Chapter 289: Chapter 217: The Death of the Confucian Immortal, Birth of Qingchen! Farewell Teacher!
Celestial Bane.
Before Su Changqing decided to risk his life, he had already thought of this object.
Back then, in the Elven Realm, after sealing the Celestial Bane with the Heaven-Sealing Technique, he kept it suppressed in his Life Palace.
This thing is too terrifying—if it were to escape, it would leave miles of desolation and all life obliterated.
These days, he pondered over where it would be suitable to exile the Celestial Bane.
Otherwise, sealing it every fortnight felt like a ticking time bomb, making him perpetually anxious.
Obviously, nowhere was more suitable for exiling the Celestial Bane than the Dark Forbidden Area, especially throwing it onto a Master of the Forbidden Area.
The Master of the Forbidden Area is very powerful, at the peak of Quasi-Emperor cultivation, with the undead and indestructible traits, and endless dark augmentation...
However, no matter how strong the Master of the Forbidden Area is, he is absolutely not as terrifying as the Lotus Ancestor before the dawn of the world!
Even such a holy spirit was tormented by the Celestial Bane for endless ages—let alone a mere Master of the Forbidden Area?
Listening to the shrill screams constantly ringing in his ears, along with the greedy devouring sounds of the Celestial Bane, Su Changqing couldn’t help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
"What exactly is this thing, that not even the Master of the Forbidden Area can withstand it?"
"Moreover..."
Bo Gu paled slightly and said, "Just looking at it makes me feel unwell all over."
"Are there such terrifying creatures in this world?"
At this moment, not just him, even Su Nandu looked serious, his scalp tingling.
In all his cultivation, this was the first time he had seen something more terrifying than the dark creatures of the forbidden zone.
"Celestial Bane, the legendary thing actually exists."
The most erudite Li Qingchen, staring at the evil red light reflected in the sky, spoke in disbelief:
"It’s rumored that there’s a holy spirit in this world that can instill fear in the Heavenly Dao. To prevent such terrifying holy spirits from gaining consciousness, the Heavenly Dao would bring down retribution!"
"Celestial Bane, the most toxic, most evil, most malevolent, most resilient, and most yin object in the world."
"It can sever spirit, destroy form, devour all vitality in the world, and nothing can annihilate it..."
Listening to Li Qingchen’s introduction, the series of ’mosts’ sent a chill down everyone’s spine.
"Junior Brother, have you always kept this thing on you?"
Bo Gu looked at Su Changqing as if seeing a monster.
Li Qingchen and Su Nan also had strange looks, feeling a lingering fear.
If this thing were to erupt from the Life Palace... the consequences would undoubtedly be fatal.
"I haven’t found a place to exile it yet, so I’ve been carrying it with me."
Su Changqing laughed wryly twice, then looked to the distant Master of Wilderness Mountain, frowning:
"It’s been so long, yet the Celestial Bane still hasn’t completely devoured him?"
"Is the Master of the Forbidden Area’s vitality really that strong?"
Su Nan, whose form was almost transparent and illusory, shook his head at these words and said, "It’s not that his vitality is strong, or rather, he’s no longer a living being."
"Once a creature commits to the darkness, it will always be eroded by it until half its body becomes human, and the other half demonic."
"Such individuals are called dark creatures."
Su Nan said with a tinge of lament, "These dark creatures are not pure humans, nor purely demonic—despised by humans and rejected by demons alike."
Saying this, he looked at the Master of Wilderness Mountain, speaking calmly:
"The Celestial Bane has already devoured his ’life intent’ as a human. Right now, all that’s sustaining his body is the remaining half—indestructible ’demonic intent.’
"Demonic intent is undying, but the Celestial Bane cannot be harmed by anything. The two will continue this endless cycle."
"Until one side can no longer withstand it, and their consciousness collapses into oblivion."
Bo Gu and the others shuddered upon hearing this.
Immortality might be a blessing, but if living meant suffering worse than death, it would be the cruelest punishment.
"Since he chose to betray humanity, he deserves no forgiveness."
Su Changqing’s gaze was icy, without the slightest sympathy.
The matters concerning the Liu family, and the words left by the Daoist Venerable, left him with no fondness for the dark creatures.
He understood clearly that in this lifetime, the Cangyan Continent and extraterritorial demons would eventually clash!
Bo Gu and Li Qingchen nodded in agreement at these words, while Su Nan bowed his head in silence.
...
The piercing, hoarse cries continued to echo.
The Master of Wilderness Mountain, writhing in agony, twisted continuously in the void as if his entire body were a twisted rope.
And within him, the scarlet, blood-like worms of the Celestial Bane greedily opened their mouths and devoured everything.
The ’life intent’ within the Master of Wilderness Mountain vanished in an instant the moment the Celestial Bane entered his body.
Only the undying demonic intent continued to resist the devouring of the Celestial Bane.
Yet to the Master of Wilderness Mountain’s horror, even the indestructible demonic intent waned and dimmed with the devouring of the Celestial Bane.
Despite having devoured all remaining dark creatures from the forbidden zone, it was still unstoppable.
If this continued, he might... truly die!
"No! It can’t be!"
The Master of Wilderness Mountain was akin to a madman, "I am immortal, no one can kill me!"
"Outer Domain, open!"
In mortal terror, the Master of Wilderness Mountain incanted seals with marver rings and plunged arcane runes into the heart of this dark world.
In the next moment...
Boom!
The entire dark world shivered violently, and a vast, deep black hole emerged from the depths of the earth.
As soon as the black hole appeared, countless terrifying auras surged skyward.
Heaven and earth trembled with mournful wails, the firmament shattered, and the land sank.
Su Nan and Li Qingchen were both astounded, immediately fixing their gaze.
The black hole seemed to connect to another world, and they, proficient in divine techniques, witnessed a breathtaking sight.
Darkness—endless, pervasive darkness covered everything.
Corpses, godlike in semblance, lay sunken, exuding an aura so terrifying it made Quasi-Emperors tremble.
Fragmented divine metal Emperor’s Weapons, the remains of Great Emperors, and treasure-blood divine bones, still emitting radiant brilliance after countless eons...