Chapter 202: Ke-ke-ke! (Two-in-one, seeking subscriptions)

Above Yunshan Market.

A Bronze Shield and a Double Dragon Copper Mirror from the Artifact Heart Sect hovered in mid-air, periodically releasing rings of green light to suppress the Evil Qi surging from the depths of Yunshan.

The entire Yunshan Great Array was also coordinating with these two sect Spirit Treasures, continuously releasing bolts of thunder to annihilate the lingering Evil Qi.

However, although the array was still operating, not a single sect Cultivator remained in Yunshan Market at this moment.

Whether they were the high-level members of the Artifact Heart Sect or the experts who had come to assist, none of them dared to continue staying in Yunshan at this time, choosing instead to remain on the deck of a Giant Immortal Boat.

They stared at the changes in the Yunshan landscape with complex emotions.

In just a few short days.

Even with the maintenance of the array and the Spirit Treasures, strange changes had already occurred deep underground in Yunshan, invisible to ordinary people.

It was a mutation involving the earth veins.

In the near future, it would not be strange at all for this region to transform into an Evil Domain like Mu Zi Yu.

"Hoo!"

"Must we continue to wait? Every second that passes now carries the danger of an unexpected mutation!"

On the deck, the Sect Master of the Artifact Heart Sect looked toward the current person in charge, the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect... Sword Elder!

Sword Elder was dressed in a simple gray robe, and his gray-white hair was merely coiled simply atop his head.

As the Nascent Soul Great Ability with the highest cultivation level present, he had taken on the heavy responsibility of being in charge without hesitation after arriving at the scene.

"The number of Slaying Evil Sword Arrays activated is barely over a thousand."

"Even if this old man were to request the Heavenly Sword to assist, it might not succeed in one strike!"

"You should know that once a strike fails, the morale of the troops will immediately waver!"

Sword Elder was high in cultivation and advanced in age, but he was not stupid.

He knew very well that once a strike failed, after the Supreme Elder of the Artifact Heart Sect ran out.

Whether it was the Nascent Soul or Golden Core powerhouses from the Artifact Heart Sect, the Heavenly Sword Sect, or other major sects.

It would be impossible for them to join forces to defend against the enemy.

Being able to release their Spirit Tools and throw out their ultimate moves while running away.

That would be considered fulfilling this sentiment of being fellow righteous paths.

The idea of eliminating demons and defending the Dao through self-sacrifice... was impossible to happen among these cultivation sects that had run over from Nanhuang.

Even for the Great Golden Light Temple, which was at the level of a top Immortal Sect and appeared to be compassionate and saving the world.

Those High Monks who went everywhere saving people and sealing Evil Spirits were clearly doing so because it was profitable and required for some grand plan.

And even they did not fear death to seal and purify every Evil Spirit or evil god.

Otherwise, how could those Evil Domains and polluted Secret Realms still exist in the Cultivation World?

While everyone was lost in their own thoughts, weighing the gains and losses.

Suddenly, a loud noise that resounded for a hundred miles came from the sky!

The Cultivators on the deck were startled and looked over, only to see the sky, half of which was covered by black clouds.

Suddenly, a black hole opened up in the clouds.

First, a scorching fire hurricane rushed out from the black hole.

Immediately after, a small island with many traces of human civilization was squeezed out from that black hole, as if being squeezed out of a tube of toothpaste.

Once this small island was completely squeezed out, it immediately dove downward.

And the speed was so fast that it was shocking!

One moment it was still high in the sky.

The next moment, this island crashed into and carried several Immortal Boats and Golden Armor Puppets, smashing into the ground not far from Yunshan.

Boom!

Scorching air currents scattered in all directions following the island's impact.

A mushroom cloud comparable to Yunshan rose into the air as a result.

Although it was not a direct hit, the entire Yunshan Great Array suffered violent fluctuations due to the impact of the aftershocks.

The consumption rate of the array's Spirit Stones soared more than tenfold at that moment.

Furthermore, some of the Slaying Evil Sword Arrays in the direction of the impact were also affected.

Although the Foundation Establishment Cultivators were able to escape danger through various means.

There was no lack of Qi Refining disciples who suffered heavy casualties under the aftershocks.

"That is... a Secret Realm anchored in this airspace was eroded by Evil Qi, unable to maintain the stability of the Secret Realm space, and had to reveal itself!"

Sword Elder said in a low voice with an ugly expression:

"You see, even if hidden in a Secret Realm, it will still be forced out!"

"Not to mention that the Secret Realm itself is often being eroded by Evil Qi, becoming unsuitable for cultivators like us to practice in."

Sword Elder said this.

In that place where it fell and created a crater like a meteorite.

Dozens of Evil Spirits of various shapes recovered from the explosion and began to instinctively rush toward Yunshan Market.

These Evil Spirits were all brought along after being polluted over the past few thousand years in that fallen Secret Realm.

Each one belonged to a large-scale Evil Spirit of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

For a Cultivator, defeating them was easy, but continuously strangling and then sealing them was a troublesome matter.

Beside Sword Elder, the powerhouse from the Ten Directions Sect who had come to assist, the Left Envoy of the Ten Directions, sighed softly and walked out.

This was a man who looked like an elegant middle-aged scholar.

On his face, he wore a mask with mysterious patterns that revealed only his rounded chin.

He extended his left hand and pressed it gently forward.

A large hand composed of blue flames appeared abruptly in the sky.

Then, as this giant hand pressed downward,

a tremendous suction force appeared at the landing spot, actually drawing all the attacking Evil Spirits into the position where the palm fell.

After the palm descended, there was no explosion, only pure blue flames burning continuously there.

The Evil Spirits were burned to ashes by the flames, and then, along with the blue flames on the ground, they were sucked into a glazed bottle brought out by that Left Envoy of the Ten Directions.

"Is this one of your sect's unique skills, the Great Ten Directions Annihilation Hand?"

Behind the Left Envoy of the Ten Directions, an Elder of the Artifact Heart Sect who discerned part of the mystery clicked his tongue in wonder, his heart filled with envy and jealousy.

The cultivation techniques and divine abilities he practiced were all similar to those of this Left Envoy of the Ten Directions.

Yet, at the same cultivation level, the other party could fight five of him!

"My sect's unique skill cannot be mastered by anyone who does not possess the Ten Directions Annihilation Body!"

The Left Envoy of the Ten Directions shook his head, looking somewhat regretful:

"This is merely a simplified version of a similar Secret Technique, improved by the Sect Leader."

"Over these past thousand years, the number of Spirit Body seedlings our sect can discover has become fewer and fewer, and the Ten Directions Annihilation Body has not appeared for a thousand years."

"I do not know if I, this old man, will live to see a new Holy Son born to restore the glory of the Ten Directions Annihilation!"

Having said this, the Left Envoy of the Ten Directions shook his head slightly and spoke no more.

After confirming that the recent crisis had been resolved,

everyone turned the topic back to whether or not to take action.

The Sword Elder's side naturally agreed to take action quickly before any further anomalies appeared.

Regardless of success or failure after taking action, they could leave whenever they pleased.

The Artifact Heart Sect side naturally hoped to wait and see.

The longer the time, the more major sects would arrive.

Even if there were no Golden Core cultivators, wouldn't it be excellent to have a few more Foundation Establishment cultivators to enhance the power of the Slaying Evil Sword Array?

Su Ping was currently sitting upright within Nine Leaves Mountain, remotely controlling the Memory Phantom of Baihe Zhenren, releasing a portion of his Divine Sense to comprehend and understand the Slaying Evil Sword Array.

With his current Second Tier array knowledge, he could only see that the profoundness of this Sword Array already exceeded his current comprehension and perspective.

However, this did not matter.

He did not seek to understand it; he only intended to record everything related to the Sword Array.

Then, after he consumed the Spirit Light Misty Fish and transformed into a peerless prodigy,

he would be able to draw inferences and comprehend this Evil-Slaying Ten Thousand Sword Array, and perhaps even figure out a brand-new, strengthened version!

Another hour passed.

Suddenly, a Sun appeared in the red sky.

Shortly thereafter, a large, golden Immortal Boat flew out from within this Sun.

Accompanying the appearance of the Immortal Boat, a burst of Buddhist chants of "Amitabha" filled the surroundings of Yunshan Market.

Many Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators who were struggling against the Evil Qi and feeling agitated

all felt their expressions relax upon hearing the Buddhist chants, and they looked gratefully toward the Immortal Boat in the sky.

"It is the High Monk from the Great Golden Light Temple who has arrived!"

"That is wonderful, we will surely succeed in slaying the evil this time!"

"With the Great Golden Light Temple taking action, this matter should be a sure thing now!"

The cultivators below thought excitedly.

In the sky, on the deck, the Sect Master of the Artifact Heart Sect, the Sword Elder, and others successively welcomed the High Monk of the Great Golden Light Temple who drifted down.

"We cannot delay any longer; hurry and prepare the Exorcism Great Array!"

As soon as this plump High Monk, who wore a Kasaya and looked fair and chubby like a man of forty or fifty, landed, he stated his judgment.

"Panlong Venerable is right!"

Hearing these words, the Sword Elder nodded in agreement and informed the others of the identity of this plump monk.

Aside from Abbot Kumu, the four great Venerables of the Great Golden Light Temple possessed the highest cultivation and the most prestigious status.

Panlong Venerable was equivalent to a Supreme Elder in other major sects.

At the same time, he was also a Nascent Soul Great Perfection Buddhist cultivator.

In dealing with Evil Spirits and evil gods, he was far more professional than the Sword Elder of the same level.

Immediately, Su Ping, who had been slacking off while studying the array, also received the order as a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

He began to play his part as a cog in the array.

Hum, hum, hum!

Looking from high above,

one thousand and twenty-three blue light spots lit up within a hundred-mile radius of Yunshan Market.

Each light spot was an activated Slaying Evil Sword Array.

As the light spots lit up,

before long, a Slaying Evil Sword about three or four meters long, carrying a blue phantom, took shape above each array.

Then, these Slaying Evil Swords flew silently into the high sky to merge with the other Flying Sword phantoms.

"Heavenly Sword... unsheathe!"

The Sword Elder took a step forward, flew to the peak of Yunshan Market, and the moment he shouted the command,

a bronze sword flew out from his chest, grew in the wind, and transformed into a hundred-meter-long sword with its tip pointing downward.

On the obverse and reverse sides of the Bronze Heavenly Sword, Immortal scripts emerged.

The entire Guardian Divine Soldier erupted with brilliant light, and accompanied by a tangible pressure, it enveloped the entire Yunshan!

"Is that... the Heavenly Sword, the Guardian Divine Soldier of the Heavenly Sword Sect?"

"Is it rumored that the Heavenly Sword Sect's supreme art, the Heavenly Sword Technique, was comprehended from the Immortal scripts on this divine soldier?"

On the deck, the experts from other sects looked at this scene with burning eyes.

Especially those sect Cultivators who could not access high-grade Spirit Treasures; seeing the terrifying power of the divine soldier, their Dao Hearts were nearly shaken.

"..."

Sword Elder pinched a sword seal, and as he merged with the sword, his Divine Sense instantly soared to the limit he could withstand.

Following this, he saw that Supreme Elder of the Artifact Heart Sect, who was in seclusion within a Cave Abode deep in Yunshan.

Qixin Elder!

Sword Elder had once met this old rival.

Back in Nanhuang, they had often negotiated from afar for the sake of their sects' interests.

However, seeing him again now, Sword Elder discovered that this old rival no longer possessed a human form.

He... or rather, it, had entirely transformed into a pool of pitch-black sludge, covering the floor and walls of the Cave Abode, constantly writhing.

It seemed to have sensed Sword Elder's Divine Sense.

In the center of this sludge, a head composed of mud with simple facial features emerged and looked back.

In the blink of an eye.

Sword Elder retracted his Divine Sense as if startled.

Yet, in his mind, the insane words of Qixin Elder remained.

As well as... a truth.

A truth that caused this Nascent Soul old monster's Dao Heart to shatter, leading him to prostrate at the feet of a Heavenly Demon!

"Ahhh!"

"Cease trying to disturb my sword heart!"

"Heavenly Sword Exorcising Evil, Ten Thousand Swords as One!"

Sword Elder's entire body erupted with pure white sword Qi, and as his heart followed his will.

Thousands of Evil-Slaying Swords appeared before his eyes, and then, after the thousand swords merged into one, they formed a massive Evil-Slaying Sword several hundred meters long.

"Heavenly Demon and heretical path, all shall be slashed!"

Sword Elder waved his hand, pointing toward Yunshan below.

Instantly!

After the Bronze Heavenly Sword and that Zhuxie Sword Shadow merged into one, they transformed into a sword beam more dazzling than the Sun.

The sword slashed directly into Yunshan, breaking open the mountain body and striking into that Cave Abode.

The power fluctuation generated by this sword strike far exceeded the previous island collapse.

More importantly.

As Sword Elder utilized the Guardian Divine Soldier and swung this sword with all his might.

From all directions, as long as they were Cultivators above the Golden Core stage, they no longer spared their Dharma Power, unleashing killing moves they had long prepared, which turned into lights of various colors and pelted down like a rainstorm.

This gave Su Ping, who was watching the show from the periphery, the feeling of witnessing a cultivation version of saturation bombardment.

However, the Cultivators' killing moves clearly lacked staying power.

The combined attack lasted only two or three breaths before it ceased.

Hundreds of Spirit Tools flew back from the now-vanished Yunshan.

Beside Sword Elder, that Bronze Heavenly Sword also appeared as if by teleportation.

"Won... we won?"

"With such a combined attack, so many Golden Core and Nascent Soul Great Abilities striking, and even coordinated with a massive Array, even if the opponent is the Supreme Elder of the Artifact Heart Sect, he shouldn't be able to block it, right?"

The Foundation Establishment Cultivators on the periphery whispered, all feeling that under such a combined attack, no one could have survived.

Su Ping, however, felt a slight stir in his heart, and a sense of danger flashed through him.

Thud!

In the blink of an eye, the Punishing Evil and Warding Off Evil light flashed across the body of Su Ping's Memory Illusion, blocking a drop of sludge that had launched a surprise attack from the ground.

However, this attack was not aimed only at Su Ping's Memory Illusion.

Su Ping immediately discovered that the dozen or so Qi Refining Cultivators in the Array where he was located were also being ambushed by sludge.

And in the blink of an eye, their bodies were entwined with Evil Qi, and they transformed into pools of sludge before Su Ping's eyes while screaming in agony!

Ah!

At the same time, screams erupted one after another all around.

Clearly, the scope of the attack was vast.

It was very likely covering the entire battlefield!

Although it was only a Memory Illusion.

Su Ping still wanted to live a little longer.

Thus, with almost no hesitation, Su Ping began to control the Memory Illusion to retreat and run away.

During this, he encountered one or two drops of sludge launching surprise attacks.

But fortunately, the Evil-Warding Blessing remained effective, blocking these sneak attacks.

During this time, Su Ping passed by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator who, after his right leg was ambushed, immediately made a decisive choice to sever his right leg.

But before the Cultivator could heave a sigh of relief, the severed right leg transformed into a sludge jumper the size of a puppy and pounced directly onto his face.

"Under the Heavenly Sword, the opponent should have been reduced to absolutely nothing!"

"How can this be!"

Sword Elder watched this scene, his mind shaken.

Yet his hands were not slow, continuously releasing sword Qi to shatter the forming sludge emerging from below.

The Great Cultivators all around also each unleashed their own methods, wanting to prevent the situation from continuing to worsen.

"Amitabha!"

Panlong Venerable sat upon a lotus throne, a Three Heads and Six Arms Vajra wrathful-eyed Bodhisattva Dharma Image at least a thousand meters tall appearing behind him.

Once the Dharma Image emerged, under the illumination of the Buddha light.

It actually caused those sludges to slow their movements by a few degrees, giving the subsequent Foundation Establishment cultivators a chance to survive.

As for the Qi Refining cultivators... they had all already turned into sludge at the very beginning.

"Jie jie jie!"

On the ground where the mountain peak had already vanished, leaving only a large pit, more and more pitch-black sludge surged out.

Laughter also emanated from within the sludge:

"Sword Elder, Panlong Venerable, did you think that I, who have attained the True Dharma, would be so easily trapped by your Array, and then wait to have my Divine Soul destroyed by you?"

"You have no idea what kind of great power and Great Freedom the true great existences possess!"

"Becoming a part of Them, and receiving Their pity, is the only way out for us cultivators!"

"Before you set up your Array, I had already merged with the earth veins of this region."

"What you painstakingly exterminated... was merely a mere physical shell of mine!"

"Without that shell, it just so happens to let me better understand the profoundness and pleasure of being a higher-order creature!"

In the large pit where Yunshan originally stood, the sludge turned into a pool of water, and then transformed into a small lake.

Afterwards, a pitch-black sludge giant at least a thousand meters tall emerged from the lake and roared toward the sky.

Su Ping watched from afar, only seeing that accompanied by a shout of Amitabha and a cry to punish evil.

A Golden Light Bodhisattva Dharma Image collided with that pitch-black giant.

The earth continuously split and sank under the aftermath of this impact.

Ten meters, a hundred meters... a thousand meters!

The terrain within a hundred miles of Yunshan was shockingly and gradually altered, transforming from mountainous land into a plain, and then from a plain into a large basin.

Finally, when the space between heaven and earth was suddenly blasted by a mass of white light, and then suddenly returned to calm.

Su Ping discovered that the distance had turned into a terraced large basin valley.

At the deepest point, which was where the two sides had clashed.

It had already sunk at least three to four thousand meters deep into the ground.

And at that deep underground location.

The pitch-black giant had already turned into a puddle of mud, and was immediately burned clean by the blue flames summoned by the Ten Directions Left Envoy.

Afterwards, looking at the seemingly clean battlefield.

The Nascent Soul powerhouses from various sects who had taken action all had ugly expressions as they listened to the heartbeat from underground, their expressions becoming increasingly grave.

"It... did not lie, it really has merged with the earth veins."

"If we do not destroy the earth veins of this place, we could kill it a hundred times and it would still recover as before!"

"This place is not suitable for a long stay; before we think of a way to destroy the earth veins, we had better retreat first!"

An Elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect, under the signal of Sword Elder, spoke first, breaking the silence.

Immediately, the others who saw the problem also echoed in agreement.

"Amitabha!"

Panlong Venerable also sighed, turned around, and flew back to the Immortal Boat.

Instantly, beams of light flew out from this deep pit and landed on their respective Immortal Boats.

Some Foundation Establishment cultivators on the periphery saw this scene, and with the Evil Qi all around having disappeared, they thought it was a success and were just about to say something.

Suddenly!

The earth fluctuated as if it were rolling.

Following closely, a pitch-black giant hand broke through the ground of the deep pit and grabbed toward the sky!

This giant hand was no less than ten thousand meters, not only extending out from the deep pit.

It even directly opened its palm, attempting to grab the Immortal Boats and the crowd of cultivators preparing to flee in one go!