473: Chapter 473 The Backlash of Fate, the Oath of Heaven!

That power, merely because of Su Tianming's prying, followed the line of Karma and transformed into an invisible, world-destroying thunderbolt, striking fiercely toward Su Tianming's Sea of Consciousness!

"Crack!"

"Pfft—!"

Su Tianming let out a miserable, muffled groan, his body trembling violently as if struck by lightning.

He suddenly threw his head back, and a mouthful of blood mixed with golden specks sprayed wildly, turning into a blood mist in mid-air.

The ancient tortoise shell in his hand, which was indestructible—so much so that even an Immortal Artifact could not leave a mark on it—actually let out a mournful cry, and a deep crack shattered across its surface!

Furthermore, from his pair of pure white eyes that had always peered into the world, two startling trails of blood tears actually seeped out! Deep within his eyes, they were filled with irrepressible shock and fear.

"Clan Elder!"

Su Yunxi was scared out of her wits by this sudden turn of events, her mind going completely blank.

She rushed forward in a panic, wanting to support the swaying Su Tianming.

A Golden Immortal Clan Elder... actually suffered such a terrifying backlash during the process of divination? How could this be possible!

"Don't touch me... It's fine... Cough, cough... Just a bit of backlash, I won't die yet..."

Su Tianming pushed away Su Yunxi's hand, trembling as he raised his sleeve to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

His breathing was as ragged as a broken bellows; although he claimed it was fine, the deep apprehension and lingering fear in his eyes could not be hidden at all.

"Girl Yunxi... the Karma on the culprit is terrifying! It has reached an unimaginable level! I exhausted my Golden Immortal cultivation, and even sacrificed ten thousand years of Lifespan, yet I only managed to capture a faint, blurry remnant image at the very moment of the backlash..."

Su Tianming took a deep breath, suppressing his roiling Qi and blood, and while enduring the tearing pain in his mind, he pointed a finger out.

A faint glimmer of spiritual light flew from his fingertip and dove straight into Su Yunxi's Sea of Consciousness.

The image slowly unfolded in Su Yunxi's mind; it was blurry and shaky, but one could vaguely see a massive, majestic Immortal mountain shrouded in ethereal Immortal Qi.

On the Immortal mountain, palaces and pavilions stood in close succession, and cranes and Spirit Beasts wove through the sea of clouds.

And at the very Peak of the Immortal mountain, above the firmament, a massive flag that blocked out the sky fluttered in the wind.

On that flag, four large characters were written in a bold, sweeping calligraphy—[Qingyun Dao Sect]!

"Daluo Heaven? That Immortal realm which has always been at odds with my Nine Nether Underworld?"

Su Yunxi stared fixedly at the image in her mind, her teeth nearly biting her red lips until they bled: "Qingyun Dao Sect... an emerging Sect that has only risen in the last few hundred years and is rumored to be extremely prominent?"

"Good! A very good Qingyun Dao Sect!"

Su Yunxi suddenly stood up, her long dark hair dancing wildly in the wind, and her aura as a Perfected Xuan Immortal was released again without reservation.

Her incredibly beautiful face appeared somewhat ferocious at this moment due to extreme hatred.

She raised her right hand without hesitation and bit her index finger, causing bright red blood to ooze out.

She pointed directly at the firmament, her voice filled with the deepest chill and determination of the Nine Nether Underworld:

"Qingyun Dao Sect! I, Su Yunxi, swear an oath to the heavens today! Even if I must exhaust the entire foundation of my Su Family, even if I must trample across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, I will definitely raze your mountain gate to the ground! I will definitely extract the Soul and refine the spirit of the murderer who killed Brother Changkong, and suppress their true spirit under the Nine Nether Underworld Fire to be burned for a billion years! If I violate this oath, may my Dao Heart collapse, and may I be doomed eternally."

"Rumble—!"

As the blood oath fell, a dull, blood-colored thunder suddenly sounded above the firmament of the Nine Nether Underworld, as if responding to her vengeful, life-and-death oath.

Meanwhile, Daluo Heaven, Qingyun Dao Sect.

Inside the main Peak's great hall.

Lu Li pointed to a white jade bottle on the table that emitted a dazzling golden light, with faint, dragon-shaped phantoms circling its surface: "This is the primordial true dragon saliva I finally managed to get after clearing the first level of the Bronze Immortal Palace, where I was almost crushed into a meat patty by the Heavy Water Formation! I heard that this thing contains a trace of the Bloodline essence of an ancient True Dragon, and using it for a bath for Body Tempering is incredibly comfortable; it will definitely allow my Physical Body to reach a new level!"

As he spoke, he picked up a lotus flower sealed in a cold jade box.

The lotus had nine petals, each one appearing like a transparent crystal of the Soul, emitting a faint blue light; just smelling it made one feel as if their Soul was about to ascend to immortality.

"And this, and this! This Nine-Leaf Soul-Nourishing Lotus! It is said to be a supreme-grade holy medicine that grows at the boundary of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, blooming only once every hundred thousand years! It has miraculous effects for nourishing the Divine Soul! I spent a great deal of effort, using Thunder-Attracting Talismans to blow up a group of guardian bone beasts just to snatch it!"

Finally, with a "clatter," he slammed an ancient sword, rusted and with only half a blade left, onto the table.

Although the broken sword was worn out, its blade emitted an ancient, chilling aura of malevolence.

"Right, and this big treasure! This is an ancient remnant weapon I pried from the hands of the mirror-image person—who looked exactly like me and could even imitate my Moves—in the final level after using all my strength and even resorting to the life-saving trump card you gave me! Although this sword is broken and has lost most of its spirituality, it's hard! Using it to crack walnuts or knock people unconscious is incredibly handy!"

Lu Li was like a child who had just won a great battle and was frantically showing off his spoils to an adult, hands on his hips, chattering away non-stop, his face clearly saying, "Praise me, hurry up and praise me."

Sitting on the large grandmaster chair behind the table was a young man with a handsome face and an otherworldly temperament, like an exiled immortal.

Lu Yuan leaned forward slightly, his gaze sweeping over the pile of rare treasures on the table that radiated astonishing fluctuations of spiritual power.

primordial true dragon saliva... Nine-Leaf Soul-Nourishing Lotus... ancient remnant weapon of the extreme Dao...

The corners of Lu Yuan's mouth rose involuntarily, and a glint of satisfaction flashed deep in his eyes.

He inwardly praised, this brat, his Luck is truly Heaven-Defying; he is simply a perfect, top-tier treasure-hunting rat!

Any item on this table, if thrown into Daluo Heaven, would be enough to cause top-tier Sects to break their heads and stir up a bloody storm.

True Dragon Saliva for Body Tempering, Soul-Nourishing Lotus to stabilize the Divine Soul, plus this remnant weapon with astonishing killing power... Wonderful, truly wonderful.

However, although he was overjoyed in his heart, the expression on Lu Yuan's face changed subtly in an instant.

He immediately reined in that hint of smugness, his handsome face instantly tightening, and he put on the face of a strict father, appearing serious and even carrying a touch of gravity and worry.

"Cough, cough."

Lu Yuan gave a fake cough twice, his slender fingers tapping rhythmically on the tabletop.

"Lier."

Lu Yuan stood up slowly, walked around the table, and went to Lu Li's side.

He casually picked up the Nine-Leaf Soul-Nourishing Lotus that was emitting a faint blue light, examined it for a moment, then shook his head slightly and let out a long sigh.