A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 625 Chaos Across the Heavens, the Emperor's Demon Pool Opens

After Huang Yun Dijun fought desperately, he felt an immense force rebound back into his body, causing countless cracks to appear all over his body and emitting yellow smoke.

He felt a wave of dizziness, and when he came to his senses, he was already falling rapidly through a vast expanse of purple mist.

This purple aura was so weak and powerless that it even caused the space and time to fade, leaving no leverage to stop the downward momentum.

It's unclear how long he fell, but Emperor Huangyun finally crashed into a cotton-like purple halo, leaving a deep dent.

"What's that? Is it my older brother?"

"It's my eldest brother!"

Four hands reached out and pulled Huangyun Dijun out.

Emperor Huangyun's mind was foggy, and everything he sensed seemed somewhat ethereal and distorted.

He glanced around and saw that his two brothers' faces were multicolored, their figures were bizarre and grotesque, and their limbs and waists were dancing like noodles. He couldn't help but feel a deep sadness.

"Fourth brother, fifth brother, I never imagined that you two tough guys would become so spineless and spineless after turning into celestial demons..."

"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Emperor Moqian quickly grabbed Emperor Huangyun's head and squeezed it hard, closing up many of the cracks on his head.

Emperor Huangyun finally came to his senses. Although he still found his two brothers to be colorful, at least they didn't wriggle like noodles anymore.

He realized that he had probably sensed something was wrong.

These two brothers had not yet become celestial demons.

"Huh!"

Upon regaining consciousness, Emperor Huangyun immediately noticed something very obvious amiss.

After learning the wonderful techniques of quicksand and void displacement a while ago, his condition improved. However, just now, in order to maximize his combat power, he essentially accepted some of the five turbid energies.

The benefits of replacing the void were completely negated, and there was even a significant deterioration.

Furthermore, during the fierce clash, the turbid energy of Master Qingdeng Wushang, which had caused the Great Thousand Worlds to perish, crashed into his body.

Emperor Huangyun originally thought that he should have at least half of his body had entered the state of a Heavenly Ghost.

Unexpectedly, the power of the Great Thousand Worlds that rushed into his body soon ceased to retain the nature of the Five Turbidities, and instead gradually transformed into a kind of primordial energy that was most mellow and capable of nourishing all things.

"Primordial Chaos?!"

Emperor Huangyun was utterly astonished.

The Primordial Qi is a kind of primordial energy that exists between the primordial chaos and the formation of the universe.

After the primordial chaos is opened up, it often goes through five stages to form a stable original universe. These five stages are called the Five Great Stages.

Hongmeng, however, predates the Five Great Ones.

The Five Elements mainly explain the changing processes of things such as emptiness, energy, matter, and time. The reason why these changing processes can proceed in an orderly manner is because the Heavenly Dao was already operating before the Five Elements.

The Primordial Chaos Qi was the energy that emerged alongside the initial nascent Heavenly Dao of the Realm.

Under normal circumstances, this energy often disperses into chaos or merges with the Heavenly Dao. However, there are also many wondrous immortal methods that can directly condense this purple energy that accompanies the Heavenly Dao into certain supreme treasures, which can be used to suppress the dimensional hub and promote the development of the dimensional world.

Within the demonic path, there are also supernatural powers that shatter all things, then incorporate them into the Heavenly Dao, and through proper refinement, restore the Heavenly Dao to its primordial chaos.

In short, this kind of thing is considered a treasure to a powerful emperor, but it is not considered a particularly rare or exotic item.

For emperors with bodies of impurity, the primordial energy can at most extend their lifespan a little; it cannot completely cure them.

What truly caused Emperor Huangyun to lose his composure was not the value of the Primordial Chaos Qi, but the fact that "the Five Turbidities Qi transformed into Primordial Chaos Qi".

The Emperor could never do such a thing.

It's impossible to do this, whether you're dragging one or two layers of cosmic remains.

What a joke! The five turbidities are the deepest death energy, while the primordial chaos is the most vibrant life force. If one could directly switch between the two, why would one need to be burdened by the remnants of the universe?!

To possess such means, one must be a true Celestial Venerable-level expert, and one who focuses on studying the Primordial Dao.

That solitary lamp, the supreme master…

"Big brother! Big brother!!"

When Emperor Lu Wu saw that his elder brother's eyes were lifeless and the yellow smoke emanating from the cracks in his body was gradually fading, he panicked and hurriedly called out to him.

Emperor Huangyun came to his senses and was about to say something when another figure fell down beside him—it was Emperor Yangguan.

Before they could help the brother up, the three emperors who had been positioned to occupy the three positions of the Three Powers also fell down.

Before long, one emperor after another crashed down, stirring up clumps of fluff in the purple clouds.

Some of these emperors were injured, while others were completely suppressed and unable to move.

Judging from their expressions, they were initially quite determined to fight to the death, but after falling, they did not feel any continuous suppression or attrition, which made them somewhat puzzled.

Soon, some people discovered that the thick layer of cloud beneath their feet was rapidly transforming into primordial energy, leaving them all stunned.

Emperor Huangyun could tell from their expressions that they had experienced the same shock as he had just gone through.

"Could it be...?"

Emperor Wu Xian was the first to calm down, and looked intently at Emperor Huang Yun and his brothers.

"Could it be that Master Qingdeng is also one of us?"

The old Taoist priest in charge of the Three Realms Heaven reached out and caught a handful of primordial energy. His voice held a hint of disbelief as he said, "To be able to transform the five turbid energies into primordial energy, that's a true Celestial Venerable... to actually send a Celestial Venerable alone into the deepest part of the Underworld?!"

Although the emperor who opened up his own Great Dao Realm and expanded it into the appearance of a holy land is no less powerful than a Heavenly Venerable at the initial stage, he cannot be considered an equal in importance.

The logic is simple: if an emperor is plotted against and besieged, causing his own realm to prematurely enter a period of decay, it would be an inescapable and extremely difficult problem.

Even if one is fortunate enough to escape the remnants of the universe, it is not always a good thing.

Before the new Great Dao Realm was opened up and developed, a mere Emperor without the support of a realm could not even withstand the force of a Heavenly Venerable's casual flick of a finger.

A true Celestial Venerable, even one at the initial stage, can recover quickly if he is schemed against, besieged, and seriously injured by multiple Holy Land Lords, as long as he is given a little breathing space.

Even in a one-against-many situation, if the two sides hold out for a long enough time, it's hard to say who will kill whom.

With a great calamity looming and unpredictable events unfolding, caution should be the primary approach for all.

For any force to be so preoccupied as to send a Celestial Venerable-level figure to the first ten levels of the Underworld to intervene and make arrangements downwards, it already demonstrates profound resources and decisiveness.

As for sending a Celestial Venerable to infiltrate the lowest level of the Underworld and face countless Heavenly Ghosts and seventy or eighty unpredictable Underworld Emperors, the Underworld Emperors had never even considered such a thing.

"To be able to make such an arrangement, it truly is worthy of the alliance between the human race and the immortal race!"

The young monk, who held the position of the Three Realms, sighed, drawing agreement from everyone. All eyes turned to Emperor Huangyun and his companions.

After Ancestor Ande disappeared, Emperor Moqian and the others had some other guesses in their hearts, but on the surface, they only used the excuse that Ancestor Ande might be exposed to urge everyone to form a formation and strike first.

To this day, no one knows that the alliance between the human race and the immortals is a fabrication.

"Um--"

Emperor Huangyun pondered for a moment, unsure of what to say at this moment.

A burst of hearty laughter suddenly rang out from around the purple aura.

"That's right, Ander was the one I sent out!"

The voice of the Supreme Master, with his green lamp, echoed endlessly throughout the ten directions of space.

"The matter of the Flowing Sands using magic to launch a counterattack against the human world can be described as utterly immoral. I know that there are still righteous people in the underworld who are unwilling to collude with them, so I specially sent Ancestor Ande to contact you all."

"However, if we were to defect after the war has begun, you would be in the center of the battlefield and would inevitably face the strongest counterattack. It would be too dangerous and not worth the risk. Therefore, I have made some other arrangements."

Everyone looked enlightened and thanked the senior, praising the ingenuity of the arrangement.

Emperor Lu Wu opened his mouth, but remained silent.

Emperor Yangguan opened all six of his eyes, making them round and wide, then squinted them again and glanced at his brother beside him.

Emperor Moqian was praising this senior along with everyone else, every word and phrase filled with sincerity.

No, Fourth Brother, why are you talking like it's the truth? Do you remember that the Celestial Venerable aura we used to attract everyone was faked by us?

Emperor Yangguan opened his eyes wide for a while, feeling a bit confused.

Could it be that my memory is wrong, and that Ancestor Ande really was sent by this Celestial Venerable, and that he never forged anything from beginning to end?

Or perhaps there was some other clever plan involved, and the fourth brother, being the most quick-witted, knew the truth in advance?

Thump! Thump!

Several short, sharp whistles came from beside Emperor Yangguan.

He turned his head and saw Emperor Huangyun looking calm and composed, stroking his beard as steady as Mount Tai.

However, the cracks on Emperor Huangyun's head, which had mostly healed, opened up a little more, and the cracks on both temples were spewing out scalding hot smoke with a hissing sound.

At that moment, two more figures fell from the sky.

"It's Emperor Juya!"

As everyone absorbed the primordial energy, they saw a familiar face descending and immediately took action.

The crisscrossing clouds rose up, intertwining like a net, and caught the female emperor.

However, the zombie king god that followed closely behind failed to touch these soft clouds.

In the surrounding void, the ethereal, soft, and faint purple aura suddenly began to boil.

Golden light surged in from all directions, roaring and spinning, forming hundreds of huge swastikas.

Purple energy surged, and a golden seal loomed overhead. The Great Thousand Seals of the Tathagata Palm repeatedly struck the Zombie King God, causing him to roar in pain. The iron armor on his body deformed violently, and the extremely cold corpse poison was forced back into his body.

Because he was using his supernatural powers within his body, Guan Luoyang did not hold back. As his hand seals danced, they were accompanied by the boundless chanting of heavenly dragons, the sound of Buddhist hymns resounding loudly.

Although this Zombie King God is ferocious, he does not have the means that Emperor Huangyun can briefly approach his peak.

In just a moment, the zombie, along with its cosmic remains, was covered by an incredibly dense array of purple-gold seals, compressed into a slowly rotating sphere, and then swallowed by a dazzling red lotus karmic fire, disappearing into the void and continuing to be obliterated.

"The method of replacing the void is a little trick that I devised using a supreme treasure and based on the quicksand of magic."

Guan Luoyang's voice rang out again, "I will fill this void with primordial purple energy. You can use your energy to replace it. Although this cannot completely solve the problem of the decay of the universe, it can provide further relief."

"Everyone, rest well here, and when you come out again, give those people a surprise."

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge Bagua diagram appeared in the sky. The eternal and endless primordial chaos energy was drawn in, then transformed into primordial energy and descended.

Emperor Huangyun and his companions first helped their suppressed comrades break the seal, and then they settled down here to recuperate.

Outside, the Nine Directions Mountain Master and others, seeing that the "traitors" had been eliminated, did not linger and immediately proposed that everyone should practice the formation together.

The power of the array was well known to these underworld emperors; they simply hadn't brought it up before because they didn't trust each other enough.

Now that those who might have betrayed us have been captured, there's no need to worry about internal sabotage after the formation is completed, so the emperors naturally have no objections.

However, just as Guan Luoyang was about to discuss with them which formation to use, the Muni Bead in his sleeve contacted him.

"I've sensed what's happening on your end. Well done!"

The fake Ksitigarbha was very satisfied. "Time is running out. These underworld emperors have learned a wide variety of things, and each one is different. Discussing with them which formation to choose will probably waste some more time."

"I have a formation diagram here. Just instruct them on how to set up this formation, and it will surely have a miraculous effect!"

The radiance of the Muni Pearl flowed and shone for a moment, then suddenly projected a golden vertical eye pattern into the void.

Once the vertical eye split open, a scroll of array diagrams was transmitted from the Ksitigarbha Pure Land of the tenth level of the underworld to the eighteenth level of the underworld.

The brownish-yellow scroll, which looks like it's made of some kind of animal hide, exudes a wild and unrestrained aura, completely out of place with the charm of Ksitigarbha's Pure Land.

Guan Luoyang took the scroll and unfolded it. He saw that the scroll depicted billions of suns and moons, mountains and rivers, using the technique of condensing the void. Above the suns, moons, mountains and rivers, a giant god with a red face and messy hair, resembling both a human and a snake, was coiled.

Upon closer inspection, the faint outlines and strokes of the giant god's facial features could be broken down into eight ancient runes, a fact that was self-evident.

The Great and Small Heavens' Hidden Forms Annihilation Array!

"This is……"

Guan Luoyang frowned slightly, puzzled, "A demonic formation? My senior and I both cultivate Buddhism, why not have them study a Buddhist grand formation?"

The fake Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva didn't finish his sentence, and leisurely said, "The power of this great formation is already extraordinary. When the great calamity erupts, it will surely have additional benefits. Hahaha, you should lead them to comprehend it well, and they will understand when the time comes."

After the light of the Muni Bead dimmed, Guan Luoyang's gaze lingered on the array diagram for a long time before he called everyone to come and comprehend it together.

They didn't have much time, so they studied very diligently.

Guan Luoyang felt that there were some familiar elements in this formation.

The demonic path in the Taiqing Chiming world seems to be divided into two categories. One category is the demonic path represented by "The Endless Treasury of Void Voyage", which is profound and unpredictable and places great emphasis on the mastery of mental and spiritual transformation.

Another type is the "Slanting Earth Heavenly Sword Technique," which possesses a majestic power to overturn the Great Dao and recreate the world.

The formation sent by the fake Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva belongs to the same category as the latter.

No, rather than being of the same type, it would be more accurate to say that this "Great and Small Heavenly Netherworld Formation" is fundamentally of the same lineage and origin as the "Slanting Earth Heavenly Sword Technique".

As everyone studied the formation, they became so engrossed that they lost track of time.

As if only in a brief moment of disorientation, Guan Luoyang suddenly felt a jolt in his heart and looked up at the sky.

In the tenth level of the underworld, beside the fake Ksitigarbha, ten thousand lotuses withered and petals fluttered in the air. He could not hide the excitement on his face as he suddenly stood up.

"Now!"

The Ten Kings of Hell and the Heavenly Venerables of the Heavenly Realm all felt an extraordinary mental shock at this moment.

In the Heavenly Palace of the Thunder Department in the Heavenly Court, the towering figure of the Celestial Venerable Wenqiu suddenly appeared, roaring, "The Emperor Demon Pool?!"

It is neither within the Three Realms nor outside the Three Realms.

The secret realm of the Emperor Demon Pool, forged during the ancient calamity and later hidden from view, suddenly exploded.

The various auras clinging to the outer edge of the secret realm also collapsed and dissipated.

The tremor of the Great Dao, which could only be sensed by those at least at the Heavenly Venerable level, resounded throughout the entire Great Void Sea, touching all the boundless worlds and endless universes, and all the ineffable Great Daos.

The Dao Fruit that was revealed in ancient times reappears here, transforming into divine light that permeates all the heavens and myriad realms, soaring straight to the supreme heavenly court.

Throughout the realms, both within and without, above and below, all living beings seemed to sense that the Great Dao of the world had come alive, boiling, laughing, and together letting out a hearty roar.

"Heavenly Emperor... Zhuanxu!!!"

(End of this chapter)