Chapter 2262: The Finale (Part 1)

Treasures like Midnight Flower and Silent Iron were deep in dangerous territory, where even Ao Feng, with his strength, could not enter. Aside from himself and these disciples, it was impossible for ordinary titleholders to obtain them easily.

He had thought it was the work of one of their group, but it turned out not to be.

Didn't that mean there was another powerful expert secretly gathering various treasures?

"Another expert?"

Zheng Yang was taken aback. "Now that you mention it, Teacher, it's possible. We also found several places with treasures that had been taken before us. We thought it was that Nine Heavens Title King... meaning you, Teacher. Now it seems it wasn't!"

"To find so many treasures and take them away smoothly without leaving many traces—this person's strength is no less than yours..."

Zhang Xuan's confusion deepened.

According to Ao Feng, apart from these people, there were hardly any experts left in the God Realm. Where did this one suddenly come from?

"I heard... that besides me, the Qiankun Demon Lord also took on a disciple and specially forged a body for him..."

Lu Chong suddenly spoke up.

"Forged a body?" At his words, Zhang Xuan also remembered, having vaguely heard someone mention it.

"Yes. This disciple seems to have arrived in the God Realm earlier than us, born through the Nether Soul Pool. His soul is extremely powerful, which allowed him to find many treasures and take them away easily..." Lu Chong continued.

To find so many treasures smoothly in a place like the Tide Sea, the experience of predecessors was important, but more crucial was a strong soul and sensitivity to treasures.

With these, one could gather items better and at a speed far exceeding others.

"Arrived in the God Realm earlier than us... meaning he wasn't from the God Realm before. Then... who could it be?"

Zhang Xuan fell into deep thought.

...

"Even if those people are all Zhang Xuan's students, so what? I still have a hidden card! I'm sure to get enough treasures back!"

Outside the Tide Sea, looking down at the communication jade slip in his hand, the Qiankun Demon Lord no longer looked dejected but instead appeared elated.

Although they couldn't extend their divine sense into the Tide Sea, with special items, those inside could still send messages out.

Just like now... that backup plan he had prepared for so long had sent word that he had obtained countless treasures.

Hearing the names of these treasures, the Qiankun Demon Lord's heart burned with excitement.

No need to think—if he took them all out, his strength would surely advance by leaps and bounds. Even if he couldn't surpass the Lingxi Divine Sovereign, he would definitely rank at the top among the other eight Demon Lords.

"How strong is this hidden card of yours?" Seeing him so smug, the Yun Chi Great Emperor snorted.

"His strength may not match Lu Chong's, and certainly not Zhao Ya and the others, but... his soul is powerful, and he excels at hiding and sneaking—perfect for finding treasures!" The Qiankun Demon Lord said confidently.

"What use is being good at it? Once that Nine Heavens Title King finds him and tries to snatch the treasures, do you think he can escape?" Linglong Fairy poured cold water from the side.

They were all annoyed at having worked for someone else's benefit, and this guy was so pleased—who else to knock down but him?

"Escape? He definitely can't. But I've already instructed him clearly: don't go to crowded places, hide as much as possible..." The Qiankun Demon Lord said proudly. "It seems to have worked well so far."

Seeing that he had even anticipated this, the others shook their heads helplessly.

Having a backup plan—this guy was indeed cunning.

It seemed the Qiankun Demon Lord would be the biggest winner this time.

Buzz!

Just as they were sighing, they suddenly felt the Tide Sea before them shake violently, and the spiritual energy that had been surging out began to flow back.

"What's happening?" The Yun Chi Great Emperor frowned.

"It must be an ultimate treasure emerging. The treasure absorbs the spiritual energy of the Tide Sea, causing the spiritual energy that had dispersed into the God Realm to flow back..." Linglong Fairy frowned, looking at the pitch-black ocean before her, trying to see through it but finding nothing.

"An ultimate treasure? I wonder what it is..." The Zhuo Yang Great Emperor's eyes burned with excitement, but then he smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Even if it was ultimate, they couldn't enter, so it wasn't theirs.

It would surely be taken by that Nine Heavens Title King and his many disciples.

"It's simple to find out. I'll have my hidden card check it out. If there is one, he'll take it too..." Seeing everyone looking dejected, the Qiankun Demon Lord chuckled.

Having a hidden card was great!

Finally, he could gain face before the other Demon Lords and make them envy him.

He sent a message, and after a moment, received a reply.

"To avoid meeting others, he had hidden himself. Now, at my command, he's gone to see what the ultimate treasure is..."

The Qiankun Demon Lord smiled, hovering calmly in place. After a moment, he swiped his hand over the jade slip again, and his eyes suddenly lit up. "It's... the Nine Heavens Chaos Golden Lotus!"

"The Nine Heavens Chaos Golden Lotus?"

Everyone was shocked.

Ordinary titleholders had never heard of it, but as Demon Lords, they knew the power of this treasure.

A thing born from heaven and earth, it was no weaker than them, the Demon Lords.

"If the news is true, whoever among us gets it can leap to the same level as the Lingxi Divine Sovereign..." The Xuan Ming Great Emperor, who had been silent, could hardly contain his excitement.

The Nine Heavens Chaos Golden Lotus was a divine object even more ancient than the nine Demon Lords.

Obtaining and refining it would surely send one's cultivation soaring, breaking through current shackles with ease.

"Indeed..." Everyone nodded.

Though envious, with Zhang Xuan inside, they didn't think their own titleholders could snatch it.

"I'll have my hidden card seize this treasure, no matter the cost..."

Seeing the expressions of the others, a gleam flashed in the Qiankun Demon Lord's eyes.

The Nine Heavens Chaos Golden Lotus was impossible to refuse!

With a flick of his finger, he sent a command on the communication jade talisman.

"You all have no chance, but I still do. My hidden card, though not as strong as Zhang Xuan and his group, is no less skilled at gathering treasures. As soon as he succeeds, he'll return to the God Realm..."

Having done this, the Qiankun Demon Lord clasped his hands behind his back, his eyes excited.

If he succeeded, great; if not, he'd still come out with the treasures he had, and he'd still profit greatly.

Either way, this hidden move was well executed. There was no way he would defect like Lu Chong...

Whoosh!

Just as he was elated, the communication jade talisman in his hand shook. He hurriedly looked down, and the moment he saw it, the Qiankun Demon Lord's eyes went wide, and his mind nearly exploded.

"What's wrong?" The several Demon Lords looked over.

"My hidden card says..."

The Qiankun Demon Lord looked like he was about to cry. "Zhang Xuan is his master... he's already offered all the treasures to him..."

The many Demon Lords: "..."

He had been so smug just a moment ago, his head held high. Now this outcome—not only the Qiankun Demon Lord couldn't accept it, but even the other Demon Lords looked at each other, feeling like they were going mad.

The many disciples they had trained were Zhang Xuan's disciples. They had to accept that, even if unwilling—after all, he had taken them as disciples first, and when they trained others, he had explained in detail...

They had to swallow it, even if it hurt.

But you painstakingly cultivated a hidden card... and he turned out to be his servant? What was going on?

"I don't know either..." The Qiankun Demon Lord was also going crazy.

This one was born from the Nether Soul Pool, cultivated with immense effort—how did he become Zhang Xuan's subordinate?

Was this my backup plan or yours?

For a moment, he could hardly believe it.

"Serves you right..." Linglong Fairy chuckled softly.

You wanted to show off, and now you can't...

...

"Wei Changfeng?"

Looking at the middle-aged man kneeling before him and calling him "Young Master," Zhang Xuan was stunned. Wei Ruyan on the side also came forward, her eyes red, her delicate body trembling: "Father..."

The one who suddenly appeared was none other than Wei Changfeng from the Master Teacher Continent, the man who had once roamed everywhere to steal treasures to cure his daughter's innate poison body!

He had been killed by a sacred beast while trying to obtain a medicinal herb. Zhang Xuan had thought his soul had scattered long ago, but unexpectedly, he had been resurrected and appeared here!

"How did you..." Full of confusion, Zhang Xuan couldn't help asking.

"I don't know exactly. I only remember that at the moment of death, I felt a huge force pull my soul away. When I woke up again, I was in the Nether Soul Pool of the God Realm!"

Seeing his daughter and Young Master both safe and sound, and both having reached the title level, Wei Changfeng could hardly contain his excitement. "According to the Qiankun Demon Lord, it should be because... my physique is special, which allowed me to father a child like Wei Ruyan with an innate poison body."

"Special physique?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

When he had first met this man, he had used the Library to examine him thoroughly and found nothing unusual—just an ordinary person. Could the Library have been wrong?

He couldn't help asking, "Did the Demon Lord say what kind of physique?"

"It's the [Innate Fetal Soul Physique]. Having a fetal soul ensures that one does not lose their way in the womb. Even if the body dies and the soul falls, one can be resurrected through the Nether Soul Pool and retain their original mind without losing it..."

Wei Changfeng said.

"Innate Fetal Soul Physique?" Zhang Xuan frowned even more.

He had never even heard of it.

But being able to keep one's soul from losing its way was already remarkable.

After all, even the Undying Demon Lord had not achieved that.

If even a Demon Lord couldn't do it, yet this man had, it was no wonder he could father a prodigy like Wei Ruyan...

As for why the Library hadn't detected it, perhaps at that time the Library had only merged with the Heavenly Way of the Master Teacher Continent and was too low-level, or perhaps this ability was hidden in the soul and could only be activated by experiencing death, so it couldn't be detected.

Now, there was no way to investigate further.

Still, that Wei Changfeng hadn't died was good news for both him and Wei Ruyan.

"Young Master, these are the treasures I gathered in the Tide Sea..." After exchanging a few pleasantries, Wei Changfeng handed over the treasures he had obtained.

Zhang Xuan looked and saw that the strange Midnight Flower and Silent Iron were among them. He breathed a sigh of relief.

So it was him who had taken the things all along...

"Guard me. I plan to go into seclusion and break through to Demon Lord..."

Seeing that the treasures were all ready, Zhang Xuan smiled and was about to instruct them to let him attempt a breakthrough to Demon Lord when he felt the space beneath his feet shake violently, and a trembling aura suddenly burst forth.

He quickly turned his head, and everyone saw a huge crack appear in the Tide Sea before them, as if tearing the sky in two.

The power that had been ebbing from the God Realm now surged back, and the entire Tide Sea shook violently, on the verge of total collapse.

"What's happening?" Liu Yan Divine King and the others turned pale with fear, trembling.

"Teacher..." Zhao Ya and the others also looked over anxiously.

"Those three Emperor Spirit Grasses... have been taken!"

Zhang Xuan's eyes narrowed.

If he wasn't mistaken, someone had taken the three Emperor Spirit Grasses, causing the already unstable Tide Sea to give way.

Looking up, the pitch-black crack grew larger, spanning the entire sky. The floating continent where they had fought for the Earth Treasury Spirit Liquid had been split in two, and many places were swallowed by darkness, turning into dust.

The barrier of Meteor Lake was shattered by the chaotic currents, and the entire Tide Sea was in turmoil, on the verge of collapse.

"Teacher, what do we do?"

Seeing that the situation would soon spread to the God Realm, Zhao Ya was frantic.

"We must find a way to stop it..." Zhang Xuan said.

The Tide Sea was connected to the God Realm. If it shattered, the God Realm would suffer backlash, and countless lives would be lost.

That was why, even though he had reached the Emperor Spirit Grasses earlier, he hadn't taken them.

He turned to look at the brilliant Nine Heavens Chaos Golden Lotus in the sky, knowing that the avatar would need more time to fully merge its power. He gritted his teeth, shook his body, and flew straight toward where the crack had appeared.

"Follow me..."

With a low shout, Zhao Ya and the others followed closely.

"Haha... Didn't you want to kill me? Let's see who kills whom today..."

Before he got close, a roar rang out. Zhang Xuan looked up and saw the Di Jue Dan, whom he had been chasing at Meteor Lake, now hovering in the air with a ferocious grin.

It had already devoured the three Emperor Spirit Grasses, and its aura had advanced further, now comparable to a true Demon Lord.

After escaping, this creature hadn't hidden but had found the Emperor Spirit Grasses and completely refined them!

That was why it had broken the seal, tearing the Tide Sea world apart.

"You're asking for death..."

Seeing that his failure to finish it off had left such a隐患, Zhang Xuan was furious. With a roar, he shook his body, a long sword appearing in his hand, and charged straight at the Di Jue Dan.

If the Tide Sea couldn't be controlled, countless people in the God Realm would die—and all because of this creature!

How could he not be enraged?

Whoosh!

The Wind Never Ceases Sword Art was unleashed, stirring ripples in the air like water waves.

"Do you think you can still hurt me? Ridiculous!"

Seeing the sword art, the Di Jue Dan sneered, spread its five fingers, and pressed down.

Buzz!

Space seemed to freeze, and Zhang Xuan was like amber trapped in ice, immobilized in midair.

One move decided the outcome!

Zhang Xuan was no match.

"Teacher..."

Zhao Ya and the others were about to rush over.

Before they could reach him, a voice sounded in their ears: "Don't worry about me. Go stop the crack from spreading..."

"Yes!"

Gritting their teeth, they rushed toward the crack. Before they got close, they saw sword light burst forth around their teacher.

Whoosh!

The frozen space tore apart, and Zhang Xuan leaped out, charging again at the Di Jue Dan.

"Quick, find a way to stop the crack, or the God Realm will face a great disaster..." Seeing their teacher safe, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Ya looked again at the crack devouring the Tide Sea, her eyes narrowing.

The Tide Sea itself had been absorbing the God Realm's spiritual energy, leaving the Nine Heavens and Nine Earths helpless. Now that it was damaged, it could sweep through the Nine Heavens of the God Realm, plunging the already declining spiritual energy into chaos.

"Let me do it..."

Rushing forward, Luo Qiqi arrived before the crack, shook her delicate body, and transformed into the Still Sky Pearl.

The crack, which had been spreading to both sides, suddenly stopped under the Still Sky Pearl's influence.

But the Still Sky Pearl trembled constantly, as if it might shatter at any moment, pushed away by the shaking space.

"Help Qiqi!"

Zhao Ya came to her side and channeled her pure power.

Then Zheng Yang, Liu Yang, Yuan Tao, Wei Ruyan, and the others also hurriedly poured their power into her.

The crack was controlled for a moment, then began to shake again. The entire Tide Sea boiled, and the crack before them became like an abyss devouring everything. Meteors and spiritual energy flying in the air were all swallowed, vanishing without a trace.

As if falling into a black hole, they disappeared in an instant.

Pfft!

A sound of spitting blood. Luo Qiqi could no longer maintain her form, reverting to her human shape, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. Zheng Yang, Zhao Ya, and the others also had pale faces.

Rip!

Without the Still Sky Pearl's restraint, the crack tore even faster, spanning the entire Tide Sea in an instant, as if to rip the place in two.

"We can't stop it..."

Luo Qiqi and Zhao Ya's faces darkened.

The Tide Sea, with its spiritual energy tides, had left even the Nine Emperors helpless. Now that it was forcibly broken, it was like toppling dominoes. Even Luo Qiqi and Zhao Ya, with their extraordinary strength, could do nothing.

"Teacher... only Teacher can stop it..."

They quickly turned their heads and saw that the battle between Zhang Xuan and the Di Jue Dan had reached a fever pitch.

Having devoured the Emperor Spirit Grasses, the Di Jue Dan had advanced to the true Demon Lord level. Though it had not yet received the recognition of the Nine Heavens, its strength was not much weaker than other Demon Lords.

Although Zhang Xuan had broken through to the peak of titlehood, he was still outmatched. In their duel, he had been on the defensive.

"Haha, die!"

Feeling that the young man who had once been unstoppable was now being suppressed, the Di Jue Dan let out an excited roar. Its palm rolled again, and its mighty power seemed to crush heaven and earth.

The tidal sea was torn apart by the rift, already unable to hold itself together. Now, under its attack, it was destroyed even faster. The entire space fell into chaos, spiritual energy drifting everywhere. Many ordinary Divine Kings could not withstand it and were torn to pieces on the spot.

If before, during the spiritual energy tide, Divine Kings might fall but at least some could survive, now, with the spiritual energy in turmoil, Divine Kings fell one after another. In less than five minutes, nearly half were dead.

Even those at the title level began to die.

In a short span, the number of dead Divine Kings exceeded that of the previous ten years!

"We must resolve this quickly, or everyone will die here..."

Seeing Dijue Dan growing fiercer with each battle, Zhang Xuan's expression turned grim.

If the fight continued, not only would the people of the Tidal Sea die, but the Divine Realm would also suffer devastation. He had to deal with this fellow as soon as possible, then think of other ways.

"I've already unleashed my strongest power. Unless... I can advance further!"

In the battle, he had already displayed his strongest sword techniques and combat skills. But Dijue Dan, having swallowed the Imperial Spirit Herb, possessed inexhaustible power that he simply could not withstand.

Unless... his cultivation advanced further, defeating it would be nearly impossible.

"Then break through!"

Ignoring the palm prints falling from the sky, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath, flipped his wrist, and all the treasures sent by his many disciples appeared in his palm.

True qi surged within him, and the treasures, effective even for an Imperial Lord, exploded instantly.

Zizi zi!

Countless streams of pure spiritual energy rushed into his dantian and acupoints in an instant, nourishing his body.

"Trying to break through now? Too late..."

Seeing that the one he had been suppressing was still thinking of breaking through, Dijue Dan sneered and launched another attack.

"There's enough time..." Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, his mind sinking into the Spring and Autumn Canon within the library.

Cultivating here, time passed ten thousand times faster than outside.

One second outside was ten thousand seconds inside, equivalent to 2.7 hours, nearly one and a half shichen.

That was enough time for him to break through to Imperial Lord.

Calming his mind, he rapidly circulated his true qi. The barrier to Imperial Lord, which had been suppressed, appeared before him again.

"Charge!"

With a low shout, the power within him transformed into sword qi, slashing out fiercely.

Hong hong hong!

The membrane was as hard as steel. He struck several times but could not break through.

"As expected of the Imperial Lord realm. Even having comprehended the technique, breaking through is not so easy..."

Earlier, on the moon, he had felt he could break through at any moment. He thought he could truly tear open the shackles, but now it seemed it wasn't that simple.

Imperial Lord, the greatest barrier among deities, the realm longed for by countless beings in the Divine Realm. If it were that easy, there wouldn't be only Master Kong who had achieved it in Divine Realm City over so many years.

"Not only is the barrier thick, but more importantly, the heavens do not permit it..."

After several more attempts, Zhang Xuan understood.

The thickness of the barrier was only one reason. The most important reason was that there was a special force in the heavens suppressing him, preventing him from breaking through.

It was as if he were under the surveillance of the Heavenly Dao. Every time he tried to charge forward, someone pulled him back, not letting him advance.

"Seal!"

Knowing it must be the Library of Heaven's Path inside him, Zhang Xuan moved his mind and sealed it.

Boom!

He continued to charge, but still felt his power could not achieve perfect harmony, still one layer of membrane away from Imperial Lord.

"It's a lack of power..."

His eyes flashed.

To break through to Imperial Lord required an enormous amount of resources. Even devouring all the treasures gathered by his disciples was not enough. To succeed, there was only one way...

Swallow the Dijue Dan before him!

It had already reached the Imperial Lord level. If he could devour it, combined with his previous accumulation, the so-called Imperial Lord barrier would no longer be a problem. He could break through instantly!

But... he was no match for it. How could he devour it?

"Haha, if breaking through to Imperial Lord were so easy, I would have left this Tidal Sea long ago, not been trapped here all this time..."

As if seeing the problem he faced, Dijue Dan in the air sneered.

Pa pa pa!

The cracks formed in space under the attack spread to Zhang Xuan. The Tidal Sea was now collapsing beyond recognition, on the verge of complete destruction and annihilation.

"Once the Tidal Sea completely collapses, if I haven't broken through yet, returning to the Divine Realm will bring even greater pressure. Then breaking through will be nearly impossible..."

He was filled with anxiety.

Back in the Divine Realm, with the suppression of the Nine Heavens, breaking through to Imperial Lord was almost impossible.

In other words, to break through, he had to do it before the Tidal Sea collapsed. Otherwise, once he returned, it would be unknown how many years before he could achieve it.

The previous cracks had already torn the Tidal Sea apart. With Dijue Dan's attacks, space was shattered. The Tidal Sea had only persisted because of the spiritual energy backflow. Once the backflow completely ended, it would likely collapse instantly, not lasting another second.

"One minute. That is, I must succeed in breaking through to Imperial Lord within at most one minute..."

According to his calculations, the Tidal Sea would not hold out for more than sixty seconds.

In other words, he had to complete the breakthrough within that time...

Even with the Spring and Autumn Canon, it was extremely difficult, nearly impossible.

After all... he had to defeat this Dijue Dan first!

And to defeat it, he needed the strength of an Imperial Lord...

It seemed like a deadlock, impossible to break.

"Unless... unless I can comprehend an Imperial Lord-level sword technique!"

A gleam flashed in his eyes.

To severely wound Dijue Dan in a short time and devour its medicinal power... he needed the power to kill it. Besides reaching Imperial Lord, there was another way: comprehend a higher-level sword technique!

Now, he had already comprehended the Imperial Lord-level technique, which was love.

Eternal as the sky and earth, this regret will last forever.

If he could derive it into a sword technique and unleash it with all his might, perhaps he could slay the Dijue Dan before him.

But... a technique is a technique, a sword technique is a sword technique. Without breaking through in the technique, deducing a sword technique, especially one that transcends the Heavenly Dao realm, was nearly impossible.

The difficulty was even greater than breaking through to Imperial Lord, many times over.

He shook his longsword, trying to execute sword moves according to the Imperial Lord technique he had comprehended. But each time, he felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, unable to use the power smoothly.

"Wrong!"

"Wrong!"

"Wrong!"

"Still wrong..."

He tried more than a dozen ways to circulate sword intent, all wrong. The chaotic true qi also left his qi and blood in disarray.

Seconds ticked by.

In the blink of an eye, most of the one minute had passed. The Tidal Sea could no longer hold on, shaking more violently. It seemed it might not even last ten seconds!

"Let's see how many moves you can withstand. Die..."

Dijue Dan also noticed this, letting out an excited roar. Its palm turned over, pressing down again.

This strike was even more powerful than before, as if breaking the last thread of the Tidal Sea's endurance. Broken space carried with it, and endless power crushed down.

A life-or-death blow!

If Zhang Xuan could not block it, he would die.

If he could block it, Dijue Dan would die.

"Teacher..." Zhao Ya and the others had red eyes and fists, wanting to rush over to help, but before they could get close, they were pushed away by the shattered space.

The battlefield was now only between him and the pill. Unless one reached Imperial Lord, no one could approach.

"It seems I can't comprehend it..."

"There's too little time. An Imperial Lord-level sword technique cannot be achieved in one go..."

Seeing the attack coming before him, with no clue in his mind, Zhang Xuan shook his head.

He thought he was a genius, able to turn danger into safety in the most perilous situations. But now, it seemed not so easy.

Comprehending an Imperial Lord-level sword technique in less than a minute was simply impossible.

Knowing he could not succeed, Zhang Xuan looked up again and saw the shattered space before him falling slowly like fireworks.

As if time had slowed down.

He was back on the Master Teacher Continent, at the moment when the Zhang family bloodline burned.

In the more than two years since his rebirth, countless memories surged into his mind, replaying in slow motion.

To avoid being expelled from the academy, he strove to become a good teacher, then advanced step by step, for family, for loved ones, for friends, for students...

He had worked hard, never stopping.

Now... perhaps he could truly stop.

He had thought he would eventually fight Luo Ruoxin to the death over the Heavenly Dao. Now, it seemed there was no need for such awkwardness.

"If I die and cannot be resurrected, will she be sad..."

The image of Luo Ruoxin suddenly appeared in his mind, and a sweet smile curled at the corners of Zhang Xuan's mouth.

"Perhaps, the moment she agreed to be my girlfriend, she already guessed this outcome, knew that one of us would die..."

He had always thought it was hard for him to choose, but he had been ignorant for a long time.

As the only one in the know, Luo Ruoxin must have endured even greater torment.

So, she felt worse than he did.

"That Imperial Lord from Sword God Heaven said my sword technique had too much lingering affection and lacked protection... so it lacked tenacious power. But... what if I can't protect?"

Protection can ensure loved ones are safe, but if, like now, the Divine Realm is destroyed and the Heavenly Dao collapses, what can be protected?

Master Kong, the teacher of ten thousand generations, hoped everyone would become a dragon. But... in the end, didn't he also die and fall?

Protection is right, but also not right.

"I am just me. I do not seek great freedom, only to have a clear conscience."

"Since we cannot be together in life, let us share the same grave in death!"

"If I am destined to fall here, death is not the end."

"In life, I will return; in death, I will long for you!"

Boom!

A sudden enlightenment appeared in his heart, and a dazzling light shone in his eyes. Zhang Xuan then felt the sword intent surging wildly within him, condensing in an instant into a brilliant, dazzling sword qi.

Sss!

The sword qi shot out with the Chixiao Sword, rushing straight to the Heavenly Court, instantly cutting in half the attack Dijue Dan had unleashed.

"Ah, what sword technique is this... How, how did you unleash it..."

With a scream, Dijue Dan's voice filled with disbelief rang out. Its powerful body exploded, and in an instant, the immensely potent spiritual energy, like a tornado, poured wildly into Zhang Xuan.

The previously unbreakable confinement was instantly shattered, and his cultivation rose steadily.

Smiling gently, Zhang Xuan looked at the sky, and his faint voice turned into a dragon's roar, echoing in the hearts of countless people.

"Today, I become an Imperial Lord!"

The most difficult barrier of the Imperial Lord... was broken!

Boom!

The Tidal Sea exploded, like fireworks blooming.