PHS Chapter 259 (Patreon)

Chapter 259: This is the Purple Profound Realm!

"What's going on?"

"What just happened?"

"The path we came on—how did it suddenly disappear?"

"Could it be that someone deliberately cut off our way home?!"

"Without the Spatial passage, how do we return? Don't tell me we'll grow old and die in the Purple Profound Realm?"

Seeing the Spatial passage behind them disintegrate, the expressions of many people instantly changed.

Ultimately, the Earth Immortal Realm had been their greatest source of pride. Cut off from it with no way home, they were now no different from the native creatures of the Purple Profound Realm. 

Thinking back on how they themselves had regarded the inhabitants of other realms with hostility, they could well imagine what fate awaited them in this place.

"Everyone, do not panic. The Yuxu Palace Ancestor opened this Spatial passage—a Supreme True Immortal who can conjure a new one with a mere gesture!" A Great Saint stepped forward, speaking calmly.

As these words took hold, many minds gradually steadied. The methods of a Supreme True Immortal were beyond their comprehension. In the next instant, the Spatial passage might reappear.

After all, their Yuxu Palace's Third-Generation First Disciple had already entered the Purple Profound Realm ahead of them. Yuxu Palace would never allow their most brilliant third-generation cultivator to perish here.

"Indeed, the Yuxu Palace Ancestor has likely already sensed something amiss. The Spatial passage may already be forming anew!"

Someone spoke with hopeful excitement.

"This matter is not so simple," a Great Emperor from Fuyun Mountain said, standing in the void with his gaze sweeping across the crowd below. "The Purple Profound Realm has already drifted to an unknown location within the Chaos. To find it again in the endless Chaos would require considerable time—even for a True Immortal."

He paused, his voice dropping lower. "This Emperor suspects that a Supreme True Immortal has made a move. With an equal-ranked figure interfering, the supreme one from Yuxu Palace will be powerless in the short term."

With that, the Great Emperor from Fuyun Mountain flicked his sleeve, gathered the people who had crossed with him, and stepped into the depths of the Purple Profound Realm.

His parting words cut through the silence: "Fend for yourselves."

A Quasi-Emperor watched him disappear, his expression grave. "What did that senior from Fuyun Mountain mean? The Purple Profound Realm is drifting in the Chaos?" This sounded absurd. How could an entire world simply change its location?

"Could it be," an old man said quietly, "that the Purple Profound Realm still has a True Immortal dwelling within it?"

A Great Emperor could live for millions of years. A Supreme True Immortal could have endured since ancient times. Such a figure, if acting, could indeed propel a world through the Chaos. But why?

Was it to prevent the people of the Earth Immortal Realm from entering? That made no sense. 

A Supreme True Immortal could enter the Earth Immortal Realm and, with a single decree, forbid all entry to the Purple Profound Realm. None would dare defy such an edict.

Why expend such effort to move an entire realm when the matter could be resolved so easily?

"Perhaps the Purple Profound Realm is far more complex than we believed."

For the first time, the faces of the many Dao Protectors who had accompanied the young prodigies turned grave. With their retreat sealed off, they were completely isolated. The powers of the Earth Immortal Realm could not reach them here.

Survival now depended on themselves alone.

Fortunately, every person present was formidable. Each Dao Protector stood at the Great Saint level or above. 

While they could not traverse the Purple Profound Realm unhindered, they could at least defend themselves. 

The creatures of this realm would likely not dare challenge them lightly—no one could guarantee that the Spatial passage would not one day reopen.

…

Tianyuan Realm

Ao Xuan stood in the void, his hands clasped behind his back, the might of a Great Emperor suppressing all directions. His eyes swept cold and piercing across the heavens.

He was locked in a standoff with the two Great Emperors from the Purple Profound Realm.

Just then—

Kacha.

The Spatial passage disintegrated. The void twisted, and under the will of the Heavenly Dao, the Spatial passage was rapidly erased.

A ripple spread through the void.

Everything vanished. The two Great Emperors from the Purple Profound Realm were completely cut off from the Tianyuan Realm.

"What just happened?"

Ao Xuan's expression grew strange. The Spatial passage had shattered? Yet he hadn't acted.

Could the two Great Emperors have realized they couldn't break through and taken the initiative to destroy it, preparing to open a new passage?

Hmm... no, dismiss that possibility.

He swept his gaze across the billions of living beings below, then waved his hand, his voice deep and commanding: "The two Great Emperors of the Purple Profound Realm are formidable, but they remain inferior to this Emperor. We clashed with our spiritual senses in the void, and this Emperor was ultimately superior—utterly destroying their Spatial passage!"

"Though this Emperor destroyed their passage, those two remain alive and may return one day. You must not grow complacent. Should another realm attempt invasion, all beings of the Myriad Races must unite to repel foreign enemies!"

"We respectfully obey the Dragon Emperor's decree!"

"We respectfully obey the Dragon Emperor's decree!"

"We respectfully obey the Dragon Emperor's decree!"

Countless voices responded in unison, shaking the universe. Every living being gazed up at Ao Xuan with fervent eyes.

This was the presence of the Dragon Emperor.

Moments before, many had doubted his words as exaggeration. When the battle began, he appeared suppressed by the two Great Emperors, forced to seek help from the Senior Pavilion Master. 

But now the Spatial passage had shattered, and no other Great Emperor was nearby. There was no other explanation—he must have destroyed it himself.

Perhaps the Dragon Emperor had deliberately feigned weakness to the enemy, then struck without warning, destroying the passage in one fell swoop before they could react!

Truly a brilliant tactic!

If he could also destroy the Spatial passage opened by Great Emperor Moyuan, sealing the Tianyuan Realm's troubles forever, the Dragon Emperor's reputation would soar beyond even that of the Ancient Emperor of Primal Beginning!

At this moment, the Dragon Emperor stood as the pillar of the Myriad Races, the backbone of countless beings. Because the other Great Emperors had remained silent, only the Dragon Emperor had stepped forward, rushing across the Tianyuan Realm, single-handedly resisting the Purple Profound Realm's assault. 

In the coming millions of years, the Dragon Clan's renown would climb to terrifying heights—perhaps even temporarily surpassing the Golden Crow Clan to lead the Demon Race.

Someone immediately stepped forward with a suggestion. But unexpectedly, Ao Xuan waved his hand and said, "Although this Emperor defeated the two otherworld Great Emperors, I have also sustained injuries."

He began to fabricate excuses.

As a Great Emperor, his words held absolute authority. None dared question them.

In truth, he was completely baffled by the Spatial passage's sudden collapse. He had been about to visit the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets to ask the Senior Pavilion Master what had occurred. 

How could he run off to destroy Great Emperor Moyuan's Spatial passage?

And what if he arrived only to face three Great Emperors instead?

This bluff—he himself could not support it.

…

Meanwhile, the Universal Borderland underwent a drastic transformation. As space collapsed, a boundless world connected to the Tianyuan Realm.

The Universal Borderland was desolate and rarely visited—almost no living beings dwelt there. Thus, few witnessed this magnificent phenomenon.

Yet the connection of two worlds could not escape the notice of cultivators of profound strength. Those in seclusion suddenly opened their eyes, gazing upward in bewilderment.

For reasons unknown, in that instant, the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi had become far richer. Even the Heaven and Earth Rules grew clearer, making breakthroughs easier.

Many who had been bottlenecked surged forward, breaking through into new realms in a single leap.

"Hm?"

Ao Xuan stopped speaking, his expression suspicious. He looked toward the distant sky, his eyes narrowing as he sensed something amiss.

Taking a single step, a vast Great Dao extended beneath his feet, stretching into the depths of the universe.

Before long, he arrived at a desolate stretch of land. Before him stood the familiar Universal Borderland, but beyond it—

A brand new world had appeared.

He carefully sensed the aura within it.

Ao Xuan's face darkened.

"This is the Purple Profound Realm!"

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