Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme - C.386 - 359: Overcast Weather

Chapter 586: Chapter 359: Overcast Weather

Time flies, years pass by like a swift shuttle, and in the blink of an eye, another two hundred years have gone by.

Two hundred years later, in the South Observance Continent, at the Ghostly Spirit Ridge, on White Bone Mountain.

What kind of place is Ghostly Spirit Ridge, what kind of place is White Bone Mountain?

The ridge lies like a dragon with its head bowed, resembling a tiger at rest, not a single tree on its green peak, only ghostly fires flickering eerily everywhere; the mountain soars ten thousand zhang into the azure sky, the ridge extends eight hundred li connecting to the Black Abyss, the sorrowful cold stream near the Nine Serenities Mansion, and the White Bone Pit Cave is the nether road; such a desolate land of malice, such a devilish land of Ghostly Realm.

In such a place, within the ridge lies a mountain, within the mountain lies a cave; with eerie white bones in a fierce arrangement, and the nether fire casting a gloomy sparkle; it was a sinister Cave Mansion made of skulls, the evil Qi turned into deadly miasma, capable of dissolving bone, flesh, and even the soul.

In such a dangerous and vile place, which mortal would dare to enter?

…

No mortal would, but there were three people, all with Mahayana Cultivation, kneeling at this moment before the cave, wailing and begging, their voices filled with panic and sorrowful pleading.

“Lord of the Nether, that Zhen Yuanzi has been too oppressive; we beseech you to leave the mountain and uphold justice for us!”

“Now, South Observance is under the sway of his single word at Wuzhuang Temple; the Heavenly Court ignores us, Buddhism does not care, Monster Nation stands aloof, and Demon Abyss watches from above; we have been deeply harmed by him, driven to a point of no return, we implore you to show mercy, Lord of the Nether!”

“He has solidified his foundations, completed his Divine Power, and gathered a bunch called the Righteous Path. Over the years, he has waged wars in South Observance, destroyed our sects, eradicated our Tao Lineage; many of our fellow practitioners have fallen to his merciless actions. We three barely survived, escaping by sheer luck.”

“He has declared that within three years, he intends to flatten Ghostly Spirit Ridge, obliterate White Bone Cave, and scatter your ashes to the wind, my Lord…”

“We beseech you to leave the mountain!”

“We beseech you to leave the mountain!”

“We beseech you to leave the mountain!!!”

The three people knelt on the ground, wailing in their grief, possessing Mahayana Cultivation, yet they put aside all semblance of dignity, repeatedly kowtowing to the cave mansion in front of them.

Finally…

“Whoosh!!!”

A gust of yin wind blew forth, carrying an overpowering Evil Qi.

From within the White Bone Cave, a faint figure gradually emerged, stepping out majestically.

The three kneeling on the ground sensed the person’s formidable aura and felt a great burden lift from their hearts; joy mixed with surprise filled them as they quickly raised their eyes to the front…

There before them, walking out of the White Bone Cave, was a person wearing a crown of state and a dark red imperial robe embroidered with dragons. As the bones bristled with fresh flesh and the cold spirits of the ghostly honed the skins of the corpse, he was none other than the Netherworld’s Dark Heavenly Son, the Nine Serenities Reincarnation Ghost Emperor!

“We pay our respects to the Lord of the Nether!”

The moment their eyes met, they promptly withdrew their gaze, pressing their foreheads to the ground, not daring to raise their heads.

Even though the person before them was like them, possessing Mahayana Cultivation, without any distinction in Realm-level, still within Mahayana there are gaps that could divide heaven from earth.

And this person, when compared to them, was exactly so.

Ghostly Spirit Ridge, White Bone Cave, Yin Heavenly Dao, Lord of the Nether!

Seventy thousand years ago, a giant of the Demon Path in South Observance became famous, a formidable figure who cultivated in the ways of demons, monsters, evils, and ghosts all at once. With cultivation already perfected in the Mahayana realm, in recent years he has been in secluded cultivation, aiming to reach the realm of Crossing the Tribulation. Among all the Mahayana cultivators in South Observance Continent, he is the one nearest to becoming a Calamity Immortal. His honored title—Yin Heavenly Lord!

Only to see the Yin Heavenly Lord step out from the White Bone Pit Cave, looking down with cold eyes at the three below, “What brings you here?”

“To report to the Lord of the Nether!”

The three didn’t dare to delay and immediately began to explain.

“Nine hundred years ago, at Mount Qilin, there came a Taoist Man named Zhen Yuanzi!” frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

“This fellow first eliminated the Golden-Furred Lion, then took over Mount Qilin, establishing the Wuzhuang lineage of the Tao and claiming to be a Righteous Daoist cultivator. He stirred up trouble everywhere, slaughtering our Demon Path cultivators with utmost arrogance. Yet he possessed vast Divine Powers, capable of battling our Mahayana Demon Path cultivators with just an Integration body. For a time, no one could deal with him!”

“Eight hundred years ago, he advanced to Mahayana, and with startling methods defeated the Buddhist Arhats. Then with the Pill Origin Gathering, he won over hearts from all directions, achieved great power, and pressured our Demon Path in South Observance, causing many Mahayana to retreat far away.”

“Two hundred years ago, after consolidating his foundation and perfecting Divine Powers, he first caused a great disturbance at the Southern Sea’s Dragon Palace, and later returned to South Observance Continent, gathered a group of Righteous Path people, and launched a large assault on our Demon Path cultivators, destroying mountains and temples, eradicating sects and clans!’

“To this day, our South Observance Demon Path, out of ten Mahayana, one survives. Either forced to flee to distant lands or having their sect gates smashed and being turned to dust, their body and spirit utterly annihilated – even several friends of the Lord of the Nether have fallen to his vicious hands.”

“Three months ago, this person even brazenly declared that he would flatten Ghostly Spirit Ridge and obliterate the White Bone Pit Cave, reducing even you, Lord of the Nether, to dust…”

“Hmm!?”

The Yin Heavenly Lord’s eyes turned frosty, his oppressive aura suddenly intensified, causing the speakers to halt mid-sentence, pressing their foreheads against the ground in fear.

“Hmph!!!”

The Yin Heavenly Lord snorted coldly, opting not to take them to task but merely asked, “So you’re saying that the Blood Crow Demon Child and the others, they all perished at this person’s hands?”

“Indeed!”

The three of them said in unison, “Blood God Lord, Ghost Child, they’ve all fallen to this person. Now the hearts of those in our South Observance Demon Path are filled with trepidation, that’s why we’ve come to implore you, Lord of the Nether, to emerge and contain this man!”

Hearing this, the Yin Heavenly Lord wrinkled his brows, “The Blood Crow possesses the Blood Sea Great Array, immortal and indestructible. Ghost Child has the Myriad Ghosts Body, extremely difficult to deal with; and the others each have their methods. How could they let their lairs be breached?”

“Lord of the Nether is unaware!”

The three of them answered in unison, “This Zhen Yuanzi, not only does he have vast Divine Powers, he’s also a scholarly genius. With profound knowledge in Elixir Skills, Talisman, Artifact Refining, and Formation, there is none he doesn’t understand, none he isn’t proficient in. Rumors from the outside claim he has pushed all arts to the Seventh Rank, also possesses a body of the Five Elements, comprehended the Qiankun Dao, and mastered several Heavenly Gang Divine Powers.”

“Whip Mountain Move Stone, overturn rivers and seas!”

“Infant Transformation, Great Minor Compliance!”

“Five Elements Great Escape, Submerge into the Abyss and Compress the Earth!”

“He said to break the Blood God Lord’s Blood Sea Great Array, and he broke it!”

“He said to refine the Ghost Child’s Myriad Ghosts Body, and he refined it!”

“Formation cannot block him, Divine Power cannot hinder him!”

“We tried to unite the powerful of South Observance’s Demon Path, intending to determine the victor in a battle against him.”

“But he has broad connections, and with that Pill Origin Gathering, he supported many of the younger generation. Countless cultivators have gone to Wuzhuang Temple to pledge allegiance and form alliances with him, advancing and retreating together, confronting the cultivators of our Demon Path!”