CHAPTER 766: 641 BROTHERS FIGHT AGAINST THE WALL

Ever since Evil Corpse Gu Chen snatched the Heavenly Treasure Mirror from the South Sea, holding the cosmic treasure in his hands, his heart throbbed with excitement, boiling with blood, and he was ecstatic to the point of madness.

He deeply feared that Shi Feiyang would cast some spell to reclaim this treasure. Initially planning to wreak havoc here, he immediately withdrew all the Mystics Yin Demon God Banners and fled, not even bothering about Xuanyuan Dharma King.

Upon returning to the West Sea, he immediately sealed the doorways and hid in the Underground Palace to earnestly begin the sacrificial refinement.

First, he used the Mystics Yin Great Method, but this spell was contrary to the Heavenly Treasure Mirror’s nature. Whenever he applied various techniques, they were immediately dispersed by the mirror’s mysterious light, making it impossible to refine.

Although his Technique Divine Power was sufficiently powerful to force it directly into the Mystics Yin Demon Formation, relying on his own strength to suppress the treasure mirror, in the end, a Mystics Yin Haotian Mirror was formed, but its power was greatly reduced, unable to exert even one-tenth of its power, and many of its marvelous uses could not be displayed.

Moreover, the process of refining was extremely perilous. One wrong move could lead to both the person and the treasure being damaged; not only could the mirror be harmed, but his own Primordial Qi would be greatly injured.

Gu Chen had no choice but to patiently comprehend the true words of Ancient Tadpole Script on the back of the treasure mirror. He had merged with a splitting of the Sky Lusting Sect Leader and recognized some of the scripts. After many days, he managed to decipher quite a bit, and with his efforts in sacrificial refinement, he could now reluctantly use the mirror.

Just as he was about to further refine the mirror, he suddenly felt something and hastily left the palace to check, only to find that it was Xuanyuan Dharma King’s Primordial Spirit.

In the South Sea, Xuanyuan Dharma King had been blasted to pieces by a super nuclear weapon magical treasure wielded by Shi Feiyang. Not only was his physical body destroyed, but even his Primordial Spirit was shattered into countless fragments of soul.

Anyone else would have had their body and soul destroyed, rapidly vanishing between heaven and earth, and even if some remnants of their divine sense remained, one’s next life would start again as lowly creatures like ants and maggots...

But Xuanyuan Dharma King was different. Not only was his own mana formidable, but he had also merged with a splitting of the Sky Lusting Sect Leader, who was unafraid of Heavenly Tribulations. His overall strength was originally higher than Gu Chen’s.

Therefore, afterwards, he managed to gather his fragmented soul between heaven and sea, reconstituting his Primordial Spirit, and then flew back to find Evil Corpse Gu Chen.

As soon as Gu Chen saw him, he quickly welcomed him into the Underground Demon Palace.

Gu Chen brought out the Soul Nourishing Bottle and Black Evil Banner to help Xuanyuan Dharma King mend his Divine Soul and Physical Body.

Xuanyuan Dharma King sighed, "I thought I was already undying and indestructible, that I could face Golden Immortal Bodhisattvas without fear. I didn’t expect that the Evil Dragon would have such a trick up his sleeve. Not only did he use that Secret Demon Divine Shuttle and the Mixed Element Qi orb to blow me up, but he also used my hand to refine my Four Symbols Divine Gang, which I have cultivated for many years, into his Dragon Ball! Truly detestable to the extreme! I cannot rest until I have taken my revenge."

Gu Chen asked Xuanyuan Dharma King, "What are you planning to do next, Senior Brother? Are you going to continue cultivating as a Primordial Spirit, or will you reincarnate and acquire a new body?"

Xuanyuan Dharma King’s Primordial Spirit floated above the Soul Nourishing Bottle, looking ethereal and exceedingly frail, as if a mere gust of wind might disperse him. He now seemed even less significant than a powerful ghost; on Earth, he would seem weaker than the likes of Zhenzi and the Great Black Mother of the ghosts, a fall from grace for a once prominent figure in the Evil Path, evoking a sense of pity in the viewer.

"I have no other options, and from now on, I can only rely on Junior Brother to help me. For the time being, I will not reincarnate. Even if I were to reincarnate, I must first concentrate my spirit and stabilize my soul, or else I’ll be reborn as an imbecile or born with deformities. I am incredibly weak at the moment and need Junior Brother’s protection."

Gu Chen looked at him and sighed, "Senior Brother, you once had boundless mana and vast Divine Skills. Sword Immortals trembled at the mention of your name. Who would have thought... who would have thought you would fall to such a state? To rise again will be difficult; it may take hundreds of years, and by that time, we will enter the Dharma Decline Era, with the Shifting Stars and Changing Constellations, the world turned upside down, and the Spiritual Energy exhausted... Our previous plans are likely unfeasible, and then we both will face our doom."

Xuanyuan Dharma King said, "Not at all, not at all. In at most ten years, I will have fully cultivated my Primordial Spirit and Soul. Then I will reincarnate, and in another twenty years, I can regain all my mana. Thirty years from now, we can proceed with our original plan and transform the whole world into the Demon Realm; then we can become Realm Masters..."

"Too late! Too late!" Gu Chen shook his head, "Senior Brother, it won’t take thirty years. Within just a few days, that Evil Dragon is going to come knocking on our door. He will unify all immortals and sweep away the demon hordes; we already have no foothold in Central Earth. Soon, there will be no place in the entire world for us; where will you go to reincarnate then? And even if you do reincarnate, who’s to say he won’t find a way to destroy you?"

Xuanyuan Dharma King struggled to speak, "Even so, this is the only path we have left. Planning is up to us; fate will take its course."

Gu Chen shook his head again, "For our faction, success relies on me, not on fate. Now I do have the best method, a shortcut to achieving our goals, and it will also get us through the imminent disaster posed by the Evil Dragon."

Xuanyuan Dharma King saw the Green Light flickering in his eyes and felt the overwhelming malice coming toward him. He forced himself to remain calm, "What method, Junior Brother?"

Gu Chen said, "Both of us, being from the same sect, and having previously together absorbed and digested a splitting of our master, are essentially of the same origin and lineage. Since you’re already in this state, why not merge your Primordial Spirit with mine? Then, as if it were the power of us both combined, who in this vast world would be our match?"

Xuanyuan Dharma King cursed in his heart, "Junior Brother, you mustn’t do this..."

He hurriedly pulled out a backup plan and told Gu Chen, "I know of a place that hides an Ancient Treasure, if we could obtain it..."

"After I devour you, our Divine Senses will merge, memories will overlap, and I will know then as well."

"No, no! If you force it, I will erase that memory..."

"Then forget it, Senior Brother, your Primordial Spirit is even more precious than an Ancient Rarity!"

As Gu Chen spoke, he had already begun to take action, his fingertips emitting strands of dark green light.

Xuanyuan Dharma King was taken aback and hurriedly fled from the Soul Suppressing Bottle, but as he tried to escape, Gu Chen waved his hand and a swath of cold green light and flame rose up from the ground, sealing off the cave entrance. Xuanyuan Dharma King’s Primordial Spirit collided with it and stuck as if on a spider’s web, struggling and dragging down the sticky luminescence, trapped upon it.

Gu Chen cackled eerily like a monster that had captured its prey, slowly approaching, "Senior Brother, oh Senior Brother, what can you resist with now? Merge with me obediently, soon we brothers won’t distinguish between each other; you contain me and I contain you, together we will make this world a place for the Demon Path, then we shall become the Dharma Kings of the whole world."

"Junior Brother! I beg you, on account of us coming from the same sect, for the sake of our master and elders, don’t do this. I will assist you from now on, together..."

Gu Chen was very impatient, "You merged with an incarnation of our master, what’s wrong with me claiming it back? Stop talking nonsense!"

He reached out and grabbed, five trails of black smoke shot from his fingertips, condensing into a black nefarious Netherworld Ghost Claw, grabbing Xuanyuan Dharma King’s Primordial Spirit and bringing it before his face. Then he opened his mouth to absorb Xuanyuan Dharma King’s Primordial Spirit.

Just at that instant, suddenly behind Gu Chen flashed a burst of blood light that appeared and exploded, transforming into thousands of bean-sized Black Gold Seven Evil Blood Flame Divine Thunders, fiercely striking Gu Chen’s body.

"Bang, crackle, crash..." A series of sharp, ear-piercing booms rang out—Gu Chen’s physical body was instantly blown to pieces!

Gu Chen didn’t know what had happened when from behind him, in the walls of the Demon Palace’s grand hall, emerged a young man in red. Using the Thunder Pearl, he first blew Gu Chen to smithereens, then cast forty-nine Black Gold Seven Evil Flying Needles, nailing Gu Chen’s Primordial Spirit in place and preventing it from transforming or escaping.

Gu Chen, furious and shocked, recognized the only surviving third disciple of Xuanyuan Dharma King—Blood Rock Hermit!

He hurriedly cast a spell to control the Mystics Yin Demon God Banner within the grand hall. The banners swing without wind, emitting copious amounts of Black Evil Qi, surges of cold flames, streaks of green fire, and countless Divine Demons howling as they stepped down from the banners.

During this time, Blood Rock Hermit continued casting, holding the Seven Evil Five Gold Divine Saber in his hands, chopping Gu Chen’s Primordial Spirit into forty-nine pieces, each one pinned down by a golden needle.

Xuanyuan Dharma King and Evil Corpse Gu Chen trained in the same sect, fully understanding each other’s cultivation techniques, strengths, weaknesses, and fears. They knew exactly how to achieve a one-strike kill on each other.

This West Sea Demon Palace was originally belonging to Xuanyuan Dharma King’s master, the Old Demon Cha Shuangying. He had practiced here for a thousand years and was more familiar with the place than Gu Chen.

Before returning, he first sought out his disciple, Blood Rock Hermit.

Blood Rock Hermit was originally a Sect Leader Level expert and had over the years achieved an Undying Body. Seeing him reduced to such a state, he schemed a plot to trap his Primordial Spirit and refine it into a Magical Treasure.

However, the old Xuanyuan was more skilled by a notch, setting up a trap within a trap, imprisoning Blood Rock Hermit’s Primordial Spirit, torturing him with spells, reducing him to a state where he desired neither life nor death but could only kneel and beg, praying for his master’s forgiveness and vowing to respect the master and path, to be loyal and without a second heart in the future.

After some deliberation, Xuanyuan Dharma King took him back to the West Sea Demon Palace, where Xuanyuan Dharma King pretended to be weak, letting Evil Corpse Gu Chen let down his guard. Blood Rock Hermit took this opportunity to directly arrive at the grand hall of the Demon Palace from a secret passage and lay in ambush atop the Mystics Yin Seven Evils relief stone wall.

Gu Chen was unfamiliar with the surroundings and focused all his attention on Xuanyuan Dharma King, not taking notice for a moment and falling victim to Blood Rock Hermit’s sneak attack.

In fact, Blood Rock Hermit had considered a last-minute betrayal, to join forces with Gu Chen and extinguish Xuanyuan Dharma King, but Xuanyuan Dharma King had anticipated this move and had set a profound prohibition. If he were destroyed, body and soul, his remaining spirit would immediately enter Blood Rock Hermit’s body and take over his Divine Soul and Physical Body, reviving on the spot.

Therefore, Blood Rock Hermit had no choice but to help him deal with Gu Chen.

Now striking suddenly, relying on Xuanyuan Dharma King’s clever premeditated plans, combined with Blood Rock Hermit’s own Divine Power and abilities, they managed to destroy Gu Chen’s physical body in one fell swoop and heavily damaged his Primordial Spirit.

Gu Chen’s Primordial Spirit was chopped into forty-nine pieces and nailed in place by golden needles, but even so, within the time it takes to brew a pot of tea, he would be able to refine away the golden needles and restore his Primordial Spirit.