Game Cultivation World: I'm really playing games

Despite his weakened state, Xue Tianhan managed to move Qingyao out of the chaotic space.

After being purified by the Nine Nether Ice, most of the black markings on her neck had faded, but her aura was still weak.

"Senior Qingyao, we are safe." Xue Tianhan called out softly.

Qingyao's eyelashes trembled slightly as she slowly opened her eyes: "What happened before?"

Xue Tianhan recounted what had just happened, and Qingyao, upon hearing it, anxiously asked, "Immortal Venerable Han Sui, he..."

Xue Tianhan remained silent for a moment, then handed her an ice-blue crystal core: "This is the life essence left behind by the senior."

Qingyao's fingers trembled slightly. She took the crystal core and suddenly coughed violently, the blood she coughed up containing tiny ice crystals: "The Heavenly Emperor will not let this go... We must find the Big Dipper Immortal King as soon as possible. In this Big Dipper Immortal Realm, he can still hold off the Heavenly Emperor to some extent. Moreover, I know before I descended to the mortal realm that your old friend, True Immortal Taiyi, and the others are also here."

Xue Tianhan nodded, but as a newcomer, he had no idea where the Big Dipper Immortal King and Taiyi Zhenren were in the Big Dipper Immortal Realm.

“Go south.” Qingyao knew Xue Tianhan was confused, so she forced herself to sit up. “Before the Cold Marrow Immortal Venerable disappeared, I sensed special stellar fluctuations there… It’s very likely the Big Dipper Immortal King.”

Xue Tianhan sent Qingyao back to the Chaos Space to recuperate.

Xiao Qi was taking care of everyone inside the space. When she saw him come in, she immediately went up to him and asked, "It's cold outside. How is the situation outside?"

"It's safe for now." Xue Tianhan explained the situation briefly, "I plan to head to the southern part of the Big Dipper Immortal Realm to find Taiyi Zhenren and the others."

Xiao Qi grasped his hand, her newly comprehended understanding of the law of cause and effect allowing her to vaguely see several blurry lines of fate: "I'll go with you. Cause and effect warn me; on this journey, I will encounter old acquaintances..."

Three days later, the two, disguised, arrived in the southern part of the Big Dipper Immortal Realm.

The once prosperous immortal realm is now devastated, with silver-armored celestial soldiers patrolling the sky from time to time.

"It seems the Heavenly Emperor has strengthened his control over the Northern Dipper Immortal Realm," Xue Tianhan murmured. He activated his Chaos Body, disguising his aura as that of an ordinary Earth Immortal.

Suddenly, Xiao Qi tugged at his sleeve: "Over there!"

At a tea stall on the street corner sat a familiar figure—it was none other than Venus! However, this old immortal was dressed in tattered clothes and was slowly sipping a bowl of coarse tea.

Just as Xue Tianhan was about to step forward, Xiao Qi suddenly grabbed him: "Wait! Something's wrong with the tea stall owner..."

Before she could finish speaking, the shopkeeper suddenly overturned the tea table, and a poisoned short sword pierced straight into Taibai Jinxing's back!

"clang!"

Xue Tianhan teleported in, his fingers gripping the sword tip. The boss's face twisted in a grimace, black mist rising around him—it was an assassin from the Netherworld Palace!

"You're courting death!" Xue Tianhan exhaled chaotic energy from his fingertips, and the assassin instantly turned into ashes.

Taibai Jinxing turned around in astonishment. When he saw who it was, his cloudy old eyes immediately welled up with tears: "Young friend Xue?! You have actually come to the Immortal Realm. That's wonderful. We were just planning to go down to the mortal realm to find you."

"Oh? You're looking for me?"

"Yes, your senior sister asked us to tell you that the Heavenly Emperor is actually a lackey of the Yuan Tian Dao."

“I already know, senior. This is not the place to talk.” Xue Tianhan glanced around warily; someone had already noticed the commotion.

Venus quickly wiped away her tears, took out a star-patterned jade pendant from her bosom, and crushed it. Space distorted slightly, and the three figures vanished instantly.

When they reappeared, they were in a dimly lit underground palace. Under the flickering candlelight, Taiyi Zhenren, Jiutian Xuannv, and the others stood up, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Young friend, Tianhan!" The whisk in Taiyi Zhenren's hand fell to the ground with a "thud".

Nezha rushed forward in one stride, his three-headed, six-armed form appearing excitedly: "Brother Xue! How did you reach the realm of a Great Luo Golden Immortal?"

Before Xue Tianhan could answer, a faint melody suddenly drifted from the depths of the underground palace. His heart skipped a beat—the tune was exactly the same as Qingyao's "Nine Heavens Jade Pendant"!

Following the sound, they found the dying Big Dipper Star Lord in a corner of the stone chamber. The Star Lord of the Heavenly Pivot had a hideous wound running through his chest, and the wound was entwined with black energy identical to that of Qingyao.

"Heart-Devouring Curse..." Xue Tianhan immediately took out the remaining Nine Nether Profound Ice, "Senior, hold on!"

Tian Shu Xingjun shook his head, his trembling finger pointing to the star chart in the center of the underground palace: "It's no use... We seven burned our star cores to escape... Quick, the star chart shows that the Yuan Tian Dao will launch the Great Calamity of the Epoch in three days..."

The snowy weather was as cold as if struck by lightning. He had thought he had more time to prepare!

Taiyi Zhenren said in a deep voice, "We have contacted various resistance forces in the Immortal Realm, but the Heavenly Emperor has controlled the ascension passage, and we cannot guarantee the safety of cultivators in the lower realms."

Just then, a rapid tremor suddenly came from the stone walls of the underground palace.

"Oh no, it must be the Heavenly Emperor's men who have tracked us down here!" Venus's face turned ashen, and the Bagua cloud disc in his hand spun wildly, indicating that danger was approaching.

"Young friend Tianhan, you take the star chart and Senior Qingyao and go first! We'll stay behind to cover the rear!" Master Taiyi made a decisive decision, his eyes revealing determination.

"No, I can't abandon you all!" Xue Tianhan clenched his fists, and the pressure of a Great Luo Golden Immortal unconsciously emanated from him.

"Trying to escape? Did you ask us first?" Before the words were finished, the stone walls of the underground palace suddenly shattered, and three powerful figures strode over the rubble.

Xue Tianhan recognized the newcomers as You Sha, who had escaped from the Northern Sea, and two early-stage Immortal King pursuers.

The three of them stood in a semi-circle, releasing the pressure of a Celestial King, causing Xue Tianhan and the others' bones to crack.

"Those who dare to harm me in my Big Dipper Starfield, do you think I'm just a decoration?" The voice of the Big Dipper Immortal King arrived before his figure. Seven star chains leaped out of the star disk like living things, directly pinning the three Immortal Kings to the stone wall.

The overwhelming pressure of a peak Celestial King crushed their power. You Sha's broken blade clattered to the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief—they were ordered to pursue, but they had forgotten the dominant position of the Big Dipper Celestial King in this star field.

However, at that moment, the Heavenly Emperor shattered the clouds and arrived, his aura as a half-step Immortal Emperor causing the stars of the Big Dipper Starfield to tremble. The bronze Dao pattern that had been destroyed between his brows now transformed into the Eye of Heaven, reflecting the golden patterns of the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Realm: "Big Dipper, you really are not dead."

As soon as he finished speaking, the clouds surged like boiling molten iron, and the golden lotus platform slowly rose from it, supporting the Heavenly Emperor. The runes flowing in the Heavenly Dao Eye between his brows were like world-destroying thunderbolts hanging over everyone's heads.

The starlight around the Celestial King of the Big Dipper surged, and seven star chains intertwined in the void to form a huge star net, forcefully resisting the "Heavenly Judgment" unleashed by the Heavenly Emperor.

This strike was imbued with the laws of Heaven, causing space to shatter inch by inch wherever it passed, and blinding arcs of electricity crackled across the surface of the StarNet, as if it were about to be torn apart at any moment.

"A mere Star Domain Lord dares to try and stop a chariot with his bare hands?" The Heavenly Emperor sneered, his Heavenly Dao Eye between his brows bursting forth with countless golden rays, and countless golden chains descended from the clouds, like greedy giant pythons, coiling around the Big Dipper Immortal King.

The Celestial King of the Big Dipper's veins bulged, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead. He roared, and the ancient Big Dipper formation appeared beneath his feet, with the power of the stars surging wildly at the formation's core. Seven natal stars manifested behind him, shining brightly, attempting to resist the Heavenly Emperor's oppressive aura.

However, the Heavenly Emperor's strength as a half-step Immortal Emperor was too great, and the light of his natal star gradually dimmed under the erosion of the golden chains.

Xue Tianhan and the others were extremely anxious, but they couldn't help at all. They felt the aftershocks of the collision between the two forces sweeping over them like a raging storm, each wave containing earth-shattering power.

The stone walls of the underground palace collapsed with a roar under the impact of the aftershocks, and the ancient murals were torn into pieces, flying everywhere.

The star chains of the Celestial King of the Big Dipper began to crumble inch by inch, and blood continuously spilled from the corners of his mouth. He forced himself to stand firm, his gaze as resolute as iron: "If you want to run rampant in my star field, you'll have to step over my dead body first!"

With that, he suddenly waved his hand, and the seven natal stars simultaneously burst forth with dazzling light, transforming into seven shooting stars that crashed into the Heavenly Emperor's golden chains.

A violent explosion rang out, shaking the entire Big Dipper star field. Fragments of stars rained down like a meteor shower, and the golden chains were blasted to pieces.

But the Heavenly Emperor was unharmed. His body shone with golden light, and he formed a hand seal. A huge golden dharma image condensed behind him, holding the Heavenly Dao Sword, and slashed fiercely down at the Northern Dipper Immortal King.

Knowing the power of this attack, the Big Dipper Immortal King used all his strength to mobilize the remaining star power in the star field and condense a huge star shield in front of him.

However, the Heavenly Sword was too sharp, and countless cracks appeared on the Star Shield the moment it came into contact with the sword's edge.

With a loud "boom," the star shield shattered, and the powerful energy instantly engulfed the Big Dipper Immortal King.

"It's your turn to be the variable." The Heavenly Emperor looked at Xue Tianhan and pointed at him.

A beam of light, carrying Heavenly Dao runes, tore through the void, and wherever it passed, space seemed to be cleaved open by an invisible blade, revealing a dark spatial rift.

Xue Tianhan's blood and qi surged, and his chaotic body hummed under the strain of this power. He tried to dodge, but found that his body was imprisoned by the power of the Heavenly Dao, and he could not even move a finger.

The light drew closer and closer, and Xue Tianhan could clearly feel the destructive intent contained within it, as if it would turn to ashes the moment it was touched.

"No!" Xiao Qi watched this scene with tears in her eyes, her heart filled with anxiety, but she was powerless to stop it.

Just before Xue Tianhan was hit, Xue Donglan broke through the void and arrived, her white clothes stained with the cold air of the Northern Sea, and in her hand she held an ancient-looking imperial weapon longsword that exuded a terrifying pressure.

Before the sword intent of a peak Immortal Emperor could be fully unleashed, it had already deflected the Heavenly Emperor's attack: "Heavenly Emperor, you lackey of the Yuan Tian Dao, you're trying to kill my junior brother, do you think my Heaven-Defying Palace is just for show?"

With a flick of her finger, the imperial weapon suddenly erupted with a dazzling blue light, countless runes flashing from its blade, and wherever the light passed, space shattered like glass.

The blue light carried a sharp sword intent, as if it could sever space and time, and cleaved straight towards the golden Dharma image condensed by the Heavenly Emperor.

The Heavenly Dao Sword in the golden Dharma Image's hand hastily defended itself, but the moment the blue light touched it, it emitted a piercing metallic scraping sound, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the surface of the sword.

The three early-stage Immortal Kings who were pursuing them were instantly turned into blood mist in the aftershocks, without even uttering a scream.

Xue Donglan's sword strike was as powerful as an invisible giant blade, shredding their bodies along with their immortal power, causing them to dissipate into the void.