Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 487 - 463: Backlash

"The Demon Path has returned to Jin Mountain!"

"And with them, the Ghost Immortal Zhu Yang, and the Demon King with Golden Eyes."

In the Green Wood Valley, Xun Tiange and the others had been waiting for two months, finally receiving the news from Miao Yi Dao Po over at East Sea Jin Mountain, and everyone was exhilarated for a moment. However, upon hearing the latter part, their expressions turned into frowns.

"Let’s not rush."

"Let’s wait for Zhu Yang and Golden Eyes to leave before we proceed."

Xun Tiange replied to Miao Yi Dao Po while also addressing Xi Yunzi and the others. With Zhu Yang and Golden Eyes around, even if they killed Lu Qingfeng, Green Wood Valley’s treasures could potentially be snatched away by the two.

Two months of waiting.

They didn’t mind waiting a bit longer.

After speaking,

Xun Tiange pondered for a moment, then instructed Su Muzhe, "The old lady alone may not cope in the East Sea, I’ll have to trouble Uncle Su to make a trip, to ensure our Green Wood Valley’s treasures remain safe!"

"Alright!"

Su Muzhe nodded his head, and flew towards the East Sea.

Then came more waiting.

One month.

Two months.

Three months.

A full half year later.

"They’ve left!"

Xun Tiange was meditating in the Star Hall when he received the image from Miao Yi Dao Po—

He saw Ghost Immortal Zhu Yang and the Demon King with Golden Eyes each leaving Jin Mountain joyously as if they had obtained some incredible Supreme Treasure. Xun Tiange’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, but he couldn’t be concerned with probing further.

"Activate the spell!"

Without any inkling of hesitation.

Xun Tiange had long awaited this day, and with a leap, he was above the Star Hall under the Burning God Book. Xi Yunzi, Kuang Tianqi, and Xun Bai followed closely behind, positioning themselves according to the four cardinal directions, each taking their places. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

The Burning God Book shone with golden light upon the four of them.

Then Xun Tiange chanted incessantly, biting his tongue in the process, and spat a large bowlful of heart’s blood onto the Burning God Book. The golden light of the book intensified, and its True Form, previously dissolving, became more solidified during this time.

"Puh!"

"Puh!"

"Puh!"

Xi Yunzi, Kuang Tianqi, and Xun Bai, following the ritual, all spat out a large bowlful of heart’s blood.

The golden light from the Burning God Book grew even more splendid, dazzling and blinding.

Within the golden light, Lu Qingfeng’s True Form also solidified even more.

But beneath the cover of the golden light, while Lu Qingfeng’s presence was felt, not a trace of his true appearance could be seen.

Xun Tiange wasn’t concerned.

He kept on chanting, unceasingly pouring mana into the Burning God Book.

One day.

Two days.

Three days.

Every three days, Xun Tiange and the others would perform the ritual once more, spitting out a mouthful of heart’s blood.

Thus they continued this process.

After repeating for twenty-seven days, all four were visibly paler and thinner.

Normally, the sacrifice and refinement of the Burning God Book would only require any casual Primordial Spirit Practitioner.

Even someone like Xun Bai, a newly ascended Primordial Spirit, could succeed.

But Lu Qingfeng was no ordinary individual, his strength too formidable. Xun Tiange, for the sake of prudence, had four people join forces in the ritual. With this, the curse-killing power of the Burning God Book was intensified—no Primordial Spirit Practitioner should have survived.

After twenty-seven days of the ritual.

The Burning God Book’s golden light sparkled, and with a tremble, Yin Fire and Yang Fire simultaneously ignited, burning fiercely from both inside and out.

Suddenly,

Xun Tiange, Xi Yunzi, Kuang Tianqi, and Xun Bai all opened their eyes, casting a glance towards the Burning God Book in the sky.

The flames that seemed like Yin Fire and Yang Fire, yet were neither, were extremely bizarre. They resembled Curse Fire, appearing to burn the True Form on the surface, but in reality, through the clear connection of energy, reached through the void, scorching directly at Lu Qingfeng’s Divine Soul.

Not spreading,

But directly manifesting within Lu Qingfeng’s Divine Soul.

However,

As the four looked up, before they could see the True Form within the golden light burnt to ash, they suddenly felt a heart tremor. In the next moment, they saw the Curse Fire within the True Form suddenly explode, splitting into four flames.

Without a sound,

The flames scorched directly towards the four.

Without any time to dodge, the flames had already landed within their Primordial Spirits.

"Not good!"

"It’s curse backlash!"

Xun Tiange exclaimed in alarm, a sense of terror in his voice. This was the ’Burning God Book’—ordinary Primordial Spirits had no means to withstand it. Who would have expected that Lu Qingfeng would survive and now it was backlashing upon themselves.

"It’s over!"

Xun Bai’s complexion turned deathly pale.

As he looked inward at his own being, he saw the flames surging wildly within and around his Divine Soul. In almost less than a breath—

Boom!

His Divine Soul shattered violently, turning to ash and dissipating within the Sea of Consciousness.

Xun Bai sat cross-legged, eyes still wide open, but without any spark of life.

Xun Bai’s Divine Soul was extinguished!

And with that, he perished.

"Impossible!"

Kuang Tianqi was too preoccupied to notice the fading aura of Xun Bai by his side. He introspected and saw his Primordial Spirit as if bathed in flames. The fire was relentless, burning wildly. Kuang Tianqi frantically summoned his mana, even gathering his Magic Sword to slash at his Primordial Spirit, attempting a desperate, self-sacrificing move.

But no matter how much of his Primordial Spirit he cut away, the flames continued to burn.

"Ah, ah, ah!"

With his Primordial Spirit injured, Kuang Tianqi was in unbearable pain, screaming nonstop.

Stopped in a flash.

His face remained ferocious, his head thrown back, but his energy had already faded away.

Kuang Tianqi, Primordial Spirit extinguished!

His body dead from that moment on.

"My life is over!" Kuang Tianqi exclaimed in horror and sorrow following suit, and Xi Yunzi cried out in alarm.

No escape from this calamity—body and soul obliterated.

"SUPPRESS, SUPPRESS, SUPPRESS!"

Xun Tiange held out the longest.

In the sea of his consciousness, though the ’Biyun Screen’—the sole surviving Supreme Treasure of Green Wood Valley—enveloped and protected his Primordial Spirit, while suppressing the backlash of the Burning God Book, he could still spare some attention to sense his surroundings.

Witnessing Xun Bai, Kuang Tianqi, and Xi Yunzi fall one after another into oblivion, Xun Tiange was filled with hatred and regret.

He opened his eyes.

Looked in all directions.

Xun Bai, Kuang Tianqi, Xi Yunzi—lifeless, their breath stilled without a trace.

He looked outside the hall.

There he saw a Daoist in a Profound Green Daoist Robe walking slowly towards him—the man he recognized—

"Demon Path!"

The newcomer was none other than Jinshan Doutian’s Demon Dao, who went by the alias ’Green Wood Daoist’. Now, with no one commanding the Great Array of Green Wood Valley, even Lu Qingfeng’s clone could easily come and go as if entering a land with no men.

Seeing Lu Qingfeng, Xun Tiange spat out the words ’Demon Path’ with loathing that could pierce the heavens, wishing desperately to devour Lu Qingfeng’s Divine Soul and flesh.

Lu Qingfeng looked at him and sighed, shaking his head, "Harming others ultimately harms oneself, why bring such misery?"

The path of cultivation is fraught with danger, it allows no mercy. The conflicts amongst practitioners due to Cultivation Techniques, Divine Skills, Supreme Treasures, Spiritual Objects, and so on, are far too numerous.

A little friction might escalate into a fight to the death.

Like between Lu Qingfeng and Green Wood Valley.

Their hostility was sparked by contention over the Green Wood King Ding.

A treasure won fair and square.

Lu Qingfeng couldn’t yield, Green Wood Valley wouldn’t give up; an impasse that only led to escalating conflict. Even though Lu Qingfeng never actively struck to kill anyone from Green Wood Valley, they relentlessly launched their killing moves.

Confronted with the ’Burning God Book,’ an ordinary Primordial Spirit could hardly withstand it.

Only Lu Qingfeng.

Cultivating the ’Twelve Heavenly Demon God Skill,’ wielding the Divine Skills such as ’Invisibility Technique’ and ’Inverted Void Glazed Glass Wall’, he cut the connection with ease, causing the Burning God Book to lose its target mid-activation and backfire.

When it came to curse techniques, Lu Qingfeng was an expert.

He had enhanced the ’Demon Evil Entangling Silk Divine Spell’ to the Great Divine Power Level, and in the game, had used it frequently. In the Five Directions Realm, he even daringly attempted to curse to death the ’Heavenly Punishment Asura,’ even though the effect was minimal and it resulted in his own death by backlash, he had amassed a wealth of experience.

To most True Immortals, the Burning God Book would be considered mysterious.

But to Lu Qingfeng, it hardly posed a challenge.

He had allowed Xun Tiange to capture his True Form on purpose, then timed the use of ’Invisibility Technique’ and ’Inverted Void Glazed Glass Wall’ to sever cause and effect.

Both were Great Divine Powers, and trivial against such simple curses.

Xun Tiange and the others were taken by surprise and ensnared immediately.

A dire calamity!

Upon this realization,

Lu Qingfeng felt a pang of emotion.

Blackness spread at Xun Tiange’s brow, the flames backlashing within and without his Primordial Spirit, though suppressed by the Biyun Screen, bits of Curse Fire had already begun to infiltrate his Primordial Spirit. Like tiny sparks, they gradually devoured, threatening to grow into a raging inferno.

He forced himself to lift his head, looking at Lu Qingfeng, "Demon Path, don’t get smug! Once you ascend to the Spirit Domain, you’ll realize the might of my Green Wood Valley. By then, it’ll be too late for regrets, and you’ll inevitably follow in our footsteps!"

A body full of unyielding spirit.

Even on the brink of death, he shows no sign of weakness.

With these defiant words, his face revealed a carefree expression, "So be it! I erred in this life, and have already lost my connection with the Great Dao. I might as well forsake this life and seek a new beginning in reincarnation."

As he spoke,

His gaze settled on Lu Qingfeng, a faint smile on his face, "I hope when I return from reincarnation, I may see your Demon Path Divine Soul among the ancestor master’s votive candlelight!"

His voice boomed loudly, shaking the Great Hall.

Lu Qingfeng watched as a fearsome energy began to brew within Xun Tiange, exploding before he could react.

"Self-detonating the Artifact?!"

Lu Qingfeng’s face flickered slightly.

His figure wavered, revealing an airborne Green Wood King Ding in mid-air. Then a flash of teal brilliance burst from Xun Tiange’s body as he blew up the Supreme Treasure ’Biyun Screen’, tearing his Primordial Spirit to shreds along with it.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!

The Star Palace, robust as it was, could not withstand the might of an Eighth Rank Artifact self-detonation; the hall exploded. Terrifying forces swept through, ripping dark and fearful cracks in the Void.

The chaotic currents within the cracks chilled to the bone.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!

Lu Qingfeng, assuming the form of his Artifactual body, the Green Wood King Ding swirling in the air, stirred faint ripples, unaffected by the thunderous sounds.

Unscathed.

When the storm had somewhat subsided, the Green Wood King Ding made another circuit in the air, reverting to the appearance of the Green Wood Daoist.

But now it was void of any presence.

Xun Tiange’s Primordial Spirit had shattered, his essence salvaged without a touch of flame and instantly disappeared into the Void. Lu Qingfeng, peering through the cracks in the Void, saw that the bits of Xun Tiange’s flame-free Primordial Spirit were gradually kindling with sparks.

"This power of the curse is truly dominant," Lu Qingfeng observed in thought.

Xun Tiange had bravely severed an arm—figuratively—to be free of the curse. But the curse followed his Primordial Spirit so closely that whether it fragmented into a few pieces or billions, it was all for naught.

In such a case,

Xun Tiange was doomed to the same fate as Xun Bai and Xi Yunzi—a death of both body and soul, with only a sliver of a True Spirit left to reincarnate.

In the next world,

All memories of past earthly affairs lost, he would be reborn as completely someone new, without a chance of reawakening past memories.

I am not me.

Not the same person.

At that moment,

A hand emanating a Pure Light reached out from the Void, grasping the tattered Primordial Spirit of Xun Tiange. As it descended, it snuffed out the flames upon Xun Tiange’s Primordial Spirit, and in the next instant, the light was gone.

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