Chapter 1011: Chapter 1011: The Supreme Who Came Knocking
"Every time I wake up, I see you youngsters fighting amongst yourselves."
He raised the Cyan Bamboo Staff in his hand and pointed at Celestial Venerable Xianyao and Celestial Venerable Changyang.
"The first time, it was the two of you besieging him."
He then pointed at Celestial Venerable Chishuo.
The experts of the Realm of Yang present quickly recalled.
That must have been 90 billion years ago, during an internal battle among the three kings of the Realm of Yang.
At that time, the three Celestial Venerables each declared themselves king, attacking each other fiercely.
Occasionally, they would form alliances and suppress another together.
Could it be that back then, such a terrifying presence was watching from the shadows?
Cold sweat appeared on the backs of Celestial Venerable Xianyao and Celestial Venerable Changyang.
"I, the old man, found it noisy, so I changed places."
Venerable Xiazhu shook his head.
"The second time, I saw the three of you fighting again with them, bringing along a group of disciples; it was quite lively."
He again raised the Cyan Bamboo Staff, pointing at Celestial Venerable Mieyang and Celestial Venerable Mo Yin.
The people understood he was referring to a battle scene from one of those True Realm wars.
The Realm of Yang and the Realm of Yin were mortal enemies, having erupted in True Realm wars more than ten times over a billion years.
Unexpectedly, he lingered in the shadows of that battlefield.
"The old man likes peace and could only move again."
"Finally found a secluded place, only for the giant mountain overhead to be overturned by you guys one day!"
He pointed at Celestial Venerable Mieyang and the group of people from Chi Yin Palace.
"Once again, it was old acquaintances, except last time you teamed up, and this time you’re fighting each other..."
"That time you chased him to kill, and the blood was flowing like rivers, the Blood Evil Qi even polluted where I was living."
This time, he should be referring to when Chi Yin Palace destroyed Earth Yin Palace.
In that battle, the Earth Yin Palace’s Dao system was directly destroyed, and countless lives were lost.
Celestial Venerable Mieyang’s hair stood on end; had he known an entity like a Supreme was hidden on Earth Yin Palace’s side, he would never have dared to attack.
Celestial Venerable Mo Yin, however, was filled with resentment.
A notable Supreme was there at that moment and didn’t intervene?
Mieyang, that villain, destroyed your hiding mountain; you should have punished or eliminated him!
If only you had intervened, our Earth Yin Palace wouldn’t have been wiped out then.
His brain was turning quite fast.
"Since your honor stayed at our Earth Yin Palace, you’re practically our ancestral master!"
He directly made the most of the situation, pleading with a weeping face, "Please, master ancestor, stand up for us juniors!"
Facing a Supreme, they, the Celestial Venerables, were nothing anymore.
In the end, the Heavenly Dao would surely fall into the hands of Venerable Xiazhu.
Others might likely be killed by him.
Despite the old man’s amiable demeanor, he was notorious when the Primordial Immortal Realm was still around.
Now, hugging this illustrious leg of his, even if they couldn’t share in the spoils, at least they wouldn’t be killed.
"Hahahaha..."
Venerable Xiazhu’s face, full of wrinkles, beamed like a chrysanthemum.
"Unexpectedly, upon waking for the fourth time, I’ve gained a group of gray-haired grandchildren!"
"Greetings, Ancestor!"
Seeing no objection from him, Celestial Venerable Mo Yin immediately knelt down with a flattering face to pay respects.
And his group of followers followed suit, kneeling together.
"Greetings, Master Ancestor..."
Everyone else felt utter scorn in their hearts.
Damn it, you folks really have no shame whatsoever.
This Venerable Xiazhu has no connection to you, yet you kneel so readily?
However, in front of the Supreme himself, even Celestial Venerable Mieyang dared not say much.
He could only cautiously cup his hands toward Venerable Xiazhu.
"Since your honor is here, the Heavenly Dao no longer concerns us."
"We won’t disturb your interest, we take our leave!"
The remaining Celestial Venerables, who initially seemed like hunters,
now turned into prey, only thinking of escaping this dangerous place as soon as possible.
"We take our leave as well!"
"Heavenly Dao is up to the elder..."
However, Venerable Xiazhu used the Cyan Bamboo Staff to block them all.
"Since you enjoy fighting so much, why not continue?"
"It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you fighting one another; I kind of miss it."
"Continue fighting!"
Celestial Venerable Mo Yin, assuming himself as a disciple of the Supreme, immediately chimed in.
"That’s right, why don’t you start fighting already?"
"Hahaha, Mieyang, you start first!"
"Fight with Celestial Venerable Xianyao; didn’t you have a battle a hundred billion years ago?"
All the present Celestial Venerables frowned without realizing it.
What does Venerable Xiazhu mean by this?
Not letting people go?
Could it be to silence them?
Upon thinking about it, he indeed had motives for silencing.
Since a Supreme accidentally survived, there might be more than just him.
Mastering the Heavenly Dao isn’t achievable overnight.
If they let them go, news of Heavenly Dao Supreme Treasure’s clearance would spread out.
By then, other Supremes might come to contend for it.
This so-called mutual fighting is making them kill each other...
Not only will they die, but they’d also be treated like beasts to be toyed with before dying.
Thinking about it, many Venerables and Emperor Realm Eighth Layer were full of grief and indignation.
But against the Supreme, their strength was too meager.
"What’s the matter? You don’t want to let this old man watch this spectacle?"
"Not willing to give me face?"
Venerable Xiazhu’s cloudy old eyes slowly narrowed.
The Celestial Venerables were startled, quickly shaking their heads and waving their hands.
"No, no!"
"We wouldn’t dare..."
They felt both humiliated and furious.
They were respected as Celestial Venerables for hundreds of billions of years, and who could have thought one day they’d be toyed with like dogs?
At the critical moment, Celestial Venerable Mieyang’s mind turned quickly.
He suddenly transmitted his thoughts to Celestial Venerable Xianyao and Celestial Venerable Fenxing.
"Comrades, something’s fishy here!"
Upon hearing this, the other five immediately responded.
"What’s fishy?"
"Fellow Daoist Mieyang, what have you noticed?"
Now, on a united front, they referred to each other as fellow Daoists again.
"This old scoundrel wanting us to fight to the death among ourselves is malicious!"
Celestial Venerable Mieyang said solemnly, "Since he wants to silence us, why complicate matters?"
"Why is he keen on us fighting to the death?"
"I suspect... he can’t actually kill us!"
As he said this, the other’s eyes lit up.
Indeed, upon thought, Venerable Xiazhu hadn’t killed a single person since appearing.
He hasn’t shown any power either.
This could be an empty threat...
But it’s only a possibility; the risk of misjudgment is high, and they were still hesitant.
"I’m 80% sure the old scoundrel is all bluff."
