Chapter 462 - 381: Roadblock
Chen Sheng’s eyes still retained the Spirit Light from the information obtained through Soul Search, swiftly organizing the key information:
"Bai Ze Demon Saint, a titan of the Open Realm, even in the Spirit Realm, is an existence on par with an Integration Dharma Master."
"As for that Venerable Master - Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries, although possessing the Eleventh Layer of Longevity and certainly not weak, he doesn’t make me feel terrified."
Chen Sheng still had the "Zhou Tian Origin Magnet Immortal Garb" bestowed by his master, profound beyond measure. Even if he were to face that Venerable Master head-on, he had the confidence to maneuver and wouldn’t be easily manipulated.
Moreover, he had three major life-saving techniques, the subtleties of the Yin Yang Divine Soul...
With a thought, the palace in his palm suddenly lit up, and the original form of pavilions and palaces quickly transformed, ultimately forming a Yin Yang Grinding Disc.
"Buzz—"
The Yin Yang Grinding Disc rotated slowly, emitting a deep roar like the breath of an ancient beast. A powerful suction force emanated from the disc, engulfing Gu Quan’s corpse along with the Sun Scorching Thunder Pond on the verge of shattering.
Thoroughly refined into the purest Power of Origin by the disc, it was injected into Chen Sheng’s domain.
"A whale falls, all things arise! Especially a Great Power of the Seventh Layer of Longevity."
Chen Sheng could clearly feel the barriers of his domain becoming much more solid.
He nodded in satisfaction. After all, Gu Quan, a cultivator of the Seventh Layer of Longevity, provided resources through his cultivation, far more useful than hundreds of years of hard cultivation.
After the refinement was complete, the Yin Yang Grinding Disc transformed back into a virtual image of a palace, merging into his palm.
Chen Sheng’s thoughts returned to the Bai Ze Order; he once more delved into his Storage Ring, searching through the relics obtained from the Three Demons of the Great Wilderness three times.
From the fragments of the serrated golden blade to the remnants of the Three Yin Demon Extermination Formation, to the Jade Stele recording the "Great Strength Mixed Cave True Demon Strategy," each piece was clear and discernible, except for the jade token Gu Quan mentioned.
He also retrieved the remnants of the Three Demons’ demon souls, carefully retracing the memories from back then.
Indeed, when the Three Demons destroyed the Liu family, they looted all the treasures and books, but throughout the memories, there was no trace of the "Jade Token."
They destroyed the Liu family merely because of a Spirit Vein left by an ancestor of the Liu family, and it had nothing to do with any Bai Ze Order.
A glint of realization flashed in Chen Sheng’s eyes:
"It seems the problem lies at the source; the Liu family should merely be a decoy to prevent investigation, but who knows where the real Bai Ze Order is?"
He shook his head, "It seems this demon saint legacy has no fate with me."
...
Time flowed like a long river, and several years quietly passed in Chen Sheng’s slow movements.
After setting out west from Dongming City, he deliberately restrained his Dao Rhyme, turning into a fatigued cultivator, using the Five Elements Escape Light to traverse the vast territory of Chongli Heaven.
He deliberately slowed down his pace, along the way, witnessing the landscapes of mountains and rivers, observing the myriad forms of human life, encountering demon realms, demon mountains, Buddhist kingdoms, and immortal sects...
Fighting, sparring, and exchanging insights!
With such a journey of battling and seeing, watching and comprehending, his mid-stage Void Refining cultivation grew increasingly solid, bringing the fusion of the second volume and secret technique to greater maturity.
On this day, Chen Sheng maneuvered the Profound Ice Black Dragon through the outer reaches of the "Fragmented Star Cloud Sea" at the periphery of Central Prefecture, where the fierce wind like blades stirred the cloud sea into immense angry waves.
Just as he was about to accelerate his Escape Light, the void ahead suddenly solidified like molten bronze!
A silver-white figure stood upon the clouds, with three streams of starlight—blood-red, golden, and black—whirling around him, causing the raging cloud sea to temporarily fall into stillness.
"Hmm?"
Chen Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly, concentrating his gaze. The figure wore a silver-white holy robe embroidered with the "Killing Star, Po Jun, and Greedy Wolf" pattern.
Their face was concealed within the halo interwoven by the tri-colored starlight, and the pressure emanating from them was like billions of mountains weighing down, clearly, it was the giant of the Eleventh Layer of Longevity—the Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries!
The voice of the Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries was devoid of warmth, resounding through the Cloud Sea like cold iron striking:
"You are quite leisurely, having killed my enforcer Gu Quan, yet you still dare to swagger towards the core of Central Prefecture."
Before the words could fall completely, the silver robe on him billowed without wind, and three streams of starlight soared to the sky, transforming into Dao Domain, converging into a tripod-like Star Map behind him.
Killing Star exuded a blood-red aura, brimming with the energy of slaughter. Po Jun Star shimmered with golden brilliance, possessing the power to break formations. The Greedy Wolf Star churned with black energy, harboring the mystery of devouring.
As the three stars rotated, they induced the gathering of Star Power in the surrounding sky, causing the entire Fragmented Star Cloud Sea to tremble violently.
Chen Sheng, while collecting his mount into his sleeve, showed no trace of panic on his face, instead appearing upright and open:
"The Bai Ze Order you’re seeking is indeed not in my possession. If you don’t believe me, we might as well have a duel."
No sooner had he finished speaking than an explosion of Origin Magnet Starlight erupted from his body, with the starlight infused with pitch-black terminal killing power, spreading like an inverted galaxy.
"Circulation of Stars!"
In the air, the starlight split into thirty-six incarnations identical to him, each wielding a Cyan Nether Sword. They spread out in the formation of Circulation Stars, subtly surrounding the Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries.
The sword hum resonated like ten thousand dragons singing in unison, causing the void to develop fine cracks, forming layers of sword shadows, interweaving with the Sword Qi of the incarnations into a net.
The eyes of the Venerable Lord of Seven Mysteries shifted slightly, his robe’s Killing Star pattern growing ever more blazing:
"Circulation Stars? Not a bad secret technique, your courage and foundation are quite commendable, but unfortunately, you face me. No matter how ingenious your means, they are ultimately futile."
In the next moment, his form moved abruptly, and a trident blade materialized out of thin air in his hand.
The blade was forged from a meteor’s core, with one side of the edge stained with the Blood Pattern of Killing Star, the other engraved with Po Jun’s Golden Talisman, and the hilt entwined with Greedy Wolf’s black threads, it was indeed his Lifebound Magical Treasure.
The Po Jun Star Realm Blade!
Upon its manifestation, it triggered a powerful light from the Star Diagram behind him, with the Dao Principles of slaughter, formation-breaking, and devouring interwoven into a stream of light, entwining around the blade.