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Chapter 875 - 85: Did We Take the Wrong Path? [Vote for Monthly Tickets!]

Chapter 875: Chapter 85: Did We Take the Wrong Path? [Vote for Monthly Tickets!]

Venerable Wanfa.

He had secluded himself on the Northern Region Holy Mountain for many years, becoming known as the human with the longest lifespan in the current age. No one could precisely state his age, only knowing that it had been five hundred years since he secluded himself on the Sacred Mountain after becoming renowned.

His disciples from five hundred years ago had established Chonglou Temple, and those from two hundred years ago had founded Night Blade Sect, while he had always stayed peacefully on the Sacred Mountain, watching the world’s events with amusement. Some even speculated whether Venerable Wanfa had long since perished and his disciples merely kept it secret.

But at this moment, the various rumors about him shattered on their own.

Venerable Wanfa was not only alive, but his combat power was still at its peak. A single move from him had repelled three great Tianyuans. How many could achieve that, especially under a sudden attack?

At Shu Mountain, Baize, who was facing three opponents alone, was a genuine Limiter. He had reached the Peak of the Eighth Realm and was in line for the unique position of Tongxuan.

Through this move, Venerable Wanfa proved that he seemed no weaker than Baize...

Upon seeing this, the Underworld King Sect Master flew into a rage. Although he had never met Venerable Wanfa, they had deep grievances. Originally, in order to compete in the Dao, he had renounced all good deeds to achieve a pure body of evil, gaining the recognition of Ksitigarbha’s True Body and thereby seizing the Dao from his master, Xuan Yinzi.

But this also granted him a single vulnerability, which was the good deeds he had discarded.

He couldn’t kill the embodiment of his good deeds, and as it was merely a mortal, it should have perished within decades. Unexpectedly, this embodiment was taken in by Venerable Wanfa and was trained to become a Seventh Realm great power. In the battle to seize the Breath of Hades, its involvement directly thwarted all his plans.

How could such coincidences abound in the world, from south to north, why did the embodiment of his good deeds pledge allegiance to no one else but the Northern Region Holy Mountain? Clearly, Venerable Wanfa had deliberately schemed against him!

Yet the Underworld King Sect Master truly had no way to deal with him. As long as the embodiment of good deeds remained on the Sacred Mountain, he could not act rashly there. Otherwise, upon encountering his evil, he would immediately suffer chaos in his godly soul and engage in a battle between man and demon, rendering even Ksitigarbha’s True Body useless.

Originally, holding this trump card had already made him itch with hatred. Now that the old coot had moved to snatch the Universe Ring, it provoked the Underworld King Sect Master’s wrath once and for all.

"Old thief, deliver your life!"

With a furious bellow from him, Ksitigarbha’s True Body struck as well, bringing forth a thundering momentum that was more than twice as forceful as when he had fought the Azure Dragon. This palm strike aimed to pulverize Venerable Wanfa completely!

In midair, Venerable Wanfa, whose face appeared kind like that of an old man, now exhibited a colossal Buddha with a hundred arms and a hundred feet high, instantly extending its countless golden arms to block under Ksitigarbha’s True Body’s fierce attack.

Boom boom boom boom boom—

Although similarly huge, the solidity was vastly different. Under the attack from Ksitigarbha’s True Body, the Buddha’s many hands shattered upon contact, bursting forth resoundingly one after another.

While it couldn’t completely block the attack, it did delay Ksitigarbha’s True Body’s onslaught long enough to retrieve the Universe Ring to his side.

Meanwhile, Azure Dragon, not willing to see its sect lose the Divine Artifact, unleashed a dragon’s cry. A burst of azure brilliance swept across like a sharp sword, which Venerable Wanfa faced with calm, directly resisting with his Dharma Body.

Hissss—

The hundred-foot Dharma Body was instantly severed at the waist and plummeted, crashing onto Mirage Mountain below.

Boom boom boom!

The impact nearly shattered what was left of the hanging Mirage Mountain; the land and sky boomed, and the Eastern Sea stirred with shocking waves!

This half of the Dharma Body must have contained Divine Skills, otherwise, such an intense explosion wouldn’t have occurred!

In the massive authority of this explosion, which blocked everyone’s Divine Sense and vision, Venerable Wanfa’s figure vanished into the high skies. When the dust settled, only a vast, clear sky remained.

All that was left was for the Underworld King Sect Master to witness, helplessly, the Divine Artifact being snatched away, emitting an unwilling roar, "Universe Ring!"

...

"If Penglai were invaded by formidable enemies, wouldn’t the Universe Ring be in peril?"

Originally, Daoist Cang Sheng, in the midst of competing for control of the Universe Ring, had urgently sent it back to Penglai Upper Sect. At the time, he made that decision primarily because the sudden arrival of the Shu Mountain Divine Boat was unexpected and he did not comprehend the might of the Divine Boat, which struck directly on the Universe Ring, knocking down the Divine Artifact. He also felt that since all the Immortal Sects were present, the battle would no longer proceed, thus he chose to safely send the Divine Artifact home, unwilling to risk even a slight mishap.

Chu Liang never thought that his home would be burglarized so quickly.

If not for this, he wouldn’t have needed to leave in such a hurry, and the war wouldn’t have reignited. Sometimes, the affairs of the world are just this mysterious.

Just like Yang Buwei warned him that Penglai might face a great crisis due to Chu Liang, and should be eliminated early on. Yet, it was precisely because of this warning that Daoist Cang Sheng had taken the actions he did today, which ironically led Penglai into disaster.

And the Shu Mountain Divine Boat that reversed everything was indeed brought back by Chu Liang. Without him, this divine artifact would never exist in the world.

Daoist Cang Sheng, frantic, had to desperately rush back to Penglai to mitigate the losses he had caused to the greatest extent possible.

"Ah—" His beard and hair stood on end, his body clad in hunting clothes, his cultivation activated to its peak, he shouted loudly, "For one year of my life, exchange it for a hundred years of decay for you!"

Boom—

The Eastern Sea Time Wheel spun furiously, the terrifying power of endless time pouring down, something even the powers of Tianyuan dare not touch.

This was a display of the Eastern Sea Time Wheel’s mighty power never seen before, using this divine artifact as a medium, Daoist Master Wu Ya could engage in an extremely unfair trade. He traded one year of his lifespan for a hundred years of aging in his enemy.

Daoist Cang Sheng, under normal circumstances, would never employ such self-damaging Divine Skills, but today, pushed to desperation, he had no more regard for consequences. In an instant, Daoist Rites roared, pressing down on Master Wen Yuan, unavoidable!

All Master Wen Yuan could do was to use the Hongmeng Daoist Rite to fend off the invasive spiritual power, but it was only a matter of time before it would be breached. Facing the massive advantage of the divine artifact, even though his cultivation was slightly higher than Cang Sheng’s, he could not bridge the gap.

At this point, it was fortunate that Immortal Qi Jing on the divine ship acted in time, bursting forth with the Royal Ship Technique, striking at the Eastern Sea Time Wheel once again.

Currently, their exploration of the Shu Mountain Divine Boat was still limited, only having developed these two powers. One, as a ship, to advance by shattering the void; the other, as a sword, to strike at the opponent with all one’s might.

Under the enhancement of the source of Daoist Master Jue Yun, this sword was nearly indestructible!

Boom!

The bronze giant ship collided with the Eastern Sea Time Wheel with an unstoppable whistling momentum, skewing it in one fell swoop. Daoist Cang Sheng had no choice but to retract the Daoist Rites directed at Wen Yuan and turn his attack towards Immortal Qi Jing on the divine artifact.

But before he could succeed, the Mysterious Yellow Battle Armor descended from the sky, Boom—

With one punch from Lu Jiuwei, the Eastern Sea Time Wheel was smashed nearly to the ground, forcing Daoist Cang Sheng to quickly stabilize his spiritual power to maintain control over the Eastern Sea Time Wheel. If this divine artifact were to lose control again, he truly could use death to apologize.

However, this strike also conveniently fulfilled Daoist Cang Sheng’s wish.

Senior Daoist Cang Yun and Cang Qiu from the Penglai Upper Sect had just been knocked into the Cloud Sea below, and now, all three gathered at the side of the Eastern Sea Time Wheel.

Daoist Cang Sheng straightforwardly rotated the Eastern Sea Time Wheel, instantly opening a portal, using the power of the divine artifact to break through the void.

Master Wen Yuan wanted to intervene, but Daoist Cang Sheng activated Daoist Rites, altering the flow of time around Wen Yuan, suddenly slowing his movements, making it too late to stop them.

Boom—

As the vortex of the Shattered Void grew larger and larger, the three finally managed to leave as they wished.

Only Lu Mountain Old Man, who hadn’t been knocked down earlier and was already struggling hard against Baize, was too late to catch up with this crack in the void.

Watching his fellow sect members escape below, he could only shout, "I haven’t gone up yet!"

Whoosh—

A flash of light.

Daoist Cang Sheng, disregarding everything, finally brought Senior Daoist Cang Yun and Cang Qiu back to the Penglai Upper Sect to help defend the sect gate.

But the moment they landed, all three were momentarily stunned.

"Sect Leader Senior Brother..." Senior Daoist Cang Yun slowly said, "Have we gone to the wrong place?"