Chapter 194: Things Have Escalated!
It wasn’t until this moment that Lu Yang’s setup finally yielded the desired result— inciting a great war among the four parties so he could reap the benefits as the fisherman.
If things continued like this, he would undoubtedly become the final victor.
However, without a doubt, the killing intent of Heaven and Earth, which had been locked onto him from the start with the intent that [Lu Yang dies overseas], would never allow such a thing to happen.
Thus, the incident escalated.
Just like [Wu Cang killing Lu Yang] in his past life—when Wu Cang was no match for Lu Yang, the killing intent of Heaven and Earth caused a Dao Sin to possess Wu Cang.
The same was true in this life.
The moment Lu Yang used four ounces of force to deflect a thousand pounds, forcefully relying on his Divine Abilities to trigger a war among the four parties, the killing intent of Heaven and Earth began to push for a brand-new variable.
At this very moment, Ying Tongshou, his heart clouded by tribulation qi, took out the glittering golden imperial edict, preparing to suppress Daoist Blood Demon. And just as Daoist Blood Demon intended to fight to the death, that imperial edict suddenly erupted with a dazzling golden light. In that instant, everyone present froze!
The same thought surfaced in everyone’s mind.
Someone was looking over.
Jiangdong Dao Court, at the break of dawn.
It was the time when the golden crow spits out the sun, the moment just before rising. Only a few rays of residual light were slowly rising from the horizon, illuminating a towering palace.
[Tianwu Hall]
Inside this palace hall, beneath layers of curtains, stood a young man in yellow robes. He had a slender figure and a handsome appearance.
Suddenly, the yellow-robed youth opened his eyes and let out a soft exclamation. For a moment, the Coiled Dragon Pillars everywhere in [Tianwu Hall] reacted. The dragon sculptures, which should have been mere carvings, seemed to come alive one by one, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws as they looked towards the youth from afar.
A single thought, a single action—all generated echoes.
Looking throughout Jiangdong, there was only one person who possessed such strangeness. That was the Dao Court Emperor of this generation, the Tianwu Imperial Clan member, the sovereign father of the hundreds of millions of people in Jiangdong.
At this moment, he, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them.
Unlike ordinary people, the Tianwu Imperial Clan’s bloodline was special. The imperial descendants were born with a pair of emerald eyes. At this moment, his gaze impressively crossed thousands of miles of territory!
Almost simultaneously, within [Blood Demon Island].
As the gaze of the Dao Court Emperor was cast over, the imperial edict in Ying Tongshou’s hand also floated up into the air. Reflecting the heavenly light, it projected the silhouette of a figure with hands clasped behind his back.
A thought becomes an incarnation!
In fact, this wasn’t even an incarnation. It was merely a gaze projected by that Dao Court Emperor from the far end of the horizon, not even one-billionth of his mighty power!
Yet even so, the instant this incarnation of the Dao Court Emperor emerged, Ying Tongshou knelt on the ground without a second word. On the other side, Perfected One Blood Demon and Ye Xingfeng, who were originally standing in mid-air, also stumbled. Their escaping lights dissipated, and they fell directly from the sky onto the ground.
Only Elder Lin of the Immortal Alliance was different.
Not only did he not lose his composure, but he also straightened his back. His brows unfurrowed, and his demeanor became arrogant and wild. In the blink of an eye, he had transformed into the appearance of a young man!
“Hahaha! Finally, finally let me out!”
Elder Lin… or rather, the Dao Sin of Perfected One Primordial, laughed towards the sky at this moment. The aura on his body rose rapidly, surprisingly not inferior to the clone of the Dao Court Emperor in the slightest!
“Interesting…”
Seeing this scene, the clone of the Dao Court Emperor couldn’t help but look over, revealing a look of surprise. “To think there is still a Dao Sin remaining in the world overseas.”
Two existences involving the Golden Core!
Although one was a clone formed from a gaze, and the other was a Dao Sin formed from a failure to seek the Golden Core, for those at the Foundation Establishment stage, it was still an attack from a higher dimension!
However, this was not the end.
Clang, clang!
In the next second, a dazzling sword light also erupted from Ye Xingfeng’s body. It came from a small jade sword hanging at his waist.
Meanwhile, at the Jiangnan Sword Pavilion.
On Extreme Sky Cliff.
It was still that young Perfected Lord with red lips and white teeth, pressing his sword across his knees, eyes closed in silence. Behind him, several Perfected Ones of the Sword Pavilion were conversing.
“Perfected One Tian Xing has been overseas for some time now.”
“Why hasn’t he returned yet?”
“After all, it is a Perfected One from the Demonic Path. It is normal for them to be difficult to kill. Perfected One Tian Xing also has the Sword Intent left by the Perfected Lord in his hand; there shouldn’t be any problems.”
“That makes sense…”
Before the words fell, a soft sound suddenly spread across Extreme Sky Cliff.
In an instant, all the Perfected Ones subconsciously held their breath, then looked nervously toward the front of the cliff, at that young man with red lips and white teeth.
Then, everyone watched in shock as the young Perfected Lord, who had closed his eyes over a hundred years ago and had never opened them since, actually opened his eyes at this moment. They reflected a brilliant light like stars, staring straight at them as he spoke calmly, “What year is it tonight?”
“Greetings to [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde]!”
Facing the salutations of the group of Perfected Ones, the young Perfected Lord merely nodded. He then slowly stood up and performed a brief calculation, after which his brows gradually furrowed.
“Xingfeng… enticed by tribulation fate. Is it because of Nether Whisper?”
Mentioning the name [Nether Whisper], the young Perfected Lord’s expression darkened visibly. The joy of just exiting seclusion was also clouded by a few shades of gloom.
A thousand years had passed, and few people now knew of Patriarch Nether Whisper. Even if they knew, few understood how stunning Patriarch Nether Whisper was back then. However, as Patriarch Nether Whisper’s direct competitor and Dao Rival from those days, the young Perfected Lord would never forget the shock the other party had brought him.
At that time, nether whisper was merely a cultivator from a small sect, just having reached Foundation Establishment, and had not yet reincarnated.
And him? A Great Perfected One of the Sword Pavilion. After bitterly cultivating for four lifetimes to perfect his Divine Abilities, he had already begun planning his ascension to the throne… one could even say he was only a step away.
The gap was so large that he hadn’t paid any attention to Patriarch Nether Whisper at first.
Then, Patriarch Nether Whisper caught up.
Over a hundred years ago, he was still in seclusion preparing to seek the Golden Core. Over a hundred years later, he learned that a Foundation Establishment cultivator from a small sect was preparing to seek the Golden Core just like him.
Was this even human?
What was even more absurd was that just as he relied on the advantage accumulated over time to attain the Dao Fruit one step ahead—thinking it was just a false alarm and that he could sit back and relax from then on—that guy named nether whisper actually found another way and discovered a method to temporarily hold the Golden Position!
Thus, the young Perfected Lord took action.
With one slash of his sword, he eliminated the future trouble forever… However, what he hadn’t expected was that in the twilight years of this life, he would actually hear the name nether whisper again!
“A lingering ghost…”
The young Perfected Lord exhaled deeply and calculated again. Soon, more relevant intelligence emerged, finally locking onto a person’s name.
“…Lu Yang? Heaven emits killing intent?”
Thinking of this, the young Perfected Lord looked up at the dome of the sky and nodded slightly. “Since that is the case, I will comply with Heaven’s Mandate and remove this hidden danger.”
In the next second, a thought moved in his mind.
Almost simultaneously, on [Blood Demon Island], the small jade sword at Ye Xingfeng’s waist shone brightly. The phantom of the young Perfected Lord actually walked out from it with his hands behind his back!
Another Perfected Lord incarnation!
And as the Dao Court Emperor, the Sword Pavilion Perfected Lord, and the Primordial Dao Sin formed a three-way confrontation, the entire [Embrace and Guard Mountain] finally could not bear the burden and welcomed its collapse.
Lu Yang’s figure appeared not far away.
On the other side was Guang Ming, who had taken nothing and done nothing after entering the Secret Realm. Yet at this moment, his eyes were already overflowing with Buddha light.
He had ultimately lost to the “True Self.”
Under the Buddha light, [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon] of the Pure Land strode out, a compassionate smile on his face. The sound of Zen chanting suddenly resonated between Heaven and Earth.
Just then, the void suddenly cracked open.
“Audacious!”
In the next second, Daoist Hong Yun, at the Perfection of Foundation Establishment, walked out with his hands behind his back, his aura surging to the heavens. “Where did these petty thieves come from? How dare you… dare… dare…”
His voice gradually trailed off.
In mid-air, the clone of the Dao Court Emperor, the clone of the Pure Land Bodhisattva, the clone of the Sword Pavilion Perfected Lord, and the Dao Abomination of Perfected One Primordial—all four parties looked up at Daoist Hong Yun simultaneously—
“Who did you say is audacious!?”
Hearing this, Daoist Hong Yun looked at the four of them with a face full of confusion.
“…Huh?”
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