The Human-Faced Bronze Ghost Lamp was covered in green rust, its mottled surface steeped in ancient history. It was not meant for offensive combat and was useless against the living, but against Yin Spirits, it possessed supreme divine might. It was an imperial treasure of Lingbao Tianzun.
In the past, burning the fat of Ancient Saints had allowed it to suppress the Great Accomplished Saint Physique Divine Thought. Such a feat was unimaginable in the Yangworld. Only a magical treasure of the underworld could be this sinister.
Now, fueled by Heavenly Venerable-level immortal liquid, it seemed to be reborn. Flakes of green bronze rust fell away, revealing golden radiance that illuminated the heavens, as though it had become the supreme Daoist Venerable of the Mythical Era, reciting the Scripture of Deliverance.
[Long ago, within Primordial Azure Heaven, empty songs rang through the Azure Vault; in Great Fuli Land, the suns and moons of the heavens, the stars and celestial pivots, the mountains and seas veiled in clouds, the heavens without drifting haze...]
The immortal lamp flickered, releasing divine light. Its Divine Spirit proclaimed the Dao, and the verses of the Lingbao Scripture filled the starry sky, delivering evil spirits, suppressing longevity calamities, and illuminating the Myriad Realms.
In an instant, the Supreme Beings present all stepped back. Their expressions grew grave. Beneath Lingbao's immortal light, streams of yin energy evaporated from their supposedly eternally undying Emperor Bodies. Ghosts wailed and spirits howled, as though they had plunged into the Netherworld, stirring up ominousness.
"Emperor fiend energy?!"
The Old Golden Crow cried out, his expression growing uglier. The true orthodox lineage of the Underworld was in the Heavenly Court. These Heavenly Venerables and Buddhas, who all looked so radiant and holy, were actually dead men.
Even Gai Jiuyou was affected. His