Immortal Art Perfected, Dao Art Shakes the World

After leaving the market, Dongfang Yueming did not go directly to the True Immortal Cave. Instead, he found a secluded valley, casually set up a few restrictions, and then sat down cross-legged.

Sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting.

He took out the storage ring from the Flowing Clouds Sect and probed it with his divine sense.

The eighteen Heaven Immortal cultivation techniques transformed into eighteen streams of light, hovering in his Sea of Consciousness.

"The Flowing Clouds Art", "The Blazing Sun Scripture", "The Thick Earth Bearing Things Technique"...

"System, enter all data!"

[Ding! A large number of Heaven Immortal- level cultivation techniques have been detected. Analyzing...]

[Analysis complete!]

[Ding! Progress of "Origin Immortal Art: Celestial Heaven Immortal Chapter": 67%...80%...98%!]

"98%?"

Dongfang Yueming frowned slightly, but then relaxed. "Very well, it's just one step away. Once we enter the cave, we'll naturally have a chance to complete it. For example, that elder of the Flowing Clouds Sect definitely possesses other Heaven Immortal techniques!"

However, there is one more important thing before that.

He took a deep breath and his gaze fell on the Daoist arts section of the panel.

[Progress of completing the low-grade Daoist technique "Nine Heavens Lightning Punishment Dao Scripture" puzzle:]

[1. Superior Core: World-Destroying Lightning Punishment (Perfection) -- Achieved!]

[2. Mid-grade auxiliary skill (requires 3 skills): Nine Firmaments Lightning Control True Art (Perfection), Lightning Serpents' Wild Dance (Perfection), Nine Heavens Falling Lightning Art (Entry).]

[3. Low-grade Basic (requires 9 skills): Palm Lightning, Lightning Summoning Art, Thunderclap Roar, Lightning Net Art, Thunderstorm Art, Lightning Light Thorn, Lightning Explosion Orb, Lightning Summoning Array, Thunder Sound Quake -- collect them all!]

"It's just a little bit more perfect."

Dongfang Yueming took a deep breath.

"System, Point Allocation!"

[Ding! 190 Immortal Points consumed, "Nine Heavens Falling Lightning Art" Perfection!]

[Ding! 38 Immortal Points consumed, "Thunder Sound Quake" Perfection!]

As the last piece of the puzzle was put into place, a tremendous change suddenly occurred in Dongfang Yueming's Sea of Consciousness!

"Boom--!!!"

The thirteen lightning-based immortal techniques, which had originally fought independently, seemed to receive some supreme summons at this moment, and began to spin and merge wildly!

Purple lightning runes intertwined and recombine in his Sea of Consciousness, ultimately transforming into a supreme Dao scripture that exuded an aura of world-destroying power!

"Boom--!!!"

Outside the cave, the once clear sky instantly turned pitch black!

Endless thunder roared in the clouds, but it wasn't ordinary purple; instead, it was... a chilling black-gold color!

That's... the aura of tribulation lightning!

[Ding! Congratulations, host! The Daoist technique has been successfully synthesized!]

[Obtained a low-grade Daoist technique - [Nine Heavens Lightning Punishment Dao Scripture]!]

[Daoist Technique - Lightning Punishment Descends: Summons the tribulation lightning of the Nine Heavens, delivering divine punishment! Ignores defense, striking directly at the soul and origin! Its power increases infinitely with cultivation level!]

"This is... Daoist magic?!"

Dongfang Yueming felt the terrifying power within his body, which seemed to be able to control the thunder and lightning of heaven and earth, and his eyes were filled with shock.

This is not merely an increase in power, but rather... a sublimation at the level of laws!

He felt that he was no longer borrowing the power of thunder, but... had become the master of thunder!

Punishment on behalf of Heaven, judgment upon all living beings!

"With this Daoist technique..."

He stood up, his gaze falling on the faintly visible True Immortal's cave, a confident smile playing on his lips.

"Even if it's True Immortal... I can kill it!"

"It's time to begin our journey to the cave."

The entrance to the True Immortal Cave, in front of an ancient stone gate.

Thousands of cultivators had already gathered by this time.

Besides the major forces native to the Desolate Ancient Immortal Domain, there were also many powerful rogue cultivators who rushed over from other immortal realms upon hearing the news.

In the crowd, a middle-aged man wearing a blood-red robe and with a face full of scars was anxiously looking around.

His Li Kuang, nicknamed "Blood-Handed Human Butcher". He is a notorious Mid-stage Heaven Immortal in this region and a close friend of Wang Batian, the lord of the Black River City.

"Strangeness..."

Li Kuang frowned, a sense of unease rising in his heart.

"This cave is about to open, why hasn't Old Wang arrived yet?"

"Given his personality, he would never miss such a lively event."

Just as he was wondering, he overheard the hushed conversation of several rogue cultivators nearby.

"Hey, did you guys hear? Just now at the market, some ruthless guy brought out a top-grade immortal artifact to exchange for a cultivation technique!"

"A top-grade immortal artifact? Really? What does it look like?"

"I heard it's... a giant black hammer! Something like... the Heaven-Shaking Hammer?"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Kuang trembled violently!

[Heaven-Shaking Hammer?!]

That's Old Wang's signature weapon! He's as good as the hammer; he dies when he dies, and the hammer dies too!

[Could it be...?]

A chilling thought instantly flashed through his mind!

Old Wang... he's dead?!

[And... the murderer is nearby?!]

He instinctively shrank his neck, concealing his presence to the extreme, his eyes scanning his surroundings warily, afraid of being targeted by the unknown killer.

"Boom--!!!"

Just then, a muffled, loud noise interrupted Li Kuang's thoughts.

The ancient stone door, which had been tightly closed for tens of thousands of years, finally opened slowly at this moment!

An intensely rich aura of immortal energy, accompanied by the ancient and weathered scent of time, surged forth from the depths of the cave!

"It's open! It's open!"

"Charge!"

The many cultivators, who had been unable to contain themselves any longer, instantly turned red with rage!

Like a swarm of fish crossing a river, they transformed into countless streaks of light, rushing headlong toward the entrance of the cave!

They were afraid that if they were even a step too slow, the opportunity would be snatched away by someone else!

However.

Amidst this chaos...

"Boom--!"

An incredibly terrifying aura descended from the sky without warning!

It was like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing everyone's enthusiasm!

A golden beam of light pierced through the clouds in the sky and struck the entrance to the cave!

Those cultivators who charged at the forefront didn't even have time to scream before they were instantly reduced to ashes by this terrifying impact!

"What... what is this?!"

Everyone was horrified and retreated hastily!

As the beam of light dissipated, a handsome young man clad in golden armor, wearing a purple-gold crown, and exuding an aura of dominance, floated proudly in mid-air.

Late-stage Heaven Immortal!

However, the aura emanating from him was more than ten times more terrifying than that of an ordinary Late-stage Heaven Immortal!

Behind him stood a puppet, its entire body made of an unknown metal, its face expressionless.

"A bunch of ants, how dare they covet the inheritance of True Immortal?"

The golden-armored youth coldly surveyed the entire scene, his eyes filled with disdain.

"Get out of here!"

"Or else... die!"

The entire hall was deathly silent!

Faced with such a terrifying existence, no one dared to utter a single word of "no".

Even those old monsters at the Heavenly Immortal Realm were all bowing their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

"Who is he? What a show of power!" someone muttered.

"Shh! You don't want to live anymore?!" Someone nearby quickly covered his mouth, saying in horror, "Look at his clothes... that's the insignia of the Ao Family from the ' Supreme Mystery Immortal Domain '!"

"The Supreme Mystery Immortal Domain?! That great immortal realm, even more advanced than our Desolate Ancient Immortal Domain?!"

"That's right! This person... is most likely the peerless Ao Family — Ao Wushuang!"

Upon hearing this name, the faces of everyone present turned deathly pale.

Ao Wushuang!

It is said that he is the number one among the younger generation in the Supreme Mystery Immortal Domain, possessing an exceptional immortal physique!

I never expected someone of that stature to show up!

Ao Wushuang nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the awe in everyone's eyes.

He ignored these ants and, with the puppets behind him, swaggered into the cave.

Only after his figure had completely disappeared did the crowd dare to breathe heavily.

"This is... this is terrifying!"

"Are these the prodigies of the Great Immortal Realm?"

Behind the crowd, Dongfang Yueming looked in the direction where Ao Wushuang had disappeared, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.

[The Supreme Mystery Immortal Domain... Ao Wushuang...]

[It seems this trip to the cave won't be too boring.]

He pulled up his hood, blended into the crowd, and followed them in at a leisurely pace.