Chapter 431: Not an Unknown Bunch

The entrance to the inner world of Haotian Palace has opened; whether they are Huanyu loose cultivators or powerful experts of the various orthodox lineages, all are exerting their utmost to rush in.

Any cultivator who shows strength inferior to others by one level will quickly be crushed by stronger cultivators; even those who sacrifice their lives nearby are commonplace.

Violent power swept through the void, and a thousand-zhang tall figure manifested around Longling's body; its terrifying might was horrifying, causing most cultivators blocking the front to have their souls tremble and quickly dodge.

Huanyu cultivators saw that the void storms were easily controlled by the thousand-zhang dharma image surrounding Longling; behind that image, murderous aura roiled, with endless resentment intertwined, already purple and beginning to darken.

A single terrifying glance caused many Huanyu cultivators, upon merely looking, to retreat early by three she.

"Good heavens…… such thick resentment!"

"Just how many beings has this person killed? It's utterly insane!"

Huanyu cultivators, seeing the huge dharma image behind Longling, repeatedly exclaimed.

Whether Huanyu loose cultivators or those from certain factions, all were fearful and trembling; they speculated about Longling's true identity, yet inquiries revealed nothing, as if Longling had suddenly appeared out of the Huanyu Cultivation World.

Huanyu cultivators stared at the dharma image behind Longling, fearing that being affected by that huge image would leave them nowhere to bury their dead.

"Such a powerful one is certainly not a nobody in the Huanyu Cultivation World."

Such strength, even if one were the supreme power of a region, ruling a starfield would be no problem.

"Issue the order to our clan; quickly ascertain this person's identity."

Again, a Huanyu cultivator let out an exclamation, earnestly instructing his attendants nearby.

The power shown by the figure in the thousand-zhang dharma image is astonishingly extraordinary—far beyond what an ordinary Heavenly Spirit Realm cultivator could possess; even matching the holy sons and daughters of the supreme great sect, it would not be lacking.

Longling, carrying the thousand-zhang dharma image, stepped toward the entrance to Haotian Palace's inner world; the huge figure seemed to stroll, but in fact his body was swiftly teleporting, as if performing the great Divine Ability of Shrinking Ground to an Inch—even the disciples of the Ancient Great Sect watching had their pupils contract sharply.

Such means are seen by countless Huanyu cultivators only on the bodies of Myriad Laws Realm experts; seeing it now on a Heavenly Spirit Realm expert, they all believed Longling possessed the ability to sweep away myriad foes.

Boom!

The sky suddenly exploded, rolling white light piercing the thick fire clouds above; a great moon stood in the sky, continuously rotating, shedding strands of silver-gray that fell upon the lava river.

White snowflakes danced in the air; once they fell into the lava fire river, they instantly collided violently with the scorching magma, the two mutually canceling out with a hissing sound.

This bizarre scene caused the faces of all Huanyu cultivators present to change dramatically.

"Water and fire are inherently merciless."

"I never expected that the cold snow was actually formed by the primal water rune, capable of evolving various water forms, commanding the primal laws and clashing violently with the fire laws of the lava fire river, then mutually annihilating in the huge pit."

As Bibo Xianzi stepped forward, a mysterious apparition appeared behind her; nearby Huanyu cultivators exclaimed in shock.

Bibo Xianzi closely followed Longling; behind her, silver-clad and pure white, the bright moon turned, a crystal-clear jade-like heavenly palace floated above the moon, upon which stood translucent jade trees, giving an incomparably sacred feeling.

Yet at this moment no one dared to underestimate the master of the bright-moon apparition; as he walked through the void, a violent cold surge ravaged the sky, strands of white freezing mist winding around, countless cultivators caught instantly turned to ice, then dissolved into powder.

Another colossal figure has appeared!

Now is the time for the peerless heavenly pride to appear; none can stop the heavenly pride.

All cultivators began to retreat, secretly planning to find an opportunity to slip into Haotian Palace's inner world.

"Make way!"

Just as everyone stared in shock, a fiery red meteor suddenly broke free of the bright-moon apparition and plummeted from the ninth heaven; the violent sky‑burning power exploded in midair, countless Huanyu cultivators were instantly ignited and directly burned to ashes by the flames.

That shocking, terrifying might, like a demon god descending to the mortal realm, caused the surrounding Huanyu cultivators to hastily retreat.

"It is actually the Hellfire Prince of Firepoison Mountain."

"I never imagined that even this person would appear!"

A Huanyu cultivator exclaimed, "Firepoison Mountain is strange; each generation's mountain chief heir must attain the ability to devour the previous chief to qualify as a candidate for the mountain lord."

The Hellfire Prince was born thirty years ago; it is said that at that time a heavenly fire‑crow omen appeared, causing the myriad fire poisons of Firepoison Mountain to boil.

All surrounding mundane beings suffered terrible calamities; fire poison entered their bodies, and hundreds of thousands of beings were destroyed in an instant.

The Hellfire Prince, in just thirty years, raised his cultivation to the peak of the Heavenly Spirit Realm; it is said that if he wishes, he can at any time step into the legendary Myriad Laws Realm.

"Thud"

After the Hellfire Prince appeared, his gaze swept over the faces of all cultivators present, then suddenly fell upon Bibo Xianzi's face; his brow furrowed slightly, and his violent power caused the lava fire river to boil, the vast fire waves surging straight toward Bibo Xianzi.

That terrifying power had not yet reached Bibo Xianzi's front, but any cultivator touched by the fire waves instantly turned into calamity radiance, leaving no room for other cultivators to stand around the Hellfire Prince.

The Hellfire Prince sensed Bibo Xianzi's formidable water‑attribute power and clearly intended to intimidate her.

After all, water and fire laws are incompatible; with Bibo Xianzi present, if her enemies were to use her, he would likely find it hard to gain anything in Haotian Palace's inner world.

"Boom!"

The two battled fiercely, destructive power ravaging the heavens as winds rose, clouds surged, lightning flashed and thunder roared.

Water and fire laws intertwined, constantly colliding; countless mysterious runes gushed forth like wells, the runes converging into a vast expanse like an ocean.

Heaven and earth trembled violently; the surrounding void instantly exploded, many Huanyu cultivators grazed by the blast turned in an instant to calamity radiance.

"Suppress and kill."

Bibo Xianzi's face remained utterly cold as she gazed into the Hellfire Prince's eyes, filled with killing intent, showing no weakness, she directly exerted her full strength.

The crystal‑clear jade tree upon the bright moon, like a swimming dragon, stretched forth from the moon and swept toward the vast lava fire waves; in an instant, its violent yin‑cold power extinguished all the fire waves.

After the fire‑wave lava subsided, it turned into towering red mountain ranges emitting yellow smoke, which were then covered by the chilly moonlight and instantly frozen together by crystal‑clear ice.

The Hellfire Prince screamed, his soul‑body drenched in blood; evidently, in that recent clash he suffered a great loss.

Knowing that Bibo Xianzi could not be used against enemies, he turned his head and rushed toward Haotian Palace's inner world.

The Hellfire Prince intended to enter the Divine Treasury World to heal his wounds, then gradually plot to take revenge on Bibo Xianzi.

The surrounding spatial experts were as numerous as trees; like the Hellfire Prince, many strong disciples of the great sects had come for the Haotian Stone, aiming to obtain the ultimate limit of the Heavenly Spirit Realm, then defy heaven to become hegemons, trampling all contemporary heavenly pride of the Huanyu Cultivation World underfoot.

Unfortunately, the Hellfire Prince just then encountered Bibo Xianzi.

The Bibo Palace of the Huanyu Ten Great Orthodox Powers is truly a colossal entity of the universe; moreover, Bibo Xianzi is an Innate Dao Embryo, innately close to the Dao, able to wield the Innate Divine Laws; especially, the dread bright moon sealed in her Sea of Consciousness grants her supreme slaughtering power.

Even in the past, if Longling were to break open Bibo Xianzi's supreme secret treasure, it would have cost him great effort.

Now the inner world of Haotian Palace has been fully opened; this place is destined to become a battleground for treasures, with blood flowing like rivers.

To this day, countless orthodox cultivators' souls have fallen into the lava fire river, causing the flames upon it to burn even more fiercely.

Bibo Xianzi closely followed behind Longling; the world inside Haotian Palace was filled with countless unknowns, and Longling is now her mainstay.

Longling remained still, and she too remained still.

Shouts of killing shook the heavens all around, and everywhere was the sound of treasure weapons clashing.

When opposing forces meet, they fight to the death, engaging in mortal combat, unwilling to let either side gain an opportunity, and then they return to the Universe Cultivation World to destroy each other's sects.

The great war stretched across the heavens, the battle flames merciless, everywhere were the sounds of wailing and shedding tears.

These are the losers of the war; although they preserved their lives, they suffered terrible calamities—either missing limbs, or their bodies harboring terrifying forbidden powers, unable to live or die.

"Move aside!"

At that very moment, Heifeng, who was in seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes.

He saw Longling had already reached the entrance of Haotian Palace a step ahead, and he let out a terrifying roar, directly shaking away all cultivators blocking his path.

Behind Heifeng, a mysterious evil shadow appeared, holding a flat crutch that kept jumping rhythmically; the lingering souls of the fallen divine spirits were instantly drawn out and swiftly gathered around Heifeng.

Countless souls turned into ferocious ghosts, all swirling around Heifeng; as he stepped forward, any Universe Cultivation cultivator blocking him was devoured clean by the ghosts, their divine spirits not even getting a chance to escape heaven and earth.

"What... what... what...?"

Some Universe Cultivation cultivators murmured in shock, their words choking.

With Heifeng's appearance, this space changed entirely.

The more cultivators died, the more the eerie black shadow behind Heifeng absorbed killing intent, becoming denser and larger, and the terrifying waves it released grew ever more explosive.

"Could that be the Black Clan?"

Seeing the markings on Heifeng's face, some Universe Cultivation cultivators exclaimed in disbelief.

Around them, other Universe Cultivation cultivators hearing this, those who knew of the Black Clan instantly had their gazes go blank.

The Black Clan was a terrifying great clan in the Universe Cultivation World from time immemorial; after its progenitor fell, it was jointly suppressed by all major Dao traditions, eventually forced to hand over the clan's heir for study by all the Dao traditions, and in the end never obtained the secret of the Black Clan's legendary mysterious treasure.

Thus the major powers of the Universe Cultivation World came to an understanding regarding their research on the Black Clan's mysterious treasure.

Due to their cultivation technique, the Black Clan thereafter declined, and now in the Universe Cultivation World they are merely a third-rate force.

They never expected that within the Black Clan a terrifying heaven-defying prodigy would appear, actually possessing the progenitor's ability to move heaven and earth.

Boom.

At that very moment, a chilling bird cry rose from the crowd.

A three-legged divine bird soared into the sky, its body entwined with the light of sun, moon, and stars, making it extraordinarily remarkable; Chilian directly crossed the sea of flames and landed before Longling.

Bang.

A mysterious coffin suddenly appeared from the crowd, its surface covered with mysterious runes; at this moment it absorbed the surrounding killing intent and flashed rapidly, the mysterious coffin continually trembled, then suddenly shook off its heavy lid.

Strands of scarlet liquid flowed from the coffin lid, then quickly writhed in all directions; wherever it passed, any living thing had all its vital essence drained from its body.

"That... that... could it be the legendary ghostly evil?"

Some Universe Cultivation cultivators widened their eyes in disbelief, as if they had discovered the most shocking thing in this Universe Cultivation World, even the speaker's voice began to tremble.

The speaker was an old man with white hair, followed by several disciples standing by; obviously an elder of a sect, well-versed in some terrifying secrets of the Universe Cultivation World.

"Master, what is a ghostly evil?"

"Why is your face all white?" asked a young cultivator behind the old man.

"It is said that among the corpses of the dead lands, there are those who can communicate emotions."

Then, with the aid of extreme yin power, an icy fetus is born; this is the ghostly evil.

The ghostly evil is a manifestation of yin essence; it is said that innately it does not enter the six paths of reincarnation.

Upon its birth, the Heavenly Dao senses it and will surely send down a Heavenly Tribulation to destroy it.

Throughout the history of the Universe Cultivation World, the ghostly evil has appeared only three times. The old man's forehead beaded with cold sweat as he spoke, his voice trembling.

"Wouldn't the one who possesses a ghostly evil be invincible!" the young cultivator behind the old man asked again.

"Not so."

Although the ghostly evil possesses heaven-defying power, able to greatly increase the wielder's combat strength, cultivating it is extremely demanding.

Each time it awakens, it must be nourished with a treasure of extreme yin and icy essence; otherwise it will have to absorb the cultivator's heart's blood, consuming their life force as a substitute.

As the old man's words fell, many Universe Cultivation cultivators around were frightened and sucked in a breath of cold air.

Boom boom boom.

The ghostly evil draws upon the killing intent from all directions, devouring the essence of all beings, crisscrossing and soaring into the sky, directly lifting the Guinyin Shi and then rapidly rushing toward Longling.

The ghost drinking poem gazed at the fluctuations displayed by Heifeng, gritting their teeth fiercely.

He truly never imagined that Heifeng used Longling's Ten Soul Banner to achieve a transformation of his yin body, and now wielding the Ghost Dance can command the four directions' yin souls for use—truly the path is boundless.

"No good, I must find an opportunity to ask Longling for the use of the Ten Soul Banner."

Otherwise the ghostly evil's nourishment will be exhausted, and I will have to offer my own heart's blood. Guinyin Shi thought to himself, his face turning very grim.

Heart's blood not only affects a cultivator's cultivation level, but also their life; unless absolutely necessary, one is truly unwilling to use it.

However, extreme yin icy essence in the Universe Cultivation World is exceedingly rare, mostly controlled by the Sha Gui Sect, then divided among evil-path forces; for a loose cultivator to obtain such a treasure is practically impossible.

He entered the internal space world of Haotian Palace; his purpose is twofold.

If conditions permit, obtaining Haotian Stone is the priority; if not, he will settle for second best, seeking the extreme yin icy essence type treasure within the internal space world of Haotian Stone.

Boom.

Longling watched as Heiyao and the others came to her side, she directly released a puff of mist, then ushered everyone into the entrance leading to the internal world of Haotian Palace.

After roughly three breaths, the scene before everyone's eyes changed and they directly entered a strange world.