<h4>Chapter 741: Assault on the Ageless Realm</h4>
In the southern regions of the underworld, within a secluded city, a female elder of the Tian Family sat cross-legged. Eight strands of golden silk extended from her fingers, seemingly floating in the air, connecting to eight different directions as if she could control the surroundings with these threads alone. Suddenly, one of the threads twitched slightly, and the elder''s eyes snapped open, her brow furrowing slightly.
At the same time, atop the city walls of a Dazhen city, a male elder from the Yang world watched the distant copsing mountain peaks. Beside him stood Yi Yan.
"Elder Tian, what do you think?" Yi Yan asked calmly.
"Indeed. Initially, I was unsure, for this is an ancient secret method of the Tian Family, unknown even to me. But now I am certain, it is the Eight Silk Net Heaven Formation. Unexpectedly, the underworld''s feng shui inheritance surpasses that of the yang world," the elder Tian nodded, sighing.
"Can it be broken?" Yi Yan inquired.
"The Eight Silk Net Heaven Formation can indeed be broken by me now. There are three methods of breaking it, each leading to different oues," the elder Tian responded.
"Oh? borate," Yi Yan said, slightly surprised.
In the southwestern regions of the underworld, a vast expanse of foresty before them. This was the Ageless Realm, once visited by Hao Meili. The mountains destroyed by Hao Meili''s ''Endless Wave'' had beenpletely restored, but her curse was too potent; the vegetation in this area had yet to regrow, leaving it barren and deste.
The surroundings were filled with numerous formations, and cultivators had once again taken up positions around the periphery.
In a secluded valley, Zhong Shan asked, "Have you found it?"
"Yes, no matter how the terrain is altered, the dragon veins'' direction never changes. I have already reversed the mountain''s course, and we are ready to begin," Mud Buddha replied.
"Good," Zhong Shan nodded, as did the others.
Mud Buddha focused, producing a white orb of light, which he gently embedded into the ground.
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
The surrounding mountains began to tremble, with peaks rising and falling. In an instant, the earth was turbulent, and chaos reigned.
"What''s happening?"
"An earthquake?"
"The mountains are moving?"
"Quick, inform the elders, hurry!"
Chaos erupted outside the Ageless Realm as the unexpected upheaval startled the guards. Suddenly, a thunderous boom echoed from a distant, vast area. All eyes turned to the source.
There, instead of copsing, a towering mountain suddenly appeared, as if it had been invisible all this time, and then it abruptly copsed.
"What is that?"
"Where did that mountaine from?"
"There are many pces on it!"
Just at that moment, a figure suddenly flew out from the center pce of the Immortal Realm known as the ''Ageless Pce''.
It was a woman, evidently someone of high status in the Ageless Pce. As soon as she emerged, she felt the world around her shaking violently, the ground quaking, and a distant thunderous noise as a towering mountain copsed out of thin air.
Seeing the mountain copse, the woman''s face changed dramatically.
"The Path of Yin and Yang has copsed? This is bad, we''re under attack!" she eximed in shock.
"Elder!" Several cultivators flew over immediately.
"Quickly, enter the Ageless Pce and inform all the elders, including the Grand Elder. We''re under attack, hurry, hurry, hurry!" the woman shouted urgently.
"Yes!" The group quickly flew into the Ageless Pce.
"An invader? You dare call me an invader?" Suddenly, a young girl''s voice echoed in the sky.
The woman turned her head to look.
"Hao Meili?"
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
With the woman''s furious shout, a thunderp resounded in the sky, as she invoked the heavens to defy the curse of the world.
It was nighttime, the sky filled with scattered stars, which suddenly shone brilliantly. Endless starlight descended from the heavens. Among them, 361 stars shone exceptionally brightly. In an instant, a web-like pattern of eerie starlight enveloped the sky. The starlight, forming a, was both bizarre and unfathomable. Everything within its embrace was frozen, even the wind came to an abrupt halt.
"The Great Luo Heavenly Star Formation?" the elder woman gasped in rm.
The elder tried to retreat.
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
The pce of the Ageless Realm was crushed into powder by the formation, revealing a massive circr entrance. The entrance emitted a dazzling golden light.
The elder woman found herself unable to move.
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
The elder seemed to activate a secret technique, spitting out a mouthful of blood that shattered the surrounding space in a small radius, allowing her to regain her mobility. She quickly darted into the depths of the Ageless Pce.
"Move!" Zhong Shanmanded.
Hao Meili, Yin Luoyue, and others swiftly followed Zhong Shan into the Ageless Pce.
The Great Luo Heavenly Star Formation outside suddenly withdrew, allowing Nangong Sheng to enter as well.
In the initial assault, everyone outside perished, the pces turned to ruins, and the mountainsrgely copsed.
At this moment, a man in blue robes suddenly appeared at the entrance of the Ageless Pce.
"Zhong Shan? Is it Zhong Shan? Wasn''t he supposed to be gambling with the Realm Master in the ck Sea? A conspiracy? A grand conspiracy, I must notify the Realm Master, no, I must first inform the elder in the Five-Colored Empire, and have him notify the Realm Master as fast as possible," the blue-robed man said in panic.
"sh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
A thin purple sword pierced through the blue-robed man''s chest. With a flick of the sword, the man was split in two, his very soul shattered. As the blue-robed man fell, he revealed the figure behind him—Dark Emperor, the chiefmander of the shadow guards of the Great Exia Empire!
The Dark Emperor only followed orders from Zhong Shan. Even the high-ranking ministers of the Great Exia knew little about him, for he always operated in the shadows. This time, following Zhong Shan to besiege the Ageless Pce, he remained in the dark, handling various tasks for Zhong Shan.
The Ageless Pce contained eleven sacred mountains, with one central mountain surrounded by ten others in arge circle, spread in all directions.
The eleven sacred mountains each served a specific purpose and held a unique position. One of these mountains, located in a remote area with particrly dense yin energy, was where the Immortal Realm imprisoned its most important captives. This ce was called the ''Ageless Sacred Prison''.
The Sacred Prison was surrounded by mountain peaks arranged like the petals of a lotus flower, with each petal housing a prison cell. The sky above the Ageless Sacred Prison was perpetually shrouded in dark clouds, creating an oppressive atmosphere that made it hard for those within to breathe.
At this moment, outside one of the petal-like mountains, a figure appeared—Zhong Shan, dressed in an imposing ck robe.
Zhong Shan looked up at the Ageless Sacred Prison before him.
"What a dense array!" Zhong Shan smirked coldly.
The Ageless Sacred Prison was enveloped in countless formations, making it an unbreakable fortress. There were thirty-six petal-like peaks in total, with a central main peak that was the Sacred Mountain.
Zhong Shan gazed up at the Sacred Mountain, noticing some houses at the summit. At the very top, a small cluster of merit light shone down, causing a golden rose to bloom below it.
A Merit Rose? The rose emitted a soft glow, instilling a sense of tranquility in anyone who looked at it.
"Another kind of rose?" Zhong Shan''s lips curled into a faint smile.
Then, Zhong Shan''s expression hardened, his smile fading as he began to study the thirty-six petal-like peaks.
Inside the Ageless Sacred Prison was someone Zhong Shan needed to rescue.
Within one of the petal-like peaks.
In a dim environment surrounded by bones, a beautiful woman sat in the corner, encircled by the skeletal remains. Her name was Nian Youyou, dressed in a gold robe, looking extremely disheveled with her hair scattered, leaning against the wall with a look of hatred in her eyes.
Standing before Nian Youyou was a man with purple hair, the same man who had been entangled with Gu Qianyou during the fight for the Book of Earth at the Sea of Blood, ultimately causing the Immortal Realm''s n to fail.
"Junior Sister, this is the Realm Master''s restriction. Don''t even think about breaking it. You''ll never regain your power. Before me, you''re as insignificant as an ant!" the purple-haired man said with a faint smile.
"Hmph, you ruined the Immortal Realm''s grand n and served a hundred years in the Ageless Sacred Prison, and yet you remain unscathed?" Nian Youyou''s eyes turned cold.
"Hahaha, I''m not bound by restrictions because my great-grandfather is the master of this Sacred Mountain. As long as I don''t stray too far from this mountain, no one can touch me," the purple-haired manughed.
"Gloomy-faced Daoist is your great-grandfather?" Nian Youyou raised an eyebrow.
"Exactly. That''s why I can move freely here. How about this? If you agree to be my Daoistpanion, I''ll have my great-grandfather lift your restrictions," the purple-haired man said with a wicked smile.
"Lift my restrictions? Hahaha, he wouldn''t dare!" Nian Youyou sneered.
"Wouldn''t dare? Perhaps. But once the Realm Master returns from the ck Sea after killing Zhong Shan and retrieving the Ancestral Divine Beast, it will be your end. If you be my Daoistpanion, my great-grandfather can plead on your behalf!" the purple-haired man continued to tempt her.
"What did you say? Kill who?" Nian Youyou''s face changed.
"You didn''t know? Well, it makes sense. How could you know anything locked up here? Zhong Shan and the Realm Master are gambling in the ck Sea over the ownership of the Ancestral Divine Beast and the Immortal Stele. Didn''t you know?" the purple-haired man chuckled.
"Zhong Shan? Zhong Shan...!" Nian Youyou''s expression turned anxious.
"I''m telling you, you might as well..." the purple-haired man continued.
"Get out! Get out of here!" Nian Youyou snapped, her expression turning icy.