The Eternal Calamity of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 271 Drawing from Corpses for Reincarnation, Deluding for Longevity and Ascension to Immortality

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Boom!

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted, instantly filling the starry sky and shaking all directions, causing the few remaining stars in the sky to tremble violently.

The scattered powerful figures looked up and saw a bronze lamp swaying in the void, casting down points of dim light, spotless and pure.

"The heavens chant from afar, all emperors offer rites, rivers and seas fall silent, mountains hide in clouds, and the sun and moon stand still..."

"The dead soul is refined, the living body is saved, and they live through countless lifetimes, reincarnating with each calamity."

The sound of chanting began to emanate from the bronze lamp. The content was the Sutra of Salvation. Although the sound was not loud, it pierced through the starry sky, making everyone shudder and causing their hearts to pound violently.

Upon seeing this, an elderly sage, severely injured, exclaimed, "A forbidden artifact containing the aura of the ultimate Dao?"

"It's that ancient bronze lamp enshrined by the Guijian Sect, carrying the power of faith of the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable. It has actually been activated!"

The great saints present stared wide-eyed in utter shock.

When did this forbidden artifact, capable of unleashing ultimate power, arrive?

If they hadn't arrived much earlier and had been lurking in the shadows, only to be forced to expose themselves for some reason?

Furthermore, why did it suddenly unleash its power at this moment? Could it also be aimed at Lingbao Tianzun's weapon?

“Something’s not right. Guijian Sect is the legacy left by Lingbao Tianzun. Nowadays, it’s impossible for His descendants and weapons to fight each other, unless…”

Thinking of this, people were horrified, as if they had guessed who the mastermind behind the killing formation was.

"Oh it's you!"

"Guijian Sect, it was you who orchestrated this all along!"

An elderly Great Sage's lips trembled, almost in despair.

He was blocking the way, and just as the bronze lamp was moving forward, he naturally saw the one-armed figure hidden in the darkness under the lamp.

boom!
The moment the words left his mouth, a ball of eerie green flames suddenly ignited on the Great Sage's body, blazing fiercely.

"Hahaha, how cruel you are! Is this how you act? Is this still in accordance with the Heavenly Venerable's lineage?" The Great Sage laughed bitterly, his expression stern. "If the Heavenly Venerable Lingbao were here, he would surely punish you severely."

Within two seconds, he was like a moth drawn to a flame, his entire body, including his spirit, turned to ashes.

"Hmph, a bunch of ignorant juniors. It is your supreme honor to contribute a bit of life to the revival of the Heavenly Venerable." Xu Dong's voice was indifferent and his words were desolate. He didn't even glance at the old Great Sage.

Above its head, the ancient bronze lamp is reviving, absorbing heaven and earth, its light blazing brightly.

"Uncle-Master, please speed things up a bit more! The Celestial Venerable's killing sword has inexplicably revived just now, and I'm worried something might have gone wrong over there!" Wu Gen said anxiously.

What the two are most eager to do now is to get to the location of Lingbao Tianzun's Wheel of Life as soon as possible, find out the reason for the abnormal movement of the killing array diagram, and prevent those with ulterior motives from interfering.

For this reason, Wu Geng even went so far as to hand over the bronze lamp to Xu Dong to operate, allowing it to break free from the limitations of the ancient ship and fly over the Heavenly Venerable Wheel Sea.

Chi!
Suddenly, four killing swords reappeared, tearing through the sky and unleashing sword light that terrified all living beings.

when……

Caught off guard, the bronze lamp was struck and immediately let out a mournful cry. Even the flame inside shook violently and became extremely dim.

Having suffered such a severe blow, the weapon flew off into the air, tearing through the sky for hundreds of thousands of miles. As the one who controlled it, Xu Dong, whose divine sense was intertwined with it, was also severely injured, his body covered in blood.

With a single strike, a Quasi-Celestial Venerable and an Extreme Dao Forbidden Artifact were rendered powerless.

Upon seeing this, people were horrified and could hardly believe it.

"What? How could Lingbao Tianzun's killing sword have cleaved the bronze lamp of Guijian Sect? Aren't they from the same family?"

on the sea,
Xu Dong and Wu Gen appeared, their hair disheveled, coughing up blood continuously.

This was the first time in my cultivation journey that I had been so utterly defeated, nearly perishing here, all because of my own ancestor's weapon. If the Spirit Treasure Killing Array Diagram hadn't stopped at the last moment, I would have been reduced to ashes long ago.

"How could this be?" Xu Dong's face was deathly pale, his expression one of utter disbelief. He was a genuine Quasi-Celestial Venerable, and had even reached the fifth level of the Heavenly Realm. Yet, he had unleashed the Bronze Ancient Lamp, a forbidden artifact of the Celestial Venerable realm, and hadn't even withstood a single blow, nearly being killed by its shock.

Wu Gen silently circulated the "Zhe" character secret technique to heal his injuries, while supporting the unsteady old man, his whole body trembling.

"Could it be the secret technique of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, used by an unparalleled expert to control the killing formation diagram?"

The situation had developed in a way that completely exceeded their expectations.

At this moment, a divine thought suddenly emanated from the ancient bronze lamp, indicating that the deity inside had awakened.

"I just received a warning from the Killing Array Diagram: no one is allowed to enter the area where the Celestial Venerable's Life Spring is located."

"Disobeyers will be executed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, both Wu Gen and Xu Dong were taken aback.

They wanted to ask why, but the bronze lamp clearly didn't seem inclined to discuss it in detail, so they had to suppress their deepest doubts.

"Uncle-Master, look!" Wu Gen suddenly shouted.

Following the direction he indicated, Xu Dong looked down and saw countless sword lights shattering on the sea surface, reflecting numerous stiff shadows.

Upon closer inspection, one would discover that those shadows were all corpses, from different races, in all sorts of bizarre shapes, with the "human" form being the most numerous.

They lurk beneath the surface of the sea, rising and falling with the waves, yet always maintaining an eerie posture with their arms raised, as if the drowning victims are frozen in their final, agonizing struggle.

What's even more bizarre is that the corpses were dressed in clothing from different eras, the most recent being contemporary, and the furthest dating back to before the beginning of the new era. Their thick hair completely covered their faces, making them look like gods and demons, existing for eternity.

At this moment, countless corpses were floating in the vast ocean. Even with the divine sense of a quasi-celestial being, there was not a single empty sea area to be found; it was all filled with dead bodies.

"This this……"

Not only Xu Dong and Wu Gen, who had suffered heavy losses, but the other powerful figures were also dumbfounded upon seeing this.

What's going on here? Where did all these corpses come from beneath the Sea of ​​Bitterness? Are they soaking here to guard something?

"I have a bad feeling that these corpses are most likely related to the legendary Corpse Calamity," a Great Sage muttered to himself.

“After all, we are currently inside the Sea of ​​Wheels of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao,” he added in a low voice.

The combination of the terms "corpse calamity" and "Lingbao Tianzun" immediately shocks people and evokes a flood of thoughts.

Although these events occurred within the last 100,000 years, they seem very short within the broader narrative scope of the trilogy.

But for everyone present, the suppression of the corpse calamity by Lingbao Tianzun was already a major event that only existed in legends.

Because it was so tragic, it even affected the myriad paths of heaven and earth, leading to the subsequent arduous era that lasted for 100,000 years. Therefore, people rarely spoke of it, and there are relatively few records related to it, not as detailed as those of the earlier era of the Boundless Heavenly Venerable.

"Lingbao Tianzun has performed great merit in suppressing the corpse calamity, and thus has been incorporated into the Taoist belief system. However, how come there are so many corpses lurking in his sea of ​​consciousness? Could it be that the ancient spirit corpses that were suppressed in the past were not destroyed, but were suppressed here instead?"

At this moment, Chu Xiaoyao cautiously leaned against the side of the boat to observe and made a deduction.

He had barely escaped from Wu Gen and Xu Dong, but he didn't know how to get out of this vast sea of ​​suffering. After wandering around for a long time, he had no choice but to accept his fate and quietly wait for an opportunity.

"Sigh, I should have asked Master to tell me more stories about Lingbao Tianzun. Although his cultivation is so-so, he is a very well-informed person and knows a thing or two about many secrets. If he had come, we could probably have found a way out." Chu Xiaoyao muttered to himself with a bit of annoyance.

Just then, a corpse drifted by from nearby and somehow bumped into his small boat.

"I rely on!"

In an instant, Chu Xiaoyao secretly groaned, but his body immediately tensed up, ready to fight at any moment.

He hadn't noticed it from a distance, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was actually the corpse of a Great Sage. Even after tens of thousands of years, the blood and qi within its body still surged like thunder, extremely powerful and terrifying, causing him to tremble involuntarily.

What's even more terrifying is that there are countless similar corpses around. Fortunately, the seawater has a sealing effect, so as long as the ancient ship doesn't touch it, it can't feel that oppressive aura.

Otherwise, under the oppressive aura of so many ancient corpses at the Great Sage and Quasi-Celestial Venerable levels, few people would be able to remain calm and would faint in an instant.

"Just how many ancient corpses with spiritual power did Lingbao Tianzun kill? If they were all like this corpse, with strength starting from the Great Saint level in life, wouldn't that be..." Chu Xiaoyao muttered to himself, his expression solemn.

(End of this chapter)