Chapter 498 (1): Unrestrained
The ancestral mountain of the Flax Robe Sect was called the Wood Garment Mountain. This was a towering mountain, yet there was no extravagant structure on it, with the cultivators of the sect simply building thatched cottages in which to cultivate. However, there were few cultivators in the Flax Robe Sect, so this caused the mountain to appear relatively quiet and deserted. There was only a single residence at the waist of the mountain with a plaque reading "Form of Dao" that could somewhat be regarded as an immortal attraction. This was a residence used for hosting and accommodating guests.
Wood Garment Mountain was sealed off three days ago, and it no longer accepted any guests.
Not only that, but the archway buildings at the entrance of Malicious Ghost Valley also started to enforce martial law, with cultivators who wanted to train in the mystical realm no longer being allowed to enter.
From Helpless Pass to Mural City and then to the regions surrounding the Swaying River as well as the entire Skeleton Shoal, no one found this unreasonable in the least.
This was because they had witnessed far more unreasonable things in the past.
In the beginning, it was three paintings of the female heavenly officials in Mural City transforming into white outlines in a single day.
However, this was nothing compared to the extraordinary events that took place afterward. Many cultivators at Skeleton Shoal were still wallowing in grief at the fact that three fated opportunities in Mural City had already been obtained by some other cultivators, yet not long after, they personally witnessed something that shook them to their cores.
Late one night, a colossal skeleton suddenly materialized on the land of Skeleton Shoal, appearing like a towering mountain that couldn't be defeated. This was most likely the Dao Manifestation of Gao Cheng, the city lord of Malicious Ghost Valley's Skeleton Wall City, and it used its brute strength to tear a hole in the barrier of heaven and earth. This skeletal Dao Manifestation should have obediently remained in the land of ghosts and yin entities, yet after it appeared in the outside world, it naturally started to conflict with the Great Dao of the yang world.
There was intense friction between the colossal skeleton and the spiritual energy of Skeleton Shoal, causing resplendent rays of light to flow into the surroundings and explode like the most dazzling fireworks. Amid this stunning backdrop, it appeared as if the colossal skeleton Dao Manifestation were a primordial fire god descending upon the mortal world.
The colossal skeleton was clearly pursuing a streak of golden light that was rapidly fleeing south toward the ancestral hall of Wood Garment Mountain, and even though City Lord Gao Cheng was delayed by the saber strikes and the sword strikes from within Malicious Ghost Valley, the person wielding the saber appeared like a tiny speck of rice as they hovered in the sky and faced off against the three-thousand-meter tall Dao Manifestation. Even so, there was howling wind and thunderous lightning each time they swung their saber, with blinding light erupting as their long-range saber strikes seemingly built long bridges across the sky. This person was definitely Sect Leader Zhu Quan of the Flax Robe Sect.
However, there was also a sword that was no weaker than the saber of the Unpolished Jade Tier Zhu Quan, with blades of brilliant sword qi originating from the ground and rapidly sweeping upward in an extremely straight and furious manner.
The colossal Dao Manifestation of City Lord Gao Cheng was leaning slightly to one side, and it appeared as if there were something else in Malicious Ghost Valley inhibiting his advance. Even so, the colossal skeleton raised a palm high into the air before slamming it down, instantly giving rise to a thick sea of clouds that was filled with overwhelming yin energy and murderous aura. There were anguished wails amid the clouds, and it seemed as if hundreds of thousands of malicious ghosts and deceased souls were trapped inside and stripped of the chance to enter reincarnation, with these pitiful beings forced to struggle endlessly in a sea of pain.