However, the Guiyuan Sect’s sword formation operated with incomparable smoothness. Thirty-six sword formations cooperated with each other, forming a unified attack and defense, and the defense line of Tianji Palace was torn apart little by little.
The Qingyun Sword Sect’s flying sword formation followed closely.
Behind Qingyunzi, thousands of newly forged flying swords rained down like a storm, pinning the cultivators of the Heavenly Extreme Palace to the ground.
The flying swords formed a dense net in the air, and no one could escape from them.
The Shenyuan Pavilion disciples entered from the left, their ice power freezing the sacred light of Tianji Palace into ice. The icy blue coldness mixed with the golden holy light, forming a majestic yet deadly domain.
Standing at the top of the tower, the Heavenly Venerate watched as his disciples were completely crushed and slaughtered by the three armies, his eyes increasingly filled with fury.
He drew his golden spear, wanting to charge in and fight David to the death. But his hand was held tightly by an elder.
“Oh my God! You can’t leave!”
The elder’s voice was already choked with sobs, “Your current cultivation level is only at the first level of the Golden Immortal Realm, you are no match for David! The Emissary from the Upper Realm will soon descend, you must not die here! The inheritance of the Heavenly Pole Palace must not be destroyed!”
The Heavenly Venerate’s arm froze in midair, his fingers gripping the handle of the golden spear, his knuckles turning white.
He looked at the disciples who fell under the tower, the elders who were pinned to the ground by the flying swords of the Qingyun Sword Sect, and the guards who were frozen into ice statues by the ice power of the Shenyuan Pavilion. Emotions that he had never shown in front of others welled up in his eyes.
But in the end, he let go. The golden spear fell to the ground with a crunch.
“Retreat.” His voice was very hoarse. “Retreat back to the dungeons. Wait for the messenger to arrive.”
When Venerable Tianji retreated to the dungeons with his last confidants, Tianji Palace’s defenses had collapsed completely.
Six of the nine towers were destroyed by the flying swords of the Qingyun Sword Sect, and holy light and flames still remained in the ruins.
The field was littered with the corpses of Tianji Palace cultivators and the remains of their weapons. The golden blood seeped into the bricks, and the holy light and spiritual energy accumulated over 30,000 years quickly disappeared.
David stood in the middle of the ruins, his divine sense sweeping across the Heavenly Palace.
He sensed the Heavenly Venerate’s hiding location—deep in the mountain, in a secret room surrounded by dozens of layers of barriers.
He felt the fluctuations from the void passage in the secret room again. The fluctuations were very weak, but they carried a law-like aura that the seventeenth heaven did not have.
That is the way to the eighteenth heaven.
“Guiyuanzi, bring troops and guard the exit of the void passage. If anyone comes out, kill them without mercy,” David conveyed his voice.
“clear.”
David walked alone to a secret room located deep in the mountain.
Dozens of layers of restrictions were like waste paper before him, and chaotic flames burned them all one by one.
The door to the secret room was made from a single piece of meteorite iron three feet thick, but it was split into two by the purple sword light of the Dragon Slayer Sword.
In the secret room, Venerable Tianji sat on a cold stone chair, accompanied only by a few of his trusted elders.
He looked as if he had aged tens of thousands of years overnight; his hair had turned completely white, the wrinkles on his face were as deep as knife cuts, his eyes were sunken, and his eye sockets were dark.
The impact of burning his essence and blood had completely drained his body.
Seeing David enter the secret room, Venerable Tianji slowly raised his head.
There was no fear or anger in his eyes, only indescribable tiredness.
“You’ve come.” His voice was hoarse, like sandpaper scraping iron.
David didn’t speak, he just looked at her.
“I have lived for tens of thousands of years. I started from the lower realm of the eighteenth heaven, laid the foundation for the Heavenly Palace, and ruled the seventeenth heaven for ten thousand years.”
The Heavenly Venerate’s voice was very gentle, as if he was speaking to himself, “I have thought of many ways to die, to die at the hands of stronger people, to die in ancient secret realms, to die when I lost my way in my cultivation. But I never thought that I would die at the hands of a young man whose cultivation had not even reached the Golden Immortal realm.”
He was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed.
That smile was ugly, full of self-mockery. “David, who exactly are you?”
David walked up to him, looked down at him, and said, “Who I am doesn’t matter. What matters is that you were alive.”
Venerable Tianji’s smile froze.
“You attacked the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge because you wanted that supreme treasure. You sacrificed your life energy because you were unwilling to accept defeat. You contacted the Upper Realm because you wanted to use external force to take revenge. Every step you took was your own choice.” David’s voice was calm. “No one is forcing you.”
The Heavenly Venerate was silent for a long time. Then he slowly closed his eyes.
“Let’s start.”
A purple sword light flashed and disappeared in the secret room.
When David came out of the secret room, all that was left was a pile of ashes.
The Lord of the Heavenly Palace, the 137th generation successor of the Fire God lineage, had fallen.
FAQ NovelQ: What is the significance of the Wan Yao Ling army’s attack on Tianji Palace?A: The attack represents a major turning point, showcasing David’s formidable power and the vulnerability of even the most fortified ancient sects.Q: What are the ‘higher realm’ envoys, and why are they expected to save Tianji Palace?A: The mention of envoys from the ‘higher realm’ suggests a hierarchical power structure beyond the current world, implying these beings possess immense power capable of shifting the tide of battle.The fate of Tianji Palace hangs precariously in the balance as an unstoppable force meets an ancient, unyielding defense.
FAQ Novel
Q: What powerful weapon does David wield to breach defenses?
A: David wields the Dragon Slayer Sword, capable of shattering even ancient and impenetrable defenses with a single strike.
Q: What is the last hope for Tianji Palace against the overwhelming assault?
A: Tianji Palace is desperately holding out for the arrival of a messenger from the upper realm to intervene.
How will the cultivators of Tianji Palace adapt to such a swift and devastating breach of their ancient defenses?