A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 655 Fighting Across North and South, the Heavenly Venerable's Limitless Power

"Can't we hold on a little longer?"

Guan Luoyang was very reluctant to let go, watching the avatar of the Buddha of the Fragrant Accumulation Treasure escape. "His true body was caught up in the Crimson Bright Holy Calamity by us, and the avatar will inevitably suffer damage as well."

"If we don't take him down now, it will take much more effort once he recovers."

The Divine Armor Daoist sighed, "I can hold on, but if my armor doesn't have a chance to relax, it's probably on the verge of breaking down, and our control will drop drastically. Let's take advantage of this time to firmly seal away several layers of those Heavenly Demon Kings and Great Bodhisattvas who have already been caught up in the Holy Tribulation."

Now that their opponents had fled, the human race's holy priests and holy lords quickly came over to help the two of them reinforce the seals on the prisoners.

Countless layers of array formations and divine powers flashed like lightning, and a sudden blizzard fell, all landing on the twelve great bodhisattvas.

In the blink of an eye, these great bodhisattvas were sealed so tightly that their original forms were no longer visible.

The Buddha of Fragrant Accumulation Treasure, the Buddha of Seven Blessings and Adornment, and the Demon King of Wonderful Elephant Heaven are given special attention.

As for Immortal Venerable Ji Tu, after such a long period of turmoil and the intense losses just now, he was no longer able to cause any trouble. Guan Luoyang casually grabbed him and suppressed his Dao Fruit prototype again, saving it for later use.

It's estimated that if this is used to ignite the Crimson Holy Tribulation once more, this Immortal Venerable Ji Tu will be completely destroyed.

Since things had come to this point, it was pointless for the Buddha to linger any longer. He seemed to let out a low, strange laugh as he stared at Guan Luoyang for a moment before making a move to leave.

Mu Feng Tianzun did not forcibly pursue them. Instead, he landed back on the surface of the Boundary Sea within the Dragon Nest and personally placed a Six Yang Dragon Control Great Divine Power mark on each of the prisoners.

"Three mid-level Celestial Venerables and twelve Holy Lords."

Xuanyuan Shengsi's gaze swept over the array of light cocoons, looking back and forth at each seal, and he burst into laughter, "A great victory, a truly great victory!"

"Although we successfully lured them into the dragon's lair, we never imagined that we could achieve such great results in such a short time. Brother Fengming, Fellow Daoist Shenjia, what kind of divine power did you use just now? It was so impressive!"

With a surge of emotion, Guan Luoyang directly passed on the Crimson Bright Sacred Tribulation Tempering Dao Technique to many powerful members of the human race.

However, his great supernatural power was created based on the foundation of the Vacuum Heavenly Demon. The Divine Armor Dao Lord has the wonder of the "Borrowing Armor to Cultivate Truth Great Method", which can be used together with this method.

However, even if other human powerhouses were to gradually comprehend the traces of the past left in the Eternal Calamity Divine Fire in the future, it would be difficult for them to reach the level of Guan Luoyang.

The Six Yang Dragon-Controlling Divine Spear in Mu Feng's hand stood on the surface of the Boundary Sea. He also slightly comprehended the Crimson Bright Holy Tribulation and praised it highly. Then, he formed a hand seal, and the seal suddenly changed.

A golden dragon scale, pale in color and ethereal like jade, appeared before him.

The dragon scales he used to communicate with other powerful humans were all very solid and bright, with profound meaning.

The reason why this golden dragon scale is so special is mainly to avoid all causal pursuit when crossing distant boundary seas, so as to prevent arousing vigilance.

This was specifically used to contact the Holy Masters Fuxi and Yu Shun. Those two had ventured deep into the Northwest Boundary Sea, into the heart of the four departments of the Heavenly Court, to investigate the situation of the Thunder Department. No amount of caution was excessive.

Upon seeing this, Guan Luoyang asked, "Is there any news from the Thunder Department?"

"Wen Qiu and Li Changling disappeared together, and the location of the battlefield is still unknown. This has been mentioned before."

Mu Feng Tianzun said, "I wanted to ask them whether the four departments of Heaven sent anyone to attack the Thunder Department when we were fighting here just now?"

A wisp of divine thought emanated from within the dragon scales: "The weather has been calm lately, with nothing unusual."

Mu Feng Tianzun's expression shifted slightly: "There's actually no movement?"

Guan Luoyang asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"I originally thought that since the Buddhist sect sent many powerful figures to oppose our human race, the four departments of the Heavenly Court should also take action, sending some people to hide in the shadows to keep track of the situation and intervene when necessary, so as to ensure the most favorable situation for them."

Mu Feng Tianzun said, "But this time the Buddhist sect suffered such a great loss, and the change was so sudden. The aura in the surrounding sea did not show the slightest abnormality. It seems that they did not send anyone to observe the situation at all."

He paused, then chuckled softly, "Ha, I've been fooled!"

Hearing their conversation, Xia Yusheng quickly asked, "What do you mean, 'scammed'?"

Mu Feng Tianzun's eyes flickered slightly, as if he wanted to glance at him, but he didn't look at him. Instead, he lowered his gaze slightly and slowly said, "When the people from the four departments of the Heavenly Court came to restrain me before, Pu Li Xianzun broke through to the high-level Heavenly Venerable realm."

"I fought them for a long time and gradually gained the upper hand, but I was never confident that I could defeat them. I was worried about the situation of the human race, so I came back first."

"But now it seems that their injuries are more serious than I estimated at the time."

Mu Feng Tianzun stroked the spear in his hand and then said to Guan Luoyang, "You previously suppressed more than ten Holy Lords belonging to the four departments of the Heavenly Court at the Pill Department and handed them over to the Underworld. What is the result now?"

Guan Luoyang's clone is still in the underworld, spreading the seeds of good and evil laws to those holy lands and multiverses, and he is quite knowledgeable about this.

"Whether it was the first few who belonged to the Heavenly Court Mountain Division that were suppressed, or the batch that was sent over from the Southeast Boundary Sea later, the situation within their holy land has been taken over by the Underworld."

"However, the surfaces of those holy sites were also sealed with very strong seals long ago, preventing the underworld from extending its reach outwards and listening to more happenings."

Upon hearing this, Mu Feng Tianzun sighed softly.

"Now, the holy lands of all sides are fixed on the surface of the Boundary Sea due to the aftereffects of the supernatural powers of the three enlightened beings. They will share the connection between the myriad worlds and the heavens. Therefore, they are extremely important and should not be moved lightly."

"But if they simply sealed off the outer perimeter without interfering with the internal affairs or curbing the actions of the underworld because they were afraid of causing harm, such a response would be too conservative and is not in line with the style of the Heavenly Court's Fire and Plague Departments."

He was now completely certain that the injuries sustained by Immortal Venerable Puli and the others far exceeded expectations, which was why they had adopted such a conservative approach in every aspect.

Guan Luoyang became interested: "In that case, what we should do most now is to seize the time, head straight for the Northwest Border Sea, occupy a portion of the Holy Land, and break through their encirclement of the Thunder Department!"

"In this way, by uniting all possible forces, and with coordinated efforts from beginning to end, we will become the strongest force in this great calamity!"

Mu Feng Tianzun nodded slightly: "Indeed."

Xia Yusheng's mind raced, and he said, "But we just inflicted a great loss on Lingshan, and we still need to spare manpower to suppress the people we just captured. If we launch another large-scale military campaign now, won't Lingshan take the opportunity to retaliate and rescue the prisoners? Besides, we also need to consider the Great Wilderness Old Realm..."

"Hahaha, I've heard that among the eight great holy officials, the Xuanyuan Holy Official and the Xia Yu Holy Official have always been the most forceful in their dealings. Now, in this great calamity, it's precisely the time to act swiftly, show our strength, and seize every opportunity. Why are you hesitating instead, brother?"

Guan Luoyang laughed heartily, "Everyone I just captured is my most handy weapon and tool of war. Of course they should come with me. There's no need to leave them in the Southern Border Sea to suppress them."

"As for other concerns, they are simply risks that will always exist in such a great calamity. It is precisely by taking the initiative that we can suppress these risks one by one."

Mu Feng Tianzun said, "It is indeed necessary to leave people to guard this side of the Southern Boundary Sea. Therefore, all six of you Holy Masters will stay behind, and ten of the other twenty-eight Holy Lords will also stay behind. We will select eighteen to accompany us."

"The ninth Emperor Yao still resides on Shouyang Mountain, surrounded and protected by eight ancient sacred sites. What do you all think?"

His gaze swept over Xia Yu, lingering almost imperceptibly for a moment longer, before turning to the other Saints and Saint Lords.

Guan Luoyang was the first to agree, and Shenjia Daojun had no objection either; the other holy officials all nodded in agreement.

Among the many Holy Lords, Jiang Cheng, Qiu Hua, and Xiao Ran had prior experience in acting in conjunction with the other fifteen Holy Lords, and they volunteered to join the mission.

Mu Feng Tianzun readily agreed and selected the eighteen Holy Lords who had previously gone to the Southeast Boundary Sea with him. Without further ado, they set off immediately.

Xia Yusheng watched as their streaks of light broke through the chaos and disappeared, staring at them for a long time without moving.

"There's no need to worry too much."

Emperor Ku, the Holy Master, came over and advised, "In the midst of a great calamity, everything is risky, but this time it's our turn to take the initiative, which is better than always being passive."

Xia Yusheng's thoughts were inscrutable at the moment. Upon hearing this, he could only smile and agree, "That's right."

"I'll go back to the Xia Yu Holy Land to recuperate and heal the injuries I sustained earlier as soon as possible."

Xuanyuan Shengsi suddenly turned around and looked at him, and said with a smile, "I've also been injured. I should go back and recuperate. Let's go together."

Although speed is of the essence in war, it still takes time to reach the Northwest Border Sea.

By the time the human warriors in the Southern Boundary Sea had mostly recovered from the minor injuries sustained in the fierce battle, Guan Luoyang and his group had only covered half of their journey.

Originally, within the boundary sea of ​​Taiqing Chiming, one could only detour to travel from the southern boundary sea to the northwestern boundary sea.

But now the will of Heaven is scattered, and the human world is no longer as special as before. The underworld, which is located below the central sea, is also related to Guan Luoyang.

If the human race wants to send troops, they can simply cross the central boundary sea and head to the northwest boundary sea.

During the expedition, Guan Luoyang also took the opportunity to collect the mortal realm, wrap it in his supernatural powers, and place it in the seventh layer of the underworld.

The underworld is vast. In terms of sheer size, the human world today is but a tiny speck in the vast void. The atmosphere in King Taishan's underworld is also the most gentle, and it will not affect the living beings of the human world.

Having lost its important position as the central hub of all realms, the human world is now inconspicuous, and being sent to the underworld has not attracted anyone's attention.

In the Northwest Boundary Sea, the Holy Lords of the Four Departments of the Heavenly Court sat in their respective holy lands, using the Four Departments' Great Array to amplify their senses and closely monitor the movements of the Thunder Department.

Their formations differ from the grand formations of the human race's holy land.

When the Holy Lord of the Human Race sets up the formation, any beings within the Holy Land who have reached the cultivation level of Celestial Immortal or Earthly Immortal will be granted the authority over the formation within the Holy Land to assist in operating the infinite universe.

However, these internal beings are only responsible to their respective holy land lords and will not have a direct connection with the great formation in the Boundary Sea.

After the formation of the four departments of the Heavenly Court is completed, the beings at the Heavenly Immortal and Earthly Immortal realms within the various holy lands will leave their holy lands and directly enter the Boundary Sea. They will receive the blessing of the Boundary Sea Grand Formation, which will further refine the chaotic void and various primordial energies within the entire range covered by the formation.

As long as the foundation of the overall grand formation of the four departments of the Heavenly Court is not destroyed, these Heavenly Immortals and Earthly Immortals will not be completely destroyed even if they are targeted by Heavenly Venerable level experts. They can be reborn at any time in the chaotic array plates of the various Heavenly Palaces.

The Heavenly Court has four departments, with the Fire Department at the head. The Fire Department is in charge of the incense offerings and divine practices in all the heavens and myriad realms, which is why these four great formations have such wondrous properties.

If you ascend to the height of the heavens and look out over the entire northwestern boundary sea, you will find that the various heavenly palaces and holy sites of the four departments of the Heavenly Court together form a hollow, disc-shaped pattern.

Gold, white, gray, and green—four different streaks of divine light, varying in size and thickness, crisscrossed and intertwined. Some of them densely covered the void above the Boundary Sea, while others penetrated beneath its surface.

Around any celestial palace or divine palace that serves as a node in the array, there are rings of floating light that intersect with the straight lines, cutting and communicating with each other to form countless wondrous angles of the void and cosmic light.

In reality, the trajectories of these divine lights are completely without any curves. They either move in straight lines or have very sharp turns, with distinct angles, showing no trace of gentleness. In fact, none of the divine lights are moving in a circular arc.

However, the number of divine light trails was simply too great.

When the number of such sharp and forceful transitions in the same area reaches a certain level.

When viewed from an extremely distant place, one cannot distinguish the angles of the turns, ignores the intervals between the trajectories, and integrates the countless trajectories into a perfect arc.

Perhaps, when 100,000 powerful Earth Immortals, empowered by the formation, moved through the Boundary Sea, they left behind such a small, crescent-shaped arc.

Within the entire formation, such arcs exist only in a tiny, insignificant corner.

However, when Guan Luoyang saw the formation, he examined it very closely.

Even the most marginal and smallest one, because of the angle formed by the intersection of the two divine light trajectories, he did not overlook.

He discovered that within this formation, any angle formed by the intersection of lines was a clever folding of the void region of the Chaotic Sea.

Within this angle, chaos naturally permeated and nothingness was reshaped, forming a time-source capable of generating countless universes.

In such a time-source, even if an Earth Immortal were to pass by, the aura he leaves behind, after being nurtured by countless universes, would give rise to Daoist transformations equal in magnitude to the infinite time of the universe.

The changes in Taoist practices generated by each obtuse-angled time-source point will, in turn, generate all corresponding versions of incense and deity practices in the adjacent acute-angled time-source point.

"this……"

Guan Luoyang was also somewhat shocked. "Three hundred and sixty-five trillion multiverse-level time sources. Even if no Heavenly Venerable came to stop me, and I took all my current prisoners and used the Crimson Bright Holy Tribulation, it would still take more than ten attempts to completely break through this great formation."

Without an emperor-level powerhouse expending boundless energy to participate in every step of development, the ordinary multiverse can be turned upside down with a single thought by a Celestial Venerable.

However, the time sources within this great array are clearly interconnected, and their destruction cannot be viewed through the lens of the ordinary multiverse.

"You overestimate this formation."

Mu Feng Tianzun laughed and said, "Haven't you noticed? In these time-source lights, all the changes in the Dao are basically expressed by the natural operation of the star universe, with very little human factor involved."

Guan Luoyang asked doubtfully, "So what?"

"When they choose to be enemies of our human race, and enemies of the eternal and indestructible lineage represented by the eight ancient holy lands of the human race, they dare not leave too many traces of humanity in these timelines. At most, they will replace humanity with the divine way."

Mu Feng Tianzun said calmly, "But the coexistence of the Heavenly Way, the Human Way, and the External Way is the truth of all the heavens and myriad worlds. The part named the Human Way has long been represented by our human race. Since they dare not use it and want to replace it with the Divine Way, it is fundamentally flawed."

"But for a Celestial Venerable who has reached the infinite level, as long as there is a flaw in the source, it is meaningless to pile up more power."

As he spoke, he raised the Six Yang Dragon-Controlling Divine Spear in his hand.

"Your Vacuum Demon is accustomed to change and correction, but lacks a stubbornness that ignores right and wrong. The Crimson Light Holy Tribulation could have lasted longer and become stronger. Feng Ming, watch closely for this strike!"

(End of this chapter)