Undying Life

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: The Scripture of Myriad Shadows

At the location of Tianlang Island, almost all the strong cultivators from various sects suddenly looked up at the sky. Each of them felt something unusual, though not as distinct as what Zhongshan had observed at the Ghost Shadow Sect. Still, most of the powerful individuals on Tianlang Island sensed a subtle abnormality in the North Star constellation, as if it had become even brighter.

To the east of Tianlang Island, the Supreme Emperor of the Wolf Clan, Emperor Xuan Sha, looked at the distant sky, then glanced towards the west with a hint of surprise on his lips. "Kaiyang Sect, the Big Dipper Formation? Heh!"

To the north of Tianlang Island, the Six Paths of the Yin Moon Imperial Dynasty gazed at the stars, a flicker of fear passing through their eyes. Gradually, their eyes narrowed. "Kaiyang Sect? Tianxingzi? Who is he going to deal with? Such intense hatred? Star fire incineration?"

Others from various immortal sects also showed signs of astonishment. Some understood what was happening, but many others were unaware, sensing only the unusual changes in the starry sky. Furthermore, in the direction where the Ghost Shadow Sect was located, the spiritual energy became exceptionally chaotic, incredibly so. Some disciples from lesser sects had already started flying towards that direction.

Inside the Ghost Shadow Sect, within the Big Dipper Formation, the screams never ceased.

"Tianxingzi~~~" A furious voice echoed from within the formation.

"Ying Wuxie, do you still remember the day you invaded my Kaiyang Sect? For the sake of seizing the Kaiyang Wuqu Spoon and killing my beloved wife, today, I will make your Ghost Shadow Sect accompany you in death~~~" Tianxingzi roared from the sky.

The star fire continued to burn the Ghost Shadow Sect. The flames within the formation were incredibly fierce, trapping the people inside, making it impossible for them to escape.

However, there was something that could come out. Last time, the Tai Dan Sect had confirmed it: Ying Wuxie's demonic avatar.

Sure enough, in that instant, ninety-nine demonic avatars suddenly rushed out from a distance.

At that moment, a faint brilliance suddenly appeared on the earth's surface. It was different from the light emitted by the Big Dipper Formation; instead, the entire land seemed to emit its own light, in various colors: red, yellow, green, purple.

A compass! Under the foot of Mud Bodhisattva, the entire land suddenly protruded a huge compass. Zhongshan and Mud Bodhisattva stood in the center of the compass's celestial pool, while the ninety-nine demonic avatars appeared on top of the compass, no matter where they had come from in the Big Dipper Formation.

For a moment, it seemed as if everything in the heavens and earth had disappeared, leaving only the giant compass.

"Mud Bodhisattva~~~" A shocked cry suddenly came from afar, and the ninety-nine demonic avatars swiftly rushed towards the celestial pool of the compass. It seemed like they wanted to rush to the celestial pool immediately and tear apart the two in it.

However, the huge compass slowly rotated, and the demonic avatars ran on the compass as if in slow motion. After running for a long time, they had only moved a tiny distance.

"Tianyuan Divine Pill? Such a domineering Tianyuan Divine Pill. If given another month, even I wouldn't be able to control your avatars." Mud Bodhisattva's voice was cold.

Then, with a wave of his hand, the huge compass, except for the celestial pool, began to rotate rapidly, spinning continuously as if the mountains and rivers were following its movement. Mud Bodhisattva exerted all his strength, his face covered in more and more pus-filled blisters, but he paid no attention, his eyes cold as he continued to activate the compass.

"Snap!"

One demonic avatar suddenly shattered and exploded, disappearing completely.

"Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap..."

A series of cracking sounds followed as the demonic avatars were destroyed one after another, as if the giant compass were a millstone, crazily crushing the surrounding space. On this compass, Mud Bodhisattva held absolute control. Once within it, life and death would be at the mercy of Mud Bodhisattva.

"No~~~" a voice of disbelief and resentment echoed from within the formation, filled with boundless resentment.

Just as he had just reclaimed the Tian Di Xuan Huang Cauldron and obtained the Tianyuan Divine Pill from within, just at the moment of breakthrough, filled with enthusiasm, this sudden appearance of the Big Dipper Formation and the massive Feng Shui compass underground instantly extinguished Ying Wuxie's excitement. Disbelief, unwillingness, a strong sense of unwillingness overwhelmed him.

Within no time, Mud Bodhisattva had dealt with the ninety-nine demonic avatars. Pus-filled blisters now covered his right cheek as well, but even in his exhaustion, Mud Bodhisattva felt satisfied to have avenged Nie Wuyou. However, despite avenging him, Nie Wuyou remained unconscious.

For a full hour, the screams inside the Big Dipper Formation completely ceased. The Big Dipper stars in the sky no longer injected star fire into the formation, and the light gradually dissipated. The three people in charge of the formation slowly withdrew it.

Zhongshan stared at Tianxingzi in the sky. Tianxingzi's hair had turned completely white, his face wrinkled, incredibly pale, as if he were on the brink of death. Yet, amidst this nearing demise, there was a hint of satisfaction on his face.

"Elder Brother~~~" the cries of Gusangzi and Xuanxinzi came from afar. In an instant, the two flew over, grabbing Tianxingzi, their faces filled with sorrow.

Tianxingzi landed in front of Zhongshan and Mud Bodhisattva.

"Mentor," Zhongshan immediately stepped forward to grab Tianxingzi.

"Hahaha, look, has Nie Wuyou's revenge been avenged?" Tianxingzi's pallid face unexpectedly showed a satisfied smile.

"Avenged, avenged, the Ghost Shadow Sect has turned to ashes, Nie Wuyou's revenge has been avenged," Gusangzi said sorrowfully while holding onto Tianxingzi.

From a distance, Zhongshan looked over. The original Ghost Shadow Sect no longer existed. The vast area was devoid of mountains and trees, replaced with white sand and black ashes. Everything, whether it was people or objects within, had been incinerated by the star fire. The land had turned into ashes, the soil becoming sand. It was all burnt clean.

The Big Dipper Formation?

"Mentor, the demons are dead, and Mother's revenge has been avenged," Zhongshan said with some sadness.

"Not quite, there's still light there," Tianxingzi's pallid face suddenly widened his eyes.

Everyone looked together and indeed, behind a sand dune in the distance, there was a faint red light.

Seeing that red light, Tianxingzi became anxious and ignored everyone, swiftly flying out. Mud Bodhisattva also rushed out faster. What's going on? Is there something that the Big Dipper Formation couldn't burn?

Xuanxinzi and Gusangzi also flew up, chasing after Tianxingzi urgently, and in an instant, they burst out of the forest.

Zhongshan was left behind. Witnessing this scene, he naturally wanted to rush out quickly, but at this moment, he suddenly couldn't move. A chilling coldness poured from the top of Zhongshan's head to his feet. How could this be? Unable to move?

In terror, Zhongshan felt this sensation, reminiscent of the ice poison he encountered with Tian Linger at the volcano last time. That person had imprisoned Zhongshan with his divine sense, just like now.

The Celestial Demon Essence Technique, the second level!

Zhongshan quickly exerted all his strength, three times his normal strength. His whole body trembled as if he could break free from the imprisonment at any moment, feeling hope, Zhongshan quickly struggled.

At that moment, a blue figure suddenly appeared in front of Zhongshan, translucent, like a soul, yet not a soul, with a strange shape. It was the evil shadow, Ying Wuxie.

Zhongshan recognized him at a glance, the flat figure, Ying Wuxie? He didn't die?

No, Ying Wuxie's physical body was burnt, this was his soul, his soul had escaped. But how did his soul escape? The soul is more fragile than the physical body. There's absolutely no chance of survival under the burning of star fire.

As Zhongshan glimpsed inside the primordial spirit of Ying Wuyao, he noticed a transparent octagonal mirror. Could it be that this mirror was safeguarding Ying Wuyao's primordial spirit?

Zhongshan had little time to ponder. Swiftly twisting his body, the primordial spirit of Ying Wuyao darted straight towards him.

Dread filled Zhongshan's heart because he knew that Ying Wuyao intended to possess him, to seize control of his flesh.

His eyes widened, and the flame of the Vermilion Bird at his brow danced wildly. A vast mist of vermilion birds sprayed forth, directly assaulting Ying Wuyao's primordial spirit.

"Whoosh!"

Zhongshan could move now. In the instant the mist of vermilion birds enveloped Ying Wuyao, Zhongshan sprang into action.

Leaping away, the Great Nightmare Blade exerted its full force, ruthlessly cleaving towards Ying Wuyao's primordial spirit hidden within the mist of vermilion birds. For the primordial spirit was the most vulnerable.

"Boom~~~"

The blade qi, extending ten zhang, directly struck Ying Wuyao. With a deafening roar, Ying Wuyao wildly contorted his body. However, it seemed as though, after being enveloped in the mist of vermilion birds, the primordial spirit couldn't escape. It writhed rapidly within, but couldn't break free.

"No~~~"

Ying Wuyao let out an unwilling cry. With the thunderous sound of Zhongshan's blade qi, he was abruptly cleaved in two.

Ying Wuyao's primordial spirit was severed, and the mist of vermilion birds was swiftly collected by Zhongshan. In the distance, others seemed to hear Ying Wuyao's miserable scream, rushing over just in time to witness a small mirror falling from the sky, and Zhongshan cleaving a primordial spirit in half with his great blade. The primordial spirit swayed unsteadily before dispersing abruptly, vanishing like a wisp of smoke. Yet, Zhongshan could sense that as the primordial spirit dissipated, qi surged madly in its place, erupting in all directions.

"Ying Wuyao, won't you let me take revenge even in death?" Tianxingzi's eyes flashed with a hint of lamentation.

The other three looked towards Zhongshan, each with a lingering fear. If Ying Wuyao had obtained his primordial spirit, he could have seized control. And it had to be done quickly. It was a close call. If Zhongshan hadn't just extinguished him, wouldn't this siege of the Ghost Shadow Sect have been in vain? And Zhongshan might have perished as well.

Nipusaka gently picked up the small mirror from the ground, glancing at it and saying, "Evil technique, the Myriad Shadows Heavenly Scripture. Even if it's the pinnacle of martial arts, such demonic transformations should not exist in this world."

"Nipusaka, Zhongshan has slain Ying Wuyao. This mirror, hand it over to Zhongshan for disposal," Tianxingzi suddenly said coldly.

Looking at the mirror in his hand, Nipusaka sighed deeply, passing it to Zhongshan, saying, "If you don't want to end up like Ying Wuyao, destroy it immediately."

"Whether Zhongshan destroys it or not is his own affair," Tianxingzi immediately added.

Gently taking the mirror and glancing at Tianxingzi, Zhongshan took a deep breath, his eyes filled with gratitude. Tianxingzi knew that by establishing his dynasty, even if Zhongshan didn't practice this skill, he could cultivate assassins.

"Thank you, Master," Zhongshan said, flipping his hand to stow away the mirror.