But now?
The strange phenomena surrounding Zi Linling had completely shattered their understanding.
Ye Lingyuan, Xuanyuan Zhe, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin had retreated to the side when the Demon Ant King was forced back into human form.
Originally, the great net woven by the Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon and the Scripture of Creation had been enough to shock them.
But at this moment, when they saw these two forces, they realized what it meant to be a dwarf before a giant.
Although they did not know the names of the forces of creation and destruction, it did not prevent them from feeling their terrifying power.
The power of creation was on the left, and the power of destruction was on the right, connecting the Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon and the Scripture of Creation into a square net.
The net continuously contracted, binding the thirty-three demon kings trapped within tightly together.
At this very moment, Zi Linling, who had her eyes closed, suddenly opened them, and her hands began to form seals rapidly.
Terrifyingly, her eyes were no longer white-eyed, only the pitch-black pupils remained.
Within the darkness, two discs were clearly reflected—the sun in the left eye, and the moon in the right!
A deathly aura immediately enveloped the thirty-three demon kings, and they struggled violently.
However, it was all in vain.
Could a net woven from four supreme powers be broken by them?
Zi Linling extended her right hand, and a weapon of strange design suddenly appeared in her palm.
The Blade of Judgment!
Her right hand slowly closed its five fingers, and the Blade of Judgment leaped with joy.
"Judgment!"
"Slay the Demons!"
Zi Linling's cold voice echoed within the Chaos Array.
At this moment, she was like a god of death, making the thirty-three demon kings tremble with fear.
The Blade of Judgment descended slowly.
The Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon and the Scripture of Creation automatically made way.
Though the movement appeared slow, the thirty-three demon kings had no way to evade it.
A chilling, cold light slowly pierced their bodies.
There was no sound, but the bodies of the thirty-three demon kings began to vanish bit by bit, without even a drop of blood flowing out.
Along with them, the surging demonic energy within the Chaos Array also disappeared.
With the thirty-three demon kings and the demonic energy gone, the Chaos Array was immediately restored to clarity.
Nine Absolute Peak ceased its absorption of external spiritual and law power, and the black hole in the sky gradually dissipated.
The heart-stopping aura on the Tianyuan Continent also vanished, and people finally relaxed.
The Misty Forest returned to its calm state, with only the faint mist and withered trees, seemingly no change otherwise.
The Boundless Sea also returned to its tranquil waves, only that the spiritual energy within it had thinned considerably.
As the light of the Chaos Array receded, a faint cracking sound was heard. Five rays of light spun once and then shot out of Nine Absolute Peak.
The remaining four rays of light, "Whoosh," shot into the bodies of Ye Lingyuan, Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin.
With the departure of the Nine Absolute Artifacts, the sealed land was also about to disappear.
The Human Emperor's Medicinal Canon, the Scripture of Creation, the power of creation, and the power of destruction rapidly returned to Zi Linling's body.
At this moment, Zi Linling had already fallen into a coma.
Without the support of these divine artifacts, the sealed land began to collapse rapidly.
"Not good! This place is going to collapse!"
Ye Lingyuan shouted, flashed to Zi Linling's side, scooped her into his arms, and rushed towards the entrance.
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin did not dare to delay and followed Ye Lingyuan at full speed.
Without the restraint of the Chaos Array, the entrance no longer required verification by the innate divine artifacts.
Therefore, the four easily broke through the cliff.
From across the cliff, they could naturally hear the rumbling sounds from within.
Ye Lingyuan and the other three did not dare to stop, continuing to flee further away.
Soon, huge cracks appeared on the cliff face behind them, followed by a "boom," and the entire base of Nine Absolute Peak turned into rubble.
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin were filled with lingering fear. If they hadn't run fast, they would have been crushed at the base of Nine Absolute Peak.
However, although they escaped, Nine Absolute Peak had become shorter.
Ye Lingyuan looked back at the collapsed base of Nine Absolute Peak, then looked down at the unconscious Zi Linling in his arms, his eyes filled with heartache.
Xuanyuan Zhe clicked his tongue and asked, "Lord of Nether Abyss, what should we do now?"
Rong Guang and Shangguan Yulin also came closer, awaiting Ye Lingyuan's reply.
After Zi Linling fell into a coma, Ye Lingyuan naturally became their backbone.
"Return to Tianyuan first!"
Ye Lingyuan uttered four words indifferently and then walked forward, carrying Zi Linling.
The place he was heading was naturally the teleportation passage he and Zi Linling had discovered.
When the five reappeared at the spatial node in the Misty Forest, the moon in the sky had reached its fullest.
In other words, the day of the convergence of the Seven Stars was imminent.
Fortunately, Zi Linling had annihilated the thirty-three demon kings in one fell swoop, eliminating future trouble. Otherwise, tonight, the Tianyuan Continent would have been devastated.
However, when they saw the familiar yet somewhat strange Misty Forest, they couldn't help but sigh.
It would take at least a hundred years for this Misty Forest to fully recover.
This hundred years, for mortals, was a lifetime, but for cultivators like them, it was merely a flick of the wrist.
Ye Lingyuan suddenly remembered that in another month, it would be Zi Linling's sixteenth birthday.
Originally, he had planned to hold a grand wedding for Zi Linling when she turned fifteen and came of age.
But he had never expected that their trip to the Tianyuan Continent would take more than half a year.
Although he had prepared a gift for Zi Linling's coming-of-age ceremony, there was still no wedding.
Furthermore, even during their time on the Divine Continent, they spent little time together.
Never mind!
Since they had returned to the Tianyuan Continent, the wedding should be put on the agenda.
But all of this would have to wait until Zi Linling woke up.
Time flew by, and three days had passed. Zi Linling showed no signs of waking up.
This greatly worried Ye Lingyuan and frightened Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin.
In the Tianyuan Imperial Palace, at Fengqi Palace.
This was Zi Linling's former sleeping quarters.
Ye Lingyuan, dressed in dragon robes, looked extremely grim.
He carefully helped Zi Linling up, placed his palms against her back, and continuously channeled his spiritual power into her.
This was not the first time he had transferred spiritual power.
For thirty out of the thirty-six hours over the past three days, he had been doing so.
Because he had done the same when Zi Linling had fainted from excessive exertion before.
But this time, Zi Linling, who should have woken up after three days, showed no signs of awakening.
If it weren't for her steady breathing, as if she were deeply asleep, Ye Lingyuan would have gone to the underworld to wreak havoc.