Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension - Chapter 784: 461: The Heavenly Sword Strikes, Inescapable Tribulation?_2

Chapter 784: Chapter 461: The Heavenly Sword Strikes, Inescapable Tribulation?_2

“I’ll add one point, the Crystal Clusters on the bodies of those who died from this disease continue to grow.”

“Moreover, even in the well-defended Tao Reverence Palace, cases of Crystalization have appeared. This matter is deeply terrifying!”

“Has Emperor Houtu or Emperor Tianjian issued any divine decrees? Isn’t Bo Tiansou in the palace? Has he taken action to divinate the fortune and misfortune of this matter?”

“The divination has already been done, and the result is extremely ominous! Let us not publicize this issue; it should only be known amongst us, the Great Sacrificial Rite.”

“Oh no… Eh, a decree from the Emperor?!”

…

“An imperial decree has arrived! By the mandate of heaven, the divine decree states: ‘Do not panic, the root of this disease stems from an extremely tiny, unknown toxic substance. The cause has been identified, and the days of cure are not far off. Just wait patiently for a few days!’”

The decree of the Emperor swiftly reached every Divine Temple and fortress, and upon hearing it, the previously panicked atmosphere among most believers of the Heavenly Dao Sect dispersed, leaving everyone invigorated.

However, some, like Liu Wen who was locked in the deepest dungeon of the fortress, became even more despairing.

For his internal organs had severely crystalized, and his life force was as fragile as a flickering candle.

Before this, Liu Wen had helplessly watched many patients of Crystalization Disease pass away, and now it was almost his turn.

As Liu Wen quietly awaited his death, in a profoundly high part of the Heavenly Vault, a silver-white small sword suddenly cut through the void, emerging out of nowhere.

At that same instant, a baby with rosy lips and white teeth parted the Cloud Mist and leapt down, landing opposite the little sword and carelessly fiddling with its tender fingers, clearly enjoying itself.

Following a surge of Primal Yellow Earth Energy flying up from below, it transformed into a giant more than three meters tall, wearing an imperial crown.

The giant was robust as a mountain, with a dignified and solemn appearance, not given to pointless chatter, his skin glowing white as jade, like a top-grade jade statue.

This giant was none other than the true body of Emperor Houtu.

The crown worn by the divine entity hung with twelve tassels, each tipped with a jewel of different colors—red, white, blue, yellow, purple… all radiant and splendidly dazzling.

“Houtu, such an incident happened during your watch. How will you explain this to him?”

At that moment, a resonant Sword Sound suddenly shattered the flowing clouds, endlessly echoing across the sky—it was Emperor Tianjian breaking the silence first.

The Jade Giant slowly opened its mouth and said, “I will seek forgiveness from him afterward! However, if the grand endeavor of the three summons fails due to this, Tianjian, you cannot absolve yourself of blame. Had you cooperated with me at the time, never would we have let that thief go.”

“Hmph, useless! You couldn’t even capture a petty thief! Houtu, how dare you speak to me in such a manner before outsiders?”

As the Sword Sound thundered, the true body of Tianjian suddenly emitted sharp, unmatched silvery sword glows, slicing the surrounding void and suddenly revealing dense Space Rifts.

At that moment, the baby with rosy lips and white teeth suddenly released its fingers, tilted its head, and smiled seemingly innocently.

However, behind the baby, vast darkness spread out, with billions of souls wailing and crying in the dark depths, instantly chilling to the bone and causing ghostly energy to surge to the sky, as if a Ghost God Hell was faintly descending upon the world.

“I’m not an outsider, after all! Sect Master has already agreed to bestow the divine position of Emperor upon me. From now on, treat me as your equal, please call me Emperor Wan Ling, hee hee!”

Even though the baby’s voice sounded clear and pleasant, its speech was distinctly marked by an indifferent and lethal aura.

Yes, Wanling Ghost Ancestor was now furious, with killing intent almost spilling out.

Because the current upheaval directly sabotaged the favorable situation and nearly halted its imperial undertaking.

As a Divinity Transformation Realm Ghost God, the only one who had stood at the pinnacle of the Bone Abyss for nearly a thousand years, Wanling Ghost Ancestor did not wish to be confined to a small corner. It longed to break the shackles set by the Heavenly Dao Sect and roam freely henceforth.

Therefore, when the Special Envoy from the Heavenly Dao Sect arrived,

Wanling Ghost Ancestor did not hesitate to accept the generous gift sent by the Sect Master, willingly serving under the divine position of Emperor.

But due to Zhao Sheng, Wanling Ghost Ancestor’s great ambition was almost tragically thwarted, making it the most anxious among the three Great True Monarchs.

“Hmph, Houtu, have you discovered anything?” Emperor Tianjian ignored the sarcastic baby ghost ancestor, the tip of his sword suddenly aiming at the Jade Giant.

“This deity has made a discovery, I have found a strange creature hidden within nature’s spiritual energy…”

Emperor Houtu narrated his various discoveries.

After listening, Wanling Ghost Ancestor suddenly added, “This primordial cell has an especially great lethality towards zombie ghosts. Perhaps you two are not aware, but the corpse army below has already been fully infected. Now, at least over a million Corpse Ghosts have transformed into crystal-like tumors, and it is becoming worse!”

The sword body of Emperor Tianjian buzzed, his voice cold and hard as iron, “Is there a way to break it?”

Emperor Houtu answered, “I had eradicated it using the Power of Primordial Spirit, the treatment effect was good! But… to save a living person, the Power of the Primordial Spirit needs to permeate through the limbs and involve all the primordial cells of the body. Not only is the treatment difficulty extremely high, but the speed is also very slow.”

“All three of us making a move should be able to save the realms of Nascent Soul and Golden Core, the rest… is up to Heavenly Dao!”

Upon hearing these words, the lucid pupils of the Wanling Ghost Ancestor suddenly turned pitch black. He ominously said, “This king is willing to make a move, but the reproduction rate of this unknown filamentous organism is accelerating, and their numbers are beyond estimation. Without intervention, it will likely overrun our world, and might even poison all living beings. Do you two have a way to eradicate this demon?”

Emperor Houtu then said, “Ghost Ancestor, be not anxious. The Sect Master has been informed and is currently rushing here with the sect’s Divine Treasure. He will arrive within half a day. With the Divine Treasure here, there certainly won’t be an appearance of a calamity to all living beings.”

“Heh heh, in that case, are the people below not doomed to obliteration. Nearly a hundred thousand cultivators, millions of Corpse Ghosts! Even the Sect Master is capable of such a measure, truly worthy of being the ‘Heartless and Desireless’ Great True Monarch.”

“Enough talk, I’ll make a move first!”

Before the sound faded, a small silver sword gently moved, and where the tip passed, a pitch-black crack instantly emerged.

With a flash of sword light, the small sword entered the space rift and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Emperor Houtu wordlessly collapsed into a strand of mysterious yellow earth energy, suddenly plummeting to the ground.

Wanling Ghost Ancestor shrank towards the dark hell behind him. In an instant, he merged into the darkness.

The next moment, the darkness also vanished into thin air.

…

After Emperor Tianjian entered the void, Zhao Sheng, hiding six hundred miles away, suddenly felt a whim. He unexpectedly harbored a foreboding sense of catastrophic danger.

Hum!

The next second, a silvery white Sword Light suddenly broke through the void. The light flashed and reached above Zhao Sheng’s head, bearing a sharp and unparalleled Sword Intent, slashing downward.

The emergence of the Sword Light was too abrupt and too swift, practically faster than light itself by a fraction.

Zhao Sheng’s complexion drastically changed. He had no time to dodge, nor could he quickly deploy a Magical Treasure for defense.

Instinctively wanting to shift away, yet, a tremendous sense of impending death surged from deep within his heart, violently jolting his spirit.

Boom!

Instinctively, Zhao Sheng threw a punch powerfully out. The punch light rolled like a tide, forcefully smashing against the descending Sword Light.

Th𝙞𝘴 𝖼hⱯp𝖙𝕖r 𝚤𝙨 p◎𝖘ƚɛ𝑑 bყ 𝐾𝚤𝐭𝘦𝗇𝑜𝘷𝓮𝖑

Suddenly, the punch light was split into two halves like butter under the Sword Light, and Zhao Sheng’s right fist along with his entire arm was cleanly severed amid a smooth bisecting of flesh and bone.

Explode, explode, explode!

He shrieked repeatedly, his right arm emitting the brightest blood light. A large amount of pure mana mingled with the blood light, instantly forming dense blood-colored light chains that tightly wrapped around the Sword Light, aiming solely to slow its descent.

A miracle occurred!

The Sword Light finally paused for a moment, the surrounding void fluctuating intensely as if ripples were spreading across water.

Seizing this brief opportunity, Zhao Sheng transformed into a blood rainbow, speeding violently toward the horizon. In an instant, he was hundreds of miles away.

But at that moment, a small silver sword suddenly emerged from the void, steadily landing opposite him. Its tip aimed directly at Zhao Sheng, who was desperately fleeing towards it.

Upon seeing the sudden appearance of a three-inch flying sword before him, Zhao Sheng’s pupils shrank drastically.

In that critical moment, he reversed his mana, rapidly halting the tunneling light, and looked warily at the flying sword before him.