I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 880 The Torn Boundless Heavenly Secrets Diagram

Gu Yuanqing's gaze sharpened, and he said coldly, "I may not be able to stop you from destroying the Qian Yuan Realm, but... even the Boundless Heavenly Mystery Diagram may not be able to conceal the auras of the three of you under my attack!"

The violent lightning that Li Huang had gathered in his palm paused slightly at those words.

His sinister smile froze for a moment, and he subconsciously glanced at the vast, ever-flowing celestial map above his head.

Zhou Tianyan's expression also darkened.

The flames dancing on Mu Qingxuan's body seemed to fluctuate slightly as well.

The Linglong Realm has its limits; under the rules of heaven and earth, the existence of a true god is not permitted.

Zhou Tianyan used the Boundless Heavenly Mystery Diagram to create a Heavenly Mystery Barrier, isolating the inside from the outside, in order to obscure the Great Dao's perception and allow them to unleash power beyond the limits without triggering a backlash from the realm.

Once the shield is broken, or the power they wield exceeds the current limit that the Heavenly Secret Diagram can conceal, it will inevitably trigger the power of the rules of this world.

"joke!"

Li Huang quickly suppressed his unease and sneered, "You think you can shake the concealment of the Boundless Heavenly Mystery Diagram?"

Gu Yuanqing said calmly, "Whether it can be shaken or not, we'll know once we try. But at that time, it will be a fight to the death, with no way out. I hope you won't regret it."

Mu Qingxuan's expression was solemn, as if he was weighing the possibilities.

Although Li Huang didn't believe it, the power of lightning he wielded continued to tumble in the air without ever falling.

Gu Yuanqing's body was surrounded by wisps of sword energy, and the power of heaven and earth in the Qian Yuan Realm resonated with it. Sword energy seemed to burst forth from the grass, trees, rocks, rivers, spiritual energy, and earth vein energy. It seemed that as long as he had a thought, these powers would quickly condense into sword energy and soar into the sky.

Mu Qingxuan also noticed this, which meant that the Nirvana Purification Cauldron had not completely sealed the power of the young man below, and that he could still borrow the power of the Qian Yuan Realm.

Deep within Zhou Tianyan's starry eyes, countless illusory star trails rapidly deduced the future. After a moment, he slowly spoke: "The Boundless Heavenly Mystery Diagram does indeed have its limits, but these limits are far beyond your current level. If you think you can scare us away with these words, you are being far too naive."

"Is that so?" Gu Yuanqing said calmly. "How about I demonstrate my sword first, so the three of you can judge for yourselves, and then make a decision?"

As he spoke, he raised his right hand and pointed his fingers like a sword.

A wisp of chaotic light flickered at his fingertips as he casually made a swipe towards the sky above, obscured by the star map.

The movements were light and effortless, as if brushing away dust.

But when it moves, the entire Qian Yuan Realm changes accordingly, the primordial energy of heaven and earth follows, and countless sword energies rise into the sky.

The vast land of Qian Yuan resounds with the sounds of mountains and rivers.

From the mountains, forests, springs, rivers, and earth's veins, boundless and chilling sword intent burst forth, flowing like a hundred rivers into the sea, merging into that sword rainbow.

The sword's light surged, its sharp aura soaring into the sky, emitting a clear and resounding cry that echoed throughout the heavens and earth, as it slashed towards the boundless Heavenly Mystery Diagram that blotted out the sky.

As Zhou Tianyan's eyes swirled with starlight, he raised his hands, and the vast star map above his head began to change accordingly.

Suddenly, the starlight in front of the sword rainbow became denser, and countless fine starlight threads sprang up out of thin air, like a flexible net, layer upon layer, wrapping around and enveloping the sword rainbow.

At the same time, deep within the star map, various stars rotated, and an invisible Daoist aura spread out, enveloping the sword rainbow.

The mist of fate confuses the sword rainbow's lock, and the causal manipulation differentiates and guides its immense power, causing it to disintegrate and deviate on its own before it can even touch the core of the star map.

However, the sword light, enveloped by the power of countless Boundless Heavenly Secrets Diagrams, underwent a momentary transformation, suddenly splitting into billions of sword threads.

Some of the sword threads are extremely yang and strong, actively meeting the causal threads that are entangling them, and fiercely clashing with them with their own sharpness.
Some are agile and ethereal, like swimming fish weaving through the thin gaps in the star map, landing on the power nodes of the Boundless Heavenly Secrets Diagram;
Some are as heavy as mountains, but can be broken by force;
Some contain the path to annihilation; even starlight turns to nothingness upon contact.

Gu Yuanqing had already grasped some of the key points of the operation of the Boundless Heavenly Secrets Diagram. Based on his own swordsmanship, he differentiated into thousands of sword intents, each of which was specifically designed to deal with the changes in the Heavenly Secrets Diagram.

When he was outside the realm, he was unable to decipher the changes in the Boundless Heavenly Secrets Diagram.

But things were different after arriving in the Qian Yuan Realm.

In his hundreds of years of cultivation, through the North Spring Grotto, his connection with the Qian Yuan Realm has been closer than anyone else could imagine.

It can be said that with the ability to observe mountains, he can be fully aware of every change in the Qian Yuan Realm.

The Boundless Heavenly Secrets Diagram was embedded in the Great Dao of the Qian Yuan Realm, thus obscuring the secrets of heaven and giving Gu Yuanqing the opportunity to observe its changes.

"Um?!"

Zhou Tianyan's expression changed slightly.

He felt that the operation of the Boundless Heavenly Secret Diagram was being restricted at every turn by the sword energy, causing it to stagnate.

The countless sword intents, with each tiny collision, friction, and resonance, were consuming and interfering with the power of the Heavenly Secrets Diagram, as if Gu Yuanqing had a complete grasp of the changes in the power of the Heavenly Secrets Diagram.

This seemed unbelievable to him. Gu Yuanqing had also made a move when they were outside the Qian Yuan Realm, but at that time he only used brute force to break through, and there were no such changes as they were now.

Moreover, Gu Yuanqing's power is so great that it is completely beyond reason, seemingly exceeding the level of a demigod.

Faced with Gu Yuanqing's sword energy, Zhou Tianyan had no choice but to change his move. He let out a low shout, and the Starlight Dharma Image shone brightly. The star vortex at the core of the Boundless Heavenly Mystery Diagram suddenly increased its rotation speed tenfold!
The vast starlight rapidly condensed inward, transforming into a dazzling giant shield of starlight that stood before the sword rainbow.

At the same time, the causal threads in the picture no longer dispersed, but twisted into strands of causal chains, like giant pythons, which suddenly coiled around the middle section of the sword rainbow, intending to forcibly bind and strangle it!
This is the true divine artifact forged from the imitation of the Boundless Heavenly Mystery Diagram, its essence and sword energy clashing head-on, combined with causal locking, forcibly resisting and shattering this sword!
"Well done!"

Inside the North Spring Cave, Gu Yuanqing smiled calmly. He was waiting for this moment when he would abandon the subtle changes and turn to a head-on confrontation!
With a thought, the myriad sword intents, each with its own distinct nature, instantly surged back, recombine into one, and transformed into a sword rainbow.

Not only that, the power of the cave hummed, and the power was added to his body. The mountains, rivers and all things in the Qian Yuan Realm also trembled once again, and a vast power was poured into him from afar!
The sword's light surged once more, its color a dazzling platinum, with fine black lines appearing at the edges, causing the space to shatter!
Its sharpness was condensed to the extreme, exuding a terrifying Dao essence that could sever rules and destroy laws!
Boom!

The sword energy clashed violently with the giant starlight shield and the causal chains, and the two completely different forces collided and annihilated each other!
The giant star shield trembled violently, and countless illusory stars flickered on its surface.

The middle section of the sword energy, tightly bound by the chains of cause and effect, also quickly dimmed in color, as if countless fine cracks had appeared from the chains, and it was about to shatter.

However, the power of this sword also reached its peak here. With all the forces combined, it had broken through the limit of the Void Immortal and even reached the level of Immortal Dao.

"Crack!"

A faint cracking sound rang out, and a hair-thin crack was forcibly shattered in the Starlight Shield!

Zhou Tianyan's expression changed drastically.

This tiny crack wasn't enough to damage the true divine artifact, but it did create a flaw in the Great Dao of Boundless Heavenly Secrets' concealment of the world.

The power of the laws of the Linglong Realm, which had been isolated from the outside world, surged in like water bursting through a dam, rushing in through this extremely tiny crack!
This power ignored all supernatural transformations, shining directly upon the remnants of the three true gods' souls like sunlight breaking through dark clouds. Zhou Tianyan, Li Huang, and Mu Qingxuan all trembled, feeling an irresistible will pressing down on them, as if the entire world was beginning to suppress and repel them!

The warning signals emanating from the depths of their souls turned their faces deathly pale instantly. This was the divine punishment locking them in, a premonition of impending death!

In the void, countless tribulation clouds arose out of nowhere, churning wildly.

These powers do not originate from the Qian Yuan Realm, nor from the Linglong Realm, but rather from a deeper level of rule-based power.

The destructive aura, like a tangible shackle, has already begun to tighten around their necks!
"Quickly! Cover up the secret!"

Li Huang roared in terror.

Zhou Tianyan activated his divine spark, and a phantom image of the Boundless Heavenly Mystery Diagram emerged from his body, merging with the true divine artifact that enveloped the sky.

He frantically formed hand seals, sparing no effort to expend his own divine soul essence and extract the fundamental power of this true divine artifact.

In an instant, more starlight was born from nothingness, transforming into Dao patterns that forcibly mended the tiny crack and thickened and reinforced the entire shielding layer, thus re-isolating the Dao rules of the Linglong Realm.

"The Heavenly Thunder Seal hereby commands your return to its place!"

At the same time, Li Huang made his move. The illusory image of the Juntian Thunder Mirror drew upon the supreme authority within the mirror, which represented heavenly punishment and commanded all thunder. It transformed into a purple-gold profound thunder seal that flew up and enveloped the three of them, thus sealing the aura of the mark locked on their bodies by heavenly punishment.

The divine lightning gathering in the sky seemed to have lost its target, and its gathering momentum suddenly slowed down. The violent electric snakes gradually calmed down, and the destructive pressure that was about to descend finally receded slowly.

The sky gradually returned to calm; however, the three remnant souls of true gods beneath the star map no longer possessed their previous composure and disdain.

Zhou Tianyan's figure appeared somewhat illusory, clearly indicating that he had once again concealed the secrets of heaven and extinguished the power of the heavenly punishment rules that had already been born, consuming a considerable amount of power.

Li Huang and Mu Qingxuan were still shaken, their pounding hearts not yet fully calmed.

None of them expected that Gu Yuanqing could actually forcefully tear open the power of the Boundless Heavenly Mystery Diagram, almost causing them to perish forever!

Inside the Beiquan Cave, Gu Yuanqing stood with his hands behind his back.

If he had made another move just now, it might have been enough to expose these three remnant gods to the heavenly tribulation.

However, in that case, these three True God powerhouses would inevitably suffer a desperate and annihilating defeat.

Beiquan Cave Heaven may be safe, but Qianyuan Realm may not be able to survive!

In fact, even without these three people taking action, the aftershocks of the Heavenly Punishment would likely be enough to destroy the entire Qian Yuan Realm!

This is the reason why Gu Yuanqing has not yet made a move.

We lost the initiative because we failed to intercept them outside our territory.

If it were just one person, he would be fairly confident in protecting the Qian Yuan Realm, but since there were three, he was hesitant to act rashly and dared not take any drastic measures.

Looking at the three True Gods who were still in shock, Gu Yuanqing smiled calmly: "I wonder if my sword strike is worthy of your attention? And now, I believe you three can listen to some of my words, right?"

Zhou Tianyan, Mu Qingxuan, and Li Huang looked rather grim.

A junior was showing off in front of them, making them lose face. However, the times were against them. They couldn't do anything about that mountain, but the other party had the power to overturn the table, making them equally hesitant to act.

They could certainly guess why Gu Yuanqing hadn't continued his attack; it must be because he was wary of the Qian Yuan Realm, where, it was said, his descendants resided.

But would they really gamble their lives with the other side?
Having barely survived to this day, they no longer have the impulse to act impulsively; all they do is try to stay alive.

If they could resume their cultivation path, they might fight to the death, but it's clear that the power just now was something a cultivator at the Shattering Heaven Realm could not unleash.

The three exchanged a glance and communicated telepathically.

"This person has become a major threat! His power just now had reached the level of a true god."

"This person has discerned the changes in my Boundless Heavenly Mystery Diagram, something no cultivator from the Exquisite Realm could do. He must come from the Dharma Source Realm!"

"If that's the case, he might have a powerful backer. He couldn't become a demigod so quickly on his own."

"Let us retreat for now. This matter is of utmost importance, concerning our very survival. It would be best to report to the Great One for a decision!"

"That's right. If it were just him alone, that would be fine. But what if there are other experts, or experts from the Dharma Source Realm who have anchored their coordinates to my Linglong Realm and used that coordinate to cross over..."

The three men's expressions turned extremely solemn. As true gods themselves, they naturally knew that losing their physical bodies and divine essence was a coveted treasure among other powerful deities.

They didn't say much, but gave Gu Yuanqing a deep look. Then, the Boundless Heavenly Secrets Diagram, which had been obscuring the heavenly secrets, suddenly shrank, enveloping the three of them, and disappeared without a trace.

Gu Yuanqing's Void Insight could see that they had withdrawn from the Qian Yuan Realm and then disappeared instantly, as if they had been forcibly pulled back to the Primordial Realm by a force.

Within the Qian Yuan Realm, the sunlight shone down once more, and the previously enveloping aura of thunder dissipated completely.

Countless cultivators from the Qian Yuan Realm were stunned for a moment, then cheered loudly.

A figure flew up to the main peak; it was Li Chengyi.

"Father, the people from the Ancient Divine Sect have left?"

Gu Yuanqing nodded slightly: "I'm leaving, but next time I'm afraid it won't be so easy to resolve."

Li Chengyi said in a deep voice, "If all else fails, we'll abandon the Qian Yuan Realm!"

Gu Yuanqing smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's not that bad. Qian Yuan Realm is still our homeland. How can we give it up unless absolutely necessary? Moreover, giving up Qian Yuan Realm also means giving up the entire Linglong Realm. Some of the resources here are even better than those in the Spirit Realm. How can we cut off our own foundation?"

Li Chengyi didn't say anything more. From his heart, how could he be willing to give up the Qian Yuan Realm? He grew up in this world and was once the ruler of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Gu Yuanqing didn't say anything more. His gaze first turned to the Ancient Realm through the connection between the Qian Yuan Realm and other realms, and then fell on Li Miaoxuan.

At this moment, the ninth heavenly tribulation was about to descend.

Although he believed Li Miaoxuan could get through this easily, he still had to guard against any unexpected events.

Moreover, he always felt that this time, the tribulation had gone by too smoothly.

The arrival of the Primordial Divine Sect coincided with Li Miaoxuan's tribulation, which means they must have sensed something. Are they really just going to give up like this?
(End of this chapter)