Chapter 329: Resolving the Catastrophe
Translator: CKtalon Editor: CKtalon
To complement his mountainous body, He Qian cultivated his body into a weapon through his Dharmic formulations. Qin Yun's Intrinsic Flying Sword had only been able to carve out rock fragments from his body up until now.
But suddenly—
Against the destructive tempest formed by a million Sword Qi, He Qian's massive body was rapidly ground to bits. His three-thousand-foot-tall body was being hacked away rapidly…
"How is this possible? How can a mortal sword immortal like him be able to cast such a terrifying attack?" He Qian found it unbelievable. He tried to remain alive with all he had. The Grotto-heaven Sword Calabash's combined strike of a million Sword Qi was extremely powerful. Its strength even matched the ordinary strike of a peak third Firmament Essence Soul realm expert! Under the terrifying might of the Sword Qi, only one percent of He Qian's body remained. It was a core purple Stoneheart that was about ten feet across. It transformed into a stream of light and flew into the World Entrance.
Sou!
The core of the mountainous body, the Stoneheart, was the hardest. He Qian did all he could to preserve his Stoneheart as he tunneled through the World Entrance.
Thankfully, he was not very far from the World Entrance and he flew quite fast!
"Oh?" Qin Yun plugged up the calabash and put it away before beginning his pursuit as a stream of light.
The five kilometers separating them could be traversed in a blink of an eye, so it was not long before Qin Yun arrived in front of the World Entrance.
"He escaped rather quickly. If he were a little slower, I might have had a chance of killing him!"
Qin Yun looked at the dark purple vortex passageway in front of him. It linked directly to a new, alien world.
Through the vortex passageway, he could clearly see the world on the other side. It was a vast world, and in that world the purple Stoneheart had already transformed into the purple-robed He Qian. He faced in the direction of the Great Chang world while glaring at Qin Yun through the vortex passageway.
At that moment, both parties simply stared at each other through the vortex passageway.
"Qin Yun, all my preparations were ruined by you. Wait, wait and see." He Qian's eyes were filled with indignation and frenzy.
He Qian suddenly sensed something as he turned his head to look in another direction before hastily bowing, "Monarch Chanfu."
Qin Yun saw a fiendcelestial that was draped in armor with two curved horns appear. He was stocky and only his upper body could be barely seen. The Other Realm Fiendcelestial named Monarch Chanfu looked at Qin Yun through the vortex passageway from afar. His eyes were cold and indifferent. They did not seem to carry any emotions, but they were instead burning with a destructive aura.
The sole purpose of his existence seemed to be to destroy.
Qin Yun's heart was racing.
The Other Realm Skyfiend that had died in the Ancient Skydragon Palace was similar to Monarch Chanfu. However, that Other Realm Skyfiend was dead! As for Monarch Chanfu, he was alive and the threat he posed was quite real.
"His name is Qin Yun?" said Monarch Chanfu.
"Yes, it's he who wrecked my…" His voice became softer as the vortex passageway was blocked on the other end. Qin Yun could no longer make out what was happening on the other side.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Many figures came flying over.
The distant immortals, including the two reincarnated immortals, rushed over.
"Without a controller, this array formation is a lot easier to crack." Hong Lingtong flew to his side and said with a smile, "Our luck isn't so bad. Nearly all the fifty thousand humans are still alive, all thanks to Qin Yun's decisive strike. All the Sword Qi that the calabash released nearly killed that mysterious fiendish demon instantly."
"Qin Yun, what Dharma treasure is that calabash of yours? Why is it so powerful?" Eighth Zhu could not help but ask. He found it amazing that a mortal sword immortal possessed a calabash that could release a might that came close to the peak of the third Firmament Essence Soul realm.
"This Dharma treasure is even stronger than your Intrinsic Flying Sword." Many of the immortals that had flown over could not help but comment. The final strike from the Grotto-heaven Sword Calabash left them astonished.
Instead, Qin Yun looked towards Ancestral Master Zhang.
"Haha, Qin Yun obtained this Dharma treasure from me," said Ancestral Master Zhang with a smile. "Some time ago, I sold it to our young friend Qin Yun at the cost of a transcendent-grade Dharma treasure. From the looks of it, I sold it for quite a low price."
By the side, Human Emperor could not help but comment, "Brother Zhang, that is already way too expensive! This Dharma treasure can only be used by sword immortals. And they max out when they cultivate to the Connate Golden Core realm. Yet, you still sold it to him at such a price?"
The others might have been ignorant but Human Emperor was very knowledgeable.
The Grotto-heaven Sword Calabash had many limitations!
The greatest limitation was that it could only be used by sword immortals!
The strength of the buyers determined the cost of the treasure!
Furthermore, the Grotto-heaven Sword Calabash was different from the average Dharma treasures. One needed to infuse wisps of Sword Qi into it daily. Even though Qin Yun had immense purplish-gold Golden Core Dharmic powers, it still took him a year to fill up the Grotto-heaven Sword Calabash with enough Sword Qi to activate the Sword Qi array that it contained! That was a year's worth of preparation, all for one strike!
If he wanted to use it again? It would take another long year of infusing Sword Qi into it daily before he could do so.
"Haha…"
Ancestral Master Zhang smiled as he looked at the World Entrance. The other end of the passageway had been blocked. It prevented them from seeing the situation in the other world. "Those Other Realm Fiendcelestials know that it's hopeless so they have given up on expanding the World Entrance. Let us first seal this World Entrance. After some time, the Great Chang world will naturally heal this wound."
As he spoke, Ancestral Master Zhang cast a spell.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A gigantic seal that suffused purple lightning enveloped the World Entrance, sealing it completely.
"It will probably take a month for the World Entrance to completely close up. I will preside over it while it does," said Ancestral Master Zhang.
"Nothing bad will happen with Senior Zhang presiding over it."
"We have Sword Immortal Qin to thank this time. Without him, it wouldn't have been easy to resolve this disaster."
The immortals and demons commented.
However, Hong Lingtong quipped, "Unfortunately, we allowed that mysterious fiendish demon to escape. His body… is that of a native from the Great Chang world! Furthermore, it's a mortal body. It won't be difficult for the Other Realm Fiendcelestials to send him to the Great Chang world again."
"Yes." Human Emperor and company nodded with looks of distress.
"He will definitely come again." Ancestral Master Zhang nodded.
Although the two worlds were separated by a great distance, one could temporarily link the two worlds together through a sacrificial altar. Sending energy-related items was very easy. Even sending mortal bodies was not difficult! For example, Nine Mountain Island Lord's Sanguine Sea Fiend Embryo had been sent from another world. He Qian's mountainous body belonged to the Great Chang world and was mortal. There was little to prevent him from being sent over.
"It's even possible to send him through the Nine Lineage Fiendish Demons' Grotto-heavens," suggested Patriarch Zhu. "The real question is which world is behind this mysterious fiendish demon?"
"The Nine Lineage Fiendish Demons' Grotto-heavens?" Qin Yun was puzzled.
Human Emperor said with a smile, "Each of the Nine Lineage Fiendish Demons' nests has a Grotto-heaven! These Grotto-heavens are equipped with array formations that constantly connect them to another world. They can rely on the strength of the other world for cultivation. Although people call them the Nine Lineage Fiendish Demons, the Other Realm Fiendcelestials that back the Nine Lineage Fiendish Demons all come from different worlds."
"To us, all of them are Other Realm Fiendcelestials," added Ancestral Master Zhang. "But in fact, many of the Other Realm Fiendcelestials come from different worlds. They actually fight amongst themselves too! The only reason the Nine Lineage Fiendish Demon present a united front is that we currently hold the absolute advantage. If we were wiped out, the Nine Lineage Fiendish Demons would probably end up fighting each other."
Qin Yun nodded.
It wasn't only one world that was coveting their world.
Of course, they held the absolute advantage here. The Dao Ancestor had imparted the Dao, the Buddhists were thriving, the Dragon race was powerful, and the demons possessed special cultivation Dharmic formulations. All of them had a history! For example, the dead ancient Skydragon had a senior brother and a master!
"Let's not talk about the mortal fiendish demon for now. With Qin Yun's strength, he is capable of dealing with him." Ancestral Master Zhang looked at Qin Yun as a third eye opened in his glabella.
"Eye of Lightning?" The other immortals were astonished.
Ancestral Master Zhang was alarmed when he took a look.
"Good going, Qin Yun! Your treasure halo is so much higher than what it was previously." Even Ancestral Master Zhang found it somewhat blinding. The Merit Glow he saw from Qin Yun's body even gave him a sort of sacred appearance. Apart from the Merit Glow, his body suffused all sorts of colorful treasure halos. Each treasure halo represented a particular treasure.
Even Ancestral Master Zhang was astonished seeing the Merit Glow and the numerous treasure halos that lingered around Qin Yun.
Back when Qin Yun and He Qian fought outside Grand Dominance City three years ago, Ancestral Master Zhang had once cast his Eye of Lightning and noticed the treasure halos on Qin Yun's body. Although they were dazzling, it was incomparable to what he had on him now!
Qin Yun had obtained many treasures from the Ancient Skydragon Palace since that battle outside Grand Dominance City. His treasure halo was naturally a lot more astounding.
"Qin Yun, have you been to the Ancient Skydragon Palace again?" Ancestral Master Zhang sent Qin Yun a voice transmission.
"Yes, I have." Qin Yun did not lie.
Ancestral Master Zhang's heart stirred as he immediately pressed with a voice transmission, "Did you obtain the rest of that Other Realm Fiendcelestial's corpse?"