Chapter 53: Severing Heaven, Cutting Yin and Yang: Xiang Xuanqing and the Taiji

Originally planned to target the familiar unlucky guy Minghe.

But didn’t expect to encounter something so sinister.

The Yin-Yang Daoist felt it wasn’t impossible to temporarily let him off the hook.

It’s simply too abstract!

“Friend!”

Da Siming called out to Hongyun, whose head was shrouded in thunderclouds, ever vigilant against the Yin-Yang Daoist.

“What’s wrong?” Hongyun’s sense of danger had not faded.

“Keep cursing! See if you can break through his defenses.” Da Siming’s eyes flickered with suggestion.

The earlier abstract scene had stirred a ripple in the Yin-Yang Daoist’s heart.

Ruxi’s spiritual perception seemed extraordinarily keen, instantly sensing the opponent’s location.

“Got it! I understand!”

Hongyun smirked wickedly and launched into a furious barrage.

“Old bastard, come out! You’ve got the guts to hide—have the guts to show yourself!”

“You’re unknowable and invisible; those who know think you’re the Yin-Yang Daoist, those who don’t think you’re a cowardly immortal!”

“Like a filthy rat hiding in a dark corner—truly disgusting.”

To Hongyun’s left was Da Siming, to his right was Zhenyuanzi.

Ahead were Xiang Xuanqing and Minghe.

Behind were Ruxi and Li Ming.

He wasn’t the least bit afraid, unleashing a torrent of abuse at the void.

“Creature afraid of light, useless waste that can’t even catch fish.”

“Pretending to be a Da Luo when you’re not—scared Grandpa half to death, but now it’s clear you’re nothing special!”

“What kind of Yin-Yang? Pure garbage Yin-Yang.”

“I reckon you’ll never amount to anything.”

“...”

Hu hu!!

“There!”

Ruxi sent a mental message.

A yang fish leapt from the void, transforming into a white-robed immortal.

He raised his hand and sent forth a beam of light, myriad rays converging in purity and serenity.

Wisps of mist rose, myriad wondrous phenomena unfolding.

This light, delicate and ethereal, was terrifyingly lethal—directed straight at Hongyun’s third eye, sending chills through his soul.

Li Ming struck at the perfect moment, thrusting his sword lightly.

The radiance of the Dao illuminated the boundless.

The third technique of the Jietian Sword: Wuji Wan Hua.

This was a sword of transformation.

The boundless Dao, the supreme truth, instantly evolved into countless lethal possibilities.

All techniques, all laws, all paths were shifting—every inch of the void, above and below, was engulfed by this crushing killing intent.

Immortal light and sword light intertwined, the power of the Dao clashed in an ultimate confrontation, causing violent tremors in the Yin-Yang universe.

Had this realm not already been sealed within Zhenyuanzi’s Sleeve of Heaven and Earth, there would be nothing left.

Merely this exchange alone would have caused all tangible matter in the entire cosmos to collapse in an instant.

“Friend, keep going!”

Xiang Xuanqing called out to Hongyun, his blade already wielding the power of time and space to intercept the yang fish.

The Age-Slaughtering Pig Knife—each cut ages the flesh!

Under Xiang Xuanqing’s meticulously prepared weapon, even the Yin-Yang Daoist, a primordial spirit, was affected by the power of time.

His eternal, endless lifespan was forcibly shaken.

“Heng heng!! Heng heng!!”

Oinking pig sounds echoed through the void.

The yang fish, under the influence of the Pig Knife, transformed into a giant white pig.

“Oh!”

Hongyun launched merciless mockery: “Yin-Yang Daoist, now you’re the Yin-Yang Great Pig!”

“Where’s your other body? Come out!”

“One yin, one yang, one male, one female—perfect for breeding!”

“Primordial spirits who cultivate the Yin-Yang Dao are so lucky—they don’t even need to find partners; they can solve their own reproductive needs!”

“@#￥#*&￥%”

Hongyun, clutching the Zhuxin Talisman, cursed with unbearable venom.

Even his own allies could barely endure it.

Da Siming and Zhenyuanzi stepped aside.

Ruxi covered her ears, cheeks flushed.

“So… so powerful.”

Zhenyuanzi, who crafted the Zhuxin Talisman, was formidable; Hongyun, who wielded it with such mastery, was equally formidable.

“The outside world is truly fascinating,” Ruxi blinked, as if gaining new insight.

Even his own allies couldn’t bear it—how much worse for the Yin-Yang Daoist?

Since the dawn of creation, who had ever witnessed such a verbal assault?

Who said words have no offensive power?

Now they did—with the Zhuxin Talisman!

At this moment, Hongyun’s every word pierced the soul; his combat power was explosive—even a dead Chaos Demon God facing him would be driven to leap up in rage.

Even the Yin-Yang Daoist, with his unshakable Dao heart, was beginning to crack.

“Damn you!”

The Yin-Yang Daoist’s hand trembled as he gripped the Dao diagram.

The giant white pig formed from the yang fish exploded instantly, dissolving into the void.

His face returned to its former impassive stillness.

Boom boom boom!!

The Cosmic Furnace reignited; the Dao shifted unpredictably.

At this moment, it seemed as if the end of the Dao Epoch had arrived—laws began to collapse, all things would cease to exist.

All looked upward: a white Dao diagram stretched across the heavens, pure qi reversed and fell heavily;

All looked downward: a black Dao diagram spread wide, turbid qi churned and surged upward.

Two Dao diagrams—one above, one below—like two colossal grinding stones!

The Yin-Yang Daoist, wielding the power of the Taiji Diagram, pushed this universe toward a cataclysmic end, intending to reforging heaven and earth—and crush Xiang Xuanqing and the others in the process!

“Motherfucker!”

Hongyun’s expression turned grim: “This old bastard really has some skill!”

“Friend, it’s up to you!”

Minghe stared firmly at Xiang Xuanqing.

Xiang Xuanqing, while stabilizing time, turned to Li Ming: “Friend, how many more swords can you strike?”

He had just witnessed the might of Li Ming’s Jietian Sword—this blade was too overpowered; if used against a primordial deity, a body not yet at the Mythic level like a [Wuliang Tianjun] might not withstand it.

“One more sword.”

Li Ming had anticipated this moment and prepared his final strike in advance.

“Good!”

Xiang Xuanqing nodded: “I’ll handle the Taiji Diagram—you go cut the Yin-Yang!”

“Understood!”

Seeing him agree, Xiang Xuanqing wasted no time. With his [Tianjun] body, he directly activated the Law of Heaven and Earth.

His form took the pattern of heaven, becoming vast as heaven.

His spirit took the image of earth, becoming broad as earth.

This technique was a primordial great divine art, modeled after the boundless true realm formed by Pangu, manifesting a true body as vast as heaven and earth.

It could be called the Pangu True Body.

At this moment, Xiang Xuanqing’s physical form and yuan shen expanded rapidly, reaching the cosmic limit in an instant.

“Hmph!”

Xiang Xuanqing uttered a soft cry—the first sound of creation—stilling time and space.

The Taiji Diagram was one of the Three Treasures of Creation, forged from Pangu’s divine axe.

Its origin was no lesser than any primordial deity.

Ordinary methods could not suppress it.

Therefore, Xiang Xuanqing’s solution remained the same—use Pangu’s Great Dao to oppose Pangu’s Great Dao, and employ Pangu’s methods against Pangu’s methods.

In the Dao Realm, Xiang Xuanqing had witnessed Pangu countless times.

He had stripped all three thousand forms of Pangu’s Axe.

He had stripped Pangu’s True Form as well.

How could Xiang Xuanqing possibly pass up something as valuable as the Three Sounds of Creation?

At this moment, Xiang Xuanqing, in his Pangu True Form of Manifesting Heaven and Earth, unleashed the First Sound of Creation.

It not only froze time and space, but also stunned the Taiji Diagram.

Even Yin-Yang Daoist’s control over this supreme treasure faltered for an instant.

“Now’s the chance!”

Li Ming’s eyebrows lifted, and the poised swordlight surged upward.

One sword severed heaven, encompassing all things.

All order began to unravel.

All things were born and died simultaneously; the Dao arose and perished in the same breath.

Amid this ceaseless cycle of birth and death, the Yin-Yang Dao Domain could no longer hold, the Taiji Golden Bridge shattered piece by piece, and the Cosmic Furnace collapsed entirely.

Yin-Yang Daoist’s body was engulfed by countless sword rays.

Without the protection of the Taiji Diagram, even the boundless vitality of the primordial spirit could not withstand this sword that severed heaven.

Terrifying forces entwined together.

Repeatedly wearing down his body.

Until Yin-Yang Daoist, like decaying wood, could no longer move.

Clang!

The long sword sheathed, elegant and carefree.

Li Ming gazed ahead with a faint smile.

Yin-Yang Daoist ultimately disintegrated within the boundless emptiness of the universe, soon reduced to ashes and dust.

Whoosh!!!

The Taiji Diagram awoke.

It had just been momentarily stunned by Xiang Xuanqing’s high-fidelity imitation of Little Pangu, mistaking it for the old master’s revival.

Now, without its own protection, its current master’s vital Dao body had been reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye!

“Hey, don’t rush off!”

“Following him leads nowhere—why not come back with me for a chat?”

“We’ve met many times before; we’re old acquaintances. I won’t treat you poorly.”

Xiang Xuanqing, transformed into the colossal Pangu form, reached out with a cheerful grin toward the Taiji Diagram.

【Who are you calling an old acquaintance!?】

This primordial supreme treasure was furious at being frightened by him.

Now, how could it possibly listen to Xiang Xuanqing’s flattery?

In a flash, it darted into the void.

It fled with incredible speed.

“What a pity.”

Xiang Xuanqing shook his head in regret; this primordial supreme treasure possessed sentience and could not be forcibly retained.

“But…”

Xiang Xuanqing looked down at his palm and smiled softly: “I didn’t come away empty-handed.”

In his palm, the primordial Yin and Yang energies he had stripped from the Taiji Diagram swirled ceaselessly.

In an instant, they transformed into two leaping, wriggling Yin-Yang fish.

“Since you refuse to stay, don’t blame me for forging you a smaller version.”

“Hehe!”

Fate, it seems, has arrived!

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