"Boom!"
"Rumble!"
The depths of the Northern Continent were now engulfed in chaos.
As each otherworldly creature emerged, all the Federation warriors surged forward, erupting into a fierce bloodbath.
Otherworldly creatures used fourth-tier powerhouses as vanguards, followed by a large number of second-tier and third-tier cultivators, engaging in brutal combat with the Federation cultivators.
Almost every second, lives were lost, whether they were Federation cultivators or otherworldly creatures.
...
Kunlun Mountain Range.
On a brand-new altar, a person with severed limbs lay powerlessly; this was none other than Xue Wei, the elder of the Overlord Sect.
At this moment, the wounds on Xue Wei’s severed limbs had scabbed over. Although a fourth-tier Dragon Transformation realm’s vitality could not revive the dead, it was much more resilient than an ordinary person.
However.
Xue Wei did not pay attention to his own condition; his eyes were filled with shock as he gazed ahead, where an Azure Celestial Divine Tree stood towering, its commanding presence emanated an awe-inspiring aura, causing his entire body and blood to stagnate.
"Who... who are you!"
Xue Wei was utterly shocked; the Azure Celestial Divine Tree before him gave him a sense of overwhelming pressure, far more terrifying than facing his own Sect Master.
It should be known.
The Sect Master of the Overlord Sect was a powerful Daoist stronger than Dragon Transformation, a figure of prominence even in the entire Ancient Wilderness.
The aura of the Azure Celestial Divine Tree before him was more frightening than the Sect Master of the Overlord Sect, suggesting that its power might have reached the pinnacle of a Daoist, or even surpassed it.
True Monarch!
Impossible—
This thought had just surfaced when Xue Wei immediately dismissed it.
The spiritual qi of this world was so weak; how could a True Monarch-level powerhouse exist here? Such a figure was top-tier even in Ancient Wilderness.
Only the major Sacred Lands could have a True Monarch holding the fort.
While Xue Wei was secretly shocked, spiritual power wafted down from the Azure Celestial Divine Tree, morphing into a figure in a green robe, who descended gently before him.
"You are the creature from the Immortal Extinction Realm!"
"You can understand the language of the Immortal Extinction Realm—"
Xue Wei was even more shocked.
When he entered this realm, he realized that its language was completely different from that of the Immortal Extinction Realm. Yet the words spoken by the person before him, in Xue Wei’s ears, were the pure language of the Immortal Extinction Realm.
Before Xue Wei could be shocked for long, Gu Qingyang stepped forward towards him.
"What are you going to do!"
Xue Wei’s face changed dramatically; he wanted to struggle but found himself completely restrained by a terrifying force, unable to move.
Gu Qingyang smiled faintly and said, "There’s no need to be nervous. I just want to understand the Immortal Extinction Realm from your memories."
"You dare not Soul Search..."
Upon hearing this, Xue Wei’s face changed drastically; he knew very well the outcome of a Soul Search and instantly prepared to self-destruct.
Unfortunately.
In the Kunlun Divine Realm, a powerful sealing force pressed down on Xue Wei, preventing him from self-destructing and forcing him to watch as Gu Qingyang’s hand placed over his head.
Memory Reading!
Gu Qingyang instantly activated his Innate Divine Techniques; a mighty force entered Xue Wei’s mind, instantly extracting his memories.
...
Immortal Extinction Realm!
Overlord Sect!
Ancient Wilderness!
Ancient Wilderness Sacred Land!
Celestial Yang Sacred Land!
...
Scenes of memories surged into Gu Qingyang’s mind; it didn’t take long for him to successfully extract all of Xue Wei’s memories.
Fourth-tier mid-grade strength, in the face of Gu Qingyang at the fifth-tier peak, naturally, it was no match.
"Immortal Extinction Realm... Ancient Wilderness... interesting!"
Gu Qingyang looked at the now vacant-eyed Xue Wei, a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
From Xue Wei’s memories, he learned that the world they hailed from was called the Immortal Extinction Realm, an immense and boundless realm, much larger than the Cyan Yang Realm.
The vast Immortal Extinction Realm was divided into several regions, much like the various continents of the Cyan Yang Realm, with Ancient Wilderness being one such region.
This region was dominated by three Sacred Lands: the Ancient Wilderness Sacred Land, the Celestial Yang Sacred Land, and the Taixu Sacred Land.
So-called Sacred Lands.
These were ancient forces with ancient legacies.
Any Sacred Land had a True Monarch-level powerhouse seated within.
A True Monarch, according to the Cyan Yang Realm’s classification, would be equivalent to a sixth-tier powerhouse.
Below the Sacred Lands were various great sects.
The Overlord Sect was one such dominant sect, second only to the Sacred Lands, and had a Daoist in residence, comparable to a fifth-tier powerhouse in the Cyan Yang Realm.
The occurrence of otherworldly openings was not unfamiliar within the entire Immortal Extinction Realm; regions often had realms opening at various locations, engaging in battles for domination.
Some sects and Sacred Lands even directly occupied certain otherworld realms as bases for resources, ensuring a steady growth of power.
Long ago, an abnormal event occurred in Ancient Wilderness that attracted the attention of various sect powerhouses.
These powerhouses arrived there and unanimously concluded that an otherworldly entrance would soon open, causing various sects to dispatch experts to stand by, waiting for the portal to open and seize resources within.
This.
Was the origin of the Immortal Extinction Realm’s invasion.
"Although the strength of the Immortal Extinction Realm is not weak, it’s not as formidable as I imagined. The top forces in each Sacred Land are only sixth-tier strong, significantly reducing their threat."
"However, from Xue Wei’s memories, in the past, there were powerhouses above the sixth-tier in Ancient Wilderness. Following a dramatic change in the world, such powerhouses vanished."
"According to the speculations of the Overlord Sect, each Sacred Land might have some immortal remnants above the sixth tier, but this information is only speculation and cannot be fully confirmed..."
Gu Qingyang muttered to himself.
Having understood Xue Wei’s memories, to him it meant acquiring valuable information.
Though strong, the powers of the Immortal Extinction Realm were not overwhelming to the point of rendering the Cyan Yang Realm helpless.
The strongest known figures in each major Sacred Land were only around the sixth-tier. Although unclear about the exact strength of these powerhouses, Gu Qingyang was confident that he wasn’t weaker than a sixth-tier True Monarch.
If these sixth-tier powerhouses dared to step into the Cyan Yang Realm, Gu Qingyang was certain he could slay them.
After all—
Under the Heavenly Dao Domain, Gu Qingyang was capable of suppressing a being’s strength by one major tier, regardless of their actual power.
This means, if a sixth-tier powerhouse entered, Gu Qingyang could fully suppress their abilities to the fifth-tier level, then directly eliminate them.
Gazing at the foolishly dazed Xue Wei, whose Divine Soul had been damaged, Gu Qingyang’s thoughts stirred, and the Divine Tree Root burst through the ground, directly dragging him into the earth.
Having completed this.
Gu Qingyang turned his attention back to the battle on the Northern Continent.
The power of Ancient Wilderness was formidable; the fourth-tier powerhouses that had arrived were no fewer than a hundred, including several mid-high fourth-tier and even fourth-tier peak powerhouses.
However.
Gu Qingyang constantly activated the Heavenly Dao Domain, causing all beings not from the Cyan Yang Realm to have their strength reduced by a tier if below the sixth-tier.
This, in turn, greatly alleviated the pressure on the Federation’s side, preventing an outright defeat.