Every second, the black-skeleton-like Colossus in the Grand Illusionary Land was getting stronger and stronger.
The crystal veins and nerves around the Colossus were glittering, as if infinite spiritual energy was running inside, giving it a weird feeling between a creature and a metal. After every heartbeat, the red mist around the Colossus was expanding and constricting, mysterious, elegant, cold, and powerful.
"Who — who is inside the Colossus exactly? Why is he using the Cloud Qin Gold Statue?"
Qi Zhongdao bellowed on behalf of all the locals of the Ancient Sages Sector.
"Haha. Hahahahaha."
Seeing that the Colossus had been completely controlled by his own people, Emperor Phoenix could not have been more delighted. He retreated to the feet of the black-skeleton-like Colossus together with the imperial guards who were wearing the Crystal Suit of the Imperium. He raised his hand and shouted, "Now that the Cloud Qin Gold Statue has been activated, it doesn't matter if I tell you. This is the ancestor of the Zhu family of the Thunderous Qian Hall, who embarked on the path of ascension more than a thousand years ago and has made a lot of achievements in the deities' realm. Knowing that the Ancient Sages Sector is in chaos, the Great Qian Dynasty is in turmoil, and our ancestors are in peril, Emperor Phoenix has specially arrived in this world to guide me to save the world."
"What?"
Emperor Phoenix's absurd words greatly surprised Qi Zhongdao, Han Baling, and the other locals of the Ancient Sages Sector. Looking at each other in bewilderment, they were at a loss.
A lot of them bulged their eyes and could not help but mumble to themselves.
"It's — it's the senior expert of the Thunderous Qian Hall who has ascended to the deities' realm."
"So to speak, is there really a deities' realm in this world?"
"Deities. They are the legendary deities. No wonder they are able to use the Cloud Qin Gold Statue."
"Impossible. It's fake. It's fake."
"I think it's real. Had it not been for the enlightenment of the deities, how could Emperor Phoenix have risen miraculously in only a few years and boasted so many powerful ultimate treasures of the deities' realm?"
"The armor must be from the deities' realm. It must be the armor of the deities."
Qi Zhongdao and Han Baling looked at each other. They both saw intense suspicion in each other's eyes.
Holding his head high, Emperor Phoenix was more and more excited. He was almost roaring. "Deity Raincloud has arrived. Why are you mortals not kneeling and welcoming the arrival of the deity? The deity is powerful, and the Cloud Qin Gold Statues are unparalleled. It is more than easy for the deity to reduce you into smithereens with his telepathic thoughts."
"However, Deity Raincloud is a compassionate person, and she is not willing to go on a killing spree because of the kindness of the heavens. As long as you serve the court wholeheartedly as the loyal subjects and martyrs of the Great Qian Dynasty and listen to the orders of me and the deity dutifully, except for Han Baling, Qi Changsheng, Wan Mingzhu, and other unpardonable leaders of the barbarian tribes, you will all be pardoned. You will also receive unexpected opportunities."
"Lei Yun's divine might is unrivaled under the heavens. Those who obey will prosper, those who defy will perish. Kneel! Why aren't you all kneeling?!"
"Kneel!"
"Kneel!"
"Kneel!"
All the Fire Phoenix imperial guards in front of Emperor Phoenix took a step forward in unison and roared in unison.
Their voices, amplified by special sound amplification rune arrays, were exploding in front of everybody like ten thousand thunderbolts, making everybody dizzy and agitated.
Some of the weaker Core Formation Stage Cultivators, as well as some of the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators who were seriously injured and whose Cultivation base had been shattered, were truly frightened. Their faces were ashen, and they had the urge to kneel down and pledge their loyalty.
Li Yao almost burst into fury when he saw that from the bridge.
The deities' realm? The so-called 'Deity Raincloud'? Weren't they all bullsh * t? It was obviously a trick of a special agent of the Imperium!
"Has the teleportation array been activated?"
Li Yao gnashed his teeth and asked.
"Very soon. It is being refilled with spiritual energy. After all, it hasn't been used for hundreds of thousands of years. I need to check if it is still functioning normally," Long Yangjun replied calmly.
Narrowing her eyes, she was still soaked in the ocean of light threads.
The teleportation array was a piece of highly dangerous magical equipment that did not tolerate any negligence. Should anything go wrong, half of Li Yao would be teleported to the front of the warship and the other half to the rear of the warship, or directly into the wall. It would be quite embarrassing if his internal organs were melted with the metal inside the wall.
Emperor Phoenix's words were like a tornado that blew the belief of every Cultivator in the temple of the Colossi into a mess.
While everybody was still in shock, a clear, profound, and indifferent voice echoed from the depths of the black-skeleton-like Colossus. "There's no need to panic, my young friends. I am a deity who has ascended to the deities' realm after cutting off my mortal ties a thousand years ago. I had nothing to do with the Ancient Sages Sector anymore. However, on a whim, I realized that I still have a mortal tie that I haven't cut off in the past, and I am still connected to the Ancient Sages Sector. It concerns the path that I have been practicing. It is safe to say that there is a vague connection between the Ancient Sages Sector and me."
"I've descended to the mortal world partly to help my descendants consolidate the Great Qian Dynasty and make the world peaceful and prosperous. It will also increase my merits. Partly, I'm going to select a batch of Cultivators who are deeply connected to the deities' realm to ascend to the deities' realm with me so that they can explore the mysterious true path of immortality and become the supreme Immortal Cultivators, deities, and deities who can help me achieve my destiny in the deities' realm."
"This is a rarely-seen opportunity. The destiny of the deities is unpredictable and unpredictable. With the deteriorating situation of the Ancient Sages Sector, if you miss the opening of the gate of deities and embark on the path to the deities' realm, you will never be able to ascend to the deities' realm on your own, young friends.
"Since everybody here is lucky enough to hear my name, you must be more or less deeply connected to the deities' realm. As long as you obey my command, you will all have a chance to ascend to the deities' realm and become deities."
The tone of this' Deity Raincloud 'was flat and even somewhat otherworldly.
However, in the ears of many self-cultivators, it was like a stream of scorching magma that almost melted their hearts.
"I have the destiny of the deities' realm."
"Ascend to the deities' realm and become an Immortal Cultivator, a deity, or a deity."
"How splendid the deities' realm is exactly? As long as I can feast my eyes on it, I will have no regrets even if I die."
"It has been thousands of years since anyone in the Ancient Sages Sector ascended to the deities' realm. It is indeed very, very difficult for us to find the path of ascension on our own."
For a moment, many high-level Cultivators of the six major sects swallowed hard, their eyes glittering with indescribable greed.
The troops of the three rapscallions, including Han Baling, couldn't help but be shocked by Deity Raincloud's alluring promises. Even though they were not thinking of betrayal, the bizarre, glamorous illusions were popping up in front of their eyes, and they couldn't help but loosen their hands that were holding their flying swords and sabers.
"Wait."
There was vague confusion on Qi Zhongdao's dark face, too, but he was back to himself in the next moment. Calming himself down, he bowed to the black-skeleton-like Colossus respectfully as a junior disciple. Then, he straightened his back and craned his neck, staring at the cross-shaped skull on the Colossus in midair. "We did not know that Deity Raincloud had arrived. Please forgive us for not welcoming you earlier. However, there is one thing that I do not understand. Please enlighten me. You claim to be the ancestor of the Zhu family of the Great Qian Dynasty and a senior of the Thunderous Qian Hall a thousand years ago. I wonder, who are you exactly?"
"How bold of you!"
Emperor Phoenix bulged his eyes and shrieked, "You are free to blaspheme the name of the ancestor of the Zhu family and a deity in the mortal world."
"It doesn't matter."
A casual voice came over from the black-skeleton-like Colossus. "Before I ascended to the deities' realm, my name in the mortal world was Zhu Cangshui. I also had a nickname in the world of Cultivators, which was Thunder and Fire. That was a thousand years ago, and I killed all of them. They have nothing to do with the current Deity Raincloud."
"Thunder and Fire Zhu Cangshui?"
All the Cultivators frowned and thought hard. Yuanying had an amazing memory. Few super experts of the Thunderous Qian Hall were capable of ascending to the deities' realm in the past thousand years. Someone soon remembered the name.
About a thousand and two hundred years ago, the Thunderous Qian Hall, which had not conquered the world yet, did have such a great expert in the Divinity Transformation Stage who seemed to have been the leader of the Law Enforcement Hall for a while.
However, it was a turbulent era when the old dynasty was on the decline and a new one had yet to be established. The major sects were fighting each other, and the entire Ancient Sages Sector was soaked in blood. The Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators and Yuanying were both involved in the bloody battles for the world. Many high-level Cultivators were killed without knowing why.
'Thunder and Fire Zhu Cangshui' was one of them.
He went missing during an adventure to explore the relics of the primeval deities and never showed up again.
For the Thunderous Qian Hall at that time, the mysterious disappearance of a Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivator was a rather heavy blow. The Thunderous Qian Hall almost collapsed because of the setback.
At that time, everybody thought that 'Thunder and Fire Zhu Cangshui' had been ambushed by his enemies and killed by them. Even his body had been burnt to ashes after his death.
However, if he had found an opportunity to ascend to the deities' realm in the relics of the primeval deities, it was reasonable that he had cut off his mortal ties and ascended to the deities' realm.
Qi Zhongdao, on the other hand, was still puzzled. Taking a deep breath, he said, "I didn't know that you were Senior Thunder and Fire Zhu Cangshui, who went missing a thousand and two hundred years ago. The deities' realm is indeed mysterious and unpredictable. However, do you have any proof that you are Zhu Cangshui, deity?"
"You are presumptuous! You can't be more presumptuous!"
If voices had hands, Emperor Phoenix's voice would definitely be able to grab Qi Zhongdao's legs and tear him apart from the middle. "Immortal Emperor's Dharma Body is here, yet you still dare to be so impudent and rude. Immortal Righteous One, I think you have been possessed and have fallen into the evil path."
"My young friend Qi …"
Deity Raincloud's voice turned gloomy, too. It was even more indifferent and aggressive than before. "What's the meaning of this? Are you suspecting my identity?"
"Not suspecting, but certain."
Before Qi Zhongdao replied, Han Baling laughed first. "I'm very certain that the so-called Deity Raincloud is a fake. You can't be Zhu Cangshui, nor can you be a deity from the deities' realm who has descended from the deities' realm."
It's almost midnight again. This old bull is truly foaming at the mouth because of exhaustion.
Let me ask for some monthly votes. The competition for the monthly votes list is really fierce.
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