Swing the sword at the future female devil

Chapter 470 The Inheritance of Mountains and Rivers Completed!

"Monster! Get out of my way!" A furious roar, imbued with the might of the dragon and tiger, resounded like thunder from the heavens! The old Celestial Master, who had been secretly gathering his strength, suddenly straightened his hunched body, and the dense death aura around him was instantly ignited! It was not the flame of life, but the Dragon-Tiger Soul-Sealing Seal that he activated by burning his remaining Dao foundation and the origin of his divine soul!
An ancient talisman, extremely refined and formed from pure golden light interwoven with black and white energy, suddenly appeared in the old Celestial Master's withered palm! Within the talisman, the roars of dragons and tigers resounded, its Daoist essence was naturally formed, and it carried the supreme power of Longhu Mountain to suppress all evil and seal divine souls!

Ignoring his own rapidly collapsing life force, his withered hand moved like lightning, carrying a resolute determination to destroy everything, and fiercely struck Taiqing.

This strike, imbued with the old Celestial Master's life's cultivation and his last remaining life force, was swift, precise, and ruthless, aimed directly at the core of the Taiqing Soul Fire!

"Hmph! A desperate struggle!" Taiqing, who had taken over the body of the adult Zhang Zhiyao, was not yet fully stable, but her will to control the soul remained strong. Faced with this sudden, desperate attack, a blue lotus light bloomed in her eyes, and she forcefully pointed her fingers at the future body!
A gray-black finger beam, a mixture of the destructive origin of Taiqing and the pure Dao power of the adult Zhang Zhiyao, arrived first despite being delayed, carrying a terrifying aura of annihilation towards the Soul-Sealing Golden Seal!
Boom—!!! The golden light and gray light collided violently! There was no earth-shattering explosion, only silent annihilation at the level of the soul!
The golden light of the Dragon-Tiger Soul-Sealing Seal dimmed instantly, and cracks appeared on the seal! The old Celestial Master felt as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood essence!

He flew backward like a kite with a broken string, and most of the Dao fire burning around him was extinguished instantly. His aura was extremely weak, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be completely extinguished at any moment!

The finger beam formed by the Taiqing Azure Lotus Refining Spirit was also mostly dispersed, and the process of forcibly possessing the body was interrupted for a moment. The adult Zhang Zhiyao's body shook violently, and the dark blue light between her eyebrows flickered. The black rune shackles on her wrists suddenly lit up, appearing even more dazzling!

"Old man...you're asking for death!" Taiqing steadied herself, a sweet taste rising in her throat, almost spitting out blood. She forcibly held it in, her eyes filled with icy killing intent and a hint of annoyance at being hurt by an ant, as she looked at the old Celestial Master who was lying on the ground, barely breathing.

"Take him down!" Zhang Dingyuan finally reacted, roaring in shock and anger. His elite guards swarmed forward, firmly restraining the old Celestial Master, who was completely incapacitated.

Taiqing no longer looked at the dying old Taoist, his cold gaze fixed on the depths of Kunlun Ruins. The possession had caused minor problems, but the overall situation was settled!

Taiqing, now possessing the body of the adult Zhang Zhiyao, spoke slowly. Her voice was still cold, yet it carried the clear and melodious quality of a young girl's voice, creating an eerie contrast: "Please... take the old Celestial Master down and 'treat' him properly."

"Yes! Fairy!" Zhang Dingyuan was already completely stunned by this godlike and demonic method. Upon hearing this, he immediately led his elite guards to rush forward.

The old Celestial Master looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar "Zhang Zhiyao" before him, and at the cold, scarlet light in her eyes that belonged to the Taiqing realm. A trace of indescribable pain and reluctance flashed in his own eyes.

"Celestial Master, the key to this calamity lies in the 'variable.' To break my causal trap, Taiqing must find someone 'outside the causal line.' Her choice… can only be Zhiyao's future self! You must bring young Zhiyao to Kunlun Ruins at the final moment… Only then, when the future self is possessed, will the suppressed 'Dao Seed' and 'Demonic Thought' within young Zhiyao violently clash, creating a sliver of opportunity… to awaken the true 'variable'! The price… will be borne by us. Celestial Master… you only need to ignite the final Dao flame to illuminate that moment of 'conflict'…"

In a daze, he seemed to see the resolute figure of the girl. Zhang Tianshi sighed softly and closed his eyes.

Yan Qiuxi... I've done what I promised you. I hope what you said is true... Let's end all of this here!
Taiqing stood in the void, sensing this body, her crimson eyes gleaming with satisfaction. She gently clenched her fist, feeling the surging power, then cast her icy gaze towards the deepest part of Kunlun Ruins, towards the Guixu Altar.

“Duan Huaige…the Tree of Life…and…the so-called ‘variables’ laid out by Yan Qiuxi…” A mocking smile, as if she controlled everything, curled at the corner of her lips. “The pieces are all in place; it’s time to wrap things up.”

She no longer looked at the old celestial master being taken away and the unconscious young Zhang Zhiyao. Her figure transformed into a stream of light, carrying an even more powerful and eerie aura than before, and she soared into the void towards the Guixu Altar!

On that snow-white wrist, a ring of fine, shackle-like black runes quietly appeared—the mark left by the forced fusion of the demonic seed and this body. The final stage was set, awaiting only the protagonist's entrance.

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At the foot of the stone tablet, Duan Huaige's mind was shaken! The glory and destruction of the Mountain and River Daoist lineage, the tyranny of plundering the Hundred Realms and the tragic consequences that brought divine retribution, the truth of the Nightmare Ruins... all this information assaulted his understanding like a torrent.

However, just as his mind wavered, the dark golden Dao patterns flowing on the stone tablet seemed to sense the pure origin of the Mountain and River Dao within him, and suddenly shone brightly! A vast, ancient torrent of intent that pointed directly to the origin of the Great Dao ignored his resistance and rudely surged into his sea of ​​consciousness!

This is not a simple transmission of textual information, but an initiation into the Daoist tradition!

Duan Huaige felt as if his soul had been thrown into the furnace of the primordial universe! Countless fragments of primordial principles concerning mountains and rivers, earth veins, space, and even plunder and sustaining, destruction and rebirth exploded and reassembled in his sea of ​​consciousness like stars!
The spiritual power of the Mountain and River Dao within his body was circulating, purifying, and transforming at an unprecedented speed! The original Mountain and River Dao system was forcibly injected with the oldest and most fundamental Dao foundation!
Duan Huaige couldn't help but let out a low roar, and a tangible dark golden light burst forth from every pore of his body, causing the black rock beneath his feet to crack inch by inch! He felt his body and soul being reshaped and sublimated by this power!
Most importantly, the landscape map that was protecting him has also undergone earth-shattering changes!
The Landscape Scroll floated up on its own, bursting forth with unprecedented brilliance! The originally blurry and fragmented landscape on the scroll, under the infusion of the original Mountain and River Daoist thought, quickly became clear and complete! The cracked earth began to heal, the gray sky became clear, and the chaotic mist at the edges was forcibly dispelled and stabilized!
The laws governing the entire space are rapidly being completed and strengthened! A stable and powerful spatial fluctuation originating from the very source of the world spreads out!
Duan Huaige suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze seemingly reflecting the reversal of mountains and rivers and the rise and fall of the sun and moon! A powerful aura far exceeding the Golden Core realm rose from his body. Although his realm had not yet been broken through, his spiritual power purity, understanding of the Dao principles, and control over the Mountain and River Map had all undergone a qualitative leap!

(End of this chapter)