Chapter 1038: The Taiyi Supreme Technique
The karmic fire raged wildly, blooming like a field of crimson lotuses.
Great Sage Lan was forced into retreat. Even though the karmic fire had not touched his body, visions began to fill his eyes. There were no longer scenes of Wu Luo’s blood sacrifices. Instead, he saw the agonized faces of those he had slain at the moment of their deaths.
He had climbed from a mere ninth-rank Daoist to a first-rank Tianzhen Daoist, and throughout his journey, he had taken quite a number of lives.
Now, all of them appeared before his eyes—fellow Daoist priests, cult demons, local tribesmen in Poluo, Buddhist monks, Confucian scholars, Western nobles, Shamanistic Sect members, shinkan from Fenglin, Great Xuan Court officials, generals of the Golden Horde, wandering swordsmen, Black Robes, Green Phoenix Guards, eunuchs, and even shapeshifting monsters and sea-dwelling flood dragons.
The most haunting of all was the slain flood dragon, which had probably been reforged as a flying ship. Its lifeless golden eyes were wide open, glaring at Great Sage Lan with unending hatred.
The resentment and killing aura of the dead amplified, forming crimson lotuses that swelled larger, fueling the blaze. Scarlet ripples spread outward from the flowers’ core, pressing closer, narrowing Great Sage Lan’s room to maneuver.
Wherever the karmic fire passed, even space itself warped. The world beyond appeared as if it were seen through a burning glass.
Suddenly, Great Sage Lan halted his retreat. He grasped the void and drew forth a demonic sword shrouded in black yin fire.
Since he was a Longevity-stage Immortal, he could skip all the preamble and directly unleash the mightiest Sword Demon Manifestation of the Taiyin 13 Swords.
This technique had two variations. When driven by the Inner Demon Manifestation. But when channeled through the Taiyin Sword Formation, it was called the Sword Demon Manifestation.
Of the two Great Sages, Zhang Qihan favored the inner demon path, while Lan Hexu preferred the sword demon.
Great Sage Lan raised the demonic sword made of yin fire over his head. The intense yin fire managed to hold back the karmic fire’s onslaught for a moment.