Bam!

  The seemingly ordinary slam could kill someone. The elder was expressionless, he did not feel any emotions inside. His gaze was calm and indifferent.

  He was powerful like a Saint. Would you feel anything when you squash an ant at the side of the road? No.

  He knew that Nanan and Goddess Nuwa could not escape his attack. Truthfully, they could not even survive it.

  He targeted his powers on them. It was impossible to escape that attack unless they were as powerful as he was.

  “Boom!”


  As the palm grew closer, Nanan and Goddess Nuwa felt an endless pressure pushing down on them. It felt like they were being pressured by the entire realm. Their blood froze and their bones were almost crushed.

  “Nanan, watch out!”


  Goddess Nuwa raised her hand and formed a shield. She single-handedly resisted the enormous pressure.

  However… She was already being suppressed and she was badly injured. She could not compete with the elder. She instantly jolted when she was attacked. Blood dripped out from her mouth. Her aura was extremely weak.

  “Fuse!”


  The light shield formed by Goddess Nuwa broke apart. The palm continued to attack towards them. It felt like Death was upon them!

  “Sister Goddess Nuwa, be careful!”


  Nanan could not move an inch under the attack of a Saint. She was hallucinating a black hole under enormous pressure. She also hallucinated a figure of a bottle behind her. The bottle kept pouring out Power of Devour.

  She wanted to move forward and protect Goddess Nuwa.

  However… she was not able to.

  Even if she used up all her powers, she was still too insignificant compared to the Saint.

  “Talented and determined at such a young age. Courageous, I admire that. What a shame… that it was all for nothing!”


  The elder was cruel. Talented cultivators in the realm meant nothing to him.

  Boom!

  The palm grew closer, it destroyed everything it touched.

  Nanan was like a small boat in the ocean. She was helpless.

  “Am I going to die?”


  Nanan felt at peace. Her life started to flash before her eyes, “Brother Nianfan, forgive me for leaving without saying my farewells.”


  Nanan silently said a farewell to Li Nianfan.

  Her Peach Wood Sword suddenly trembled. Then, it slowly flew out from her chest.

  The Peach Wood Sword was not shiny, it also did not have a powerful aura. However, it felt odd. Cultivators would unconsciously be attracted to it. It was as if the realm itself.

  The Peach Wood Sword slowly raised and pointed at the sky.

  “This is…”


  The elder was startled. He looked at the Peach Wood Sword that suddenly appeared. His hairs uncontrollably stood on end. His skin was crawling too. He was extremely horrified. It almost blew his mind.

  As a Saint, he was very sensitive with detecting deadly threats. He was ready to retreat without hesitation!

  However.

  The Peach Wood Sword slightly moved and sliced down!

  Quietly.

  A thread-like sword Qi was covered with a powerful aura. The thread slowly moved forwards like it was not really there.

  No one could describe that moment. It felt like the realm was frozen and only the thread was moving.

  The thread touched the palm. The palm figure was gone like the wind.

  ‘Wisdom!’


  ‘That was the Power of Wisdom!’


  It was only a thread of it but it was horrifying. It was indescribable.

  ‘How is this possible?’


  ‘This is impossible!’


  The elder stared with wide, bloodshot eyes. He was horrified. His hair stood on ends. He almost screamed from fear.

  However, no sound came out.

  He wanted to run but he could not move at all, just like Nanan and Goddess Nuwa.

  “Whoosh!”


  The thread went through the elder. His face was instantly frozen. Then, his body faded into ash.

  The light of the pagoda instantly faded. It stopped shining and fell to the ground.

  Nanan and Goddess Nuwa were no longer overpowered. However, they did not try to move. They were too shocked by what happened in front of them.

  “This, this…”


  Goddess Nuwa had her mouth wide open. She could not believe her eyes. ‘What is this? Is this a hallucination before death?”


  ‘That was a Chaos Daluo Golden Immortal!’


  ‘That was an elite of the realm. Was he killed by the Peach Wood Sword?’


  She was too shocked to function. She finally caved in and fainted with her eyes closed.

  “Sister Goddess Nuwa, sister Goddess Nuwa.”


  Nanan hurriedly held her. She could feel that her life was fading away. She did not dare to delay. She hurriedly carried Goddess Nuwa on her back and rode on clouds towards the four-part architecture.

  The thread did not stop. It kept going.

  It was not fast but for some weird reason, it travelled millions of miles in an instant. It appeared in the Chaos, and… continued onwards in the Chaos.

  It silently moved in the Chaos. A hidden realm appeared.

  The realm was also filled with countless living beings. It was quite similar to the eldritch lands.

  At that moment.

  There was a place named Yuling Island. It was one of the sacred lands. The ruler of Yuling Island was a Chaos Golden Immortal!

  He had students everywhere. Yuling Island was known as the venue of Saintly teachings.

  An elder was preaching on the stage. He preached to the students while lotuses bloomed around him. Insights filled the air as the place sparkled.

  The audience were mesmerized. They resonated with it.

  Suddenly, the elder opened his eyes. He suddenly looked horrified. He instantly went pale.

  One of his clones was killed!

  Moreover, the clone had been through something horrifying. There was someone powerful in that realm. It was ultimately related to Wisdom!

  ‘How is this possible?’


  ‘How could it be?!’


  ‘Isn’t that a flawed world? Their Wisdom is flawed too. How could they secretly have a powerful cultivator? This doesn’t make sense!’


  The audience opened their eyes as the preaching stopped. They noticed that the elder did not look well. They instantly knew something was off but no one dared to speak.

  “Buzz!”


  Suddenly, they all felt a weird phenomenon. There was an aura on top of them, the aura was not harmful but it was too powerful. It felt like an invincible Saintly aura. At that moment, they all felt how puny they were.

  The thread had crossed endless miles. It was like it appeared out of nowhere.

  The elder immediately stiffened up. He looked horrified and frantically stood up. He bowed at the thread and said with a trembling voice, “This is my mistake. My ignorance offended you, my Lord. Please, I beg you, Saint. Please have mercy on me and spare my life. I will change for the better!”


  Everyone on Yuling Island was shocked by that.

  ‘That was the bow of a Saint!’


  ‘He fearfully apologized.’


  ‘What is going on? This is beyond my understanding.’


  However, the thread was not moved. It still attacked him.

  They wanted to speak but could not move their mouths. They suddenly realized that time was frozen while they were conscious of it.

  At that moment, they felt the worst fear ever.

  The elder felt the same way!

  “Whoosh!”


  With a silent whoosh, the Chaos Daluo Golden Immortal faded into ash and was gone with the wind.

  …


  At the four-part architecture.

  Li Nianfan was holding a glass of fruit juice. He quietly listened to Daji and the Fire Phoenix. They were talking about how they fought Styx Laozu.

  He felt anxious listening to the frightening story.

  “The ambitions of a wolf!” Li Nianfan had to shake his head. He felt a shiver, “Who would’ve thought that Styx Laozu was going to sacrifice everyone to prove his Wisdom? This is so horrifying.”


  Li Nianfan exclaimed, “Heroes. You all are heroes of the world!”


  He thought of what he saw that day. He also thought of the fearless cultivators who had risen up to fight. He was thoroughly impressed.

  If it was not for everyone, he would have been one of the sacrificial lambs. He would probably be dead. The Immortal Realm was so scary.

  ‘However… If Styx sacrificed me, he probably would be dead too. He could choose to do it but I don’t want to sacrifice myself to let him die.’


  The Fire Phoenix and Daji looked at each other. They felt speechless.

  ‘Master, you are the true hero. We are not able to defeat Styx Laozu on our own.’


  Li Nianfan asked with care, “Are you both alright? Are you sure you are not injured?”


  Daji smiled and replied, “Don’t worry, we are fine.”


  “Good.”


  Li Nianfan sighed in relief. The disaster was over, the world was at peace again.

  The sky went dark after the story time. Li Nianfan stood up and said goodnight to Daji and the Fire Phoenix. Then, he went back to his room and slept.

  Time passed.

  The night was chill and cold.

  Nanan rode on clouds with Goddess Nuwa on her back. She did not dare to rest. She went back to the four-part architecture as fast as she could.

  “Knock knock, Xiao Bai. Open the door. It’s me, Nanan.”


  “Creak.”


  Xiao Bai opened the door, “Welcome home.”


  “Thanks, Xiao Bai.”


  Nanan nodded. Then, she rushed to the room of Li Nianfan. She hesitated and whispered, “Brother Nianfan, are you asleep?”


  After a moment, Li Nianfan replied, “I was. But I’m awake now.”


  Li Nianfan yawned. He guessed that something happened so he opened the door.

  He looked at Nanan. He smiled and asked, “Nanan, back so soon?”


  “Brother Nianfan, can you take a look at her?” Nanan carried Goddess Nuwa into the room.

  “What?”


  Li Nianfan looked at Goddess Nuwa. She was super pretty. ‘Did this kid kidnap her at midnight because she is pretty?’


  Li Nianfan frowned. If that was the case, he had to guide Nanan with her immoral actions.

  However, he soon realized that the lady was pale and weak. She looked like she was sleeping beauty.

  Li Nianfan realized things were not as he thought. He asked, “Is she hurt? Did you rescue her?”


  Nanan nodded and said, “Brother, she is Goddess Nuwa.”


  Li Nianfan jolted. He thought he misheard it, “Nuwhat?!”


  “Nuwa!”


  “Which Nuwa?”


  “The Goddess Nuwa who made man from clay.”


  “Gasp— You carried Goddess Nuwa back home?!”