Tantai Qiong Hua’s body seemed to merge with the Dao at this moment, her strength becoming one with the world.
This was Sendai Level 5, the Feathering Realm, only one step away from becoming a Saint.
Once one attained the Feathering Realm and merged with the Dao, they would step into the Saint Transformation Realm and become a Saint of the Human Path.
When Tantai Qiong Hua opened her eyes again, a divine light that people could not look at directly emanated from her golden pupils.
This was a realm she had never been able to break through to, but now, with the support of the secret technique of the nine wives, she had temporarily broken through the barrier.
After feeling the power within her body, a gentle smile appeared on her face, and she looked at the enemies around her.
“Today, you all shall pay a heavy price.”
After speaking, her gaze locked onto the Barbarian Tribe expert in the Unitary Realm.
She raised a finger and pointed lightly toward him.
This finger strike carried no earth-shaking phenomenon; there was only a seemingly plain golden finger-light shooting toward the Barbarian Tribe expert.
The Barbarian Tribe expert turned pale with fright.
He frantically circulated his full power and sacrificed a beast-headed shield that emanated a blood-colored aura.
Unfortunately, the Feathering Realm was not something the Unitary Realm could compare to.
In the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, those in the Severing Me Realm were the heads of great families or leaders of great sects.
Those in the Unitary Realm were powerhouses at the level of a Great Race’s leader, while those in the Feathering Realm were true giants.
In the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, there were fewer than 100 known Feathering Realm experts on the surface.
One had to realize that in a world where myriad races stood tall, having fewer than 100 Feathering Realm experts showed how massive the gap was between the Feathering Realm and the Unitary Realm.
The old man guarding the Myriad Races Secret Realm was in the Feathering Realm, and he alone could intimidate all the races.
*Puchi!*
The golden finger-light easily pierced a small hole through the energy barrier released by the Barbarian Tribe expert’s Dharma treasure, then instantly vanished into his forehead.
The Barbarian Tribe expert’s body suddenly stiffened, his eyes filled with an expression of disbelief.
“Is this… is this the power of the Feathering Realm?”
After saying those words, he crashed to the ground, his life force extinguished.
A powerhouse at the level of a Unitary Realm Race Leader had actually been killed in an instant by a single finger.
Even the immortal tool he used, the Beast Immortal Shield, could not block it.
This was mainly due to the issue with the Laws of Heaven and Earth.
Ever since the Great Ancient Immortal War ended, the Immortal Realm had been shattered into pieces, turning into the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
The Laws of the Immortal Dao had collapsed along with it, and the power of immortal tools was heavily suppressed.
In practice, they might not even be as effective as a Saint Weapon.
The so-called Saint Weapons were naturally the treasures of Saint Transformation Realm experts, while Imperial Weapons were the treasures of Supreme Realm experts.
In truth, there was no Supreme Realm during the Ancient Immortal Era. Back then, after the Saint Transformation Realm came the Shedding Realm transcendence.
However, because the Immortal Realm was broken and the Laws of the Immortal Dao were missing, the path to immortality for human cultivators was almost severed.
Since those in the Shedding Realm could no longer ascend, they evolved into Supremes — the overlords of an era.
“Run! She has entered the Feathering Realm. We are no match for her!”
The remaining experts of various races were scared out of their wits.
They no longer dared to harbor any greed, turning around to flee.
Tantai Qiong Hua let out a cold snort and waved her hand.
Golden runes swept out in all directions like Great Dao Chains.
Those who possessed Saint Weapons hurriedly sacrificed them to block the attack.
One by one, treasures with terrifying auras flew out from their bodies, attempting to resist Tantai Qiong Hua’s strike.
However, in the face of an Imperial Weapon, how could a Saint Weapon show its might?
The Yin-Yang Purple Qi Bottle above Tantai Qiong Hua’s head erupted with a large amount of Yin and Yang Qi, sealing their Saint Weapons in an instant.
This was also why they hadn’t used their Dharma treasures while besieging Tantai Qiong Hua earlier; in the presence of an Imperial Weapon, any Dharma treasure other than an immortal tool would find it difficult to function.
“Ah!”
For a time, Sendai Realm experts were struck by the Great Dao Chains, and screams echoed one after another.
Although this strike was clearly not as powerful as the one that killed the Barbarian Tribe expert, it still heavily injured all the Unitary Realm experts.
“Tantai Qiong Hua, consider your Tantai Family powerful today. We will remember this!”
The factions without Imperial Weapons took their Sendai Realm cultivators and fled into the distance.
Although they weren’t dead, they had lost almost all their combat effectiveness.
If they didn’t leave, they would surely die.
After they fled, Tantai Qiong Hua glanced at the Flame Tribe.
The people of the Flame Tribe did not retreat immediately.
“What? Flame Tribe, do you want to test my methods?”
The Flame Tribe expert thought for a moment before using the power of their Imperial Weapon to wrap around the Flame Tribe cultivators, retreating in a ball of fire.
At this point, their crisis was resolved.
After confirming they had all left, Tantai Qiong Hua slowly landed, and the Feathering Realm aura on her body began to dissipate.
The power from Xiao Lan and the others was also withdrawn from Tantai Qiong Hua’s body.
She turned around and looked at the soul bodies of the five wives, her face full of longing.
“Sister Yun! You all…”
Tantai Qiong Hua hurriedly flew over, wanting to grasp them.
However, she passed right through their bodies.
This caused Tantai Qiong Hua to stiffen again, a strong sense of sadness welling up in her heart.
“Husband, do not be sad. We sisters are very happy to be able to protect you one more time as soul bodies,” Lady Yun said with a gentle smile. She reached out a translucent hand and lightly caressed Tantai Qiong Hua’s cheek.
“That’s right, Husband. You should thank that child Chun’er. She used the Heavenly God Pen to strip our soul remnants from the world and seal them within the painting. Only then could we appear again.”
Another wife immediately explained the reason why they were able to manifest once more.
When these words were spoken, Tantai Qiong Hua was greatly shocked.
Although she knew the Heavenly God Pen was an immortal tool from the Ancient Immortal Era with very special effects, the Wang Family had researched it for many years and felt its effects were limited.
If it truly possessed such power, the Wang Family would never have given the pen to Su Chun.
To be able to strip away the soul imprints left in the world by the deceased, seal them in a painting, and even allow them to manifest — what kind of method was that?
After the five wives finished speaking, they smiled at each other.
Their figures turned into points of spiritual light, becoming nine-colored flowing lights once more.
They soared into the sky, broke through the void, and returned to the Family Portrait in Zichen Hall back in Meng Hua Zhou.
“Husband, don’t be sad anymore. We should go regroup with Chun’er and the others.”
Xiao Lan hurried over and patted Tantai Qiong Hua’s shoulder to comfort her.
Meanwhile, Su Chun, who was inside the Chaos Spring, was still completely unaware of this.
“Mother, Mama, that terrifying aura just now seemed to be released by Grandmother, right?”
Tantai Qing and the others stood before the rift, looking toward the direction of Tantai Qiong Hua and the others with worry.
“That seemed to be the energy fluctuation of our Tantai Family’s secret technique, the Nine Yin Facing the Sun Formation. Did Mother use a secret technique to deal with a powerful enemy? But that doesn’t make sense. Aunt Yun and the other four passed away many years ago. They shouldn’t be able to use such a secret technique anymore.”
Tantai Xuan was also somewhat confused.
This secret technique was very demanding; it wouldn’t work if even one person was missing.
Time passed bit by bit.
About one hour later, Tantai Qiong Hua and the others appeared in the valley, dragging their injured bodies.
“Mother? Mama?”
Tantai Xuan saw Tantai Qiong Hua and the others arrive and immediately showed a look of surprise and joy, hurrying forward to meet them.
Tantai Qiong Hua asked immediately, “Chun’er is inside, right?”
Tantai Xuan nodded.
“That’s good. I won’t waste words with you for now. We’ve suffered significant injuries and need to mediate and adjust our breathing. Make sure to protect this area and do not let any other factions approach.”
After Tantai Qiong Hua finished speaking, she flew down with Xiao Lan and the others and began to sit in meditation to heal their wounds.