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Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 464 - 463 Bizarre
South Mountain City, the southern fortress city stationed by the Evil Sect.
This city, standing on the frontlines of the southern battlefield, although not experiencing wars as intense as those at West Mountain City, had nevertheless become accustomed to battling the Heavenly Demon.
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Outside the city, atop Heavenly Pillar Peak, a man in a black robe slowly made his way up the mountain, the path scattered with bizarre and jagged rocks, filled with wafts of sulfur.
Yet, this place, from the foot of the mountain to its summit, was densely packed with tombstones as far as the eye could see.
In the air, there faintly lingered whispers, like crying and resenting, carrying strong negative emotions.
This was Heavenly Pillar Peak in South Mountain City, also the city's graveyard; for decades, all who died here had been buried, becoming part of a major geomancy array of Heavenly Pillar Peak.
In the past, the Evil Sect was a legitimate cult of the evil path, with a history of slaughtering civilians, creating natural disasters, and capturing cultivators to refine their spirits.
However, after the righteous-demonic struggle ended 500 years ago, the demonic path grew significantly weaker, and the Evil Sect entered a period of dormancy, becoming rule-abiding and law-following.
Especially since the Heavenly Demon invaded, humanity had unified, making it a core force among humans, opting to seal away most of the malefic arts previously employed.
Yet, the Evil Sect was still the Evil Sect; although such methods as human sacrifices, blood sacrifices, and soul refining were sealed away, some seemingly malevolent but in fact relatively humane cultivation methods were still retained.
Like the Nine Yin Heavenly Coffin Array on Heavenly Pillar Peak, gathering the obsessions left after people's death, refining them into a force that replenishes the Primordial Spirit and strengthens magical treasures, sharing a unique parallel with the wishful power of Leiyin Temple.
The man in the black robe reached the summit and saw a young man sitting cross-legged on the ground, his face wearing a serene smile.
Seeing the young man seated on the ground, the man in the black robe slowly asked, "Sun Jingping?" His gaze softened slightly, "Twenty years have not seen, you have also grown so much."
The young man referred to as Sun Jingping smiled faintly, his eyes nearly closed with just a hint of slit visible. "Uncle Wei, it's good you've returned.
Twenty years ago, I was not yet grown, and many things were out of my control. The sacrifice of Wei Mang, my elder brother, I've kept it in my heart. If not for that battle you fought with the Heavenly Demon, many more in South Mountain City would have perished."
The man in the black robe, Wei Cang, was indeed the one who fled to the vicinity of South Mountain City with the Celestial Maiden, dodging the Heavenly Demon's pursuit.
Hearing Sun Jingping's words, Wei Cang sighed, "Let's not talk about the past. I'm back this time because I need support. I have a way to fully restore the Abyss Nether Dragon Armor, but I need manpower and materials."
Sun Jingping nodded and said, "Don't worry about that. As long as you're back, I support your research fully and won't let anyone harm you."
Before replying immediately, Wei Cang looked into his eyes and said, "Okay, I've understood what you've said.
But before we discuss serious matters, let me ask you a question. You, as the Saint Heir of the Evil Sect, bearing the bloodline of the netherworld, why lay dormant for twenty years without even participating in the Four Schools Contest, practicing the Taoist light whilst secretly cultivating? Does it involve the Heavenly Court?"
Wei Cang spoke coldly, "Have you sided with the Heavenly Court? Look into my eyes and say it."
During the conversation, Wei Cang's eyes seemed to turn into two black whirlpools, as if capable of seeing through one's flesh and Primordial Spirit.
Sun Jingping replied, "It does involve the Heavenly Court, I joined their Fortuitous Son plan and became one of the four candidates."
Wei Cang, upon hearing this, witnessed a surge in his killing intent; the vicinity of hundreds of meters seemed to have suddenly entered a frozen, snowy land, with chilling winds howling as if from the human world to hell.
"Sun Jingping, you should remember, twenty years ago, Wei Mang, in an intense battle with the Heavenly Demon, forcefully donned the Abyss Nether Dragon Armor and was subsequently twisted by it, merging with the armor, now living a fate worse than death."
"But what did the Heavenly Court do? They wanted me to destroy Mang'er, to reclaim the Abyss Nether Dragon Armor."
"We fought to the death, flinging our heads, spilling our blood, but in their eyes, we were less than a magical treasure; thus, I swore I would never share the sky with the Heavenly Court..."
Listening to Wei Cang's words, Sun Jingping, still half-closing his eyes, replied leisurely, "Uncle Wei, I understand how you feel. But my joining the Heavenly Court's plan merely takes advantage of their resources to enhance my strength, not to join the Heavenly Court."
"The Heavenly Court regards itself as divine, always high above, thinking it controls everything, able to arbitrarily bestow and partition the human race's fortunes."
"I want to exploit their arrogance, absorb their resources as nourishment, and achieve my own strength."
"This Daluo Heaven Discussion is a great opportunity; at that time, I will suppress all heroes, obtain the Imperial Sword, become the true Fortuitous Son of Mankind, gathering the faith of all humanity, and uniting their power."
Wei Cang looked at him and said, "Daluo Heaven Discussion?" He had quietly returned to South Mountain City recently, and hearing of the discussion causing turmoil and shocking the world, of course he knew.
At that moment, the image of Zhou Bai surfaced in his mind, and hearing these words, he scoffed, "Sun Jingping, you are too arrogant. Deities are not so easily manipulated, and the Imperial Sword is not so easily taken; you're playing with fire.
And not to mention the preparations of gods, immortals, and humans, just Zhou Bai from the previous Four Schools Contest, I don't think you are as good as him."
Hearing this, Sun Jingping smiled and stood up slowly, his skin emitting layers of golden light, akin to the statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in temples.
Then a bizarre feeling emanated from Sun Jingping's body; to Wei Cang, it felt as though he had vanished, making him exclaim in surprise, "Escaped from the Three Realms, not within the Five Elements. Have you mastered the Yama Golden Body and the Twilight Calamity?"
Both Yama Golden Body and Twilight Calamity were among the most powerful Twilight Taoist Skills of the Evil Sect, and together, they were known as 'Escaping the Three Realms, not within the Five Elements.'
But ever since the Heavenly Dao was distorted, no one had successfully cultivated them.
As a former Sect Leader of the Evil Sect, Wei Cang had also practiced these two Taoist Skills, fully aware of their difficulties, and he even believed that after the distortion of the Heavenly Dao, no one could master these two Taoist Skills, until today...
Sun Jingping, with a smile, said, "The Yama Golden Body, I mastered it ten years ago. And the Twilight Calamity, I truly mastered it a month ago. Being the leader at Daluo Heaven Discussion is a piece of cake for me, and the Imperial Sword is an ambition I must fulfill."
He extended his hand toward Wei Cang and said, "Uncle Wei, come back and help me, the era is changing. Under my leadership, humanity will rise."