Chapter 336 - 181: One Sword Breaks the Realm, Suppresses the Heavenly Abyss

High in the sky, a figure was wreathed in a misty radiance, emanating a presence as vast as the blazing sun. His very being was like that of an Immortal God descended upon the mortal world. The terrifying aura that merely leaked from him was enough to shatter space and make heaven and earth tremble!

His intangible presence exerted immense pressure on all below.

"T-Tong... Tongxuan Truth True Monarch!!"

Below, the group of True Martial Realm Cultivators couldn’t stop their bodies from trembling. Their hearts hammered in their chests, and their faces were etched with shock.

"Hm? I’m asking you a question."

"This Phoenix Feather Vermilion Fruit is fated to be mine. Does anyone have a problem with that?"

From high in the sky, Gu Yun spoke lightly. His voice contained a profound Daoist resonance, echoing like a great bell across the heavens and striking hard against the fiercely trembling hearts of the crowd.

"S-Senior... this Phoenix Feather Vermilion Fruit was yours to begin with. How could we possibly have an opinion on the matter?" the sturdy man in the green shirt said, stepping forward. He cupped his fists in salute to the figure above, his voice trembling.

A Tongxuan Truth True Monarch, a being normally as elusive as a divine dragon showing only its head but not its tail, whose Daoist Techniques were Heaven-Reaching, had just appeared right before them.

’Is this good fortune or a disaster?’

"That’s right, the Phoenix Feather Vermilion Fruit is yours, my lord. You can simply take it. There’s no need to ask us."

"For you to even ask us... well, we’re overwhelmed by the honor," someone else chimed in, also trembling as they cupped their fists in salute.

"Hahaha!"

"So it turns out this was mine all along. No wonder it felt a little familiar."

Poised in the sky, wreathed in misty light and exuding the aura of an Immortal God, Gu Yun let out a shameless, hearty laugh.

Hearing this, the corners of the True Martial Realm Cultivators’ mouths twitched.

’To make robbery sound so reasonable...’

’Do you have any shame at all?’

But none of them dared to make a sound.

This Tongxuan Truth True Monarch hadn’t simply slaughtered them all before taking the fruit. That, in itself, was a mark of benevolence.

How could they dare push their luck?

"Thank you all for helping me guard this. I shall now let it return to its rightful owner!" As he spoke, Gu Yun waved his hand lightly. With a sliver of Magical Power, he instantly snatched the Phoenix Feather Vermilion Fruit—which pulsed with immense energy and a misty, fiery glow as it hung from the vine—into his grasp.

"Everyone, farewell!" With those words, Gu Yun took a gentle step forward, sending ripples through the air. His figure became like a bolt of pure Thunder, tearing through space and instantly crossing thousands of miles as he sped toward the Silent Extinction Abyss.

The crowd remained rooted to the spot, trembling, not daring to make a single move.

But among them, a light flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged man in the black shirt.

’I’ve learned something today! I never knew someone could make robbery sound so grand and righteous.’

’My own methods of robbing and killing have always been a bit crude, lacking a certain... sophistication. I’ve decided I’ll imitate him next time.’

...

"SWOOSH!"

In the sky, a streak of light flashed by like Thunder tearing through the void. It moved with incredible speed, producing whistling sounds as Powerful Qi was displaced. Gu Yun gazed at the fruit in his palm, which was wreathed in a misty glow and seemed to ride on clouds and mist. An image of a fiery red phoenix seemed to float above it, and the immense energy it radiated was so potent that just smelling it could make one feel their Realm loosening. It was truly incredible!

A glint of delight flashed through Gu Yun’s deep eyes. ’Even if I don’t find the Vermilion Bird Heaven-Burning Thunder on this trip to the Silent Extinction Abyss, getting this Phoenix Feather Vermilion Fruit has already made it worthwhile.’

At this thought, Gu Yun’s speed increased again. His figure soared through the world like a roaming dragon, as if he were crossing space itself, covering thousands of miles in a single second!

Soon, Gu Yun arrived at the Silent Extinction Abyss. He steadied himself and cast his gaze forward.

Before him lay a landscape of crisscrossing, endless ravines, bottomless and stretching for tens of thousands of miles. From the depths of the Abyssal Forbidden Land, terrifying astral winds surged forth, looking as if they would tear apart the very space above the abyss. At the same time, tyrannical air currents flowed like an unending tide, roaming wantonly through the world.

The sky above was incomparably dim, black as ink. Darkness seemed to stretch for tens of thousands of miles, a perfect complement to the dark and silent Silent Extinction Celestial Abyss. Heavy, mountain-sized clouds, utterly black, stretched for tens of thousands of miles with not a single ray of light. It was a suffocating, oppressive blackness that seemed on the verge of collapsing, exerting a supreme pressure on all below!

"This dump..."

"Does it really have the Vermilion Bird Heaven-Burning Thunder?" Gu Yun’s voice held a trace of doubt. Then, he muttered to himself, ’I couldn’t have... really been tricked, could I!’

Following that, Gu Yun’s gaze swept across the world once more. The dim sky, the silent abyss, the terrifying astral winds that howled through the air like the wailing of ghosts and the howling of wolves—it was enough to instill fear in anyone’s heart.

’In a godforsaken hellhole like this, forget a peerless treasure like the Heaven and Earth Divine Thunder. I’d be surprised if there was even a single stalk of Spirit Grass!’

Sigh.

’I’ll look around a bit more anyway.’

With this thought, Gu Yun continued to ride the streak of thunder, his Divine Sense unfurling to envelop the world as he slowly sped forward.

...

「Meanwhile.」

In the dim, pitch-black sky, two figures exuding terrifying auras sped through the void. One stood as straight as a pine tree, dressed in a green shirt. His face was resolute, and the Heaven-Reaching Sword Intent within him made his gaze as sharp as a sword, as if it could pierce the very heavens!

The other, dressed in a white robe, was strikingly handsome, with sword-like brows and eyes as profound as the starry sky. The aura emanating from him was absolutely terrifying.

Ye Xuantian held a Hexagonal Jade Plate in his hand as he hovered in the void. His gaze was fixed on the crisscrossing dark abyss below, his brow slightly furrowed as if he were sensing something. After a long moment, Shen Qing, who was beside him, asked, "Brother Ye, any luck?"

"We’re close. We have now explored over a third of the Silent Extinction Abyss."

"I believe we’ll be able to sense the Demon Fiends’ aura soon. When we do, we can strike directly at their heart!" Ye Xuantian’s expression turned serious as he spoke in a low voice.