The Strongest Version
"Come on!"
Once those two words were uttered, heaven and earth fell silent.
The voice was not loud, but it was like an invisible ripple, piercing through the sounds of battle, the clear reading voices, and the overwhelming pressure of hundreds of illusory figures of All Saints and Sages of Old, and falling straight into the depths of the righteous camp.
It reached the ears of a figure who remained silent and inconspicuous throughout.
The man was dressed in a dark Daoist robe and carried a large, equally black banner, blending into the ranks of the Nine Kings Mountain.
However, the moment the words "Fanlai" were uttered, he moved.
The movement was so fast that the mental senses of several colleagues nearby couldn't even react in time!
The large, dark banner that had been standing still beside him suddenly rose up!
The moment the banner was unfurled, not a single trace of Law Power leaked out; only an aura of deathly stillness, chilling to the extreme and purest to the extreme, enveloped the three Nine Kings Mountain True Person beside him like a venomous snake's hiss!
"Laugh--!"
A soft sound.
Before the three True Person could even utter a cry of alarm, their bodies withered and turned ashen, as if drained of all life, by the sweep of the black banner!
The three Divine Soul were forcibly drawn out by the banner, letting out a mournful cry in the void before disappearing into the banner and vanishing without a trace!
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
The righteous cultivators nearby only realized what was happening when the three withered corpses fell from the void!
"Xuan Ping!!!"
A furious roar, filled with extreme shock and rage, resounded from the depths of the Nine Kings Mountain camp!
Several Grand Masters from Mount Jiuwang simultaneously unleashed their power, a terrifying torrent of talismans transforming into countless chains of Dao principles, relentlessly pursuing the figure that had already vanished into a streak of light!
However, that streak of light was too fast.
Just as those Daoist chains touched the tail flame of his escape light, he easily shook them off with a swift movement.
This person is all too familiar with the methods of Nine Kings Mountain!
He traversed the void, crossing the battlefield raging across the sky, and the churning demonic clouds, rushing straight toward the deep blue figure standing with his hands behind his back!
Behind him, countless righteous cultivators gazed at him with a mixture of shock and anger!
Before him stood the demonic giant who instilled fear in all the Great True Person!
However, there was not a trace of fear in his eyes.
There was only one feeling of relief and fervor—the joy of finally reaching this moment.
"Boom--!"
The escaping light froze.
True Person Xuanping knelt on one knee in the void, holding the black banner high in both hands and presenting it to the deep blue figure before her.
He lowered his head slightly, his voice low but clear enough to reach the ears of everyone who witnessed it. "My lord!"
Behind them, the furious roar of the Great True Person of Nine Kings Mountain echoed from afar, "Xuan Ping! You dare to betray us!!!"
Upon hearing this, True Person Xuanping remained completely still.
He merely turned his head slightly, glancing indifferently from the corner of his eye at the direction from which the roar came.
In that glance, there was no anger, no fear, only a faint mockery.
He then withdrew his gaze, a slight smile playing on his lips. The laugh wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for the angry roars to hear clearly. "Bullshit."
"I have always been a loyal servant of my master."
"Where does this talk of defecting to the enemy come from?"
After he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.
The roars abruptly ceased.
The True Person of Nine Kings Mountain stared wide-eyed at the back of the figure kneeling before the Demonic Cult Leader, their faces filled with disbelief and astonishment.
Always been?
loyal servant?
He's been lurking in Nine Kings Mountain for so many years—
True Person Xuanping didn't glance at those roars, those astonished looks, those incredulous gazes again.
He simply knelt silently in the void, holding the large banner in both hands, waiting.
Qi Yun lowered his eyes.
Those vast, azure-gold eyes fell upon the familiar, dark black banner.
The Human Emperor Banner.
This object has been with him for many years, accompanying him from his humble beginnings and witnessing his journey from Qi Refining ant to where he is today.
Later, Xuan Ping secretly carried it and infiltrated the righteous faction, waiting for the right opportunity.
Now, they have finally returned.
He reached out his hand.
He gently gripped the flagpole of the large banner with his five fingers.
The instant his fingertips touched the banner pole, an unprecedentedly brilliant divine light suddenly erupted from the depths of those azure-gold eyes!
[Great Luo Edict]!
In the the Unseen, an unparalleled will that governs all laws and evolves all heavens descended from Qi Yun's body and poured directly into the long-dormant Human Emperor Banner!
At the same time, the [Law Technique Panel] silently appeared before his eyes.
As the light and radiance shifted, lines of text rapidly appeared, rearranged, and evolved!
[Automatic Law Technique updates complete. This is a major version update; Law Technique have been reworked!]
Lines of text danced wildly across the panel, each dance accompanied by an indescribable tremor!
And this update is at its most critical moment.
Qi Yun slightly opened his mouth.
A beam of mysterious light slowly flew out of his mouth.
It was a blue lotus.
The entire piece is a pale jade-green color, with petals outstretched and lotus hearts containing stamens. Each petal exudes an indescribable Daoist charm.
It was his blue lotus, formed from the [Heaven-Piercing Immortal Aspect]!
The blue lotus slowly spun and flew out of his mouth, hovering three inches above the Human Emperor Banner.
immediately-
Strands of blue light descended from the lotus heart!
The gentle, vast, and supremely profound azure light, containing the essence of the Supreme Dao Foundation, seeped into the dark banner below, strand by strand!
"Buzz-!!!"
The Human Emperor Banner trembled violently!
And in that instant when the azure light descended...
The text that was jumping wildly on the [Law Technique Panel] suddenly froze!
All the jumping, flashing, and rearranging words froze at the same instant!
Then, a faint bluish glow appeared on the still text!
That azure glow was exactly the same as the azure glow flowing on the Human Emperor Banner below; it was the color of the Supreme Dao Foundation, the Dao charm of the [Heaven-Piercing Immortal Aspect], and the manifestation of the fundamental Dao of Qi Yun!
Wherever the azure light passed, the originally black and white text on the panel was completely tinged with this azure color, which was both extremely noble and extremely vast!
[Law Technique are automatically updating----]
The line of text that was still moving now froze completely.
Then it slowly fades away.
Instead, there was a line of text that was even grander and more dazzling, as if it had been inscribed by the very Dao itself:
[Automatic Law Technique update complete. This update is the strongest version currently available, and Law Technique have been reworked!]
The most powerful version currently available!
This is a message that has never appeared in the [Law Technique Panel] before!
Qi Yun's azure-gold eyes suddenly shone brightly!
He gripped the Human Emperor Banner with both hands and suddenly raised it upwards!
"Boom-!!!"
At this moment, the black banner that had accompanied him for many years finally began to undergo a fundamental transformation!
The first thing to change was the banner.
The banner, which was originally as black as ink and faintly glowed with blood, now resembled a piece of black jade thrown into a raging fire, churning and burning wildly!
The darkness has faded!
The bloodshed has subsided!
Instead, it was replaced by an indescribable bright yellow color!
That bright yellow was noble, vast, and majestic, as if it embodied the fundamental color of all orthodoxy, order, and divine authority in all the heavens and myriad realms!
On the banner, the countless vengeful spirits that had been struggling and floating were now all howling towards the sky!
However, within that long howl, there was no longer pain, no longer resentment, no longer struggle.
There is only one kind of liberating relief and the joy of rebirth!
Under the bright yellow light, those vengeful ghosts and phantoms began to undergo astonishing changes!
The bloodstains on his body had faded, his ferocious face had become peaceful, and his twisted body had become upright!
The illusory figures re-condensed on the banner, transforming into figures dressed in ancient robes with solemn and dignified expressions!
They stopped struggling and wailing, and stood quietly on the bright yellow banner, like civil and military officials in a court, waiting for the king to arrive!
Next to change was the flagpole.
The originally ordinary black banner pole, now infused with the azure light, began to reveal profound Dao patterns!
Those Dao patterns share the same origin as the Dao patterns of the [Great Luo Heaven] within Qi Yun's body, and are connected to the Dao charm of that green lotus. They are a direct manifestation of his fundamental Dao!
The Daoist patterns spread, intertwined, and entwined, eventually coalescing into ancient characters on the banner pole!
Those words were not any known script; each one contained an indescribable majesty and divinity, as if proclaiming the rebirth of this banner!
Just as the banner and the banner pole were transforming simultaneously-
The golden character "[Forbidden]" that stretched across the sky suddenly trembled slightly.
Immediately, the character "[Forbidden]" transformed into a stream of Flowing Light and disappeared into the banner that was undergoing transformation!
Immediately afterwards, the blue lotus hanging above the Human Emperor Banner slowly drifted down and merged into the center of the banner, transforming into a lifelike blue lotus imprint!
The sky above is ablaze with color!
The fierce winds that had been frozen by the hundreds of All Saints and Sages of Old and sages now howled up again!
That whistling sound was no longer the ordinary sound of the wind, but an indescribable, seemingly High Antiquity divine sound!
Within that divine sound, there were people worshipping, officials bowing, emperors holding court, and the descent of divine authority!
Amidst these strange phenomena, the lines of text that had been rearranged on the [Law Technique Panel] finally stabilized completely!
The brilliance faded.
Three large, lapis lazuli characters shone brightly in the center of the panel!
Those three characters are ancient, noble, and majestic, as if they embody the very essence of all worldly order, all Principle, and all divine authority!
[Investiture of the Gods]
The moment those three words were uttered, heaven and earth resounded!