Mythology

Chapter 424 The End of All Things, Return to Nothingness

The Ten Thousand Immortals Formation was filled with boundless black water, and the Three Pure Ones stood motionless in the center.

Most of those who survived were Great Luo Golden Immortals, and they relied entirely on the protection of their bodies and souls by the Daoist temple to continuously rise and fall in the black water.

Lu Ya Daoist stood on a gourd, and a curtain of fire formed around his body as the Daoist temple was created.

Compared to his fellow cultivators who were struggling, he was quite adept at it. The moment he touched the black water, his Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife sliced ​​off a palm-sized piece of flesh.

"With the destruction of Leiyin Temple and the disappearance of Yang He's avatar, it seems he has ascended to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, which is indeed an option."

Lu Ya Daoist chuckled, "There's not much difference between the Paradise and the Heavenly Court."

He glanced at the gradually sinking Leiyin Temple and could faintly sense the aura of the Three Corpse Taoist.

As expected, Yang He will likely choose to abandon the other two avatars, since his soul is already in the Pure Land. The Upper Realm is different from the mortal world, and it's impossible to get there in a short time.

"That wandering ghost is quite lucky, it actually managed to occupy the innate corpse qi body."

Lu Ya Daoist gazed into the distance at the edge of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.

Su Daji was curled up in a ball, clinging tightly to the Wanhua Tree that was not yet completely rotten, clinging to the gloomy shadows of Yang He's Taoist temple to survive.

"Immortal Master, please spare my daughter's life!"

Su Daji sensed the murderous intent emanating from Lu Ya Dao Ren and quickly begged for mercy.

Lu Ya Daoist withdrew his gaze, "The cause and effect are predetermined by Heaven. She took your physical body to ascend to Heaven. One day in the future, Yang He, you may have the opportunity to take back your physical body."

The black water boiled intermittently, and hundreds of fake immortals struggled inside.

"kindness?"

Lu Ya Daoist was suddenly stunned. The aura of the Three Corpse Daoist came to an abrupt end, even though the corpse could have lasted at least another half a day.

He couldn't help but feel puzzled, and then his divine sense discovered that a wisp of five-colored divine light was following him closely.

The gourd stopped in mid-air.

The five-colored divine light rushed to Lu Ya Dao Ren's front, transformed into a black cat, and spat out an arm. The arm then absorbed the surrounding yin energy, quickly growing flesh and bones, and finally transformed into Yang He.

The five-colored divine light dissipated, and Yang He's four ghosts were all injured to varying degrees.

After entering the world of legends, the black cat appeared to lack intelligence. If it did not communicate with others, it would lie dormant in the temple, probably due to the influence of being conferred the title of Buddha Mother Great Bright King.

However, it's already quite impressive that one can use the Five-Colored Divine Light in the world of the legend. I thought that, like the Immaculate Ghost Buddha, this legend couldn't control it.

When Lu Ya Daoist saw Yang He, he gave a self-deprecating smile and remained silent.

They underestimated Yang He's methods and his greed. Ascending to the Pure Land as an ancient Buddha was not enough; he even planned to covet the positions of immortals and gods in the Heavenly Court.

“Brother Lu Ya, I thought you would find a way to leave the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.”

Yang He exhaled corpse energy to envelop the gourd, lest Su Daji notice and become desperate.

He himself would have a very difficult time in the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, so he simply clung to Lu Ya Dao Ren's coattails and waited for the Investiture of the Gods.

Lu Ya Daoist shook his head, looked Yang He up and down and said, "You are indeed lucky. You were able to pass through the Guixu Water without any problems."

"Return to the Ruins?"

Yang He realized that the water of Guixu was the black water.

He subconsciously looked towards the Blackwater, where a large number of fake immortals were wailing incessantly. The nearby Earth God saw the gourd stop in place and tried to get closer to Lu Ya Dao Ren with all four limbs.

The earth god's flesh and bones had melted away, yet he still didn't die.

Ripples spread across the water's surface.

The other fake immortals showed unspeakable fear. Yang He also noticed that there seemed to be strange fluctuations approaching from the depths of the black water.

"That is……"

Yang He's pupils contracted sharply, a strange sense of familiarity washing over him.

The enormous creature in the black water was comparable in size to the Three Pure Ones, so large it was unbelievable. From the outline of the water flow, it could be barely discerned to be humanoid.

puff.

There was no commotion as expected; the Earth God quietly sank.

Yang He clearly saw that at the last moment, the Earth God's extremely ferocious face was filled with a relieved smile. The black water resumed its rhythmic churning, and Lu Ya Daoist continued to fly through the air, riding on his gourd.

Yang He clicked his tongue in surprise. Could it be that the fake immortal was deliberately raised and fed?

"Brother Lu Ya, what is the Void of Return, and what is it...?"

Yang He's heart pounded like a drum. The enormous creature in the water clearly came from the pit, the very pit that the Three Pure Ones had tried so hard to get rid of at all costs.

"The things in the Ruins of Return, who knows what they're called? Perhaps only the Three Pure Ones have witnessed them."

Yang He nodded. In the world of classical literature, calling the pit "Guixu" is indeed very appropriate.

In his previous life, he had read books. Ancient people couldn't understand why the seawater didn't overflow, so they believed that at the deepest part of the sea, there was a bottomless pit called Guixu.

If a soul cannot be reincarnated, then the Ruins of Return become its final resting place.

Simply put, Guixu is the end of the cycle of reincarnation.

"Is the place the Three Pure Ones sought to transcend the Void? How could a sage be trapped inside?"

"do not know."

Lu Ya Dao Ren's answer was concise and to the point.

Yang Heyi was speechless for a moment.

Lu Ya Daoist laughed and said, "Hahaha, the Void is everywhere. You can dig all the way down into the ground, into the depths of the ocean, and even to the end of the underworld."

Yang He was filled with mixed emotions, feeling as if he was only one step away from the truth.

"Want to know the answer?" Lu Ya Daoist looked up and continued, "After you ascend to the Heavenly Court, you can ask your three masters in person."

Yang He chuckled dryly, realizing that his disciple was neither officially recognized nor officially ranked.

Moreover, we don't know the mental state of the Three Pure Ones at that time.

Whoosh.

Lu Ya Dao Ren controlled the gourd to dodge the fake immortal who tried to drag people into the water, but he was still injured as a result, and let out a muffled groan.

"Brother Lu Ya, are you planning to take up a post in the Heavenly Court?"

"Cough cough."

Lu Ya Dao Ren gave Yang He a complicated look. "Why would you ask that? Every immortal who participated in the Investiture of the Gods must ascend to the Heavenly Court without exception, even if you refuse the Heavenly Court's recruitment."

"I just feel that, given your character, you wouldn't be willing to be controlled by the Heavenly Court."

Lu Ya Daoist chuckled, "Of course I will ascend to the Heavenly Court. There's only one way to escape the Great Tribulation..."

"what?"

"Hide away in the ruins."

Yang He was now certain that Lu Ya Daoist would have no choice but to return to the Void.

Unfortunately, if Lu Ya Dao Ren had ascended to the Heavenly Court, he would have had connections at least at the level of the Eighth Division of True Gods, but in the original work, he escaped without a trace.

The two remained silent, each lost in their own thoughts.

After an unknown amount of time, the black water within the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation suddenly began to behave strangely.

Tiny specks of black water broke off the surface and slowly floated upwards.

At first, there were only a few scattered drops, but the scale quickly transformed into thousands of black beads, flowing upstream towards the sky, and the Three Pure Ones became clear.

Yang He realized that his connection with the real world was deepening.

I could still hear the sounds of battle: soldiers struggling to kill ghost soldiers, or muttering the names of their families before they died, and Nezha spewing Samadhi Fire to burn corpses...

The resounding war drums echoed, and the city of Chaoge appeared in the Black Water like a mirage.

"Is the Investiture of the Gods about to begin?"

Before Lu Ya Dao Ren could speak, Yang He repeated to himself, "The Investiture of the Gods is about to begin."

(End of this chapter)