Book 07 Chapter 198: The Six Paths Immortal Arrives
The flawed immortal firmament:
As Essence Genesis extracted the Immortal Origin, a tremendous report resounded, shaking the entire flawed immortal firmament. Within the void, vast cracks suddenly spread across the flawed immortal firmament.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
The eighteen gigantic cracks that previously marred the immortal firmament instantly multiplied to eight hundred and continued to expand. Within the flawed immortal firmament, numerous disciples from various sects watched in astonishment as their world shuddered.
”What’s happening?”
“Is this the end of the world?”
“Holy Master! Holy Master, what’s going on?”
As the disciples of the major sects panicked, a streak of light abruptly entered the flawed immortal firmament from the Yellow Springs Road. The light twisted slowly, gradually solidifying into a translucent figure, a man clad in a black robe. If Gu Hai saw this person, he would immediately recognize this man. He had met this person eight hundred thousand years in the past—the Six Paths Veritable Lord, now known as the Six Paths Immortal.
Upon receiving the Bone Deity’s curse message, the Six Paths Immortal hesitated for a while as his Heaven’s eye scrutinized the Yellow Springs Sea.
The Six Paths Immortal quickly located the Yellow Springs Road. The question was whether he should venture there.
Heaven Cang’s death was still fresh in his mind. Back then, he had deceived Heaven Cang to leave and then slain her. Now, he could not help but wonder if someone was trying to lure him out of the Six Paths Immortal Firmament and into a trap or conspiracy. After all, once he left the Six Paths Immortal Firmament, he could not drive the power of the world.
The Six Paths Immortal was not particularly curious about the survival of the Bone Ancestor. Even if the Bone Ancestor were alive, killing him would be easy. What piqued his curiosity was the Holy Heavens Immortal Firmament.
Isn’t that my immortal firmament? It should have been obliterated long ago. Why is it still around?
Antic.i.p.ation filled the Six Paths Immortal.
Should I go?
It wouldn’t really matter. My true body is still in seclusion. Going there would risk a strand of my consciousness, at most. If something happens to this strand of consciousness, so what? As long as my true body is still in the Six Paths Immortal Firmament, I am invincible.
Whoos.h.!.+
He instantly transformed into a streak of light and rushed to the Yellow Springs Road. Soon, the divine consciousness of the Six Paths Immortal arrived in the flawed immortal firmament.
Upon entering the flawed immortal firmament, this strand of divine consciousness drove the energy from the surroundings to construct a Daoist-robed body.
Standing in the void, the Six Paths Immortal looked seriously at this world.
“The Holy Heavens Immortal Firmament? It truly still exists?” The Six Paths Immortal scrutinized his surroundings.
Buzz!
The Six Paths Immortal closed his eyes, sensing the laws of this world, which were modeled after the Six Paths Immortal Firmament’s. Through his connection to the Great Dao, he sensed countless locations instantly; in the blink of an eye, the entire world was within his general perception.
Rumble…!
Suddenly, an immense amount of the power of faith seemed to find its target, surging towards the Six Paths Immortal in a bizarre fas.h.i.+on, taking the Six Paths Immortal by surprise.
“All the creatures in this world wors.h.i.+p me? They are all fanatical believers?” The Six Paths Immortal’s eyes glowed.
Suddenly, the Six Paths Immortal felt like he had returned to his days as the Holy Heavens Sect’s sect master.
“Good, this Immortal needs such believers, unlike those in the Six Paths Immortal Firmament, a bunch of rebellious beings who know nothing but to fight and rebel against me. Humph!” the Six Paths Immortal snorted coldly.
After sensing the area again with his eyes closed, he said, “This flawed immortal firmament should have been broken. It has existed for eight hundred thousand years with eighteen cracks in it? Has someone been using the Immortal Origin of this place to repair this immortal firmament? Unfortunately, it can’t be fully repaired. This immortal firmament has been continuously weakening and will ultimately be destroyed. How unfortunate! But what of it? The lifeforms here believe in this Immortal so deeply. When the time comes, I will take all of you with me.”
Rumble…!
Just then, Essence Genesis removed the Immortal Origin. Doing so prevented the power of the world from repairing the eighteen cracks. The halt in repair laid bare the terror of Void Energy. Instantly, Void Energy corroded the flawed immortal firmament, causing the countless cracks to multiply on the flawed immortal firmament’s periphery, resembling a tortoise’s sh.e.l.l.
The entire world began to tremble.
As the people cried out for help, the Six Paths Immortal’s face turned cold, and he focused into
the distance.
Whoos.h.!.+
Instantly, he transformed into a streak of light and rushed toward the far-off location.
He saw Essence Genesis, Lady Houtu, Mao Tianyun, Ensnaring Performance, and others in the distance. Then, he suddenly noticed the golden dragon possessed by Hetu.
“Heaven Cang’s corpse? No, that’s not right. I had already destroyed Heaven Cang’s corpse. Was it resurrected with the power of faith? I have always wondered what Heaven Cang’s backup plans were. So, her lackeys helped resurrect her body, using my power of faith to bring back her corpse? Useless. No one can bring you back. Even if they do, it wouldn’t be you. And even if it was, what of it? Without the Immortal Origin, you are nothing,” the Six Paths Immortal said coldly.
Essence Genesis’s voice came from afar.
Essence Genesis stared at the golden dragon coldly. “The Immortal Origin is mine now, and from this moment, you are mine too!”
Yours? Hah!
“The Holy Heavens Immortal Firmament’s Immortal Origin? It doesn’t belong to you!” A dignified voice came from the sky.
Boom!
The Six Paths Immortal reached everyone in mere moments.
“The Six Paths Immortal?” Kong Xuan’s face changed instantly at the sound.
The black-robed Six Paths Immortal stood in the air. Although he seemed somewhat illusory, everyone present was horrified. All the faces evinced shock.
He did not emit an aura, yet an overwhelming pressure naturally formed, causing the Mosquito Daoist’s heart and mind to shudder.
Is this really the Six Paths Immortal?
The Mosquito Daoist stared wide-eyed, not daring to interject.
Essence Genesis suddenly focused his gaze on the newly arrived figure. Even the golden dragon, Hetu, which Essence Genesis held, widened its eyes in shock.
“Houtu, is this what you have been doing over the years? Trying to resurrect Heaven Cang?” The Six Paths Immortal cast a cold glance at Lady Houtu.
Lady Houtu’s face darkened, but she remained silent. Houqing, standing beside her, s.h.i.+vered, his fear of the Six Paths Immortal burgeoning at the sight of the Immortal. It felt like the end of the world.
“I-I-I am not Heaven Cang. You are mistaken. I am not!” Hetu suddenly shrieked in fear.
Held captive by Essence Genesis, Hetu was afraid. But the fear became terror upon meeting the Six Paths Immortal because Essence Genesis might not destroy him, but the Six Paths Immortal certainly would.
Hetu’s outcry caused the Six Paths Immortal to turn his head and say coldly, “Humph! Re-creating a physical body and forming a soul just resulted in a cowardly consciousness. You’re far inferior to Heaven Cang. There’s nothing to you!”
“Yes, yes, I am inferior, just a speck of dust. Let me go!” Hetu pleaded urgently.
The Six Paths Immortal glanced at Hetu with a slightly furrowed brow. “Rest a.s.sured. The Immortal Origin of the Holy Heavens Immortal Firmament is mine, and you are mine too. I will grind you to dust and completely obliterate you!”
“Huh?” Hetu’s face stiffened as tears of despair streamed down its face.
Why am I so unlucky?
Looking up, the Six Paths Immortal turned his gaze to Essence Genesis. “The Myriad Age Daoist Sect?” he asked in a deep voice.
“The Myriad Age Daoist Sect’s Essence Genesis!” Essence Genesis replied calmly.
“Supreme Ascendant and Heavenly Access served me faithfully for eight hundred thousand years. In consideration of their service, I offer you a way to survive. Give this Immortal the Immortal Origin and this golden dragon!” the Six Paths Immortal commanded.
The tone of Six Paths Immortal carried an air of superiority, a sense of ent.i.tlement, and an imperative that demanded obedience.
“You want me to give them to you?” The Essence Genesis stared at the Six Paths Immortal.
“That’s right!” the Six Paths Immortal responded coldly.
“What if I don’t agree?” Essence Genesis countered with a cold smirk, showing no fear.
Don’t agree?
Kong Xuan, Lady Houtu, and Houqing stared at Essence Genesis in shock. No one has dared refuse the Six Paths Immortal, let alone defy him. What did I hear? Did Essence Genesis just refuse the Six Paths Immortal?
The Six Paths Immortal did not expect the loyal Myriad Age Daoist Sect to defy him.
The Holy Heavens Immortal Firmament was initially his, as was the Immortal Origin. As for the golden dragon, it could not escape, either. This matter should have been straightforward, but Essence Genesis dared to refuse.
“Humph! You don’t agree?” The Six Paths Immortal’s eyes flashed with cold light as he emanated a murderous intent.
The sky suddenly filled with roiling dark clouds, as if brewing a storm, when the murderous intent appeared.
Buzz!
Suddenly, a crack formed in the center of the thick clouds, and Heaven’s eye appeared. Just like in the Six Paths Immortal Firmament, the emergence of Heaven’s eye brought with it an aura of heavenly might that compelled everyone present to kneel and wors.h.i.+p.
The Mosquito Daoist involuntarily knelt down; Ensnaring Performance, Purple Subtlety, and Longevity could not resist this powerful urge, either. They were about to kneel when Gu Hai made a swift gesture.
Whoos.h.!.+
Gu Hai swiftly pulled the Mosquito Daoist, Mu Chenfeng, Ensnaring Performance, Purple Subtlety, Longevity, Long Wanyu, his skeleton clone, and even Dahong’s upper half into the Gu’s Immortal Firmament.
Only Gu Hai’s true body, the Unborn Man, Kong Xuan, Long Wanqing, Lady Houtu, Houqing, and Mao Tianyun were left outside.
Except for Gu Hai, who lay wounded, all the others were at the consummation of the Upper Heavenly Palace Realm. They managed to remain on their feet. Long Wanqing and Kong Xuan supported Gu Hai while the others retreated slowly.
The Six Paths Immortal and Essence Genesis were not ent.i.ties this group could afford to provoke. The two glared at each other, leaving the others to their own devices.
With the appearance of Heaven’s eye, a ferocious might radiated towards Essence Genesis.
Essence Genesis smirked coldly. “A heavenly eye? Do you think you’re the only one who has it?”
A chilling light shone in Essence Genesis’s eyes, and an overwhelming murderous intent suddenly surged around him.
Boom! Rumble…!
Dark clouds started to churn above Essence Genesis’s head. Suddenly, they split open in the middle.
Buzz!
Another Heaven’s eye appeared—no, this one seemed to be on Essence Genesis’s side. Its iris gleamed with a purple hue.
The Heaven’s eye of the Six Paths Immortal had a black glow.
Two heavenly eyes emitted similarly formidable auras, evenly matched, and neither yielded. The murderous intent stirred constant tremors in s.p.a.ce.