Chapter 499: The Immortal Daoist
The Great Accomplishment Saint Body radiated brilliant light, strands of it filling heaven and earth, causing many great mountains to collapse.
Except for regions protected by ancient Great Emperor array patterns, other places had nearly become desolate wastelands, with some black mountains reduced to powder.
This was an incomparably terrifying sacred force, almost impossible for anyone in the mortal world to resist. It wasn't deliberate attack, but merely a fraction of naturally emitted divine power.
Ye Fan's heart shook. If he could take control of this body, who would he fear in this world? Even facing a peerless expert emerging from the ancient halls of the Ancient Assassin Divine Dynasty, he wouldn't need to be afraid!
He was deeply shaken—this was merely residual divine power from the Great Accomplishment Saint Body. At its peak, how terrifying would its combat strength have been?
Perhaps... it could truly destroy this great world with bare hands!
Ye Fan carefully explored, completely imprinting the flawless supplementary secret techniques in his mind. His heart surged—this would be a powerful foundation for his future advancement into the supreme realm.
"Clang!"
He waved his hand, summoning the golden ancient staff from the stone coffin. Divine power surged; he felt he could pluck stars and seize moons, that nothing was impossible.
At this moment, inhabiting the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, he almost thought it was his own flesh. It moved as if it were his own limb, without any stagnation, completely at his will.
"If I could take it away, I'd go straight to flatten the mortal world and hell!"
Ye Fan's heart was agitated. Though the dead body of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body couldn't compare to its peak, it still possessed enough combat power—incalculable.
Now, holding the golden scepter, he possessed the combat strength to dominate the world. His killing intent soared to the clouds, feeling he could completely sweep this Sacred Cliff.
The supreme scepter of the Heavenly Court was cold and oppressive, stained with the blood of millions of living beings. At this moment, strands of light seeped out as if the Senluo Hell had opened.
"Whoosh"
Suddenly, Ye Fan was pushed out of the corpse by a strange force. The supreme assassin scepter fell to the ground with a crisp clang.
The azure lotus wrapped around his divine sense, instantly returning to his own body. Old Madman shielded him within a light barrier, facing off against the Great Accomplishment Saint Body.
"The corpse of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body is too terrifying—we must take it away! Its combat power can intimidate the world, comparable to a supreme sacred weapon!" Li Heishui shouted.
"Even though it's covered in corpse hair, that doesn't matter. It's an invincible human-shaped weapon!" Big Black Dog couldn't sit still either.
Unfortunately, Ye Fan was ultimately forced out, unable to maintain control.
Moreover, Old Madman frowned, saying, "Don't touch him. There's something ominous inside his body."
Just then, the divine power of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body converged. Its eyes turned green, and the corpse hair all over its body grew wildly, becoming even more terrifying.
"My descendant..." it suddenly spoke, its voice resounding like metal grinding against stone.
Its eyes blazed with divine light, fixing on Ye Fan without blinking. "Take me away!"
"You..." Ye Fan's heart trembled.
Little Nannan was extremely nervous, tugging at Ye Fan's clothes and trembling, "There's... a ghost in his body."
"You are my descendant. Help me revive, take me away..." The voice was distant, as if coming from ancient times, carrying a demonic quality impossible to refuse.
Ye Fan snorted coldly. He came from the other side of the starry sky, with no blood relation to this world's ancient Saint Body. His eyes instantly turned cold.
Old Madman let out a heavenly sound, shaking the entire Sacred Cliff. "If you want to make a move, go ahead!" He took several large steps forward.
"Hmph!"
The Great Accomplishment Saint Body snorted. The corpse hair on its body grew denser, nearly drowning it. The strange force grew stronger.
Its killing intent fully exposed, it stepped forward step by step, then suddenly reached out a large hand to grab Old Madman, trying to crush him into pulp.
This was the unparalleled Great Accomplishment Saint Body. Whether alive or dead, no one could damage its flesh. It could be said to be extremely terrifying!
Old Madman let out a soft cry. Raising his hand, he manifested a flawless Dao diagram, pressing it forward to seal the corpse of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body.
"Boom!"
At the same time, Sacred Cliff shook. The God-Sealing List at the mountainside blazed with golden light, surging with a world-destroying aura, instantly covering the high sky.
"Bang!"
A golden giant hand descended, forcing the corpse of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body to resist with all its might!
"The God-Sealing List isn't just suppressing the existence inside the mountain—it's also restraining this corpse!" Li Heishui was shocked.
"Wrong. It must be the existence inside the mountain causing trouble, taking over the Saint Body's corpse, triggering the God-Sealing List," Ye Fan speculated.
"Boom!"
A earth-shaking sound rang out. The golden giant hand knocked back the corpse of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, then pressed down again.
Big Black Dog was excited beyond measure, trembling as it said, "Did you see that? The God-Sealing List sealed here is equivalent to Emperor Wu Shi's hand pressing down on this place!"
The Great Accomplishment Saint Body, covered in corpse hair, let out a great roar. Many mountain ranges in the distance collapsed, and even several black mountain bodies cracked.
It raised its hand to strike the high heavens, shaking heaven and earth!
But the golden giant hand manifested by the God-Sealing List was equally terrifying, slapping down with unstoppable force, covering the entire Sacred Cliff.
"Bang!"
The Great Accomplishment Saint Body was knocked back. The golden giant hand pressed down, destroying everything. Even the Saint Body's flesh could only retreat, avoiding its edge.
"How can this be... Ah, the Great Accomplishment Saint Body's flesh must be dried up, with little divine power left." Ye Fan comforted himself, after all, that was his ultimate goal.
"Kid, don't be discouraged. The Great Accomplishment Saint Body's flesh is unparalleled, but the God-Sealing List was refined by Emperor Wu Shi..." Black Emperor said.
"Boom!"
The golden giant hand lifted the corpse of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, sending it crashing into the ancient coffin, then sealed the lid with a rumble.
"This..." Li Heishui was astonished. "Is it really equivalent to Emperor Wu Shi's hand pressing down?"
"Emperor Wu Shi's hand is pressing down at the mountainside. This is just a partial manifestation," Big Black Dog said.
"Is Emperor Wu Shi's flesh stronger than the Great Accomplishment Saint Body?" Ye Fan frowned.
"Emperor Wu Shi's flesh has all the advantages of the Saint Body. This is like two Saint Bodies colliding, but one has already become a Great Emperor," Big Black Dog revealed a shocking piece of information.
Then it added, "Every ancient Great Emperor was incredibly powerful, dominating the world, all eternally invincible and lonely! Not to mention their original physiques, just their Imperial Bodies can shatter everything."
Sacred Cliff returned to tranquility. The golden giant hand manifested by the God-Sealing List disappeared, and everything calmed down.
"The Stride Secret of the Nine Secrets and the Heavenly Court's Sacred Lord are both sealed in the ancient coffin..." Big Black Dog muttered, having only memorized four Dao diagrams, somewhat unwilling.
"Leave it for the next destined person," Old Madman said.
Ye Fan walked over, enduring the torment of his mind nearly shattering, and sealed the golden scepter. This was the symbol of the Ancient Assassin Divine Dynasty's Heavenly Court.
Moreover, it was also a weapon, an extremely terrifying secret treasure. Whatever realm one was in, they could unleash corresponding power.
"This is a weapon refined by ancient sages to strengthen the Heavenly Court's inheritance. It has a self-sealing effect. Without reaching the sage realm, one can never unleash its full power," Big Black Dog drooled, several times wanting to leap up and rob Ye Fan.
"Damn it, this extreme dead dog wants to rob even a familiar person!" Li Heishui and Ye Fan both wanted to beat it up.
Little Nannan gently patted it, saying, "Doggy, be good."
Hearing this, Big Black Dog nearly stumbled and fell. If it were anyone else, it would have already charged up to bite. But facing Little Nannan, it could only grudgingly restrain itself, baring its teeth, too embarrassed to have any crooked ideas.
They didn't linger long, following the original path down the mountain, preparing to leave this Sacred Cliff. This cliff was definitely not a good place. Staying longer might bring disaster.
Suddenly, when they reached the mountainside, they saw a figure from afar blocking the way.
His Daoist robe was extremely ancient, completely different from what was seen in the current era. It was impossible to tell what era it was from, filled with traces of time.
The few remaining hairs on Big Black Dog's head stood on end. It gritted its teeth, "Damn it, we've run into a big shot. This is clothing from over a hundred thousand years ago!"
"Could it be another ancient corpse?" Li Heishui whispered.
"He's not a corpse!" Old Madman walked at the front, showing extreme caution, staring at the old Daoist.
The old Daoist was like a living fossil, slowly walking up the mountain path. Everything about him was ancient and worn, and he himself was extremely aged.
The purple-gold crown on his head was dull and nearly rotten. The Daoist robe on his body could turn to ash at any moment. He chanted a Daoist title, wearing a compassionate expression.
"Benefactors, could you help this poor Daoist? I am willing to gift two supreme sacred techniques of the Nine Secrets in return."
The old Daoist spoke thus as soon as he appeared, startling the group into stunned silence. Two of the Nine Secrets at once—what kind of background did he have?!
"Who are you?" Little Nannan asked in her soft, tender voice, like a curious child.
On the other side, Old Madman grew even more solemn. His aura was like a mountain, like a sacred peak. His entire body transformed into an ancient diagram, no longer in human form!
This showed how seriously he took this, treating it as a great enemy. For a sage to be so cautious fully demonstrated the old Daoist's terror!
"Poor Daoist has forgotten the past, because the real me has long since decayed. No one can withstand time." The old Daoist's words were very calm, an ancient aura spreading.
"He... must be the supreme existence inside the mountain, the one suppressed by the God-Sealing List!" Big Black Dog shivered all over, showing extreme terror. If so, a great disaster would befall them.
In the past, Emperor Wu Shi personally dealt with this person, ultimately suppressing him with the God-Sealing List. If he still hadn't died, just thinking about it made one's scalp tingle.
"My flesh has long returned to yellow earth. I only remember others calling me the Immortal Daoist." The old Daoist continued.
"Immortal Daoist... probably a supreme existence from the Immortal Mountain, right?" Ye Fan's heart sank. Sacred Cliff was cut out from the Immortal Mountain!
Old Madman transformed into a flawless ancient diagram, stirring the myriad great Daos, manifesting supreme Dao fruits. An eternal aura spread, as if it had always been so.
"Poor Daoist only left six strands of primordial spirit, buried in immortal source. I want to go out and fulfill a wish. I have no ill intentions." The old Daoist's expression was calm.
How many years had passed? Even though his flesh had turned to ash, he still left behind his primordial spirit. Just thinking about it was terrifying.