Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 612 The Heavenly Seals Shock the Souls, the Sword Pierces the Netherworld, and Ten Thousand Ghosts Fall Astray (Seeking Donations and Subscriptions!)

Outside the Senluo Palace lies the underground world. Although it is located below the Nine Earths, it also has dense mountains and forests, and vast clouds. Apart from lacking the sun, moon, and stars, it is not much different from the sects in the outside world.

High in the sky, amidst layers of clouds, sword energy crisscrossed and azure flames surged. Lu Cheng and Bi Shui Tian Jun had already unleashed their true power in their battle, transforming into two intertwined streaks of light. Each collision between them stirred up a surging tide of spiritual energy in the heavens and earth, the sound reverberating for hundreds of miles.

Like a god, he wielded a giant hammer to smash this world.

The profound and wondrous Taoist arts, and the magnificent aura, left the disciples of both sects below dazzled and mesmerized, their minds completely captivated.

However, as time went by, the five-colored sword light representing Lu Cheng, the sect leader of the Taiqing Immortal Sect, became increasingly swift and intricate in its changes, while the azure light representing the Azure Water Heavenly Lord gradually became trapped within it, making it difficult to turn the tide.

Meanwhile, deep within the Myriad Souls Palace, the most central and also the most sinister and terrifying forbidden area of ​​the Myriad Manifestations Palace.

"Who dares to trespass into our sect's forbidden area and disturb the slumber of our sacred soul? You're courting death!"

A piercing roar, seemingly emanating from the deepest depths of the netherworld, erupted, followed by a streak of blood-red light hurtling towards them. As the light drew nearer and solidified, it revealed a thin, withered figure of a Taoist priest who slowly came to a stop.

He was draped in a black robe that seemed to be woven from hair. His exposed skin was deathly gray and covered with eerie black runes. Two clusters of soul fire flickered in his eye sockets. Although his aura was only at the early stage of the Mahayana realm, within the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls, under the blessing of the Ten Thousand Souls Senluo Prison Suppression Array, his power was as deep as the ocean. He was able to fight four opponents at once without being at a disadvantage, and even subtly suppressed them.

It was none other than the Mahayana cultivator, Daoist Wanhai, who was stationed here on the orders of his master.

"It's you? Senior Sister Wanmiao, no wonder you were able to infiltrate this place so easily... Senior Sister, the sect has already let you off the hook for your treason, yet you're still not satisfied and actually brought outsiders to undermine the sect's foundation! Hehe, you truly live up to the name 'Heartless'."

When the Layman Miaoyin was in the Wanxiang Senluo Hall, she was known as the Ghost Mother, so she was certainly not a kind person.

The name "Xin Kong" (心空) originated from that time.

Upon hearing this, Hermit Miaoyin sighed softly and said, "Junior Brother Wanhai, you have only recently advanced to the Mahayana stage and your understanding is still shallow. But with your comprehension and cultivation, do you not feel anything at all? Ever since Senior Brother Youhun passed away, the sect has become increasingly strange."
"Retreat immediately. Out of consideration for our thousands of years of kinship, I will spare your life, which will also preserve a lineage for our sect."

"You lowly servant! Do you think everyone is like you, willing to lick anyone's stinking feet for the sake of improving your magical power or for that one chance to ascend to immortality?"

Upon hearing this, Daoist Wanhai flew into a rage. He pointed his withered, claw-like fingers into the air, and a blood pool beside him instantly boiled.

"All things in the universe, myriad ghosts devour immortals!"

"Woo... Awooo!!"

In an instant, a series of shrill ghostly howls, powerful enough to tear the soul apart, filled the entire space, and tens of thousands of vengeful spirits and malevolent souls suddenly surged out of the blood pool.

These ghostly creatures were twisted and incredibly ferocious, including skinned demons, headless divine generals, and female cultivators with their bellies ripped open and intestines spilling out... all of them were powerful living souls collected and refined by the Myriad Manifestations Palace over the years.

Furthermore, under the influence of the resentment of the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls, it had already become extremely ferocious. At this moment, it transformed into a tangible black torrent, carrying a biting yin wind and blood evil, and rushed towards the four people, blotting out the sky.

Wan Hai Dao Ren has only been a Mahayana cultivator for a little over a thousand years, but if the sect's protective mountain formation, the Wan Hun Sen Luo Zhen Yu Formation, is fully activated, he can even defeat four people by himself.

At this moment, the power of the great formation had been weakened after the four people infiltrated the core of the formation, and this place was where the formation's power was slightly insufficient to operate.

"Amitabha!" Prajna Vidyaraja's voice was like a booming bell, and his whole body shone with great Buddhist light, transforming into a solid wrathful Vidyaraja form, his vajra slamming down in anger.

The pestle's shadow was as large as a mountain, radiating golden light in countless directions. Wherever it passed, countless vengeful ghosts melted away like ice and snow, emitting sizzling screams.

However, the number of ghosts around them was simply too great, overwhelming and relentlessly attacking, and the golden light of the Vajra was gradually weakened by layers of filth and bloodlust.

"Mysterious Yin Demon Lock, suppress!" Daoist Xuanqing shouted, summoning the tenth-tier pseudo-immortal artifact, the Mysterious Yin Demon-Controlling Corpse-Suppressing Rope.

This rope is entirely black, neither gold nor jade, and upon its appearance, it exudes a chilling aura that suppresses all evil spirits and demons.

The chain darted out like a serpent, growing longer with the wind, instantly transforming into hundreds of dark, luminous chains that intertwined to form a vast, all-encompassing net. This net bound, froze, and imprisoned the numerous approaching vengeful spirits, pulling them back. Wherever the chains touched, the spirits' movements were immediately slowed.

They even pull ghosts into chains, trapping them inside and causing the Yin energy of the spirit treasure to grow and rise.

"What a treasure!"

Instead of being alarmed, Daoist Wanhai felt a surge of excitement upon seeing this.

He could tell at a glance that this was a tenth-order pseudo-immortal artifact that was extremely compatible with the sect's Daoist methods, and that the other party's refinement was not perfect.

If one can use the power of the formation to kill this person and seize this treasure, and then refine it to perfection, one will directly reach the late-stage Mahayana combat power, which can be used to protect one's path and avoid calamities, saving at least several thousand years of arduous cultivation.

By then, even Senior Brother Biyue would no longer be able to underestimate him. Acquiring a suitable tenth-tier pseudo-immortal artifact would be nothing short of defying fate!

However, none of the cultivators around Daoist Xuanqing were weak.

Xuanzhen Daojun dared not be negligent, and the Golden Dawn Shuttle in his hand shone brightly.

This ninth-tier treasure obtained from the Spirit Clan transformed into a golden rainbow that tore through the Netherworld, carrying an indestructible and sharp magical light, piercing straight into the core of the churning torrent of resentful souls, attempting to strike at the heart of the matter and kill the Myriad Bones Daoist.

"Hmph. A mere trick!" The Soul Fire in Wan Hai Dao Ren's eyes blazed brightly. He formed hand seals, and the bone altar beneath his feet hummed and vibrated. An even more powerful aura of death from the underworld burst forth from the depths of the Wan Hun Palace.

"The Azure Sky and the myriad realms, the universe reversed!"

Rumble, rumble!

The entire space of the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls seemed to be violently twisted and flipped over by an invisible hand.

All laws are in disorder, and the balance of Yin and Yang in the universe is disrupted.

Xuanzhen Daojun, using his sword-controlling technique to wield the incomparably sharp Golden Dawn Shuttle, was pulled away by a strange vortex force, deviating from its target and grazing Wanhai Daoren's face, only cutting off a large amount of ghostly energy without causing any fundamental damage.

At the same time, countless enormous bone spikes and bone knives, formed from pure Yin Sha death energy, appeared out of thin air from the blood pool, from the dome, and from all directions. With a piercing shriek that seemed to cut through the void, they shot towards the four people, sealing off all space for dodging and escape.

Within this grand formation, the overwhelming power is enough to crush everyone with overwhelming magic; there is no need for any powerful magic treasures or wondrous spells.

"Om Mani Padme Hum!" Layman Miaoyin gently opened his mouth, and the six-syllable mantra of Om Mani Padme Hum transformed into golden Sanskrit characters that were as substantial as a great bell, resounding throughout the netherworld.

Each Sanskrit character contains the supreme power to purify evil spirits and calm the mind. It complements the wrathful Dharma of Prajna Vidyaraja and the corpse-suppressing cold energy of Xuanqing Daojun, forming a stable golden light shield of Buddhism and Taoism. This shield keeps out those insidious and deadly bone spikes and bone knives, emitting a dense, ear-piercing impact sound like rain.

However, under the full urging of Wan Hai Dao Ren, the power of the entire Wan Hun Sen Luo Zhen Yu Grand Array is continuously being added to this.

His thin, withered body seemed to merge with this small, netherworld. With every move he made, waves of blood surged and transformed into ferocious ghost claws, and resentment condensed into soul-binding chains. Countless skeletal vengeful spirits rose from the blood pool, flying everywhere and gnawing at the golden protective shield of Buddhism and Taoism, making it crackle and pop.

Even with the combined efforts of the four Buddhist and Taoist Mahayana cultivators, they could only barely hold on. The golden light shield fluctuated violently under the relentless and violent attacks, its brightness flickering as if it would shatter at any moment.

"No. This fiend uses the terrain and formation to its advantage, its magical power is formidable and almost inexhaustible. We must break its formation and sever its source." Xuanzhen Daojun shouted through divine sense, while simultaneously controlling the Golden Dawn Shuttle to move around continuously. This Golden Dawn Shuttle was infinitely powerful and could change at will, even more sharp and agile than his natal flying sword which he had refined for many years.

This forced Wan Hai Dao Ren to divert his attention to this treasure, fearing that he might accidentally injure his body with the divine shuttle.

The Hermit of Wonderful Sound had a solemn and dignified appearance, with his eyes tightly closed. Yet, his powerful divine sense flowed like a gentle stream, ignoring the turbulent flow of the heaven and earth's primordial energy, and penetrating towards the ever-shaking Hall of Ten Thousand Souls and the even deeper Netherworld Eye node beneath it.

Miaoyin Jushi was sensing and searching for the flaw in the formation that she had sensed during the low point of the "Nine Nether Tides" after guarding this place for a thousand years.

Time passed amidst the intense back-and-forth between the two sides, and as time went on...

The golden shield grew dimmer, and fine cracks appeared on the golden body of the Prajna King Dharma Image. Xuanqing Daojun's Corpse-Suppressing Rope also became unresponsive.

Only the maniacal laughter of the Myriad Souls Daoist shook the palace: "Hahahaha. Buddhist monks and Taoist priests of the Taiqing Sect. Today I will make you the new main souls of my Myriad Souls Palace, condemned to eternal damnation. Four ninth-tier main souls and four Mahayana-level corpse refiners, I, the Daoist, have truly encountered good fortune!"

Just then, the hermit Miaoyin suddenly opened her tightly closed eyes and said, "At this very moment, at the third quarter of the Zi hour in the year of Guihai, the Nine Nether Tide has reached its lowest point. The Yin Qi in the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls is intermittent, and the Netherworld Death Qi return flow at the Earth Eye node is at its weakest."

"The flaw lies ninety-nine feet directly below, three feet in the center of the blood pool vortex. Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen, pierce the ground with your golden shuttle. Fellow Daoist Xuanqing, protect us. King Ming, please use your supreme Vajra power to shatter the barrier at the key point, and I will cut off the flow of Yin energy."

Her voice clearly entered the minds of the three, her timing was impeccable.

"Good!" Upon hearing this, Daoist Xuanzhen was greatly encouraged and poured all his life's magic power into the Golden Dawn Shuttle without hesitation.

The golden shuttle instantly erupted with unprecedentedly brilliant divine light, as if a golden sun had risen in the Netherworld, carrying an unparalleled sharpness that pierced through the nine netherworlds. It no longer attacked Wan Hai Dao Ren, but transformed into an extremely condensed golden thread, piercing straight into the center of the blood pool vortex that Miao Yin Ju Shi was pointing to.

"Mysterious Yin Suppresses the Void, Stabilize!" Daoist Xuanqing also exerted all his strength. All the chains of the Mysterious Yin Demon-Controlling Corpse-Suppressing Rope suddenly retracted, no longer attacking the ghosts, but frantically intertwining, transforming into a giant net covering the four of them, forcibly suppressing and solidifying the flow of the Netherworld Death Qi in that area, clearing a path for the Golden Shuttle.

"Prajnaparamita, break through obstacles!" Prajna Vidyaraja shouted, raising the huge vajra high and throwing it. At the same time, he clasped his hands together, burning his Buddhist power to the extreme. He no longer attacked the ghosts, but concentrated all the true meaning of "break" and all the indestructible power into the tip of the vajra. Following the golden shuttle, he smashed it hard into the core node of the solidified and locked vortex.

"All Souls Return to the Flow, Protect!" Daoist Wanhai, being a Mahayana cultivator, immediately sensed something was wrong. His expression changed drastically, and he frantically channeled his magic power to mobilize the power of the great formation, attempting to protect the node.

Countless vengeful spirits howled and retreated, forming a thick barrier of magical power.

"Om!" Layman Miaoyin formed a mudra with his hands and uttered the mantra.

A golden Dharma body emerged from behind her. To her left was a ferocious and terrifying white bone Dharma body, to her right a charming and alluring celestial maiden Dharma body, and in the middle a pure and serene bodhisattva Dharma body. The hermit of wondrous sound herself merged into the golden Dharma body. Behind her, in the trinity of Dharma bodies, the white bone and celestial maiden Dharma bodies each wielded their magic swords, seemingly ignoring spatial distance, and slashed at the condensed magic power of the Taoist of Ten Thousand Bones.

This is the strike!
The seemingly immense flow of magical power experienced a slight delay and disruption in an instant.

puff!

The golden thread formed by the Golden Dawn Shuttle pierced the center of the blood pool vortex with unparalleled precision during that one-ten-thousandth of a second of the gap.

Boom, crack...

The vajra that followed was like a blow to an invisible, indestructible glass dome, the sound of which shattered deafeningly loud.

It wasn't that the glass dome actually shattered, but rather that the most crucial and stable magical connection barrier between the Netherworld Eye node and the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls was brutally broken by this fatal blow, which gathered the most powerful strength of four Mahayana cultivators and seized the opportune moment.

The Myriad Souls Suppressing Prison Formation has been broken!
At the same time, in the same instant.

In the underground world, high above, fierce winds howled, and the surrounding mountain walls had long been torn to shreds by the raging energy of heaven and earth.

Lu Cheng, dressed in a black and white Taoist robe, stood on the void, with no earth-shattering phenomena around him, only strands of the Five Elements Sword Qi that had been condensed to the extreme.

Sometimes it resembles a green dragon reaching out its claws, sometimes a white tiger roaring to the sky; sometimes it transforms into the Vermilion Bird's raging fire, sometimes it solidifies into the Black Tortoise's ice suppressing the sea, and sometimes it is as heavy and solid as a Qilin's earthen soil.

The sword energy crisscrossed and moved with unpredictable agility, firmly sealing, cutting, and eroding the vast and boundless aura of the Azure Heaven Lord, which seemed capable of engulfing everything.

The Azure Heavenly Lord's expression was solemn. The cyan jade seal in his hand had already grown to the size of a small mountain. Each strike carried immense power and a deathly intent that eroded the primordial spirit. His divine sense and magical power transformed into surging cyan waves, attempting to drag Lu Cheng into his irreversible vortex of the River Styx.

However, Lu Cheng's Five Elements Sword Qi seemed to have a life of its own, always able to find an opening and strike at the weakest point of his attack with minimal cost, leaving him with the power to shake the sea but feeling like he was stuck in a quagmire, unable to unleash even 70% of its full power.

What alarmed him even more was the advanced escape technique of the Taoist Lu Cheng in front of him: the Five Elements Heavenly Escape Step!
The figure moved freely among the five elements, appearing in front and behind in an instant, ethereal as smoke and nimble as lightning. No matter how his divine sense and magical power transformed into a vast expanse of blue waves, they could not touch even a single hem of the other's clothes.

After a hundred rounds of fierce fighting, the Azure Water Heavenly Lord gradually felt his magical power stagnate and his mind and spirit were greatly depleted. He was also being suppressed by the invisible "force" of his opponent.

The Bone-Eating Yin Venerable watching from below had a face shrouded in shadow that was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water.

He knew his senior brother, Azure Water Heavenly Lord, more clearly than anyone else, and he was even more aware of the terrifying power of the Azure Heaven Yellow Spring Fiend combined with the Ninth-Order Jade Seal.

But now, how could my senior brother be forced into such a sorry state by a "junior"?

This Taoist Lu Cheng's swordsmanship and mastery of the Five Elements Laws have reached an astonishing level. Each of his seemingly simple Five Elements sword energies contains a terrifying sword intent and power that is as if the heavens and earth were splitting apart, returning to simplicity yet being incomparably sharp and ruthless.

"Senior brother, this is bad." A ghostly light flashed in the eyes of the Bone-Eating Yin Venerable.

He gradually realized that if he didn't take action soon, it was only a matter of time before his senior brother was defeated.

If the Azure Water Heavenly Lord is defeated by Lu Cheng in front of everyone, the Myriad Manifestations Palace will be utterly disgraced, not to mention the Netherworld Banner...

'Face? What is it compared to this tenth-tier spiritual treasure? If I can obtain it, any price is worth paying.' The Bone-Eating Yin Venerable gradually made up his mind.

Without warning, his figure transformed into a wisp of almost transparent gray smoke, silently merging into the surrounding yin and deathly aura. The next moment, he appeared like a ghost in a blind spot behind Lu Cheng.

"Sect Leader Lu, your methods are truly exquisite. Let me also learn a thing or two." As the chilling voice rang out, the withered, claw-like hands of the Bone-Eating Yin Venerable reached out.

"Nine Nether Soul-Eating Claws!"

Ten gray-white claw shadows appeared out of thin air, each exuding a malevolent aura that was both soul-corroding and filthy, carrying a chilling cold that penetrated to the bone marrow and froze the soul.

The claw shadows were silent yet lightning fast, tearing through space in an instant and grabbing at Lu Cheng's vital points.

The Bone-Eating Yin Venerable is also a body-refining cultivator, but he does not practice both physical and magical cultivation. Practicing both physical and magical cultivation means that a cultivator can cultivate both magical power and physical body without disrupting his own Yin-Yang and Five Elements balance. This allows him to benefit from both spiritual and physical cultivation, and the effort he puts in far exceeds that of other cultivators at the same level.

The Body Refining Method of the Bone-Eating Yin Venerable involves gradually refining one's physical body into a Yin Corpse. This method is more inclined towards using puppets to replace the physical body, a method that was once the puppet of the Eastern Pole Creation Heavenly Palace, one of the nine sects of the human race that has been destroyed. It is convenient and quick to learn, and it also greatly increases supernatural powers. Its weakness lies in its limited potential for future improvement, and it even reduces the lifespan of Mahayana cultivators.

The vast majority of heavenly tribulations are yang-type heavenly lightning. Yin-type heavenly lightning also exists, but it is much less common. Moreover, even yin-type heavenly lightning may not necessarily be ineffective against zombies, and may even be more effective in suppressing them.

It's just that the Myriad Manifestations Palace has an excellent lineage, allowing the Bone-Eating Yin Venerable to minimize the cost he pays and maximize his gains.

The timing of the sneak attack by the Bone-Eating Yin Venerable was extremely precise. It was just as Lu Cheng's Vermilion Bird Sword Qi had broken through a patch of blue waves at the Azure Water Heavenly Lord, and the old power had slightly dissipated while the new power had not yet been generated.

"mean!"

"The Yin Lord actually..."

"Master Lu was originally seeking guidance from our sect's two Supreme Elders, so it's only natural that Yin Zun would intervene."

"Shameless! It's one thing to fight two against one, but to join in halfway and launch a sneak attack? Is this what you call 'justifiable'?"

"Hmph! If you don't have the magical power and supernatural abilities, don't covet other people's elixirs and spiritual treasures. The Nine Revolutions Netherworld Resurrection Pill is the supreme holy pill of our sect. How can it be obtained so easily?"

The sudden appearance of the Bone-Eating Yin Venerable in a sneak attack caused the Taiqing Sect disciples and some Wanxiang Senluo Palace disciples watching from below to gasp in surprise.

However, the cultivators of the Myriad Manifestations Palace quickly reacted and defended their ancestor by upholding the principle of reason.

Faced with this sudden attack from both sides, Lu Cheng remained completely calm.

Without any visible movement, the Five Elements Sword Qi surrounding him suddenly changed. The thick, azure-blue sword qi instantly surged, condensing behind him into a massive Xuanwu sword armor. Runes flowed across the armor, radiating a vast and terrifying magical intent.

Tsk tsk tsk! !

The Nine Netherworld Bone-Eating Claws slammed into the Xuanwu Sword Armor, producing a teeth-grinding scraping sound. The gray-white death energy frantically eroded it, but only left deep dents on the vast water elemental energy, unable to penetrate it for the time being.

In front of Lu Cheng, facing the Azure Water Heavenly Lord, whose spirits were lifted and whose attacks became even fiercer due to his junior brother's joining, the Vermilion Bird Sword Qi suddenly split into three, transforming into three crimson fire lines that burned the sky and boiled the sea. They nimbly bypassed the jade seal and bombarded the Azure Water Heavenly Lord, directly stabbing at his face, heart, and dantian, forcing him to recover his energy to save himself.

The Bone-Eating Yin Venerable's attack failed, and his body turned into ashes and merged into the void. The next moment, he reappeared above Lu Cheng's head, opening his mouth to spew out a thick, ink-like, and foul-smelling "Bone-Eating Yin Wind." This wind was extremely vicious, specifically designed to taint the spiritual light of magical treasures and corrode immortal muscles and bones.

At the same time, countless fine, bone-piercing needles, hidden in the wind, silently shot down.

The Azure Heavenly Lord seized the opportunity and urged the jade seal to shine brightly again, drawing out the Yin energy of the mountain gate below, which transformed into a River of the Underworld composed of countless tormented and struggling souls. It flowed upwards from the bottom towards Lu City, intending to completely drag him into the Netherworld.

"Why are you two, fellow disciples, so alike, both of you like to spit on people?"

In an instant, high above, the wind howled, the River Styx roared, and countless bone-eating claw shadows appeared, along with vicious needles that concealed deadly intent.

The two Mahayana Dao Lords of the Myriad Manifestations Palace joined forces, their perfect coordination creating a deafening roar that completely overwhelmed Lu Cheng's figure.

The Taiqing Sect members below were terrified, even Miao Chuyun and Daoist Shisheng wore solemn expressions. The combined power of the two Ghost Gate Venerables far exceeded their expectations.

However, right in the heart of this ferocious offensive, Lu Cheng's flying sword remained as steadfast as a rock in a raging torrent.

"The five elements revolve, and all things become empty!"

A clear and melodious Daoist voice resounded through the sky. Around Lu Cheng, the five elements of sword energy no longer fought independently, but instead connected end to end and began to spin rapidly.

The five colors of light—green (wood), red (fire), yellow (earth), white (metal), and black (water)—flowed endlessly, instantly forming a huge, ever-renewing five-element sword wheel of light.

The moment the Five Elements Sword Wheel appeared, it exuded a terrifying aura that could obliterate all laws and suppress all paths.

Lu Cheng's primordial spirit supernatural power is the Five Elements Immortal Qi. After cultivating for so long, he finally dares to say that he has mastered this supernatural power.

Chi la la!
The bone-chilling wind crashed into the sword wheel, like ice and snow thrown into a furnace, instantly being worn away by the power of the Five Elements. The Yin Sha Penetrating Needle hidden within was directly pulverized.

The Yellow Springs River, surging upwards, crashed into the bottom of the rapidly spinning sword wheel, producing a deafening roar. Countless souls wailed as they were swept into it, cut, purified, and obliterated by the incomparably sharp Five Elements Sword Qi.

The Azure Water Heavenly Lord felt as if his jade seal had been smashed onto a rapidly spinning millstone covered with sharp teeth. The immense power was constantly being dissipated and disintegrated, and the recoil caused his blood and qi to churn.

The attack of the Bone-Eating Yin Venerable's ghost claws was like grasping at a star covered with spikes. Every collision made his finger bones feel like they were about to break. The power of the Five Elements Rotation was not only unparalleled in defense, but also had a powerful counter-shock and devouring property, constantly eroding his Yin energy and magic power.

Lu Cheng used the Five Elements Immortal Qi, the Five Elements Flying Sword, and the Five Elements Sword Technique to simulate the innate five-colored divine light, which could dissolve all laws and primordial energy. When it was swept, it was as heavy as a mountain, and in addition to its forceful suppression, it was especially powerful in its impact on the mind.

Despite facing two opponents alone, Lu Cheng managed to withstand the onslaught of two Mahayana Dao Lords with his exquisite and unparalleled innate Five Elements Sword Light.

Moreover, as the sword wheel spun at high speed, it slowly expanded outwards, and the Five Elements Sword Qi became increasingly condensed and brilliant, with a faint tendency to exert a reverse suppression.

"This...how is this possible?!" The Bone-Eating Yin Venerable was filled with shock. He had originally thought that with his senior brother leading the attack and him launching sneak attacks from the side to restrain him, they would be able to quickly take Lu City.

Who would have thought that the opponent's methods were so profound? The Five Elements Sword Wheel in front of them was like an impenetrable field that could even wear down a counterattack.

The more the Azure Water Heavenly Lord fought, the more alarmed and frustrated he became.

He felt as if he were punching a bottomless vortex, his power being constantly swallowed up and transformed.

The Taoist Lu Cheng's magical power seemed inexhaustible, and his control over the rhythm of the battle was exquisite. He could always disrupt or counterattack with a perfectly timed sword aura at the subtle moments when he and his junior brother were switching their attacks, thus breaking their rhythm of combined attacks.

The three figures transformed into three streaks of light that constantly collided and intertwined in the sky, each clash unleashing a dazzling brilliance and a deafening roar.

The terrifying tide of primordial energy swept away the clouds covering hundreds of miles, revealing a deep and dark array of ghostly formations.

The battle reached a stalemate, but the ominous premonition in the hearts of Azure Water Heavenly Lord and Bone-Eating Yin Venerable grew stronger and stronger.

Because they discovered that no matter how much they intensified their attacks, the Five Elements Sword Wheel remained as stable as a mountain, and even... was slowly absorbing their dissipated spiritual energy, becoming more solid and powerful.

Just as the Azure Water Heavenly Lord and the Bone-Eating Yin Venerable were unable to break through after a long and frustrating attack, and were about to use their trump card to fight to the death.

Rumble, rumble! !
A terrifying, muffled roar, seemingly originating from the depths of the earth or the netherworld, suddenly erupted from the depths of the Wanxiang Senluo Palace's mountain gate.

This sound was not a simple sound wave; it was like a giant pillar supporting the heavens and the earth suddenly breaking.

The entire sect gate of the Myriad Manifestations Palace immediately trembled violently.

Countless mountain gate buildings emitted a tooth-grinding groan, the mountain cracked, and the black array patterns covering the entire mountain range flickered erratically, with the light in many areas rapidly dimming.

The originally pervasive, dense, and impenetrable Yin energy and the howling of countless souls were suddenly weakened by more than half, as if clenched by an invisible hand.

It was as if a huge hole had been torn in the incredibly thick "Netherworld Curtain" that shrouded the Myriad Manifestations Palace.

The Myriad Souls Suppressing Prison Formation... is broken!
"The core of the formation... how could this be?" Azure Water Heavenly Lord cried out in shock, his face drained of color, filled with disbelief, horror, and rage. But he instantly understood what had happened:

The sudden visit of the Taiqing Sect, the bet made by Master Lu Cheng, and the Netherworld Banner, a tenth-order pseudo-immortal artifact—all of these are linked together, aiming to destroy the foundation of the Myriad Manifestations Palace, which has stood for ten thousand years!
The Azure Water Heavenly Lord was greatly shaken, and his divine sense subconsciously swept towards the direction of the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls.

"Senior brother, be careful!" The Bone-Eating Yin Venerable was also terrified and lost his composure. In that instant, his ghostly escape technique also showed a very slight delay.

When masters clash, victory or defeat often hinges on a single point.

In that one ten-thousandth of a moment when the two of them lost their composure and their vital energy became disordered.

Lu Cheng Daoist, who had been as calm as an ancient well, suddenly had a dazzling light burst forth from his eyes, piercing through the void.

He no longer maintained the exquisite Five Elements Sword Wheel, but instead formed an incomparably profound hand seal, uttering a soft command, his voice not loud, yet seemingly carrying the majesty of a heavenly decree:
"Twenty-four Heavens, suppress!"

boom,...

An immense, indescribable power suddenly erupted from Lu Cheng's body.

It wasn't just a simple torrent of magical power; it was as if twenty-four vast and boundless phantom worlds flashed past behind him.

Each world contains a vast and unique system of world power and laws, yet they are perfectly unified. There is a lava world where flames blaze, a polar world where ice freezes the ground, a forest world where giant trees reach for the sky, and a sword world where metal is deadly… The illusory images of the twenty-four worlds swirl and transform into twenty-four spheres of light like bright pearls, which then form a terrifying technique that suppresses everything and obliterates the universe.

The moment this power appeared, the entire world seemed to freeze.

In the perceptions of both Azure Water Heavenly Lord and Bone-Eating Yin Venerable, it was as if the sky was collapsing continuously, and the heavens were rolling down to cover everything.

Space is no longer distorted, but completely suppressed and sealed off.

The turbulent flow of primordial energy instantly subsided, and the rampant yin winds and malevolent aura seemed to be frozen in place. The vast expanse of the Yellow Springs by the Azure Water Heavenly Lord and the vicious, bone-corroding yin energy of the Bone-Eating Yin Venerable appeared as insignificant as dust before the mighty power of the Twenty-Four Heavens.

Click!

The azure jade seal controlled by the Azure Water Heavenly Lord was the first to be hit, letting out a mournful cry. Its spiritual light dimmed instantly, and even fine cracks appeared on its surface. He himself was as if struck by an ancient divine mountain, his protective divine light shattered inch by inch, blood gushed from his mouth, and he fell heavily from the sky like a kite with a broken string.

The Bone-Eating Yin Venerable fared even worse. He was already known for his unpredictable movements, but his physical body was relatively weak compared to Lu Cheng and the Azure Water Heavenly Lord. Sweeped by the mighty power of the Twenty-Four Heavens, the protective Yin energy around his body shattered like paper, and a chilling sound of bones cracking emanated from his body. He turned into a gray shadow and crashed to the ground at an even faster speed.

boom! boom!
Two muffled, loud thuds rang out almost simultaneously, the earth trembled violently, and dust billowed into the sky.

As the smoke and dust cleared, two enormous pits were revealed on the Netherworld Jade Steps plaza in front of the Great Hall of the Asura!

Azure Water Heavenly Lord, his clothes torn, covered in blood, and his aura extremely weak, lay at the bottom of the pit, struggling but unable to get up. The Bone-Eating Yin Venerable was in an even worse state, his entire body almost embedded in the ground, his black robe tattered, his exposed skin riddled with cracks, flowing with eerie grayish-white blood, his breath faint, already severely injured and his fate unknown.

The whole place was dead silent!

Whether it was the people of Taiqing Sect or the disciples and elders of Wanxiang Senluo Palace, they were all dumbfounded and stood there in a daze.

(End of this chapter)