"Boom—"
The sound of thunder echoed throughout Tianyang Cave, filling everyone's hearts with sorrow. They watched as a broken body fell from the sky like a meteor, crashing heavily to the ground, stirring up clouds of dust.
The earth cracked, mountains crumbled.
The giant peaks shattered.
The blood of a sage, each drop heavy as a thousand tons, was enough to crush the heavens and earth, containing boundless power.
The new Lord of Tianyang Cave gazed at the falling figure, his eyes filled with despair.
"Is it really heaven's will to destroy Tianyang Cave?"
The iron cavalry of Qingyang Immortal Nation pressed forward, the Shengyang Sage had fallen, and numerous powerful warriors of Tianyang Cave followed, leaving their strength at its nadir.
Looking around, Tianyang Cave had plunged into a bloodbath, countless cultivators perished, and the earth was painted red with their blood.
Endless despair filled his heart, a mix of burning anger and overwhelming sadness.
Recalling the past, Tianyang Cave once dominated the Eight Desolations, ranked among the three great caves of the Ancient Desolation.
They thought the golden era would allow Tianyang Cave to shine, surpassing the other two caves and claiming the title of the first cave in the Ancient Desolation.
But fate was fickle.
As the golden era began, Tianyang Cave hadn't even spread its wings when it faced life and death.
At this moment.
A figure in blue descended from the clouds, the terrifying sword intent he concealed shook the Tianyang Cave Lord to his core, causing his soul to tremble.
Especially the blood-stained sword in his hand, each drop of blood forming a deep pit on the ground, emanating a sharp and chilling divine might.
This was the blood of a sage, from the Shengyang Sage.
"I am willing to lead Tianyang Cave to surrender, begging Qingyang Immortal Nation to spare us a chance to survive!"
The Tianyang Cave Lord spoke in a sorrowful voice.
A cave lord humbling himself to beg for surrender, his dignity utterly lost.
However, the current situation left Tianyang Cave no room for hesitation. If Qingyang Immortal Nation refused to stop, Tianyang Cave would be annihilated in this catastrophe.
"If you had surrendered earlier, perhaps Tianyang Cave would have had a chance, but now, Tianyang Cave is doomed!"
Aono responded coldly, his words resolute.
These words were like ice, causing the Tianyang Cave Lord to show a look of despair.
Before he could plead, Aono no longer gave him any chance, the reincarnation swordsmanship broke through the air, the sword energy sharp and substantial, causing the Tianyang Cave Lord to shudder.
In a flash, the protective aura around the Cave Lord shattered.
He tapped his toes, rapidly retreating, trying to avoid the fatal blow.
But just as he thought he had escaped, a sword pierced through his back defense, straight through his chest.
The intense pain washed over him like a tide, the Tianyang Cave Lord instinctively lowered his head, seeing a blood-stained sword before his eyes.
Before he could react, the sword was withdrawn, followed by a palm strike to his back, a torrent of power surging, sending him flying.
As he fell heavily and struggled to get up, the wound on his chest was rapidly draining his life force, finally seeing the face of his attacker clearly.
However.
A True Monarch's cultivation was ultimately no match for a sage. Facing this fatal sword, the Tianyang Cave Lord couldn't hold on for long, collapsing in defeat, lifeless.
"The Lord of Tianyang Cave is dead, now we will completely annihilate Tianyang Cave!"
Aono said, turning his gaze to Ye Jiu, his eyes flashing with interest.
The other's unpredictable assassination swordsmanship, whether killing the Shengyang Sage or his current performance, showed astounding power.
Aono, obsessed with swordsmanship, had challenged many swordsmanship experts in the No Immortals Realm, with few able to threaten him.
Now witnessing Ye Jiu's unique assassination swordsmanship, he couldn't help but feel moved.
However.
Aono knew now was not the time for duels. Although the Shengyang Sage and the Tianyang Cave Lord had fallen, many strong warriors remained in Tianyang Cave.
If they were not completely eradicated, they would become a major threat to Qingyang Immortal Nation in the future.
Immediately.
Aono's figure shot like an arrow, swiftly attacking the remaining Tianyang Cave cultivators.
At the same time, Ye Jiu expressionlessly vanished into the void.
With the fall of the Shengyang Sage and the Tianyang Cave Lord, although some warriors of Tianyang Cave continued to resist, under the pressure of Qingyang Immortal Nation's army, their resistance weakened.
The death of numerous warriors turned the entire Tianyang Cave into a sea of blood, the stench of blood lingering.
At the same moment.
Lu Qingyang's source of the Dao and cultivation values were soaring at a visible rate.
"After the Ancient Desolation Cave, Tianyang Cave has also become a thing of the past. Now only Taixu Cave remains, which probably won't last long."
Regarding the demise of Tianyang Cave, Lu Qingyang felt no waves in his heart. The war between the two realms was not about right or wrong, but about positions and interests.
If Qingyang Immortal Nation had lost, the beings of Qingyang Realm would be the ones massacred today.
Conversely.
Now, Qingyang Immortal Nation was unstoppable, the three great caves falling one by one under its power, becoming targets of slaughter was inevitable.
Once war begins, the enemy must be eradicated, eliminating future threats.
Lu Qingyang did not want to leave Tianyang Cave any chance to turn the tables due to a moment of softness, nor did he want to face a top expert in the future who would declare, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west."
"The three great caves must be destroyed for my heart to be at ease. Once they are gone, the remaining forces of the Ancient Desolation are not worth fearing."
"With Qingyang Immortal Nation's current momentum, subduing these forces will be easy."
"Once all forces of the Ancient Desolation are under Qingyang Immortal Nation, the number of my followers will increase significantly, speeding up the absorption of incense."
"If I can reach the ninth tier in a short period, there will be few in the entire cosmic river who can threaten me."
Ninth tier!
This was Lu Qingyang's relentless pursuit.
After all, the supreme beings of the cosmic river were all at the ninth tier.
Once he ascended to the ninth tier, Lu Qingyang would have the confidence to look down on the entire cosmic river.
Moreover.
As Qingyang Immortal Nation pressed step by step, Lu Qingyang keenly sensed that the Dao in the No Immortals Realm seemed to be stirring, as if awakening.
Clearly.
The grand invasion of Qingyang Immortal Nation had touched the sensitive nerves of the sleeping Dao.
Faced with this situation, Lu Qingyang did not slow down but decided to speed up, accumulating strength to confront the ninth-tier Dao before it fully awakened.