The scene unfolding before them left everyone stunned.
Silence.
The dignified Saint of Martial Arts, Wang, dead after only a few exchanges, and in such a pathetic manner?
Who exactly was this person?
Chen Jiuyang felt nothing as he extinguished the Lotus Birth Old Mother with a raise of his hand.
It was merely resolving a karma from ten thousand years ago.
His gaze, calm and cold, swept across the scene.
Chen Jiuyang's voice, indifferent and emotionless, rang out, "A mere Martial Saint-level combatant dares to call himself a god?"
"What a joke."
Chen Jiuyang flicked his finger, and a trace of celestial light leaked from his body.
"Rumble!!!"
A world-obscuring, indescribably terrifying power surged towards that direction.
The Demon Emperor and the foreign deity there were instantly struck with dread, feeling an overwhelming sense of mortal danger.
"Bang—"
No matter how fast they fled, they could not outrun Chen Jiuyang's killing intent.
Each of them exploded like balloons, their bodies disintegrating into mist, their true spirits and flesh perishing on the spot.
A single strand of hair from a Martial Saint could crush a Venerable realm expert, yet before a Saint King of a higher realm, they were still no match.
"Ah!!!!"
Piercing screams echoed through the heavens and earth.
"Hmm?"
Immediately, Chen Jiuyang extended his arm and retrieved Gong Wang, Zhou Fangzun, and the others who had been sealed.
The next instant.
"Clang—"
The clouds and mist that filled the sky and earth were dispersed, revealing a colossal, scalp-tingling demonic eye.
Just the pupil alone was as massive as a mountain.
What kind of terrifying creature was this?
Compared to it, the human form was utterly insignificant.
"Ancient Demon Saint..." Chen Jiuyang's expression was calm, showing no signs of panic.
The Demon Saint sized up Chen Jiuyang. Upon seeing the martial will that spanned across heaven and earth, it closed its eyes after a single glance and vanished.
"A powerful being who achieved an alternative path within the demon race..."
Chen Jiuyang had spent thousands of years in the village of the elderly, reading many ancient texts and learning most of the secrets of the world.
Contemporary prodigies, regardless of race, had to assume human form to tread the path of the Great Emperor.
If it were an alternative path of enlightenment, the tribulation of transformation was also the tribulation of the alternative path.
Those who achieved the Great Emperor level through an alternative path of enlightenment also had to undergo tribulations.
And after that... came the Dao Fruits.
As of now, Chen Jiuyang had learned how to achieve the Martial Dao Red Dust Immortal, eternal life, and longevity.
It was by consuming Dao Fruits. These Dao Fruits were not the ordinary Dao Fruits of myths and legends.
Instead, they were the immortal substances remaining within the bodies of Immortal King level powerhouses who had reached the ninth realm of various Great Daos after their demise. These substances, after being tempered by the ages and the world, transformed into Dao Fruits.
Chen Jiuyang's previous Green Bamboo Spiritual Immortal was such a Dao Fruit.
It was for this reason that during that mortal peril, the Green Bamboo Spiritual Immortal had intervened, blocking a strike from the Martial Dao Great Sage for him, allowing him to survive the tribulation and successfully live in seclusion in the village of the elderly.
Now that Chen Jiuyang had returned, the Green Bamboo Spiritual Immortal had long since disappeared.
Chen Jiuyang tore open a spatial rift with a raise of his hand, taking Gong Jingmeng, Zhou Fangzun, and the others with him.
With this matter concluded, there was no point in lingering.
However, could the battles on the border be completely concealed?
After related information was leaked, the world was shaken, and everyone in China was filled with excitement.
The contemporary Scholar and the Guardian watched the video, falling into a long silence.
The Guardian said, "Modify this person's information. Upgrade their combat power from national guardian level to world guardian level."
The Scholar nodded slowly, "Reasonable."
The Guardian sighed, "I never expected that the old demoness who had plagued the world for ten thousand years would truly die just like that..."
After the Lotus Birth Old Mother defected to the Heavenly Court of the Immortal Realm, the chaos she caused in the mortal world was immense. Did they not wish to kill this old demoness?
But as Chen Jiuyang had said, for the Guardian and Jixia Academy, defending the country was easy, but attacking the enemy was difficult.
Their combat capabilities were different.
The Scholar held a seal and said, "The emergence of a world guardian-level expert at this time indicates that the legendary Golden Age is not far off. This person is the first to emerge, and certainly not the last."
"We need to make plans."
"Transfer Nan Tiao to another location, and dispatch the ancestor Gong Liexian to the vicinity of Qingcheng."
The Guardian glanced at the Scholar and smiled, "You're quite cunning, using this person's power..."
...
However, the Scholar and the Guardian had miscalculated.
Chen Jiuyang was not the first world guardian-level expert to awaken within the Dragon Country.
On the contrary, according to Chen Jiuyang's perception, there were many top-tier powerhouses in the Dragon Country who had come from the Big Dipper Star of the Immortal Realm since childhood.
However, due to the lack of karma, they did not manifest in the human world.
Just like the True Demon Sect, because their lineage had been passed down through generations, their connection to the mortal world's luck had never been broken, allowing them to descend to the human realm without being detected.
After rescuing Gong Jingmeng, Zhou Fangzun, and the others, Chen Jiuyang finally understood why the divine doctor legacy he had instructed to be left behind in Qingzhu City was missing.
Damn it, if Gong Jingmeng and the others were captured, how could there be a legacy?
And the memories of Gong Liexian and Ming Huatong had also been erased.
Ming Huatong, having just finished her cultivation, was drinking tea at the door when suddenly, a spatial rift tore open before her, revealing figures one after another: "King Gong, King Nan Tiao, King Hai Tiao, King Dong Tiao..."
Her large, watery eyes were filled with astonishment. These people from her era were still alive, what was going on?
Then Chen Jiuyang emerged from within, looking at Ming Huatong, whose cheeks were puffed out as she chewed on spiritual herbs. Their eyes met.
"Gulp!"
Ming Huatong swallowed the spiritual herb, "Brother Chen... what is this?"
Chen Jiuyang smiled, "You seem quite wealthy?"
Ming Huatong immediately puffed out her chest, "That's for sure."
Chen Jiuyang said, "Then help me buy some houses on this street. I'll tell you what's going on later."
Ming Huatong's eyes darted, and then she said, "Okay, no problem."
The houses in the old district were not worth much. Most of them were closed, empty, and not many people lived there.
After all, those who had the means preferred to live in better conditions.
Ming Huatong counted the people and then had her bodyguards get to work. It seemed her reincarnated parents' family was quite wealthy.
She would offer a King of Medicine as compensation for this transaction later.
Chen Jiuyang gently hooked a finger, cutting down some verdant bamboo in front of the museum and transforming them into chairs and a coffee table.
Then he took out some remaining bamboo leaves, obtained from the Qinling ruins, which he hadn't used in a long time, to make tea.
Ming Huatong's eyes widened, "Brother Chen... such a precious item, you're using it to make tea..."
"Yes," Chen Jiuyang nodded slowly, "Would you like two cups?"
Ming Huatong immediately nodded vigorously, "I want to drink!!!"
Chen Jiuyang smiled and placed Gong Jingmeng, Zhou Fangzun, and the others on the bamboo chairs, then proceeded to unseal the enchantments that had put them to sleep one by one.
By the time they awoke, Chen Jiuyang had just finished brewing a pot of tea:
"Everyone, long time no see. Let us have a cup of tea."