NOVPUB"This matter has nothing to do with my Dusk Realm,"
Emperor Xia sneered, "It’s best if that’s the case."
As for the soft and effeminate voice’s words, Emperor Xia didn’t believe a single half of it.
As the Emperor of Great Xia, how could he not know the grand designs the people of the Dusk Realm harbored?
The effeminate voice had been persistently urging him to merge with the Capital City God to attain a status comparable to that of the Constellation Bureau Star Monarch, clearly intending to suppress him and cut off his future prospects.
While the status of the Star Monarch was indeed extraordinary, what he sought was far beyond that.
If it weren’t for his insistent demands, the other party wouldn’t even be willing to share the method of spirit soul division.
However, for the time being, his goals were aligned with those of the Dusk Realm: to suppress all rebellious forces within the territory of Great Xia was the priority.
Once he fully mastered the Incense Offering Divinity Path and the authority of humanity’s fate, it would be an opportunity to gather the forces of both mortals and deities and ascend to the peak.
What about Divine Monarchs or Star Monarchs? To him, they were nothing but illusions.
His true goal was to attain the position of the Primal Chaos Realm Divine Emperor, to rule over both mortals and deities with the authority of a Divine Emperor.
Atop the great altar, Emperor Xia kept his gaze firmly fixed on the changes within the incense offering magic domain, and so did the powerful experts of various sects suppressed by the Imperial Capital Great Array Formation within the Imperial Capital. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Everyone understood that even if they could break through the Imperial Capital Great Array Formation, they could not change the overall situation; the only one who could influence the situation within the incense offering magic domain was the Supreme Taoist.
At last, the chaotic fog enshrouding the incense offering magic domain quietly dissipated, revealing everything within the domain to all.
The Capital City God, now graced with the Divine Monarch status, still dominated that realm, drawing upon the incense offering magic domain and the power of the Divine Path to continuously suppress Shen Yuan.
Yet Shen Yuan seemed to wield some extraordinary Spatial Divine Power, tearing through space with his movements to dodge suppression, making it difficult even for the Capital City God to suppress him.
"Pot’s Heaven Divine Power!"
Emperor Xia’s eyes narrowed, instantly recognizing this as the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power relied upon by the legendary Supreme Taoist, and also one of the origin laws of the Earth Immortal Path.
The status of the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power was transcendent, as not even the incense offering magic domain could completely seal its space, thus allowing the Supreme Taoist the chance to escape.
Seeing this, Emperor Xia’s eyes flickered uncertainly.
He could tell that if the Supreme Taoist kept waiting for an opportunity to delay, the Capital City God would absolutely have no way to deal with him, as the tyranny of the Spatial Divine Power lay exactly therein.
If the situation continued in a stalemate, it would definitely be bad news for him.
Right now, the incense offering magic domain obscured the Tianji of the Primal Chaos Realm, allowing rules of heaven and earth to cease descending retribution, accommodating the emergence of even higher-level powerful experts.
However, obscuring the Tianji was done in secret, and aside from the many cultivators in the Imperial Capital, no one else truly understood the cause and effect involved.
If time was drawn out too long, once the powerful experts from the grotto heavens sacred ground grasped the situation, just a few Void Refining True Monarchs emerging from the blessed land would be enough to destroy the painstakingly established circumstances at present.
With this thought, Emperor Xia no longer hesitated, his gaze piercingly shifting towards a patch of void at his side.
"It’s time for you to take action."
"I will screen the Tianji, aiding you in opening the passage between the two realms, but I will only allow two True Monarchs to enter.
Once the True Monarchs enter the Primal Chaos Realm, they must help me slay the Supreme Taoist!"
When these words were spoken, even the effeminate voice could hardly conceal its joy and hastily responded:
"We shall certainly follow the Mortal Emperor’s decree."
With a snort, Emperor Xia held up the Mortal Emperor’s seal with his right hand, mobilizing humanity’s fate to seal off the Imperial City and cut off all Tianji.
Atop the ninety-five-zhang tall grand altar, a black incense stick was inserted into the Incense Burner, and wisps of yellow smoke rose from above the burner.
The space in front began to twist gradually, like a piece of cloth being constantly kneaded.
As space twisted, massive thunderclouds began to frantically gather above the Imperial Capital, lightning bolts sprawling across the firmament.
Yet despite this, the terrifying lightning never descended, as the Heavenly Tribulation could not locate the source of the anomaly, solely because humanity’s fate had sealed off all Tianji within the Imperial City, making it impossible for outsiders to investigate.
Finally, the space was forcefully torn open by an invisible hand, and two figures stepped out from within it.
One was the Blind Old Taoist, wearing a bright yellow Taoist robe with pitch-black hollows where his eyes should be.
The other was dressed in a purple gauze dress, a gender-ambiguous effeminate male.
As the two emerged, the other end of the two realms’ passage seemed to be peered at by a series of cold gazes from across the boundary, watching this world.
The effeminate male, gazing at Emperor Xia holding the Mortal Emperor’s seal with one hand and resting the other on the Mortal Emperor’s sword at his waist, said in a gentle voice:
"We have come upon His Majesty’s summons; why does Your Majesty seem so tense?"
The soft male voice belonged to the one who had been in dialogue with Emperor Xia all along.
It seemed to ease Emperor Xia’s apprehensions, the man casually closed the passages between two realms, causing those cold gazes to disappear.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia’s tense movements relaxed a bit, and he snorted coldly,
"Don’t think I’m unaware of your intentions. Once I lift the Tianji shield, even as Void Refining True Monarchs, you would be unable to withstand the backlash of this realm and be annihilated in an instant.
If you abide by our previous agreement, allowing you to reap some benefits is also not impossible."
The effeminate man glanced at the Blind Old Taoist beside him and nodded slightly towards Emperor Xia.
"That is only proper."
As his words fell, the effeminate man’s gaze turned towards Shen Yuan, who was frantically struggling within the incense offering magic domain, a strange color flashing in his eyes.
"Is this the Supreme Taoist?
He doesn’t seem that different; why would the Divine Monarch spend such a vast price to pursue him?"
"Cough cough!"
The Blind Old Taoist at the side coughed twice, interrupting the effeminate man’s speech.
"Make your move!"
As his command was given, the space in front of the Blind Old Taoist shattered, and he stepped forward, vanishing from where he had been.
Within the incense offering magic domain, as layers of space shattered, the Blind Old Taoist’s figure appeared directly in front of Shen Yuan.
"Shattering the Void, a Void Refining True Monarch!"
Shen Yuan’s eyes flickered slightly, while the powerful experts of the sects within the Imperial Capital witnessed this scene and were all struck with astonishment.
"A Void Refining True Monarch? How could a Void Refining True Monarch descend into the world!"
"This Void Refining True Monarch isn’t from the grotto heavens sacred ground; where does he hail from?"
"What turmoil has occurred in the Primal Chaos Realm that it could actually accommodate the descent of a Void Refining True Monarch."
The tumultuous discussions within the Imperial Capital did not affect the interior of the incense offering magic domain.
The effeminate man followed in the Blind Old Taoist’s footsteps, breaking through the void to block Shen Yuan’s escape, the two Void Refining True Monarchs’ energies tracking the spatial currents.
Although they couldn’t block the Spatial Divine Power from traversing space, the power to shatter the void allowed them to interfere to a degree, and together with the Capital City God—the master of the incense offering magic domain—the combined strike of the three would seal off any chance of survival.
Shen Yuan seemed to realize this as well, standing still on the spot, watching the two figures that had suddenly appeared.
"Supreme Taoist, please come with us."
The effeminate man looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze.
"Are you the help brought in by Emperor Xia?"
Shen Yuan observed the two, capturing the subtle changes in their auras,
"You must not be from the Primal Chaos Realm.
I’m curious, under the suppressive force of Great Schism and Nine Tripod Cauldrons, how did Emperor Xia manage to connect with you? How did you step into the Primal Chaos Realm?"
The Blind Old Taoist remained detached, "Once you are in the Dusk Realm, you will naturally understand the reasons."
"But what if I refuse?"
"With three Void Refining True Monarchs present, do you truly believe you are still the Supreme Taoist from ten thousand years ago with heaven-reaching cultivation?"
As he spoke, the Blind Old Taoist flicked his sleeve, and a treasure pouch that appeared to be made from some animal’s hide opened, drawing massive amounts of space into it, aiming to trap Shen Yuan inside.
The androgynous effeminate man formed hand seals, and celestial maidens wrapped in purple veils appeared among the clouds, their enchanting chants aimed to ensnare the spirit soul.
The Capital City God, wielding an incense offering willpower-forged magic sword, stirred the incense offering magic domain and brought the sword down in a strike, causing the whole realm to tremble at that moment.
Three Void Refining powerful experts struck together with deadly intent, yet Shen Yuan showed no fear; instead, he flashed a mysterious smile towards the Blind Old Taoist and the other.
The next moment, the image of Shen Yuan that was trapped dissolved like a bubble, and the Incense Magic Sword bore the formidable might of world-creating power as it slashed heavily towards the two Void Refining True Monarchs.
Under the sword light, the True Monarchs’ law bodies shattered!
