Perfect World: Start by traveling to the Wuwang Mansion

Chapter 338 A Ray of Imperial Light

He brought his two fingers together in a sword shape, slowly extended them, and then slashed downwards with great force, piercing the thick, seemingly all-consuming black thunderclouds.

But it was separated by this one finger.

A sword light over a thousand feet long burst forth from his two fingers, landing in the dark clouds and cleaving them in two, causing the void to shatter as well.

It's not over yet.

Zhan Shen stared at the thunderclouds that were about to gather again, his expression unchanged, and his full power erupted.

Behind him, countless longswords slowly appeared in the void.

As he pointed his finger into the void, the longswords immediately shot out, transforming into a river of swords with a roaring sound.

They swarmed into the boundless sea of ​​lightning, colliding with the divine lightning of the Great Dao.

Zhan Shen was equally impressive, standing proudly at the end of the Sword River, plunging into the sea of ​​lightning to fight against the heavenly thunder.

In just a few rounds, his body had endured hundreds of thunderous blows.

Despite the pain on his face, his hands continued to move. With a gentle wave, the previously healed sky was cleaved open once again.

Cang Yuan, who was watching all this from the sidelines, was so shocked by what he saw that he didn't know what to say.

The Venerable One only said a few words, yet he caused a Dao artifact to become so insane; this is truly unprecedented.

And what did he just hear? To let a Dao artifact temper itself and break free of its shackles is simply too far-fetched.

He would never have believed it if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes.

Moreover, this artifact's intelligence is far too high. Thinking of his own artifact, he inexplicably felt a sense of disdain.

Fortunately, I was quick to adjust my mindset; I only struggled for a moment before I was back on track.

“Your Excellency is no ordinary person or immortal, and ordinary principles do not apply to him.”

"Through countless years of time, the mirror of the heart has been washed and polished, yet it still seems to have some shortcomings."

While Shi Qingyun was comprehending the Daoist principles and manipulating the Myriad Dao Divine Cauldron, he naturally did not notice Cang Yuan's turbulent thoughts.

He was currently immersed in that profound and mysterious realization.

Above the sky, lightning and sword light intertwined and clashed endlessly. In mid-air, the sounds of bodies being forged echoed continuously. On the mountaintop, the river of time flowed ceaselessly.

Amidst this eerily harmonious scene, time flowed by like water.

In the deepest part of the Boundary Sea, unseen by anyone, wisps of profound darkness, capable of corroding everything, began to surge.

Wherever it goes, everything is tainted by it.

One after another, the awe-inspiring Immortal Kings and Supreme Immortal Kings were swallowed up by the deep darkness before they could even react.

Immediately afterwards, figures covered in black fur and exuding a dark aura slowly rose from the depths of darkness.

Their crimson eyes were like flames burning fiercely under the night sky, and their dense clusters resembled a sky full of stars.

The numerous Immortal Kings above the Boundary Sea also sensed the anomaly and immediately rushed back the way they had come.

However, after countless eras of erosion, the ancient realm that gave birth to them has long since vanished into the river of time, turning into a drop of water on the sea of ​​realms!
They are now a group of destroyers with nowhere to go, wandering the heavens.

"The Great Purge is coming! Run! Don't get lost on the Boundary Sea!"

"Hehehe, where can you run to? Without guidance, you will eventually get lost in this sea of ​​boundaries and be swallowed by darkness."

"The accumulation of countless eons—how many like-minded people will be reduced to ashes in this calamity?"

"Hahaha, it's gone, my home is gone, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"

"We must find a place to live in, and when we survive the calamity, we will see the Emperor!"

"I can't leave, so nobody else is going to live!"

"..."

Battles broke out all over the Boundary Sea, and everyone was fleeing, whether with a purpose or not, all retreating backward.

The air was thick with the stench of blood, and the already chaotic Boundary Sea was plunged into an even more turbulent and dark period.

Countless years have passed, and Shi Qingyun's originally tightly closed eyes slowly opened. In an instant, the ever-flowing river of time around him suddenly began to ripple.

In the next instant, ripples spread across the upstream and downstream of the river of time, and the three began to resonate with each other.

However, as the three echoed each other, a ripple emerged from upstream.

Shi Qingyun found it strange. The Great Dao Divine Eye flew out from behind him and scanned the upper reaches of the River of Time.

My gaze pierced through layers of space and suddenly came upon an incredibly familiar scene.

The land was scorched for thousands of miles, and the aura of bloodlust soared into the sky. Above the Desolate Emperor Pass, Shi Qingyun stood suspended in the void.

The yin and yang essence within the body is creating ripples.

Looking at his past self, Shi Qingyun suddenly understood what had happened, and pointed his finger at the void.

From the ever-flowing river of time surrounding him, a figure identical to himself suddenly emerged, following his fingertips and disappearing into the river of time.

In the present, Shi Qingyun descends into the past, to the borderland imperial pass, and is able to merge with his future self!

The Great Dao Divine Eye withdrew, a thoughtful look appearing in its eyes, indicating its profound mystery.

The higher one's cultivation level, the more things one sees and the more complex the principles one hears, but the more doubts one has in one's heart.

The sound of waves crashing against the river of time jolted him back to reality, forcibly suppressing the thoughts in his mind.

He refocused his attention on his cultivation, and with a thought, ripples once again emanated from his body.

Tread-

As his immortal power surged forth, heavy footsteps could be heard echoing from the ceaselessly flowing river.

The footsteps grew closer, and then two figures emerged from the thick fog, appearing in front of and behind Shi Qingyun.

The two men looked exactly like Shi Qingyun, except that the man downstream looked more mature, while the man upstream looked more youthful.

With the long river rushing beneath his feet and sensing the appearance of the two figures, a smile immediately appeared on Shi Qingyun's face.

"melt!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the two figures took a step forward and merged directly into Shi Qingyun's body.

The already terrifying aura, even just a wisp of it, directly crushed an entire universe. With a slight tremor, the river beneath his feet instantly split apart.

His aura surged, and the surrounding void rapidly shattered.

Until, a ray of imperial light emerged from his body!
That dazzling imperial light illuminated eternity, causing the surging river of time beneath his feet to reverse its course, and fine cracks began to appear on his Dao body. A single wisp of imperial light shattered his Dao body!

Upon seeing this, Shi Qingyun was also startled, as he had thought that his cultivation level was already close to that of the Emperor Light Immortal King.

Even if we haven't arrived yet, it shouldn't be too far off.

But it was only at this moment that the difference between the two became apparent; possessing the title of "Emperor" meant that one had already reached another level.

He formed an intricate hand seal in front of his chest, and the yin and yang energies surged forth from his body, slowly climbing up his form.

It weaves through the cracks in its body, constantly repairing the fissures and forcibly mending them.

His physical body was constantly shifting between breaking and repairing, with drops of blood, imbued with the energies of Yin and Yang, falling into the void.

Instantly, worlds came into being, and the power of creation permeated all the heavens and myriad realms.

He also experienced some of Suwen's pain; this constant alternation between survival and destruction was truly painful.

It's just that the level of suffering he endured was much higher.

After the violent power within him subsided slightly, he slowly stretched out his hand, and a fragment of a Dao principle floated in his palm.

The terrifying energy emanating from it alone, if unleashed, would surely pierce through all the heavens and myriad realms!
"Is this another level of power? Truly terrifying."

"However, it's unclear how long it will take to fully control this power."

"However, I think that as long as I experience it a few more times, even if I can't completely master it, I can still glimpse some of its profound meaning."

Having realized that this technique, combined with the path taken by Zhen Kong, creates a supernatural power that can increase one's strength to the threshold of the Emperor Light Immortal King, one can achieve this.

That's how he came up with his subsequent methods of cultivation.

"Although this kind of supernatural power can only be used once in a short period of time, as long as it is used a few more times, it is possible to temper one's Dao body to the level of Emperor Light Immortal King!"

Just as he was somewhat distracted, the river of time surged, directly shaking the two figures out of his body.

Immediately afterwards, his power also collapsed, and he returned to the status of Supreme Immortal King.

Standing on the river of time, Shi Qingyun felt a strange sense of loss welling up inside him. He clenched his fist, finally managing to banish the feeling of loss.

"Phew—, such a huge drop in status is really torturous."

He shook his head, suppressing the strange feeling in his heart. He glanced around and vaguely saw a broken galaxy flowing for billions of miles in the distance.

With a single step, the space beneath his feet began to twist and turn, bringing him directly back to Cang Yuan and the others. Above the sky, he continuously traversed between the slashing blade and the lightning.

Behind him, thousands of long swords followed closely, and with every move, they tore through thousands of miles of lightning, leaving dazzling cracks in the sky.

"Your honor!"

"That sir is about to undergo Nirvana."

When Cang Yuan saw Shi Qingyun return, he immediately went to greet him and reported on the changes that had occurred during this period.

Shi Qingyun was on the river of time and could not feel the passage of time, but Cang Yuan and the others had already spent a lot of years.

The Great Dao Divine Eye suddenly opened, and it immediately saw that the pills in Su Wen's body had been completely digested.

Within her body, a blood-red Dao fire capable of burning through all the heavens and myriad worlds was burning fiercely, and wisps of surging life force flowed through her limbs and bones.

Under constant tempering, his powerful physique shimmered with a jade-like luster. With a slight tremor, the Dao fire emanating from his body dispersed into the spatial rifts.

As a result, the Dao fire within her body burned ever brighter, completely engulfing her body, and her rebirth through fire began.

The cauldron above her head had long since ceased pouring out its thunder, and the great world of thunder within it had been completely refined, turning into a pool of fragrant essence.

With a flick of his fingertip, its essence instantly split in two, one part merging into his body and quickly healing the cracks.

The other half shot out and merged directly into Suwen's mouth.

Originally, his internal organs, which had been scorched black by the blazing Dao fire on his body, became even more translucent and crystalline as flesh and blood after being infused with the essence.

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With a sound as powerful as shattering metal and splitting stone, a colossal bird, capable of capturing stars and the moon, swallowing the sun, and with wingspans that could blot out the heavens and earth, soared into the sky.

Behind its massive back, capable of bearing the weight of an entire universe, are several feathers burning with a radiant, blood-red flame, swaying in the wind.

Tread-

Ripples spread outwards, and wherever they passed, space exploded and stars shattered.

Dressed in red, Su Wen walked barefoot through the void towards Shi Qing's direction.

His imposing presence was unmistakable, and he appeared in front of Shi Qingyun in just a few steps.

"Thank you very much, fellow Daoist."

"Suwen, I am deeply grateful!"

Feeling the inexplicable pressure emanating from Shi Qingyun's body, a strange light flashed in his eyes. He had only ever felt such power from one person.

"In the previous time of danger, I was fortunate to receive help from my fellow Daoist."

"This is a matter of cause and effect, fellow Daoist, there's no need to be so polite."

The sword strike above the sky, after casting a sword aura across the heavens, transformed into a long sword that shot out and returned to Shi Qingyun's hand.

As fingertips brushed across the sword, the surrounding space was cut apart by the invisible sword intent, and naturally formed, wondrous Dao patterns emerged on the sword.

"The Dao patterns are bestowed by Heaven and naturally evolve from the Dao principles."

"The sharpness of this sword is unparalleled throughout the ages, and few Dao artifacts can rival it."

Suwen looked at the sword and saw a long sword that reached the heavens and the earth, standing between heaven and earth, with thousands of other swords bowing to it.

Seeing this, Cang Yuan's heart was stirred again, but with two people of extraordinary cultivation present, he dared not say anything.

Just as Shi Qingyun was about to say something, his brows furrowed, and the Great Dao Divine Eye opened behind him, looking upstream along the River of Time.

They saw strange wisps of black mist descending downstream, and sensed an intense sense of danger emanating from them.

As if sensing the change in Shi Qingyun's expression, Su Wen's eyes blazed with Dao Flame. Looking towards the depths of the Boundary Sea, he saw streaks of fiery aura fleeing towards the other side of the Boundary Sea.

"The Great Purge is Here!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Qingyun nodded. On the rivers of time, figures were coming against the flow of time, about to descend upon the present world.

Cang Yuan knew the horror of the Great Purge, and immediately sent a message to the five people on guard outside.

The group of people all turned their attention to Shi Qingyun.

(End of this chapter)