Chapter 279: The Might of Patriarch Nether Whisper!
Hiss!
The moment [Patriarch Nether Whisper] looked over, Ye Tao of the Sword Pavilion felt a chill rush straight to the top of his skull, his eyes filled with wariness.
[Patriarch Nether Whisper].
This was the main reason Lu Yang hadn’t sacrificed the Foundation Establishment demons he killed to the sword but had chosen to collect them into the Myriad Spirits Banner and turn them into banner spirits.
To be fair, the current [Patriarch Nether Whisper] was no longer what he used to be. Escaping from a Perfected Lord and clinging to life for five lifetimes had long exhausted his past foundation. Even if he wanted to battle others, his spirit was willing but his flesh was weak. He could only bully Lu Yang back when he was still a small Qi Refining cultivator.
However, this deficiency wasn’t entirely irreparable.
[Yama Hall]!
This secret technique, once considered a trump card by Lu Yang, was precisely why Lu Yang dared to enter meditation under everyone’s gaze and wholeheartedly refine the Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends!
“Lu Yang… this kid’s cultivation is still lacking.”
[Patriarch Nether Whisper] sighed. “The most important thing for the [Yama Hall] is balanced cultivation. Why did he gather eight Initial Stage Foundation Establishment and one Middle Stage Foundation Establishment?”
Seven Initial Stage Foundation Establishment demons, plus [Chen Xin’an].
And the Middle Stage Foundation Establishment [Sui Ling].
At this moment, these nine banner spirits stood behind [Patriarch Nether Whisper]. Their figures gradually blurred, transforming into a majestic palace hall presenting various scenes of Yama.
Impermanence demanding lives, ghost messengers hooking souls.
Judges dispensing rewards and punishments, wandering gods patrolling the heavens.
“And it lacks the support of Earth Veins… forget it.”
[Patriarch Nether Whisper] looked indifferent. He pinched his fingers to calculate, then shook his head. “If I slightly modify the secret technique, it should be barely usable.”
With this thought, the nine originally disharmonious banner spirits instantly underwent a change. The aura of the Middle Stage Foundation Establishment [Sui Ling] suddenly plummeted, while the auras of the other eight banner spirits surged simultaneously. As one fell and the others rose, they unexpectedly re-established a balance, no longer showing any flaws.
Boom!
In the next second, the gate of the fully formed [Yama Hall] opened and closed. Instantly, everyone present felt the world spin before their eyes.
When they came back to their senses, they had already fallen into the [Yama Hall]!
“Amitabha…”
Under the rolling Yin Baleful Qi, Hui Ku was not alarmed but delighted. After all, dealing with these evil entities was what his Pure Land excelled at. He became much calmer.
Thinking this, he immediately chanted the Buddha’s name loudly: “Evil creature!”
As his voice fell, Hui Ku opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of scarlet raging fire. Carrying waves of heat, it instantly engulfed a small part of the [Yama Hall].
This fire was named [Cleansing World Karmic Fire].
As the name suggested, this item specifically countered Yin Baleful karma. Once any Yin evil entity was touched by this fire, they would immediately become its fuel, unable to extricate themselves.
However, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] glanced at it and smiled coldly. In the next second, the originally hall-filling Yin Baleful Qi suddenly changed, manifesting streaks of heavenly light. It became open and aboveboard, transforming from Yin Baleful to Yang Spirit, extinguishing the Karmic Fire like Mount Tai crushing down!
This scene left Hui Ku dumbfounded.
“What is this?!”
Perfectly good Yin Baleful Qi—how did it suddenly turn into Yang Spirit? Is there any logic to reversing Yin and Yang? Even if possible, why had he never heard of it before?
Actually, he couldn’t be blamed.
After all, this method was comprehended by [Patriarch Nether Whisper] after personally witnessing Chong Guang [Seeking Golden Core] and seeing him reverse the Chen Earth of the world.
“Pity it can’t compare to the original.”
[Patriarch Nether Whisper] shook his head. “Reversing Yin Baleful is already my limit. To reverse the attributes of Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends, one must have a Dao Fruit.”
“But it’s enough to deal with you bald donkeys.”
The next second, countless fierce ghosts walked out of the [Yama Hall]. But now, draped in Yang Spirit, they looked like heavenly soldiers and generals.
“Kill!”
The soldiers swarmed forward, instantly drowning Hui Ku. While wretchedly defending, Hui Ku turned to Cheng Tinggui beside him.
“Isn’t this false holding method from your Dao Court?”
“Break it quickly!”
“I…”
Cheng Tinggui’s face flushed red. He had long been trying to find the flaws in the [Yama Hall]. But to his helplessness, although this secret technique originated from their Dao Court’s official position false holding art, as a local Dao Court cultivator, he unexpectedly couldn’t find a single flaw in the [Yama Hall]!
…How is this possible!
Cheng Tinggui was dumbfounded. Even if he occasionally spotted a flaw, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] would just glance at him and easily patch it up!
How are we supposed to fight this?!
Just then, the sound of a sword hum rang out.
It was Ye Tao making his move. He looked at [Patriarch Nether Whisper] with a grave expression. “I didn’t expect you, remnant, to still be alive. I can’t let you live today!”
Hearing this, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] raised his eyebrows slightly. “…Still dare to call me a remnant?”
The next second, [Patriarch Nether Whisper]’s figure vanished from the spot. When he reappeared, he had already landed right in front of Ye Tao, a large hand grabbing fiercely at him!
“Slash!”
Seeing this, Ye Tao immediately drove his Sword Pellet to slash. But a shocking scene occurred: His Sword Pellet was actually caught by [Patriarch Nether Whisper]!
Boundless sword light erupted but couldn’t tear [Patriarch Nether Whisper]’s palm at all. Instead, he swallowed it all. The Sword Pellet, which should have cut through anything, fell into his hand like a harmless jade bead. With just a pinch of two fingers, it suddenly emitted crackling explosive sounds!
“Demon, what evil art is this?!”
Ye Tao watched with splitting eyes. This Sword Pellet was tied to his cultivation and heart’s blood. Once damaged, he himself would suffer considerable harm!
“Wait… something’s wrong!”
“I don’t seem to have used a sword technique just now? My divine ability didn’t seem to work either?” Ye Tao cleared his mind, only then discovering in horror what a stupid thing he had done.
[Patriarch Nether Whisper] certainly couldn’t pinch a Sword Pellet with his hand.
In fact, he had personally delivered the Sword Pellet into his hand!
But why?
While Ye Tao was still horrified, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] sighed.
“Pity. Even within the [Yama Hall], I can only do a simple imitation. I haven’t penetrated its profundity yet. As expected, is it related to the Dao Fruit?”
He was imitating the [Knowledge-Perception Barrier].
As the banner spirit of the Myriad Spirits Banner, he had witnessed everything Lu Yang experienced. Naturally, he had plenty of time and opportunity to comprehend such miraculous means.
And he actually achieved some success!
After all, the Shaman Ghost Dao back then was just a small sect. It only had one great divine ability for breaking through to Foundation Establishment. What did [Patriarch Nether Whisper] rely on to fight Foundation Establishment cultivators?
He relied on his comprehension!
Comprehending others’ Life-Bound Divine Abilities and Innate Divine Abilities, imitating and utilizing them with techniques, turning the rotten into the miraculous—this was a method only [Patriarch Nether Whisper] possessed!
Crack!
The next second, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] directly crushed Ye Tao’s Sword Pellet. This Middle Stage Foundation Establishment sword cultivator instantly vomited blood, his aura withering in a flash.
On the other side, Hui Ku and Cheng Tinggui also struggled to fight back.
Even just falsely holding the position of Middle Stage Foundation Establishment with the [Yama Hall] and fighting one against three, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] actually managed to firmly hold the upper hand!
Such combat power was only slightly inferior to Lu Yang’s.
If Lu Yang had such combat power because of [Tribulation Wave], because of the Rank 2 True Art, and because of the massive stats piled up by various accessories…
Then [Patriarch Nether Whisper] was much simpler.
His fighting relied entirely on talent!
But just then.
“Amitabha!”
Suddenly, a magnificent Buddhist chant like thunder came from outside the [Yama Hall]. Then, a large hand descended from the clouds out of thin air.
Boom!
With just this strike, the [Yama Hall], which was originally enough to trap three Middle Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, was torn directly open. Seeing this, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] narrowed his eyes.
“Great Perfected One…”
The first one unable to sit still was, in the end, the Pure Land!
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