Longevity by Grinding Skills

Chapter 569: Chapter 569: Lord of the Celestial Realm

He simply raised the True Martial Sword high, pointing it straight at the heavens to direct the Grand Array.

It was as if he wielded a Divine Staff that commanded the thunder itself.

VMMMM!!!

High in the sky, the Array Disc spun with incredible speed, erupting in a blinding light unlike any seen before.

The Five Elements Celestial Thunder had accumulated to its absolute peak, its power already causing the very fabric of the battlefield to twist and shatter. Now, it had found its most violent outlet.

BOOM!!!!

A colossal roar that defied all description!

A flash of lightning, like one that could have shattered the heavens and split the earth at the dawn of time, tore through the tranquility of the entire Celestial Realm.

These were no longer Thunder Serpents, but an entire ocean of Thunderbolt.

A world-ending thunderstorm of five interwoven colors, like the Celestial River pouring down from on high or an apocalyptic spear cast by the heavens themselves, ripped through the dense clouds. It ignored the barriers of space and time, and guided by Xu Yunfan’s raised True Martial Sword, it crashed down with ferocious might.

The moment the Thunderbolt descended, all three pairs of Nezha’s eyes flew wide. The overwhelming, brilliant light erupting from his six Magical Treasures was instantly and mercilessly swallowed by the ocean of lightning.

The instant his colossal, three-headed, six-armed Golden Body made contact with the torrent of five-colored lightning, the Divine Power barrier he took such pride in shattered like paper. His sturdy Dharma Body began to crack and char, inch by agonizing inch.

"GAAAHH!!"

Nezha only had time for a single, agonized scream before his three-headed, six-armed Golden Body disintegrated inch by inch within the five-colored thunderstorm. Not even his Divine Soul could escape; it was utterly annihilated in the brilliant Celestial Thunder.

’You have successfully slain an Innate Divine. Your Skill Level in the Divine Sky Nine Heavens Profound Vault Undying True Scripture has increased.’

Xu Yunfan’s gaze was as cold as ice. He glanced at the Attribute Panel in his vision before turning to the still-considerable number of Celestial Soldiers and Generals. With a slash of his True Martial Sword through the air, the Array Disc of the Nine Heavens Five Thunders Yin Yang Chaotic God Covering Evil Formation, hanging high in the sky, began to spin once more.

The sky-filling Thunderbolt surged like a reversed flood, transforming into a myriad of interwoven Thunder Serpents that crashed down upon the tens of thousands of surviving Celestial Soldiers and Generals in the sea of clouds.

KRA-KOOM!

Lightning ravaged, and silver armor shattered.

The Heavenly Soldier Battle Formation, so grim and majestic just a moment ago, was instantly devoured by the furious sea of lightning.

The stench of burnt flesh mingled with the shriek of dissipating Spiritual Power. Immortal Light dimmed, banners were incinerated, and what little resistance remained melted away like snow in spring.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, one hundred thousand Celestial Soldiers were annihilated, reduced to nothing but dust and smoke.

The thick stench of blood and the scorching aura of the Thunderbolt mingled, forming a grim, crimson mist that shrouded the mountains and forests below.

Xu Yunfan stood upon a tattered cloud, his Divine Thought sweeping over the devastated battlefield. The Primordial Sect’s Qi Cultivation disciples had suffered losses of over fifty percent. The survivors, like bloodthirsty hyenas with bloodshot eyes, followed the lead of several Foundation Establishment Daoist Masters. Transforming into streaks of light, they howled as they charged toward a colossal, towering gate deep within the sea of clouds, a gate that pulsed with an Infinite Pure Light.

The South Heavenly Gate!

Their battle cries shook the heavens as they rushed straight for the Celestial Court.

These people, including the Foundation Establishment Daoist Masters, knew that great fortune awaited anyone who charged in to plunder its riches.

Xu Yunfan paid them no mind.

Securing the glory of the first breach was now a certainty. His true objective was the supreme foundation nurtured within this World Heaven.

World Heaven Root Qi.

In the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm, if one tried to harvest Root Qi, the slightest move would draw the gaze of the Celestial Lord. In the next instant, endless calamities and miasmas would descend, bringing about the Celestial Five Declines.

Survival was nearly impossible under such circumstances.

Normally, Foundation Establishment Daoist Masters would only harvest World Heaven Root Qi in *other* World Heavens.

After all, as Outer Heaven Demons, devouring the World Heaven Root Qi was only natural.

Xu Yunfan didn’t hesitate.

"Celestial-Eroding Netherworld Talisman."

"Cyan Dragon Thunder Bead, Lock Tribulation and Calm Fate!"

His hands flew, forming a series of seals. A faint, gray mist swirled around him, and for a fleeting moment, tiny, serpentine cyan Thunder Patterns flashed across his robes before vanishing.

With the two Secret Techniques active simultaneously, all traces of his aura, and even his karmic connection to this world, instantly blurred. Like a drop of ink in the vast ocean, he rapidly faded from perception.

The malice that permeated the heavens and earth, which had been focused on him, faltered for a moment.

’Now is the time.’

In a flash, Xu Yunfan appeared in a valley that had been torn asunder by the great battle, its Earth Veins shattered.

The Spiritual Qi here was so dense it was almost tangible. Below, a Dragon Vein seemed to lie dormant, groaning in agony. It was the perfect place to absorb the world’s Root Qi.

He sat suspended in the air, cross-legged, with his palms facing up and fingers splayed. He began to intone True Words that rumbled like thunderous drums. A phantasmal and chaotic miniature world appeared around him, its aura vast and ancient. This was the Grotto Heaven Embryo he had forged.

Faint golden streams of energy, imperceptible to the naked eye yet imprinted with the very Laws of this world, were forcefully stripped and drawn out—from the depths of the shattered earth, from the chaotic nodes of the void, and even from the dissipated Spiritual Essence of the fallen Celestial Soldiers and Divine Generals.

The Grotto Heaven Embryo around Xu Yunfan pulsed, contracting like a heart. A mysterious aura rippled outward, and as the embryo contracted again, it began to draw in the golden streams.

Like a school of fish returning home, they vied with one another to surge into the Grotto Heaven Embryo floating above Xu Yunfan’s palms.

HUMMM...

The Grotto Heaven Embryo trembled violently, emitting a low, resonant hum.

Its once-illusory and unstable edges rapidly solidified after absorbing this pure Root Qi from the world’s Origin.

The chaotic soil within grew deeper and more substantial. At its core, the speck of purple Origin that housed the Divine Sky Thunderbolt grew ever more dazzling, its brilliant might contained but not yet unleashed. The entire embryo had taken a solid step toward stability and Perfection.

Xu Yunfan immersed his Heart and Spirit within it, feeling his connection to the Grotto Heaven grow tighter and more complete. It was like a primordial egg on the verge of hatching, feeding immense Vitality and power back into him, replenishing the energy he had expended in the great battle.

However, such an act of cosmic theft could not last for long.

After only a few moments, the world’s malice intensified, wrapping around him like a shroud of ice.

Xu Yunfan’s brow furrowed. ’It seems the concealment from my two Secret Techniques has reached its limit.’

The sky above the valley seemed to open an invisible, giant eye that locked dead onto his position.

The wind died. All birds and beasts vanished. Even the dense Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth grew stagnant and heavy, and every breath was met with an invisible resistance.

The Celestial Dao of this realm had completely locked onto him, the Outer Realm Evil Demon who was stealing its Origin Root Qi.

Xu Yunfan’s eyes snapped open, lightning flashing within them. He didn’t hesitate for another second, preparing to tear open the void to escape and go into hiding once more.

He could not linger here.

’I’ll just find another place to lie low. Once this realm’s Celestial Dao can no longer find me, I can continue the absorption.’

Just as he was about to make his move.

RUMBLE!

A terrifying pressure, indescribable in its scope, erupted from the depths of the magnificent Celestial Court high above. It was a power that shook the very cosmos of the Celestial Realm.

Xu Yunfan snapped his head up, his expression turning grave.

This was a supreme power that far surpassed the Foundation Establishment level. It was a clash containing immeasurable Magical Power, a confrontation at the level of a Fruit Position.

Countless golden halls and jade palaces twisted and trembled in the resulting shockwaves. A sky full of Pure Qi surged outwards like a furious tide, only to be held back by an equally terrifying murderous aura.

High in the firmament, a majestic figure shrouded in Infinite Pure Light appeared. With every gesture, it commanded the vast Pure Qi of the cosmos, manifesting the True Intent of the wondrous Dao of the Ten Thousand Laws. It thrust out a palm, and it was as if the entire sky was pressing down with the blow. It was none other than the master of this realm: the Celestial Emperor.

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