Backlash

"The evil Daoist has returned to End Mountain!"

"Also traveling with them are the Ghost Immortal Zhu Yang and the Demon Golden Eyes."

In Azurewood Valley, Xun Tiange and the others waited patiently for two months before finally receiving news from Granny Miaoyi from the East Sea End Mountain. Everyone was overjoyed. However, upon hearing the second half of the message, they frowned.

"There's no rush yet."

"Let's talk about it after Zhu Yang and Golden Eyes leave."

Xun Tiange replied to Granny Miaoyi, while also addressing Xi Yunzi and the others. With Zhu Yang and Golden Eyes by his side, even if Lu Qingfeng were killed, the treasures of Azurewood Valley could still be seized by the two of them.

Two months have passed.

I don't mind waiting a little longer.

After saying that.

Xun Tiange thought for a moment, then said to Su Muzhe, "Grandma might not be able to handle things alone in the East Sea. I'll trouble Uncle Su to make a trip there to ensure that the treasures of my Azurewood Valley are not lost!"

"Good!"

Su Muzhe nodded and flew straight to the East Sea.

Then came the waiting again.

One month.

Two months.

Three months.

A full six months later.

"Let's go!"

Xun Tiange was sitting cross-legged in the Star Palace when he received an image from the Granny Miaoyi.

The Ghost Immortal Zhu Yang and the Golden Eyes Demon King emerged from the End Mountain, each beaming with joy, as if they had obtained some extraordinary treasure. Xun Tiange frowned slightly, but had no time to investigate.

"Perform the ritual!"

Not a moment's hesitation.

Xun Tiange had been waiting for this day for a long time. He leaped into the air and arrived at the foot of the God-Burning Tome of the Star Palace. Xi Yunzi, Kuang Tianqi, and Xun Bai followed closely behind, arranging themselves according to the four cardinal directions, and each landed.

The God-Burning Tome emitted Golden Light, which fell upon the four people.

Xun Tiange muttered incantations, bit his tongue, and spat out a large bowl of his heart's blood, splashing it onto the God-Burning Tome. The God-Burning Tome Golden Light even brighter, and its originally scattered form solidified even more in an instant.

"Puff!"

"Puff!"

"Puff!"

Xi Yunzi, Kuang Tianqi, and Xun Bai followed the law and all vomited a large bowl of blood from their hearts.

The Golden Light from the God-Burning Tome grew even more brilliant, almost blindingly so.

Amidst the Golden Light, Lu Qingfeng's true form became increasingly solid.

Though shrouded in Golden Light, one could sense Lu Qingfeng's aura, but could not see his true appearance at all.

Xun Tiange didn't care.

The incantation continued, and Law Power continuously flowed into the God-Burning Tome.

One day.

Two days.

Three days.

Every three days, Xun Tiange and the other three would cast the spell again, spitting out a mouthful of blood from their hearts.

This is how it is done.

After 27 days of this, all four of them were pale and thin.

The refining of the God-Burning Tome originally only required the cultivation of any one Primordial Spirit.

Even a newly Primordial Spirit like Xun Bai can succeed.

However, Lu Qingfeng was no ordinary person; his strength was too great. To be on the safe side, Xun Tiange and the other three attacked together, unleashing their power simultaneously. In this way, the killing power of the God-Burning Tome was even stronger, and any cultivator at the Primordial Spirit stage would have no chance of survival.

The ritual was performed for twenty-seven days.

But then the God-Burning Tome shone with Golden Light, and its true form trembled. Yin Fire and Yang Fire immediately ignited inside and out, burning fiercely.

Suddenly.

Xun Tiange, Xi Yunzi, Kuang Tianqi, and Xun Bai all opened their eyes and looked up at the God-Burning Tome in the sky.

The flames appeared to be both Yin Fire Yang Fire, yet neither was Yin Fire Yang Fire; they were extremely strange. They resembled Curse fire, seemingly burning the true form, but in reality, through a clear connection of qi, they were piercing through the void and burning towards Lu Qingfeng's soul.

It's not spreading.

Instead, it was generated directly within Lu Qingfeng's soul.

However.

The four looked up, and before they could see the true form in the Golden Light being burned to ashes, they suddenly felt a chill run down their spines. The next moment, they saw the Curse fire suddenly explode within the true form in the sky, turning into four clusters.

Without a sound.

It then burned directly towards the four people.

There was no time to dodge; the flames had already entered the Primordial Spirit.

"Not good!"

"This is the backlash of the Curse!"

Xun Tiange shouted, his voice filled with terror. This was the 'God-Burning Tome,' something an ordinary Primordial Spirit could not withstand. Who would have thought that Lu Qingfeng had withstood it, and now it was turning against him?

"It's over!"

Xun Bai's face turned deathly pale.

Looking inward, one sees flames raging within and around the soul, which has not yet transformed into Primordial Spirit. The burning occurs in less than a breath—

Boom!

His soul was instantly shattered, turning into ashes and dissipating into his sea of consciousness.

Xun Bai sat cross-legged, his eyes wide open, but the light in them had vanished.

Xun Bai, your soul has vanished!

He died there.

"Impossible!"

Kuang Tianqi was preoccupied with his own problems and couldn't sense Xun Bai's aura dissipating beside him. He looked inward at his Primordial Spirit Primordial Spirit, which seemed to be bathed in flames, merciless and relentlessly burning. Kuang Tianqi desperately mobilized his Law Power, even Dharma Gathering sword to slash at his Primordial Spirit, as if to make a brave sacrifice.

No matter how many Primordial Spirit he destroyed, the flames continued to burn.

"Ahhh!"

With his Primordial Spirit injured, Kuang Tianqi was in excruciating pain and roared incessantly.

But it stopped in an instant.

His face remained contorted in a ferocious expression, his head held high, but his life force had already dissipated.

Kuang Tianqi, your Primordial Spirit is annihilated!

He died thereafter.

"My life is over!"

Following closely behind Kuang Tianqi, Xi Yunzi was filled with panic and cried out in despair.

Their fate was sealed; they died and their souls vanished.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!"

Xun Tiange held out the longest.

Within his sea of consciousness, the 'Jade-Cloud Screen,' the only surviving of the five great treasures of Azurewood Valley, enveloped his Primordial Spirit, suppressing the backlash from the God-Burning Tome, and also allowing him to spare some mental energy to sense his surroundings.

Seeing Xun Bai, Kuang Tianqi, and Xi Yunzi perish one after another, Xun Tiange felt great hatred and regret.

Open your eyes.

Look around.

Xun Bai, Kuang Tianqi, and Xi Yunzi were all silent, their breaths no longer rising or falling.

He looked out of the hall.

A Daoist priest dressed in a dark blue robe walked slowly towards them; he recognized him.

"Demon way!"

The newcomer was none other than the clone of the Heavenly Demon Daoist of the End Mountain Demonic Daoist Du Tian, who used the alias 'Daoist Azurewood'. At this moment, the great formation of Azurewood Valley was uncontrolled, yet Lu Qingfeng's clone could easily enter and exit as if it were an empty place.

Upon seeing Lu Qingfeng, Xun Tiange uttered the words "demon Sky-Piercing," his hatred soaring to the heavens, wishing he could devour Lu Qingfeng's soul and flesh alive.

Lu Qingfeng watched.

But he sighed and shook his head, "Harming others will ultimately harm yourself, what's the point?"

The path of cultivation is fraught with danger, allowing no room for mercy. However, among cultivators, there are too many conflicts due to Cultivation Method, Divine Ability, supreme treasures, spiritual objects, and so on.

Even the slightest friction could escalate into a fight to the death.

For example, Lu Qingfeng and Azurewood Valley.

The two sides became enemies over Azurewood King Cauldron a type of ancient Chinese bronze vessel).

Treasures obtained through one's own abilities.

Lu Qingfeng was unwilling to concede, and Azurewood Valley was unwilling to give up, creating an unsolvable situation. This led to the conflict escalating further. Although Lu Qingfeng never intentionally killed anyone from Azurewood Valley, they remained relentless, repeatedly resorting to deadly tactics.

This time, the 'God-Burning Tome' is something that ordinary Primordial Spirit simply cannot withstand.

That is, Lu Qingfeng.

He cultivated the "Twelve Dutian Demon God Method" and mastered Great Divine Ability: "Invisibility Technique" and "Invert-Grand-Void Glazed Wall". He could sever the flow of energy at will, causing the God-Burning Tome to suddenly lose its target halfway through its activation and only suffer a backlash.

When it comes to the art of Curse, Lu Qingfeng is a master of it.

The 'Demonic Baleful Entangling Silk Divine Curse' was enhanced to the level of Great Divine Ability and used repeatedly in the game. In the Five Directions Realm, it even attempted to curse and kill the 'Heaven's Retribution Asura,' a powerful being even among immortals. Although the effect was minimal and it backfired, resulting in its own death, the user gained valuable experience.

This God-Burning Tome would be considered profound even by ordinary True Immortal.

For Lu Qingfeng, it was a far cry.

Lu Qingfeng first deliberately allowed Xun Tiange to capture his true form, then calculated the timing of the ritual, and then used the 'Invisibility Technique' and 'Invert-Grand-Void Glazed Wall' to sever the cause and effect.

Both are Great Divine Ability, making it truly easy to deal with minor Curse.

Xun Tiange and his companions, caught off guard, immediately fell into the trap.

Oh no, this is a deadly trap!

Thinking of this.

Lu Qingfeng was filled with emotion.

Xun Tiange's forehead darkened, and although the Jade-Cloud Screen suppressed the backlash of flames from within and outside his Primordial Spirit, wisps of the Curse fire had already seeped into it. Like a spark, it gradually eroded his Primordial Spirit, showing a growing tendency to intensify.

He forced his head up and looked at Lu Qingfeng, "Don't be so smug, you demon. Once you ascend to the Spirit Domain, you'll know how powerful my Azurewood Valley is. By then, it will be too late for regrets, and you'll inevitably follow in our footsteps!"

A man of unyielding integrity.

Even on the verge of death, one is in no way inferior to others.

As he spoke, a carefree expression appeared on his face. "So be it! I've made mistakes in this life and have long been deprived of the path to enlightenment. I might as well give up this life and reincarnate to start over."

He said.

His gaze fell on Lu Qingfeng, a smile on his face, "I hope that when I am reincarnated, I will be able to see your demonic soul in the oil lamp before the ancestral master's gate!"

The sound was loud and clear, shaking the entire hall.

As Lu Qingfeng watched, he saw a terrifying aura brewing from Xun Tiange, which erupted before he could even react.

"A self-destructing Law Artifact?!"

Lu Qingfeng's expression shifted slightly.

His figure swayed, revealing an Azurewood King Cauldron floating in the air. Immediately afterwards, a burst of emerald light shone from Xun Tiange's body, shattering the supreme treasure 'Jade-Cloud Screen' and tearing it to shreds along with his Primordial Spirit.

Rumble!

The Star Palace, though sturdy, could not withstand the destructive power of an eighth-tier Law Artifact, and it exploded with a deafening roar. The terrifying force swept through, blasting open dark and menacing cracks in the void.

The turbulent void within was chilling.

Boom boom boom!

Lu Qingfeng transformed into his Law Artifact form, the Azurewood King Cauldron hovering in the air, creating faint ripples, ignoring the roaring sounds.

Not bad at all.

Once the storm had subsided, the Azurewood King Cauldron spun around in the air and transformed into the appearance of the Daoist Azurewood.

But the place was completely empty.

Xun Tiange 'Primordial Spirit shattered, and the last bit of essence within Primordial Spirit, untouched by any flame, vanished into the void without a trace. Lu Qingfeng peered through the gap in the void and saw that the part of Xun Tiange's Primordial Spirit that had originally been completely untouched by flames gradually began to ignite with a tiny Mars.

"This Curse power is indeed domineering."

Upon seeing this, Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but think to himself.

Xun Tiange made a brave sacrifice to break free from the Curse. However, the Curse followed closely behind his Primordial Spirit. Although it had not yet spread throughout his body, no matter how many parts Xun Tiange's Primordial Spirit was divided into, or even billions of parts, it would all be in vain.

Given this situation...

Xun Tiange also suffered the same fate as Xun Bai, Xi Yunzi, and others; he died and his soul dissipated, leaving only a trace of his True Spirit to be reincarnated.

To be reborn into the world.

Having seen all of one's past life in the mortal world, one becomes a completely new person, unable to awaken memories of the past.

I Non-Self.

It wasn't just one person.

At this moment.

In the void, a large hand radiating a clear light grabbed Xun Tiange's Primordial Spirit. As soon as it landed, it extinguished the flames on Xun Tiange's Primordial Spirit, and the light disappeared in the next instant.