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Taiyi Immortal Sect.

The Jade Emperor Supreme, constantly attentive to Alkaid's news, received the message the instant Alkaid stepped out of the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation.

"Two Shattered Void Demon Cultivators, five Refining Void Demon Cultivators..."

He muttered to himself.

After a while, he finally let out a long sigh.

"Annihilated, every one of them."

Such a host of experts from the Demonic Path, even since the Jade Emperor achieved the Shattered Void, he has not had such a glorious battle achievement.

Although he has faced off with Shattered Void adversaries more than once, and has even vanquished foreign Shattered Void beings,

as for the battle record of slaying...

Not one.

At most, just slaying some at the Void Refinement or Hollow Void levels.

"It really is..."

This Taiyi Immortal Sect Supreme Elder wanted to make some comment, but could not utter a word.

After a long while, he lifted his head and called out towards the exterior, "Bai Ling."

"Master."

Quite soon, a streak of Spiritual Light broke through the air and entered the courtyard.

It was a woman who had achieved the Hollow Void Realm.

"Have you heard about the affairs in the Southern Region of the Heavenly Dao Sect?"

"Yes."

The woman known as Bai Ling responded, "The Heavenly Dao Sect is our neighbor, Taiyi Immortal Sect, and the Southern Region is not far from my homeland. Moreover, our Taiyi Immortal Sect has a part of its territory bordering the Yin Moon Sect. I frequently pay attention to the Yin Moon Sect's movements."

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Her eyes carried a hint of astonishment, "This Vice Sect Leader of the Heavenly Dao Sect is truly a heaven-sent genius. Not only did he cultivate to the Void Refinement in a century, he even lured the Yin Moon Sect into deep isolation, then leveraging the power of the Formation to trap and kill two Shattered Void and five great Refining Void beings. Truly an astonishing display of boldness and courage."

"Leveraging the power of the Formation."

The Jade Emperor Supreme looked at his disciple, "Do you really think that Alkaid's slaying of the two great Shattered Void and five great Refining Void from the Yin Moon Sect relied entirely on the power of the Formation?"

Bai Ling, hearing what her master said, was slightly taken aback, "Could it be..."

"I have personally experienced the power of the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation. That formation... its limit is to trap a Shattered Void being, and to kill one is almost impossible, particularly the Shattered Void beings skilled in the ways of the Void and Darkness, unless..."

This Taiyi Immortal Sect Supreme Elder paused slightly in his speech, "Unless the master of the formation has the strength to slay Shattered Void beings."

Upon hearing this, Bai Ling was profoundly shocked.

"To possess the strength to slay Shattered Void beings oneself... that... that's impossible, isn't it?"

The Jade Emperor Supreme did not continue to explain, but instead waved his hand, "Go prepare a gift for me... to be sent to the Southern Region."

Bai Ling's pupils dilated.

Her own master!?

A Supreme Elder of the Shattered Void Realm offering a gift to the master of the Southern Region of the Heavenly Dao Sect, Alkaid of the Void Refinement Realm?

What...

What does this mean!?

Is it an apology?

At least it seems like an act of goodwill, right?

A Shattered Void being showing goodwill to a Refining Void being?

And to a Refining Void being who is not from the Taiyi Immortal Sect and cannot bring them direct benefits?

Just when the Jade Emperor Supreme was about to say something more, near his mountain peak, there suddenly was a surge of energy fluctuations. Following that, a massive vortex was rapidly forming.

It seemed like some terrifying substance was distorting space, swallowing, and absorbing the surrounding energy.

"Hmm?"

The Jade Emperor Supreme's gaze immediately turned in that direction.

"It is the mountain peak where Brother Jiang resides!"

Bai Ling also observed in that direction and, recognizing the particular energy fluctuations, quickly realized something, "Brother Jiang is making a breakthrough to the Hollow Void Realm!"

Upon saying this, she was somewhat surprised, "Didn't Brother Jiang say he would wait to advance to Hollow Void until after he had perfected that secret technique? It's only been a few years, the secret technique can't possibly be perfected, can it? Why would he rush the breakthrough so soon?"

The Jade Emperor Supreme remained silent.

Why he decided to advance to the Hollow Void Realm prematurely, he knew all too well.

Not just him, after pondering for a moment, Bai Ling also pieced together some possible reasons.

Each True Disciple has their own channels of information.

The incident of the Yin Moon Sect marshaling its forces to invade the Southern Region occurred a month ago, and over this past month, it had become widely known, with everyone closely watching the specific movements of this great battle.

Brother Jiang Heavenly Venerable, who had once had conflicts with the master of the Southern Region, was naturally no exception.

As Alkaid emerged from the Capital Dragon Slaying Formation, declaring the end of this great battle with his slaying of the two great Shattered Void Demon Cultivators and Refining Void Demon Cultivators from the Yin Moon Sect, it was an event that shook the Immortal Sects.

Stirred by this news, Brother Jiang, unwilling to fall behind, resolutely decided to make an early push for Hollow Void, which was within reason.

However...

Bai Ling's eyes carried a trace of worry.

The Jade Emperor Supreme, having witnessed the scene, pondered for a while, then took a step through the Void, arriving at the mountain where Jiang Heavenly Venerable was located.

At this time, many people had already gathered in the vicinity of this mountain peak, waiting.

However, they were essentially members of the Jade Emperor Supreme lineage.

Apart from his disciples and followers like Mo Shan, Cangwu lineage's Xie Xiong, Gelin, Li An, and other Hollow Void War Immortals also arrived at the scene.

Seeing the Jade Emperor Supreme appear, everyone bowed to him in unison with great respect.

"Supreme Elder."

After the bowing, Xie Xiong quickly pleaded, "Please assist Heavenly Venerable Jiang as his protector, Jade Emperor Supreme."

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor Supreme didn't refuse.

No matter his dissatisfaction with Jiang Heavenly Venerable, it was only right and proper for him to assist as a mentor and protector when his disciple was attempting to break through to the Hollow Void Realm.

Thereupon, he waved his hand, and the space around the mountain where Jiang Heavenly Venerable was located quickly smoothened out. The fluctuations of energy caused by the collapse of the Golden Core also slowed substantially, thus granting the one attempting to break through to the Hollow Void Realm more time.

Jiang Heavenly Venerable seized the opportunity as well, with the power of his Dharma Phase bursting to its utmost, as though burning his very self to forge a Cave Heaven.

This process fully demonstrated his spirit will that was forged through countless trials.

"Su Alkaid, if a cultivator from an inferior lesser world can succeed in forging a Cave Heaven, why should I, Jiang Heavenly Venerable, fear this step in opening a Cave Heaven? Break for me!"

Under the intense and unyielding will, his power of Dharma Phase ultimately completed the opening of the Cave Heaven World, establishing the foundation necessary for its existence.

And as the Cave Heaven in his spiritual world took shape, his Deep Blue Golden Core also collapsed to the extreme.

This process was equally fraught with extreme danger.

The power of a collapsing stellar body was no less than that of a supernova explosion.

This force, released from within, exceeded the total capacity any other Deep Blue Golden Core could endure.

Yet, relying on the additional respite wrested by the Jade Emperor Supreme, he forcefully maintained the Golden Core in the Chaos Void state, thereby completing this transformative step.

Then...

He manipulated the integration of the Chaos Void with the Cave Heaven.

This step was crucial for refining the void into reality, transforming the insubstantial into substantial.

Once the Chaos Void was transformed into the foundation of the Cave Heaven's existence, allowing the Cave Heaven opened in the spiritual world to truly manifest in the real world, the two would interlock and facilitate each other's achievements, thereby stepping into the true Hollow Void Realm in one fell swoop.

"Good! Good! Good! Finally, we've reached this step!"

"We're going to succeed! It's nearly a success!"

Witnessing this scene, Cangwu lineage's Hollow Void War Immortals like Xie Xiong, Gelin, and Li An, were all filled with tension and anticipation in their eyes.

Although the present Cangwu lineage already had a backup plan.

But that plan...

Clearly was not on the same course as theirs.

Neither ideology nor interests were fully aligned between them.

At most, their existence could only ensure that the Cangwu lineage wouldn't be completely annihilated.

Integrate with one another?

It would already be good enough not to compete fiercely for Cangwu lineage's legitimacy.

In such a situation, these individuals still pinned their hopes on Jiang Heavenly Venerable.

Especially...

Given that they had already invested so much in him, failure was not an option.

And now, after a long hundred years of nurturing, Jiang Heavenly Venerable had finally arrived at this moment of blossoming success. Once he could smoothly achieve the Hollow Void...

He would instantly become the Junior Sect Leader of the Taiyi Immortal Sect.

At that time, the Cangwu lineage would have a genuine pillar in the Taiyi Immortal Sect.

And...

If Alkaid could achieve the Void Refinement within a millennium of attaining the Hollow Void, there was no saying Jiang Heavenly Venerable couldn't do the same.

By that time, Jiang Heavenly Venerable might also preside over a region, and the future development of their Cangwu lineage would not necessarily be any less splendid than...

Well, alright!

They probably couldn't catch up to that Alkaid Sect Leader.

But at the least, their achievements wouldn't be too shabby, and when they encountered people like Wan Liugui and Li Hanqiu in the future, they would at least not be so oppressed as to have no right to even speak.

With such expectations, the Cangwu lineage's Hollow Void War Immortals and War Immortals stared intently at the mountain Jiang Heavenly Venerable was attempting to break through to the Hollow Void, almost afraid to blink, lest they miss this historic moment that could let their Cangwu lineage stand tall and proud.

But just when Jiang Heavenly Venerable had reached the final step—integrating the Cave Heaven with the Chaos Void—the two trembled slightly at the same time and simply could not merge into one.

Whether it was the Cave Heaven or the Chaos Void, they both seemed unable to reconcile for a long time.

This scene, although the others felt a sense of foreboding for a moment, far away, Taiyuan True Monarch, the Sect Leader of the Taiyi Immortal Sect who paid discreet attention to this Deep Blue Golden Core's promotion to the Hollow Void due to Jiang Heavenly Venerable's actions, let out a silent sigh, "What a pity."

Hearing his mentor's words, a young man at his side was a bit perplexed, "You mean..."

"Jiang Heavenly Venerable's breakthrough... was ultimately too hasty and perilous, or rather, he was too eager. The Chaos Void side is somewhat better, his foundation as a Golden Core is not bad, plus having the Jade Emperor personally acting as his protector, there's not much of an issue there. But his willpower... or perhaps his realm insight, still lacks a bit of maturity..."

Taiyuan True Monarch evaluated, "If we could let him temper himself for a few more decades, even a hundred years more, he might stand a good chance at achieving the Hollow Void. Moreover, even after another hundred years, Jiang Heavenly Venerable's age would still be under three hundred years, which is still young enough to become the Junior Sect Leader of our Taiyi Immortal Sect. But... he insists on attempting the Hollow Void at this time..."

Saying this, he shook his head.

His disciple seemed to grasp something, "Attempting Hollow Void at this time... it's because of that Heavenly Dao Sect's Alkaid Sect Leader, right?"

Taiyuan True Monarch nodded slightly, "It's obviously so. That Alkaid Vice Sect Leader, with his Refining Void stature, slaughtered demon cultivators, his brilliance shining throughout the Southern Region, his fame known throughout the world; whereas he, who once boasted a bounty on the ninth ranked contestant in Alkaid's Hollow Void reserve list, remains but a Deep Blue Golden Core up till now. This stark contrast and the blow it has dealt him have been too great."

Speaking, he continued, "Everyone must bear the consequences of their actions... There is always an effect for a cause; back then, he targeted Alkaid, that was the cause, and today, hastening toward Hollow Void breakthrough because of Alkaid and nearing failure is the effect. The way of causality is elusive, yet ever-present, truly profound."

His disciple looked towards Jiang Heavenly Venerable, also feeling regret.

"It is most important for one to know oneself, to learn to reconcile with oneself, to admit one's shortcomings, but it seems Jiang Heavenly Venerable can't do this, and so..."

Taiyuan True Monarch watched as within the mountain, that figure who had fallen into panic, "He has failed."