I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 864 All Things Return to Nothingness, Calamity Arises and the Dao Arises

The moment the Seven Emotions Demon Lord made his move, I intervened in the battlefield using the Heavenly Fishing Technique.

With the power of the grotto-heaven bestowed upon him, the power of his clone was directly increased to the limit that his physical body could bear.

The majestic illusory image of Beiquan Mountain appeared around the body, exuding an ancient and unyielding aura, which also faintly carried a trace of the original Daoist charm of Beiquan Cave Heaven.

The moment the Seven Emotions Chains touched the illusory Daoist aura of Beiquan Mountain, they were like rotten hemp ropes encountering a divine weapon, emitting a piercing creaking sound, suddenly taut to their limit, and then breaking inch by inch, completely purified by the Hun Tian Yuan Huo.

The seven avatars of the Seven Emotions Demon Lord all leaned back. The sudden collapse of their power caused them to uncontrollably retreat hundreds of feet. Then, the figures exchanged glances, all of them shocked.

At the same time, the Xuan You Demon Lord's long-awaited strike broke through the spatial barrier temporarily set up by Gu Yuanqing with the sword intent of eternal stability of all realms, and then forcibly broke through the technique of "close to the horizon" formed by the Dao of Space, stabbing straight into Gu Yuanqing's back!

However, the blade ultimately struck the suddenly solidified, Daoist-infused illusory image of Beiquan Mountain.

The demonic blade pierced the mountain shadow, and its advance slowed down visibly.

Like being stuck in a quagmire, every inch forward required a massive amount of demonic energy to be consumed, and the Dao of Destruction condensed on the blade was gradually worn away and dissolved by the vast Dao rhythm flowing in the mountain shadow.

The Demon Lord Xuanyou felt a sudden chill in his heart, and his expression changed drastically.

This Gu's power has increased suddenly again, just like last time. Could it be...?

His gaze met Gu Yuanqing's eyes as she turned back.

It seemed calm as always, but in Xuan You's eyes at this moment, it was as if he were sitting high in the clouds, looking down on ants, with an indifference that knew everything and controlled life and death.

If there was any doubt before that Gu Yuanqing was feigning ease in order to force him to retreat without a fight, that doubt has now completely disappeared.

Moreover, after Gu Yuanqing's power increased, when he looked at him again, he finally felt a sense of familiarity. The Gu Yuanqing in front of him clearly gave him the same feeling as the person who attacked him from afar back then.

Just as the Demon Lord of the Giant Abominations could see through things, the Demon Lord of the Profound Netherworlds, who had fought Gu Yuanqing even more times, would surely make the connection.

The previous setbacks had already made him extremely wary of the person behind Gu Yuanqing, and now he was even more suspicious that they were the same person. How could he not be alarmed?

We can't fight them head-on! Let's go!

In a flash, the Demon Lord of the Dark Abyss made a decisive decision.

Before he could truly clash with Gu Yuanqing to determine who was superior, his figure trembled, and his entire demonic body instantly disintegrated, transforming into a dark stream of light that disappeared into the void and fled thousands of miles away.

Seeing that Xuan You was retreating instead of advancing, the Seven Emotions Demon Lord knew something was wrong. His figure suddenly became illusory, as he intended to use the Seven Emotions Secret Technique to shift his position relative to the coordinates that had already been anchored in the Heavenly Demon Tide.

However, Gu Yuanqing was also prepared. Some things were already destined when they gathered all their strength for one strike.

His Celestial Realm suddenly expanded, instantly covering thousands of miles, protecting the Myriad Manifestations Sword Array of Calamity Control, transforming into an absolute domain that completely enveloped the Mysterious Nether Demon Lord and the Seven Emotions Demon Lord.

The dark stream of light that the Demon Lord Xuanyou transformed into crashed into the edge of the realm, as if it had hit an invisible wall, producing a dull thud. It was forcefully bounced back and reformed into a slightly disheveled figure, while thousands of sword energies came rushing towards it.

"You!" The Demon Lord of Xuanyou was both shocked and furious. He turned to stare at Gu Yuanqing. "How dare you! You actually put me into your Celestial Realm?"

For cultivators, the Celestial Realm is an external manifestation and extension of their own Great Dao Laws, as well as a protective barrier against the outside world.

When facing an opponent of lower cultivation level, unleashing one's domain can create absolute suppression and quickly defeat the enemy.

However, very few people would act this way when facing opponents of the same or potentially superior level.

This is because it means that part of the courtyard wall was removed, inviting the enemy into one's own courtyard.

While it can trap the enemy, it also gives the enemy an excellent opportunity to directly analyze and impact their own foundation of the Great Dao, and the risks involved are self-evident!

In the heart of the Demon Lord Xuanyou, there was even a kind of furious anger of being completely despised and even humiliated.

This Gu Yuanqing completely disregarded me!
"Since you've chosen your own death by opening the gates of the Great Dao, then I will grant your wish!" The Demon Lord of the Profound Netherworld laughed in fury, showing no sign of backing down. His eyes blazed with ruthlessness. "Today I will shatter your domain and destroy your foundation!"

The Demon Lord of the Dark Abyss's body suddenly expanded, with demonic runes flowing wildly around it.

He poured all his demonic energy and understanding of the laws of demonic cultivation into his own demonic domain without reservation, transforming it into an incomparably deep and dark demonic domain that seemed capable of devouring light, sound, and even all fluctuations of the laws.

The demonic realm spread out and swept towards Gu Yuanqing!

He intends to use his own demonic path to directly confront Gu Yuanqing's Celestial Realm and severely damage his Dao foundation!

The two realms collided instantly, their forces clashing and annihilating each other.

The conflict may seem quiet and uneventful, lacking the intensity of previous clashes, but the danger within is no less than it once was.

Direct conflict between domains is a contest of understanding the Great Dao, a touch of the soul's power and even the origin.

Unlike previous battles of supernatural powers, where one could dodge, retreat, or defend with magical artifacts, this time it was different.

In a battle of great principles, a single misstep can lead to total defeat!
The Demon Lord of the Dark Netherworld was very confident in himself. Even though he was a demon, he had lived for over a million years, comprehended various great Daos, and could easily master all kinds of human techniques.

Humans may possess powerful supernatural abilities and treasures, but when it comes to understanding the Great Dao, he doesn't believe he can't compare.

However, he soon realized that something was wrong.

Gu Yuanqing's Celestial Realm, like his sword formation, seemed to contain infinite layers and variations.

His dark demonic domain invaded it, but it seemed extremely sluggish.

As the clear light flowed, it was sometimes as heavy as a mountain, unshakable; sometimes as agile as water, moving with the flow; sometimes as sharp as a sword, striking back; and sometimes as ethereal as emptiness, with nowhere to exert force.

There seemed to be a constant flow of Daoist energy, continuously repairing and mending the edges of the realm that had been eroded by darkness, and even assimilating and transforming the demonic energy.

"What...what kind of Great Dao is this?!"

The Demon Lord of the Dark Netherworld was shocked. The depth of the opponent's foundation in the Celestial Realm, the mystery of its changes, and the strength of its resilience far exceeded his expectations.

It was subtly at odds with his dark path, leaving him with a sense of helplessness and a feeling of being gradually worn down.

On the other side, the Seven Emotions Demon Lord was also trapped in the realm, and the Celestial Realm itself far surpassed any magic array.

Gu Yuanqing further solidified the spatial Dao imprint, thus interrupting the Seven Emotions Demon Lord's secret technique.

He was also shocked, but unlike Xuan You, he did not choose to confront the Great Dao Domain head-on, as that was not his forte. His figure flickered like a ghost within the domain, avoiding the spontaneously flowing sword energy and manifested Dao principles that attacked him.

He waved the jade-shaped fan in his hand rapidly, and his seven emotions and demonic thoughts silently probed the various Dao principles and light and shadows flowing within the realm, trying to find the emotional nodes, the gaps in thoughts, and the weak points in the connection of laws.

At the same time, he pushed the Seven Emotions Secret Technique to its extreme, interfering with, infiltrating, and polluting Gu Yuanqing's soul.

They amplify, distort, and combine all kinds of extreme emotions such as joy, anger, worry, thought, grief, fear, and shock into countless illusions and temptations that directly target the weaknesses of the mind, attempting to corrupt Gu Yuanqing's Dao heart and disrupt his realm between heaven and man.

However, Gu Yuanqing stood firmly in the void, his figure unmoved.

With a slight thought, he controlled the Dark Erosion of the Demon Lord of the Netherworld, causing his domain to shift and unleash endless changes and vibrant life force to steadily resist and wear it down.

Despite the Seven Emotions Demon Lord's soul invasion and law penetration, his thirty-three-story glazed tower shone brightly, like a clear mirror reflecting his true nature. All kinds of delusions and demonic sounds were like pebbles thrown into still water, causing slight ripples but unable to shake the foundation.

Gu Yuanqing used his Heavenly Eyes to observe the changes manifested by the conflict of Dao essence within the realm, and used his mind to comprehend the profound meaning contained in each change.

His eyes grew brighter and brighter. These two demon lords were like whetstones, constantly proving his understanding in his battles with them.

My understanding of the Great Dao seemed to have suddenly risen to a new level.

In terms of raw power, he might not be much stronger than the Demon Lord Xuanyou, but with the power of the Cave Heaven, Xuanyou is no match for him. This is why Gu Yuanqing dares to fight so recklessly.

On the battlefield ahead, one can see two completely different realms of power, one pure and one impure, fighting and wearing each other down. As they advance and retreat, various Daoist techniques seem to be manifesting within them.

After a short while, Xuan You realized Gu Yuanqing's plan. He was shocked and furious, never expecting that one day he would become the other party's whetstone.

In his fury, his primordial demonic seed trembled violently, and the void shook accordingly. In the darkness, Gu Yuanqing saw the shadow of an abyss about to appear.

An endless aura of Yin energy emanated from the area, as if a colossal creature were trying to force its way into Gu Yuanqing's celestial realm.

The voice of the Lord of Zhou Tianxing Palace suddenly rang out, urgently saying, "Fellow Daoist Gu, be careful! He's trying to summon the power of the Demon Abyss! Don't let him succeed!"

Li Miaoxuan's expression also turned solemn. She had been standing in front of Gu Yuanqing, but after the battle with the Heavenly Demons reached the point of direct conflict between the power of the realms, it was difficult for her to help anymore. She only used her power to kill ordinary mid-to-high-level Heavenly Demons.

In fact, by this point, her own accumulation was already sufficient to cultivate to the realm of a Void Immortal, but if she had more accumulation, that would naturally be even better.

Gu Yuanqing smiled calmly: "It seems it's time to end this. Let's try this move."

"All things return to nothingness, and from calamity arises the Tao."

With a single thought, the entire realm underwent a sudden and dramatic change!

The flow of all kinds of Dao essence seemed to be accelerated by millions of times in an instant, and countless illusory scenes were created and destroyed within it.

The birth and annihilation of galaxies, the rise and fall of the earth, the rise and fall of civilizations, the withering and flourishing of plants, the reincarnation of living beings... endless calamities and the Dao of birth and death are stirred and manifested!
This move can be described as the ultimate transformation of the Sword Dao of Controlling Calamities and Manifestations, and is the true accumulation of Gu Yuanqing's cultivation.

He was not able to unleash his full power before, but now, being outside the cave, he can only truly activate it by relying on the shroud of the Celestial Realm.

Only in this way can he use the technique of controlling objects in the outside world!
boom--!
Within this realm, it seemed as if countless calamities were erupting simultaneously!

The calamities of Heavenly Punishment, Annihilation, Collapse, and Return to Nothingness pressed down with a deafening roar. The Demon Lord of the Profound Netherworld let out a muffled groan, feeling as if his demonic domain had been plunged into a boiling sea of ​​tribulations. Every inch of his demonic domain was being eroded and worn away by the tribulations, rapidly becoming thin and dim. The backlash caused his demonic soul to tremble violently.

As a result, the phantom of the Demon Abyss that was about to appear suddenly vanished.

Meanwhile, things changed again for the Seven Emotions Demon Lord. The tribulations of inner demons, delusions, emotions, desires, and so on—all sorts of tribulations that directly targeted the mind and spirit—were activated and swept back towards the Seven Emotions Demon Lord!
The seven emotions that he relied on to attain enlightenment have now become the best medium and fuel to trigger calamity!
The seven emotions and demonic thoughts that he emitted were like sparks igniting a powder keg, instantly detonating a more violent, chaotic, and targeted mental tribulation power that was more focused on his own origin!
"what--!"

With a shrill scream, the Seven Emotions Demon Lord's elegant gentlemanly image instantly collapsed, transforming into a constantly twisting and changing demonic soul.

He never imagined that one day, the Seven Emotions Secret Technique would backfire.

"How is this possible? You are not from this world, but merely a illusory immortal. How could you trigger such pure tribulation power?" The Demon Lord of the Dark Netherworld was also terrified. His Dark Demon Realm was on the verge of collapse under the scouring of endless tribulations.

"town."

Gu Yuanqing pressed his hands down in a mudra.

The majestic illusory image of Beiquan Mountain reappeared, merging with the entire Yujie Wanxiang Realm.

An overwhelming and oppressive Daoist aura spread out, and together with the boundless power of creation and destruction, it instantly crushed and imprisoned the demonic domains of the two demon lords!
The Demon Lord of the Dark Abyss and the Demon Lord of the Seven Emotions remained unwilling, letting out mournful roars that continuously shook their primordial demonic thoughts.

The Heavenly Demons who were originally attacking the Star Palace Array turned around and rushed towards Gu Yuanqing, covering the entire Heaven and Earth with their overwhelming presence.

No matter how the cultivators within the Star Palace Formation tried to intercept them, it was to no avail.

Among them were also illusory immortals and great demons, who, under the summons of the Demon Lord, unleashed their burning primordial demonic thoughts to attack with all their might.

Even Gu Yuanqing felt the great formation tremble violently, and the Celestial Realm began to contract under pressure.

A celestial demon with supernatural powers, mixed with the attacks of ordinary celestial demons, invaded the realm and struck Gu Yuanqing directly.

A chorus of demonic sounds roared together, disrupting one's own divine sense.

Xuan You and the Seven Emotions Demon Lord, who had been suppressed, seemed to sense an opportunity and burned their primordial demonic thoughts to escape outwards.

Gu Yuanqing frowned and shook his head at Li Miaoxuan, saying, "It seems that my cultivation is still insufficient. Even two clones are not enough to completely suppress it. I still need to take action personally!"

Li Miaoxuan covered her mouth and chuckled, "I think you're just showing off to me."

As the words were spoken, a hand reached out, and the power of the cave heaven completely blessed this celestial realm.

The next moment, this realm of heaven and man seemed to transform into an extension of the Northern Spring Cave Heaven, as if Gu Yuanqing's power of control over objects had directly spread over.

The two demon lords, who were about to escape, suddenly stopped, like insects frozen in amber, suppressed and unable to move.

The hand retracted, and the two demon lord clones vanished into thin air.

Without needing to suppress the Demon Lord, Gu Yuanqing changed the Myriad Manifestations Sword Formation of Calamity Control, and billions of sword energies raged in all directions, shredding countless heavenly demons into dust.

Among the Heavenly Demons, the Eclipse Moon Cult Leader turned and left almost without hesitation the moment the Xuan You Demon Lord's avatar disappeared...

　Back in my hometown, I'm really not used to writing in this old notebook. It feels like even writing the plot doesn't flow smoothly. Sigh.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)