Chapter 956 - 951: Collective Gold, Life-Buying Money!

Chapter 956: Chapter 951: Collective Gold, Life-Buying Money!

In the Void Sea of Light.

The [Duality of Life and Death Profound Light], which should have been endlessly self-perpetuating, was now entirely swept away. A meteor shower, formed from the shattered remnants of the Grotto Heaven Spirit Platform, rained down upon the Celestial Mansion. Some fragments plunged into the sea, while others crashed into the mountains.

For a time, the already dilapidated Celestial Mansion was besieged by erupting thunder and fire, with radiant clouds covering the ground. Abundant Spiritual Qi rapidly surged out from these fragments. Ironically, the Celestial Mansion’s condition seemed to improve significantly as a result.

Meanwhile, the Celestial Mansion Ninth Layer had fallen into dead silence. World Purger Fei Xue and Taiyin Immortal Monarch were plunged into deep silence.

After a long time, World Purger Fei Xue finally reached out her hand and pulled a fragmented Soul from the void. Gathering Spiritual Qi, she swiftly patched and restored this fragment. Following that, it was cleansed by the Netherworld and sent through reincarnation. A moment later, a fragile, beautiful silhouette tumbled out from the void.

"Ugh..."

As soon as the woman appeared, she couldn’t help but let out a soft murmur. She then rolled on the ground, her human form collapsing as she transformed back into a clam guai.

Seeing this, World Purger Fei Xue kicked the clam shell in exasperation. "You’re not dead. Get up."

Only then did the clam guai finally seem to come to her senses. After trembling for quite a while, she gathered her Splendid Light, retracted her demon form, and manifested into her human figure. It was none other than Bright Pearl Great Saint.

This was the advantage of anchoring oneself to a Great Perfected Lord. As long as the Great Perfected Lord did not die, it was incredibly difficult for the anchored Perfected Lord to perish. Their Undying Attribute was even stronger than that of the Middle Stage of Golden Core.

After all, those at the Middle Stage of Golden Core could still be sneak-attacked by a Great Perfected Lord, just like what had happened moments ago. If the Netherworld didn’t have time to guide their Souls, they would end up having their Souls scattered. In contrast, Perfected Lords who chose to anchor themselves would never see their Cultivation advance again, but even if their Souls were scattered, the Great Perfected Lord could reassemble them.

Seeing this, Lü Yang couldn’t help but sigh in admiration. However, compared to World Purger Fei Xue’s feat of resurrecting Bright Pearl Great Saint, what left him truly in awe was the Netherworld. That was a true resurrection from the dead.

One must know, Great Perfected Lords were already at the absolute pinnacle of this era. Aside from Nascent Soul Daoist Lords, the Position of a Great Perfected Lord fundamentally stood at the highest peak of the Current World. Yet even so, they couldn’t casually reassemble shattered Souls for others.

Otherwise, World Purger Fei Xue would have already resurrected True Monarch of Contained Light and Floating Heaven and Profound Turtle Great Saint by now. Lü Yang guessed that ninety percent of the reason she could resurrect Bright Pearl Great Saint was due to their anchored connection in the Grotto Heaven. Without this connection, even a Great Perfected Lord would find it difficult to resurrect someone at the Middle Stage of Golden Core.

But what about the Netherworld?

Let alone those at the Middle Stage of Golden Core, even an entirely unrelated Great Perfected Lord could have their Soul reassembled by the Netherworld without question. Their methods were more than just a cut above!

"To have achieved such a level, yet still not be a Master of Dao..."

Thinking of this, Lü Yang felt a slight headache, sensing that he still had a long and arduous road ahead. The exhilarating thrill from earlier faded, and he regained his usual steady composure. He couldn’t afford to be hasty or let it go to his head.

Following that, he sensed [Tribulation] again, feeling that he was infinitely close to this innate Great Dao, yet he had not reached the Critical Point.

"I’m still two steps away."

Reach the Critical Point, and break through the Critical Point. Only by completing these two steps could he receive the blessing of [Tribulation], allowing [Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder] to advance to the Emperor Fruit.

Naturally, the method to break through the Critical Point was to revive the Dao of Arcane Body.

However, how to actually reach the Critical Point stumped Lü Yang. "I have already slain so many Perfected Lords, yet [Tribulation] still doesn’t acknowledge me enough? What am I still lacking?"

While Lü Yang stood alone in the void, pondering to himself, back in the Celestial Mansion Ninth Layer, Taiyin Immortal Venerable suddenly let out a long breath. Her cold, beautiful face remained as placid as an ancient well.

"Good, very good... Truly worthy of being a Sword Species!"

She had miscalculated!

Was it because she had stayed in the Celestial Mansion for too long? She had actually grown complacent. Never in her wildest dreams did she expect that True Monarch Gangxing would choose to defect right before the battle!

"This is my oversight," she thought. "But this is also excusable. After all, I didn’t know the exact details of this Great Perfected Lord from the Sword Pavilion... But what about you? Why didn’t you speak up to stop it?"

Taiyin Immortal Venerable turned around and looked at World Purger Fei Xue.

Meanwhile, World Purger Fei Xue was still helping Bright Pearl Great Saint sort out her Qi trace, stabilizing her shattered Grotto Heaven to ensure she wouldn’t drop from the Realm of a Perfected Lord.

Seeing Taiyin Immortal Venerable looking her way, she immediately tilted her head and revealed an innocent expression. This made the corner of Taiyin Immortal Venerable’s eyes twitch slightly, a surge of inexplicable fury rising in her chest.

However, she quickly calmed her emotions. She knew that it was actually very normal for World Purger Fei Xue to target her. If anything, in this millennial tribulation, the two of them were destined to be competitors.

"...Never mind."

Taiyin Immortal Venerable took a deep breath. She saw that after killing so many consecutive targets, Lü Yang’s Mana was rapidly climbing under the influence of the [Victorious Technique Decreeing Fate Dao Chapter].

Even though he had just gone through a massive battle, instead of becoming weaker, he had actually grown stronger. His Vast Magical Power practically turned into a visible ocean suspended right above his head. Under the circumstances where Great Perfected Lords were keeping each other in check, such overpowering strength was enough to dictate the outcome of this battle.

Furthermore, in her eyes, Lü Yang was also connected to her master, the First Generation Heaven Mending Peak Master.

At this thought, Taiyin Immortal Venerable no longer hesitated. She slowly opened her slender hand and formed a Daoist Hand Seal, a golden light suddenly igniting on her fair fingertips.

WHOOSH...

In an instant, both inside and outside the Celestial Mansion, from the top of its nine layers to the bottom, the fierce whistling of wind suddenly echoed. A formless, intangible tempest swept upward from the very lowest layer. Wherever the tempest passed, countless wails arose.

Every Cultivator in the Celestial Mansion had their accounts completely drained of Immortal Talismans, liquid assets, real estate, and everything that could symbolize wealth.

In the Celestial Mansion, every Cultivator had to pay taxes to Taiyin Immortal Venerable for the privilege of residing there. But just a moment ago, she ruthlessly raised that tax to—

One hundred percent.

Limitless wealth was swept up and carried away by the tempest, much like a swinging scythe harvesting the masses, ultimately condensing entirely into the Magical Talisman at Taiyin Immortal Venerable’s fingertips.

"[Collective Gold]."

This was the True Name of the [Fruit of Money]. Money was merely the surface appearance; its true essence was transaction—gathering the power of all living beings to exchange for whatever one needed.

Taiyin Immortal Venerable had cultivated bitterly for many years, but she had never been able to push this Void Test Dao to the Great Perfected Lord level. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have constantly thought about annexing the Dao of Arcane Body. Thus, right now, she could only use the Position of the [Taiyin] Fruit’s Great Perfected Lord to forcibly elevate the Fruit Position Profound Mysterious of [Collective Gold].

"It ends here."

Taiyin Immortal Venerable’s beautiful face was ice-cold. She formed a Sword Point with her fair fingertips, and the Magical Talisman floated out weightlessly. It then rapidly merged into the void, dissipating without a trace.

Indistinctly, a vast graveyard seemed to emerge behind her.

With the [Sun] hanging high, the Yang Qi went through the intersection of ascending, descending, floating, and sinking. Nourished and transformed by the Earth Qi, it ultimately gave birth to [Taiyin].

This was—[Life-Buying Money].

This Fruit Arcana, built upon the foundation of [Collective Gold] and supplemented by [Taiyin], was the number one Curse Technique in the Current World, reigning supreme over the Sea of Light!

At this moment, Lü Yang felt as if he had plunged into an icy abyss.

All that remained in his ears was Taiyin Immortal Venerable’s voice, murmuring softly like a lover by his side. It blew into his mind like a gentle breeze, flowing through his limbs and bones.

"Taiyin gathers the masses, bribing for your demise."

Gathering the wealth of the entire Celestial Mansion Great World Heaven wasn’t just a simple matter of numbers; it represented the profound foundation built by [Collective Gold] operating within the Celestial Mansion for thousands of years.

And at this moment, this entire foundation had been completely drained dry.

This was the killing move Taiyin Immortal Venerable had prepared. When unleashed at a critical moment, even a Great Perfected Lord could have their life bought away, instantly perishing on the spot!

Before the Spell was even finished, Lü Yang felt an intense wave of exhaustion sweep through his entire body. His Mana, vitality, and Soul were all inexplicably moving toward nothingness at this very moment!