Lord Saint Yang was furious, or more accurately, enraged!
He had specifically come this time riding the Great Sun Dragon Carriage bestowed by the Nine Heavens, bringing with him a hundred Heavenly Domain Elders and tens of millions of Heavenly Domain Immortal Officials. With such a grand and imposing entourage arriving in the Primordial World, it was one thing for Mo Ruyi, the Lord of the Immortal Dynasty, to not give him face, but now even the Shangqing Sect dared to disrespect him.
How could this not infuriate Lord Saint Yang?
The Immortal Dynasty of the Primordial World was not under the jurisdiction of the Immortal Court Residence. Lord Saint Yang might not dare to move against Mo Ruyi, but that did not mean he dared not touch the Shangqing Sect of the Primordial World. Even if the sect master of Shangqing Sect was a Heavenly Immortal and the direct disciple of the Heavenly Dao Female Sect Lady, he still did not take her seriously.
Just as he had said, if the Heavenly Dao was unjust, he would consider the heavens dead.
Moreover, in his heart, the Great Sun Radiance Immortal Dao was the true overlord of the Great Dao.
"This old master orders you to present the Shangqing Sect, solely to search for traces of that criminal disciple You Di. If you stubbornly refuse to present it, this old master cannot help but suspect you are deliberately sheltering that criminal disciple You Di."
Lord Saint Yang roared majestically, "As the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Domain, I am both the master of the Heavenly Domain Laws and the ruler of the Immortal Dao. I have the duty to protect the order of the Lingluo Heavenly Domain and the responsibility to safeguard the safety of all living beings. Now, in my capacity as Grand Elder of the Heavenly Domain, I command you to present the Shangqing Tower!"
Opposite him.
Yunwan's cold face showed little emotional change, appearing quite calm as she responded, "I have said, I have never seen You Di, nor has he ever come to Shangqing Sect. As for the Shangqing Tower, it is the supreme treasure of our Shangqing Sect. Outsiders are not permitted to enter."
"This old master asks you one more time: will you present it or not!"
"I beg your pardon, but I cannot comply."
"How dare you!"
Lord Saint Yang flew into a rage, bellowing furiously.
Under normal circumstances, he might have tried persuasion with reason and emotion, speaking of grand principles concerning the world and its people. However, now he had neither the patience to persuade nor to reason. He growled, "Since you remain obstinate and deluded, do not blame this old master for enforcing the Heavenly Domain Laws!"
As his words fell, Lord Saint Yang shouted, "Yanze!"
"Your subordinate is here."
A middle-aged man stepped forward. This man had an imposing, dignified face and held a silver-white command token in both hands.
His Dao title was Yanze.
He was the Immortal Dao Law Enforcement Commander of the Immortal Court Residence, commanding all enforcers of Immortal Dao Laws. One could say he held military power and was one of Lord Saint Yang's capable lieutenants. The command token in his hand was none other than the token of Immortal Dao Laws. With this token, he could enforce the Immortal Dao Laws.
"Sect Master Yunwan of Shangqing Sect is suspected of sheltering You Di. Seize her!"
"As you command!"
Upon receiving the order, Yanze shouted, "All Immortal Dao Law Enforcers, heed the order!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A group of eighteen Immortal Dao Law Enforcers stepped forward, also holding Immortal Dao Law command tokens.
"Follow me to seize the Sect Master of Shangqing Sect!"
Opposite them.
Yunwan remained unmoved, her cold countenance still expressionless. Even as Lord Saint Yang had ordered the enforcement of Immortal Dao Laws, she acted as if she hadn't heard.
However, at that moment, a thunderous rebuke suddenly rang out.
"This old woman would like to see who dares to act today!"
Accompanying this voice was the gathering of dark clouds, lightning flashes, and thunderclaps.
Frenzied dark clouds surged like a tsunami, churning with towering waves in the sky, while the lightning and thunder within were like furious dragons roiling the seas.
Witnessing this scene, everyone present was greatly alarmed.
Whether it was the onlookers, the Heavenly Domain Elders and Immortal Officials, or even Yanze and the other Law Enforcement Commanders, even Lord Saint Yang's expression changed repeatedly. For everyone could feel that within the tsunami-like dark clouds and the dragon-like lightning lay a rolling Heavenly Might.
Heavenly Might?
How could it be Heavenly Might?
Just as the crowd was terrified, four figures rushed out from within Shangqing Sect.
An elderly-looking woman walked at the front, leaning on a cane. Behind her stood three people. Like Yanze and the other Law Enforcement Commanders, these three also held command tokens.
The difference was that the tokens held by Yanze and the other Law Enforcement Commanders were silver-white, imbued with the might of the Great Sun Radiance Immortal Dao.
The tokens held by the three behind the old woman, however, were black and white in color. The tokens themselves contained a vast, boundless, rolling Heavenly Might!
And what was even more shocking was that these three individuals' Heavenly Dao tokens were not law enforcement tokens, but guardian tokens.
In other words, these three were actually Heavenly Dao Guardians.
Wasn't it said that the Heavenly Dao was still slumbering in the Present Era?
Wasn't it said that there had been no news of Heavenly Dao personnel for ten thousand years of the Present Era?
How could Shangqing Sect still have Heavenly Dao Guardians, and a full three of them at that?
What was going on?
No one knew.
No one present understood.
Everyone was stunned by the sudden appearance of the three Heavenly Dao Guardians. The onlookers were so frightened by the vast, rolling Heavenly Might that they knelt on the ground, bowing in worship.
The Heavenly Dao was, after all, the Heavenly Dao.
It was the leader of the Great Dao that had ruled heaven and earth for countless eons.
Although the Heavenly Dao had fallen into slumber since the Ancient Era and had not awakened throughout the Present Era,
the reverence everyone held for the Heavenly Dao remained deeply ingrained.
This reverence was in their bones, their blood, their souls—passed down through generations, an innate awe.
No matter how strong one's mind and spirit, they could not change this reverence for the Heavenly Dao.
Not to mention them, even the Heavenly Domain Law Enforcers and Immortal Dao Law Enforcers present were the same, including Lord Saint Yang himself.
"It seems that throughout the ten thousand years of the Present Era, the Immortal Dao has never been idle. Its influence has truly grown larger and larger, and its reach has stretched longer and longer!"
The old woman walked forward slowly, leaning on a cyan cane. Her turbid eyes swept over the numerous Heavenly Domain Immortal Officials present and said, "A mere small Heavenly Domain actually has so many individuals holding Great Dao tokens and Heavenly Domain tokens as law enforcers. It truly broadens this old woman's horizons and leaves me in awe!"
"This old master is Lord Saint Yang, Grand Elder of the Immortal Court Residence of the Lingluo Heavenly Domain, master of the Lingluo Heavenly Domain Laws, and ruler of the Lingluo Immortal Dao Laws."
Lord Saint Yang was, after all, an ancient senior who had cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years since the Ancient Era. When the three Heavenly Dao Guardians appeared, although he was shocked internally, it was merely shock. Perhaps there was apprehension, but not yet fear. He first announced his name and status, then asked arrogantly, "May I ask who you are?"
"This old woman does not change her name whether standing or sitting. My Dao title is Lotus. I am the Heavenly Dao Ruler of this Lingluo Heavenly Domain!"
What!
She was actually the Heavenly Dao Ruler of the Lingluo Heavenly Domain?
Hearing this, everyone present was terrified.
Lord Saint Yang asked solemnly, "This old master has spent his entire life in the Lingluo Heavenly Domain. How is it I did not know there was a Heavenly Dao Ruler in the Lingluo Heavenly Domain!"
"There are too many things you do not know."
"Hmph!"
Lord Saint Yang snorted coldly. "Even if you are the Heavenly Dao Ruler of the Lingluo Heavenly Domain, you have no right to interfere with this old master's actions. I am not only the ruler of the Immortal Dao Laws but also the master of the Lingluo Heavenly Domain. The authority of a ruler supersedes all Great Daos within the Heavenly Domain!"
"The master of a Heavenly Domain has always been enfeoffed by the Nine Heavens since ancient times. Unfortunately, the Immortal Dao does not represent the Nine Heavens. It could not represent them in the past, cannot represent them now, and will not represent them in the future. Therefore, this old woman does not recognize you, this Nine Heavens-enfeoffed master of the Heavenly Domain."