All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 540 - 144 Subdue Evil Seal (8000)_3

Chapter 540: Chapter 144 Subdue Evil Seal (8000)_3

"I won’t directly break the seal by opening this door, will I?"

Although the Sealing Hall within the Earth Vein was exquisitely gorgeous to the extreme, it still gave off an eerie sense of dead silence. Considering that Shuoyue City had already been eroded to the bone by the Demonic Qi and had to undergo four transformations to shed it, An Jing still cautiously took out his protective Magic Artifact, activated the Tranquil Sword Manual, mustered the Taibai Luminous Godly Ban, and even had Subdue Evil keep an eye on the Heavenly Profound True Talisman, ready to immediately activate it to eradicate the Demonic Qi should the situation turn sour.

"It shouldn’t." Subdue Evil recalled for a moment, then shook his head: "This hall is essentially a symbolic ’anchor.’ The hall is like a mountain, and the soldiers within it represent the ’metal’ born from the mountains, while the Golden Condensed Water evolves into ’wood’, which refers to the pools and vines around the hall. Hence, there probably is a ’Elixir Fire’ inside the hall, forming a complete cycle of the Five Elements Rotation."

"The hall is built from materials of the Present World, which is Yang, and it’s located in the crevices of the Netherworld’s Earth Vein, which is Yin. It won’t matter whether you open the door or blow up the place, the mechanism of the Yin Yang and the Five Elements will still maintain balance and might even re-condense into a Spirit Mountain after a period of time, preserving the effectiveness of the seal."

"Alright."

An Jing trusted Subdue Evil. After making all the preparations, he pushed open the hall doors.

In that instant, one could only hear the mournful wailing of the chilling gale.

The moment the door to the hall was opened, An Jing realized something was amiss. The exterior of the hall looked intact, but not to mention the ’Elixir Fire’ mentioned by Subdue Evil, it seemed as if an entire blizzard was compressed within. Even An Jing, with his cultivation level, was blown away by the wind colder than that of Frost Calamity, with the thick, smoky Demonic Qi billowing out from within.

However, Subdue Evil wasn’t wrong— the pitch-black Demonic Qi tried to surge out with the cold wind but was pressed back by the external Hundred Soldiers Evil Suppression Dragon Formation. The Yin Yang Five Elements Light, transforming into a rainbow, blocked the overflowing Demonic Qi, gradually eroding it until everything reverted to normal.

"As expected, there is a problem with the seal."

Blown off the steps by the Demonic Qi, An Jing, leaning on his protective stance, approached the doors of the hall again.

He was wearing the Ghost Scale Inner Armor for protection, hence he wasn’t tainted by the Demonic Qi. After the cold wind subsided, he looked into the interior of the hall and couldn’t help shaking his head: "All that glitters is not gold."

Inside the hall were not the typical elegant decorations or sealing Formation Patterns one might imagine, but rather various peculiar veins of Spiritual Gold and root-like protrusions, vaguely forming a three-dimensional Array. It was so natural that An Jing immediately recognized it as a type of ’Demon Formation,’ or rather, a man-made landscape replicating and constructing the natural Spirit Vein of the world.

However, all of this was covered with frost carrying black, dirty smoke, which had corroded the structure, making the originally natural Great Formation appear

In the center of it all was a candleholder transformed from Spirit Wood, with strands of purplish-green ’Elixir Fire’ burning weakly inside—flickering on and off, almost about to extinguish completely.

Despite this, it still exuded strands of halo rainbows that made the surrounding space and time seem distorted, faintly forming a vision of the Four Symbols Eight Diagrams.

Behind this candleholder, the Immaculate Wood emitted a feeling of ’great discomfort,’ and above it hovered a sharp, bright, silver-green Sword Blade Fragment, enshrouded in the purplish-green firelight, seemingly in slumber.

[Subdue Evil Fragment]

Subdue Evil’s fragment was here.

"The Doulu Fire is almost extinguished?!"

Seeing this scene, Subdue Evil, more surprised by the dying flames than his own fragment, exclaimed: "Such Creation Immortal Fire should have transformed the Void of the Great Void into existence, supposedly eternal and undying—is the Bitter Silence being sealed here really so powerful?"

Fundamentally, Subdue Evil and An Jing were the same kind of person; before striking with their swords, they would be cautious and ready everything but once they acted, they were unstoppable, drawing their swords to claim their enemy’s head, their strikes drawing blood.

When confronted with irregularities, even the things they desired most within reach wouldn’t cause them to waiver. Instead, they’d calmly assess the situation.

"There must be a secret behind this."

Subdue Evil fell into contemplation, not stirred even with his own fragment right in front of him: "Don’t underestimate it just because the fire is about to go out and doesn’t seem to exert any pressure. This Creation Immortal Fire doesn’t harm people and looks quite ordinary, but in reality, it can refine the void and gather Spirit Qi out of thin air."

"If it is placed within an Earth Vein, the vein will gradually grow stronger, even developing Spirituality and giving rise to an Earth Spirit Divine Dragon; if it is placed in the Heavenly Sea, it will be akin to the birth of a second sun, nurturing all beings, creating the auspicious aura of the Golden Crow!"

"If it is placed in a Pill Furnace, there’s no need for an external Spirit Vein to operate it. It will naturally refine the best elixirs without any hint of smokiness."

"Hey, Subdue Evil, aren’t you eternal and immortal yourself?"

Hearing Subdue Evil’s description, An Jing did indeed take another look at the Immortal Fire, somewhat tempted, but he was open-minded. As the fire was part of the seal, he wouldn’t take it regardless of its allure: "You’ve decayed too, so it’s not strange for an immortal’s fire to extinguish once in a while."

"That’s the reasoning alright. It only means that we have not yet fully understood the methods of the Heavenly Demon."

Subdue Evil sighed: "I’ve checked it out; although there is an error in the seal, it’s no problem to stay here temporarily. Let’s first check my fragment. With me here, the Great Formation won’t stop you, and as long as I don’t merge first, the seal won’t be affected."

Had there been a sole seal or just the Demonic Qi, An Jing wouldn’t have been able to approach, but the fortunate thing was that both the seal and the Heavenly Demon were counteracting each other, reaching an effect akin to mutual cancellation, allowing even An Jing, who had only halfway cultivated his Martial Meridian, to move freely.