Above the Great Dao

Chapter 1261 591: The Only Vitality

The descriptions of Long Huang and Wu Xie are very similar to phenomena caused by the Ghost God Domain.

In the West Bull New Continent, such things are quite common. Whenever a demon is born, or disaster and misfortune occur, they create evil transformations, enveloping hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of miles of territory, assimilating all life within, and altering the Heaven and Earth Great Dao.

And the source of these phenomena is the invasion of Primordial Worms and the pollution of Heavenly Venerate Primordial Spirits, almost turning the West Bull New Continent into a place unfit for human survival.

The evil spirits born from this also led to the unique cultivator profession of the West Bull New Continent, the Talisman Master.

Chen Shi didn't expect that such events could still be encountered in the Earth Immortal Realm!

He was resurrected, one could say his former life was spent fighting against these phenomena, with great familiarity.

Such events should be rare in the Earth Immortal Realm, so they are unsure how to handle them.

"The evil transformation of the West Bull New Continent is caused by Primordial Worms and the pollution of Heavenly Venerate Primordial Spirits. The Primordial Worms are treasures found from the Dark Sea, while the Heavenly Venerate is a cultivator of the Immortal Demon Dual Cultivation from the Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection."

Chen Shi's eyes flashed, he thought, "Could the Mud Bodhisattva of Feng'an County be an event engineered by the Master of the Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection?"

However, according to Long Huang's description, what happened in Feng'an County differs from the Ghost God Domain, making him unsure if this place is the Ghost God Domain.

The Ghost God Domain has the Demon Realm Corridor, where anyone escaping to the edge will return to the center in a repetitive cycle, but people from Feng'an County can escape.

The Thunder Mystery Province needs to set up prohibitions to prevent the people inside from escaping and causing wider Great Dao Contamination, obviously, there is no Demon Realm Corridor here.

Moreover, the strength of the Ghost God Domain is not so powerful; the events in Feng'an County can even affect immortals and divine beings!

"It's reached the Primordial Worm level."

Chen Shi thought, "Pollution at the Primordial Worm level can instantly destroy the Great Shang. Although Feng'an County is not that terrifying, it is still significant. The Ghost God Domain generally has a source; could the Mud Bodhisattva be the source of this evil transformation?"

Long Huang said, "This place is extremely perilous. We needed the Exorcism Institute's Exorcism Banner to prevent being affected. The Exorcism Banner can suppress Great Dao Contamination. However, the contamination here is so severe that the banner is being attacked by the Outer Dao and won't last long."

He ordered people to bring the Exorcism Banner, saying, "Right now, this Exorcism Banner can still protect you when entering Feng'an County, but it will only last twelve hours. After twelve hours, if you haven't solved the Great Dao Contamination, you will also turn into clay."

He paused and said, "We, Divine beings, are originally wooden and clay figures; with incense offerings, we can still survive. You turning into clay; wind blows will scatter, water drenches will clump, sun exposure will harden, and time will fossilize. Be careful, don't lose your life!"

Zhang Xian took the Exorcism Banner, and everyone gathered in front of him to examine it closely, seeing that this banner wasn't a traditional triangular banner, but a big banner, on a 龙 blood pole one foot seven or eight long, and held up a nearly equally long embroidered silk banner.

The banner surface, in a long strip, was embroidered with ghost talismans-like Dao Patterns with gold thread, but mostly Divine Dao Patterns rather than Immortal Dao Patterns. The Beidou Exorcism Institute mostly deals with Divine beings, so Magical Treasures are refined using Divine Dao Patterns.

No one in the Fire Camp can understand the Divine Dao Patterns. Even Chen Shi, staring at the Exorcism Banner for a while, found himself utterly clueless.

He still had a few Fuluo Village Spirit Pills at hand, pondering whether to eat one to study the Dao Patterns on the Exorcism Banner.

Zhang Xian had already initiated the Exorcism Banner, and said sternly, "Brothers from the Fire Camp, let's enter Feng'an! Follow me!"

The members of the Fire Camp followed him to Feng'an County.

Long Huang and Wu Xie watched them delve into Feng'an County, each frowned.

Long Huang said, "Did the Heavenly Court send them here to die? Someone among them must have offended a noble in the Heavenly Court!"

Wu Xie laughed, "You've already turned into a clay figure, why worry about this?"

Long Huang laughed, "I am originally a Dragon God; I can simply re-shape a Golden Body. It's just a matter of asking for more incense."

Just then, he suddenly stared blankly behind Wu Xie, and Wu Xie quickly turned around, also freezing, seeing unexpectedly the Thunder Mystery Province's Ge Heavenly Master had unknowingly left his retreat, riding auspicious clouds, with immortal energy wafting, heading their way.

Ge Heavenly Master, with feather fan and silk attire, had an ethereal aura, cultivation unfathomable, followed by some beautiful Fairies, all with graceful figures.

Beside Ge Heavenly Master was a Golden Armored God, holding an Exquisite Golden Treasure Tower, with a height of one and a half feet, and his heroism was evident. Curiously, regardless of how far away one views this divine being, his height remains one and a half feet!

"The Heavenly Court's King Li!"

They each were stunned, "Why has he come? And Ge Heavenly Master, wasn't he in retreat? When did he leave the retreat?"

Ge Heavenly Master and King Li talked and laughed, standing atop the clouds, clearly familiar with each other.

One is an Immortal, the other is Divine, but their friendship is profound, unaffected by the current opposition between Immortals and Divine.

"Immortal, you seem carefree!"

King Li laughed, "Now that your Thunder Mystery Province is causing such a commotion, you, on the contrary, remain in retreat, don't you think the situation isn't big enough?"

Ge Heavenly Master laughed, "I am insignificant, acting as a protector under the Thunder Department, surrounded by Divine beings, how can I have any power? Even if I want to handle this matter, there's no army or general."

King Li knew his words were true; over the years, the opposition between Immortals and Divine has become more severe, Divine beings are very wary of Immortals, far less intimate than before.

Although Ge Heavenly Master oversees the Thunder Mystery Province, these years he's been hollowed out and stripped of actual authority.

"Moreover, the matter is rather strange."

Ge Heavenly Master lowered his voice and said, "I suspect this Great Dao Contamination is aimed at the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva; to pollute him as he descends as the Golden Body. If he is attacked in my Thunder Department and polluted into an evil being, the Western Heaven would distrust our Heavenly Court."

King Li hesitated and said, "Do you mean that someone is secretly taking action?"

Heavenly Master Ge laughed, "I didn't say that."

King Li said, "This person must be an Immortal, sowing discord between the Heavenly Court and the Western Heaven, quite a clever tactic. Do you plan to just stand by and watch?"

Heavenly Master Ge sighed, "I'm not valued in the Thunder Department, do you want me to estrange myself from the Immortal Dao?"

King Li fell silent.

Heavenly Master Ge changed the subject and laughed, "You never come to the Treasure Hall without a reason. This time, sending merely a Heavenly Soldier Camp to solve the Great Dao Contamination, even I suspect you have enemies in the Heavenly Soldier Camp. But your personal visit makes me doubt it."

King Li said, "In the Fire Camp, there's someone named Chen Shi, who has a peculiar background. He comes from the Dark Sea and achieved Harmonization and Immortality in the Heavenly Court only after ascension. He refined an Abnormal Point of the Great Path in the Dao Ruins."

"What?" Heavenly Master Ge exclaimed.

King Li said, "He indeed refined an Abnormal Point of the Great Path, I don't know what method he used either, but I saw it with my own eyes. I suspect he is a Great Demon, or something else from the Dark Sea."

Heavenly Master Ge understood his meaning, "So you want to use the Mud Bodhisattva incident to investigate his background."

King Li nodded gently, "The Dark Sea is too terrifying, I'm worried he's a monster from the Dark Sea."

Heavenly Master Ge cast his gaze toward Feng'an County, searching for the movements of Chen Shi and the others, muttering, "But refining an Abnormal Point of the Great Path is too outrageous, even a monster from the Dark Sea can't possibly do it, right?"

He found Chen Shi and the others, "To test Chen Shi, you're willing to make twelve hundred people from the Fire Camp as collateral, ruthless. Or is there a problem with these twelve hundred people as well?"

King Li's gaze also fell on Chen Shi, "They are a part of the dissident faction among the Immortals, releasing Great Demons, attacking the Heavenly Court, destroying the Heavenly Dao Treasure Celestial Secret Strategy, they deserve to die. This journey is fraught with danger, whatever Chen Shi is, he will reveal his true nature involuntarily!"

Chen Shi, along with the members of the Fire Camp, continued to delve deeply into Feng'an County, unhurriedly refining the Yin Yang Sword Qi inside the Purple Heaven Gourd.

The two strands of Sword Qi had already taken shape under his sacrificial refinement, like two blunt sticks, colliding and grinding against each other in the gourd, gradually striking sparks.

Chen Shi's Heart Spirit was attached to these two strands of Sword Qi, controlling them to perform the techniques from the Mixed Yuan Sword Scripture, colliding with each other. Through this sacrificial refinement, the Sword Qi would be honed to become increasingly sharp, ready to be wielded with ease.

With his sacrificial refinement, the power of the two strands of Sword Qi was astonishing, but fortunately, it was within the Purple Heaven Gourd, which almost contained a world inside, with not a sliver of its power leaking out.

"Have you all noticed that our mana is gradually dulling?" Suddenly, someone exclaimed.

These words immediately drew agreement from many.

"I noticed it too!"

"My Immortal Yuan feels like it's turning into mud! This Exorcism Banner is somewhat off, it can protect our bodies but not our mana!"

"My Great Dao Law is also dulling!"

"Mine too!"

They began to shout, some becoming panicked and flustered.

Zhang Xian said, "If you can't hold out, you can hide in your own Dao Realm for a while. Those who can, keep going!"

Immediately, some couldn't withstand the pressure and activated their Dao Realms, conjuring a vast Dao Realm behind them, rising into it.

The Immortal who had just entered his own Dao Realm suddenly froze, mud continuously oozed from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, standing there without daring to move.

At that moment, a heavy rain fell within his Dao Realm, descending from the sky and landing on him.

His body gradually dissolved in the rain, turning into muddy water, and soon his head disappeared!

Below, the members of the Fire Camp stood frozen, watching the scene with a creeping sensation of horror.

"Why doesn't hiding in the Dao Realm work?" someone asked in a hoarse voice.

Zhong Lin said in a solemn tone, "Because we have been polluted. From the moment we stepped into Feng'an County, we were polluted. It is only because we are under the protection of the Exorcism Banner that we haven't turned into mud people. But once we leave the protection of the Exorcism Banner, we will end up like that."

The group shuddered.

Have they all been polluted?

Xiao Dululu said, "Are you saying if we don't resolve the source of the Mud Bodhisattva incident within a day, even if we leave Feng'an County, we'll still turn into mud people?"

Zhong Lin said, "We cannot leave Feng'an County."

The group didn't understand, Bai Fangfang questioned, "Why?"

Zhong Lin looked up at the sky, and in the air was a Bright Mirror like a blazing sun, "We are already the pollution source. The Thunder Department will not allow us to spread the Great Dao Contamination. This Pure Yang Divine Mirror will burn us to death, leaving none alive, should we attempt to leave Feng'an County!"

Everyone's hearts sank.

The only chance of survival was to resolve the source of the mud people!