Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 722 - 593: Great Tang Immortal! (Part 2)

As Qi Xiu entered the inheritance, the aura of the Divine Fire faded again, and the sequence and position of the thirty-six Earth Fire Caverns were scrambled once more.

To enter again, one must decipher the pattern changes like Qi Xiu did and rediscover the aura of the Divine Fire.

The Earth Fire raged, and the formation was restructured.

Just three days after Qi Xiu successfully entered the Phoenix Inheritance.

Two figures broke through the void, suddenly appearing above this Divine Fire Formation.

Curiously observing the surroundings, Song Baiyi lightly tapped the void with a finger, causing ancient crimson-gold patterns to emerge, like a thin film over the world.

"Dao Concealing? It seems what you said is true; there is indeed a great inheritance here."

Having detected Dao Concealing, which only appears with treasures and inheritances of the Great Dao level, Song Baiyi nodded slightly and waved his hand.

A lanyard knot woven from Seven-Colored Bodhi Vine on Moon Sea True Venerable's white wrist suddenly untied and returned to Song Baiyi's hand.

Rubbing the wrist reddened by the Seven-Colored Bodhi Lanyard Knot, Moon Sea True Venerable glanced complexly at Song Baiyi beside her.

In later eras, she was also among the world's top existences; among contemporary True Venerables, she was considered top-tier.

But facing Song Baiyi, a mere Seven-Colored Bodhi Lanyard Knot casually thrown by him subjugated her completely.

Is the legendary Sheng Tang truly this terrifying?

A so-called Third Rank Upper Protector has such capabilities.

What about those in even higher positions?

And what kind of existence is the sage who is rumored to govern the entire Sheng Tang?

"Upper Protector, since what I said is not false, could you let me go? You can see I'm not of the demonic path, unlike that Demon Monk."

Suppressing the lingering fear, Moon Sea True Venerable yielded a slight bow toward Song Baiyi, hoping he would let her leave.

After all, the pressure of staying with such a person was immense, and she couldn't accomplish much.

"No."

Without hesitation, Song Baiyi bluntly rejected Moon Sea True Venerable:

"Though you're not demonic, your name isn't on the Wan Tong Treasure Booklet, making you unregistered.

According to the laws of the Great Tang, those who evade registration in the secular world face ten years of hard labor, thirty years for Initiate Realm cultivators, one hundred years for Bloodstain cultivators, three hundred years for Dao Body cultivators, and eight hundred years for Primordial Spirit cultivators.

Once you complete the eight hundred years of hard labor, I will let you leave."

"Eight hundred years?" Staring incredulously at the calm Song Baiyi, Moon Sea True Venerable could hardly believe her ears.

Making a Primordial Spirit True Honor perform hard labor for eight hundred years.

Are you insane?

"Unwilling?"

Narrowing his tiger eyes, the Seven-Colored Bodhi Lanyard Knot in Song Baiyi's hand glowed once more:

"Then I shall send you to join the Demon Monk."

"Please, wait."

Seeing Song Baiyi turning hostile, Moon Sea True Venerable hurriedly gestured to stop, biting her silver teeth till they creaked, but still nodded begrudgingly.

"Heh, you know your place.

Fine, having a Primordial Spirit True Honor perform hard labor isn't practical.

Here's a deal: if you help me acquire this great inheritance, I'll exempt you from the eight hundred years of hard labor.

And for your Dao injury, I can arrange for someone from the Imperial Medical Bureau to treat it.

How about that?"

"You can tell I'm injured?" Startled by Song Baiyi's words, Moon Sea True Venerable's pupils contracted tightly.

Her injuries were extremely concealed, and even the many ancient beings in the later Dao Alliance couldn't detect them.

Yet Song Baiyi pointed it out with a single statement.

"Heh, if it were other injuries, perhaps not, but of all things, it's him..." Taking a step forward, Song Baiyi grasped Moon Sea True Venerable's left hand, revealing a fair, jade-like arm.

His five fingers, like red-hot iron, injected threads of domineeringly strong energy and blood into the jade arm.

A faint sword mark, thin as a red silk thread, slowly surfaced.

The crimson sword mark imprinted on the fair arm stood out vividly, carrying a deep and unforgettable beauty.

Yet, only the Moon Sea True Venerable knew the torment brought by this unassuming sword mark, severe enough to threaten her life's Dao path.

"You dared to touch the sword of our Tang Dynasty immortal, truly unaware of your impending doom. Fortunately, what you touched was just one of his many collected sword instruments."

If it were the one at his waist, you would have already become a mere nothingness in this world."

Releasing Moon Sea True Venerable's arm, Song Baiyi shook his head and spoke.

"Tang Dynasty immortal... no, this is..."

Upon hearing Song Baiyi's words, Moon Sea True Venerable first shook her head; the wound on her hand was clearly caused by the weapon of that supreme being from ancient times, unrelated to the Great Tang.

But when this thought arose,

A delayed shiver of horror suddenly swept over her body.

Wait!

Could it be that the supreme existence who founded the Sword Sect actually hailed from this Sheng Tang?!

That's it!

This would explain how this person could suddenly emerge from nowhere.

And why he could, with one person and one sword, sweep across the world, establishing an era of invincibility!

Because he was not a being of later generations but from this legendary era, from this supreme flourishing of the human race!

But... the River of Time has always only flowed upward; no one has ever heard of it flowing downward.

The past is settled, while the future holds infinite possibilities.

How did this Tang Dynasty immortal travel from Sheng Tang to later generations?

Unintentionally discovering such a dark secret, Moon Sea True Venerable was momentarily lost in thought, oblivious to the Upper Protector walking towards the Divine Fire Formation before her.

The starry gaze lowered, strands of golden light transformed into countless ancient symbols, constantly combining and arranging in Song Baiyi's eyes, faintly forming a bronze heavenly disk behind him.

The heavenly disk spun, hundreds of thousands of tiny characters constantly moved upon it, deciphering the transformations of the Divine Fire Formation at frighteningly rapid speed.

This strange phenomenon also startled the distracted Moon Sea True Venerable.

Such a wondrous method of deduction and divination.

With just one glance, Moon Sea True Venerable knew that the method Song Baiyi was employing was extraordinary and unquestionably top-tier.

"Alright."

In less than a quarter of an hour, Song Baiyi's heavenly disk shook, a line of small golden characters was reflected in his pupils.

"Go!"

Grabbing Moon Sea True Venerable, not bothering with her consent, Song Baiyi stepped towards an Earth Fire Cavern.

The golden aura of the Divine Fire resurfaced, shining brightly.

The future scene Qi Xiu had seen earlier now appeared before Song Baiyi and Moon Sea True Venerable.

Except the burning victim had changed from Qi Xiu to the two of them. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Not good, retreat quickly!"

Witnessing herself incinerated into ashes by the Eternal True Fire, Moon Sea True Venerable furrowed her brows, and instinctively pulled back Song Baiyi's wrist to retreat.

"Retreat for what!"

With a light commanding voice, Song Baiyi's eyes blazed with golden light, his broad, towering figure seemed to harbor countless ancient gods and demons; even a wisp of unleashed blood was sufficient to shred the skies and earth.

He stepped into the aura of the Eternal Divine Fire, the golden flames instantly enveloped Song Baiyi and Moon Sea True Venerable fully, burning from inside out, unavoidable and unescapable.

Just then, Song Baiyi suddenly snorted coldly, divine light erupted within him, illuminating heaven and earth, an awe-inspiring martial deity seemed to awaken.

Under such an eruption, the inexplicable golden flames were forcibly dissipated, vanishing into the unseen, as if they had never appeared.

With astonished eyes, Moon Sea True Venerable looked at her unharmed body and couldn't help but turn to Song Baiyi:

"How did you know the scene we saw was false?"

Ignoring Moon Sea True Venerable, Song Baiyi led her straight to the forcibly opened entrance to the legacy. After both entered, a calm and indifferent reply echoed in Moon Sea True Venerable's ear:

"Just a minor divine fire wanting to burn this Protector, if it's not a false vision then what is."

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