Yinshan Record

Chapter 453 Moral Integrity and Brightness: The Jade Palace Melts Through the Ice (Part 2)

Before the altar, Su Che cleared his mind and merged his spirit with the world around him.

The magical power of the Yinshan Cave Netherworld Treasure Talisman transformed into countless fine threads, connecting all the ghosts in this place into one.

At this moment, Su Che felt as if all the countless ghosts in this place were no different from himself.

Each one was "enlightened" by his own magic power. In terms of origin, each one was an illusion created by Su Che's magic power, yet each one was incredibly real.

This realism is not only reflected in the appearances, but also in the incantations on the old man's face, the shrill look in the demon mother's eyes, and the ferocity and violence at the corners of the bull-headed demon's mouth...

This is reflected in the "interaction" with this world.

These evil spirits before him were not only eerily sinister, but could also undergo some transformations through Su Che's magic.

For example, the will-o'-the-wisp that an old man was playing with, upon closer inspection, reveals some traces of the Nine Netherworld Burning God Yin Fire. The ghost mother's mournful incantation is in line with some of the soul-disturbing methods in the Zhou Jue Yin Tian Secret Manual, while the bull-headed evil ghost is similar to some of the subtle principles in the practice of the Great Vajrabhairava King heretical sect.

Even within the Yin energy awakened by Su Che's supernatural powers, one could still vaguely see the shadows of the two-headed ghost general and the eight hundred military souls.

Su Che couldn't figure out the reason for this change. Perhaps it was because the foundation governing the operation of this array was the Yinshan Cave Netherworld Treasure Scroll, which he had painstakingly cultivated.

Therefore, Su Che's mark is naturally very deep within the formation.

Even more mysteriously, Su Che could feel that the depths of the earth, and even every brick and tile in Shanyin County, were resonating with him. It seemed that wisps of pure Yin energy were surging up from the depths of the earth, gradually merging with his own magical power.

If further analogy is needed, Su Che felt that the so-called formation was like a lever, using a bit of his own magic power to move the primordial energy between heaven and earth, thereby generating a hundredfold or even a thousandfold power.

The lever that acts as a constraint comes from the power of the laws, which are the laws that constrain the apple's fall, the earth's rotation, the flames' ascent, and the moonlight's illumination.

Transforming the laws of heaven and earth for one's own use, and twisting them under one's own will and power, may be the most direct manifestation of the changes between heaven and man.

Yu Chen raised his head and looked up at the sky. At this moment, Shanyin County already resembled a ghost kingdom. However, the martial arts aura around him transformed into radiance, forming a barrier that completely isolated all ghosts.

He was not a coward. Of course, not everyone in White Deer Cave was a man of unwavering integrity who would rather sacrifice the righteous than seek the wicked through crooked means, but there were absolutely no cowards among them. And certainly no coward could have mastered the martial arts of Confucianism to his current level.

The cultivation level of a Martial Scholar at the fifth rank cannot be faked. Just as Buddhism and Taoism require tempering of the mind and character, Martial Scholars, in addition to hard work, have even higher requirements for their mind and character.

The saying goes, "The most sage achieves benevolence, and the second sage takes righteousness. Because they have exhausted their righteousness, they have attained benevolence." The fierce spirit of sacrificing oneself for righteousness has always been an essential aspect for martial scholars, at least in the past.

However, Yu Chen was not a mere brute. Among the principles of martial arts, there was still the saying, "A son of a wealthy family should not sit under a dangerous roof." Now, he had inexplicably put himself in a dangerous situation, which was already a result of his lack of strategy. Therefore, Yu Chen also had his own way of dealing with it.

Guard.

Take a step back.

Yu Chen used the Unmoving Heart Palm to activate the Daoist Light Absolute, combining the righteous energy of the Daoist Light Absolute with the pure defensive power of the Unmoving Heart Seal into one. Within this dazzling light shield, there is a dead end where all external methods are cut off.

He didn't need to rush; the current arrangement was most likely the work of Su Che.

Yu Chen knew that the Third Young Master Su, who had overseen the events in Cizhou and was considered the future star of the Imperial Guards, was merely a fifth-grade Rejuvenating Pill cultivator.

It is still just an unformed elixir, merely a elixir that has reached the pinnacle of power.

No matter how many tricks a person has, in the face of a hundred feet of sky, there is only defeat and death.

No one understands the weight of the words "Bu Xu" better than Yu Chen.

The Void Step is the final hurdle on the path to immortality. At this hurdle, practitioners begin to truly experience the changes within the Nine Laws of Heaven and Man, and truly incorporate some of them into their own practice.

This is the final step for cultivators towards immortality and true immortality, and it is also the level that is only one step away from becoming an immortal.

At this level, simply mastering the laws is enough for a Void Step expert to have an overwhelming effect on an ordinary Rejuvenating Pill.

Because a master of the Void Steps can form a unique domain by mastering the laws, and within that domain, he is a true immortal who can mold and shape all kinds of laws.

If I want you to live, you won't die. If I want you to die, how can you live?
The few Golden Core cultivators who have shown themselves now are definitely no match for Bai Chi Tianya.

Therefore, Yu Chen decided to wait.

Time is the most merciless thing; it cannot be stopped by any supernatural power. Once Zhongjia arrives, these elixir-refining beings, regardless of what supernatural powers they cultivate or what stories lie behind them, will only face certain death.

This is the greatest truth in this world.

Therefore, Yu Chen's face remained calm and composed.

This was something neither the three demons of Xuanshan nor Sikong Tu had anticipated. They were not fools; their choice to remain neutral was entirely for their own selfish gain.

But Yu Chen understood that this was the thing that cultivators should most discard: the petty calculations and scheming of worldly people for personal gain.

A leaf can block out Mount Tai.

They couldn't see the grandest layout of Bailudong, nor could they see that Cizhou was merely an insignificant corner of this vast chessboard, and of course, only the first move.

The grand scale of Bailudong and the Confucian school's plan exceeded their imagination, and the world that Bailudong wanted to open up was far more complex than it appeared at the moment.

"Come, Su Che, let me see if your sword can sever the path that White Deer Cave is about to pave!"

Yu Chen let out a loud roar that resonated throughout the universe.

Around him, Yu Qiang had a complicated expression, Wu Zhiqi looked disdainful, and Gu She's eyes were even more complicated.

Clearly, in Yu Chen's eyes, the three of them were no longer worthy of being opponents and were intentionally or unintentionally ignored.

This is a direct confrontation with oneself.

Su Che could certainly hear Yu Chen's shouts, and through the array, he could even sense more.

For example, Yu Chen's martial arts aura, which is currently isolating the inside from the outside, is like an anomaly, a tumor, and a hateful superfluous person in Su Che's small ghost kingdom.

For some reason, Young Master Su had a thought: perhaps in the eyes of heaven and earth, cultivators like himself were probably just like this.

However, Su Che did not intend to continue deducing the formation.

Bai Chi Tian Ya is indeed a threat that cannot be ignored. Even though Su Che has prepared a backup plan, he should be as fast as he can.

Su Che focused his mind on the formation. He could feel the primordial energy between heaven and earth was respectful and submissive. Thousands of ghosts were waiting for his arrangements. In this ghost kingdom that appeared in Shanyin County, he was like a king who did not exist but could not be bypassed.

Since you want to test the edge of my sword, then go ahead and try.

Su Che's divine will condensed, forming a white robe not far from Yu Chen.

The pure white robe seemed to be slowly fluttering in the air by an invisible person.

The myriad ghosts in Shanyin County nodded in unison, seemingly waiting for the owner of the plain white robe to appear.

"I wholeheartedly submit to the Nine Fiends Lord." "Zhou Jue Yin Tian, ​​Zhou Jue Yin Tian..."

The ghosts bowed their heads and howled, chanting incessantly.

This little bit of chanting is like an invisible thread, and at this moment the white robe fluttering above seems to be the end of these lines.

The magic power, the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and even the laws that influence the resonance between magic power and the primordial energy of heaven and earth, made the white-robed figure a "key point" in the entire formation.

Everything was converging towards the white robe, and finally coalescing into one place.

The white-robed figure danced gracefully, like a dragon in flight, a startled swan, a rainbow emerging from the water, a thunderclap bursting from the heavens, a fleeting moment illuminating everything in the netherworld, and an eternal union of all things.

The white robe gradually dissipated. At this moment, the robe, which symbolized the emperor, could no longer bear the thoughts that Su Che had projected into this place, and instead turned into a ray of white light.

This invisible blade carried the wails of ten thousand ghosts, the weight of the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and the ever-trembling laws of yin and yang.

He slashed down at Yu Chen.

(End of this chapter)