Chapter 532: Purpose

Chapter 532: Chapter 468: Purpose

“However…” Qi Yun shifted his gaze away from the manifested image of the Profound Yellow Treasure Tree and back onto Demon Master Kunpeng. Colorful light swirled in his eyes, but a sliver of unresolved doubt remained deep within. “I still have one point of confusion.”

Although from the Profound Yellow True Form Map displayed by the other party, he had deduced the fundamental motive for Dao Kings like the World Honored One wanting to destroy Profound Yellow, there was still a crucial contradiction in this.

“Since destroying Profound Yellow is for the sake of becoming the new Profound Yellow, then…” Qi Yun’s voice was calm, yet it pointed straight to the core. “Why don’t the Dao Kings join forces? With their strength and schemes, if they joined forces, even with Profound Yellow’s eons of accumulation, it would probably be difficult to resist. Yet the current situation… the Dao Kings don’t seem to be in harmony.”

Shen Yi and the World Honored One clearly weren’t on the same side, and there might even be other hidden Dao Kings harboring their own dark designs. This “disharmony” seemed unreasonable in a matter of such monumental importance concerning their fundamental existence.

“Hah…” Hearing this, Demon Master Kunpeng let out a low chuckle, not knowing if it was mockery or a sigh. “Profound Yellow is easy to destroy, but All Wonders is hard to grasp. Furthermore, that supreme Realm Heaven capable of hanging countless Dao Fruits…

“There is only one!”

There was only one! In an instant, all doubts and contradictions completely cleared up!

All Marvelous Heaven! This supreme Realm Heaven suspended high above Profound Yellow, nurturing countless Dao Fruits. It was precisely because of its existence that the Profound Yellow Origin Realm could override the myriad heavens and worlds, continuously giving birth to immortal existences like True Monarchs and even Dao Kings!

“Therefore…” Divine light erupted in Qi Yun’s eyes. “Destroying Profound Yellow is merely the first step!

“The true goal is within the chaos of Profound Yellow’s collapse and the disintegration of the old system… to seize the singular—All Marvelous Heaven!

“Whoever can control All Marvelous Heaven controls the source of the newborn ‘Profound Yellow’ Dao Fruits and the power to establish rules! They would then be able to occupy absolute dominance in the new era!”

The final clouds of doubt in his mind suddenly dissipated for the most part! A grander and crueler picture unrolled before Qi Yun’s eyes. The Dao Kings’ goal was never just to replace Profound Yellow, but rather to vie for the sole control of All Marvelous Heaven over the ruins! This explained why they were suspicious of each other, harbored hidden agendas, and did not hesitate to backstab one another.

“Phew…” Qi Yun slowly exhaled a breath of Muddy Qi, temporarily suppressing the surging thoughts in his heart. He slightly retracted his gaze and let it fall once more upon the unfathomable Demon Master before him, asking, “Senior has been so generous, sparing no effort to display the Profound Yellow True Form Map for Qi and answering my doubts…

“I wonder, what kind of role does Senior himself play in this unprecedented tribulation concerning the survival of Profound Yellow and the ownership of All Wonders?”

“Role?” Demon Master Kunpeng chuckled upon hearing this, a smile tinged with an indescribable desolation and self-deprecation. “Just a… stray dog.

“In the past, when the Demon Race was at its peak, I, as the Grandmaster, commanded myriad demons. I also harbored great ambitions, wanting to vie with humanity, Daoism, and Buddhism for the orthodoxy of Profound Yellow and the ownership of All Wonders.” His voice was calm, yet it seemed to contain an eternal loneliness. “Unfortunately… my luck was poor, and I was one move short. During the Demon Suppression Tribulation, the Demon Race collapsed, and I became a stray dog, barely surviving in the crevices of the River of Heaven and Earth Years, not daring to see the light of day.

“As for now, I know that you will not fully believe what I say, my young friend. After all, I am a demon, and you are human, let alone someone from the Holy Sect. Whether you believe it or not, right or wrong… the truth will naturally reveal itself in the future.”

Kunpeng looked up, his gaze piercing through the dome of the hall to see the void outside. “We’ve chatted enough for today. If we take any longer, that fellow Shen Yi… will notice something. His methods are far more than what they appear to be.

“My young friend, we… shall meet again.”

Having said that, Demon Master Kunpeng spoke no further and gently waved his large sleeve toward the magnificent hall surrounding them!

CRACK!!! A crisp and tremendous explosion violently resounded!

The miraculous Mirror Heaven hall—which existed independently, detached from the River of Heaven and Earth Years—suddenly disintegrated, turning into billions of fragments of Flowing Light!

WHOOSH—A violent sense of spatial-temporal dislocation and tearing struck!

Qi Yun only felt the light and shadows before his eyes twist and flow backward madly. The next instant, everything suddenly froze! He stood once again in the empty, deathly silent void that had originally been ravaged by the Heluo Grand Array and the Slaying Immortals Sword Array. All around him were residual spatial rifts and Dao Rhyme turbulences that were slowly repairing themselves, and in the distance, he could vaguely see the sparse dust left from the shattered True Monarch Stele Forest.

The figure of Demon Master Kunpeng had completely disappeared, as if he had never been there. And not far opposite Qi Yun…

“Ugh…” A muffled groan filled with deep astonishment and discomfort sounded. The Master of the Ancient Coffin’s figure swayed slightly, his pale face revealing obvious bewilderment and pain.

“Someone… altered the Power of Time in this void?” The Master of the Ancient Coffin’s heart sank abruptly, a strong sense of foreboding pouring over him like ice water! To be able to do this unknowingly… besides that Demon Master, who else could it be? He frantically wondered why he would do this. Sensing that something was wrong, the Master of the Ancient Coffin instinctively looked to his side.

With this glance, the expression on his face instantly froze. Beside him, there wasn’t the slightest trace of Demon Master Kunpeng!

Right at this moment—”Is Fellow Daoist looking for something?” A voice so plain it carried not the slightest ripple, yet caused all the hairs on the Master of the Ancient Coffin’s body to stand on end, clearly entered his ears.

Qi Yun had unknowingly stepped forward a few paces, separated from him by no more than a hundred feet. Those profound eyes watched him quietly, as if looking at a trapped beast driven to a corner. “Do you need… Qi to help you find him?” The corners of Qi Yun’s mouth curved slightly into a very faint smile.

Before his voice even faded—BOOM!!! A terrifying aura—even more condensed and pure than when confronting the Heluo Grand Array, and brimming with boundless slaughter and the will of termination—explosively erupted from Qi Yun’s body!

He did not need to fuse with the Immortal Slaying Dao Fruit again. With a mere Heart Thought, a corner of the Slaying Immortals Sword Array—condensed to the absolute extreme, dark red bordering on black, with destructive Dao Patterns flowing along its edges—instantly unfurled and expanded with him at the center! This sword array no longer sought the vast range of covering a million miles. Instead, it perfectly enveloped the Master of the Ancient Coffin and the thousand-mile radius of the void around him, sealing and leaving them Forbidden!

BUZZ—The moment the Array took shape, four faintly discernible, heaven-supporting giant swords flashed past its four poles. The invisible slaughter Sword Intent acted as the sturdiest prison wall, completely severing the inner and outer space!

Severed! At this moment, all paths to survival were utterly severed by this corner of the sword array!

The Master of the Ancient Coffin’s face instantly turned as pale as paper. The horror and bewilderment in his eyes turned into the deepest despair and madness!

“Qi Yun!” Under the grip of despair, the Master of the Ancient Coffin let out a hoarse roar. The dark green burial-death miasma around him frantically surged out once more. “Do you think you have me beat? Even if I die, I’ll drag you down with me!

“Burying Heaven and Eradicating Earth, Myriad Things Grieve Together!”

He burned his origin, desperately activating the strongest Dao of Burial and Destruction. An illusory Black Coffin phantom formed from pure death intent and unwilling resentment condensed above his head, emitting destructive fluctuations, ready to detonate recklessly!

“Drag me down?” Qi Yun’s gaze was icy. “Are you even worthy?”

CLANG! Majestic Sword Qi! Pierced right through!

SQUELCH!

The frenzied and despairing expression on the Master of the Ancient Coffin’s face completely froze. He lowered his head, staring in disbelief at his own chest. A tiny, see-through hole had appeared there. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but could not make a sound.

His body rapidly began to turn to ash from the wound, scattering into the most basic dust and drifting away with the wind. The Black Coffin phantom of burial and destruction that hadn’t completely erupted also silently collapsed like a sandcastle that had lost its foundation.

Only a single breath of time had passed. This undying Forbidden Taboo who cultivated the Dao of Burial and Destruction was instantly killed by a single strike from the corner of the Slaying Immortals Sword Array unfurled by Qi Yun! He had completely perished, leaving not a single trace behind!

The sword array receded, and the void returned to a deathly silence.

Qi Yun stood quietly on the spot, gazing at the place where the Master of the Ancient Coffin had dissipated, his eyes void of any ripples. A colorful vortex appeared in the palm of his hand, and the Daoist Intent escaping all around was immediately drawn in continuously, ultimately condensing in his hand into twenty-four profoundly dark Treasure Beads, black as ink.

Slaying this beast was, for him now, simply a matter of course. His Heart and Spirit was far more immersed in the shocking secrets regarding Profound Yellow, All Marvelous Heaven, and the true goals of the Dao Kings, as revealed by Demon Master Kunpeng.

“Shen Yi… Demon Master… the World Honored One…” Muttering to himself in a low voice, Qi Yun’s eyes swirled with colorful light. “This is truly getting more and more interesting!”

With that, he swept up Cai Shen, who was still entirely oblivious to the situation by his side, and vanished into the distance in a flash.