Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 125 The Nerve of Darkness

The divine light and sword energy gradually dimmed over time, but their terrifying power remained undiminished. If Liang Yu and the Prison Suppressor Emperor hadn't stabilized the Netherworld, this vast and wondrous land would likely have been shattered.

This supernatural power was ultimately like water without a source; even with their best efforts to manipulate it, but without continuing to exert force, it eventually came to an end.

The cycle of life and death in the heavens collapsed, and countless manifested beings fell into eternal silence, but the all-destroying sword energy of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword also perished along with the demise of all things.

Amidst the chaotic currents of laws where supernatural powers canceled each other out, a divine light suddenly shot out, crashing into the Sea of ​​Wheels of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao. At the same time, a sword aura also burst forth, slashing towards the Celestial Venerable Mingzun's Immortal Platform.

The Underworld Lord didn't move, but his body was filled with corpse energy, forming a unique protective divine technique that completely annihilated the sword light, while he himself remained unharmed. This was a protective secret technique he created by combining his own Underworld Emperor Scripture with the Lin character secret technique from his predecessor. Moreover, this move was actually somewhat similar to the protective divine light that Liang Yu had been using for a long time.

As for Lingbao Tianzun, he did not move. His loose black hair fluttered in the wind, and as countless strands of hair danced, he completely shattered the divine light and dissipated it into the void.

In the end, the divine light vanished, and the sword energy disappeared without a trace.

The two remained evenly matched, unable to determine a winner.

This move was somewhat unexpected by Liang Yu. After all, the Netherworld Lord's Origin Technique was the result of their joint efforts. They had deciphered the core laws of several extraordinary lands, and personally repaired and helped these lands to be reborn. Ultimately, all of this, combined with the wisdom of these two unparalleled talents, truly created a new volume of the Origin Scripture.

Although the Underworld Lord was a step ahead of him and embarked on the path of the Lord of Heaven and Earth earlier, this was because the Underworld Lord, as the founder of the Source Technique, had a higher starting point than him.

Therefore, Liang Yu was not surprised that the Netherworld Lord's Origin Technique could manifest in this way.

However, the Underworld Lord's move, the Wheel of Life and Death, was truly evenly matched with the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Qi, which surprised Liang Yu slightly.

In the original timeline, the Underworld Lord was narrowly defeated by the Emperor Lord. The Emperor Lord might have been in his third or second incarnation at that time, but in any case, he only lived one life in reverse. Even if his life in reverse was of high quality, it couldn't be this outrageous, right? However, Liang Yu immediately figured out the reason.

It's not that the Emperor was stronger in his previous life, but that the Underworld Lord became stronger than in the original timeline.

Under his influence, the Underworld Lord in this life comprehended the laws of the Immortal Bell and the Desolate Tower, the core laws of Kunlun Immortal Mountain, the core laws of the Immortal Tomb, the core laws of the Underworld, and so on. His accumulation was many times stronger than in the original timeline, so his cultivation naturally improved a lot, and his combat power could not possibly have not increased.

Liang Yu thought he was using the Underworld Lord as a tool to help him, but now it seems that the Underworld Lord is actually using his research to make himself stronger.

After all, the Underworld Lord truly achieved the dual success of the Origin Scripture and the Underworld Emperor Scripture through these studies, resulting in significant progress in both Origin Techniques and his own cultivation.

Liang Yu's cultivation so far has had almost nothing to do with these wondrous places. Although he has made great progress in his cultivation through them, these are all indirect benefits. While this is preparation for the future, he hasn't yet enjoyed the results. But the Underworld Lord has already received tangible benefits.

In particular, he also helped the Underworld Lord decipher the core laws of the Netherworld and create the Netherworld Scripture that the Underworld Lord had been cultivating for a long time. The Underworld Lord's strength is probably much greater than he imagined. In that case, it seems he underestimated the Underworld Lord somewhat.

However, since the Underworld Lord did not show any mastery, and even occasionally displayed the temperament of Duan De from later generations, Liang Yu could not emotionally regard him as a great master, even though he knew rationally that he was definitely not simple.

We were still harmed by preconceived stereotypes.

Liang Yu had a lot on his mind, but the two combatants didn't have so many distractions. Lingbao Tianzun sighed, "Is this the Underworld Emperor Scripture? It actually controls the power of life and death reincarnation. It is indeed extraordinary. Fellow Daoist Underworld Venerable, I have to admit that your method does have merit."

For Lingbao Tianzun, who was deeply afflicted by the Corpse Calamity, to utter such words, it is evident that the Underworld Lord at this moment truly shocked and amazed Lingbao Tianzun.

The Underworld Lord also said, "The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Qi is indeed the only supreme sword technique I have ever seen in my life. Fellow Daoist, you have mastered both techniques to the highest level, no wonder you were able to create the number one killing formation in the universe today."

Lingbao Tianzun said, "Since the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation has been mentioned, then for the third move, I will use this formation to experience the divine power of Fellow Daoist Mingzun."

As he spoke, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Qi gathered once more. He didn't use the physical Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, but instead used his divine power to create a new one. Although it couldn't last long, it was enough to unleash astonishing power even in a short time.

Boundless immortal light and sword energy intertwined, forming a complex and wondrous array. Countless runes intertwined and laws converged within the array, which seemed to encompass all the changes of the heavens.

Then, the array diagram grew longer in the wind, pressing down on the two of them. A mighty heavenly power emanated from it, as if it were not an array diagram, but a manifestation of the Heavenly Dao.

Then, four dark red longswords appeared. One sword was engraved with an endless sea of ​​blood, another with the image of countless corpses, another with the image of a true immortal shedding blood, and the last with the image of the destruction of heaven and earth. The intertwining sword lights of the four swords seemed to reduce all things to nothingness.

Then, the sword formation suddenly changed, and the four longswords instantly split into eight, then sixteen, then sixteen...

In a mere instant, countless dark red longswords appeared within the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, which originally only had four swords guarding it. They were arranged in a disorderly fashion, perfectly integrated with every node of the formation diagram, and even further merged into the formation patterns, becoming one with it. An endless aura of destruction and slaughter emanated from it, and the boundless Netherworld fell into a deathly silence.

Lingbao Tianzun actually upgraded the Zhuxian Sword Formation, condensing endless, ever-flowing sword light within the formation, and perfectly integrating it with the formation diagram.

The previous Zhuxian Sword Formation used four swords as its core. Although the Zhuxian Sword Technique and the Word Formation Secret were combined wonderfully, there were still clear differences between them. Just like when Ye Fan was trapped in the Mythical Battlefield in later years, he had his disciples and comrades use various methods to remove the swords in order to break the formation.

But now, the sword light and the array patterns have merged perfectly, becoming inseparable, even more perfect than before, and can be described as seamless and a unified whole.

The scriptures within the Netherworld Lord roared, and countless corpse energies vanished, transforming into Yin energy. A bottomless burial pit appeared, filled with countless corpses, as if burying an era.

Then, the seal of reincarnation shone within each of the countless corpses. A holy white halo flickered in and out, and the countless corpses seemed to be reborn. They struggled to their feet and climbed upwards, as if trying to return to the world of the living from the abyss that buried everything. It was as if death was not the end, but a new beginning.

Amidst the endless tide of corpses, the Netherworld Lord's body shone with divine light. He appeared as if he were the god of the underworld, the lord of reincarnation. The reincarnation imprints of countless corpses intertwined and shone, revealing a devout and fanatical expression. They all bowed down, as if they had seen the supreme ruler.

"The underworld is the final resting place of all spirits."

A distant phrase echoed in the hall, like an ancient incantation or a prophecy from a near-god.

This is the Netherworld Scripture, a supreme scripture that perfectly combines the methods of the Netherworld Lord with the core laws of the Underworld. Like the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, it is also a combination of two methods. However, it is a combination of Origin Technique and the method by which the Netherworld Lord proved his Dao through corpses.

(End of this chapter)