As his words fell, Zhong Mudao suddenly erupted with a powerful aura!

That aura directly overwhelmed an Earth Immortal like An Shanhai!

Seeing his Master preparing to take action himself, Tang Ao hurriedly called on the disciples of the Divine Church to retreat to a distance to watch the battle.

At this moment, An Shanhai's face was filled with shock and disbelief.

"You... you have reached that realm?"

With a slight upturn of his lips, Zhong Mudao left the ground and treaded through the air. "Since you know I have reached that realm, you still dare to obstruct me?"

As he spoke, the void behind him distorted slightly. A sliver of silver light seemed to materialize from nothingness, condensing into a mysterious, crescent-shaped object. The object radiated a faint silver light, its quality like that of fine jade, and it was permeated with the sacred aura of the Dao.

An Shanhai's complexion grew unsightly as he said, "However, as far as I know, Elder Zhong is just an external elder of the Heavenly Moon Cult. How did you acquire such Divine Skills to refine a Dao Jade?"

Zhong Mudao smiled indifferently. "I may be an external elder, but I am still an elder. With my transcendent position within the cult, why couldn't I obtain such Divine Skills?"

An Shanhai's gaze darkened, and suddenly his body began to crack uncontrollably, dazzling light shooting out from the fissures. A terrifying aura was brewing and surging invisibly!

"Elder Zhong, be careful!"

Zhong Mudao remained unfazed. "Planning to self-destruct your Dantian? Before me, such a mutually destructive measure is futile."

His words seemed to be directed at An Shanhai, but they were more like a warning to Luo Xiu, who stood to the side. With that, he waved his hand. An invisible force instantly locked An Shanhai in place, preventing him from self-destructing his Dantian.

Zhong Mudao looked at An Shanhai indifferently and said slowly, "An Earth Immortal is indeed the limit for mortals. In this Lower Realm, where the laws of the Dao are weak, one can indeed shatter the heavens and obliterate the earth. But before my Dao Jade First Realm, you are nothing more than an ant."

Unwilling to accept this, An Shanhai retorted, "To you, I may be but an ant, but my master has reached the Second Realm of Taoist Jade. He far surpasses you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Mudao let out a cold snort. He waved his hand again as the Dao Jade behind him emitted a silver beam of light, obliterating An Shanhai in an instant and annihilating both his body and spirit! Even with the Body of the Dark Land, he could not reform against the power of the Dao Jade!

After eliminating An Shanhai, Zhong Mudao turned his gaze toward Luo Xiu and began to approach. Each step he took was extremely cautious and circumspect! He could eliminate an Earth Immortal expert like An Shanhai in the blink of an eye, but he dared not show the slightest carelessness when facing the reincarnation of the Azure Emperor. After all, this man had left behind too many terrifying legends many years ago.

Luo Xiu had already stood up. He watched Zhong Mudao approach, a look of disbelief on his face. The Dao Jade floating in the void behind Zhong Mudao reminded Luo Xiu of what Xia Chan had told him not long ago. To refine a Dao Jade, one must offer one's comprehension of Divine Skills as a sacrifice to the great Dao. Once a cultivator obtained a Dao Jade, they would advance beyond the Earth Immortal Realm and step into the Dao Jade Realm! One piece of Dao Jade meant one was in the Dao Jade First Realm. Two pieces meant one was in the Dao Jade Second Realm. And so on.

I didn't expect this Dao Jade Realm to be so terrifying. It can annihilate an Earth Immortal in the snap of a finger, and an Earth Immortal with the Body of the Dark Land at that.

It seems I'm in serious trouble now.

Luo Xiu contemplated this, then suddenly clenched his teeth and began to burn his Essence Blood. Originally, he had considered the Earth Immortal An Shanhai his trump card, planning to use him against the members of the Heavenly Moon Cult. However, reality had mercilessly taught him a lesson. Before the power of a Dao Jade, even an Earth Immortal was but an ant!

Now, to deal with this old man in the Dao Jade First Realm, the only trump card Luo Xiu had left was to burn his own Essence Blood and enter that mystical state once again. But without the aid of a Blood Ignition Pill, forcibly burning his Essence Blood was a mutually destructive tactic!

Yet, just as Luo Xiu was about to burn his Essence Blood, a strand of pink light as fine as a hair suddenly emerged from his chest. This strand of light exploded into a pink glow that enveloped his body, preventing him from burning his Essence Blood.

As Luo Xiu wondered where the pink light had come from, a scroll suddenly flew out from his Holy Lotus Jade Pendant and hovered in the void in front of him. As the scroll unfurled on its own, Luo Xiu immediately saw the incredibly beautiful figure depicted within—the Pink Emperor!

Zhong Mudao, who had been about to make his move, stared at the scroll. His eyes bulged, and he turned and fled without the slightest hesitation. In that instant, he felt an utterly terrifying presence! An intense desire for survival made him decisively give up on the Emperor's Blood, which was almost within his grasp, and choose to flee for his life. He had clawed his way through the Cultivation World to achieve his current status, so he knew that nothing was more important than his own life. Only the one who lives to the end is the true victor! Without one's life, even the greatest of opportunities is useless.

"Everyone, retreat at once!"

Soon, Zhong Mudao led the disciples of the Heavenly Moon Cult away at great speed.

Yet the scroll still hovered in front of Luo Xiu.

As the pink light flowed, a divine miracle occurred—the Pink Emperor on the painting suddenly came to life and stepped out of the scroll!

Luo Xiu's gaze trembled as he sized up the Pink Emperor. He realized this wasn't a true body of flesh and blood but likely a phantom forged from Divine Sense and demonic power. As he was lost in thought, the Pink Emperor suddenly struck his chest with a palm.

Luo Xiu immediately felt an indescribable, violent pain both inside and out. His eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

The Pink Emperor supported Luo Xiu, gently laying him flat on the ground. She then bent down and lightly brushed a fallen strand of hair from her ear. Pressing her full bosom tightly against Luo Xiu's sturdy chest, she gently kissed the corner of his mouth.

"I once cut through time and space to catch a glimpse of the future," she said. "It was this moment, when I stepped out of the painting to meet you here."

Her voice was as melodious as the sounds of nature, utterly intoxicating. Regrettably, Luo Xiu could not hear it at that moment.

The Pink Emperor slowly stood up, gazed gently at Luo Xiu, and spoke softly, "You have a tribulation in your fate, but I believe in you. I will wait for you in the future and fight alongside you."

Afterward, she tilted her head up toward the vast sky. Deep within the heavens, there was a crack. It was a crack leading to the Starry Sky Ancient Path!

She looked toward Luo Xiu one last time, her gentle gaze filled with reluctance and attachment. Then she transformed into a wisp of pink light and sped towards the crack with incredible speed.

On the other side of the crack was a ritual platform. At that moment, more than a dozen great figures from the Upper Realm were sitting cross-legged in a mysterious formation, apparently using some kind of secret technique to stabilize the spatial crack.

The Pink Emperor suddenly stepped out from the void, appearing above the ritual platform. She looked down upon the figures below and said indifferently, "You have only two choices: kneel and commit suicide, or kneel and be killed by me."

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