Nine Revolutions Star Technique-Chapter 569 - 572: Celestial Venerables Assembling at the Border?
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As a thunderous shout echoed, the entire Taotian Palace awoke from its slumber and boiled over. Countless guards rushed out from all directions, and numerous figures darted over like flocks of birds.
Everyone looked up.
And saw.
The sky, which had just lightened, was once again crushed by a massive darkness. Numerous figures had already appeared in the previously empty sky, resembling divine demons!
Among them, three forces stood out most prominently.
One was the Sword Pavilion, all clothed in long robes, swords strapped to their backs, each emanating immense Sword Qi. Leading them was a middle-aged man, wearing azure clothes and a flat hat, with a long sword at his waist.
Another was the Mountain and Sea Sect, surrounded by surging Demonic Qi and darkness, slaughtering countless beings. At the forefront was a handsome young man.
The other was the Poison Sect, peculiar and grotesque, enveloped in poisonous fog. Most striking was an elder in white standing on a dragon python.
The remaining Celestial Venerables deferred to these three forces.
Thousands of Celestial Venerables descended like the heavens collapsing, their overwhelming aura engulfing the entire Taotian Palace, even forcing the surrounding flora to bend, and faint cracks appeared on some artificial mountains and stones.
"Sword Concealing Daoist, Evil Mountain Monarch’s True Disciple, Dragon Python Ancestor?" Emerging from the hall with the others, Ye Qingchen, hands folded behind his back, gazed into the void. He needed no effort to recognize the successors of the three forces.
The strength of these three was no weaker than the Wine Sword Immortal, Evil Mountain Monarch, and Golden Toad Ancestor, who once died by his hand. No wonder they could take over the three major forces and collectively challenge Taotian Palace.
As Ye Qingchen sized up these three,
Lin Jiuyuan had already stepped forward fiercely, shouting in a deep voice:
"You’ve been repelled by my Taotian Palace three times, and you dare to invade again? Aren’t you afraid of a one-way trip?"
"Haha, though your Taotian Palace is known as the Celestial Venerable Forbidden Area, it’s only true for ordinary Celestial Venerables!" Dragon Python Ancestor laughed loudly. "For us Great Celestial Venerables, it’s a place to come and go as we please!"
"Exactly, exactly. Do you think we were truly repelled those previous times?" Wei Ao, the True Disciple of the Evil Mountain Monarch, said with hands behind his back, "To flatten your Taotian Palace is nothing trivial!"
"If Ye Qingchen said this, perhaps we would consider it thrice, but you are not qualified!" Sword Concealing Daoist said coldly, flicking his long sleeves. "Today marks the end of your Taotian Palace!"
"Whoa whoa whoa!"
With these words, thousands of Celestial Venerables in the sky shouted in unison.
Three times!
To date, the Celestial Venerables of the Barbaric Continent had attacked Taotian Palace thrice. But those were merely probes.
This time, the three major forces all joined.
Plus thousands of Celestial Venerables.
It could be said.
More than ninety percent of the Celestial Venerables on the Barbaric Continent had gathered here.
Afraid they couldn’t flatten a single Taotian Palace?
Boom!
The vast aura of so many Celestial Venerables poured down without reservation, incredibly terrifying.
It even transformed into a visible wave, like a breached dam of the Nine Heavens Milky Way, ferociously crashing towards Taotian Palace.
"Rise!"
Lin Jiuyuan snorted coldly, his right hand already forming a seal.
In an instant.
Around the massive Taotian Palace, eight gigantic pillars of light suddenly rose. The pillars shot to the sky, transforming into an Eight Trigrams Diagram of intertwining yin and yang, spreading across mid-air.
"Crash!"
The wave pouring down was forcibly split open at that moment.
"This Eight Trigrams Array of yours isn’t bad, both offensive and defensive, quite a decent Mountain Protection Array. But in our presence, it’s still not enough!" Dragon Python Ancestor sneered, laughing softly.
Swipe!
Suddenly, the dragon python under his feet let out a roar, its enormous tail swinging fiercely down, striking hard against the Eight Trigrams Diagram.
You ought to know.
This Eight Trigrams Diagram, after Ye Qingchen disappeared, was personally set up by Lin Jiuyuan. It could borrow the power of mountains, lakes, sun, and moon as defense. To withstand a hundred or so Celestial Venerables posed no problem.
Yet those attacking were far from ordinary Celestial Venerables.
With a cracking sound, the Eight Trigrams Diagram covering the entire Taotian Palace buckled under the assault, shattering, transforming into countless golden rays, quietly dissipating in the void.
"Presumptuous!"
Seeing this, how could Xu Haixian and others endure?
For two months.
They lived constantly under the shadow of these three major forces; if Ye Qingchen hadn’t returned, they would’ve only defended. But with Ye Qingchen back, why should they endure such humiliation?
"Sword Array!"
Xu Haixian shouted aloud.
"Twang!"
In an instant.
Seven streaks of sword light burst forth from Taotian Palace.
Each sword light merged instantly, transforming into a dazzling starlight, shooting fiercely towards the multitude of Celestial Venerables above!
"Hmph!"
Sword Concealing Daoist’s face was cold and stern as he raised his hand and lightly pointed.
Whoosh!
A sharp whistling sound suddenly broke through the air. A Sword Pointing swept across the void with swift force, bringing forth a white wave of air. This wave crushed from the void downwards, striking directly before Xu Haixian and the six others.
In an instant, it seemed as if one finger had split heaven and earth.
In the stunned gaze of countless people, it fiercely collided with the brilliant starlight.
Only a thunderous boom was heard.
The point of starlight, fused by seven Celestial Venerables and condensed by the Geng Star Sword Array, was unexpectedly shattered by Sword Concealing Daoist’s Sword Pointing.
For a moment, Xu Haixian and his companions felt a terrifying force sweeping over them.
They were forcibly pushed back several steps in that instant!
"Kill again!" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Xu Haixian’s eyes narrowed.
However.
Before they could form an array, Wei Ao, standing in the void, couldn’t help but smile lightly as he slowly raised his hand and pressed down.
In an instant, Xu Haixian and his companions felt a massive force, like Mount Tai, smash down upon them, pressing upon them from above. They were forcibly slammed from mid-air to the ground.
Three Great Celestial Venerables, each making a move, had thoroughly dismantled Taotian Palace’s last defense.
What terrifying methods!
Moreover.
Behind these three stood three formidable forces no weaker than Taotian Palace. And with the innumerable Celestial Venerables scattered across the heavens, it’s clear to anyone that Taotian Palace was doomed with no chance of reversal.
"Haha, Taotian Palace will undoubtedly perish today!"
A Celestial Venerable’s face was flushed with excitement.
Watch him build a tall tower, watch him feast his guests, watch as his tower collapses!
The Celestial Venerable Forbidden Area Taotian Palace will vanish into smoke today!
"Indeed, whatever so-called Celestial Venerable Forbidden Area, today I’m flattening it! Let’s make it disappear from the Barbaric Continent forever!" A crude Celestial Venerable cursed fervently, his eyes filled with fervor.
"I wonder if after destroying Taotian Palace this time, we might get a taste of what makes Ye Qingchen so powerful. If we could learn his secrets, train for a hundred years, and then emerge unstoppable, wouldn’t that be wondrous!"
Many other Celestial Venerables also had blazing eyes.
They had always coveted this!
"Looks like during my two-month absence, many people couldn’t sit still!"
Ye Qingchen, hands behind his back, coldly scanned the air, but he wasn’t anxious. He wanted to see just how many more would jump out!
"Lin Jiuyuan, your Eight Trigrams Array is broken! The Geng Star Sword Array of seven Celestial Venerables is also cracked! What strength can you muster now?" Dragon Python Ancestor, hands behind his back, laughed heartily.
His gaze was elevated, as if looking down like a Divine Dragon upon the ants below.
"I heard that before leaving, Ye Qingchen left a Ten Thousand Swords Array in Taotian Palace. Why don’t you show it to us!" Sword Concealing Daoist’s hand caressed the sword sheath, "I wonder if the Ten Thousand Swords Array is worth drawing my sword for!"
"You killed my master, slaughtered my nine senior brothers!" Wei Ao stepped forward, his black hair flying, robes rustling, "Today, I will avenge my master and destroy your Taotian Palace!"
Boom!
At this instant.
The three Great Celestial Venerables withheld nothing, the boundless Celestial Venerable Power crazily poured down, clearly intending to force Lin Jiuyuan to yield.
Numerous Celestial Venerables in the void watched this step, their faces filled with cold smiles.
Clearly.
They did not believe Taotian Palace could withstand the onslaught of three Great Celestial Venerables!
What Celestial Venerable Forbidden Area? What invincible existence? What Taotian Palace? All will be obliterated today!
Lin Jiuyuan’s eyes lowered, facing the overwhelming power of the three Great Celestial Venerables, he offered no resistance, adopting a posture of complete surrender. Just as Wei Ao, Sword Concealing Daoist, and Dragon Python Ancestor believed victory was assured.
Suddenly.
Lin Jiuyuan raised his head and smiled:
"You think you can flatten Taotian Palace with your measly selves? If you had come a day earlier, perhaps you might have succeeded. But unfortunately, today, I’m afraid you’ll leave empty-handed!"
"Such arrogance!" Wei Ao didn’t believe it at all, sneering as he said, "Don’t say Ye Qingchen is already dead in Great Leiyin Mountain, even if he were still in Taotian Palace, what would it matter?"
"Hahaha!"
Countless Celestial Venerables laughed unrestrainedly.
Even Sword Concealing Daoist sneered disdainfully, "Indeed, if he were still in Taotian Palace, we would crush him along with it!"
Dragon Python Ancestor also nodded repeatedly.
However.
Just as he was about to speak.
Suddenly.
A voice quietly emerged:
"Is that so?"
"If I were still in Taotian Palace, you would crush me too?"
