Star Palace, The Vast Realm of Myriad Lands.
As the world wall shattered, the canopy of the sky opened wide. Sword light rolled across the sky, dazzling to the extreme, causing even the sky full of stars to lose their luster before it.
In an instant, all the Star Lords were startled.
"This... which mighty figure is this?"
"A visitor from outer heavens? This doesn't look like an Unorthodox cultivator."
"Let me see..."
At this moment, almost all the Star Lords subconsciously circulated their divine sense, looking from afar towards the direction of the sword light, wanting to see clearly who exactly this sacred being was.
However, in the next second, a Star Lord suddenly opened his eyes wide and hissed: "Not good!"
Just now, he had witnessed with his own eyes that abruptly appearing sword light. At first glance, he didn't feel anything strange, only thinking the person wielding the sword seemed very formidable.
But when he came back to his senses, he discovered with horror that the sword light he saw, at some unknown point, had followed the karma of that fleeting glance and shone directly into his sea of consciousness. Within his sea of consciousness, it slashed brazenly, infinite light and color instantly submerging all his divine sense.
BOOM!
Instantly, that Star Lord's dharma body dissipated directly, exploding and then transforming into a beam of light that illuminated the dome of the sky, covering the four directions and emitting a heaven-shaking noise.
Even more than that—
With the death of this Star Lord, the cave residence he resided in and the star continent beneath his feet also disintegrated. Mountains and oceans collapsed simultaneously!
Similar situations occurred more than once.
All the Star Lords who attempted to inspect the sword light, if their cultivation was below the middle stage, without exception, all encountered this predicament. Four or five died on the spot!
Such a huge commotion naturally instantly awakened several consciousnesses in the deepest parts of the Star Palace. Magnificent divine sense instantly drew a response from the stars of the heavens. Billions of starlights converged at this moment, transforming into four figures of light and shadow. Their gazes were cold and stern, staring straight at the sword light coming through the sky.
"What audacity..."
Rumble!
The sword light had no intention of conversing with the other party. Instantly, it tore through the four figures of light and shadow, slashing and extinguishing divine sense, causing the stars to shake and the myriad lands to tremble!
However, the Star Palace's response was also extremely swift.
Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise—the Four Symbols Constellations revived simultaneously at this moment. Billions of stars connected, transforming into a majestic great array.
Yet the sword light still didn't shy away.
In the next second, the sword light struck impartially on the great array. The exploding light and color were so bright that even the Star Lords couldn't look directly at it, forced to close their eyes in panic.
After a long time, the light and color gradually dimmed. It was seen that the Four Symbols Constellations and The Vast Realm of Myriad Lands, without exception, had all suffered varying degrees of damage. Mountains collapsed, oceans dried up, or all living things died out. Only the majestic palace at the very core remained unharmed.
Meanwhile, Azure Dragon Constellation.
"A Great Perfected Lord... It must be a Great Perfected Lord!"
The patriarch of the Zhuxuan Clan swayed, barely recovering from the impact of that sword just now. Looking at the wretched state of the stars at this moment, his face instantly turned pale.
"You're kidding!"
"Such sharp sword light, sword intent... Has a Great Perfected Lord from the Immortal Nexus attacked? Why didn't those lords inside the Star Palace come out in time to stop him!?"
Within the Star Palace, there were three other aristocratic families with status equal to the Zhuxuan Clan.
However, at this moment, everyone's feelings were no different—fear, hairs standing on end, looking pleadingly towards the majestic palace in the center of the stars.
Where are the teammates? Where are the teammates? Come save us!
But until this moment, the majestic palace still had no reaction. As the source of the name [Star Palace], this palace was the core of the entire World Realm.
And at this moment, several divine senses were reviving inside the palace.
"...How about it? Fight him?" An ancient voice sounded faintly, graceful and dignified.
"Those people outside probably can't stop him."
"No need. He's a cripple. He can't strike many times with that sword just now. Fighting him is meaningless; instead, it will cost half a life."
Another voice sounded, extremely indifferent—
"It's not time yet."
"Ask him, what does he want?"
Soon, divine sense spread out, sweeping from afar towards the sword light that traversed the universe. Clearly, it wasn't on the same level as those Star Lords just now.
Immediately after, the sword light parted abruptly.
[Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] walked out from within. His complexion was slightly pale, and he even coughed a few times. His originally ruddy face actually revealed a somewhat sickly state.
"What is Fellow Daoist's purpose for coming here?" The nameless divine sense took the initiative to speak.
[Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] chuckled lightly upon hearing this. "Seeking a Gatekeeper's Seal, the karma to enter the [Heavenly Being's Remnant Consciousness]. I ask Fellow Daoist to fulfill this wish."
"Gatekeeper's Seal..."
At these words, the nameless divine sense fell into silence.
The [Heavenly Being's Remnant Consciousness] wasn't cabbages, and the Gatekeeper's Seal wasn't that easily condensed. The entire Star Palace only had four usable ones in total.
Should we give one away like this?
The nameless divine sense didn't intend to play dumb. After all, the person had already killed his way here, slashing a sword without a word. Being perfunctory would only be counterproductive.
Therefore, after a moment, he spoke:
"Fellow Daoist should be from the Sword Pavilion. I heard the Sword Pavilion of the Immortal Nexus upholds the Righteous Dao, rising from the mud unsullied. Are you still going to engage in extortion today?"
[Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] laughed instantly upon hearing this.
With his experience, how could he fail to see the other party's thoughts? Was this praising the Sword Pavilion? Of course not! This was an attempt to morally kidnap him.
Thinking of this, he immediately shook his head: "This statement is incorrect. I am not seizing by force, but hoping the remnant lineage of the Gatekeepers can repay the life-saving grace of the past."
"...Life-saving grace?"
"Correct."
[Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] said solemnly, "Back then, if not for the World Honored One showing mercy, would there still be any Gatekeepers existing? Is this not a life-saving grace?"
The nameless divine sense was instantly speechless. After a pause, he continued, "That was the World Honored One's life-saving grace..."
"Fellow Daoist is wrong again."
[Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] smiled. "The Pure Land opened by the World Honored One is the Righteous Dao. My Sword Pavilion is the leader of the Righteous Dao. The affairs of the Righteous Dao are the affairs of the Sword Pavilion."
"And as the current Master of the Sword Pavilion, the affairs of the Sword Pavilion are my affairs."
"So counting this life-saving grace on my head is also correct."
"..."
For a moment, the nameless divine sense was angered into laughter. Truly, public morals are declining day by day. The World Honored One is the Righteous Dao? You might as well say the entire Immortal Nexus is the Righteous Dao and be done with it!
And counting it on your head?
Shameless!
However, since [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] had spoken to this extent, the nameless divine sense also saw his determination. After a moment of thought, a decision was made.
"Zhuxuan Clan, hand over the seal in your hands."
At these words, the patriarch of the Zhuxuan Clan instantly turned iron-green in the face, yet dared not voice opposition. He had to obediently hand over a precious seal overflowing with flowing light and color.
"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist."
[Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] put away the seal. After sensing it briefly, he revealed a look of satisfaction. The other party's decision did not exceed his expectations.
Ultimately just a group of living corpses, ancient fossils drunk on the past.
As for the Dao Lord... You make it sound like no one has a Dao Lord behind them. Besides, a Nascent Soul Dao Lord deals with myriad affairs daily and has no time to pay attention to such trivial matters in the mortal world.
If not for this, he wouldn't dare be so arrogant.
In the end, what Star Palace, what Twenty-Eight Star Lords, what super world realm—it was all just gilding their own faces. They were nothing more than a group of defeated generals from the past.
The Lord from the Immortal Nexus is still a Lord here!
In the next second, [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] withdrew his divine ability. Rolling sword light transformed into a streak of illusion and submerged into his body. Then, he turned and broke through the void to leave.