Using the Divine King Physique’s primordial source to activate the Supreme Dao Imperial Weapon — the Void Mirror — this was a terrifying display of might!
The Divine King Physique possessed extraordinarily rare gifts, and with the assistance of several of the Ji Family’s Holy Masters, all of those gifts fully manifested. The Void Imperial Weapon came alive, the ancient mirror suppressing the heavens.
This was truly a supreme, unrivaled power that swept from distant skies to near, crushing all who stood in its path. Like the evolution of a stellar domain, the ten thousand heavens and myriad worlds trembled simultaneously, and every cultivator of the Holy Master level was horrified, rapidly retreating.
“Brother…” At Ye Fan’s side, Ji Ziyue sensed something. She opened her eyes and glanced toward the distance, calling out weakly.
“BOOM!”
Far away, another Supreme Dao Imperial Weapon rang out, shaking loose a breath capable of shattering the Three Realms and Six Paths — domineering and tyrannical, boundlessly terrifying, sending shockwaves through every cultivator present.
Wanchu Holy Master, Yao Guang Holy Master, the Demon Lord of the Southern Ridge, the Divine Monk of the Western Desert, and other apex figures all retreated, surging rapidly toward the heavens. Two Imperial Weapons were about to clash — this was a world-shaking event of the highest order. Even ancient saints caught in between would perish.
“Who is it?!” Ji Haoyue bellowed. Desperate to save his sister, even the long eyebrows at his temples stood on end, his gaze sharp as blades, piercing the distant sky.
However, this Imperial Weapon did not attack. It only stood in opposition at the far edge of the boundless heavens, never truly advancing.
“BOOM!”
On this side, the Nine Li Diagram above Ye Fan’s head heaved violently. The divinity it contained seemed to revive on its own, trembling autonomously — like the birth of a universe, the opening of heaven and earth, with primordial chaos spreading in all directions.
“HUM!”
The void collapsed. A surge of terrifying energy burst forth. Ten-thousand-year-old primordial chaos flowed, sending everyone flying back in horror, as if they faced a true Great Emperor.
At this moment, the Nine Li Diagram flickered in and out of visibility, radiating extraordinarily fearsome radiance. Capable of smelting three thousand great worlds and shaking the ten-thousand-year heavens, it was now awakening.
Ye Fan’s heart went cold. The Nine Li Divine Dynasty’s Imperial Weapon had slipped beyond control. Were it not for the two pieces of green copper nearby, it might well have reduced him to ash.
“Return, Imperial Weapon!”
From the far edge of the sky, that great cry rang out again and again, accompanied by an ancient sacrificial sound that rolled across the vast expanse — distant yet approaching, shaking one’s very soul.
“Damn it!” Ye Fan’s heart lurched. He seized the Imperial Weapon with all his strength, refusing to release it. With an explosive surge, he struck toward another patch of sky — the place where an Imperial Weapon stood in opposition to Ji Haoyue.
“Madness!” At the far reaches of infinite space, everyone who witnessed this scene went pale with terror. If the two Imperial Weapons truly collided, the consequences would be catastrophic — a million li of the Qinling Mountains would sink, destroyed in an instant!
Supreme Dao Imperial Weapons were rarely used against one another. Generally they were deployed only for deterrence. A true collision was a calamity beyond imagination — it would leave corpses stretching for a million li, blood flowing deep enough to float oars. It would be a catastrophic upheaval of unthinkable scale.
Ji Haoyue’s eyes gleamed and flickered, his hair scattered in wild disarray, his gaze sharp as a gleaming blade. He strode forward, cooperating with Ye Fan’s strike, advancing in tandem.
Two Imperial Weapons unleashed together, jointly suppressing the third — this was a divine power that made everyone tremble. Every Holy Master could not help but feel terror, falling utterly silent.
This entire corner of heaven and earth was on the verge of collapse. An intangible aura of oppression swept out in all directions. The sun, moon, and stars seemed to be suppressed, everything trembling beneath the emperor’s might.
“BOOM!”
Far away, the unknown Imperial Weapon finally retreated. There was no possibility of truly colliding with two Imperial Weapons at once — especially not when facing someone who had killed with such abandon as Ye Fan, combined with a Divine King Physique whose battle spirit burned high.
“On the strength of people like you, you dare injure my little sister?!” Ji Haoyue roared. Behind him, a sea of azure surged to the heavens as a full moon rose slowly, merging with the ancient mirror. A thread of Supreme Dao Imperial might shot forth.
Ahead, a swath of cultivators screamed as they were all struck into bursts of bloody light, vaporized to dust, vanishing from that stretch of heaven and earth.
Among them were elite fighters from various sects, but Ji Haoyue could not have cared less. Like Ye Fan, he killed without hesitation — all who needed killing were killed.
“And you!” He roared in another direction, his gaze terrifying. “You dare injure my little sister — do you think my Ji Family has no one left?!”
Those on the other side were no minor figures. They were a group of powerful cultivators from the Central Prefecture’s Yin-Yang Sect, who had escaped disaster once before and now encountered Ji Haoyue’s group.
At this moment, Ye Fan was already exhausted, unable to activate the Imperial Weapon any further. But Ji Haoyue was like a tiger descending the mountain — in the fullness of his prime, backed by the empowerment of great masters, his courage and strength knew no bounds.
“HUM!”
The Void Mirror shook and shot forth a scorching divine light. The powerful fighters of the Central Prefecture’s Yin-Yang Sect — including two great masters — cried out in terror: “No!”
But it was already too late. The Void Mirror’s terror exceeded all imagination. When the divine light shot forth, every last person was reduced to wisps of light smoke, leaving not even a trace of ash behind.
The consequences were grave. The Yin-Yang Sect was, after all, a recognized supreme great sect of the Central Prefecture, and Ji Haoyue had annihilated a crowd of their people just like that — this was an outright declaration of war!
If top-tier powers went to war, the consequences would be extremely severe — rivers of blood, a great many dead.
“The Ji Family’s people carry themselves with extraordinary confidence. Even in the Central Prefecture, they dare commit such an offense against a supreme great sect!”
People were astonished to discover that the Ji Family’s Holy Masters were standing right behind Ji Haoyue. Without question, this was tacit approval of what had been done — there had been no attempt to stop it at all.
“A sacred ground possessing an ancient emperor’s weapon truly radiates overwhelming dominance. They simply don’t care about any of this!”
“They’re making a declaration to the world: do not provoke the Ji Family. Their wrath can incinerate all enemies!”
“Ji Ziyue’s status is likely no lower than Ji Haoyue’s — otherwise the Ji Family would not be this furious and anxious on her behalf. What constitution does she possess?”
Everyone began making these speculations and drawing these connections. People had long since witnessed that the Ji Family’s little moon could borrow the power of heaven and earth — it was practically a divine miracle. Their thoughts on the matter grew all the more numerous.
“BOOM!”
The Nine Li Diagram’s aura was overpowering. Even Ye Fan was nearly unable to bear it any longer. He had long known he would be unable to keep hold of this Imperial Weapon, but he hadn’t expected it to happen this quickly — it was about to fly away right now.
Each Imperial Weapon was a living thing. When the great sects of old had attacked Purple Mountain where the Great Emperor Wushi had passed into nirvana, a Holy Master had said that even if a Supreme Dao weapon sank into it, there were methods to imprison and reclaim it.
Furthermore, just two years ago, even when Duan De had half of the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Jar seized from him, it had ultimately been forcibly reclaimed through an ancient incantation — it simply could not be kept.
An immortal divine dynasty that had controlled the Nine Li Diagram for a hundred thousand years — perhaps even two hundred thousand — had naturally long since imprinted upon it marks that could never be erased. They possessed world-defying methods to summon it back.
Beyond that, the diagram contained an inner divinity, smelted at the moment the Nine Li Divine Dynasty’s founding ancestor proved the Dao and became an Emperor. It had long since recognized that dynasty. Were an outsider to forcibly hold it, great calamity would surely follow. Unless one employed a supreme secret art and another Supreme Dao Imperial Weapon to completely subdue and tame this weapon, its holder would inevitably meet a violent death — or be sealed forever.
“No — I absolutely cannot let it fly away now!” Ye Fan felt that he had to wait until a safe location before releasing it. Otherwise, someone might seize the Imperial Weapon and use it to pursue and kill him.
On the other side, Ji Haoyue, upon seeing Ji Ziyue’s weakened state, grew all the more frenzied. He bellowed: “Has everyone truly decided my Ji Family has no one left?! You dare reduce my little sister to this condition?!”
He swept forward with the might of the Void Ancient Mirror. When the Imperial Weapon shook, its power extended for over a thousand li. The Nine Li Divine Dynasty’s people in the distant sky were so alarmed they went pale, rapidly retreating.
“BOOM!”
A radiant blaze of blazing light flashed. At minimum a hundred people were reduced to a mist of blood — among them three great masters from the various hundred sects and the Nine Li Divine Dynasty.
Everyone’s hair stood on end. Even hiding at the far reaches of the void was useless. This place had become completely uninhabitable. The Ji Family truly dared act this way — overbearing and domineering to an extreme.
Separated by over a thousand li, and yet more than a hundred powerful cultivators had perished. This was a terrifying calamity!
“It seems the Ji Family’s little moon is the lifeblood of their entire clan — they’ve struck at their nerve.”
“What the hell, have they gone mad? Like the Holy Physique Ye Fan, they’re striking without regard for consequences. This is practically sweeping up after him — harvesting lives all over again!”
Many people’s skin crawled, yet discerning observers could see the depth of things. Ji Haoyue and the clan’s Holy Masters were not hunting down the leaders of the various sects — they were merely making a clear statement, transmitting a certain signal.
But it was enough. Truly terrifying enough.
“Hold still!” Ye Fan gripped the Nine Li Diagram and bellowed with all his strength. All manner of extraordinary phenomena erupted simultaneously as he activated the Military Script Art, attempting to forcibly control the Imperial Weapon.
At the same time, he produced the two pieces of green copper, one before and one behind, blocking the Nine Li Diagram. A hazy azure-red radiance flowed from them, severing the summons from the outside world.
Without this, even possessing the Daoist Nine Secrets, it would be impossible for him to control an Imperial Weapon in its current state. The Military Script Art was not omnipotent — individual cultivation still mattered greatly.
After all, he was not an ancient saint. He did not possess that kind of heaven-piercing, earth-shattering divine power that could truly seize an Imperial Weapon. But the radiance emanating from the green copper severed the outside summons — and that changed everything!
“This is bad!” At the far edge of the sky, the Nine Li Divine Dynasty’s Sovereign, who had been seated cross-legged in the void, shot to his feet. The other imperial clan elders also snapped open their eyes, their astonishment immense.
“Build the sacrificial altar. Awaken the divinities within the Supreme Dao Imperial Weapon!” The Sovereign of the Nine Li Divine Dynasty commanded.
A black sacrificial altar appeared, constructed from block after block of Dragon Crystal Stone, covered with streaks of blood-patterns that radiated a strange pulsing energy. Everyone stood upon it, chanting an ancient incantation in unison.
“BOOM!”
Far away, Ye Fan had lost all control. The Nine Li Diagram revived — as though it had penetrated all the ages of all realms — and with a single leap, it soared into the sky and tore through the void, flying away.
Had the two pieces of green copper not been at his side, Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and the others would have certainly died violently — not even bone fragments would have remained. The Imperial Weapon had flown away on its own!
The consequences were severe. In almost an instant, an immense aura of oppression descended, blanketing everything — like the collapse of an infinite starry river, pressing down until one could barely breathe.
The Nine Li Diagram, together with the other hidden Imperial Weapon, came together, jointly opposing the Void Mirror. The situation reversed!
At this moment, the Ji Family’s Holy Masters finally spoke. In a deep, calm voice: “My Ji Family has never been people who fear trouble. Did you truly think two Imperial Weapons could suppress us?!”
If Supreme Dao Imperial Weapons truly clashed to the death, the entire western region of the Central Prefecture would be shattered. There was not a single person who did not feel dread.
“Ji Holy Master, why must it come to this? Your clan’s little girl was merely swept up in all of this by accident — simply take her and leave. But the Holy Physique Ye Fan absolutely cannot depart. He has killed too many people. There must be an accounting.” A hidden voice transmitted these words.
“Precisely. He carries supreme treasures of the Central Prefecture that cannot be taken away. We are not greedy — let us invite all fellow Daoists here to jointly adjudicate.” Another voice spoke.
Under the eyes of all, no one was willing to seize the two pieces of green copper privately. But they could keep them here openly and righteously, then negotiate over ownership at leisure.
The bottom line was that afterward, those pieces could never belong to Ye Fan. He could not be allowed to continue controlling them.
Before long, the heads of many great powers of the Central Prefecture had gathered — the Demon Lord of the Southern Ridge, the Divine Monk of the Western Desert, and some Holy Masters from the Eastern Wilderness also arrived. Most of them said nothing.
Finally, the Zifu Holy Master and the Wanchu Holy Master spoke in succession, their words pitiless and cold.
“The Holy Physique has slaughtered the innocent indiscriminately — he deserves death ten times over. He must be executed!”
“There is no need to let him live any longer!” They voiced their opinions in turn. As the heads of immortal lineages, their words carried enormous weight.
“The Holy Physique’s killing intent is too great. If he is allowed to live, the world of the future will be drenched in blood…” The people of the Nine Li Divine Dynasty also spoke.
“Hmph!”
Suddenly, a cold snort rang out. Yet another Supreme Dao aura of oppression descended in all directions — boundless and endless — causing many mountain ranges to instantly crumble to ash.
“Just because two Imperial Weapons are combined, do you truly think you can command all under heaven?” The Red Dragon Daoist and the Peacock King had arrived, jointly wielding the Chaos Azure Lotus, pressing down with overwhelming force.
“Do you think you have more Imperial Weapons?”
From the distant sky, yet another terrifying aura descended — extraordinarily fearsome. The moment it appeared, a breath that had slaughtered across heaven, sovereign and without equal, surged forth.
All heaven and earth, all six directions and eight wastelands, all nine heavens and ten earths — all prostrated themselves underfoot, as if an ancient Great Emperor had been resurrected and the myriad heavens trembled.
The Blind Old Man had arrived, with Duan De at his side. Their two Imperial Weapons merged into one — the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Jar — extraordinarily terrifying!
This was something unprecedented. Five Imperial Weapons gathered in one place — something unheard of and staggering to contemplate. Should they truly begin fighting, much of the western region of the Central Prefecture would sink and disappear permanently.