This formation could well signify a great war between the Heavenly Court and the Heaven Patching Sect, where even the aftermath could obliterate thousands of miles.

Three thousand miles to the east.

In the sky.

Zhou Yi stood upon the clouds, gazing towards Heavenly Mountain, his thoughts tumbling wildly in his heart.

Those who were driven out of the Heavenly Court and the three teachings would harbor resentments. He might have appeared indifferent on normal days, but now, given the chance to regain all that he had lost, he felt exhilarated!

Bellow!

The ox let out a long moo, knowing well Zhou Yi’s foundation and understanding the current situation, it inquired whether Zhou Yi wanted to make a move.

“Let the Heavenly Court clash with the Heaven Patching Sect first, to probe the depths of this Immortal Sect!”

Even the Shang Shui Dragon Palace, which could hardly be counted as a major sect, possessed a Supreme Treasure like the Six Dragon Rings. The Heaven Patching Sect, being a branch of the Golden Immortal Sect, could not possibly lack its own trump cards.

Sun Changsheng voiced his doubt, “Although Innate Spiritual Objects are precious, the Heaven Patching Sect wouldn’t blatantly break off relations, right?”

“Usually, they would not.”

Zhou Yi pointed towards the heavens and said, “Now, however, as a poor Daoist harboring the mandate of heaven, everything I wish for comes easily to fruition. It’s only natural that the Heaven Patching Sect will end up battling with the Heavenly Court!”

Upon hearing this, Yang Xuan fell into contemplation.

The Witch God had once spoken of the mandate of heaven, even more terrifying than the Son of Destiny. In the world of someone who possessed the mandate of heaven, it was impossible to contend with them.

Just when you think you’ve achieved total victory, the next moment meteorites fall from the sky.

Just as you’re about to execute your foe on the spot, inexplicably, a powerful being comes to the rescue.

“Third brother, the Witch God once told me that the mandate of heaven is not easy to bear. It is said that what is borrowed must be returned.”

“Do not worry, fourth brother.”

Zhou Yi nodded slightly and said, “My bank card… has no limit!”

Yang Xuan, though confused by the remark, knew that Zhou Yi was confident and turned his gaze back to Heavenly Mountain.

Both sides went through the motions of exchanging a few customary verbal jabs, causing anger to surge on both sides.

The Heavenly Court held the upper hand and still had the patience to restrain its formations, not expecting the Heaven Patching Sect to make the first move.

The Sect Leader, Jing Lingzi, was already under demonic assault, feeling the real god unworthy and being mocked by his old nemesis. He immediately activated the Seven Emotions Sword, splitting Jing Huazi into two halves.

“???”

Gods of the Heavenly Court were dumbfounded for a moment, then burst into a furious rage.

For a thousand years, Dongsheng Divine Continent had been under the control of the Heavenly Court, with the three Immortal Sects only a part of it. Having trespassed against divine laws first and instigated a fight after that, how could they not be furious!

Did they think everyone was Sun Changsheng?

Jing Huazi restored his divine body, sensing the slowly healing scarring in his soul, and immediately gave the order.

“Breach Heaven Patching Sect, capture Jing Lingzi!”

Boom Boom Boom—

The drums of assault sounded, and the formation jointly set up by a hundred thousand celestial soldiers turned into a sky-covering grinding disc that collided with the Heaven Patching Sect Protection Array, mutually annihilating and falling apart.

Disciples of the Heaven Patching Sect were shocked by their Sect Leader’s boldness. Seeing their sect under attack, they set aside any debate about right or wrong, and each launched attacks on the celestial soldiers.

“Kill!”

“How dare you!”

“Behold, my divine thunder!”

Voices thundered through the heavens and with the support of ten True Gods, the Sect Protection Array quickly shattered.

After countless years, Heavenly Mountain revealed itself once again in Dongsheng Divine Continent.

An immense pressure swept across, pavilions and towers crumbled, palaces and temples collapsed, and in an instant, the Heaven Patching Sect’s Immortal Realm was reduced to ruins.

“Immeasurable Heavenly Honored One!”

Jing Lingzi rose into the air, wielding the Seven Emotions Sword, tears of blood flowing from his eyes as he howled mournfully at the sky.

“I am ashamed before our ancestors, and today with this battered body, I beseech them to descend to the mortal world to restore the majesty of the Heaven Patching Sect!”

“Damned fool! He’s trying to summon True Immortals, this madman!”

Jing Huazi’s eyes nearly burst with rage, unable to comprehend Jing Lingzi’s line of thinking. While Primordial Qinglian was precious, it wasn’t worth the sacrifice of a true divine life, let alone disturbing the ancient ancestors.

The other True Gods asked, “What should we do then?”

“Kill him!”

Jing Huazi was the first to act, his fingertip flicking out endless lightning that tore through the void, blasting towards Jing Lingzi.

The other True Gods, whether wielding treasures or casting spells, vowed to interrupt Jing Lingzi’s madness.

Afar.

Zhou Yi, seeing this twist of events, began calculating with his fingers, and said with a helpless tone.

“This mandate of heaven is truly unreliable, allowing Jing Lingzi to perceive something, sensing the great calamity of Heaven Patching Sect, and going so far as to sacrifice himself to summon the ancestors!”

Although Zhou Yi said this out loud, he felt a sense of relief in his heart.

This also proved that the so-called Lord of Heaven or the Way of Heaven was merely a mysterious law, incapable of twisting the will of living creatures, which meant that man can indeed triumph over heaven.

Moo!

The yellow ox mooed, inquiring whether to make a move.

Three human immortals struck, and Jing Lingzi instantaneously turned to flying ash, unable to summon a True Immortal.

Sun Changsheng scratched his ears and cheeks, his nature so fond of stirring trouble, he wished he could just throw a staff strike and make the mess even bigger.

Zhou Yi shook his head and said, “We are just here to watch the excitement, let’s not get involved. This time we stopped a True Immortal from descending, next time it might be a Golden Immortal!”

After living ten thousand years, caution had become a subconscious habit!

Even if Zhou Yi got excited, wanting to visit Heavenly Mountain and claim all that belonged to him, the passion could fade in the next instant, leaving him to retreat indifferently.

Heavenly Mountain.

The gods’ magic divine abilities enveloped Jing Lingzi, shattering his spirit over a dozen times.

Yet, Jing Lingzi recovered in an instant, proving impossible to kill completely, forcing them to watch helplessly as he cast spells.

Jing Lingzi’s eyes were bloodshot, resembling more a Demon Head than a True God, his gaze sweeping coldly across all directions with a voice that was both mournful and cruel.

“Too late!”

“With the Ancestor’s descent, you all shall die!”

As his voice fell, the blood-red in his eyes quickly faded, replaced by an iron-like indifference. The tumultuous mana calmed, then surged wildly upwards, reaching its limit.

Jing Lingzi stood suspended in the air, without spells or actions, space around him continuously shattered.

Such mana was barely containable by heaven and earth!

His indifferent gaze swept the gods and then fixed on Jing Huazi, whom he pulled over with a wave of his hand, grabbing his neck as if catching a chick.

“Senior, I have been wronged!”

Jing Huazi said loudly, “Junior was merely obeying the commands of the Heavenly Court; I never intended to flatten the Heaven Patching Sect. It was Jing Lingzi who provoked the fight!”

The other gods quickly spoke up, clarifying the situation with Jing Lingzi.

“Jing Lingzi” slowly said, “I am Iron Crown Immortal, who personally established the Heavenly Court years ago, and I have never heard that the Heavenly Emperor has the authority to punish the Heaven Patching Sect Leader.”

“Iron Crown Immortal?”

The gods immediately recalled the name inscribed behind the Investiture of the Gods, with Iron Crown Immortal ranked among the top ten!

“Senior, times have changed. The Heaven Patching Sect hasn’t seen a True Immortal rise for a thousand years…”

There was no need to finish the sentence, as Iron Crown Immortal instantly grasped the implication, even guessing the break in the line of human immortals had to do with the Heavenly Court. However, with limited time to stay, it was difficult to hold the Heavenly Court accountable.

“This matter will be reported to the Sect, and a True Immortal will handle it later on,” said Iron Crown Immortal.

He pulled over the Primordial Qinglian and said, “This object belongs to the Heaven Patching Sect. Do any of you disagree?”

“No, none at all.”

“It should be so!”

The gods, facing a True God they couldn’t even run from, dared not voice any opinion and shook their heads.

Iron Crown Immortal exerted a little force, crushing Jing Huazi to smithereens, his cold voice intoned, “Considering the face of the True Immortal from the Severing Heaven Sect, your mana will be sealed for five thousand years as a warning to others!”

Jing Huazi didn’t have time to speak, feeling an extreme emptiness within, barely able to maintain flight, and with a swoosh, he fell to the ground, smashing into a pile of flesh.

After a long time, the True God’s body was restored as before.

Without divine power to protect him, the restoration process was excruciating, and Jing Huazi’s millennium of spiritual practice nearly collapsed.

As Iron Crown Immortal’s gaze swept over them, the gods retreated in fright until he looked eastward and scolded.

“You unfilial disciple, aren’t you coming over?”

Zhou Yi, feeling his presence locked on, knew he couldn’t escape, arrived flying on a stream of light, and bowed in respect.

“I am Tang Xuan, the seventh-generation Heavenly Master from Qingyun Temple, greeting the senior of the Immortal Realm!”

“Seventh-generation Heavenly Master? Good, good!”

Iron Crown Immortal nodded slightly, and after a moment’s scrutiny, he sighed. “This wretch of mine, what karma have you accumulated that it has increased twice over, you’re surely doomed to never ascend!”

Zhou Yi’s eyebrows knitted together, feigning confusion. “I do not know the reasons for this karmic burden. May senior enlighten me?”

“As your master…”

Seeing Zhou Yi’s bemused look, Iron Crown Immortal’s heart filled with melancholy. His tone shifted, “I find you pleasing to the eye, and you wouldn’t be bad as a follower either. This Primordial Qinglian is bestowed upon you; you must surely become a human immortal in the future!”

Zhou Yi said, “One should not accept rewards without merits. I cannot accept such a supreme treasure.”

Iron Crown Immortal’s spirit descended to the lower realm; in no way could he take the Primordial Qinglian with him. As long as it remained within the Heaven Patching Sect, it could be retrieved later, without owing any karmic debt.

“I’m not giving it to you for nothing,” Iron Crown Immortal said. “The Heaven Patching Sect Leader has perished; how about you take his place?”

Zhou Yi spoke with gravity, “I am not capable of assuming such a great responsibility!”

“Be in charge for a thousand years; after that, you can pass on the position and still serve as a Supreme Elder,” suggested Iron Crown Immortal. “You, as obstinate as ever, even after countless reincarnations. I can hardly descend for a few thousand years, just hoping to resolve past regrets.”

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment; thinking it through, there was no harm, only benefits. He would unwarrantedly gain control of the Heaven Patching Sect and have an elder from the upper realm for protection. He bowed and said.

“I accept the offer!”

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