Chapter 434: Sealing the Evil Dragon Vein

Time returned to half an hour ago.

The main body of the Evil God statue is the Evil Dragon Vein.

Originally a dragon vein protecting the country, an unprecedentedly cruel battle erupted here, where one million soldiers and Exotic Beasts were buried alive.

It should have been that a high monk or a Pet Beast with light attributes would come to dispel the resentment that had condensed into substance on the battlefield.

But the commanders on both sides died suddenly, and it was hailed as an ominous place by the accompanying feng shui masters.

The soldiers hastily dug a pit on the spot and buried their companions who had died with their eyes wide open.

The massive amount of blood and the resentment of countless corpses gave birth to the consciousness of the Evil Dragon Vein, finally birthing an evil consciousness.

The corpses buried in the dragon vein, after being baptized by the dragon energy, were directly transformed into a million dragon vein corpse soldiers.

Various Exotic Beast remains baptized by dragon energy turned into even more vicious and ferocious monsters.

It wanted to devour all the dragon veins in the Yan Country region and evolve into a true dragon.

As a result, in the process of devouring the dragon veins, it was discovered by a Daoist Celestial Master.

The old Daoist Celestial Master found the Sixty-Four Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes, and ordered Mao Mountain, Longhu Mountain, and the Shenxiao Sect to use the Sixty-Four Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes as the array base, and also set up a Dragon-Subduing Array with himself, which then severely damaged the Evil Dragon Vein.

And it sealed the Evil Dragon Vein in this bottomless place.

His purpose was to not let the Evil Dragon Vein see the light of day again.

As it turned out, the Bureau blasted the mountain and rocks, accidentally discovering this place, due to the violent tremors during the mountain blasting.

The Dragon-Subduing Array was impacted and a flaw appeared, which allowed the Evil Dragon Vein to seize this opportunity and split off a wisp of divine sense to escape.

However, because its main body was trapped here, the divine sense could only move around in this vicinity.

Originally, the Evil Dragon Vein thought it would need a very long time to be able to break free.

As it turned out, not long after this, the Bureau transferred an Evil God statue over.

How could the divine power of these wild mountain gods compare to the Evil Dragon Vein?

Thus, the Evil Dragon Vein occupied the Evil Dragon statue with extreme ease and developed Zhishen Dashi into its believer.

The Shadow of the underground Evil Dragon Vein swept across the sword array, and the dark red patterns covering the ground wound along the rock walls like blood vessels.

A skeleton wearing Daoist Celestial Master robes was sitting cross-legged in the center of the altar.

The bone hand, white as jade, was holding a Taiji Yin-Yang Sword.

Its other hand was holding a horsetail whisk.

Three inches above the hilt of the Taiji Yin-Yang Sword, ghostly green phosphorus fire emerged, reflecting golden vertical lines deep within the skull.

Countless ancient swords inserted upside down hummed and trembled at its side, and the dragon-shaped seals wrapped around the sword bodies were sometimes bright and sometimes dim.

The ground looked as if it had been drenched in fresh blood, emitting a fishy, foul odor.

Wisps of blood-red baleful energy emerged.

Countless withered bones rose and fell in this sea of baleful energy, and countless rotting hands broke through the soil from underground.

Bursts of roars like those of wild beasts emerged from underground.

A massive Shadow slowly raised its head, its crimson-gold vertical pupils filled with evil energy, shooting out cold light within the blood-red baleful aura, wanting to completely pierce through the skeleton before it.

It gradually condensed into a phantom, with countless Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes arranged unevenly on its back covered in dark red scales.

These Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes were like sharp Soul-Suppressing Nails, completely suppressing the Evil Dragon Vein here.

The ghostly blue phosphorus fire condensed at the tip of the dragon tail flickered, like a Netherworld soul-guiding lamp.

The sound of gnashing teeth came from the illusory dragon body.

At this moment, a Ten Thousand Dragon Slash swayed gently, and a dragon roar was emitted, intimidating the undead underground.

"Old man, you have trapped me for such a long time."

"Aren't you tired?"

"Your disciples and descendants, your heritage, should have all vanished in history."

"Let me out, and everything can be discussed."

"Otherwise, the moment I get out, I will devour your Soul and put it into the fire of Hell to light a sky lantern."

The old Celestial Master remained silent, seemingly not wanting to pay attention to the Evil Dragon Vein.

"Old man, are you dead?"

The phantom of the Evil Dragon coiled around the skeleton, staring fixedly at this skeleton that had not a shred of vitality.

The blood-red aura rushed directly into the sky.

The Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes were trying their best to block the Evil Dragon from breaking through the Dragon-Subduing Array.

They emitted rustling sounds one after another.

Due to the influence of the Evil Dragon Vein, the Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes here were all affected; they connected together to form an array used to prevent the Evil Dragon Vein from breaking through the array.

At the same time, a giant golden sword descended from the sky, stabbing toward the seven-inch position of the Evil Dragon.

"Back and forth, it's just these few moves; I have long since figured out your routine."

"Hmph, don't even think about stopping me."

The Evil Dragon Vein conjured an invisible Lijua, blocking the giant sword from falling.

"A thousand years of time, you have long since rotted away, just like that old fellow, all disappearing into the graveyard of time."

"All of you, die for me; today I swear to break the seal and get out, no one can stop me!!!"

The Evil Dragon Vein's black light flared, and the Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes all emitted teeth-aching sounds; many Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes even had cracks appearing on their sword bodies.

When the sword bodies are completely damaged, that will be the time for the Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes to self-destruct.

"Sigh, Evil Dragon Vein, why bother."

The old Celestial Master let out a long sigh.

"Clearly, once my Soul completely dissipates, you could break the seal and get out."

"Why must you test me?"

An aged voice emerged from the skull.

A phantom of a white-haired old man appeared, his body gradually becoming much more solid.

"Old fellow, you are indeed still alive; after so long, your Soul has yet to dissipate."

"Hmph, if I didn't stir up some commotion, how could I have goaded you into appearing?"

"Old man, your Soul seems to be on the verge of dissipating."

"Why not save your strength, let me swallow you into my belly, and be transformed into a Purple-Robed Ghost Heavenly Master?"

"That way, you will not have to return your Soul to the heavens and earth, and you will be able to live for another lifetime."

"I shall grant you eternal life, as well as a position subordinate to me."

The words of the Evil Dragon Vein did not receive the approval of the Old Heavenly Master.

Instead, he formed seals with both hands, and the Sixty-Four Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes flew directly from the ground into the air, transforming into a divine dragon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.

"Evil Dragon Vein, I would rather return my Soul to the heavens and earth than become your lackey."

"That's right, my Soul is about to dissipate, and the Dragon-Subduing Array will soon be broken, but before I go, I will send you away directly."

At this moment, the Old Heavenly Master walked forward and gripped the Taiji Yin-Yang Sword.

The sword body had endured for a thousand years, yet it remained as bright and clean as new.

The Evil Dragon Vein looked at this Daoist sword with some trepidation.

"Divine Dragon, heed my command! Thirty-Three Heavenly Venerables of the Dao, enter my body! Jixiao shenlei, take me as your conduit, and purge evil for me!"

The Old Heavenly Master's unbound white hair was whipped into disarray by the sudden gale, revealing a face full of the vicissitudes of life.

There was a deep scar between his brows; his right hand finally gripped the Taiji Yin-Yang Sword, which was covered in incantations, and his eyelids suddenly lifted, two points of crimson light erupting from his eyes, which were as dark as an abyss.

"Evil Dragon Vein, in the beginning, Heaven possessed the virtue of cherishing life; the birth of a dragon vein is fraught with difficulty, let alone a dragon vein that has birthed consciousness, so I could not bear to slay you."

"I used myself as a sacrifice, wanting to reform you over the course of a thousand years."

"But I never expected that I would fail; your evil nature is already inextricably linked to your Soul and cannot be separated at all."

"However, to prepare for the arrival of this day, I had long since laid out a contingency."

As the Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes rushed into the sky, the sound of chains snapping came from deep underground, and the ground shook violently; this is also known as the earth dragon turning over.

The hundred-zhang cliff behind him crumbled with a roar, revealing a sacrificial stele embedded with dragon scales, the inscription on the stele turning into a dark purple at a speed visible to the naked eye, reading 'Jiuxiao'.

The stele was carved with the patterns of the Four Spirits, each representing the four phases of heaven and earth.

The Four Phases Great Array erupted with chains emitting golden light, which submerged into the ground, attempting to trap the Evil Dragon Vein here.

Brilliant lightning coiled within, attempting to thoroughly purge the Evil Dragon Vein here.

"Old thing, you certainly prepared quite a lot, didn't you?"

"Silin zhuxiezhen?"

"If you had encountered me just after I was sealed, I might indeed have had my consciousness obliterated by the Silin zhuxiezhen."

"But in the thousand years that have passed, I have also been secretly absorbing the resentment and corpse Qi of a million corpse soldiers."

"I am already vastly different from before."

Waves of Yin Qi surged into the Lijua of the Evil Dragon Vein.

Its Lijua were instantly covered in purple fur.

"Thunder God, come quickly! Purge evil and destroy wickedness! Jixiao shenlei, guide!"

The phantom of the Thunder God appeared in mid-air.

The Evil Dragon Vein could feel that the Thunder God's phantom was filled with world-destroying power.

Its eyes revealed a look of trepidation.

"Old fellow, I never thought you still had such a trick up your sleeve; I truly underestimated you."

The Evil Dragon Vein said through gritted teeth; it wished it could swallow the Old Heavenly Master's Soul into its belly and burn it with the bone fire it had nurtured for a thousand years.

"This time, it seems I must resort to my origin."

"Old fellow, if I can survive the Thunder God's attack, I will absolutely not let you off."

Just then, the Thunder God's phantom poured all of its power into the illusory purple lightning hammer.

The dome suddenly exploded into a lightning vortex, and blue-purple plasma, carrying the phantom of a Kui ox, poured down.

The Evil Dragon Vein, wrapped in miasma of rotting earth and carrying a million corpse soldiers, churned and broke through the earth's crust; it took a deep breath and spat out white bone flames that corroded the light of heaven.

The scarlet vertical pupils reflected the wild lightning descending from the sky.

The million corpse soldiers that had broken through the soil blocked the front of the Evil Dragon Vein like a tide.

These corpse soldiers, which had been nurtured by dragon Qi for a long time and had grown dragon scales, were like paper in the face of the wild lightning, easily split into wisps of green smoke.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the million corpse soldiers had disappeared.

The Evil Dragon Vein could no longer afford to feel heartache.

It had a faint, ominous premonition that if it could not resist the Thunder God's attack, it would die.

The figure of the Old Heavenly Master gradually became much more illusory; he endured the discomfort of his Soul and continued to summon the Thunder God to unleash a fatal blow.

A lightning spear, several times larger than the one before, was thrown down from high in the sky.

The pupils of the Evil Dragon Vein reflected the blue thunder.

Its body was struck head-on by the wild lightning, which pierced straight into the Evil Dragon's life vein, and countless dust and dirt shot into the sky.

The Evil Dragon Vein let out a deafening scream.

When the smoke cleared, the Evil Dragon Vein had already been blown in half, and the remaining half had been successfully blocked by the Evil Dragon Vein using the million corpse soldiers.

The Old Heavenly Master's Soul became much more illusory, and he let out a long sigh.

"Fate, all of this is fate."

"My Soul is about to be extinguished, yet I cannot completely destroy you."

"After this battle, the Ten Thousand Dragon Slash has also suffered heavy damage to its vitality."

Just as the Old Celestial Master was feeling emotional, the Bronze Ancient Sword charged into the sword formation with seven Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes.

"That is?"

The Old Celestial Master's pitch-black pupils instantly dilated.

"This is the Dustless Sword?"

"This is not the sword carried by our sect's second-generation founder; how could it appear in this place?"

The Bronze Ancient Sword sucked the shattered Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes into its body.

It swung out an arc of bronze-colored light.

The body of the Evil Dragon Meridian was completely split in two by the Bronze Ancient Sword.

The dying Dragon Meridian spewed out filthy blood that soaked the Nine Netherworlds; it was planning to use this filthy blood to awaken the Purple Zombie from its slumber.

The Purple Zombie was something the Evil Dragon Meridian had selected suitable humans or Exotic Beasts for, and through the cultivation of many heavenly treasures, refined into a Purple Zombie that was impervious to blades, spears, water, and fire.

This was the Evil Dragon Meridian's final resort.

Evil Qi overflowed, and this seemed to have angered the Thunder God.

The phantom of the Thunder God appeared once more, with twelve bolts of lightning hovering in the sky behind it.

"Good, a new Ten Thousand Dragon Slash."

"With this, I can rest easy."

"Evil Dragon Meridian, I didn't expect that in the end, it would still be me sending you to your grave."

"Sword Come, Dustless Sword!"

The Bronze Ancient Sword transformed into a stream of light and submerged into the Old Celestial Master's hand.

The Old Celestial Master stood at the center of the altar, his right hand gripping the Dustless Sword tightly, his mouth muttering incantations.

His Soul began to flicker in and out of existence; it was clear that the Old Celestial Master's time was almost up.

The bronze sword body reflected seven winding dragon patterns, each dragon's eye glowing with a dark golden light.

At this very moment, the Old Celestial Master poured all of his spiritual power into the Dustless Sword.

The Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes that had been floating in the air transformed one after another into streams of light and surged into it.

Bursts of dragon roars emanated from the body of the Dustless Sword; at this moment, the Old Celestial Master used his body as a sacrifice, merging all the dragon souls of the Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes into the body of the Dustless Sword.

Even the Taiji Yin-Yang Sword took the initiative to merge with the Dustless Sword.

Seventy-one dragon patterns appeared on the sword body. At this time, the Old Celestial Master stroked the cold sword body and said with a hint of regret: "It is still a bit lacking. If you could gather one hundred dragon patterns, you would also be able to undergo the final transformation."

"But it does not matter. As long as the Evil Dragon Meridian is slain, the sword body will be able to gain a few more dragon patterns."

The Evil Dragon Meridian's alarm bells rang loudly at this moment; it suddenly had a bad premonition.

It would die; it would die here.

"Old Celestial Master, do you really want to put me to death?"

"I am, after all, the Dragon Meridian of a nation."

The Evil Dragon Meridian let out a sharp roar, its tone carrying a trace of trembling.

"Evil Dragon Meridian, I have already given you many chances."

The Old Celestial Master burned his remaining Soul, urging the Dustless Sword to unleash its final strike.

"Dustless Sword, if possible, your name from now on shall be Taiji Dustless Sword."

"Little one, I know you have already been born with sentience."

"Please continue to Guard this magnificent land."

The Old Celestial Master used his own spiritual power to draw the final decree in the air, and the Taiji Dustless Sword emitted a deafening dragon roar.

He completely dissipated into the air.

No one knew his name, and no one knew the deeds of his life.

They only knew he was called the Old Celestial Master, the virtuous and respected Old Celestial Master.

Within the Four Symbols Seal deep underground, the Evil Dragon Meridian's crimson vertical pupils suddenly contracted, and the chains emitting golden light snapped one by one under its violent struggle.

But it was already too late to stop the Taiji Dustless Sword.

Seven sword shadows descended from the sky, forming the Big Dipper formation around its body; this was the Big Dipper Evil-Slaying Formation.

The seven sword shadows slashed heavily onto the body of the Evil Dragon Meridian, and a large amount of foul-smelling blood surged out from the ground.

Blood-colored patterns spread wildly across the floor of the altar, and the seven sword shadows simultaneously pierced into the vital points on its spine.

The ancient sword that had pierced the dragon's body began to grow bronze chains in reverse, dragging the roaring Evil Dragon Meridian back into the depths of the earth's veins and suppressing it completely.

This time, the Evil Dragon Meridian suffered heavy damage to its vitality and no longer had the ability to break the Four Symbols Formation.

The Old Celestial Master ultimately held back and spared the Evil Dragon Meridian once.

(End of this chapter)