Chapter 16
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Chapter 16: Though Dead, Still Majestic in the Eyes of Heaven and Earth!
The brilliance of the girl, carried by the white waves that surged like the vast ocean, easily surpassed all present.
She was dressed in gorgeous garments, as if a divine maiden had descended from the realm of the true immortal.
If the sun were to disappear from the world, her body glowing with a divine radiance would become the new sun.
With a gentle command, she was like an imperial decree from an emperor.
Within the six regions, the land belonged to the emperor, from the western floating islands to the southern and northern households, from the eastern seas to the snowy northern plains. Anywhere people tread, they submit without exception!
Under her imposing aura, rocks and stones crumbled, and even flying creatures, beasts, insects, and grasses incomparably lowered themselves, afraid to speak in raised voices.
Despite their resistance and fierce struggle just moments ago, the forces on either side involuntarily bent their knees, almost kneeling to the ground.
When the echoing cries finally dispersed into the heavens and earth, the world became unexpectedly quiet.
No one spoke, including An Lan herself.
Only because this scene came too suddenly and too shockingly!
No one was mentally prepared for it.
When An Lan first appeared, Jue Yunzi and the others thought she was going to trade herself for the safety of the Duxian sect.
Of course, they could not approve of such a thing.
At any time, the Duxian sect would never engage in the despicable act of selling their own people, so they strongly discouraged An Lan.
The idea of the Demons of the Outer Realm was no different from that of Jue Yunzi and the others, but due to different positions, their moods were naturally different as well.
Isn’t it nice to come here and deliver yourself?
But this woman is too foolish and naive.
Did she really think that by selling herself, they would not continue to attack the Duxian sect?
Impossible!
Naturally, the more hostages, the better.
The Demon of the Outer Realm is known as a demon, and has never been a trustworthy race.
However, when all the anxiety, joy, and ridicule were mixed together, it was crushed by An Lan’s foot!
That was a foot that nobody present would ever forget.
Its appearance shattered all previous knowledge.
"Is this really An Lan?"
Jue Yunzi covered his chest with one hand.
In the face of the Heavenly Lord’s pressure, he was no different from those younger generation cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, equally struggling to catch his breath.
But the key issue was not here.
He would never make a mistake in his observation.
The girl floating in the air like a fairy looked exactly like An Lan.
However, her regal demeanor, as if she had lost all traces of humanity, made it difficult for him to give a definite answer.
Jue Yunzi had known An Lan for nearly five hundred years, and the An Lan he remembered was a troublesome girl who found anything bothersome.
Whenever something was assigned to her, she would try to find ways to push it onto others to handle.
An Lan was also a severe "chuunibyou" patient, but as time went by, her "chuunibyou" ultimately cured itself.
No matter how you look at it, An Lan and the girl in front of him are not the same type of person.
Jue Yunzi couldn’t help but recall some of the things An Lan had said before–
"I’m just here to heal, and one day, I will take back everything that belongs to me!"
"Human Emperor? I once ruptured the universe with a single thought, and reshaped a realm!"
"Encountering spring withered trees, it is merely a small path. As for the empty space creation, it is just a trivial spell for me."
"Yin and Yang, life and death, reincarnation are all under my control, I am immortal!"
Jue Yunzi could not forget the sentence the girl in the sky said when she appeared.
"When I was the Heavenly Lord, there was no one who didn’t submit in all four directions!"
The Heavenly Lord was the strongest in this world, surpassing the Immortal Emperor and standing at the pinnacle of the world!
If An Lan had really been the Heavenly Lord, then those words she said in the past were faultless.
But…
"I still cannot accept it."
The second-to-last ranked Martial Sister was unexpectedly the Heavenly Lord.
The impact of this matter was a hundred times greater than when Bai Lian was a reincarnated Immortal Emperor.
Jue Yunzi tried to reach out his hand, but only felt an invisible wall separating him and An Lan.
They are not even people of the same world.
Will the awakened Martial Sister An Lan soon leave the Duxian sect?
Jue Yunzi remembered his deceased master again.
At that time, the master always pointed to Martial Sister An Lan and said that she had the demeanor of an Immortal Emperor, and she would lead the Duxian sect to prosperity sooner or later. Was this because the master already knew Martial Sister An Lan’s true identity?
Jue Yunzi didn’t understand.
Various complex memories intertwined in his sea of her divine sense, his head was dizzy, and he was about to lose his ability to think.
In comparison, Xiao Jinse and others’ reactions were much more intense.
"Is this the master?"
"Was the master really that powerful?"
"No wonder every time Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian saw the master, it was like seeing a tiger."
"Master is so beautiful!"
"This… doesn’t make sense. Didn’t master just get injured? How did she suddenly recover? Could it be that master was pretending all along?"
Or perhaps, master’s current appearance is also a façade?
Yu Ying, who was quick-witted, instinctively tugged at Xiao Jinse’s sleeve.
"What’s wrong?"
"I…"
Yu Ying immediately shook her head. She absolutely could not speak of such things. It would be dangerous if the Demons of the Outer Realm overheard her.
Apparently, Yu Ying had underestimated the Demons of the Outer Realm’s "cunning".
After experiencing their initial fear, the Demons of the Outer Realm soon realized that something was off.
According to reliable intelligence reports, not long ago An Lan was so severely injured that she could not even get out of bed, looking like she could die at any moment.
How could she possibly unleash terrifying power that could suppress everything in the world in a single breath?
There must be a trick!
Maybe what they see now are just illusions left by Bai Lian just in case.
Standing there idly is meaningless, it’s better to move forward and test it out.
Thinking so, one of the Demons of the Outer Realm took a step forward in this vast world, like a muddy swamp.
"How ridiculous that even a mortal dares to impersonate the Heavenly Lord! Moreover, in the ancient times, there were more than one Heavenly Lord who died in the hands of our ancestors!"
It slowly raised its right hand.
In a playful manner, a huge black claw that could cover the sun and moon, and control mountains and rivers, shot out from its palm.
Like a hook.
But billions of times more terrifying.
If it weren’t for the white waves emitting a faint light, the world would have truly sunk into darkness.
The black claw was ferocious, and wherever it passed through, the space burst like bubbles, losing spiritual Qi and forming huge vortices. It repeatedly attacked the Duxian sect’s protective mountain magic array.
This scene made people’s hearts race. Jue Yunzi tried to warn An Lan, but it was too late.
Too fast!
The black claw stopped ten yards away from An Lan, and hundreds of black "tentacles" gushed crazily from the black claw’s fingers, seemingly trying to pull An Lan in.
Even now, An Lan remained motionless, her calm demeanor even making people wonder if she had been frightened silly.
"Is it really an illusion?"
The Demon of the Outer Realm’s face revealed a look of surprise.
By dispelling the illusion and capturing An Lan, it could claim great credit!
However, its smile had only begun to bloom when it froze.
The Demons of the Outer Realm around immediately sensed an abnormality.
"What happened?"
A hand reached out, attempting to pat its shoulder, but then stopped halfway.
"!!!"
The tentacles that were about to wrap around An Lan uniformly and neatly stopped.
Silence.
Through the gaps between the tentacles, the crowd saw An Lan open her pale lips.
No one knew what syllable she uttered.
However, the moment that syllable popped out, the densely packed tentacles collapsed into countless silver dots.
And this is only the beginning. Black claws, flying spirit Qi, and even the Demon of the Outer Realm with the frozen smile all turned into specks of light.
As the wind blew, billions of sparkling lights scattered like raindrops.
This scenery is so beautiful that it can inspire poets to compose more than a dozen unique hymns.
However, the surviving Demons of the Outer Realm darted around like they had just encountered the most terrifying demon in the world, afraid of being hit by the light rain and following in the footsteps of that Demon of the Outer Realm.
"Ignorant ants, not worth living."
The chilly voice echoed around An Lan.
Her face remained cold but with a hint of contemptuous sneer.
The Demons of the Outer Realm fell silent, not daring to meet An Lan’s gaze.
Although the surrounding pressure had weakened, no one dared to move again.
On the other side, Jue Yunzi wiped his eyes hard.
Dead.
That demon truly passed away in an instant!
Not long ago, both Yu Ying and Qing Luan jointly attacked the Demon of the Outer Realm, only managing to cut through his clothes but not harming him in the slightest. However, now An Lan just uttered a syllable and completely obliterated him.
If this isn’t the power of the Heavenly Lord, then what is it?
It appears that the Duxian sect has truly been saved, but he still feels like it’s all a dream.
At this moment.
Under the watchful eyes of millions of people, An Lan stepped forward calmly.
White waves surged around her, the mountains and rivers trembled, and the clear sky grew increasingly dark.
Each time she stepped forward, the Demons of the Outer Realm would all promptly take a step back, fearing being drawn any closer.
They were not unwilling to flee, but how could anyone escape from the grasp of a Heavenly Lord?
The Demons of the Outer Realm always randomly killed humans and demonic beasts, laughing and savoring the screams and fears of their prey before death. However, today, everything turned upside down.
The hunter became the hunted.
Silent fear spread among the many Demons of the Outer Realm.
Is this the taste of a waiting lamb for slaughter?
They didn’t even have time to reminisce about their past pompousness, as a new round of terror struck again.
"Aren’t you here to capture me? I’m right here now, who dares to step forward?"
The resounding voice hammered on the hearts of the Demons of the Outer Realm like war drums, over and over again.
None of the Demons of the Outer Realm dared to move.
Their bodies were already dust-free, but they still couldn’t help but sweat profusely under the pressure from all sides.
Don’t move, moving means death!
But unexpected events still occurred at this time.
A slightly weaker Demon of the Outer Realm trembled slightly with fear.
The next moment, An Lan’s gaze turned towards it.
For a moment, the gazes of others also turned towards it.
"I…"
The ugly creature raised its hands.
"I dare not offend the Heavenly Lord, I am also forced by the Demon Emperor, spare my life, I don’t want to die…"
It howled while pleading and retreated backwards.
"Just a group of waste relying on their ancestors’ reputation, dare to bark in front of me?"
An Lan swept a glance, her eyes full of indifference.
This sentence was a death sentence!
As a flash of electricity darted through her eyes, the retreating Demon of the Outer Realm convulsed violently.
"No, no, no…" It forcefully pressed its head, the cry growing more panicked and terrified. "I don’t want to die yet, I don’t… Ahh…"
The cry abruptly stopped.
Nobody saw clearly what had happened, but in a matter of moments, the Demon of the Outer Realm was reduced to nothingness.
Its body, soul, breath, everything was obliterated.
In truth, the scene was not at all gory.
Nonetheless, witnessing what had happened left the Demons of the Outer Realm stunned.
Is death truly such an easy affair?
Will death arrive for them in the next moment?
The wind blew upon their bodies, chilling them like frost.
Yan Yue, who had climbed from afar with exhaustion, just saw this scene. Her body tightened involuntarily, her legs were tightly closed, and one hand was holding the hem of her clothes.
"Is this An Lan?"
Unbelievable, but the fact is here!
An Lan can kill the Demon of the Outer Realm with just one thought, so it would be even easier to kill her.
When Yan Yue thought about how she used to argue and curse An Lan every day, she felt lucky.
When she thought about what she had done with Bai Lian, she became even more scared.
Will An Lan stab her to death?
Yan Yue’s legs went weak, and she almost wet herself in fear.
In fact, the scariest thing was that she had once thought of deliberately showing this kind of action to An Lan while being intimate with Bai Lian.
"Look, your favorite disciple is with me!"
Wow.
Fortunately, she only thought about it and didn’t take action, otherwise she would have been killed by An Lan by now.
"Master Yan Yue, what’s wrong with you?"
Xiao Jinse helped up Yan Yue who almost fell to the ground.
Yan Yue wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "It’s nothing serious, I’m just a little nervous."
Xiao Jinse comforted her, "Master Yan Yue, no need to be nervous. With Master around, those Demons of the Outer Realm can’t act recklessly."
"Yes, yes," Yan Yue quickly nodded, "You don’t need to worry about me, go take care of your Master. She was seriously injured before but has suddenly become so powerful. She must have paid a hefty price."
"Then…"
"Go on, go on."
Under Yan Yue’s repeated persuasion, Xiao Jinse let go of her hand.
At this moment.
Outside the Duxian sect.
The sky grew increasingly dim.
An Lan’s punishment of the Demons of the Outer Realm continued, and with each one she laid her sight on, she instantly erased their existence from this world.
"Past, present and future, as the sovereign, all paths lead to emptiness. I suppress all enemies of the present!"
For the Demons of the Outer Realm that had not experienced the ancient wars, this was the only great terror in the world.
They wailed, they cried out the name of the Demon Emperor, and they regretted coming to carry out this task.
In the face of An Lan, who was like a god of death, it was still preferable to choose the "gentle" Bai Lian.
But these prayers were ultimately useless.
"The tenth one!"
Snap.
Once again, another Demon of the Outer Realm was crushed.
However, at that moment, An Lan, with her cold face, suddenly covered her mouth with her hand, and the white waves behind her surged irregularly.
When she removed her hand, her palm and lips were stained with a layer of blood.
"Blood?"
Jue Yunzi and others, as well as the Demons of the Outer Realm, were stunned.
Spitting blood meant that there was something wrong with An Lan’s body.
So, this…
Jue Yunzi’s face changed.
The still-alive Demons of the Outer Realm, on the other hand, were overjoyed.
"To die now or to die while moving forward? Since we will die no matter what we choose, why not fight to the death?"
"If An Lan is killed, it’s equivalent to killing a Heavenly Lord!"
The Demons of the Outer Realm, who was originally fleeing in all directions, swarmed towards An Lan.
Amidst a world of demons and chaos, dark clouds spread and loomed over the sky.
"Master!"
Yu Ying was the first to fly to An Lan’s side.
But with a slight movement of An Lan’s right hand, an invisible wall blocked Yu Ying, no matter how hard she tried she couldn’t pass.
"Even in death, I am still the ruler of heaven and earth!"
An Lan slowly closed her eyes.
Large stars began to emerge behind her, and all things revolved around her. The breath of the ages surged in all directions.
Amidst the void, a mysterious and enormous river loomed, shrouded in obscurity.
That is the long river of time that has passed through all the ages and dimensions of history.
"Even the Almighty in the Immortal World cannot erase my existence from the long river of time, much less you bunch of insignificant creatures. You may watch from the sidelines."
Finally, An Lan opened her eyes again.
The divine light shone like a pillar, reconstructing the sky.
She moved forward, without any hesitation, like a goddess who commands all beings, towards the swarming black tide.
Eventually, the white and black waves collided with each other!
Time froze here.
All things lost their proper radiance.
The sky sinks, and the earth floats up, and the world, which was once in perfect order, seems to be returning to chaos at this moment.
Perplexity, fear, impatience…various emotions interweave with each other.
As if tens of millions of years have passed, a pale hand emerges from the chaos, and the hand lightly strokes along the boundary that had once separated heaven and earth.
A crash-
Heaven and earth opened again.
The air wave rushed towards the edge of the world along the crack.
After a long time, the big bang swept all around, and the sun, stars and moons reappeared one after another.
From destruction, to creation, to rebirth, all of these were displayed in front of everyone in the Duxian sect without reservation.
As the world returned to the idyllic scenery of blooming flowers and singing birds, they stared blankly at An Lan, who was floating in the sky.
The master of the Qiongming Peak, known for her laziness, stood on ten-thousand feet of golden light, draped in a rainbow-like gorgeous robe, silently gazing at the small red flower held in her right hand.
It is a delicate and cute little red flower.
Only when the gentle breeze came, did that flower shatter into countless pieces and fly away with the wind.
"The second path of the Great Tao."
Suddenly, An Lan bent down, covering her mouth and coughing up blood fiercely.
In the Sand Region, she gave up the path of destruction to protect Bai Lian.
Today, here, to protect the Duxian sect, she gave up the path of creating new life once again.
Two of the eight paths of the Great Tao have been relinquished. Even if she could recover, she cannot defeat Red Dust Heavenly Lord again.
However…
This was her choice, so she has no regrets.
Even the Heavenly Lord has the day when their lifespan is exhausted. Whether living a short or long life, the difference isn’t that significant, as long as one is happy.
"Master."
As soon as the barrier was lifted, those incompetent disciples rushed forward one after another.
Yu Ying grabbed her arm, Su Youwei held her waist, Ling Xuan wiped her sweat, and Xiao Jinse quickly stuffed her mouth with healing Medicinal Pills.
"It’s alright."
An Lan stopped Xiao Jinse.
"It’s just a minor injury, it will recover in a few days with some rest."
Xiao Jinse puffed up her cheeks, "Master, don’t try to be strong."
"I’m really fine."
I’m just a little tired.
"Go help Bai Lian, she needs you. I’ll take a nap for now."
