"Awooo——"

"Roar——"

On Dragon Tiger Mountain, the wind and clouds take form, the cloud dragons and wind tigers perch atop the peak, enveloping the vast mountain range in a veil of illusion. A faint mist begins to rise, gradually spreading.

"Do you intend to imitate Sword God Lake and fully seal the mountain by merging the secret realm into Dragon Tiger Mountain?"

Indeed, the current state of Dragon Tiger Mountain is precisely to seal the mountain.

The retreating party from Dragon Tiger Mountain knows that Qing Yu will not stop here; even if they manage to retreat, they cannot resist Qing Yu's relentless pursuit.

As Qing Yu said, you may evade the monk, but you cannot escape the temple. Unless they abandon the foundation built over a thousand years, Heavenly Master Zhang is destined not to escape Qing Yu's pursuit.

And regarding the act of merging the secret realm to seal the mountain, Qing Yu could only think...

"Too naive."

With a downward strike of his palm, the Ninth Layered Pure Heaven True Force spirals into a whirlpool, using the Blood Vault as its base and White Cloud Smoke as its core, shattering the space and destroying the secret realm.

It was the Reverse Destiny Nine Forms·Returning to Simplicity.

This move, after Qing Yu absorbed the Nine Pillar Heavenly Crystal, differs greatly in power compared to before.

The Supreme warriors possess the ability to shatter and develop space, and since this secret realm was created by a Supreme warrior, how could it stop one?

In the past, the Heavenly Demon Palace secluded itself within a secret realm, but when the entrance was discovered, it was still forcibly breached by Yin Tianxia and others.

As for Sword God Lake, that was a special case. The last Master of Sword God Lake sacrificed the entirety of his and his son's Essence, in addition to the Ten Thousand Sword Sealing Tribulation Array, sealing the secret realm so outsiders could not enter, only to be unsealed by the Heavenly Talent Sword.

This special case required the sacrifice of a Supreme warrior, but now, is Dragon Tiger Mountain going to let Heavenly Master Zhang sacrifice himself?

The Reverse Destiny Nine Forms pierced through space like a hot knife through butter, fragmenting space and preventing the fusion of the secret realm with Dragon Tiger Mountain. However, just as Qing Yu was about to step into the bounds of Dragon Tiger Mountain, a figure blocked his path.

"Qing Yu!!"

The approaching figure roared furiously, Dragon Tiger Qi thundered across the skies — it was none other than Heavenly Master Zhang.

"You've recovered quite quickly." Qing Yu remarked with a raised eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

Heavenly Master Zhang's body exuded Dan Qi, and the mere whiff of its medicinal fragrance could make a low-level martial artist break through; it was evident he had urgently taken divine pills to halt his injuries.

The Dragon Tiger Golden Pill of Dragon Tiger Mountain is a rare divine pill in the world; one pill can restore a dying Divinity Realm warrior to their peak state.

As a Supreme warrior, the Dragon Tiger Golden Pill's effect on Heavenly Master Zhang is not as potent as on ordinary Divinity Realm warriors, but what it lacks in quality is made up in quantity. In such a life-and-death moment, if the Dragon Tiger Golden Pills are still cherished, they might as well be buried with them.

No, if Qing Yu breaches Dragon Tiger Mountain, the Golden Pills would just become his spoils of war, not their burial items.

"Judging by the Dan Qi, you've swallowed at least five Dragon Tiger Golden Pills. Using the 'Nine Tripods Elixir Scripture' to enhance your Power through the pill's Qi, Heavenly Master, even if you survive, you'll need to nurse these injuries for at least ten years."

With just a glance, Qing Yu discerned Heavenly Master Zhang's approximate condition.

This was due not only to Qing Yu's Heavenly Son's Qi Observation Skill and Blood Tears Eye but also because he obtained the upper part of the 'Nine Tripods Elixir Scripture' and its derived lower part from Zhang Xuanji.

Healing injuries requires a gradual process; for ordinary flesh wounds and minor injuries, Heavenly Master Zhang could recover with ease.

But the injuries Heavenly Master Zhang previously suffered were no minor wounds. The Thunder Blade contained the Power of Ten Thousand Thunders and the perfect peak cultivation of Blood Vault. Combined with the injuries accumulated from a day-and-night battle, had Heavenly Master Zhang not been a Supreme warrior, he would have perished then and there.

Between Heavenly Master Zhang's escape and Qing Yu's arrival, no more than two hours had passed. Even after consuming more than five Dragon Tiger Golden Pills, Heavenly Master Zhang could not have returned to his peak condition.

His current aura is entirely bolstered by forcibly raising his Power using the 'Dissolving Pill Technique' from the 'Nine Tripods Elixir Scripture.'

"Qing Yu, the near-millennium Daoist Orthodoxy of Dragon Tiger Mountain will not allow desecration by you."

Heavenly Master Zhang murmured in a deep voice, pushing his Power to the extreme, even to the point of causing his meridians to rupture, showcasing bloodstains.

He has no room to retreat, behind him lies Dragon Tiger Mountain. The near-millennium Daoist Orthodoxy must not be destroyed here.

"Three Heavenly True Method·Dao Returning to the Limitless All Heaven Chilling."

An ultimate technique beyond limits, a desperate fight at all costs, Heavenly Master Zhang burns his Life Essence Qi, triggering his final attack.

Three pillars of Pure Qi descended from the heavens, Heavenly Master Zhang drawing Nine Heavens Qi, his palms nurturing a chaotic Lightless Thunder.

"Sizzle——"

Even the leaking Thunder Light alone caused the space to rupture, emitting a chilling Qi Mechanism from his palm.

Faced with such a powerful move, Qing Yu too could not retreat. The life-burning strike of Heavenly Master Zhang, how could Qing Yu easily evade? The chilling killing intent locked firmly onto Qing Yu, even feeling a mysterious force marking him in some unseen way.

He could not avoid it, yet he had no intention to.

"Heavenly Destruction."

Behind Qing Yu, the spectral figure of a god with a human head and serpent body appeared once more, but this time, it was not the cycle of reincarnation, rather, the two figures overlapped, forming the Dao Image of a dragon head and serpent body, one hand clear, the other turbid, combining clear and turbid, Heaven's Destroying Earth Severing.

This was not the Divinity Realm's Power used against Supreme Daoist Xuan Dou last time, but the gathering of Qing Yu's true full power, unleashing a world-shaking strike.

"Boom——"

As if the sound of a war drum rang out, space exploded instantly, countless fragments of various sizes erupted, everywhere one looked, only the two extremely destructive moves collided continuously, tearing space apart, obliterating everything.

"Bang——"

The violent blast impacted Qing Yu and Heavenly Master Zhang with unprecedented ferocity.

Even with dual-layer Firmamen Blood Armor and Creation True Body cultivation, Qing Yu was rapidly driven back by the impact, blood staining the corner of his mouth.

Heavenly Master Zhang, already forcefully uplifting a heavily wounded body, suffered far more severe injuries than Qing Yu from another fierce strike. His body was convulsing violently, bursting open with several blood holes, as external forces triggered lingering internal injuries, his Qi diminishing rapidly.

"Three Pure Ones Return to Essence·Dragon and Tiger Qi Transformation."

Despite the severe injury, Heavenly Master Zhang seemed to still have some strength left. He cultivated, harnessing energy, transforming into Dragon and Tiger Qi Form, absorbing and neutralizing the Qi Force from the extreme moves.

Yet because of this, Heavenly Master Zhang's injuries worsened, blood pouring from him, transforming entirely into a figure of blood.

"Qing Yu! Dragon Tiger Mountain will not perish at your hand!"

With one last cry, Heavenly Master Zhang sat cross-legged in the void, engaging in Soldier Resolution Taoist Transformation.

He absorbed the Qi Force from both sides' ultimate moves, using Soldier Resolution to integrate them with his own Essence, transforming them into Wind and Cloud Dao Qi, absorbing it into the secret realm.

Sword God Lake had a Supreme warrior sacrifice, causing the secret realm to vanish from the world for a hundred and fifty years, and Dragon Tiger Mountain can too.

Heavenly Master Zhang absorbed the full, even beyond full, energy of both Qing Yu's and his own ultimate moves, using Soldier Resolution Taoist Transformation to merge it into the secret realm, creating a spatial barrier stronger than Sword God Lake's, not the slightest bit inferior.

The mist surged, and Dragon Tiger Mountain completely merged with the secret realm, disappearing from the world.

(End of Volume Four)

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