Chapter 483

Brother Qian Chen understood clearly: no great Dao avatar could be born from destruction; only the Supreme Tian Mo could descend from the lotus.

But the Immortal Who Never Dies had spent his entire life pursuing exactly this path—he needed no deception from Brother Qian Chen; he would believe that Supreme Tian Mo was the Dao avatar.

That was precisely what Brother Qian Chen had once envisioned—

Using Chang'an as the furnace, all living beings as the ingredients… his own demonic nature as the sovereign, the endless demonic heads surging from the Nine Heavens' rifts as the ministers.

The extreme emotions—anger, hatred, venomous resentment—of the city's people screaming in the depths of their souls as they died, combined with the madness and demonic nature of the demonic path, the self-sacrifice and despair of the orthodox path as auxiliaries…

The demonic elixir thus forged!

The most perilous step in forging such a demonic elixir—was the descent of the Nine Heavens' Demon Lord to seize it.

This elixir could only be forged near the Nine Heavens, using the boundless demonic qi of that realm; at the moment of its completion, a great power from the Nine Heavens would sense its birth and descend to claim it—so even a Nascent Soul True Immortal dared not easily forge it.

But Brother Qian Chen dared to forge it today because the Jin Ling Cave Heaven was guarded by Zhu Zhu Jiuyin; if a Demon Lord descended, he would most likely be ambushed and absorbed by Zhu Zhu Jiuyin.

Even if Zhu Zhu Jiuyin rashly activated the body of the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact and had to slumber for a thousand years, the primal essence of a Demon Lord as compensation would be a tremendous gain for Zhu Zhu Jiuyin.

Thus, Zhu Zhu Jiuyin would not strike directly—he was lying in wait, silently, ready to ambush the Demon Lord with a surprise blow!

The third-transformation demonic elixir did not use Brother Qian Chen's own demonic nature, but rather that of the Immortal Who Never Dies, whom he had deceived—thus it could be controlled by Brother Qian Chen.

At that time, the "False Supreme Tian Mo" would be lured by Brother Qian Chen into the Dao Dust Pearl, stripped of its demonic nature, and transformed into the Supreme Dao Sovereign.

Then, the main ingredient of the fourth transformation—the one striving for Nascent Soul, Master Sima Yan—would be offered into the elixir furnace via the Seven-Star Lamp, his newly born Nascent Soul refined within.

Thus, the Celestial Emperor's Dragon Elixir would be complete!

The remaining two transformations would forge the nascent True Dragon deity, nourished by the residual dragon qi of Southern Jin, then introduce the sixth-transformation main ingredient—Liu Yu—into the furnace, purifying the lingering aura of the Han dynasty to birth a pure, new dragon qi: the future destiny of the Liu Song.

Finally, this new dragon qi would replace Southern Jin's dragon qi, suppressing the Central Plains, shielding Southern Jin from counter-recoil of its destiny, letting the people suffer until Liu Yu replaced Jin.

Thus, through this calamity, Brother Qian Chen had actually forged two elixirs.

One was the Celestial Emperor's Dragon Elixir, transformed into Southern Jin's destiny; the other was the Supreme Dao Sovereign, remaining within the Dao Dust Pearl—perhaps called the Supreme Dao Sovereign Elixir, also prepared by Brother Qian Chen as the third-transformation seed of his Nine Transforms of Golden Core.

Originally, Brother Qian Chen had planned: seizing all opportunities, the Supreme Dao Sovereign Elixir would be flawless—not only possessing a true dragon deity of Nascent Soul level as its guardian, but the complete Supreme Dao Sovereign Elixir could propel Brother Qian Chen directly to the sixth transform, achieving Nascent Soul.

Yet to forge this elixir, the demonic path must truly destroy Jiankang, using Brother Qian Chen's demonic nature as the main ingredient, sacrificing the entire city to make the Karma Lotus bloom!

Brother Qian Chen had calculated everything—but ultimately could not cross his own heart; he chose to summon Lord Langya Zhuge to save Jiankang, instead using the Immortal Who Never Dies as the main ingredient to forge a False Supreme Dao Sovereign.

At this moment, the Supreme Eight Scenery Furnace was merely a mirror, reflecting surrounding qi; the true furnace was the Heavenly Furnace Array formed by the Starry Sky Mountain.

Within the abyss, nine fire dragons coiled and circled; the Nine Heavens' Gangqi and the Nine Yin malevolent qi of this place had already sensed the boundless yin demons within the Supreme Eight Scenery Furnace, transforming into countless demonic heads.

Under Brother Qian Chen's control, these demonic heads surged from the abyss, heading toward the four demonic arrays.

The howling demonic shadows swept past Brother Qian Chen's side; the orthodox cultivators, seeing the vast horde of demonic heads bearing down on them, trembled in spirit.

The situation now favored them: the four Daoist Yangshen elder demons had all retreated into their demonic arrays—where had these demonic heads come from?

But as they raised their various magic treasures and artifacts to protect themselves, they saw the demonic heads streaming toward the demonic arrays; in Brother Qian Chen's perception, subtle, strange demonic qi seeped into the arrays along with them.

Old Master Fu's arms were entwined with broken chains of demonic fire; his body was crisscrossed with sword wounds, several of which had already neared vital points.

Seeing the gathering demons, he could not help shouting: "Xiao Xie Xiao Xie Anshi! What use is your relentless pressure here? Master Sima Yan is about to achieve Nascent Soul—why waste your time fighting me? Even if you kill me, the orthodox side still loses!"

Xiao Xie An drove a flickering, illusory sword light, slicing off Old Master Fu's right arm.

He glanced once at the location of the Seven-Star Lamp and smiled: "Old Master Fu! If I don't eliminate you first, when I face Master Sima Yan, won't your demonic side strike from behind? Master Sima Yan may not succeed in breaking through—right now he's occupied with himself; better to cut down you demons first, then deal with him!"

At that moment, a two-headed baboon, accompanied by the two-headed divine monkey, leapt from the void.

Old Master Fu's eyes lit up: "Brother, aid me!"

The divine monkey glanced at him, then headed straight for the Cold Ice Demon Coffin Array; Duan Ye's immortal corpse lay within the broken coffin, smiling: "Perfect! Match the best against the worst—that's the way to win. You were never Xiao Xie Xiao Xie Anshi's match; even with the monkey demon, you're only even. If you help me, I'll crush that girl in three strikes!"

Si Princess Qingcheng, seeing this, grew grim…

Countless divine malevolent spirits strengthened the auspicious clouds above her head, yet barely matched Duan Ye's strength; without the Western Kunlun Mirror and the Spider God Luo Shi aiding her, maintaining parity would be impossible.

The web woven by Luo Shi had subtly formed a strict divine realm around Si Princess Qingcheng, trapping the Cold Ice Demon Coffin within.

Seeing the countless demonic heads heading toward her, Luo Shi's face revealed a trace of resolve.

The two-headed baboon grinned savagely, swinging both fists down at Luo Shi: "Die!"

Luo Shi shot forward her foremost pair of spider legs, like spears, piercing toward the baboon's heart—but as they clashed, their attack directions shifted simultaneously, joining forces to strike the demon coffin.

The icy coffin formed by the array shattered under the combined assault of the two divine beings, yet within it was empty.

At that moment, Duan Ye's heavenly corpse body appeared behind them, silent as a venomous snake, its chilling aura imprinting their backs.

He spoke in a low tone: "You are both demon gods guarding the Burial Demon Stone Platform—since she betrayed us, how could I not watch you?"

At that moment, a faint whisper brushed his ear; a pure, cold, piercing killing intent surged into his body from his back.

A familiar voice spoke: "You anticipated their betrayal—did you also foresee mine?"

Duan Ye's face turned ashen; the boundless demonic heads had already formed a giant hand, reaching for him—before, the spider legs and monkey fists; behind, the ambush; above, the Western Kunlun Mirror descending—all struck his body at once.

Even a heavenly corpse body could not withstand a combined strike from four divine cultivators of equal realm.

Instantly, Duan Ye was severed at the waist, dragged into darkness by the giant hand formed of countless demonic heads.

The nine fire dragons in the abyss coiled into a colossal furnace; the severed corpse of the Corpse King was thrust into the array, where the surging earth-lung great fire burned fiercely—within three quarters of an hour, his immortal demonic body was utterly refined…

Duan Ye's grotesque face surfaced on the furnace's surface, roaring with a gaping mouth: "Immortal Who Never Dies!"

In the sea of blood, countless blood shadows entangled with the thousand-zhang true dragon suddenly heard a thunderous roar from nearby: "Im-mor-tal… Who… Ne-ver… Dies!"

"That's Duan Ye's voice—the Old Devil!"

The Blood God's face changed; his body of a hundred million blood shadows began to disperse—but Wang Longxiang arrived above the sea of blood, holding a tattered great banner; he waved it, and a vast expanse of banners covered the sea of blood.

The distant Han Xian Qin's will, condensed into the dark bird, dove down and merged with the banner.

As the banner vanished, it fully enveloped the sea of blood; Wang Longxiang unfurled the banner again, sending the sea of blood's Daoist Yangshen cultivators into the Heavenly Furnace Array.

The dark bird emitted a vast, resonant will: "Descendant of Wang He Jian?"

It shot forth a dark light that sank into the Iron Blood Banner; a divine thought entered Wang Longxiang's mind: "Since you are a descendant of the Han Xian Qin nobility, I bestow upon you this imprint left by your ancestor!"

Seeing two major demonic arrays shattered and their masters swiftly subdued—even the Immortal Who Never Dies had betrayed them! And a divine treasure had appeared!

The eight eyes of the four-sided demonic Buddha suddenly gleamed with cunning; as the dark bird withdrew, it swung its eight arms, alternating Buddhist and demonic light, unleashing overwhelming power to break through the encirclement of the Qin army's malevolent spirits.

The three faces on its body—rage, grief, and ecstasy—suddenly tore free, becoming three colossal Buddhas, charging toward the army formation.

The three Buddha statues were entwined with destructive demonic light, manifesting boundless Buddhist-demonic weapons that struck in all directions; the calm, joyful face tore free from the great Buddha, wrapping the Formless Evil Monk as they fled afar.

But as it escaped halfway, a colossal five-colored divine brush descended from the sky, blocking its path.

Xiao Xie Xiao Xie Lingyun's face was pale—he had exhausted his magic power to unleash this strike; the Formless Evil Monk's face twisted in despair, unleashing one final mysterious seal of Buddhist-demonic unity, aiming to destroy Xiao Xie Xiao Xie Lingyun.

At that moment, his own demonic nature suddenly rebelled.

Upon the faceless visage, the face of the Immortal Who Never Dies appeared!

"Why struggle, Evil Monk? Come with me to attain the Dao!"

"Immortal, you madman!" The Formless Evil Buddha's own face finally emerged, roaring upward in helpless fury.

"Formless also has form; the formless is the form. Master, you are stained with karmic defilement—I shall remove it for you!"

The Immortal Who Never Dies, carrying the Evil Monk's body, plummeted into the magnificent Heavenly Furnace of the abyss…

Xiao Xie An, seeing Xiao Xie Xiao Xie Lingyun unharmed, finally exhaled in relief; he swung the Nine Melodies' Fixed Tone Sword, cleaving eightfold Xukong, locking the space where Old Master Fu could shift and flee, then led a host of aristocratic True Persons and over a dozen magic treasures crashing down, splitting Old Master Fu's immortal demonic body into eight pieces.

Finally, the heavenly sound sword qi wrapped the remains and sent them into the Heavenly Furnace Array!

The dense horde of demonic heads gathered the remnants of the four demonic arrays, like a receding tide, rolling toward the Heavenly Furnace Array; the demonic tide swept away all darkness, merging into the colossal furnace formed by the nine true fires.

Brother Qian Chen also gathered the Supreme Eight Scenery Furnace before him, leaping into the abyss, arriving beneath the Heavenly Furnace.

He looked up at the sky—the Big Dipper's seven stars clearly manifested; the starlight, crimson as blood, revealed the Seven-Star Lamp Altar hidden within layers of Xukong —its final moment had arrived; the dragon qi of Liu Yu's destiny was severed by the descending starlight of the Big Dipper.

Master Sima Yan's laughter echoed from all directions!

"I! The Martial Emperor of Great Jin! Shall today attain Nascent Soul, achieving the immortal status of eternal life and deathlessness!"