Chapter 366: No More Holding Back

Near the Forbidden Land of the Taixu Sect, which was already enveloped in black Qi.

Su Ping noticed the Dharma Array barriers set up by the True Monarchs.

Su Ping had long been prepared for this; he gently crushed a Teleportation Talisman.

Inside the barrier, yet still a distance away from the black Qi region, in a patch of mountain forest in the middle area.

Su Ping appeared there, and as a reward, he allowed the spirit bird that served as his coordinate to enter the Pot Heaven to rest.

"It is a pity that everything within the black Qi range has lost contact."

"I can only explore slowly from the edges."

The black Qi before his eyes was formed by the condensation of ultra-high concentration Evil Qi.

Even Su Ping could faintly sense the danger it posed to him.

After some thought, Su Ping took out the Memory Scepter.

Accompanied by a gentle wave of the Memory Scepter.

The Fire Great Knight Aierwen appeared before Su Ping.

Then, after taking the Storage Spirit Tool Su Ping had prepared, this Memory Illusion headed straight into the area shrouded in black Qi.

The mountain-protecting Dharma Array that originally shrouded this main peak of the Taixu Sect had long since withered away, leaving only a few remnants.

When a Cultivator with keen senses stepped into it, they could slightly perceive that a high-level Dharma Array should have once existed nearby.

And that was all.

Hum!

Firelight erupted from the dark red armor on Aierwen's body.

Then, this firelight burned the surrounding Evil Qi, forming even more robust sparks.

This allowed Aierwen to isolate the pollution of the Evil Qi while also becoming the most eye-catching existence in this black Qi region.

The second he stepped into the black Qi region, Evil Spirits the size of hunting dogs, but with dog heads, sharp claws, and even tongues protruding from their chests and backs, rushed over.

The black Qi hindered perception and blocked Divine Sense.

Even the Divine Sense of a Primordial Spirit was often obstructed after probing only a few meters.

This was the suppressive power of high-concentration Evil Qi against all non-Evil Spirit lineages.

Even those True Monarchs could not break through this limitation.

Naturally, Aierwen could not either.

However, the Fire Great Knight Aierwen, who had long been accustomed to slaying demons and eliminating spirits alone while surrounded by enemies.

Faced with the sneak attack, he was not flustered in the slightest and directly drew the Fire Great Sword from his back.

In the blink of an eye, with his Third Realm cultivation, he slew the seven hunting-dog-sized Evil Spirits that had attacked simultaneously.

And after pausing for a brief moment.

Bang!

Aierwen had already violently stomped the ground, and his entire person transformed into a ball of flame, killing his way from the edge of the black Qi all the way to the center.

During this time, Aierwen discovered a thousand-meter-tall Evil Spirit giant hidden in the black Qi.

Yet, relying on combat instinct, he dodged the attacks of those Evil Spirit giants time and time again, narrowly escaping each time.

Whether it was the giant feet stomping down, or the black tentacles thicker than an adult's body suddenly emerging from the ground.

Or perhaps the invisible attacks that were completely invisible and difficult to perceive within the black Qi.

All of them were dodged by Aierwen.

This made Su Ping unable to help but sigh in his heart that this grade upgrade was not in vain.

Compared to a Fire Knight, the Fire Great Knight had only a one-character difference, but the actual difference in combat technique was worlds apart.

Aierwen now had the feeling that his skills were approaching the Dao.

The many backup plans for survival that Su Ping had left for him had actually found no use.

Su Ping was just watching the battle occurring in this black Qi through Aierwen's perspective and senses.

Suddenly, he noticed Aierwen stop in his tracks abruptly.

He then utilized the Fox God Amulet and a Sixth Realm Golden Light Indestructible Talisman from the Storage Spirit Tool.

The moment the Golden Light emerged, it blocked several tentacles smashing in from the surrounding black Qi.

And under the purple radiance emitted by the Fox God Amulet.

Aierwen and Su Ping were able to see clearly the location that should have been the mountain gate of the Taixu Sect directly ahead.

The main peak of the Taixu Sect had disappeared.

In its place appeared a huge, incomparably Black Giant Egg.

"Inside this giant egg... a Small World is being hatched."

A flash of firelight crossed Aierwen's eyes; he looked at the Black Giant Egg before him and made his judgment:

"Cave Heaven Master, I need your help to get inside."

"No need for such trouble, we can just go in together."

After confirming the situation, Su Ping also crushed a Teleportation Talisman.

In an instant, he appeared beside Aierwen.

And at the same time he appeared, he threw the Heaven-Turning Seal, smashing it onto the Black Giant Egg.

Then, taking advantage of the moment the entire space was vibrating again due to this strike!

Su Ping took Aierwen, cast a Pujin Fu, and entered the Black Giant Egg.

Hum!

At the same time, the entire black Qi region boiled over once more!

The strange phenomenon attracted the attention of the True Monarch Avatar and the Emperor's Special Envoy who had not long since departed.

They first checked whether there were any problems with the deployed Array.

After discovering no issues, they looked at the boiling area of Evil Qi.

And they could vaguely sense the anger within it.

The Emperor's Special Envoy frowned slightly.

He gripped a Jade Slip to report the intelligence to the Emperor.

And he cautiously offered a suggestion.

The situation at the Taixu Sect this time was clearly on the verge of spiraling out of control.

Even the earth veins were being affected.

According to the rules of the Canghao World over the past ten thousand years.

When encountering such an Evil Spirit disaster.

One should bring out an Immortal Relic and use the power of world-destruction with the force of a thunderbolt.

Even if it meant potentially damaging the earth veins, one should not hesitate, directly reducing the possibility of the disaster expanding to the minimum.

The Emperor's Special Envoy was very confused as to why the Emperor and the True Monarchs were suddenly not doing so this time.

Regarding this, that Emperor who sat in the Cloud Peak Immortal Palace of the Canghao Continent, however, rarely provided clarification for his confidant.

The reason for this was actually very simple.

The Life Tablet of that Qingxuanzi in the black Qi had not shattered.

In other words, this mutation of the Taixu Sect.

Perhaps it was all one of the side effects of Qingxuanzi fusing with the Jianmu Ancient Tree.

Compared to the possibility of successfully fusing with the Jianmu Ancient Tree and creating a Small World within his body.

In the eyes of the True Monarchs, it was clearly more valuable than sacrificing one or two earth veins or even the regions above them.

After all, if there were no more breakthroughs, the entire Canghao World would become food in someone else's mouth.

Where was there still a need to worry about this and that?

"Just for a possibility... one can sacrifice this entire stretch of land?"

After the Emperor's Special Envoy ended the communication, his gaze swept over the lush fields and the rolling mountains and rivers below.

He found it hard to believe that this was something the Emperor could agree to.

After all, the Emperor had always followed the Dao of loving the people as his own children.

The Emperor's Special Envoy could not help but recall the major events that had occurred during this period.

Then, as a Special Envoy who was valued for his exceptional talent among the Emperor's Special Envoys.

This Special Envoy could not help but feel a palpitation of the heart due to the truth he had guessed.

And because of this, after noticing that the black Qi in the forbidden area below was rolling even more violently.

Aside from strengthening the guard and increasing the intensity of the Seal Array barrier.

He chose to do nothing regarding the black Qi area itself.

Inside the Black Giant Egg.

This place, which was originally the Taixu Cave Heaven.

Had already formed a certain marvelous change.

The earth was a black desert.

The sky, however, presented an illusory, foam-like texture.

And within these bubbles, various colored patches were projected.

The vast majority were chaotic and disorganized, but one could also see that a small portion presented colored patches that could be identified as the sun, moon, and stars.

Feeling-wise, one could sense that this Taixu Cave Heaven seemed to be moving from a Secret Realm toward a Small World.

Under normal circumstances, everything needed to achieve this process.

Was also prepared within the Storage Spirit Tool in Qingxuanzi's hand.

In addition to the function of the Jianmu Ancient Tree itself.

A Void Creature capable of growing into a World Consciousness.

A translucent, light-blue Void Mayfly, about a hundred meters long, was currently drifting above the pale ancient tree, inhaling a large amount of Evil Qi one moment and spitting out a blue light that submerged into the surrounding Void the next.

Qingxuanzi sat cross-legged in front of the Jianmu Ancient Tree, his entire person having long since turned into a dried corpse.

Only a light-blue ray of light at the center of his brow connected him to the Jianmu Ancient Tree, causing his entire person to be in a state of being neither dead nor alive, just like the Jianmu Ancient Tree.

Besides Qingxuanzi.

As soon as Su Ping entered, he saw thin, tall ghost shadows standing like tree stumps on the periphery of that pale ancient tree.

These thin, tall ghost shadows noticed Su Ping, the outsider, and in an instant, they all turned their heads to look over.

In this instant, Su Ping could feel malice as substantial as reality attacking him.

However, it was also in this instant that Su Ping's Nether Immortal Body reacted simultaneously.

Swish!

A circle of black light radiated out from Su Ping's body.

It actually dispersed the malice of the thin, tall ghost shadows.

And when Su Ping's gaze swept over them.

He saw their life stories.

These thin, tall ghost shadows were mostly disciples of the Taixu Sect and mortals arranged to work and labor in the Cave Heaven.

Of course, the ancestors of these mortals were basically all disciples of the Inner Sect or higher of the Taixu Sect.

The speed of the mutation in Taixu Cave Heaven was truly too fast.

Following Qingxuanzi turning into a dried corpse.

Including the Sect Master of Taixu Sect, the Vice Sect Master, and other high-level officials, the high-ranking Cultivators and the lowest-level mortals all equally turned into slender ghost shadows at this moment.

Trapped within Taixu Cave Heaven, they were enduring the immense pain caused by the mutation every single moment.

This pain reached deep into the depths of their souls.

It was enough to cause the subjective consciousness of a normal Cultivator's Divine Soul to completely collapse in just a few dozen breaths.

In Su Ping's perception.

In the subconscious of the vast majority of the slender ghost shadows, beyond evil thoughts, only the single desire to die remained.

Those who were still holding on to a single breath also instinctively responded with the message "kill me" after sensing Su Ping's divine sense.

Su Ping sighed and opened the Sun Moon Star Chart.

Then, the entrance to the Netherworld was revealed.

Suddenly!

The gazes of all the slender ghost shadows turned toward the Netherworld.

The Void Creature above the pale ancient tree also suddenly turned its head, opened its large mouth toward Su Ping, and let out a silent cry.

Boom!

Pitch-black thunder fell from the illusory sky.

As this thunder fell and struck the ground.

It was as if some kind of switch had been flipped.

The millions of slender ghost shadows suddenly moved, turning into streaks of black light as they rushed toward Su Ping's direction.

A strange look flashed in Su Ping's eyes.

He did not hold back his trump cards either.

Su Ping summoned the True Martial Subduing Demon Emperor Statue.

Suddenly!

The illusory image of the True Martial Subduing Demon Emperor appeared in the high sky.

A circle of demon-subduing cyan light enveloped Su Ping's surroundings.

As soon as the surrounding slender ghost shadows entered the range of the cyan light, they immediately slowed down.

Then, the entrance to the Netherworld that Su Ping had opened generated a certain kind of attraction.

It easily sucked in the slowed-down slender ghost shadows.

Once the slender ghost shadows entered the Netherworld.

They were purified by the world power of the Netherworld.

After screaming continuously for a long time, they became ghost soldiers and ghost messengers of the Netherworld, based on the strength of their Divine Souls.

And in order to avoid the Netherworld being unable to keep up with the purification.

Su Ping also had the True Martial Subduing Demon Emperor control the quantity, blocking a portion of the slender ghost shadows outside the cyan light.

This act of openly poaching from Taixu Cave Heaven.

Aroused the anger of that Void Creature.

It had already considered itself the master of this Cave Heaven.

However, even as a Void Creature.

It instinctively felt a trace of fear after seeing the illusory image of the True Martial Subduing Demon Emperor.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

The black earth suddenly began to shake.

Black tentacles rushed out from the cracks in the ground, lashing out toward where Su Ping was.

Su Ping saw these things that were entirely materialized from Evil Qi.

Yet he did not let the True Martial Subduing Demon Emperor take the hit, but instead had a thought in his heart.

The Salvation Heavenly Venerable Dharma Image emerged on its own.

This Dharma Image fused the power of the Netherworld and Blood God Power.

In an instant, a thousand hands and a thousand arms appeared, striking those black tentacles.

It forcefully blocked the offensive of these black tentacles.

At the same time, the Fire Great Knight Aierwen also raised his greatsword with a tacit understanding.

Then, under the protection of the purple light of the amulet, he rushed toward the direction of the pale ancient tree.

Awoo!

The Void Creature sensed Aierwen's threat at the first moment.

Invisible mental pressure descended like Mount Tai pressing down on one's head.

Even to the naked eye, one could see obvious distortions and ripples appearing in the space around Aierwen.

Aierwen's charge was also directly halted in its tracks under this invisible pressure.

However, Aierwen chuckled, and after tossing back his fiery red hair.

He raised his greatsword with both hands and slashed forward fiercely.

A fiery red phoenix appeared above this black earth, crying out.

At the same time, Aierwen, whose entire body was erupting with flames, withstood the mental shock of the Void Creature and quickly closed the distance between them.

And amidst the Void Creature's cries of "no, no."

He rushed behind Qingxuanzi.

Then, he stopped abruptly and sheathed his sword.

Aierwen, with blood flowing from his seven orifices, chuckled and gave Qingxuanzi's back a gentle push.

Instantly!

The connection between Qingxuanzi and the pale ancient tree was severed.

Suddenly, Qingxuanzi's body turned into billions of specks of dust and dissipated onto the ground.

In his place, a thin, long ghost shadow emerged.

That was the mutated Divine Soul belonging to Qingxuanzi.

He felt boundless pain, yet he endured it and looked at Aierwen.

Although he did not know the other party.

Qingxuanzi still transmitted a message of gratitude to him.

Although the True Monarchs in the outside world still held onto that one-in-a-million Hope.

As the executor, Qingxuanzi knew from the moment he became a dried corpse that this possibility simply did not exist.

Because the withered Jianmu Ancient Tree... had no hope of creation at all.

Everything now, while called creating a Small World.

Is better described as letting the Evil Qi energy gathered beneath the Taixu Cave Heaven manifest into a purely Evil Spirit Dongtian.

By then, Qingxuanzi would die completely, and a Child of the Evil God, gathered from the Divine Soul fragments of all living beings in the Taixu Cave Heaven, would be born from the corpse of the Taixu Cave Heaven.

Thereby causing an unprecedented and terrifying catastrophe!

Because of this, even though Qingxuanzi had become a thin, long ghost shadow, he still voiced his request.

He hoped Aierwen could inform the outside world of his situation.

Let the Emperors and True Monarchs hold back no longer.

They must act quickly and destroy all of this!