This scene once again filled everyone with horror and trembling.
Old Jin was a long-renowned Ancestral Dao Realm expert who had lived for countless epochs.
He had existed in the same era as Sage Xi, the master of Saintess Xiyuan, and could be considered a living fossil.
His defeat and severe injuries left everyone feeling incredulous and unable to believe what they were seeing.
Although Chu Yuan, the general of the Heaven-Suppressing Army, was not yet at the Ancestral Dao Realm and was still some distance away, Old Jin at his peak had far surpassed ordinary Ancestral Dao Realm experts.
How could even he be so grievously injured?
Moreover, this was happening while Chu Gucheng, Law Sage, and other Dao Realm experts were joining forces, holding an absolute advantage.
Yet, they were still no match for Gu Changge, being successively severely injured. In that battlefield beyond the worlds, who knew how many Dao Realm experts had already perished?
The outcome of this battle would undoubtedly be terrifying, triggering an unimaginable earthquake.
"Senior Xingying, please assist us. The strength of the master of the Heaven-Slaying Alliance is beyond comprehension, as if he shouldn't exist in this world. We are no match for him."
"Chu Gucheng is only barely able to hold his own against him by borrowing the boundless fortune of all living beings in the Immortal Chu Dynasty…"
Old Jin, his body covered in blood, fell from the massive hole in the battlefield beyond the worlds. His injuries were extremely severe, his arms completely broken, revealing white bone fragments.
Enduring the intense pain, he pleaded for help from the guests and dignitaries of the Immortal Chu Dynasty, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror.
Although he didn't want to admit it or boost his opponent's reputation, this was the truth.
Three Ancestral Dao Realm experts joining forces, along with numerous Dao Realm experts, leveraging every advantage of time, place, and people, were still unable to subdue Gu Changge. Instead, they were successively severely injured.
Moreover, Old Jin had a sense of unease and dread. It seemed as if Gu Changge was waiting for something, not fully focused on the battle with them.
Yet, despite this, they all felt immense pressure.
After several rounds of exchanges and attacks, they were all severely injured, losing their combat strength.
Including Old Jin, who had now suffered damage to his origin, making it impossible for him to assist again in the short term.
"How can he be so strong? In such a situation, even Saintess Xiyuan from that day wouldn't be a match for Chu Gucheng and the others."
"What is the origin of the mysterious master of the Heaven-Slaying Alliance?"
"When did such a being suddenly appear in the world? No matter how we investigate, there is no trace of his karma. He doesn't exist in the past or the future, unique in all worlds. Could he be a sage who has reached the end of the path?"
Xingying, the old woman, had a glimmer of white light in her eyes, as if vast Dao principles were evolving within them.
Her expression was also grave. From the beginning, she had been closely watching the battle, thinking there wouldn't be much of a surprise.
In her view, Gu Changge's strength should be above Saintess Xiyuan, a figure who had survived eight Heavenly Decline Tribulations, but this strength was limited and might not surpass Saintess Xiyuan by too much.
With such a favorable situation, Chu Gucheng and the others should have more than enough to capture and suppress Gu Changge.
But she suddenly realized that she might have underestimated Gu Changge.
Or rather, none of them had ever truly understood Gu Changge, let alone seen through his depths and secrets.
"Senior Sister Xingying, it seems we must also take action. We can't wait any longer. I'm afraid something unexpected might happen, turning the situation around."
The White-Browed Star Lord of the Immortal Chu Dynasty frowned, his voice filled with worry.
He was also a Ancestral Dao Realm expert who had survived seven Heavenly Decline Tribulations. Xingying's strength was greater than his, having walked far on this path, but she had also not survived the eighth Heavenly Decline Tribulation.
The eighth Heavenly Decline Tribulation was a chasm as vast as the difference between immortals and mortals.
Even in a supreme civilization like the Prime-Origin Civilization, few had survived it.
"If we join forces, our chances of victory will indeed increase. But I'm worried that this is actually a trap set by the master of the Heaven-Slaying Alliance. Old Jin's strength is not inferior to yours, yet he was still easily severely injured. This shows that the master of the Heaven-Slaying Alliance's strength far surpasses Old Jin…"
Xingying did not immediately join the battle but spoke in a deep voice.
These words made the White-Browed Star Lord pause, then his expression changed. He wasn't foolish and suddenly thought of this possibility, breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Senior Sister, are you saying that he deliberately let us surround him, but in reality, he is using himself as bait to break through the peak forces of the Immortal Chu Dynasty one by one?"
He also asked in a deep voice.
It was a well-known fact that Ancestral Dao Realm experts were difficult to kill. Even peers couldn't keep each other down.
If they wanted to escape, unless their opponent's strength far surpassed theirs, it would be impossible to stop them.
Xingying slowly nodded and said, "This possibility cannot be ruled out. Let's wait and see. Chu Gucheng is so highly regarded by our master. He definitely doesn't have only this much ability. His cultivation is nearing the eighth Heavenly Decline Tribulation. On the territory of the Immortal Chu Dynasty, he is naturally invincible."
The White-Browed Star Lord frowned slightly, still worried. "But Senior Sister, if what you say is true, what if Chu Gucheng loses?"
Xingying said, "Since our master personally bestowed the brocade pouch, it means he already knew about today's events. He knows that Chu Gucheng will not lose. He is the chosen one of the Prime-Origin Civilization and will not fall so easily."
Old Jin's heavily injured figure fell to the ground. He quickly sat cross-legged, absorbing energy from the void to recover. Behind him, it seemed as if countless universes were rumbling and rotating, their terrifying momentum like rolling galaxies, pressing down on everyone as if forcing them to kneel and worship him.
This was the might of an Ancestral Dao Realm expert. Even when severely injured, a single thought could kill beings of other levels.
The other guests in the imperial capital also felt their blood churning, suppressed by the overwhelming aura, their expressions changing.
They knew that Old Jin was severely injured and unable to suppress his aura.
Fortunately, the battlefield was beyond the worlds. Otherwise, a single drop of blood from an Ancestral Dao Realm expert falling would be an endless disaster for the vast multitude of living beings.
If an Ancestral Dao Realm expert were to truly perish, it would be unimaginable. The entire Prime-Origin Civilization would likely be swept up in the aftermath.
"Ancestor, the Immortal Chu Dynasty has sealed off all space within the imperial capital. We cannot contact the Imperial Immortal Palace at this time."
The elders of the Imperial Immortal Palace spoke with grave expressions.
They didn't know that Ling Yuxian and Ling Yuling had a special method of communication. They were only worried that the situation in the Immortal Chu Dynasty would become even more chaotic, endangering Ling Yuxian.
"The Immortal Chu Dynasty wouldn't dare to attack the Imperial Immortal Palace…"
Ling Yuxian shook her head, her flawless face filled with seriousness.
She had already contacted her sister Ling Yuling, but she hadn't expected that Ling Yuling had no intention of intervening, only telling her to wait and see.
In fact, in her view, her sister's attitude toward Gu Changge was somewhat ambiguous.
Logically, Gu Changge had helped her sister escape and resolved the corrosion of the dark matter.
Her sister should have been grateful to Gu Changge.
But her sister remained indifferent to the situation, even wanting to use the Immortal Chu Dynasty to test Gu Changge's true strength.
Deep within the Imperial Immortal Palace, on a mist-shrouded peak, Ling Yuling sat cross-legged, her black hair fluttering, partially covering her immortal face.
Her gaze was gentle, as if filled with a soft, watery light, and chaotic energy spread around her.
"The appearance of the imitation Coffin of World Burial must be related to the organization Nan Qing mentioned. But where exactly is the Nightmare Demon Domain?"
"If Purple Mist Mountain has truly colluded with that organization, which other forces in the Prime-Origin Civilization have been infiltrated?"
Ling Yuling stared at the shimmering water screen before her, then sighed softly, feeling somewhat powerless.
She had always been suspicious of Gu Changge's identity.
Although Gu Changge had indeed helped her escape and resolved the dark matter, Ling Yuling truly couldn't bring herself to trust someone of unknown origin and mysterious methods.
After all, during the era when the Black Calamity swept through the worlds, even those who had reached the end of the path found it difficult to resolve the dark matter. Once corrupted, one was likely to fall to the dark side.
The original soul would be replaced by a new consciousness, giving birth to a new dark personality.
During this time, she had revisited the floating continent in the chaotic sea of time and space, searching for the notes left by Nan Zun to see if there were any records of the dark matter or methods to resolve it from later generations.
But there were none.
Whether in the most ancient times or after countless epochs, there were no methods to deal with or resolve the dark matter.
So, how had Gu Changge helped Jing Tianyuan, the ancestor of the Jing Clan, resolve the corruption of the dark matter in the Eternal Spirit?
How had he expelled the dark matter from the Gate of Eternal Life?
In fact, Ling Yuling had begun to suspect something when Gu Changge and Jing Tianyuan went to that dark place to help her escape.
If Ling Yuxian had paid closer attention to her expression at the time, she might have noticed.
When Ling Yuling explained Jing Tianyuan's origins, she deliberately made some mistakes in her words, but Jing Tianyuan remained indifferent, showing no reaction.
Although it was possible that Jing Tianyuan's memories had faded over time, causing him to forget those events, Ling Yuling later tested him again with other matters and found his reactions somewhat strange.
He would nod in agreement to things that had never happened.
On the other hand, when she deliberately misrepresented events that had truly occurred, such as how she and Ling Yuxian had helped Jing Tianyuan, Jing Tianyuan showed no reaction.
From these reactions, Ling Yuling suspected that something was wrong with Jing Tianyuan.
When the Eternal Spirit disappeared, the words it spoke were not without reason.
It was from that moment that she began to suspect Gu Changge.
When Gu Changge helped her resolve the dark matter, Ling Yuling had been extremely tense and vigilant.
But later, she thought she might be able to use this opportunity to test Gu Changge's origins and see how he resolved the dark matter, so she relaxed.
She strongly suspected that Gu Changge was related to the organization Nan Qing had mentioned.
She also suspected that Gu Changge was a remnant of the Black Calamity era, a sage from that time like herself.