Beside the Fragment Moon Abyss of Mingyuan Realm.

The incarnation of Chen Sheng stands poised on the node of the fortune network, surrounded by a faint air of annihilation, as a nascent "Severing Fortune Talisman" takes shape at his fingertips.

This is the core secret technique prepared for this uprising, capable of instantaneously detonating node Spiritual Qi, disrupting the entire realm’s flow of fortune.

Yet just as the talisman seal is about to form, he suddenly senses the forces in his palm sharply loosen.

Looking up, the sky of Mingyuan Realm changes color at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The light gold fortune network that once enveloped the realm shatters like glazed glass, countless crystalline fragments falling to the world below, transforming into nurturing rain for living beings.

Immediately following this, billions of purple Qi gush from the depths of the Earth Veins, weaving into the phenomenon of "Purple Qi coming from the East" in the sky.

Golden lotuses bloom from the Cloud Sea, with ancient Dao patterns engraved on the petals, their fragrance capable of cleansing immortal souls.

The light of celebration penetrates the clouds, even cleansing the malevolent atmosphere of the Fragment Moon Abyss, immersing the entire realm in a tranquility as if surviving a great calamity.

The incarnation’s pupils suddenly contract;

"The fortune golden network collapsed on its own, could it be?"

At this moment, within the Heaven Severing Palace, Chen Sheng awakes from his meditation for the refinement of the Immortal King Seal, uncontrollably spitting out a mouthful of golden immortal blood, splattering onto the purple gold table, staining the Realm Map with mottled patterns.

His face turns pale, the immortal king aura just stabilized around him violently fluctuates. As a senior figure in the Heavenly Empire, he is deeply bound to the foundation of its fortune network.

Now that the fortune network has collapsed, the backlash force sweeps over like a tsunami.

"Has the fortune network truly collapsed?"

"Has the Heavenly Emperor perished?"

The fortune network’s Dao is tied to just one person, its sudden collapse clearly indicates that there’s something wrong with the Heavenly Emperor.

Chen Sheng wipes away the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth, a flashing hint of shock in his eyes, his form transforming into a streak of golden light towards the Heavenly Empire’s core—the Taiping Palace.

Along the way, each celestial soldier and general wears a pallid expression, some sitting on the ground to channel their energy, others looking around distractedly, past majesty thoroughly vanished.

Evidently, even the lowest grade celestial soldiers are affected by the fortune network’s collapse, though the backlash is far less intense than that experienced by immortal kings.

The Taiping Palace within has already descended into chaos.

A treasure mirror about a yard high floats in the center of the hall, its surface originally reflecting the fortune flow of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, now dimmed like a dying candle.

This is the core supreme treasure of the Heavenly Empire’s fortune network—the Taiping Suspended Mirror!

On the ground beside the mirror, lie several broken Immortal King seals, a few immortal kings and sovereign lords clutching their chests, breathing heavily, faces set in grim determination.

Furthermore, several old heavenly immortals with white hair and beards stand by the hall, their aura also somewhat muted, yet the brilliance in their eyes is hard to conceal.

"The Heavenly Emperor’s imprint...has faded!"

An immortal king in a red golden robe trembles while gazing at the Taiping Suspended Mirror, the emperor’s phantom once formed on the mirror’s surface now utterly dispersed, leaving only faint remnants of emperor’s Dao rhyme.

"The fortune network collapsed, has the Heavenly Emperor truly...annihilated?"

"How could it be? The Emperor has weathered countless tribulations before..."

Chen Sheng stands at the hall’s entrance, coldly watching the debate, his gaze passing by the Taiping Suspended Mirror, failing to find that mysterious portal.

His mind still harbors doubts:

"Failed breakthrough to Integration?"

"Fortune network’s collapse is true, but is the Heavenly Emperor truly annihilated? Where is that portal?"

In his view, that portal is the core reliance of the Heavenly Emperor, far more important than the Taiping Suspended Mirror.

His pondering incomplete, the hall’s atmosphere suddenly becomes tense and confrontational.

An azure-faced immortal king strikes swiftly, gathering dragon-shaped immortal power in his palm, rushing towards the Taiping Suspended Mirror, his eyes fervent:

"The Heavenly Emperor has perished, the fortune network collapsed, this mirror should belong to the worthy!"

The Taiping Suspended Mirror, a fortune supreme treasure, holds the fortune enterprise of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, whoever can wield this mirror stands a chance to reorder the fortune network and ascend to the Heavenly Emperor’s position!

"Presumptuous!"

Another immortal sovereign blocks with a spear, the thunder light erupting from its tip shattering the dragon-shaped immortal power:

"You’ve barely ascended to immortal king for less than two millennia, and you dare covet the Emperor’s Mirror?"

Before the words fully fell, a melee erupts within the hall.

Everyone unleashes their Lifebound Magical Treasures, dragon-shaped immortal power, thunder spear shadows, flame blade lights interwoven, blowing open several holes in the Taiping Palace’s white jade dome.

In theory, these immortal kings and sovereign lords, though lacking fortune blessings now, should be able to outshine their peers due to their inherent talents.

However, the outcome defies expectations, it’s the seemingly inferior old heavenly immortals who emerge prominent in the melee, especially an elderly figure in a plain yellow Daoist robe.

Indeed, it’s the Upper Transformation Celestial Immortal, who has secluded himself for years, facing the Thunder Light attacks from Jiuyou Immortal Sovereign, astonishingly shattering the Thunder Light with mere fleshly palms.

Jiuyou Immortal Sovereign’s face undergoes a dramatic change: "Upper Transformation, you kept such depths hidden!"

Upper Transformation Celestial Immortal smiles faintly, palm retaining faint remnants of thunder patterns, his tone indifferent:

"I don’t compare to fellow Daoists blessed by the fortune position, with fortune network’s blessings, all I could do is grind my own self daily, luckily achieving a few accomplishments."

Jiuyou Immortal Sovereign snorts coldly, the thunder spear inflating again: "Devious mind!"

"With your strength, during past vacancies for Immortal King positions, how could you not succeed? Merely afraid of death, fearing those Lower Realm anomalies, unwilling to assume authority!"

It’s true, despite the apparent prestige of Immortal King positions within the Heavenly Empire, over the years, due to Lower Realm anomalies sowing chaos, the death rate has been exceedingly high.

Upper Transformation Celestial Immortal avoids the thunder spear, flicking a strand of Dao rhyme from his fingertips, accurately striking the flaws in the thunder spear, causing Jiuyou Immortal Sovereign’s offensive to stall.

"Merely prudent self-preservation, why make a fuss?"

"A fine example of prudent self-preservation!"

A hearty laugh suddenly resonates from the hall’s entrance, Chen Sheng steps in leisurely, surveying the chaotic battle scene within the hall:

"This mirror, I will take!"

Before the words were fully said, he suddenly erupts with countless rays of Yin Yang profound light around him.

The profound light weaves into a massive Tai Chi Diagram, enveloping the entire Taiping Palace, as the Tai Chi Diagram revolves, it emits the Dao Principle of "Yin Yang Complement Each Other, All Things Return to the Origin", instantly paralyzing all immortal power within the hall.

Jiuyou Immortal Sovereign’s thunder light freezes in mid-air, Upper Transformation Celestial Immortal’s minor Yin Dao Principle is swallowed by the profound light, even several immortal kings’ Lifebound Magical Treasures lose their luster, heavily falling to the ground.

"Divine Immortal King of Severing the Heavens, how can you..."

Jiuyou Immortal Sovereign’s face is filled with disbelief, if it were about the hidden power of Upper Transformation Celestial Immortal, he could comprehend it.

Yet the power of the Divine Immortal King of Severing the Heavens exceeding his understanding, this exceeds the ranks of immortal kings and sovereign lords, akin to those anomalies that broke into the Heavenly Empire from the Lower Realm.

Jiuyou Immortal Sovereign suddenly realizes: "No, you’re also an ascended outsider from the Lower Realm, you’re also a hidden anomaly!"

Chen Sheng couldn’t be bothered with banter, with a grand gesture, the Yin Yang profound light abruptly contracts, screams and the sound of fragmented Magical Treasures intertwining in resonance.

In merely an instant, the immortal kings, sovereign lords, and hidden heavenly immortals within the hall are utterly annihilated by the profound light, leaving only remnants of souls absorbed into the Tai Chi Diagram, transforming into nourishment for the Dao rhyme.