Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 236 Upgraded Version of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation

Before his resurrection, Lingbao Tianzun needed to frequently travel throughout the universe to suppress unrest due to the Corpse Calamity, so he truly had few days of peace. In his fourth incarnation, he resolved this problem by directly sealing himself away because a dark primordial spirit had been born within him.

Therefore, although the previous Celestial Venerable Lingbao had built a Biyou Palace for himself, he never lived there for more than a few days. After hundreds of thousands of years, this celestial palace had naturally fallen into disrepair. Even in this life, he has been traveling through the universe, both to find other forbidden zones and to undergo his own transformation.

Now, Lingbao Tianzun is about to completely pacify the forbidden zone of life through his cooperation with Liang Yu and others. This means that, at least in the mortal realm, it will be difficult for any dark disturbances to arise. In other words, before Lingbao Tianzun ascends to immortality and leaves the mortal realm, there is nothing for him to do.

Therefore, at this time, Lingbao Tianzun was also feeling restless and wanted to rebuild a Daoist temple to facilitate his secluded cultivation. Thus, he also needed a special place as his Daoist temple.

Lingbao Tianzun's purpose was clear; long before he began searching for forbidden zones of life, he had already found his desired extraordinary place: Yuhua Divine Island. Therefore, Liang Yu naturally went along with it.

Like the Great Luo Immortal Mountain, Jade Flower Divine Island is a wondrous place that has vanished without a trace in later generations. It is unknown what happened to the supreme beings who resided there after their demise.

Although Jade Flower Divine Island is called an island, it is actually larger than a star, almost becoming an independent realm. However, since it floats in the starry sky, compared to the sea of ​​stars, this place can indeed be considered an island.

As Jade Flower Divine Island drifted, the light of the sun, moon, and stars was constantly being absorbed and expelled, causing the starlight to dim and only regain its brilliance after a long while. Under the intervention of the self-proclaimed supreme beings within, what should have been a process of controlled tension was transformed into the exhaustion of the essence of heaven and earth to nurture this unparalleled wonder.

While this allowed Jade Flower Divine Island to evolve faster, it also caused the depletion of the world's essence wherever it went. However, their methods were not as efficient as the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains created by the Underworld Lord and the Emperor in the original timeline. Moreover, because of Liang Yu, they had to carefully conceal their whereabouts and dared not overtly absorb the world's essence. Therefore, this indirectly resulted in the survival of some life-bearing planets that would otherwise have been completely drained.

Within the divine island, this almost independent realm is as extraordinary as a fairyland. Various colors of mist and clouds swirl within, auspicious energy billows, and countless ancient, verdant trees grow, radiating vibrant life. Within the divine island, countless ancient beasts roam, each brimming with powerful energy; even an ordinary wild rabbit or squirrel is comparable to a giant elephant or dragon from the outside world.

The creatures on this divine island may seem no different from those in the outside world, but their life essence is many times more powerful, each possessing a vast vitality far exceeding its physical size. In other words, these creatures would be considered promising talents among the demon race.

These creatures are extraordinary not because they are a special race or have any special bloodline, but because of the influence of the Jade Flower Divine Island. Rather, it is the special laws within this divine island that have subtly caused the ordinary creatures born naturally on the island to begin to mutate. However, they are still in a state of ignorance and have not yet awakened their consciousness and cultivated, so they are simply more vigorous in life force and have not yet shown any other abnormalities.

This is actually similar to the origin of the Kunlun clan. The so-called Kunlun Immortal Blood is actually the result of their physique being modified by the special laws contained within the Kunlun Immortal Mountain. Their bloodline has been permanently altered by the laws of the Kunlun Immortal Mountain, and this immortal blood may even continue to circulate even after the destruction of the Kunlun Immortal Mountain. This is a special effect that can only occur in extraordinary places.

The creatures of Jade Flower Divine Island are simply unlucky; they've been occupied by these self-destructive supreme beings, thus losing the opportunity to continue developing. If this place, like Kunlun Immortal Mountain, remained untouched by outsiders for a long time, sooner or later, a Jade Flower Divine Clan, forming its own distinct lineage, would emerge in this universe. Perhaps their Jade Flower Divine Blood would even possess the same prestige as Kunlun Immortal Blood.

However, now that Lingbao Tianzun has returned, the Yuhua Divine Clan will never be born again.

Lingbao Tianzun actually arrived here earlier than they activated the grand formation to forge immortal artifacts. However, because the sacrificial rituals contained within the formation attracted his attention, he did not stop Xiaoyao Tianzun and his group's plan. This was, of course, also because Xiaoyao Tianzun had previously been on the same side as them, so he was not entirely sure whether this was an arrangement by allies.

Of course, it's only because the current Lingbao Celestial Venerable doesn't know that the Carefree Celestial Venerable is going to use the power of darkness to transform himself; otherwise, he could have simply created a new domain gate on the spot and rushed over to slice the Carefree Celestial Venerable into pieces.

Lingbao Tianzun muttered to himself, "These array patterns are rather strange. They actually contain content that I have never seen before. It seems I will have to study them carefully in the future."

After all, as the most accomplished master of array patterns, it is extremely rare that there are still array patterns in this world that he cannot fully understand.

However, in that instant, his presence was also detected by the five Supreme Beings on the divine island. The moment they saw Lingbao Tianzun, they immediately gave up resistance and wanted to scatter and flee for their lives. After all, compared to Daode Tianzun, whose combat records were extremely rare, Lingbao Tianzun had fully displayed his extraordinary killing intent, and the reputation of his Immortal-Slaying Sword Qi was something that every one of the Supreme Beings feared. Not to mention, Lingbao Tianzun was now far more powerful than before.

As for the idea of ​​using array patterns to mobilize the power of Jade Flower Divine Island to resist, it was rejected in an instant. Are you kidding me? Using arrays in front of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao would be utterly insane.

But they soon stopped in their tracks. Because outside Jade Flower Divine Island lay the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, and an upgraded version at that.

The original four killing swords have now multiplied into hundreds, hundreds into thousands, thousands into tens of thousands, directly transforming into countless densely packed killing swords. These swords are intricately connected to the array diagram, which has expanded to encompass the entire heavens. The array patterns are endlessly evolving and changing, with no array eye remaining. The spacetime of Jade Flower Divine Island has been completely sealed off.

Upon seeing this massive array, these cultivators naturally fell into despair. How could they possibly escape from such an impenetrable array?

The Lord of Jade Flower said sternly, "Lingbao Heavenly Venerable, must you kill them all?"

Lingbao Tianzun laughed and said, "Considering that I have gained quite a lot today, I will give you a chance. As long as you can withstand one of my sword strikes, I will let you go."

The Lord of Jade Flower said in a deep voice, "You're not saying that the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is also a sword strike, are you?"

With a wave of his hand, Lingbao Tianzun dispelled the great formation. However, this time, the Zhuxian Sword Formation did not manifest its usual form of four swords linked together in the formation diagram. Instead, it began to coalesce into one, transforming into a single immortal sword. The Zhuxian Sword Formation had now completely transformed into an immortal artifact, and it had even entered its second stage.

Now, when Lingbao Tianzun's Dao-proving treasure is dispersed, it merges into countless killing swords and array diagrams, making them difficult to separate; when gathered, it transforms into an unparalleled immortal sword, perfectly formed.

Lingbao Tianzun grasped the immortal sword and said, "I said one sword, and that's what I mean."

Although the five supreme beings on Jade Flower Divine Island knew they were no match for Lingbao Heavenly Venerable, a glimmer of hope still rose within them. After all, surviving a single sword strike might be enough to overcome this calamity; it wasn't impossible.

Lingbao Tianzun swung his sword, unleashing a sword light that was neither dazzling nor swift.

The five supreme beings' expressions changed drastically. This seemingly ordinary attack was completely beyond their comprehension. They absolutely refused to believe that Lingbao Tianzun was intentionally holding back; there was only one possibility: the opponent's realm was so profound that they couldn't understand it.

The Lord of Jade Flower no longer hesitated and directly ascended to the ultimate level. The other four followed suit, but the outcome was already predetermined. The stronger they were, the more terrifying the sword light became.

But no matter how they resisted or dodged, the sword light struck their crowns squarely, as if this sword had anchored cause and effect and locked onto the future.

The expressions and auras of the five supreme beings froze, and then a line of blood appeared between their brows. After that, the five supreme beings began to disintegrate inch by inch, turning into ashes.

(End of this chapter)