Fellow Taoists, please respect yourself.

Chapter 439 Facing the Dark Side
Looking at the two figures in front of him, Jiang Lin suddenly understood.

It turns out that the battlefield between the two Heavenly Emperors was not in a particular world, nor in the chaos, but within the Heavenly Dao.

This is truly an unknowable place.

Only a place like this could accommodate the battle between two Heavenly Emperors.

It is clear that the two Heavenly Emperors have been locked in a standoff, but neither has made a move easily. However, it is obvious that the Great Heavenly Venerable is at a significant disadvantage.

Even though the two Heavenly Emperors were just standing there quietly, Jiang Lin could still see through the situation that had been going on all along.

Not surprising at all.

A Heavenly Emperor who has liberated himself and allowed the extreme Yin desires to devour him is far stronger than a Great Heavenly Venerable who is still guarding himself.

Jiang Lin's appearance broke the standoff between the two Heavenly Emperors.

The invisible yet real flow of energy was momentarily stagnant.

Even Yin Tianzun could not ignore a newly born Heavenly Emperor.

"finally come."

The Great Celestial Venerable smiled slightly, his face revealing a long-lost sense of ease.

Even he, in his long confrontation with Yin Tianzun, felt immense pressure.

Now, we've finally reached the final hurdle.

The safety of chaos, all the heavens and myriad realms, and even the Heavenly Dao itself, depends on this final gamble.

At this point, the Great Celestial Venerable actually relaxed.

Jiang Lin did not answer, but simply started walking.

Despite being an immeasurable distance from those two figures, Jiang Lin took this step and arrived beside the Great Celestial Venerable.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty."

Jiang Lin spoke softly, his words somewhat abrupt and difficult to understand, but he knew that the Great Celestial Venerable understood his meaning.

"There's nothing to be sorry about."

The Great Celestial Venerable didn't care at all and smiled, "The final winner doesn't necessarily have to be me, but... I must be one of them."

"Otherwise, all the efforts made by you and everyone else will have been in vain."

Jiang Lin nodded silently upon hearing this, and said nothing more.

The Heavenly Emperor, born from the yin of Yin and reborn from Yang, and the Heavenly Emperor of the Human Race, both looked at the figure standing in front of them.

Yin Tianzun.

This was Jiang Lin's first face-to-face confrontation with Yin Tianzun.

Jiang Lin also hoped this would be the last time.

Yin Tianzun's appearance is indescribable. You may remember his face at first glance, but you will forget it as soon as you look away.

Even the Heavenly Emperor is no exception.

The ultimate Yin, devouring the Yin of Yang, brings absolute infectiousness and corrosiveness. This is the primordial power of heaven and earth, and no one can escape its influence.

Yin Tianzun's physique is similar to that of Da Tianzun. If you only look at their backs when they stand together, you could say they are twin brothers.

Yin and Yang have always been mutually opposed and mutually cyclical.

Now, Yin has gained the absolute upper hand.

However, even within the fixed principles of Yin and Yang, there are variables.

Jiang Lin is that variable.

A newly born, third Heavenly Emperor, born from the impossible after countless years of planning.

He was not born of nature, but rather came from the Heavenly Emperor of the human race.

"Thief".

Yin Tianzun spoke, his calm eyes staring straight at Jiang Lin. His tone was calm and even, but with just one word, countless tiny black tentacles, resembling snail eyes, sprouted from Jiang Lin's body.

These pitch-black tentacles transcended cause and effect, ignoring time and space, and appeared on Jiang Lin's body.

'Om! '

Jiang Lin's body trembled, and the unique power of the Human Emperor burst forth, transcending cause and effect, and annihilating the countless dark tentacles.

Just then, the Great Celestial Venerable suddenly moved, striking Jiang Lin's back with a palm, and the mighty power of the Pure Yang Heavenly Emperor suddenly burst forth!
It looked as if the Great Celestial Venerable was about to betray Jiang Lin.

But Jiang Lin was completely oblivious, still staring at Yin Tianzun.

"Edict!"

Jiang Lin raised his hand, which transformed into a claw, and grasped at the direction of Yin Tianzun. Then, the power that reversed Yin and Yang began to cover Yin Tianzun.

'laugh……'

The dense, numerous sounds of certain objects breaking free from their seals seemed to converge into a single, distinct sound.

On the body of Yin Tianzun, countless dense crimson Vajra hairs grew out, like steel needles, about to corrode Yin Tianzun.

It is the pure Yang power of the Great Celestial Venerable!
But its function looks exactly like the dark tentacles that Yin Tianzun uses to erode other living beings and the world!

This is definitely Jiang Lin exerting his strength.

The inversion of Yin and Yang at the Four Emperors level can, to a certain extent, interfere with cause and effect and time at the chaotic level.

Now, Jiang Lin is the Supreme Heavenly Emperor. His Yin-Yang Reversal technique will not only affect Chaos, but even Yin Tianzun, who is also a Heavenly Emperor, will be affected!
Of course, the blessing from the Great Celestial Venerable is indispensable.

Jiang Lin's reversal of Yin and Yang reversed the methods that Yin Tianzun had imposed on him. However, for Yin Tianzun, the dark substance formed by his own desires was of course harmless to him.

The pure Yang power bestowed upon Jiang Lin by the Great Celestial Venerable transformed the originally harmless black tentacles of the Yin Celestial Venerable into pure Yang power.

"Sizzle..."

Like pouring hot oil on cold water, the Yin Heavenly Venerable, who was entirely formed from extreme Yin desires, was breached for the first time by the pure Yang power from the Great Heavenly Venerable.

The pitch black and crimson gold were locked in a standoff, and even Yin Tianzun felt a long-lost pain.

However, the pain lasted only a moment. Immediately, the viscous, pitch-black substance sealed off all the power of the crimson gold, and Yin Tianzun returned to normal.

The combined attack from Jiang Lin and the Great Celestial Venerable just now only caused Yin Celestial Venerable a slight pain.

There wasn't even the slightest physical harm.

But for Yin Tianzun, this was already an extremely difficult outcome to accept.

"How dare you act so presumptuously, a mere person who is only here until the day after tomorrow?"

Yin Tianzun's eyes remained calm as he raised his hand towards Jiang Lin.

'boom! ! ’

An extreme burst of Yin energy erupted, but it wasn't aimed at Jiang Lin; instead, it was directed at the Great Celestial Venerable!

Yin Tianzun was certainly not a fool.

He could see that while reversing Yin and Yang could affect him, it would never be as easy and effortless as it was for Jiang Lin.

That absolute restraint over his own yin desires made Yin Tianzun wary.

But what's done is done. With Jiang Lin around, their originally perfect situation might really be torn open by a crack called failure.

This is something that Yin Tianzun absolutely cannot accept.

Therefore, Yin Tianzun decisively changed his target.

As long as he can suppress the Great Celestial Venerable, he's willing to risk being obliterated by Jiang Lin.

At that time, the Yin and Yang realms, and even the Chaos realm, can be plunged into absolute turbidity and deathly silence with just a single thought.

In this way, Jiang Lin was powerless to reverse the situation.

Just as Yin Tianzun was about to launch his attack, Jiang Lin naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch, and directly stood in front of the Great Heavenly Venerable.

Yin Tianzun's plan was neither concealed nor concealed; everyone could see through Yin Tianzun's intentions.

Jiang Lin, of course, could not let him have his way.

The Great Celestial Venerable was happy to temporarily put Jiang Lin in the lead, since he was indeed quite tired.

The turbid, yin power emanating from the Yin Heavenly Emperor was easily dissolved by Jiang Lin's unique humanistic power. That unreasonable restraint was a Damocles' sword hanging over the head of the Yin Heavenly Venerable.

To the Heavenly Emperor, all causes and effects, time, space, rules, and concepts can be altered, confused, or influenced.

However, since the three people present were all Heavenly Emperors, it would be meaningless to use this power, which belongs to the Heavenly Emperor level.

This resulted in the confrontation and attack between supreme beings appearing like that of naive children just beginning their cultivation, exchanging blows back and forth, and even behaving quite politely.

But that's just what it looks like.

If viewed by others, each move would represent the limits of a cultivator and the pinnacle of a living being.

For example, those four figures standing behind the Great Celestial Venerable, though seemingly similar in size, appeared incredibly small.

So insignificant that they didn't even notice Jiang Lin when he appeared.

In the eyes of these four people, the children's playful fighting was nothing short of a catastrophe.

Even a tiny leak could be enough to annihilate them.

"Longevity, Gouchen, Queen Mother of the West, Mount Tai."

Without turning his head, the Great Celestial Venerable instructed, "You've worked hard. Go back now."

"The battlefield ahead is not for you to meddle in."

Those four figures were none other than those in the same battlefield. Before this, they had risked their lives to block Yin Tianzun's four Great Luo Immortals so that the Great Celestial Venerable could have a moment to recover his energy.

Before this, Jiang Lin was just surprised, but now, he really didn't know how these four were able to stop Yin Tianzun.

"Yes."

The Longevity Emperor readily nodded, spat out a bead from his mouth, and returned it to the Great Heavenly Venerable.

Jiang Lin could see clearly that the great power belonging to the Great Celestial Venerable was hidden within that bead.

Its name is... the power of extreme yang.

Unrestricted and unconstrained, it is the extreme yang within yin.

Jiang Lin understood now.

It wasn't these four who came to block Yin Tianzun, but rather that these four were carrying a large bomb that even Yin Tianzun feared.

Once these four Great Luo Celestial Immortals die here, the unrestrained and boundless extreme Yang power belonging to the Great Celestial Venerable will burst forth.

The Pure Yang Three Realms will also become another Extreme Yin Three Realms filled with deathly silence, but at the same time, the Great Celestial Venerable will be completely liberated.

That's definitely not what Yin Tianzun wanted to see.

This is why the Great Celestial Venerable was able to sustain himself for so long.

Yin Tianzun dared not push Da Tianzun too far, so he could only take it one step at a time, like boiling a frog in lukewarm water.

Because if the Great Celestial Venerable were to recklessly abandon all restraints and follow the example of the Yin Celestial Venerable by sacrificing his own world, thus releasing all limitations...

If it really comes to that, then it will be a true fight to the death.

The Great Celestial Venerable has relied on this fear to delay until now.

The Great Celestial Venerable's plan has succeeded; now, the roles of offense and defense have reversed.

The Queen Mother of the West, the Lord of Mount Tai, and the Great Emperor Gouchen all left this place, with only the Great Emperor of Longevity lagging behind.

"Longevity."

The Great Celestial Venerable suddenly spoke, tossing a bright pearl over without turning his head.

The pearl shone brightly, and Jiang Lin glanced at the Great Celestial Venerable in surprise.

"His Majesty……"

The Emperor of Immortality was taken aback.

"Within the pearl lies my soul lamp. When it dims, the Four Emperors will join forces to destroy the Three Realms."

The Great Celestial Venerable calmly gave the order.

He had no intention of hiding anything from Yin Tianzun and openly stated his plans.

After saying this, without waiting for the Emperor of Immortality to respond, he waved his hand and sent him away.

Then, he stared straight at Yin Tianzun, grinned, and said, "You can take a gamble."

What to bet on?
Of course, it depends on whether the Grand Celestial Venerable's plan is real or fake, whether there is really such a do-or-die arrangement, and whether it is truly a case of "better to die than live."

Regardless of whether Mingzhu and the Great Celestial Venerable's words were true or false, they undoubtedly added another layer of apprehension to Yin Tianzun.

This is the Great Celestial Venerable's purpose.

Whether it's true or false is not important.

The important question is whether Yin Tianzun will believe it.

Although Yin Tianzun is now incredibly powerful, he is corrupted by the root of Yin and turbid desires, and his mind is filled with only one thought.

That is to allow turbid desires to erode all the heavens and myriad realms, to erode the entire chaos, and even to interfere with the Heavenly Dao.

But what if, during this process, the Pure Yang Three Realms disappeared prematurely...?

This is something that Yin Tianzun's instinctive desires cannot accept.

In other words, although Yin Tianzun is powerful now, he is like a computer program, extremely rigid, and only moving towards a goal called "eroding everything".

Everything that hinders him from achieving his goal should be clearly identified, but what if his own actions cause the goal to be unattainable or to become flawed?

During this prolonged standoff, the Great Celestial Venerable didn't just stubbornly endure the beatings; he was preparing for everything he could think of and should do.

Jiang Lin's appearance was the catalyst for all of this.

Only when Jiang Lin, the third Heavenly Emperor, returned to his position, did the Great Heavenly Venerable have the confidence to threaten the Yin Heavenly Venerable.

"Ah……"

Yin Tianzun remained silent, only letting out a cold laugh.

Jiang Lin and the Great Celestial Venerable did not make a move, but they were already extremely cautious.

The current situation seems to have taken a sharp turn for the worse because of Jiang Lin's appearance. Yin Tianzun, who was originally the dominant party, has suddenly become the weaker one, and it even seems that his destruction is imminent.

It's absolutely impossible to say that Yin Tianzun had no backup plan.

"Lei, Wei".

Jiang Lin made his move; purple-gold lightning descended from the sky, carrying the power of humanity and the might of the heavens.

This bolt of lightning, seemingly no thicker than a bucket, could barely cover Yin Tianzun.

But this very lightning bolt carried a supreme power unique to Jiang Lin and unique to heaven and earth.

Whether there's a backup plan, and what that plan is, we'll only find out after we play!
Anyway, putting aside all concerns, we're in the right now!

If you don’t use your rights, they will expire and become invalid!
Faced with Jiang Lin's attack, Yin Tianzun withdrew without hesitation. The dark matter began to surge, and the innate Yin and turbid desires were released without reservation.

However, under Jiang Lin's unreasonable restraint, the turbid desires that could erode everything could only be annihilated without any resistance.

'boom! ! ’

The purple-gold lightning finally struck Yin Tianzun, whose body, composed of pure yin and turbid desires, was directly blasted into meaningless dust by this lightning bolt!

However, this scene only elicited a slight shake of the head from the Great Celestial Venerable.

Jiang Lin remained unmoved, seemingly unaware that his lightning strike had achieved any results.

Sure enough, the next moment, Yin Tianzun's figure reappeared, complete and full of energy, without any deficiency or leakage.

"As long as there are living beings in all the heavens and myriad worlds, as long as there is wisdom and thought, he is neither born nor dies."

The Great Celestial Venerable slowly spoke, saying, "The current Yin Celestial Venerable himself represents the desires within the wisdom and thoughts of all living beings."

It seems easy to handle; all you have to do is slaughter all living beings in the myriad realms. But the reality is not that simple.

Leaving aside the fact that Jiang Lin and the Great Celestial Venerable originally intended to protect the living beings of all the heavens and myriad realms, if it were really that simple, why would the Yin Celestial Venerable drag all the living beings of his own three realms into the abyss of death and desolation?

Desire will never disappear once it arises, even if wisdom and thought fall into stagnation.

Unless, all living beings in all the heavens and myriad realms can simultaneously restrain all their desires.

But how is that possible?
(End of this chapter)