The Eternal Calamity of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 272 Burial

From the beginning of the new era to the attainment of enlightenment by Lingbao Tianzun, it was approximately 400,000 years. During this long period, the Reincarnation Seal Technique of Dujie Tianzun was widely practiced in the world for the vast majority of the time. It is unknown how many powerful individuals chose to bury their bodies after death in order to achieve immortality.

"No wonder we have experienced a difficult era. If the secrets that Master mentioned when he was drunk are true, then the Heavenly Venerable Lingbao has almost wiped out all the powerful figures accumulated over the generations. Such bloodthirstiness is unprecedented."

"Therefore, in his later years, Lingbao Tianzun chose to leave Guijian Sect with the intention of rebuilding Huadao. This move was precisely to repair the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths that had suffered severe damage."

"Although I don't know why the Dao of Creation was not established in the end, as far as I can see, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are not completely destroyed, only the spiritual energy is a little thin."

"Perhaps, the Celestial Venerable Lingbao spent the latter half of his life in seclusion, secretly eliminating the traces of the corpse calamity. Those corpses were also transferred to his own sea of ​​consciousness, probably for other reasons."

At this point, the cause and effect, the known facts, and further reasonable speculations all came together, giving Chu Xiaoyao a sudden realization and leaving him extremely shocked.

"Awe-inspiring throughout history, overlooking the mortal world, influencing the course of history across the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths with his own power—is this the supreme power unique to the Heavenly Venerable?"

"If one day I also attain the position of Heavenly Venerable, I shall take the name Xiaoyao, which means seeking immortality and asking questions, and being carefree and at ease. I must never follow the old path of Lingbao Heavenly Venerable, who spent his whole life burdened with the responsibility of protecting all living beings and lived a life that was mentally exhausting."

Chu Xiaoyao sighed softly, seemingly filled with emotion and boundless longing.

However, what he didn't notice was that at that moment, the corpse that had collided with the ancient ship suddenly opened its eyes, its gaze lifeless and chillingly cold.

boom!
At the same time, a terrifying fluctuation came from the Sea of ​​Bitterness, originating from an area thousands of miles away.

Sensing the profound laws within, Chu Xiaoyao trembled, then stood up and gazed into the distance.

"A battle between two Great Sages? Have they gone mad? To start a feud at this time, aren't they afraid of incurring the wrath of the Heavenly Venerable's killing sword?"

From a great distance, he saw a golden roc, its cry echoing through the sky, its wings spread like clouds hanging from the heavens, soaring ninety thousand miles into the sky and engulfing the entire firmament.

It was a terrifying sight, its strength was extremely powerful, ranking at the peak of the Great Sage, and it was a strong figure in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, capable of easily suppressing a region.

Seeing this, Chu Xiaoyao muttered to himself, "Who is that ancestor of the Golden-Winged Roc clan fighting against?"

As his voice rang out, in the next instant, a vast gray mist surged forth, engulfing the Golden-Winged Roc. Even as it cried out loudly and flapped its wings with all its might, tearing the sky apart and causing the vast sea below to undulate.

It's clear that this golden-winged roc has burned through all its energy and is at its peak fighting strength.

However, all of this was of no use, because a pair of cold eyes were fixed on it from within the gray mist.

That was also a roc, seemingly of the same kind, but it had long since lost its life force, leaving only a powerful body and a vast aura of death.

The next moment, two giant roc birds, one golden and one gray, engaged in fierce close combat.

In the short time that followed, golden roc blood began to fall like a torrential downpour, causing various strange phenomena.

"That gray roc is definitely one of the corpses that was soaking in the Heavenly Venerable's Sea of ​​Wheels. It has actually come back to life!!!" Chu Xiaoyao was horrified when he saw it.

At the same time, the mournful cry of the Golden-Winged Roc rang out, "Ancestor, have you forgotten? I am your sixty-sixth generation descendant!"

It accidentally discovered the corpse of its ancestor and wanted to take it away, which triggered a murderous intent and brought about its own calamity.

"Everyone, do not touch those corpses in the sea! They are alive and could awaken at any moment!" the Golden-Winged Roc cried out in despair.

After saying this, it flapped its wings and soared into the sky, intending to escape.

However, it was too late. The gray roc below soared into the sky and pierced its head with a claw. With a soft "plop," blood splattered, and its primordial spirit, which tried to escape, was also torn apart by the claw. It was extremely brutal and bloody.

The vast Sea of ​​Bitterness fell silent for a moment, everyone staring at the golden-winged roc at the peak of the Great Sage level, witnessing its demise.

"Do not touch the corpses in the sea, they may awaken at any time!"

Chu Xiaoyao muttered those words over and over, a sudden chill running through his heart.

If I remember correctly, his boat just hit a corpse.

"Damn, can I be that unlucky?!"

Thinking of this, Chu Xiaoyao's lips twitched, and he suddenly had a bad premonition. ...

On the other side, Xu Dong and Wu Gen also witnessed the fall of the Golden-Winged Roc.

What's worse off than the others is that they had abandoned their boat in their haste to reach the Heavenly Venerable's Spring of Life in the center of the Sea of ​​Bitterness, and are now floating on the sea.

Therefore, the surrounding horde of corpses intentionally or unintentionally encircled them, among which there were quite a few ancient corpses at the quasi-celestial level.

Even in his prime, Xu Dong was apprehensive in the face of such a situation, let alone now that he is seriously injured.

If it were just Wu Gen alone, he probably wouldn't last two seconds before being torn apart.

However, as descendants of Lingbao Tianzun, they naturally have the confidence to face it calmly.

"A clear mind illuminates all things, a powerful spirit conquers all, and all senses are contained in a single breath. Observe all things with a single-minded heart..."

The ethereal and profound scripture of salvation once again emanated from the ancient bronze lamp, imbued with a kind of transcendent magic, causing the surrounding horde of corpses to tremble in fear and hesitate to approach.

While using the "Zhe" secret technique to repair his injuries, Wu Gen said worriedly, "Uncle-Master, should we activate the backup plan now? The situation has already spiraled out of our control. If we drag this out any longer, the Dao lineages behind those people will eventually discover something. If they send powerful experts with Supreme Heavenly Venerable weapons to come, we may find ourselves in a passive position."

Upon hearing this, Xu Dong slowly shook his head, his expression solemn.

"No, I actually hope that more Quasi-Celestial Venerables will come, and it would be best if they brought Celestial Venerable weapons with them."

"Uncle-Master, what do you mean?" Wu Gen asked, puzzled.

"The situation has developed to this point and is beyond our control. If it continues to deteriorate, it is very likely that the Corpse Calamity will break out again. At that time, our generation will be the eternal sinners of Guijian Sect, and we will have failed the Heavenly Venerable's earnest expectations," Xu Dong said solemnly.

“This…” Wu Gen was stunned, then realized the seriousness of the problem.

The next moment, he heard Xu Dong's voice again.
"Nephew, as a true disciple of formations, and having thoroughly studied the Hundred Scriptures of Spiritual Treasures, do you recall that sentence recorded in the Sword Canon?"

Wu Geng suddenly realized something and looked extremely surprised. "Uncle-Master, you mean..."

……

"Drawing upon corpses for reincarnation, vainly seeking to prolong life and ascend to immortality!"

"A good idea, a good method, it's just a pity that we were a little too hasty."

At this moment, Chen Wu stood alone at the location of the Heavenly Venerable's Life Spring, indifferently gazing at the enormous horde of corpses outside, his face expressionless.

Upon hearing his comment, the magical treasure killing array diagram surrounding him immediately began to tremble.

"I apologize, Heavenly Venerable. My master once mentioned that his talent and strength were far inferior to those of his predecessors, but he just happened to encounter the outbreak of the Corpse Calamity in his own life. This is his fate, and he can only do his best to protect this world."

"Therefore, he spent almost his entire life in battle and hardly enjoyed anything. Only when he was old and exhausted did he realize the beauty of youth."

"Immortality has been the pursuit of all ages, but he does not want to sever his own Dao fruit, so he takes this risky action in the hope of catching up with your footsteps, Heavenly Venerable."

Hearing these words, Chen Wu suddenly smiled. “Cultivating the Dao has been a long and arduous journey, and who doesn’t envy the path to immortality? But the path to immortality is hard to find in this world. Some paths are destined to require more effort and inevitably involve greater risks of failure.”

As he spoke, he took a step that shattered the void.

"Those that have disappeared, died, and happened... even if they do not enter the cycle of reincarnation, they will still be subject to the control of my technique."

Chen Wu spoke softly, his knuckles tapping in the void, slowly forming an ancient seal that did not belong to this era. He casually wove the laws of the Great Dao within it, using methods that the Spirit Treasure Killing Array Diagram could not understand.

"This technique does not destroy the physical body or annihilate the soul; it is called—"

When he uttered the words "burial and passing away," suddenly, countless threads of cause and effect appeared around him, and the boiling river of time flowed on.

"I only teach you all... to reunite with yourselves."

(End of this chapter)