It hung abruptly above the mountain gate of Wuxiang Mountain.
It was too massive.
So large that the rolling mountain ranges beneath this blood moon appeared as tiny as burial mounds made from a few handfuls of yellow soil.
Red light cascaded down like a waterfall.
Dyeing the marshes for a hundred miles around into a crimson scroll.
The once serene and elegant immortal paradise was instantly transformed into an Asura Purgatory.
The blood moon rotated slowly, like a giant millstone, threatening to crush everything in this world along with the so-called dignity of the Dao Lineage.
Countless Disciples didn't even have time to scramble up from the ground; they all stared blankly at the sky above.
Such a despair-inducing scene...
Even as members of a Dao Lineage... they could not muster any will to resist in their hearts.
The Girl in Black Robes held the moon with one hand, her figure appearing like an ant against that vast, blood-colored backdrop.
Yet it was this very ant.
Using the backbone of this world as kindling, she ignited a Red Lotus capable of incinerating everything.
She lowered her eyes slightly, looking down at the deathly silent marshes below.
With a light wave of her arm.
The massive blood moon, capable of crushing eternity, let out a world-destroying howl.
And crashed violently toward Wuxiang Mountain.
Boom—!!!
Millions of tons of lake water were evaporated in an instant; before even mist could rise, it was directly wiped away.
The numerous beautiful peaks that once stood upon the marshes were like sandcastles built by a Child.
Merely swept by the residual power of that red light.
They collapsed and shattered silently.
"How dare you—!!!"
True Person Han Xian stood in the main hall, his eyes nearly bursting as he watched the world-destroying scene through a water mirror.
It's over.
All over.
This madwoman was completely unreasonable and had no intention of leaving any room for survival.
He had thought the girl would kill a few people at most, but now... it seemed the entire Wuxiang Mountain would be erased!
If Wuxiang Mountain were destroyed.
How could he possibly withstand the The Main Seat's wrath?!
The hall trembled, and the beams groaned.
Several Elders slumped to the ground.
Even the Dao Lineage Immortal Masters, who usually considered themselves high and mighty, felt a sense of powerlessness before that falling blood moon.
At this moment, they were like meat on a chopping block.
Able only to watch helplessly as the destructive red light filled the entirety of Wuxiang Mountain.
Many Disciples even closed their eyes, waiting for death to arrive.
They truly couldn't understand.
Just when had Wuxiang Mountain provoked such a figure...
And why would they ever provoke such a figure!
No matter the reason... was it worth gambling the foundation of a Legacy that had lasted for untold ages, and the lives of thousands of Disciples?!
How utterly absurd!
The blood moon pressed down.
Less than a hundred feet from the ground.
The terrifying pressure even caused the ground to sink several yards.
Just as everyone thought Wuxiang Mountain would be wiped from existence today.
Above the firmament.
Deep within the clouds that had been stained blood-red, a faint blue light suddenly flickered.
The light was faint at first, like a firefly.
But in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a radiant glow.
It actually managed to tear an opening through the blood-red sky.
Immediately following that.
A majestic and grand Azure Sea Palace, like a divine miracle, emerged in the sky.
Blue tiles and vermilion eaves, jade steps and crimson courts.
Upon the throne in the center of the palace.
An old Taoist in blue robes sat quietly in meditation.
The old Taoist's face was withered, his hair and beard were completely white, and his eyes were slightly closed as if he were dozing.
He sat there casually.
Yet he seemed to be the center of this world.
Even the rampaging blood moon appeared dull and lusterless the moment he appeared.
And beside the old Taoist.
Two massive azure sculptures, a thousand feet tall, stood silently.
The sculptures were deep blue all over, shimmering with light.
Every line upon them seemed to contain the ultimate truths of heaven and earth.
"..."
Sensing the change in the sky.
Jiang Yuechu slowly raised her head.
The statue on the old Taoist's left suddenly opened its eyes and looked indifferently at the girl.
Though it was clearly just an inanimate object.
A hint of mockery flickered in its eyes as it looked at her.
In the next second.
Its massive body, like a moving mountain, instantly blocked the sky above the people of Wuxiang Mountain.
The Spiritual Qi that had been frantically surging toward Jiang Yuechu suddenly came to a standstill.
Then.
It actually surged backward, pouring frantically into the statue's body.
The statue let out a furious roar to the heavens, raised its right claw, and thrust it sharply upward toward the falling crimson moon.
Boom—!!!
"..."
"It... it was blocked?!"
Below.
The Wuxiang Mountain Disciples, who had closed their eyes to await death, now opened them and wept with joy at the soul-stirring scene above.
True Person Han Xian trembled all over, a sigh of relief escaping his heart.
However.
Before they could celebrate for long.
Crack.
A crisp sound of shattering rang out abruptly.
A crack had actually split open on the statue's giant claw.
Following that.
The cracks spread rapidly.
Although the blood moon was blocked, the power contained within it was slowly grinding away the statue's body.
Large chunks of blue crystal peeled off from the air, dissipating into Spiritual Qi before even hitting the ground.
After an unknown amount of time.
The blood moon exhausted its last bit of power and shattered violently, falling as a rain of crimson.
But that once majestic statue.
Now had half its body covered in cracks, looking extremely battered.
But in the end, it was blocked.
Peace returned to heaven and earth.
Only the devastated Wuxiang Mountain remained to tell the tale of what had just occurred.
Inside the Wuxiang Great Hall.
Several Elders didn't even bother to wipe the cold sweat from their brows.
With solemn expressions, they turned into several streaks of light and rushed out of the hall.
Not having time to explain anything to the Disciples.
They kowtowed deeply toward the Azure Sea Palace in the sky.
"We... respectfully welcome the The Main Seat back from seclusion!"
"Sect... Master?"
In the distance, Running Ox stared blankly at the Azure Sea Palace floating among the clouds, repeatedly murmuring those two words.
The so-called The Main Seat is the person who holds the highest authority in a Dao Lineage.
It is not merely a title.
Behind these two words lies the strongest person of a Dao Lineage.
Not only is the The Main Seat's cultivation the strongest in the Dao Lineage, but they can also fully mobilize its entire foundation and power.
Even though Wuxiang Mountain holds the last seat among the Twenty-Five Lineages.
The weight of a Dao Lineage's The Main Seat is such that no one in the entire Eastern Region would dare to underestimate them.
Running Ox subconsciously turned his head to look at the figure in black robes.
He saw the girl expressionless, still maintaining her previous posture, looking up at the towering palace in the sky.
Only her arms, hanging naturally by her sides, were trembling ever so slightly.
It wasn't exactly fear...
She was simply surprised.
That move just now was the first time she had fully activated the Innate Divine Ability of the Hun Yuan Marvelous Aperture, plundering all the Spiritual Qi from the surrounding heaven and earth to forcibly condense that crimson blood moon.
Though she hadn't used the System to consume Dao Cultivation for amplification.
This was already one of the strongest methods she could currently employ.
Yet it had been blocked.
Though the blue statue was more than half destroyed, it had truly intercepted the falling blood moon.
It wasn't that Jiang Yuechu was arrogant.
But an enemy merely in the Denglou Realm could never have blocked her move so easily.
Then.
The Realm of this old Taoist with closed eyes was obvious.
Above Ascending the Tower...
The Chess Player Realm.