Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 1320 My View and My Picture (Part 2)

'The True Lord of the Wondrous Dao...'

Boundless darkness swallowed the heavens and earth, with only streaks of mysterious light connecting heaven and earth above and the netherworld below. The cave beneath their feet stopped collapsing, and the dim grayness obscured the vision of every supernatural being.

In that instant, the divine beings standing on the sea surface froze, like thousands of statues, each with a different posture. Even the thunder and rain stopped at the moment this True Lord made his move.

The figure in the sky moved.

The enormous, all-encompassing divine body swayed, and the blood-stained dragon on its shoulder opened its eyes, revealing a faint crimson hue. A powerful force, about to burst forth, gathered in the heavens and earth.

'Mysterious Woman…'

His voice traveled through the invisible, gathering an overwhelming and powerful Daoist aura, breaking through the darkness, neither surprised nor angry, but exuding calmness and coldness.

You will defy the world.

These nine characters, like a raging river or a cleaving sword, crashed down one by one in the darkness, shaking the heavens and earth and causing the surrounding area to boil with undeniable majesty.

Dongfang Heyun stood quietly in the darkness.

The cracks on his face spread from his forehead into his body, like shattered porcelain. The cracks revealed shimmering light, allowing him to rise step by step into the air and gaze at the endless sky.

"Mysterious Maiden..."

His already eerie eyes gradually widened, his pupils contracted, turning into jet-black vertical pupils, and his sharp teeth made a grinding sound. His anger suddenly froze on his face.

The man in black stood before him, his old face displaying a complex mix of emotions, a mixture of joy and unease.

Yang Jinxin!
But he eventually reached out, pinched two fingers upwards, and placed the remaining three fingers together in a mysterious seal in front of him with great elegance.

In that earth-shattering instant, the divine power of Judge Yang of the Underworld reached its peak, his eyes turning into deep black ink as he stared intently at Dongfang Heyun before him.

The colors on the Dragon King's messenger's face dimmed, the ferocity in his eyes slowly faded, and his eyes, which had been narrowed to a single vertical pupil, gradually returned to normal.

Yang Jinxin's voice gradually softened:
"My lord...this matter has nothing to do with the Chi Yi."

"No need for me to interfere."

Upon learning of Pin Shui's scheme, the judge, who had been standing by like a spectator and coveting Dalingchuan, made a completely different move.

A response to the primordial energy!

Yang Jinxin's lips curved slightly.

Does female water prove the Way?

Can the water in the Kan River be stopped?

All these changes were beyond the expectations of the underworld, but they were also a welcome transformation. He did not care about the changing of the Water Virtue—but Xiao Chuting was no longer the same person he had been before!

He has a very high chance of attaining enlightenment!

Kan Shui!

The proper place for water.

Instead of trying to see the moon, why not try to see the sunset?
Even though the North was not the territory of the Underworld and the influence of the banished Qi was limited, and there had never been any interaction with the Yin Water, Yang Jinxin still switched sides without hesitation and stood behind this Wonderful Dao Transformation True Lord and the Nine Heavens Mysterious Female Goddess!
However, the aura emanating from Dongfang Heyun continued to churn, the light flickering once more, and a chilling intent emanated from his pupils, which had returned to normal.

"Yang Jinxin, you can't stop me by yourself."

"Tick!"

The light sound of raindrops echoed through the sky. Abruptly, the rain in the entire cave resumed its flow after everything had paused, dripping and pattering onto the solidified divine light.

Dongfang Heyun's body remained still, but his head suddenly twisted backward, moving the dark back of his head to the front, and his face looked directly behind him, where he saw the azure color that pierced through the sky and earth.

'Du…Qing…'

True Lord Lushui!

This Golden Core cultivator came from the south and instantly stood in the deep darkness!
In an instant, the rain in the sky suddenly intensified, striking the golden sea surface and blooming with a light, ethereal blue color. A chilling smile was brewing in his eyes.

As the blue light surged, a splash of color appeared in the pitch-black sky.

A white line.

The comet has arrived.

This white light, like a sharp sword, swept brilliantly across the sky, cleaving the pitch-black color in two. The sounds of war and turmoil echoed across the heavens, swirling and turning, making the blue light even brighter.

Too much.

Two beams of light arrived simultaneously, severing the connection to the heavens. The boundless light of the converging waters failed to descend, and Dongfang Heyun's figure blurred for a moment, almost disappearing into the world like smoke!
But the cold smile on his blurred face deepened, as he gazed at the ever-changing green water in his vision, his gleaming white fangs opening and closing:
"That's so rare."

“You don’t dare to drive me away.”

Not bad.

With two True Lords and one Judge present, Dongfang Heyun's body should have vanished into thin air and returned to the East Sea, but a sliver of mystery remained.

'They are their fellow disciples.'

Du Qing, as the True Lord of Lushui, was suppressed by the Dragon faction and forced to stay out of the sea. However, this does not mean that the True Lord of Lushui is without any means. On the contrary, Du Qing, this junior brother, is the most capable among the Six Masters of Chongming!
Is He here to aid the female waters and destroy the true dragon's inheritance?
'Water possesses five virtues, representing the female element (氝), the water element (渌), and the water element (合府). It governs the green water… Although the changes in water's position are relatively stable, it is proud and has long desired change.'

As the "Female Water" Xuan Nu desires to advance further, she hides the vast sea to help the "Kan Water" achieve enlightenment. Once Xiao Chuting succeeds, to protect the achievements of the Female Water, the "vast sea" must be hidden no matter where it is.

What else is left for Du Qing?
The forever incomplete "Fushui" and the "Heshui" controlled by his descendants for ten thousand years.

While the idea that the female water form a Dao embryo would certainly harm the aura of the Chi lineage, Du Qing couldn't agree more. From the perspective of this True Lord of Lushui, it was best for the Chi lineage to fail.

But we cannot fail in this way, as if defeated by 'female water'!
How could He allow Him to fall into an even more passive position?
Was He here to obstruct the path and aid the dragon?

'No. '

A cold smile grew stronger in Dongfang Heyun's eyes.

'He came to kill.'

The dragon's envoy's eyes shone brightly.

'What is the best option for Du Qing?'

Both sides suffer.

The attainment of "Female Water" was extremely difficult. Xiao Chuting's complete demise immediately after achieving enlightenment was due to the simultaneous damage to both the dragon's aura and the merits of "Female Water"—that was His true purpose!

At the moment Kan Shui attained enlightenment, he released Dongfang Heyun, allowing the Dragon Lord to intervene in the situation, so that "He Shui" and "Pin Shui" would both suffer heavy losses, giving Du Qing more time to breathe!
Even knowing this, Beijia had no choice but to accept it in order to salvage the situation!

As if in response to his conjecture, high in the sky, all the water of Kan had condensed into a single point. The white-haired old man was no longer disturbed, and the golden nature in front of him remained bright, neither increasing nor decreasing. All the colors between heaven and earth converged on him, as if to draw out the mystery.

All these changes made Dongfang Heyun's expression grow even colder. He simply stared at the horizon, gazing at the golden iridescent colors hidden in the darkness. His cold expression shattered, and a hint of a smile even flashed in his eyes.

'It seems there's more to it than that.'

In this lightning-fast shift of the layout, all the arrangements not only embodied the goals of the True Lords, but also pointed to that deep, bright color that sits high in the sky.

Tianxia.

'Not only did he attain the Dao in his proper position, but he also had a Dao embryo… the Dao embryo of the Azure Mystery.'

'In that case...'

Everything was frozen again.

The shimmering gold, the grey female fluid, the surging inspiration…

Approaching that golden state of enlightenment...

The True Lord stands tall in the sky…

Everything is frozen in this moment.

The anger and coldness in the Dragon King's eyes, heavy as a lake, shattered like a pebble thrown into a lake with thin ice, then vanished like smoke, leaving only calm.
'This matter is no longer something that can be resolved by sending out a single divine pill... or even a single golden pill from the mountain.'

The darkness ends here.

Clouds began to appear in the boundless sky, and the vast earth emerged in the field of vision. Mysterious sounds came from beyond the heavens:

"Mysterious Woman".

"You've crossed a line."

As expected, the female water in the sky remained as serene as when it made its move, stirring up the world's winds and clouds from its most tranquil position, drawing upon the power of all sides to make the sky shimmer with color, until now, when its jade voice could be heard.

"grown ups."

Do you wish to be tainted by worldly affairs?

As His last word fell, a torrent of female water rose from between heaven and earth, swallowing all the rosy light and the earth, plunging this world back into utter darkness!
"I will not disobey my master's orders."

In the darkness, twelve tiny points of light appeared.

It's only 12 o'clock.

But these twelve points of rosy light, which were as small as grains of rice, became extremely dazzling, approaching from a very distant place and transforming into twelve colorful lines, dividing the extremely thick darkness and grayness.

Then the sky was filled with rosy clouds.

Whether it was Kan Shui, Lu Shui, Zhe Qi, or Xiu Yue, they all disappeared. All that remained in sight were twelve beams of light that reached the heavens and the earth, their edges intersecting, as if one were inside a crystal.

Only a touch of gray remained at the horizon.

Is it female fluid?

Xiao Chuting didn't know.

He only felt time resume its flow within him, and finally heard that resounding, heaven-shaking melody:
"Since you do not like the intervention of the original being, then let the old world judge."

He saw a shimmering, iridescent vibration, as if something in the distant sky sensed it and began to stretch out its arms and legs, with gold and purple hues emerging and coalescing before his eyes.

This object is two feet long and four feet round. It is entirely purple-gold with a touch of bronze. Countless cyan-gold patterns undulate on the drum body, and long gold and silver rods stand around it, gleaming brightly.

magic weapon!

Mystic Thunder Magic Treasure!

The moment this object appeared, the golden hue in the sky stopped undulating, and the silver staff leaped into the air and crashed onto the undulating drum surface, instantly revealing a turquoise color!

This color is like a mirror, reflecting a vast expanse of blood, with mountains of corpses and seas of blood rising and falling from it. It is the annexation of large counties and the slaughter of clans and families, or the solitary struggle and unwilling death, or the endless demonic clouds, where less than one in ten survives...

Countless scenes were reflected in his eyes, and the vast and deep drumbeats rippled out continuously, transforming into wave after wave of purple-gold thunder that crashed down, causing the golden elements in the sky to vibrate and lose their color, instantly becoming dim!
But his savings were simply too substantial.

Every wisp of energy in the sky nurtured his aura; among all those who have faced danger throughout history, Xiao Chuting had already reached the pinnacle of "dangerous position"!
Even as lightning struck again and again, stripping away layer after layer of the golden light from his body, a powerful and wondrous aura still surged forth, firmly attracting the Kan fruit position in the sky, refusing to dissipate.

The next instant, the golden staff shone brightly.

The object leaped up and slammed into the center of the drumhead with great speed and force. It seemed to have been restless for a long time, filled with hatred and resentment. It was as swift as thunder from the heavens, and the intense golden light shattered with a bang!

Everything around me was distorted.

It was a towering, celestial mountain, a pair of mysterious peaks facing each other across the distance. The pool water was clear, shimmering with spiritual energy, and pure white clouds flowed among the mountains and forests. Before this incredibly familiar scene, Xiao Chuting heard a very soft sound:

"Xiao Chuchou, do you hate me?"

These seven words seemed louder than golden thunder from the sky, illuminating the old man's face in a dim light. He heard a gentle voice:
"There's nothing to hate, it was just something I had to do... I abandoned my family and left back then, I imagine you hate me even more."

Xiao Chuting knew where he was and who he was.

The Xianyou Peak of yesteryear.

Elder brother Xiao Chuchou.

"Boom!"

The angry roar of thunder echoed in his ears, as if to tear his body apart. Suddenly, he saw his face illuminated by the bright lightning. His face looked old then, but it hadn't changed much compared to today.

他 说:

"The gloom in the void was too heavy, and I was filled with fear and dread from that moment on."

“On countless nights of agony, I still have to ask myself: Xiao Chuting, are you who you are today, or the hand of some Purple Mansion Golden Core, Maha Dharma Form?”

"Boom!"

For a moment, the golden lightning illuminated everything. The old man saw the golden light flicker within the burning divine power. The golden essence that he had struggled and pursued all his life finally yielded and broke apart. The gray light belonging to "Long Cloud Darkness" was undignifiedly extracted.

A sarcastic smile began to appear on the old man's face. The conversation flowed out like a winding stream, and snowflakes danced in the air. Xiao Chuting stood beside his younger self, watching his brother's body wither and die, turning into a pile of bones.

This borrowed supernatural power, stained with blood and tears, once allowed him to establish a foothold for his family, constantly maneuvering between the two major lineages, gradually creating his own space... But its origins have come to an end today, following in the footsteps of his fallen brother, vanishing under the flashing Xuan Lei.

The throne, so close to him, vanished in that instant into an unreachable eternity, disappearing along with his brother's life amidst the hazy lightning, becoming a point of conclusion in his long and complex memories.

"Brother."

He turned his head to look at himself standing in the smoke above, his two aged eyes filled with the same sorrow and solemnity, then slowly closed. His lips moved slightly, and two voices, separated by two hundred years, began to merge:
"We have nowhere to go, we have nowhere to retreat."

"clang--"

Xiao Chuting of the Xiao family... This ruthless hero who seized his elder brother's supernatural powers for his own use, this great master who came from a small southern county, this genius who played with various Dao lineages despite his humble origins, this prodigy who stood alone before the Golden Core and even the Dao Embryo, blurred into a cloud of black mist in the colorful light—a cloud of black mist drifting like dust under the thunder.

The female waters receded from afar, and the sound of thunder echoed through the mountains, rising and falling in the rosy light, sweeping away everything hidden beneath the endless snow and cleansing away all impurity.

Those five hundred years of crying and laughing, hatred and tears, dreams and illusions, have ultimately turned into smoke and vanished with the impurity of all that has passed.

Ashes.