A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 642 Cause and Effect Cannot Be Deceived, The True Beginning

The sudden outburst of eighteen people, forming a gang to attack each other, was something that Jiangcheng Holy Lord and his group had done countless times during their time in the Southeast Boundary Sea, and they were deeply accustomed to it.

After a full-scale attack, the eighteen figures easily retreated again, leaving only three figures outside, who drifted in as if nothing was amiss.

"Brother Fengming!"

Jiangcheng Saint Lord bowed slightly and said no more, but the three of them were clearly positioned to protect Guan Luoyang and closely watch the movements of the Good Dragon Ancestor.

They had also heard what Master Shanlong had just said and roughly guessed what was going on. Although they hadn't spoken yet, it was already a silent statement.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Master Shanlong chuckled a few times, then with a flick of his sleeve, he held up a jade seal in his hand.

The entire Heavenly Palace Formation suddenly became unstable, and all sorts of subtle auras that permeated the void and chaos surged rapidly, like trillions of torrents, carrying the palaces as they flickered, shifted, and reorganized.

"With the help of the Great Dao Seal of the Dan Department and the Mystic Rock Palace of Li Huo, it's no problem for me to temporarily trap Yong Zhou. Fellow Daoists of the Human Race, you can go all out and deal with these rude madmen first!"

His words were righteous and resolute, spoken with great force.

Now that the Great Sage Bo Niu has left, with the cultivation of Patriarch Shan Long, controlling the Heavenly Palace Formation and restraining Immortal Venerable Yong Zhou is indeed a piece of cake.

But Guan Luoyang laughed and said, "These wicked guests have stolen a lot of the Pill Department's stockpile of elixirs and are running amok in various heavenly palaces, divine palaces, and holy lands. It's best to let you, my elder brother, deal with them personally."

"We human fellow cultivators will assist you from the sidelines, helping you out, brother, and that will be fine."

The Immortal Venerable of Eternal Day was not nearby after all.

If Guan Luoyang focuses on dealing with the current Holy Lords and relies solely on Ancestor Shanlong to restrain Immortal Venerable Yongzhou, Guan Luoyang might not be able to remedy the situation in time if Ancestor Shanlong were to change his mind and help Immortal Venerable Yongzhou escape.

Moreover, the Eternal Flame contains the aura left behind by many powerful beings from past great calamities. Once an outsider comes into contact with it, it will inevitably cause a great shock to their mind and spirit.

Guan Luoyang's control over the Eternal Flame has not yet reached a truly perfect level.

If he continues to target the Seven Elders of Yanbo and others here, the Holy Lord of Jiangcheng and the others will have to be wary of the Eternal Calamity Divine Flame and will find it inconvenient to intervene.

On the contrary, by having Patriarch Shanlong cooperate with Jiang Cheng and the others to target these enemy Holy Lords, all the variables were minimized.

Master Shanlong also understood this principle. After a moment's thought, he said to the Holy Lord of the Pill Department, "Emperor Qunfang, please summon all the Holy Lords of my Pill Department. After the matter is settled, we can thank our fellow Daoists of the human race together and discuss future cooperation."

The Holy Lady of the Beauties, with her black hair and beautiful face, silver armor and white robe, was heroic and valiant. Despite witnessing all the changes, she remained calm and composed. Upon hearing this, she immediately agreed, bowed to Guan Luoyang and the others to say goodbye, and then left the Heavenly Palace.

After all, he was a person who had cultivated to the level of an emperor, so his state of mind was extraordinary.

But more importantly, the one facing the greatest crisis now is not this Emperor of All Beauties, but the sixteen Holy Lords who are enemies of Guan Luoyang.

Master Shanlong has begun to mobilize the power of the Heavenly Palace Array, gathering it layer by layer.

As soon as the great void formed by the Eternal Calamity Divine Fire was withdrawn, the power of the Benevolent Dragon Ancestor, the Heavenly Palace Grand Array, and the array set up by the eighteen Human Saint Lords seamlessly connected, trapping the Seven Elders of Yanbo and the others.

There wasn't a single flaw or weakness left, neither in the sky nor on the ground.

The cultivation level of the Good Dragon Ancestor alone was basically enough to face ten Holy Lords head-on without being at a disadvantage.

Moreover, his side now has the advantage in the number of strong individuals.

The sixteen holy lords used all their skills and supernatural powers to try and escape, but they were still unable to escape.

"Since Immortal Venerable Yongzhou can produce four kinds of Great Dao talismans, and the four departments have already formed an alliance, how come he's the only one present here, leaving us in this predicament?"

The eldest of the Seven Elders of Yanbo shouted with all his might, "If any Immortal Venerable is nearby but has some other scheme and refuses to lend a hand, it would surely disappoint the Holy Lords of the Fire, Plague, Mountain, and Water Departments!!"

His shout, using the wondrous power of the Tribulation-Responding Divine Power, although his true body could not escape, caused the surrounding chaos to resonate, condensing a profound sound with the same meaning, which then spread out.

Unfortunately, there was no reaction from the surrounding chaos.

Guan Luoyang, high in the sky, pointed his finger and drew the Eternal Calamity Divine Fire, sending out streaks of fire that landed at a certain point in the Heavenly Palace Formation to hinder the Eternal Day Immortal Venerable.

Hearing the shout, he couldn't help but laugh.

The four departments of the Heavenly Court joined forces, which was quite a grand display. However, this excluded some of the powerful figures used for defense to prevent being undermined, as well as those who were used to restrain the human race's Shepherd Wind Celestial Venerable and the Eight Great Holy Masters.

The rest are probably all in this Li Huo Miao Yan Palace.

Upon hearing Guan Luoyang's laughter, the Seven Elders of Yanbo and the others were so angry that their faces turned red. They were furious and wished they could fight to the death and blast Guan Luoyang into pieces. However, the power of the Boundless Water Calamity was completely suppressed under the human race's great formation, and not a single drop of water could penetrate it.

The other nine Holy Lords felt a slight sense of regret.

Most of the celestial lords belong to the Eight Departments of the Heavenly Court, but their relationships vary in distance.

Some people truly benefit greatly from the project they are credited with and often do things for that project, while others... are just there to lend their names.

The Seven Elders of Yanbo had received orders from the Heavenly Venerable of the Water Department to cooperate with the Immortal Venerable of Eternal Day in this operation, but the other nine Holy Lords had not received similar orders from them.

They were too quick-witted. As soon as there were signs of imbalance in the Heavenly Realm, they realized that the Dan Department could be profitable. After hastily settling their own holy land, they rushed over immediately.

Previously, when Immortal Venerable Yongzhou took out four kinds of talismans to ask them to do things, it could be considered that it was the general trend. Since they had more people and more power, it was acceptable for them to go with the flow and add to the good fortune.

Now that the situation has reversed, their resolve has wavered somewhat.

The two Plague Department Holy Lords were the first to shout.

"Fellow Daoists, why go to such extremes? If you only focus on suppressing us, all the pills and treasures we have collected will be consumed, which will not benefit you in the slightest."

"If you spare our lives, we brothers are willing to swear an oath to the eight ancient holy lands of the human race, surrender to the human race, and submit to their commands."

If it were elsewhere, even if one were to fight head-on and be unable to defeat the opponent, as a Holy Lord, one could simply self-destruct, without having to compromise in this way.

Since their holy land was still at its peak, after their true forms self-destructed, the holy land would naturally reshape their true forms.

However, the Li Huo Miao Yan Palace is the most important place in the Heavenly Court's Dan Department. Any palace in it has some pure Dao characteristics. After combining with the Great Dao Treasure Seal of the Dan Department, it has even shown a tendency to trace back to the deep layers of the Great Void.

If their true forms are destroyed here, the Holy Land will inevitably be affected by a brief period of disarray.

It is feared that Patriarch Shanlong and others will be able to follow the clues, seize this opportunity, and directly extract their original imprints from the various holy lands to completely suppress them.

Guan Luoyang had previously banished the five great holy masters of the mountain tribe to the underworld, and this was the same method used when the Supreme Master Qingdeng and the King of Hell dealt with them.

Ultimately, while the Holy Lord's direct combat strength is no less than that of a low-level Celestial Venerable, his resilience and foundation are still somewhat lacking. As long as he can completely suppress a Holy Lord-level powerhouse, many weaknesses that a normal Celestial Venerable would not have may be exposed.

"Hmm!"

Master Shanlong seemed somewhat tempted and looked at Guan Luoyang.

Guan Luoyang appeared calm on the surface, but secretly he was using telepathy to inquire about some matters from the Holy Lord of Jiangcheng.

"Is an oath made to one of the eight ancient holy sites highly effective?"

Jiangcheng Saint Lord secretly replied, "Unless they are a high-level Heavenly Venerable, if someone has made an oath to all eight ancient holy lands at the same time, and then breaks that oath, they will surely die."

Guan Luoyang then asked, "But they originally belonged to the Heavenly Plague Department, and they just betrayed us like this. Doesn't the Plague Department have any means to punish them?"

"The Heavenly Court's control over the immortals is very loose. The eight departments of the Heavenly Court are, in essence, just eight places where it is convenient to earn various kinds of merits, exchange for treasures, and discuss the Dao and preach the law. Not to mention the powerful at the level of the Holy Lord, even the Heavenly Immortals and Earthly Immortals come and go voluntarily, without any coercion or restraint."

Jiangcheng Saint Lord explained, "In the past, many celestial beings and emperors cultivated in the Thunder Department for a long time, but found that they were more suited to the Daoist arts of the Fighting Department, so they changed places to register their names. This kind of situation often occurs between the Mountain Department and the Water Department as well."

"However, if one seeks extra benefits during early cultivation and becomes involved in the secret affairs of certain Heavenly Venerables or Immortal Venerables, one may incur additional restrictions."

Most of the Seven Elders of Yanbo belong to the latter group, which is why they are still fighting desperately and showing no intention of backing down. It's not that they don't want to back down, but that they simply dare not.

Guan Luoyang pondered for a moment and said, "If you are truly willing to change your allegiance, then release the supernatural power that conceals cause and effect, and let me observe you carefully."

Upon hearing this, not only the two Plague Department Holy Lords, but also the other seven Holy Lords who had not spoken, quietly withdrew their methods of concealing the cause and effect.

Guan Luoyang scrutinized them for a long time, then pointed at four of them and said, "If you swear an oath now, you may be spared."

The four he pointed to were the four holy lords who had jointly unleashed the divine power of the Four Symbols and Four Spirits.

The auras emanating from these four individuals are mutually reinforcing and restraining, but the overall trend is one of suppressing the universe and stabilizing all things. Their intentions and supernatural powers are in harmony, and they use human hearts to influence the strange phenomena of the Dao, creating a vibrant and dynamic atmosphere everywhere.

Upon hearing this, the two Plague Department Holy Lords hurriedly said, "While their four magical powers are considerable, my brothers are no weaklings either. Why won't we be allowed to serve them?"

The three holy masters who had set up the sandalwood prayer array were now quite composed, each revealing a cold smile. One of them said, "I suppose he's another arrogant individual like the Celestial Venerable Wenqiu. It's simply a matter of different paths. Since he can't tolerate it, why do you continue to beg and plead, needlessly disgracing the lord of the holy land?!"

"So that you know that I have some connections with the Kings of Hell."

Guan Luoyang said indifferently, "Judging from the karma you all have, if you were thrown into the underworld, you would live in the deepest part of hell for at least tens of thousands of years."

The Heavenly Court oversees all the heavens and realms, so many things are handled in a broad and natural way. Even the Heavenly Laws are only governed in a very general way.

In particular, there is a complete lack of corresponding heavenly rules regarding matters within those artificially created Great Dao realms.

But Guan Luoyang didn't care about the so-called "even an upright official can't settle family disputes." Now that he had seen these things that tainted his world, he was determined not to let them go easily.

Fortunately, since the ancient calamity, the Heavenly Emperor ordered the reform of the Underworld. The rules of the Underworld have been revised frequently, and Guan Luoyang only needed to slightly change the time for settling accounts, so it could be used directly.

After the four holy lords who controlled the four symbols made their vows, they switched sides, and with one side gaining and the other losing, the fate of the Seven Elders of the Smoke and Waves, the Two Saints of the Plague Department, and the Three Saints of Prayer was no longer in doubt.

As their true forms were gradually shattered, the Eternal Day Immortal Venerable suddenly let out a deafening roar and shattered the bamboo slip on his body with a single sword strike.

The aura of the four Great Dao Seals overflowed, and although they did not have specific supernatural powers, they instinctively attracted the Eternal Calamity Divine Fire, which busied itself with absorbing them, and its momentum slowed down.

Master Shanlong's expression changed slightly. He turned around abruptly, and the Dan Department Seal in his hand floated in the air, wary of Immortal Venerable Yongzhou trying to force his way in at the last moment.

"Don't get distracted!"

Guan Luoyang gave a low shout and quickly took action to fill the gap, extracting the original imprint of the Three Sages of Prayer from their own holy land, not missing the opportunity.

However, from the direction where the four Great Dao runes shattered, a glint of sword light took the opportunity to break through the great formation's constraints and vanished into the distance.

"this……"

Master Shanlong said apologetically, "Sword cultivators are always fierce, and his sword strike is still fresh in my memory; it almost ruined things."

Ultimately, it comes down to a lack of trust between them.

Now that Master Shanlong is all alone here, he will inevitably be on high alert.

"It's alright, it's not difficult for us to stop him, but the chances of actually keeping him are not very high."

Guan Luoyang paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "This time, in this narrow encounter, we have ultimately emerged victorious."

"Once our alliance is strong in the future, he won't be as formidable as he is today if he comes again!"

Master Shanlong laughed heartily and said, "That's true."

Although both sides were laughing and the atmosphere seemed harmonious, Master Shanlong still refused to put down his Great Dao Treasure Seal.

It wasn't until the Holy Master of the Flowers arrived with many Holy Masters of the Alchemy Department that Patriarch Shanlong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After they formed an alliance here, the aura of powerful figures throughout the entire Southeast Boundary Sea became orderly, and the turbulence of the Boundary Sea's currents subsided more and more quickly.

Those powerful figures from all sides who roamed the Southeast Boundary Sea keenly sensed this change and decisively left the area.

Unfortunately, not all Holy Lords can be like the eighteen Holy Lords of the human race, who could disguise themselves as if only three people were actually involved.

Guan Luoyang's original plan to capture more Holy Lords in one fell swoop was thus rendered impossible to execute.

However, he had already taken the time to send the twelve Holy Lords who had been suppressed back to the Underworld, where they became the new energy source for the operation of the various formations in the Underworld, and also served as a bridge, allowing the Underworld to intervene in those twelve Great Dao Realms.

With this, the major holy lands surrounding Taiqing Chiming were completely stabilized, and the turmoil caused by the imbalance in the celestial realm came to an end.

However, this also means that the connections between all the heavens and myriad worlds have been completely distributed among the various holy lands.

The true main event of the great calamity, the war for control of the destiny, is about to officially begin.

(End of this chapter)