Chapter 553: Chapter 550: The Treasures of the Immortal Palace
The collision of the forces between the Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit and the Celestial Dao Golden Core not only made the world tremble but also affected the other Great Heaven and Earths within the universe, turning the disaster into a cosmic calamity.
The Dao mist in the Silent Extinction Domain surged violently, with pieces of nebulae dispersing and new ones being born.
The cosmic beasts hidden in darkness began to flee in all directions, presenting a chaotic scene in the vast, boundless universe.
At Supreme Sect, on the mountains at the edge of the Third Medicine Valley.
Long Qing, Long Jun, and Candle Star stood side by side, looking towards the bright light on the horizon, their faces barely concealing their shock.
Candle Star couldn’t help but look at Long Jun and asked, “Senior, can you see through all this?”
…
He could feel a powerful presence awakening in the distance, its momentum increasing at an unimaginable pace.
“I cannot see through it either, what is happening now is completely different from the future I foresaw,” Long Jun replied, his eyes complex.
Long Qing caught a glimpse of Long Jun’s expression with his peripheral vision and sensed the unrest and confusion of this elder.
This was the first time he had seen such an expression on his ancestor’s face.
He looked back towards the horizon, his emotions mixed.
“Brother An Hao… Zhu Xi…”
Long Qing murmured these two names in his heart; both were fellow disciples, and although Zhu Xi was Saint Heaven reincarnated, they had this connection—how could he not be affected?
He realized he truly wasn’t the master’s most favored disciple.
An Hao and Zhu Xi had already been able to dominate the trends of heaven and earth, while he could only hide within Medicine Valley to cultivate his divine skills, which were profound and unfathomable, and how much longer it would take to master them was unknown.
All living beings were enveloped by the bright light, and everything lost its color. Even Mortal Spirits could feel the oppressive force swiftly strengthening, but, miraculously, this didn’t extinguish the Mortal Spirits.
From the view of the universe, at the center of the Celestial Spirit Great World, there was a mass of strong light, and this light was rising.
Within the strong light, two figures were battling, Zhu Xi and An Hao.
Zhu Xi’s Dharma Aspect shrank to ten thousand zhang tall, completely suppressing An Hao, who had turned into a bloodied figure, his physical body occasionally exploding but quickly coalescing again.
Both were utilizing the power of heaven and earth, but Zhu Xi’s cultivation level was far superior to An Hao’s, the gap in strength vast.
“You’re no match for me, give up.”
Zhu Xi looked down upon An Hao, her cold voice echoing, her Dharma Aspect not ceasing its spell casting.
An Hao didn’t utter a word, clenching his teeth and persevering, his blood-streaked white hair whipping about as if he were a mad demon.
Patterns of gold slowly appeared on his chest, and soon an eye emerged—it was the mysterious giant eye from within the Celestial Dao Golden Core.
Seeing this eye, Zhu Xi frowned.
At that moment, countless Light Stars burst forth from behind Zhu Xi, hurtling towards An Hao at high speed, and her expression drastically changed.
She felt her own power being siphoned away, headed towards An Hao.
The divine skills taught by the Immortal Seeker could prevent her from being devoured by the Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit, but they could not stop the power of the Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit from leaving.
“What’s going on?”
Zhu Xi furrowed her brows tightly, staring intently at An Hao.
As the power of the Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit surged into An Hao’s body, he rapidly transformed into a Blood Silkworm, his curled-up body faintly visible.
It wasn’t just the power of the Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit but also the power of the Celestial Dao Golden Core no longer lent to An Hao, but merging inside him in an inexplicable manner.
An Hao was transforming into someone else!
Meanwhile, Gu An exercising his muscles in secret was startled by An Hao’s fate turning murky, making him hesitant about whether to make a move prematurely.
But if he struck prematurely, the Master of the Great World would still leave behind a hidden danger.
If the will of the Master of the Celestial Spirit Great World remained and could observe all creatures, that posed a risk for Gu An as well.
He couldn’t let anyone know of his ability to steal life spans.
So, he would wait!
It was only fair that An Hao should pay a price for his choices, since no one had forced him on this path.
Gu An saw the Celestial Spirit God move, holding that familiar massive axe and walking towards the Celestial Spirit Great World. Behind him followed a mass of Demonic Qi, whose essence was the same as the evil demons of the Supreme Demon Realm, especially similar to that of the Supreme Demon Emperor.
With just one glance, Gu An saw through its cause and effect.
The Supreme Demon Emperor, the ancient being who established the Supreme Demon Realm. The Supreme Demon Emperor was merely his disciple, managing the Supreme Demon Realm on his behalf while he had always hidden in the shadows, unknown to anyone in the Supreme Demon Realm except for the Supreme Demon Emperor.
Feeling something, the Supreme Demon Emperor suddenly stopped.
The Celestial Spirit God paid no mind and continued forward, his eyes only on the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable.
He didn’t walk fast, still waiting for the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable to revive.
Before long, having lost the power of the Heaven and Earth Dao Fruit, Zhu Xi’s Cultivation Level fell sharply, suddenly dropping to the Daoist Zang Zizai Immortal Realm. She couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood, her complexion instantly turning pallid.
She looked ahead, and the Blood Silkworm transformed by An Hao had grown over a hundred thousand zhang tall, his figure had also become enormous, still curling up.
A deep breathing sound came from inside the Blood Silkworm, as if the oldest Demon God was about to awaken.
“Are you still not leaving?”
The voice of the Immortal Seeker entered Zhu Xi’s ears; she turned her head to see the Immortal Seeker appearing beside her. His body emitted a faint silver light, his robe fluttering slightly, full of Immortal energy.
Zhu Xi retorted, “Leave? Where do I go? To the World Gate?”
The Immortal Seeker sighed, “I underestimated him, perhaps I was also calculated by him. I will help you leave, your talent should not be buried here.”
Just as Zhu Xi was about to continue mocking, the Immortal Seeker’s Soul emerged from his body and he turned, swinging his hand towards her.
His palm was incredibly fast, so fast that even Zhu Xi in the Daoist Zang Zizai Immortal Realm couldn’t react in time.
Struck by the palm wind from afar, Zhu Xi’s eyes widened as she fell backward, a silver-white light gate appearing behind her; she fell straight into it, and the light gate abruptly vanished.
The flesh of the Immortal Seeker perished, leaving only his Soul floating in the void, his face showing a weary expression.
He turned to look at the massive Blood Silkworm, his gaze complex.
“My disciple, why must you also hide from your master, could it really have been your fault back then?” the Immortal Seeker muttered to himself.
“Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable, you established the Celestial Spirit Great World, and were conferred the Celestial Dao Immortal Position by the Celestial Court, yet you refused and even harmed Immortal Officials, sacrificing all living beings. Now, do you still want to commit crimes?”
The voice of the Celestial Spirit God came from the depths of the universe and reached the ears of all beings in the universe.
The name Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable made all beings remember.
Establish the Celestial Spirit Great World?
Sacrifice all living beings?
The information in these words struck fear into all beings.
Then another voice arose, “What about you, Celestial Spirit God, without my establishment of the Great Thousand World, where would your godly position come from? You forced me to sacrifice all living beings, you keep the Great Thousand World in its shattered state, unable to be repaired by the Heavenly Dao, your actions have already violated the Celestial Rules, what are you pursuing, do you think I don’t know?”
Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable!
His voice was similar to An Hao’s, but more imposing.
Listening to their dialogue, the Immortal Seeker furrowed his brow tightly, seeming to think of something incredible, he looked up at the giant Blood Silkworm and couldn’t help but say, “Back when you followed me to the Immortal Palace, could you really have stolen that ultimate treasure…”
The giant Blood Silkworm did not make another sound, and the Celestial Spirit God did not continue the conversation.
Though the dialogue had ended, the vast oppressive force of the Celestial Spirit God was drawing near.
Inside the house, Gu An, listening to the conversation of the two, grew curious.
What was the relationship between the Celestial Spirit God and Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable, and what were the treasures they mentioned?
Boom—
Accompanied by a heaven-shattering loud noise, the universe trembled as the giant Blood Silkworm exploded, blood winds raged in various directions of the universe, a towering figure appeared, it was An Hao, but more robust than before.
His upper body bare, an eye growing on his chest, a black dragon wrapped around his waist, vicious black Qi surged below, encircling him, his white hair wildly flying, that face, identical to An Hao’s, showed no emotion.
He was An Hao, and he was also the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable!
Reflected in his eyes was the approaching figure of the Celestial Spirit God, the two, separated across the universe, locked in a destined conflict with only each other in their sight.
“Master, you shouldn’t have come; go back, pretend you know nothing of this. Whether it’s him or me, whether alive or dead, do not pursue it further,” the voice of the Celestial Spirit Immortal Venerable rang out again, seemingly unafraid of others hearing, his voice still resonant.