Almost at the same time as this destructive collision occurred.
Throughout the Southern and Northern Regions of the Canglan Continent.
Countless Undergoing Tribulation Old Ancestors, who were either in secluded cultivation or guarding a region.
Like ancient beasts being startled, they all snapped their eyes open from their seclusion!
"This fluctuation... are Immortal Ascensions fighting?!"
In an ancient Secret Realm buried deep underground, where the Spiritual Qi was almost liquefied.
A decaying old man, who looked as if he might pass away at any moment, suddenly looked up.
A terrifying glint burst from his cloudy eyes, piercing through layers of rock walls as he stared intently beyond the Nine Heavens!
"One of them is that Empress from the Northern Region!"
"The other is unfamiliar! Vast! Could it be that newly ascended Yaochi Empress from the Southern Region?!"
The old man's voice was dry, filled with disbelief.
"They've actually started fighting?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his body suddenly transformed into a beam of light, crashing through the ceiling of the Secret Realm and heading beyond the Nine Heavens!
A battle of Immortal Ascensions!
A rare occurrence in a thousand years!
Even if he only watched from a distance, if he could comprehend even a sliver of the true meaning of the Great Dao, it would be enough to allow his cultivation, which had been stagnant for a thousand years, to take another step forward!
The same scene was playing out all over the Southern Region.
Azure Cloud Holy Land, Great Hall.
Holy Lord Chu Tianchen was discussing recent changes in the Southern Region's landscape with several core Elders; the atmosphere in the hall was solemn.
Suddenly—
"Boom!"
From the direction of the Forbidden Land deep within the Holy Land, a dull roar resounded, followed by the ear-piercing sound of a Restriction shattering!
"What's going on?!"
"It's the place where the Old Ancestor is in seclusion!"
The expressions of Chu Tianchen and the Elders changed drastically. They stood up abruptly, about to rush to the Forbidden Land to investigate.
Just as they moved, a pressure as vast as an abyss, yet carrying a hint of decay, enveloped the entire hall!
A grey-robed figure appeared at the hall's entrance as if teleporting.
The newcomer had white hair and a white beard, a face full of wrinkles, and a hunched body that looked as if it could be knocked over by a gust of wind.
He was the founding Ancestral Master of the Azure Cloud Holy Land—Qing Xuanzi!
Qing Xuanzi had lived for over thirty thousand years, but his Aptitude was limited, and his cultivation was only at the Peak of the Sixth Level of Undergoing Tribulation.
There are nine levels in the Undergoing Tribulation Realm. Every time a Cultivator breaks through a level, their Lifespan increases by five thousand years.
If he could not take another step forward, then in at most a few hundred more years, he would die and his Dao would vanish.
At this moment, Qing Xuanzi's gaze was fixed beyond the Nine Heavens.
"Old Ancestor! You... why have you come out of seclusion? Is your body..."
Chu Tianchen hurried forward, his face full of worry.
The Old Ancestor's Lifespan was nearly exhausted; every time he left seclusion, it was a massive drain.
Qing Xuanzi suddenly turned his head, his face full of excitement and his voice urgent:
"Beyond the heavens... there are Immortal Ascension powerhouses fighting!"
"One of them is the aura of that Empress Ling Shuang from the Northern Region!"
"The other... should be that Yaochi Empress!"
He spoke extremely fast, with a longing that bordered on madness:
"A battle of Immortal Ascensions! The manifestation of the Dao!"
"This battle will be my Opportunity. If I can gain something from it, I can protect the Holy Land for another five thousand years."
Before his voice faded, Qing Xuanzi's figure had already transformed into a beam of light and disappeared into the horizon, leaving only his voice echoing in the hall.
Chu Tianchen and the Elders froze in place, looking at each other with faces full of bewilderment and shock.
Their cultivation was not high enough to sense the fluctuations beyond the Nine Heavens.
But the Old Ancestor's words were like a thunderclap exploding in their hearts.
Immortal Ascensions... fighting?
The Yaochi Empress... is fighting the one from the Northern Region?
Everyone looked up at the sky, seeing only a clear blue expanse, sensing nothing.
The Undergoing Tribulation Old Ancestors of the Lingxu Holy Land, Heavenly Origin Sacred Land, Miaoyin Pavilion, Heavenly Fire Valley, and other forces... almost all of them, the moment they sensed that fluctuation,
Made the same choice—to rush beyond the heavens to watch the battle at any cost!
Even in some ancient forbidden zones, some old monsters who also had little Lifespan left and were in death-seclusion seeking a Breakthrough
Sensed the events beyond the heavens and, regardless of their own condition, forcibly broke out of seclusion and rushed into the starry sky!
For them, this might be the last chance for a Breakthrough in their lives!
The reaction in the Northern Region was even more intense.
"It's Her Majesty the Empress! She's fighting someone?!"
"Who is the opponent? To actually cause Her Majesty to go all out?!"
"Looking at the direction... it's the Southern Region?! Could it be... that newly emerged Yaochi Empress?!"
"Quick! Notify everyone! We shall go together to cheer for Her Majesty!"
Beams of light, like meteors flying in reverse, shot into the sky from various snowfields and ice palaces across the Northern Region!
Among them were no lack of ancient existences at the Late Stage or even the Peak of Undergoing Tribulation.
Their faces were filled with shock, and even more so with unreserved loyalty and fanaticism toward Empress Ling Shuang!
Her Majesty the Empress was personally taking action; how could they not go to support her?!
Jade Pool Immortal Palace.
On the white jade plaza, the atmosphere grew increasingly heavy.
It had been some time since the two Empresses had left.
The ten Female Generals in ice-blue armor brought by Empress Ling Shuang still maintained their standing posture.
However, their hands tightly gripping their weapons and their occasional glances toward the sky revealed their inner anxiety and unease.
The two commanders at the Late Stage of Undergoing Tribulation at the head of the group looked at each other.
Lan Ling sent a voice transmission:
"Her Majesty has gone all out; the opponent is no small matter."
The other person nodded slightly and also replied via voice transmission:
"A battle of that level is something we cannot interfere in, but we must see it with our own eyes. If anything happens..."
The two of them instantly reached a consensus.
"Lan Yue, Lan Xing."
Lan Ling turned around and spoke in a deep voice to the eight Mahayana Female Generals behind her,
"You stay here and do not move without orders, nor should you have any conflict with the people of the Jade Pool Immortal Palace."
"Yes!"
The eight Female Generals responded in unison.
After giving the orders, the two did not hesitate any longer.
"Go!"
The two instantly transformed into two blue beams of light, soaring into the sky, piercing through the clouds, and speeding toward the Nine Heavens!
Almost at the same time—
Deep within the Immortal Palace, from Snow Moon Peak and Yunwu Peak, two peerless and sharp Sword Intents, one green and one white, rose simultaneously!
The figures of Li Hanyi and Yun Yun appeared above the plaza almost at the same time.
They glanced at each other, and without needing words, their eyes were filled with solemnity and determination.
How could they not go to the battle beyond the heavens between the Palace Master and Empress Ling Shuang?
"Let's go!"
Li Hanyi spoke coldly.
In the next moment, one green and one white sword light tore through the sky, following closely behind those two, heading straight into the Nine Heavens!
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