As Yan Shuitian turned fierce, she was also exceptionally violent. Striking out with a move of the Black Emperor Water Sovereign Fist, she truly displayed the majesty of the Black Emperor and the dignified demeanor of an ancient water deity. Every inch of water origin power seemed to transform into sharp flying swords. Within it, power of the metal attribute was generated—it was actually the agitation of metal and water, relying on water to generate metal. Having both the gentleness of water and the sharpness of metal, combining hard and soft, it reached a realm nearing the extreme mutation of the Five Elements.
Legends said that when Five Elements Daoist techniques were cultivated to the pinnacle, extreme mutation would occur.
That is, with every punch struck, it might look like a fire attribute Daoist technique, with rolling seas of fire and long rivers of flame, but suddenly, it would change into flowing water. Then, with a shift of thought, it would transform again, and that flowing water would become mountains of gold and silver, gigantic timber soaring into the sky, or rolling yellow earth.
This was the extreme mutation of the Five Elements.
Between the Five Elements, one could transform at will and deploy Creation Qi.
However, Yan Shuitian was not currently in the true Creation Realm; she was merely borrowing the Sky Mirage King's Creation Qi. That Sky Mirage King's Creation Qi, after all, was not her own original vitality, and she could not yet apply it proficiently. Therefore, Yan Shuitian's Five Elements extreme mutation was not complete.
Yet even so, under the bombardment of the Black Emperor Water Sovereign Fist, the heavens still rent and the earth tore, and the sun and moon lost their light. The entire grand hall was drawn into a vortex. Several experts of the Longevity third level "Cave Heaven Realm" could not withstand it and retreated in succession, even summoning magical treasures for protection.
"So formidable! Just this one punch could completely blast us apart and kill us! This Yan Shuitian is truly ferocious." Many Supreme Elders of the Cave Heaven Realm and Zhouguang Realm were secretly shocked, their expressions looking extremely unpleasant.
"Yan Shuitian, you are ruthless! Do you think these meager means can deal with me? Today, I will plunge you into eternal damnation." At this very moment, as Yan Chenyu's expression suddenly altered, she struck out a palm. From her palm, a surge of black smoke permeated out. The Doomsday Natural Disaster, Great Sun Fire Disaster, Black Sun Wind Disaster, Ghost and God Tribulation, and Earth Tribulation—three disasters and nine tribulations—appeared before the eyes, condensing into a god of disaster. This god of disaster trampled a black male elephant with one foot and a black dragon with the other, representing strength and calamity. In his hands, he grasped a black snake in one and a black tiger in the other, representing the heartless cruelty of nature's creation in the face of natural disasters.
On top of the head, there was a single horn, yet it was pure white like jade. It represented a single thread of vitality amidst catastrophe.
"The lifebound aura of the Disaster Heavenly Lord!"
Seeing that Yan Chenyu had, in an instant, actually condensed such a god of disaster using the Great Disaster Technique, Tai Huangtian was immediately taken by great surprise. Because this form—trampling a black elephant and a black dragon, holding a black snake and a black panther, with a single white horn on its head—was the legendary incarnation of the Immortal Realm's "Disaster Heavenly Lord."
The Taiyi Sect had always been rumored to be the orthodox Immortal Dao lineage left behind by the Disaster Heavenly Lord of the Immortal Realm, upholding the supreme will of the Immortal Realm. Among the Three Thousand Great Daos, it destroyed true astral qi. However, when the disciples of the Taiyi Sect cultivated the Great Disaster Technique, no one had ever been able to condense the incarnation of the Disaster Heavenly Lord. Even Tai Huangtian himself, though having reached the True Immortal realm, could not communicate with the vast will of the Disaster Heavenly Lord to receive the aura blessing of this Heavenly Lord.
In the Taiyi Sect, ancient orthodox Daoist scriptures recorded that whoever cultivated the Great Disaster Technique to the point of condensing the form of the Disaster Heavenly Lord was the true inheritor of the Great Disaster Technique's lineage.
"What? Could it be?" The three great experts, Tai Huangtian, Tai Xutian, and Tai Hetian, were utterly shocked! "How is it possible for Yan Chenyu to communicate with the legendary will and aura blessing of the ancient Heavenly Lord of the Immortal Realm, the supreme powerhouse Disaster Heavenly Lord who existed an unknown millions of years ago!"
Boom! Yan Shuitian's Black Emperor Water Sovereign Fist and Yan Chenyu's Disaster Heavenly Lord form collided with each other, vibrating and exploding in midair. In an instant, countless parallel spaces were destroyed by it. Endless power of time and Creation Qi splattered everywhere. Flames, Geng metal qi, water energy, and mirage qi all radiated in all directions.
"All of you, stop at once!"
At this moment, Tai Huangtian seemed to grow angry. Spreading his hand open, a massive world shrouded downward, instantly separating the two women. Then, all that exploding spatial power and Creation Qi were suppressed and driven back into the bodies of the two women.
"Ancestor, this woman Yan Chenyu is involved with Su Xiuyi, and you have also divined this. How do you plan to suppress her?" Yan Shuitian stayed her hand and rapidly spoke.
"Hold on." Tai Huangtian waved his hand. "Yan Chenyu, speak. How did you obtain the aura blessing of the Disaster Heavenly Lord? Since you have cultivated the Great Disaster Technique to such a realm, why didn't you express it earlier!"
"Martial Uncle, this is a decree from the Immortal Realm. Shortly, an Immortal Realm Envoy will descend. At that time, everything will naturally be explained, and this spy Yan Shuitian will be truly exposed. If you do not believe me, wait for the Immortal Realm Envoy to come down. Everything will naturally become clear. Just wait for this moment."
Yan Chenyu said mysteriously.
"Is it truly so? This time, our Taiyi Sect failed in retrieving the treasures of the Heaven Martial Treasury, allowing the successor of the Yellow Springs Great Emperor to obtain the Key of the Desolate God. This matter has already been reported to the Immortal Realm. The Immortal Realm was furious and has already issued a decree. Today, at fifteen minutes to noon, borrowing the gap between the tides of the sun and moon and the tides of spacetime, in one three-thousand-trillionth of an instant, an Envoy will descend. To guide our Taiyi Sect in truly unifying the Xuanhuang Great World to confront the God Race tribulation."
Tai Xutian looked at Yan Chenyu and Yan Shuitian and said, "We will just wait until the Immortal Envoy descends to speak further."
"Good!" Tai Huangtian nodded. "I also wish to see what the majesty of the Immortal Envoy is like. For the Xuanhuang Great World, this is the first time in ten thousand years that an Immortal Envoy has descended. Everyone, stand up and respectfully welcome the descent of the Immortal Envoy."
Rustle, rustle. Within this grand hall of the Taiyi Sect, all the major and minor Supreme Elders and Vice Headmasters stood up, looking up at the sky with excitement. The Immortal Realm was but a legend. Recorded in the ancient Daoist scriptures of the Taiyi Sect, once one ascended, it was impossible to descend to the lower realm. And indeed it was so. In the unseen world, there seemed to exist a type of Immortal Dao law that forbade experts at or above the True Immortal level from descending to the mortal realm.
However, whenever there was immense turbulence between heaven and earth, giant sects like the Taiyi Sect, which had communication with the Immortal Realm, would have an Immortal Envoy descend to convey the will of the upper realm and guide the sect in preparing to resist the great tribulation.
"The descent of an Immortal Envoy is indeed terrifying. What kind of trick is that detestable Yan Chenyu playing? Could it be that she genuinely communicated with the will of the upper realm, and then will completely shake out the matter between me and Fang Han?"
In her heart, a trace of unease flashed. Looking at the fully confident Yan Chenyu, Yan Shuitian was continuously turning over various ideas in her mind. The pressure the Immortal Realm Envoy placed upon her was truly too great. Even in her past life, her true body as a water deity had only cultivated to the Void Immortal realm. There was a distance even between her and a True Immortal like Tai Huangtian. Not to mention the legendary, unfathomably mysterious Immortal Realm Envoy.
An Immortal Realm Envoy was at the very least above a True Immortal, a figure who had already ascended to become an immortal, a Heavenly Immortal level character.
How terrifying was a figure who could become a "Heavenly Immortal"? Nobody was clear. Perhaps they would be invincible throughout the entire Xuanhuang Great World; even玲珑 Immortal Venerable might be helpless against them.
Associating this with Yan Chenyu's father, who was a figure that had ascended very early on, Yan Shuitian's heart grew increasingly unsettled. However, right now she could only quietly wait and adapt to the situation.
Gradually, hour after hour passed. Inside the entire grand hall of the Taiyi Sect, it was silent enough to hear a crow or peacock, all waiting for the descent of the mysterious Immortal Realm Envoy.
Woo woo woo, woo woo woo!
Suddenly, above the firmament of the grand hall, a gigantic vortex condensed into shape. This vortex radiated outward, seemingly piercing through to form a channel spanning the entire heaven and earth. Deepest inside the vortex, a thick crystal wall appeared. Behind the crystal wall was an unnamed world. At the end of that world, there was another point of origin.
Within the point of origin seemed to be the true Immortal Realm, nurturing resources, power, and auras that even the combined Three Thousand Great Thousand Worlds could not rival. It seemed that contained within that point of origin were the Great Daos, the laws of heaven and earth, and the origin of the heavily heavens.
Crack, crack!
Devastating power erupted out from that point of origin. A surge of power bombarded the crystal wall of that world until it cracked open. However, within that crystal wall system, there seemed to be a power of rebirth rapidly repairing it. That power of rebirth was the automatic healing power of the world.
But the power erupting from that point of origin was extremely terrifying, bombarding continuously. From within it, a low roar was even transmitted.
Awoo, awoo… This low roar seemed capable of thoroughly destroying an entire star domain, able to casually tear open any spatial channel.
Subsequently, Yan Shuitian saw a shadow appear within that point of origin. That shadow was towering and majestic, leading the world. With a single movement, countless shadow fists bombarded out. Among those fists, Yan Shuitian could not even see clearly just how much fist force there was.
"Too terrifying, it is truly too terrifying!" Yan Shuitian's body trembled.
Crack!
Finally, the world's repairing power could ultimately not withstand the bombardment force of that shadow. It was instantly blasted with a large hole. That shadow immediately drilled out from that large hole.
Boundless immortal qi, almost presenting pure like pure yang celestial flowers of crystal, descended from the void, falling into the entire grand hall.
Buzz hum buzz, buzz hum buzz…
Celestial flowers one after another, condensed from pure yang crystals, fell around Yan Shuitian's body, colliding and crashing against each other, actually emitting heavy sounds like metal, and even splashing pure yang sparks.
Yan Shuitian's heart leaped in surprise. She hurriedly reached out and grabbed a pure yang celestial flower, discovering that this celestial flower was extremely sharp. The structure of the pure yang qi was refined to an unimaginable limit, and holding it in the hand, it felt heavy, as if holding a massive mountain.
"So formidable. This single pure yang celestial flower, the pure yang power contained within it, I fear is enough to match about one hundred and twenty thousand pure yang pills, conforming to the number of one epoch."
Looking secretly, some of the Supreme Elders present, upon seeing the pure yang celestial flowers descending from the void, also revealed surprise on their faces, followed by wild ecstasy as they secretly collected these celestial flowers.
Every single celestial flower held extremely high value. Even Cave Heaven Realm and Zhouguang Realm cultivators could not bear to watch them fall to the ground right before their eyes.
"Be calm and do not be impatient. Do not let the Immortal Envoy laugh at us!" Tai Huangtian roared.
Right as his words fell, a human figure appeared within the grand hall. None of the people could see clearly how he had appeared.
The Immortal Realm Envoy had already descended!