From a martial arts disciple to a god through countless trials and tribulations

Chapter 214 The Eternal Venerable

"Long..."

The head of the Martial Taotie, like a cannonball, plowed a deep trench in the earth, and its face, covered with sun runes, showed a look of resentment and regret.

The blood dripping from between the necks illuminated the dust, making it appear as transparent as crystal. The blood, imbued with the aura of the sun, resembled drops of golden elixir, yet it did not dissolve into the ground.

Chen Xuan stood amidst the ravaged earth, gazing into the eyes of Wu Taotie.

This is a rising star in the Yunmeng Shangzhou region, known as one of the three giants of Yunmeng destiny. His fame has even spread to the remote Yaoguang Prefecture.

On the desolate land, all was silent except for the sound of the blood of the Martial Glutton dripping.

"Qin Yu is going to die." The two realm lords muttered to themselves, a hint of desolation flashing in their eyes.

Hua Liuli once traveled with Wu Taotie and Wan Shizun for a period of time, fighting together against Xiao Qingtian, but later they parted ways and even became mortal enemies.

But now, Wu Taotie's head has been broken off by Chen Xuan and flown away.

When this news reached Yunmeng Prefecture, it shook millions of cultivators. Chen Xuan had not yet ventured into Yunmeng Prefecture, but he was about to become famous throughout the prefecture.

"The era of Wu Taotie has come to an end, and Chen Xuan has risen on his corpse." Nan Mian sighed. The passing of an old friend inevitably stirred some feelings in even Xiao Qingtian Daozi's heart.

Nanmian did not believe that Chen Xuan had the strength to kill Wu Taotie if Wu Taotie chose to escape.

But warriors fight to the death, let alone the world-renowned Martial Glutton, whose soul and body die but who continues to fight until he is completely destroyed.

The earth trembled violently, as if the ground was exploding.

"boom……"

The headless, mangled body of the Martial Taotie radiated sunlight, its life force rapidly dissipating. Yet, it still launched a final attack on Chen Xuan, its fists unleashing mountain-sized fist imprints that blanketed the earth, shattering it into pieces.

Chen Xuan remained unmoved, piercing through Wu Taotie's counterattacks time and time again, shattering Wu Taotie's last remaining energy.

The earth trembled, and the mad Taoist priests of Xiao Qingtian were scattered. Some of them flew into the air, their Taoist robes fluttering. Their mad expressions turned serious, and their numb and lifeless eyes silently watched this scene.

"Wu Taotie has completely perished at Xinzhai's hands, and Yu Zhexian's alchemy has failed." All the mad Taoists were shocked. They thought Nan Mian was confident, but now it was clear that Chen Xuan had become the alchemy vessel and his strength was terrifying, capable of crushing Wu Taotie's corpse head-on.

“Immortal Yu, you’ve miscalculated this time… He did it on purpose.” A mad Taoist priest uttered in a hoarse voice, directly calling out Nanmian’s name.

At the foot of Guyao Mountain, Zhao Shenhu's face was grim as he listened to the various chaotic discussions, while the intense sounds of the battle gradually subsided.

"Chen Xuan won?" Zhao Shenhu murmured to himself, thinking, "What a surprise! Why didn't this happen?"

Suddenly, Zhao Shenhu's expression changed, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

the other side.

"Buzz!"

The jade book around the black cat's neck slowly floated into the sky, emitting a hazy jade light, with golden rays pouring out from it, and some ancient characters were being generated.

At this moment.

Amidst this chaotic situation, an unexpected turn of events suddenly occurred.

"Hmm?" Chen Xuan frowned, his gaze suddenly shifting to the Black Cat Lady in the Lesser Underworld.

"There's another expert... It's him." A meaningful look flashed across Nan Mian's handsome face. Someone didn't want Wu Taotie to perish.

The two realms' master, Hua Liuli, scanned the surrounding world with her eyes, keenly sensing that the space in this region was fluctuating, and an extremely powerful aura, seemingly familiar, was rapidly approaching. This was…

At the foot of Guyao Mountain, Zhao Shenhu of Qingqiu looked surprised. A booming sound filled his ears as he heard... the thunderous sound of swords ringing out.

"What grade of elixir does the Martial Gluttonous Ceremony contain?"

In the small underworld, the black cat was overjoyed, spreading its two little paws, about to peek at the words on the jade book.

At that moment, the ox-headed and horse-faced demons beside him changed their expressions drastically and shouted fiercely:
"Be bold!"

"That's unreasonable!"

The bull-headed underworld official bared its black, serrated teeth, and a large, hairy hand instantly reached out towards the small jade book, as if to block something from approaching.

"Zheng!"

The next moment, a lightning sword light, as if splitting the heavens and earth, pierced through the Taixu, crossed the darkness, and descended upon Guyao Mountain. This sword light was truly dazzling.

The endless, dazzling lightning illuminated the mountains and rivers for thousands of miles, so bright that even the powerful beings in the cauldron could not open their eyes.

"Zheng!"

This was an absolutely stunning, thunderous sword strike, traversing time and space to slash at the jade book. Its purpose was clear: to interrupt the display of its text.

"Eternal Venerable One!"

The bull-headed Yin messenger roared, black blood flowing from its palm, its finger bones broken. This was an incredibly powerful Divine Traveler, capable of entering the Guyao Mountain, which was difficult for other Divine Travelers to access, but at this moment, it was injured under this sword light.

A myriad of lightning bolts flashed, and the surging sword light pressed forward relentlessly, continuing to slash at the jade book.

"Get away!" the black cat shrieked. The crescent moon rose and fell, and a small paw suddenly slammed out. A black cat paw as big as a mountain appeared, and five claw lights with a chilling aura shattered the remaining lightning sword light.

"Hmm?" Chen Xuan turned his head and saw a tall male figure standing in the Taixu rift from which the sword light surged, like a god of thunder and lightning.

Everyone was shaken to their core as they saw the lightning sword light illuminating the entire Guyao Mountain. In the Taixu Chaos behind the crack, a radiant scene unfolded, as if a divine pure land had appeared.

"Ah Zun is here. He's surprisingly loyal and righteous." Nan Mian narrowed his eyes, staring at the imposing figure known as "Born Supreme."

Hua Liuli frowned. Before entering Guyao Mountain, Wan Shizun had gone to the Central Plains to fight, clearly not wanting to get involved in the mess of Guyao Mountain.

Furthermore, the three giants of Yunmeng Destiny have long since gone their separate ways and haven't crossed paths for many years.

Wu Taotie once said that Wan Shizun was cold and heartless, and had long forgotten their past friendship.

But at the moment of Wu Taotie's fall, Wan Shizun, in the realm of the Cauldron, entered the perilous Taixu alone, attempting to defy fate and unleash a world-shaking sword strike towards the Lesser Underworld.

"This elixir is terrifying." The mad Taoists sighed. Even Ao Guang, the Dragon God of the Little Dragon Palace, couldn't enter Guyao Mountain, yet Wan Shizun, merely a cauldron, managed to send the attack through. "Heaven's Mandate has been removed from the Lesser Underworld; Wu Taotie has no chance of resurrection." Nan Mian shook his head. Wan Shizun wanted to leave Wu Taotie a glimmer of hope, but the Lesser Underworld clearly wouldn't allow it.

The arrival of the three divine beings was so calm and composed, so overwhelming, that even if the Venerable One were in the Great Void and had the means to personally visit Mount Guyao, he would not be able to change the outcome.

"rumble……"

The Venerable One was tall and imposing, with a sharply defined face, as if sculpted by a knife and axe, exuding unwavering resolve. His deep eyes were like tranquil pools, seemingly holding countless stories that could easily draw one in.

The Supreme Being of All Ages stood amidst a pool of thunder, with a massive golden sword radiating a primal aura hovering above his head. The sword, gleaming brightly, resembled the phantom images of the Thunder God and the Goddess of Lightning, all bowing before the Supreme Being of All Ages.

"This is the Eternal Venerable." Chen Xuan frowned slightly. In Huang Liangmeng's memory, his death was closely related to this Chosen One.

At this moment, Wu Taotie perished and his Dao vanished, and the Venerable One of Ten Thousand Worlds appeared.

It was clear that it was sensing what was happening in the Guyao Mountains in some unknown way.

"rumble……"

Lightning surged, and Wan Shizun's expression was terrifyingly silent, his eyes cold. Through the slowly closing spatial gap, his gaze swept over Xiao Yinjian, Chen Xuan, Nan Mian, and others, pausing for a moment on Hua Liuli.

It seemed that the Emperor wanted to memorize the faces of everyone present.

"Wan Shi Zun, a mere cultivator at the Cauldron Realm, dares to trespass into the Tai Xu, courting death." The Ox-Headed Yin Messenger withdrew his bleeding hand and said coldly.

"The strongest Heavenly Mandate of All Ages in the future, now I ask the Lesser Underworld, is it not even a mayfly trying to shake a great tree?" The horse-faced underworld official's eyes were fierce, like a blood moon rising and falling.

The Lesser Underworld is home to the strongest Chosen One of our time; the Eternal Venerable is still far too inexperienced.

The death of Wu Taotie is a foregone conclusion, and Wan Shizun cannot change the fact.

Chen Xuan gazed calmly at the Myriad Worlds Venerable in the void. The Myriad Worlds Venerable's gaze fell upon Chen Xuan, and their eyes met across the crack.

There was silence.

The Emperor of Ten Thousand Worlds remained silent; he was the culprit who killed the Martial Glutton.

Chen Xuan met his gaze frankly; he was the one who killed Wu Taotie, and there was nothing to hide.

The wind howled, and dark clouds churned in the sky, splashing like ink, making the atmosphere of this ancient battlefield even more oppressive.

"Buzz!"

The jade book around the black cat's neck successfully flew into the sky, stirring up traces of the Martial Taotie in the Guyao Mountains. This jade book, titled the Record of Immortal Seeds of Destiny, slowly unfurled, revealing lines of ancient seal script.

The chosen one dies.

The underworld unleashes a mysterious power.

"In the ancient Peach Blossom Spring ruins, the messenger of the underworld discovered the list of immortal beings destined by heaven—the thirteenth demon cat of the Taiyin lineage."

Golden seal script gradually emerged in the black cat's little book.

Chen Xuan used his meditation technique to watch the movie with the kitten.

"In the 3603rd year of the Ancient Chu Phoenix Calendar, on the ninth day of the pomegranate month, the Heavenly Mandate [Martial Glutton] Qin Yu perished at Guyao Mountain..."

Following this line of gold lettering is another line of seal script:
"The soul of the Martial Taotie has been extinguished, and its physical body has died. There is no chance of it ever being resurrected."

"The True Scripture of Martial Arts has been hidden from the mortal world, and the path of martial arts has been severed once again."

"The attempt to ascend to godhood through martial arts failed, and the Divine Realm of Destiny never successfully appeared in the world."

"..."

Chen Xuan suddenly saw a beam of light, like the rays of the sun, fly down from the sky and fall into the small white jade book.

Immediately afterwards, it was as if someone in the void was writing faster, quickly adding more words to the small jade book.

Chen Xuan saw even more information emerge.

"Yellow sands sweep away heroic souls, Martial Gluttony—a superior elixir!"

"The path of martial arts in the Doubu sect is difficult for the Taiyang lineage."

"..."

Ox-Head and Horse-Face peered out, and the Black Cat, looking nervous, quickly slammed the jade book shut: "The treasure bestowed by the Black and White True Lord belongs to the little cat."

"This generation of martial arts gluttons has gone down the wrong path," the bull-headed underworld messenger muttered after gleaning some information.

"Hmph! The path of a martial artist in the Fighting Division is not easy," said the horse-faced underworld official.

Few people know what happens in the Lesser Underworld. Even when the Thunderclap Sword of the Worldly Venerable struck the Lesser Underworld, few people saw it.

"Ah……"

In the vast emptiness, the Venerable One seemed to let out a soft sigh.

Behind the Eternal Venerable, pairs of enormous, greedy, golden eyes opened one after another, and the colossal, towering phantoms of forbidden gods gradually emerged, surrounding the Eternal Venerable of Destiny who had intruded into the Great Ruins.

"Zheng!"

The Supreme Being turned around and summoned the golden immortal sword above his head. Lightning surged like a vast ocean, and countless sword energies carrying golden lightning swept across the Great Void, illuminating the majestic figures of forbidden beings.

An epic battle erupted.

The crack in Taixu quickly closed, and the scene inside could no longer be seen.

"The Emperor of Ten Thousand Worlds came to take a look, not to save Wu Taotie, but to prepare for revenge." Nan Mian chuckled, then turned his head and found Chen Xuan staring at him.

Chen Xuan stared at Nan Mian, who had a melancholy expression on his face. His meaning was clear: he needed to know the mystery of Xin Zhai.

(End of this chapter)