The Fate of Eternal Life

Chapter 166 Great Battle with Duanmu Taiyin
Golden ancient trees stand tall, shrouded in divine light, their leaves dazzling, densely piled up, swaying gently like stars falling from the sky.

Everyone was excited, because they had finally seen the legendary immortal tree.

"The sacred tree that accompanied the Sun Emperor... The ancient emperor has passed away, yet it still endures in the world." Someone was paying homage, remembering the invincible supreme being of the past.

"I wonder what the True Dragon Immortal Elixir looks like. Ancient records say it was born in the Ziwei Star Region." Some people said regretfully, thinking of another famous immortal elixir that had accompanied many supreme beings.

Ning Qingyi examined it closely. The hibiscus tree in front of her was no more than six zhang tall, but it had a special aura that was more majestic than mountains.

Golden solar power flows along the main trunk, as if opening up an ancient universe and evolving into three thousand realms, shrouded in a misty golden fog, creating a myriad of phenomena.

"Rumble..."

A sound of wind and thunder arose, and above the six-zhang-tall golden Fusang divine tree, an ancient palace appeared, hazy and indistinct, as if in the clouds or in another world.

"The palace on the Fusang tree! It must belong to the Sun Emperor!"

"Could it be that the True Scripture of the Sun will also be born today!"

The people present immediately became excited. The Sun Scripture, one of the two great mother scriptures of the human race, had been extinct in the Ziwei Ancient Starfield for a long time. Now that the relics of the Sun Saint Emperor have appeared in the Fusang Tree, it is unknown whether they can see the light of day again.

"brush!"

Amidst the clamor of voices, some powerful figures, unable to contain themselves any longer, transformed into streaks of divine light and charged towards Tang Valley, initiating the most brutal battle for control.

But as soon as they got close, a terrible change occurred. The golden leaves of the Fusang Divine Tree swayed and rustled, and a single leaf emitted a stream of light.

"what!"

Before dozens of people even reached the island, they were struck by the beam of light, and the immense power of the sun instantly turned them into ashes, causing them to perish between heaven and earth.

Those powerful individuals who were a step too slow to react felt as if they had been doused with cold water. Realizing the special and terrifying nature of this divine tree, they hesitated and dared not make a move.

Just as everyone was hesitating outside, Ning Qing made a move.

Without wasting any words, he strode forward with the speed and agility of a dragon, heading straight for the location of the Golden Crow Clan's powerful figures.

Five-colored divine light formed a curtain in the sky, like the aurora borealis, covering the sky and pressing down directly.

“Lingbao Daozi!” Lu Ya shouted.

A sense of dread washed over everyone in the Golden Crow Clan, as if an immense crisis was about to befall them, and their expressions changed drastically.

"boom!"

A weapon resembling a spear, adorned with two phoenix-wing blades and radiating golden divine light, was unleashed and struck towards Ning Qingyi.

This is the Phoenix Winged Gilded Halberd, a legendary sacred weapon of the Golden Crow Clan. It was forged by a great saint within the clan and has endured countless eons without decay. It has been passed down for countless millennia and contains divine power to suppress all spirits.

The terrifying holy weapon revived, transforming into a golden crow that exuded a vast aura, startling all the ancient beasts in the boundless sea and causing the cultivators present to tremble.

Ning Qingyi neither dodged nor avoided, pushing the five-colored divine light horizontally with one hand and forming the "soldier" character secret technique with the other, doing her best to interfere.

In an instant, the Phoenix-Winged Golden Halberd plunged into the dazzling divine light, steadily approaching Ning Qingyi.

But Lu Ya's expression quickly changed, because Ning Qingyi's divine light was strange. The Phoenix Winged Golden Halberd was infinitely close but could not break through. At the same time, he could feel that his control over the Phoenix Winged Golden Halberd had weakened.

Ning Qingyi's gaze was deep and unfathomable. Just as he was about to suppress the Phoenix Winged Golden Halberd in one fell swoop, his primordial spirit suddenly issued a warning, giving him a feeling that great calamity was about to befall him.

Without the slightest hesitation, he unleashed the "Move" secret technique, transforming into a beam of light and instantly appearing hundreds of miles away—incredibly fast. At the same time, the Primordial Azure Gold Pagoda appeared above his head, shrouded in layers of chaotic energy.

"kill!"

Almost the instant he set off, a figure emerged from the Phoenix Winged Golden Halberd, wielding a sacred weapon, and swung it down fiercely, splitting open the five elements of divine light and cracking the ten directions of the heavens.

The black ocean was instantly evaporated, revealing the seabed reefs thousands of feet below. Several terrifying ancient beasts, as large as mountains, lurked there, only to be instantly reduced to ashes.

"It got dodged!" Lu Ya exclaimed in surprise, his face darkening.

Those who were paying attention to the area immediately made a commotion when they saw the middle-aged man holding the phoenix-winged gilded halberd.

"Golden Crow King! He actually hid among the sacred weapons to launch a sneak attack!"

"Even the patriarch of the Golden Crow Clan has arrived! It seems this is truly a fight to the death."

Everyone was horrified, because this old golden crow had roamed for 3,700 years and, at its peak, dared to snatch their goddess from the Human King's Palace, making it a legendary creature.

He has been hidden from the world for two thousand years, so it's hard to say how strong he is. But the fact that such a top-notch figure would voluntarily hide in a sacred weapon and do such a thing shows how much pressure Ning Qingyi put on them.

Ning Qingyi stood hundreds of miles away, calmly watching the group of golden crows, and said, "Very well, since you've all come, you'll all die here today."

His tone was calm and even, yet it sounded like he was uttering words that left no room for argument, making everyone feel his determination.

Many people stared at the young man from the second level of Sendai with complicated expressions, momentarily lost in thought.

The feat of defying a group of kings and taking on an entire clan by himself has only been seen among the great emperors of antiquity.

Is the road to becoming an emperor truly coming to an end in this lifetime?
King Jinwu, holding a phoenix-winged gilded halberd, was a king who resembled a demon god. He looked at Ning Qingyi and sighed, "Since ancient times, geniuses have emerged from among the young. Thinking back to three thousand years ago, I also roamed the world like this... However, my foundation was damaged in the Human King's Palace, and I had to lie low for two thousand years."

Ning Qingyi showed him no mercy, saying indifferently, "What, want to beg for mercy?"

King Jinwu asked earnestly, "Why not? My clan has not made any great enmity with Daozi. As for the matter of the Sun God Cult, I have also investigated it. Back then, Xiao Jiu and Xiao Liu originally wanted to invite him as a guest, but due to a misunderstanding, trouble was caused. We will apologize to them."

These words shocked not only the onlookers, but also the Golden Crows, who felt their faces burning with embarrassment. They had thought that their clan leader would be able to sweep across the world after his birth, but they never expected him to bow his head.

This is definitely a major blow to the reputation of the Golden Crow Clan.

“Interesting…” Ning Qingyi suddenly laughed and said, “Since you are willing to seek peace, then do three things for me. First, make Lu Ya commit suicide to atone for his sins; second, retrieve the Fusang Divine Tree and return it to the Sun God Sect; third, find the Sun True Scripture for the Sun God Sect.”

“If these three things are accomplished, I will act on behalf of the Sun God Cult, and all grudges between the Golden Crow Clan and us will be resolved.”

Upon hearing this, the Golden Crow Clan was immediately enraged, and the few remaining princes also changed color, realizing that the other party was toying with them.

King Jinwu, however, was not angry. Instead, he sighed and said, "Why must you do this, Daozi? We sincerely want to stop fighting and make peace. Why force us to do this?"

"Forced by force?" Ning Qingyi's lips curled into a sneer: "If it weren't for me, I think the Sun God Sect would have been wiped out by your Golden Crow Clan within thirty to fifty years. And all I did was make a few of you die, produce some divine medicine, and search for the true scriptures, yet you blame me for being too harsh."

"They fear power but do not cherish virtue; they are truly a bunch of beasts!" Ning Qingyi shouted. The Golden Crow Clan immediately flew into a rage, shining like hundreds of small suns above the dark North Sea, illuminating the entire sea area.

"Since the Daoist is so determined, then we cannot be blamed." The Golden Crow King sighed deeply, then his expression turned grim: "Come, kill them!"

At the clan leader's command, ten terrifying yet aged golden crows flew out from among the crowd and unleashed their secret techniques in unison.

"Burn my demonic body, ignite my soul, and fall together into purgatory... Golden Crow Death Curse!"

A terrifying resentment ignited from the ten golden crows, and a terrifying aura spread out, instantly locking onto Ning Qingyi.

"boom!"

The ten golden crows shattered, their bodies vanishing from the world, evaporating into a blazing light. They then coalesced into a small, pitch-black golden crow, the size of a palm, yet incredibly eerie and chilling.

"Damn it, the Golden Crow Clan's death curse is almost unbreakable!"

"To kill the enemy, one must also fall into purgatory, enduring all the most terrible torments in the world before being annihilated. The Golden Crow Clan has such a cruel heart..."

"Ten living fossils that were about to die suddenly perished."

A powerful being cried out in alarm and retreated again and again, not daring to approach, for to touch it would surely result in death.

"With our deaths, we will protect the future of our race..." A series of loud roars echoed from the black golden crow.

One can imagine the pressure Ning Qingyi has put on them now. Normal means are simply not enough to stop him; the only way is to take him down with them by means of mutual destruction.

The little black golden crow came across the sky, impossible to dodge or shake off, and rushed towards Ning Qingyi.

Almost simultaneously, the Golden Crow King charged forward wielding his Phoenix Winged Golden Halberd. His resounding cry echoed throughout the heavens and the earth, as golden flames surged and the sacred power of the sun swept down with overwhelming force.

"boom!"

The Golden Crow King successfully broke through the defenses of the Primordial Azure Gold Pagoda. The Death Curse was activated, and a dazzling light appeared. Boundless hell appeared, and the Hall of the Underworld and Purgatory rose and fell, obliterating everything.

This is a decisive move; it doesn't care about the battle at all, it just wants to eliminate the opponent in the fastest way possible.

Unfortunately, they miscalculated.

Ning Qingyi's physical body shone with a soft, jade-like light, emitting a golden, resonant sound. It shone brightly both inside and out, like the sun and moon taking root, its divine light radiant and immeasurable.

This is precisely the flawless body of the Lesser Completion of the Invincible Golden Body, where the human body's microcosm isolates the inside from the outside, shielding it from heaven and earth. If Ning Qingyi hadn't possessed the Gate of Immortality to suppress his own destiny and prevent him from calculating the secrets of heaven, he would have had an additional layer of separation to deduce it.

The power of the death curse could not penetrate into his primordial spirit at all. The little black golden crow shrieked and instantly transformed into pitch-black hellfire, burying Ning Qingyi within it and attempting to corrupt the foundation of his physical body.

Ning Qingyi remained unfazed. With a thought, a chaotic divine figure appeared behind him, holding the Dao-Merging Flower. He made no move, but simply opened his mouth and shouted.

"upbraid!"

It was as if a primordial deity was born and roared, instantly unleashing bursts of chaotic divine thunder, creating a chaotic sea of ​​thunder, with all kinds of supreme yang energy raging through the universe and filling the void in all directions.

Compared to this, the power of the Death Curse was nothing more than the work of evil spirits, utterly insignificant, and was instantly refined clean in this chaotic sea of ​​lightning.

Everyone gasped. If the vast majority of people hadn't rushed into the Fusang Divine Tree to seize the Immortal Divine Tree and the treasures in the Holy Emperor's Palace, there would probably have been a huge uproar.

King Jinwu's expression changed repeatedly, clearly not expecting Ning Qingyi to have such methods, easily breaking the almost unsolvable Golden Crow Death Curse.

"What other tricks do you have up your sleeve!" Ning Qingyi sneered.

"Set up the formation!" King Golden Crow's face was grim.

The golden crows immediately flew out, raised their array flags, and in an instant set up an unparalleled killing array, the Ten Suns Burning Heaven Array!
This is an array formation passed down from the Golden Crow Ancestral Star. Legend has it that when activated to its full potential, it can burn the heavens and boil the seas, and completely destroy an ancient life-bearing star.

The Golden Crow King did not join the formation, but instead waited for an opportunity to strike Ning Qingyi with ruthless force.

"Unfortunately, the formation passed down by our clan's Great Sage has been destroyed." His face was gloomy as he transmitted his voice into the formation: "Be careful, Lingbao Daozi may very well possess the secret of the character 'Zu'. Be careful that the formation is countered."

The Golden Crows looked solemn. After the Golden Crow King came out of seclusion, he carefully studied Ning Qingyi's methods and made full preparations for today's battle. Naturally, he had a plan to deal with the "Group" secret.

Ning Qingyi naturally heard this as well and said, "Since you know that I possess the secret of the 'Group' character, you still dare to set up a great formation in front of me. You really have extraordinary courage."

He didn't hold back and directly activated the "Group" secret technique, starting to halt and damage the foundation of the great formation. However, something unexpected happened: although the great formation was affected, it wasn't by much.

Moreover, under the influence of his primordial spirit, golden divine feathers appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness, emitting terrifying fluctuations.

"What's going on!" Ning Qingyi was somewhat surprised, and then saw dozens of golden crows appear in the formation, each one radiating holy light.

"As expected, although your combat strength is exceptional, your cultivation level has not yet reached its peak." King Jinwu sneered, "As long as the bloodline of the Sage Ancestor is used as the foundation of the formation, the 'Group' character secret will be affected."

Ning Qing suddenly realized, observed carefully, and immediately exclaimed in admiration: "It's remarkable that you came up with such a method. However, such a grand formation consumes a person's foundation. I'd like to see how long you can hold out."

King Jinwu's face was gloomy.

Since ancient times, the highest level of array formations has used the myriad principles of heaven and earth as their foundation, allowing the endless array patterns to condense the divine might of ancient emperors. The lowest level uses all things and spirits as their foundation, with different materials affecting the array's power.

Among them, the formation using living beings is the most cruel and bloody, because it burns the power of bloodline, and it is very likely that setting up the formation will cost you half your life.

The Golden Crow Clan had this idea in mind: using the Golden Crow bloodline at the Saint level as a guide, the secret of the 'Group' character would then need to influence the Saint Ancestor at the source of the bloodline, something they couldn't do yet.

In an instant, the Ten Suns Burning Heaven Formation was filled with endless firepower, and even the distant Fusang Divine Tree was faintly affected, transmitting wisps of solar holy power, which amplified the divine might of the formation.

"If you want to refine me to death, then let me see just how much you can damage my body," Ning Qingyi said calmly.

King Golden Crow coldly replied, "Then let the four of you understand. Please, senior, make your move!"

Instantly, a divine power of Taiyin, capable of freezing heaven and earth, bloomed in the void. Its terrifying holy might extinguished the divine fire in the formation and directly attacked Ning Qingyi.

"Boom!"

The Primordial Azure Pagoda descended and blocked their path. Suddenly, an old Taoist priest appeared in the formation, his face filled with murderous intent.

"Duanmu Taiyin!"

(End of this chapter)