I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 837 Another one has come to their death!
The newcomer was none other than Li Youhe, the sect master of the Netherworld Sect!
He also spotted Gu Yuanqing who had suddenly appeared, a cold smile playing on his lips as he formed a hand seal.

The dim, yellowish phantom of the Yellow Springs River expanded and accelerated rapidly as he activated his hand seals!
It was as if a true tributary of the River Styx had broken through the boundary between Yin and Yang, carrying a terrifying Daoist aura that could corrupt all things and erode the soul, spreading and engulfing Gu Yuanqing and the entire Qian Yuan Island behind him!

This is one of the Netherworld Sect's most treasured secret techniques—the Crossing to the Underworld!

It may appear to be just a phantom now, but if you touch it, your physical body will be immediately corroded by the aura of the underworld, your life will be devoured, and your soul will be pulled into the netherworld.

This is a secret technique, and also an extension of Li Youhe's own Celestial Realm.

Faced with this Netherworld Secret Technique, which was enough to make cultivators of the same level retreat, Gu Yuanqing simply stretched out his right index finger and lightly swiped it towards the illusory image of the Yellow Springs.

The movements were effortless and unassuming, as if drawing back a curtain.
Without any violent energy collision or dazzling light, the imposing phantom of the Yellow Springs River, which had come with great momentum, was silently severed in the middle!

It was as if a natural barrier had suddenly appeared. The illusory image of the Yellow Springs River in front of the barrier could no longer move forward even an inch, and the image behind the barrier vanished instantly.

It was as if the connection between the netherworld laws that constituted this illusory river and space was directly severed by this single finger.

"What?!" Li Youhe's pupils shrank sharply, his heart filled with horror.

Crossing the Yellow Springs was one of his most proficient secret techniques, as evidenced by his ability to break through the righteous path's defenses first, yet it was so easily broken by his opponent.

At this moment, he still hadn't realized that Gu Yuanqing was a Void Immortal, and thought to himself, "No wonder Zhao Shengbing suffered a great loss at his hands back then!"

After exchanging blows, he realized that Gu Yuanqing was a formidable opponent and that he was definitely a top-tier, immortal being. He dared not hold back any longer and let out a sharp cry as a streak of black light flew out from his sleeve.

The dark light grew longer in the wind, transforming into a ghastly white banner with a grotesque shape and countless skulls engraved on it.

The banner fluttered, and a fierce wind howled. Thousands upon thousands of solid and ferocious ghost shadows shrieked as they rushed out. Each ghost shadow exuded a Yin energy no weaker than that of Yin-Yang cultivators. Among them, nine main souls were at the Chaos Heaven level, and the strongest one was at the Chaos Heaven Undying level.

It can be seen that some of these ghostly figures are celestial demons, some are demonic beasts, and some are clearly the souls of human cultivators. All the ghostly figures converge into a destructive torrent of ghostly figures, sweeping towards Gu Yuanqing like a blotting-out cloud.

This is his natal magic weapon, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul Devouring Banner!

Having been nurtured for thousands of years, its power is boundless!

Seeing this, Gu Yuanqing shook his head slightly, seemingly somewhat disappointed.

He flicked his finger, and a spark flew out. After being tainted by the Yin energy, it was like adding fuel to the fire, suddenly expanding and transforming into a sky full of flames that swept away.

This is the Chaotic Primordial Fire. After Gu Yuanqing achieved the status of a Void Immortal, the power of this technique naturally increased dramatically.

To counter the evil spirits, the yang energy within the primordial fire intensified. Thousands of fierce ghosts were enveloped by the chaotic primordial fire, as if they had encountered their nemesis, or as if snow had encountered boiling water. They were melted and purified before they could even scream, turning into wisps of green smoke and dissipating.

Even the Yin spirits at the Undying Huntian level were severely injured in an instant, turning around and frantically fleeing into the banner, naturally drawing the Huntian Yuan Fire towards the banner.

Li Youhe tried to use his magic repeatedly, but to no avail. He could only use his dense Yin energy to wrap around the banner and raise his hand to try to take it back.

During the process of retrieving it, the Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul Devouring Banner flashed wildly, and several clear cracks instantly appeared on its surface, indicating that its spiritual power had been greatly damaged!
Li Youhe felt a pang of pain and his mind was shaken. This kind of fire-based divine power was far too domineering! He finally realized that the "Gu Yuanqing" in front of him was far more terrifying than he had expected.

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. He suddenly bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He formed a hand seal, and ancient runes flew out from between his brows, his soul drawing upon the Netherworld Origin.

"With my lifeblood, I offer this sacrifice to the gods! Gates of the Nine Netherworlds, heed my command—open!"

Suddenly, the illusory Yellow Springs River beneath his feet surged with water, and a huge portal phantom appeared in the churning water.

Beyond the gate came the sounds of galloping horses, clashing metal, and roaring!
Immediately afterwards, the gate shook, and a series of powerful figures stepped out from it. The leader, with a blue face and fangs, wearing armor and exuding a murderous aura, was none other than the Yin Marshal under the command of the Underworld Ghost Mother!
Afterwards, several ferocious-looking ghost kings appeared, exuding a chilling aura and dominating all directions.

Behind them, countless ghost soldiers and generals, wielding various underworld weapons, surged out of the gate like a black tide!
Li Youhe's aura weakened slightly, indicating that using this move required a significant expenditure of his vital energy.

However, looking at the overwhelming, eerie army of the underworld, Gu Yuanqing simply shook his head: "Is this all there is to the Netherworld Sect? Summoning these ghosts, what's the difference between this and before? It's truly beneath contempt!"

Before Li Youhe could speak, the Yin General who had crossed over from the Nine Netherworld Gate roared in anger: "You brat, you're really talking big! I'll see what you're capable of!"

As it spoke, it swung its halberd at Gu Yuanqing.

Gu Yuanqing was too lazy to respond verbally. He pointed his fingers like a sword and made a sweeping motion in the air.

Suddenly, the entire world within a thousand miles of him fell silent.

The wind stopped, the clouds lingered, and even the ghostly energy gushing from the gates of the underworld seemed to freeze for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, wisps of sword energy appeared out of thin air, from the sunlight, from the breeze, from the sea, and even from the shadows of those ghostly soldiers and generals.

The threads converge, each with its own unique shape and charm.

Sometimes as blazing as the sun, sometimes as clear as the moon, sometimes as dazzling as the stars, sometimes as violent as thunder, they intertwine to form a vast sword domain that encompasses all things and all kinds of Daoist principles.

A smile suddenly appeared on Gu Yuanqing's face.

Is this the realm of the Immortal?

Even ordinary techniques can be incredibly powerful.

With this sword strike, he didn't even use much of his own power; it was just a matter of his thoughts, and the world around him naturally obeyed his command!
After condensing the Dao Principle imprint, one's own Dao resonates with the Dao of Heaven and Earth, and the Heaven and Man Realm opens up, allowing control over the outside world. However, the feeling is completely different from what it is now.

Although it was outside the grotto, it felt as if it were inside the grotto, using the art of manipulating objects!
When Li Youhe saw this scene, he finally sensed that something was wrong.

He felt as if he had almost lost control of the external forces; outside the realm of celestial beings, his own divine sense felt like it was walking in a quagmire.

This is almost impossible among cultivators of the same level!

The Underworld General's knowledge surpassed that of Li Youhe. As soon as Gu Yuanqing's sword domain was activated, he turned and fled towards the Gate of the Nine Netherworlds.

Li Youhe's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpoints, and an almost impossible guess instantly surfaced in his mind.

As soon as this thought arose, the Dao Heart issued a strong warning, as if it had suddenly sensed the previously obscured secrets of heaven.

escape!
Li Youhe turned and left, riding the Styx Ferry, wishing he had two more legs.

But it's too late.

Sword energy swirled, and the world grew desolate.

Under the sword light, whether it was the Ghost King, the Yin General, or the seemingly endless Yin soldiers and ghost generals, they all seemed to have encountered their nemesis. Their ghostly bodies dissipated like smoke, their underworld armor shattered like paper, and their eerie ghostly aura was completely swept away.

Li Youhe intended to escape using the Yellow Springs Ferry, but was forced to reveal himself by the sword energy.

He then used the Nine Nether Escape Technique, transforming his body into black mist.

However, the sword domain transformed into an array, making all realms eternally secure. This sword domain became a net of heaven and earth, making it difficult for him to escape. The Great Annihilation Sword swept past, cutting Li Youhe into countless fragments with its sword energy. But in the blink of an eye, these fragments merged back together, transforming into his body, though his face turned deathly pale.

He was terrified and summoned his magical artifact to protect himself. While dealing with the relentless attacks of swords, he cried out for mercy, "Brother Gu, please wait! Let's talk this out!"

Gu Yuanqing remained indifferent and didn't bother to reply.

When you came before, the first thing you did was fight. Why didn't you try to talk things out properly?
Now that they are no match for him and are begging for mercy, how could Gu Yuanqing possibly show them any mercy!

When he was undergoing his tribulation and the evil sects came to besiege him, some things were already destined.

Don't say that no harm was caused. That's only because he was strong. If he were weaker and hadn't had the help of Beiquan Cave Heaven to overcome the tribulation of the Void Immortal, he would have been in a period of weakness, and the outcome would have been unknown!
It's like someone shot you in the chest, but you have an electromagnetic shield and you're completely unharmed. Then, seeing you pull out a plasma cannon, they immediately beg for mercy. Would you let them go?
Seeing that Gu Yuanqing remained silent, Li Youhe knew there was no turning back. He shouted sternly, "Gu Yuanqing, so what if you are a Void Immortal? You have just survived the Heavenly Tribulation, your realm is not yet stable, and your magical power is much stronger than when you were Hun Tian Undying? Do you really think I have no means to fight to the death?!"

Before he could finish speaking, he slammed his hand on the top of his head, forcibly expelling an incomparably pure dark essence. His face turned ashen at a visible speed, and his aura plummeted, clearly indicating that he had paid a heavy price.

He then frantically formed hand seals, each one causing the void to tremble and emitting a heart-palpitating fluctuation.

"Respectfully requesting the supreme treasure—the Nether Dragon Suppressing Mirror!"

With his hoarse roar, the phantom image of an ancient-style, dark bronze mirror appeared between his brows.

The mirror is entwined with nine dragons, its surface chaotic. The moment it appears, all the surrounding light seems to be sucked into it, the temperature drops sharply, and even the painful cries of thousands of souls being suppressed and refined can be faintly heard.

This is the sect's most treasured artifact, which only the sect leader can communicate with and control using secret methods.

"Nether Dragon, open your eyes! Suppress the Netherworld and Refine the Soul! Kill!"

Blood seeped from all seven orifices of Li Youhe, who looked like a madman. He poured all his remaining magic power, along with the power he gained from burning his origin, into the ancient mirror without reservation.

Om-!
The Nether Dragon Suppressing Mirror suddenly became more realistic, emitting a muffled hum. The eyes of the nine Nether Dragon reliefs on the mirror suddenly lit up with a scarlet light, as if they had come to life.

The chaotic mist in the mirror suddenly spun, transforming into a bottomless vortex.

The next moment, a condensed, dark gray beam of light shot out from the mirror vortex!

Wherever it passed, space seemed to be frozen and eroded, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth collapsed, leaving only streaks of gray and decaying traces, heading straight for Gu Yuanqing.

This power far surpassed any of the spells Li Youhe had used before, and even faintly triggered deeper levels of the Netherworld Laws!

So much so that its aura even broke through the sword domain's restraints and soared into the sky, drawing the attention of the surrounding cultivators.

In fact, the moment Gu Yuanqing appeared, the two opposing forces of good and evil were already engaged in a battle.

However, with one side busy breaking through the defenses and the other busy intercepting, no one paid much attention to Gu Yuanqing after he appeared.

Because Gu Yuanqing had enveloped the battlefield with the Myriad Manifestations Sword Formation of Calamity Control, it was difficult for others to see the specific situation and scene.

Even though they sensed that Li Youhe seemed to have used the Myriad Soul Banner and opened the Nine Nether Gate, they didn't find it strange. After all, Gu Yuanqing was a great cultivator in the Chaotic Undying Realm. Their own sect had someone who had achieved the Void Immortal realm, so how could they not fight to the death to stop him?

Li Youhe arrived alone, and without using his true abilities, it was impossible for him to break through the defenses.

However, when the aura of the Nether Dragon Suppressing Mirror appeared, the cultivators present felt something was wrong. Li Youhe would never use this treasure unless it was a life-or-death crisis. This was the foundation of a sect. Not to mention that using it once would damage one's own foundation, it would also take many years to fully recover.

In the midst of their fierce battle, the cultivators from both the righteous and evil paths focused their pupil techniques on the direction of Qian Yuan Island, attempting to break through the sword domain's defenses and glimpse the truth within!
However, no matter what, all that could be seen was the Senluo Sword Domain; nothing else could be seen.

Moreover, with the passing of the heavenly tribulation, the magic array on Qian Yuan Island has been activated, and the rising mist makes it even harder to see the truth.

"In the end what happened?"

The evil cultivators were anxious. They had not yet broken through the defenses. With each passing second, the strength of that illusory immortal would increase, and their chances would diminish.

The righteous sects were also worried that Li Youhe had used the sect's resources, perhaps he had already broken through and was going to use this treasure to kill a Void Immortal.

In an instant, the battle between the two sides intensified. Previously, the evil sects were only concerned with breaking through the defenses, but now, apart from Li Youhe who rushed over, everyone else was stopped, indicating that they had truly fought to the death.

The Evil Lord turned to look at Han Jingshan and shouted, "Palace Master Han, why aren't you making a move? Do you really intend to put the life and death of your sect above the meager kindness of one person?"

Han Jingshan, who had been standing quietly to the side, frowned slightly, but still did not make a move.

Besides the fact that one of his avatars had received a favor from Gu Yuanqing, the Heavenly Mandate Palace's cultivation methods were most adept at the Way of Heavenly Secrets. In fact, when he was heading towards Qian Yuan Island, he felt a little uneasy. The closer he got, the more obvious this unease became. If he hadn't wanted to witness the Tribulation of the Void Immortal, he probably wouldn't have come at all.

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain is indeed the leader of the heretical sects, but whether or not to listen to him is entirely up to him.

The Lord of Jiuli Mountain's face grew even more gloomy, and he vented his anger only on the Spirit Venerable who blocked him. For him, if he hadn't made a move before, there might still be room to communicate with the Void Immortal of Qingping Dao Palace, but after they made their move, there was only one path to take!

Lingbao Tianzun activated his magic weapon to resist and intercept, while advising, "Lord of Jiuli Mountain, turn back before it's too late. Don't let a momentary thought lead to eternal damnation. If you retreat now, there is still room for maneuver."

"Shut up!" the Lord of Jiuli Mountain roared.

……

As for the Demon Lord, he engaged in a frenzied battle with the Mountain-Bearing Black Tortoise, his nine heads screaming in anger.

The demons of this realm revere it, but since their territory is too far away, it is the only one that has come.

Despite considering himself one of the three strongest beings in this world, he was powerless against this Xuan Turtle.

Although the black tortoise seemed unable to harm it, it could still stop it. No matter how it used its demonic magic and methods, it could not be harmed in the slightest. Its strong defense was enough to make the demon despair. And no matter how much the demon cursed with its nine heads, the other party remained unmoved.

It's just blocking it here, preventing it from moving forward even a little bit!

Gu Yuanqing was not surprised by the methods Li Youhe used.

Which of the top sects in the spirit realm doesn't have a long history and profound foundation?
In Gu Yuanqing's view, this magic weapon should even surpass ordinary Void Immortal treasures, so much so that even a Great Cultivator of the Chaotic Undying realm could unleash its power at the Void Immortal level.

If it were someone else, they would probably have truly met their demise on the spot.

However, when Gu Yuanqing was at the Undying Realm, his clones could contend with or even fight against Void Immortals. Now that he has survived the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and forged the Void Immortal Dao Fruit, his strength has undergone a tremendous qualitative change.

What good is this magical artifact?

He even had the energy to glance to his left and smiled faintly: "Another one more to die!"

As they spoke, a scroll unfurled in mid-air, as if the world had transformed, day turning into night, and a crescent moon hanging in the sky…

(End of this chapter)