Chapter 4062: The Nether Ancestor
Sword Realm.
Bright Moon Dust Heart Hall was Wu Yue's residence and cultivation place, towering a thousand zhang high, with red jade pillars and dragon bone eaves.
Outside the hall, there were both vast blue waves stretching a thousand miles and divine mountains with cascading waterfalls. Sacred trees that had grown for more than an eon were visible everywhere, and colorful flowers bloomed all over the cliffs.
Wu Yue sat beneath the cliff, wearing a veil, surrounded by sparkling starlight, focused on drawing talisman patterns.
Hasty footsteps sounded.
Yu Shi, completely shrouded in a black robe, quickly came before Wu Yue and reported, "Master, something terrible has happened. A great upheaval in the Heavenly Court—the Truth Divine Temple has been destroyed, and Jiusi Yitianhuang has appeared again."
"I know."
Wu Yue said indifferently and continued drawing.
Seeing that Yu Shi had not withdrawn, her chest heaving, extremely nervous, Wu Yue put down her talisman brush and said, "What are you afraid of? Wuding Divine Sea is not the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court, without Haotian, is like a dragon without a head. But Wuding Divine Sea has many supreme powerhouses, with Wen Tianjun stationed there. Jiusi Yitianhuang wouldn't dare come."
"Oh!"
At this moment, Wu Yue sensed something.
She stood up, her perfect figure outlining charming curves, and her cloud-like eyes gazed into the distance.
Soon.
Zhang Beize led Qing Sixue through the stone path by the lake and arrived before Wu Yue.
Qing Sixue immediately bowed to Wu Yue, her face haggard, her expression sorrowful, and said, "Junior Qing Sixue of the Truth Divine Temple pays respects to Divine Master Wu Yue. Jiusi Yitianhuang and Bone Yanluo infiltrated the Truth Heaven Domain, attacked my father by surprise, and killed my mother. Heavenly Venerable Haotian is not in the Heavenly Court. I beg Divine Master Wu Yue to inform Supreme Elder Yunshen and seek justice for the Truth Divine Temple."
Wu Yue stared at Qing Sixue, then glanced at Zhang Beize, and said, "Beize, why did you bring her to me? You should go to the Tongtian Divine Temple to find Wen Tianjun."
Zhang Beize said, "I already went! There was no response from the hall. Wen Tianjun is probably in seclusion, or perhaps not in Wuding Divine Sea at all. Father has a teacher-student relationship with the Truth Divine Temple, and he has a deep friendship with Uncle Xiang. We can't just sit back and do nothing, can we? I'm just a junior, my words carry little weight, and many seniors don't bother to pay me any attention. But Mother is different. Your spiritual power cultivation is close to Tianyuan Wuque. Who wouldn't give you some face?"
"Of course, I will help."
Wu Yue smiled slightly and gently waved at Zhang Beize, saying, "Ze'er, come here."
Zhang Beize was puzzled but still walked over.
"Whoosh!"
Wu Yue waved her hand, and a talisman seal fell on him. Instantly, Zhang Beize was frozen in ice, motionless.
It was too sudden!
Zhang Beize never expected Wu Yue to attack him.
Through the thick ice crystals, his expression remained unchanged, as if space had frozen and time had stopped.
The eyes beneath Wu Yue's veil instantly changed, cold and icy, and she said, "For a great figure like Master to come see his disciple in this manner, it seems he is quite wary of Supreme Elder Yunshen."
Yu Shi's heart shook violently. She looked around, searching for traces of Jiusi Yitianhuang.
Qing Sixue's body twitched and trembled, black Qi pouring from her seven orifices, and a strange voice came from her mouth: "As expected of my good disciple, still so clever. How did you guess?"
Wu Yue said, "The Heavenly Court seeking help from the Sword Realm doesn't require Qing Sixue to come in person. Beize took you to the Tongtian Divine Temple, but you didn't see Wen Tianjun. This means Wen Tianjun received the Heavenly Court's plea for help and has already gone. You chose a good time gap, fooled the divine army guarding the Half-Ancestor formation, but you can't fool me."
Qing Sixue said, "Wen Tianjun has gone to the Heavenly Court, Zhang Ruochen is at the North Marsh Great Wall, Huaying Cangjie has probably gone to the Yuhuang Realm. What difference is there between the current Sword Realm and the Heavenly Court? What can you do even if you see through it?"
Yu Shi knew well how terrifying Jiusi Yitianhuang was. Although she tried hard to control herself, her body still trembled uncontrollably.
This was a fear ingrained in her bones!
Wu Yue smiled faintly: "Is Master so sure? What if Supreme Elder Yunshen is still in the Sword Realm? Once your aura leaks out, he will definitely sense it. Forgive me for being blunt, Master, although your cultivation has reached the Heavenly Venerable level, you have no chance of escaping the Sword Realm alive."
"After all, we were once master and disciple. Master, please leave quickly. I won't tell the Supreme Elder about your whereabouts."
Based on Qing Sixue's initial words, Wu Yue had reason to believe that Jiusi Yitianhuang was not certain whether Supreme Elder Yunshen had gone to the Yuhuang Realm and was quite wary of him.
"Haha!"
Qing Sixue's mouth let out a deafening laugh, like thunder, echoing through Bright Moon Dust Heart Hall.
Jiusi Yitianhuang's true body floated out from Qing Sixue's Divine Realm World. The dark power around him was immense, his aura terrifying. In an instant, both Yu Shi and Qing Sixue were pressed to the ground.
Wu Yue's smile faded, and she no longer had her previous calm.
Since Jiusi Yitianhuang dared to show himself, it meant he had no fear, confident that Supreme Elder Yunshen was not in Wuding Divine Sea.
"Wu Yue, even though you have a heart with seven apertures, you are still my disciple. I know you too well. Using a talisman to freeze Zhang Beize exposed your inner lack of confidence."
Jiusi Yitianhuang's towering and majestic figure loomed in and out of the black mist, saying, "You know very well why I came to the Sword Realm. You know you are doomed to die. But as long as Zhang Beize knows nothing, he can still live. So you used a talisman to freeze him."
"If you do as I say, I can consider not killing him."
Wu Yue seemed to have lost all will to fight, dejected, and smiled bitterly, muttering, "As expected of someone who has lived nine lives. Today, I am truly convinced. You want the divine souls of me and the Moon God, right?"
Wu Yue and the Moon God, in Lihentian, had stolen the remnant soul of Jiusi Yitianhuang's sixth life, "Ancient Moon God." This was an important reason why his Nine Lives Nine Deaths Yin-Yang Dao could not be perfected!
"Not only that, I also want the stone head of the Nine-Headed Stone Man and the Darkness Temple." Jiusi Yitianhuang said.
Wu Yue said, "The stone head of the Nine-Headed Stone Man has long been refined and no longer exists in this world."
"Send a message for Bai Qinger to come to Bright Moon Dust Heart Hall. I will personally extract the Ancestor substance of the Nine-Headed Stone Man from her body. Also, send a message to the Moon God." Jiusi Yitianhuang said.
Part of the Ancestor substance of the Nine-Headed Stone Man's stone head had been absorbed and refined by Bai Qinger.
After a moment of silence, Wu Yue said, "How can I believe that you will release Beize after achieving your goal?"
"What benefit is there in killing him? On the contrary, if you don't obey, I don't mind letting him die right before your eyes." Jiusi Yitianhuang's tone turned much colder.
Wu Yue said, "It seems I have no choice."
"Don't try any clever tricks. In the face of absolute cultivation disparity, it will only make you look foolish. Don't delay any longer. Send the message quickly." Jiusi Yitianhuang said.
Wu Yue sent a divine thought message, then sat back down and waited quietly.
She knew that Wen Tianjun dared to go to the Heavenly Court only because there was another powerful figure stationed in Wuding Divine Sea.
This person was most likely Can Deng Dashi.
The moment she recognized that Jiusi Yitianhuang was hiding in Qing Sixue's Divine Realm World, Wu Yue had already formulated a strategy: first, let Jiusi Yitianhuang lower his guard, then try to delay as much time as possible.
So she deliberately froze Zhang Beize, wanting Jiusi Yitianhuang to think that Wuding Divine Sea had no powerful figure stationed there, that she had accepted her fate, and only wanted to save Zhang Beize's life.
The news that Qing Sixue had come to Wuding Divine Sea would surely spread.
The Sword Realm was not lacking in shrewd people, and someone would definitely see the irregularities.
"Bai Qinger should be able to see through it."
Wu Yue thought to herself, but neither the Moon God nor Bai Qinger arrived, nor did Can Deng Dashi. Instead, she saw the sky around Bright Moon Dust Heart Hall quickly darken.
Jiusi Yitianhuang sensed danger and opened all nine pairs of eyes, shouting coldly, "Who comes?"
Space was sealed off, and Jiusi Yitianhuang lost all perception of the outside world.
The world seemed covered by a black cloth, with no light. The darkness was so profound that even Jiusi Yitianhuang's Path of Darkness could not achieve it.
"Impossible! Besides the Dark Lord, how could anyone in this world have a higher attainment in the Path of Darkness than me? A formation? Huaying Cangjie, have you really not gone to the Yuhuang Realm?"
Jiusi Yitianhuang tried to stay calm, looking around but seeing nothing, not even his own hands and feet.
He released his divine thought and spiritual power, but as soon as they left his body, they lost perception, swallowed by the darkness.
Wu Yue, Qing Sixue, and Yu Shi, who had been right beside him, seemed to have disappeared, nowhere to be found.
Such terrifying cultivation was unprecedented in Jiusi Yitianhuang's experience. Even the Dark Lord could not compare.
"Who exactly are you?"
Fear involuntarily grew in Jiusi Yitianhuang's heart.
"Whoosh!"
A cluster of Nether Flame appeared in the darkness, brilliant and magnificent.
A voice that could not be distinguished as male or female, young or old, came from the Nether Flame: "Yi, are you willing to submit?"
Every word contained infinite will.
Especially the word "submit," which was like a curse, pressing down on Jiusi Yitianhuang's bones until they cracked, forcing him to his knees.
No matter how strong Jiusi Yitianhuang's mental state was, at this moment, he was terrified. He immediately kowtowed and said, "Paying respects to the Nether Ancestor! Yi is willing to submit, more than willing."
Apart from the Nether Ancestor, he could not think of anyone else who could be this terrifying.
"The Great Demon God is dead, unable to live a second life. Are you willing to replace him?" The voice from the Nether Flame said.
Jiusi Yitianhuang pressed his face to the ground and said, "I am willing to die for the Nether Ancestor! But in this era, Half-Ancestors stand in abundance, and even an Ancestor has emerged. My cultivation is lowly, and I fear I am not up to the task."
The voice from the Nether Flame said, "You and Bone Yanluo killed the Truth Divine Temple Lord and dismembered Meng Ge. Zhang Ruochen and Xu Fengjin will not forgive you. You must leave this world to escape their pursuit. Coincidentally, there is a task that needs you to complete. Once done, I will help you break through to the Half-Ancestor realm."
Jiusi Yitianhuang knew too well the capabilities of the Nether Ancestor. He took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and said, "Not just one, but ten or a hundred tasks, I will do them without hesitation. However... what does the Nether Ancestor mean by 'leave this world'?"
...
When the darkness dissipated, Wu Yue regained her five senses, but could no longer find any trace of Jiusi Yitianhuang.
The Moon God arrived at Bright Moon Dust Heart Hall first.
Then Bai Qinger and Ji Fanxin, who had been in seclusion for many years, entered the hall together.
Seeing Qing Sixue lying on the ground and Zhang Beize frozen in ice, Bai Qinger asked, "I already sent a voice transmission to Xiao Hei, asking him to invite Can Deng Dashi. What happened here?"
Wu Yue fell into deep thought, unable to understand, and after a long time, said, "Jiusi Yitianhuang came!"
Then she looked suspiciously at Bai Qinger and said, "Did you guess it was him?"
"I just thought this matter was strange. If I had guessed he was in Bright Moon Dust Heart Hall, how would I dare to come? Even less would I bring Fanxin into danger."
Bai Qinger surveyed the surroundings and said, "Did Can Deng Dashi arrive first and suppress him?"
Wu Yue recalled the boundless darkness earlier and could not associate that aura with Can Deng Dashi. She said, "Perhaps Jiusi Yitianhuang sensed danger, or saw through the heavenly secret of Xiao Hei inviting Can Deng Dashi, and used the Dark Escape Technique to flee first."
This explanation was far-fetched, but it was the only possibility Wu Yue could think of.
...
When Zhang Ruochen and Void Heaven arrived at the Truth Divine Temple, many gods of the Heavenly Court had already gathered there.
"Xu Fengjin, how dare you come to the Heavenly Court?"
"Activate the Heavenly Punishment Divine Light and kill this old monster."
"Are you here to laugh at the Heavenly Court? How can a god from the Hell Realm be allowed to enter the Heavenly Court?"
In the recent eon, although tensions between the two sides had eased, it was still impossible for a Heavenly Venerable-level existence from the Hell Realm to enter the Heavenly Court.
Void Heaven let his long hair hang loose, his eyes cold and fierce, and sword sounds rang from within his body.
Already burning with anger and killing intent, he could barely contain his emotions and was ready to slay all the noisy Heavenly Court gods before him.
Jing Daoren hurried over. Seeing Void Heaven's murderous aura, he immediately shouted, "Can't you see that Xu Fengjin came with Di Chen? If you don't trust him, can you at least trust Di Chen?"
"Jing Lao'er, tell me clearly: is she truly dead, or is it a fake death?" Void Heaven squeezed these words out through his teeth, still clinging to a sliver of hope.
Jing Daoren frowned. He was now one of the Twenty Heavens of the Heavenly Court. How could he still be called "Lao'er"?
Too disrespectful!
Seeing the small tree on Void Heaven's head, Jing Daoren felt curious and unconsciously touched the bronze tree on his own head, saying, "Senior Sister has indeed fallen."
Void Heaven said, "What were you doing? Weren't you in the Heavenly Court? Isn't the Heavenly Court supposed to be impressive, with both Heavenly Punishment Divine Light and Heavenly Order? Can't you even handle two mere rats hiding in the darkness?"
"Rats?"
Jing Daoren felt wronged and was about to explain.
"Get out of the way, waste."
Void Heaven pushed Jing Daoren aside with his arm and strode toward the densest gathering of Heavenly Court gods.
Void Heaven's killing aura and sword intent were too strong. All the gods made way, allowing him to walk before the corpse of the Truth Divine Temple Lord.
Some Heavenly Venerables of the Heavenly Court couldn't stand Void Heaven's attitude and showed cold expressions, wanting to block him, but were stopped by Pan Yuan Ancient God with a look.
"In our youth, I was wild and you were aloof. That year we parted ways, cursing each other to die badly. Haha! Someone always has to go first. At least we both have white hair now, not dying young."
Looking at the withered corpse before him, the grief and pain in Void Heaven's eyes gradually disappeared. He took off his outer robe and covered the corpse.
Void Heaven looked at the devastated Truth Divine Temple, no longer able to see any of its former appearance, and said, "Zhang Ruochen, help me find the locations of Bone Yanluo and Jiusi Yitianhuang. Now, immediately, right now. I, Xu Fengjin, swear here: if I let them die an easy death, may I myself die a bad death." (Chapter End)