Chapter 874: Seizing the Crown


    Once the Heaven''s Equal Sect had disappeared into the vortex, the me Celestial Sovereign got up and spat on the ground, privately thinking, <em>I hope you all die in the mouth of that fiend!</em>


    As someone who had lived for ages and traveled the myriad domains, he would only grovel and let himself be stepped on if he was facing an existence stronger than him, and he certainly wouldn''t be happy about it. But this was reality. No matter how old and powerful one was, when facing apex existences, one would have to grovel all the same.


    Unbeknownst to the me Celestial Sovereign, far off in the distance, a person who had coldly watched all this transpire drew this conclusion.


    It was Tang Jie''s original body.


    He had been watching the me Celestial Sovereign all this time, and this experience had left an extremely deep impression.


    Cultivating the path of Immortality only had meaning when one reached the apex!


    Otherwise, no matter how profound one''s cultivation was, one would still be dirt under the foot of another.


    The me Celestial Sovereign had just finished spitting on the ground when another group flew over. When these cultivators spotted the me Celestial Sovereign, they shouted, "Hey, cultivator over there, do you know what''s up ahead?"


    The me Celestial Sovereign was furious. <em>I just ran into the Heaven''s Equal Sect, so this can''t be the Ster Net Gate, right?</em> But having already learned his lesson, he didn''t act too arrogant, simply shooting them a cold nce before ignoring them.Those cultivatorsughed when they saw him being so cold. "Such arrogance? He seems to have a tough spine."


    One of them said, "I''ll teach him a lesson."


    He threw a at the me Celestial Sovereign.


    The me Celestial Sovereign angrily thought, <em>I didn''t even provoke you.</em> Just when he was about to shoot away, he noticed that the looked rather familiar. Wasn''t this the Godcatcher Net the Ster Net Gate was so famous for?


    rmed, he dropped all idea of resistance and let the catch him.


    In truth, resistance would have been hard anyway. The moment the was thrown, it seemed to cover the entire world, countless secrets woven into its threads and knots. Even if the me Celestial Sovereign had used that movement technique of his, he probably would have failed. From a distance, Tang Jie could clearly see that this had the properties of a formation, seeming like a formation diagram in form.


    The descended, capturing the me Celestial Sovereign.


    The cultivatorughed. "You had some spine before, so why did it disappear after you saw the?"


    And then he said in realization, "Right, right, it must be some cultivator from a random corner of the universe who doesn''t know the uniform of my Ster Net Gate, so you ignored us. But when you saw the Godcatcher Net, you figured out who we were, which made you so scared that you didn''t dare to move."


    That person''s guess was right on the mark, and everyoneughed. The me Celestial Sovereign could only bow his head in embarrassment.


    The Ster Net Gate group questioned the me Celestial Sovereign, and the me Celestial Sovereign told them everything.


    When they heard that the Heaven''s Equal Sect had already gone in, the cultivators of the Ster Net Gate grunted, "They managed to get in ahead of us."


    Tossing the me Celestial Sovereign out of the, they flew into the vortex.


    Neither the Heaven''s Equal Sect nor the Ster Net Gate had ever thought about killing the me Celestial Sovereign, not because they were merciful, but because they just didn''t care. Of course, things might have been different if they knew about his crown. If they were stealing his treasure, they were naturally going to kill the owner.


    There was a moment when Tang Jie had wanted to shout.


    But in the end, he gave up on the idea.


    This was because he wasn''t sure that the two sects wouldn''t kill him as well. Moreover, he wanted to kill the me Celestial Sovereign himself.


    Once the Ster Net Gate had gone into the vortex, the me Celestial Sovereign sighed in relief.


    At this moment, another person appeared in the distance: a handsome schr with a horse.


    Looking at the vortex, he smiled and nodded. "This should be the ce."


    He flew toward the vortex.


    The me Celestial Sovereign knew how to act this time, standing to the side and not daring to disturb him.


    But to his surprise, that schr stopped midway and nced at the me Celestial Sovereign. "You''re giving me a very rude look."


    Aghast, the me Celestial Sovereign was about to withdraw when an immense energy suddenly descended and pushed him to the ground.


    The schr nodded. "That''s the right position."


    He continued to fly toward the vortex, but before going, he nced at Tang Jie and smiled, which made Tang Jie''s blood run cold. Although that schr had only given him a nce, it had put Tang Jie under huge pressure. Most terrifying of all was that the schr clearly wasn''t using his full strength.


    Without getting serious, he was still able to render an Earth Immortal immobile. Just how strong did he have to be to do this? Tang Jie was in shock.


    Meanwhile, the me Celestial Sovereign was inwardly cursing at the schr. He didn''t know that this was a demon who acted ording to his emotions, and that the me Celestial Sovereign had actually gotten off lightly.


    Three incidents in a row had heavily damaged the me Celestial Sovereign''s confidence.


    Once that pressure finally disappeared, the me Celestial Sovereign stood up, upon which he saw a yellow-robed cultivator flying over.


    This man spotted the me Celestial Sovereign and flew over. "My fellow Immortal, might I ask where the ce up ahead leads to?"


    The me Celestial Sovereign immediately kneeled and said, "This lowly one pays his respects! Ask me anything, and I will tell anything I know."


    He once more exined the situation.


    The yellow-robed cultivator curiously said, "Fellow Immortal, is there a need to be so polite when we''re just talking? We''re both Earth Immortals, so there''s no need for all that courtesy."


    <em>What?</em>


    The me Celestial Sovereign stared at him in shock.


    The man chuckled and flew upward.


    After a momentary daze, when he realized that he had prostrated to an Earth Immortal, he grew so embarrassed that he threw up blood.


    He was an Earth Immortal who had traveled the cosmos, but this was a particrly unfortunate moment, these three consecutive humiliations followed by his self-debasement leaving him so agitated that even his Divine Soul was damaged. It wasn''t just his heart bleeding at this point, but his soul, divinity, the foundation of his cultivation!


    When he threw up this blood, he immediately knew that this was bad news. He needed immediate treatment, or else the damage to his foundation would doom any chances of further advancement.


    He quickly sat down.


    But right after he sat down, another group arrived.


    The me Celestial Sovereign had been taught this lesson multiple times, so he quietly meditated, prepared to reply if the other party asked any question, remaining polite while also not being so skittish as to immediately prostrate.


    As that group looked over, they all shouted, "He''s the one!"


    "Go!"


    Countless attacks barraged the me Celestial Sovereign, causing him to jump up in fright. "Sirs, there must be some mistake. This one has no grudge with you—"


    "No mistakes here. You''re the one we want to beat up!" a rather crude-looking man shouted, unleashing a massive beam of sword energy infused with the will of a Dao—a sign that his sword was a Dao armament.


    The me Celestial Sovereign raved, <em>These people are getting more and more excessive. I''ve already yielded as much as I can, but they still won''t let me go! It''s only a few Violet Pce experts, yet they dare to act so arrogantly! I might as well kill them and take their treasures. Moreover, for some reason, that Dao armament in their leader''s hand seems rather familiar.</em>


    As he thought this, he turned his Origin me into a giant hand and reached for that weapon.


    But the moment he attacked, the elder at the back of the group suddenly reacted.


    Raising a white eyebrow, he snorted, "So bold!"


    This voice shook the me Celestial Sovereign down to his soul.


    A True Immortal!


    With one shout, he was paralyzed.


    At this moment, the wave of sword energy crashed into him, obliterating half of his body. Fortunately, the me Celestial Sovereign''s Earth Immortal cultivation meant that his body was evesting, and as his body was destroyed, he was reborn in a burst of me.


    But the attack had done more damage to the me Celestial Sovereign''s spirit than his body. This intense Dao Will was so familiar that he pointed at it and shouted, "The Yin Yang Division Sword? How? You! You! You!"


    He repeated himself three times, unable to say any more.


    The manughed. "Yes, it''s the Yin Yang Division Sword! I already said that there was no mistake. You''re the one we''re looking for, me Celestial Sovereign!"


    The mention of his name exploded in his ears like a p of thunder.


    The me Celestial Sovereign finally realized that these people weren''t just passing through.


    This group was none other than Yun Tian''s group. When he sensed that Tang Jie was in danger, they rushed to his rescue and had finally arrived.


    Xiao Biehan''s Sky-Parting Sword contained the sword spirit of the Yin Yang Division Sword, which was why it felt familiar to the me Celestial Sovereign.


    After learning that this was the Yin Yang Division Sword, the me Celestial Sovereign knew where these people hade from and what a bad situation he was in.


    At the same time, Tang Jie''s original body flew out from the distance, shouting, "Martial Ancestor, Seniors, be careful! This guy has the Deicide me which can burn all things, a crown that provides an impregnable defense, and an extremely fast me movement art. But the most troublesome thing about him is his thick skin. There''s simply no fathoming how shameless and thick-skinned he can be…"


    He divulged all of the me Celestial Sovereign''s secrets as he flew over.


    In truth, Tang Jie had informed Yun Tian about all these things long before their arrival, and besides, Yun Tian was a True Immortal and would never fall for the me Celestial Sovereign''s tricks. Tang Jie was saying all this mainly to provoke him.


    As expected, the me Celestial Sovereign could tell from thest few words that Tang Jie had seen everything that transpired, and his shame made him throw up more blood. Realizing that he had once again damaged his foundation, he immediately turned and ran, not daring to linger.


    "Hmph, you think you can escape?" Yun Tian sneered, reaching for the me Celestial Sovereign.


    This time, the me Celestial Sovereign didn''t sit idle. As Yun Tian attacked, he put on his crown, its dazzling light protecting him and blocking Yun Tian''s hand.


    With a howl, the me Celestial Sovereign disappeared in a streak of me.


    Yun Tian angrily growled, "You''re not going anywhere!"


    He once more grabbed, this time using all of his strength.


    The full strength of a True Immortal was truly terrifying.


    At that moment, the me Celestial Sovereign felt a mountain-toppling strength crashing down on him, and even with his crown, he still felt a vast pressure.


    If he put all his power into the crown, the Dao armament would definitely be able to block Yun Tian''s attack. But this would put them in a stalemate, and he wouldn''t be able to escape.


    For this reason, the me Celestial Sovereign stopped putting energy into the crown, instead extracting some of the crown''s energy and using it on himself.


    He instantly elerated to maximum speed, and the crown let out an explosion of light and broke away from the me Celestial Sovereign, shooting into the sky. The me Celestial Sovereign instantly ran off without looking back.


    Stunned, Yun Tian instinctively grabbed the crown, but by the time he turned his attention back to the me Celestial Sovereign, he was already gone. And he had used some method that prevented even a True Immortal from locking onto his position.


    Yun Tian ruefully said, "I let him escape."


    Tang Jie''s original body flew over and smiled. "He can''t run. We have the crown, so he''lle back to get it eventually."