Scourge Messenger

Chapter 483 Messenger of Natural Disasters
"Hello."

Four completely unfamiliar faces appeared before everyone; only the Lord of Retrospection and the Immortal Lord of Forgetfulness knew who they were.

"You!?" Recalling Dependence Master's eyes widened.

“We,” Yan Qing said with a smile, “shouldn’t we be the ones surprised? Ning Xiaoxiao, you really did a great job pretending to be a rogue cultivator back then.”

"Weren't you still at the fourth rank eight days ago?"

Si Jun's voice trembled slightly as she recalled that even though she had lived for nearly two thousand years, she had never seen anything like this before.

If 'Treasure Pavilion', 'Summoning', and 'Eternal Jiang Shi' could only surprise her, then these four people terrified her.

Within eight days, they went from the fourth to the seventh stage, still seeking gold and ascension, and there were still four people.

This was beyond what the Regression Dependency Master could comprehend, because she knew how long and difficult the path to gold was. It was definitely not something that could be condensed into eight days. Four people needed twenty-four points of gold attribute. Given the probability of getting one point of gold attribute only after conquering five perilous situations, did they fight one hundred and fifty perilous situations? Nearly twenty times a day?
Not only was she terrified, but everyone who heard these words felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

The Lord of Changsheng Mountain looked at Immortal Lord Wangbai, who nodded, indicating that it was them.

"We put in a little effort to make it into this grand event of enlightenment," Yan Qing said. "We've finally qualified to participate."

"If hard work alone could achieve this, then why hasn't my donkey turned into a golden elixir yet?" many people roared inwardly.

Regression and Dependency: A sense of unease crept into Si Jun's mind: "You mean..."

"The remaining kalpa positions for all living beings will be under our control." Yan Qing looked around: "Who agrees, who disagrees?"

The Golden Core cultivators exchanged glances, their eyes flashing.

In terms of numbers, the four Golden Core cultivators on the other side undoubtedly overwhelmed the entire field. Not counting the demon immortals and Vimalakirti, the Heavenly Court, the Eternal Heaven, and the Imperial Flow Court combined only equaled the number of the opposing side. However, it was impossible for the three parties to cooperate sincerely.

However, there are differences between Golden Core cultivators.

They were all Golden Core cultivators who had cultivated for nearly two thousand years and possessed genuine treasures, while the four opponents were merely newly promoted to Golden Core and had not even fully mastered the Tribulation Realm.

Although the combat power of a Red Dust Immortal is inferior to that of a Golden Core cultivator, once they reach the Seventh Tribulation level, they can already contend with Golden Core cultivators. The Master of the Silent Extinction Academy of the Imperial Flowing Court and the Red Ice Queen Mother of the Heavenly Court are both Seventh Tribulation Immortal Lords. If they are included, it becomes six against three.

More importantly, since the other side has just attained the Golden Core stage, they definitely don't have an imperial edict, and might not even have many Immortal Jade.

If a fight were to break out, the other side would likely be at a greater disadvantage!

If we let them go back to cultivate in seclusion, a super sect will probably rise in a few years, one that even the Heavenly Court cannot contend with. It would be better to kill them now, chase them all the way to the cave heaven, and nip them in the bud...

Lord Recalling Dependence took a deep breath, ignoring the gaze of Lord Mountain and Sea Lantern, and said in a deep voice, "We have paid a heavy price for the [Remaining Life of All Beings], and we cannot give up now. If you leave now, you can avoid being drawn into this chaos."

She was afraid; her tone was more of a plea than a banishment.

Reason told her that if she didn't seize this opportunity, the Heavenly Court would inevitably be controlled by others in the future.

But her intuition told her that she couldn't mess with these people!
The other Golden Core cultivators did not object to this.

The Lord of Changsheng Mountain's eyes flickered, wanting to step forward to persuade them, but was stopped by Immortal Lord Wangbai. He gestured behind Yan Qing and the other three, and the Lord of the Mountain immediately understood his meaning.

Behind Yan Qing and the other three were Golden Crow Immortal Lord and Azure Cloud Immortal Lord.

Furthermore, considering that the radiant light of seeking the Dao just now rose from the direction of Western Xia, the answer is obvious: the twelve clans of Long Shi have already submitted to Jiang Shi's group.

As the most outstanding Immortal Lords in the past five hundred years, and having forcibly survived the Heavenly Tribulation despite the suppression of other Golden Core cultivators, Deng Guanjian and Gai Qingyun were no ordinary individuals. Could those who could command their submission and obedience be so easily dealt with?

It would be dangerous to start a war with them rashly. It would be better to persuade them to leave first and then find a way to take down [the remaining beings]!
“You’ve misunderstood. I’m not discussing this with you,” Yan Qing said. “This is an order.”

“Give up the remaining beings, or—give up your position of dominion.”

"Then you die first!"

After a long silence, the demon immortal let out a fierce roar and transformed into a gray afterimage, charging towards Yan Qing. The sect's Golden Core cultivators naturally stood by and watched, but to their surprise, Vimalakirti didn't intervene. This old bald man didn't seem so docile after all.

Imperial Edict - Falling Treasure Coin!

The True Treasure: The Altar of the Three Realms!
The power of the calamity position is mysterious and profound—it is not within the Five Elements!
In an instant, the demon immortal had completed his buff; all tokens attacking him would fall, all attacks launched against him would deflect, and all negative effects would be incinerated. Except for bare hands, no attack could harm him!
Yan Qing showed no panic. His thoughts traveled along the four phases of the Dharma-ending Age in his heart to the hearts of Yaoshi Yuan, Shang Xinlei, and Ying Rushi: "Now is the time."

"Show the world your fangs." That's what should be said.

“Next time it’s my turn to play!” Shang Xinlei said.

"Here you go," the pharmacist said.

The three sources of tribulation converged into Yan Qingxin's heart sea, obeying his command.

He stepped forward and injected Mount Buzhou into the position of Qingping Mo!
Within the [Cataclysmic Paradise of the End Times], a towering mountain that touched the sky rose from the ground, instantly making the sun, moon, and stars clear, the mountains and rivers calm, the forests teeming with life, and wild beasts beginning to multiply!
He took the second step, injecting the [Red Lotus Karma] into the [Green Lotus End] calamity position!
Thunder ignites the forest, forest fire burns all things, until the sky is dyed orange-red, the rivers are evaporated, the mountains are burned into torches, all things are turned to ashes, and everything falls into collapse!
He took his third step, injecting the [Eastern Flowing Water] into the [Green Duckweed End] calamity position!
The rain clouds caused by the fire brought down continuous torrential rain, washing away the dust and grime from the mountains and rivers, giving the world a fresh new look. The land became fertile because of the ashes, and the rainwater flowed along countless tributaries to become new rivers. New life grew again on the ruins.

It is formed by the wind, dwells on the earth, is destroyed by fire, and empties in water.

The cycle of formation, existence, decay, and emptiness, and the four kalpas of earth, wind, water, and fire, constitutes a great kalpa, even more severe than the ninety-nine heavenly kalpas!

The 【End-of-Dharma Catastrophe Grotto-Heaven】 is himself; the 【End-of-Dharma Catastrophe Grotto-Heaven】 has survived four kalpas and completed the cycle of reincarnation, which means he has traversed the cycle of reincarnation!

This is the method of the Eightfold Golden Core, the simplest yet the most difficult, because it requires the unconditional support and binding of three other Golden Core cultivators! If the Eightfold Golden Core of the Mortal Immortal is the Mahayana path of transcending all heavenly tribulations, then the Eightfold Golden Core is the Dao-union of gathering the power of the tribulation position!
In just three steps, he leveled up nine times, from level 70 to level 79!
The myriad phenomena of the universe were displayed with unparalleled clarity in his eyes, and he knew what the final step to advancing to the eighth level was.

The key to the seventh transformation is to highlight the metal element and summarize the past. Therefore, there is no profession in the seventh transformation, or rather, the profession in the seventh transformation is the metal element itself.

The key to the Eighth Transformation is to create one's own path and forge a way to the future.

He wanted to create a unique career that belonged solely to him, and the material for creating that career was... milestones.

It seems I didn't take any detours at all.

In the blink of an eye, a profession that had never existed before was born into this world.

"Messenger of Natural Disasters (Exclusive to Yan Qing)"

"Attribute bonuses: Health x1.8, Spirit x2.3, Dexterity x2.3, Rank +1"

"Sword Heart Remains (Gold Trait): When you deal weakness damage to a target, this damage is multiplied by 2.5."

"Graceful Liberation (Golden Trait): Whenever you liberate an enemy of level 70 or higher, you gain an additional 1 point of Calamity Karma."

"Calamity (Orange Trait): Your mastery of calamity karma is extraordinary; you are the embodiment of calamity!"
You have gained an active skill, [Cataclysmic Avatar], which consumes 5% of your maximum Immortal Essence per second when activated.

While [Avatar of Calamity] is active, your true damage is equivalent to weakness damage and is affected by critical hit rate.

Eighth Rank, Messenger of Natural Disasters!
It sounds complicated, but it all happened in the blink of an eye. In reality, Yan Qing had just taken the third step, and the demon immortal was still charging towards him. He had no idea that Yan Qing had completed another transformation!
Yan Qing took out a single-eye blindfold. It wasn't a powerful token, but just a rare fifth-rank reconnaissance token. When worn over the eye, it allowed vision to pass through any obstacle.

But a fifth-tier rare item is enough. With Yan Qing's current status, it is sufficient to bear the power of the [Epitaph]!

[Epitaph: Beyond Death]!
In that instant, time seemed to freeze. Yan Qing strolled leisurely past the demon immortal, who continued his attack in the direction Yan Qing had just been. This is the biggest reason why the [Epitaph] was selected as one of the top ten mysteries: using a reconnaissance token, the [Epitaph] allows the messenger to travel ten seconds into the future!

In the game, the player becomes completely invisible and cannot be selected until they reappear after ten seconds.

In reality, it means... the current area is completely lost for ten seconds.

These ten seconds belonged entirely to Yan Qing. Everyone else could only act according to their intentions from ten seconds ago, just like the demon immortal at this moment!
However, the mystery of this move is related to one's rank. If one's rank is higher than Yan Qing's, then one will not be affected. It is also related to the range. It will definitely work throughout the entire secret realm, but it is hard to say outside.

However, they couldn't choose Yan Qing, but Yan Qing could choose them, though he couldn't cause any harm. Yan Qing reached out and patted the demon immortal, his palm immediately covered in ash flames, but he didn't care. With a flick of his fingers, a piece of yellow paper appeared.

Ten seconds passed, and everyone immediately sensed something was wrong—even a Foundation Establishment cultivator could have precise control over themselves, let alone an Immortal Lord and a Tribulation Lord? Having lost a full ten seconds, they clearly felt their memories being interrupted!
But it's no use for them to know; everything has already been settled.

The demon immortal let out a shrill roar, and his body burst forth with countless golden bloods. Before the golden bloodstains could even splatter, they were burned away by the gray flames. He knelt on the ground, unable to move!

A piece of yellow paper was held between Yan Qing's fingers, on which his name was written: "Wu Youyin." Dozens of wisps of wind swirled around the yellow paper, and with each turn, it inflicted dozens more wounds on the demon immortal. The aura of the Tribulation Rank Blessed: [Life and Death as One]!
As mentioned before, the Dao Foundation's supernatural abilities will improve as the messenger's abilities improve.

When Yan Qing reaches the fifth level, the "Life and Death Together" skill unlocks the "Life Together" skill, which is the same skill Yan Qing used in the Nightless City Imperial Palace. The lives of two people are locked together; if one person doesn't die, the other won't die either. It's essentially a lower-tier version of the "Unbreakable Alliance".

At the sixth job advancement, the "Life and Death Together" skill unlocks "Enemy and Foe Together," allowing the messenger to connect with the enemy. If the enemy is alive, the messenger will not die; if the messenger is injured, the enemy will also be injured. All the benefits are for the messenger, and all the drawbacks are for the enemy.

Now, with the blessing of the tribulation, [Life and Death Together] has unlocked 'Endless'!
The yellow paper itself possesses unlimited health, but maintaining it requires a large amount of immortal energy. Yan Qing only needs to attack the yellow paper, which is equivalent to attacking the demon immortal himself!

After destroying ten ultimate secret realms, Yan Qing's karmic force of natural disasters accumulated to 158 points. Each time, it caused 158 points of true damage, with 158 points of true damage reduction, 158 points of enlightenment bonus, and a maximum recovery of 158 points of immortal essence per second!
Therefore, Yan Qing didn't need to use any legendary tokens at all. He only needed to activate the high-frequency fourth-tier wind token, and then activate [Cataclysmic Avatar] and [Hit Calamity] to continuously trigger weakness damage and true damage, which was enough to empty the demon immortal's health bar!
A fully formed build can crush anyone!

The demon immortal lay on the ground, and in just a short while, it was almost reduced to a skeleton, with all its flesh and blood removed!

With a mournful cry, the demon immortal collapsed, his soul and spirit annihilated!
But it's not over yet.

Yan Qing looked at the yellow paper in his hand. The "Life and Death Without End" spell was still active, which meant the other party had returned to the cave and been reborn. He pushed the yellow paper towards the thieving women, "Attack together, save time."

Shang Xinlei wielded the Eight Dance Wheels, their flames blazing fiercely; Ying Rushi drew his sword, its movements ceaseless; Yaoshi stood on the ground, his spear amplified by immense gravity. The four of them bombarded the yellow paper together. The others in the Treasure Cave were still somewhat puzzled, but soon they faintly heard bursts of shrill curses and screams, seemingly coming from an extremely distant place.

The moment the yellow paper shattered, the heavens and earth trembled violently, even the Treasure Gathering Cave was no exception, as if a great calamity was about to befall them! Those in the world who were refining their path to the Foundation Establishment stage and approaching the [Buddha's Ashes] would suffer anything from vomiting blood at best, and at worst, a decline in cultivation and unconsciousness!

A sudden clap of thunder echoed through the sky, a sound that seemed to split the heads of the celestial lords of the tribulation open, leaving their minds blank. Fear, like a cold snake, crawled along their spines, and chill seeped into their entire bodies through their veins.

There was no need for any introduction, because heaven and earth directly revealed the truth to them.

The [Tathagata Ashes] position has been destroyed!

This is a strange phenomenon that only occurs when the Tribulation Position Cave Heaven falls, because the Tribulation Position has already merged with the Cave Heaven. When the Cave Heaven suddenly collapses, the Tribulation Position will also shatter and cannot be obtained in a short period of time!
A slow, gradual death like that of the [Eternal Candle] Candle Lord will not trigger this phenomenon, because his celestial abode will slowly collapse on its own, and his tribulation position will gradually return to the natural world in the process. Therefore, once the tribulation position is destroyed, it means that a Golden Core cultivator has been directly killed!

But the demon immortal had just returned to the cave and been reborn!
These four people are clearly right here, yet they are separated by a secret realm and a grotto-heaven, and they are killing a Golden Core Tribulation Master almost playfully!?

"Everyone..."

"Yes!" the Golden Core cultivators responded in unison.

"Can you give me my [Remaining Life]?" Yan Qing asked.

After a brief silence, Lord Qionghua Biyu led the Imperial Court to make way.

The Xuanhuang Houde Emperor led the Eternal Heaven to make way.

Finally, the Mountain and Sea Lantern God and the Regression Deity also led the Heavenly Court to make way.

As for Vimalakirti, he had already disappeared when the demon immortal died.

How can they fight this? Yes, they have imperial edicts and genuine treasures, so they might have a fighting chance, but their opponent has already reached the eighth level. If their rank clashes, they are doomed to lose, and all effects will prioritize the opponent.

Secondly, they had no clue how to break through the [Epitaph - Beyond Death] and [Life and Death are Endless]. Before they could break through these two killing moves, their opponents could die many times and return to their cave to make a comeback, while they only needed to be caught by their opponents once to die without a burial place!

Finally, the other party already possessed the aura of a Celestial Venerable, and no one wanted to offend a future Celestial Venerable. The kind of villainous force that relentlessly attacks a protagonist who has already established their power only exists in fiction. In the past, when a Nine-Turn Celestial Venerable rose to power, as long as they crossed a certain boundary, no venerable in the world dared to disobey!
Why insist on being hostile to him in this situation? Do we think we can gamble that if we all attack together, he might not be able to kill us all?

"Thank you very much," Yan Qing said with a smile.

Inside the 【End-of-Dharma Calamity Cave】, the golden phantom controlled the game console and logged into Jiang Shi's account. Soon, Jiang Shi appeared in the Treasure Cave, where she had been playing dungeons with Yan Qing and the others, and had already reached level 69.

Under the watchful eyes of the Golden Core cultivators and Immortal Lords, Jiang Shi openly sought the "Remaining Life of All Beings." At this moment, all the other seekers of gold voluntarily gave up, leaving only Jiang Shi to guide the "Remaining Life of All Beings," which she easily integrated into the blessed land.

Yan Qing turned to look at the sky. He clearly sensed that a secret realm high above was calling him to enter. With the help of the [End-of-Day Calamity Cave Heaven], he could clearly see the details of the secret realm:
"The Path to Heaven"

Background: In the same era, there was only one Nine-Turn Immortal Venerable. Only those who traveled the furthest on the path to heaven could be favored by the Heavenly Dao and attain the Nine-Turn rank.

Challenge Level: 80~99

「Number of challengers: up to 1 people」

Current Records

"Primordial Daoist Master: 100 Steps"

"Bloodborne Dragon Lord: 101 Steps"

"Martial Arts Flame Lord: 102 Steps"

"The Celestial Venerable of Immortality: 200 Steps"

"The Venerable One Who Guards the World: 300 Steps"

"Fighting Demon Lord: 400 Steps"

"The World-Honored One: 401 Steps"

Damn it, the Eternal Life Celestial Venerable is so wicked.

The three celestial beings before you only took one extra step, but you, showing off, took two hundred steps, causing the celestial beings behind you to follow suit. Only the World Honored One, Tathagata, was slightly better off, only taking one extra step.

However, it is also possible that the first three Immortal Venerables can control the Eighth Rank True Monarchs and are not afraid of the Eighth Rank True Monarchs seizing the Ninth Rank position, while the Longevity Heavenly Venerable has to compete with other True Monarchs and can only go as far as possible to avoid being overtaken by other True Monarchs.

Fortunately, this isn't a game. If it were, the [Path to Heaven] challenge dungeon would probably have dragged him down thousands or even tens of thousands of steps. Now, with only 401 steps to complete, he should have a good chance of reaching the eighth reincarnation level.

While it's impossible to make every member of the Thieves' family reach the Venerable level, guaranteeing at least the eighth level of the Golden Core shouldn't be a problem. Reaching the eighth level of the Golden Core requires gathering four different tribulation positions: Formation, Dwelling, Destruction, Emptiness, Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire. After Yan Qing reaches the ninth level, she no longer needs to rely on the tribulation positions of the Medicine Master and the others to reach the eighth level. If they all want to reach the eighth level, they only need to occupy twelve tribulation positions.

It's a bit troublesome, but not impossible. There's no need to fight over it; once he completes his ninth revolution, these Golden Core Tribulation Masters will naturally be able to voluntarily contribute their Tribulation Position Origin.

But let alone nine turns, it's not easy to even reach level 89. Right now, he's the only one at eight turns, so he obviously can't handle the eight-turn secret realm. He needs to train at least two or three more eight-turn characters.

But before that...

"What are you thinking about?" Shang Xinlei asked, leaning closer to him.

Yan Qing watched Jiang Shi lift up the [Remaining Life] tribulation position and casually said, "I'm thinking about which secret realm to fight next..."

He turned to look at Yaoshi Yuan and winked: "But before that, shall we go for a stroll around Chang'an? After all, it's the place where we did our first mission."

Shang Xinlei pouted and gently punched Yan Qing's waist: "Give me back my origin."

"No."

"Can we still go back now?" Ying asked doubtfully. "We've already come from the Central Plains."

"Just use [Immortal Travel] to teleport to Bunny Girl's side," Yan Qing said. "What did Black Wolf say?"

“...That works too,” said the pharmacist. “Although I don’t think there’s much to do in Chang’an.”

"May I ask," Lord Huisu looked at Yan Qing, sighing softly in his heart, and asked, "what is your name, True Lord?"

If the Heavenly Court had invited Jiang Shi to take over first, perhaps Jiang Shi and the four Golden Core cultivators would have been bound to the Heavenly Court. But now, everyone can only look at Deng Guanjian's smug and irritating face and Gai Qingyun's arrogant and cold expression, feeling envious, jealous, and resentful in their hearts.

"Yan Qing".

"Yan Qing?" Si Jun, who had been searching for solace, was taken aback. "Could it be...?"

"That's right, it's Yan Qing from the [Catastrophe Organization]." Yan Qing couldn't help but smile as he recalled this embarrassing past.
"Messenger of natural disasters, Yan Qing."

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