From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 662 The Nine Sects Tremble
The mine is a maze of interconnected tunnels, but only this one leads directly underground. The soil is damp, indicating it was recently dug.

"This was opened up by that Yan Jin guy! It seems the culprit behind this mine accident is right down here!"

Ling Guang sneered, and his golden longsword, gleaming with a cold light, swept downwards, splashing up dirt and debris that fell in a flurry, making the entire mine appear larger.

For a seasoned monster like Ling Guang, 2,500 meters is just a matter of a moment.

Feeling the increasingly intense Yang Qi and the high temperature coming from all directions, Ling Guang's expression changed slightly, and he summoned a set of dazzling armor to put on.

"What's that up ahead?"

Suddenly noticing a faint blue light at the end of the passage, Ling Guang frowned and quickened his pace.

At the end, the surrounding rock walls were melted by the high temperature into a glassy, ​​crystal-clear state, forming a huge circular space!

In the very center, however, was a crystal-clear blue gemstone that seemed to shimmer with the light of water.

"Nanmingyuan Crystal! Such a large piece of Nanmingyuan Crystal!"

Ling Guang was taken aback at first, then his eyes widened suddenly.

He naturally knew about the Nanming Yuan Crystal. Another Earth Immortal, Wude Xianjun, who was as famous as him in the Purgatory Valley, had a 'Demon-Repelling Shuttle' made from the Nanming Yuan Crystal. The Nanming Yuan Crystal was a supreme treasure of Yin and Yang, with complete Dao essence in its innate form. It was a top-notch magic weapon for breaking formations and eliminating evil!
The Nanming Source Crystal consumed by the 'Demon-Repelling Shuttle' in Wu De's hand was only the size of a fist, but the Nanming Source Crystal in front of him was as tall as an adult!

"Hahaha! Heaven is on my side! That scoundrel Yan Jin saw the treasure but didn't take it. He's probably too ignorant to even recognize such a rare treasure! Once I take it, I'll refine it into a magic weapon! At the Yaochi Dharma Assembly, I'll be able to fight those monsters from the Xuanhuang Palace!"

Ling Guang's heart burned with excitement. Such a treasure was rare even in Purgatory Valley. Once it appeared on the market, it would surely be taken by the celestial giants above. How could it possibly be a chance for them, mere earth immortals?

At this moment, Ling Guang's heart trembled. With the supreme treasure before him, his mind was somewhat dazed.
Without even a closer look, he flicked his long robe, about to tuck the two-meter-tall Nanmingyuan Crystal into his sleeve.

"Clang..."

A two-meter-tall piece of Nanmingyuan crystal ore suddenly emerged from the ground, transforming into a beam of blue light and flying towards Ling Guang.

It wasn't until Nanming Yuanjing flew within fifty meters of him that Ling Guang keenly noticed a faint golden light within this large, water-like blue crystal.

A sudden realization struck him, and he wanted to stop his practice.

But clearly, for some beings, such a distance is already too late.
boom!
A dark, deep-gold bone claw suddenly tore through the Nanming Origin Crystal, sending blue fragments flying. The claw, imbued with unparalleled profound Daoist essence and eerie light, reached out to grab Ling Guang.
Ling Guang was about to retreat when he was horrified to discover that the speed of the bone claw was actually slightly greater than his own.

Stab it!

Dark gold, bone claws gripped Ling Guang's right arm, and a skull, seemingly forged from divine metal, leaped completely out of the Nanming Origin Crystal. Two points of green light flickered in the deep eye sockets on the skull's head.
The armor, crafted from countless rare and precious materials, was something Ling Guang was proud of. His body, which had been tempered and refined over two thousand years, was instantly reduced to dust by the light touch of this dark gold bone claw, just like tofu dregs!
"what!"

The long-lost fear of death instantly overwhelmed Ling Guang's mind. This supreme earth immortal of 2,500 years let out a scream and desperately tried to escape.
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It seems as if an old friend has come.

Li Yang, who was practicing formations in the formation, frowned and looked through the layers of firelight and thick fog toward the location of the No. 1 base of the mine.

"Is that Ling Guang? What's that guy doing here?"

"It must be those guys, Gu Yunzi, who secretly asked Purgatory Valley for help without telling me!"

Li Yang's expression turned cold; he felt the situation was quite troublesome.

The Eight Trigrams Locking Spirit Furnace Formation is currently at a critical moment. Eight kinds of divine fire are swirling and forging the Southern Sea Sword. If there is any external interference, the furnace may break and the sword may be destroyed, and all the hard work will be in vain.

The Southern Sea Sword is inextricably linked to him; if anything goes wrong with the Southern Sea Sword, he himself will suffer a fatal backlash!
"Ling Guang, Ling Guang, you really know how to pick your timing!"

Li Yang snorted coldly, then his hands flew out in a flurry of hand seals, sending countless incantations towards the terrain in all directions, stimulating the fire energy beneath the terrain and accelerating the inscription process of the Southern Sea Sword.

"Fortunately, this Eight Trigrams Spirit Locking Furnace Formation is not like the Heart Refining Formation, which requires me to be present at all times, otherwise I would truly be in danger today!"

Li Yang was still in the Zhu Rong Technique state. He watched as the eight kinds of blazing flames in the formation methodically forged the sword furnace. After checking several times and finding no problems, he gracefully left the formation.

Before it even flew out of the clouds, an extremely shrill and tragic sound suddenly resounded throughout the heavens and earth, chilling all who heard it and leaving them bewildered yet deeply impressed.

"That Ling Guang guy, he wouldn't have touched that Nanmingyuan Crystal, would he?"

Li Yang's expression was strange, but he felt refreshed and quickly flew towards Base A.

Before he even touched the ground, a terrifying golden light suddenly burst forth from the earth, as if some raging flood or ferocious beast was chasing him from below. In an instant, it flew up to the sky and revealed Ling Guang's figure.

Compared to before he went down into the cave, Ling Guang's condition was now extremely miserable. His once handsome youthful appearance was now half-dead like rotten wood, resembling an old man with the spots of death, exuding a sense of desolation.

His exceptionally fine armor was now only half intact, hanging limply over his body. Five translucent finger marks on his right arm were emitting black smoke, making Ling Guang's distorted face appear as terrifying as a god or demon.

Gu Yunzi and the others were stunned. Ling Guang had seemed like a young god before, but now that aura had vanished.

"Flame! Ash!"

The voice was shrill, as if squeezed out from between his teeth. Seeing Li Yang gloating over the situation, Ling Guang's voice was deep and resonant, like a god or demon crawling out of hell.

"You knew perfectly well that there were celestial remains below, yet you didn't tell me, and you even left a piece of Nanming Origin Crystal to disturb my mind!"

"You've destroyed my millennia of cultivation! I'll make you pay with your life!"

Ling Guang was utterly enraged. He had been severely injured, at least a thousand years of arduous cultivation had been wiped out, and half of his physical essence had been absorbed by that eerie dark golden bone claw. After the initial shock, his chest was filled with rage.

He had already established himself at the pinnacle of the Earthly Immortal realm and was planning his path to Celestial Immortal! But now everything has vanished like a bubble, and he fears he will never have any hope of achieving the Celestial Immortal path in this lifetime!
So he vented all his anger on Yan Jin, on that mine tunnel, on that space that had obviously been dug out. He believed that Yan Jin was setting a trap for him and wanted to use that eerie skeleton to get rid of him!
Wielding a golden longsword, Ling Guang was filled with uncontrollable rage and charged towards Li Yang like an arrow released from a bow.
His golden longsword was his natal magic sword, nurtured and born with him. The crack appeared at this moment because the sword blocked the dark golden skull, which allowed him to break free and rush out of the ground.

“Immortal Lord Lingguang, you’re being a bit unreasonable. I’m just a human immortal, how could I possibly see that the skeleton is extraordinary? Besides, I’ve already found a way to subdue the skeleton. You lost your mind after seeing the Nanming Yuan Crystal and went to disturb the skeleton. Immortal Lord Lingguang, I haven’t even blamed you yet.”

Li Yang's eyes were filled with a mocking smile as he retreated further.
He was also somewhat shocked. This Ling Guang was indeed something special, managing to escape from the hands of that Heavenly Immortal Skeleton. Just for this, the title of the number one Earth Immortal of Purgatory Valley was well-deserved!

However, if he was still somewhat wary of Ling Guang in his prime, now that Ling Guang is in his current state, it would be asking for trouble if he were to draw his sword against him.

Li Yang snorted coldly. Although the absence of the Nanming Sword greatly reduced his combat power, the Zhurong True Fire on his body suddenly erupted. Holding the three-legged black feather he brought from Blue Star, he attacked Ling Guang.

However, just as the gold and red meteors were about to collide in mid-air, a terrifying shockwave suddenly emanated from the depths of the earth. The powerful pressure even forced the two out of their Dharma Body state, nearly causing them to fall from the sky. "You've completely awakened that thing?"

Li Yang steadied himself, sensing the terrifying, trembling fluctuations below, and loudly questioned Ling Guang in horror.

"Little beast, take your life!"

Ignoring everything else, Ling Guang still drew his sword and charged at Li Yang, intending to kill him before the thing could emerge.

"You madman, do you really think I'm afraid of you!"

Li Yang was also furious, and the True Fire of Zhurong surged from his body once again.

Just as the two were about to fight again, another terrifying and powerful suction force came from the depths of the earth. A suction force so strong that it was almost irresistible to the two suddenly erupted, trying to pull them to the ground.

The two fought desperately, and Ling Guang finally realized the danger. He formed hand seals and used a supernatural power that Li Yang had never seen before to freeze himself.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Ling Guang, you @#￥%!" Li Yang couldn't help but curse, and with his hand forming a [Stun] spell, he tried to fly away from this place.

However, without the Nanming Sword in his hand, he was unable to perform the "Man and Sword as One" technique, and he was slowly pulled toward the ground.

The same was true for Ling Guang beside him. He tried several different supernatural powers, but still could not escape. He and Li Yang were like two kites, being pulled step by step into the abyss by an invisible force.

In an instant, the two of them had descended hundreds of meters!
This strange force wasn't directed at Gu Yunzi and the other immortals, but only at the two of them. Clearly, the thing below was very 'picky' and only had its eyes on the two of them.

"Yan Jin! We'll settle our score later. Quickly, let's unleash our power together! Otherwise, if this continues, we'll both become food for that monster down there!"

Ling Guang struggled to hold on, his face growing increasingly horrified. Finally, he began to feel afraid and bowed his head, seeking cooperation from Li Yang.

"It's not you settling scores with me! It's this humble Taoist priest who's settling scores with you!"

"You @#￥%￥……I%￥%!"

Li Yang cursed angrily, regretting that he had come to join in the fun!
"Demon! Behold my talisman!"

Li Yang, in a fit of rage, slapped his storage ring, and instantly countless talismans flew out, almost blotting out the sky. The sheer number of them startled Ling Guang.
Among these numerous talismans, many posed a subtle threat to him; if they were to erupt, an ordinary Earth Immortal would be severely injured!

At this moment, Li Yang's heart was bleeding. He had spent half a year drawing this in the capital of Dali. He hadn't even used it against Zhang Hengming. He never expected that he could only use it to set off firecrackers today!
Ling Guang also became ruthless. Under intense mental crisis, he gritted his teeth, took out a small purple-gold hammer from his storage ring, cast a spell to infuse it with powerful spiritual energy, and then threw it downwards.

"burst!"

The two spoke almost in unison.

As the two finished speaking, the purple-gold hammer and the sky-covering talisman emitted a terrifying aura before suddenly exploding.

The world lost sound and light in an instant.

A fiery, pure white light burst forth from the purple-gold hammer, then exploded outwards, causing all the talismans to shatter simultaneously, instantly creating a terrifying mushroom cloud between heaven and earth.

The shockwave swept past, and Gu Yunzi and the others, who had escaped thousands of meters away, coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground in horror. Li Yang and Ling Guang, who were in the center, felt a sharp pain in their eardrums and lost their hearing; their eyes were also burned by the intense white light.

Fortunately, the immense force of the explosion allowed the two to escape the terrifying suction below, sending them flying backward tens of thousands of meters into the air.

Blood trickled from their mouths as they exchanged blows; without hesitation, they leaped away and fled.

Only after confirming they had flown to a safe distance did the two, still shaken, look towards the site of the explosion.

Then, they witnessed a terrifying scene they would never forget.
The mushroom cloud from the explosion was expanding rapidly, but the next moment, a golden bone claw that blotted out the sky suddenly emerged from the ground, instantly becoming as large as a mountain. It grabbed the mushroom cloud as if it were a cotton candy, and forcefully extinguished it.

Then, a gigantic, faceless golden phantom rose from the ground, towering like a pillar supporting the sky. Its imposing size made it impossible for Li Yang to discern its full form.

His gaze swept across the area with a mere flick of his wrist. The dozen or so Immortals, including Gu Yunzi, who were coughing up blood several kilometers away, didn't even have time to utter a scream before their bodies were reduced to bare, white skeletons. Their flesh, blood, essence, and even their souls were sucked away by the phantom, disappearing without a trace.

Having absorbed the essence of the flesh and blood of those dozen or so immortal beings, the surface of this towering golden shadow visibly bulged with flesh.
The towering golden shadow roared, the world changed color, the earth and mountains cracked open, spreading to the endless distance, as if the entire world had shattered.

The scene in this area is now somewhat terrifying. The sun's energy is billowing, and golden mist is spreading, obscuring the sky and distorting even the scorching void.

A colossal golden shadow, whose face was obscured, stretched across the heavens and earth, so vast that even the clouds in the sky could only reach its feet.

Li Yang and Ling Guang were both trembling with fear, stunned, and then horrified.

"This is a huge problem!"

Li Yang swallowed hard and, without further hesitation, flew towards the place where the sword was forged!

Such a commotion cannot be concealed. Countless experts will arrive soon, and there will be mountains of corpses and seas of blood. He must speed up the inscription and sharpening of the Southern Sea Sword and escape this dangerous place!
Ling Guang saw Li Yang's retreating figure, his eyes blazing with fire.

However, the current situation is far beyond his ability to handle. With the appearance of the Celestial Immortal's remains, he must quickly notify the valley and send experts to provide assistance!

Otherwise, if the Valley Master holds him accountable in the future, he will be hard-pressed to escape responsibility!
"Yan Jin, I, Ling Guang, swear! I will kill you!!"

Ling Guang roared angrily at the sky in frustration and flew towards the nearest Purgatory Valley stronghold to send a message into the valley.

Fortunately, the terrifying energy from that side didn't affect the magic array here. Without hesitation, Li Yang flew into the thick fog, directly slashing open his heart. Countless drops of golden blood flew out and flew into the sword furnace.

He was risking his life force to accelerate the sharpening and engraving of the Southern Sea Sword; he was fighting desperately!
As Li Yang expected, only one day later, he sensed many powerful auras flying towards him, unleashing terrifying fluctuations.

Many powerful beings were fighting against that towering golden shadow, coughing up blood!

Li Yang sensed it carefully, then looked up in shock.

In less than a few seconds, on the battlefield over there, a terrestrial immortal had already fallen!

(End of this chapter)