Chapter 370
by fanqienovelChapter 370: Variables (Part Two)
Li Ruoyu’s pupils contracted slightly. The Forty-nine Seals of the Dao of Heaven were all too familiar to him. Back then, the Emperor carried the Heavenly Dao’s will and had suppressed Li Ruoyu with those forty-nine divine abilities.
Even he felt immense pressure.
Rumble!
At that very moment, on the other end of the passage, a vast and mighty heavenly Dao force surged, like a great river in torrent, pressing down on the Primordial Daoist Sect that was defying Heaven.
"Daoist friend, the opening of the alien universe passage is also highly beneficial to you. Are you going to watch idly by?" Zun stared at Li Ruoyu and roared in a low voice.
The heavenly might was like a prison, crushing him so that he could not straighten up.
"This is your affair. What does it concern me?" Li Ruoyu brushed it off indifferently.
The opening of the alien universe passage held little significance for him.
After all, he had already heard from Xuanxin about the creation of the Tianyuan. As long as it was not a method of transcendence, Li Ruoyu had scant interest.
The Qing Xuan plane had existed for tens of trillions of years, and those who ascended were pitifully few. Driven to desperation, they sought to open an alien universe to gain the method of transcendence. How could that appeal to Li Ruoyu?
Mad Daoist chuckled; from the era of the Witch Ancestor until now, he had studied myriad methods and was erudite, including having experience with heavenly divine abilities.
He moved neither quickly nor slowly, activating his magic power, and the Primordial Ancient Mirror emitted strands of immortal light.
"Great Sealing Technique!"
Mad Daoist unleashed a divine ability; resplendent immortal light shot up, like the saha world, completely sealing and refining that deity.
With just one encounter, Mad Daoist shattered the first heavenly divine ability.
However, Zun still wore a grave expression.
The Forty-nine Seals represented forty-nine divine abilities, each stronger than the last, yet they had only two people.
Now, they could only place their hopes on the members of the Primordial Daoist Sect passing the heavenly tribulation quickly to help them survive this crisis.
"Sect master, the heavenly might is immense. Even with our combined strength as four, it might prove hard to endure," one top expert of the Primordial Daoist Sect, holding the Three Yuan Proof, said solemnly.
"Set up the formation!"
When Daoist Qing Xuan gave the command, dozens of masters stirred up their magic power. Daoist Qing Xuan led the way; he flicked his sleeve, and a formation map flew out, spreading across the void.
This formation map was inscribed with various great daos, endlessly changing, but its core power was the Great Dao of Creation.
"The Boundless Creation!"
Daoist Qing Xuan’s fingers flew rapidly as he formed an arcane sealing technique.
The next second, dozens of masters flew into the formation map, each taking position with varying strengths. Instantly, they fused into one with it. Terrifying power twisted space-time, blotting out the sky, and the heavenly might could not invade.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
One bolt of heavenly tribulation after another fell, only to be devoured and refined by the Great Dao of Creation formation map.
Daoist Qing Xuan felt confident and prepared.
The Primordial Daoist Sect had profound resources; he had long devised a way to handle the heavenly tribulation, or he would not have initiated the alien universe passage.
"The aura of the Dao of Heaven over there seems stronger." Li Ruoyu sensed the power of the heavenly Dao from the Qing Xuan plane, and his brow stirred slightly. "Could it be because the Qing Xuan plane has existed too long, and the heavenly Dao has evolved to its limit, hence possessing such formidable power?"
Li Ruoyu’s eyes glimmered.
In this plane, the Heavenly Dao was born during the creation of the heavens and earth, but it truly took shape only after Nuwa’s Repairing the heavens, though it was merely an embryonic form.
After that, the Heavenly Emperor took advantage and bore the Heavenly Dao’s will, gradually perfecting the Heavenly Dao step by step.
Even so, the power of the heavenly Dao in this plane was inferior to that of the Qing Xuan plane.
In the blink of an eye, the power of the heavenly Dao from the two great universes erupted more and more fiercely; Zun’s physical body was scattered, and the Primordial Dao Fire was weakened again.
The Mad Daoist was also covered in wounds, yet he remained frenzied, actively charging towards the Heavenly Dao, arrogant and unmatched, wanting to challenge heaven itself.
"Truly a madman," Li Ruoyu expressed indifferently.
He could see that the Mad Daoist wanted to rely on the Heavenly Dao to test his divine Technique.
Only a madman would perform such an act.
Boom!
The Heavenly Might was as oppressive as a prison; heavenly punishments continuously poured down, and the alien universe passage began to show cracks.
Zun’s expression turned grim.
After planning for millions of years, would all his efforts come to naught?
"I can’t hold on anymore," the Mad Daoist, bathed in blood, fell from the sky like a shooting star.
His aura was weak, and his expression was filled with weariness.
In the past, the Heavenly Emperor was so strong that even the Heavenly Dao couldn’t subdue him completely, only suppress him; the gap between Mad Daoist and the Heavenly Emperor was evident.
Of course, the Mad Daoist didn’t want to die, and the heavenly punishment couldn’t kill him either.
Crash!
But at this moment,
A formation map flew out from the passage; Daoist Qing Xuan led the experts of the Primordial Daoist Sect to charge out of the heavenly punishment and land in this universe.
"Daoist friend, leave it to me."
Daoist Qing Xuan smiled lightly, operated the formation map, and actively charged towards the Heavenly Dao.
He could sense that the Heavenly Dao of this universe wasn’t as powerful as that of the Qing Xuan plane.
Li Ruoyu’s gaze turned slightly sharp.
"This person’s cultivation is probably on par with our teacher; he’s indeed a character," Li Ruoyu thought to himself.
Seeing Daoist Qing Xuan arrive, a great weight lifted from Zun’s heart.
The Mad Daoist sat cross-legged, recuperating and resting.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Great Dao of creation formation map rotated like a divine sword slashing into the Heavenly Dao, killing divine being of the Dao after another, but the power of the Heavenly Dao was also brewing, becoming increasingly terrifying.
Whoosh!
A beam of heavenly light descended from the sky, illuminating the formation map; cultivators of the Primordial Daoist Sect saw the great Dao dissolving one by one, and their expressions were filled with shock.
"Don’t panic."
Daoist Qing Xuan remained calm in the face of danger. In every universe, the power of the Heavenly Dao could be considered the very pinnacle, unless one was a transcendent, few could contend with the Heavenly Dao.
Boom!
Daoist Qing Xuan mustered his full strength to activate the Great Dao of creation formation map. Qian Kun transformed; the stars and moon shifted position. He forcefully ground down and extinguished the Heavenly Dao’s power.
Pfft!
One cultivator after another vomited blood.
Boom!
At that very instant, the heavens, earth, and void space shook violently. The entire Void Tomb transformed into a great smelting furnace.
The heavens and earth became the furnace, Creation became the workman, yin and yang became the charcoal, and all living things were the bronze.
The Heavenly Dao’s power was the flame that ignited this great furnace.
Witnessing this scene, Li Ruoyu appeared dazed.
It was precisely this Heavenly Divine Ability that had suppressed him once before.
"Truly worthy of a naturally conceived universe. The evolution of the Heavenly Dao is filled with profound mysteries," Daoist Qing Xuan sighed, a hint of gravity appearing in his eyes.
The Qing Xuan plane had been created by a Transcendent.
Yet this universe before him was born of nature.
This was precisely why Daoist Qing Xuan had invaded.
The two universes were fundamentally different; perhaps he could find the path to transcendence here.
Boom!
Daoist Qing Xuan cast aside distracting thoughts. One imperial sword after another flew forth from the Great Dao of creation formation map—a total of eighty-one imperial swords, each a treasure comparable to the human ancestor’s Xuanyuan Sword.
The Qing Xuan plane, nurtured over tens of trillions of years, possessed resources that this universe could never hope to match.
Hum!
The power of dozens of powerhouses from the Primordial Daoist Sect completely merged into the Great Dao of creation formation map.
Cling-clang!
In the next instant, a single awe-inspiring sword light fused with the formation map itself. This formation map and the dozens of powerhouses all transformed into one unstoppable sword light, striking fiercely toward the Heaven and Earth Furnace.
Thump!
The human ancestor watched from afar as a wisp of sword Qi pierced through the Heaven and Earth Furnace, cleaving through the Sea of All Realms, causing chaos to roil.
The Heavenly Divine Ability was broken.
The human ancestor’s expression grew grave.
The ability to shatter the great Heavenly Divine Ability and cleave through the Heavenly Punishment with a single sword stroke signified the immense power of this faction from the alien universe. Even the Heavenly Dao would find it difficult to restrain them.
These were a group of exceedingly tough adversaries.
"It seems I still underestimated them," Li Ruoyu murmured to himself.
His own cultivation had already reached the peak within this lower plane universe.
Li Ruoyu considered himself peerless beneath the Transcendents.
But that single sword strike from the Primordial Daoist Sect sent a chill down Li Ruoyu’s spine.
If he were to fight the Primordial Daoist Sect himself, relying solely on this formation map, they likely couldn’t kill him, but they could certainly make him retreat by showing the difficulty.
"It’s passed."
Zun was ecstatic.
"Hehe."
The Mad Daoist opened his eyes, radiating divine light. Without a word, he charged toward the Alien Universe Passage. He wanted to leave this universe and enter the Qing Xuan plane.
"Stop him!"
The powerhouses of the Primordial Daoist Sect cried out in alarm.
Daoist Qing Xuan’s eyes flashed with killing intent.
They had established the Alien Universe Passage to invade this universe, not to let individuals from an alien universe enter their own plane to stir up trouble and wreak havoc upon their lands and people.
Cling-clang!
The Great Dao of creation formation map rotated, sending forth a flickering sword aura.
"Daoist friends, you are far too stingy," the Mad Daoist sneered with a strange laughter, a wary look in his eyes.
This strike from Daoist Qing Xuan, while nowhere near the power of the previous one, could not be underestimated.
"Well-behaved junior apprentice-nephew, you’ve watched this show long enough. The Heavenly Punishment has already dispersed. How much longer will you endure?" The Mad Daoist’s gaze fell on Li Ruoyu. "Why not let our uncle-nephew duo join forces and charge together into the Qing Xuan plane?"