Take all living beings as hostage

Li Fan, who once had close contact with Senior Sister Zhao in forbidden readings, instantly recognized her voice at this moment.

"Celestial Venerable Yixin—is this her name? Or does it represent the principle of heaven and earth she has rebelled against?"

"How could she show up in person?"

Several thoughts flashed through Li Fan's mind in an instant.

Just as Li Fan was filled with doubt and alarm, Celestial Venerable Yixin's voice rang out again.

"The original agreement was made with Dharma Transmission."

"Now that I am here, where is Dharma Transmission?"

The voice was crisp and echoed throughout heaven and earth.

All the Cultivators in Tianling State looked at each other in bewilderment.

Most members of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance knew that the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission had long since transcended the material world and no longer concerned himself with worldly affairs.

But everyone simply thought that the old venerable was merely living a carefree life and couldn't be bothered with these mundane matters.

That was why he hadn't appeared for many years.

And he himself was undoubtedly still present in the world.

But today, what did Celestial Venerable Yixin's words mean?

Where is Dharma Transmission?

A terrifying thought couldn't help but surface in everyone's hearts.

"It can't be, it can't be."

Uncontrollable terror filled everyone's eyes.

"Where is Dharma Transmission?"

Celestial Venerable Yixin asked once more.

Her voice was like a thunderclap, resounding throughout Tianling State.

And it showed signs of crossing the White Mist Barrier and spreading toward the surrounding states.

In the sky, threads of green light emerged like a giant net.

It intercepted the sound.

Celestial Venerable Yixin's voice gradually faded away.

"Celestial Venerable Yixin, please withdraw," Ji Hongdao said again.

His face was like frost, devoid of any expression.

"And if I do not withdraw, what will you do?" Senior Sister Zhao's voice rang out, filled with interest.

Below, the thousands of Cultivators from the Five Old Men Association took a step forward in unison.

Ji Hongdao took a deep breath: "After a Celestial Venerable has 'established a principle,' they should no longer participate in the disputes of worldly affairs."

"This was the agreement between the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission and the various Celestial Venerables of the Five Old Men Association back then."

"Are you really going to violate it now?"

"Boom!" The thousands of Five Old Men Association Cultivators in Formation took another step forward together.

Demonstrating Celestial Venerable Yixin's resolve.

"Very well."

"Since it has come to this…"

A flicker of hesitation flashed in Ji Hongdao's eyes.

But it was quickly suppressed.

His eyes revealed an incomparable coldness and determination.

Ji Hongdao looked up at the sky, bent over, and bowed.

Above the sky, one green thread after another emerged.

They rapidly spread from the center to the surroundings, instantly forming a giant net that covered the entire Tianling State.

Ji Hongdao stood up and bowed again.

The green light grew brighter and brighter.

Dyeing the entire sky an eerie green.

Ji Hongdao then bowed for the third time.

A moment later…

From the giant net, countless and dense green silk threads hung down.

They sped toward targets on the ground.

In an instant, the entire Tianling State seemed to have fallen into a terrifying green spider's nest.

"Wait, how is this possible?!"

The Cultivators on the crossing dust boat witnessing all this finally saw the Tianxuan Locking Spirit Array erupt with its power.

But not a single one of them showed the excitement they should have felt.

Instead, they became incredibly terrified.

Even more so than when they had just heard that Celestial Venerable Yixin had personally come to the battlefield.

Because the attack target of the Tianxuan Locking Spirit Array…

…was not the Eternal Celestial Venerable who stood in the way of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

It wasn't even the thousands of invading Five Old Men Association Cultivators.

Rather, it was…

…every single Cultivator of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance present in Tianling State.

Every green thread that fell signified the fall of a Cultivator.

High above in the sky.

The distorted phenomena formed an abstract painting of mottled Chaos.

Re-re-re-re…

Dao-dao-dao…

To hea-hea…

Countless voices converged, overlapped, and intertwined.

Their meaning could not be discerned.

Only many strange sounds echoed continuously, forming a grand, chaotic, and distorted movement of celebration.

Whether it was the young Formation Masters on the crossing dust boat…

…or Li Fan, who was several states away.

They were all currently in a state of daze.

Because this scene was already beyond their scope of understanding.

The Tianxuan Locking Spirit Array, which was supposed to be used to intimidate the Five Old Men Association, was now carrying out an indiscriminate massacre of the Cultivators belonging to the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

Looking at the dense green lines between the heaven and earth of Tianling State.

No one doubted that every Cultivator in this state below the Dao Integration stage had likely perished in the Lock Spirit Array's attack just now.

"Why?"

Endless confusion suddenly surged in Li Fan's heart.

He had originally thought that to ensure the structure of the Lock Spirit Array would not be leaked, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance would kill the Formation Masters who built it.

However, he had not expected at all that the target of the Lock Spirit Array would actually be all the Cultivators within Tianling State.

"This makes no sense at all."

"Is the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance insane?"

He analyzed one possibility after another in his mind but could find no motive for the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance to do such a thing.

Just as he was completely perplexed.

The world suddenly began to shake.

Tianling State.

And Tianpan State, where he was currently staying.

Both were the same.

His heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if he had encountered some fatal threat.

Li Fan stood up abruptly, looking at the sky with a solemn expression.

"This is…"

An ambiguous roar faintly came from the sky.

The entire world was trembling slightly.

At this moment, all living beings in the Xuanhuang World…

…all subconsciously raised their heads and looked up at the sky.

A great fear was born in their hearts.

The feeling of doomsday arriving and having nowhere to run emerged among the living beings.

The trembling lasted for a long time before finally stopping.

The living beings one after another showed expressions of relief at having survived a disaster.

But they were bewildered as to what exactly had happened.

Tianling State.

Before the survivors could recover.

"Celestial Venerable Yixin, please withdraw," Ji Hongdao said again.

After a long silence.

"Hahaha…"

"Haha…"

"Interesting. Whose idea was this?"

"Staying in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is truly a waste of talent. Why not join me instead?"

Senior Sister Zhao chuckled, revealed her form, and asked with interest.

She looked exactly as she did in the forbidden book Li Fan had seen.

And she was identical to the image circulated in the world.

Dressed in white, her figure was charming.

Ji Hongdao closed his eyes, not daring to look directly at her.

"Please, Celestial Venerable, withdraw!"

Cold sweat trickled down his forehead, yet he remained resolute.

Senior Sister Zhao stared at him for a moment.

Then she looked up at the sky.

"You have quite the nerve."

Before her voice had even faded, her figure had already vanished.

The moment Immortal Venerable Yixin disappeared.

The thousands of golden lights that had been blocked by her and suspended in mid-air…

…fell in response.

Killing all the several Five Old Men Association Cultivators who had come to invade.

Strangely, in the face of death, there was not the slightest fear on the faces of these Cultivators.

And high above in the sky, no phenomena of falling Cultivators occurred.

"Celestial Venerable Yixin…"

Ji Hongdao looked in the direction Senior Sister Zhao had left and murmured for a moment.

Then he turned around and looked expressionlessly at the group of Formation Masters on the crossing dust boat.

"Let's go."

"The viewing of the feast is over; it is time to have a good talk with you all."