Chapter 417

The peerless powerhouse in the Nether River felt a fluctuation of divine sense in his sea of consciousness; his bodily speed shifted within Huanyu, countless scenes flashed around him, and the terrifying Nether Flame rose unceasingly, exuding a suffocating aura that could destroy heaven and earth.

This peerless powerhouse had pupils split into yin and yang, bizarre and deceitful, emanating an unparalleled terrifying fluctuation; merely glancing at him made one feel as if their entire soul could be devoured.

His peerless divine bearing was like a Nether God descending into the world; every gesture displayed supreme, nine-five majesty.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh.

In a starfield of Huanyu.

Just before the gate of Bibo Palace where this peerless powerhouse had landed, several radiant figures swiftly fled from within the sect, each cultivator arriving possessing an aura like the sea; facing this peerless powerhouse, they were as ants before a terrifying mountain, exceedingly cautious, reverent, and respectful.

They solemnly kowtowed and worshipped the arriving peerless powerhouse, then guided him into the inner hall of Bibo Palace.

"Can we find any trace of Bibo'er?"

The man with floating netherflames behind him had the Great Dao's laws intertwining around him, exhaling countless runes that shook hearts, causing the experts of Bibo Palace to tremble inwardly.

At a glance, the man bearing netherflames was a terrifying presence; his mighty power pressed the experts present to kneel on the ground, bean-sized beads of sweat dripped from their foreheads, soaking the jade-like floor.

Among the Bibo Palace experts kneeling in the hall, the leading man respectfully saluted and said, "Report to Shun Yu Holy Lord, we have already found Bibo'e's trail; after being seized, she remains in the Tianji Shengyu."

"Whoever dares to move Bibo'e, no matter which faction, will pay the price in blood." Shun Yu sat cross-legged amidst the netherflames, releasing powerful yin-cold energy around him, speaking in a very calm tone.

"It is said that he wields an illusion-shrouded supreme Divine Ability, not only blocking the heavenly talents of all sects from passing through the two-region passage into the Primordial Spirit Realm, but also using his heaven-supporting power to grind the seven great holy sons to dust; his true form remains unknown to this day." In the center of the Bibo Palace hall, a hunched old woman added, her posture showing great tension.

If any Huanyu cultivator were to see again the powerful cultivators of Bibo Palace paying respects to a young man with fearful expressions, they would surely be curious about this young man's origins.

In the vast Huanyu world, just how formidable must this young man's strength be to reach such a terrifying level, and how terrifying must his background be, to make a Huanyu great sect willingly lie low?

You must know that even when facing the leaders of Huanyu's orthodox and heterodox paths, these few experts of Bibo Palace would never display such an attitude.

"Since we cannot find his trace, let us go to the Tianji Shengyu and kill him."

"We will slaughter until heaven and earth are overturned, unafraid that his hidden power will not reveal itself." Shun Yu Holy Lord emitted a cold voice, his tone containing indifference to life and death.

His talent is peerless, his fleshly body has reached the pinnacle of perfection; if in this Universe Cultivation World he relies on his powerful cultivation level, he could sway the rise and fall of a great sect!

This near-invincible cultivator awakened from this seclusion, his purpose being to rescue the captured Bibo Xianzi Bibo'e and return her to Bibo Palace.

"Please rest assured, Shun Yu Holy Lord, Bibo Palace will by no means delay the marriage alliance with the Nether Palace."

"The sect master has already dispatched the youthful foundations sealed away in the sect's taboo into the Tianji Shengyu; they will surely bring Bibo'e back intact." The old matron among the Bibo Palace experts, upon hearing this, spoke again.

Her voice exuded a mysterious power, faintly resonating with the entire hall, a rumbling sound appearing and disappearing in the void; her gaze was utterly cold, as if even the void could be frozen by it.

This time Bibo'e's capture affects Bibo Palace's future plans; the palace cannot afford the loss and must mobilize the sect's youthful foundations.

Those foundations are the sect's generations of heaven-defying strong cultivators who reached the ultimate realm and have been sealed in dust until now, all so that when the great age of ascension arrives they can contend for the Huanyu immortal realm.

Now Bie'e has been captured, and reluctantly we must let these dust-sealed ultimate realm strong cultivators emerge into the world, only because the Tianji Shengyu is too strange; cultivators who enter must not exceed the Tianling realm, otherwise they will surely pay the price in blood.

The eight great righteous paths' unparalleled foundations of the Huanyu, using immortal bones to break open the world barrier of the Tianji Shengyu, still paid the price of their lives, and after returning to the sect they directly sat down and passed away.

Bibo Palace dispatched ultimate realm strong cultivators to enter the Tianji Shengyu; no one can hinder Bie'e's return.

Shun Yu Holy Lord, upon hearing this, didn't even respond; a terrifying fluctuation rippled around his body, and he instantly vanished into space.

At the moment when Bibo Palace's strong cultivator forced out a breath, the entire hall inexplicably appeared a terrifying crack; the crack then rapidly spread, the hall violently shook, and dust began to fall from the ceiling into the hall.

"Not good, hurry up."

The strong cultivator of Bibo Palace was startled.

They had just escaped the hall when the original hall suddenly exploded.

The strong cultivator of Bibo Palace gazed at the spot where the Bibo Palace hall had vanished, his eyes twitching uncontrollably.

That hall was refined from the essence of stars, extremely sturdy; on it were inscribed secret formation patterns by generations of sages; under the nourishment of endless ages, even an unparalleled great power could not damage it in the slightest.

Never expected that the Holy Son of the Underworld Palace would be this terrifying; merely a thought, and the hall refined from stellar essence turned to flying ash.

This Universe Cultivation World is boundless.

All beings only know that the ten great righteous and evil paths of the Huanyu govern the mortal realm, but they do not realize that these are merely the surface forces of the Huanyu.

Above the vast forces of the Huanyu's righteous and evil paths lies an even more terrifying primordial force, for example the Underworld Palace.

Especially the Shun Yu Holy Lord, it is rumored that within the Underworld Palace a deeply buried powerful ancient corpse gave rise to will, transforming yin into yang and awakening a mighty life source, thus forming him.

Possessing methods that reach heaven and pierce earth, every gesture carries the power to destroy heaven and earth.

Bibo Palace only managed to establish relations with the Underworld Palace by using Bibo Xianzi's conjoined Dao immortal fetus as a price; otherwise, even though Bibo Palace is the supreme sect that governs the Huanyu, it would not have the qualifications to meet the Holy Son of the Underworld Palace.

"Everyone."

Shun Yu Holy Lord has already unleashed thunderous wrath; that kind of terrifying will fundamentally cannot allow Bibo Palace to resist.

"We must quickly retrieve Bie'e." said a strong cultivator of Bibo Palace, trembling with fear.

They deeply know the tyranny of the Underworld Palace.

In their actions they are utterly unscrupulous; whoever faces them will be terrified.

The speaker's voice was stern; upon hearing it, nobody dared to speak further.

Whether it is the Holy Son of the Huanyu's righteous path or Bie'e, they have received the true teachings of all the great Dao lineages, and moreover possess a supreme sacred body, having consumed supreme sacred medicines since childhood; both soul and flesh are one-in-a-million existences.

Even though their Cultivation Level is only at the Tianling realm, it is also the peak of the Tianling realm; in order to cultivate the ultimate realm of the Tianling realm they have suppressed their Cultivation Level, not breaking through into the Wanfa realm; thus within the Tianling realm they are outstanding among the outstanding.

But this time, when they were dispatched to the Primordial Spirit Realm, an accident occurred.

Behind the Shangqing Sect actually there is an unparalleled strong cultivator blocking the passage between the two realms; not only did the various righteous paths pay the price of their foundations, but even the sect's Holy Son perished, all in vain.

The Bie'e of Bibo Palace is a conjoined Dao immortal fetus; such a supreme sacred body appears only once every ten thousand years; in this crisis, Bibo Palace has suffered too great a loss.

The disciple destined to become an immortal in the future has been captured; it's practically demanding their lives.

"All of the Huanyu are rumoring that behind the Shangqing Sect is a disciple of the Shagui Sect who established a base in the Primordial Spirit Realm; now the sect leader has personally gone to the Shagui Sect's Huanyu headquarters."

"The sect leader wants to join forces with the heads of other sects to apply pressure; I don't know if we can force the Shagui Sect to personally pressure the Shangqing Sect to hand over the person."

A strong cultivator of Bibo Palace said.

In the Heavenly Mechanism Holy Realm, Longling, wearing a metal mask that covers his face, sits in a tavern; his black hair is like ink, the skin revealed beneath his headdress gleams like jade, his phoenix eyes are bright and lively, giving an otherworldly, immortal feeling.

This man is actually Bibo Xianzi Bie'e, who is cross-dressing as a man under Longling's guise, and at this moment follows Longling's side as an attendant.

Bibo Xianzi gazed at Longling pouring and drinking by himself, the corner of her brow twitching involuntarily.

The person controlling the White Bone Dharma Aspect has profound mastery; their Illusion Divine Ability is used to a miraculous degree, seeming real yet illusory, seeming false yet true, and I myself fell victim to such means.

You all have heard, right? The heavenly prodigies of the various sects wanted to pass through the two-region conduit to eradicate the Upper Purity Sect of the Primordial Spirit Realm, but someone blocked them.

The eight great sects' holy sons and holy maidens lost seven of them, and even Bibo Xianzi was captured.

Now, beneath the seven foundations of Bibo Palace, Tianji Shengyu, the Tianji Holy Realm, has begun to tremble.

At that moment, a Huanyu cultivator waiting for his dish in the tavern spoke to his newly arrived companion, his tone filled with shock.

"Bibo Xianzi Bibo E has been captured—this is a major affair."

Those powerful seekers of Huanyu will inevitably descend upon Tianji Shengyu; they might even pierce a hole in the heavens.

Again, a Huanyu cultivator approached and echoed the words.

"No wonder those Huanyu heavenly prodigies go mad—their beloved in dreams has been seized."

"Those near the water tower get the moon first; but if delayed, what can we do if the goddess becomes pregnant? Who could bear that?"

"If I were to encounter this, discovering what the goddess has done?"

"I too would want to die."

A plump cultivator, holding a wine cup, also came over to join the discussion.

The moment the other party spoke, the atmosphere at Longling's table tightened.

Such talk reached Bibo Xianzi sitting nearby, making her tremble uncontrollably.

Her jade hand clenched into a fist; if not for the restriction Longling placed on her, she would have rushed over and slaughtered in all directions.

"I can't stand this."

"Looks like the heavenly pride maiden's Dao-heart isn't so great either!"

Longling took a sip of water and jeered.

She herself was dressed as a man, her white fan swaying gently, giving the air of a graceful young gentleman; at this moment her face bore a brilliant smile.

Bibo Xianzi is the holy maiden of Bibo Palace and is very familiar with Tianji Shengyu.

These days Longling has been bringing her to wander among the ancient sites in Tianji Shengyu where the supreme Dao principles are imprinted, aiming to comprehend the different laws of the Universe Cultivation World through the Contemplation Method, thereby accumulating insights for her true self and perfecting the numerous understandings needed for future realms.

Bibo Xianzi initially resisted, but after a round of threats and inducements she finally began to loosen up, bringing Longling to various ancient sites in different Tianji holy realms.

"You had better keep your promise, otherwise I will pursue you to the death."

Bibo Xianzi, ashamed and angry, spoke out.

Her voice was somewhat hoarse and rough, utterly lacking any feminine quality, which made Bibo Xianzi almost despair.

The person before her, called Longling, possesses many strange objects that can not only conceal a cultivator's origin but also alter their form, even masking their voice.

She had repeatedly encountered disciples of Bibo Palace, yet passing by them, not a single fellow sect member could recognize her as Bibo Xianzi.

Bibo Xianzi previously, angry at this, felt her teeth itch, her heart surged with waves, often from furious anger causing blisters at the corners of her mouth; later she gradually grew accustomed to it.

Longling's methods are extremely strange; unless she herself dispels the restriction on her, no one could recognize her true identity.

What she cannot bear at this moment is.

A crowd of male cultivators were slandering her reputation; even though she suppressed her anger, she still could not endure those men's grating voices.

"Hey hey hey."

"You all know why the White Bone Dharma Aspect does not kill Bibo Xianzi, right?"

"Someone has seen Bibo Xianzi together with the master of the White Bone Dharma Aspect."

"Just think: the holy sons of the seven great sects have all fallen, and only Bibo Xianzi was captured—fearing the rumors might be true."

"The master of the White Bone Dharma Aspect might truly be Bibo Xianzi's lover."

A gaunt cultivator saw a crowd gathered, the discussion unusually lively, and he squeezed into the throng, not forgetting to pour himself a cup of wine and guzzle it.

Upon hearing this, all the cultivators present became interested.

"Oh my, Fellow Daoist, where did you hear this? Quickly tell us."

At that moment, the cultivator sitting nearby, upon hearing, asked with an expectant face.

The frail cultivator shook his wine pot, his face full of disbelief, "Ah, no wine left,"

"After rushing this far, I'm really thirsty."

The few cultivators sitting beside the frail one, upon hearing, instantly began to clamor throughout the tavern.

"Shopkeeper, bring good wine quickly."

"Take your time, but watch out for your sign."

As the cultivators raised a ruckus, the tavern owner was startled.

Fearing the gathered cultivators would disturb other guests, he hurriedly called the waiter to serve wine first to those cultivators gathered together.

"Haha, out of respect for your heroic bearing, brothers."

"I, too, will not hide anything."

"This all comes from a fellow Daoist's mouth within Bibo Palace."

"Legend says Bibo Xianzi and the master of the White Bone Dharma Aspect have had a child, and they conspired together."

"When the various sects' foundations are used to open the two-region conduit, they eloped with the master of the White Bone Dharma Aspect."

"That Bibo Palace fellow Daoist also said Bibo Xianzi is carrying quadruplets."

"Shameless wretch, what are you saying?"

As the frail cultivator's words fell, the surrounding Huanyu cultivators sighed, and Bibo Xianzi could no longer stay seated; she slammed the table and stood up.

She glared angrily, eyes wide, fixed on the Huanyu cultivators gathered at a table spreading rumors about her, her eyes nearly bursting, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

"Who the hell are you, going crazy?"

"Are you brain‑sick?"

The cultivators gathered at the front table were all startled by Bibo Xianzi's table‑slap.

The rumor-mongering cultivators turned toward the sound; when they saw a masked man, each of their faces showed a hint of strange expression.

After the rumor-mongering cultivators came to their senses, looking at Bibo Xianzi's furious expression, they all showed contempt.

They gathered together to spread rumors, and regarding what this person before them was doing, they all thought Bibo Xianzi was meddling, just bored and acting crazy.

"Everyone, let's continue; don't bother with a madman."

At that moment, the cultivators gathered ahead, as the frail cultivator's words fell, they all hurriedly gathered together again.