mynovelonline Chapter 341 - 293: Undying Immortal Dao, Blood Demon Demon Technique, Immortal and Demon Cultivation, Dragon Vein
Chapter 341 - 293: Undying Immortal Dao, Blood Demon Demon Technique, Immortal and Demon Cultivation, Dragon Vein
Xu Qing’s sword strike was far too powerful, surpassing any he had ever delivered before. It combined the Cultivation Power of his own Soul Law Realm Perfection, the Mighty Power of the Three Swords Fusion, and finally, the strength of his Sixteen-layered Law Domain.
It could be said...
This strike from Xu Qing was unstoppable by anyone beneath the Fifth Realm.
Perhaps someone at Perfect Law Realm Perfection could also block it with their full strength.
But regardless...
It was not a blow Xiao Yin could withstand.
In other words...
Too powerful!
It was simply too powerful!
CRACK! CRACK!
Xu Qing’s sword strike shot forth. With overwhelming force, it directly crushed Xiao Yin’s Nine Nether Demon Suppression Array, cleaving it in two.
"No!!!"
Xiao Yin’s face was a mask of sheer terror.
However...
It was all too late.
Once Xu Qing’s sword descended, Xiao Yin’s fate was sealed. He desperately unleashed every technique at his disposal—the Mount Book and Sea of Literature, the Confucian Saint Illusion, and all manner of phenomena and Great Divine Techniques.
Not only that...
Xiao Yin also summoned a Magical Treasure—a jet-black inkstone radiating the powerful aura of the Confucian Dao. Yet, even it could not block Xu Qing’s strike.
With a BANG...
...the jet-black inkstone was not shattered by Xu Qing’s sword, but was instead sent flying, tumbling through the Void.
SPLURT!!!
Blood splattered through the air.
Xiao Yin couldn’t even manage a scream before he was utterly annihilated. The terrifying Sword Qi pierced his body, and he froze in place.
HUM! HUM!
Xiao Yin’s life force was completely extinguished.
Then...
...starting from his feet, his entire body turned to ash, scattering to the winds. The Civil Minister of the Great Zhou Martial Country had fallen.
"Retreat!!!"
Bai Wuyu’s eyes widened in horror and fear. Without a moment’s hesitation, he rapidly led his army in a full retreat back into the Imperial City.
「In the Imperial Court.」
"D-dead..."
"The... the Civil Minister..."
*Hiss...*
"Heavens!"
"How is this possible? How can this be!?"
"How could the Civil Minister die? How could he die?!"
"..."
Fear.
An indescribable terror spread through the hearts of the Civil and Military Ministers, leaving them horrified, frightened, and utterly panicked.
"Heh heh..."
But at this moment...
...Emperor Yuanwu, Zhou Di, let out a cold, quiet laugh.
After all...
Zhou Di hadn’t become the Emperor of the Great Zhou Martial Country and risen above the rest of the Royal Family by being a fool. He was well aware of the little schemes his Civil and Military Ministers were plotting behind his back.
However...
Zhou Di hadn’t stopped them. He’d even feigned ignorance, for he had his own calculations. To be more precise, Zhou Di was in the middle of playing a grand game of chess.
And now...
...that grand game was nearing its endgame.
The only thing was...
...the one thing Zhou Di hadn’t anticipated—just like his Civil and Military Ministers—was the appearance of Xu Qing. He had become an unforeseen variable in everyone’s plans.
Originally...
...this was supposed to be a contest between Zhou Di and his ministers. But with Xu Qing’s arrival, the game had been thrown into chaos by countless new variables.
Of course...
...seeing the panicked expressions on his Civil and Military Ministers’ faces still put Zhou Di in an excellent mood.
In truth...
...no one knew the truth.
The true mastermind behind the Blood Demon Sect—or rather, its true controller—was none other than Emperor Yuanwu, Zhou Di. The disappearance of the Emperor Dragon Qi was a drama he had directed and staged himself.
This was because...
...if the Emperor Dragon Qi did not vanish, Zhou Di could never truly master the ’Undying Immortal Dao’. So, to succeed in his Cultivation of the ’Undying Immortal Dao’ after the ’Emperor Dragon Qi’ was gone, he delved into the demonic path. He secretly founded the ’Blood Demon Sect’ and covertly supported its growth.
One could even say...
...without Zhou Di’s clandestine support, how could the Blood Demon Sect possibly have spread to every corner of the Great Zhou Martial Country’s Nine Provinces Land?
In fact...
...Zhou Di had discovered a certain inheritance in a set of Ancient Texts. The ’Emperor Dragon Qi’ originated from the common people, so to eliminate it, one had to use the people themselves. Only their boundless grievances could completely wash the Emperor Dragon Qi away.
Within this inheritance...
...was a record of a Great Divine Technique for gathering such grievances.
And so...
...that is precisely what Zhou Di did.
He supported the Blood Demon Sect, allowing it to bring chaos to the world and harvest the people’s resentment. He even established a faith centered around a ’Blood Demon’—a figure that was, in reality, Zhou Di himself.
In other words...
...Zhou Di was practicing ’Immortal and Demon Cultivation’.
Now...
...no one knew that...
...Zhou Di’s ’Immortal-Demon Inheritance’ had already reached Great Success. He was just one final step away from truly refining the ’Undying Immortal Dao’. When that time came, he would be completely free from the constraints of the Great Zhou Martial Country, attaining true and unfettered liberty.
And this final step...
...naturally required the "assistance" of the Great Zhou Martial Country’s countless lives, factions, and prominent families. He intended to perform a blood sacrifice of the masses to complete his ’Undying Immortal Dao’.
This...
...was why Zhou Di had allowed everything to unfold without intervention.
"How dull."
「Outside the city.」
Xu Qing stood with his hands clasped behind his back, eight Level 50 items floating around him and forming his Sixteen-layered Law Domain. His gaze was fixed upon the Great Zhou Imperial City.
"Huo... Huo Yuanjia..."
「On the city wall.」
Bai Wuyu’s face was pale. Though terrified, as the army’s Marshal, he could not show fear. He forced himself to shout, "You dare kill the Civil Minister! Do you have any idea you’re courting your own death? You..."
"Enough."
Xu Qing took a deep breath, his gaze falling upon Bai Wuyu. A look of terror crossed the Marshal’s face; it was as if he were suffocating, unable to speak another word.
"I came here for one thing only."
BOOM!
Xu Qing took a single step forward. A boundless, terrifying aura erupted like a tempest, causing the very heavens to shift. The dreadful Power pressed down on the ’City Defense Array’, causing it to crack and fracture...
"Where is the mine of the Stone of Law?"
Xu Qing asked in a heavy tone.
"What?!"
"A mine of the Stone of Law?"
"What does he mean?"
"He must be talking about the Dragon Vein!!"
"..."
「In the Imperial Court.」
The ministers broke into a flurry of discussion.
"I... I don’t know what you’re talking about."
Bai Wuyu’s gaze darted about.
"Fine."
Xu Qing shook his head. "In that case, I’ll go to the Imperial Palace and ask someone myself. If you don’t know, then surely one of the many Court ministers in the palace, or His Majesty Emperor Yuanwu, will. Someone is bound to talk."
"Break!"
CRACK!
Xu Qing raised his right hand. The Three Swords Fusion formed once more as he unleashed another strike. Its Mighty Power was immense, tearing through space and time as it shattered the City Defense Array of the Great Zhou Imperial City.
CRACK! CRACK!!!
The Law Sword Qi tore through the sky as the City Defense Array collapsed completely, riddled with innumerable fissures.
RUMBLE!
Finally...
...with a tremendous explosion, the City Defense Array was utterly destroyed. Its destruction also signaled the fall of the Great Zhou Martial Country...
"Everyone!!!"
BOOM!
Wang Miao bellowed, his aura surging powerfully. "The City Defense Array is broken! This is the perfect time to storm the Imperial Palace!"
"What are you waiting for?"
"Charge with me!!!"
"Kill!!"
"Attack!!!"
"Storm the Imperial Palace and execute Zhou Di!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!!!"
"..."
RUMBLE!!!
The City Defense Array was shattered.
The Great Zhou Imperial City had lost its protection.
At this very moment...
...Wang Miao and the other Lords of the Nine Provinces did not hesitate. They had reached the point of no return; it was too late for second thoughts. They had to see this through to the end.
Thus...
...Wang Miao and the others roared, leading the army of the Jiuzhou Alliance in a charge into the Imperial City.
"Meet the enemy! Meet the enemy!!"
"Kill!!"
"We can’t let these rebels into the Imperial City..."
"..."
Bai Wuyu roared, leading the army of the Great Zhou Martial Country to meet the forces of the Jiuzhou Alliance. The two armies clashed, and earth-shattering battle cries filled the air...
RUMBLE!!!
At this moment...
...the army of the Jiuzhou Alliance and the army of the Great Zhou Martial Country engaged in all-out war.
As far as the eye could see...
...there was only slaughter.
In this moment...
...the Great Zhou Imperial City seemed to be transforming into a Purgatory...
SWOOSH!
Xu Qing took a step, and with a single thought, his perception spread out. He had already sensed the location of the Imperial Palace and shot toward it.
Just as Xu Qing had said from the beginning...
...he had only one true purpose for participating in this war: the mine that produced the Stone of Law.
After all...
...his Devouring Demon Technique had reached its limit. If he were to recklessly continue using the Devouring Demon Technique to raise his Cultivation, he would eventually suffer a backlash.
Therefore...
...Xu Qing could only rely on the power of the Encyclopedia of All Things to continuously cultivate and comprehend various Inheritance Secret Techniques, allowing him to master different Laws and condense Law Marks.
Of course...
...this didn’t mean the Devouring Demon Technique could no longer be used to devour and refine the Origin and Laws of other beings. It simply meant that Xu Qing himself could not do so at this time. He needed a period of consolidation to gradually mitigate the side effects of the technique. Once that discomfort and those side effects were eliminated, he could once again use the Devouring Demon Technique to devour and refine the Origin and Laws of others, thereby improving his Cultivation and Realm.
By his calculations...
...it would take at least a hundred years for Xu Qing to completely and perfectly eliminate the side effects and discomfort from the Devouring Demon Technique.
A hundred years.
To Xu Qing, that was far too long. It was much faster, and also far more stable and safe, to rely on the power of the Encyclopedia of All Things for his advancement.
’I found it.’
Xu Qing had found the location of the Imperial Palace, and he shot toward it.
"Stop!"
SWOOSH!
Bai Wuyu’s pupils contracted, and he, too, rushed forward, trying to intercept Xu Qing.
CLANG!
A sword rang out.
Xu Qing swung his sword again.
"Ah!!!"
SPLURT!
A scream tore through the air.
Blood flew.
Bai Wuyu was sent flying by Xu Qing’s sword. He crashed through one building after another, finally becoming buried in the rubble, his fate unknown.
And in the next moment...
...Xu Qing had arrived at the gates of the Great Zhou Imperial Palace.