Chapter 1630: Prepare to Die

“No wonder that old bastard is hiding here!” The Chief Libationist waved his sleeve and cast down rays of light that enveloped the group. They immediately felt the pressure on their bodies lifting.

This was the first time they entered the Yellow Spring. After all, no one in their right mind would enter such a place willingly; not even the Great Emperor of Fengdu or the six Ghosts and Gods. Although they were the deities of the underworld, the Yellow Spring was the nexus of the filth, resentment and more originating from both humans and the ghosts. The energies lurking inside the Yellow Spring was simply too numerous and chaotic, and it wiped out and corrupted anything and everything. Even if their powers were similar, there was simply no way they could endure it for long.

Perhaps only a natural deity who was born from the Nether like King Taishan could ignore its debilitating effects outright.

The Yellow Spring was as vast as an ocean, and no one could roam the Yellow Spring for long. Trying to find King Taishan’s true body here was like trying to find a single drop of water in the sea. It was definitely an excellent hiding spot.

“Our powers would be greatly suppressed in the Yellow Spring. I do not think it would be easy for us to tackle King Taishan like this.”

Mister Stream Stepping was feeling shaken as he sensed the infinite filth and darkness in the Yellow Spring around him. They hadn’t even begun fighting King Taishan yet, and already they were feeling tremendous pressure from their environment. He reckoned that they could only unleash half of their full power or less when the battle actually began.

On the other hand, King Taishan was unaffected by the Yellow Spring. He could even use the Yellow Spring against them. If the battle lasted too long, it might be possible for King Taishan to tip the scales in his favor.

King Taishan had most likely selected the Yellow Spring as his hiding spot to suppress and tackle any enemy who wished him harm.

“Do not worry.” It was at this moment Haotian Hong spoke up. “When the time comes, we will use the Clear Sky Mirror, Earthly Sovereign Bell, and Xuanyuan Sword to create a domain that allows us to fight. You do not need to worry about the effects of the Yellow Spring.”

In fact, it wasn’t just the Yellow Spring that suppressed them. Fengdu itself was violently against the living and naturally suppressed their strength. Therefore, King Taishan definitely had the geographical advantage.

Still, they had dared to challenge King Taishan in his domain. It was because they were confident and prepared, of course.

The Clear Sky Mirror, Earthly Sovereign Bell and Xuanyuan Sword were one of these preparations. These sacred artifacts of the Human Way could create a domain that was free from the evil influence of Fengdu. Not only that, the domain greatly suppressed the powers of all evils and ghosts such as King Taishan, while greatly boosting those of the human race. This was one of the biggest reasons the Clear Sky Mirror, Earthly Sovereign Bell and Xuanyuan Sword were known as sacred artifacts of the Human Way.

“I’m glad to hear that.”

The group felt much more confident after hearing that.

“We’re here.” They continued to dive for a long, long time until finally, they arrived at a tall mountain. Strangely, the mountain was floating upside down with its peak facing toward the bottom.

Not only that, the mountain looked lush, vibrant, and full of life. They could see emerald green trees and grasses, colorful flowers, and lively birds and beasts playing in the forest. They could see bees and butterflies dancing among the flowers. It all looked lively, pure, and beautiful. It was markedly different from the filthy Yellow Spring.

At the top of the mountain stood a bronze tree. The bronze tree was completely blue and boasted a thick, healthy canopy. Its leaves were white jade, and its fruits were glittering jewels. When a wind blew, they clattered against one another and elicited all sorts of crisp, melodious sounds that sounded like the most wonderful music in the world.

Moreover, thick layers of profound, dark light were surrounding the tree. It was the power of supreme yin and profound yin blending with each other to conjure all sorts of illusions. It was profound beyond profound and wonderful beyond words.

“Is that... the Bronze Like Tree?” Ye Qing subconsciously blurted out when he saw the bronze-colored tree.

He had seen the Bronze Like Tree the Ghost Ancestor of Mount Mang had created using his Magia. However, that Bronze Like Tree had branches made of corpses and leaves made of human faces. It looked ugly and horrifying. This bronze tree looked clear, profound, and fantastical though. Although it was very different from the Bronze Like Tree conjured by the Ghost Ancestor of Mount Mang, for whatever reason, he immediately thought that it was the Bronze Like Tree.

“You are correct.”

The Chief Libationist explained, “This is the true Bronze like Tree. The Bronze Like Tree was a true natural spirit root. It was born from the Nether and naturally possessed the essence of the Great Way. Of course it couldn’t be as evil, ghastly, and terrifying as the illusion conjured by the Ghost Ancestor of Mount Mang.

“King Taishan’s true body is there, I think.”

It was at this moment the Old Heavenly Master pointed at a simple thatched cottage underneath the Bronze Like Tree and declared.

“In that case, let us begin.” The Chief Libationist looked at Haotian Hong, Xuanyuan Wang and Ye Qing and said, “Sorry to trouble you, Dao brothers.”

“It’s no problem at all.” The trio took a step forward, and a mirror, a sword, and a bell flew out of their heads. They hovered above the mountain.

The mirror was the Clear Sky Mirror. It was shooting infinite columns of golden light and shone like the sun.

The sword was the Xuanyuan Sword. What looked like a boundless sea of purple qi was pouring out of its body.

The bell was the Earthly Sovereign Bell. It was casting down endless rays of dark yellow as grand as the earth itself.

The next moment, the infinite golden light, boundless purple qi, and endless dark yellow merged into one. The sun, moon, and stars began orbiting the nine heavens, the earth spanned miles and miles without end, and the people happily toiled the land without sickness or disaster. It looked like a golden age of humanity.

As great as the taint of the Yellow Spring was, it was unable to corrupt this human world even a little.

This was a special domain created by using the Clear Sky Mirror, Xuanyuan Sword, and Earthly Sovereign Bell. It could both isolate the Yellow Spring and seal off this area.

As for why it was Ye Qing who was using the Earthly Sovereign Bell instead of Yue Hanhai, it was because he was in the presence of friends and trusted allies. Last time, he lent the Earthly Sovereign Bell to Yue Hanhai only because he didn’t want to become famous, and he wanted to give face to Yue Hanhai.

Besides, he was the true master of the Earthly Sovereign Bell. Only he could unleash the Earthly Sovereign Bell’s true power.

This was King Taishan they were dealing with. They could not afford to be lax even a little. Naturally, he had to be the one to use the Earthly Sovereign Bell.

“Everyone, come with me to slay King Taishan!” It was at this moment the Chief Libationist shouted and stepped into the domain. Everyone else followed closely behind him.

“It’s you?”

It was at this moment King Taishan finally sensed the danger and looked up. He immediately saw the man leading the charge, the Chief Libationist. In fact, the Chief Libationist was the only one he was paying attention to. “How? How can this be?” King Taishan could not understand what was happening. Why was the Chief Libationist unhurt? And how did he and his goons manage to find this place?

Why was this happening?

How did things turn out like this? He could not understand no matter how hard he racked his brain for an answer.

Naturally, he was both surprised and furious.

“Hahaha... it is me. Are you pleasantly surprised?” asked the Chief Libationist with a hearty laugh.

Thunder rumbled underneath the Old Heavenly Master’s feet as he declared just as fearlessly, “This old Taoist is here as well!”

The Dragon Subjugating Zen Master spoke a Buddhist chant before manifesting a golden body that was hundreds of meters tall. “Don’t forget this poor monk!”

“And me...”

“And me...”

Everyone else showed themselves as well.

“We have come today to slay you, vile monster. Prepare to die.” The Chief Libationist shouted and launched himself at King Taishan.

“Prepare to die!”

“Prepare to die!”

The Old Heavenly Master, Dragon Subjugating Zen Master, Long-browed Divine Monk and Xiahou Zun were the same.