Chapter 1603: Three Powers Converge in the Seamless Dao, Twice Sending the Evil God to the Upper Heavens

"Is it a coincidence?"

When he was sent flying by another axe, Dao Qiongcang caught a glimpse of the Reincarnation Heaven Ascension Pillar.

He could easily calculate that his next collision would be directly with the Reincarnation Heaven Ascension Pillar.

Mountains couldn't stop him.

Space couldn't stop him.

But the Reincarnation Heaven Ascension Pillar couldn't be shattered by him. This could momentarily halt his momentum and give him a chance to buffer against Yue Gongli's axe.

Counterattacking Yue Gongli, teaming up with Yue Gongli, or simply seizing the opportunity to retreat to the Eighteenth Heaven to avoid the limelight... Dao Qiongcang's mind raced through all the possible choices after the collision, accompanied by an ominous premonition.

It was strange!

But, what was strange about it?

"Die, die, die!"

"You heartless man!"

"Did you have children?!"

Yue Gongli's utterly distraught voice still echoed in his ears.

In reality, this fellow had held back; if he had murderous intent, Dao Qiongcang wouldn't have allowed him to vent like this.

"Boom!"

Without any hitch, Dao Qiongcang's body slammed into the Reincarnation Heaven Ascension Pillar.

He instinctively restrained all his holy power, his body transforming back into a soulless and unconscious Heavenly Mechanism Puppet.

No matter how chaotic the First Heaven became, not ascending to the Eighteenth Heaven was a principle, and Dao Qiongcang knew what was important.

Thus, the patterns on the Reincarnation Heaven Ascension Pillar flashed reactively, as if to light up.

But soon, it seemed to sense that the incoming person was just an empty shell, like a stone hitting a pillar, with no need to usher the stone to the upper realm.

The light dimmed.

"No Evil God power..."

From afar, Xu Xiaoshou, in his vanishing state, carefully observed this scene and noticed that the Reincarnation Heaven Ascension Pillar did not launch an attack during this impact.

Previously, the Taixu who wanted to ascend to the upper realm had to endure an impact; if they couldn't withstand it, they would die.

This time, it was gone?

Xu Xiaoshou couldn't help but frown.

Perhaps Dao Qiongcang's breath-concealing technique was exceedingly clever.

Perhaps the face of the Canyin Evil God had lost control over the Reincarnation Heaven Ascension Pillar after being injured by him from the Eighteenth Heaven.

Or perhaps...

"Something abnormal must be evil!"

Xu Xiaoshou leaned more towards the third possibility, based on intuition: Was there some grand conspiracy, not wanting to alert the enemy?

But, what conspiracy?

"Clatter."

Something even more abnormal occurred.

Yue Gongli landed not far from the Reincarnation Heaven Ascension Pillar, holding his axe. After cornering Dao Qiongcang, he stopped attacking and instead calmed down.

The tears and anger were gone from his face, replaced by a seemingly casual remark:

"Dao Qiongcang, I'll give you three choices."

"One, come back; two, help me; three..."

As he spoke, his chest slightly rose and fell, and he stopped speaking.

Help... A flash of lightning streaked through Xu Xiaoshou's mind, and he suddenly recalled Dao Qiongcang's earlier speculation about Yue Gongli's rapid return to the First Heaven.

This concerned a gamble.

Now, was Yue Gongli genuinely and voluntarily asking for help, without any prompting from Dao Qiongcang?

Xu Xiaoshou quickly lifted his vanishing technique and appeared beside the two, forming a triangle. Before Dao Qiongcang could speak, he interjected:

"Moon Fox, you seem to have misunderstood something. Given the current situation, do you really have the right to give others choices?"

Perspective!

Xu Xiaoshou's eyes widened, trying to transform his "perception" into "perspective," staring at the rising and falling part of Yue Gongli's chest.

He saw nothing, only perceiving an abnormally pure energy of Evil God power in his heart.

Yue Gongli's entire body was filled with Evil God power; it was not improper for his vital heart to gather a bit more power for protection.

"What's strange about it..."

Xu Xiaoshou became more vigilant. To this day, something that could make him completely unaware of the power of Guidance and Forgetting... Could it be that Dao Qiongcang's prophecy had come true?

Yue Gongli was not affected by Xu Xiaoshou. He merely silently stared at Dao Qiongcang in front of the Reincarnation Heaven Ascension Pillar, his gaze not shifting in the slightest, his expression extremely serious.

"Go back?" Dao Qiongcang chuckled, "Go back where?"

"Go back to your Qianshi Emperor Realm, return to your origin, return to that most genuine period of our relationship. I can forgive your betrayal." Yue Gongli's expression was as cold as a grim reaper pronouncing judgment.

"Can't go back now."

As this voice from Dao Qiongcang rang out, both Yue Gongli and Dao Qiongcang himself were stunned.

Turning his gaze, it turned out that Xu Xiaoshou was on the side, imitating his voice, lamenting:

"If a monarch treats me like a national scholar, I will repay him as a national scholar. If a monarch humiliates me, I will humiliate him. Now that the Heavenly Mechanism has just awakened, it was originally a grand dream. How can this殿 (His Highness) return from reality to a dream?"

The spectators who had landed far away were stunned, and even Dao Qiongcang himself was momentarily bewildered.

This kind of divine stick-like way of speaking gave people the feeling of hearing it and then forgetting it, completely unable to recall what he said, yet he did indeed express some insights...

Not to mention, it really did sound like Palace Master Dao!

"You shut up, okay!"

Yue Gongli couldn't help but purse his lips, but he was no longer in the mood to joke around with Xu Xiaoshou.

He looked at Dao Qiongcang, as if expecting an answer from him.

Dao Qiongcang did not answer, instead asking, "Help you? How can I help you?"

"I..." Yue Gongli was about to speak, his chest slightly rising and falling, and he stopped speaking again.

Twice!

Things don't happen in threes; Xu Xiaoshou concluded that this was no coincidence:

"Something is preventing Yue Gongli, the dignified Saint Emperor's descendant, from speaking!"

Had Dao Qiongcang's previous prophecy really come true?

Had Moon Fox really been enslaved by the Canyin Evil God?

He stopped speaking and looked at that flamboyant old Daoist.

If the power of the Canyin Evil God was present and interfering with Moon Fox's will, how would Dao Qiongcang bypass its control and connect with the true Yue Gongli's intention?

And...

If this possibility existed, would he truly choose to help Yue Gongli?

Li Fugui once said that the general principle was that Yue Gongli was a Saint Emperor's descendant, and Saint Emperor's descendants were screened through multiple assessments.

This proved that Yue Gongli's stance could only ever be that of the Five Great Saint Emperor Families - no matter how much he seemed to distance himself from the Saint God Temple, how erratic his behavior, or how afraid he was of his sister and brother-in-law.

The Ten Venerables, however, could only ever be the Ten Venerables!

Even Bei Huai, one of the Ten Venerables who had ascended to the position of a Saint Emperor's descendant, and even become a Saint Emperor, was still seeking to transcend limitations and continue his life research in his absurd and bizarre way.

Dao Qiongcang had not yet undergone the assessment of his Dao clan and could not be considered a true Saint Emperor's descendant.

His stance had never been the Saint God Temple, but himself!

In such a situation, if there was a possibility of providing assistance...

Would his choice be to go with the flow, using the Evil God to kill Yue Gongli, or to fulfill the goodwill of others, seizing the opportunity to do the Saint Emperor's descendant a favor for future plans?

Xu Xiaoshou largely realized that his gamble had mostly been lost, but he was not discouraged; instead, he became serious.

It was also at this moment that he noticed Yue Gongli's sudden seriousness, which should have been due to his realizing that this was also a way to test Dao Qiongcang's true intentions, although the cost could be his life.

"Not speaking?"

Dao Qiongcang waited for a moment, but Yue Gongli remained silent.

Intelligent people never needed to communicate. He just smiled and glanced at Xu Xiaoshou, then opened his lips and said, "With my ability, at most I can help you with the Saint Emperor's Golden Edict?"

Saint Emperor's Golden Edict!

These four sudden syllables falling into the ears of those around were far too abrupt.

The words were disconnected; Yue Gongli hadn't even brought it up. How did Palace Master Dao suddenly think of "helping you with the Saint Emperor's Golden Edict" as an answer?

What was he answering?

Only a group of Saint Slave intelligence personnel, including Sang Shuicenbain, who had heard Dao Qiongcang's prophecy earlier, changed their expressions.

Xu and Dao's gamble, what were they gambling on?

They were gambling on whether his Heavenly Mechanism prophecy was true, and this was even detailed down to an either/or situation - it was either "Saint Emperor's Golden Edict" or "Soul Blood."

But if Yue Gongli was truly enslaved by the Canyin Evil God, then since his descent, no matter how small his actions, it would have been impossible for him to establish contact with Dao Qiongcang in advance.

In other words, he would definitely not know what Xu and Dao were gambling on.

Similarly, he should have been as confused about the four words "Saint Emperor's Golden Edict" as the surrounding onlookers.

So, how would he answer this inexplicable question?

Yue Gongli did not answer.

He merely clutched his chest and silently shook his head.

"What does that mean?"

Everyone around, some of whom had even witnessed the entire situation, were now truly confused, unable to see clearly or hear clearly, completely unable to understand the situation.

I wasn't distracted either...

As a child, when distracted during a lesson in the academy, with the talent of being able to reach Zhandao and Taixu, even if some content was missed after regaining focus, one could still catch up.

Now, having clearly watched the entire process and listened to the entire conversation, they still didn't understand what they were saying or what they were shaking their heads about.

In stark contrast to these people, anyone who knew about Xu and Dao's gamble felt their hair stand on end the moment they saw Yue Gongli shake his head.

Either/or!

If it wasn't the Saint Emperor's Golden Edict, then it must be "Soul Blood," right?

Dao Qiongcang smiled. Before anyone could react, his hand seals had already changed, and he chanted:

"Thirty-six Heavenly Mechanism Forms, Grand Separation Art."

The Firmament Scroll unfurled, and mysterious light shot towards Yue Gongli.

Are they fighting?

So fast again?

Everyone retreated explosively. It didn't matter if they couldn't see the situation clearly; knowing how to save their lives when a fight broke out was key.

But when they glanced back after clearing the battlefield, they saw Yue Gongli, axe in hand, indifferent to the mysterious light, even raising his head and chest, with a comfortable expression, welcoming it.

"Chh!"

Evil energy surged.

Yue Gongli's clothes at his chest ripped open, and a fist-sized purple eyeball was peeled out.

Blood vessels in his neck ruptured, and a withered black branch trembled as it was drawn out.

"Eye of Canyin!"

"Ancestral Tree Branch!"

Xu Xiaoshou's scalp tingled. He had already recognized them as the eldest and second eldest from the Eighteenth Heaven: the solidified power of the Canyin Evil God, and the branch from the Dijing Sacred Plant containing the perfect power of the three ancestors.

"Hiss—"

As the Evil God's eye emerged, the entire First Heaven was suddenly filled with mournful wails.

The sound emanated from the soul, sweeping across heaven and earth, and at that moment, one by one, cultivators with suddenly vacant eyes collapsed on the battlefield.

Thrones, Zhandao, Taixu...

With a single Evil God's roar, thousands died in this place, and countless more beyond this area!

"Yu—Mo—"

Along with another hysterical cry, the Eye of the Canyin Evil God's gaze shifted, glaring fiercely at Dao Qiongcang.

The withered ancestral tree branch instantly drained the life force of the deceased in this area and began to reproduce wildly, its branches flapping and spreading in all directions.

Plague, spreading!

The Water Ghost, cowering behind the battlefield, shivered, wishing the golden beast mask on his face wasn't a half-mask, but a full one, so he could completely hide his true face as Yu Mo.

As he ran, his heart continuously wailed:

Xu Xiaoshou, you deserve a terrible death!

Xu Xiaoshou, from now on, don't ever think about ordering me to attack again!

Xu Xiaoshou, remember this: constant walking by the river leads to wet shoes. If one day this revenge can be exacted, I'll make the Evil God dream of chanting your name, so you can also taste what it's like to hear your own name from the mouth of an Evil God!

"Received a curse, passive value, 1, 1, 1..."

"Hey, you fellow, targeting my friend Yu Mo, what kind of skill is that? If you're so brave, come at me, Dao Qiongcang!"

On the other side, Xu Xiaoshou truly hadn't expected the Evil God to actually descend. He was simply too sensitive; he couldn't control much anymore. With a flash, he transformed into an Extreme Giant, stomping towards that human fist-sized eyeball.

"Ah-oh!"

Yue Gongli was initially overjoyed, as he was about to be saved, but then he suddenly felt darkness envelop the sky. Looking up, his face turned ashen, and he immediately roared hysterically:

"Get lost, get lost!"

"I'm still here, okay? Are you crazy?!"

The Extreme Giant's foot was so large and its attack so wide that not only the Eye of the Canyin Evil God and the Ancestral Tree branches were covered, but Yue Gongli, Dao Qiongcang, Sang Shuicenbain, and all the surrounding spectators had no chance of escaping.

"Damn!"

"Lord Shou has gone mad!"

"What kind of stimulation did he receive this time? Does it concern him? Why is he acting out?"

"It's probably aimed at him... He called himself Dao Qiongcang? Didn't you hear him call himself Dao Qiongcang? Run—"

Everyone scattered like birds and beasts, wishing they had a few more pairs of wings on their backs.

Yue Gongli was just about to continue pleading with Dao Qiongcang to resolve the "Soul Blood" matter, but he hastily pulled out his Yin Coffin and covered himself first.

"Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo..." The Six Marrow Corpse King, carrying the coffin, ran breathlessly under the giant's foot.

"Don't use my name!" Dao Qiongcang was also going crazy, shouting wildly while running, but he dared not let Xu Xiaoshou fight alone.

That was the Canyin Evil God!

The Canyin Evil God in the lower realm. Since all previous deductions had been correct, and even Yue Gongli was controlled by it, its purpose was self-evident:

To drag everyone here to the Eighteenth Heaven.

"Thirty-six Heavenly Mechanism Forms, Grand Imprisonment Art!"

His finger seals changed again, and mysterious light emerged once more. The Dijing Sacred Plant branches churning and flapping under the Extreme Giant's foot were suddenly confined as if in a jar, unable to break free.

Numerous ancestral tree branches piled up against the invisible barrier, completely unable to leave the Giant's attack range. In a rush, the branches intensely pounded down, like heavy hammers striking drums.

One breath...

Those countless dark branches lashed down like whips, shattering space. The Dijing Sacred Plant attempted to escape into the spatial void to avoid the Extreme Giant's foot.

Who would have thought that as the spatial Dao principle broke, the essence of the Grand Imprisonment Art would reveal itself: it was meticulously woven with Heavenly Mechanism threads, forming an airtight giant sphere under the Giant's foot.

"Is this the Grand Imprisonment Art..."

The Extreme Giant surveyed the entire field, feeling that this art had a similar effect to the ability that Wuji Old Ancestor displayed when killing the异 (Anomalies).

However, that fellow Xuan Wuji needed time and effort to cast and seal, while Dao Qiongcang could accomplish it with a simple palm movement.

No escape in one breath.

Everyone could no longer run.

Including Old Sang, he had to watch helplessly as that disobedient disciple's foot seemed to intend to crush everyone on the field, including himself.

"Thirty-six Heavenly Mechanism Forms, Grand Replacement Art."

Along with this voice that seemed to come from nowhere, Dao Qiongcang didn't move, yet everyone's vision blurred.

Except for Yue Gongli's Yin Coffin, everything else was teleported out of the Giant's foot range.

"Die!"

With a loud bang, the Extreme Giant's foot directly crushed countless ancestral tree branches, shattering mountains and rivers, and disintegrating the earth.

The Eye of the Canyin Evil God was particularly targeted, and it was also directly pulverized under the crushing force.

"Hiss—"

But a piercing scream arose.

In an instant, purple evil energy spread along the Extreme Giant's sole, through its ankle and knee, and was about to climb onto the Giant's abdomen.

"Be careful..."

Everyone who had been moved far away from the battlefield by the spatial teleportation called the Grand Replacement Art hadn't even had time to warn Lord Shou that he had been hit.

Under the gaze of countless eyes, the Nine-Tailed Giant's nine tails suddenly unfurled behind it, its body was covered in scarlet-gold dragon scales, and a Painted Dragon Halberd was summoned into its hand.

"Aow!"

A dragon's roar arose, and all the evil energy invading its body was devoured!

"Dao! Qiong! Cang!"

The sky of the First Heaven suddenly collapsed, condensing into a ferocious face of the Canyin Evil God, roaring furiously at the Extreme Giant.

Dao Qiongcang's face turned green.

But the Extreme Giant didn't care, as if the name being called wasn't his own. With a halberd thrust, he directly pierced and exploded the giant face of the Canyin Evil God, even shattering the firmament like a mirror.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft..."

The Evil God's face transformed into a sky full of purple evil energy, exploding.

In the entire misty and dim world, only the figure of the Nine-Tailed Giant remained, standing with its halberd, and the fierce, murderous voice that resounded in all directions:

"Healed your wound and forgot the pain?"

"A mere Evil God, daring to provoke me, Dao Qiongcang, a second time?"

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