Chapter 941 - 936: Netherworld Blueprint!

Chapter 941: Chapter 936: Netherworld Blueprint!

In an instant, the world turned upside down. Up until now, Lü Yang had visited quite a few Celestial Human Residual Consciousnesses. However, this particular one felt completely different from the rest. Although the previous Celestial Human Residual Consciousnesses were empty, they were perfectly preserved. All their functions operated normally, and not even a Master of Dao could interfere with them. They felt like utopian sanctuaries isolated from the mundane world. The moment Lü Yang entered one, a heartfelt sense of peace would wash over him. But this time, it was different.

"This..."

Lü Yang appeared within the De-Chong Talisman. His pupils constricted slightly because what met his eyes was not the towering and magnificent palace he had imagined, but rather, ruins. Vast swaths of pavilions and terraces had collapsed. Glazed tiles lay shattered, and golden stones were broken. It was as if an unimaginable, earth-shattering battle had once taken place here. All traces of the Profound Mysterious seemed to have been crushed in the war, making Lü Yang suspect that this Celestial Human Residual Consciousness was completely scrapped. It wasn’t until he spotted a faint glimmer amidst the ruins, flickering like a lone candle flame, that he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"At least it’s not completely empty..." Lü Yang quickly stepped forward and soon found the source of the rising light. It was a dilapidated hall where the golden roof tiles and crimson steps had long been shattered into countless fragments, and the pillars had collapsed. A large portion of the hall’s roof was caved in, and the main hall was littered with broken statues, offering a faint glimpse into its former glory.

Lü Yang walked all the way to the deepest part of the hall. There, he shockingly saw a throne that was more than half destroyed. There was no one on the seat—only a single Jade Scroll covered in dense, profound runes. It reflected a pure white light that split into seven colors, swirling around it.

"...Huh?" Seeing the imagery of the pure white light evolving into seven colors, Lü Yang raised an eyebrow. A sense of familiarity welled up within him. After a moment of recollection, he remembered. "It’s the Bhagavat!"

The Dharma Light on the Vajra Realm Great Sun Tathagata from before had behaved exactly like this. It started as a pure white color, then burst into seven magnificent hues—a deeply profound and miraculous sight.

"Is this related to karmic links?" Lü Yang pondered. When the Fruit of Rampart Earth connected to the Great Net of Karma Links, it manifested as colored light, but that was clearly not the full power of the Fruit of Rampart Earth. "If I want to go a step further and achieve true Change Cause and Effect, perhaps I need to condense and unify the colored lights into a flawless, blazing white Dharma Light. If that’s the case, does this Jade Scroll actually contain methods left behind by the Bhagavat? And it relates to karmic links? Why is that old dog everywhere?!"

Lü Yang rubbed his forehead, feeling a bit helpless. He could only admit that the Bhagavat truly lived up to being a good friend of Lower Cultivators; he was far too unashamed to meddle with those beneath him. The pressure the Bhagavat gave him was even greater than that of the Saint Sect Ancestral Master.

"Immortal Core Survival Guide, run a check for me!" Soon, the inspection result popped up on the interface: [No Pit. Safe to read.]

Lü Yang finally let out a sigh of relief. He walked up, picked up the Jade Scroll, and swept his Spiritual perception over it. Instantly, a familiar voice echoed in his ears. Just like the Profound Robed Man inside the Emperor Ying, it was the voice of the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master. The voice was laced with exhaustion, and even a bit of weakness.

"I’ve lost..." The faint, haunting sigh was enough to break anyone’s heart. "I wished to seize the heavenly timing, yet I fell short at the final hurdle. Not only did I fail to achieve my goal, but I also caused the Secret Realm to collapse and squandered the legacy of our predecessors. It is truly the greatest of sins.

"Left with no other choice, I can only offer this small compensation. I leave my life’s work here and have set up a Forbidden Technique. Only one person can reach this Secret Realm, as the Fa must not be passed to a third pair of ears. The one holding the coordinate of the karmic links must be the absolute strongest in Combat within the Middle Stage of Golden Core. Only such a person can take this item away."

The voice stopped abruptly. Lü Yang narrowed his eyes, pondering in his heart, "This is getting interesting. The fact that this item wasn’t taken means World Purger Fei Xue didn’t meet this requirement? The absolute strongest in Combat within the Middle Stage of Golden Core—this was the condition to retrieve the Jade Scroll. World Purger Fei Xue is the Five Thousand Years of Fighting Number One, yet she didn’t meet the condition. It’s clear that this so-called strongest in Combat is just a front used to fool people."

Soon, Lü Yang’s eyes lit up. "It’s the Emperor Ying! The Emperor Ying can drastically boost one’s combat power in the Middle Stage of Golden Core. What the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master truly wanted was someone who had been to the Emperor Ying! Someone like myself."

Through the Emperor Ying, he had mastered the Fruit Arcana while still in the Middle Stage of Golden Core. Although this was partly due to his own unique circumstances, strength was strength. "I’m afraid only a Cultivator who cleared the Emperor Ying and obtained the Primordial Sea of Light could take this Jade Scroll and read its contents. As for World Purger Fei Xue, the Five Thousand Years of Fighting Number One... I’ve long wondered why she would use this matter as her Ascension Ceremony. Looking at it now, someone must have instructed her to do so!"

Someone wanted to get this Jade Scroll, and World Purger Fei Xue was just their pawn. Thinking up to this point, the answer had already surfaced in Lü Yang’s mind. "That old geezer from the Stain Sect!"

After all, given World Purger Fei Xue’s personality, who in the world could force her? After much deliberation, Lü Yang felt that this person could only be the Saint Sect Ancestral Master.

"What a pity." At this thought, a look of regret couldn’t help but appear on Lü Yang’s face. "I failed to clear the Emperor Ying. I’m afraid this Jade Scroll has no fate with me."

However, right at that moment, an unexpected change occurred.

CLICK!

In an instant, accompanied by a soft sound like a mechanism engaging, the Jade Scroll suddenly opened. The blazing white Dharma Light lingering around it inexplicably parted to the sides! Lü Yang was stunned.

"That’s not right. I didn’t clear the Emperor Ying. In fact, I even crashed the Emperor Ying because I drew in the consciousness of the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master... Huh? Wait a minute."

Past memories flooded his mind, bringing a faint realization to Lü Yang. "Is it because of... the First Generation Demon Taming Peak Master? He seemed to have glanced at me back then. Was it at that moment?"

Regardless, the Jade Scroll had opened its embrace to him now. Only a fool would refuse a free gift. Lü Yang immediately sent his Spiritual perception into the Jade Scroll.

"This is..." Lü Yang froze.

In the next second, his hand trembled as if he were grabbing a red-hot branding iron. He almost threw the Jade Scroll away, but then abruptly exerted force to grip it tight. It was as if he were clutching an exceedingly rare treasure. "Good... Very good!"

At this moment, in a realm invisible to ordinary people, stormy waves shockingly rose within Lü Yang’s Spiritual Space. That was the "weight" brought by Knowledge. And this was even after it had been processed.

"It’s the blazing white Dharma Light left by the Bhagavat. This Dharma Light not only protected the Jade Scroll, but when the Knowledge within flowed out, it was also washed by him first. Did it sever the karmic links? Or was it some other method? Regardless, it laundered this Knowledge clean! If that weren’t the case, this Knowledge would become a taboo! And not just an ordinary taboo. I have no doubt that without this cleansing, the sheer volume of Knowledge would explode my head and force me to reincarnate on the spot! Because—"

"This is... the Netherworld!"

Lü Yang pressed his glabella, feeling both pain and joy as the Knowledge howled within his Spiritual Space. Ghost Gate, Road to the Underworld, Naihe Bridge, Wangxiang Platform, Three Lives Stone, Four Directions Ghost Realm, Netherworld Lord’s Hall... This was the original blueprint of the Netherworld!

"Huh? Hold on... If such an important item was inside the De-Chong Talisman, even if she couldn’t obtain it, World Purger Fei Xue should have hogged the spot to prevent anyone else from getting it. Yet she traded it away."

Thinking up to this point, Lü Yang suddenly froze, his expression changing drastically. "Oh no! That old geezer from the Stain Sect seems to be scheming against me again!"