Chapter 428 [The Dharma Appearance of the Ghost Emperor of Ten Thousand Souls]
A figure in black robes suddenly emerged from the darkness, removing her hood to reveal an exceptionally beautiful face. Judging from her curvaceous figure, she was likely a woman.
He was born with the appearance of a handsome young gentleman, and his voice was neither masculine nor feminine.
"Tiandu? You've come at the perfect time. I've been wanting to test just how powerful the Tiandu Divine Thunder really is."
This person was none other than a powerful cultivator from the Refining Heaven Demon Sect who had arrived at Black Mountain Pass long ago. In order to conceal the existence of the sect behind him, he was originally not in a position to reveal himself.
But his presence was primarily to ensure that the strategic objectives were not compromised.
If we can't take Black Mountain Pass, there's no point in hiding it.
Upon hearing this, the Evil Soul Ancestor did not retort sarcastically, but seemed to acknowledge the person's strength, and then he explained.
“I have informed the Holy Sect that the Grand Commander of the Blood God Guard should be coming over. If he arrives in time, you will not need to take action.”
"That would be even better."
Having said that, he disappeared into the shadows once more.
At that moment, the Demon Lord of the Dark Blade walked in: "You were looking for me?"
The evil spirit threw out the information.
"Let's see, whether we can take Black Mountain Pass depends on this."
After reviewing the intelligence, You Dao was satisfied and put it down.
"This newly promoted Extreme Law Profound Core Demon Lord is not bad. He has some of my demeanor from when I was young. I heard he has a good relationship with that kid Zuo Qiuming?"
The Evil Soul Ancestor glanced at him, having some understanding of You Dao's personality.
“He has a history with all three clans. After the conflict between the two Zhuo clans, his relationship with the Zhuo clan broke down. He could be brought under the command of the Zuoqiu clan. With such potential, he might become another Leihou Lord in the future.”
The Evil Soul Ancestor was a member of the Zuoqiu clan, whose real name was Zuoqiu Chun. However, few people know his name nowadays, so this statement was actually a boast.
This reminded You Dao of his junior, Yu Xing.
My mood immediately soured.
The three young masters of Ni Ling were like brothers back then, but their relationship completely broke down after the battle of Cloud City, making them a laughing stock for many people.
How similar is the relationship with the three tribes?
Betrayal... is all too common. The reason the three-race alliance has lasted for so many years is not only due to common methods such as marriage alliances, contracts, and deeply ingrained ties of interest.
There is another secret unknown to outsiders, which is the foundation of the three clans' close bond and mutual trust.
"Enough of this. Gather the troops and prepare for the attack."
With the fall of Kuye City, a batch of reinforcements from Blood Abyss Province in the rear arrived, greatly replenishing the forces under the command of the Evil Soul Ancestor.
The main purpose of these personnel is to carry out actions after capturing Black Mountain Pass. After all, the Taihu cultivators in the pass have been almost wiped out, and these weaklings are useless in high-level battles.
The fertile territories beyond Black Mountain Pass need to be conquered and occupied one by one, replicating the situation in Fengzhou in Lingxi Prefecture, thus demonstrating the prestige of the Holy Sect.
“Lingxi Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of Wangyue Palace, so we need to be extra careful of Silver Moon Child Granny during this attack. For some time now, she has been mainly trying to restrain us and force Haoran Sword Master to use his full strength.”
"This is a crucial battle. If we lose, the entire Lingxi Prefecture will be thrown into chaos. You must be extra careful of Tong Lao's methods and lest you be caught off guard and lose your life."
The Demon Lord of the Nether Blade suddenly raised his hand, turning his back to the Evil Soul Ancestor.
"Evil spirit, you underestimate me."
"..."
Sigh~
With a deep sigh, the evil spirit chose to ignore the fiend.
at the same time.
The atmosphere inside Black Mountain Pass was one of sorrow and pity. The Sword Master of Haoran and the Silver Moon Child Granny sat at the head of the table. The hall was empty, with only a dozen or so powerful Core Formation cultivators surviving.
Only nine of them were female cultivators from Wangyue Palace; the rest were sword sect cultivators carrying long swords. The defending army had been completely wiped out after five years of bloody battles, and reinforcements were intercepted and killed on their way.
Hao Ran lowered his eyes, his tone regretful.
"It's a pity about Bagua and Ma Yi. They were both rising stars of our Sword Sect. Although their soul lamps haven't gone out, it's no different from being dead."
Silver Moon Child Granny also harbored hidden anger.
Just as Wang Yu had guessed, Tian Du Lei Jun did indeed have the means to directly contact Heishan Pass, and they already knew about the situation of the Battle of Kuye City.
"Fireflies..."
Half a century has passed since the start of the war. Taihu has lost four Nascent Soul cultivators, and Chiyuan has also lost two Nascent Soul cultivators. The blame has been placed on Taihu.
This is a fabricated charge. A little thought reveals that it was definitely fabricated by their own people. The Yougu Feng Clan is now a mad dog, and their demise is imminent.
"No matter what, the eldest son of the Heavenly Capital died in Kuye City, so he will definitely come to Heishan Pass. Chiyuan will also take action. Heishan Pass will probably not be able to be defended."
"You shall immediately retreat to Black Mountain City. This place shall be handed over to me, the Sword Master, and the Child Granny."
Upon hearing this, the Core Formation cultivators below the hall were all filled with righteous indignation.
"These wicked villains deserve to die! We will not leave; we swear to live and die with the Sword Master!"
"Grandma Tong, we're not leaving either."
To live or die together?
Haoran Sword Master seemed to choke for a moment. He didn't want to die so young, and immediately became somewhat impatient.
"You're always making a racket, and you have no idea what you're capable of. Staying here means certain death. If Granny Tong and I can turn the tide, you'll naturally need to come back."
"If we can't, we can retreat gracefully. Can you? Ouyang Xia, can you?!"
The Core Formation sword cultivator who had been shouting the loudest immediately looked ashamed. He was just going along with what was on his mind, so all he could say was that.
In reality, the death rate at Black Mountain Pass was as high as 99%. He had wanted to retreat for a long time. If it weren't for the two Great Perfection cultivators holding the line, he would have deserted.
Exorcising demons and protecting the righteous is nothing more important than one's own life and property.
"alright."
Silver Moon Child Granny tried to smooth things over by saying something.
"These juniors also have a heart full of justice, why dampen their enthusiasm? Let them all go. All the disciples of Wangyue Palace should go to Lingxi Prefecture City and have them send messages to the mountain gate and strengthen border defenses."
"Yes, Granny Tong!"
With the departure of the remaining dozen or so Core Formation cultivators, only two people remained in the vast Black Mountain Pass. With a thought, the Silver Moon Child Granny emerged from her body as a figure formed from moonlight.
The central point of the formation that disappeared into the pass.
"My Silver Moon clone can temporarily take charge of the formation. This battle is extremely crucial, so I hope Sword Master will not hold back any longer."
"What are you saying, Granny Tong? I'm injured in one arm, so I'm not considered to have gone all out?"
"You know the truth in your heart."
A meaningful glance between them led to a moment of silence.
After a long pause, the old woman continued.
"If Black Mountain Pass falls, Lingxi Prefecture will become a chaotic place like Feng Prefecture. I want half of the Moon Plate of the Taiyin Sect's inheritance."
The struggle between the seven righteous sects is far more serious than it appears on the surface. In fact, because it is hidden in the shadows, its intensity is even more unscrupulous than that of the Crimson Falcon Demonic Path.
Calling them hypocritical is a compliment.
The Silver Moon Child Granny's words implicitly acknowledged the fall of Black Mountain Pass and allowed Lingxi Prefecture to become a second Feng Prefecture.
She! One of the top figures in the Moon Gazing Palace, is willing to cede ancestral land to fulfill the schemes of the Void Heaven Sword Sect and obtain the opportunity to become a Nascent Soul cultivator.
This decision is neither right nor wrong.
After all, once you become a Nascent Soul cultivator, you can reclaim what you give up today in the future.
The Moon Plate, a legacy of the Taiyin Sect, is the core token of this ancient overlord. Half of it is held by the Wangyue Palace, while the other half is controlled by the Sword Sect.
The ruins of Taiyin Gate are also under the jurisdiction of Wangyue Palace.
If it weren't for the overwhelming power of the Sword Sect's Nascent Soul cultivator, she too would have been capable of storming the Sword Sect's mountain gate on the spot.
They live for the Way, and die seeking the Way!
Nothing could be more true.
The Sword Master Haoran remained silent and refused to answer. The Sword Sect would not stand idly by and allow other sects to produce Nascent Soul cultivators.
Another reason is that the ancient Taiyin Sect is a demonic lineage, related to the legendary ancient demons [Yin] and [Yue]. The former was sealed in the desolate ancient plains, while the latter's whereabouts are unknown.
If the Moon Gazing Palace were to obtain it, it would be highly likely that they would side with the demonic path. The Sword Master of Righteousness would not agree to this, nor does he have the authority to do so.
"Why don't you go to the Sword Sect yourself and talk to Venerable Taixu?"
"--snort!"
The conversation ended unhappily, but both sides revealed a great deal of information, with every sentence touching on the secrets of this world.
Before the results were in, the Evil Soul Ancestor and his men attacked Black Mountain Pass once again.
War has broken out again!
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Outside Heishan Pass, the sky was once again shrouded in dark clouds.
This is how a powerful figure in the Ghost Path travels.
The evil spirits roared in, as if they were riding on a ghostly hell, where living beings wailed and struggled, their lower bodies completely merging into the dark clouds.
The evil spirit holding the Ten Thousand Souls Banner shook its hand on the city wall of the pass.
"Sword Master, do you dare to fight?"
With the war at this point, switching sides is out of the question. If Youdao makes a move, he will be handcuffed by Yinyue Tonglao. In addition, the situation has become an open game.
They might as well just shout it out.
As expected.
A seven-colored sword light shot into the sky from Black Mountain Pass, its mighty sword energy forming a long river, just like the Milky Way turning upside down to form a vast wave. The dazzling sword light was so bright that people couldn't open their eyes.
The mighty sword energy swept down, and the Evil Soul Ancestor waved his banner.
One after another, vengeful ghosts with bloodshot eyes howled to the sky, and the cold, eerie ghost mist swept upwards, clashing with the mighty sword river, the aftershocks spreading for more than a hundred miles.
If Black Mountain Pass had not been protected by the formation, it would have been destroyed in the aftermath of this battle long ago.
Even so.
The land centered around Heishan Pass was also completely plowed, turning into barren sand and yellow sand filling the sky, making it look like a desert at first glance.
Life was utterly extinguished and spiritual energy dissipated within a hundred miles.
The clash between the righteous Dharma intent and the myriad ghost Dharma intent reveals the collision of two wills in the void high above, a head-on collision between the seven-colored righteous sword and the hundred-foot-tall myriad ghost king.
Below.
Haoran Sword Master transformed into a beam of sword light, charging towards the Evil Soul Ancestor. Wherever he passed, all the fierce souls and ghosts were annihilated, like a peerless general who fought against three thousand troops alone.
It's like a divine being who can hold off ten thousand men on a mountain pass.
As a giant of the ghost path, the Evil Soul Ancestor's skills all lie in evil magic and secret incantations. But having cultivated to this level, it would be nonsense to say that he is not good at close combat.
It is unknown what decision he made, but seven mid-stage fourth-tier ghost kings flew out from the soul banner and merged into the body of the Evil Soul Ancestor one after another.
The incantation spread across his body in an instant.
It then transformed into a black-skinned demon with a blue face and fangs, its white hair wildly waving, and its size suddenly increased to a thousand feet, becoming level with the towering and dangerous pass.
This is a supernatural power that simulates the divine transformation realm.
Divine Power and Dharma Form!
The forms of Dharma that are cultivated vary greatly depending on the method. Regardless of whether it is the Five Demonic Sects or the Seven Righteous Sects, Dharma forms and supernatural powers are the trump cards that are kept under wraps.
It is also a shortcut to breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage.
As a veteran powerhouse in the Nascent Soul stage, the Evil Soul Ancestor was 1,400 years old and had naturally cultivated the signature Dharma Form of Yin Ghost Peak—the [Ten Thousand Soul Ghost Emperor Dharma Form]!
If the late stage of Nascent Soul can be called a great cultivator.
A Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of their cultivation is invincible below the Divine Transformation level. Their Dharma Aspect supernatural powers are extremely depleted, and the fact that they are used proves that they have the intention to kill.
The surging Haoran sword suddenly stopped.
"You reckless brute, why are you risking your life! You're just letting that woman Silver Moon get the benefits for nothing."
He could only mutter these words to himself, as it was impossible for him to say them aloud. Considering the existence of the Heavenly Thunder Lord in the shadows, the Sword Master of the Vast Land had no intention of engaging in a direct confrontation with the Dharma Aspect.
With a flash of sword light, his natal magic weapon, the Righteous Qi Sword, was drawn from its sheath.
"—Cut the Waterfall!"
A streak of sword light shot out, but the sword-based escape technique carried him back into the Black Mountain Pass's formation. A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle; the evil spirit that had used its Dharma Aspect Divine Power wouldn't last long.
Just then, the Demon Lord of the Nether Blade suddenly appeared in his retreating path, unleashing a hundred-foot-long blade aura with a single horizontal slash.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the Silver Moon Child Granny was a tiny bit slow. The Moonlit Sea Domain Secret Technique only managed to handcuff the person after the Nether Blade had struck three times in succession.
Hao Ran's face turned green.
The attack of the Nether Blade would be fatal to an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, but it could be easily neutralized by a few sword strikes. However, there was an evil spirit ancestor lurking behind him.
And that's how it got delayed.
The fist, carrying endless vengeful spirits, had already slammed down. The wailing of ten thousand souls shook people to the point of shattering their souls, and their eyes seemed to see a kaleidoscope of double images.
A surge of righteous energy erupted from the sword's head.
The layered, scale-like eggshell-like spiritual shield blocked the soul-shaking effect, but the Ghost Emperor's punch sent him flying into the giant wall of Black Mountain Pass.
The formation cracked open, creating a huge fissure.
Smoke and dust filled the air, and the battle entered a fierce stage.
Right now.
Behind Black Mountain Pass, Wang Yu and the others stared in horror at the image of the Evil Soul Ancestor. To be frank, this attack could kill any one of them instantly.
In other words, as a crucial pass, the materials used in its construction were extraordinary, and the formation further buffered the force of the attack...
"Although the Evil Soul Ancestor has returned to the Zuoqiu Clan, he was once the number one person of Yin Ghost Peak. His Ghost Emperor Dharma Form is comparable to that of the Nascent Soul stage."
The Demon Lord of the Underworld Tiger was full of praise, and casually made a boastful remark.
Wang Yu squinted.
"I'll try to enter in another way. Fellow Daoist Fire Ghost, why don't you go first?"
Since he came to break the formation, the Fire Ghost naturally carried a magic weapon for breaking the formation; this was a task he couldn't escape.
Wang Yu's intention to act alone was also quite clear.
I'm worried about Tian Du Lei Jun!
This idea is sound, and the others won't object. They're afraid of being implicated by Wang Yu and being crushed to death by Tiandu Leijun, so they'd rather he stay away.
"Very good, very good. Fellow Daoist Xuandan, please proceed on your own."
"In this battle, we are only supporting; survival is our priority."
The Nether Demon and the Nether Tiger echoed each other's opinions, but the Fire Demon Old Demon's expression was not good, and he retorted.
“No, there are exactly four formation-breaking nails. We need to each take one and activate them simultaneously from four directions to break this formation. Fellow Daoist Xuandan, it makes no sense to entrust the task to me.”
Who would have thought?
After Wang Yu took away one of the formation-breaking nails, he completely ignored him.
His body sank into the ground, and his aura completely disappeared.
However, the Yellow Springs Grudge Puppet enveloped him, preparing to circle around from underground to the front of Black Mountain Pass, where the Evil Soul Ancestor was, making him feel much safer.
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