446: Chapter 461 Nascent Soul Stage Horror!

King Yama froze, Black and White Impermanence froze, and all the Banner Spirits froze.

Even Yun Chenzi's Soul, which was in the middle of dissipating, suddenly solidified.

Time seemed to be frozen.

In the next instant, Yun Chenzi's eyes snapped open!

But that gaze was completely different!

It was no longer filled with the previous anger, resentment, and despair, but rather a kind of... indifference.

A high-and-mighty indifference that viewed all living beings as mere ants.

It was as if at this moment, Yun Chenzi was no longer himself, but an unspeakable existence that had awakened within this remnant Soul!

Before Lu Ming could recover from this eerie scene, he saw 'Yun Chenzi' slowly lift his head.

That gaze pierced through the layers of curtains in the Netherworld Space, meeting Lu Ming's eyes outside the soul banner.

It was just this one look.

Boom!!!

Outside the soul banner, Lu Ming's whole body shuddered first, and then his eyes exploded with a bang!

They immediately turned into two bloody holes!

Blood flowed down his cheeks; the scene was absolutely shocking!

However, it wasn't over yet!

That terrifying power was like a maggot on a bone, following the unseen connection and continuing to spread toward the depths of his Divine Soul!

Lu Ming felt as if his Divine Soul was about to explode!

That kind of pain was beyond words!

It was as if an invisible giant hand was frantically churning in the depths of his Divine Soul, tearing at his Soul!

"Damn it!"

Lu Ming cursed inwardly, but his reaction was extremely swift.

He gritted his teeth, endured the agonizing pain, and began to frantically circulate the Source Tracing and Returning to Truth Method, forcibly transferring his injuries away!

At the same time, his mind sank into his Sea of Consciousness, desperately activating the karma golden book!

The pages of the golden book flipped frantically, and names began to surface before his eyes!

He didn't have time to look closely and just started checking them off wildly!

Every time he checked a name, that name would instantly collapse into nothingness!

Those were the karmic connections on the golden book, which he was forcibly detonating to block the invading power!

One.

Two.

Three.

...

Over a dozen names collapsed one after another!

Yet that power remained like a maggot on a bone, frantically eroding his Divine Soul!

Lu Ming bled from his seven facial orifices, his expression hideous!

But he still didn't give up, continuing to use the golden book to transfer his injuries while also throwing in all the foundations he had cultivated until now.

The Storage Ring on his right index finger shattered with a bang.

Countless Heaven And Earth Treasures, Medicinal Pills, and Spiritual Plants scattered out, piling up into a small, shimmering mountain of treasure.

But at this moment, Lu Ming couldn't afford to distinguish them carefully; he simply grabbed handfuls and stuffed them into his mouth, swallowing them whole.

At the same time, he circulated his magic power to desperately refine them, converting them into what he needed to heal himself.

He didn't know how long it lasted—perhaps an hour, or perhaps just a second.

Just as Lu Ming felt he was about to give out—

In the Netherworld Space, the existence that had descended upon Yun Chenzi seemed to have finally exhausted its power and could no longer maintain its current state.

Yun Chenzi's eyes began to slowly close.

Subsequently, the process of his self-dissolution resumed.

Finally, his Soul completely dissipated, merging into the Netherworld Space.

And at this moment, the power attached to Lu Ming's Divine Soul also vanished with a bang.

Everything returned to peace.

...

"Huff... huff..."

Lu Ming slumped on the ground, gasping for breath.

At this time, his eyes were still two empty, bloody sockets, and his Aura had withered to the extreme.

Lu Ming felt like he was about to die, a feeling he had never experienced before.

In the past, no matter how great the difficulty, he could rely on his own strength to endure it, but today was different.

He didn't know who that was.

But he knew that this was the most terrifying thing he had encountered to date.

It was ten thousand times more terrifying than any Golden Core True Person, or even a Dao Realm Expert like Yun Chenzi; it was an existence that transcended his understanding.

Under that gaze, Lu Ming felt like an ant; even though he had exhausted all his strength, at that moment, he truly felt like he was going to meet his end here.

But fortunately, he had survived after all.

Lu Ming forced a smile, though it looked exceptionally gruesome on his blood-covered face.

"Motherfucker..."

He muttered to himself, his voice incredibly raspy.

"Nobody told me a Nascent Soul True Monarch was this terrifying!"

Now Lu Ming had realized the truth.

If it were just a Golden Core True Person, even one as strong as Yun Chenzi, it would have been absolutely impossible for a single glance to nearly cause his sudden death.

That level of crushing power, that Soul-piercing force, was definitely not something a Golden Core Cultivator could possess.

So that must have been a Nascent Soul True Monarch standing at the top of the Profound Spirit Domain's pyramid!

As for who this person was...

Lu Ming took a deep breath, suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, and sank his mind into his Sea of Consciousness.

In the center of his Sea of Consciousness, the karma golden book still floated quietly, emitting a warm golden light, as if everything were as usual.

However, when Lu Ming saw the state of the golden book, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch violently.

"This damn thing is almost a wordless heavenly book now!"

The golden book, which had been densely packed with names, now appeared empty as far as the eye could see.

Those 'people on the list' he had painstakingly collected had been frantically detonated by him in that short moment to block that terrifying power.

At this point, ninety-nine percent of the names had completely vanished, including Zhuge Xuanji.

Lu Ming didn't even know when he had selected him, but now that Zhuge Xuanji's name had disappeared, his fate was self-evident.

"My sin, my sin!"

Looking at the few remaining names on the golden book, all of which were insignificant minor characters, his heart felt quite complicated.

"What 'karma golden book'? I think it should be called the 'Survivor List'!"

"Fortunately... I had the foresight!"

Lu Ming actually felt some lingering fear in his heart.

It was lucky that he had previously sent Murong Jingyang to start that 'Tianli Cult' to collect many 'talents' for the list.

Although these people's strengths were uneven, as consumables, they had come in handy at the critical moment.

Otherwise, this time, he might have truly been in dire straits.

"I want to see which old bastard is trying to kill me!"

Lu Ming gnashed his teeth, moved his Divine Thought, and began to check the golden book.

As the pages began to flip slowly, the pages for the Qi Refinement Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage, and Golden Core Stage were skipped.

Finally, it came to a brand-new page.

"As expected... a separate page."

Lu Ming focused his gaze.

On that blank page, a name had already surfaced.

[Taishu Yichen]

"Compound surname Taishu, Taishu Yichen?"

Lu Ming muttered the name to himself, his brow furrowing slightly.

He didn't have any relevant memories.

This wasn't surprising; in the Inner Domain's Grotto-Heavens, Nascent Soul True Monarchs were high above, and while their titles might be spread, they were usually just True Lord Daoist titles; few people knew their true names.

However, Lu Ming had a guess regarding this.

"This Taishu Yichen is likely that one from the Qingwei Dao Sect."

Yun Chenzi had a deep relationship with the Qingwei Dao Sect; he had known this for a long time.

The one who could leave this kind of trump card on Yun Chenzi was most likely that Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Qingwei Dao Sect—Perfected Qingxu.

But... why?

Even though he had figured out the person's identity, Lu Ming still had countless doubts.

He didn't understand why Perfected Qingxu would suddenly awaken within Yun Chenzi.

Was this some kind of method left by a Nascent Soul Cultivator?

Like some Golden Core Families who left protective jade talismans on their descendants that could block fatal damage at critical moments?

But no matter how Lu Ming looked at it, it didn't seem like that.

If you were going to act, you should have acted earlier!

When he was extracting Yun Chenzi's Divine Soul, there was no reaction at all.

During the process where Yun Chenzi was besieged, suppressed, and refined, there was also no movement.

Only when the person was about to die did you pop out—isn't that just a joke!

And looking at Yun Chenzi's reaction from beginning to end, he clearly didn't know about this either.

If he had known he had this kind of 'death-exemption medal' on him, he would have called for help long ago; why would he have been pushed to such a desperate situation?

"It seems there's probably some more dirty business involved here."

Lu Ming thought to himself.

Perhaps Yun Chenzi himself didn't know that from start to finish, he might have just been someone else's chess piece; how pathetic.

Shaking his head, Lu Ming didn't continue to think deeply, let alone waste effort speculating on the thoughts of a Nascent Soul True Monarch; that would be truly laughable.

For now, he should think more about his own situation.

He still remembered that meaningful last look the gaze had given him before it vanished.

Even without checking the golden book, he knew he had been targeted by that Nascent Soul True Monarch.

And being remembered by a Nascent Soul True Monarch...

Just thinking about it made Lu Ming's whole body go cold.

"Damn it, this is truly an unmerited disaster!"

Lu Ming felt a bit aggrieved, but at the same time, he was secretly warning himself.

"It seems that in the future, when dealing with these Disciples of the Grotto-Heaven sects, I still need to be on guard beforehand to avoid this situation happening again."

But on second thought, how could he have predicted such a thing?

Yun Chenzi wasn't even a Grotto-Heaven Disciple yet; he just had some connection with the Qingwei Dao Sect, and he could have this kind of hidden trump card.

Those true Grotto-Heaven personal Disciples would likely have even more and weirder life-saving methods on them.

"There are so many old schemers in the Cultivation World..."

Lu Ming felt a bit of a headache; if he wasn't careful, he'd get caught, and it was impossible to guard against everything.

Just like today, he almost went straight to Reincarnation.

However, he had a faint suspicion that the reason he could still survive now was also thanks to being inside the Xuanling Secret Realm.

After all, within the Secret Realm, the Heavenly Dao was isolated and the Laws were chaotic.

That True Lord's 'divine descent,' aside from its status being too high, couldn't use much power and was weakened by more than half.

If it were in the outside world, that single glance would have likely crushed him into powder before he even had time to open the golden book.

His Soul and form would have been destroyed, never to enter Reincarnation.

Just thinking about it made one shudder.

"Sigh..."

After a long time, Lu Ming let out a long sigh.

"Forget it, forget it. Anyway, my harvest this time was quite large, so I won't hold it against him."

Well, he definitely wasn't being a coward.

He was just strategically... developing.

After all, for a gentleman, ten years is not too late for revenge.

"And..."

Lu Ming suddenly thought of something, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing an eerie smile.

That smile, combined with his current state of empty eyes and a face full of blood, looked exceptionally terrifying.

"Since you're on the list, then... hehehe..."

On the karma golden book, [Taishu Yichen] lay there quietly.

So what if he's a Nascent Soul True Monarch?

Once on the list, he can only be 'talent' for his cultivation.

One day, he would settle this account properly.

...

In the Inner Domain, an unknown number of hundreds of millions of miles away.

Unlike the Outer Domain's chaotic situation with its mixed bag of people and numerous factions, the Inner Domain was a true land of Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands, the core of the Profound Spirit Domain.

Here, Spiritual Veins converged, the Laws were complete, and the density of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was more than ten times that of the Outer Domain; it was the true Dominator of this world.

And the Qingwei Dao Sect, one of the seven great Grotto-Heavens, presided over the eastern Inner Domain, 'Qingwei Heaven'.

If one were to look down from the Nine Heavens, they would see a majestic mountain range stretching for ten thousand miles, like a sleeping giant dragon spanning across heaven and earth.

The main peak of the mountain range was ten thousand zhang high, piercing into the clouds, shrouded in mist year-round, its true face unseen.

And in the deepest part of this mountain range, there was an area shrouded by endless Laws.

There was no specific scenery here, only a chaotic, hazy mist.

But within that mist, countless profound visions were faintly visible.

The sun and moon shining together, stars rotating—each vision contained profound principles of heaven and earth, reflecting the mysteries of a certain Law.

This was the foundation of the Qingwei Dao Sect—the Law Dao Domain.

It was said that the Ancestral Master of the Qingwei Dao Sect was an existence who had touched upon Soul Transformation.

He had imprinted his own insights into heaven and earth within this Void Realm, enduring for ten thousand years without decaying.

Future Disciples who practiced here would be like being in an ocean of Laws, making their comprehension of the Great Dao twice as effective with half the effort.

And in the deepest part of the Dao Domain, a Taoist temple stood there.

It had no brilliant light, no soaring Aura, and even looked somewhat simple.

Green bricks, gray tiles, wooden doors, and stone steps—it was no different from an ordinary Taoist temple in the mortal world.

But its location was the core of the entire Qingwei Heaven.

Because this was the place where Perfected Qingxu was in seclusion.

On this day, Qingwei Heaven was as usual, peaceful and serene.

Within the Dao Domain, Laws flowed, and order was maintained.

Disciples were busy with comprehension, cultivation, practicing techniques, and sword duels, while Elders and Deacons moved between the various palaces, handling sect affairs.

Everything seemed to be no different from any other day.

However, today.

Boom!!!

Without any warning, a terrifying fluctuation suddenly erupted from the depths of the Dao Domain!

Everywhere that fluctuation passed, Laws fell into Chaos and order collapsed!

The Law power that had been flowing calmly was like a startled herd of beasts, frantically surging and clashing!

First, the vision of the sun and moon shining together and the rotating stars shattered with a bang!

Following that, the four seasons within the Dao Domain changed rapidly and without any pattern!

The entire Qingwei Heaven was like boiling water, completely erupting!

"What's going on!"

"What happened?!"

Countless Disciples looked toward the depths of the Dao Domain in terror, their faces full of shock.

They had cultivated for many years but had never seen such a terrifying scene.

That feeling was as if the heavens were collapsing and the earth was overturning!

Several Grand Elders who had been in seclusion for many years suddenly opened their eyes, which were full of solemnity.

They felt the terrifying power contained within that fluctuation.

That belonged to the level of a True Lord, a Domain they could not touch.

"The Ancestor..."

A white-haired old man muttered to himself, but halfway through, he didn't dare to continue.