Chapter 70

Chapter 70: Master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, May You Die a Terrible Death

Rumble!

At that instant, Xuanfu Palace—spanning thousands of miles—shuddered violently. The earth cracked and began rising ceaselessly.

It was as if an ancient primordial beast had erupted from beneath the soil.

Terrifying energy saturated heaven and earth.

The Myriad Phenomena Saint’s expression shifted as his gaze fell upon the ground. Through a fissure in the crust, a corner of a bronze artifact could be seen engraved with intricate, abstruse divine patterns.

A few breaths later, an enormous bronze array ascended into the sky. Green-gold divine light solidified into celestial barriers sealing off all space within thousands of miles.

As the bronze array emerged, Xuanfu Palace abruptly shattered. Countless structures collapsed into nothingness.

Yang Xuanzhan’s face paled. "How… how is this possible?"

As master of Xuanfu Palace, he’d never imagined such a terrifying weapon lay hidden beneath his domain—a bronze array radiating power equivalent to a saint king divine weapon.

Moreover, after Lu Fengming’s hundred-thousand-year refinement, the bronze array had merged completely with the world, transforming the land into an isolated dimension.

Lu Fengming stood calmly, sleeves rippling. "I laid this Nine Revolutions Nirvana Formation the very moment I reinvented the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Sutra."

"Today, I am merely inviting the enemy into the trap."

Boom!

As Lu Fengming finished speaking, the bronze array rotated. Divine patterns intertwined in the void, manifesting a slash of sword energy that pierced through heaven and earth, instantly descending upon the Alchemical Saint.

Utter horror crossed the Alchemical Saint’s face—the sheer destructive might of that blade could exterminate him completely.

Channeling all his power, he unleashed towering divine radiance from his cauldron. Mountains, rivers, and swirling stars materialized in his palm. With a fierce thrust against the slash, he unleashed everything he had.

Crack!

The sword energy bisected all spells and mana. The cauldron itself was split in two. The Alchemical Saint’s physical body was cleaved vertically as his primordial spirit shattered.

One move—one saint executed.

Old Ghost Fei, Demon Sage Fire Phoenix, Ye Hongchen, and another Dan Ding Sect saint trembled with visceral dread. Lu Fengming’s might was overwhelmingly monstrous.

Crack!

The bronze array’s rotation intensified. Bronze divine patterns seared themselves into the fabric of space, tearing voids apart. Above, thunderclouds churned and coalesced into tidal waves of bronze Divine Thunder crashing down.

Simultaneously, the array unleashed its full fury. From nine directions emerged nine bronze divine beings, each radiating distinct powers.

Yet the true terror lay in this: every single bronze being possessed late-stage saint realm cultivation—matching the Myriad Phenomena Saint’s level.

"Retreat now!"

shrieked Demon Sage Fire Phoenix. Her massive phoenix wings tore through space, desperate to escape using spatial laws.

"How naïve."

Lu Fengming sneered coldly. He had cast heaven’s net and activated the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Array precisely to purge all saints of the Southern Wilderness. There would be no escape.

Rumble!

A bronze divine being swung its fist down from a thousand miles away, yet its punch traversed that impossible distance instantly, crashing into Demon Sage Fire Phoenix.

Boom!

This phoenix spanning over ten thousand zhang in length was smashed into the heart of the formation.

Roar!

Another bronze divine being formed divine hand seals. As its divine power erupted, a black demonic flame scorched the heavens and melted the earth, engulfing Demon Sage Fire Phoenix and incinerating her magnificent plumage.

Agony tore through Demon Sage Fire Phoenix, wrenching a heartrending shriek from her throat. Purple Phoenix Divine Fire surged forth, clashing with the black demonic flames, barely holding them at bay.

"Master, what should we do?" Ye Hongchen’s expression was grave as she turned to the Myriad Phenomena Saint.

She believed he possessed a solution.

"Leave it to me."

The Myriad Phenomena Saint took a single step forward. The ancient scroll unfurled within the void, unleashing a power as though to Devour the heavens and devour the earth, swallowing every last trace of the black demonic fire.

Shaking his vast sleeve, he drew forth a battle halberd.

Swoosh!

The Myriad Phenomena Saint’s arm moved. The halberd shattered the heavens’ fabric and ripped through the net of divine patterns woven by the bronze beings. Channeling his immense mana, he hurled the halberd directly at Lu Fengming.

"Another saint king divine weapon?" Lu Fengming’s eyes narrowed dangerously. "Impossible! The Red Dust Demon Sect couldn’t possibly have such deep reserves!"

"Lu Fengming, accept your fate!"

The halberd pierced through the sky. The ancient scroll transformed into a blue light and fused into the weapon.

In that fleeting moment,

Layer upon layer of mountain and river worlds unfolded, materializing into the Thirty-three Heavens. They interconnected seamlessly, forming an inexorable cycle that pressed down, heavy as reincarnation itself.

"Nine Revolutions Heavenly Seal!"

Lu Fengming roared. The bronze array radiated blinding divine light. The nine bronze divine beings dissolved into nine Symbols, merging into Lu Fengming’s palm.

With a palm strike downward, the bronze array resonated, coalescing into an intricate, enigmatic great seal.

It was as if this world answered solely to Lu Fengming’s command.

Kaboom!

The next instant, the sky collapsed and the earth crumbled. Everything within a radius of ten thousand li plunged into the violent throes of a chaotic storm.

"Aah!"

The Xuanfu Palace disciples bore the brunt.

Amidst the heavens falling and earth sundering, every Xuanfu Palace disciple below the divine realm – even the Celestial Deities – was instantly turned to ashes. Only a few God Kings could barely cling to life.

As for the surrounding Saints, panic gripped them. One after another, they summoned their innate sacred artifacts, desperately erecting defenses.

The Myriad Phenomena Saint alone remained utterly composed.

The manifestation of the Thirty-three Heavens stood firm within Lu Fengming’s realm, like a distinct rule system itself. Two conflicting sets of universal principles clashed head-on.

Crash!

It was as if two entire worlds collided.

The sky shattered and the earth quaked!

The bronze array fragmented inch by inch.

The Thirty-three Heavens of the Myriad Phenomena Saint expanded continuously, gradually engulfing Lu Fengming’s bronze array.

"Gah!"

As his sacred artifact was destroyed, Lu Fengming’s body instantly cracked apart, blood streaming from all seven orifices.

"This divine ability remains incomplete. Thus, you cannot defeat me," spoke the Myriad Phenomena Saint calmly, his gaze appraising the severely wounded Lu Fengming.

"Was that the unified divine ability?"

Though defeated, Lu Fengming laughed—a horrifyingly twisted laugh.

"Never did I imagine someone in the Southern Wilderness would master the true unified divine ability before me," Lu Fengming uttered, his teeth crumbling bit by bit as his life force relentlessly dwindled.

"I should have strangled you in your crib."

Demon Sage Fire Phoenix, Ye Hongchen, and the others retracted their magic power. Everyone stared at the Myriad Phenomena Saint in shock. None could have fathomed that the usually unassuming Myriad Phenomena Saint could unleash such devastating might.

"I should have killed you back then!" Lu Fengming shrieked, glaring at the Myriad Phenomena Saint with utter resentment.

"Lu Fengming, Heaven’s sins can be forgiven, but self-inflicted evil cannot be forgiven," Old Ghost Fei sneered. "Over a hundred thousand years ago, when you chose this path, you should have foreseen this end."

"Master, may you rest peacefully on your journey," said Yang Xuanzhan.

The chaotic storm dissipated, revealing Yang Xuanzhan covered in wounds. He grinned ferociously. "After centuries of cultivation under your guidance, I never imagined my revered master only sought to devour me.

"Today, this disciple finally breaks free from your control."

Swoosh!

Lu Fengming’s pupils contracted. "You… you knew of this Sovereign’s identity all along?

Impossible! How could you know?"

"Master, your memory fails you," Yang Xuanzhan jeered. "Recall, half a month ago, did you not command this disciple to visit Heaven’s Secret Pavilion?"

"The master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion?"

Lu Fengming gnashed his teeth. Being sharp-witted, he instantly connected the dots to Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

If not for its master, how would his identity have been exposed?

"In truth, the last time Ye Hongchen achieved sainthood… it should have been mine," Yang Xuanzhan revealed another secret to Lu Fengming. "Yet, to secure the Red Dust Demon Sect’s aid, this disciple relinquished the sainthood opportunity to Ye Hongchen."

"Gah!"

Utter despair washed over Lu Fengming, who released an icy, sinister chuckle.

Crack!

With a crack, Lu Fengming’s flesh began to crumble inch by inch, strands of hair falling away, his eyes growing increasingly blurred.

Yet, within him, resentment burned exceedingly profound.

"Master of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion!"

With his final ounce of strength, Lu Fengming roared his defiance towards the heavens.

"You divulged heavenly secrets! Your end shall be wretched!

"This Sovereign curses you!

"May Heaven’s Secret Pavilion suffer eternally!"

Boom!

Before Lu Fengming could finish, Yang Xuanzhan struck him down with a single palm.

The once-renowned prodigy disintegrated into dust beneath Yang Xuanzhan’s hand.

Lu Fengming, dead!