The Heavenly Gate Opens

Yunzhou became chaotic amidst the mutual attacks of several major forces.

As the saying goes, when gods fight, mortals suffer.

The most unfortunate were the ordinary people.

The True Dragon Gate and Black Wind Mountain were still somewhat restrained; they only attacked the cultivators of the Cui family and the Xuanhui Sect.

But the people of Ghost Soul Valley were like malevolent ghosts.

Wherever they went, it was like a plague of locusts, leaving nothing behind.

One by one, towns were slaughtered by Ghost Soul Valley, a truly vicious act of the Demonic Dao.

To be precise, they were even more vicious than the Demonic Dao of the Demonic Dao Alliance.

In this world, the one thing that was not lacking was mortals.

They only needed to leave a few seeds, and in just a hundred years, they could reproduce for several generations.

Of course, if they encountered someone with cultivation aptitude, Ghost Soul Valley would capture them.

The ones they killed were all those without cultivation aptitude.

As for the hiding place of the Ghost Soul Old Ancestor, he was hidden within Black Wind Mountain.

No wonder Xuanhui Holy Mother and the others couldn’t find him.

This was a classic case of hiding in plain sight.

Black Wind Mountain was the first to surrender to the Ghost Soul Old Ancestor.

This old fellow was in a dark space, in which countless souls were crying and calling for help.

These souls were both mortals and cultivators.

The Ghost Soul Old Ancestor opened his mouth and sucked, and a large number of souls were swallowed into his body.

This old fellow was about to break through, which was why he had suddenly attacked the Xuanhui Sect and the Cui family.

He wanted the True Dragon Gate and Black Wind Mountain to hold them back, so they wouldn’t interfere with his breakthrough.

As long as he succeeded in breaking through, this game would be over.

The Cui family and the Xuanhui Sect could resist for a while at the beginning, but after the Ghost Soul Valley cultivators joined the battlefield, they began to retreat step by step.

At this rate, they would be finished sooner or later.

Most importantly, every time Ghost Soul Valley conquered a town that refused to surrender, they would slaughter it.

This had a huge impact on the mortals within the sphere of influence of the Cui family and the Xuanhui Sect.

The main camps of the Xuanhui Sect and the Cui family had gathered a large number of rogue cultivators and mortals.

These people didn’t even have the qualification to surrender and could only retreat to the rear with their families in advance.

And the Cui family and the Xuanhui Sect could only concentrate most of their forces on their main camps, defending the other towns if they could, and abandoning them if they couldn’t.

At this moment, in Qinghe City, where the Cui family was located.

Xuanhui Holy Mother sat with the Cui family’s Old Ancestor, her face full of sorrow.

“Alas! I never thought that True Dragon and Black Wind would secretly surrender to Ghost Soul Valley.”

“Have they forgotten their old feud with Ghost Soul Valley?”

“The world is truly going downhill!” Xuanhui Holy Mother murmured.

The Cui family’s Old Ancestor gave a wry smile.

“Holy Mother, what’s the use of saying this now?”

“Have you thought it through?”

“The True Dragon Gate, Black Wind Mountain, and Ghost Soul Valley have suddenly attacked our two families.”

“I suspect it’s because the Ghost Soul Old Freak is about to break through.”

“Once he does, our two families will be like lambs to the slaughter.”

Xuanhui Holy Mother frowned and said, “Breakthrough? Impossible!”

“Isn’t that Ghost Soul Old Freak already in his twilight years?”

“It’s impossible for him to break through again!”

This question was also what Xuanhui Holy Mother was currently considering.

Surrendering to Ghost Soul Valley was something Xuanhui Holy Mother would absolutely not do.

“We really need to think about a way out.”

“Of course, there are other ways, that is, if we can find helpers.”

“Have you thought about asking for support from the surrounding forces?” Xuanhui Holy Mother asked.

The Cui family’s Old Ancestor shook his head without any hesitation.

“Surrounding forces?”

“Which surrounding force can stand against the Ghost Soul Old Freak who has broken through to the Great Accomplishment Divine Venerable Realm?”

Xuanhui Holy Mother sighed again.

A Great Accomplishment Divine Venerable might not be much in the righteous and demonic paths.

But in the Dao Alliance’s territory, there weren’t many.

For a third-rate cultivation force like theirs, they usually only had one early-stage Divine Venerable, or a minor accomplishment Divine Venerable.

If the Ghost Soul Old Ancestor broke through to the Great Accomplishment Divine Venerable Realm, there would be few people in Xiang Country who could be his opponent.

Meanwhile, with Yan Yun.

She was cultivating the Heavenly Eye Divine Ability.

She felt that her innate talent was stronger than others, and she might be able to cultivate it.

But the moment she started cultivating, she felt as if her soul was being pricked by needles.

She held her head and almost fainted.

This pain was no weaker than the immense pain produced when cultivating the Heavenly Poison Sutra, and it was even more unbearable, because the Heavenly Eye Divine Ability was a method to strengthen divine sense, acting on the soul, and the pain of the soul was much more obvious than physical pain.

But once this technique was cultivated, it couldn’t be stopped.

Yan Yun had to endure it and keep her mind clear.

Her consciousness was currently in her divine sense space, carving a kind of divine sense rune.

Once the carving was successful, Yan Yun would have successfully cultivated the first level of the Heavenly Eye Divine Ability.

This first level could increase a cultivator’s current divine sense power by a major realm.

Yan Yun’s current divine sense strength was at the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Once she successfully cultivated the Heavenly Eye Divine Ability, her divine sense strength would reach the Divine Mark Realm.

Whether it was in combat or exploration, she would gain a leap-like improvement.

“Ah… bastard.”

“Old Ancestor, the person who created this technique is a pervert, just like you,” Yan Yun held her head, rolling on the ground, and cursing the creator of this technique.

“Go on, curse, curse.”

“Just don’t turn into an idiot.”

“Let me tell you, even I in my prime wouldn’t dare to cultivate this thing.”

“This thing requires carving a divine sense rune in the divine sense space, which is like carving on one’s soul with a knife.”

“Only a fool would cultivate this thing.”

“Of course, if you succeed, I, your Old Ancestor, will be willing to call you the strongest in history,” Yan Lingyun said, looking as if she was enjoying the show.

Yan Yun’s endurance was indeed strong.

This rune had already been two-thirds drawn.

If she could endure a little longer, she would succeed.

The pain continued, and soon, another hour passed.

It had been about half a day since she started cultivating the Heavenly Eye Divine Ability.

This was even longer than the time Yan Yun had spent cultivating the Heavenly Poison Sutra back then.

But surprisingly, Yan Yun actually managed to cultivate this secret art.

As the last divine sense rune was carved out, Yan Yun’s eyes suddenly snapped open, and a dazzling purple light shot out from them.

She also let out a sharp and cold roar.

After this sound ended, the pain in Yan Yun’s body quickly subsided.

“Hahaha… I did it.”

“I told you, when it comes to the world, if I claim to be the first, no one would dare to claim to be the second,” Yan Yun laughed heartily, her face pale.

Yan Lingyun, who was watching the show, had expected Yan Yun to succeed, but when she actually did, she still felt a sense of disbelief.

‘This girl is truly extraordinary. First the Heavenly Poison Sutra, and now the Heavenly Eye Divine Ability. Her future achievements will definitely surpass mine. But how can there be such a person in this world? Could it be that these freaks from another world are all so perverted?’ Yan Lingyun murmured in her heart.

“Congratulations, you little one, you’re really becoming more and more of a pervert,” Yan Lingyun congratulated her.

Yan Yun chuckled, then got up, tidied her hair and clothes, and walked out of the immortal dwelling with a comfortable expression on her face.

Once she was out, she released her divine sense, spreading it in all directions.

The range and sensitivity of her divine sense were much stronger than before she had cultivated the Heavenly Eye Divine Ability.

Although this kind of cultivation method was harsh, each one directly increased one’s divine sense strength by a major realm.

Even those cultivators who specialized in soul secret arts couldn’t do this.

Yan Yun used her divine sense to check on Bai Zhihua’s work progress, then looked around the Poison Sect.

At this rate, their Poison Sect would soon be officially operational.

Just as Yan Yun was happy about successfully cultivating the Heavenly Eye Divine Ability, something unexpected happened.

The originally clear sky of the Tianchen Continent was suddenly covered by dark clouds.

This was not a regional phenomenon, but the entire Tianchen Continent.

After the dark clouds gathered, the Tianchen Continent began to tremble slightly, and the laws of heaven and earth also went rampant under this force.

This rampaging of the laws of heaven and earth made those cultivators who were cultivating walk out of their cultivation places and look up at the sky.

It seemed as if a heavenly gate had appeared on the horizon of the Tianchen Continent.

This heavenly gate shot out a brilliant golden light, shining on a certain place on the Tianchen Continent.

“This? Is someone about to ascend to the upper realm?”

“Who is it?” Some powerful Divine Venerable cultivators immediately saw what this celestial phenomenon was about.

This also included Yan Lingyun.

“Old Ancestor, this is?” Yan Yun was definitely not clear.

“Alas! The heavenly gate has opened, someone must be about to ascend.”

“If I’m not mistaken, it should be the one surnamed Qi,” Yan Lingyun said.

Sure enough, as soon as her words fell, an arrogant laugh echoed through the heavens and the earth.

“Hahaha… fellow Daoists of the Tianchen Continent, I, Qi Xuan, have taken a step further.”

“If I can safely pass through the heavenly gate, we will meet again in the upper realm if fate allows.”

A figure rushed up along the golden light and entered the heavenly gate.

The Evil Emperor had greeted Yan Lingyun not long ago, saying that his wish had been fulfilled and he would be attempting the heavenly gate soon.

He hadn’t expected it to be so fast.

Those cultivators who heard Qi Xuan’s name couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

The number one person in the Demonic Dao Alliance, the name of the Evil Emperor, who in the cultivation world of the Tianchen Continent did not know?

After Qi Xuan flew into the heavenly gate, in a secluded immortal mountain of the Righteous Dao Alliance, a white-bearded old man with an immortal-like demeanor let out a long sigh.

“Alas! Fellow Daoist Qi, I am not as good as you.”

“You go first, I will go in a while.”

“It’s just that I don’t have as firm a heart as you, I’m afraid I will die in the passage.”

Whether the Evil Emperor’s ascension was successful or not, it was a good thing for the Righteous Dao Alliance.

They had one less Evil Emperor.

When they went to war with the Demonic Dao Alliance, they would have the advantage.

As for Qi Xuan, after he flew into the heavenly gate, he found himself in a spatial tunnel.

When he first entered, there was no danger, and there was a place like an altar for him to land.

For those who entered the heavenly gate, it was definitely their first time.

Qi Xuan glanced around, and soon, a majestic voice sounded in his ear.

“Ascender from the lower realm, I see that you cultivate a demonic art.”

“Are you willing to join my Sacred Demon Sect?”

At the end of the passage, a towering figure emerged.

It was a demonic figure from the upper realm, hidden in the darkness.

That aura was definitely beyond the Divine Venerable Realm, and it might not even be a Divine Fire Realm cultivator.

Because with Qi Xuan’s cultivation, his combat power would not be weaker than an ordinary Divine Fire Realm cultivator, but facing this demonic shadow, he felt a sense of powerlessness.

“So, this is the secret within the heavenly gate.”

“Senior from the upper realm, if I accept your invitation and join the Sacred Demon Sect, what price will I have to pay?” Qi Xuan asked with a chuckle.

This question was indeed the right one to ask.

“You will need to open your divine sense and let this old man plant a demon seed, and swear eternal loyalty to the Sacred Demon Sect,” the expert from the upper realm replied in a deep voice.