Chapter 271 Cause and Effect Constants
"In front of the Immortal Corpse Inner Pill, we are no different from mortals, touch it and we die!"
"When this object fell from beyond the heavens to the Nine Continents, in just a few days, a ten thousand li radius around Fengdu Mountain turned into a wasteland, from Divinity Transformation beings down to mortals, all were corroded into Corpse Demons."
"The ancestors of the Heavenly Corpse Sect could not bear to see living beings suffer and turned themselves into prohibitions, refining the Immortal Corpse Inner Pill into a magical treasure!"
Golden Corpse gently caressed the Treasure Bead and said with a cold voice.
"If not for the sacrifice of our old ancestors, the Nine Continents would have long become a wasteland, where would there be any continuation of the human race?"
"So that's how it is."
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Zhou Yi heard such a top-secret disclosure for the first time and bowed towards the void, saying, "This poor Daoist expresses gratitude towards the ancestors of the Heavenly Corpse Sect, it is a pity that they have descendants unworthy of their legacy, who bring shame to the pioneers!"
"Pioneers? I merely consider them fools!"
Golden Corpse was a pure demonic path, truly heartless and unrighteous, if exterminating the Nine Clans could enhance Mana, even the slightest hesitation was considered disrespectful to the great Dao.
Zhou Yi circulated his Mana, the Supreme Clarity Divine Talisman suspended above his head, the Light Dividing Sword spinning around his body, and his feet stepping on the Lotus Platform.
"Today, this poor Daoist will, on behalf of the martyred ancestors of the Heavenly Corpse Sect, slay their unworthy descendants!"
"Let me tell you, this world has never been such that the good will win and the evil will lose!"
Golden Corpse urged the Treasure Bead, and the gray, murky Corpse Qi obscured the sun and the sky, the world turned gray, withering all living things, and strands of extremely eerie aura ignored the Protective Spiritual Light, about to burrow into the viscera and meridians.
"Neither Yin nor Yang, is this the aura of a Corpse Immortal?"
Zhou Yi channeled his Mana, the Lotus Platform radiated boundless Buddhist light, and the sinister Corpse Qi melted like snow under the sun.
From within his sleeve flew out dozens of magical treasures, Bell Cauldron Mirror Seal, and bottles, towers, beads, swords, shooting out in all directions.
The Supreme Clarity Divine Talisman soared into the air, transitioning from solid to ethereal, sprinkling countless golden light talismans, which attached to the magical treasures, forming a Mysterious Array Method and sealing a radius of several dozen li in the void.
"Fellow Daoist and I, only one will be able to leave this formation!"
"Jie jie jie!"
Golden Corpse let out a sinister laugh, his eyes flashing with a triumphant look, flinging his hand to unleash many demonic secret techniques.
Demon Fire, Yin Thunder, evil curses, soul-devouring… Each and every powerful dark spell was executed by Golden Corpse as if it were flowing clouds and water, an endless stream of spell brilliance engulfing like a tide.
Zhou Yi did not hold back either, with his fingers constantly snapping, casting myriad Lightning Methods.
One excelled in mysterious demonic techniques, and the other in profound Lightning Method.
Amidst the Formation and Prohibition, the thunderous noise was incessant, with the sealed area of several dozen li suddenly turning into a mix of black and purple, with purple at times taking the upper hand, and other times, black prevailed.
Zhou Yi and Golden Corpse's strength had long surpassed that of ordinary Golden Core cultivators, being undefeated under Nascent Soul was not an overstatement.
Such a realm could not be achieved by geniuses or gifted individuals, it required two to three thousand years of secluded cultivation and refinement, the spirit, energy, and soul reaching a point beyond further progression, and Technique and Spell Study exhausting all there was to learn before such an achievement could be had.
They fought for more than ten days, and still, there was no winner.
But Zhou Yi was not in a hurry, his body of the Great Mystery and stars, Innate Real Person's form, could increase Mana with just a command.
On the other hand, although Golden Corpse was of high realm, ultimately it was just a lingering soul, lacking a physical body as a vessel, ultimately it could not last long.
Then they fought for dozens more days.
The pitch-black demonic Qi kept shrinking, occupying only about two to three percent of the Formation and Prohibition space, Zhou Yi used the Trample the Constellations Step-Fight, his hands forming all kinds of seals, unleashing a sky full of thunder to encircle Golden Corpse within it.
White hair flying in the wind, Daoist robe billowing with noise.
Zhou Yi let out a long cry, "This poor Daoist has finally had a satisfying battle in my cultivation journey!"
"Impressive Lightning Method! It's a shame I no longer have a physical body, otherwise I would fight you till the end of the earth and the sky!"
Golden Corpse, seeing the thunder growing more intense, had no choice but to urge the Treasure Bead, the gray murky Corpse Qi forming a Four-Armed Demon God likeness, with all arms spread wide, tearing apart the sky full of thunder.
"Amitabha!"
Zhou Yi recited the Buddhist invocation, his appearance solemn and majestic like a monk of the Buddhist Law.
With the blessing of the Buddhist Law, the Lotus Platform shone forth ten thousand zhang of Buddhist light, manifesting a likeness of a Golden Body Bodhisattva.
The Bodhisattva sat cross-legged on the Lotus Platform, hands forming Dharma Seals, battling the Eight-Armed Demon God on the spot, not losing an ounce of aura.
"Dual Cultivation of Buddhism and Daoism, fellow Daoist is truly no ordinary person!"
Golden Corpse lowered his eyes with increasing wariness towards Zhou Yi and spat out a dark Long Banner, unleashing a hundred thousand fierce souls and malevolent ghosts.
Zhou Yi took out the Myriad Souls Banner, gently swayed it, and rolling demonic clouds matched without falling behind.
Golden Corpse frowned slightly and spat out dozens of white bone flying swords, forming a demonic killing formation.
"It seems you've run out of tricks, fellow Daoist!"
Zhou Yi's face showed joy, the Light Dividing Sword's myriad shadows, after a few sweeps, cut more than half of the white bone flying swords.
"Indeed, as a reincarnated Immortal God, this time, it is I who have lost!"
Golden Corpse's underlings, the Corpse Demon army, swept across the Nine Continents, acquiring numerous Spiritual Objects, occasionally refining quite a few magical treasures, which seemed powerful in the eyes of a common True Monarch, yet were of little use in today's battle of spells.
Zhou Yi's expression was neither sorrowful nor joyful, such an old demon would never admit defeat or wait for death as it approached annihilation.
Sure enough.
Golden Corpse spat out several Divinity Transformation essences, the Mana that was at the pinnacle of Golden Core suddenly soared again.
"Jie jie jie! I am a Heavenly Monarch after all, even if bound by the heavens and the earth, I can still break through momentarily!"
"An explosive secret technique? I can do that too!"
Zhou Yi formed a spell with his hands, his face growing more aged, and his white hair falling continuously.
"What a true Monarch, daring to burn away life essence!"
Golden Corpse looked at the aged Zhou Yi and said coldly, "With your talent, even if I were to obliterate the Nine Continents, you would still be beyond my reach. Would you really let yourself die and your Dao to vanish for the sake of mere mortals, resembling ants?"
"As long as I kill you, it's all worth it!"
Zhou Yi, during the time of End Times, plundered the heritage of the Nine Continents, among which were demonic techniques that could explosively increase power.
Discarding those that would cripple the foundation, he declared one from the Heavenly Demon heritage, consuming vital energy and lifespan to momentarily increase Mana, called the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique.