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When Xu Zimei approached the old man, she saw demonic Qi entwined around him.
This demonic Qi transformed into chains, binding the old man in mid-air.
No matter how much the old man struggled, it was useless.
Seeing Xu Zimei walk up, the old man glared at her with furious eyes and said angrily, "What exactly do you want?
Do you really want to start a war with my Baili Family?"
"So what if we do?" Xu Zimei replied.
The old man fell silent for a moment before asking faintly, "Is this your intention, or the Holy Sect’s?"
"Use your head and you’ll understand," Xu Zimei shook her head and said, "If the True Martial Holy Sect wanted to obliterate you all, would we have bothered to attend your enfeoffment ceremony?"
As soon as Xu Zimei’s words ended, a polar light suddenly shot down from the edge of the sky.
Infinite airwaves rippled overhead, and the sound of sonic booms "boomed" loudly.
Watching the descending polar light, Bai Meng’s hands surged with demonic Qi, throwing a punch directly at it.
With a "boom," the demonic Qi and the polar light dispersed simultaneously, and Bai Meng’s burly figure actually took a step back.
"Interesting," he said, looking at the sky, his eyes gleaming with a bloodthirsty light.
In the upper reaches of the sky, space cracked open, and a young man stepped out of the void.
An endless aura rose from the young man, who held a curved bow in his hand, with more than a dozen long arrows on his back.
Both the curved bow and the long arrows were enshrouded in gray mist, radiating an aura that could destroy heavens and earth.
When the young man released an arrow, half of the firmament showed cracks, as though the entire world would end under that long arrow.
"World-Ending Bow, Thousand Calamities Arrows," seeing the two items in the young man’s hands, Xu Zimei said in surprise.
One should know that these bow and arrows were once used by Emperor Changkong.
What’s most important is, the Great Emperor’s True Artifacts left by the Imperial Rule Immortal Sect, were all specially crafted by emperors when they bore their destinies, modeled after their own weapons.
Very few emperors left behind their actual weapons, after all, their weapons were like partners to them.
Having accompanied them through life and death, they had long since formed a bond.
Both the Divine Martial Sword and the Heaven-Devouring Blade from the True Martial Holy Sect were, in fact, replicas of Great Emperor’s True Artifacts.
Now, the bow and arrows in the young man’s hands, Xu Zimei could confirm, were the genuine Great Emperor’s True Artifacts.
"Five Steps to Immortality," Bai Meng said with a light laugh, his eyes slightly narrowed as he looked at the young man’s arrival.
"Since when did the Baili Family have such an existence?" Xu Zimei also said with some surprise.
"Qinghe," seeing the appearance of the young man, the old man bound in mid-air hastily called out.
The young man frowned slightly and shot out two more arrows.
The long arrows pierced through the Wugeng Void, directly severing the chains of black mist in mid-air.
"Old ancestor, are you alright," Baili Qinghe asked.
"I’m fine, but be careful with that big man," the elder said, pointing at Bai Meng next to him as a reminder.
"Baili Qinghe," hearing this name, Xu Zimei pondered for a moment, then said, "I think I know who you are."
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The True Martial Holy Sect spanned seventy thousand years; though it had the glory brought by three Great Emperors, it couldn’t avoid decline.
Until that time, a little girl suddenly rose up, leading the True Martial Holy Sect to another era of brilliance.
The girl was honored as "Hong Tian." 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝘤𝑜𝘮
During the era when Empress Hongtian bore destiny, many talented disciples emerged at that time, and back then, Empress Hongtian was just an inconspicuous disciple within the True Martial Holy Sect.
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No one knew of her talent, nor did many hear her name.
In that era, a genius emerged in the heartland of the Eastern Continent.
He once traveled alone to the Central Continent and visited dozens of the immensely powerful Imperial Rule Immortal Sects there.
He also challenged them one by one, and fought duels with the Saint Heirs and Saintesses of those dozens of Imperial Rule Immortal Sects, never once tasting defeat.
Ultimately, he returned to the Eastern Continent, devoted himself to cultivation, and prepared for the competition for Destiny of that era.
He was the hot candidate for the emperor of that era, both his talent and disposition were of the highest grade.
Had it not been for the arrival of that girl, perhaps he truly would have become the emperor of the age.
Regrettably, everything in the end became nothing but a backdrop to that girl’s rise on the Emperor’s Path.
People witnessed the rise of that girl with their own eyes.
After that battle, the name of Baili Qinghe completely vanished, never to be seen again.
He wasn’t a Great Emperor, nor was he one of the War Generals.
He was just the Saint Heir of the Baili Family in an era long past, a loser in the struggle for Destiny.
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"Five Steps to Immortality," upon seeing Baili Qinghe’s realm, Xu Zimei frowned slightly.
In his previous life, he truly hadn’t heard of this person, but of course, even he couldn’t help but admire him.
A single defeat didn’t represent anything; some people, although defeated, hadn’t given up.
To reach the realm of Five Steps to Immortality meant that the opponent was already at the pinnacle of this world.
One more step would allow them to break through the tenth Vein Gate.
For the opponent to reach this realm wasn’t just a matter of talent; the effort and struggle behind it were truly moving.
At this moment, Baili Qinghe looked gravely at Bai Meng; he could feel that the other was at the same pinnacle of the Ninth Vein Gate as himself.
What surprised him, however, was that the other seemed not to be Stepping into Immortality, but Entering the Taoism.
One must know that in any era, only a Great Emperor could Enter Taoism. Could it be that the other had obtained some Secret Technique to Enter Taoism?
Such a thought indeed gave him chills.
The elder and Baili Qinghe both looked gravely at Bai Meng.
Bai Meng was enveloped in Demonic Qi, with a powerful aura covering the entire Heavenly Primordial small world.
"We shall meet again," Xu Zimei said with a smile to the two, "Additionally, if you’re smart enough, it’d be best not to publicize this incident."
After Xu Zimei finished speaking, he saw Bai Meng wave his hands in the air and a Space Gate appeared. Both of them walked into the Space Gate.
Watching the two leave, the elder and Baili Qinghe exchanged glances, each seeing the solemnity in the other’s eyes.
"This Heavenly Primordial small world is ruined," the old man sighed helplessly.
At this moment, the Qi of Heavenly Primordial in the small world began to fade.
The core of this Heavenly Primordial Qi was the Mysterious Yellow Qi. Only with the Mysterious Yellow Qi could so much Heavenly Primordial Qi be produced continuously.
Emperor Changkong had even set up an Emperor Pattern Array for this purpose, to prevent someone from stealing the Mysterious Yellow Qi.
Alas, now the family’s precious site was thoroughly destroyed.
"Do we need to report this to the True Martial Holy Sect," Baili Qinghe asked, "after all, he is their Saint Heir."
"But Xu Zimei’s father is the current ruler of the True Martial Holy Sect. We have no way of dealing with him," the elder sighed, shaking his head slightly.
"I will go to the True Martial Holy Sect to see. No matter what, an explanation is owed," as Baili Qinghe’s voice faded, his figure gradually disappeared into thin air.
