Covering the sky: Starting from the Golden Crow of the Holy Cliff

Chapter 274 Destroying the Undying Heavenly Blade
This attack was sudden, merging into the void and extinguishing the faint light. Before the Undying Heavenly Blade could react, this part of the starry sky exploded, bursting forth with a soaring purple light.

The sacred body of the cliff rushed out, its divine pestle like a dragon, annihilating all things in heaven and earth.

"Clang!"

A violent clang of metal against metal rang out as the Heavenly Blade blocked the attack. Its sharp edge displayed a dazzling array of colors and radiant light, creating massive waves that seemed to obliterate everything in all directions—a truly terrifying sight.

"How dare you!" it roared, its anger rising as it charged forward with all its might, for a black hand reached out toward the stone egg, and behind it was the Great Accomplished Holy Body that had emerged from the Heaven-Avoiding Coffin.

He was also an ancestor of Yang Xi.

The Holy Body of Yinghuo passed away before his death, leaving no remains. The original fourth person deviated from the expected path and failed to cross the threshold of death, leaving only the Western Queen Mother behind.

The Undying Heavenly Blade swept across the sky, blocking the vast black mist and putting it to the test.

A terrible collision occurred between the two, and immediately shattered light flew everywhere. The Undying Heavenly Blade was sent flying, and a Demon-Subduing Pestle, weighing over a thousand pounds, struck it from both sides, causing its luster to dim and almost cracking.

This was a clash of extreme powers. Even with the Heavenly Blade protecting it, the aftershocks still reverberated. The stone egg trembled, emitting bursts of five-colored essence, and was thus disturbed.

The sky behind the Heavenly Blade shattered, and it fought desperately to protect the Emperor's offspring, risking everything.

"Hey!"

Another bright blade of light slashed out, this time even more terrifying, shattering the star field, breaking the entire galaxy into cosmic dust. With just one slash, everything was destroyed.

"boom!"

That withered, powerful hand was wounded, with black blood flowing from its palm, a shocking sight.

However, the giant hand remained fierce and relentless, heading straight forward with overwhelming ferocity, intent on seizing the stone egg that absorbed the essence of the sun and moon.

"Two Yin Gods, are you really going to fight? I'm not afraid!" Heavenly Blade roared, shattering the cosmic galaxy. It burned itself, unleashing power beyond reason, and vanished instantly, severing the river of time. It stood horizontally in front of the stone egg, blocking the giant hand, and then chopped downwards, intending to cut it completely.

"when!"

The flashes of sword light scattered everywhere, the universe collapsed, and black holes crumbled—the scene here was terrifying.

Fortunately, these are two fully-formed holy beings. If it were any other being here, they would be annihilated, body and soul, and would not be able to withstand this kind of fluctuation.

"It's not even a celestial artifact, yet you dare to speak so arrogantly..." The voice of the Yang clan's ancestor was indifferent, as if it could freeze millions of light-years away.

He was tall and disheveled. In his previous life, he had suppressed the dark turmoil and fought to the death to achieve the Great Body of Hegemony. After his soul returned, his personality changed drastically, and there was always a fierce aura in his chest.

"boom!"

A monstrous black aura spread outwards. He no longer used the Dao Principles Illusion, but instead slapped forward with his palm. The Secret of All was triggered, causing the heavens and earth to collapse, and ghosts and gods to wail. Supreme magical power surged forward.

This palm strike looks simple, but its power is immense.

Transform the power of destruction, merge the intent to kill, turn adversity into prosperity, and create life.

This is the true Life and Death Palm. Later generations of the Lone Clan Quasi-Emperor obtained a fragment of the technique and developed it into the Great Heaven Annihilation Palm!
"Oh!"

Immediately, the Undying Heavenly Blade was shaken and forced to retreat, suffering a violent impact from the Great Dao. Almost instantly, it triggered the shattering of stars, displaying boundless power.

It flew across the sky repeatedly, retreating steadily, struggling to deflect the attack.
"boom!"

Almost simultaneously, the Buddhist imperial weapon also struck, sparks flying everywhere. This scene was quite peculiar, as if two Great Accomplished Saint Bodies were tempering their weapons.

In the starry sky, traces of the Dao intertwined, and a supreme immortal diagram appeared and disappeared, shrouding everything and creating a prison within the confines of the earth.

Within a few breaths, the Undying Heavenly Blade was struck by heavy blows and almost broke. Cracks appeared on the flawless blade, making it look quite terrible.

Its heart was sinking deeper and deeper. It had really overestimated itself this time, never expecting two Great Accomplished Saint Bodies to jump out.

Moreover, the other party seemed to know the stone egg's identity, and made several attacks, forcing it to retreat continuously, unable to go all out, and unable to exert its full magical power.

After paying the price of almost shattering his body, the Undying Heavenly Blade finally absorbed the stone egg into its body.

"boom!"

The Vajra Pestle flew out with immense force, shattering the starry sky into pieces. Scattered stars streaked across the sky, and entire ancient star fields turned to dust.

"Snapped!"

Another person made a move, striking down with a palm, sending the Undying Heavenly Blade flying horizontally once again, with large cracks bursting forth one after another.

The two had very similar auras, both clad in dark battle armor, shrouded in thick fog, their killing intent surging silently like a sea. They didn't seem like holy bodies, but rather like two demonic bodies.

Even the forbidden zone of life was alarmed, with beams of primordial spirit flying out, quite surprised after seeing the battle situation.

"It's that legendary sword again."

An ancient supreme being frowned as he saw the endless spreading blood energy—the second holy body.

But he quickly calmed down because the killing intent emanating from the other party was too strong, fundamentally different from the Great Accomplishment Holy Body of the past.

However, it is extremely rare for two Saintly Bodies at their peak to appear together. Are they here for just one weapon?
"My lineage has no great grudge against you. You have painstakingly set up an ambush, using the Heavenly Emperor's Scripture, divine secret techniques, and the Immortal Spirit Child with invincible blood flowing through his veins. What are you seeking?" The Undying Heavenly Blade spoke, his voice cold, trying to obtain some information.

"Your sword-wielding corpse and that stone egg." Yang Xi's ancestor's voice was cold, his aura extremely murderous, and his eyes were like lightning crackling the earth, as if he were destroying this world.

"You've gone too far! Do you really think I'm powerless?" Undying Heavenly Blade hissed, scanning the two men.

If it hadn't been designed, with its power, it could have easily left even if it was no match for the enemy, so how could it have ended up like this?

"It's no use talking more."

"Sending you on your way!"

Both men spoke very concisely and forcefully, not wasting a single word.

At this moment, the two holy bodies stood side by side, without the slightest emotional fluctuation. The cosmic sea surged and churned, and the Nine Li Diagram manifested, slowly rotating. Instantly, a fierce wind arose, destroying everything inside. As they walked forward, the heavens trembled, as if they were about to collapse.

"Having deceived me so, I am destined to shed my holy blood today!" said the Undying Heavenly Blade, his killing intent chilling.

It represents the pinnacle of imperial artifacts, boasting itself as the will of Heaven, and is invincible. Yet today it almost suffered a major setback, never before in countless ages. It is unknown how many tens of thousands of years it will take to recover to its peak.

Sensing the cracks in his body, the Undying Heavenly Blade grew even more enraged and prepared to unleash a devastating attack.

With a hum, the blade shone brilliantly, almost translucent, and then burst into flames. It was the boiling of the laws and order, the immortal laws of immortality.

At this moment, Yan Ming, who was in seclusion atop Mount Jiya, looked up. His golden eyes, which separated the vast domain, reflected a blurry chain of divine order. He sensed a familiar aura, containing a portion of the rules of the Immortal Bell, condensed within the Undying Heavenly Blade.

He wasn't worried about the two Holy Bodies on his side. The one from Holy Cliff was a given; at his peak, he forcibly divided the forbidden zone, and the Ancient Emperor remained silent in response, achieving a completely unconventional path to enlightenment.

Another one had slightly less foundation, and his Holy Body inheritance was incomplete, but even so, he still achieved great success, quelled the turmoil in the Big Dipper, and had a glorious history of fighting hundreds of battles.

Later, for the sake of his descendants, he used up his own essence to refine three jars of blood medicine and set off alone to fight against the ancestor of the Cang Clan at the fiftieth level of the human race.

In the end, this Great Accomplished Holy Body was one move short, but before dying, he shattered the Overlord Bell with a single palm strike, inflicting indelible damage on his opponent.

After enduring ten years of bitter battle, the body of the Azure Heaven Overlord shattered and perished.

With Yan Ming's current level of attainment, he is able to trace back to the Great War of the Extreme Path, and once dreamed of that battle for supremacy among the saints.

The moment the Holy Body fell, the Primordial Spirit of the Overlord Body also shattered. However, he managed to lock his state with a secret technique, but it was too late to reverse the situation.

This state is different from that of the Stone Emperor in Shrouding the Sky.

Since the lifespan of the Overlord Body was still intact and he had obtained the Holy Body Elixir, theoretically even a near-death injury could be reversed. There is only one possibility to explain his demise.

Some people die during a duel, but are not buried until ten years later!

Furthermore, no one could have imagined that the hope that the Holy Body left for future generations would ultimately become the key to awakening him; everything has a cause and effect.

After Yang Xi's ancestor was revived, he first completed the Holy Body inheritance from the Divine Thoughts of the Yinghuo Holy Body, and then possessed the Eight Secrets of Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zu, Qian, and Xing, as well as the Undying Scripture Scattered Hand. His combat power was at its peak, making him the second forbidden existence of the Dark Heavenly Court.

"Unfortunately, the Blood Tempering Ceremony is still one step away from completion." Yan Ming muttered to himself. He adopted a method similar to Ye Fan in Shrouding the Heavens, gathering the Great Elixir of the Body to purify the Blood of the Imperial Holy Spirit, and returning the blood to break through realms on the day of success.

This method places very high demands on individuals and is extremely harsh.

It all began when Yao Guang ventured deep into the underworld, became a successor of the Yama King's Palace, and established a second lamp oil production area...

"boom!"

On the mythical battlefield, the Undying Heavenly Blade began to unleash its secret techniques. This time, the offensive was incredibly vast, with waves of killing intent sweeping across the universe. Even the distant star sea was collapsing. It was boundless and could cut through the ages with its blade.

"With unparalleled divine will and the combined power of all beings, in the name of the Emperor, I command those wills that once existed and those undying consciousnesses to return together!" The Heavenly Blade roared, its light shining once more as it unleashed an ancient secret technique, employing a forbidden power from afar.

This is related to the power of faith, which gathers the consciousness of the past and guides the spiritual power of those who still worship and believe in the Emperor in the present day, thus reuniting their beliefs.

The Immortal Emperor was once the supreme god, worshipped by all races, and naturally many people still believe in him and chant his name today.

Over the years, the Dark Heavenly Court has become powerful, and many faiths have shifted, but the Phoenix Nest and the Eight Legions still exist. At this moment, his forbidden secret technique has taken effect.

"Boom!"

Endless spiritual power converged, its immense size astonishing. This was the power of all living beings, and the Heavenly Blade was not merely a simple summoning technique. The Undying Emperor had once created such magic, possessing specialized supernatural abilities that were terrifyingly powerful.

The mental energy was reorganized and arranged according to special rules, becoming a peerless principle, which was then condensed on the blade's edge, transforming into a celestial river that cleaved forward.

Throughout the heavens and realms, many powerful figures felt a jolt in their hearts. This was a divine technique similar to the "Former" secret method, dedicated to cultivating the primordial spirit, and it had actually been unleashed by a weapon.

This knife is very special; it's almost like a living imperial artifact.

"Oh!"

The psychic galaxy roared and surged, like thunder crashing down on the sky or waves crashing against the shore. All the stars either shattered or swept away like waves into the distance, turning this place into a vacuum.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, the forehead bones of the two Great Accomplished Saint Bodies glowed, and the secret energy of the "Front" character spread out, radiating astonishing auspicious light that showered down upon them.

With a deafening roar, even the combined strength of numerous powerful races and billions of living beings was insufficient, as the power of the Dao thoughts of the two supreme beings completely disintegrated, crumbled, and burned away!
"Using telekinesis to fight us is too weak! What about the masses? They are no match for us. In this life, how much of the so-called imperial court faith is left?" One of them sneered mercilessly, defying common sense. His blood aura, as black as ink, was too vast.

"Although you are stronger than the imperial weapon, a weapon is still a weapon, and it cannot defy the heavens."

Another man's gaze pierced the sky, his black hair flying wildly. He was taking the initiative to attack, his power so overwhelming that it was awe-inspiring. A giant handprint, condensed with the essence of the Dao, was unparalleled in the world. When the handprint fell, the heavens and earth collapsed, and a great destruction occurred.

"The array will destroy the world!" Tian Dao roared, and a vast array of patterns appeared. This was a royal array, a Dao pattern left by the Undying Emperor.

The world trembled, for this was a flawless magic array, an extremely rare occurrence.

However, the Undying God Formation did not hold back the two holy bodies. The two attacked simultaneously, forcefully breaking the formation. The flawless Heavenly Emperor Formation was on the verge of collapse, unable to unleash its full power without a master to control it.

Although Heavenly Blade is powerful, it is still different from the true Supreme.

In its first attack in Shrouding the Heavens, it achieved some success, but it was not as terrifying as Ning Fei and Chuan Ying.

The Undying Heavenly Blade was only severely injured when facing a quasi-emperor of the Ninth Heaven who possessed an imperial weapon; it needed to rely on various means to regain its royal-level power.

Even Ye Fan, who was at the sixth level of the Heavenly Realm, could only fly sideways and cough up blood when he tried to directly confront the Heavenly Blade with the Devouring Demon Jar.

At the seventh level of heaven, he desperately tried to escape from a hand that reached out from across the Canglan realm, staging a scene of 'one hand covering the sky'.

A hundred breaths later, a shattering sound rang out. The Five-Colored Divine Array was cracked by the Demon-Subduing Pestle. At the same time, another person's large handprint fell, and the crack rapidly expanded before finally collapsing.

"go!"

This was the first decision made after the Undying Heavenly Blade was used. Facing two strange holy bodies at their peak, the outcome of a real fight was hard to predict.

The chase begins!
The two Dark Saints joined forces to suppress the Undying Heavenly Blade. The latter roared and fought with all its might, extinguishing the sun and moon and turning the Milky Way to ashes. They fought their way from one region to another, leaving behind many fragments of stars. Vast areas of the starry sea were shattered, and the universe was devastated, a sight too painful to behold.

"Crack!"

The Undying Heavenly Blade, hailed as the best blade in history, was broken in two by the Demon-Subduing Pestle.

It was as if a piece of starry sky had collapsed, and the Heavenly Blade became the source of destruction. It was broken in two, and a cold light swept out, like a silver waterfall or a vast ocean, flowing endlessly.

This was its resentment and anger. The once invincible weapon had actually come to this. The shame, frustration, and pressure to survive drove it to riot.

But the ordeal is not over yet!
"boom!"

Another person came with the momentum, destroying the starry river with force, as if seeing the light of the sky breaking through the clouds, the divine light shining across the ten directions, shattering a part of it again, the fragments shooting out in all directions, all spewing out crimson clouds, like bright red blood, touching the eyes and the heart.

"call out!"

Crimson blood stained the Milky Way, and the Undying Heavenly Blade roared. Despite its best efforts, it could not withstand this terrifying attack. It manifested the ultimate mystery of Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold, seeking rebirth and reshaping its blade body. However, the two holy bodies would not give it a chance and were determined to completely destroy its deities.

(End of this chapter)