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"What exquisite Void Dao art! With this technique alone, as long as he doesn't intentionally plunge into a death trap, no one below a Dao Lord could possibly stop him!" "Forget his Dao art! Quick, after him! Also, tell the people outside to get ready to cover our retreat!" "Damn it! Where on earth did this Void Shattering cultivator come from? Don't tell me we're actually going to have to cover his rear?" Yaoguang's abrupt departure immediately threw True Monarchs Fuhai, Huangfeng, and the other Void Shattering cultivators into turmoil. One by one, the cultivators swiftly adjusted their original plans and hurried away from the scene. Meanwhile, as these Void Shattering cultivators enacted their contingency plan, Yaoguang, executing Void Blink, had already arrived at the peak where Sun Xing was suppressed. Though called a mountain peak, it was in truth a node in the grand formation's operation. As if to deter the surrounding realm, the location where Sun Xing—a Void Shattering cultivator—was suppressed lay in an uninhabited, desolate stretch of the Mortal Realm. Upon reaching the scene, Yaoguang quickly sensed the Void Shattering cultivator, whose aura had withered drastically. Next, his gaze fell upon the peak itself. Because it served as a node in a rank fourteen formation, was itself formed from a Dao artifact, and had Heavenly Palace personnel specifically stationed to oversee it, rescuing this Void Shattering cultivator would normally require a coordinated effort from at least a dozen Void Shattering experts. In this light, True Monarch Fuhai and the others gathering thirteen people showed they had indeed studied Sun Xing's place of suppression in advance. Wait, no! Yaoguang examined the formation for a moment, his gaze tracing the path of its energy pathways toward the Heavenly Palace above. With his mastery of formations, he quickly discerned something amiss. "This place is not only a formation node, but also the entrance to a void pocket. Perhaps a dozen Void Shattering cultivators striking together could uproot the Dao artifact mountain crushing Sun Xing and rescue him, but the very next instant, the formation would immediately shift, transforming this area from a mere node into an inescapable death trap. If the Heavenly Palace then dispatched Void Shattering cultivators to wield the formation's full might, they could wipe out all dozen-plus rescuers in short order." Seeing this, Yaoguang couldn't help but examine it more carefully. Fortunately, a rank fourteen formation held nothing particularly profound to him at his current level. In just half an hour, Yaoguang deduced the key trigger behind the formation's shift. Now that he had deciphered it, all he needed to do was interfere slightly to deny it the chance to change. Stepping into the void, he appeared directly above the peak where Sun Xing was pinned. With a shove of an ethereal hand, amidst violent tremors, the mountain was ripped clean from the ground. The instant the peak was uprooted, the violent tremors rippled in all directions. Space within a radius of ten thousand li shattered like a fractured mirror, about to split wide open and unleash the terrors concealed behind it. "Freeze!" Before the void could tear apart, Yaoguang pointed a finger, and the void—riddled with web-like fissures—abruptly solidified. Yaoguang flashed before the pinned Sun Xing and grabbed hold of him. "Don't resist. Come with me." "Careful... something's wrong with this area..." Though Sun Xing was exceedingly weak, he still did not forget to warn him. "I know," Yaoguang replied. With a single Void Blink, he carried Sun Xing straight through the astral wind and lightning layers. With another flicker, he had already reached the Heavenly Palace above the nine heavens. Rumble! Only now did the formation in the Mortal Realm manage to shift, instantaneously engulfing the area in an overlapping trapping and slaughter array that would have meant certain death for any Void Shattering cultivator. Unfortunately... The area was already completely deserted. Once in the Heavenly Realm, Yaoguang continued to execute Void Blink. Traversing void after void in a handful of shifts, he emerged directly outside Yunji Starport and pressed onward into the depths of the starry sky. Only after he had departed Yunji Starport did the "Heavenly Palace" governing the port belatedly activate the grand formation enveloping the entire starport. Vast torrents of flowing light, accompanied by interference and suppression of void power, swiftly enclosed the ten-thousand-li-wide starport, locking it down like an iron plate. However... Whether True Monarch Fuhai, True Monarch Huangfeng, and the others had escaped, Yaoguang had no idea. But he himself had already put a vast distance between himself and the starport more than a dozen breaths before the lockdown engaged. He even had time to summon a Dao artifact battleship to travel through the void. "Right, there's also this." Yaoguang swept his True Spirit Light across Sun Xing and patted him on the back. A beam of golden light was forced out of Sun Xing's body. Yaoguang clenched his fist, instantly shattering the golden beam. The entire sequence left the Void Shattering cultivator utterly astounded. "So... so fast..." Sun Xing muttered to himself. The speed at which Yaoguang rescued him and carried him away from Yunji Starport was simply too fast, far exceeding the starport's defensive reaction time. Yet what baffled him most was that throughout the entire process, Yaoguang had never once exerted power beyond the Void Shattering realm. This display of strength made the True Monarch realize for the first time that a Void Shattering cultivator could actually reach such terrifying heights. "Having been suppressed for five hundred years, your body is exceedingly weak. Rest well," Yaoguang said. "Thank you, Fellow Daoist," Sun Xing replied, quickly setting about recovering his strength. As for Yaoguang, after navigating through the void for several hours, he seemed to sense something and produced a jade talisman. Soon, True Monarch Fuhai's anxious divine mind transmission emerged from within: "Fellow Daoist Yaoguang, did you manage to rescue True Monarch Sun?" "Of course," Yaoguang replied. "To travel so far across the cosmic starry sky, I naturally possess some means." "Splendid! Might I trouble Fellow Daoist to bring True Monarch Sun to this location?" True Monarch Fuhai quickly provided a set of coordinates. "Certainly," Yaoguang replied, turning the battleship in that direction. At this moment, Sun Xing, having caught his breath, spoke up: "I know why everyone sought to rescue me. But... if you wish to learn my master's whereabouts from me... I fear you will be disappointed. Master has never acknowledged me as his disciple; otherwise, he wouldn't have let me remain suppressed for five hundred years without ever showing himself." Yaoguang glanced at Sun Xing. "I believe you." Sun Xing was momentarily taken aback. "Others might think that reaching Void Shattering in three hundred years makes you an extraordinary genius who must hold significant weight in Daoist Po Suo's eyes, but I know... a so-called genius who reaches Void Shattering in three hundred years means very little to a true Dao Lord," Yaoguang said. "This..." Sun Xing was at a loss for words. "Even so, I believe that Daoist Po Suo would not do something completely meaningless. Since he chose to open a Pure Land there and stay for six hundred years, he must have had his reasons," Yaoguang said calmly. "Reasons... Perhaps there was no reason at all. A Dao Lord's lifespan is unfathomably vast; six hundred years to them might be nothing more than the snap of a finger. Just like a mortal who finds a place scenic and decides to linger for three to five days—what deeper meaning could there be?" Sun Xing said with a bitter smile. "It doesn't matter either way," Yaoguang smiled. "Meeting him would be best, of course, but failing to meet him merely proves we lack the fate for it." Sun Xing froze, somewhat unable to grasp Yaoguang's mindset. After going through such trouble to rescue him, when Sun Xing said he couldn't meet his master, this powerful Void Shattering cultivator simply believed him and gave up on meeting him just like that? However, Yaoguang offered no further explanation. Carrying Sun Xing aboard the battleship, he spent several days traversing space nodes before arriving in a rather desolate stretch of the starry sky. A high-grade Dao artifact battleship was already waiting there. The moment his vessel halted, Yaoguang keenly sensed that the surrounding void had been locked down. And what locked down this void was not True Monarchs like Fuhai and Huangfeng, but a Dao Lord. A Void Dao Lord. "Not playing by the rules, are we?" Yaoguang murmured. Evidently, Fuhai, Huangfeng, and the others had judged from his performance during Sun Xing's rescue that Void Shattering power was completely incapable of restraining Yaoguang, prompting them to directly request a Void Dao Lord to step forward. Furthermore... Yaoguang surveyed their surroundings. This celestial region possessed several spatial nodes. Should the situation turn unfavorable, that Void Dao Lord could likewise withdraw from the scene through various means. Soon, a True Monarch of the Void Path appeared outside Yaoguang's battleship: "True Monarch Yaoguang, my master requests your presence." "I went out of my way to help you rescue Sun Xing, and this is how you treat me?" Yaoguang said with a smile. "Rescued Sun Xing?" The Void Path True Monarch looked at Yaoguang, his expression displeased. "Because you acted entirely on your own, many of our people didn't have time to evacuate and ended up trapped within Yunji Starport's lockdown. Do you honestly think we ought to thank you?" "I already told you all I was moving to rescue him, yet you chose not to evacuate immediately. I even deliberately delayed a bit to give you a chance to retreat, but they still failed to get away. Who else can you blame?" Yaoguang shrugged. "Enough nonsense. My master is waiting for you!" the True Monarch said in a heavy voice. "In a moment, I'll have your master apologize on your behalf." Yaoguang chuckled. Taking Sun Xing with him, he executed a Void Blink, appearing directly inside the high-grade Dao artifact battleship ahead. In the battleship's control room, that Void Dao Lord was still listening to reports from True Monarch Fuhai, True Monarch Huangfeng, and the others. The Void Dao Lord's expression held a hint of skepticism. "A mere Void Shattering cultivator can traverse billions of light-years of starry sea?" "The star chart he transmitted to me was indeed like that. When he arrives, Your Lordship can question him in detail," True Monarch Fuhai said hurriedly. "Quite right. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me directly." Yaoguang's voice rang out right on cue. Yet this simple reply caused the Void Dao Lord's expression to change drastically, nearly making him jump out of his skin. True Monarch Fuhai, True Monarch Huangfeng, and the others had already witnessed Yaoguang's elusive methods earlier, so they were mentally prepared. But this Void Dao Lord... He was horrified to discover that he had absolutely no idea how Yaoguang had appeared inside his battleship's control room. Methods so far beyond his imagination... His thoughts turning rapidly, the Void Dao Lord suddenly came to a realization. A delighted smile quickly broke out across his face: "Could it be that Fellow Daoist Po Suo has arrived in person? Meeting under such circumstances, Yunmiao has been discourteous!"