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Chapter 491 Contending for the Dao
Tianxuan, the second star of the Big Dipper, also known as Jumen.

The pivot represents heaven, and the celestial sphere represents earth. The celestial sphere governs the earth, controls life and death in the human world, and governs the order of yin and yang. It can judge right and wrong and distinguish between good and evil.

Tianxuan's remains stood in front of Wu Chang and Eileen, his Xuan Tie sword held horizontally in front of him. The sword was wide and inscribed with the three characters "Judging Right and Wrong".

An ethereal aura emanated from his body, drawing a line between Wu Chang and Eileen, seemingly indicating that he was not going to let the two of them go to the mountaintop.

Looking at Tianxuan before him, Wu Chang estimated, based on the remaining power within the remains, that if all four immortal remains were gathered, the sacrificial ceremony could indeed be easily advanced to the stage of imperial decree or even the bestowal of auspicious omens.

Moreover, with the Heaven and Earth Sacrifice Formation providing energy, the four immortal remains working together might actually be able to fight the giant dragon on the mountaintop.

This shows that it was not the Guangming Society and Lü Changgeng who miscalculated, but rather the Seven Star Immortals who miscalculated and died directly inside the Heavenly Gate, failing to leave their remains inside the sacrificial altar.

The mistake they made back then has now turned their remains into the last guardians of the Heavenly Gate, a somewhat ironic ending.

Wu Chang greeted Tianxuan and said:
"It is said that Tianxuan can distinguish between good and evil, and judge right and wrong. We are on our way to the mountaintop to rid the world of the demon realm. If you can truly judge right and wrong, you should let us pass."

Over a thousand years have passed, and Tianxuan's consciousness should have been erased long ago, leaving only an empty shell. However, upon hearing Wu Chang's words, the movements of his hands slowed down, and he actually seemed to intend to let her go.

However, the being located in the Heavenly Gate did not seem to intend to let them pass so easily. A streak of starlight, trailing a tail, fell from the mountaintop and disappeared behind Tianxuan.

The face of Tianxuan's remains showed pain. His remaining will seemed to want to resist being controlled, but his remains did not obey his will. He gripped the Xuan Tie sword in his hand again and his movements became resolute.

Behind Tianxuan, the starlight formed threads that rose upwards and disappeared into the sky. Wu Chang used his consciousness to trace the light, and its source seemed not to come from the mountaintop, but from the endless sky.

In Wu Chang's eyes, this ray of light was extremely glaring. Not only was its style and the dungeon world completely out of place, but it also made no attempt to conceal its existence, as if to say to him, "Even if you can see it, so what?"

The light has the right to be arrogant, after all, its radiance contains divinity, which is difficult for even ordinary immortals to break.

However, in front of Wu Chang, divinity is not indestructible; on the contrary, it makes it more vulnerable.

He took out a longsword from his personal storage space, flicked his wrist and threw it into the air. The longsword sliced ​​through the light and easily cut it in two.

But before the severed rays of light could disappear, three more rays of light descended from the sky and entered Tianxuan's body.

It seems the other party is prepared to wear him down.

Wu Chang clicked his tongue and said:

“In a different setting, I can spend more time with you, but not now, I’m in a hurry.”

The other party is using this method to provoke us, isn't it just to see their strength? Since you want to see, then here you are.

Wu Chang turned his head to look at Eileen and said, "Please draw your sword, Madam."

Eileen released his hand, stepped forward, drew the Eternal Sword hanging at her waist, and slashed at the three hanging starlight lines.

To conceal Eileen's true strength, she drew her sword very discreetly this time, only using the light of the lake to condense a ten-meter-long sword aura.

When the sword energy touched the starlight, the light stopped drooping and, like a lit fuse, burned rapidly upwards, reaching the sky in the blink of an eye.

Unlike the detonation of firecrackers, there was no violent explosion in the sky, but the object that created the light was silently annihilated by Eileen's sword.

This is the insight that Eileen gained from studying the Sword of Lake Light for a long time, from the power of order within the sword.

In conjunction with her archangel powers, any entity she deems to be affecting the dimensional order will be eliminated by her sword of order.

Without the manipulation of light, Tianxuan's remains regained their freedom.

Tianxuan governs the Yin-Yang order in the human world. As a fellow manipulator of the power of order, he was drawn to Eileen's sword strike and stared intently at her.

A moment later, he slowly walked towards the two of them, held the tip of the heavy iron sword in his hand, which was engraved with "Judging Right and Wrong," to the ground, and handed the hilt to Eileen.

Eileen reached out and grasped the sword hilt. The instant the two of them gripped the sword at the same time, a large amount of immortal power from Tianxuan's body surged into the Xuan Tie sword.

Tianxuan released the sword hilt, took two steps back, took out a folding fan, and used the last of his immortal power to wave the fan, clearing a path to the mountaintop through the clouds.

He then cupped his hands in greeting to the two of them, and the remains of the immortal turned into specks of light and dissipated.

Wu Chang looked at the Xuan Tie Heavy Sword in Eileen's hand. He was very familiar with the aura emanating from the sword; it was the unique aura of immortal destiny found only in the world dungeon.

Unexpectedly, the immortal destiny that failed to appear in Tianxuan Immortal Mansion was handed over to Eileen in this way.

Moreover, the divine affinity transmitted through this "face-to-face rapid transmission" method can transmit not only divinity but also magical artifacts.

The "Sword of Judgment" in Eileen's hand is different from his Martial Luck Sword. It is a real weapon that can be used for combat, and judging from its aura, it is no less powerful than the Lake Light Holy Sword.

Tianxuan not only provided items and immortal opportunities, but also used his last bit of immortal power to help clear the path to the mountaintop.

That's too temperamental.

Wu Chang returned the salute in the direction Tianxuan had disappeared, and then continued forward with Eileen.

With the clouds and mist no longer obscuring them, the two followed the mountain path straight to the summit.

Upon reaching the summit, a vast lake comes into view. Unlike the usual image of demonic energy, the lake water is not blood red, but a deep blue like the starry sky. When the waves roll in the lake, a layer of silvery-white light appears, as if the entire Milky Way is contained within the lake.

The lake atop the mountain was shrouded in ethereal mist, showing no obvious demonic aura. However, Wu Chang's intuition told him that this lake was the very core of the demon realm, the starting point for all demons, and the Birth Pool of Demons mentioned in the Tianquan Immortal Fate quest.

The giant dragon that had been faintly visible in the clouds did not appear at the Birth Demon Pool. There was only a large golden tree by the Birth Demon Pool, and a young man was sitting cross-legged under the tree.

Although the young man's face was somewhat immature, he possessed an innate air of authority, exuding an imposing presence even with his eyes closed and his expression calm.

His aura was even more extraordinary. Around him, there was also an extremely dense power of fortune. His power of fortune was like a combination of Emperor Zhaoning and Anrong. It contained both the starlight representing immortals and the humanistic dragon energy representing the royal family. Moreover, the density of his fortune was no less than that of the two of them. He was obviously also a child of fortune.

He sat quietly under the tree, his long black hair falling naturally to the ground. His hair was extremely long, stretching from the lakeside all the way into the lake.

Wu Chang and Eileen stepped forward. Upon seeing the two arrive, the young man slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of golden pupils.

Wu Chang sat cross-legged opposite the young man, at eye level, and asked:

"What is your name?"

The young man's eyes showed a thoughtful expression as he said:
"It's been so long since anyone asked me that question, I can't even remember."

“I have many names. At first, people called me the Human Emperor, and later they called me Ziwei.”

"Right now, I don't know what I should be called. During the Battle of Sealing Heaven, they seemed to call me the Demon Emperor."

Wu Chang clicked his tongue. Although he was somewhat prepared, he was still surprised to see that the final boss of the world dungeon was an old monster who had survived from the Realm of Reason to the present day.

In the scenes recorded in the Heavenly Fate and Kaiyang Fate, the Seven Star Immortals all mentioned a title: Boss.

Although the seven stars are in order, they govern different things and belong to the same level, without any obvious superior-subordinate relationship.

Especially in the Heavenly Power Immortal Fate, Heavenly Power and the Boss can make decisions for the world, which shows how much the Seven Star Immortals admire the Boss.

It's obvious that the leader of the Seven Stars is not Tian Shu.

After the "young man" in front of him introduced himself, Wu Chang's guess was completely confirmed.

In mythology, the direct superior of the Big Dipper is the Ziwei Emperor, who governs all the stars in the heavens.

In the scene recorded by Kaiyang Xianyuan, Kaiyang was very dissatisfied with Tianquan's arrangement for him to stay in the rear, mentioning that without him, the other six stars could not defeat the boss.

It now appears that this occurred during the middle or later stages of the ancient war between humans and demons, when Ziwei switched from the human camp to the demon camp, transforming from a human emperor into a demon emperor.

Wu Chang asked:

"There's something I'm curious about: why did you give up being a proper Ziwei and choose to become the Demon Emperor?"

The Demon Emperor did not find the question particularly pointed; his expression remained unchanged as he calmly replied:

"If I hadn't become the Demon Emperor, how could those few have closed the Heavenly Gate?"

Wu Chang raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that he had just realized it, and then asked further:

"Did you and Tianquan agree on this?"

The Demon Emperor said:

"He could have thought of that."

Wu Chang said:

"You're keeping this from Kaiyang."

The Demon Emperor, with his good temper, continued in response:

“Kaiyang is straightforward and honest. If he knew beforehand and didn’t feel angry, he would be too easy for others to see through.” “But I believe he will eventually understand.”

Wu Chang nodded. In the Kaiyang Immortal Fate story, Kaiyang mentioned that the eldest brother had no hatred or anger, which meant he should have already realized what had happened. It was precisely because of this state that he was somewhat misled.

He continued to ask:
"After the Heavenly Gate was closed, this world has now lost contact with the Upper Realm. Since Your Excellency Ziwei is so understanding, would you be willing to return to the Demon-Slaying Army and work together to achieve your original goals?"

A look of emotion appeared in the Demon Emperor's eyes, and he said softly:

"Of course not, I don't want to."

Wu Chang: "Hmm?"

The Demon Emperor slowly stood up, and as he did, the entire mountain trembled slightly.

"Among immortals, there is no such thing as yielding the right of way."

"Among myself and the other seven, we each had our own plans regarding the future of the world. We had an unspoken agreement: if we believed something was right, we would fight for it, and if we won, then we were right."

"The path I am walking now is my own. If you wish to forge your own paths, you are welcome to contend with me."

Wu Chang also stood up. Since reasoning with him wouldn't work, he had no choice but to take action.

He asked, "What is your Dao?"

The Demon Emperor looked towards the foot of the mountain and said:

"You'll find out soon enough."

While Wu Chang was talking to the Demon Emperor, the rest of the Demon-Slaying Army were still on their way up the mountain.

Wu Chang and Eileen had a very easy time climbing the mountain, but for other players, the journey was not so smooth.

Not only do they face increasingly stronger suppression from demonic energy, but when they pass by players assimilated by demonic energy, they are also subjected to mental attacks from the remaining resentment of these players.

The higher the altitude, the stronger the resentment that is assimilated by demonic energy. When approaching the clouds and mist, even Grandmasters and ranked players must be on guard.

If you are not careful, you will be caught in the trap and your willpower will be breached. You will be controlled by the resentment and enter the demonic cave, where you will begin to transform into a demon.

However, these resentful spirits still retained some consciousness, and when they saw Wu Chang and Eileen, they avoided them and did not dare to get close, which is why the two of them did not realize the danger.

After finally climbing the mountain path below and entering the clouds, one must then contend with the four calamities emanating from within the clouds.

Some masters with unstable foundations will suffer the four calamities upon entering the clouds and die on the spot.

If one is strong enough to withstand the calamity and make it halfway, then these lucky individuals will encounter the remains of immortals who have been waiting for a long time.

For example, Lü Changgeng.

Wu Chang and Eileen climbed so fast that they were far ahead of the others, leaving them without anyone to accompany them along the way.

Although Lü Changgeng possessed powerful cultivation and was once the number one Earth Immortal, he was cautious by nature and moved very slowly. At the same time, during his ascent, he would expand his activity area to find like-minded people.

His strategy was very effective. Before entering the clouds, he encountered An Rong, Gu Zhihan, Jian Xing, and Ma Jia, as well as Wu Changzhenwo, who was following behind them using the Heavenly Gang Escape Technique.

He wasn't the only one stealthily following behind; those with less stealth skills, whose traces he could detect, included Meng Yawen, Fang Hui, and Shadow.

Besides them, when the main body enters the clouds, the four calamities are balanced in the clouds, but when the true self enters the clouds, one can feel that the fire energy in them is significantly weaker, as if it has been absorbed by something. The painter probably also followed around using the stealth method.

The fact that so many powerful individuals could be gathered demonstrates the correctness of Lü Changgeng's strategy.

When they were halfway there, a figure blocked their way.

The other party wore a jade crown, a blue feather robe, a nine-colored shawl, phoenix-patterned boots, and held a white wooden stick.

In Wu Chang's memory, the other party should be the first star of the Big Dipper, Tian Shu, also known as Tan Lang.

The pivot represents heaven, and the celestial pivot represents earth. The celestial pivot governs heaven, in charge of life, death, fortune, and misfortune, and maintains the balance of yin and yang.

Corresponding to Tianxuan, which governs death, Tianshu governs life. It represents the birth of all things, as well as a glimmer of life through creation and opportunity.

In terms of their mythological image, Tian Shu is much easier to approach than Tian Xuan, but in reality, Tian Shu is far more difficult to talk to than Tian Xuan.

Facing the crowd, Tian Shu remained silent and swung his staff. The first person he struck with his white staff was Lü Changgeng.

It was no wonder that Lü Changgeng had been so eager to see the immortal's remains; now that the immortal's remains had met this most loyal fan, the response was the most enthusiastic.

Lu Changgeng, being a Earth Immortal at the time, naturally couldn't flee before the battle even began, so he drew his sword and charged towards Tian Shu.

The Divine Sword Sect is proficient in swordsmanship and is said to have three thousand sword techniques preserved within its ranks. Lü Changgeng is the master of these three thousand sword techniques, having integrated them into his mind. His swordsmanship has transcended the limits of change and entered the stage of returning to simplicity.

In the art of swordsmanship, Lü Changgeng is invincible.

However, when faced with Tian Shu, who controls change, his changes appear monotonous and dull, and his return to simplicity becomes rigid and stupid.

Lu Changgeng was defeated by Tian Shu after only a few rounds, and his magic weapon, the heavy sword, was knocked from his hand by the white staff.

Lu Changgeng retreated in a sorry state, and An Rong and Gu Zhihan stepped forward to meet him, fighting alongside Lu Changgeng against Tian Shu. However, An Rong and Gu Zhihan knew that Lu Changgeng was up to no good, so they did not use their full strength and only maintained their power at the level of an ordinary Earth Immortal.

Three Earth Immortals cannot combine to form a True Immortal. Moreover, Tian Shu governs changes and opportunities. In chaotic battles, he can always find a loophole in the three of them to escape precisely and then deliver a heavy blow to Lü Changgeng.

Whether it was because An Rong and Gu Zhihan were holding back too much on defense, or because Lü Changgeng had too many weaknesses, Tian Shu seemed to have set his sights on Lü Changgeng, relentlessly attacking him without any mercy.

Having personally experienced the immense power of the immortal's remains, and finding it difficult to retaliate, Lü Changgeng was filled with rage. He then thought that such a powerful force should have been under his control, and that if he possessed this power, he might be able to break free from the immortal's restraints and escape unscathed.

Unfortunately, now, everything is gone.

A wisp of seven-colored fire, concealed by white mist, landed on Lü Changgeng.

Lu Changgeng's mind was consumed by rage, and he crushed the jade talisman in his hand.

He shouted, "Please, Immortal, make a move!"

At the same time, not only the Demon-Slaying Army remaining outside the Heavenly Gate, but also all the people of Da Xuan felt the sky rapidly darkening. They looked up and saw a huge black dog flying in the air, its paws pressing down on the sun, swallowing the sun whole.

The entire instance was plunged into darkness in an instant. Legend has it that a solar eclipse is a celestial dog eating the sun. In the past, people only saw the sun being eaten, but today they finally saw the celestial dog.

If Wu Chang were present, he would definitely find the black dog that swallowed the sun very familiar. To be precise, what was in the sky was not a black dog, but a black wolf.

In Norse mythology, one of the omens of Ragnarok is that Fenrir's two children swallow the sun and the moon respectively.

The giant wolf that swallowed the moon was named Hati. The white wolf that Wu Chang killed in the Midnight Graveyard plane was the ethereal divinity fused within him, which was Hati.

The black wolf in the sky is very similar to the beast-like Hati, because the black wolf is actually another giant wolf that devours the sun, Skul.

Tianlan Province, Zhenyue City.

The cultivators who remained at the Lidi Temple naturally noticed the anomaly in the sky. Led by two elders, they tightened their formation and guarded the Ziwei Exorcising Array in the center of the temple. The elder leading the team was Yin Sheng.

Just as everyone was tense, a figure shimmering with a faint golden light entered the temple and walked straight toward the altar.

"This is a forbidden area of ​​the Human Alliance. Those who come here, stop!" Qu Wei, the leader of the White Crane Sect, shouted loudly.

Before the other party could respond, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart. Looking down, he saw a hand wearing a metal glove emerge from his chest.

“Yin Sheng…”

Qu Wei clutched his chest and collapsed to the ground. The other cultivators hadn't recovered from the infighting between the two elders when they found their bodies becoming very light, so light that they were floating.

The next moment, their bodies fell heavily. Although they were only two or three meters high, they were smashed to pieces upon landing. Those with weaker cultivation were even smashed into a pile of minced meat.

Yin Sheng withdrew his hand from Qu Wei's chest and bowed to the golden figure, saying:
"I have met the Holy Son."

The figure gave a soft "hmm," stepped over the corpses of the dead cultivators, and then slowly rose into the air, landing on the altar.

Standing on the altar of the sacrificial site, the golden light on his body subsided, revealing the robes of the Church of Tranquility he was wearing.

He took out thirteen statues from his personal space. The statues had different symbols, representing the symbols of the Church of Tranquility and the Church of Bliss.

The statue contains immense human fortune, and under the control of the Holy Son, this fortune is injected into the sacrificial altar. The Ziwei Exorcising Array, influenced by the human race's fortune, is activated.

At this moment, the heaven and earth were in a state of simultaneous worship, and the Ziwei Exorcising Array was activated, causing the four sacrificial altars to simultaneously flash with light.

He then took out a horn, and as the horn was blown, the power of the heaven and earth combined to gather at the sacrificial altar, transforming into a rainbow-colored beam of light that shot straight into the sky, tearing a crack in the sky above Zhenyue City.

On the other side of the crack, there is a stone altar built by the Society of Light.

(End of this chapter)