One year later.
Another year had passed since the daily battles between the righteous and demonic factions, where lives were lost.
A year ago, the Chongming Sea had revived. The Qianyang Demon Emperor, leading all the Ancestors of the Chongming Sea, had launched a full-scale assault, determined to annihilate the legacies of the Five Great Holy Lands.
On the same day, the Guardian Chen Beixuan moved against the Five Great Holy Lands in tandem with the Qianyang Demon Emperor.
However, the foundations of the Five Great Holy Lands were not to be underestimated.
Over the course of the year, countless lives were lost, and numerous earth-shattering battles had erupted.
The fame of the Qianyang Demon Emperor now echoed throughout the entire world.
Mount Shu.
"Kill!!!"
The Holy Land of Mount Shu and the demonic cultivators clashed, their eyes bloodshot.
Chen Jiuyang stood atop a high mountain in the rear, quietly observing the scene. Beside him was Guardian Chen Beixuan.
Chen Beixuan remarked, "This is the final battle, isn't it..."
"For a year, we've fought east and west, eradicating the legacies of the Four Great Holy Lands: Kunlun, the Forbidden City, Baiyujing, and Penglai."
"Now, only the Holy Land of Mount Shu remains."
"Are you certain the demonic path will migrate away from the mortal realm after destroying the Five Great Holy Lands?"
Chen Jiuyang also bore a look of exhaustion on his face. "They will. After absorbing the destiny of the Heavenly Court from the immortal realms of the Four Great Holy Lands, half a month ago, our Holy Sect's Ancestor, with supreme methods, has already relocated the Chongming Sea Holy Sect back to the Central Continent of the Lesser Immortal Realm."
"The major families within the sect have also followed to the Central Continent of the Lesser Immortal Realm."
"Most of the disciples and elders have also transferred to the Lesser Immortal Realm."
"Currently, only the core disciples and elders within the sect remain to participate in this war."
"After the Holy Land of Mount Shu is annihilated, the Holy Sect will completely migrate away from the mortal realm, leaving behind only a small sect for continuation, similar to the Ming, Jiang, and Ji families of the Immortal Remnant Clan."
Chen Beixuan breathed a sigh of relief. The Five Great Holy Lands had existed for so long, yet they were annihilated under the power of the Chongming Sea. If he hadn't witnessed it firsthand for a year, who could have believed it?
If the Chongming Sea did not leave after destroying the Five Great Holy Lands, then the Chongming Sea would be even more terrifying than the Five Great Holy Lands.
"This is good." Chen Beixuan looked at Chen Jiuyang and asked, "Then, Mr. Chen, what are your arrangements?"
Chen Jiuyang frankly replied, "After the Five Great Holy Lands are destroyed, I will go to the Lesser Immortal Realm to bring back my wife, and then I will retire and leave the Chongming Sea and the Holy Sect."
Chen Beixuan looked at Chen Jiuyang with surprise.
Chen Jiuyang continued, "Once the Five Great Holy Lands are annihilated, the demonic beasts within the Fallen Immortal Cliff will become even more restless. At that time, the pressure on you Guardians will increase. Therefore, you shouldn't think that everything will be fine once the Chongming Sea withdraws."
Chen Beixuan's expression suddenly changed. "Mr. Chen, where did you get this information?"
He had never heard of such a secret!
Chen Jiuyang patted his shoulder. "Make preparations early. For this past year, I've consistently asked the Guardians to maintain order in the rear and rarely participated in direct combat. There's a reason for that."
Chen Jiuyang's face was weary. He hadn't rested for a single moment this past year.
After truly unifying the Nine Sects of the Demonic Path and becoming the Holy Lord of the Chongming Sea, and then engaging in war with the Five Great Holy Lands, Chen Jiuyang felt only an endless emptiness within.
The more prosperous his destiny became, the more Chen Jiuyang could sense the hidden principle of "extreme prosperity must lead to decline," the destiny of the yin extreme.
This yin extreme destiny made Chen Jiuyang feel very uneasy.
At this time, he was even more grateful that a year ago, he had listened to the words of Princess 'Shile', a great immortal from the immortal realm, and sought out the many seniors of the Crippled Elder Village. Instead of stubbornly staying, he had sealed his loved ones and sent them into the Crippled Elder Village in a timely manner.
He could vaguely sense that after the Holy Land of Mount Shu was destroyed, and the Chongming Sea completely retreated to the Beidou Central Continent of the Lesser Immortal Realm, a calamity would befall him.
Chen Jiuyang also had many enemies.
Even if the Five Great Holy Lands were completely annihilated, there would still be some contingency plans, as well as the enemies Chen Jiuyang had made over the years, such as the Lotus Mother.
The annihilation of the Five Great Holy Lands had become a foregone conclusion.
However, Chen Jiuyang would have to go to the Lesser Immortal Realm afterwards to bring back Zi Xuan, and then immediately go into seclusion in the Crippled Elder Village...
On the way back to the Crippled Elder Village, he would be ambushed.
Or rather, he would be ambushed in the Lesser Immortal Realm.
Chen Jiuyang had not experienced emotional fluctuations for a long time.
And now, it was like the unease he felt during the Jiazi Year Martial Rankings World Competition years ago.
This feeling made Chen Jiuyang feel as if he had a thorn in his back. His mind was not on the righteous and demonic war at all.
He was repeatedly contemplating where the calamity would strike, what level of individuals would be involved, and whether it would threaten Zi Xuan's safety.
"Has my second tribulation passed... Is it the tribulation of the Human Emperor's path that makes me uneasy, or the calamity?"
Chen Jiuyang, with a weary expression, looked at the final righteous and demonic war before him, his mind filled with these thoughts.
Chen Beixuan, standing beside him, also had an uncertain expression.
The Sword Emperor, the Ancestor of the Holy Land of Mount Shu, had long since been slaughtered by the Ancestors of the Chongming Sea.
The final battle unfolding before them was a war to sever the lineage of Mount Shu.
However, the combatants present were almost all below the Emperor realm, and Chen Jiuyang did not need to intervene.
Half a day later.
Blood mist filled the sky.
The sounds of fighting gradually ceased.
"Congratulations, Holy Lord! Congratulations, Holy Lord! The pseudo-dao of Mount Shu's lineage has been severed! Our Holy Sect has won the war between the righteous and the demonic!"
Immediately, elders and disciples of the True Demon Sect shouted loudly.
This unprecedented upheaval, which had lasted for nearly ten thousand years, had finally come to an end.
Chen Jiuyang looked up. The sixteen clans of Mount Shu, which had a long and powerful legacy, were now extinguished.
Even the Chen family, left behind by the Pure Yang Medical Immortal, had turned to ashes in this battle.
Chen Beixuan returned the Human King Sword to Chen Jiuyang. "Mr. Chen, since the war between the righteous and the demonic has ended, the Human King Sword should be returned to you."
"We Guardians should withdraw now."
"Good," Chen Jiuyang nodded.
Then, Chen Jiuyang stepped into the air and flew towards the entrance of the soaring Holy Land of Mount Shu.
With a wave of his hand, he directly dispersed the clouds above the peak.
Chen Jiuyang's body suddenly erupted with his Martial Dao Will, immortal radiance, demonic energy, and a wisp of misty vapor.
The blessed land of Mount Shu, where Chen Jiuyang had once ascended, began to be slowly absorbed by these three forces emanating from Chen Jiuyang, like misty liquid.
The Ancestors of the Chongming Sea, who had remained inside, also emerged at this moment.
"Greetings, Holy Lord!!!"
These Ancestors of the Chongming Sea, feeling the rich destiny of the Heavenly Court on the sacred artifact, were filled with joy.
"Mm," Chen Jiuyang responded indifferently.
"Rumble!"
The secret realm of the Holy Land of Mount Shu trembled.
This sacred land secret realm, which had existed for an unknown number of years, would disappear today.
On this day, the world was shaken.
The righteous and demonic war, which had lasted for nearly ten years, concluded today.
From this day forward, the Dragon Country would have no Five Great Holy Lands.
The Nine Forbidden Zones would become Eight Forbidden Zones!
The great power that had always loomed over the smaller forces had finally disappeared.
And Princess 'Shile' also reaped considerable benefits.
"Holy Lord, shall we return to the Holy Sect?"
An Ancestor asked impatiently.
Chen Jiuyang's eyes lit up. "Naturally."
He had finally waited for this day.
After annihilating the Five Great Holy Lands, he could go find Zi Xuan!