Chapter 127: Blood Fiend Lock, Abyssal Abyss
Undercurrents at the bottom of the sea carried the stench of decaying bones, and Lu Qingyang, clutching Leng Yuehan's wide sleeve, spun in the vortex. Three zhang away, Su Meiniang's fox tail suddenly ignited with emerald flames, illuminating the layers of Cultivator skeletons at the bottom of the abyss. "Daoist Lu, your skill at 'stealing fragrance and pilfering jade' is even more refined than your escape technique." Leng Yuehan waved her sleeve, shaking off the seaweed wrapped around her waist, only to find the young man's five fingers still clasped around her wrist's vital point.
"Fairy, your icy skin and jade bones are even colder than thousand-year profound iron," Lu Qingyang's fingertips suddenly erupted with Heaven Severing Sword Qi, shredding the attacking school of decaying fish into a bloody mist, "Why don't Mr. Lu warm your Meridians for you?" Before he finished speaking, the sound of chains rattling suddenly came from the seabed, and three hundred corpses, clad in Xuanyin Sect robes, simultaneously opened their scarlet eyes.
Su Meiniang's nine tails wrapped around the fragments of the Burning Sky Cauldron, and the Fox Fire illuminated the flickering Big Dipper nails in the skeletons' foreheads: "These are the Cultivators who besieged my Qingqiu a hundred years ago! How could they..." Mid-sentence, the foremost corpse suddenly opened its mouth and spewed black water, filled with countless Soul-Devouring Insects.
"You slutty fox, retreat quickly!" Leng Yuehan roared, her hands forming the Cold Moon Incantation. A layer of cold light emanated from her body, instantly freezing the seawater within a ten-zhang radius into ice crystals.
However, at this critical moment, Lu Qingyang suddenly reached out and snatched the jade pendant from Leng Yuehan's waist, then unhesitatingly threw it into the swarm of insects.
With a crisp "crack," the jade pendant shattered in the swarm. Surprisingly, those originally ferocious Soul-Devouring Insects, at the moment the jade shattered, seemed to be attracted by something, transforming into streaks of light and disappearing into Lu Qingyang's palm.
"Fairy Leng, this token of love is a good bait," Lu Qingyang said to Leng Yuehan with a playful smile.
Seeing this, Leng Yuehan's face turned extremely ugly. She never expected her jade pendant to be used so easily by Lu Qingyang.
Just then, a violent tremor suddenly came from the seabed, followed by a hundred-zhang long, enormous chasm splitting open on the seabed, as if the earth had been forcibly torn apart.
Within that chasm, a massive bronze altar slowly rose. The altar was entirely an ancient and mysterious bronze color, covered with dense Hehuan Sect secret patterns.
And around the altar, seventy-two huge chains coiled around a three-headed, six-armed demonic statue. This demonic statue was dozens of zhang tall, with a ferocious face, exuding a terrifying Aura.
Suddenly, the demon statue's left head violently turned, and from its hollow eye sockets, a remnant Divine Soul of Wenqu Star Lord actually floated out.
"Junior, how dare you tamper with the Xuanji chess game!" Wenqu Star Lord's remnant Divine Soul roared, his voice echoing through the seabed, making people's eardrums ache.
With that, he flicked his sleeve, and seven Netherworld Lamps suddenly appeared around the altar. The wicks of those Netherworld Lamps were actually the Divine Souls of the various sect Masters!
Lu Qingyang stepped on the Yin and Yang fish formation diagram, and fragments of the Bee Cloud Sword flew out from his sleeve: "Old ghost, failing to Possess someone, you've learned to play tricks?" The moment the Sword Qi touched the lamp wick, Wenqu's remnant Divine Soul suddenly vanished with a sinister laugh, and the demon statue's right head opened its mouth, spewing out monstrous demonic flames. Su Meiniang shrieked, flinging her fox tail to protect the two, but her golden fur charred and curled in the demonic flames.
"Su Jiejie's tail is roasted crispy," Lu Qingyang took the opportunity to pull three golden hairs from the charred tail, dipping them in demon blood to draw a taotie pattern on his palm, "Just right to add a side dish for the old demon statue!" The moment the pattern formed, a Vicious Beast's roar came from the bottom of the altar, and the taotie phantom actually devoured all the demonic flames.
Leng Yuehan's eyes suddenly narrowed, and her long sword thrust out like lightning, pointing directly at the heart of the demonic statue, while she simultaneously cried out: "Guanghan Ice Soul, Moon Illuminates Nine Hells!"
As her voice fell, a cold light burst forth from the sword tip, like a high-hanging Cold Moon, chilling to the bone. This Sword Qi pierced through the demon statue's incredibly hard chest with the force of thunder. However, unexpectedly, when the Sword Qi emerged from the demon statue's body, it brought out half a Jade Slip inscribed with the words "Xuanji."
This sudden turn of events astonished everyone present, especially Lu Qingyang, whose reaction was the quickest. With a flash of his figure, like a ghost, he instantly snatched the half Jade Slip.
Lu Qingyang tightly gripped the Jade Slip, his fingers gently caressing the inscription. Suddenly, a scene flashed in his mind—the combined siege of Qingqiu by various sects three hundred years ago. In that tragic battle, Su Meiniang's grandmother unfortunately perished, and all of this was done by these so-called righteous sects!
"So Su Jiejie's grandmother was killed by these hypocrites..." Lu Qingyang said through gritted teeth, the anger in his heart growing even stronger.
Just then, Su Meiniang let out a furious roar: "Give it back to me!" Her fox tail wrapped around Lu Qingyang's neck like lightning, her eyes filled with scarlet blood, clearly enraged.
However, Lu Qingyang was not flustered. The corners of his mouth curved into a playful smile. He quickly tucked the Jade Slip into his clothes, then leaned in and whispered into Su Meiniang's ear: "Su Jiejie, if you want to silence me, you'll have to undo these seventy-two Earth Fiend Locks first."
With that, Lu Qingyang lightly tapped the Kun position of the altar with his toe. In an instant, the originally still bronze chains seemed to come alive, suddenly writhing like a swarm of snakes, baring their fangs and claws as they lunged at the three of them.
These bronze chains, like living creatures, were incredibly agile, quickly forcing the three towards the bottomless abyss behind the demonic statue.
From the abyss, a giant claw covered in green scales suddenly emerged. The giant claw was like a majestic mountain, and the patterns on its palm resembled mysterious Talismanic Incantations, perfectly matching the Heaven Severing Sword imprint on Lu Qingyang's chest. Seeing this, Leng Yuehan unhesitatingly swung her sword at the green scales. However, the sword edge, like fragile porcelain, was repelled with tiny cracks: "This is... a Dragon Clan Forbidden Land?"
"Fairy, that's an excellent question!" Lu Qingyang, like a nimble swallow, stepped on the chains and leaped above the giant claw. With a gentle shake of his sleeve, Dragon Transformation Powder drifted down like snowflakes. "Mr. Lu also wants to know who was so bold as to mix Dragon blood into my foundation establishment pill back then." The moment the powder touched the green scales, an earth-shattering Dragon roar came from the bottom of the abyss, as if the entire Universe trembled. In the boiling blood, nine Dragon bones entwined with chains, like sleeping behemoths, slowly floated to the surface.
Su Meiniang's expression was solemn. She suddenly bit her tongue without hesitation, and a gush of vital blood spurted out. Using her finger as a brush, she quickly drew a mysterious Qingqiu Blood Pact in the air. As she chanted: "In the name of the Nine-Tails, awaken the wrath of the Burning Sky!" The Blood Pact instantly ignited, turning into raging Fox Fire, spreading rapidly along the chains like a venomous snake.
However, when the Fox Fire touched the Dragon bones, an unexpected change occurred. The originally orange-red flames suddenly turned a ghostly blue, as if suppressed by a powerful force.
Seeing this, Lu Qingyang's lips curled into a playful smile. With a flick of his wrist, three Exploding Thunder Talismans shot out like lightning, flying straight towards the Dragon bones.
"Su Jiejie, this heat is like roasting tails for the old Dragons!" Lu Qingyang teased.
In an instant, thunder and fire intertwined, producing an earth-shattering roar. Under this violent energy impact, the deepest Dragon bone suddenly trembled violently. Immediately after, its giant eyes slowly opened, revealing a pair of vertical pupils, exuding a terrifying majesty.
What was shocking was that in the Dragon bone's pupils, the figure of Xuanji Old Ancestor holding the God-Beating Whip was actually reflected. And the tip of the God-Beating Whip was tightly wrapped around the remnant Divine Soul of Guanghan Palace Master!
"Master!" Leng Yuehan cried out in alarm, her Sword Qi instantly losing control, and her Cold Moon True Qi gushed out like a bursting dam. However, this True Qi did not attack the enemy as usual, but was frantically devoured by the Dragon bone.
Lu Qingyang was quick-witted. With a flash of his figure, he appeared behind Leng Yuehan like a ghost. His hand shot out like lightning, accurately gripping Leng Yuehan's vital point, while simultaneously activating Heaven Severing Sword Qi, forcefully cutting off the flow of spiritual power within her body.
"Fairy, you're in such a hurry to throw yourself into my arms, Mr. Lu can't bear it," Lu Qingyang said with a half-smile.
The abyss suddenly trembled violently, and all seventy-two chains snapped. The demonic statue's six arms swung simultaneously, batting the three towards the Sword Tomb deep within the blood pool. The sword array, composed of one hundred thousand rusty swords, sensed the Heaven Severing Sword Qi and simultaneously let out a mournful cry. Lu Qingyang stepped on the sword hilts to leverage his movement, and casually pulled off Leng Yuehan's Ice Soul hairpin: "Borrow Fairy's ornament to break an array eye!"
The moment the hairpin pierced the core of the Sword Tomb, half a stone tablet emerged from the blood pool. The inscription on the tablet recorded the wager between the Celestial Sword Master and Xuanji Old Ancestor. Su Meiniang caressed the claw marks on the tablet, and the golden bell on her tail tip suddenly shattered: "These marks... are my grandmother's Nine Nether Fox Fire!"
"It seems our three Old Ancestors were played as pawns a hundred years ago," Lu Qingyang gazed at the inscription before him, his fingertip gently tracing the deep crack. Suddenly, a golden blood seeped from the crack, as if attracted by some force, and actually resonated with the Fox Fire in his hand.
Seeing this, Leng Yuehan's expression changed, and she suddenly swung her sword, striking the stone tablet. However, unexpectedly, the Sword Qi was reflected back as if it had hit an invisible wall.
"Master's Cold Moon Origin is sealed in this stone tablet!" Leng Yuehan exclaimed, her voice revealing a hint of shock and disbelief.
Just then, the spiritual power fluctuations between the three awakened the existence beneath the Sword Tomb. The blood pool suddenly began to churn violently, forming a huge vortex, from which a withered skeleton clad in a Xuanyin Sect Daoist robe slowly emerged.
The withered skeleton held half a jade pendant in its palm, which perfectly matched the fragment in Lu Qingyang's embrace. Lu Qingyang's heart stirred, and he was about to reach out to grab the half jade pendant, but two streams of Netherworld Fire suddenly shot out from the withered skeleton's eye sockets, heading straight for him.
"Rebellious Disciple! How dare you betray your sect!" The withered skeleton let out an angry roar, its voice echoing through the Sword Tomb, making people's eardrums ache.
"Old ghost, you've got the wrong person!" Lu Qingyang quickly flung out the Bee Cloud Sword, trying to block the two streams of Netherworld Fire. However, although the Bee Cloud Sword's Sword Qi pierced through the withered skeleton, it also hit the Seal of the Sword Tomb.
In an instant, the one hundred thousand rusty swords seemed to come alive, soaring into the air, rapidly spinning in the blood mist, and finally condensing into a giant phantom of the Heaven Severing Sword.
"Hahahaha, the blood food for a hundred years of sword nurturing, this Old Ancestor accepts it!" A sinister laugh came from the body of the Heaven Severing Sword, it was Xuanji Old Ancestor's voice.
The Sword Tomb suddenly collapsed, revealing a boiling sea of lava below. Lu Qingyang dragged the two women down into the magma, but the Xuanyin Banner he had captured flew out from his sleeve: "Old dog, do you know what it means for the mantis to stalk the cicada?" The moment the banner unfurled, hundreds of Puppets entwined with demonic patterns rose from the lava, precisely the Disciples of various sects he controlled with Dragon Transformation Powder.
Leng Yuehan suddenly bit her fingertip, drawing a Guanghan Forbidden Incantation on Lu Qingyang's back: "By the moon as a pact, borrow your Sword Qi!" The moment the incantation formed, the Heaven Severing Sword phantom actually turned its direction and stabbed towards Xuanji Old Ancestor's phantom. Su Meiniang seized the opportunity to throw out her Fox Fire Origin, and within the fire, a scene of Qingqiu's ancestors fighting alongside the Celestial Sword Master appeared.
"So that's how it is!" Lu Qingyang laughed heartily, shattering the Xuanyin Banner. All the vengeful souls imprisoned within the banner disappeared into the Heaven Severing Sword. As the sword light surged, the sea of lava suddenly parted, revealing an ice-sealed bronze giant gate at the bottom. The sword marks on the gate resonated with Lu Qingyang's Aura, causing Xuanji Old Ancestor's phantom to flicker unstably.
"How dare you, junior!" The Old Ancestor roared, his entire Aura suddenly erupting, and the God-Beating Whip in his hand was instantly unleashed, transforming into a black lightning bolt that struck towards Leng Yuehan.
However, unexpectedly, the tip of the God-Beating Whip suddenly seemed to be pulled by an invisible force in mid-air, sharply turning and actually wrapping around Leng Yuehan's neck!
Leng Yuehan's face changed drastically. She had not expected such a situation and tried to struggle but found her body already bound by a powerful force, completely unable to move.
At the same time, a dazzling golden light suddenly flashed in Lu Qingyang's eyes. Something within his body seemed to have been completely awakened, and Dragon blood began to flow wildly through his Meridians, emitting a scorching Aura.
"Old dog, do you know what Fairy Guanghan is best at..." Lu Qingyang's lips curled into a cold smile. He suddenly tore open his clothes, revealing the Heaven Severing Sword pattern on his chest.
Surprisingly, the forbidden incantation on Leng Yuehan's back actually resonated in a peculiar way with the sword pattern on Lu Qingyang's chest, as if there was an invisible connection between the two.
"It's taking the blame for her lover!" Lu Qingyang's voice exploded in the air like thunder. Before he finished speaking, the sword pattern on his chest and the forbidden incantation on Leng Yuehan's back violently collided, instantly erupting into a ball of Chaos Qi.
This ball of Chaos Qi, like the Chaos at the beginning of the Universe, contained infinite mysteries and power. Under the impact of the Chaos Qi, the previously tightly closed bronze giant gate suddenly emitted a dull roar, then slowly opened.
Inside the gate, a giant hand stretched out from the darkness. This hand was covered with a thick layer of Xuanhuang Qi, and the patterns on its palm were exactly the same as the sword pattern on Lu Qingyang's chest!
Seeing this giant hand, Xuanji Old Ancestor's face instantly became extremely ugly. He clearly had not expected such a situation.
"You ants, you are not worthy..." Xuanji Old Ancestor's roar had not yet fallen when the giant hand gently waved, grabbing Lu Qingyang, Leng Yuehan, and another woman into its palm.
However, just as the giant hand was about to close, Lu Qingyang suddenly struggled violently, actually pushing Leng Yuehan and the other woman out of the giant hand's palm.
Immediately after, Lu Qingyang backhanded and gripped the giant hand's fingertip. A powerful Heaven Severing Sword Qi burst forth from his hand, like a red lightning bolt, piercing straight towards the giant hand's palm.
This Heaven Severing Sword Qi was astonishingly powerful, actually forcefully piercing through the Xuanhuang Qi in the giant hand's palm, staining it with a dazzling blood-red color!