Chapter 417 - 172: Source of the Celestial Transformation: Netherworld Venerable Master, Gu Tianyun, Book of Reincarnation

The information on this Half Moon Wheel was extensive. It detailed not only Qin Yu’s quest for knowledge and the Dao, but also a legacy from the Celestial Yin Sect.

From the glimpses these texts provided, Su Bai could get an even better sense of the Dragon Cloud Realm’s prosperity.

The Dragon Cloud Realm was so powerful that even its entry-level disciples each received three treasures.

Furthermore, it had numerous systematic and complete Cultivation Techniques, and its Cultivation Realms were even more refined than those in his world.

Originally, cultivation had no Realms. It was only when the number of cultivators grew and pioneers reached unfathomable heights that specific divisions between Realms were created.

The Realm system of the Dragon Cloud Realm was highly developed, and the number of Cultivators was vast—unimaginably so.

Of course, the most frequently mentioned topic in these texts was the adoration the young man named Qin Yu had for his Senior Sister Bai.

’However, judging by the hint of crisis I’d sensed earlier, that young man is probably done for.’

After all, the Exchange Altar’s function required two altars in different worlds to resonate and connect with one another.

’The only reason I could have obtained this damaged Half Moon Wheel is that someone in the Dragon Cloud Realm must have sacrificed a great many things, including it.’

Evidently, that person must have been the young man, Qin Yu.

"I hope that old toad’s tumor helps you..."

Separated by an entire world, he was simply too far away to help.

Otherwise, Su Bai would have been genuinely curious to see what the young man looked like.

For now, all he could do was wish him luck.

Putting away the Half Moon Wheel, Su Bai raised his hand and once again drew the Golden Dao Sword, preparing to continue sacrificing Toad Wrath’s flesh and blood.

This time, however, he wouldn’t be holding back.

The moment he looked up, he saw that amidst the swirling Death Qi, the tumor he had previously sliced off had already regenerated, looking exactly as it had before.

This Elder Demon had been sealed for nearly ten thousand years, and a seal was meant to continuously weaken its target.

Yet, its regenerative ability was still this formidable.

’Truly immortal.’

Of course, compared to the Elder Demon’s colossal body, that single tumor was little more than a pimple on a person’s face.

Insignificant.

CHIII!

In the next instant, Sword Qi raged across the sky. The sword’s light flashed, instantly clearing away the Death Qi lingering between the mountains.

A series of massive roars, like meteors striking the earth, suddenly rang out.

As the sword light coiled, peak after peak was severed at the base. Mixed with foul, poisonous blood, they were completely engulfed by countless blood-red tentacles sprouting from the altar.

Then, they were dragged directly into the altar.

Throughout this process, Toad Wrath, sprawled across the land, remained utterly silent, as if it had truly sunk into a deathly stillness.

’Let’s see how long you can hold out...’

Su Bai flicked his finger, and in the distance, the Golden Dao Sword let out a roar like that of a Dragon.

The golden sword light instantly intensified, creating ripple after ripple of sonic booms as it shot into the mountain range.

Wherever the sword light passed, Death Qi receded and poisonous fumes dissipated. Peak after peak shattered and collapsed.

The very earth quaked and the mountains shook!

This kind of sacrifice was not without its limits, of course; otherwise, Xie Nian True Master would have been completely unrivaled back in his day.

After all, if there were no limits, Xie Nian True Master could have simply tossed the altar out and sacrificed the entire Dayu Immortal Dynasty, or even the entire world.

And the altar itself possessed no offensive, restrictive, or defensive power whatsoever.

WHOOSH!!

The Dao Sword whizzed back and forth, crisscrossing the land. In the blink of an eye, it had traversed tens of thousands of miles and felled an untold number of peaks.

BOOM!

When the last mountain peak collapsed, the Dao Sword flew back. The entire Death Qi Space was now inundated with a boundless, bloody light.

Countless rays of bloody light spread from the altar, filling the sky. They latched onto the innumerable peaks, dragging them back against the flow of gravity and pulling them into the altar.

OMMM!

A deep hum resonated, and a bloody light ten thousand times more intense than before erupted in an instant.

In that moment, the sanguine light seemed to illuminate the entire world, blotting out the stars.

WHOOSH!

Su Bai stood before the altar, hands clasped behind his back, and slowly stated his request.

"I want..."

"To see the source of the Celestial Transformation!"

...

For five years, Su Bai had been pondering a single question and had come up with countless theories.

Was the enemy truly Heaven?

Or, was it *only* Heaven?

And this so-called "Heaven"... was it the Heaven of *this* world?

He had countless theories, but no way to verify them.

Because compared to It, both the Feathered Spirit Immortals and the Celestial Mandate were far too insignificant.

It might hold an extremely important position on the continent of the Dayu Immortal Dynasty, or even across the entire Four Seas and Five Continents.

But compared to the vast cosmos, even something as powerful as It was bound to be insignificant.

Therefore, identifying the true enemy was of the utmost importance.

Now, inside a Sealed Space cut off from the outside world, with a rare and wondrous altar in hand and more than enough sacrifices, what he wanted most was to verify his theories.

BOOM!!

Before his very eyes, countless ancient runes on the altar ignited within the bloody light, bursting forth in an even more dazzling and magnificent sanguine glow.

It shot straight into the void!

Unlike the thousand-fold cost in sacrifices required to exchange for Cultivation Techniques or treasures from other worlds, exchanging for items within the same world incurred no extra cost whatsoever!