Chapter 441: This Mortal World is Under My Protection

The battlefield had already become completely different.

What was once an overwhelming advantage for the Upper Realm army had gradually transformed into a chaotic battlefield where even the most powerful beings could no longer remain indifferent.

And now, the three Earth Immortals finally could not sit still.

The middle aged man in golden armor slowly opened his eyes.

At the same time, the pale blue robed woman and the old man holding the black wooden staff also looked towards the distant battlefield.

Their expressions were no longer as indifferent as before, containing immense solemnity.

The situation had already far exceeded their expectations.

Originally, the Cleansing should have been nothing more than a one sided massacre.

The Lower Realm was pitifully weak, and the Upper Realm was countless times stronger than it.

Even if the Lower Realm possessed some hidden ancient existences, they should not have been able to change the overall situation.

But now, aside from the supreme prodigies and ancient beings, three individuals had appeared who’s existence could not be ignored.

Tian Yun, Zhu Dong, and Su Yanlan.

None of them were ordinary, and none of them could be treated as ordinary Vagrant Immortals or Immortal Ascension cultivators.

Especially the latter two, their every movement contained an ancient aura that even Earth Immortals found difficult to ignore.

The middle aged Earth Immortal slowly stood up.

The moment he did so...

*Boom!*

An invisible pressure swept across the battlefield for countless millions of miles.

Innumerable cultivators suddenly felt their bodies sink as formations collapsed one after another, plunging the weaker cultivators and ordinary mortals in the areas affected by the attack into misery.

Even the Upper Realm Vagrant Immortals stopped fighting for a brief moment, their expressions becoming solemn.

The Lower Realm cultivators, on the other hand, had their hearts sink.

The Earth Immortal was finally going to act.

Across the endless battlefield, three figures simultaneously raised their heads.

Su Yanlan, Zhu Dong, and Tian Yun.

Almost as if they had sensed one another at the same moment, their gazes crossed the battlefield and converged towards the middle aged Earth Immortal.

Unknowingly, the three had already entered the same battlefield.

The middle aged Earth Immortal looked at them calmly.

His gaze first landed upon Zhu Dong before shifting to Tian Yun, and finally, it stopped at Su Yanlan.

He remained silent for several breaths before speaking.

"Esteemed ones."

His voice was neither arrogant nor humble, reverberating throughout the battlefield like an invisible wave.

"From what I can see, all three of you must have been heaven defying supreme entities in your previous lives."

The instant these words were spoken, countless expressions changed across the battlefield.

The Upper Realm cultivators looked at one another in dismay.

Even they had not expected the Earth Immortal to speak like this.

An Earth Immortal, and a veteran Earth Immortal from the Upper Realm at that, yet he was calling three Lower Realm cultivators "esteemed ones".

This meant that even he recognized their previous existences.

Zhu Dong narrowed his eyes, Tian Yun remained expressionless, and Su Yanlan continued holding her spear coldly.

The middle aged Earth Immortal continued, his tone calm as if discussing the weather.

"However, the past is the past. Whatever heights you once reached, whatever authority you once possessed, whatever glory you once had... it was all in the past."

He looked towards the three, speaking in a tone that brooked no refusal.

"You are now in the Lower Realm."

The surrounding void seemed to stagnate at his words as the heavens fell silent.

"And you are obstructing the Cleansing."

The moment those words fell, countless Lower Realm cultivators clenched their fists.

The middle aged Earth Immortal did not care and continued speaking, his eyes becoming slightly deeper.

"The Cleansing is not merely the decision of the three of us or even the factions behind us in the Upper Realm, there are supreme Dao lineages from the Divine Realm behind this matter, and more than just one."

The instant these words were spoken, the expressions of countless supreme beings of the Lower Realm changed drastically.

Supreme Dao lineages from the Divine Realm, and not just one.

This was something that the Lower Realm’s supreme existences had already suspected, but hearing it directly from an Earth Immortal was an entirely different matter.

The middle aged man spoke again, his gaze sweeping over the three.

"You have all awakened your previous memories and should understand what this means. If you continue interfering, those supreme Dao lineages will eventually notice you, and at that time..."

His voice became faintly colder.

"Even if you once stood at the summit of the 33 Heavens Divine Realm, it will not necessarily end well for you."

He paused before offering a seemingly generous suggestion.

"The esteemed ones can ascend to the Upper Realm now, no one will hold it against you. That is the wisest decision in the current situation."

The battlefield became completely silent, and for a moment, even the sounds of killing seemed to vanish entirely.

Countless Lower Realm cultivators looked towards the three, their hearts tightening.

They had also seen the terrifying nature of these three people; it could be said that they were among the most top tier combat power the Lower Realm had.

If they truly left, then what would happen?

The Lower Realm already possessed an overwhelming disadvantage.

The Upper Realm had three Earth Immortals, and their army at the same realm outnumbered them by many times.

If Tian Yun, Zhu Dong, and Su Yanlan ascended, then what would the Lower Realm use to resist?

Many people’s expressions became pale. Even the ancient powerhouses who had already entered the battlefield looked solemn.

On the other side, the Upper Realm cultivators were also nervous.

They had originally thought that these three were merely powerful reincarnators or ancient freaks, but as it turns out, even a veteran Earth Immortal is treating them with caution.

What exactly had these three been in their previous lives?

Profound Immortals? Golden Immortals?

Or something even greater?

No one knew.

The only thing they knew was that the Earth Immortal had just offered them a way out.

As long as they left, the Upper Realm would not pursue the matter. At least that was what he had said.

At that exact moment, a loud laughter suddenly echoed throughout the battlefield, breaking the tense atmosphere.

"Hahahahha..."

The one laughing was none other than Zhu Dong. ℯ

Across the battlefield, Long Wanchun’s heart tightened, feeling slight worry for this good friend of his whom he just found out was the reincarnation of an ancient Immortal.

Another blonde woman on the battlefield also looked in his direction with pursed lips, a hint of worry in the depths of her eyes.

Zhu Dong shook his head slowly, raising his eyes.

*Boom!*

For that exact instant, an incomparably majestic aura erupted from his body!

Countless stars seemed to swim within his pupils as a supreme Immortal majesty appeared for the briefest moment.

It was so fleeting that ordinary cultivators could barely perceive it, but the three Earth Immortals, could clearly sense it.

The middle aged Earth Immortal’s expression changed slightly.

Zhu Dong smiled, an unrestrained, wild smile that contained indescribable arrogance.

It was the arrogance of someone who had once stood at an inconceivably high height, it was the arrogance of one who was once called the Myriad Paths Divine King!

"Who are you... to advise my venerated self to ascend?"

A supremely terrifying aura swept over the surroundings, containing countless truths and laws, causing the void to shatter inch by inch.

The entire battlefield seemed to have frozen, and even the Upper Realm cultivators were stunned, a hint of fear emerging in the depths of their hearts.

The middle aged Earth Immortal’s pupils contracted.

He stared at Zhu Dong with a solemn gaze.

That brief burst of aura and Immortal majesty...

He understood that this man had definitely once stood at an unimaginable height. Perhaps he was even more terrifying than they had initially imagined.

Yet before he could respond, Su Yanlan’s cold voice vibrated through the void.

"I don’t like people talking to me from above."

Her crimson eyes slowly lifted above.

The instant her words fell, an overwhelming killing intent exploded from her body.

*Boom!*

The blood colored sea behind her surged violently, countless waves rising into the heavens.

The void within tens, hundreds of thousands of miles instantly became crimson.

Even the hearts of Upper Realm Vagrant Immortals trembled at the sight.

"What..."

One Vagrant Immortal’s expression changed.

"This killing intent..."

Another Vagrant Immortal instinctively retreated.

Even though they were Vagrant Immortals, they could still feel an instinctive threat from that killing intent.

Just how many supreme entities and unimaginable existences had this terrifying woman killed?

Su Yanlan’s spear pointed towards the heavens.

"I don’t care who is behind this Cleansing, and neither do I care how many supreme Dao lineages there are."

Her voice was cold, brimming with an aura of slaughter that burst the ears of all Upper Realm cultivators under the Half Immortal Realm who heard it, the terrifying heavenly rules preventing them from healing at all.

"Since you are already here, then there’s no need to go back. I shall bury you all right underneath the Mortal World."

Zhu Dong gave her a sidelong glance, a strange expression appearing within his eyes.

He had indeed guessed right when he first saw this woman back in the Eternal Peak.

This woman was also at least an Immortal Sovereign in her previous life, perhaps even higher.

Otherwise, she would not possess such an aura, nor would she dare to speak like this before an Earth Immortal while only being at the Immortal Ascension Realm herself.

Yet the most terrifying thing was that her memories had apparently only just begun awakening.

How strong would she become once she completely remembered everything?

Zhu Dong suddenly became somewhat curious.

However, before he could say anything, another figure slowly stepped forward.

*Boom!*

The enormous purple Dharma Avatar hanging above heaven and earth moved as Tian Yun slowly walked forward in the air.

His Dharma Avatar was so enormous that every step seemed capable of causing the heavens to tremble.

The Wooden Peach Divine Sword circled around him, its sword light restrained and aura calm.

Yet, for some reason, the moment Tian Yun approached, the middle aged Earth Immortal’s expression changed.

He instinctively felt a trace of pressure, like a subject standing before an Emperor.

It was not because Tian Yun’s current cultivation had surpassed him; he was merely a Vagrant Immortal. There was an entire major realm between them.

But that gaze, that calm, emotionless gaze...

It made the Earth Immortal instinctively feel a suffocating pressure, like he did not put him in his eyes at all.

A few traces of sweat actually appeared on the Earth Immortal’s forehead, on his Indestructible Immortal Body, when facing Tian Yun.

Tian Yun stopped and looked directly at the middle aged Earth Immortal.

His voice was calm as he spoke.

"The Mortal World... is under my protection."

He gestured with his hand, the Wooden Peach Divine Sword following his movement to point upward.

"So... it would be wiser for you to return."