Death qi filled the sky, and yin winds swept past.
At the center of the [Mingluo Sea of Trees], a heaven-piercing, gloomy radiance dyed the cloud layer into a patch of ink. From within, a woman cloaked in a black robe faintly walked out.
Hovering above the woman's head was a multicolored, brilliant stone, cascading down endless radiant light like thousands of flowers and trees swaying continuously. It firmly enveloped her in the center, blocking all the surrounding gloomy colors outside her body. However, as time passed, fine beads of sweat had already trickled down her fair forehead.
Surrounding the woman were three figures.
One stood with his hands behind his back and a sword on his back, rolling sword qi howling around him. Another wore white clothes, a precious wheel slowly turning behind him. The third held up an official seal.
"Fellow Daoist Tai Hao, why must you put up a stubborn resistance?"
The man in white clothes with the turning precious wheel beamed and said:
"The Three Foundations' general trend was already lost one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred years ago, and your Master is dead beyond dead. Can you still not see the current situation clearly?"
The woman's eyebrows shot up in anger:
"Immaculate bald donkey, if it weren't for Myriad Treasures' sneak attack back then, how could we have fallen to this state? Today, even if I truly die, I will drag you down to be buried with me!"
Hearing these words, Bodhisattva Immaculate was not the least bit afraid:
"How dare you speak the World Honored One's title? You all fell to this state simply because your skills were inferior. As for dragging me down with you... you can forget about it."
After saying that, this Bodhisattva Immaculate simply took off the precious wheel from the back of his head, muttered some words, and then casually tossed it. It immediately caused the woman in the dark clouds' head to sink. By the time she recovered her senses, that precious wheel had already smashed heavily into her glabella, shattering her frontal bone into pieces.
Not good!
Her frontal bone shattered, and her sea of consciousness violently fluctuated. The multicolored stone that was originally barely able to protect her instantly shook, its magnificent colors dimming, instantly revealing hundreds of flaws.
The woman instantly gritted her silver teeth:
[Wheel of Ultimate Truth]!
Bodhisattva Immaculate , whose Daoist title should be [Bodhisattva of the Immaculate Precious Wheel], cultivated [Weeping Willow Wood] while alive. The precious wheel behind his head was his True Treasure, connected to his life.
For [Weeping Willow Wood], if it meets its proper time, there is wealth and longevity; if not, there is poverty and early death.
This [Wheel of Ultimate Truth] follows the same principle. When the precious wheel rotates one full circle, half a circle is the [Time of Flourishing], and the other half is the [Time of Premature Death], each possessing different divine marvels.
When positioned at the [Time of Flourishing], its power is the strongest, possessing the wonders of vibrating the soul and breaking dao arts to eradicate demons. When positioned at the [Time of Premature Death], it loses all divine wonders and can only barely serve as a defensive treasure... But I clearly calculated that he was still in the [Time of Premature Death]. How did its position suddenly change, catching me off guard and allowing me to be hit...
The woman had no time to think further.
Because the instant she suffered a heavy blow and her protective light fell, the other two Perfected Lords besieging her attacked almost simultaneously. Sky-filling radiant light ruthlessly pressed down!
"Fellow Daoist's fortune has arrived. Today, I shall send you into Nirvana."
"Boom!"
Sword light surged, shocking the heavens and shaking the earth. A single sword strike cleaved the woman out of the dark clouds, smashing her deep into the [Mingluo Sea of Trees] below like a falling meteor.
In an instant, a massive expanse of trees was destroyed. Endless might and light colors merged, uprooting the very foundation of the [Mingluo Sea of Trees].
However, right at this moment.
"Rise!"
A Daoist shout rang out from the crater where Perfected Lord Tai Hao had fallen. Carrying rolling blood qi and resolute determination with no turning back, it echoed through the mountains and the sea of trees.
Immediately after, the entire [Mingluo Sea of Trees], every single pitch-black spiritual plant, swayed. Countless root systems penetrating deep into the Netherworld earth broke through the soil, then intertwined together. Countless trees wove themselves, finally transforming into a towering colossus that slowly stood up from the sea of trees!
The [Mingluo Sea of Trees] disappeared.
In its place was a towering giant supporting heaven and earth. Its stature was so high it pierced straight into the Netherworld's cloudy sky, simply comparable to Mount Beifeng.
However, seeing this scene, the three Perfected Lords opposite her were not panicked at all.
The leading Perfected Lord holding a sword even sneered:
"The [Mingluo Sea of Trees] was formed from the corpse of Senior Mingluo after his death. Your actions are no different from digging up a grave and tossing the corpse. Hmph, truly the actions of a demon."
"You sword bastard!!!"
A single sentence instantly broke through Perfected Lord Tai Hao's defenses. Boundless killing intent directly locked onto the sword-holding Perfected Lord, and the towering Dharma body immediately slammed a palm down!
But right at this moment, the third person among the three Perfected Lords present stepped forward. The precious seal held in his hands was slowly deployed up by him, and then forcefully stamped down. The originally boiling [Mingluo Sea of Trees] was instantly suppressed. All the rioting spiritual plants fell into some kind of bizarre silence.
"[Beifeng Capital Authority Seal]!"
"You even brought out such a heavy treasure?"
Perfected Lord Tai Hao's pupils contracted sharply. All color drained from that charmingly beautiful face, and a hint of despair finally revealed itself in her autumn-water-like beautiful eyes.
She didn't put the Perfected Lords of the Dao Court in her eyes themselves.
But the dharma treasures of the Dao Court were another matter, especially the [Beifeng Capital Authority Seal], which could almost command all earth vein entities within the Beifeng Mountain Great Ghost Domain.
It naturally countered the Dao lineage of her Tai Hao Sect!
With just this single large seal, her last trump card was suppressed. The radiant light of the three Perfected Lords approached simultaneously, evidently intent on completely crushing and killing her right here.
However, in the next second, she rallied her spirits again.
Perfected Lord Zaoyuan Yingguang of the Sword Pavilion.
Grand Preceptor Shangxuan Fubi of the Dao Court.
True, under the joint forces of these two Perfected Lords, and with my biggest trump card gone, it's very difficult for me to have the strength to fight back. But that doesn't mean there's absolutely no hope of escaping with my life!
With this thought, she immediately flung her large sleeve.
Countless golden beans were scattered by her, then exploded one after another. In the chaotic light and colors, they evolved into countless figures with qi auras and statures identical to hers.
[Bean Soldier Art]!
The Tai Hao Sect planted spiritual plants with their Dharma bodies, and many of their divine wonders were displayed through spiritual plants. This [Bean Soldier Art] was one of the most famous among them.
To cultivate this divine wonder successfully, one must first grow [Golden Talisman Beans], then refine them. Only after forty-nine days could it be considered formed, capable of splitting off a phantom body. And the beans Perfected Lord Tai Hao scattered at this moment were already her entire inventory over countless years since becoming a Death Spirit.
Immediately after, these figures scattered like floating clouds, almost filling half the sky. Every single one seemed to be the true body of Perfected Lord Tai Hao.
In fact, it was pretty close.
All phantom bodies created using the [Beans Soldiers Art] could interact with the main body. Therefore, as long as one escaped, it was equivalent to the main body escaping.
Hold on! Perfected Lord Tai Hao almost crushed her silver teeth:
As long as one phantom body escapes, it's fine. The other phantom bodies and my main body will stay here to block the enemies. At the very least, I must let the disciples of the sect find a way to escape as well.
The Grotto-Heaven method only sent two Perfected Lords. There is still hope!
Bodhisattva of the Immaculate Precious Wheel fell into unprecedented terror.
They were clearly just a short distance away. Perfected Lord Tai Hao and his two colleagues, Perfected Lord Zaoyuan Yingguang and Grand Preceptor Shangxuan Fubi, were fighting inextricably.
But no one remembered him.
Unknowingly, all his presence was erased out of thin air. A bone-piercing chill, like a venomous snake, crawled over his limbs and bones.
He looked up at the sky.
He saw a bright lantern hanging high. The firelight flickered, illuminating the outside world, yet casting a gloomy area of shadow in the square inch of space surrounding him.
As time passed, the lantern's light slowly seeped into the trembling eyes of the Bodhisattva of the Immaculate Precious Wheel. Gradually, it gathered and took shape, until at last it reflected the back of a figure in black robes, wreathed in radiant light and standing with hands clasped behind his back. The figure remained there within his eyes, pressing down upon all his thoughts and consciousness.
Then, a light chuckle reached his ears:
"Don't be afraid, Fellow Daoist, I am a good person."
(End of Chapter)