Chapter 371: The Lord of Mount Tai's Seal! The Judge’s Brush! The True Dragon Scale!

“Even in the underworld, I have an immortal body. You think you can suppress me with just that saber?” The Earth Yin Fetus bubbled with thick, gurgling blisters, its glow flaring violently.

The entire cavern was instantly shrouded in a suffocating chill, as if the Gates of Hell had been thrown wide open!

“Immortal?” Li Yanchu gave a cold laugh. “I don’t buy it!”

He pulled out a strange brush, its aura profound, and channeled his magical power into it. Then, a single word “Suppress” flared into being and stamped down.

The Earth Yin Fetus froze instantly before its eerie glow snuffed out, and it let out a howl of agony. “The Judge’s Brush!? Damn it, how could you possibly have that thing!”

Li Yanchu’s eyes narrowed. So this really

was

the Judge’s Brush?

He had long suspected as much in his heart, and now the Earth Yin Fetus, a being of the underworld, had confirmed it.

That seemingly simple word

suppress

directly immobilized the abomination. A vast force enveloped it, gradually hardening its form and sealing it in place.

“You young Daoist priest... you actually have the Judge’s Brush? You’ve been to the underworld!?” The Earth Yin Fetus roared, its voice both horrified and furious.

But no one noticed a single droplet of dense, inky-black ooze slipped silently across the floor, creeping up behind the old beggar.

Shkk!

The old beggar’s body shuddered, and his eyes glazed over. Suddenly, his entire form radiated with blinding white light. This sudden turn of events made Daoist Spiritual Master Ling Song and Master Benxin’s faces blanch in shock, forcing them to retreat several steps.

The Earth Yin Fetus burst out in wild laughter.

“Arrogant fool, did you really think you could bind me!? I can split into countless fragments, how could the likes of you mortals ever comprehend my power!?”

Such a sinister, bizarre ability struck terror into the hearts of all who saw it, and they were overwhelmed by a sense of utter helplessness. The faint hope that had risen in Daoist Spiritual Master Ling Song and Master Benxin was instantly crushed, leaving them shivering in dread.

This kind of abomination should never have been allowed to exist in the human realm!

Li Yanchu’s expression remained cold and unshaken. “Save your boasting.”

He then poured more power into the Judge’s Brush. The massive lump of Earth Yin Fetus, frozen in place, began hardening into a block of black stone and glowing with eerie, unnatural light.

At the same time, the old beggar’s eyes flared with the same sinister radiance.

“Release me, or I’ll annihilate this old fool’s very soul!” the Earth Yin Fetus howled in fury.

Li Yanchu said sternly, “I’ve never bowed to threats.”

From his robes he drew forth an ancient seal, radiating a vast, primordial aura. Instantly, all the surrounding yin qi surged toward it!

“AAAHHHHHHHH! What... what is this thing!?” the Earth Yin Fetus shrieked in anguish.

From the very start, this being that could plunge the mortal realm into chaos had been firmly suppressed by Li Yanchu, and now, with the Lord of Mount Tai's Seal unleashed, it was not just suppressed, it could be

utterly destroyed

!

With a single thought, Li Yanchu activated the seal, and a surge of vast Daoist power roared forth.

BOOM!

The hardened mass of Earth Yin Fetus shattered like weathered stone, disintegrating completely into nothingness. Its presence erased from the air itself!

At the same time, a divine radiance flared from the Lord of Mount Tai's Seal, falling directly upon the old beggar. The sinister glow in the beggar’s eyes began to fade, and soon, a drop of viscous black liquid was forcibly torn out from within his body!

Li Yanchu’s reasoning was simple: since this abomination came from the underworld, the Lord of Mount Tai's Seal’s suppression over it should be devastating.

𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

And indeed, the result was extraordinary!

The Earth Yin Fetus shrieked in agony, but by now, it had lost the power of speech. Not just the drop within the old beggar, even two more hidden deeper in the cavern were drawn out and gathered together by the seal’s divine light.

To the Earth Yin Fetus, the Lord of Mount Tai was a being of unfathomably higher order. It could not even recognize the presence, but only feel its pure, absolute suppression.

BOOM!

The Earth Yin Fetus, which had spread from the underworld into the human realm and been sealed beneath the depths of the Chu River, was at last annihilated and utterly erased by Li Yanchu at its very root.

The old beggar’s eyes cleared, his face pale as paper. He had truly thought his end had come, yet against all odds, he had been saved.

“Many thanks, Daoist Master Li!” He cupped his fists and bowed deeply.

Still, his breathing was ragged, his qi withered and weak. Thus ended the lineage of the Chu River Dragon Palace. Even the Earth Yin Fetus sealed in the cavern had been destroyed by Li Yanchu with his sacred treasure.

When the group made their way to the Dragon Palace’s main hall, intending to search through it, the palace suddenly collapsed with a thunderous crash. Its form grew increasingly translucent, until at last, the entire underwater palace dissolved into a stream of light and flew straight into Li Yanchu’s hand.

It was a dragon scale, radiating the aura of a true dragon.

“This Dragon Palace... was actually formed from a true dragon’s scale!?” Li Yanchu was slightly astonished by such a heaven-defying method of creation. He sent his divine sense into the dragon scale, but discovered no strange pocket dimension within.

Clearly, this was not some sort of portable cave-dwelling treasure. Rather, it was a special place constructed using the true dragon’s scale.

The river waters surged violently. Yet everyone was shielded beneath a massive barrier, which was formed by the old beggar’s prized treasure, the Water-Dividing Pearl! This thing was perfectly suited for combat beneath the river.

At that moment, the corpses of the Chu River’s water demons floated to the surface, including the body of the Dragon King himself and those of his sons and daughters.

In an instant, the river’s surface was stained red with blood. Ordinarily, such flood dragon corpses would be excellent materials for refining pills or medicines. But now, the countless bodies suddenly transformed into streams of blood light, all of which were absorbed into the dragon scale in Li Yanchu’s hand. Moments later, they dissipated into the air, as though they had never existed at all.

This scene stunned everyone! With true dragons extinct in the world, could it be that this dragon scale might nurture a rebirth of true dragon bloodlines?

After all, Li Yanchu also held a dragon pearl in his possession!

“Heaven’s treasures belong to the worthy. Daoist Master Li, your fortune is truly profound!” Master Benxin pressed his palms together in reverence.

Daoist Spiritual Master Ling Song and the others likewise offered their congratulations. However, Daoist Spiritual Master Ling Song, skilled in the art of physiognomy, furrowed his brow slightly.

As for Li Yanchu’s depth of fortune, he could not see through it. Some mysterious power was shrouding the heavenly secrets.

However, from Li Yanchu’s facial features, it was obvious that his fate was not blessed at all, but rather one of those “unyieldingly hard lives” with extremely tough destiny. In other words, he survived purely by having an iron-hard fate!

“Boundless Heavenly Venerable... this much can’t be wrong. For this junior of the Daoist sect to walk in and out of the forbidden ground where the Earth Yin Fetus was sealed, and emerge completely unscathed, his fate truly

is

tough!”

The group treaded atop the river and soon reached the shore, returning to the prefectural city of Yingchuan. This was a dragon-slaying feat!

The prefect, eyes brimming with tears of excitement, exclaimed, “Excellent! Truly excellent! Many thanks to you exalted masters for taking action. I will surely report the matter to the imperial court and spread your names far and wide.”

Daoist Spiritual Master Ling Song and the others smiled broadly.

To slay demons and exorcise evil was to protect the Righteous Dao of the human realm. But if, in doing so, they could also glorify their sects and bring prosperity to their temples’ incense offerings, there was no conflict at all!

Li Yanchu, however, quietly approached the prefect, requesting that his own name not be mentioned, nor be announced to the world. He simply wanted to avoid unnecessary trouble!

The prefect was initially surprised, but in the end, he agreed to Li Yanchu’s request. Whether one sought fame across the land, or wished for incense to flourish, or, like Li Yanchu, preferred to stay out of renown... As long as demons were slain and evil purged, to the prefect, it was all the same.