Xiuxian: I studied abroad in modern times

Chapter 518 Lend me your services, it's all thanks to Lu Yao
Zheng Fa understood the look in the eyes of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor very well, and even felt a little embarrassed from the bottom of his heart:
After all, the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram was a treasure left to the Nine Netherworlds by Venerable Tianhe.

Perhaps before, Jiuyou was still holding the Zhuxian Formation Diagram every day, reminiscing about the past.

Through this array, he could probably see the voice and smile of Venerable Tianhe back then.

His current actions are somewhat like meddling in someone else's business, telling the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor: "It's more important for the three of us to live our lives well than anything else."

……

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor indeed found Zheng Fa an eyesore.

Not only Zheng Fa, but he also felt extremely uncomfortable looking at the Zhuxian Formation Diagram... he felt there was something unclean in it.

Forget about Lu Yao for the moment, he looked at Zheng Fa in the void, feeling both angry and puzzled.

He believed he knew Zheng Fa's background very well:

In his early years, he collaborated with Zheng Fa to kill the Great Free Demon Ancestor.

Others naturally thought that was Zheng Fa's strength, but as the real murderer, he certainly knew the truth. At that time, Zheng Fa was stronger than those below the Dao Fruit level, but he didn't have much of a chance against any Dao Fruit opponent.

Later, Zheng Fa impressed him quite a bit:

After all, Zheng Fa not only created the "Huang Ting Jing," a practice that combines three methods into one.

He also killed Luo Sanxian of Haori Mountain with a single sword strike.

It truly demonstrated combat power exceeding that of ordinary rogue immortals.

But he still felt he knew Zheng Fa very well.

While others might not know, he had long understood that the Immortal-Trapping Sword was in Zheng Fa's hands.

Moreover, he was the only one in the world who knew about the Yin-Yang fish jade pendant.

He regarded Zheng Fa as an assistant, a tool, or even an accomplice, never believing that this man could escape his control... until Zheng Fa stole his Immortal Execution Formation Diagram.

The Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram slowly floated in front of him, seemingly wanting to abandon its former master and throw itself into Zheng Fa's arms.

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor grew increasingly furious.

He separated a wisp of his divine consciousness and directed it toward the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram.

The Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram stopped moving and remained suspended in mid-air.

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor glanced at Zheng Fa in the mist, sneering inwardly: No matter what means Zheng Fa used to seize the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram.

However, his current strength far surpasses Zheng Fa's, and he has hundreds of thousands of years of refinement, and is more familiar with the array control methods passed down in the Heavenly River Secret Transmission.

Zheng Fa wants to steal it like this? Impossible!

Sure enough, the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram, as if an old horse knew the way, leisurely flew towards him again.

He couldn't help but look at Zheng Fa, a hint of smugness in his eyes.

But Zheng Fa didn't seem to be in any hurry at all. He just shrugged, stretched out his right hand, and pointed directly at Lu Yao!
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was startled and looked at Lu Yao.

Lu Yao's Buddha-like form seemed to have spotted some flaw, and he laughed loudly: "Benefactor of the Nine Netherworlds, are you still going to struggle in your death throes?"

As soon as he finished speaking, ten thousand golden runes flew out from the relic that Zhitong had transformed into.

These runes, densely packed, flew over the City of the Dead like a flock of birds and landed on Yin Mountain.

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor knew things were going badly. He had been distracted while fighting Zheng Fa for the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram, which gave Lu Yao an opportunity to take advantage of him.

The entire underworld, seven or eight tenths of it, has been transformed into a crystal-clear Buddhist land.

Even the black and white mystic light that he used to protect himself was now suppressed by the golden Buddhist light, gathering on his head in a final act of resistance.

The Book of Life and Death was also stained with Buddhist talismans, as if it too wanted to leave him.

He was already at a disadvantage, and now he has revealed a weakness.

The situation took an even more dramatic turn for the worse!

……

This change made Uncle Pang in the Nine Mountains Realm a little flustered:

"If this continues, won't Lu Yao succeed? Haven't we done Lu Yao a huge favor?"

The Heavenly Emperor shook his head and said, "Whether or not Lu Yao can be stopped depends on me, and even more so on the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor."

"Ok?"

Uncle Pang did not understand his meaning.

“If the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor doesn’t give in, then there’s nothing I can do. But if he could temporarily relinquish control of the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram…”

Now Uncle Pang understood.

He nodded, looking hopefully at the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor whose face was contorted with rage in the light screen.

……

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was fighting desperately and was anxious when he suddenly heard Zheng Fa's voice transmission in his ear:
"I can use a sword formation to lend you a hand, Demon Ancestor."

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was startled and immediately understood Zheng Fa's meaning:
Now that the Book of Life and Death is about to be refined by Lu Yao, he has almost no chance of turning the tide.

However, it would be different if the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram were handed over to Zheng Fa for control.

Once the Immortal Slaughtering Formation is activated, it far surpasses that of ordinary True Immortals.

Zheng Fa was in charge of the formation diagram, and he held the Book of Life and Death. With two against one, dealing with Lu Yao was much simpler.

Should we really hand over the battle formation diagram to Zheng Fa?

What if he uses a sword formation against me?
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was still hesitating.

Lu Yao's Buddha-like face revealed an air of certainty.

He looked at the Book of Life and Death, which was mostly stained with the Buddha's light, and slowly put his hands together in prayer.

The relic spun around in his palm, and the Buddha's light shone even brighter.

The chanting of Buddhist prayers from the Western Continent grew louder and more unified, causing ripples to spread through the mist.

The illusory landscapes surrounding the underworld are even more detailed and realistic.

The Buddha's light seemed to be about to pierce through the barrier between this underworld and the outside world.

The Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram has now lost most of its supernatural powers, and the figures of Ni Chang Yuanjun, Xuan Ding Zhenxian, and others have appeared in the air.

These people were still searching for their way in the underworld, but now that they had fallen into this place, they were all looking around in confusion.

Upon seeing Lu Yao, Xuan Ding Zhen Xian's expression immediately turned ugly.

"Lu Yao!"

He hissed in a low voice, and when he looked at the Book of Life and Death again, his face turned even darker.

"What is Lu Yao doing?"

Ni Chang Yuan Jun quickly approached the two from Tai Shang Dao and asked them a question.

Li Sanxian naturally didn't understand, but Xuan Ding Zhenxian seemed to have seen through it: "Proving the Dao."

"Establishment of the Way?"

Ni Chang Yuanjun was stunned. She whispered, "How come it's so fast? Wasn't it said that the Transcendental Technique of Leiyin Temple was very difficult to cultivate?"

Xuan Ding Zhenxian sighed softly, looked at the Book of Life and Death, and said in a low voice, "This treasure and the Reincarnation Method are a match made in heaven."

Ni Chang Yuanjun's expression grew increasingly grim. She had long been acquainted with Xuan Ding and knew him well. Firstly, he did not lie, and secondly, he only spoke so much and so frequently during a life-or-death crisis.

It's obvious.

Lu Yao's attainment of enlightenment is definitely not a good thing for the Supreme Dao and Yaochi.

This almost represents a major defeat in the conflict between Buddhism and Taoism.

For Yaochi, however, this matter was even more troublesome.

Yaochi was already on the verge of collapse under the pressure of Leiyin Temple. If Lu Yao were to become a Golden Immortal, or even a Taiyi Immortal...

Yaochi has no place to stand in the Western Continent!
"Why don't we wait..."

"The Goddess of Rainbow Garments spoke again."

She knew that Xuan Ding would understand what she meant:
They decided to risk everything and help the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor to stop Lu Yao from attaining enlightenment.

Xuan Ding Zhenxian remained silent for a long time before shaking his head and saying, "When faced with two evils, choose the lesser one."

Upon hearing this, Ni Chang Yuanjun looked at Jiu You Mo Zu and slowly nodded after a long while.

...Lu Yao seemed to have heard what the two were saying, and his smile deepened. He said, "What Benefactor Xuan Ding said is right. Our dispute is a trivial matter."

"If Benefactor Jiuyou were to attain the Golden Immortal realm, then the Xuanwei Immortal Sect would likely never have a peaceful day again."

"You and your companions may even be trapped in this underworld for the rest of your lives."

The three of them remained silent in response to Lu Yao's words, their expressions a mixture of resentment and agreement, indicating that they were not prepared to make a move.

With this worry gone, Lu Yao's Buddha light became even more unrestrained, illuminating Yinshan Mountain with golden light and making the City of the Dead bright and clear.

His aura continued to rise.

Everyone knows that as long as Lu Yaozheng becomes a Golden Immortal, the Underworld will fall into his hands.

The battle situation in Tianhe, no, along with the situation in Xuanwei, will undergo a tremendous change!
"Da Luo..."

Xuan Ding looked at Lu Yao and murmured to himself.

These two words evoked a complex mix of longing and complexity on Ni Chang Yuan Jun's face.

Even a shrewd and calculating person like Lu Yao showed an excited and even impatient expression.

"What a fine 'choose the lesser of two evils' argument!" The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor sneered. "Do you think I can't do that?"

His words came out of nowhere, leaving Xuan Ding and the others puzzled, and even Lu Yao's eyes showed a hint of confusion.

"Take it!"

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor ignored everyone else and roared.

The Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram streaked across the sky, plunging into the thick white mist that obscured its inner workings.

Lu Yao's expression changed slightly, but he didn't know what the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was doing. He just stared intently at the place where the array diagram disappeared.

A hand emerged from the mist and grasped the scroll of the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram.

Lu Yao probably knew things were going badly, so he shoved his clasped hands forward and struck the mysterious man.

But he was still a step too slow!
"True Immortal Lu, now that you've come to the Heavenly River Sect, why not take a look at these Four Swords of Immortal Slaughter?" Zheng Fa said, concealing his presence. "Immortal Slaughter Sword Formation, activate!"

"You dare!"

Lu Yao roared angrily.

However, the space around the underworld underwent a tremendous change!
The mountain shadows are broken, and the water glistens dimly.

Everyone felt as if they had fallen into the bottom of a well where they couldn't see the sky, with no light coming from any direction.

The group, including Sect Leader Yan, flew towards the crowd like puppets, wielding immortal swords and moving with unpredictable movements.

Zheng Fa's face was blurred, covered in a gray haze, but the Immortal-Trapping Sword in his hand shone with unparalleled brilliance.

He raised the Immortal-Trapping Sword.

The three leaders of the Yan Sect involuntarily followed his lead and swung the other three swords.

The four swords of Zhuxian have been connected into one through the array diagram.

The crystal-clear Buddha imagery on the ground shattered into powder.

The countless Buddhist treasures on Yinshan Mountain were dim and without luster.

The Buddha's light that had just illuminated the entire underworld seemed so insignificant in comparison to the sword's radiance.

As the sword formation took shape, the underworld had already undergone a dramatic transformation.

Zheng Fa focused his mind and swung the Immortal-Trapping Sword, slowly slashing towards Lu Yao, coldly shouting: "This sword is the reward from the celestial river's departed souls to True Immortal Lu!"

Lu Yao's eyes were cold. Seeing the Immortal-Trapping Sword approaching, he withdrew and retreated, as if to avoid the sword's sharpness.

But behind him, Sect Leader Yan, wielding the Immortal Execution Sword and the other two Immortal Swords, also attacked him simultaneously.

The four swords of Zhuxian come with spatial abilities.

The space above his head, below his feet, and in all directions was completely sealed off by the four swords, leaving no room for escape.

With nowhere to dodge, Lu Yao stopped retreating and instead stood up. With a sway, thousands of arms grew from his back.

These arms may be making fists or palms, forming hand seals, or holding Buddhist ritual implements such as wisdom swords, flower baskets, and reliquary bowls.

Relying on his Thousand Hands, he became an army by himself, brave and unparalleled. In an instant, he unleashed countless supernatural powers and attacked the Four Swords of Zhuxian!
One is the sword formation of Venerable Tianhe.

One is a true immortal who has undergone three tribulations of reincarnation.

The fight was completely silent. Only the light of swords and Buddha's light could be seen, and the space shattered like paper, yet not a sound could be heard.

Even the Goddess of the Rainbow Robe was a little confused, thinking that she must have gone deaf, and couldn't help but look at the Mysterious Cauldron.

Xuan Ding remained silent for a moment before speaking: "The greatest sound is silent..."

His tone was full of awe, and his gaze remained fixed on Lu Yao.

The light dissipated.

Zheng Fa's figure had disappeared.

Lu Yao's Buddha image, however, remained standing on the ground.

"He couldn't even... couldn't even break the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation?"

The Princess of the Rainbow Garments was speechless with astonishment.

You should know that she and Xuan Ding and the others were trapped in the Zhuxian Sword Formation and couldn't get out.

“If we’re really talking about Lu Yao, he’s probably one of the strongest among the True Immortals…” Xuan Ding said in a low voice. “After all, he is a Three-Proof Golden Immortal, and cannot be regarded as an ordinary True Immortal.”

Ni Chang Yuanjun nodded gently, understanding in her heart that anyone who regarded Lu Yao as a true immortal was a fool.

"Moreover, Lu Yao's path to enlightenment may be uncertain again." Xuan Ding Zhenxian's tone was even somewhat admiring. "I wonder who that person is. This sword strike has actually changed the situation in Xuanwei."

Before the two finished speaking, the relic in front of Lu Yao made a cracking sound.

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the relic was covered in fragments, about 20% smaller than before.

"One more sword! No, four more swords!"

Zheng Fa heard the urgent urging voice of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.

He could also see that although Lu Yao had blocked the attack of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and seemed to be unharmed, it could not be said that he had not suffered any losses at all. If he could strike him a few more times, the relic would be gone, and Lu Yao's plan would not succeed.

But I can't chop it myself.

"Give me some time."

Zheng Fajing quietly landed beside the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, only to feel a splitting headache and uncontrollable dizziness.

He could use the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram, but the price he had to pay was enormous:
Even with the Immortal-Trapping Sword, he only has the power of one strike.

Not to mention the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram.

Although he was holding the array diagram, his actual strength was far from sufficient.

Zheng Fa had no doubt that if the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor used this array diagram, then the relic would be completely destroyed.

Zheng Fa himself did not reach the Dao Fruit level, nor was he the proper owner of the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram. The fact that he could use 30-40% of the treasure's true power was the result of risking his life.

He wanted to press his advantage, but he simply couldn't.

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor remained silent for a while, seemingly having figured out his situation. When he looked at the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram again, there was actually a hint of disdain in his eyes for this guy not listening to Zheng Fa.

"How long do you want?"

“Spiritual energy is easy to deal with, but it will take at least ten days to half a month to exhaust the soul.”

Zheng Fa's statement was rather cautious.

He recovers his spiritual power using the Heaven and Earth Furnace technique, so even without the Nine Mountains Ancestor as a power source, he is not slow.

But the soul is different.

This is the first time he has exhausted his spiritual energy to this extent, and he is in great pain.

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor transmitted his voice, saying, "Your sword strike helped me a great deal."

Zheng Fa turned to look at the Book of Life and Death, and saw that the Buddha's light on the Book of Life and Death had dimmed considerably, while the black and white mysterious light that had been hiding was now attacking and gaining the upper hand.

Zheng Fa immediately understood that this was because the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor had taken advantage of his confrontation with Lu Yao to turn the tide.

At this moment, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor looked at him with much more kindness than before.

The fact that his friendship with the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor hadn't capsized was all thanks to Lu Yao...

(End of this chapter)