Hooking a Big Fish, Scheming for the Dao of the Physical Body!
The white pillar of light from the E Gu that had attained enlightenment shone ever brighter.
The Dao of the Physical Body energy of the entire Beast Realm surged forth like a hundred rivers, frantically pouring into that ten-thousand-foot-tall bone mountain; the pulse of heaven and earth grew heavier and heavier, each beat like the very breath of heaven and earth itself.
Sword Origin Dao Venerable could wait no longer; if he waited any longer, the E Gu would be formed.
In an instant, the Sword River swelled!
The dazzling sword river that stretched across the sky suddenly changed direction, no longer entangled with the various lords of the Beast Realm; the Sword Origin poured all its power into it, and the thousands of sword rivers condensed into one, transforming into an extremely sharp sword light.
The sword light was extremely fine, extremely bright, and extremely fast.
It pierced through the myriad Shan Yue of the Returning Earth Dao Venerable and the torrent of Dao of Strength of the Ultimate Dao of Strength Venerable; those forces that tried to block it were as fragile as paper before this sword.
It wasn't that he couldn't stop it, but rather that Sword Origin Dao Venerable had concentrated all his power into this one strike, making a desperate gamble, attempting to exchange his life for another.
This sword strike only cuts through the E Gu!
"What boldness!" Returning Earth Dao Venerable's expression remained unchanged.
"Stop him!" Ultimate Dao of Strength Venerable roared, throwing a punch that sent a torrent of Dao of Strength chasing after the sword light, but he always missed it by half a step.
"E Gu, your path ends here."
The sword light pierced the sky, heading straight for that towering mountain of bones.
The speed was so fast that even the Dharma forms of the various Venerables of the Beast Realm did not have time to turn around and intercept; the three Golden Dao Venerables also simultaneously activated the power of their positions, tightly entangled with the other Dao Venerables of the Beast Realm.
All of this was for this one sword; for this final strike!
At the summit of Bone Mountain, the Ancestor Egu still sat there in meditation.
His body was at its most vulnerable moment, with the Six Dao Immortal Foundation churning and reshaping within him; his bones shattered and reformed a thousand times over.
He was too weak to even open his eyes, yet the sword light had already reached within a million miles of the Bone Mountain.
"It's over. The ultimate victor."
"It's me!"
The cultivator in the gray-blue robe clenched his fist; his eyes gleamed with a sharp light. As soon as this sword fell, E Gu would be forever Barbarian Bone Dao Fruit.
Then he could withdraw, return to the Mystic Realm, and seek confirmation from the Barbarian Bone!
Just as the sword light was about to touch the Daoist light barrier surrounding Bone Mountain.
Suddenly, the earth shook.
In that instant, the entire land of the Beast Realm came alive.
Beneath the vast territory, the soil, rock, veins, and Spirit Vein accumulated over hundreds of millions of years—all creations containing the essence of the Earth Dao —were driven in this instant by an indescribable will.
Boom!
The Gobi Desert at the foot of Bone Mountain surged silently.
A hand reached out from the depths of the earth.
That hand blotted out the sky, so large that even the heavens could not contain its entirety; in its palm, the earth churned and rolled for thousands of miles, between its fingers lay lava and volcanic eruptions, and when its five fingers came together, the collapse and rebirth of ten thousand Shan Yue were visible.
The earthy yellow light cast a dim yellow glow over half of the Beast Realm.
That hand gently grasped.
The Sword River, stretching for thousands of miles, vanished instantly, like a withered branch crushed in a fist.
The sword strike that Sword Origin Dao Venerable unleashed with all his power, a desperate gamble, couldn't even withstand half a breath against this hand.
The moment the sword light shattered, the countless Sword Dao inscriptions in the sky extinguished like moths, turning into a sky full of fireflies, and finally vanished completely.
The world was utterly silent.
All the Dao Venerable, all the Spirit Transformation ' escape lights, and all the clashing Principle all froze at this moment.
The giant hand did not retract; it remained suspended in the sky, palm facing down, encompassing the entire bone mountain and the surrounding billions of miles of heaven and earth within its palm shadow.
The Dao Embryo.
The Earth Dao Embryo is extremely powerful, and that being from the Peak Mountain Imperial Clan personally took action.
"Peak and Mountain Supreme..."
For the first time, Sword Origin Dao Venerable's resolve wavered.
He was not afraid of the eight Great Dao Venerable of the Beast Realm; he could fight multiple opponents with his own strength still intact.
However Dao Embryo are different.
The Dao Embryo is extremely powerful, wielding nearly half the authority over a certain Great Dao; to a Dao Venerable of the Fruit Realm, that is an existence of crushing power, not even on the same level.
Just as a Spirit Transformation is to Nascent Soul Transformed God, it can be crushed with a single thought.
"Sword Origin, you shouldn't have come."
The voice came from the depths of the earth, ancient, deep, and inscrutable; the voice was not loud, but it resounded throughout the entire Beast Realm, even causing the boundary walls to tremble.
"Retreat; your mission ends here."
With a single sentence, everything was decided; Sword Origin Dao Venerable remained silent.
But he didn't back down.
Although his sword river shattered, the phantom of that pitch-black giant sword still hung in the sky; the inscriptions on the sword lit up one by one, and the power of the Sword Dao fruition was burning wildly in its final moments.
"My lord, you know that my request is non-negotiable."
"I can't back down either!"
As Sword Origin Dao Venerable was saying this, a sudden change occurred.
In the southern sky of the Beast Realm, the void suddenly tore open.
That crack was different from the boundary passage torn open in the Mystic Realm; this crack was as black as ink, without light, without energy, and without any fluctuations of Principle.
It was as if nothingness itself had cracked open.
A figure stepped out from the crack.
This person was not tall, and was shrouded in a gray halo; his face was blurry, his features were indistinct, and even his race was indistinguishable.
But the moment he appeared, the energy of all Dao of the Physical Body in the world suddenly froze.
The Ancestor Egu on Bone Mountain, whose bones were being reconstructed, suddenly stopped.
All the mutated mortal beasts, ossified stone mountains, and incorruptible sea beasts on the Beast Realm realm lost their luster at the same moment, as if they were withering away.
The vital energy of the Dao of the Physical Body was forcibly severed by some force.
It's not suppression, it's severance.
Like a rushing river, cut in two.
"E Gu."
The ashen figure spoke, its voice hollow and devoid of any emotion.
"The Barbarian Bone Dao Fruit cannot be proven."
The moment this person appeared, the Dharma bodies of the eight Great Dao Venerable of the Beast Realm trembled simultaneously.
Returning Earth Dao Venerable was the first to react, and his Dharma form clasped his hands together.
"The Life Body Dao Venerable!"
Life Body.
One of the four stages of the Dao of the Physical Body: [Barbarian Bone], [Blood Body], [Life Body], and [Indestructibility].
This person holds the [Life Body] position, which belongs to the same Great Dao as the Barbarian Bone!
The Barbarian Bone and the Life Body both originate from the Dao of the Physical Body. If the E Gu is proven to be Barbarian Bone, then one of the Dao of the Physical Body Dao Fruit has been occupied.
With the Indestructibility Fruit position not manifest and no path to cultivation available, and half of the Blood Body Fruit positions already fallen into oblivion, the Life Body Dao Venerable, wishing to attain the Dao Embryo, would not allow anyone to attain the Barbarian Bone.
He would never stand idly by and watch E Gu attain enlightenment!
This is the true murderous intent, not for personal grudges or exchanges of benefits; it is a life-or-death struggle on the path of righteousness, where those who share the same path kill each other.
The ashen figure raised his hand, and a colorless and invisible aura surged forth; that aura rushed straight towards the bone mountain, intending to completely shatter it!
Within the body of the Ancestor Egu, bones were being reconstructed, but after being invaded by this energy, they began to disintegrate at a visible rate.
The condensation of the Barbarian Bone Path was reversed by the power of the Life Body!
"As expected, you've come. Since you're here, you may stay for today."
Above the sky, the colossal, earthen-yellow hand that blotted out the sun suddenly moved; the Peak and Mountain Supreme no longer merely protected, but directly attacked.
The giant hand flipped and slammed down on the ashen figure; countless Shan Yue condensed in its palm, and the power of the Earth Dao crushed down.
With a flash, the colorless Life Body Dao Venerable transformed into a gray light screen, which actually withstood the palm strike head-on, causing blood to surge around his body.
He not only took control of the [Life Body] position, but also seized two of the six Immortal Foundation under the [Blood Body] position!
If he hadn't fallen into the [Blood Body] state, he could only cultivate two or three types of Immortal Foundation; unable to cultivate them all, he wouldn't have needed to risk everything to obtain the [Barbarian Bone] position.
"Take him down!"
At a single command, the eight Dao Venerable of the Beast Realm made the same decision almost simultaneously; the Dharma Image of Return to Earth rose from the ground, surrounded by countless Shan Yue.
The Ultimate Dao of Strength Venerable unleashed a torrent of power with both fists, overwhelming everything in its Dao of Strength.
The Conjoined Fire Dao Venerable, scorching the heavens and boiling the seas.
Profound Lightning Dao Venerable unleashed five-colored Profound Lightning, sealing off all directions.
The remaining four Dao Venerable, Xuan Tu, Earth Virtue, Heavenly Wind, Sha Qi, simultaneously tightened their encirclement from four directions.
The eight Dao Venerable appeared together, hunting down the Life Body!
This is the true scheme of the Beast Realm; the E Gu' path to enlightenment is indeed one of its objectives.
But the deeper scheme is to use the E Gu as bait to lure out this hidden powerhouse within the Dao of the Physical Body.
The Barbarian Bone Dao Fruit has been vacant for ten thousand years; why has no one attained it?
It's not that no one is qualified, but that someone has been secretly preventing it!
The Life Body Dao Venerable cannot allow a second holder of the Dao of the Dao of the Physical Body to appear; the E Gu has cultivated for over seven thousand years and perfected the Six Dao Immortal Foundation, yet he is always just one step short.
It's possible that the Life Body Dao Venerable, secretly sabotaged the effort.
Now that the E Gu have gone all out, the Peak and Mountain Dao Embryo has personally stepped in to protect them, forcing the Life Body Dao Venerable to reveal himself and obstruct the path.
Once he shows himself, he will be caught in the trap.
Eight Dao Venerable and one Dao Embryo were surrounding and killing a Dao Venerable at the Fruition stage.
Their goal, too, is to seize the supreme position of the Dao of the Physical Body; once the E Gu prove the Barbarian Bone, they will use this to suppress and destroy the Life Body!
Then the Beast Realm would have the opportunity to seize control of the entire Dao of the Physical Body.
As long as they are the first to attain the ultimate strength of the physical body and the Dao embryo, what does it matter if their physical bodies perish, their immortal status remains, and they cease to appear in the world?
As long as one occupies the position of the Dao Embryo, one's lifespan is nearly endless; one day, Blood Body will be restored, and one will be able to manifest in the world Indestructibility!
Even in the Beast Realm, one can wield both paths!