Desolate Devouring Art - Chapter 1694 - Sacred Astral River Scroll
Chapter 1694 – Sacred Astral River Scroll
Including Liu Wuxie, everyone turned their heads to the sky at the appearance of the enormous scroll.
“It’s the Sacred Astral River Scroll! What is it doing in the mortal realm?!” Gan Xingzhou exclaimed, his eyes filled with shock.
When he was chosen to enter the mortal realm, he had initially resisted. After all, in their eyes, the mortal realm was no different from a dumpster. But now, it seemed far more terrifying than he had imagined.
Not only had the mortal realm produced a monster like Liu Wuxie, but even the Fire Ancestral Talisman had appeared here. Now, even the Sacred Astral River Scroll had emerged, so it was no wonder they reacted with such shock.
The other immortals did not know what the Sacred Astral River Scroll was, but from its aura, they could tell it had surpassed ordinary immortal artifacts.
“What a treasure! It’s the Sacred Astral River Scroll refined by Immortal Venerable Ning Chou,” Liu Wuxie said with a faint smile rising on his lips. If he could gain control of it, killing Gan Xingzhou and the others would become easy.
Immortal Venerable Ning Chou was famous in the celestial realm, but he had somehow offended an Immortal Regnant, who had ultimately killed him. That had happened hundreds of thousands of years ago.
During the battle three hundred thousand years ago, even the celestial realm had been smashed apart, causing the Immortal Path to appear. The Sacred Astral River Scroll had been swept into the mortal realm.
Due to the frequent openings between the celestial and mortal realms, the Sacred Astral River Scroll had successfully awakened and appeared before everyone.
“I heard that Immortal Venerable Ning Chou stored all his treasures in the Sacred Astral River Scroll. If we can get our hands on it, we’ll strike it rich!” Liang Hong’s eyes flashed with greed.
“The Sacred Astral River Scroll won’t go anywhere. We can kill Liu Wuxie first and collect it afterward,” Gan Xingzhou said calmly, focusing on dealing with Liu Wuxie first.
As the spiritual arrays began to shrink, Liu Wuxie’s pressure decreased. Though he had reached the third-level Heavenly Immortal Realm, he had no power to resist the Nine-Star Immortal Slaying Arrays.
The twenty-seven people joined forces once more, allowing their power to grow even stronger than before. Gan Xingzhou reached into his robe once more.
Liu Wuxie knew they had come prepared with trump cards to ensure his death. He did not hesitate to break away from the spiritual array and return to Nightmare City, planning to use the power of an immortal artifact to withstand their attack.
He did consider retrieving Nightmare City and fleeing, but he had to stay here because they had yet to complete the Heavenly Sealing Array.
Watching Liu Wuxie flee into Nightmare City, Gan Xingzhou stomped his foot furiously and pulled his right hand out of his robe. Even he was not certain whether the trump card could blow apart Nightmare City and kill Liu Wuxie. If it failed, he would waste a perfect opportunity to kill him.
He had begun regretting it now, almost to the point that his guts turned green. He should have used his trump card from the very beginning, but he had not dared to because they had not yet confirmed Liu Wuxie’s identity.
Now, Liu Wuxie had taken advantage of the changes in their spiritual arrays to flee.
Hua Feiyu asked, stepping forward, “Wuxie, are you alright?”
“I’m fine. We have to speed up the Heavenly Sealing Array. Nightmare City can only hold them off for about ten days at best,” Liu Wuxie said, but he did not offer much explanation.
He knew that news of him being the reincarnation of an immortal had already spread. As long as they could activate the Heavenly Sealing Array successfully, they would be able to stop more immortals from coming to the mortal realm. Then, Liu Wuxie would be safe and could slowly play around with them. The world was vast, and Gan Xingzhou would not be able to find him easily if he hid somewhere.
This meant their only way forward was to activate the Heavenly Sealing Array and sever the connection between the two realms.
“I’ll go immediately,” Han Feizi said. He realized how serious the situation had become and led the Spirit Sealing Institute’s experts to set up the Heavenly Sealing Array.
Liu Wuxie returned to the cultivation chamber to stabilize his new cultivation.
Gan Xingzhou and the others could only take turns attacking Nightmare City, causing the city to tremble violently and sending cultivators tumbling through the streets.
However, as time passed and the spiritual arrays remained strong, the cultivators in Nightmare City gradually adapted to it. Since the immortals could not break in, they would let them attack all they wanted.
After attacking for two hours and failing to break through Nightmare City, Gan Xingzhou could only give up for the time being.
“Liu Wuxie, let me see how long you can continue to hide inside!” Gan Xingzhou’s voice echoed, reaching every corner of Nightmare City. They would stand guard here and kill Liu Wuxie with his trump card the moment he appeared.
“Brother Gan, why don’t we kill everyone to force him to appear?” Liang Hong asked, turning to look at the other regions of Indigo Bamboo Star.
Many cultivators had yet to enter Nightmare City, and they seemed completely helpless outside.
Gan Xingzhou replied after pondering briefly, “That’s a good idea to force him out.”
This method was cruel, but it was undoubtedly the best option for the time being. These people were truly sinister, capable of devising such a vicious plan.
They did not hide their discussion from anyone, and everyone within Nightmare City naturally heard it. Gan Xingzhou had obviously let the cultivators of Indigo Bamboo Star hear him.
Just as they were about to attack, the Sacred Astral River Scroll suddenly cracked open.
Yue Jinkang and the others had spent an entire day circling the Sacred Astral River Scroll before finally finding an entrance. Once the Sacred Astral River Scroll cracked open, the world inside appeared before them.
“Let’s go in! There must be countless treasures hidden within!” Gongsun Lin took the lead and charged into the Sacred Astral River Scroll.
The Sacred Astral River Scroll finally could not resist the constant friction from heaven and earth and cracked open. If the collision continued, the scroll would break apart completely.
As for ascending to the celestial realm, these people had long tossed that matter to the back of their minds.
“These garbage dare to enter the Sacred Astral River Scroll before us?!” Gan Xingzhou withdrew his hand from the robes once again. His right hand had barely rested for the past fifteen minutes.
He had been moments away from attacking the mortals, only to pull his hand back after seeing Yue Jinkang and the others enter the Sacred Astral River Scroll.
Gan Xingzhou and the others knew that only they could take away the Sacred Astral River Scroll, which was why they had not rushed to act the moment it appeared. Their mission was to kill Liu Wuxie, and everything else had to be set aside for the time being.
“The few of you go to the Sacred Astral River Scroll and kill them all,” Gan Xingzhou ordered, sending away ten experts so they wouldn’t seize the opportunity first.
“Okay!” The ten swiftly left upon receiving the order, and four among them were high immortals. There was no way Yue Jinkang and the others could withstand such a lineup.
Meanwhile, the remaining people would slaughter the commoners to force Liu Wuxie to appear.
Liu Wuxie naturally saw everything clearly from inside. Time flowed rapidly within the cultivation chamber, and several days had passed inside while only fifteen minutes had gone by outside, allowing him to consolidate his cultivation.
The Fire Ancestral Talisman had merged with the desolate world.
“Liu Wuxie, don’t blame us for being merciless if you still refuse to show yourself,” Gan Xingzhou said, striking down with his palm to destroy an entire mountain range as a warning to Liu Wuxie. He told Liu Wuxie that his next attack would fall on the large cities if Liu Wuxie still refused to show himself.
Everyone was anxious, but there was nothing they could do. The cultivators in the cities had knelt, praying for a miracle.
Hua Feiyu and the others also felt anxious, as many disciples and families of the Heavenly Dragon Sect lived in Mount Dragon City. A High Immortal’s attack could easily flatten the entire city.
Nightmare City was massive, but even it could not contain the entire Indigo Bamboo Star.
A sharp glint flashed in Emperor Haoyuan’s eyes as he recovered from his injuries in the main hall.
“I’ll go out to fight them!” Emperor Haoyuan said. He had recovered most of his injuries.
It was already too late for Hua Feiyu to stop him, as Emperor Haoyuan had already left the main hall.
“If you want to kill me, come!” Another figure flashed past the spiritual array before Emperor Haoyuan could leave Nightmare City, rushing straight for the Sacred Astral River Scroll.
“It’s Liu Wuxie!” Everyone clearly saw Liu Wuxie leave Nightmare City and burrow into the Sacred Astral River Scroll.
Gan Xingzhou and the others’ target had always been Liu Wuxie, so they immediately gave chase the moment they saw him enter the Sacred Astral River Scroll.
The Sacred Astral River Scroll was a powerful treasure, and the consequences would be unimaginable if Liu Wuxie managed to get his hands on it.
“After him!” Gan Xingzhou yelled.
The remaining seventeen immortals entered the Sacred Astral River Scroll after Liu Wuxie, and another group of immortals entered after them, coveting a share of whatever was inside.
“Sect Master Hua, you stay in the sect while I go help Liu Wuxie,” Leng Zizhen said and entered the Sacred Astral River Scroll, followed by Gu Yue, He Fan, and the other immortals.
Xu Lingxue walked out of the house holding Murong Yi’s hand for support, and her belly had grown slightly bigger.
“Don’t worry about it. He will be fine,” Xu Lingxue said firmly as she caressed her belly. Only she knew everything about Liu Wuxie, and she believed he would resolve the danger.
Yan Yu walked over. “Xue’er, you’re pregnant. You should go back to rest!”
After Han Feizi returned to the Spirit Sealing Institute, he did not rest and devoted himself to completing the Heavenly Sealing Array.
Meanwhile, Mu Tianli and the others were trying to break through to the Immortal Realm. They hated themselves for being powerless, unable to help Liu Wuxie at the critical moment.
Though they had not taken part in the battle themselves, they had already thrown themselves into it. They knew that if they could not survive this calamity, it would destroy both the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Heavenly Dao Society, just as it had destroyed the Grand Unity Sect.
Several streaks of light flew over from the other astral domains as Gong Gong appeared. There was also another unfamiliar figure with him, but Liu Wuxie would definitely recognize him if he saw him.
The Sacred Astral River Scroll continued colliding with heaven and earth, expanding in size and soon blotting out the sun.
Some quasi-immortals tried to enter, only for the Sacred Astral River Scroll to send them flying. The Sacred Astral River Scroll flew for a long time before stopping in midair, covering Indigo Bamboo Star.
A vast number of cultivators could see the Sacred Astral River Scroll. They could vaguely see the mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans within, but they could not enter.
After Liu Wuxie entered the Sacred Astral River Scroll, a terrifying force struck him and nearly injured him.
“What dense laws! The laws here are almost identical to the celestial realm,” Liu Wuxie murmured. He landed on a mountain range and felt the surrounding laws.
