Terran Guardian - Chapter 3558

Chapter 3536 The Identity of the Mysterious Powerful Person

One Taiyi Dao Palace.

In an ancient immortal palace, the Formless Supreme sat cross-legged, his body shrouded in the aura of the Great Dao. With each breath, a massive amount of immortal energy poured in, frantically surging into his body.

How much time had passed was unknown.

The immortal energy and Daoist aura around him dissipated.

He reopened his eyes, his expression filled with apprehension.

“A demon!”

The Formless Supreme wanted to recall the existence of the strange Buddha, but shook his head inwardly, trying to banish the image from his mind.

However, the scene he had witnessed seemed like a nightmare he couldn’t shake off.

In an instant,

the Formless Supreme’s Dao heart, which had been calm for many years, was now turbulent.

Originally,

he, the Sumeru Ancestor, and the Tai Luo Dao Lord planned to join forces to explore the location behind a passage.

However,

before they could

even make a move, the strange Buddha appeared.

The subsequent events were much simpler.

In the ensuing battle,

the Tai Luo Dao Lord perished.

The Formless Supreme and the Sumeru Ancestor were injured and fled.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Ziyang Domain should now be a desolate wasteland.

No—

not just the Ziyang Domain, but the entire Shenfeng Prefecture might fall.

After all, the appearance of a living demon could easily cause an entire prefecture to fall.

As the thought of the Formless Supreme fell, his figure disappeared.

When he reappeared, he was already in another immortal palace hall.

“Greetings, Ancestor!”

A middle-aged half-saint hurriedly bowed to the newcomer.

The other party was Xie Qingxuan, the current master of the Taiyi Dao Palace, a top half-saint who had reached the Ninth Tribulation level.

The Taiyi Dao Palace was a top power in Taixuan Prefecture, and Xie Qingxuan, as the master of the Dao Palace, held an even more esteemed position.

But in front of the Formless Supreme, he was merely a junior, and naturally dared not show any disrespect.

“How is the situation in the Ziyang Domain?”

the Formless Supreme asked.

After returning to the Taiyi Dao Palace, he had instructed them to keep an eye on the movements in the Ziyang Domain. If the demon calamity had spread, the news should have already spread completely.

Upon hearing this, Xie Qingxuan’s expression became respectful: “This junior was just about to report this matter. Not long ago, news came from Shenfeng Prefecture that a heavenly punishment had occurred in the Ziyang Domain. After the heavenly punishment dissipated, other cultivators who entered found that the immortal domain had been completely transformed into a dead zone, and

all living beings in that immortal domain had perished.

The Ziyang Immortal Sect was destroyed, saints were killed, and the Chaos Dao Palace had also disappeared without a trace—”

“What did you say?”

Wuxiang Supreme’s expression immediately changed.

At this moment, Xie Qingxuan took out a recording stone, which clearly showed the scene of the Ziyang Domain.

Wuxiang Supreme looked at the scene before him, his brows furrowing.

Seeing this,

Xie Qingxuan tentatively asked: “May I ask, Ancestor, what exactly happened in the Ziyang Domain?”

“Spiritual possession!”

Wuxiang Supreme uttered a single word, and Xie Qingxuan’s expression changed drastically upon hearing it.

Spiritual possession!

This news was something he had not expected.

“Ancestor, you mean a vengeful spirit appeared in the Ziyang Domain… If that’s true, then the complete slaughter of the Ziyang Domain makes sense.

But if it really is a vengeful spirit, where did it go? Could it have been destroyed by divine punishment?”

Xie Qingxuan frowned and offered some guesses.

Besides this possibility, there seemed to be no other.

The terrifying nature of vengeful spirits.

How could Xie Qingxuan not know?

As an ancient power inherited from the Primordial Era, the Taiyi Dao Palace had many records about vengeful spirits, and as the master of the palace, he understood their terrifying nature.

But it was precisely for this reason that Xie Qingxuan thought of divine punishment.

If it wasn’t divine punishment, how could a vengeful spirit disappear into thin air?

“Divine punishment… that’s unlikely. This isn’t the first time a vengeful spirit has appeared. Have you ever heard of divine punishment destroying vengeful spirits?”

The Wuxiang Supreme shook his head, disagreeing with this assessment.

“Perhaps it was some supreme being who intervened and slew the evil spirit, but in this era, how could such an being act without restraint?

I fear the so-called divine punishment is aimed at that supreme being—”

“What level do you think such an being should be, Ancestor?”

Xie Qingxuan’s expression faltered.

The Formless Supreme said, “At least a Dao Venerable!”

Judging from the state of that evil spirit, its strength should be at the Dao Venerable level.

To slay that evil spirit, one would need at least a Dao Venerable.

There is a slight possibility above the Dao Venerable, but in the Formless Supreme’s view, it is unlikely.

After all, Dao Venerables are already extremely rare, and as for Chaos Rulers, they are even rarer.

The foundation of the Taiyi Dao Palace in the past only came from a single Dao Venerable.

But even so,

the foundation of a single Dao Venerable laid the foundation for the supreme status of the Taiyi Dao Palace.

It is evident how difficult it is to truly step into that level.

Despite his immense cultivation, having reached the pinnacle of the Supreme Realm, the Formless Supreme still had no confidence in truly reaching the Dao Venerable Realm.

The three realms of Sainthood! The

first realm of Dao Venerable!

Such a vast chasm was enough to drive anyone to despair.

The only thing the Formless Supreme couldn’t understand was where the passage suppressed by the Chaos Immortal Stele led, and why a demon resembling a Dao Venerable Realm being had appeared.

It was impossible that the Chaos Immortal Stele’s sole purpose was to suppress that demon.

Why would a dignified Chaos Ruler need to employ so many methods just to suppress a Dao Palace Realm demon?

Demons were indeed terrifying,

but that was relative.

For a being at the level of a Chaos Ruler, eliminating a Dao Venerable Realm demon was absolutely no problem.

This was what truly perplexed the Formless Supreme.

A single thought…

He looked at Xie Qingxuan and said, “Closely monitor the situation in Shenfeng Prefecture, observe the changes, and don’t interfere too much in other matters for now!”

Shenfeng Prefecture is currently in chaos, with various Immortal Prefecture forces vying for control. The

identity of the mysterious expert who eliminated the evil spirits is still unclear to the Wuxiang Supreme.

If the opponent belongs to Shenfeng Prefecture, and the Taiyi Dao Palace were to confront them head-on, it would be a huge problem.

Therefore,

the Wuxiang Supreme naturally did not want this matter to involve the Taiyi Dao Palace.

After all, truly angering a Dao Venerable would inevitably bring annihilation to the Taiyi Dao Palace.

“This junior understands!”

…

The Ziyang Domain was destroyed.

All the cultivators who entered the Immortal Domain perished.

This news

shocked many Immortal Prefectures.

After all, countless powerful figures from various Immortal Prefectures had entered the Ziyang Domain to compete for the Chaos Dao Palace’s opportunities, and now they had all been wiped out.

Such losses crippled many forces.

However…

What puzzled them most was the sheer power to slaughter the entire Ziyang Domain.

Even an ancient supreme being would find it difficult to achieve this.

Not to mention, the Ziyang Immortal Sect alone possessed the resources of a Dao Venerable.

Although no Dao Venerables remained alive within the sect, this very resource was enough to give them the confidence to confront a Dao Venerable.

While a Dao Venerable could easily destroy the sect in a fit of rage, leaving no survivors was impossible.

Moreover ,

it wasn’t just the Ziyang Immortal Sect that was wiped out, but the entire Ziyang Domain.

Among the many fallen cultivators, no fewer than a hundred had reached the pinnacle of immortality.

The impact of such a powerful force’s demise was unimaginable.

Not long after,

news spread from the Ancient Zen Holy Land and the Taiyi Dao Palace, finally revealing the true reason for the Ziyang Domain’s destruction:

Evil spirits!

A powerful demon was sealed within the Chaos Dao Palace.

The three Supreme Beings joined forces to fight it, but the result was one death and two injuries.

This news naturally shocked everyone.

No one expected that a demon was sealed within the Chaos Dao Palace, let alone that the demon’s strength would be so formidable that even the three Supreme Beings were no match for it.

However , some also   suspected

that the three Supreme Beings, coveting the opportunities within the Chaos Dao Palace, had joined forces to annihilate the entire Ziyang Domain.

But this speculation lacked any concrete evidence.   Furthermore, both the Ancient Zen Holy Land and the Taiyi Dao Palace were top-tier powers; without concrete evidence, who would dare to question them?   However,   some cultivators believed that the two powers were telling the truth.   After all, the appearance of the Heavenly Punishment in the Ziyang Domain was undeniable. It was   plausible that a powerful demon appeared in the Ziyang Domain, prompting an ancient being to suppress it, and that ancient being then unleashed the Heavenly Punishment.   Of course,   there was another possibility:   the demon’s emergence triggered the Heavenly Punishment.   Two possibilities exist, and different cultivators will have different opinions on which is more likely.   However, to say that the three supreme beings slaughtered an immortal realm, thus incurring divine punishment, is utterly impossible.   After all, millions of years ago, during the Dark Turmoil, how many immortal realms did the Longevity Divine Sect annihilate? Did they ever see any divine punishment?   Therefore,   the slaughter of an immortal realm will naturally not bring divine punishment.   Ultimately,   Heaven and Earth are ruthless, treating all things as straw dogs.   Therefore, the Heavenly Dao is impartial.   Slaughtering the lives of beings in an immortal realm naturally has no such thing as divine punishment.   …   ”Investigate!”   ”Investigate the matter of the Purple Sun Realm with all your might. I want to find out whether a great evil spirit truly appeared in the Purple Sun Realm.   If so, find out if that evil spirit was truly destroyed. If it wasn’t destroyed, find out its whereabouts.   If it was truly destroyed, find out the identity of the mysterious powerful being who destroyed that great evil spirit!”   Inside the Divine Sun Immortal Court, the Divine Sun Heavenly Emperor, with a majestic expression, looked at his ministers below and directly gave the order.   A evil spirit suspected to be at the Dao Venerable Realm!   A mysterious being capable of slaying an evil spirit!   Both matters were of great importance, and how could the Divine Sun Heavenly Emperor not care?   Especially the former.   He had to treat it with utmost caution.   The Divine Sun Heavenly Emperor knew very well what kind of disaster a great demon at the Dao Venerable Realm could cause. If this matter was not handled properly, the Divine Sun Immortal Court would be affected.   If that demon truly perished, that would be one thing, but if it lived, it would be a catastrophe.   Upon hearing the Divine Sun Heavenly Emperor’s order, everyone hurriedly obeyed.   After the officials dispersed, the Divine Sun Heavenly Emperor silently tried to deduce something, but he could not deduce anything.   ”The heavenly secrets are confused, which must involve a higher level of existence, and there is indeed a strange aura in this confusion of heavenly secrets… Truly a time of great turmoil!”   Regarding this deduction result, the ruler of the Divine Sun Immortal Court frowned, and a rare solemn expression appeared on his face.