Chapter 712

Chapter 712: Wutu in the Cycle of Rebirth

Xun Zuoyuan transformed Wutu into the land of Buddhism, aiming to bring it into the palm of his hand.

Li Hui wrestled with him, using Jieyin to temporarily block him while he accumulated accomplishments by utilizing the Dai Character Stele to convert Qi of Taiqing. He broke through the limits of his body at an extraordinary speed, significantly enhancing his cultivation.

Mount Tai functioned like an arena, charging into the Azure Sky layer without any pause, reaching out beyond the Azure Sky layer!

At the same time, other Mount Tais also reached out, piercing through layers of clouds, cutting through the gales, and ignoring the oncoming calamity fire, as they officially entered the void for the first time in the Twenty-Three Great Thousand Worlds.

“It’s so cold!” Yang Jiuzhen sat at the peak of the mountain, looking into the distance. Even though it was far away, she could sense that her husband, Li Hui, was in that direction, where there was also a peak.

The void was frigid, and above her, all the stars appeared as large as walnuts, forming a magnificent Star Chart! Many disciples of the Heavenly Talisman Sect were also cultivating at the mountain’s peak, which was a rare opportunity for them.

As everyone beheld the splendid starry sky, they felt small and insignificant compared to this vast world.

Li Hui used Bai Ze’s divine eye to see the massive shadow that was the Demonic Essence World. It sought to compete with the Twenty-Three Great Thousand Worlds, and only the victor would survive; failure meant destruction.

Suddenly, the Demonic Essence World reacted, shooting red light toward the peak of Mount Tai.

The red light caused vibrations even from a distance. Li Hui did not expect the attack from the Demonic Essence World to arrive so quickly, and he shouted, “Advance!”

He began to break through, radiating dazzling light and shadows, quickly forming a silver snake with a hairpin-like shape behind him.

The snake, coiling with its head and tail connected, symbolized rebirth; its body’s patterns interwove, thick with Dao principles, an extremely rare sight! Suddenly, he lifted the snake’s head, looking at the red light shot from the Demonic Essence World, opening the snake’s mouth as if to swallow it.

“Boom!” The red light rushed into the snake’s mouth.

Li Hui frowned and said, “This is the Light of the Fallen Gods of Tai Qian, designed to crush spirit and soul. Even if you have perfected the Yang God, it’s useless; you will still fall!”

The silver snake enlarged its body, coiling on the mountaintop, and thrusting out its head toward the bottom of Mount Tai, it “puffed” out the red light, directing the attack initiated by the Demonic Essence World towards the host of corpse Buddhas below.

Suddenly, the sky above the Wutu continent became dark red, and the giant Buddha transformed by Xun Zuoyuan felt his heart racing. Unprepared, a corpse Buddha fell straight down, hit by the impact of the red light.

“Boom, boom, boom…” The Light of the Fallen Gods of Tai Qian wreaked havoc, heavily injuring the corpse Buddhas. However, this was merely using force against force, not the methods Jieyin described.

Li Hui’s body exuded a sense of ethereality, as if he could disperse with the wind at any moment; he was facing the Tribulation of the Heavens that belonged to him.

The Tribulation of the Heavens was divided into four major levels: the first was the Destruction of Souls, the second the Annihilation of Essence, the third the Obliteration of the Heavens, and the fourth the Eradication of the Dao. If there were a fifth level, it would be a combination of the first four.

Unfortunately, Li Hui had summoned the most powerful Tribulation of the Heavens, with the fifth level—Destruction of Souls, Annihilation of Essence, Obliteration of the Heavens, and Eradication of the Dao—launching simultaneously.

“To provoke such tribulations while ascending to the Traveling Realm, what kind of calamity will await me while reaching the Void Ascension Realm? Is it because my cultivation of Qi of Taiqing has inadvertently formed too many traces of the Immortal Dao, leading the ancient calamity of immortals to descend upon the Twenty-Three Great Thousand Worlds to eliminate me, this anomaly?”

With this thought, Li Hui felt his heart fluttering in anxiety. He knew that the giant had merely flicked its tail to snap Manuer, who was fully armed and had already ripened her Dao fruit, and that was terrifying!

“Now is not the time to think about future tribulations; I must first restore the land.”

Under the Tribulation of the Heavens, Li Hui remained unscathed, regardless of the unbelievable calamity power flowing from the void. Everything was transmitted from Mount Tai to Wutu.

Thanks to thorough preparation, he faced the tribulations quite easily, although some aspects were still challenging.

Li Hui cultivated the Tai Shang Tong Xuan Ben Zhen Jing, and the method required a massive drain of energy in the Traveling Realm. Each expansion of an acupoint cost at least ten years of lifespan; impacting all acupoints required five thousand years of lifespan, while fully connecting all acupoints demanded nearly ten thousand years of lifespan. The upside was that it stored almost limitless Qi of Taiqing, and it resonated with the stars of the cosmos, appearing to reach a more profound realm.

“I’ll risk it all…”

As his lifespan of ten thousand years dissipated in an instant, Li Hui began to elevate his power. Don’t think that he wouldn’t suppress Xun Zuoyuan just because he was ascending atop the peak. First, the Demonic Essence World shot the Light of the Fallen Gods of Tai Qian, and then the overwhelming Tribulation of the Heavens followed; these actions were merely a small prelude.

Before Xun Zuoyuan could act again to destroy the Celestial Tree, six beams of light emerged in the world, launching sweeping strikes, causing the sky full of corpse Buddhas to suddenly realize that their corpse energy had vanished, quickly turning them into dry bones and human skin that fell to the dust.

Not just the corpse Buddhas perished in an instant; the ghost city that hung in the sky above the city also rapidly vanished. Jieyin hurriedly radiated Buddhist light to guide the lost souls, accumulating substantial merits, achieving great success, and reaping great rewards!

Xun Zuoyuan’s eyes widened; his ghostly Arhats screamed in agony. Although the six beams of light hadn’t swept over them, the powerful ghostly Arhats couldn’t suppress their cultivation from plummeting. Yet this was not the worst; the Wutu dragon vein he painstakingly changed was returning to normal and converging towards the Dragon Vein of the Daxia. What could this possibly mean?

Jieyin provided the answer: “You viewed Wutu as your domain, while I see the cycle of the world as my domain. Ghosts are part of the Six Paths; no matter how they change, they ultimately remain ghosts. No matter how high your cultivation, in the cycle, they will become nourishment for the heavens and earth. Previously, the Celestial Tree constructed the vast tribulation soil by collecting yang; now, the cycle eliminates the ghosts to replenish yin, thus completing a yin-yang cycle, turning Wutu into one of the rare fertile lands in the world!”

With Xun Zuoyuan’s intelligence, he had already discerned Li Hui’s strategy. Yet realizing it was one thing; overcoming it was another.

“Good for you, Li Hui!” his voice echoed to the heavens: “From start to finish, you harbored this malicious intent, using my strategy and the Yin Moon Dynasty’s millions of ghost cultivators as sacrifices. What a clever scheme to use the cycle of the universe as your frame! Indeed, a higher chess move, but the battle of Dao rests on a single thought.”

The giant Buddha rose, striding toward the Azure Sky layer.

On the ground, many Celestial Trees grew to six thousand six hundred zhang tall and stopped growing. They carried the soil and began to rise, becoming floating islands drifting along specific trajectories toward the distance.

Wutu had become a formation, and Li Hui carelessly tossed out decree talismans, releasing various mixed energies. Even when the decay and foul qi flowed through the Celestial Trees, they rapidly transformed into nourishing energies for the earth.

One hundred thousand Celestial Trees drew more energies from the vast seas into Wutu and began moving toward the sea, swiftly expanding the coverage area of the formation.

As the six beams of light swept through heaven and earth, Li Hui’s cultivation was soaring rapidly.

Suddenly, the giant Buddha burst through the Nine Heavens, stepping on the Azure Sky and gazing at the peak of Mount Tai, coldly stating, “You and I play this world like a chessboard; ultimately, it’s just a game. Losing means losing; as long as my cultivation remains here, I can always start anew. Now it’s time for a real showdown; you won’t have another stroke of luck!”

Li Hui laughed heartily, pointing to the void, “Alright, I’ll wait for you to battle!”

Mount Tai roared as it moved towards the void at an unbelievable speed. Looking down, the Azure Sky layer appeared to be light mist halfway down the mountain.