supreme Yang General was unaware of any situation in the Ancient Venerable City. It was clear that this person was extremely cautious.
For such a cautious person, a sneak attack is probably ineffective. The main problem is that even Zhiyang himself couldn't get into the Ancient Venerable City, let alone bring him in.
"Then we have no choice but to launch a full-scale attack!"
Zhou Xingdou's eyes narrowed. He had only launched a sneak attack to save trouble, mainly to conserve the number of times he could use the Heavenly Tribulation Light.
He can use the Heavenly Tribulation Light a maximum of three times a day, and even the Secret Word of the Punisher cannot restore it.
If it is done more than three times, it may damage the body and cause irreversible backlash.
But now the arrow is on the bowstring and must be released. He may leave this world and return to the primordial state at any time. Before that, he must eliminate the biggest hidden danger, the Ancient Celestial Venerable.
It wasn't just about luck points; the existence of such a mysterious person would inevitably threaten the Desolate Heaven Empress, and she wouldn't feel at ease until she killed him.
Zhiyang's expression turned grim. He naturally couldn't refuse Zhou Xingdou's suggestion, but he still reminded him:
"A direct assault would be too risky. If the Supreme Celestial Venerable wasn't mistaken, there are currently ten Initial Realm cultivators controlled within Ancient Venerable City."
Moreover, I once heard the Supreme Celestial Venerable say that the protective array of Ancient Venerable City was exquisitely crafted, and even he could not break it in a short time!
For Zhiyang, his life was secondary; the reason he reminded Zhou Xingdou was simply because he didn't want him to die.
Start with ten!
Even with Zhou Xingdou raising an eyebrow, he wouldn't really care about just ten starting units, but attacking a large array reinforced by ten starting units would give him a headache.
Moreover, there's that ancient celestial being.
Zhou Xingdou wasn't afraid of the ancient Celestial Venerable taking action; what he feared was that if the ancient Celestial Venerable was truly extremely cautious and escaped without a trace, then even if Zhou Xingdou had the power to reach the heavens with a single thought, he would find it difficult to find a Celestial Venerable at the Integration Celestial Realm within a certain Celestial Realm.
Zhou Xingdou paced back and forth a few steps, a glint of light flashing in his eyes:
"Then we'll have to give it a try..."
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Ancient Heaven Realm
Ancient Tianfu
A streak of blood-red light pierced the sky, relentlessly approaching the central area of the Ancient Heavenly Palace.
Wherever this crimson streak of light passed, it left behind countless blood mists, leaving streaks of blood in the sky that lingered for a long time.
On the city wall of the most mysterious Ancient Venerable City in the Ancient Heaven Realm, stood a man and a woman, gazing at each other in the distance.
The man among them had a resolute face and frowned slightly as he said:
"At the peak of his initial stage, but it looks like he's fleeing for his life, and he's burned his life essence, so his injuries are quite severe."
The woman's face was as beautiful as a peach blossom, but a trace of sorrow appeared between her brows:
"What kind of being could force a peak-level being to burn their life essence to escape, and judging from the direction they are heading, they are fleeing towards our Ancient Venerable City?"
As the two were talking, the blood-red streak of light rushed into their sight, but it was flickering and its altitude was getting lower and lower until it crashed into the ground outside the Ancient Venerable City with a loud rumble!
Only then did the two people on the city wall see the newcomer's figure clearly.
His hair was disheveled, his armor was tattered, his left arm was broken in half, and the remaining half was twisted and mangled. He was covered in blood and looked extremely pitiful.
And this person seemed to have also noticed the figure standing on the city wall. Lying on the collapsed ground, he raised his only remaining hand, his eyes bloodshot.
"I am Zhiyang Tianjiang, a general under the Heavenly Venerable, and I have urgent news to report to the Ancient Heavenly Venerable. Fellow Daoist, please save me!"
The man and woman on the city wall both frowned. The man stared intently at the pitiful figure and slowly said:
"Possessing the power of ultimate Yang and strength, with the same appearance, he is the trusted and supremely Yang general of the Supreme Heavenly Venerable."
As the originator of the Ancient Venerable City, although he had never met any of the famous Origin Realm cultivators in the Heavenly Realm, he had seen their projections and information, so he would almost never mistake them.
Seeing that the man had confirmed the identity of the person from outside the city, the woman immediately said:
"Hurry and save him! His injuries are serious, and if we delay any longer, his life may be in danger!"
As she spoke, the woman prepared to activate the formation to bring the Supreme Yang General from outside the city into the city.
"slow!"
The man's eyes flashed, and he grabbed the woman's hand, saying with some displeasure:
"The Heavenly Venerable has decreed that, apart from the two Heavenly Venerables, Zhi and Ling, no outsiders are allowed to enter the Ancient Venerable City. Do you intend to disobey the Heavenly Venerable's decree?"
The woman flung the man's hand away, her eyebrows slightly raised.
"Human life is of paramount importance. Haven't you heard his words? If there's an urgent matter, report it to the Heavenly Venerable."
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