"Boom!" The ultimate clash of the Twin Meridians of Tian Shu unfolded, with Yan Shangcheng and Jun Bugu locked in a fierce, evenly matched battle. Snowflakes swirled so thick that the figures of the two combatants were completely obscured.

"Jun Bugu!" Ye Xiu plummeted from the mountaintop, attempting to join the fray, but the duel of the Twin Meridians of Tian Shu was far beyond the scope of ordinary intervention. He looked around frantically and snarled, "Damn it all, exactly where are you two?"

Suddenly, a wave of malevolent energy swept over the summit of Mount Sumeru. A fierce gale howled, the sheer force of the airflow causing Sha Jun Tianxia's crimson hair to whip wildly about.

"Sha Jun Tianxia!" Di Xietian's face contorted into a ferocious mask. Even as he descended, he launched a palm strike that slammed into Sha Jun Tianxia's chest. "The Boundless Realm is not a place for recklessness."

"Hah!" Sha Jun Tianxia was momentarily stunned by the force, forced to stumble back several paces. He tilted his head back to face Di Xietian and laughed, "Heh heh, I didn't expect such power to reside within the Boundless Realm. You barely qualify as my opponent."

"Who are you?" Jialouluo had never encountered the legendary Di Xietian before. Legend held that the Celestial Emperor had split into two forms—the Spiritual Body and the Malignant Body, the latter being this Di Xietian. "To battle Sha Jun Tianxia on Mount Sumeru, I didn't think even figures recorded in the Celestial Bone Scripture would emerge."

"Whoosh..." Sha Jun Tianxia unleashed the Imperial Sovereign Slash, sending a blinding arc of blade light hurtling toward Di Xietian. Di Xietian remained motionless, absorbing the intense blow directly with his physical body.

"It seems the Imperial Sovereign Slash isn't so formidable after all!" Di Xietian formed hand seals, his five fingers shaping a palm. As he thrust a single hand forward, the dark clouds across the entire sky crashed down with him, sweeping toward Sha Jun Tianxia. "This obscurity from the Boundless Realm—even you, the Primordial Embryo of the Demonic Realm, cannot withstand it."

As the black clouds pressed in, Sha Jun Tianxia channeled his inner strength further, manifesting the (Huntian Saber Qi) with the Imperial Sovereign Slash. This saber energy took the form of a massive hand, intent on shattering the oppressive clouds. But the clouds shifted, sometimes resembling a dragon burrowing into the earth, sometimes a winged horse soaring into the sky, confronting Sha Jun Tianxia directly: "You think you can destroy my cultivation foundation with this?"

"What do you think!" Di Xietian moved, transforming his hand into a claw, and lunged directly toward Sha Jun Tianxia's chest. "Die!"

"Ha!" A burst of mist suddenly erupted behind Sha Jun Tianxia. At that moment, he met the incoming claw with the Imperial Sovereign Slash while simultaneously driving a right punch into Di Xietian, actually sending him flying backward! "The power of the Demonic Realm Primordial Embryo doesn't even need to reach the sixth layer for me to dispatch you. All that talk about the obscurity of the Boundless Realm is just nonsense!"

Di Xietian tumbled several dozen feet before finally stopping, spitting blood as he glared furiously. "The might of the Demonic Realm Primordial Embryo is indeed extraordinary, but if I could just integrate the power of the Celestial Emperor's Spiritual Body, otherwise..."

"Die!" Sha Jun Tianxia did not relent his assault on Di Xietian. The Imperial Sovereign Slash moved, manifesting a colossal dragon that smashed down upon Di Xietian, brutally severing one of his arms. "What can you do now?"

Di Xietian clutched his mangled limb, rage coloring his face. He employed his ultimate technique, and a viscous substance began to spread from the stump of the severed arm, quickly knitting the limb back together. "What is the pain of a broken arm? The power of Di Xietian is endless."

"It seems even a Di Xietian like this is no match for Sha Jun." Old Liu recognized the deep animosity, but looking at the current situation, nobody seemed capable of defeating Sha Jun Tianxia. "Sect Master, we must find a way to stall Sha Jun until the entrance to the Celestial Emperor's Cycle opens tomorrow."

"Hmph, he must not take one step further into the Boundless Realm!" Jialouluo raised his sword once more, intending to use his own body to obstruct Sha Jun's path. "Celestial Bone Sword Art..."

"It's useless, Bone Gatherer!" Before Jialouluo could even complete his move, Sha Jun Tianxia had instantly appeared before him. With a single horizontal slash, he carved across Jialouluo's chest, staining the snow beneath a deep crimson. "No one can block the entry of the Demonic Realm Primordial Embryo!"

"Ah..." Jialouluo crashed heavily onto the snow. He watched Sha Jun Tianxia stride past him without hindrance, utterly powerless. "Block... I must block him..."

"Power of the Fox Spirit!" Yao Hou, already severely wounded, thrust a palm forward, sending a pink stream of energy towards Sha Jun, but the attack dissolved into smoke upon impact with Sha Jun's chest.

Sha Jun Tianxia glanced at Yao Hou, utterly unfazed by the attack. "So the Boundless Realm holds only the cultivation level of these minor pests. Are there any others who can fight?"

"Curse of the Profound Ice!" Old Liu gestured, unleashing his ultimate cursed technique. At that moment, the surrounding ice and snow swarmed toward Sha Jun Tianxia, instantly burying him under frost. The ice piled higher and thicker, eventually coalescing into the very phenomenon of the Ice Seal from before.

"S-Success..." The bird-man, dragging his exhausted body, was astonished. "Isn't this the Ice Sealing method of the Limitless Dao Master? Old Liu, your cultivation has surpassed even the Limitless Dao Master."

"Crack..." Before Old Liu could celebrate, the Ice Seal began to fracture, thread by thread. Sha Jun Tianxia stepped calmly out of the frozen mass, his expression colder and more severe than before. "The same move has no effect on my Demonic Realm Primordial Embryo."

Old Liu leaped backward and immediately deployed the Ghost Execution technique. Ice dragons danced across the nine heavens, and as they descended in a torrent, they formed massive ice pillars surrounding Sha Jun Tianxia: "Power of Freezing, Ice Pillar Prison!"

"Imperial Sovereign Shields the Heavens!" Sensing the true strength of Old Liu's curse, Sha Jun Tianxia roared and spun the Imperial Sovereign Slash, unleashing countless chaotic dragons that directly disrupted and shattered the formation Old Liu had established. "It seems the strength of Ten Thousand Dao Mountain amounts to this much. Die!"

"Pfft..." Old Liu was struck by the backlash of Sha Jun Tianxia's inner energy, spitting out a mouthful of blood as he knelt on the ground. The bird-man behind him was also entirely drained of strength. "What do we do? There are still several hours until dawn. Have we truly failed!"

"Rest assured, I will not kill you!" Sha Jun Tianxia held no interest in these paltry lives. He slowly advanced toward Mount Sumeru. "I want you to watch as the entire Boundless Realm continent is destroyed by my hand. I will use the power of the Boundless Realm to draw the Demonic Realm into the mortal world. Hmph, you are merely a collection of sightseers who understand nothing of consequence."

"Ah..." How could Di Xietian give up so easily? He surged forward once more, slamming a palm toward Sha Jun Tianxia's back. "Self-Destruct!"

"Hmph!" Sha Jun Tianxia's eyes flashed, and his body leaped forward several yards, completely evading Di Xietian's attack. "Pathetic creature, where is your power now?"

"Thump, thump..." At this moment, the battle from the base of the mountain reached the summit. Jun Bugu and Yan Shangcheng finally revealed their true forms. However, these two had lost all semblance of their original appearance; what stood there now were simply two pure black humanoid monsters.

"Oh, what is this?" Sha Jun Tianxia found himself positioned exactly between Jun Bugu and Yan Shangcheng. He looked left and right, marveling, "What potent strength. But these two powers are inherently balanced against each other. If they could be successfully merged into a single body, perhaps one could attain the cultivation level of the Demonic Realm Primordial Embryo, fifth layer."

"Hah hoo..." Jun Bugu bent low, staring at Sha Jun Tianxia in the center like a wild beast. The Heaven Sword Absolute Blade was no longer in his hand but clenched between his teeth, white mist continuously rising from his jaws, making his rage palpable.

"Obstruction, die!" Yan Shangcheng's target was Jun Bugu, but with Sha Jun Tianxia blocking the space between them, he shifted his aim. His longsword moved like lightning, stabbing directly into Sha Jun Tianxia's abdomen. "How could this be!"

"Argh!" Enraged by Yan Shangcheng's momentum, Jun Bugu charged at Sha Jun Tianxia like a maddened fire leopard, wounding him again with his sword.

"You two!" Sha Jun Tianxia roared, looking at the blood seeping from his body, and unleashed an explosive force that blasted both figures away. "Not bad cultivation. Worthy of dying by my hand!"

Ye Xiu leaped onto the summit. The Heaven Sword Absolute Blade that Jun Bugu had held fell directly in front of him. "Relying on these two madmen, perhaps we can successfully contain Sha Jun Tianxia."

"Ye Xiu!" At that moment, Jialouluo and Old Liu also approached him. Looking at the appearance of the Heaven Sword Absolute Blade, he smiled, "I never imagined the legendary divine weapon looked like this. It seems even he cannot contend against Sha Jun Tianxia!"

Ye Xiu focused intently on the battle. The two madmen were using the power of the Twin Meridians of Tian Shu to circle and engage Sha Jun Tianxia. While they couldn't inflict further serious injury, they had successfully stalled his progress. "Sect Master, do you still possess the Universe Sealing Blade? Perhaps we can seal Sha Jun Tianxia once more."

"Whoosh..." Jialouluo exerted his strength, and the golden Universe Sealing Blade immediately descended from the sky. The blade was broad, perpetually emanating the aura of Ksitigarbha's power. "Now all hope likely rests on this divine weapon and the Ksitigarbha power you possess. The future of the entire Boundless Realm is in your hands."

Old Liu looked at Ye Xiu and laughed helplessly, "You, the god of death, are going to save the world again. Are you confident or not?"

Ye Xiu wanted to say that the safety of the Boundless Realm had nothing to do with him, but with the Universe Sealing Blade present, the supreme, domineering aura radiating from the blade would not permit such casualness. "I understand. Leave everything to me."

"Whoosh..." With a sound, Ye Xiu drew the Universe Sealing Blade. The long blade seemed to recognize the infusion of Ksitigarbha power, and its entire surface shimmered with a profound Buddha light. This imposing spiritual energy forced even the fiercely fighting Sha Jun Tianxia to turn his head and look over.