First, the sword and aura are divided.

Then Taibai emerged.

Now it has reached my era of Qinglian, yet such a twist has occurred."

Gently stroking the sword sheath on his knee, a hint of fatigue subtly showed on Qinglian Sword Venerable's face, which exuded authority without anger.

"If all the happenings in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains are truly his doing.

Can the Dao Alliance withstand him now?"

As Qinglian Sword Venerable frowned, looking solemnly at the sword sheath on his knee, a mystical aura suddenly stirred within the Heavenly Mechanism Hall.

"Hmm?"

Eyes narrowed, Qinglian Sword Venerable collected the sword sheath and stood up abruptly, fingers instantly pinching several ancient Daoist Seals, then waved his long sleeve.

Suddenly, twelve gold disks in the Heavenly Mechanism Hall soared, radiating golden light in mid-air, each ray resembling a lively silken thread, carrying an ancient charm.

The twelve gold disks transformed into twelve streams of light, swiftly intertwining and merging in the air.

Through the weaving and collision of the streams, a list emerged.

The list appeared ancient and obscure, like a mysterious object pulled from the primordial chaos.

On the list, traces of the Heavenly Dao faintly surfaced, uncertainly visible, as if the veins of the great Dao pulsed slightly.

At times clear, seemingly capable of instant enlightenment of the principles of heaven and earth; at times vague, as if the great Dao hides in endless mystery, elusive and unfathomable.

The entire Heavenly Mechanism Hall was enveloped by the aura emitted from this mysterious list, full of sacred and solemn atmosphere. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Standing with hands behind his back before the Heavenly Dao list, Qinglian Sword Venerable's gaze slowly swept over its content, his complexion unknowingly growing darker.

"Such a calculation!"

With a cold snort, Qinglian Sword Venerable abruptly raised his hand to collect the Heavenly Dao list, transforming into a sword light soaring into the sky, reaching the highest peak on the Dao Alliance Main Island.

On this lone towering peak, piercing the clouds, able to overlook the entire Dao Alliance, a giant bronze bell, completely dark green, engraved with patterns of sun, moon, stars, beasts, birds, myriad peoples, and spirits, stood three thousand zhang tall.

Coming before this world-shocking bell, Qinglian Sword Venerable took a deep breath, then slowly raised his hand.

One palm!

Fiercely striking the bell's body.

Clang—

A profound and heavy bell sound suddenly echoed.

The bell sound seemed transmitted from the ancient chaos, carrying boundless majesty and power, like surging waves, rolling outwards, as if to resonate throughout the heavens and earth.

To ordinary people, this bell sound felt grand and deafening.

The intense sound waves impacted the eardrums, stirring an inexplicable sense of awe, as if this bell sound was a low roar from the heavens.

However, to those with cultivation, this bell sound bore entirely different significance.

As the bell sound reached their ears, eight words instantly surfaced in their minds:

Heavenly Dao Self-Bound, Infinite Tribulation Arises!

Almost as the bell sounded, numerous rainbow lights shot up swiftly within the Dao Alliance, immediately reaching this lone peak.

Gazing silently at Qinglian Sword Venerable standing by the bronze bell, a group of Primordial Spirit True Honor felt an inward jolt.

No one spoke.

Everything seemed tacitly understood.

Sensing the gathering of the Primordial Spirit True Honor within the Dao Alliance, the silent Qinglian Sword Venerable slowly raised his head, sternly and solemnly scanning the crowd:

"Everyone, the world-shocking bell rings, surely you all know why."

"Sword Venerable, wasn't it said that the calamity wouldn't descend for a while, why the sudden advance?"

Speaking was Shen Wansan, who just used the Heavenly Patching Elixir to heal Shen Changsheng.

Infinite Tribulation arises, signaling an imminent blood war sweeping the heavens and earth.

Such circumstances impact business people like Shen Wansan the hardest.

"In the direction of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, a master manipulated the heavenly mechanism, causing the Infinite Tribulation to arrive early.

Just confirmed through the Heavenly Dao list, the calamity indeed has begun.

Today, ringing the world-shocking bell serves as an official warning to everyone.

After the Infinite Tribulation began, the Heavenly Dao became obscure and concealed. All those suppressed by the Heavenly Dao before will resurrect, and even be magnified.

Apart from these changes, the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains might also take action immediately.

Everyone must quickly arrange everything.

Once the calamity formally descends.

We may no longer have the leisure to attend to other matters."

Qinglian Sword Venerable's words made the expressions of all the Primordial Spirit True Honor present become heavy.

Even though they could overturn clouds with a wave and chase stars with a breath, the Supreme True Venerable, whose life is as long as heaven.

Even if the Infinite Tribulation descends, as long as they focus on self-preservation and avoiding calamity, they wouldn't have much to worry about.

But aside from themselves, these Primordial Spirit True Honor have their sects, families, relatives, disciples.

Primordial Spirit True Honor are not saints; they can't completely separate from emotions and cut off everything.

If they wish to protect all these, they must inevitably enter this calamity, and what crisis they will encounter then can't be explained in just a few words.

"Everyone, don't worry too much. Our Human Race has endured countless years; this Infinite Tribulation has been met several times, and now, aren't we still well seated in this Tianyuan Main Realm?"

Perceiving the tension among the crowd, the usually stern Qinglian Sword Venerable also spoke to comfort everyone.

With silent nods and thoughts in mind, the various Primordial Spirit True Honor subsequently left.

At the same time, the news of the impending Infinite Tribulation also quietly spread out from the Dao Alliance, and within half a day, it reached the ears of those Primordial Spirit True Honor not stationed in the Dao Alliance.

...

Inside the Shenxiao Sect Gate.

Dongfang Qing sat in the Sect Master Peak Hall, with rolling black clouds behind him, Thunder Light flashing, deep layers of thick clouds, where a colossal Giant City standing in the Primordial Chaos, suppressed all beings throughout generations appeared faintly.

Strands of the purest Innate Thunder Path Essence continuously flowed out from this Nine Heavens Shenxiao Thunder City, injecting into his body.

On the journey Outside the Domain, with Qi Xiu's timely assistance, though successfully escaping the siege, he was still heavily injured.

The Spirit of Night Travel's group, had Qi Xiu not arrived coincidentally, he could only resort to desperate measures that harm the enemy a thousand while self-damaging eight hundred, to escape.

And now, the situation in the Tianyuan Main Realm is increasingly unclear.

He must quickly recover to his peak state to cope with the forthcoming changes.

Outside the Sect Master Hall, Qi Xiu quietly leaned beside the stone pillar at the hall front.

With Great Elder Dongfang Xiong crossing the tribulation, he has now become the highest in cultivation Realm within Shenxiao Sect.

Therefore, the task of being the protector for the Supreme Sect Leader naturally fell onto his shoulders.

"Who would've thought that on this outing, you'd have such an encounter; it's a pity, I should've gone with you."

"By the way, didn't you obtain a Phoenix Emperor Feather? Quickly take it out for me to appreciate."

From an unseen perspective, the Flying Immortal Pot's Spirit Xu Zhitian spoke with excitement.

Though he is the Innate Medicine Dao Divine Artifact, and has experienced the Primordial Era, he has never seen the living Phoenix Clan.

After all, compared to True Dragons, the number of Phoenixes is really too few, and their whereabouts mysterious, reportedly only the Dragon King of the True Dragon Clan knows the location of the Phoenix Nest.

And this Phoenix Emperor Feather is the remnant essence of the Phoenix Sovereign, a rare and unique Divine Material in the world.

If it could be used for alchemy...]

"Such divine objects can be used for alchemy?" Seeing Xu Zhitian's surprised face on obtaining the Phoenix Emperor Feather, Qi Xiu asked with astonishment.

"No."

Examining the Phoenix Emperor Feather, which resembled red golden glass, beautiful and flawless, as if the most gorgeous item in the world, Xu Zhitian firmly replied.

"Such divine objects have natural Dao charm; no other medicine ingredients can pair with it, so how can it be used for alchemy?"

"Then why is there such a look of meeting late on your face?"

"Though this object can't be used for alchemy, as far as I know, besides enabling one for a rebirth through fire, it should have another divine effect." Xu Zhitian slowly explained.

"Another divine effect? What effect?" Qi Xiu looked curious.

Casting a different look away from the Phoenix Emperor Feather, Xu Zhitian turned his eyes to Qi Xiu and slowly uttered two words:

"Enlightenment!"

...