A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 662 The Five Sages of the Great Wilderness, Testing the Waters

Above the chaotic sea, eight giant bears roared softly, galloping in unison, pulling the magnificent chariot across.

Thousands of suns and moons, like strings of pearls; billions of stars, like lamps; and around the chariot, divine light emanates. If you listen closely, you can hear the sounds of all beings in the world offering sacrifices, prayers, and chants to the lineage of Yu the Great.

The eight ancient holy sites of the human race each have their own focus. The lineage of Yu the Great mainly expounds on the principles of destiny and prayer in the human way.

The divine right of kings, the emperor being the son of heaven, controlling destiny, fulfilling the wishes of all people, being the ruler of the state, and bearing the filth of the world, bears some similarities with the divine way and Buddhism.

Inside the carriage was the true form of Xia Yu Sheng Si, as well as the spiritual incarnations of Guan Luoyang, Mu Feng Tian Zun, Shen Jia Dao Jun, and Shan Long Zu Shi.

"The Gate of the Great Wilderness is not far ahead."

Xia Yusheng said, "According to ancient records, the Great Wilderness Realm has a suppressive effect on any lineage except the Path of Gods and Demons, especially the lineage of the human race."

"If we enter the Great Wilderness like this, we might be discovered by the powerful beings there as soon as we enter due to the clash of our auras."

"Should we tone down our breathing?"

Guan Luoyang looked at the Great Wilderness Gate and said, "There's no need. We've come to visit openly and honestly, so why bother sneaking around? Since it has this built-in knocking function, we might as well use it."

Mu Feng Tianzun said, "I'm not afraid that they'll find out, but I'm afraid that even if they do, they'll still refuse to come forward and negotiate with us. In that case, we'll have to go through a lot more trouble to find out their attitude and resolve our concerns."

Xia Yusheng nodded and smiled, "In that case, when we go in later, I'll deliberately amplify my aura and make a bigger scene."

As he said this, the giant bear had already pulled the cart and rushed into the Great Wilderness Gate.

Therefore, as soon as he finished speaking, an extremely intense divine light emanated from Xia Yu Shengsi's body, and the artistic conception he exuded was as if he were to open up rivers and streams, manage turbulent currents, smash obstacles, and re-establish the rules of heaven in the Great Chaos Sea.

He pushed the supreme treasure of the Xia Yu Holy Land, the "Chaos Axe Correcting Heavenly Book," to the peak he could reach in an instant.

The moment the giant bear chariot entered the wilderness, it immediately exuded an earth-shattering aura.

That boundless, desolate land was no less vast in size than the ancient heavens of the Taiqing Heaven.

It easily contained the power that could shake up billions of universes with its sheer force.

However, the clouds and mist in the sky also changed as a result, emitting a dim yellow color, and there seemed to be countless phantoms of gods and demons moving about, rushing and shuttling, soaring and pressing down.

Everything on the desolate land also shimmered with an unusual light. Countless phantoms of gods and demons reappeared, seemingly coming to life, abandoning what they were doing, and gazing at the giant bear chariot.

The entrance to this Great Wilderness suddenly became lively, as if the most prosperous scene of the ancient era of gods and demons had been reproduced.

"Ha ha!"

Master Shanlong chuckled and quickly said, "Saint Xia Yu, this is going too far. It's just releasing your aura; there's no need to activate the Supreme Scripture..."

boom!!!!!

Before Master Shanlong could finish speaking, the entire chariot was ignited by divine light.

It wasn't that it was burst open, but rather that all the arrays inscribed inside the chariot had a way of attacking that could squeeze out the array's energy at a critical moment, shattering all the array patterns and almost causing a self-destruction.

This detonation effect was far more terrifying than a simple burst; the spiritual avatar of the Good Dragon Ancestor was annihilated in an instant.

Those eight giant bears were actually beast-shaped magical artifacts, which were crafted together when the Xia Yu Holy Land was first created. Although their power against enemies was not as great as that of a Heavenly Emperor-level treasure, their texture was extremely hard, almost comparable to such treasures.

Now, after being blown up by the chariot, the eight giant bears also let out screams and roars, and faint traces of blast wounds were visible on their bodies.

At the same time as the explosion, the divine light that Xia Yushengsi had transformed into had already flown away in an even more explosive way, blasting open countless clouds of divine light along the way.

Within each cloud cluster, a distorted source of time is brewing, far more unstable, more variable, and with more extreme power evolution than a normal multi-dimensional source of time, in order to propel Xia Yu Shengsi to escape more quickly.

"Is he finally giving up on his act?"

Within the exploded carriage, three figures remained unharmed, stabilizing only after a slight tremor.

A ring of ethereal divine light appeared behind Guan Luoyang, who looked with great interest in the direction in which Xia Yusheng had fled.

"They stopped pretending as soon as they came in; it was earlier than we expected."

Divine Armor Daoist glanced at the seat beside him: "Ancestor Shanlong seemed completely unprepared just now. Didn't you give him any hints?"

"Now that you mention it..."

Guan Luoyang recalled, "When we hinted at topics like traitors, his reaction was as if he thought we were giving Dan a warning?"

Mu Feng Tianzun did not participate in their conversation. Instead, he rose up amidst the exploding divine light, sighed softly, and thrust his finger forward.

Although their true forms did not come, these few wisps of their spirit entered the Great Wilderness as a medium, allowing their true forms' supernatural powers to reach this place at any time.

Amidst the countless phantoms of ancient gods and demons filling the sky and earth, a golden ancient dragon suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

The golden, weathered dragon's body meandered across the sky and earth, traversing the clouds. Its immense breath, in its breath, smoothed out all the distorted light of time. The dragon's scales were magnificent, surpassing the creation of heaven and earth, making countless gods and demons appear like stubborn stone puppets.

hold head high!!!!!

With a long roar, before the golden dragon's voice had even reached its peak, its head had already caught up to Xia Yu Shengsi not far behind.

Xia Yusheng took a great risk by choosing to escape at this time, but it was the best chance he could find to escape recently.

Last time, he contacted the Buddha of Subtle Sound under the guise of "a spy planted by the Fire Department within the human race," seemingly in compliance with the plan proposed by the Heavenly Venerable of Shepherd Wind, disguised as a spy.

In reality, he was indeed the traitor!

So after he contacted the Buddha of Subtle Sound, the Buddha of Subtle Sound and the other demon kings sent a letter to the Fire Department to inquire, and received an affirmative answer.

Originally, he should have blocked the formation at the crucial moment when the Buddha of Subtle Sound and others stormed into the Dragon's Nest, turning the deception into reality, causing the human race to suffer huge losses and forcing them to fight back desperately, thus plunging the Ling Mountain side into a vortex of frantic attrition.

In this way, the four departments of the Heavenly Court can gain benefits for nothing, and of course, Mount Ling can also gain tangible benefits and occupy more human holy lands.

While their cooperation cannot be described as a mutually beneficial arrangement, it is certainly one where both sides benefit.

The only group that suffered a complete defeat, with no gains and only losses, was the human race.

However, before Xia Yusheng could stop the formation from operating, Guan Luoyang and Shenjia Daojun appeared.

Its appearance was so abrupt and coincidental that it's impossible for Mu Feng Tianzun to have changed his mind on the spur of the moment. It's more likely that he had planned it all along and deliberately kept it a secret from the various holy officials and holy lords.

That old bastard Mu Fengtianzun keeps saying he doesn't doubt his companions, but in reality, he's more cunning than anyone else. That plan was probably originally intended to test the traitors, and he may have even taken into account the reactions and actions of those Heavenly Demon Kings.

From then on, Xia Yusheng had a vague premonition that he might be suspected.

But at that time he still had a glimmer of hope, thinking that as an inside agent of the Fire Department, he had failed twice in his schemes, so he should at least succeed once and play a role before he could give up his identity as an inside agent of the human race. Otherwise, it would be too much of a waste.

Moreover, the power of the four departments of Heaven, led by Li Changling, is still very strong. Xia Yushengsi thought to himself that even if his suspicions were to escalate further, with the support of the four departments of Heaven, he would be able to escape safely.

Unfortunately, he waited with this hope, but he didn't get another chance to coordinate an attack from within and without to cause a big commotion.

Instead, news that kept Xia Yu Shengsi's mood sinking was the news that Guan Luoyang had broken through to the high-level Celestial Venerable realm, the four departments of the Heavenly Court had shrunk in power, the Human Alliance and the Thunder Department had joined forces, and so on.

At this point, there's no point in thinking about playing any crucial role anymore. Even if you wanted to run away on the spot, Xia Yushengsi couldn't see any hope.

After all, Mu Feng Tianzun assigned him the task of staying behind, and there was also Xuan Yuan Shengsi watching him from the side, seemingly out of nowhere.

If he makes any rash moves and tries to escape, no matter what excuse he makes, he has no chance of getting Xuanyuan Shengsi to let him go. If he tries to escape by force, he will probably be captured before he even leaves the Southern Boundary Sea.

Given the current state of the Heavenly Court's four departments, how could they possibly provide sufficiently strong support to the human race?

Therefore, being assigned to leave the Southern Boundary Sea this time is the best opportunity that Xia Yu Shengsi could seize.

"Hmph! The others only used their mental avatars, while I was the only one traveling in my true form. Even a blind man could see something was amiss. They're probably using this trip to completely confirm my identity as an inside agent for the Fire Department."

"Even though you already knew I was a suspect, you still gave me this chance to verify again before you were willing to give up. Old man Mu Feng, although you are cunning, you are still indecisive..."

Xia Yu Shengsi, amidst the escaping light, felt rather complicated.

In fact, he never thought of betraying the human race. However, compared to Mu Feng Tianzun and others who currently represent the human race's tradition, he felt that Li Changling and others were more qualified to be the leaders of the human race.

The current human tradition is too sentimental, with too many concerns. While it opens up holy lands as academies and allows the teachings to be passed down through the myriad realms, it refuses to use truly efficient methods to unite all of humanity's power.

Those emperors and celestial beings who succeeded in cultivating because of the teachings of the human race should have devoted everything to planning for the expansion of human power and waging wars to repay the kindness of the teachings.

As a result, Mu Feng Tianzun and others actually allowed those people to choose voluntarily. Those who wanted to contribute to the human race could do so, those who wanted to live a quiet life in seclusion could do so, and those who wanted to serve in the Heavenly Court and assist in the operation of the myriad realms could also do so.

Unless it violates the highest moral principles and wantonly harms innocent people, Mu Feng Tianzun and his group will not take action at all.

It's ridiculous! It's because of their weak and indecisive attitude that the human race, despite having become the mainstream in all realms, still cannot become a truly unique overlord!

The trend of living a quiet and secluded life should have been nipped in the bud long ago. If some means were used to kill off a few groups and frame others, those who came after would naturally feel a sense of crisis and understand that they should obey the mainstream. This is the only way to achieve mutual benefit and the right path in the long run.

There are countless examples like this, which Mu Feng Tianzun and his group thought were fine, but Xia Yu Shengsi thought were very problematic.

Over time, he could no longer bear it and came into contact with the Fire Department. He discovered that the Fire Department's methods of upholding supreme godhood and shepherding all living beings were exactly what he wanted.

Those in power are supreme and noble, spreading glory, commanding all things to serve them, invincible, and forging a magnificent empire. This is the path that humanity should take!

The former ruler of the human race, now the Heavenly Emperor Zhuanxu, must have had this thought as well.

Otherwise, why would the Fire Department be one of the eight departments of the Heavenly Court, holding important positions and wielding great power, while the Heavenly Emperor did not bestow great rewards upon Mu Feng Tianzun and others?

Xia Yusheng never doubted his own judgment, nor did he question his own actions. But now, it was precisely because of Mu Fengtianzun's consistent benevolence that he had the opportunity to escape.

Just as the golden dragon was about to catch up with him, he turned and disappeared into the earth.

In places like the Great Wilderness, the deeper the strata lie beneath the earth, the stronger the imprints of ancient gods and demons that exist there.

As the golden ancient dragon tore through the earth and pursued down, it aroused the resistance of countless divine and demonic imprints. The fractured layers of spacetime even revealed the aura of a large number of decaying time sources.

It seems that those divine and demonic marks are no longer just marks, but also include their sacred lands from their peak times, which have been transcended from those ancient calamities and descended into the present.

The mainstream of the Great Wilderness is the lineage of gods and demons, which is extremely resistant to the current lineages of the Xuanmen, Buddhism, and the human race.

The Six Yang Dragon-Controlling Divine Spear embodies the true meaning of the human race's tradition, warding off evil spirits and bringing blessings and peace. It has a fundamental conflict with these divine and demonic imprints.

However, the founder of the Xia Yu Holy Land also wielded a great axe and slew countless ancient gods and demons. He used the corpses of the gods and demons who caused chaos to pave the way for chaotic rivers. The conflict between this line of cultivators and the mark of gods and demons should be very high.

Xia Yushengsi infiltrated the depths of the Great Wilderness without encountering any obstacles, the reason being a pendant at the end of the large axe he was holding.

The great axe is his natal magic weapon, and naturally it follows the techniques of the Xia Yu lineage.

The pendant's aura was quite peculiar, containing both the cultivation essence of the Xia Yu lineage and gradually revealing an extremely profound and majestic aura, completely overshadowing the aura of the great axe and the true form of Xia Yu the Holy Master.

That small white pendant is a magical artifact crafted from the remains of the Nine-Headed God King!

Once upon a time, Li Changling entered the Great Wilderness to hone his swordsmanship. It so happened that the Great Wilderness Celestial Venerable unearthed the remains of the Nine-Headed God King.

With a single sword strike, Li Changling's blade collided with the divine bone, coincidentally giving birth to a divine fire. At the same time, he also cut off a piece of bone from the remains, which he used to forge a magical artifact specifically for Xia Yu Shengsi.

This was done with the intention of being prepared for any eventuality, a way out left for Xia Yu Shengsi, but unexpectedly it actually came in handy.

But just as the power of the ancient golden dragon was being worn away, another dragon shadow suddenly appeared deep within the earth.

Beneath the earth's strata, countless spatial rifts could not stop the approaching shadow of the demonic dragon, with its thousands of wings and sharp scales, its aura even more savage and domineering than that of many ancient gods and demons.

It was the divine and demonic path devised by the Vacuum Heavenly Demon that transformed into a demonic dragon!

The sharp teeth of the Feathered Demon Dragon almost bit off the latter half of Xia Yu Sheng Si's escape light, causing him to desperately turn around and change direction to escape.

Before he knew it, he arrived on the ground, and he could vaguely see many cities ahead.

Among those numerous cities, the auras of three demonic lords rose, joining forces to deploy supernatural powers and block his path.

"Fellow Daoist, this is the domain of the Great Sage Ice Wheel. He dislikes worldly affairs and troubles, so please take a detour!"

How could three mere Holy Lords possibly stop Xia Yu, the Holy Master? Just as he was about to force his way through, a beam of moon-white light suddenly descended, obscuring the heavens and the earth.

Everything behind the light was a vast expanse of white, impossible to see again, which made Xia Yushengsi feel that there were countless cold mysteries within, unfathomable, and he dared not venture in.

"Traitors to the human race, that has nothing to do with me."

A gentle voice rang out, and the aloof, ancient goddess appeared and disappeared, her sleeves fluttering slightly. "Please take a detour!"

Xia Yu Shengsi remained silent and turned to walk quickly.

The transformed demonic dragon soared through the sky, chasing after him, radiating boundless thoughts towards the endless void, like various subtle flames flickering.

All living beings could understand the message being conveyed: it was a declaration that those being pursued ahead were traitors whom the human race was determined to capture!

Not long after, Xia Yu Shengsi ventured into a mountain range. The mountains and lands here were boundless and full of caves. The indescribable miasma and smoke lingered here for more than 5.6 billion years, howling back and forth without stopping or getting tired.

"A traitor to humanity?"

From within the mountain caves came a deep, ancient, and powerful voice.

"Among the eight holy officials, there has actually been a traitor. Heh heh heh, but this has nothing to do with me!"

Xia Yu Shengsi recognized this Taoist magic and concluded that the one occupying this area must be the Great Sage with Ram Horns.

As soon as the Great Sage with Ram Horns finished speaking, countless whirlwinds suddenly rose from the sky, reaching straight to the heavens.

Within the whirlwind, all of space and time is sliced ​​into the thinnest pieces, yet within each piece lies the very essence and power of everything at that point in time.

Even a single grain of sand in the long river of time, if it falls into such a whirlwind, could probably be transformed into the weight of countless universes in a short time, let alone the countless grains of sand in these whirlwinds.

Exhausted from running around, Xia Yu Shengsi was caught off guard and struck by these whirlwinds, instantly disappearing without a trace.

Buzz!

Sharp, knife-like wings flashed and arrived in an instant, slicing through thousands of wind pillars.

Where the feathers passed, all the fragments of time and space were stuck together, returning to one, transforming into strands of luminous sand and mysterious energy that hung down between the wings.

An immeasurable shadow was cast down, and the figure of the Feathered Demon Dragon hovered above the mountain caves, its subtle light and flames shaking the earth.

"No, please don't misunderstand. The miasma here erupts only once every hundred million years. It's just a coincidence!"

The Great Sage with Ram Horns' voice came out, "However, after this one outbreak, the miasma here will no longer pose any obstacle. Look, the miasma has dissipated. Fellow Daoist, please hurry and chase after him. Don't let that traitor escape."

The dragon remained silent, its thousand wings unfurled, and it continued its pursuit, though many feathers fell among the mountain caves.

Thick smoke drifted in on a gentle breeze, stirring the feathers but failing to disperse them for a long time.

The Great Sage with Ram Horns, hidden deep within the cave, let out a soft "hmm," sensing that something was amiss.

Xia Yusheng realized that the whirlwinds were his aid, so he did not resist. Instead, he used the momentum to escape again. When the whirlwinds dissipated, a magnificent kingdom appeared before his eyes.

Countless tiny flames of light leaped from the void, only to be swept away by a giant hand from the glorious kingdom.

"A traitor to the human race? Ha! Isn't that a guest of my Great Wilderness!"

Behind that glorious kingdom, a human figure slowly sat up. "Li Changling's subordinate, the current Xia Yu Saint Master, very well, I have no other choice. You may rest here with me!"

Before he could finish speaking, the figure of the Feathered Demon Dragon flashed by, and Xia Yusheng was instantly bitten off.

"What?!"

Enraged, the Great Sage Wufang unleashed a barrage of enormous, wristless hands that pierced the void as they tried to seize the demonic dragon.

However, when the Feathered Demon Dragon actually made its move, no matter how hard these giant hands chased after it, they always missed it by a hair's breadth, barely escaping its grasp.

At the entrance to the Great Wilderness, the Divine Armor Daoist sensed a change in aura from afar and asked, "How is it?"

As the power of the true body surged forth, the ring of clear divine light behind Guan Luoyang murmured incessantly, and his eyes also changed in brilliance. He slowly said, "I have already tested the auras of three of the five Heavenly Venerables. I am having the Demon Dragon take Xia Yu Shengsi to the location of the last two auras to take a look as well."

Although most of the Celestial Venerables in the Great Wilderness Old Realm survived from the ancient calamity, they were not all die-hard loyalists of Gonggong.

If they were truly loyal to Gonggong, the Heavenly Emperor wouldn't have spared them back then.

But more than 5.6 billion years have passed, and during this great calamity, they still tested the human race's attitude.

Verbal probing is too boring; the simplest and most direct method is to test the waters.

Use a stone of sufficient status, cultivation, and weight to inquire about these people's attitudes.

Xia Yu Shengsi is precisely this stone that was thrown out... no, this stone actually flew out on its own!

(End of this chapter)