ninety thousand miles

Chapter 721 Pillar of Heaven

Ten years ago, the way of Heaven changed.

Yingfeng Zhenxian underwent a rebirth in the Nine Seas, forging a new path and reaffirming her status as a Zhenxian. Thus, this world gained an extra thousand years of precarious existence.

But the process of the great calamity was accelerated.

At that time, Li Chuan stirred up unrest in the border region in Jiuhai.

The previously silent, spreading calamity energy erupted violently. This calamity energy did not disappear with the fading of the nine stars' radiance; it scattered to every corner of the world, from which clusters of demons sprouted.

These demons are different from ordinary demons; they are born from the shadows.

At first, they were weak, easily killed by ordinary human warriors. But soon, the world discovered they were unkillable; they had simply retreated into the shadows. When they reappeared, their strength and intelligence had increased. Ten years later, powerful demons capable of confronting high-level cultivators head-on have emerged.

In these ten years, the separation between immortals and mortals has been eliminated, and news from above occasionally arrives. Many immortals and cultivators believe that these demons are related to the immortal Weng Xian who disappeared in the Nine Stars of Light.

Yingfeng and Daizong also disappeared at that time.

Therefore, many people believe that the battle between these three true immortals is still ongoing—they are all within the Heavenly Dao, constantly proving their own Dao.

As demons grew stronger, they gradually organized and formed a power base. Later, some demons and cultivators had their minds stolen and were assimilated by the demons. Then, traitors emerged.

Over the course of ten years, hundreds of thousands of lives were lost at the hands of demons.

So, how much will they grow in ten years, or a hundred years?

Li Chuan dared not think about it.

We need to mend the sky.

Li Chuan decided to do this.

He tried it once ten years ago.

He had already climbed to the top of Tianzhu Mountain and could see the path leading to Zhongshan Mountain.

As he took his first step toward that path, the tribulation lightning struck without warning.

The ripples of the sound of the kettle shattered instantly.

He had no means of self-protection or resistance.

The Wenjing (纹经) remains unchanged.

The little mouse shielded him from the first bolt of lightning.

Gong Wuguang rescued him.

Ten years ago in Jiuhai, if he had chosen the first option, Yingfeng would have definitely made her move after Weng Xian broke free from the shackles of Xinyuan. She would have devoured Weng Xian's path and then faced that beam of light.

Maybe she can win.

But the choice has already been made.

It was Li Chuan who chose the third option for this world, so he has to take responsibility. Either he repairs the Heavenly Dao, or he dies. There is no other possibility.

The pond, which had always been illuminated by the light of the Heavenly Pillar, suddenly became dark and mottled.

Wen Gu should be the first to notice the changes, and then Jiang Mei.

Jiang Mei summoned the Abyss Fire Mirror, and runes on the ground flickered, a barrier rose, and the formation that the Xuanmen had set up in the fertile pool began to operate.

A line of shadow spread out, forming black vortexes, from which came tremendous roars, and a black behemoth crawled out of the vortexes.

"Is that the demon that slaughtered Xiangcheng last time?" Luo Xueli recognized the giant beast.

“I’ll go,” Wen Gu said, heading towards the giant beast.

Countless demons rose from the shadows behind the giant beast.

Wen Guying snorted coldly, his sword energy sweeping across the air like a raging torrent, cutting through the shadows and repelling the demons behind the giant beast. Then, he turned and blocked, his sword precisely striking the giant beast's sharp horns.

The giant beast retreated, and Wen Gu should also retreat.

After the man and the beast created some distance between themselves, Wen Guying unleashed the Tianqi Sword. Red light flowed across the sword, and streaks of scorching sword energy raced through the demons like lightning. Wherever the sword light flashed, the demons shattered.

Wen Gu looked at the giant beast, and the countless sword shadows transformed into a massive sword aura, pressing down on the beast. In an instant, the heavens and earth were pierced by that sword shadow.

The sword shadow enveloped the giant beast, which stopped retreating and swelled in size, facing the sword energy that carried an astonishing aura head-on.

Zhu Qingyun, Goose Master, and Yu Chen all flew into the air, using the power of the formation to resist the ever-growing demons. "Aren't you going up?" Jiang Bai asked Jiang Song.

“I’ll wait a bit,” Jiang Song said, pressing down hard on Jiang Bai’s shoulder. “You wait too.”

Luo Xueli also stopped Gong Er and Pang San, saying, "Don't move yet." He looked at Tianzhu and said, "Their target is Li Chuan."

"Who leaked the message?" Gong Er asked angrily.

“Now is not the time to dwell on that. Now… we need to find a way to stop them, at least temporarily.” Luo Xueli threw a pair of dice upwards. As the dice rolled, the shadows on the ground gradually shrank and disappeared.

Li Chuan has already risen very high.

"The weather is really nice today," he thought.

Although it was drizzling, the sky was not gloomy; under the sunlight, it had a clear, light blue hue.

At this moment, he had already reached the top of the Heavenly Pillar. The golden leaf gently fell into his palm, returning to its butterfly spirit form.

The rain is getting heavier.

Fine lightning bolts darted through the clouds like silver snakes.

Li Chuan drew his golden sword, closed his eyes again, as if he were contemplating something.

A moment later, he raised his sword and pointed it straight at the sky. In an instant, a hundred-foot bolt of lightning tore through the sky and rushed towards him like a dragon.

The golden sword drew in lightning. At the same time, in the world of points and lines, the light blade rapidly sliced ​​through the various structures that made up the tribulation lightning. For similar structures, as long as he broke through one, the others would scatter and melt into the celestial pillar.

The lightning bolts thundered as they fell one after another, only to vanish silently.

One way, two ways...

Seventy-nine, eighty.

There's one more.

Li Chuan opened his eyes, and everything in the fertile pool was within his sight.

The dice rolled. In the illusion, demons slaughtered each other. Outside the illusion, an array separated the shadows, and everyone within the array was doing their utmost to slay the demons.

In the rain, two swords, one blue and one white, fluttered in the air.

The final bolt of lightning.

Li Chuan rubbed the Heavenly Sound Pot.

A gentle, soothing sound rang out from the teapot.

He felt many eyes were on him.

A massive bolt of lightning tore through the azure sky, and a ferocious lightning serpent slithered down violently.

The sound of the kettle rang out steadily, gradually drowning out the thunder. The thunder subsided and subsided amidst the ripples, eventually transforming into a wisp of light.

The sky was clear and blue.

Li Chuan looked down.

The shimmering light dispersed, like a gentle dew falling into the shadows. The demons touched by the dew instantly exploded like a red mist, then vanished without a trace.

The path leading to Zhongshan unfolded before him once again, and just as he was about to step onto it, Li Chuan heard Gong Er's voice.

He turned his head.

"Big brother..."

I can't hear clearly what happened afterwards.

Li Chuan withdrew his gaze and looked at the path. Just as he was about to step onto it, Gong Er and Pang San's voices suddenly became clear.

"Scholar, you must not die!"

"Scholar, you must not die!"

That's what they were shouting. Li Chuan sensed that he was smiling.

He nodded, waved to them, and then strode forward.

(End of this chapter)