Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 607 Youdu City? A Glimpse into a Corner

A cold wind brushed against my face, rustling softly.

The broken pebbles rolled and tumbled in the wind, drawing Li Wushou's gaze into the distance.

Everywhere you look, there is a scene of desolation, with ruins and broken walls everywhere.

The remaining walls and bricks, with their broken patterns intertwined, further disrupted the chaos of the area.

Even Li Wushou's mind could not penetrate it.

Moreover, it's not just perception that's in disarray, but even space itself is chaotic!

If one were to easily step into it, even someone like the Five Sacred Mountains Hermit would probably find it difficult to emerge unscathed.

Is this Youdu City?

It really did collapse!
Even though he had expected it, Li Wushou still couldn't help but sigh softly.

The scale of this ruin is extremely vast. Due to the disturbance caused by the broken Dao patterns, Li Wushou could not see it all, but the area that was visible was already larger than Zhenhai City.

With a swift movement, Li Wushou stepped into the ruins.

Suddenly, a buzzing sound rang in his ears. Looking up, he saw that in the previously empty void, runes were flashing, and a sharp intent was rapidly converging towards Li Wushou.

"No flying in this area?"

Li Wushou raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

Despite its dilapidated state, there are still remnants of Daoist runes and formations.

After thinking it over, Li Wushou had no intention of directly confronting him, so he leaped down from the void.

With his abilities, he naturally had no fear of the Dao pattern array before him.

However, after understanding the strength and realm of the first generation of the Underworld Gods of Evil Dog Ridge and Golden Rooster Mountain, Li Wushou had no intention of provoking the foundation of Youdu City.

Who knows what unforeseen consequences this might cause?

As Li Wushou landed, the shimmering Dao patterns once again disappeared into the void.

Even Li Wushou could not see where these Dao patterns were hidden; they were perfectly natural.

It's as if it's not a man-made magic circle, but some kind of rule!

Fortunately, Li Wushou did not trigger any other Dao patterns after landing on the ground.

This made Li Wushou feel much more relaxed.

Sensing the location pointed to by his spirit tablet, Li Wushou confirmed his position and stepped into the depths of the ruins.

The ground crunched underfoot.

Then some of these pebbles, unable to withstand the weight, crumbled and turned into powder.

Even the fragments of Dao patterns within them are the same.

This magnificent city seemed to have been untouched for thousands of years. Li Wushou had already controlled his strength, but even a light touch was too much for these rubble stones to bear.

Walking along the barely discernible street, Li Wushou continued forward.

Occasionally, remnants of ancient characters can be seen in the ruins.

"spring"

"temple"

"Cui"

"Meng"

These characters were not ordinary writing. It wasn't that they differed from modern fonts in form, but rather that Li Wushou sensed the scent of incense emanating from them.

Clearly, these texts are related to some of the gods of the underworld in the past.

With a thought, Li Wushou stepped forward to a fragment engraved with the character "Cui".

Based on the pattern, this fragment should have come from a plaque.

Judging by its size, it may have come from a temple of a deity or some kind of huge shrine.

Gazing at the fragments, the incense smoke wafted from Li Wushou's fingertips. Suddenly, a piece of flesh wriggled and detached from his fingertip, and the incense smoke seeped into the flesh, transforming into a long stick of incense.

The yin-yang golden pattern between his eyebrows opened, and a wisp of incense smoke drifted out from the Three Immortals Pavilion, landing on the long incense stick, which instantly ignited.

The old beggar, exhausted from shouting inside the Three Immortals Pavilion, raised his arm slightly, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

In the end, he remained seated at the square table without uttering a word.

Li Wushou was unaware of this scene; his mind was entirely focused on the fragments before him.

With a solemn expression, he placed the long incense stick made of blood and flesh in front of the fragments.

The incense burned out in the blink of an eye, bursting forth with a large plume of incense smoke that lingered around the fragments.

Li Wushou bowed slightly and murmured:
"Please have mercy." The smoke from the burning incense immediately seeped into the fragments.

A commotion arose in his mind; the backlash from using the old beggar's power of prayer this time was far more severe than ever before.

He had clearly chosen the lowest grade piece, but he didn't expect it to be so intense.

Is it because it's been too long?

Li Wushou frowned, suppressing his discomfort, and focused intently on the fragments.

The remaining incense and prayer power dormant in the fragments were instantly stirred, and a flash of light and shadow appeared before their eyes, revealing a piece of residual imagery.

Before he could even take a good look, a sharp shout suddenly rang in Li Wushou's ears:
"I am the Lord of the Outer Heavens, whose lifespan is equal to that of Heaven itself. How dare you take me?"

This is a solemn hall, with Daoist patterns running through it, filled with suppressive power.

The figure shouting that it was the Heavenly Venerable Lord was being held captive in the palace by a series of shackles.

Above the main hall, a table lay across the floor. Behind the table sat a figure holding a pen and a book, looking down at the roaring lord, and replied indifferently:

“I follow the path of the immortals and obey the command of the Lord of the Netherworld. What is there that I dare not do?”

"You possess great power, yet you do not understand the true meaning, nor can you distinguish between good and evil, making it difficult for you to reach the pinnacle of immortality! Today your lifespan has come to an end, and I send you into reincarnation. If you achieve profound enlightenment, the path to immortality is still within your reach. Do not be ungrateful!"

The instant he finished speaking, he flicked the pen in his hand across the book in his left hand.

Although Li Wushou could not see the expression on Guangying's face clearly, he could still clearly sense the panic of that Venerable Lord.

He struggled to get up, but the main hall and the shackles on his body firmly suppressed him in place.

Looking up at the figure behind the desk, the lord roared.

"I live as long as the heavens, how can I not live to see the end?"

"This is your path to immortality, not ours."

"Cui, you will all die a horrible death!"

With a crisp "crack," the stinging pain between Li Wushou's eyebrows subsided temporarily.

The fragments left in the ruins, along with the character "Cui" engraved on them, turned to ashes.

Li Wushou stood still, calming the backlash of his vows in his mind.

The scene remaining in the incense and prayers deeply moved Li Wushou.

"Beyond the Heavens", "Lord", "Path of Immortals", "Lord of the Netherworld".
These various words sparked a flood of thoughts in Li Wushou's mind.

Judging from the immense power that the suppressed lord unleashed during his resistance, it was quite different from the Daoist techniques of the Forbidden Immortal Land, and instead resembled more the techniques of the venerable ones in the outside world.

Because the other party had been trying to connect with its own sacred realm to empower itself, but due to the suppression of the Dao patterns in the main hall, the other party had been unable to achieve its goal.

Does the so-called "heaven beyond heaven" that the other party mentioned refer to the outside world?
Weren't the two worlds connected as one at that time?
Moreover, judging from their conversation, it seems that this Cui from Youdu City forcibly captured the Venerable One from the outside world and wanted to send him into reincarnation.

This shows that the world of Youdu or the Forbidden Immortal Land at that time seemed to be very powerful!
A powerful person who is at least a Venerable One can take things as they please, judge them as they please, and even send them directly into the cycle of reincarnation.

Even more outrageous is that it seems even the Lord of Youdu hasn't shown up.

A man surnamed Cui, whom I had never heard of before, got the job done!
Is it that the "He" in the outside world has not yet risen?
Who is the "immortal" in the "path of immortality" that the man surnamed Cui speaks of?

This is clearly a being superior to the Lord of Youdu; otherwise, the person surnamed Cui would not have placed him at the top.

The person surnamed Cui, who judged the Lord of the Outer Heavens, must have followed the rules set by this person, and then the Lord of Youdu issued orders.

Is this "immortal" the Ancestral Dragon?
It seems like it's happening again!

Li Wushou felt that he was getting closer and closer to understanding what happened back then.

After a while, I calmed myself down.

Li Wushou walked solemnly to the remaining fragments of "Spring", "Palace", and "Meng", intending to use the method he had just used to piece together the remnants of the past.

To Li Wushou's disappointment, although these fragments were of a higher grade than the first one.

However, the incense it contains seems to have been cleansed by some kind of rule.

Only the pure power of incense remained, without even a trace of its image.

After working hard for a long time, Li Wushou got nothing.

Because stones like these are extremely rare, even after venturing deep into the ruins, Li Wushou only found about ten, most of which were broken.

Li Wushou had no other choice but to deal with this.

Composing himself, Li Wushou prepared to check the location indicated by the spirit tablet of his true self and find Wu Zhuangyuan and the others to meet up.

Unexpectedly, a familiar question suddenly came from beside him.

"Li Wushou, what are you looking for?"

(End of this chapter)