The nine Sacred Artifacts transformed into sacred garments, complete with omens, armor, adornments, and weapons. This spectacle, brilliant as gods or demons, descended upon heaven and earth with supreme authority!
When the Grand Elder of the Hall of Rites roared, "Chongming Sea returns to the world, destined to be the Immortal King descending upon the Nine Heavens!!!"
A realization surged into Chen Jiuyang's heart.
"Rumble!!!"
His personal martial dao will instantly spanned across heaven and earth, and the nine Sacred Artifacts on his body erupted with formidable power, shooting towards the sky.
The vast destiny, accumulated for hundreds of thousands of years, condensed into a long river.
Heaven and earth lost their color!
"Whoosh!"
Everyone's ears heard the sound of colossal ocean waves churning.
A corner of Chongming Sea appeared in the sky.
Utilizing Chen Jiuyang's demonic dao destiny river, it began to wash over Chongming Sea.
Ancient and melodious drumbeats and music instantly ascended, marking a sacred and ancient ritual.
Every person present showed expressions of shock.
This was Chongming Sea, a supreme power that once dared to wage war against the Heavenly Court of the Immortal Realm!!!
The restraints of heaven and earth upon Chongming Sea were continuously washed away by this destiny river!
There were no heavenly tribulations, no dark clouds.
Only endless immortal light and destiny surged!
The Grand Elder of the Hall of Rites continued his invocation:
"Bright sun and moon, Chongming eternal!!!"
"Three thousand Great Daos, Immortal Martial invincible!!!"
"Ten thousand races of the mortal world, Chongming suppresses!!!"
"No pursuit of longevity, only the desire for invincibility!!!"
"Generation after generation, may we overthrow the Heavenly Court!!!"
The grand invocation accelerated the progress of destiny washing away the seals on Chongming Sea.
These few lines of invocation continuously reverberated through heaven and earth, never ceasing.
As time passed.
The figures of the Patriarchs who had a karmic connection with Chen Jiuyang appeared above Chongming Sea.
In order, they were Patriarch 'Qiankun', Patriarch 'Qingjue', Patriarch 'Xuanxing', Patriarch 'Wangchuan', Patriarch 'Jiudu', Patriarch 'Mingti', Patriarch 'Baan', Patriarch 'Chengyun', and Patriarch 'Wumian'.
Once a breach was washed open in Chongming Sea, these nine Patriarchs stepped out from within, instantly appearing in the mortal world. After slumbering for hundreds of thousands of years, they had finally awakened and descended upon the mortal realm.
Regardless of their cultivation level or their past karma with Chen Jiuyang, upon their arrival, they respectfully cupped their fists and bowed to Chen Jiuyang, saying:
"We, 'Qiankun', 'Qingjue', 'Xuanxing', 'Wangchuan', 'Jiudu', 'Mingti', 'Baan', 'Chengyun', 'Wumian'—"
"Pay respects to the Sacred Lord!!!"
"Rumble!!!"
In an instant, the destiny river on Chen Jiuyang's person erupted even more powerfully. It was not only the destiny of the nine demonic dao sects but also the destiny of the Chongming Sea Sacred Land. At this moment, Chen Jiuyang's demonic dao destiny river began to formally merge with the destiny of the Chongming Sea Sacred Land.
Chen Jiuyang, clad in the Sacred Lord's imperial robes, with the nine Sacred Artifacts as his primary adornments and nine dragon shadows as support, was truly majestic. His imposing voice rang out:
"Since the Patriarchs have returned, they shall take their seats and partake in the destiny of the mortal world."
The Patriarchs responded according to protocol:
"Receiving the mandate of the Sacred Lord, we shall partake in the mortal world's destiny!!!"
Following this, the nine Patriarchs took their seats in order, their imposing auras becoming Chen Jiuyang's aid in unsealing Chongming Sea.
Layers of different auras and immortal lights spanned across heaven and earth, a grand spectacle rarely seen in a lifetime!
Chongming Sea was truly a supreme power that had existed for an incredibly long time, not comparable to ordinary insignificant forces.
This grand ceremony lasted for three days and three nights. Witnessed by thousands, Chongming Sea reappeared in the world.
Vast immortal light drifted, and phantom images of dragons and phoenixes soared.
Such grandeur immediately spread throughout the entire world, announcing the revival of Chongming Sea.
This spectacle caused many of the invited guests to immediately pledge allegiance to the True Demon Sect.
After the ceremony, the observers began to withdraw in an orderly fashion.
With the True Demon Sect now reviving Chongming Sea, they were poised for the final battle against the Five Great Sacred Lands.
Each Patriarch emerged from Chongming Sea and then returned to their respective families to receive the current era's destiny, enabling them to move freely in the world.
...
Inside the True Demon Sect's Sect Master's Grand Hall.
The nine Sacred Artifacts adorned Chen Jiuyang's body, with demonic energy and immortal light continuously surging. He sat alone upon the dragon throne.
Hundreds of Patriarchs, their auras vast, gathered within the Sect Master's Grand Hall. As for the Grand Elders of the Hall of Rites, Hall of Punishments, and others, they were not qualified to enter and waited outside the hall.
The foundation of Chongming Sea was somewhat astonishing.
Chen Jiuyang only recognized a few of the Patriarchs; hundreds of others were unfamiliar to him.
He was now nominally the Sacred Lord of Chongming Sea, but in terms of strength, he could not command these Patriarchs at all.
Beneath him sat Patriarch 'Qiankun', the nominal Vice Sacred Lord.
Patriarch 'Qiankun' stated, "This time, we must go all out. All Patriarchs will be divided into five teams to attack the Pseudo-Dao Blessed Lands."
"We have slumbered for hundreds of thousands of years; the importance of this operation needs no further explanation from me."
"Within the Pseudo-Dao Blessed Lands, there should be semi-Sacred Artifacts. Therefore, I wish to borrow five of the Chongming Sea Sacred Artifacts from the Sacred Lord for defense."
"The Chongming Sea Sacred Artifacts, having been worshipped by generations of disciples, possess some of the power of Sacred Artifacts. Coupled with their nature as Quasi-Emperor weapons, they are sufficient to temporarily defend against Pseudo-Dao attacks."
Chen Jiuyang was taken aback upon hearing this, not having known that the nine Sacred Artifacts were Quasi-Emperor weapons. He merely said, "Good."
'Qiankun' continued, "Among the five Pseudo-Daos, Baiyujing possesses the strongest power, with dormant Pseudo-Immortals from the Upper Realm. Baiyujing will be led by me and the Patriarchs to annihilate it."
"One hundred Patriarchs who follow the Immortal Dao will be selected to form a team with me."
Immediately, one hundred Patriarchs who followed the Immortal Dao stepped forward, cupping their fists in salutation.
Patriarch 'Qiankun' added, "For the remaining four locations, you shall allocate yourselves. Once the distribution is finalized, I will awaken a few Patriarchs from the Supreme lineage to lead the expedition."
"We respectfully obey the Patriarch's decree!" the hundreds of Patriarchs below replied respectfully.
Patriarch 'Qiankun' declared, "Patriarchs below the Martial Saint cultivation level will accompany the Sacred Lord to unify and annihilate the Pseudo-Dao lineages in the mortal realm."
"We respectfully obey the Patriarch's decree!"
Upon hearing Patriarch 'Qiankun's' orderly arrangements, Chen Jiuyang finally noticed that the Supreme lineage was indeed the demonic dao's final trump card in the mortal realm.
Should the Five Great Sacred Lands attempt to annihilate Chongming Sea's lineage in the mortal realm, the Supreme lineage, due to its combat power, served as the last ember of hope.
Following this, Chen Jiuyang dismantled five Sacred Artifacts from his person and handed them over to the Patriarchs.
Then, Patriarch 'Qiankun' looked at Chen Jiuyang and said, "Sacred Lord, we must first annihilate the Pseudo-Dao Patriarchs. However, to eradicate the Pseudo-Dao Blessed Lands, it requires the Sacred Lord to destroy the lineages and personally visit the Pseudo-Dao Blessed Lands to devour the Immortal Realm Heavenly Court destiny contained within them."
Chen Jiuyang's expression turned serious: "This Lord is aware. Once all arrangements are made, I will personally go to the front lines and quickly annihilate the Pseudo-Dao lineages."
"After eliminating the Pseudo-Daos, this Lord can then rescue his wife. For so many years, I have been more anxious than anyone."
"Whoever obstructs this Lord from saving his wife will die."
Patriarch 'Qiankun' slowly stated, "Thus, let the army set forth!"