156: Don't panic, let the apprentices practice first.

Panic.

Like a bursting dam, it instantly submerged the entire Yaochi Heavenly Palace.

"It's over... everything is over..."

A Grand Elder from a Central State Ancient Family slumped to the ground, completely losing his composure.

He clutched his hair, his eyes vacant.

"Dark Turmoil... that is the nightmare of all Cultivators!"

"Supremes emerge to devour all living souls!"

"Cultivators like us with vigorous blood and qi are nothing but walking medicinal supplements in their eyes!"

"There's no escape... the entire Central State will become a hunting ground!"

Cries and wails.

Desperate roars.

And the "clacking" sound of teeth chattering.

They rose and fell one after another.

Even the Archaic Ancestor Kings, who had just been beaten into submission by Li Daoxuan, were now deathly pale.

They had personally experienced that kind of despair during the Archaic Era.

Whether you were of the Human Race or the Imperial Clan.

Before those Ancient Supremes who had slashed their own cultivation to prolong their lives by any means necessary.

All living beings were equal.

All were food.

"Em... Emperor..."

The Golden Ancestor King looked at Li Daoxuan tremblingly, his voice carrying a hint of hope and a touch of disbelief.

"Are you... are you really going to... face them head-on?"

"That is... the Taichu Ancient Mine!"

"Sleeping inside isn't just one Supreme, it's likely... a group of them!"

Facing the chaos and despair filling the hall.

Li Daoxuan remained seated in the main seat.

He even had the leisure to pick up a grape and toss it into his mouth.

"Munch, munch."

He chewed with great relish.

Then, he slowly spat out the grape skin.

"What's the panic?"

His voice wasn't loud.

Yet it carried a strange magic, piercing through all the noise and clearly echoing in everyone's ears.

"When the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up."

"I'm not even panicking, so why are you little shorties making such a racket?"

Li Daoxuan stood up.

He brushed off non-existent dust from his robes.

He turned his gaze toward the north, where the gray Death Qi was growing increasingly dense.

A faint touch of mockery curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Dark Turmoil?"

"It sounds so terrifying."

"Isn't it just a few old fogies waking up, rolling over, and looking for something to eat?"

"Since they want to eat."

"Then I'll treat them to a good meal."

"A... hard meal."

After saying that.

He turned around.

He didn't take action directly.

Instead, he cast his gaze upon his five Disciples behind him, who had long been unable to restrain themselves, their eyes burning with Battle Intent.

Xiao Chen.

Shi Tian.

Ye Fan.

Leng Yanran.

Su Mo.

These five young people, after thirty years of bitter cultivation in the Time Tower (one month in the outside world).

Had long since undergone a complete transformation.

Although the Aura on their bodies was restrained, an occasional leak of sharp edge was enough to slice through the Void Realm.

Peak Nascent Soul?

No.

That was just the surface.

Their true combat power could no longer be measured by common logic.

What's more.

In their hands, they held... extreme dao imperial weapons strengthened by the [Myriad Things Furnace]!

"My Disciples."

Li Daoxuan spoke.

His tone was relaxed, as if he were instructing them to go chop wood on the back mountain.

"You've just had a Breakthrough in your Realm and obtained new weapons."

"Do your hands feel a bit itchy?"

"Do you feel that your usual sparring isn't satisfying enough?"

The five Disciples looked at each other and nodded in unison.

Indeed.

This past month, they had beaten each other so much in the tower that they were about to vomit.

They urgently needed an external outlet to vent.

"Perfect."

Li Daoxuan pointed toward the north, at that terrifying Forbidden Zone of Life.

"There is a ready-made trial ground there."

"The place is big enough."

"The targets are hard enough."

"And... they're durable."

He paused, a "kind fatherly" smile appearing on his face.

"Go."

"That place called Taichu Ancient Mine that's shouting the loudest..."

"Flatten it for me."

"Treat it as... your first practical exercise after coming out of seclusion."

"Silence."

"A deathly silence."

The entire Yaochi Heavenly Palace felt as if the air had been sucked out.

Everyone was suffocating.

They stared with wide eyes, looking at Li Daoxuan as if he were a madman.

"Fla... Flatten it?!"

"Treating the Taichu Ancient Mine... as a trial ground?!"

"Letting a few Nascent Soul Stage Disciples... go and pacify a Forbidden Zone of Life?!"

"Crazy! This is absolutely insane!"

The Erhu in Gai Jiuyou's hand almost fell to the ground.

Although he had returned to his Peak and even had half a foot in the Emperor Realm.

He still maintained extreme reverence when facing a Forbidden Zone of Life.

Back in his prime, he only managed to barely force back one Supreme with the help of an imperial weapon.

And now.

Li Daoxuan was actually letting a few Disciples go and level the Forbidden Zone of Life?!

"Fellow Daoist! Think twice!"

Jiang Taixu also became anxious and couldn't help but step forward to dissuade him.

"Those are Supremes! They were once Great Emperors!"

"Even though they slashed themselves and fell from the Emperor Realm, once they reach their ultimate sublimation, they still possess Emperor-level combat power!"

"Letting these children go... it's no different from throwing eggs against a rock!"

"Yes! This is going to their deaths!"

Others chimed in one after another.

In their view, Li Daoxuan wasn't training his Disciples at all.

He was pushing them into a fire pit!

However.

Facing everyone's doubts and horror.

Li Daoxuan only smiled faintly.

"Going to their deaths?"

"You underestimate my Disciples too much."

"And... you overestimate those old fogies too much."

He stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze disdainful.

"The era has changed."

"Remnants of the old era should be swept into the trash heap of history."

"My Disciples are meant to suppress the heavens and rule over the ages."

"If they can't even handle a few lingering old wastes..."

"Then what's the point of cultivating immortality?"

"They might as well go home and raise pigs."

These words.

"Arrogant!"

"Arrogant beyond measure!"

But to those five Disciples, it was... the most powerful stimulant!

"Revered Master is right!"

Xiao Chen was the first to step forward.

The immortal slaying sword in his hand let out a clear, dragon-like roar, thirsting for blood.

"What Supremes?"

"What Forbidden Zone of Lifes?"

"Before Revered Master, they are all just chickens and dogs!"

He turned his head and looked at the dark sky in the north, the Sword Intent in his eyes almost piercing the firmament.

"Since Revered Master has given the order."

"Then this Disciple shall go and give it a try!"

"Let's see if these so-called Supreme Bones..."

"Are as hard as my sword!"

"I'm going too! I'm going too!"

Shi Tian carried his hoe, jumping around with excitement.

"Revered Master said there are many treasures in the Taichu Ancient Mine!"

"There are Taichu Life Stones! There's all kinds of Divine Gold!"

"Dig them all up! Bring them all back!"

"I want to pave the floor for Revered Master!"

Ye Fan clenched his fists, golden blood qi condensing into a dragon behind him.

"Perfect."

"My Saint Body has just reached Major Achievement, and I was worrying about where to vent my frustration."

"Using Supremes for practice..."

"That's exciting!"

Leng Yanran and Su Mo didn't speak.

But the Devilish Qi on both of them had already begun to surge wildly.

One wanted to devour the Supreme's Origin.

The other wanted to refine the Supreme's soul into the ten thousand souls banner.

Where was this a group of sheep going to their deaths?

This was clearly a pack of... hungry wolves... about to be released from their cage!

"Good!"

Li Daoxuan looked at this group of high-spirited Disciples and laughed heartily.

"This is what it means to be from my Hidden God Sect!"

"Go!"

"Remember your Revered Master's words!"

"Don't back down!"

"Just do it!"

"If anything happens, I'll be there to back you up!"

"Understood!!!"

Five thunderous shouts rang out in unison.

The next second.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Five streaks of light, like five comets rising against the current, soared into the sky with an indomitable Aura!

They didn't hesitate.

Nor did they look back.

They charged straight toward that place representing death and despair... the Taichu Ancient Mine!

"This... this..."

Looking at those five resolute figures.

All the powerful figures present were completely speechless.

They couldn't understand.

Where did these young people get their confidence?

Do they really not know how to spell the word "death"?

Or is it... that they have a... nearly blind... absolute faith in that Youth in White Robes?

In mid-air.

Xiao Chen took the lead.

Facing the rolling pressure of the Supremes, he didn't slow down; instead, he went even faster!

He drew the immortal slaying sword from his back.

The blade pointed directly into the depths of the Taichu Ancient Mine.

His voice resounded through the heavens and earth.

"Eldest Disciple of the Hidden God Sect, Xiao Chen!"

"By my Revered Master's Decree!"

"I have come specifically..."

"To dig the mine!!"