The Rise of the Sect: I am the most persistent person in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 1281 Dragon-Suppressing Ground Nail! My Path Cannot Be Schemed By Others
The desolate sky was utterly torn apart at this moment.

The thick, purple lightning bolt, carrying the earth-shattering might of heaven, pierced straight down.

The surrounding cultivators felt as if the world had turned white, as if the end of the world had arrived.

However, Ye Yang, who was at the very center of the lightning tribulation,

However, they did not unleash any magical treasures or earth-shattering supernatural powers as they had imagined.

He simply stood there quietly, letting the tribulation lightning, powerful enough to instantly turn a true cultivator into ashes, strike him fiercely.

"Boom!"

The deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth. Centered on Ye Yang, the ground within a radius of a hundred miles instantly collapsed, turning into scorched earth.

The violent power of lightning raged wildly across his body, with purple electric snakes writhing around him.

It emitted a terrifying "sizzling" sound, as if it were about to tear and carbonize every inch of his flesh.

"puff!"

Ye Yang suddenly spat out a mouthful of golden blood, his face instantly turning as pale as paper.

That lightning tribulation power was not merely a destructive force.

It also contains a powerful and domineering force that judges all things, frantically impacting his body and meridians.
His original Dao heart, tempered by the trials and tribulations of the mortal world, was already perfectly perfect.

At that very moment, even tiny cracks appeared.

"We must get through this... If we do, we will enter another realm."

A resolute glint flashed in Ye Yang's eyes, and his aura surged once more.

His experiences in Blackrock City, the scenes of past battles, and the joys and sorrows of all living beings intertwined and churned in his mind, transforming into endless inner demons that threatened to drag him into an abyss of no return.

"My path is to protect, to fight, to break..."

Ye Yang gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot, desperately guarding the last shred of clarity in his mind, drawing in the surrounding spiritual energy to replenish his depleted Dao power.

"Without the warmth of human life, how could cultivators achieve longevity? And if they encounter an opportunity, they should seize it with all their might. What difference would they have from a cold, unyielding rock?"

He suddenly looked up and roared to the sky, the Dao power within his dantian spinning wildly.

Above that source, there was no longer only sharp sword intent and domineering saber intent, but also rising strands of gentle yet resilient glimmer of light.

That was the power of all living beings' aspirations that he sensed amidst the ups and downs of life in the teahouse of Blackwood City; it was the essence of human life.

Under the tempering of the lightning tribulation, the two forces began to merge with difficulty.

With each step of fusion, his aura grew stronger, and the rift in his heart was healed to some extent.

This is an extremely dangerous process; the slightest mistake could result in the loss of one's spiritual essence and health.

Ye Yang did his best to struggle against the wrath of Heaven.

Unbeknownst to him, in the distant sky, several pairs of eyes were fixed intently on him.

……

On the edge of the wilderness, atop a solitary peak concealed by an array.

Several figures stood in the gale, their robes fluttering in the wind.

The leader was none other than the Supreme Elder of the Earth Dragon Sect, the Purple-Robed Old Monster.

At this moment, his sinister old face was staring intently at the earth-shattering lightning tribulation in the distance, his eyes flickering with resentment and fear.

"The tribulation lightning tempers the body... No one expected that this Dao Ancestor Ye would actually reach this point!"

An elder from the Valley of Venom spoke in a hoarse voice, his voice tinged with barely concealed fear.

"This man has been missing for several years. We thought he had long since passed away, but we never imagined... we never imagined he was preparing for today!"

The other person's voice trembled.

"Everyone has seen what we have done to the Flying Heaven Sect in the past few years. If he successfully survives this calamity, we... we will never have peace again!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present paled.

The reputation of being a master of both swords and sabers was built upon the bones of countless enemies.

Swords and knives are inherently deadly.

Moreover, this person possesses both, inheriting the legacy of swords and sabers, and wielding two superior-grade Dao artifacts. Ever since the Star Sea Cultivation World seized them from the Demon Clan, he has been with them.

He killed the Demon Ancestor, fought the Demon Clan, and killed the Dao Ancestor. His strength could almost be considered the strongest person below the Thunder Tribulation Dao Ancestor.

If he succeeds in breaking through.

Its strength will surely reach an unimaginable level.

At that time, who in the entire Star Sea Realm could withstand his wrath?

We can't let him succeed!

The old monster in purple robes suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse and filled with a frenzied killing intent.

"We must interrupt his breakthrough when he is at his weakest!"

Upon hearing this, the people around him were immediately taken aback.

"Old monster, you've gone mad!"

The elder of Snake Valley exclaimed in disbelief.

"Interfering with someone else's tribulation is the greatest taboo in the cultivation world! Once discovered by the Dao Alliance, our sects will face annihilation and be completely wiped out from the Star Sea Realm!"

"Daomeng?"

The old monster in purple robes burst into maniacal laughter, appearing completely insane.

"If he succeeds, we'll die right now! Why wait for the Dao Alliance to judge us? We're going to die anyway, so why not fight to the death? Maybe there'll be a glimmer of hope!"

A strange black aura flashed in his eyes, and his expression became increasingly ferocious.

"If you dare not, I will! Today, it is either him who dies, or I who perish!"

After saying that, he suddenly pulled out a black bone nail from his pocket, which was covered with runes of resentment and malice.

Ignoring the horrified looks of the crowd, he bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood!

The moment the blood essence was splashed onto the black bone nail, a bizarre scene suddenly unfolded. The bone nail began to hum and vibrate as if it were alive, and a savage, ancient aura instantly surged into the sky.

"This...what is this?"

The elder of the Poisonous Snake Valley took a half step back in shock, his eyes filled with horror.

He could clearly feel that the power contained within the bone nail carried a trace of the legendary ancient true spirit dragon clan's oppressive aura, yet it was also mixed with a nauseating deathly stillness.

The old monster in purple robes wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Do you know why my Earth Dragon Sect dares to use 'Earth Dragon' as its name?"

“In ancient times, our ancestors followed an ancient earth dragon to conquer all directions! That earth dragon was a true spirit born of heaven and earth, in charge of mountains and rivers and earth veins. Its physical body was incomparably strong. Later, the earth dragon perished, and our ancestors risked their lives to retrieve a section of its spine.”

"It took a thousand years of time and the sect's secret techniques to fuse ten thousand years of resentment and the earth's yin fire, and then temper it to forge this 'Earth-Suppressing Dragon Nail'!"

At this point, a hint of mad pride flashed in the eyes of the purple-robed old monster.

"This Earth-Suppressing Dragon Nail not only inherits the oppressive power of the ancient Earth Dragon, which can intimidate cultivators' Dao hearts and disrupt the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but it can also draw upon the power of the underground earth veins to create a deadly trap!"

"Back then, the ancient earth dragon could withstand the lightning tribulation head-on. Today, this dragon nail can act on behalf of Heaven and destroy his path to the lightning tribulation!"

After he finished speaking, the others exchanged glances, all of them seeing a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

It seemed that no one expected that the Earth Dragon Sect would hide such a valuable treasure.

Before he could finish speaking, the purple-robed old monster suddenly hurled the Earth-Suppressing Dragon Nail into the sky.

"Buzz!"

The earth-suppressing dragon nail, which was originally only a few inches in size, suddenly grew to tens of feet in size in the air.

A phantom image of a real dragon appeared on the nail, roaring and shaking the universe.

The earth below suddenly trembled violently, and countless dark cracks spread out.

The other elders turned pale and tried to stop them, but it was too late.

They knew in their hearts that from the moment the purple-robed old monster made his move, they had no way out.

……

But in the far reaches of the starry sky.

Within a massive void rift, demonic energy surged, and ghostly figures appeared in great numbers.

On a throne made of countless bones.

A blurry yet majestic demonic figure was indifferently watching the calamity unfolding in the realm of mountains and seas.

“Demon Ancestor, if this human prodigy breaks through, he will be a great obstacle to our clan’s grand plan.”

Beneath the throne, a demon general with two horns on his head knelt on one knee, his voice heavy.

"Should we...?"

"No need."

The demonic figure known as the "Demon Ancestor" slowly opened its mouth, its voice seemingly coming from the depths of the netherworld, carrying a power that corrodes the soul.

"Although the Star Sea Realm was originally the territory of my Demon Clan, it was later occupied by these human cultivators, and the laws of Heaven changed. Now it has begun to reject us. Forcibly entering would come at too high a price."

"But, Demon Ancestor..."

The demon general wanted to say more.

The Demon Ancestor let out a low, cold laugh, his blurry face turning toward the direction of the purple-robed old monster, as if it could pierce through the endless void.

"Who said I didn't make a move?"

"Decades ago, when I left the Star Sea Demon Realm, I planted a seed of demonic thought in the then Earth Dragon Sect and helped them repair the long-damaged Earth-Suppressing Dragon Nail."

"Now is the time to use it."

Following his words.

Originally, it was in a wild and untamed region.

A faint wisp of demonic energy flickered on the black bone nail that had disappeared into the void.

Ye Yang, who was undergoing his tribulation, naturally faced the oppressive force of the Dragon-Suppressing Ground Nail.

The moment he encountered the Dragon-Suppressing Ground Nail, he instantly felt a deadly threat.

The oppressive aura emanating from the Primordial True Spirit caused a momentary obscurity in the Dao power within his body that was merging with the lightning tribulation.

Even more terrifying, the spiritual energy of the earth beneath his feet instantly became disordered.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth that could originally be drawn upon has now become extremely violent and difficult to absorb.

"Legend has it that there are thousands of kinds of dragons, which can soar in the heavens and dive into the earth and water, transforming into insects and turtles. This creature can stir up the earth's veins as soon as it appears. It may be... the power of an earth dragon?"

Ye Yang's expression changed drastically. He looked up at the huge phantom of the dragon nail in the distance, a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes.

He had seen records of ancient earth dragons in ancient books.

Knowing the terror of this mythical beast, I never expected to encounter such a powerful inherited weapon during my breakthrough.

At this moment, the eighth Heavenly Tribulation of the Thunder Beast had already rushed towards him.

The violent power of thunder clashed with the chaotic power within his body, causing him to spit out another mouthful of golden blood essence.

The earth-suppressing dragon nail high in the sky had already locked onto his aura, carrying a world-destroying power.

It shot towards him, tearing the space along its path with dark cracks.

"not good!"

Ye Yang was secretly alarmed; he could clearly sense it.

This Earth-Suppressing Dragon Nail is not only incredibly powerful, but it also carries a strange force. Once struck, it will not only deliver a fatal blow to the nail, but will also forcibly lock away the power of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Even with the energy support of the Nine-Turn Tribulation Pill, it will probably be difficult to break through successfully.

"Obstructing someone's path is like killing their parents. So what if you're an ancient earth dragon? I, Ye, have spent my whole life striving and fighting in cultivation. How can I allow you to trample on me!"

(End of this chapter)