A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 277 The Origin of the Heavenly Book

A massive golden divine talisman pressed down on the sky, while murky black and red clouds churned endlessly.

Suddenly, a golden light, like a long bridge, flew from the horizon and landed on Thousand Poison Island.

The golden light receded, revealing Yuan Gong's figure.

Jin Congyun quickly stepped forward to pay his respects and introduced Guan Luoyang to him.

"Senior Yuan, you've come at the right time. This set of Golden Light Talismans was originally a treasure of your mountain, but we don't know what kind of trick those demons used to deceive us. Please quickly cast a spell to remove the filth and see if you can find the demons' whereabouts."

Yuan Gong looked up at the sky and sighed, "This divine talisman is now destroyed."

"That dark red cloud is the corpse poison that condensed in the body of a demon immortal after his death over a long period of time. Even if I use the Golden Light True Method to remotely worship the divine talisman, I will have to destroy at least 70% of the divine talisman's power to eliminate this poison."

Upon hearing this, Jin Congyun exclaimed in horror, "The corpse poison of a celestial being? Where did that demon obtain such a thing?"

Celestial immortals live long and carefree lives. If they were to die, it would surely be due to defeat in a battle. But when celestial immortals fight, their magical powers are so great that the defeated party would never leave behind a corpse.

Therefore, the cattail grass that grows on the corpse of a celestial being is extremely poisonous and is considered one of the most filthy things in the world.

"If it weren't for the poison of a celestial corpse, how could it have so silently defiled the golden talisman left by my master?"

Yuan Gong frowned, then relaxed. "Very well, since that's the case, let's just give up the remaining power of this divine talisman and eradicate this major hidden danger on Thousand Poison Island."

With his sleeves fluttering, he flipped his left hand, pointed his sword finger at his brow, and then moved both hands forward, drawing a talisman about seven inches long in the air.

Apart from the difference in size and power, the strokes, trends, and spirit are exactly the same as the golden divine talisman in the sky.

This miniature golden talisman flew into the air, accompanied by a loud, earth-shaking sound.

Rumble rumble rumble—

The golden divine talisman, which stretched for more than ten miles, contracted violently, gradually obliterating the dark red blood cloud.

When the blood cloud dissipated, the golden divine talisman was only five hundred feet long, and its original stable posture, like a golden pillar and crystal spanning the sky, had become somewhat ethereal.

Yuan Gong said to Guan Luoyang, "I wonder if your magical power can transform into pure Yang energy?"

Guan Luoyang's eyes flashed with golden light as he focused his gaze on the tip of his right finger, where a ball of golden-red flame ignited.

The Golden Eye Sword of Departing Fire was originally just a four-star Dao technique, but after he practiced it to this point, it has broken free from its limitations, and the power of its sword energy has increased dramatically.

As soon as the fire appeared, Jin Congyun, who cultivated the Cloud and Water Daoist Technique, felt a slight tremor in his heart. Subconsciously, some mist rose from the gaps in his armor, and he took a small step back.

Yuan Gong shook his head and said, "This true fire is strong and domineering, but it is incompatible with the poisonous fire, and there will definitely be a conflict."

Guan Luoyang's mind raced. He flicked the fire away with his fingertips, and a small blue flame sprang up again. He said, "How about this?"

Yuan Gong's eyes lit up: "Excellent! This true fire is full of vitality, and it seems to even resemble a phoenix. Phoenixes are born from the yang energy of heaven and earth, mountains and rivers, so it couldn't be more suitable."

As he spoke, Yuan Gong turned to look at the volcano on the island. "That demon foresaw the situation early on and connected his cave to the poisonous fire veins of Thousand Poison Island. Once he dies and explodes, it will surely bring about a series of natural disasters and earthquakes."

"Now that he has escaped, I will take this opportunity to pull his cave out of the earth's veins and eliminate any future trouble."

"However, when his cave is moved out, the earth vein poison fire will fill the gap, which will inevitably cause some turbulence. At that time, please ask Fellow Daoist Guan to pour your true fire into the volcano to fill the gap and appease the earth vein."

Guan Luoyang agreed.

Yuan Gong flew into the air and waved his hand towards the sky. The five-hundred-foot-long golden talisman, like a wide and dazzling ribbon, fell from the sky and disappeared into the crater.

A short while later, after most of the golden talisman had disappeared into the volcano, Yuan Gong clasped his hands together in mid-air, grabbed the end of the talisman, and gently shook it.

Deep within the magma, the tip of the golden divine talisman was shaken out in large circles, sweeping incessantly. As soon as it touched the cave of the fierce tiger demon king, it immediately stuck to it and wouldn't let go.

The remaining talismans were quickly added, layer upon layer, wrapping the ancient house with its black walls and blue tiles like a rice dumpling.

In mid-air above the island, Yuan Gongfa shouted, pouring his magic power into the golden talisman, which shone brightly, severing the connection between the demon king's cave and the poisonous fire veins.

"rise!"

He shouted again, and the entire cave, along with its three-zhang-thick foundation of poisonous rock, was pulled up from the ground, submerged in magma, and slowly rose.

Guan Luoyang, observing this action, was also secretly assessing the abilities of the Earth Immortals of Jukuzhou.

This Master Yuan did not show much ferocity in his attack, but the primordial energy and magical power he possessed were pure and unparalleled. In particular, when he reached out and grabbed the golden talisman, he clearly used a wondrous Taoist technique that allowed him to "treat light as a real object" to grasp it.

In terms of "purity" and "uniqueness," Guan Luoyang considered himself to be slightly inferior to him.

Just then, from the billowing black smoke at the crater, the eaves of the Demon King's cave appeared.

Yuan Gong said urgently, "Please, fellow Daoist, make your move."

With a powerful pull, he dragged the entire cave out of the volcano and flung it high into the air.

Guan Luoyang flashed to the crater and pointed a finger down.

A dense beam of cyan light burst forth from his fingertips, and in the blink of an eye, the diameter of the beam's tip had expanded to the point where it could block the entire interior of the volcano.

The beams of light that spread out also turned into blue flames, swirling and mixing with the toxic magma below.

With a long roar, Yuan Gong shattered the Demon King's cave, turning every brick, tile, and stone into powder, obliterating the demonic energy, and dissipating it into invisible dust.

At this moment, the Golden Light Talisman had reached its limit, bursting into golden light spots that drifted away with the wind.

Yuan Gong took a breath and immediately went to Guan Luoyang's side.

Guan Luoyang remained calm, simply pointing a finger into the volcano and releasing a beam of true fire, showing no signs of significant damage.

However, when Yuan Gong glanced into the crater, he discovered that the divine phoenix blue flames had already turned the entire belly of the volcano blue like a rushing river.

The surface of the magma was completely covered by such flames, and the original poisonous smoke and red flames were no longer visible.

The two flames blended together like water and milk.

The pure blue color seeped downwards, thread by thread, penetrating the magma and settling into the spot where the Demon King's cave had been uprooted, filling that void.

"That's enough, that's enough."

Yuan Gong breathed a sigh of relief and praised, "Fellow Daoist, you are calm and composed, possessing such profound magical power."

With this level of consumption, Guan Luoyang only needs to communicate with a little bit of vacuum divine power to replenish it faster than it is consumed, so naturally he shows no signs of fatigue.

"Master Yuan".

Guan Luoyang extinguished the beam of light, turned around, and said, "The Golden Light Talisman is now useless. Do you have any other methods to track down or deduce the whereabouts of that demon king?"

After pondering for a moment, Yuan Gong said, "I also know some methods of divination, but they are not very effective against demons at the Earth Immortal level. However, if I can fathom the demon's thoughts, I can be certain that there is a place he absolutely must go."

Guan Luoyang pressed further, "Where?"

Yuan Gong looked somewhat troubled and hesitated before asking, "May I ask where you come from, fellow Daoist, and what brings you to Jukuzhou?"

"Many people in our sect travel around, and I just happened to come here."

Guan Luoyang solemnly said, "Whether you believe it or not, I will get involved in the affairs of your Jukuzhou. Firstly, it was entrusted to me by an old friend, and secondly, it is purely because I do not want to see those people who are well-fed and clothed and can be considered to be living in peace and contentment being invaded and harmed by monsters."

Yuan Gong nodded in agreement: "To have mercy on the innocent and protect the people is what we should do. Alas, as long as you don't spread this matter far and wide to other continents, I will explain the truth of the matter."

He stroked his beard and began to talk directly about the disappearance of several celestial beings from the Ten Continents of the East Sea.

It's not uncommon for celestial beings to encounter exploding stars or surging tides of light while traveling in the heavens, and be swept away to distant parts of the galaxy, unable to return for a long time.

However, those celestial beings from the East Sea used their true forms with a purpose back then, and even took away all their handy offensive magic weapons and divine shuttle starships, heading to the outer heavens.

The reason for this was that these people, while traveling in their spirits, discovered a rather vast star system. On that planet, there had also been a golden age of immortals, and many people had ascended to the Four Continents or even directly entered the Thirty-Three Heavens.

However, after countless cycles of time, that planet had reached an era when the five turbid and evil energies were about to erupt, making it no longer suitable for cultivation. Those who had the hope of cultivating to become immortals ascended to heaven during the final tribulation.

Several celestial beings from the East Sea took advantage of the brief interval between the decline of the immortal path and the eruption of turbid energy there to use magic to peruse the Heavenly Heart Records.

They recorded the profound Taoist arts, mythical beasts from mountains and seas, incense offerings and deities, human calamities, and the geography of continents that once existed on that planet, extracted their imprints, and formed five volumes of heavenly books.

These five volumes of heavenly books, if one can calmly comprehend them, would be of great benefit even to celestial immortals. Unfortunately, those celestial immortals from the East Sea, just as they completed the heavenly books, were ambushed and exiled by an ancient immortal from the depths of that planet.

"Of the five volumes of the Heavenly Book, two were scattered in the void, but they fell back to Jukuzhou."

Yuan Gong sighed, "The direct descendants of those celestial immortals back then knew the details of this matter. The past conflicts between the human race and the demon race, coupled with the temptation of the Heavenly Book, led to that great war a hundred years ago."

"The demon race suffered a great defeat, but only a handful of human immortals survived. As a result, the information about the Heavenly Book was leaked, and many sects and demons that were not direct descendants of the Heavenly Immortals also learned about it."

Therefore, after the Demon King of Thousand Poison Island escapes, no matter what preparations he makes, his ultimate goal will definitely be to seize those two volumes of heavenly books.

Jin Congyun listened in astonishment from below the volcano. He had indeed heard some rumors, but he only knew that the Heavenly Book existed. He had no idea about the reasons for the disappearance of the Heavenly Immortal of the East Sea.

Guan Luoyang was not a local, so the former celestial beings of the East Sea naturally did not hold any important place in his heart.

Upon hearing this secret, he merely imagined the celestial beings' abilities to travel through the stars and peruse history before snapping back to reality and asking, "Where is that celestial book now?"

Yuan Gongdao said, "The place where the Heavenly Book fell was originally in the heart of Jukuzhou, but after the Heavenly Book fell, it turned into a deep ravine, where the void is displaced, the roads are confusing, and it is extremely dangerous."

"Back then, several Earth Immortals survived the war between the two races, but they couldn't resist the temptation and went there to explore. As a result, their fates are unknown, and they never appeared again. As for some greedy rogue immortals, and even mortal cultivators, the number of those who fell into it is countless."

At this point, Yuan Gong glanced at Jin Congyun, "The old city lord of Yutan City also disappeared there."

Jin Congyun gave an awkward smile, coughed, and said, "I've also heard about the Rift Valley Abyss. A few years ago, the Giant Spirit Cave Ancestral Temple abandoned its ancestors' legacy, only removing a few important spiritual peaks, and rebuilt its mountain gate next to the Rift Valley Abyss. I heard it was for the things in that abyss."

"By the way, when the Giant Spirit Cave captures man-eating monsters, it doesn't kill them directly. Instead, it marks their souls and drives them to search for treasures in that abyss. This has inspired many sects to follow suit. Unfortunately, after all these years, there has still been no news of the Heavenly Book appearing."

Yuan Gong nodded: "Although the person in charge of the Giant Spirit Cave is somewhat extreme in his actions, he is still a moral person and would not drive innocent people inside to their deaths."

"But the demon king Fu Wanshen will never have such concerns. Now that he has escaped, he will definitely gather demons in various places, using killing and bloodshed to lure them together, and even capture human experts. Once he has a certain number, he will drive them to the abyss to search for treasures."

Guan Luoyang said, "In that case, they will not focus on areas where ordinary people live for the time being, but will prioritize attacking sects in various places."

He shook his head. "If that's the case, the message should have been sent in the first place to have everyone gather near the Rift Abyss. There are already quite a few sect figures gathered there. If experts gather there, it will be more convenient for future battles."

These words left Jin Congyun at a loss for words.

Jukuzhou has been peaceful for over a hundred years, and its ordinary people have multiplied for three or four generations.

Although they had received a warning from Blue Scorpion and the others, no one expected the monster to escape so quickly. The Jade Pool City Lord instinctively used the excuse that it would be more convenient to gather everyone in peaceful times to send a message.

Of course, there was also a hidden motive behind this: to prioritize the protection of Yutan City.

Yuan Gong smoothed things over for him, saying, "The experts near the Rift Valley Abyss are all there to search for treasure, so they need to be more vigilant. If we send a message directly to get people from various sects to gather there, it could easily cause some conflicts beforehand."

"There's no point in saying anything now that things have come to this."

Guan Luoyang interjected, "Let's spread the news of the Demon King's escape to all factions as soon as possible, so they can gather and prepare for battle. At least Jade Pool City has a city lord in charge, so the whole city is united. The Abyss is in chaos, but it is of utmost importance. Let's head there immediately and see if we can find any trace of the monster along the way."

(End of this chapter)