Paragon Of Sin

Chapter 1922: Chapter 1914: Those Outside

The spatial region designed by the Zeniths by unanimous acceptance for the galactic boundary of the Refinig Skies Galactic Zone, had been rife with activity since the festering, putrid rumor of the Neo-Dawn Ascendant Emperor’s possession of a top-tier, god-like youthful talent of the Alchemic Dao.

Under a united sense of righteous indignation, experts throughout the galaxy showcased their unity, gathering to surround the Neo Zenith Tower’s spatial territory in an encapsulating blockade of Void Vessels. Scattered throughout the region were talismanic clusters aboard the titanic-sized vessels of the Mystic-World grade known as the Endless Disruption Talismanic Formation, preventing spatial travel, temporal manipulation, and access to the Void.

By uniting each talismanic formation, allowing them to act as an array flag, the blockade was capable of deploying the Endless Disruption Imprisonment Array, a genuine Mystic-Heaven grade array that could halt Supreme Sages from executing their powers toward space, time, or the Void.

The seven top palaces of the galaxy, the Endless Star Palace, the Peerless Primal Pavilion, and the Peerless Earth & Sky Pavilion, among others, were all involved in the encirclement, but these were only provided by, bought, and deployed by the Peerless Primal Pavilion that was jointly led by Chu Xing and Long Shiya.

Unfortunately, due to recent schisms, including their decision to distance themselves from Chu Xing after she chose to side with Su Yi, which was aided by the Peerless Primal Pavilion that would segregate herself from the palace in the event of a catastrophic outcome that could lead to the condemnation and annihilation of the palace, they were left mostly leaderless.

Long Shiya’s situation was dire, but the recently issued statements of the Neo-Dawn Ascendant Emperor’s abilities supporting the foundation of his existence leadership. At its head was the Grand Elder of the Peerless Primal Pavilion, who was only known as Grand Elder Shao Hai.

He was a stern-looking, average-statured man of greyish-thick, muscular arms folded against a chest with a pair of dark yellow eyes. He somberly stood at the helm of a titan-sized Void Vessel, observing the hollow recreation of Worldly Awakening of a True Saint which was meant to be the main Endless Disruption Talismanic Formation that enforced its authority to seal off the region, preventing any escape regardless of this Alchemical Phenomenon.

The Peerless Primal Pavilion wasn’t the only pavilion involved, surrounding the Neo Zenith Tower and standing outside its doors with a forceful momentum.

Another titan-sized Void Vessel shaped like two lotus blossoms conjoined together, one black and one white, was the Peerless Earth & Sky Pavilion of the Utmost Purity Galaxy: the Peerless Earth & Sky Pavilion. At the helm was an elderly woman whose presence exuded maturity and breadth of spirit forged by authority and strength.

She was the Grand Elder of the Peerless Earth & Sky Pavilion, Sage Gao Cui. She rarely went by her title, known as Sage Heartscent. Despite her elderly appearance, those of great age would know her past was littered with struggles, especially her early years as a concubine to three separate beings, and then lived as a courtesan amongst Ascended beings, and then lived as a concubine to three separate beings, and then lived as a concubine to three separate beings, and then lived as a concubine to three separate beings, and then lived as a courtesan amongst Ascended beings, and then lived as a concubine to three separate beings.

Sage Gao Cui was often regarded as a fabled jinx, her lovers were destined to have bad endings. However, her presence was granted great respect from her subordinates, granting them confidence and safety. Especially since their leader, Sovereign Dual-Lotus, whose father and mother were both Heavenly Saint Alchemists and Supreme Sages, was leading the operation to burrow into the truth.

But Sage Gao Cui had none of that sense of safety. Unease flooded her heart without restraint as she observed the Worldly Awakening of a True Saint surrounding the Neo Zenith Tower, including watching her Pavilion Master invite her parents to break the manifestation. From the beginning, she was hesitant to participate in this operation, but for one reason or another, the Pavilion Master was adamant about getting involved.

She could only silently pray in her heart that things would fall in their favor without any unexpected disasters.

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Aboard a Void Vessel, standing at its edge with the prominent set of pectoral muscles that bled through the tight-fitting cloth robes, exuding the presence as if mountains would bounce off contact, was a short-haired, brown-skinned, tawny-eyed middle-aged man. He was known by all within the Holy Void of Fortune as Sovereign Steelguard, one of the three Pirate Devils of the Bloody Fortune, the Void Pirate organization that operated throughout the Holy Void of Fortune!

To the galactic cluster, he was known as Sovereign Steelguard Devil!

Just his act of breathing disturbed the flow of space, light, and gravity, creating an exuded bearing of a raw physical dominance and thunderous presence. With a pair of thick dark eyebrows and a resting frowning face, he appeared threatening without needing to be angry in the slightest. That said, he was quite angry.

"How troublesome," he angrily thundered. Within his tawny eyes was the alchemical manifestation that served as a safeguard for the Neo Zenith Tower. The rules of the Utmost Purity Galaxy were stipulated and frustrating to deal with. This operation was tacitly allowed by the Zeniths, even his own entry into the Utmost Purity Galaxy was granted when normally it wouldn't be in a thousand years. At least, not his true body.

After all, he was a consolidated Microheaven Envoy in the cultivation stage allowing him to operate one of the largest Void Pirate organizations the Holy Void of Fortune had ever known. However, just an entry fee as an avatar and some loose agreements were enough for them to allow him into the confines of the galaxy.

As for the fear of being acted upon as a wanted figure throughout the galaxy, he wouldn't carelessly enter a greater galaxy's borders without certain oaths sworn by its leadership. The Zeniths had more or less ensured that they wouldn't act against him while he was here acting on the will of an Alchemist, and if he was attacked by someone with a personal vendetta, they would ensure his safety if he was overwhelmed.

Without these assurances, he wouldn't foolishly enter here even if lured by great profits. Fortunately, he was lured with promises of great profit and those assurances.

"Must you be so impatient, Li Tie?" A voice echoed out, sounding very familiar with Sovereign Steelguard. It belonged to a blonde-haired young man with an earthy brown gourd the size of a human adult strapped on his back. He was standing upon a smaller, personal-sized Void Vessel, slowly gliding in circles without an anchor. He kept the offensive, defensive, and mobility formations and arrays of his vessel constantly active, akin to keeping engines running, a sign of an extremely cautious individual.

Sovereign Steelguard scoffed in frustration at his aggressively as one would expect from Bloody Fortune with this person. And even if he wasn't, he wouldn't dare utter a real name being uttered. Despite that, he didn't act with this person. And even if he wasn't, he wouldn't dare utter a real name being uttered. This person's cultivation base was profoundly superior.

He was Superior Di, the one and only vice-union leader of the Unbroken Extremes Union, a Void Hunter organization that operated throughout the Holy Void of Fortune and the Prosperous Ruin Galaxy's Void Blank Space. It was said that Superior Di had a mysterious connection with the greatest dynasty of the Holy Void of Fortune and its Empress Dowager, the Goddess of Luck and Holy Void of Fortune!

Upon closer inspection, any Supreme Sage could see that Superior Di was not here in person, but an Avatar that was cultivated with extensive and exhaustive effort. The lack of a massive Void Vessel and crew was indicative of his solo expedition.

Superior Di smilingly observed Sovereign Steelguard's reaction, teasingly saying: "No need to pout. Sovereign Dual-Lotus has brought her parents to shatter the manifestation. When it's gone, you can direct your anger toward this newly built Neo Zenith Tower."

Elsewhere, a tall, willowy beauty with a stylishly exquisite and wavy hair with curtain bangs, the right side was a milky white lotus as it glided in circles without an anchor. She kept the offensive, defensive, and mobility formations and arrays of his vessel constantly active, akin to keeping engines running, a sign of an extremely cautious individual.

"Are you sure about this, Lian'er? The Neo-Dawn Ascendant Emperor is not simple." Sovereign Earthmother and Sovereign Skyfather were both Heavenly Saint Alchemists and Supreme Sages, who had met this Neo-Dawn Ascendant Emperor during the Incinerated Dominion incident, and the man was extraordinarily in demeanor and mysteriousness. He felt unfathomable, and while that might be a strong concern, the sensation left a significant impression on her. ȓΆꞐÖᛒЁ§

Despite the opinionated direction of the galaxy, to them, Heaven-Saint Neo-Dawn Ascendant Emperor's status was relegated to lower than theirs on the hierarchy of the galaxy's Alchemic Dao, he held the utmost respect for the Alchemic Dao and often praised how a certain undercurrent of various experts.

Sovereign Dual-Lotus, also known by her parents as Hao Lianlian, spoke calmly, lacking any hesitation: "The will of the galaxy has spoken. This fraud is an affront to our galactic history, a great stain that we allowed to integrate into us. How can we not eliminate such a scourge?"

Sovereign Earthmother could only silently sigh in her heart while choosing to support her to the end.

Sovereign Skyfather chimed in, "The Zeniths were not fooled, but they won't admit it. This is why they've silently allowed others to seek out Lian'er to destroy this safeguard. All evidence suggests that the Neo-Dawn Ascendant Emperor has taken the body of an extraordinarily talented alchemist, inhibiting his body and trying to integrate it into his own. Why else would he go into hiding after the ascension of that body's alchemic Dao?"

"It's clear a struggle is unfolding behind the scenes. We don't know who's winning or losing, but alchemists are not to be underestimated. Everything he's done thus far has been to evade an in-depth inspection into his circumstances. Why else would he need to hide his cultivation base? It's likely that when he pushed the body too hard against Sovereign Abhorrent Sky, his concealment spells had fallen against his will, exposing the truth of his circumstances."

"He was rather fortunate that the Zeniths' rules in regards to protecting alchemists made it so that this flaw was largely ignored. But unfortunately for him, the truth could never stay hidden." Sovereign Skyfather's voice was laced with thinly veiled anger. "While the Zeniths may consider him an inferior within their galaxy's Alchemic Dao, he held the utmost respect for the Alchemic Dao and often praised how protective the Zeniths' long-standing rules allowed them to cultivate the greatest environment for alchemists."

This fact allowed those who slowly gained knowledge, the pre-discussed details of the Mythical Contract were tricked and lied to, indirectly of course. While the exact contents of the contract weren't subject to scrutiny or casual reading, the detail of Wei Wuyin's admission of a mortal Alchemist was verified as true.

The change of everything else a clearer picture. The Zeniths assumed that they had lost in the end, their feelings were bound to be extremely complex, especially if the potential that was currently struggling to free themselves after exploring what was the original owner of that Mystic Star Phase body. They began to plot ways to acquire that Mystic Star Phase Body, working out an unexpected win through enlightenment.

While they didn't speak of it, it was obvious that the Zeniths began to plot ways to acquire that unprecedented genius by freeing him from possession. However, the person in question was absent. No one could locate him.

It was uncertain if he was even in the Utmost Purity Galaxy. But there was no indication that he had left. So he must be here. Somewhere. Hiding while struggling.

The only and likely location was none other than the Void Blank Dominion! Not only was it the best location, but the Neo Zenith Tower was the Gateway Door to the Blank Dominion! This simultaneously guarded him from divination and made it impossible for the Zeniths to directly invade due to the Mythical Contract's restrictions!

If not for this, how could Superior Di, Sovereign Steelguard, and Sovereign Dual-Lotus dare act so brazenly otherwise?!

Sovereign Earthmother recalled that paragon-like bearing and the aura of six distinct Laws, and her heart was drowning in doubt. 'What if...what if they're all wrong?' She couldn't reason why, but her intuition made her as uneasy as Sage Heartscent, perhaps even more so.

Recently, Sovereign Oakfather, Sovereign Rainmother, and Sovereign Seafather were all actively contemplating a partnership with the Neo Zenith Tower. They were offered a similar contract, but refused it as they preferred joining their daughter's faction or staying as vagabonds.

The Heavenly Sages of the Seven Towers were on the verge of collapse due to Sovereign Littlefather and Sovereign Darkmother's deaths from an internal dissension and a lack of resolution of unity. The chance at legitimacy was great, and the Neo Zenith Tower's representative—Luo Ning.

The five alchemists they brought with them were assistants who grasped Alchemic Stars of Transcendent Purity, and they all had exceptional skills in alchemy. Not all of them were Exalted Worldly Saint Alchemists, two were Senior Worldly Saint Alchemists, and three were Exalted Worldly Saint Alchemists with Alchemic Souls. Those who were Exalted Worldly Saint Alchemists are all True Sages.

Sovereign Dual-Lotus asked, "Are you ready?" The five responded with decisive confirmation as their Alchemic Stars of Transcendent Purity were fully unleashed.

"Wait!"

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Erdiul's Note: Lol.