Nine Revolutions Star Technique-Chapter 539 - 543: A Gathering of Powerhouses

Countless Celestial Venerables, upon learning the news, rushed over from all corners of the Barbaric Continent without a moment’s hesitation. Even those who were previously indifferent to Taotian Palace emerged one after another.

Almost on the same day.

People saw in the Great Leiyin Mountain, where the chanting hymns echoed and Buddha’s light enveloped a hundred miles, seemingly indicating the manifestation of the Buddha and Bodhisattvas. Later, according to monks at the mountain, it was the Venerable Duoe, who lived in the same era as the Evil Mountain Monarch.

This Elder Bai Mei, with white beard and youthful appearance, seemed like a young boy.

Soon after.

A dense green fog spread throughout the Ancient Shu Core, engulfing the skies. Wherever this green fog passed, all living things perished, and even Celestial Venerables avoided it.

Moreover, people noticed that within that all-encompassing green fog, there were two scarlet beams of light shining through, like suns and moons!

"Which old demon is emerging with such a spectacle?"

Countless people were amazed.

"It’s the Golden Toad Ancestor!" A knowledgeable Celestial Venerable said gravely, "This is an old demon from centuries ago... from the same era as Venerable Duoe!"

And then.

Someone in the Northern Domain saw a Daoist with a sword on his back, carrying a wine gourd, traversing the sky. Wherever he passed, the ice and snow of the Extreme Cold Profound Ice Lake seemed to melt away at his presence. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"That’s the Wine Sword Immortal!"

"Legend has it that the Hundred Leaves Celestial Saint received his guidance, thus becoming the Little Sword Immortal."

Those familiar with the Daoist’s identity shared.

"Wine Sword Immortal, Golden Toad Ancestor, Venerable Duoe... these are Celestial Venerables from the same era as the Evil Mountain Monarch, they’ve been hidden for seven or eight hundred years, why are they appearing all of a sudden?"

Someone wondered.

"Hmph, what do you know? This is said to be a once-in-a-millennium battle, missing it would be regrettable for a lifetime."

"Indeed! Ye Qingchen’s current strength is unknown to anyone, even though he has just stepped into the Celestial Venerable Realm, he has already turned Taotian Palace into a Celestial Venerable Forbidden Area... these old monsters want to assess Ye Qingchen’s strength!"

"Is there even a need to assess? Although Ye Qingchen is dubbed the most stunning genius of the era, compared to an old monster like the Evil Mountain Monarch, he’s still far behind. During ordinary confrontations, it might be hard to tell, but once it comes to a life-and-death battle, the victor will be clear!"

For a moment, countless people eagerly anticipated this unprecedented battle.

Great Wilderness Mountain!

Eastern Domain’s Strange Mountain.

It is called strange because this mountain stretches a hundred miles, barren as a solitary sharp sword stabbing into the heavens. In the past, it was a place where no birds flew, desolate and uninhabited.

However, today, it is crowded.

It can be said.

The entire Barbaric Continent’s Celestial Venerables gathered here today.

"Goodness, are there really this many Celestial Venerables in the Barbaric Continent? At least a thousand..." Elder Gu stood on his tiptoes, gazing around, his heart churning like a raging sea. As he observed, he turned to Jiang Churan next to him and said, "Miss, the people from Taotian Palace haven’t arrived yet!"

"Hmm!"

Jiang Churan nodded slightly in disappointment, but continued to gaze around without giving up.

Ever since hearing about this millennial battle, she had rushed from the Western Domain, eager just to catch a glimpse from afar, even if she couldn’t be by that young man’s side.

"Swish!"

At that moment.

A gale howled, and people saw a vast green fog sweeping over.

"Not good!"

Seeing the massive fog rush in, every Celestial Venerable present turned pale. Many, caught off guard, were enveloped by the fog, their bodies trembling violently, suddenly finding it hard to breathe, their faces turning purple or green.

"The Golden Toad Ancestor is here!"

"This green fog is poisonous, quickly use True Qi to shield your body!"

Celestial Venerables aware of the Golden Toad Ancestor’s methods turned ghastly pale as the fog swept in but were quick to react, rapidly releasing True Qi to form shields around themselves.

However, even so, they couldn’t completely fend off the toxic mist.

Many Celestial Venerables’ True Qi Shields emitted a series of ’sizzling’ sounds, eroding halfway in seconds.

"Amitabha, even after seven hundred years, Golden Toad Ancestor, your bloodthirsty nature hasn’t changed a bit!"

Just when people found it unbearable, a Buddha’s chant suddenly descended from the heavens.

Amidst the resplendent Buddha’s light, the green fog seemed to meet its nemesis and was swiftly pushed back. A compassionate-faced, yet white-browed old monk stepped out of the void.

This old monk was quite unusual, possessing a youthful face but white beard and brows.

"Venerable Duoe!"

From within the green fog, the Golden Toad Ancestor snorted, patting the massive hundred-meter-long golden toad below him. Only then did the toad reluctantly open its huge mouth, swallowing the scattered toxic fog.

"Ha, I didn’t expect all of you are already here!"

A streak of sword light cut through the sky.

Above the horizon appeared a disheveled old Daoist, reeking of alcohol with an air both righteous and sinister, an imposing presence to the extreme. Upon his arrival, every Sword Cultivator present felt their hidden swords tremble, as if mice encountering a cat, shivering uncontrollably.

"The Wine Sword Immortal!"

"He actually came!"

Murmurs of awe rippled through the crowd, faces filled with dread.

"An Xuan brat, why does your master choose such a desolate place for a duel with Ye Qingchen, making me search all over?" The Wine Sword Immortal squinted, smiling slyly.

An Xuan Ancestor was drenched in cold sweat.

Despite his status as a Celestial Venerable, equal in fame to the Ten Thousand Corpses Ancestor, he dared not show any arrogance against this elder, an equal of their master.

"Forget it, forget it, where’s Ye Qingchen?"

The Wine Sword Immortal stopped paying attention to An Xuan Ancestor, his gaze sweeping the surroundings.

"Reporting to the Wine Sword Immortal, Ye Qingchen hasn’t arrived yet..." An Xuan Ancestor wiped cold sweat from his brow, "My master is on Great Wilderness Mountain, will you go see him?"

"No need, I just came to watch, since Ye Qingchen hasn’t arrived, I’ll wait a bit longer," the Wine Sword Immortal said indifferently.

From afar, Jiang Churan looked at the three arrivals, feeling her scalp tingle.

This time, Ye Qingchen is facing the Evil Mountain Monarch, a being of the same level as these three?

Can he really win?

Before seeing these three, she was confident in Ye Qingchen. But after witnessing them, even she began to waver—can Ye Qingchen really win?

It wasn’t just Jiang Churan thinking this.

Many Celestial Venerables present had the same thought.

Though.

They hadn’t seen the true appearance of the Evil Mountain Monarch nor witnessed his moves, merely the presence of the Wine Sword Immortal, Venerable Duoe, and Golden Toad Ancestor suggested that the Evil Mountain Monarch’s strength must not be weak.

As time ticked away.

Yet.

Ye Qingchen had not appeared.

When even the many Celestial Venerables on-site began growing impatient, some speculating whether Ye Qingchen had backed out in fear, suddenly a commotion arose from the distance.

Taotian Palace, had arrived!