Mount Beifeng. The dark clouds roiled.
Amidst the violent turbulence, a figure who had just arrived above the dark clouds suddenly paused, an uncontrollable look of bewilderment surfacing on his face.
What is going on?
Emperor Cang reacted instantly. It's the [Heavenly Laws and Earthly Rules]. The [Heavenly Laws and Earthly Rules] I established are being shaken... Was a Great Perfected Lord killed?
Which one?
Following his connection to the [Heavenly Laws and Earthly Rules], Emperor Cang looked up at the sky, gazing into the distance. Then, he saw scenes successively emerging from the direction of Mount Baodu.
They were three distinct scenes. Within them, he saw a broad, open road; he saw blinding golden light; he saw all things connected in path. Those were three Grotto-Heavens simulated by the Great Daos of the Netherworld. They were his capable subordinates ordered to garrison Mount Baodu, the direct lineage of the Dao Court—all uniformly Dao Integration Great Perfected Lords...
What happened?
Why did their auras suddenly erupt? Did the remnants of the Three Foundations launch a sneak attack amidst the chaos? It shouldn't be a big problem. With the empowerment of the [Heavenly Laws and Earthly Rules], nothing should go wrong.
"Boom!"
Then, he saw a massive hand covering the sky materialize high above the three Grotto-Heavens. A long-dormant aura explosively erupted, no longer concealing itself in the slightest.
The Dharma Body Dao! The profound wonders of a Five Elements Dao Fruit!
The [Precious Life Perfect Form Scripture]!
The [Arctic Exorcism Court]!
As the palm descended, the three Grotto-Heavens exploded on the spot, transforming into a sky full of blood rain. The true spirits of the three Great Perfected Lords were completely pulverized, reduced to the highest quality spiritual essence.
"Impossible!"
In an instant, Emperor Cang flew into an extreme rage, his eyes widening to the point of tearing, yet harboring a hidden terror. The [Dao-Conquering Tianhun Diagram]... That aura belongs to the [Dao-Conquering Tianhun Diagram]!
Did that person return?
His inheritor?
He was the one who killed my incarnation at Mount Beifeng earlier. And he played me? He lured me to Mount Beifeng, only to go on a massacre at Mount Baodu?
How did he do it?
Those were three Great Perfected Lords! Although none were at the Immortal Bridge realm, Mount Baodu was protected by so many formations. Just how were they all killed in one fell swoop?!
This makes no sense!
Emperor Cang was definitely not the only one in disbelief.
At this moment, someone else wore a face full of utter astonishment. It was Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin, who had accepted Lu Yang's deal earlier and eagerly rushed to Mount Beifeng.
A Great Perfected Lord died at Mount Baodu?
Who did it?
The guy who proposed joining forces with me earlier?
Didn't we agree to a decisive battle at Mount Beifeng?!
Only after sensing Lu Yang's aura and seeing that massive sky-covering hand did he finally realize: Motherfucker, I was completely duped by him!
Does he not trust me, or does he just not see me as an ally? So he deliberately used me as bait while he went to sneak-attack the demons guarding Mount Baodu?
That is just too damn inhuman.
In all fairness, he had a pretty good reputation back in the ancient era. Was there a need to be so wary of him? Unless this person didn't know him at all.
For a moment, Perfected Lord Supreme Law Upholding Origin muttered internally.
Mainly, this style... it doesn't seem like an ancient cultivator.
Instead, it feels a bit like the Immortal Nexus... to be precise, the Primordial Saint Sect of the Immortal Nexus. Only those bastards would do something like this. Did he die in recent years?
However, the next second, this Spiritual Power Dao Great Perfected Lord suddenly laughed.
Because he recognized it.
The Dharma Body Dao, the [Dao-Conquering Tianhun Diagram], the Dao Fruit wonder of the [Precious Life Perfect Form Scripture]... It's not that traitor. It's the orthodox inheritor of Lord Sisui.
The inheritor of the Dharma Body Dao!
Then it isn't strange at all. Beautifully killed!
The next second, without another word, his endlessly surging flames of spiritual power fiercely pounced forward, charging toward Emperor Cang. He intended to buy Lu Yang more time.
…
Meanwhile, at Mount Baodu.
Lu Yang paid no attention to the reactions of the outside world. With a wave of his hand, he stowed the mostly damaged, dim-looking [Dao-Conquering Tianhun Diagram] into his sleeve.
In the end, he didn't completely detonate this supreme treasure. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but mainly because it was unnecessary. Dealing with three Dao Integration experts didn't require going that far. Detonating half of it and finishing off the survivors himself was more than enough. Coincidentally, if he nurtured it back to health later, he could look for another opportunity to detonate it again.
"Withdraw!"
Lu Yang held his hand seal steady. The [Myriad Refinements Blood Pool] expanded wildly in the wind, its boundless pill fire rapidly igniting the entirety of Mount Baodu, not sparing a single death spirit.
With the Great Perfected Lords dead, no one was left to stop him.
"Kill them all!"
Lu Yang's eyes were icy. Using his stature as a Great Perfected Lord to slaughter Perfected Lords, while fighting 'below his level' to challenge Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators—he perfectly exemplified the strong bullying the weak, maximizing his massacre efficiency.
After all the death spirits were slain once more, they completely transformed into the purest spiritual essence. Lu Yang then sent them into the blood pool to nourish the developing Divine Wood seed. Under the impact of such a massive amount of resources, the seed was taking root and sprouting at a visible rate, growing rapidly.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yang finally nodded in satisfaction.
"The essence left behind after death spirits die can effectively improve the quality of pills and treasures... They weren't just spouting nonsense. The Sword Pavilion's statements do have some merit."
However, right at this moment.
"Boom!"
The void trembled. A dense, massive net emerged in the abyss-like sky of the Netherworld, rapidly spreading toward him. A sense of crisis abruptly welled up in Lu Yang's heart.
The [Heavenly Laws and Earthly Rules]!
It was the Netherworld's exclusive version of the [Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws]. Faintly, Lu Yang seemed to see a towering figure attempting to use it to strike directly across the void.
Seeing this, Lu Yang narrowed his eyes. He once again took the [Dao-Conquering Tianhun Diagram] into his hands and said casually:
"Do you dare to come?"
The next second, he felt the gaze projected through the [Heavenly Laws and Earthly Rules] land squarely on the mostly ruined [Dao-Conquering Tianhun Diagram].
"...I see."
A vast divine sense fluctuated, transmitting a voice: "You deliberately damaged this supreme treasure to achieve success in a single strike. Although the price was not small, it is acceptable."
"If I come over, do you intend to detonate it completely?"
Lu Yang nodded. "You have sharp eyes, Fellow Daoist."
Hearing this, Emperor Cang fell silent for a moment before speaking in a deep voice, "You won't do that. That supreme treasure should be the final relic of that person."
Hearing this, Lu Yang instantly laughed.
He didn't answer. He merely casually weighed the ruined painting scroll in his hand while continuously injecting spiritual power into it, making it glow increasingly brighter.
Seeing this, Emperor Cang also fell silent.
Something isn't right.
If it were Sisui, or any of his twelve senior brothers here, he would be one hundred percent certain that they wouldn't detonate the [Dao-Conquering Tianhun Diagram].
But this person before him was different.
He didn't possess the pedantry and stubborn persistence that an inheritor of Sisui should have in his imagination. Instead, he exuded a vibe similar to his own.
He's even more absolute than me!
Is he from the Saint Sect?
Thinking of this, Emperor Cang even felt his own thought was incredibly absurd. What a joke! How could Sisui's inheritor possibly be a disciple of the Saint Sect?
However, regardless, he still hesitated.
After all, detonating half of it and detonating it completely were two different things. If the opponent truly blew up the [Dao-Conquering Tianhun Diagram] completely, its power would multiply several times over!
I'm completely unprepared for this. If I rush over blindly and he really detonates it, I will be at risk...
It's not worth it!
Emperor Cang's divine sense fluctuated continuously. He wanted to retreat, but thinking of all the mess Lu Yang had caused recently, his intuition told him that he had to deal with this person as soon as possible.
Otherwise, there might not be another chance!
For a time, both sides were deadlocked in a standoff. Neither made the first move. Only the boiling pill fire remained, surging and flowing up and down Mount Baodu.
Finally, Emperor Cang made his decision.
The massive net manifested by the [Heavenly Laws and Earthly Rules] shook violently and plummeted toward Mount Baodu. Faintly, a figure seemed to be stepping out from within that massive net.
Seeing this, Lu Yang's expression turned serious, and he slightly raised the painting scroll in his hand.
However, right at this moment—
"Boom!"
An anomaly that shook the entire Netherworld interrupted both of their actions.
It was a Great Dao that separated polarities and determined inversion! It manifested from the deepest depths of the Netherworld, piercing through the Four Great Ghost Domains, and rapidly climbed toward the direction of the Mortal World!
It was [Inversion]!
Lu Yang reacted instantly, a look of shock surfacing in his eyes:
It's [Sky-shrouding]... He is reversing the stature of [Inversion]. He wants to uproot this Great Dao and forcefully restore his Heaven Treading Great Perfected Lord cultivation in the Mortal World?!
The reason for the shockwave was clear, but an even greater doubt welled up:
Why so fast?
Is he going to attain [Tribulation]?
Now?!