Chapter 728 - 523: Joy and Sorrow
The Eighty-Eighth Layer of the Heavenly Mount Mang!
Suddenly, a resonant Spirit Light soared straight up from below the Cloud Sea, rushing towards the peak of the Ninth Summit.
As the Spirit Light passed, the purple mist parted, the fierce wind subsided, and even the Dao Rhyme of the world trembled slightly.
"There’s an anomaly at the Ninth Summit!"
The cultivators watching from below burst into exclamations. Someone formed a Seal Technique with their fingers, gazing at the Spirit Light with a tone full of astonishment.
"Who is it?"
The Spirit Light gradually dissipated, revealing a figure in white, standing tall like a pine, with robes fluttering like an immortal, exuding an extraordinary and refined air.
"It’s Qin Tianjun!"
"Indeed!"
As soon as this was said, the murmurs intensified.
"Five thousand years ago, Qin Tianjun first ventured into this Immortal Mountain, single-handedly reaching the Eighth Summit in one go!"
"Later, in the Daoist Technique debate on the mountain, Qin Tianjun ranked first at the Eighth Summit!"
"Yes, yes!"
"In the blink of an eye, five thousand years have passed, and Qin Tianjun has reached the Void Refining Fourteenth Tribulation. Such progress is truly remarkable."
"A high disciple indeed from a renowned master, this is the second Direct Disciple under the great sage Pan Wu!"
"And several years ago, Qi Tianjun also ranked first at the Ninth Summit."
Speaking of Pan Wu the Great Sage, the surrounding discussions grew even more reverent:
"Pan Wu the Great Sage, a thousand years ago, crossed the Twenty-Second Summit..."
"His cultivation has already reached the stage of the Third Step Perfection, just a sliver away from the Fourth Step. With time, he will surely advance further!"
"The most terrifying thing is, the years Pan Wu the Great Sage spent in cultivation are not yet a Primordial Assembly!"
This statement exploded like thunder among the cultivators, not finishing before the surrounding crowd drew a collective sharp breath.
"Hiss— Terrifying indeed!"
"With such cultivation aptitude, no wonder he has caught the eyes of the Immortal Mountain, deserving his place among the True Immortals!"
Everyone displayed astonishment, filled with only awe in their hearts.
Since this Immortal Mountain appeared for tens of thousands of years, the inheritance has been endless, but only two Named Disciples have been added.
All were Daoist Monarchs with deep foundations, having digested the mountain’s legacy and engaged in arduous cultivation for countless years, demonstrating the difficulty of entering the mountain.
And now, as a Dharma Master, who can be among the Named Disciples of the Immortal Mountain, spanning the two Grand Thousand worlds, there is only Pan Wu Daoist.
Such honor, such talent, has long captivated the attention of all cultivators, making every word and action of his subjects of widespread observation.
His disciples, too, are regarded more highly by all. Every movement draws immense attention.
...
At the peak of the Ninth Summit, gale winds ravaged the land like ancient dragon roars.
The clouds surged like boiling water, purple mist intertwined with gray fog, covering the sky and blotting out the sun and moon Spirit Light.
On the mountain cliff, the rock layers were subtly crumbling under the pressure of two unparalleled forces, debris falling into the Cloud Sea below, silent as if swallowed by the world.
Qin Zhaoyu stood alone at the cliff’s edge in a fluttering white robe, surrounded by faint purple Illusionary Power intertwining with gray-white Annihilation Force, like Yin Yang complementing each other, as if life and death were interdependent!
In those clear eyes, Illusionary Power was profound, and the Annihilation Force was hidden.
In the past, when she practiced the Dao of Illusionary Power, she was already unmatched among peers, dominating and unparalleled. Later, guided by Chen Sheng, she switched to the "Nine Heavens Void Illusion True Solution," becoming even more harmonious and extraordinary, capable of conjuring an illusion with a raise of the hand and annihilating with a turn!
Her belief was:
"Everything in heaven and earth can enter my illusion; everything perceived by the eyes, touched by the mind, is emptiness!"
As this path emerged, all laws bowed down, falsehoods extinguished, even the Heavenly Dao principles could be drawn into the Illusion Realm, returning to emptiness!
And opposite her millions of miles away, a mirror image morphed into a tall figure of the Profound Robe Daoist.
"Fight!"
The word fell like a thunderclap, causing a fierce stir in the surrounding clouds and fog, even causing the fierce wind to halt!
Without a shred of hesitation, the Profound Robe Daoist’s figure abruptly lunged forward, throwing a punch!
As the fist wind howled, the void caved in layers and shattered, emitting a heavy, unbearable sound like a primeval beast roaring.
The power of the punch was pure to the extreme, violently supreme, as the full exertion of the ultimate Dao Domain of Force, capable of shattering the world, tearing the cosmos!
Qin Zhaoyu’s expression remained unchanged, a faint arrogance flashing between her brows, lifting a finger lightly, like a stroll through a garden.
A burst of Annihilation Illusionary Power erupted around her instantly, surging forth like a tide, transforming into countless fine, lustrous illusionary bubbles, densely packed, standing before her.
Each bubble contained the power of emptiness condensed to the utmost, seemingly fragile yet capable of dissolving ten thousand forces and metamorphosing ten thousand laws!
"Boom——!!!"
The punch clashed violently with the bubbles, a thunderous sound echoed across the Nine Summits!
Countless illusionary bubbles shattered, transforming into gray-white streaming light, dissipating into the void.
Yet the terrifying force of the punch was largely neutralized by the bubbles, though the residual power remained terrifyingly vast, sweeping across the surroundings!
The surrounding void trembled violently like boiling soup.
A tremendous tension erupted in the air, tearing apart the summit’s winds, clouds, and rocks into fragments.
The Cloud Sea surged like a tsunami, extraordinarily terrifying!
"The Three Thousand Illusion Paths, arise!"
Qin Zhaoyu’s hands flew in intricate gestures, forming the most ancient and profound Annihilation Seal Technique, as the encompassing faint purple Illusionary Power surged.
Like the rising sun!
Instantly enveloping the entire peak of the Ninth Summit!
All the phenomena between heaven and earth began to distort and blur at this moment, forcibly drawn into her Illusion Realm.
With the Illusionary Power as the foundation and the "Nine Heavens Void Illusion True Solution" as the guide, she evolved three thousand Dao Domains, vast and mighty, covering and oppressing the world!
Layer upon layer of complex Secret Realms emerged in the void.
Within the Secret Realm, there were Immortal Mountains, jade pavilions, Spiritual Birds, and Exotic Beasts... everything one could imagine.
One brilliant star wheel after another whirled, the star wheels covered in stars, Dao Patterns flowing, Spirit Light streaming in ten thousand ways, auspicious energy in thousands of strands!