Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1191 552: Petrification of All

On this day, whether it was the farmers working in the fields or the peddlers in the city, they all raised their heads, staring blankly at the sky.

In the sky above West Bull New Continent, one by one, blood flowers slowly bloomed across the firmament.

A hundred miles high, there was an extremely hot Sun Essence Qi, several tens of miles thick, where any living creature, including cultivators of the Mahayana Realm, would be reduced to ash in both body and spirit upon reaching this place.

Yet, those blood flowers bloomed here, continuously growing and spreading, becoming ever larger. They seemed not in the least fearful of the Sun Essence Qi, nor of the Taiyin Sword Qi at night, nor did they regard the Outer Heaven True God with any concern.

Soon, the blood flowers connected in the high sky, expanding their coverage until they gradually filled the sky of West Bull New Continent.

A thick Evil Qi swept down from the high sky, first transforming the dead bodies into something evil.

Those who had just died suddenly sat up straight, turning either into zombies or ghost monsters, their heads splitting like petals, or their limbs growing into flowering branches, grotesquely shaped, preying on humans.

Some freshly slaughtered livestock and poultry, too, were corrupted by the Evil Qi, transforming into evil spirits seeking revenge against humans.

Even the vegetation, under the influence of the Evil Qi, gradually mutated, waving their branches to seize passing people, driving roots through eyes, ears, mouths, and noses, sucking human blood for nourishment.

Some trees uprooted themselves, wildly running amok across the hills and fields.

In a short time, the entire West Bull New Continent descended into madness, causing people to be at a loss as to how to respond.

Everywhere was filled with evil spirits, and the Evil Qi was pervasive; even the wet nurses in villages couldn't withstand the invasion of Evil Qi, often transforming into evil spirits that endangered villagers.

Talisman Masters from the Red Mountain Hall raced about, slaying and refining evil spirits, but there were simply too many evil spirits to eradicate, and as the Evil Qi intensified, the evil spirits grew ever stronger.

All over, divine beings shone brightly, Three Lights Qi ceaselessly emanating from temples, protecting local people from evil spirit invasions.

Urgent reports flew like snowflakes towards the Xinxiang Imperial City, keeping Hu Feifei and other cabinet ministers frantically busy.

Sha Qiutong, Du Yiran, and others arrived at Heaven Measuring Cliff on Qianyang Mountain, only to find that Chen Shi was still in secluded cultivation and could not be awakened.

They had no choice but to leave, in search of Chen Yindou, who, along with Creation Little Five, was engaged in the sacrificial refinement of the Qiankun Rebuilding Furnace. Seeing their arrival, he did not stop, continuing with the refinement.

Sha Qiutong said, "The Heavenly Venerate has already emerged from Despair Slope. The world's evil transformation cannot be undone. He's turning the world evil, bringing the entire West Bull New Continent into a state of evil transformation, which will soon affect ordinary people. The local divine beings can protect the masses but only temporarily. Even all gods will be affected by the Evil Qi, becoming evil gods. Old Chen, you have the best ideas; what should we do now?"

Chen Yindou, continuing the sacrificial refinement, said, "The Heavenly Venerate's purpose in making the world evil is to demon-transform the world's grand path and alter it into an altar for that evil entity. The entire West Bull New Continent is a vast Ghost God Domain. The only plan now is to counter the Ghost God Domain with a Ghost God Domain, delaying the evil transformation of all beings for a while. But this is only a delay; once the master of the Ghost God Domain also undergoes evil transformation, the people of West Bull New Continent will be evil-transformed, merging into the sky's blood and flesh."

He paused and said, "At that time, all the people of West Bull New Continent will perish."

Du Yiran slightly frowned, "Use the Ghost God Domain to counter evil transformation?"

Chen Yindou said, "I've studied Stone Rock Lady and created a small Magic Skill, placed there. Take it and teach others to cultivate, to activate the Ghost God Domain with it."

Du Yiran's gaze swept away, seeing on a table nearby two pieces of paper weighted down with a paperweight. She stepped forward immediately.

The crowd glanced through them; the papers recorded a nameless cultivation technique, cultivating which would assimilate one's Void Great Realm into a Ghost God Domain resembling that of Stone Rock Lady. Within this domain, all living beings, including cultivators and even the one activating this skill, would stone-transform!

This cultivation technique was extremely simple to cultivate, easy to grasp — even someone of average talent could master it in just a day or two.

Sha Qiutong slightly frowned, murmuring, "Even if turned to stone, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long."

Without lifting his head, Chen Yindou said, "Hold on as long as you can."

The Heavenly Fox frowned and said, "Old Chen, this technique has a method for stone transformation but none for un-stoning! If the battle ends, people will still be stone, unable to revert to their physical bodies!"

"I have too tight a timeframe to consider methods for un-stoning."

Chen Yindou and Creation Little Five continued refining the Qiankun Rebuilding Furnace, their minds connected, Chen Yindou discarding all emotions that interfered with his judgment to Creation Little Five, retaining only pure rationality, speaking without any emotion.

"What you must do, what you can do, is simply survive. Once stoned, you won't need a method to un-stone."

He glanced at the crowd, saying, "If we win, I will create a method to un-stone you. If we lose, you will never awaken. It is thus unnecessary for me to expend wisdom creating a method to un-stone now."

He issued an order to leave: "All of you, farewells are in order."

Sha Qiutong and the others could only depart, while the Heavenly Fox complained, "Old Chen is so unfeeling."

Du Yiran said, "In the battle against the Heavenly Venerate, anyone below an Immortal is fodder, even an Immortal is likely fodder. We are of no use in this and shouldn't bother him with trivialities."