Chapter 1190: Attacking The Immortal Court Saintdom (3)

Wu Yuan's body refiner self took a step forward, flying out of the Yuan Realm headquarters.

At the same time, Wu Yuan's ether body also flew out of the Yuan Realm, quickly gathering various friends and family, such as his sister Wu Yijun, his mother, Fang Xia, and others, into a grotto-heaven artifact.

His ether body, lacking an Eternal Psyche, couldn't cultivate an Eternal Matter Body even with sufficient insight. But with the Mo Yuan Sabers, Azure Origin Armor, the Azure Origin Armor and many other treasures, it could also unleash Threshold Saint-level strength.

My ether body will stay within the macrocosm to protect my friends and family.

With the macrocosm as a barrier and my ether body as a guard, even if a True Saint descends, they will find it difficult to harm my loved ones.

This was Wu Yuan's plan.

Moreover, his qi refiner self would also stay in the Greenridge Macrocosm, secretly observing everything, and would take action at crucial moments if necessary.

...

In the Eldritch Court's Ling Jiang Saintdom, within the Spacetime Intersection Layer, the vast and endless Luan Jiang Hall suddenly erupted in turmoil.

Shocking fluctuations spread out, startling the several Overlords guarding the hall. They looked up at the void in astonishment.

Whoosh~

Countless lights streamed forth, and a purple-robed figure appeared out of thin air. He seemed to exist in a different spacetime, utterly incongruous with the entire universe.

Whoosh!

He strode forth from the void, each step causing space to tremble. Countless lights converged, as if he were gradually walking into the universe from outside.

After nine steps, he had truly manifested in this realm.

"It's the Eldritch Progenitor."

"The Eldritch Progenitor has descended."

"We pay our respects to the Eldritch Progenitor." The three Eldritch Court Overlords guarding this place hurriedly bowed respectfully, their hearts filled with shock.

In their eyes, the current Eldritch Progenitor seemed even more vast and magnificent than the entire universe, transcending all of heaven and earth.

Amidst their shock, they also felt somewhat puzzled. Why had the Eldritch Progenitor descended in his true body?

It's truly uncomfortable. I’m completely suppressed.

Eldritch Progenitor Luan Jiang frowned slightly, sensing an immense and boundless force watching him and suppressing him.

His power was reduced to less than one percent, and as time passed, the power he could exert would only weaken.

𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

“Stay here and continue guarding this place." Eldritch Progenitor Luan Jiang glanced at these Overlords and said flatly: "Remember, don't leak any information."

"Understood." The three Overlords responded fearfully.

Whoosh!

Eldritch Progenitor Luan Jiang took a step forward, quickly heading for the Immortal Court's Ling Jiang Saintdom.

At the same time, True Saint Bu Xiu and True Saint Taiyuan had also silently descended in the Immutable Land and the Taiyuan Divine Court headquarters.

Three True Saints had descended, simultaneously heading for the Immortal Court's Ling Jiang Saintdom.

...

Eldritch Progenitor Luan Jiang, True Saint Bu Xiu, and True Saint Taiyuan were extremely cautious, doing their utmost to conceal their auras. But the consecutive arrival of several True Saints caused a tremendous disturbance, no less than the descent of dozens of Saints, causing noticeable fluctuations throughout the River of Universes.

Within the Ling Jiang Universe, the fluctuations in the universe's essence were even more pronounced.

Inside the Xiao Yao Saint Realm.

Hmm? True Saints have arrived? Such obvious fluctuations?

True Saint Xiao Yao had been quietly observing the Ling Jiang Universe's essence through the Saintdom's arrays, and immediately detected the anomaly.

At least two True Saints have descended. Who could it be? Luan Jiang?

A flicker of hesitation flashed in True Saint Xiao Yao's eyes as he immediately reported it to Immortal Eminence Jiu You.

But he didn't descend right away, because he wasn't certain who had arrived, nor if they were coming for him.

The moment he descended, his power would steadily be suppressed. If the enemy chose not to strike right away, he would inevitably fall into a passive position.

This was precisely why, in most large-scale battles between True Saints within a universe, conflicts erupted when one side launched a sudden assault on the other's Saintdom stronghold.

Suddenly, a cold glint flashed in True Saint Xiao Yao's eyes.

Damn it! This Wu Yuan, how dare he come alone? It's likely just his ether body, trying to lure me into descending.

"Saint An Liu, prepare to descend immediately," True Saint Xiao Yao transmitted urgently.

"Yes, sir." Under True Saint Xiao Yao's command were four Saints capable of returning to the Ling Jiang Universe, each with varying levels of strength.

True Saints could send their subordinate Saints directly into the universe through the Saint Realm passage. However, this came at an enormous cost. A single transmission consumed immense essence power from the Saint Realm, equivalent to ten thousand Xuanhuang merits worth of treasures. Thus, it was only used at critical moments.

...

Ten breaths earlier.

The Immortal Court's Ling Jiang Saintdom, serving as the Immortal Court's headquarters in the Ling Jiang Universe, had carved out a vast world here, no smaller than all the immortal continents of an entire macrocosm combined.

This expansive continent was home to countless Immortal Court powerhouses, and had been developed into a place of extraordinary beauty by the Immortal Court.

The number of Sovereigns who resided here exceeded twenty thousand. As for Astral Monarchs? Archimmortals and Archdeities? The number was beyond counting.

The entire continent was actually divided into numerous affiliated spacetimes and worlds, with only Sovereigns having the authority to traverse between different worlds of the headquarters.

On the eastern side of the continent, an endless mountain range stretched out, its main peak towering. A massive sun hung in the void, illuminating this realm.

This was the renowned Peng Shi Realm of the Immortal Court's Ling Jiang Saintdom, the residence of Overlord Peng Shi.

“I never imagined that Master would perish," Outside a hall nestled in the mountain range, two Sovereigns were sharing a drink. One, a female Sovereign in purple robes, was exceptionally beautiful.

At this moment, her face was filled with dejection.

"Xue You, you must learn to accept it," sighed a black-armored young male Sovereign. "Who could have imagined that this would happen? Overlord Peng Shi's reputation echoed far and wide, and he excelled in the Great Dao of Spacetime. Yet he fell so suddenly."

Sovereign Xue You's eyes were downcast.

She had once been greatly favored by Overlord Peng Shi. As his disciple, though she was only a mid-stage Sovereign in strength, her status had been extremely high. Many late-stage Sovereigns treated her with utmost courtesy.

Now, her pillar of support had fallen.

"Hmph! Those Sovereigns who previously joined Master's faction have all just up and left Peng Shi Realm now that Master has fallen," Sovereign Xue You's eyes flashed with resentment. "They don't even have any thoughts of seeking revenge. They're all heartless and disloyal creatures.

"Hei Dong, have you considered avenging the Overlord?" Sovereign Xue You looked at the black-armored young Sovereign.

Sovereign Hei Dong was taken aback, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Xue You, I received the Overlord's guidance and naturally hope to avenge him... but you should know that the one who slew the Overlord was the Eldritch Court's Overlord Wu Yuan, a Legend of the River.

"It's said that more than one Eternal powerhouse has fallen by his hand, and his reputation rivals that of the Heavenly Imperator in his youth.

"Me? I have the heart but lack the strength." Sovereign Hei Dong shook his head with a bitter smile, while inwardly grumbling.

Revenge? If not because I coveted the rumored treasures left behind by Overlord Peng Shi, I would have left you long ago.

Sovereign Hei Dong didn't want to get too involved with this spoiled brat.

"Wu Yuan?" The hatred in Sovereign Xue You's eyes deepened. "Our Immortal Court's Eternals will surely make a move and kill him."

Sovereign Hei Dong continued to smile bitterly, saying nothing.

"Xue You, you still need to keep a low profile," Sovereign Hei Dong advised. "I've heard that the one who killed the Overlord back then might have been that mysterious Overlord Ming Jian. He's extremely skilled in Spacetime and Destiny.

"If you keep mentioning this daily, he might sense it somehow. If he decides to deal with you, I fear he could annihilate you with a mere thought." Sovereign Hei Dong said.

Though he didn't care whether Sovereign Xue You lived or died, where would he find Overlord Peng Shi's treasures if she were dead?

"Annihilate me with a mere thought?" Sovereign Xue You sneered, "Hei Dong, you've been scared witless by them. I've always stayed in the Saintdom headquarters. Even if Wu Yuan and Ming Jian join forces, they can't touch me.

"This is the Saintdom headquarters. Even Eternals can't force their way in here." Sovereign Xue You snorted coldly.

Her attitude wasn't surprising. Over the long years, through cycle after cycle of the samsara of heaven and earth, the headquarters of various Saintdoms had rarely been challenged by other forces.

Legends of the River? Even they had never provoked a Saintdom’s headquarters.

Rumble~

Sovereign Xue You and Sovereign Hei Dong sensed it simultaneously, abruptly raising their heads to look into the void.

As Sovereigns, they had great authority and could control some of the arrays.

In an instant, their gazes penetrated layers of spacetime.

Whoosh!

A streak of dazzling light tore across the sky above the boundless continent, spanning hundreds of light-years.

The outer defensive arrays of the Immortal Court's Ling Jiang Saintdom headquarters had already begun to crumble.

From within that searing brilliance, an awe-inspiring figure emerged—ten million li tall, standing like an ancient deity. His gaze swept downward, freezing the Sovereigns on the continent in place. A chill ran down their spines.

His presence was overwhelming, like the very embodiment of Dao resonance. It was as if the heavens themselves had descended.