Myriad Daos of the Heaven

This was the gap between upper-level cultivation powers and lower-tier influences.

An upper-level cultivation power could, without much reason, slaughter an entire small sect or small family, or even massacre a small country.

Jiang Jichen hailed from the Celestial Pearl Small Country. In Cang Songzi’s eyes, never mind just Jiang Jichen, even the entire Celestial Pearl Country was no different from an ant.

Hearing Cang Songzi’s words, Jiang Jichen’s expression grew even colder.

He didn’t have many friends, and his family was practically non-existent.

But once someone became his friend, or a relative he acknowledged, they became incredibly important to him—people he could not bear to lose.

But this was not reason enough for Jiang Jichen to submit. He spoke with a cruel and indifferent tone, "I am the enemy of all sects and the scourge of the noble families. Even my own Jiang Mansion wishes me dead right now. Heh, if you help me kill them, that would be just fine. As for the people I care about, there are only a few. As long as they don’t die, what does it matter to me if you slaughter the rest of the world?"

Cang Songzi frowned. He hadn’t expected his words to fail to intimidate the boy. It seemed this person truly had no fear of death.

’Perhaps he simply has no concept of the Seven Great Families and Three Major Sects of the Southern Continent.’

"Well, you’re just a frog in a well," Cang Songzi said casually. "Why should I bother arguing with you? Once the Ancient Hall opens, I’ll just kill you. Afterward, I’ll issue an order for some of the lower-tier, dependent influences to hunt down everyone associated with you. Simple enough!"

The Grey-clothed Swordsman, Qingxu, finally spoke up. "The Celestial Pearl Country is under the jurisdiction of my Heavenly Sword Alliance. If you go too far and overreach, don’t blame me for being impolite."

However, Cang Songzi just smiled indifferently. "So what? They’re just a bunch of dependent, low-tier influences—disposable pawns. If you kill them, you kill them. Neither my Cang Family nor the Lingxu Temple would care in the slightest. Using them to hunt down this kid’s family and friends is a good way to get some use out of trash."

As the two were talking, the full moon had, without them noticing, risen high into the sky, its light reflecting upon the mountain lake.

"You two, stop arguing," Elder Kong said with a serious expression. "The full moon is at its zenith. This is the perfect moment to open the Moon God Ancient Hall. Let’s not hold back any longer. Let’s shatter this Ancient Prohibition in one fell swoop!"

The Ghost Blood Person, Bai Zihua, also spoke. "There must be treasures inside the Ancient Hall that will allow us to break through to the next realm. We can’t miss this chance. Let’s make this the final blow!"

As he spoke, the aura of the Ghost Blood Person, Bai Zihua, suddenly transformed. A moment ago, he had been an elegant figure in white, as graceful as a banished immortal. Now, his body was roiling with Blood Qi, making him resemble a vicious demon. He raised his hand, and a sky-blotting Blood Handprint condensed, smashing down toward the Ancient Hall in the lake’s center with all his might.

The full-powered strike of a Foundation Establishment Realm expert was terrifyingly powerful, as if it could bring destruction to the entire world.

But Bai Zihua’s control over his power was sublime. Every bit of it struck the restriction on the Ancient Hall, without the slightest fraction leaking out.

Elder Kong also held nothing back. His entire being seemed to merge with the void, becoming incredibly ethereal. He struck out with a palm, and space itself compressed, squeezing the restriction with infinite spatial force.

Cang Songzi no longer had time to bother with Jiang Jichen. He unleashed a powerful Daoist Spirit Skill, striking the restriction with all his might.

Finally, Qingxu also made his move. He formed a Sword Technique with his hand, and the ancient sword on his back flew from its scabbard with a CLANG. It instantly transformed into thousands of Sword Auras, which then condensed into a world-shaking giant sword. This sword became a peerless divine ray of light, unleashing an incomparably sharp attack that slashed toward the restriction.

The combined strongest attack of four Foundation Establishment Realm experts, with its heaven-shaking might, landed simultaneously on the crack-covered restriction.

BOOM!

The waters of the Giant Lake surged back, creating waves a hundred feet high. The Ancient Prohibition shrouding the Ancient Hall was finally shattered.

With the full moon at its zenith, a faint, ethereal moonlight cascaded over the Ancient Hall, seeping into the ancient patterns on its main gate.

HUMMM!

Heaven and Earth seemed to tremble lightly. Under the moonlight, the ancient patterns on the gate of the Ancient Hall burst forth with a dazzling radiance.

"The gate to the Ancient Hall is about to open!"

Cang Songzi, Elder Kong, and Bai Zihua all smiled. Ten days of effort had all been for this very moment.

At that moment, the lake’s surface had calmed. The gate of the Ancient Hall at its center boomed open, and a torrent of brilliant light overflowed, piercing the heavens for everyone in the Moonlight Forest to see.

"A pillar of treasure light piercing the sky! A peerless, rare treasure must have appeared."

"It’s in the deepest part of the Moonlight Forest! Could it be the legendary Land of Creation?"

"A pity we can’t get through the Forest of Lost Souls..."

...

Cries of alarm and excitement rose from the crowd, but those who had not reached the Minor Grandmaster Realm didn’t dare venture into the deepest part of the Moonlight Forest.

The Grandmasters and Minor Grandmasters, however, were already rushing recklessly toward the source of the brilliant light!

The world-shaking anomaly drew attention from all directions, making the area incomparably perilous.

Experts battled Fierce Beasts everywhere. Any weaker individuals still within the Moonlight Forest could be caught in the crossfire at any moment and lose their lives.

But in the deepest part of the Moonlight Forest, the place where the treasure light shot into the sky was, contrary to expectation, exceptionally calm.

The Ancient Hall had become strange and mystical. It seemed to be absorbing all the moonlight from the sky, causing the entire structure to emit a faint lunar glow while the surrounding world grew dimmer and dimmer.

"Let’s go! Into the Ancient Hall to claim the treasures!"

Cang Songzi was so excited that he temporarily forgot all about killing Jiang Jichen and charged toward the Ancient Hall. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

The four of them first landed on the square plaza before the Ancient Hall’s main gate, preparing to step inside.

But at that very moment, a pillar of moonlight suddenly shot out from the center of the Ancient Hall, connecting directly to the full moon in the void.

An Ancient Beast, its entire body as white as the moon, suddenly appeared within the pillar of light. It carried a small, exquisitely beautiful little girl on its back, arriving above the Ancient Hall in an instant as if treading on the moonbeams.

"It’s a Moonlight Beast! Why would it appear here?" Cang Songzi said, his expression changing drastically.

Although the Moonlight Beast was not one of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, its reputation was in no way inferior to them.

It was most famous for having strength comparable to the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, yet it would never take a life—it only injured, never killed. This was unlike the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, every one of which was cruel and bloodthirsty. They had earned their "Fierce" moniker through their notorious reputations for slaughter.

While Cang Songzi was wary of the Moonlight Beast, the Ghost Blood Person, Bai Zihua, was shocked by the little girl on its back.

’It’s her?’

’The little girl who was abducted before... to think she’d appear here, being carried by a Moonlight Beast.’

In that instant, a legend suddenly came to his mind. Of course, Qingxu and Elder Kong thought of the same thing.

"When the Moon Beast treads the heavens and the Moon God reigns on high, only the Moon God can ride the Moon Beast!"

"This little girl is the Moon God Spirit Body! She is the true successor of the Moon God!"

"This is bad! We’re opening the Moon God Ancient Hall, and now..."

The faces of the experts paled. But just then, Cang Songzi suddenly shouted, "That’s just a Moonlight Beast cub! How strong can it be? The girl is even weaker—she hasn’t even begun to cultivate. There’s nothing to fear! If we join forces, we can definitely kill them!"

Hearing Cang Songzi’s words, the Ghost Blood Person and Elder Kong had a sudden realization. They had been intimidated by the reputations of the Moonlight Divine Beast and the Moon God, but what stood before them was merely a cub and a five-year-old girl.

"Alright, let’s attack together!"

The experts nodded. Then, their Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation erupted as they launched a merciless attack toward the young Moonlight Beast and the little girl.