Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 888 - 883 Lost One

Chapter 888: Chapter 883 Lost One

"I think you’ve taught your disciples to the point of becoming fools." The female voice was blunt and direct.

Jiu Se closed his eyes briefly, ignoring her, and strode into the core hall of the Nine-colored God Palace.

A group of his loyal followers were already there waiting quietly.

The Buddha of Eternal Life and Combat Buddha held golden scrolls in their hands, the platinum characters on them twisted and struggled frantically like living creatures, as if they could burst out at any moment.

"The situation on the Fangyu side has already been mitigated, he can’t bother with us right now. The troubles in the Realm of Death are enough for him to handle,"

The Buddha of Eternal Life said gravely.

"There’s still no news from Tian Yin Dragon King, no clear response to us..." Combat Buddha frowned.

"It’s alright, Tian Yin Dragon King won’t interfere until I’ve had a decisive battle with Fangyu."

Jiu Se reverted to his original superior and domineering demeanor, holding supremacy with only myself above all.

"In that case, everything will proceed smoothly. We can use the rapid transfer Liu Yun Fei Sleeve heavenly martial arts to arrive directly at the last positioning location within an hour.

However, due to interference from calamity energy, the cost is about fifteen times that of peaceful times."

"Don’t worry about the cost," Jiu Se said indifferently. "We strive for one success, leaving no lingering trouble."

"That shouldn’t be a problem." Combat Buddha nodded.

"The Netherworld currently has Universal Heavenly Venerable, Sherie Divine Monarch, and two seekers of Tao, the others are not a concern, they are just ordinary Heavenly Venerables. With the Buddha Ancestor’s action, everything can be completely obliterated in less than ten breaths."

"Before the great decisive battle, we must eliminate all potential troubles one by one," Jiu Se continued, "Are the other preparations made?"

"The Golden Locked Lotus of Buddha is ready. Once deployed, in coordination with the Foolish Buddha’s Light, even if Sherie Divine Monarch can temporarily resist the Buddha Ancestor’s action, these two moves should be able to subvert about 80% of the Netherworld’s foundations.

At that point, we can eliminate hidden dangers and also strengthen our own side." The Buddha of Eternal Life explained.

"Then let’s activate the grand formation." Jiu Se extended his hand and pressed downwards in the void.

His palm suddenly exploded into a ring of golden light, countless golden lights turned into fine golden needles, swirling around everyone, forming a band of golden light.

"The activation time requires one hour."

The Buddha of Eternal Life first closed his eyes, then opened them to respond.

"Alright."

Jiu Se nodded.

"You’ll appear directly at the location where you last battled Fangyu, and from there, it will take only thirty breaths to reach. Everyone, please act swiftly."

"We obey the Buddha Ancestor’s decree."

The Buddha of Eternal Life and Combat Buddha led a group of high-ranking members of the Buddha Domain to answer in unison.

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Nether City, Netherworld Palace.

Lin Xin took a deep breath, standing under a large tree with falling dead leaves, gazing towards the direction from which the sounds of silk and bamboo came.

Xia stood not far behind him.

In the courtyard, apart from the two, there was no third person present.

"The Nine-colored Divine Domain has taken action."

Xia suddenly said.

"My object-controlling divine skill is also almost complete. It’s time to leave." Lin Xin gazed at the vast Nether Realm, now calm and peaceful.

"Sherie Divine Monarch, you must arrange things carefully. Once that object-controlling divine skill is initiated, everything will fall into slumber. Except for you.

And to restart it will require at least ten thousand years to unseal." Xia explained carefully. With the Evil God King’s divine ancestor watching, he dared not be too reckless.

"I understand." Lin Xin said expressionlessly. "If there’s nothing else, you may leave now."

Xia smiled insidiously, bowed slightly, and his figure gradually faded away and disappeared.

At the instant of his disappearance, all the Heavenly Venerables’ escape lights in the Nether Realm suddenly descended into the courtyard.

The first to arrive were the Universal Heavenly Venerable and Shen Lue Heavenly Venerable.

Then came Teacher Long Snake and Jiuqu, followed by Cage King and Ji Qing, among others.

Finally, there were three disciples of earthly Heavenly Venerable level who weren’t Heavenly Venerables: Lu Li and two others.

The Inner Qi flow in the courtyard swirled, not controlled by humans, merely caused by the escape light dragging the airflow.

Lin Xin quietly looked at the familiar faces waiting for him to speak.

"This journey may require everyone to hide for a while; I don’t know exactly how long."

"Has the situation deteriorated to this extent?" Universal Heavenly Venerable frowned. "Being from the same Green Lake Mountain lineage, how could he...?"

"Whether they come or not, and when they come, this is my decision." Lin Xin said calmly.

The Heavenly Venerables fell silent immediately.

Jiuqu and Long Snake still retained their steadfast support for Lin Xin, but the others began to waver.

Not everyone can live with peace of mind after learning that their opponent, Jiu Se Divine Lord, has broken through to the level of Taoist Ancestor.

"I... withdraw." A voice finally spoke up.

It was an Shadow Heavenly Venerable under Cage King, with a calm expression, placing his Jade Token representing his Venerable status in the Nether City on the ground.

"Sorry."

"I am also withdrawing."

Once there is a first, there is a second.

Shadow Heavenly Venerables have always revered strength, with victors as kings, and now one by one they began to step forward, planning to leave the Nether Realm.

The Jiu Se Divine Lord targets only Lin Xin; others may not be pursued to death.

They don’t want to follow Lin Xin to the grave.

The atmosphere suddenly turned somber.

Lin Xin remained silent, while the Dragon Snake and Jiuqu became increasingly cold-faced.

A long pause...

"I also... withdraw." The Prison Cage King said softly, moving to another side to stand with the Shadow Heavenly Venerables.

He was originally conquered and forced to join the Netherworld; now offered a choice, he naturally left decisively.

Especially with the weakened Calamity Qi, and now the external Central Star Domain’s body faintly able to contact the environment. He no longer fears the Netherworld being slaughtered, naturally having peace of mind.

Ji Qing hesitated but didn’t speak; he slowly moved beside the Prison Cage King.

As a Heavenly Venerable, the stronger he is, the more clearly he perceives the terrifying might of the Future Buddha Ancestor. It’s not Taoist Ancestor against the Future Buddha Ancestor—a duel destined to be hopeless, without even a glimmer of dawn.

Shen Lue Heavenly Venerable’s face fluctuated, clearly struggling intensely within.

The Universal Heavenly Venerable lightly pushed behind him.

"Go."

Shen Lue shamefully lowered his head without saying much, and moved to the side of the Heavenly Venerables who wanted to separate from the Netherworld.

"I’m sorry."

He didn’t know whether this sentence was for Lin Xin or for the Universal Heavenly Venerable.

The Universal Heavenly Venerable smiled, and gently lifted his foot to walk beside Lin Xin.

"I’m being resented by the Future Buddha; even if I want to leave, I can’t—I must stay with you."

"Welcome." Lin Xin smiled.

The situation was very clear.

Standing beside him were the Universal Heavenly Venerable, Jiuqu, Honored Master Dragon Snake, and his three disciples: Lu Li, Wei Qing, and Prague.

A total of six Heavenly Venerable level combatants, this was the final foundation of the Netherworld.

"I won’t make it difficult for you, go." Lin Xin looked at the Prison Cage King and Shen Lue Heavenly Venerable, showing a stiff smile again.

None of them had the face to say much; in the face of a great enemy, their behavior equated to desertion before battle. If this action were spread, their reputation would be tarnished forever.

But compared to life, reputation is naturally insignificant. Moreover, few people are still alive to hear of any reputation tales.

The Prison Cage King, with several Shadow Heavenly Venerables, bowed to Lin Xin, then turned and soared into the sky. Soon, black warships rose, following them to fly out of the Netherworld.

Shen Lue Heavenly Venerable and others sighed, bowed to Lin Xin once more, and transformed into beams of light, soaring into the sky, directly penetrating the grand formation, disappearing outside the Netherworld.

Lin Xin did not obstruct them, and the formation granted them temporary passage.

He didn’t expect these people to share life and death with him—this choice, though significantly weakened the Nether City’s strength.

Yet, it was an opportunity to purify oneself.

Those willing to stay at this moment were those truly intent on sharing life and death with the Netherworld and him.

After waiting a while, once everyone completely left the Netherworld, they were sensible enough to not take much precious resources, taking only their direct disciples and subordinates, a few warships, before flying away directly.

Perhaps afraid to provoke Lin Xin, the departing Heavenly Venerables more or less left behind some unique Taoist Arts they had in their original residences.

As a cost for sheltering in the Netherworld for so long.

"Alright, everyone has left. We should get moving too."

Lin Xin said calmly.

"Sherie, what are your plans?" Dragon Snake Heavenly Venerable asked solemnly. "Even though the Future Buddha Ancestor is powerful, we aren’t weaklings—at this point, might as well go all out."

"If desperate, Honored Master and several Ministers have left a trump card with me," the Universal Heavenly Venerable chuckled. "Though it’s insufficient to defeat Jiu Se, delaying some time shouldn’t be problematic."

"No need." Lin Xin said calmly. "I’ve acquired unique Divine Skills; as long as all of you don’t resist."

If truly desperate, he vaguely sensed that he wouldn’t match the current Jiu Se.

The terrifying momentum of Jiu Se and Fang Yu’s clash that day still sent chills down his spine.

Moreover, what the Universal Heavenly Venerable didn’t know was that they were merely probing—it wasn’t even a warm-up.

Divine Skills?

A few were puzzled.

Such skills were merely for carrying small items on one’s body, used to carry larger weapon devices.

At this time, what function could Divine Skills serve?

"Very soon, you will understand. Since you trust me, I won’t disappoint you."

Lin Xin said calmly.

"Then, we leave it to you." Jiuqu Immortal Elder laughed, disregarding the current predicament.

He believed his Honored Master would never involve him in meaningless affairs—like entrusting the Taoist Ancestor Origin to Lin Xin at the start.

"Honored Master, act as you wish; we are willing to share life and death with you!" Lu Li, Wei Qing, Prague said solemnly. They represented the will of hundreds of True Transmission Core Disciples on the same journey as Lin Xin.

Lin Xin nodded.

"Everyone, please return; I alone am sufficient."

Before waiting for a response, he took a step forward, soaring into the sky. Like a black blade of light, directly piercing through the grand formation light curtain, flying into the void outside Nether City.

The enormous Nether City slowly rotated, surrounded by Calamity Qi—the Land for God Worship had now reached a scale of several million Spirit Miles in size.

It’s an astonishing number.

Floating in the void, looking far away, as the master, Lin Xin could feel the strong, heavy momentum that the Nether City was facing head-on.