Chapter 142: The Immortals Exterminate Chiyan

## Chapter 142: Immortals Slay Chiyan

The sun appeared in the dark night.

This strange phenomenon drew the gaze of all awakened beings in the Cloudsea towards the sky. Simultaneously, an ancient voice, like thunder, resonated across the entire Cloudsea.

“Since you have sought my help, I shall lend you a hand. Whether you succeed or not depends on your own fortune!”

Under the vast sunlight, Chiyan, the Spirit of Heaven and Earth, normally invisible to mortals, now clearly revealed her form.

“What is that...?” Compared to the great sun illuminating the Cloudsea, this crimson figure was tiny. Yet, all cultivators' gazes were involuntarily drawn to it. Greed welled up in their hearts. Their reason vanished, and cultivators, like moths to a flame, continuously flew towards Chiyan in the sky. But before they could even get close, their entire bodies were incinerated by the intense flames. Falling anomalies, like scattered fireworks, successively appeared in the sky. On Myriad Immortals Island, chaos had already erupted.

“It's the Spirit of Heaven and Earth! It's the Spirit of Heaven and Earth that allows one to merge with the Dao after consuming her!” The eyes of countless cultivators turned crimson, and they murmured incessantly. In an instant, cultivators blinded by desire flew madly towards the sky. However, as their flight altitude surpassed that of the Immortal Venerable Statue on the Dao Transmission Square, ten thousand rays of white light simultaneously shot forth from various statues, pulverizing these transgressors into fragments. Above Myriad Immortals Island, various strange phenomena instantly appeared. But even the fear of death could not deter the cultivators' greed. White light continuously flashed, each burst claiming the lives of at least several cultivators.

Through the eyes of his clone, Li Fan was also stunned by this cruel yet beautiful scene. Although he had witnessed the Spirit of Heaven and Earth more than once and knew of its fatal allure to cultivators, it was only when this scene truly unfolded before him that Li Fan realized he had underestimated its attraction. Fearless of death, they pressed forward relentlessly. In just the blink of an eye, at least a hundred cultivators lost their lives because of it. Moreover, the Spirit of Heaven and Earth's allure continued to intensify. Even cultivators who desperately clung to their senses were visibly struggling to resist.

Just then, a seven-colored barrier rapidly expanded from the central core area of Myriad Immortals Island. In an instant, it enveloped the entire island. The seven-colored light flowed mistily, slightly obstructing the cultivators' direct gaze towards Chiyan. Like a thin veil, while everything happening high in the sky remained clear, the surging desire in their hearts finally began to slowly dissipate.

“The Seven-Colored Immortal-Falling Array…” Li Fan gazed at the seven-colored barrier. Before he could ponder it, his attention was once again drawn to the scene in the sky. On Myriad Immortals Island, the still-shaken cultivators who had escaped peril had no time to discuss amongst themselves before their minds were captivated once more.

The Spirit of Heaven and Earth, Chiyan. She seemed to have just manifested, illuminated by the great sun above. After such a long time, her form finally solidified completely. Ignoring the tiny, suicidal figures below, she looked up at the sun shining in the dark night. Flames suddenly surged around her, and she was about to make a move.

However, across the sky, a brilliant star river, composed of countless shimmering stars, silently appeared. Under the wondrous spectacle of stars and sun shining together, silver starlight and fiery sunlight intertwined. They seemed to form a cage, trapping Chiyan within.

“The waters of the Lancang River descend from the heavens!” Unrestrained laughter echoed across the sky. Beneath the shimmering star river, a thousand-zhang river of water, like a bolt of silk, cascaded from above. The river, like a dragon, roared, intending to strike Chiyan. However, this surging river water was completely evaporated by the scorching heat before it could even get close to Chiyan. But the river flowed ceaselessly, never stopping. It did, however, slightly delay Chiyan's movements.

Simultaneously, all beings in the Cloudsea heard the tender voice of a five or six-year-old boy. “Tianyang's life...” A strange mechanical voice followed. "...is not weaker than others!" Black and red flames shot skyward, forming a chain of fire that instantly bound Chiyan's limbs. Under the scorching pure crimson flames, the black and red chain steadily retreated. Part of it was assimilated into crimson, while the other part melted into black ash-like substance, falling from the sky.

“Not weaker!” “Than others!” The childish and mechanical voices resounded simultaneously in the sky once more, full of stubbornness. The black and red chain suddenly reappeared from nothing, restoring its previous form and firmly holding Chiyan's hands and feet.

In the sky, from the dazzling star river, a star transformed into purple light and descended from afar. In an instant, it crossed countless spatial barriers and struck Chiyan. There was no earth-shattering impact as imagined. As the purple light approached, it was vaporized into nothingness by the unimaginable high temperature. It merely caused Chiyan's flames to flicker slightly, with no other effect. Chiyan tilted her head slightly, as if in mockery.

“Fellow Daoists Hongxi and Haoxuan, if not now, when will you make your move!” A steady female voice urged.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!” A faint rumbling echoed between heaven and earth. “Mountain!” A seemingly tiny inverted mountain peak instantly appeared above Chiyan's head. The peak, like a needle, pressed down directly on Chiyan. “Mountain!” “Mountain!” “Mountain!” A young man's voice continuously rang out. Inverted mountains simultaneously appeared above, below, to the left, right, front, and back of Chiyan, trapping her in the center. And behind each mountain peak, the faint shadows of several more mountains could be seen. The inverted mountains pressed down. The immense pressure caused the space around Chiyan to distort slightly. But all the mountain peaks were incinerated into nothingness by the flames the moment they approached Chiyan.

At this moment, Chiyan faced attacks from the Tianyang Chains, Starfall Light, White Dragon River water, and Inverted Mountains simultaneously. The surging flames around her indicated that she was no longer as unburdened as she had been initially. Therefore, she prepared to act.

“Hit!” Just then, a thunderous roar echoed between heaven and earth. A silver light suddenly appeared, piercing through her chest. Chiyan's body paused slightly. Flames surged, and the silver light vanished instantly. “Hit!” Another silver light pierced through her body. Yet, she paid it no heed and began her counterattack.

She stretched out a hand and lightly flicked her finger. A terrifying crimson light erupted, its brightness instantly surpassing that of the great sun in the sky. Amidst the explosions of fire, the inverted mountains from all directions were instantly blasted apart, scattering in disarray, breaking their formation. Chiyan, with the Tianyang Chains dragging on her limbs and flames surging around her, grabbed the white Lancang River water dragon with her bare hands. White mist rolled, and the heavenly waterfall instantly appeared to dry up. A crimson ray shot forth from Chiyan's eyes, colliding with the purple light falling from the star river. It soared against the current, like a reversed meteor, striking the brilliant star river. The starlight dimmed, having suffered a heavy blow. In just an instant, under Chiyan's effortless counterattack, the powerful combined assault of the five Deification Realm Immortal Monarchs showed signs of collapse.

On Myriad Immortals Island, within the Cloudsea. All cultivators witnessing this scene were struck speechless. Not long ago, they had been astonished by the earth-shattering spells and divine abilities of the Deification Realm Immortal Monarchs. But now, with Chiyan of the Dao Integration Realm making her move, they finally understood the unbridgeable chasm between the Dao Integration Realm and the Deification Realm. For a moment, some cultivators' mentalities crumbled. “Even five Immortal Monarchs combined are so easily defeated?” “Sacrifice the Spirit of Heaven and Earth, sacrifice the Spirit of Heaven and Earth. A Dao Integration realm expert is terrifying to this extent. How can we sacrifice the Spirit of Heaven and Earth?” “Ants, we are all ants...”

However, some still held faith in the Deification Realm Immortal Monarchs of Myriad Immortals Island. “Wake up, everyone. Immortal Monarch Hongxi and the others won't be defeated so easily. They definitely have a trump card!” “That's right. The Spirit of Heaven and Earth was besieged the moment it appeared, so the Immortal Monarchs were clearly prepared. Rest assured!” As if to confirm these words, high above, under the shimmering starlight, silver-white cubes silently appeared around the battlefield.

“That is...” Li Fan was slightly taken aback. Li Fan recognized this object; it was precisely the array coronet that Array Master Sun Zhiliang had given him for self-defense when he went out previously. Just one array coronet contained hundreds of layered arrays. And now, near the battlefield of Chiyan and the five Immortal Monarchs, there were tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of white cubes densely appearing simultaneously!

“I am Zhang Zhiliang, the foremost Array Master of the Cloudsea!” “Though I possess only Nascent Soul cultivation,” “Today, I shall use my Infinite Array Art to assist the Immortal Monarchs in achieving Dao Integration!” Zhang Zhiliang's proud voice resonated like thunder.

“Gather Spirit!” With his low shout, hundreds of thousands of white array coronets simultaneously emitted a faint white light. A silence fell over heaven and earth. Then, these white array coronets unleashed a terrifying suction force. The spiritual energy of the entire Cloudsea was instantly drawn towards the battlefield. A spiritual energy storm rapidly formed. Countless streams of spiritual energy, almost condensing into liquid, gathered. The damaged Tianyang Chains became firm once more. The dimmed star river again shone brilliantly. The Lancang River waters surged with turbulent waves. The inverted mountains grandly reappeared.

And these hundreds of thousands of array coronets, forged by Zhang Zhiliang with the combined might of the entire Cloudsea, had more uses than just that. “Slow!” Strands of silver-white silk emerged from the array coronets, wrapping around Chiyan like spiderwebs. The threads seemed insubstantial; no matter how fiercely the flames surged, they merely distorted the fine lines, but they could not be destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of threads bound Chiyan. Her movements gained a trace of sluggishness. “Empower!” Beams of white light shone upon the five Immortal Monarchs. Their attacks suddenly became much fiercer. And between them, there seemed to be a new level of coordination, achieving an effect greater than the sum of its parts. In contrast, Chiyan's flame power was weakened with every strike by the combined attacks of the five Immortal Monarchs.

“Annihilate!” From the hundreds of thousands of white array coronets, beams of black light, exuding an aura of destruction, periodically shot forth. They accurately struck Chiyan, causing the flames around her to flicker rapidly. One after another, arrays with different functions were continuously deployed by Zhang Zhiliang. The cultivators on Myriad Immortals Island, witnessing this scene, were all dumbfounded and incredulous. “Who is this Zhang Zhiliang? I only know Gong Boyu as the island's Array Master!” “He said he's only in the Nascent Soul realm? I think the power of these arrays surpasses even that of those Deification Realm Immortal Monarchs!” “Master Zhang is indeed widely recognized as the top array master within the Strategy Array Hall.” “Arrays, I want to learn arrays too.”

Li Fan, who had studied arrays with Zhang Zhiliang for nearly a decade, felt this even more deeply. Indeed, Zhang Zhiliang's ability to participate in the battle between Deification and Dao Integration realms was largely due to the hundreds of thousands of array coronets. But Li Fan knew in his heart how difficult it was to simultaneously control such a vast number of array coronets. It required extremely powerful mental fortitude and immense familiarity with array formations. “Infinite Array Art…” Li Fan's heart stirred as he recalled the small black box Zhang Zhiliang had given him.

Higher in the sky, the battle grew increasingly fierce. Purple light continuously fell from the star river, directly striking Chiyan. Silver rays, appearing from unknown sources, came with increasing frequency, piercing one hole after another into Chiyan's body. The Inverted Mountains, the Lancang River water, the Tianyang Chains—they ceaselessly tangled with Chiyan.

Although the offensive was exceptionally ferocious, each attack only stirred up bursts of flames. The Spirit of Heaven and Earth's power originated from heaven and earth itself. It seemed boundless, never depleting. Even with the combined might of the five Immortal Monarchs, it was difficult to inflict any substantial damage upon her. They could only slowly wear down her strength.

While Chiyan was equivalent to a Dao Integration realm cultivator, she was, after all, merely a manifestation of a single law. She was not well-versed in combat, relying purely on overwhelming power. Although each of her strikes posed a great threat to the Deification Realm Immortal Monarchs, with Zhang Zhiliang and hundreds of thousands of array coronets assisting, they could recover from injuries quickly. With this ebb and flow, for a time, the battle unexpectedly entered a peculiar state of stalemate.

The cultivators on Myriad Immortals Island all watched the battlefield intently, fearing they might miss even the slightest detail. Five Deification Realm experts battling a Dao Integration realm being. Such a spectacle would likely only be witnessed once in a lifetime. Many cultivators even activated their recording stones to document the event. This footage would be incredibly useful later, whether for personal enlightenment or for commercial reproduction.

A small portion of cultivators, sensing trouble, prepared to escape via the teleportation arrays. However, they discovered that all the arrays had ceased functioning. They then frantically flew out of Myriad Immortals Island, attempting to fly away from the Cloudsea on their own.

Amidst the various reactions of beings, Li Fan, through his clone, meticulously observed the great battle. However, not long after, he suddenly shifted his gaze to the Cloudsea, bathed in sunlight. Something seemed to be slowly forming there. Information transmitted from the Azure Sea Pearl within his main body told him this was not an illusion. “Zhang... Hao... Bo,” Li Fan uttered in his mind, syllable by syllable, a strange expression on his face. He had thought that by riding the wind across Myriad Immortals Island and drawing the attention of the Deification Realm Immortal Monarchs to set up a deadly trap against Chiyan, he had reached his limit. But to his surprise, it seemed Zhang Haobo still had a move to make? How was that possible? No matter how fast he cultivated, he couldn't break through the Golden Core realm in just a few years. Even if Zhang Haobo was at the Grand Perfection of Golden Core, in a battle of this caliber, he would be like an ant. What more could he do?

Li Fan's gaze was fixed on the space above the sea. There, a translucent figure was gradually taking shape. Gradually, besides Li Fan, many cultivators also noticed the anomaly. “Look, what's that?” “Could it be another Deification Realm Immortal Monarch joining the battle?” “This figure... it's so familiar. Have I seen him somewhere before?” “It's Zhang Haobo, who rode the wind across Myriad Immortals Island back then!” Amidst the exclamations, Zhang Haobo's figure grew with the wind, instantly becoming as vast as a mountain.

“This is...” “A Golden Core Dharma Body! He actually shattered his Golden Core!” “Why? Such a young Golden Core cultivator, with boundless prospects!” Information about the Golden Core Dharma Body instantly surfaced in Li Fan's mind. It was said that one peered into the laws of heaven and earth to refine a Golden Core. If Foundation Establishment was about building one's Dao foundation by comprehending the laws within natural wonders, then the Golden Core was the actual crystallization of laws understood by oneself. A Golden Core Dharma Body meant detonating the laws condensed within one's Golden Core, along with one's physical body. This formed a transient body of pure law that existed between heaven and earth. The Dharma Body would last for less than half a day. Once it dissipated, it signified the cultivator's complete death. Only Golden Core cultivators in desperate situations, making a last-ditch effort, would employ this method. Yet, unexpectedly, Zhang Haobo had used it without warning or hesitation. What did he intend to do? All cultivators on Myriad Immortals Island fixed their gaze upon this Golden Core Dharma Body. A thought flashed through their minds simultaneously. But immediately after, they dismissed this unrealistic notion. He, a Golden Core cultivator, was going to slay a Dao Integration realm being? No one would even dare to dream of such a feat.

However... Zhang Haobo dared! His body had grown to its limit, resembling a towering mountain. He looked at Chiyan and the five Deification Realm Immortal Monarchs still locked in fierce combat not far away in the sky. An unreadable expression appeared on his face. He extended his left hand, and a deep blue water bead appeared in his palm. With a gaze filled with gratitude and a hint of nostalgia, a flicker of resolute determination passed through Zhang Haobo's eyes. He squeezed it fiercely, and the blue water bead burst open with a roar. Endless blue light surged forth from it, absorbed by Zhang Haobo. The Cloudsea below instantly seemed to boil, generating waves without wind. Amidst the surging giant waves, countless blue specks of light rapidly flew towards Zhang Haobo. Zhang Haobo's body instantly expanded several more times. Like a giant of creation, his head touched the dark sky, and his feet stood upon the blue sea. His eyes were level with Chiyan's. Zhang Haobo looked at the familiar figure before him and spoke loudly.

“You!” “Destroyed my homeland!” “Incinerated my kin!” He paused, a slight smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. “You shall...” “Receive my sword!” A dazzling blue light suddenly illuminated the space between heaven and sea. Its brilliance was so captivating that it outshone the great sun in the sky. At that moment, all cultivators watching subconsciously closed their eyes. Zhang Haobo transformed his body into a sword and instantly slashed forward. Fearless of death, he charged ahead relentlessly!

“This sword!” “I've waited sixteen years for this!” The five Immortal Monarchs' attacks, like a sudden downpour, intensified, pinning Chiyan down. In a flash, the blue sword shadow pierced through layers of spatial barriers and struck Chiyan! It passed through her body, its momentum unchecked, continuing to fly into the distance.

Zhang Haobo, however, returned to his normal size. But everything below his waist had completely dissipated. Only his upper body remained, floating in the air. His hands tightly gripped Chiyan, refusing to let go. Under the pure, scorching Law of Flame, his Dharma Body also gradually dissolved like a candle. Soon, his face became blurred and distorted. But he still did not release his grip.

Zhang Haobo smiled and spoke one last sentence. “Actually...” “I lied to you just now.” “I still have...” “Twenty-seven more swords.”

Before his words finished, across the Cloudsea, giant waves surged, emitting earth-shattering roars. This was not merely Zhang Haobo's power; it was the will of the entire Cloudsea. Heaven sought to incinerate the sea, but the sea refused to yield. And so...

It has, the Twenty-Eight Cloudsea Swords! The remaining twenty-seven streaks of blue light instantly took shape. They covered the sky and obscured the sun, illuminating all beings. Targeting Chiyan, who was locked down by Zhang Haobo, they arrived in a flash. Twenty-seven swords, each piercing her body. Blue fissures suddenly appeared on Chiyan's translucent form.

She silently looked at Zhang Haobo, who was still clinging to her and was almost completely melted, his face devoid of emotion. Then... Her flames suddenly dimmed. The crimson figure became gradually translucent, like ice melting into water, slowly dissipating.

Simultaneously, Zhang Haobo, who was previously reduced to only half a head, began to radiate an incredibly powerful aura. A body seemingly composed of flames formed below his head. A powerful presence manifested at the same time. The five Immortal Monarchs were forced to reveal their forms and descend to the sea surface. Even the great sun in the sky had to dim its light. Flames danced around him, and Zhang Haobo's body finally took complete form. He gazed down at the beings of the Cloudsea, his face devoid of joy or sorrow. A new Dao Integration Immortal Venerable was born.

On Myriad Immortals Island, there was dead silence. All cultivators stared blankly, unable to believe the scene before their eyes. “A Dao Integration Immortal Venerable, a Dao Integration Immortal Venerable who cultivated for only sixteen years...” They couldn't control themselves, murmuring.

Even Li Fan, the mastermind behind it all, stared at the figure in the sky with a face full of shock. “He actually... truly did it?”

The Cloudsea's giant waves surged, seemingly celebrating the birth of the new Immortal Venerable and its own escape from calamity. All living beings' gazes were now fixed on the Dao Integration Immortal Venerable, Zhang Haobo. Admiration, envy, fear... All sorts of emotions welled up spontaneously.

At this very moment, a thin black line silently pierced through Zhang Haobo's chest. Behind him, a figure entirely composed of dense ink-blackness appeared out of thin air. All beings in the Cloudsea, upon seeing this ink-black figure, felt their souls tremble uncontrollably. From this, they knew her name. Mo Sha.

Zhang Haobo looked back in astonishment. But he found that he could no longer move. His aura instantly plummeted.