On the Avenue.

Chapter 745 Slaying the Great Luo

Fairy Xiao Duan responded and left together with Chen Shi.

Her cultivation level was already at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. In addition, with the awakening of the Great Shang bloodline, she transformed into a streak of light when she moved. Even with Chen Shi in tow, her speed far surpassed that of Taibai Xingjun's crane.

Yang Bi watched the two leave, a thought stirring in his heart, recalling the Demon Blood Tree in the Demon Realm of the Well.

This tree has absorbed the remains of countless great demons and drawn upon the fortune of the Dark Sea. Its power is boundless. When he arrived at the foot of the tree, he was truly awestruck to see that it supported a vast world within the well.

"With this treasure, plus a true queen consort at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, can it rival the Heavenly Court's Martial God?"

Yang Bi said in a low voice, "If he were merely a Heavenly Court Martial God, he might be no match for the Demon Blood Tree. But Taibai Xingjun is no longer a Heavenly Court Martial God."

The fact that Taibai Xingjun willingly gave up his divine status to cultivate immortality shows that his achievements in the path of immortality are even greater than those in the path of gods!

However, he gave up his divine identity, but not his divine status.

Why was he stripped of his position as a martial god and turned into a leisurely civil official?

Who stripped him of his position as God of War?
"The God of War once held real power, commanding deities and leading troops into battle. Now, he has taken on a sinecure, seemingly a close advisor to the Great Celestial Venerable, but he no longer holds any real power."

Yang Bi muttered to himself, "He is the son of the White Emperor, and his status is illustrious. Only the Four Emperors and the Great Heavenly Venerable have the ability to suppress the White Emperor and sever his divine position."

His gaze fell on the ceremonial axe bestowed by the Great Celestial Venerable. His heart stirred slightly, and he stepped forward to offer incense to the divine axe.

The fragrant aroma wafted into the nostrils of the man with the divine axe-like face.

On the other side, the Crane Boy, carrying Venus, Li Tianwang, and others, had been flying for several days and had already left Penglai West, passed through Zhangren Province, and was about to enter Jian Province.

Jian Province is located in the constellation of the Dipper, where the Southern Dipper is filled with brilliant stars and numerous gods, each ruling their own province. From the place called Zhangren, one can proceed to the ferry and board a star raft to travel to the Heavenly Court, saving time and effort.

Zhangren Province was once a poor and desolate place with few people and demons and monsters everywhere. But after the province was established, more and more immortal mountains appeared, and many immortal sects occupied the immortal mountains. There were also some mortal kingdoms on the ground.

The journey was peaceful and uneventful, without any attacks.

Taibai Xingjun was quite surprised and said, "Chen Tianwang actually did not kill us to silence us. He is very shrewd and calm. I thought that he was young and would take this opportunity to kill me and Fellow Daoist Li to silence us."

Li Tianwang was startled and hurriedly said, "Brother Chang Geng, intercepting and killing us is tantamount to rebellion. How dare he do such a thing?"

Taibai Xingjun laughed and said, "I thought he would dare, but I didn't expect him to be so. It seems I overestimated him. Even the most learned men of our time are no more than this."

Li Tianwang shook his head and said, "Star Lord, you must not underestimate Jin'ao Island. Although Chen Tianwang's abilities are not great, his wife is a Great Luo Golden Immortal and a member of the Shang Dynasty royal family."

Venus was greatly shocked and exclaimed, "Are you sure that the Venerable One's wife is a member of the Shang Dynasty royal family?"

Li Tianwang said, "It is absolutely certain. She has awakened her bloodline power, and her strength is extremely terrifying, surpassing mine. During the war against Shang, the emperors of the Xuan Niao Heavenly Court unleashed world-destroying methods, almost burning the ancestral court to ashes. I would never mistake such methods!"

Taibai Xingjun was utterly astonished: "Chen Tianwang actually married a remnant of the Shang Dynasty! How dare he! I previously only said that he had become the leader of the Jie Sect, living in seclusion in a remote corner, and monopolizing the ancestral temple's lineage, showing rebellious intentions. I never imagined he would actually rebel! As the current master, doesn't he know that the Heavenly Court's empire was seized from the Shang Dynasty?"

The Heavenly Mandate of the Black Bird descended and gave birth to the Shang Dynasty.

The Shang dynasty revered their ancestors as deities, and these ancestral gods established the Xuan Bird Heavenly Court to rule the human world and receive sacrifices.

The Three Pure Ones established the path of immortality, supported the Jade Emperor as the Supreme God of Heaven, overthrew the Shang Dynasty, eliminated the ancestral gods of the Shang Dynasty, destroyed the Xuan Bird Heavenly Court, and enfeoffed the gods of heaven and earth, thus creating the Heavenly Court we know today.

The Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Venerable, was dethroned from the Great Shang Heavenly Emperor.

In the war against Shang, the royal family of Shang was almost completely wiped out, and the remnants were exiled to the Dark Sea, where they should have died in darkness. Unexpectedly, some of them survived.

As a trusted minister of the Jade Emperor, Chen Shi's decision to marry a member of the Shang Dynasty royal family clearly indicates his disloyalty.
Li Tianwang's eyes flickered as he tentatively asked, "Star Lord, can this secret bring down Chen Shi?"

Taibai Xingjun shook his head and said, "Whether Chen Shi can be brought down is still unknown, but if the Sect Master's wife is a member of the Shang royal family and you have seen through her, then how could Chen Shi let you leave? Fellow Daoist, prepare to face the enemy!"

Li Tianwang's heart skipped a beat, but then he saw Taibai Xingjun walking out of the celestial palace, so he had no choice but to follow.

He looked behind him but saw nothing unusual.

"Star Lord, I think you're overthinking it."

Li Tianwang said, "I am a Heavenly King, and you are one of the Five Luminaries. You are both people of high rank and great power. Chen Shi must have had the guts to intercept and kill us."

Taibai Xingjun sat cross-legged, his white eyebrows twitching slightly, and said, "Perhaps I'm overthinking it. Chen Shi has many secrets, especially after he came to Penglai West. The polluted areas of Penglai West have become smaller and smaller. Now, it has even presented the extraordinary scene of the first holy land in the past, and even the Jade Purity Dao Spring has been restored."

He took out the gourd of Jade Purity Spring water that Chen Shi had given him, opened the gourd's mouth, took a light sniff, and praised, "Truly worthy of being the world's number one immortal spiritual energy, an essential item for breaking through to the Great Luo realm or even higher. No immortal can resist the allure of Jade Purity Spring. Heavenly King Li, if you could obtain this gourd of Jade Purity Spring, you might even be able to break through, attain the Great Luo realm, and cultivate into the Amoghasiddhi Buddha!"

Upon hearing this, Li Tianwang stared at the gourd in his hand, his heart pounding wildly.

The allure of the Jade Purity Spring was too great, and he too was tempted by greed.

As Taibai Xingjun said, no immortal could resist the temptation of the Jade Purity Spring. Just this gourd of spring water was enough to tempt him.

On Jin'ao Island, there is a spring that continuously produces Daoquan spring water!

Taibai Xingjun tossed the gourd over and said, "Fellow Daoist, your injuries have not yet healed. Drink the water from the Dao Spring first to heal your injuries."

Li Tianwang hurriedly caught the gourd, thanked him repeatedly, and said, "I will never forget the great kindness of the Star Lord in my life!" After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank the Jade Purity Spring from the gourd.

The water from this spring was crystal clear. After drinking it, he felt the water transform into incomparably pure true essence, flowing through his limbs and bones, and nourishing the various Great Daos he had cultivated.

Moreover, the spring water is also mixed with mysterious Dao sounds, namely the Jade Purity Dao Sound, which contains the profound mysteries of the Great Dao between heaven and earth. Drinking this spring water is equivalent to comprehending the Dao once. Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal can gain a lot from drinking it.

Li Tianwang heard the wondrous sounds of various spatial techniques contained within the Amoghasiddhi Buddha-garbha in his ears, and he was both surprised and delighted, repeatedly saying, "Star Lord, I will never forget your great kindness!"

His talent was not as good as his third son's. Although he received the Amoghasiddhi Tathagatagarbha from Dipankara Buddha, his cultivation level was always difficult to reach the Great Luo realm. Therefore, he could only seek the divine path and try to break through from the divine path.

But this Jade Purity Spring is truly powerful, giving him the momentum to break through to the next level!
Suddenly, a strange power eroded from the Dao Spring, instantly spreading throughout his limbs and bones, his primordial spirit's Dao field, and invading the Dao principles within him, like tendrils piercing and binding them! "Star Lord, save me..."

Before Li Tianwang could even utter the word "I", various signs of corrosion suddenly appeared in his body, and rust water, formed from the corrosion of gold and iron, flowed out from his skin pores. Then, the rust water oozed out from his eyes, ears, mouth and nose!

His primordial spirit was also covered in rust, and his dojo was also covered in rust. Even his Dao patterns were like chains covered in various rusts, seemingly about to rust and break at any moment!

Li Tianwang stood there frozen, not daring to move an inch, for fear that if he moved even slightly, he would fall apart like a rusted sword!
"Ugh--"

A long sigh came from beside him. Taibai Xingjun, who had been sitting still, sighed and said slowly, "It seems that my guess was right. Chen Tianwang did not have good intentions in giving me this gourd of Jade Purity Dao Spring. He had no intention of letting us leave at all."

Li Tianwang heard his voice growing fainter and fainter, his speech becoming slower and slower, each word trailing off with a long, drawn-out ending. By the time he sensed ill intent, the trailing syllables had stretched on for a whole day and night without being finished.

It was as if not only his physical body and primordial spirit had rusted, but even his mind had been rusted.

Taibai Xingjun looked up and saw a ball of fire emerging in the sky, growing larger and larger until it gradually covered half of the sky. It was a huge, ancient tree standing tall, radiating immense power, sweeping towards him!

The tree was as red as blood, its roots undulating like mountains, its crown pointing downwards and its roots upwards. When it crashed down, Taibai Xingjun felt as if the entire world was collapsing towards him!

The branches of that big tree were cut off as if by a knife.

The branches contained all sorts of unbelievable Dao principles, mainly the demonic path and supplemented by the heterodox path, like the sword of the Great Dao slashing at him!

Taibai Xingjun stood up from the back of the crane, roared, and unleashed his boundless divine power!

He was originally old and frail, but now his body was growing rapidly, bulging and bulging. His muscles were like poisonous dragons and pythons writhing under his skin, his body was ferocious. In an instant, the huge crane that was as big as a mountain looked like a small sparrow at his feet!
Previously, he had white hair, white eyebrows and a white beard, but now his white robe burst open, revealing his ferocious body. His white hair, white eyebrows and a white beard quickly turned black, transforming him from a decrepit old man into a spirited war god!

That crane was a demon immortal, a being who had cultivated to the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. With a flap of its wings, it could escape thousands of miles. However, as it flew, it looked to both sides and saw that the sky on both sides was constantly being annihilated and everything was destroyed. Whether it was the immortal mountains or the stars, they were all turned into dust under the pressure of that Demon Blood Treasure Tree!

The crane was horrified and struggled to fly. Suddenly, a beam of light swept across, and the crane attendant, along with the celestial palace on its back and all the attendants serving Taibai Xingjun in the palace, were all reduced to ashes!
Li Tianwang's forehead was covered in cold sweat, which also smelled of rust.

He remained motionless, letting himself be lifted up by the blast wave and tossed about in the turbulent current.

Behind him, Taibai Xingjun faced the pressing Demon Blood Tree alone, his fighting spirit soaring high, raising the power of the mighty Heavenly War God to its limit!
He is of the bloodline of the White Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor of the West, one of the Five Elders of the Five Directions, and one of the most ancient deities, existing as early as the Yanhuang era. The Taoist methods of that time were extremely primitive, consisting of primordial shamanistic ritual patterns. These patterns had already begun to be imprinted on his bloodline, and would be passed down through his lineage.

The power of Taibai Xingjun's bloodline has been developed to its limit, and his divine power is comparable to that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal!
What he was using was the Shaohao Pingtian Technique of the White Emperor lineage. The White Emperor was known as the Golden Heaven Clan. When the Shaohao Pingtian Technique was used, Taibai Xingjun seemed to have the power to grasp all the golden energy in the world!

Golden energy transformed into a long sword, battling against heaven and earth. With the Heaven-Pacifying Technique unleashed, countless sword lights, like thousands of war gods, charged towards the Demon Blood Tree!

The golden swords shattered one after another, unable to withstand the crushing power of the Demon Blood Tree!

The divine body of Taibai Xingjun was pressed down with a crackling sound. The branches of the Demon Blood Treasure Tree arrived first, but he blocked them all with the Heaven-Pacifying Technique. Then came the canopy that supported the entire world.

Branches are merely individual paths, while the canopy is the confluence of all paths!
Having absorbed the tens of thousands of powerful demons suppressed in the Sanqing Demon-Suppressing Well, the power of this Demon Blood Treasure Tree has finally reached an unbelievable level!
Taibai Xingjun stared wide-eyed at the overwhelming tree canopy. His divine body was no match for it; if it touched him, he would be shattered to pieces, and his primordial spirit would be annihilated!
"I never imagined that a contemporary master would possess such remarkable abilities!"

Taibai Xingjun laughed heartily, and the second power within his body erupted. In an instant, celestial music resounded, and the celestial path emerged, rapidly forming a Great Luo Heavenly Dao Realm around his body, which collided violently with the canopy of the Demon Blood Treasure Tree!
Countless branches hissed and slashed down, tearing through the sky of the Great Luo Heavenly Dao Realm.

The enormous tree canopy followed closely behind, striking the Great Luo Heavenly Dao Realm and causing the sky above the realm to begin to annihilate.

Taibai Xingjun mobilized all his Dao power to forcefully confront the Demon Blood Treasure Tree. The Great Luo Dao Realm was continuously annihilated. The force of the Demon Blood Treasure Tree's impact actually caused him to spit blood from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose!

"boom!"

The Demon Blood Tree crashed down, unleashing its power. Taibai Xingjun's bones were broken and tendons snapped, and he coughed up blood. Before the second attack could arrive, he immediately mustered his remaining power and broke through the air, laughing loudly, "Master Chen, no wonder you can refine heretical things. It turns out that it was a treasure from the anomaly point of the Great Dao that you refined into the number one treasure of heretical things!"

His voice carried from afar: "You searched for so many great demon skeletons, all to cultivate this treasure!"

Beneath the Demon Blood Tree, Chen Shi's expression changed slightly, and he quickly said, "Madam, chase after him! We can't let him get away!"

Fairy Xiao Duan immediately stood up and transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for Taibai Xingjun.

Chen Shi put away the Demon Blood Tree, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to Taibai Xingjun at the crucial moment.

"How did this Venus de Milo know that I was searching for the remains of a great demon?"

He was filled with doubt and suspicion. The Venus Star Lord's attainments in the immortal realm far surpassed those in the divine realm, and he was a close advisor to the Jade Emperor, frequently accompanying him. The struggle between immortals and gods was so fierce, reaching the point of killing the enemy's leader, yet this Great Golden Immortal was hiding beside the Jade Emperor—what was he plotting?
Just as he thought of this, a powerful aura suddenly came from behind him. Chen Shi hurriedly turned around and saw a beam of axe light coming straight towards him from the direction of Jin'ao Island!

"call--"

A surge of divine power erupted from the axe, instantly arriving behind him and Fairy Xiao Duan.

Just as Chen Shi was about to dodge, the axe light fell into his hand; it was the divine axe brought by Taibai Xingjun.

With the axe in hand, Chen Shi felt a vast divine power surging from it. That power was so strong and unfathomable that it carried him away through the air at a speed even faster than Fairy Xiao Duan!

Little Duan Fairy only felt a blur before her eyes, and the people around her had already left her far behind!

Chen Shi, wielding a massive axe taller than a man, traversed the sky on a rainbow-like platform. With a few leaps, he caught up with Taibai Xingjun and brought the axe down.

When Taibai Xingjun looked back, he saw divine clouds filling the sky and the earth.

The divine light descended, and the axe flashed and then vanished.

Chen Shi sheathed his axe, his clothes fluttering in the wind, the axe blade stained crimson with blood.

On the axe, the divine face grinned, sticking out its scarlet tongue to lick the blood off the axe blade.

On the other side of Chen Shi, Chang Kong was split open by this axe, the crack extending from east to west, passing right through the neck of Taibai Xingjun.

The head of Venus was slowly sliding off his neck.

"Great Celestial Venerable?" He stared wide-eyed, uttering his final question.

(End of this chapter)