Entering the Spiritual Forbidden Area, a strange and chilling aura lingered around, like a maggot attached to the bone, wanting to fall upon Gu Qingyang and Demon Venerable Xuan Yin.

But how could the two be comparable to ordinary cultivators?

The former is the master of the Cyan Yang Divine Realm, while the latter is a True Immortal of the Upper Realm.

No matter how horrifying the Spiritual Forbidden Area is, it cannot affect the two of them.

Gu Qingyang looked into the depths of the Spiritual Forbidden Area, spreading out his Divine Thought, and soon covered the entire area.

He took a step forward.

Gu Qingyang manipulated Heaven and Earth Power to envelop Demon Venerable Xuan Yin, directly appearing in another location.

It was the end of the earth.

To be precise.

It was the end of the land of the Spiritual Forbidden Area.

One more step forward.

There’s an abyss whose bottom is not visible to the eye.

Endless darkness revealed itself from the abyss, and just a glance could instill instinctive fear in one’s heart, but Gu Qingyang’s expression remained calm, showing no emotional fluctuation as he gazed into the abyss.

"If I’m not mistaken, the Fallen Immortal you mentioned should be at the bottom of this abyss!"

Under the shroud of Heavenly Dao Power, only the abyss before him was unfathomable. Now, upon arriving here, Gu Qingyang could also sense the strange aura contained within the abyss.

If a cultivator below the Great Emperor steps in, they would likely be completely eroded in their mind by this force.

Only a ninth-level cultivator could barely resist it to some extent.

Demon Venerable Xuan Yin sniffed the air and nodded, "The aura of the Fallen Immortal is indeed very strong. Without any surprises, the sleeping Fallen Immortal is here."

"Then let’s go down and have a look!"

Gu Qingyang took a step forward, heading towards the bottom of the abyss. Demon Venerable Xuan Yin, with a slightly struggling expression, could only grit his teeth and follow.

Although he previously said that the power of the Fallen Immortal here wasn’t strong enough to pose any threat to Gu Qingyang.

However.

A Fallen Immortal is still a Fallen Immortal.

To such an existence that once caused a cataclysm in the Upper Realm, Demon Venerable Xuan Yin was inherently fearful.

Without necessity.

He didn’t want to face the Fallen Immortal.

But now.

Since Gu Qingyang had already gone down, Demon Venerable Xuan Yin could only brace himself and follow.

Moreover.

Gu Qingyang’s arrival here was merely a Dharma Body. If his Dharma Body were to fall here, and he didn’t follow, should there be any retribution later, it would be quite troublesome.

...

Upon stepping into the abyss.

The endless darkness surged around, tightly wrapping Gu Qingyang inside.

However.

The next moment.

A dazzling golden light burst forth from his body, dispelling the abyssal darkness like a divine shining sun, and the terrifyingly strange aura was entirely supported and scattered by this power.

Soon after.

Gu Qingyang appeared at the bottom of the abyss.

Behind him, Demon Venerable Xuan Yin also promptly arrived.

Only to see, at the bottom of the abyss, that strange and chilling aura raged like an ocean. The eerie blood light filled the entire bottom of the abyss, and ancient corpses were awakening at this moment, unleashing extremely terrifying power, attacking Gu Qingyang and Demon Venerable Xuan Yin.

These eerie entities, each exuding an aura not weaker than the Mysterious Emperor of the past.

Gu Qingyang looked at these strange entities, his expression slightly surprised.

"So many who rival the Great Emperor Realm slumbering here, if it weren’t for the suppression of Heavenly Dao Power, letting these entities escape the abyss and stride out of the Spiritual Forbidden Area, then with the strength of the Immortal Extinction Realm of that time, there wouldn’t be any possibility of resistance!"

Initially, it was thought that during the merging of the three realms, the various Mysterious Emperors appearing were the entire foundation of the Spiritual Forbidden Area.

But now it seems.

Gu Qingyang realized he ultimately underestimated the Spiritual Forbidden Area.

Or rather.

Underestimated the Fallen Immortal.

In just one Spiritual Forbidden Area of Ancient Wilderness, there are so many Mysterious Emperors present. If the powers of all Spiritual Forbidden Areas were fully unleashed, not to mention the Immortal Extinction Realm, even the current Cyan Yang Divine Realm might not be able to withstand it.

Provided that.

Gu Qingyang does not intervene.

If he does not intervene, the Cyan Yang Divine Realm’s openly present ninth-level powerhouses amount to only a mere six.

However, the mysterious emperors appearing here number as many as thirteen.

Thirteen Mysterious Emperors.

Each one’s strength is not weak.

Although, with Gu Qingyang’s current Dharma Body, which rivals a Quasi-Immortal, honestly speaking, it wouldn’t be easy to annihilate these Mysterious Emperors in one go.

After all.

While a gap exists between a Quasi-Immortal and a Great Emperor, it’s not truly insurmountable.

As long as the numbers reach a certain point, a Quasi-Immortal powerhouse can’t easily suppress them.

Beside him, Demon Venerable Xuan Yin, upon seeing the multitude of Mysterious Emperors, also wore a particularly solemn expression.

To him.

Any Mysterious Emperor is quite troublesome.

After all, Demon Venerable Xuan Yin is no longer the True Immortal of the Upper Realm he once was; his strength has suffered significant loss, now only amounting to a somewhat powerful ninth-level cultivator.

"Divine Emperor..."

As the Mysterious Emperors approached to attack, Demon Venerable Xuan Yin was about to say something.

BOOM!

The abyss shook!

Suddenly, the bottom of the abyss fragmented open, and mountains imbued with supreme divine light rose from the shattered ground, like a true dragon roaring, with an overwhelming momentum. Even the entities rivaling the emperors turned into dust under this power.

"RUMBLE!"

The entire Spiritual Forbidden Area trembled violently.

As golden light emerged, all the blood-colored and eerie darkness dissipated completely.

At this moment.

Demon Venerable Xuan Yin could finally see that what appeared as a mountain was actually a root so thick to the extreme.

It was.

The root of the Divine Tree of Heavenly Dao.

"..."

Demon Venerable Xuan Yin’s eyes widened as he watched the root slowly submerge into the earth, momentarily at a loss for words.

He could never have imagined that Gu Qingyang’s power had truly reached the extent of encompassing the entire Cyan Yang Divine Realm. Even the Spiritual Forbidden Area, the place suspected to be where the Fallen Immortal slumbers, he could personally intervene.

That strike which dispersed the darkness and annihilated all the Mysterious Emperors made Demon Venerable Xuan Yin’s mind tremble.

That strike.

It indeed possessed the power rivaling that of an Immortal.

It must be known.

The Divine Tree Root of Heavenly Dao has many roots; the one appearing here in the Spiritual Forbidden Area is only but one of them.

A single root, yet it possesses the power comparable to an Immortal.

If his opponent truly exerted full power, Demon Venerable Xuan Yin had no doubt that Gu Qingyang could accomplish the grand feat of slaughtering immortals.

Although he had long estimated Gu Qingyang’s power, each time he witnessed such power, Demon Venerable Xuan Yin could not help but be utterly astounded.

To the shock of Demon Venerable Xuan Yin, Gu Qingyang did not pay much heed. With him truly wielding his Essence’s power, all illusions at the abyss bottom were dispelled.

At this moment.

Gu Qingyang finally saw clearly the scene at the bottom of the abyss.

A severed finger suspended in the air, entwined with evil and eerie aura. An aura of endless ages flowed by, vast and ancient, with drops of dark red blood dripping from the severed finger, already converging into a pool of blood below.