Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 344 Void Gods (Final Chapter)
What are Yuquan's plans for the future?
He himself was unaware of this, since he wouldn't have had the ability to imagine it before, and after descending to the Three Realms, he had no time to think about it.

However, when he saw the Void Star God form that Xiao Zhao showed him, he was immediately captivated... He felt that if he could achieve something, he would definitely become like this in the future.

At this moment, Youquan's true nature denied its ugly appearance after being corrupted by the ancient resentment, and instead recognized that the appearance shown by Xiao Zhao was its true form.

Thus, Xiao Zhao's Heavenly Demon Secret Technique entered a completely new stage.

Strictly speaking, at this point, Xiao Zhao is similar to the inner demon of Youquan. When the host of the inner demon begins to recognize that the inner demon is himself, it means that the parasitism of the Heavenly Demon has reached its final stage: possession.

As a foreign demon, Xiao Zhao felt it was all quite surreal. He simply wanted to gain as much advantage as possible, and when his true form sent him into the Netherworld Mind, he was already prepared to be discovered and destroyed at any moment.

but now……

Looks like there's something to play?
Xiao Zhao didn't say another word, but maintained the appearance of the Void Star God in front of Youquan's main consciousness.

He made himself like a mirror, reflecting the image that Youquan longed for most in his heart.

At this moment, Zhao Yifu himself was also giving it his all, stuffing handfuls of Enlightenment Pills refined from the Nether Spring's 'sacred relic' into his mouth, and then focusing all his efforts on comprehending the void and digesting the Nether Spring's insights gained from Xiao Zhao's devoured superior spiritual power.

With both aspects combined, the ethereal star god image that Xiao Zhao presented to Youquan became increasingly mysterious and realistic.

The main consciousness of Youquan observed very carefully, seeing countless insights of its own in this image of the star god—from the past, the present, and even those forgotten…

He exclaimed, "How wonderful!"

Then, streams of spiritual energy were actively injected into Xiao Zhao, which panicked him.

Why?

How immense is the spiritual power of Youquan?
Even though Xiao Zhao swallowed it up with overwhelming force, when Youquan actively cooperated and injected his power into it, he was almost bursting at the seams!
Fortunately, there is the Dream Realm as a container.

Xiao Zhao quickly transferred his power, giving the foundation of the dream world an epic-level reinforcement once again.

He felt this was good, as the blessings he had received from the dream world had far exceeded his expectations.

It doesn't matter if the Nether Spring is completely controlled by the Ancient Grudge.

Once the Nether Spring is completely distorted, a sage will naturally come to clean up the mess.

This will certainly cause the ancient grudges to return to heaven and earth, and cause the Heavenly Emperor to continue to suffer, but Zhao Yifu's dream world has accumulated enough power to last until the sun and moon are restored.

So at this moment, both Zhao Yifu and Xiao Zhao are in the mindset that they have already made enough money and any more is just extra, so they are just going to keep fighting with Youquan.

However, as the two sides were locked in a stalemate, Youquan's condition suddenly became strange.

The ancient grievances rapidly eroded His spirit, making His image increasingly distorted.

He seemed powerless to resist.

Xiao Zhao simply watched this scene indifferently, but the image of the Void Star God seemed to become even more solid.

Suddenly, he stopped drawing spiritual power.

Because Youquan's spiritual power has been more or less tainted by the ancient grudge, he has no need to absorb these polluted powers anymore, as it would only taint his dream world.

Therefore, at this point, Youquan was of no value to Zhao Yifu.

So he said to Xiao Zhao, "Alright, come back. There's no point in staying any longer."

Xiao Zhao knew that his mission was complete.

However, his wicked personality, inherited from Zhao Yifu, made him unwilling to leave quietly.

So he added, "It's perfect to leave you here so I can keep these saints of the Three Realms in check and prevent them from interfering with my grand plan of returning."

Youquan's main consciousness was stunned.

His mind, which had been consumed by ancient resentment and lacked much reason, finally remembered where he came from.

At that moment, I immediately knew where my true home was.

But He became enraged.

Because of an ancient grudge, He cannot return!
This Nether Spring truly lives up to its reputation as an ancestral god in the void; even tainted by ancient resentment, it still displays different characteristics.

That is, the resentment that was provoked in Him was directly directed at the ancient grudge itself!
An ancient grudge cannot completely distort the subjective consciousness of the Nether Spring; it can only amplify the Nether Spring's hatred to the maximum extent.

The current situation is that Youquan has achieved its goal of descending to the Three Realms, and it has even seen 'what it should be like' in its own spiritual world.

He should have returned to the void at that time!
But He couldn't do it!

The ghostly spring from the void can no longer return to the void!

Because His heart was filled with resentment, He no longer existed in a state of 'empty will'.

In other words, He was left in the Three Realms by the eternal resentment.

This situation infuriated Him, and when amplified, it became an endless resentment directed at the ancient grievances.

And when resentment is amplified by ancient grievances, it becomes even more ruthless... Good heavens, it has spiraled upwards.

At this moment, Youquan's hatred exploded and expanded infinitely.

Xiao Zhao, terrified, ran away immediately... Of course, what Youquan saw was the image of the Void Star God that He longed for rapidly receding into the distance.

The will of the Nether Spring suddenly erupted with astonishing force, and it roared, "Do not forsake me!"

It seems that Youquan's understanding is slightly flawed.

His main consciousness took the illusion created by Xiao Zhao as his main body, and regarded himself as a corrupted clone cut off from the main body.

This is turning the Heavenly Stems upside down!

Xiao Zhao ran away quickly, and thankfully, he was not destroyed.

Zhao Yifu then began to shout at the top of his lungs, "Grandmaster, Grandmaster, please inform the Ancestral Master quickly! The Nether Spring is about to be completely tainted by the ancient resentment, and it must be cleansed!"

However, Xuan Du appeared and told him bad news.

“Fu Yinzi, I’m afraid your ancestor couldn’t do that.”

Zhao Yifu asked in astonishment, "Why..."

He then realized: "That's right, this Nether Spring is in harmony with the Heavenly Dao. If the Sage Ancestor attacks the Nether Spring now, it would be tantamount to attacking the Heavenly Dao..."

Xuan Du nodded and said, "Unless they are determined to start over, the teachers cannot take action against Youquan at this time."

Zhao Yifu shook his head helplessly; he hadn't expected this turn of events.

He thought to himself, "I've weakened that Nether Spring so much, but in the end, I'm still helpless?"
Just as he was thinking this, a deafening roar suddenly came from the heavens above his head.

Zhao Yifu was startled and, disregarding everything else, rushed up to the Heavenly Court to check.

The truth is, Chenxiang and Qiuyuzi are still in Tiantian Court, and he can't just leave them alone.

The reason they were kept in the sky was because they were all restricted by Youquan's spiritual power. If they could not break free from this restriction, they would be discovered by Youquan immediately if they left the Heavenly Court.

But now that the Nether Spring has been completely distorted by the ancient grudge, it should be alright, right?
He arrived at the Heavenly Court, and driven by a small selfish motive, he first went to the Prime Minister's Residence.

"Grandmaster Uncle, let's go quickly."

As he spoke, he created a spatial rift in front of Qiu Yuzi.

Qiu Yuzi said with a sense of loss, "Is this the end?"

He was reluctant to leave.

After all, it is the Celestial Pivot Divine Appearance, a height that none of the previous patriarchs of the Danqing Sect had ever reached.

However, Qiu Yuzi was decisive, throwing down the official documents in her hand and saying, "Then let's go." Zhao Yifu watched Qiu Yuzi disappear into the spatial rift and breathed a slight sigh of relief before heading towards the Lingxiao Palace.

Chenxiang has been standing guard in front of the Lingxiao Palace, which seems to be Youquan's way of humiliating and mocking the previous Heavenly Emperor.

Zhao Yifu saw Chenxiang and stood calmly outside the Lingxiao Palace, peering inside as if he were watching a spectacle.

Inside the Lingxiao Palace, Youquan let out a desperate roar.

The roar, filled with resentment, seemed to bring about the end of heaven and earth.

Even the Lingxiao Palace was riddled with cracks...

Zhao Yifu asked, "What's wrong with Venerable Youquan?"

Chenxiang said, "How would I know? And I dare not go in to look."

Zhao Yifu rubbed his forehead in exasperation, then said, "Alright, enough talk, let's go."

Chenxiang then realized what was happening and said, "Oh, okay."

Then they left the Heavenly Court together.

In this Heavenly Court, apart from Youquan, there are no other living beings.

When they returned to Baiyun Mountain, they could hear the roars of giants echoing like thunder from the heavens above.

The entire celestial realm was ravaged by this seemingly magical roar.

As a result, a large number of living beings in the heavenly realm have lost their life force. Originally, there were still many surviving beings in the heavenly realm, but now at least 80% of them will be wiped out.

Zhao Yifu had no other choice but to activate the 'Two Elements Micro Dust Array' on Baiyun Mountain.

This grand formation was designed by a sage, personally arranged by the Grand Master Xuandu, and further refined by the sage using a wisp of primordial true yang to create the primordial primordial qi talisman as the formation's core.

Only in this way can we isolate ourselves from the outside world and avoid being disturbed by the demonic sounds transmitted from Heaven.

The Liao people from Liaocheng, dozens of miles away, had long since moved to the area around Baiyun Mountain.

It can be said that the Two Elements Micro Dust Array of Baiyun Mountain is protecting what is very likely the last human race in the Heavenly Realm.

Perhaps there are other benevolent and powerful beings elsewhere willing to protect all living beings, but this change happened too quickly...

Within the Yin-Yang Microcosm Array, time passed in an instant.

Zhao Yifu was surprised to find that the spiritual energy of the celestial realm was rapidly gathering towards the Heavenly Court.

This must have been done by Youquan. What is He trying to do?
Zhao Yifu was a little unsure.

He hesitated, wondering whether he should take the Supreme Saint's Immortal-Slaying Sword and see if he could fight that Nether Spring.

Logically speaking, since he had consumed nearly 40% of the spiritual power of the Nether Spring, it should be an underestimation at this point.

Even if the ancient grudge is twisted and amplified, shouldn't he still be able to give it a try?
Zhao Yifu had the idea of ​​taking action.

Xuandu saw through his thoughts and quickly pulled him back, saying, "Don't think nonsense. Right now, we can only let that Nether Spring do as it pleases. Otherwise, anyone who gets close will risk being tainted by the ancient grudge."

Zhao Yifu nodded sadly upon hearing this, and could only wait there while the spring raged on.

This went on for about five hundred years.

For the next five hundred years, Zhao Yifu could only watch helplessly as the Nether Spring devoured the spiritual energy of the Heavenly Realm.

After five hundred years of ravages, the celestial realm is now nothing but a desolate wasteland... and it's not much different from the human world anymore.

Zhao Yifu was now quite calm.

He opened his eyes from his meditation, and suddenly, as if sensing something, raised his head to look at the sky and said, "He seems to have gone completely mad."

They've gone completely insane.

The main reason for the madness was the image of the Void Star God that Xiao Zhao left for Youquan five hundred years ago.

After making a final effort, and discovering that even draining almost all the spiritual energy of the heavens to its own source could not suppress the ancient resentment, Youquan completely denied its own existence.

The premise here is that, because of Xiao Zhao's messy actions, He thought He was just a contaminated part separated from the 'main body of the Nether Spring'.

His discontent stemmed from a desire to 'return to the original self'.

But now, after trying, I find that there is no hope of returning. Thinking about it, I should have been that great Void Star God, but I should never be in this twisted and ugly state.

then……

"boom!"

A long, continuous roar resounded between heaven and earth.

The Heavenly Court collapsed as a result.

Meanwhile, fragments of the collapsed Heavenly Court continued to fall and bombard the desolate land of the celestial realm.

Even Liaoshan was subjected to fierce bombardment.

Fortunately, the White Cloud Mountain Yin-Yang Micro Dust Array and the Heavenly Prison Suppression were located in Liaoshan, so the bombardment did not cause any substantial damage.

Then a violent storm of spiritual energy swept across the land, as if to reduce everything to chaos.

Only then did the three Taoist saints and the two Western saints reveal themselves, and together they used their great magical power to suppress the earth, fire, water and wind, so that this sudden collapse did not damage the foundation of the Three Realms.

Zhao Yifu also walked out of Baiyun Mountain at this time.

At this moment, his gaze was calm and his expression composed, as if he didn't care too much about the crisis facing the Three Realms.

He looked at the five saints and bowed politely.

The Supreme Sage said first, "The self-destruction of the Nether Spring should actually be attributed to you. However, the method of the Heavenly Demon was too subtle in obscuring the will of the Nether Spring. Moreover, the Heavenly Dao had previously sided with the Nether Spring, so there was no reward from the Heavenly Dao. It's a pity."

Zhao Yifu cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Sage and Ancestor, but I don't care about these things anymore."

The Sage of Taiqing paused slightly, nodded, and sighed, "Indeed, you have already embarked on that path..."

At this moment, one of the two Western Saints, a Taoist holding a small tree with seven treasures, looked at Zhao Yifu with a smile and said, "Young friend, you have an affinity with my Buddhist sect. Why not leave an incarnation in my West so that you can share in the benefits of the West when the new era begins?"

Zhao Yifu immediately understood what the Taoist Zhunti meant; he just wanted to get him involved more with Buddhism.

However, he still smiled and declined: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but I will be leaving the Three Realms soon after this matter is settled, so there is no need for you to go to such lengths."

Zhunti did not press the matter, but said regretfully, "It's a pity that you have chosen a path that no one has ever walked before."

Zhao Yifu said with a smile, "How can it be said that no one has walked this path? To me, Venerable Youquan is the pioneer, and I am willing to follow his path."

The saints looked up at the Youquan, which had been completely turned into a 'sacred relic', and thought to themselves that this one was really a bit scary. So the so-called 'pioneer' just took advantage of everything, right?

However, everyone knows Zhao Yifu's intention: he will leave these three realms and go to the void, becoming an existence similar to Youquan.

But this is completely different from Youquan.

Because Youquan descended to seek his own fulfillment, while Zhao Yifu came to the void carrying the fulfillment that Youquan yearned for.

That image of the Void Star God wasn't just a hoax by Youquan; it was Zhao Yifu's genuine vision for the future.

Countless worlds similar to the Three Realms will be born in his shadow, and then form the cells that make up his body.

He will become a being of another level, to explore the true secrets of the void.

Of course, the Three Realms will always be special to him. Perhaps his will will occasionally descend here to reminisce about his youthful days?
(End of the book)

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