Chapter 243: Final Resolution (1)
âItâs âSenior Thousandedgeâ.â No longer masking his identity in the slightest, Thousandedge faced upwards and cackled wildly. In the wake of his mad laughter, his face swiftly transformed. In less than five seconds, Thousandedge, a branch master of the Featherwood Guard who Xu Yangyi had heard much about, was already standing in front of him and Quan Ningyue! Waves of Foundation Establishment spiritual pressure swept the ground like autumn winds, impeding the duoâs breathing!
The worldâs events followed each other cyclically. He had waited for so long⊠Three years, a whole three years! To ultimately accomplish this! Just as he had said to Nameless, if he couldnât do so, then there was none in the world that could!
âHow did you get here?â Xu Yangyi asked, his voice low. He fiercely grinded his teeth, blood overflowing from his mouth like spring water.
âNo screams or madness⊠Tsk, tsk⊠To my surprise, this gorgeous curtain call finds itself without the most important musical instrument. How truly disappointing.â Thousandedge gazed deeply at Xu Yangyi, and his smiled vanished: âCommander Xu, you still havenât passed out now, how rare indeed⊠For a man about to die, I will be good for once.â
âJust as the Xingtian Legion set out, I too secretly arrived in Longsu Province.â Thousandedge looked coldly into Xu Yangyiâs eyes, but the regret and astonishment that he had anticipated didnât emerge. He said somewhat disappointedly: âIn the end, that heavenbound door restricted cultivators above Qi Condensation from entering. ButâŠâ
He said sinisterly: âWhile over a thousand entered⊠who among the clansâno less than several thousand to nearly ten thousand peopleâwould pay attention to the Xingtian Legion? Was there anyone not making the final preparations for their own clan?â
âBesides This Throne⊠my gaze never left you. But by no stretch of the imagination did I expect that none of you went through the heavenbound door!â Thousandedge looked at Xu Yangyi like he was looking at a dead man: âIâve waited here for a full several days. You finally came out⊠Truly, using this place as your burial ground can be no more beautiful.â
âHAHAHA!â
Before he even finished laughing, Xu Yangyiâs hearty laughter rang out at the same time. Thousandedgeâs smile vanished, and he looked coldly at Xu Yangyi: âDid you know⊠from the very first time I laid eyes upon you, your arrogance sickened me.â
âNowâŠâ Thousandedge looked on at Xu Yangyi piteously: âkneel down and plead for all of my past penances. Perhaps I will grant you an insectâs death⊠instead of having your limbs strewn apart by five horses.â
Boom!
Thousandedgeâs voice yet to fall, a spiritual pressure erupted with a loud rumble. With a raging scream, a ray of blue spiritual light rushed straight at him!
Thousandedgeâs expression didnât change. There wasnât even so much as a stir. The spiritual light exploded at the side of his body, and he dimly brushed an eye over the roughly panting Quan Ningyue: âInsect⊠you should understand your status. Kneel down and wait for death. I will leave you with a complete corpse. This can be considered an esteem for Grandmaster Gao Muya.â
âThousandedgeâŠâ Without any misgivings, Xu Yangyi sat on the ground and covered his wound. His mouth oozing with blood, he smiled wretchedly: âhave you ever heardâŠâ
âOh?â Thousandedge smiled and said.
âThe reason why the villain losesâŠâ Xu Yangyi wiped away at the blood at the corner of his mouth and also stared at Thousandedge like he was looking at a dead man: âis because he speaks too much!â
Thousandedgeâs brows slightly furrowed. In this twinkling moment, he suddenly realized that on the ground, over a dozen meters below his feet⊠that there was surprisingly another silhouette! At the same time, a sense of extreme danger instinctively raked across his spiritual sense. He was almost without any consideration, his vision shrinking back and his hands forming Dao-seals! In an instant, he vanished from where he stood!
CHOMP!
At the same moment he dodged, a terribly massive mouth, over a full meter in size, snapped down at his original position! Thousandedge could even hear the crunching sound of teeth echo in midair!
At the same time, his figure floated over to the other side. His hand fluttered gently, and a beam of white spiritual light screamed forth. Like arcing electricity, it went towards his original position. Halfway through the white rayâs flight, it swiftly transformed into a dagger emitting spiritual force!
Swish!
In a spark of flint, the dagger had already reached Thousandedgeâs original position. Soon afterwards, the knife split from one into two, from two into three, and from three into a legion of daggers. All of them formed silver blades of spiritual light that were the size of willow leaves. Silver blades soared all over the sky and formed a spiritual force cage that was roughly four to five meters in radius! Spirit blades shuttled back to and fro. If a person was within this blade frenzy, they were bound to become mincemeat!
Quan Ningyue gritted her teeth. Just as she was about to stand up, Xu Yangyi pulled her down with his bloodied hand.
âDonât goâŠâ He bit down, aching in pain as he was drenched in cold sweat. Threads of frosty air and blood seeped out from in between his teeth: âThis isnât something that we can join in onâŠâ
Quan Ningyue didnât speak. She simply took a deep breath and tightly locked her molars together. With her eyes closed, her entire bodily spiritual force was cycled to the peak! If she stepped aside⊠she wouldnât be worthy of the lost of Xu Yangyiâs left arm!
In any case⊠today spelled out their doom! Who present was capable of obstructing a Foundation Establishment cultivator? They were better off paying back this grace before dying and heading towards King Yamaâs palace with a clear conscience!
She hadnât seen, but in the wake of this ocean of spirit bladesâcuts so impenetrable that not a single hole could enterâThousandedgeâs face actually became increasingly solemn! Bulging veins appeared on his hands that were controlling the spirit blades.
Foundation Establishment! This is a Foundation Establishment cultivator!
The spirit blades seemed terrible and awesome, but Thousandedge himself knew the truth. Not a single one had cut into this opponentâs body!
How was this possible⊠How could there be a Foundation Establishment cultivator in this place?! Moreover, one that was evidently standing at the side of that little bastard! No⊠most importantly, there was obviously Foundation Establishment cultivator here, but why had his spiritual sense been unable to detect the other?! Only when this opponent appeared behind him did he become aware!
In an instant, offensive and defensive positions switched!
He had wasted Xu Yangyiâs qi sea with a palm. If Xu Yangyi didnât die... there was no shadow of a doubt that he would be unable to survive after leaving! Plotting against a Core Formation masterâs disciple was enough to bring his death ten million times over! Even if Ancestor Ancientpine didnât utter a word, those cultivators at the same realm of Foundation Establishment would overturn the earth to find him in order to offer tribute to a Core Formation ancestor! A blade would run him down!
It could be said⊠that there would be no place in the world for him to stab his heels into! It would be an even greater suffering than death!
âHow⊠could there be a Foundation Establishment cultivator in this place?! One who even came out from the secret realm at that?!â Thousandedge didnât even clearly see who the blade light was binding. His heart grew resolute, and he inhaled deeply. He suddenly clenched his right hand, and five talismans emerged at his five fingers!
âHeavenly Door OpenâŠâ His gaze was grave. He pointed towards the several meters of space that fluttered like white butterfly spirits: âEarthly Door OpenâŠâ
CreakâŠ
Above the blade light, an ancient phantasmal door surprisingly emerged. The surface seemed to stuck all over with crimson talismans that seemed as if they would be blown away by a single gust of wind. The door was no less than two meters tall. At this moment, a soft echo followed. The ancient door slowly opened and countless talismans floated, yet the hair-raising wailing of spectres was heard from within.
âFrom within a thousand miles, children deliver their soulsâŠâ Thousandedgeâs fingers slowly extended. As each finger extended, the door opened up a fraction more.
âThe roaming souls dwell, the three Hun long since come and the seven Po in approachâŠâ His chant was long, but in fact lasted for barely three seconds. Thousandedge roared angrily: âFive Demons Capture Souls!â
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Boom!
Following this sound, the door behind seemed to morph into a black hole! With all of its might, the door sucked everything in, yet strangely, this wasnât a true attractive force. Perhaps it could be said⊠that while this was a true attractive force, it didnât absorb physical objects!
Quan Ningyueâs pupils soon went lax. Xu Yangyiâs eyes flashed, and he quickly grabbed the dagger hanging on his chest. The dagger pierced straight into Quan Ningyueâs arm!
âArgh!â Quan Ningyueâs pupils shone again. She promptly shivered and gazed incredulously at the battle magik in the air. Even though she was so far away, she had never expected that she would be affected!
âThis is a soul capturing.â Xu Yangyi gasped for air. Although Thousandedgeâs action from moments ago was but a gentle motion, it felt as if all his meridians were being shredded, a pain striking bone-deep into his marrow.
Quan Ningyue gritted her teeth and wiped away at the cold sweat on her head. She quickly raised her head and stared fixedly into the silver light: âF-Fellow Daoist Wei⊠He⊠HeâŠâ
This place didnât permit the entry of Foundation Establishment cultivators. At most, she believed the other to be half-step Foundation Establishment! Yet under such an offense, how could he have possibly survived?!
âNo worriesâŠâ Xu Yangyi barked with grim laughter. Pain caused his voice to slightly warble, and he snickered ruthlessly: âHe⊠will tear Thousandedge straight into piecesâŠâ
BuuuuzzzâŠ
The ancient door trembled violently. From pleasant surprise, Thousandedgeâs complexion transformed into bewilderment and then shock. Five seconds later, cold beads of sweat were already dripping down from his forehead drop by drop!
How was this possible?! The Five Demons Capture Souls⊠reaped souls! Yet this person⊠had no soul!!!
BOOM!!!
Following a tremendous bang, white and black spiritual light erupted in concert! All the blade light dispersed, and Wei Zhongxian clasped an official seal in his hands. He had never budged a step.
In the wake of this explosion of black and white spiritual light, a halo of pure gold spiritual light exploded! Like a tide, it caused all of Thousandedgeâs qi to scatter apart like dead weeds and rotting wood. As if he had encountered a squall, Thousandedge was fiercely blown away in ceaseless retreat.
âFellow Daoist, who on earth are you?!?!â Thousandedge quickly stabilized and glared daggers at the person in front of him!
Dressed in ancient robes of a crimson shade, hair stark-white⊠This person obviously possessed an initial-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, yet he was ridiculously strong!
âIâŠâ Wei Zhongxian seemed study the golden seal fondly, reluctant to part with it. He raised a brow, sweetly covering his mouth and laughing. With his thumb and middle finger joined and the rest of his fingers extended, he deliberately pointed at Thousandedge: âam the person who will kill you.â
In a flash, Thousandedgeâs complexion turned ashen. He firmly clenched his teeth and displayed a storage ring in his hand: âIf Fellow Daoist does not participate in this affair, you may invite yourself to two-thirds of mysavings that I have spent years amassing.â
âGrandpa WeiâŠâ At this moment, Xu Yangyi, covered all over in blood, helped Quan Ningyue stand up on her feet. Like a wolf, he trained his eyes on Thousandedge: âkill him⊠obliterate his mind.â
âYes.â
âJuniorâŠâ Thousandedge took a deep breath and turned his head. He gnashed his teeth as he looked at Xu Yangyi: âJust now⊠I shouldâve killed youâŠâ Thousandedge could no longer spare the effort to ponder why Wei Zhongxian was obeying Xu Yangyi.
âRight now⊠you can come and give it a tryâŠâ Without the slightest weakness, Xu Yangyi stared down Thousandedge. There were no well-meaning words or cordial exchanges. Both of them had patiently waited in silence for three years. Currently, the map had long since been tossed aside and the dagger in plain view, the scheme was already afoot!
Thousandedgeâs chest heaved up with a heavy breath.
He was old, very old. Today, he wore an ancient changpao. In the air, he stood with his hands at his back, wind blowing on his long brows and white beard. He appeared like a descending immortal, yet his eyes were without a trace of benevolence. All that existed was killing intent, not masked in the slightest!
âIs Fellow Daoist determined to stick his head out for this Qi Condensation insect?â After ages, Thousandedge looked towards Wei Zhongxian without a sliver of emotion.
âA slave should naturally share tribulation with his master. This is my duty.â Wei Zhongxian covered his mouth and giggled.
âGoodâŠâ Thousandedge studied Wei Zhongxian indifferently: âIn that case, I will deliver the whole lot of you to be reunited!â
âPure YangâŠâ His hands formed Dao-seals at a blazing speed. As he started forming seals, cold threads of sweat spilled out from his forehead. However, his spiritual pressure began to overflow the entire cave, simply uncontrollable!
Beyond words, a mighty pressure emerged at Thousandedgeâs back. It carried a feeling of great changes, that of azure oceans transforming into mulberry fields. As his seal-forming became faster and faster, an azure scroll, no less than five meters in width, surprisingly took on a faint shape behind him.
âWORSHIPS SWORD!â In the instant that scroll formed, Thousandedge furiously shouted. His hand grabbed and released at empty air. With a swish, the azure scroll quietly unfurled like a great banner, over twenty meters in length! On the surface was a portrait of Lu Dongbin. In the wake of this picture scrollâs unfolding, hundreds of sliver-white rays of blade qi gushed out like a fountain! They saturated the entire space inside the livyatanâs mouth!
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From what I found, this entire chanting sequence comes from some sort of Daoist death ritual.
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Lu Dongbin is a Tang dynasty scholar and poet, born 796 CE. He was elevated to mythical status as the leader of the Eight Immortals.
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