Chapter 550: Chapter 242: Space Transmission Teleportation Array, Unexpected Visitors

“Lu Yi, my young friend, thank you.”

The Old Sect Leader of the Divine Sword Sect let out a slightly heavy breath as he watched the Immortal-Level Heavenly Demon completely obliterated, a relaxed smile appearing on his face.

Lu Yi glanced at the Old Sect Leader’s pale face and shook his head, speaking, “Senior, no need to say that. If not for you holding back that Heavenly Demon for a time, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to kill the other two Heavenly Demons.”

Honestly, Lu Yi’s full strength could only contend with two Immortal-Level Heavenly Demons, which was already pushing his limit. If three of them attacked him at once, holding his ground would have been nearly impossible.

The Old Sect Leader chuckled but soon grew serious: “It’s not over yet.”

He turned to look into the distance, where Wang Jianyuan and the Sword Taoist were both fending off towering Heavenly Demons over five or six thousand meters tall, and Ling Luo Peak Master was fighting three Heavenly Demons alone. In that illusory realm, boundless radiance churned, making it nearly impossible for Lu Yi to make out the details.

Even the battlefield of Wang Jianyuan and the Sword Taoist was enveloped in terrifying aftershocks of spiritual power, leaving everyone unable to discern what was happening inside. All they could sense were endless waves of spiritual energy surging, the sheer intensity sending shivers down the spines of all Void Immortals, including Lu Yi.

*If he ventured too close, even someone like him with a resilient physical body might shatter instantly.*

*Too powerful.*

*Is this what exists beyond Heavenly Immortal level?*

Lu Yi took a deep breath.

Afterward, Lu Yi directed his gaze even further, where, in a void amidst the illusory Bright World, Grandma Yuanling battled a ten-thousand-meter-tall Demon God in eerie silence. Compared to the overwhelming energy emanating from the battlefields of Wang Jianyuan and the Sword Taoist, this particular realm seemed calm, with none of its fluctuations reaching the void.

However, from the radiant glimmers and surging demonic fog, it was evident that the battle in that realm was far from tranquil.

Lu Yi’s face turned somber, and he spoke, “Their power is immense. We can’t intervene.”

The Old Sect Leader of the Divine Sword Sect also nodded faintly: “Indeed, too immense.”

At that moment, Long Yin Ancestor and several Void Immortals flew over.

“Old fellow, how’s it going?”

“Lu Yi, my young friend, thanks to you. Otherwise, we may all have perished here.”

A chorus of acknowledgments came from the Void Immortals.

Lu Yi and the Old Sect Leader responded with humble nods.

Then, the Old Sect Leader spoke up: “We cannot participate in the battle over there. Let’s go and finish off the other Heavenly Demons.”

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

While they battled the Immortal-Level Heavenly Demons, the rest of the Heavenly Demon group had already bypassed them and charged toward Tianming.

Currently, Tianming’s top-tier warriors were stationed in the void, valiantly resisting the Heavenly Demons.

Void Immortals without Immortal Artifacts, Tribulation Crossing Ancestors, and Mahayana Cultivators—many of Tianming’s powerful fighters—engaged in ferocious battles within the void or high-altitude zones nearing vacuum.

Lu Yi and his group transformed into streaks of light, rushing toward Tianming.

They soon reached the battle zone.

Tianming’s Void Immortal elites and Tribulation Crossing Ancestors struggled to contain numerous Heavenly Demons, each several hundred meters tall and brimming with sheer power.

Lu Yi spotted Divine Sword Sect’s Ancestor Fang Tianyao and Ancestor Long Ming, as well as a female Void Immortal from the Heavenly Palace, alongside many familiar faces.

Simultaneously, Lu Yi caught sight of Liu Ningshuang and her three companions.

Liu Ningshuang and the other three were all Immortal-Bodied, and while their cultivation level was only Mahayana, each of them had already grasped a thread of the Law. Their combat power was remarkably strong, rivaling even weaker Void Immortals.

The four of them were also locked in intense battles against various Heavenly Demons.

However, the overwhelming number of Heavenly Demons far exceeded Tianming’s forces.

At this moment, many elites lay injured. In the void, severed limbs and shattered remnants floated—testimonies to the fallen fighters of Tianming.

The faces of Tianming’s warriors grew cold as righteous fury erupted, their spirit lights flickering without cease.

The Heavenly Demons embodied destruction itself, forcing combatants who previously held grudges against each other to unite against a common enemy.

*If they didn’t join forces now, not a single soul in Tianming would survive.*

Void Immortals wielding Immortal Artifacts descended, their faces darkening upon seeing the multitude of lifeless bodies, their killing intent surging.

They gazed upon their comrades and younger disciples who had perished and were consumed by rage.

“Kill!” Long Yin Ancestor roared furiously as he spotted the lifeless body of a Tribulation Crossing Ancestor from the Heavenly Dragon Holy Land.

Gripping the Heavenly Dragon Spear tightly, he charged forward in a frenzy.

The other Void Immortals followed suit.

Lu Yi wasn’t far behind.

His face, impassive and cold, unleashed his full power. Boundless Extreme Immortal Skills poured forth.

Every sword strike and every punch took the life of a Tribulation Crossing Heavenly Demon or gravely injured a Void Immortal Heavenly Demon.

Lu Yi soon reached the vicinity of Liu Ningshuang and her companions.

The four appeared pale, their breaths weak and labored.

As Immortal-Bodied cultivators, their spiritual energy was naturally of unparalleled quality. However, after successive battles, even they were running low, drained and exhausted.

With a sweep of Lu Yi’s sword, a beam of Star Sword Light slashed through the void, cutting down a Tribulation Crossing Heavenly Demon about to attack Liu Ningshuang, reducing it to black mist.

The four were momentarily stunned but quickly turned to him, surprise and joy lighting up their faces.

“Lu Yi! Are you alright?” Yun Xi asked.

Lu Yi nodded, sweeping his gaze over them with a faint smile: “I’m fine. I’m just glad you’re okay.”

“What about the Heavenly Demons above?” Liu Ningshuang asked.

“They’re all dead,” Lu Yi said.

The four visibly relaxed.

Hearing this, their faces lit up with delight. Jian Ruyu beamed brightly: “My twisted junior brother! Too strong!”

Donggong Ming Yue nodded as her eyes sparkled: “Senior Brother is amazing!”

Liu Ningshuang and Yun Xi smiled as well.

With a host of Void Immortals equipped with Immortal Artifacts joining the fray, the ferocious battle improved significantly.

The stronger Heavenly Demons grew exponentially harder to kill. Thankfully, those below Immortal Level were not nearly as immortal as their higher-tier counterparts.

Void Immortals wielding Immortal Artifacts could contend with Void Immortal-grade Heavenly Demons without overwhelming advantage, but in a few exchanges, they could eliminate a Tribulation Crossing-level Heavenly Demon.

Soon, the tide shifted; Heavenly Demons began to fall, one after the other.

Lu Yi singled out Void Immortal-grade Heavenly Demons, leveraging the Demon Extinguishing Sword’s unique trait to obliterate them utterly.

Lower-ranking Heavenly Demons were dealt with by the Old Sect Leader of the Divine Sword Sect and the Void Immortal coalition.

Within mere hours, all the Heavenly Demons in the air had been annihilated. The Void Immortals and Tribulation Crossing Ancestors finally had a moment to breathe and the opportunity to assist with battles further below.

It became clear that, while this invasion included an immense number of Heavenly Demons, weaker ones had breached the cultivators’ defensive line and poured into Tianming.

Below lay the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range. As Lu Yi and the others descended, they discovered Heavenly Demons slaughtering the fierce beasts of the range, assaulting the forbidden zones surrounded by infinite array patterns, while others vanished without trace.

“Eliminate them all!”

The cultivators, their faces cold as frost, charged into battle.

At this stage, most of the remaining Heavenly Demons were of Great Power level and thus not particularly strong. When faced with the cultivators’ retaliation, they stood no chance and were swiftly exterminated.

After clearing the Heavenly Demons from this region, the warriors sighed in partial relief.

However, Lu Yi and the Old Sect Leader of the Divine Sword Sect remained resolute, knowing the most formidable among their enemies hadn’t yet decided the outcome of their showdown. Even if every other Heavenly Demon was eliminated, if Grandma Yuanling faltered, Tianming would face annihilation at the hands of the overwhelming Heavenly Demon elites.

*Given the kind of power demonstrated by that ten-thousand-meter Heavenly Demon, time alone would ensure Tianming’s eventual destruction.*

Lu Yi’s mood grew heavier, his limitations laid bare. *If only he had been stronger, capable of vanquishing every Heavenly Demon on the battlefield, none of this would be happening.*

Void Immortals, wary of the remaining Heavenly Demons spreading chaos in other regions, ordered Tribulation Crossing Ancestors from their sects back home to continue their search.

Meanwhile, Lu Yi and the Old Sect Leader of the Divine Sword Sect, along with the others, once more returned to the void, gazing toward the distant Immortal battlefield.

Their faces were etched with worry.

Donggong Ming Yue nervously asked, “Can our masters win?”

Lu Yi looked at the endless radiance surging forth, resembling stars releasing their energies. From the ground below Tianming, the sun was now obscured by the brightness pouring from above—the skies shining with blinding daylight everywhere.

Due to the unparalleled energy waves from the Immortals’ battle, the sunlight itself had been overwhelmed. From below, one could see nothing but pure luminosity.

Even Lu Yi struggled to observe the conflict clearly. He took a deep breath, then said, “Master is strong. There’s no way he’ll lose.”

None of them replied, their eyes fixed on the battlefield in tense anticipation.

Time trickled away. The Immortals, with their nearly endless reservoirs of immortal power, had been locked in combat for more than ten days, showing no signs of depletion.

Then, suddenly, spatial anomalies stirred in the distant void.

Lu Yi, attuned to the Space Law, was the first to notice. His expression shifted subtly as he turned to look.

Soon, Lu Yi saw that the previously empty void was twisting. In the next moment, enigmatic runes appeared, densely covering the space, and something about the runes looked familiar to him.

He realized these resembled the runes he had seen earlier at the exit of the East Forest Ruins.

“A Space Transmission Array?!” Lu Yi gasped in shock.

The rest of the cultivators, powerful as they were, quickly sensed the change, also turning their heads toward the phenomenon.

The mysterious runes flickered irregularly, rearranging themselves into a colossal array map more than several thousand kilometers across.

At the center of the array map, the space began to collapse inward, opening into a massive void over a hundred kilometers wide.

From the void emerged wisps of strange black mist, causing Lu Yi’s face to twist in realization: “Jiuyou Qi?!”

Not just Lu Yi—most present were Tianming’s greatest warriors, including many Void Immortals. Having gleaned some understanding of Jiuyou from the Immortals, they collectively paled, stunned by the sheer terror of what they saw.

*Jiuyou was far more terrifying than the Heavenly Demons.*

Suddenly, rays of light flashed, shattering the escaping Jiuyou Qi. Within moments, humanoid figures began pouring forth from the void.

The majority resembled humans akin to Tianming cultivators, with some from the Demon Clan and even a handful possessing three eyes in otherwise human-like forms.

Each of these beings donned pitch-black war armor forged from an unknown and extraordinary metal, engraved with endless mysterious runes that shimmered unpredictably, radiating overwhelming power.

On the left chestplate of their black war armor, a piece of glazed glass jade rested, surrounded by countless stars.

Lu Yi’s heart pounded furiously.

*Every single piece of that war armor was a Low Grade Immortal Device!*

*Who were these people?!*

*The Immortal Devices—they were clearly standard-issue. Yet there were so many of them!*

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