Thump. Thump. Thump. ...
Just then, muffled sounds rang out, one after another, as though a heart were pounding fiercely. Five-colored radiance soared from the volcanic crater, completely dispersing the monstrous demonic Qi and vast fluctuations of divine power in the sky.
As the pulsations spread, Yan Ruyu's breathing quickened beside Su Yu. The Green Lotus imprint on her thigh released intricate, profound demonic markings wreathed in wisps of Dao resonance.
"I'm here for everything! These cultivators are only at the Sea of Bitterness and Dao Palace realms. We'll soon recover the Green Lotus Emperor Weapon."
Su Yu sat down cross-legged, took Yan Ruyu into his arms, and gently caressed the Green Lotus imprint.
Below them, magma as red as blood boiled and surged outward from the crater, dyeing half the sky red. The magnificent ancient hall rose and sank, shaking amid the magma. It shone brilliantly, crystalline throughout, with the breath of the ages flowing over it.
Rumble!
The volcano shook, and the magnificent ancient hall burst from the crater. Dazzling light illuminated the entire ancient land as if it were day, dimming every star in the sky, while five-colored divine light swirled around it.
In an instant, the great demons and the elders of Spirit Ruins Paradise all rushed toward the magnificent ancient hall, each hoping to be the first to open its doors, enter, and obtain the Demon Clan Great Emperor's legacy and divine treasures.
Divine light filled the space before the magnificent ancient hall. The cultivators of Spirit Ruins Paradise and the Demon Clan of the Primordial Ruins fought a life-and-death battle. Blazing light flashed, the sky trembled, and forces collided in every direction. Killing intent pierced the heavens, divine power surged, and the space before the ancient hall seemed to boil.
"Now."
In a flash, Su Yu's divine eyes stirred, and his vast divine sense transformed into an invisible giant hand that abruptly reached for the ancient hall.
No one present noticed. A vast gulf separated the Immortal Platform Secret Realm from the realms below it, especially when it came to divine sense.
Clang!
A muffled sound came from within the ancient hall. Then a streak of golden light flashed and vanished into the boundless void.
Su Yu examined the golden paper in his Immortal Platform. Both sides were densely covered in writing, every character like a star blooming with exceptionally dazzling divine radiance. Endless divine light flowed across it, brilliant and resplendent.
He carefully read through the golden paper, committing its tens of thousands of divine characters to memory. Then he took out a piece of purple jade Divine Marrow and held two fingers together like a sword. Light shone in all directions, wisps of Chaos Qi spilled out, and he inscribed a copy of the "Dao Scripture" in the purple jade.
This volume of scripture could only serve as a reference for contemplation. He was destined to cultivate the "Indestructible Heavenly Art" in this life and would not switch to another method.
Once he had finished copying it, he sent the golden paper flying into the corpse of a savage beast...
Though radiance soared into the sky nearby, this spot was utterly still. Everything had happened without a sound, and no one noticed-not even Yan Ruyu, who was in his arms.
Such was the secrecy of the Art of Heaven in a Pot, and he had only reached minor mastery of it.
Su Yu kissed the corner of Yan Ruyu's eye and held the purple marrow jade tablet before her.
"Is this the 'Dao Scripture'?" A voice like heavenly music sounded by his ear. Yan Ruyu, who had been lying in Su Yu's arms, turned her head, her gaze burning as she looked at the purple marrow jade tablet in his hand. The slender fingers gripping his arm tightened.
Su Yu nodded. "Only the Wheel Sea Scroll!"
Chapter 66: Daoist Duan's Kind Words Forge a Karmic Bond, Sacred Body Ye Curses the Unscrupulous
"The complete Dao Scripture: Sea of Bitterness Volume! Is it a divine object from our ancestor's mausoleum?"
Yan Ruyu was somewhat surprised. But when she lowered her gaze to the purple marrow jade tablet, particularly the divine markings on it that overflowed with Chaos Qi, how could she not know that this jade book was Su Yu's handiwork?
She said nothing more, however. She merely looked it over once before storing it in her Bitter Sea.
Below, Ye Fan seemed to have spotted something. He quickly glanced around, then cautiously approached the savage beast.
Seeing Ye Fan obtain the Dao Scripture's golden paper, Su Yu sighed softly. His guess had proven true.
He had not done it deliberately, yet the divine object had still "coincidentally" landed near Ye Fan.
Such was the favor of fortune!
This deduction was very useful to Su Yu. There was still plenty of wool to "shear" from Ye Fan: the Sacred Fruit in the Desolate Antiquity Sacred Land next time, and the Root of the Mother Qi of All Things in the Bronze Immortal Palace. Such supreme immortal material was enough to forge an immortal weapon.
Whether now or in the future, Sacred Fruits were rarer than anyone could imagine. In the original story, apart from Ye Fan, who could go to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land again and again to pick Sacred Fruits, who else possessed Immortal Medicine in the early and middle stages?
Even Gai Jiuyou, a Quasi-Emperor at the ninth heaven, had searched all over the Big Dipper and failed to find Immortal Medicine to extend his life.
Such was their destiny: these finest divine medicines and Immortal Gold flowed of their own accord toward the son of fortune...
While Su Yu's thoughts wandered, the forces of the ultimate Dao powers of the Eastern Wasteland's Southern Region arrived: Yaoguang Holy Land and the Desolate Antiquity Ji Family.
Fifty or sixty war chariots faced one another in the sky, killing intent soaring heavenward. The pressure made the heavens rumble and tremble.
The commotion looked enormous, but in truth, neither of the two ultimate Dao powers had sent a Great Power. Cultivators of the Dao Palace and Four Extremes realms were fighting over the Demon Emperor's treasures.
Thump.
Suddenly, a tremendous shock struck. Everyone surrounding the ancient hall turned deathly pale and retreated swiftly as a vast, unfathomable force burst from within.
Blazing light erupted from the Demon Emperor's Mausoleum, too dazzling for anyone to keep their eyes open. A vast, unfathomable force surged like mountains toppling and seas overturning. A small crystal coffin, no more than a foot long, flew out, the source of that mighty force and dazzling light.
"The Demon Emperor's Heart..."
Su Yu extended his divine sense into threads and carefully felt the blood Qi within the crystal coffin. It was indeed extraordinarily pure and rich Green Lotus true blood. He was somewhat familiar with this blood, having refined some only a few days ago.
Although Yan Ruyu's maiden blood could not compare with the Azure Emperor's true blood, the bloodline power contained within them was very similar.
Recalling the pleasure of bathing in Yimu Green Lotus Qi, Su Yu curled the corner of his mouth. The hand holding Yan Ruyu began to wander, leaving the beauty's bones soft and her sinews numb, until she nearly went limp.
Below, everyone present stared at the crystal coffin with burning eyes. This was the heart of a Great Emperor. Countless rays of divine light soon shot forth, and the four forces plunged into a chaotic battle.
The crystalline Demon Emperor's Heart beat powerfully, then suddenly soared into the sky, transforming into a streak of blood-colored divine light that shot toward the distant horizon.
"Where do you think you're going!"
Su Yu's gaze turned sharp and piercing. With a thought, three chains of black light flew from his forehead, sealing heaven and earth. Bearing the terrifying presence of his divine sense, they bound the Demon Emperor's Heart and drew it before him. He then handed it to Yan Ruyu.
In truth, this was unnecessary. The heart had been flying toward Yan Ruyu in the first place.
Time slowly passed. Even the female cultivators of Jade Lake Sacred Land arrived, and the major forces discussed opening the Demon Emperor's Mausoleum together.
Through Su Yu's Source Heaven Divine Eyes, the Emperor Dao formation markings in the deepest part of the ancient hall were also gradually wearing away. Before long, the hall would collapse, and the Green Lotus Emperor Weapon inside would appear.
Five Four Extremes cultivators joined forces, each bringing out a weapon and striking at the Demon Emperor's Tomb.
Su Yu watched the bizarre scene, finding it utterly absurd.
"One of the strange sights of Shrouding the Heavens: great Four Extremes cultivators attacking the Demon Emperor's Tomb."
The five great figures struck again and again, bringing out their weapons to clash head-on with the Demon Emperor's Ancient Tomb. Their attacks dimmed the sun, moon, and stars and made all heaven and earth tremble.
Endless divine light and terrifying demonic power surged in every direction.
No one knew how much time had passed. Even the five great figures themselves had lost count of how many times they had struck before they finally managed to open a crack in one corner of the Demon Emperor's Mausoleum.
Just then, streaks of multicolored light flew from the torn-open corner of the Demon Clan Great Emperor's tomb, shooting in every direction. Spirit-possessing weapons had escaped on their own!
The five great figures all reached out with giant hands, grabbing at the sky, but quite a few streaks of light still slipped through the net, some shooting toward the horizon and others disappearing into the mountain forests.
Su Yu was losing interest and stopped paying attention to the Demon Emperor's Mausoleum. With Yan Ruyu beside him, even if a Saint descended, they could not prevent the Green Lotus Emperor Weapon from returning.
Those spirit-possessing weapons were like toys to him. What use did he have for them?
He spread his divine sense over the area, searching the sky for a certain person.
Suddenly, he spotted an interesting figure in the crowd: a fat Daoist priest with a ruddy complexion, Daoist Duan De, the reincarnation of Tribulation Crossing Heavenly Venerable Cao Yusheng.
As though tangled by the threads of fate and karma, Ye Fan and Duan De met.
A streak of green light landed on the rocky hill where Ye Fan stood. Ye Fan sliced open the rock face and retrieved a green dagger. He knew it was no ordinary object; a weapon the Demon Clan Great Emperor had collected was bound to be extraordinary.
Su Yu found it somewhat absurd. Yan Ruyu was with him.
Now that the treasure-gathering basin was no longer inside that rock face, Ye Fan truly lived up to his name as a son of fortune!
"Hahaha..." Just then, Duan De came rushing over on a Divine Rainbow.
The Unscrupulous Daoist looked bulky, but his movements were nimble. He landed silently like a falling leaf and said with a smile, "What luck! I didn't expect to really catch up with a spirit-possessing weapon."
With that, he reached out a large hand toward the dagger in Ye Fan's grip. Wearing a kindly smile, he said, "Child, this is a baleful weapon. You can't keep it under control. Come, let this Daoist master subdue it."
Su Yu watched the live show from the void, the corners of his mouth rising in a knowing smile.
Watching the ruddy-faced Duan De pat his backside and walk away, Ye Fan felt indignant. When had he, Ye Hei, ever suffered such a loss?
"Damned fatty, I'll remember you!" Ye Fan cursed under his breath. Hearing him, Duan De flew back from over a hundred meters away, bared a mouthful of snow-white teeth, and beamed. "The next time we meet, this Daoist master will bring you good luck."
Ye Fan could only swallow his anger and watch the fat Daoist priest swagger away.
With a thought from Su Yu, a streak of red light that had originally been flying elsewhere suddenly changed direction and shot toward the rock face where Ye Fan stood.
The last time had been a coincidence; this time, someone had arranged it!
The descending red light gave Ye Fan a fright. He warily looked around and, seeing no one passing by, golden threads flashed from his fingertips. He quickly sliced open the rock face and dug out a blood-red longsword, sending streaks of crimson radiance shooting in all directions.
"Hahaha..." A burst of laughter rang out. A fat Daoist priest in the distant sky, his mouth stretched nearly to his ears, came rushing over on a Divine Rainbow.
After another string of twisted arguments, Duan De once again snatched the spirit-possessing longsword from Ye Fan's hands.
"Boundless Heavenly Venerable, young friend, we shall meet again if fate wills it. This poor Daoist is off!" The fat Daoist priest stuck out his backside and soared into the sky on a Divine Rainbow, vanishing with a whoosh.
"Damned fatty, let's never meet again in this life!"
Ye Fan's face was full of gloom, and he felt thoroughly annoyed. That Unscrupulous Daoist Priest was truly wicked.
Seeing the future Heavenly Emperor Ye looking as though he had just swallowed a dead rat, Su Yu was quite pleased.
Yan Ruyu, in his arms, was wholly absorbed in examining the Demon Emperor's Sacred Heart, having forgotten that a lecher's hand was still roaming over her like a dragon...
A while later, Su Yu directed another streak of purple light toward Ye Fan.
When the Wicked Daoist robbed Ye Hei a third time, the latter burst into curses, and the two formed an inextricable bond.
As the little sideshow came to an end, the Demon Emperor's Tomb shattered completely. Even its rubble shot off in all directions, leaving only a dazzling surge of energy at the scene.
Within the dazzling energy appeared a brilliant beam of light that made the sun, moon, and stars pale in comparison.
Su Yu's expression turned serious. As he activated the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar in his Immortal Platform, he accurately found the Green Lotus imprint on Yan Ruyu's body by touch.
Radiance bloomed from his forehead, and the little figure in his Immortal Platform shifted its finger positions, forming an opening hand seal.
Hum!
In an instant, streams of black light descended, turning the area into a black hole that drew in the Green Lotus Emperor Weapon.
Boom!
The void collapsed and heaven and earth shook. The Green Lotus Emperor Weapon at the center of the light vanished into the void. Su Yu gently closed his hand, catching the Emperor Weapon as it broke through space.
It was a Green Lotus so verdant it seemed ready to drip. It looked less like a weapon than a living lotus. A heavy presence of the ultimate Dao flowed over its emerald leaves as it resisted the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar's pull.
The Green Lotus trembled gently, surrounded by hazy mist, a profoundly wondrous sight.