Chapter 591: Three Revered Masters Will Ultimately Meet

"Tian...""Jue..."

The old fisherman murmured these two words, his expression initially confused. As he repeated them, something seemed to click in his mind, and a faint glimmer appeared in his cloudy eyes.

"I am...""Tianjue?"

As the old fisherman's memories slowly resurfaced, the churning dark aura around him grew thicker. It even spread outwards like a rolling dark tide. However, all the dark aura spontaneously recoiled, keeping a distance from Tianyi. A large empty space formed between the two figures facing each other.

Tianyi remained unconcerned by the spreading aura. He only seemed slightly surprised to see Tianjue still in such a muddled state.

"His memory hasn't recovered? Then how..."

Tianyi's eyes flickered, and he was about to make a move. Suddenly, from a distance, a clear voice reciting texts could be heard.

"Heaven's law is strict, honor its rules.""I have now obtained the law and will spread it to all beings.""Heaven's law cannot be defied."

Tianyi's expression finally showed a clear change. His eyes narrowed as he looked in the direction of the voice.

"Moo!"

Without warning, a green ox, the size of a small hill, suddenly appeared before him. Its horns tilted slightly, and its hooves moved rapidly, as if it were charging at full speed, aiming to ram Tianyi, who stood in its path, to death.

"You beast!" Tianyi snorted coldly. He neither dodged nor flinched. Instead, a point of silver light seemed to appear in his right hand. The silver light transformed into a thin line, piercing through the green ox with lightning speed. In an instant, it twisted and turned countless times, thoroughly piercing the green ox.

In that moment, the green ox was sliced into countless unidentifiable fragments, yet it still maintained its forward momentum, scattering everywhere.

"Coalesce!"

An angry roar suddenly rang out. Moments later, the green ox, which had been disintegrated by Tianyi, miraculously "returned from the dead." From the scattered flesh and blood, it abruptly reappeared in its original form, leaping above Tianyi's head, its hooves poised to descend.

Tianyi still did not dodge. However, just before the green ox could touch Tianyi, its body shrank. In the blink of an eye, it transformed from a large adult ox into a newborn calf. Finally, it became a wisp of vital energy, dissipating into the heavens and earth.

"Tianyú..." Tianyi looked in the direction where the green ox had appeared, a playful expression on his face.

A transparent figure with white hair and a stooped, aged posture appeared there at that moment.

"Master!""Master!"

With Tianyú's appearance, the people of Cloudwater Heavenly Palace, who had been submissive and dared not act out under the pressure of Tianyi and Tianjue, now seemed to have found their support. Without any further hesitation, they cried out continuously.

"Alas..."

Tianyú sighed softly and, as if to soothe them, waved his wide sleeve. The screams within Cloudwater Heavenly Palace subsided temporarily, and only then did he turn his gaze to Tianyi and Tianjue in the field.

Clap, clap, clap. Tianyi clapped softly.

"Well...""What a coincidence."

Not looking at the two figures who were subtly surrounding him, Tianyi merely looked up, as if searching for something. A thoughtful expression was on his face.

"Tianyi!"

A moment later, it was Tianyú who finally could not restrain himself. "You've hidden for so many years, and now you finally deign to appear?" His voice, like thunder, filled with endless fury, echoed throughout Cloudwater Heavenly Palace.

"Hmph." Tianyi merely snorted coldly, offering no reply.

This dismissive attitude enraged Tianyú. "Since that's the case, there's nothing more to say. Prepare to die! Tianjue, move now!"

The old fisherman was still in a state of confusion. But with the Master's furious cry, the two acted as if they were old comrades who had worked together for many years. With extreme unspoken understanding, the next moment, the Heavenly Fiend Sword unsheathed with a ringing sound. Even though it was only a broken sword, a monstrous fiendish aura continuously surged from it, condensing but not dispersing, forming the shape of a sword.

From deep within Cloudwater Heavenly Palace, a huge tremor was felt. The Turtle-Snake Taiyi let out a painful wail. The Heavenly Fiend Sword Hilt, sensing its master's call, was about to break free from the Turtle-Snake creature's body.

At this very moment, a brilliant blue light enveloped the entire Cloudwater Heavenly Palace. A massive blue hand pressed the restless Heavenly Fiend Sword Hilt back into place. Taiyi let out another earth-shattering wail. Then, as if suppressed, its cries grew fainter and fainter until it fell back into a deep slumber.

"Patriarch Hanhai?" Faint surprised exclamations could be heard from various parts of Cloudwater Heavenly Palace.

"At least there's one who's clear-headed," Tianyi said coldly.

The next moment, the boundless blue ocean in the sky rapidly contracted, forming a constantly trembling phantom that looked as if it could shatter at any moment. It appeared before Tianyi and the other two.

"Greetings, Honored Ones." He spoke neither obsequiously nor arrogantly.

"Hanhai, what is the meaning of this?" Seeing Hanhai's strange attitude, Tianyú suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice. "The murderer is right before us. Why do you not exact vengeance for the deep blood feud from back then?"

"The Master is right, a blood debt must naturally be repaid with blood. But..." Hanhai did not look at Tianyi; instead, he turned to face the old fisherman, who still seemed somewhat bewildered, holding a sword in one hand. "But the one who massacred my Cloudwater Heavenly Palace back then was not Tianyi. It was Tianjue!"

His words seemed to carry immense resentment. Hanhai's blue phantom trembled violently. He glared directly at the other party, as if colossal waves were continuously churning within his body.

"Hmm?" Tianyú paused slightly, then shook his head and sighed. "Hanhai, you ultimately couldn't escape the influence of time. Have even your memories from back then become muddled?"

"Who else could be the executioner who, taking advantage of our undefended rear, slaughtered all the sects, large and small, back then, if not this traitor?" Tianyú looked at Tianyi, and the flames of hatred rekindled in his eyes. "One person might be mistaken. But could it be that all the souls who perished that day were wrong?"

Hanhai still shook his head, stubbornly insisting, "I don't know about other sects, nor does it concern me. But the one who destroyed my Cloudwater Heavenly Palace back then was absolutely Venerable Tianjue!" He spoke with absolute certainty.

"Although his appearance is that of Venerable Tianyi, and even his aura is identical to his," Hanhai continued, "However, both the style of action that annihilated everything and that cold, silent demeanor are not something Tianyi could possibly feign. Most importantly, the weapon of destruction from back then is precisely the Heavenly Killer Sword Hilt, which is now suppressed within Taiyi. No one but Venerable Tianjue can wield the Heavenly Killer, a weapon of immense power."

At these words, even the Master couldn't help but hesitate. He turned to look at Tianjue, who was standing nearby. It seemed Hanhai's words stirred certain memories hidden deep within Tianjue's mind. He stared blankly at his own hands. After a long silence, he suddenly spoke.

"That's right, I killed them..."

"What?!" The Master's stooped body straightened instantly. He stared in disbelief at the old fisherman who had just confessed.