Xiuxian: I studied abroad in modern times

Chapter 528 Nine Netherworlds Prove the Dao, Surprising, Isn't it?

"You should familiarize yourself with the formation diagram, and let the four of them rest for a while."

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor spoke to Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa glanced at the four disciples, including Sect Leader Yan, and saw that their spiritual energy was low. He knew that even if he controlled the array diagram, he would still need the cooperation of these four to inflict the greatest damage on Lu Yao.

The five hid behind the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, avoiding the attack of the Buddha's light, and seized the time to familiarize themselves with the use of the array diagram and restore their spiritual power.

Now that the package has been delivered, there's nothing more he can do to help with anything else.

For such a high-level game, only the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor can handle it.

He only had one chance.

……

The chanting of Buddhist prayers from Xizhou resounded throughout Yinshan, seemingly aiming to create a Buddhist paradise.

The Book of Life and Death is surrounded by Buddha's light, shining brightly.

Lu Yao's confidence shone even brighter. He clasped his hands together, and two golden flames seemed to burn in his eyes.

Even with his cunning and shrewdness, he couldn't hide his excitement and joy.

Ni Chang Yuanjun and Xuan Ding Zhenxian stood together, avoiding the Buddha's light, and discussed their plan via telepathy:

"Just watch him attain the Great Luo realm?"

Ni Chang Yuan Jun sounded anxious.

Xuan Ding Zhenxian glanced at her without saying a word, but the meaning in his eyes was very clear—otherwise what?

"If Lu Yao attains enlightenment, my Yaochi will be in deep trouble. Even you, the Supreme Daoist, will have to submit to his orders."

Ni Chang Yuan Jun was very agitated.

Compared to the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, they were naturally on Lu Yao's side.

But... Lu Yao is going to prove himself as the Great Luo.

When the Great Luo appears, the Heavenly Dao is established, and in the future, all the heavens and myriad realms will regard Leiyin Temple as the most revered.

The Supreme Dao is the lineage of the Dao Venerable, and with the Taiyi Golden Immortal behind it, it is not in danger of collapse.

But Yaochi was different.

Moreover, she was on the opposite side of Leiyin Temple.

Seeing the certainty on Lu Yao's face, she felt that disaster was about to befall her.

Seeing her genuine panic, Xuan Ding Zhenxian spoke up: "Lu Yao has lived through three lifetimes. If he didn't have great ambitions, he would have long ago achieved the Taiyi realm. Whether such a person attains enlightenment or not, how can we possibly stop him?"

Ni Chang Yuan Jun listened in silence, then said again, "Then all we can do is sit and watch?"

Xuan Ding nodded slightly.

“It’s a pity that all our plans have been in vain.” After pondering for a long time, Ni Chang Yuan Jun sighed, “My Yaochi, the Nine Mountains Zheng Fa, and your Tai Shang Dao will likely face difficulties in the future.”

Upon hearing this, Xuan Ding Zhen Xian's tone was somewhat helpless:
"It's too late. Although Zheng Fa is talented, it's too late. He still has the Fusang tree... He may face great disaster in the future."

Seeing Xuan Ding like this, Ni Chang Yuan Jun felt as if a huge hole had been torn in her chest. All her spirit vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving only the words "resign to fate."

"Nine Netherworld Benefactor, why do you not convert?"

Finally, Lu Yao's refining process reached its final stage.

The Book of Life and Death had turned almost pure gold, and in the underworld, the Buddha's light shone brightly, and the air was filled with the fragrance of sandalwood.

Lu Yao stood up and stepped onto the summit of Yin Mountain. He stretched out his palm and pressed it against the head of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, while chanting scriptures.

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor seemed oblivious, appearing completely surrendered.

Ni Chang Yuanjun and the others held their breath, waiting for the appearance of the first Great Luo Immortal since the beginning of time.

Under the Buddha's light, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor finally opened his eyes and stared at Lu Yao.

"Convert?" The Demon Ancestor smiled gently, but spoke swearily. "You petty, despicable creatures, not even worthy of being called a disciple of my Heavenly River. Do you think you are worthy of my conversion in the Nine Netherworlds?"

After saying that, his body shone with a mysterious light, merging with the Book of Life and Death, and he actually crashed straight into Lu Yao's palm.

A blinding light burst forth.

Ni Chang Yuan Jun involuntarily raised her hand to cover her eyes.

When the light faded, Yinshan Mountain, the City of the Wrongfully Dead, and even the ghosts of the underworld all disappeared.

Before them lay only a vast emptiness.

Lu Yao stood in the very center of the void, his face filled with anger, as if he couldn't believe it.

"The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor committed suicide?" Ni Chang Yuanjun was stunned for a long time before quietly transmitting her voice to Xuan Ding, "This... was he so fierce by nature?"

Xuan Ding Zhenxian glanced at the void, then lowered his eyes and remained silent.

It was hard to describe what Ni Chang Yuan Jun was feeling:
For the Supreme Dao and Yaochi, the suicide of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was the best outcome.

The greatest threat, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, is gone.

Lu Yao didn't even have a certificate before becoming a top-ranked player.

The aftershocks of the Tianhe Rebellion have finally subsided today.

In the previous era, the Tianhe Sect, which once suppressed Xuanwei with ten thousand swords, also returned to dust.

Just like the True Immortal Xuanding, she felt inexplicably ashamed of herself and couldn't bear to look at him anymore.

……

In the Nine Mountains Realm, on the military academy's training ground, Yan Wushuang watched the live broadcast on the Zizhi Tongjian, his fists clenched tightly.

"Teacher Yan?"

A disciple from Jiushan Military Academy standing nearby asked.

"It's nothing. Which move was I talking about just now?"

"Sword energy transforms into a rainbow."

"Sword energy transforms into a rainbow..." Yan Wushuang fell silent, then suddenly said, "This technique was taught to me by my father."

In the training ground, the disciples looked at each other in bewilderment.

"He only knows how to scold people, he can't teach disciples, he's no good at being a teacher. Don't worry, I'll definitely teach better than him..."

"However, if you're willing, you should call him Grandmaster..."

Yan Wushuang forced a smile, but felt a lump in her throat and didn't even know what she was saying.

"Teacher Yan..."

"Ok?"

"Is this your father, our grandmaster?"

Yan Wushuang suddenly looked down and then back at the live stream screen.

In the void, the figure of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor reappeared.

Behind him, besides Sect Leader Yan, were countless other figures and faces.

"Jiuyou!"

Lian Luyao flew backward, his face wary.

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor didn't even glance at him, seemingly no longer taking Lu Yao seriously, and slowly opened his arms.

The Book of Life and Death floated before him, and the Wheel of Reincarnation spun behind him; the three were connected in a line, forming a unified whole.

His face showed neither joy nor sorrow, and his eyes were slightly closed.

In the endless void, past and future, his vow echoed:
"Now the Nine Netherworlds have slain me and opened the Underworld, and the Heavenly River has sacrificed itself to forge the cycle of reincarnation!"

One can cross the Bridge of Helplessness and sever all attachments;

The Stone of Two Transformations and Three Rebirths illuminates cause and effect;
The cycle of reincarnation continues, and the soul finds its home.

May Heaven's justice be clear, and may good and evil be rewarded accordingly!

His tone was not loud, but his voice resounded throughout the mysterious realms, pierced through the membranes of heaven and earth, and shook all the heavens and myriad worlds.

All beings in the myriad realms, whether or not they are in the Xuanwei realm, can see the figure of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor standing in the chaos simply by looking up at this moment.

Various talismans flew out from the chaos, like thousands of brightly colored birds and thousands of fish with colorful scales, circling around the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, the Book of Life and Death, and the Wheel of Reincarnation.

These talismans gathered more and more, spinning faster and faster, until they finally collided and condensed into a crown, a robe, and a pair of shoes.

The crown has twelve pearl tassels, the robe is black with twelve golden symbols embroidered on it, and the shoes are decorated with the runes of the Wheel of Reincarnation.

These three treasures, as if possessing sentience, flickered and disappeared from the void, instantly donning themselves onto the body of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.

The aura emanating from this Demon Ancestor became even more majestic and powerful, almost overwhelming all the heavens and myriad realms. "Taiyi..."

Lu Yao's voice was low, as if he was trying to suppress his surprise and anger, but he couldn't help but tremble. Finally, he managed to squeeze out a sentence from between his teeth: "You actually attained Taiyi!"

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor ignored him, holding the Reincarnation Disc and the Book of Life and Death in his palm with his palm facing upwards.

"When I attained Taiyi, all sentient beings were recorded in the Book of Life and Death."

He then threw the Book of Life and Death into the chaos.

From the depths of the pitch-black chaos, a booming sound of the Great Dao resounded.

Lu Yao's expression changed drastically, as if he had encountered a catastrophe: "What are you doing?"

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor looked at him and chuckled softly.

The several Dao Fruits of the Rainbow Maiden felt dizzy and disoriented, as if a giant mountain was pressing down on their hearts. They were inexplicably terrified and helpless, as if a great calamity was about to befall them.

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor raised his head and looked towards the heavens.

Everyone followed his gaze.

Even though it was broad daylight, dozens of stars shone brightly, their light even more dazzling than the sun in the sky.

They glowed and flickered in the sky, growing brighter and brighter at the center, before finally exploding violently.

Amidst the explosion, streaks of light shot out, flying towards the Xuanwei Realm, forming an unprecedentedly grand meteor shower that filled the entire Xuanwei.

Few people know that what fell was not just the stars, but the once high and mighty Golden Immortals.

Only at this moment did the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor speak:
"When I attained Taiyi, the deceased entered the netherworld, and even those who attained the Dao also died."

……

A faint, almost imperceptible sobbing sound came from the ninth heaven.

In the underworld, several Dao Fruits, including the Princess Ni Chang, felt an inexplicable surge of immense sorrow, and tears streamed down their faces.

“That is…” Ancestor Xuanding looked up at the sky, “Golden Immortals? Those Golden Immortal Dao Fruits are dissipating?”

He became more talkative.

But Ni Chang Yuan Jun had nothing to say.

She looked at the figure of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, feeling both anger and even greater fear.

Everyone can understand that after the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor attained enlightenment, the fate of the Dao Fruit and the world's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing both structure and overall situation) were completely changed at that moment.

Lu Yao's face turned even uglier, and he roared, "You actually ruined my Transcendental Technique!"

Ni Chang Yuanjun was startled and realized that the Transcendental Technique and the Dao Fruit of Immortality were closely related.

Now that Jiuyou has attained enlightenment, the one who suffers the most, besides those Golden Immortals who have dissipated, is actually Lu Yao.

Just think, Lu Yao was all set to become a Great Luo Immortal before, but now even his Tribulation Transformation Technique is having problems.

For some reason, her tears inexplicably stopped.

……

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor's path to enlightenment continues.

"When I attained Taiyi, good and evil were rewarded accordingly, and the will of Heaven could not be deceived."

The Wheel of Reincarnation grew larger and larger behind him, eventually covering the entire Xuanwei Sky.

Various runes appeared and disappeared in the disc, dazzling the eye.

A vortex of spiritual energy appeared in the hollow center.

A message inexplicably appeared in the hearts of all living beings—this is the place where all beings are reborn and reincarnated.

As the cycle of reincarnation expands.

The underworld, Yinshan Mountain, and the City of the Wrongfully Dead reappeared before everyone.

Everything seems to have changed.

The Yinshan Mountains remained dark and gloomy, yet strangely tranquil and peaceful.

In the City of the Wrongfully Dead, there were no more cries of ghosts. Instead, many spirits strolled and talked among themselves, living in peace and contentment.

The area of ​​the underworld is more than a hundred times larger than before.

In all the heavens and myriad realms, the souls of the newly deceased, lingering in the mortal world and refusing to dissipate, even committing evil deeds in various places, seem to have been summoned, and the spirits of the dead are rushing toward the underworld.

"May your spirit return to Yin Mountain, may your soul cross the Naihe River, may you transcend death and be reborn, may you enjoy peace and tranquility through countless eons, and pay homage to the Emperor of the Nine Netherworlds!"

Throughout the myriad realms, regardless of race or whether they were human or non-human, cultivator or non-cultivator, everyone felt a sense of déjà vu, understood the true name of the Nine Nether Emperor, and bowed down to the underworld.

Even the disciples of the four sects in the underworld bowed in respect.

In a way, these people all understood the benefits that the underworld had given them:

For Dao Guo, the Underworld would lead to their complete demise.

But for ordinary people, and even cultivators, the underworld allows them to reincarnate—although it's hard to say they'll be the same person after reincarnation, it's still much better than their previous state of having no soul to rely on, or even having their soul scattered.

The place of reincarnation is of great merit to all living beings in the world!
Even though the cultivators from the four sects were enemies of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, they were all sincere in their respects and bowed to him.

"Is this your Heavenly River Sect's revenge on the Four Dao Fruits?"

Lu Yao's words startled Ni Chang Yuanjun at first, and then sent a chill down her spine.

Yes, is there any deeper revenge than this?
Immortality is the greatest source of confidence for achieving enlightenment.

The Four Sects of Dao Fruit plotted against Venerable Tianhe because they were wary of the Heavenly River Dharma.

An internal strife brought an end to the reign of Xuanwei, the former overlord.

However, the second-generation leader of the Heavenly River Sect, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, who had been hidden for hundreds of thousands of years, has now made all those who have attained Dao Fruit taste the fear of death.

Do you regret it?
Ni Chang Yuanjun didn't know about the others, but she felt a strange bitterness in her heart. She even wondered if the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor would have been so resolute if things hadn't happened back then.
"Revenge?" The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor chuckled. "This is the ambition of the Heavenly River. What are you to deserve his revenge? My path to the Great Dao is none of your business."

Lu Yao glanced at the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, then remained silent, instead gently tapping the relic in front of him.

The light on the relic gradually dimmed, and Lu Yao's Dharma image also dimmed.

Without uttering a word, he withdrew.

Ni Chang Yuanjun glanced at Jiu You Mo Zu, then at Lu Yao, her expression bitter.

Lu Yao can leave, but they can't!

Lu Yao arrived here using Zhitong's relic, not in his true form, thus he still had a way to escape.

only……

"Why isn't the Nine Nether Emperor making a move?"

Ni Chang Yuan Jun asked Xuan Ding Zhen Xian, who was standing to the side.

Watching Lu Yao leave, the Nine Nether Emperor remained motionless and expressionless.

You know, Lu Yao had been forcing him to refine it for quite some time, how could the Emperor tolerate that?
"Once one attains the Dao of Taiyi, one is bound by the Dao of Heaven... Unless one violates the Dao of Heaven, Taiyi cannot interfere with its operation."

Xuan Ding Zhenxian thought for a moment and then shared his conjecture.

Ni Chang Yuan Jun was convinced, after all, Dao Zun was also a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and Xuan Ding naturally understood Taiyi better than her.

So it seems that Lu Yao is going to leave the underworld unscathed?

Lu Yao seemed to understand this rule as well. He looked at the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor with a wary expression, and his figure gradually dissipated.

Seeing that the Nine Nether Emperor did not move and was only looking at him coldly, he finally relaxed a little, as if he thought he was about to escape danger.

Just as Lu Yao relaxed his guard, and Ni Chang Yuanjun and the others were scratching their heads in frustration.

In the sky, the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram activated once more, and a sword light slashed down towards Lu Yao.

This sword strike came out of nowhere!
Lu Yao was on guard against the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, and for a moment he was caught off guard.

When he realized what was happening, he found that this sword strike was even more powerful than before, and it even seemed to surpass the power of a true immortal.

Caught off guard, and given that he was originally just a true immortal.

This sword strike actually cleaved Lu Yaofaxiang in two!

"who……"

Lu Yao's four lips stubbornly revealed his doubts.

Beside the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, a figure unfamiliar to most, yet unforgettable to a select few, appeared.

He was a young man, not particularly striking in appearance, but his eyes were sharp and piercing.

"Tianhe!"

(End of this chapter)