Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 285 Forbidden Domain
Huang Tian said, "Then let's give it a try. Let me see what secrets your hidden Heavenly Skill holds."

Five-colored divine light condensed from his body, resonating with the five kinds of immortal metals in the Heavenly Blade, and together they gathered into sharp and unpredictable blade lights, like divine phoenixes dancing, secretly conforming to the trajectory of the laws of heaven and earth, extremely mysterious.

Upon hearing this, Ning Fei no longer concealed himself. Divine light flashed within his platform, covering his entire body before vanishing completely. In an instant, the intense emotions in Ning Fei's eyes disappeared without a trace. He became indifferent to joy and sorrow, facing everything in the world with an absolutely detached and rational attitude.

At this moment, Ning Fei had almost abandoned all emotions. He was no longer a person, but rather more like a ruthless aggregate of rules. Absolute rationality, absolute correctness, and absolute efficiency.

In this state, he seemed to have merged with the Dao, and all the mysteries within his sight were revealed, and he could naturally and perfectly control his own power.

To have perfect control over oneself and to perceive everything around one with a near-omniscient perspective—this is perhaps the ultimate embodiment of knowing oneself and one's enemy, and thus winning every battle.

The two Great Sages hidden in the void were startled upon seeing this, for they recognized the Heavenly Technique.

"This is actually the Forgetfulness Heavenly Skill, which only appeared briefly in the last era! Ning Fei has actually hidden this ancient Heavenly Skill."

"A person of deepest emotions and true nature has cultivated a technique that extinguishes emotions and nature, and has even reached an extremely high level. Perhaps he can complete this incomplete Heavenly Technique."

"There were those who tried to change this divine technique before, but they all failed and went mad. Among them were many geniuses with the potential to attain enlightenment. Can Ning Fei really do it?"

"I just hope that this Heavenly Power, which once caused a great calamity, won't cause any more trouble this time."

The Forgetfulness Heavenly Skill is an ancient heavenly skill from the mythological era. The person who created it is unknown because of the great distance in time. It can only be speculated that it was created by a brilliant genius in the early mythological era, or perhaps it was created by a celestial being who had a sudden inspiration but abandoned it after only completing a part of it.

But whoever created it, the originator failed to perfect it. Although its origin is unknown and it is still unfinished, this divine skill has not been lost.

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, someone accidentally obtained this divine skill and began to cultivate it, eventually developing a powerful force called the Palace of Oblivion. It was at this time that this divine skill, which had been almost completely buried in the annals of history, became known to the world.

The Forgetfulness Heavenly Art pursues a supreme state of detachment from worldly desires. In this state, cultivators will naturally progress towards the Dao's natural order. In other words, the core of this art is not physique or bloodline, but rather one's character. Refining one's heart amidst the mortal world is the essence of this art.

However, the transcendent state of detachment from emotions is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Therefore, since the founding of the Palace of Forgetfulness, those who cultivate this scripture have almost never been able to achieve it. They resort to any means to reach this state, with countless acts of murder—killing wives, children, friends, and relatives—resembling a group of madmen who have extinguished all emotions and humanity. It wasn't that no one tried to uphold their original intentions, but almost all of them ultimately failed for various reasons and succumbed to madness. This evil path of extinguishing emotions and humanity may bring rapid progress in the short term, but the consequences are endless.

Later, the Forgetful Heavenly Palace was completely destroyed, and this celestial technique disappeared once again into the annals of history. Now, Ning Fei has also begun to cultivate this scripture. The two Great Sages couldn't help but feel uneasy, fearing that Ning Fei would also embark on this path and cause great chaos.

Huang Tian repeatedly tested Ning Fei with the Phoenix Maiden to see if he, like the cultivators of the Forgetful Heavenly Palace, cultivated this technique by first falling in love and then extinguishing it. But it seems that Ning Fei had no intention of doing so.

Ning Fei's eyes flashed with divine light as he looked at Huang Tian, ​​only to find that the opponent was almost flawless. Of course, this was relative to their level. Huang Tian made the first move, countless sword energies transforming into five-colored divine phoenixes that danced and swept towards Ning Fei. These sword energies intertwined and changed, evolving into immeasurable Dao mysteries.

Ning Fei rose and stepped forward, strolling amidst the endless sword energy. Each thrust of his battle halberd pierced a divine phoenix and obliterated a strand of sword energy. He himself moved among the sword energy, dodging attacks at the last second each time.

Seeing this, Huang Tian became excited. He used the Dou Zi Secret Technique to create the Supreme Heavenly Blade and engaged Ning Fei in close combat. The sound of metal clashing was deafening. Amidst the crisscrossing blade energy, the protective array of the million-year-old Qing Shi City was pierced, leaving it riddled with holes.

Huang Tian's swordplay was unpredictable and exquisitely skillful; while Ning Fei's battle halberd was simple and unadorned, relying solely on its piercing sharpness to precisely attack Huang Tian's weak points, striking where the enemy was bound to defend. For a moment, the long halberd moved like a dragon in flight, and the heavenly sword danced like a phoenix. In just one exchange, the two had fought hundreds of rounds, so fast that even the Seven Divine Generals could hardly see their movements.

At this moment, the Seven Gods finally acknowledged Ning Fei's superior abilities. Previously, because Ning Fei hadn't been going all out, they hadn't fully recognized the gap in skill level. This intense battle between the two completely shattered their illusions.

At that moment, the sword energy and sharpness faltered, and the two brushed past each other, standing facing each other.

Suddenly, a sharp light appeared on Huang Tian's left shoulder, blasting open a bloody hole from which five-colored divine blood flowed.

Then, three blade energies moved slightly, and three deep, bone-revealing wounds appeared on Ning Fei's body, on his left arm, back, and right leg respectively.

A burst of flames erupted from Huang Tian's body, instantly healing all his injuries. This was a rebirth technique from the Phoenix lineage. Ning Fei, meanwhile, activated the "Zhe" secret technique, also healing his injuries.

Huang Tian said, "Ning Fei, it seems you are worth my full effort."

Upon hearing this, even in the transcendent state of the Forgetful Heavenly Art, Ning Fei was still startled, for he had indeed used his full strength. Unless he suddenly triggered a divine restriction, this was his limit. How could Huang Tian say that he hadn't even used his full strength?

Huang Tian sheathed the Undying Heavenly Blade and said leisurely, "Ning Fei, you'd better watch carefully."

As he spoke, he formed a hand seal, and a celestial phoenix appeared in his hand, transforming into a divine seal. Even before unleashing it, Ning Fei knew he had absolutely no hope of victory.

This is forbidden territory!
The Phoenix Heaven before us has reached the forbidden realm and created its own advancement secret technique—the Undying Immortal Phoenix Seal.

This time, the outcome is already decided. No matter what methods Ning Fei uses, he cannot cross this boundary.

Moreover, what Ning Fei didn't know was that Huang Tian was actually holding back a trump card. If he revealed his true phoenix form, his strength would be even greater. However, to avoid being hunted down by others after his identity was exposed, he had never used such a method.

(End of this chapter)