"I will protect you as you ascend to heaven!" Yang Yan said.

He pierced the sky and slew several Saints, but that one sword did not kill all the Saints.

Now those living Saints were hiding, and Yang Yan, with just his naked eye, could not see them throughout the world.

So he needed to open the True Profound Immortal Pupil under the heavens to closely watch those Saints, to prevent them from taking actions against them.

*Moreover, he still needed to maintain the vacuum realm created by piercing the sky, because he could clearly feel it.*

The Heavenly Gate was destroyed, and the place connecting the human world and the first heaven was shrinking and closing.

Even though there was endless Sword Qi within the vacuum realm, it could not stop it from closing and disappearing!

"And if I remain in the human world, I can delay them from taking action against you.

Go without worry!

I will ascend and meet you in the future!" Yang Yan continued.

When he said this, Sheng Chuqing, Yun He, and Li Wan Hua understood.

One by one, they fell silent, gripping their Divine Swords and soaring toward the sky.

Their speed accelerated, infinitely close to the first heaven.

Yang Yan opened his True Profound Immortal Pupil, seeing through the heavenly dome.

He saw the positions of those Saints and observed their movements.

"They're making a move, I need to send them to heaven quickly!"

Yang Yan, on one hand, used Profound Qi to fully activate the Divine Sword carrying Li Wan Hua and Yanyu Xun to ascend, while on the other hand, he exerted the Dao Essence of the Sword Dao Emperor to prevent the heavens from closing.

"Even the Dao Essence of the Sword Dao Emperor cannot easily stop the heavens from closing!" Yang Yan thought.

At this moment in the sky, Ming Riyang Saint and the others had already contacted their respective Sects.

They informed them of the situation here and asked them to send people immediately.

Then, one by one, they stared at the vacuum realm created by Yang Yan's sword, where figures were heading toward the sky.

"Yang Yan intends to ascend to heaven!" Ming Riyang Saint said coldly.

Other Saints nodded in agreement.

"Yes, he intends not only to ascend himself but to take all the geniuses of Dongzhou with him!"

"No wonder he dared to disregard the Heavenly Gate and the rules of ascension, daring to oppose us. It turns out this was his intention!"

"Everyone, strike together, cut off the path of ascension, and stop them, they must not be allowed to ascend to heaven."

"Trap them in the world as if catching turtles in a jar, and slay them one by one!"

"Wildfires can't burn them out, the spring breeze blows them back to life!

If they ascend to heaven, it will be difficult for us to control them!"

They began to target the gap at the Heavenly Gate.

Using their Saint's Power and Saint's achievements, they attempted to erase the vacuum realm created by Yang Yan and disrupt the Dao Essence of the Sword Dao Emperor that Yang Yan unleashed.

To let the heavens close completely!

"Yang Yan is still using the Emperor Dao Essence to hold open the passage and prevent the heavens from closing.

But the Emperor Dao Essence is too strong, and with our power alone, we can't extinguish it!" Ming Riyang Saint said solemnly.

The Dao Realm and Dao Essence cultivated by Saints.

And the Dao Essence cultivated by a Great Emperor, the gap was too vast.

Even though what Yang Yan unleashed was some residual Dao Essence from the Sword Dao Emperor himself,

*it was still far too strong compared to the Dao Realm and Dao Essence cultivated by Saints!*

"Then let's change our positions and pierce through the vacuum to knock those people down!" another Saint said.

"Alright!"

They attacked again, shifting away from the gap in the Heavenly Gate to target the upper section of the vacuum realm.

Using Saint's achievements and Saint's Power, they attempted to wipe it out.

Clang, clang, clang!

Saint's Power clashed relentlessly with the fierce Sword Qi inside, eroding each other.

"It's not working, the fierce Sword Qi within the vacuum is not weak at all.

It's the residual force generated by the integration of Emperor Dao Essence with Sword Dao.

Saint's Power is still incapable of matching it!

Moreover, our forces are too scattered!

We must join forces, concentrate at one point, pierce through the vacuum, and cut off the path of ascension!" Ming Riyang Saint pointed out the oversight immediately.

"Then let's strike at one place together!"

"Quick, or else I won't be able to hold on any longer!

Just now, Yang Yan's sword injured my essence!

It left an indelible Dao wound within me..." a Saint said weakly, with a pallid face.

Before he could finish speaking, he spat out fresh blood, looking obviously gravely injured!

"Join me!" Ming Riyang Saint knew they couldn't delay any longer and called out immediately.

She was also severely injured!

Searing pain continuously surged from her back, a remnant Sword Qi from Yang Yan's sword.

She needed time to eliminate it.

But right now, she had no time to remove it!

"There!" She pointed to the vacuum realm, and Profound Qi burst forth.

Vast Saint's Power surged straight toward that area of the vacuum realm.

The many Saints beside her also attacked simultaneously.

Together they attempted to sever that section of the vacuum realm!

However, several Divine Swords, passing through the pierced Heavenly Gate, had already ascended to heaven.

Li Wan Hua and Yanyu Xun, in an instant, left the section they aimed to sever but hadn't yet.

"They've passed through!!!" Ming Riyang Saint exclaimed.

One of the Saints swept his gaze over Li Wan Hua and the others.

"Don't stop. Yang Yan is not among these people.

Yang Yan hasn't fully ascended, he is still in the world!" this Saint shouted.

Ming Riyang Saint and the others noticed it too.

"Got it, let them go, we'll settle the score later.

The current objective is, not to let Yang Yan ascend!

If he ascends, it will be disastrous!"

At this moment, a series of figures descended.

Ming Riyang Saint and the others noticed, and their faces lit up with joy.

"You're here, hurry, join us in cutting off the path of ascension.

Don't worry about those people, Yang Yan is not among them!" Ming Riyang Saint shouted.

"Understood!" The newcomers did not hesitate or ask questions and immediately took action!

In an instant, dozens of streaks of Saint's Power struck out.

The vacuum realm created by Yang Yan's One Sword Separates Life was thus severed.

Yang Yan saw this place being severed.

"They have ascended, no need to stop the heavens from closing anymore!"

He retracted the Emperor Dao Essence, continuing to bury it within himself using the Small Burial Immortal Technique.

The residual Dao Essence of the Sword Dao Emperor, after this usage and exertion, was running low.

In the future, he would have to use it sparingly!

"The heavens are closing!" Ming Riyang Saint noticed at this moment.

All the Saints present also saw it, the position of the pierced Heavenly Gate.

From being big enough for two or three people to pass through, it was rapidly shrinking.

Through the pierced Heavenly Gate, they could see Yang Yan's situation below the heavens.

"Is Yang Yan not planning to ascend?" Ming Riyang Saint asked.

"Or did we miss it, and Yang Yan was among the people who just ascended?"

They looked again at the ascending figures. By this time, those figures had traveled somewhere unknown along the vacuum realm, flying to who knows where.

"Quickly, send people to find them. We must find them all!

Even if Yang Yan isn't among them, they are still his people.

We can use them to threaten Yang Yan!" a Saint surrounded by sword light said.

"Yes, find them, we must find them!

But what about Yang Yan below the heavens?" a Saint questioned.

"Now, in the human world, no one can subdue Yang Yan; only we can."

"Open the Heavenly Gate again, descend into the human world, and annihilate Yang Yan.

We cannot let Yang Yan grow any stronger!

Otherwise, it will be impossible for us to subdue him again!" the Saint surrounded by sword light said coldly.

"Alright!"

"Now that everyone's here, let's act!"

One by one, the Saints pointed at the void, and a huge golden gate materialized.

This golden gate was identical to the one Yang Yan had pierced.

With a rumbling sound, the golden gate slowly opened.

Half of their number rushed toward the golden gate at incredible speed.

Almost in an instant, they reached the other side.

At this time, the Saints who maintained the Heavenly Gate's opening felt a violent disturbance.

They all turned to see countless figures manifesting in the distance.

Those were Saints one by one!

Especially the leading Saint, who was the most unusual.

He was bare-chested, his entire body was the color of ancient bronze, marked with traces of time and wear!

"Great Destruction Ancient Saint!!!"

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