135: Burning Longevity Flame

Whoosh—

King Yama slowly rose, black Qi permeated, and the Void Realm trembled.

His aura surged.

“Late Stage Dongxuan Realm!

Fellow Daoist, are you making fun of me?!”

Gu Changsheng asked, startled.

An old monster in the Late Stage Dongxuan Realm, known as a Great Cultivator in ancient times, could kill an ordinary Early Stage Dongxuan Realm Cultivator as easily as taking something from a bag.

No matter how confident Gu Changsheng was, he didn’t believe that the two of them combined could take down a Great Cultivator.

“Island Master, don’t worry…”

Zhang Liang took out an ancient bronze square mirror. A beam of light shot out from the mirror onto the Dao Palace. Immediately, countless secret patterns appeared in the Void Realm, forming silver chains that bound King Yama hand and foot.

Several silver chains pierced his shoulder blades, and King Yama’s aura rapidly plummeted.

Late Stage Dongxuan Realm… Middle Stage Dongxuan Realm… Early Stage Dongxuan Realm.

It only stopped when it had fallen to the Early Stage Profound Cave Realm.

Zhang Liang said with a solemn expression, “When Ancestral Master entered this place, King Yama was only at the Middle Stage Dongxuan Realm cultivation.

At that time, Ancestral Master used the Xuantian True Martial Formation to seal and suppress his cultivation.

He barely managed to cut off one of his arms.

Unexpectedly, after countless years, this fiend has reached the Great Cultivator stage, and the Formation has also become dilapidated with time, weakening its suppressive effect…”

‘Xuantian True Martial Formation…’

A strange light flashed in Gu Changsheng’s eyes. He then patted the yellow jade sword gourd, and countless Flying Swords shot out, enveloping the Dao Palace.

“The most urgent task is to quickly kill this fiend.

Fellow Daoist, if you have any other trump cards, don’t hold back…”

Gu Changsheng hinted.

Zhang Liang didn’t respond, but suddenly cast countless hand seals with both hands.

Boom—

Black smoke billowed, soaring into the sky.

The Eight-Armed Demonic Idol appeared in the Void Realm.

The strange power of the Six Paths surged, twisting the Void Realm and transforming it into a chilling Hell.

Hell Path!

Immediately, the suppressive force greatly increased, like Mount Tai pressing down. King Yama’s shoulders sank, emitting creaking sounds.

Seizing this opportunity, Gu Changsheng activated his sword technique. Nine swords combined into one, and a thick Sword Qi beam slashed directly towards King Yama’s head.

“Slash!”

Clang—

The Sword Qi slashed across his neck, but it felt as if it had cut through a wisp of air.

King Yama’s head floated in the Void Realm, turning to look at him with a strange smile on his face.

Then, he opened his mouth and spat out two black flames that transformed into dark firebirds and flew over.

“Not good! It’s Life-Burning Flame!”

Zhang Liang’s face showed surprise. He dodged, and merely a wisp of flame grazed him, causing his temples to turn slightly gray.

Suddenly, his gaze shifted in surprise, looking into the distance.

Gu Changsheng's right claw was Empty grip, his arm swelling like a pillar. An Azure Dragon tattoo appeared on it, and amidst the ethereal black Qi, a Dragon shadow converged.

Rip—

As the claw strike landed, the dark firebird was swallowed by the Azure Dragon phantom, held in its mouth, and returned to his palm.

Gu Changsheng looked at the black flame in his hand. Wisps of fire penetrated the Azure Dragon phantom, burning his Lifespan.

In just a few breaths, it had burned away decades of his Lifespan.

However, instead of being alarmed, he was delighted, a hint of eagerness on his face: “This Divine Ability is quite good…”

Snap—

He clenched his five fingers, and the black flame instantly extinguished.

‘This person can actually withstand the Life-Burning Flame head-on!’

Zhang Liang’s eyes widened.

For Cultivators like them, the most taboo Divine Ability was one that depleted Lifespan.

Just a wisp of flame earlier had cost him twenty years of Lifespan.

Suddenly, the Void Realm trembled, and two thick black arms turned into sludge, spreading from space.

A dense, foul aura permeated the air.

In an instant, the Eight-Armed Demonic Idol subtly lost control. Its flesh bulged, transforming into grotesque, ferocious, eyeless heads with sharp teeth, tearing at its own body.

“Damn it, the pollution of dao karma!”

“Yellow Heaven above, Taiping Qingling!”

A layer of yellow light emerged from the Eight-Armed Demonic Idol’s body, blocking the foul contamination. The mutated heads on its body withered and shriveled as if deprived of nourishment.

Boom—

The sky suddenly trembled. A massive fist shadow pierced through the Void Realm, and with a wail, King Yama was sent flying hundreds of feet away like a broken sack.

Gu Changsheng emerged from the smoke and dust, transforming into a ten-foot golden body. Layers of secret technique phantoms appeared on his body.

Asura Dharma Body, Nine-Layer Iron Fir Garment, Soul-Devouring Dharma Body… The surging Qi and blood caused the surrounding temperature to skyrocket, becoming as scorching as magma.

The dao karma pollution in the Void Realm was actually forced back.

“It’s been a long time since I used Body Refining methods…”

Gu Changsheng sighed with emotion.

It wasn’t that his Body Refining cultivation couldn’t keep up with his strength.

Rather, ordinary enemies could no longer force out his golden body.

Even a powerful Profound Cave seed like Hegemon-Sword Ling Xiao, exerting his full strength, could barely make him shed a drop of blood.

This was when Gu Changsheng had not activated his golden body, but was purely in a passive defensive state.

At this moment, Gu Changsheng stepped on the Five Elements escape light, moving like a ghost. In an instant, his figure was everywhere in the entire Void Realm. With every punch and kick, King Yama was sent flying back and forth in the Void Realm like a sandbag.

Pfft—

The foul blood of dao karma stained the ground, making sizzling corrosive sounds.

King Yama fell heavily to the ground, creating a huge deep pit.

At this moment, the Void Realm trembled, and nine rays of light appeared above Gu Changsheng’s head.

Mountains, rivers, volcanoes… “It’s still not enough…”

Gu Changsheng stomped his foot, and seven stars appeared above his head.

“Explode!”

The stars burst, and the brilliant blue starlight augmented his body, causing his essence, Qi, and spirit to surge, directly approaching the Early Stage Dongxuan Realm.

Clang—

A Sword Qi descended from the sky, piercing through King Yama in the deep pit.

Destructive Sword Qi raged, and his body was peeled away inch by inch, disintegrating into countless fragments.

In his abdomen, a dark infant about an inch tall was revealed.

It exuded a dense aura of dao karma.

Nieb Ying!

“The Origin dao karma of the Yellow Springs Great Emperor…”

Gu Changsheng pointed a finger, and black Qi gathered, forming a giant hand that covered the sky. Just as he was about to grab it, as if sensing something, his figure suddenly flickered and disappeared from the spot.

Several silver chains, like long snakes, pierced through the Void Realm, wildly dancing.

Gu Changsheng narrowed his eyes, looked at Zhang Liang, and said, “What do you mean, Fellow Daoist?

Or perhaps I should use a different address… Your Excellency, King Yama…”

Immediately, a hint of surprise appeared on Zhang Liang’s face. After a moment of silence, his gaze became extremely cold: “How did you figure it out…”

His voice was hoarse, completely different from before.

“Before I answer that question, I have a question for Your Excellency.”

“What is it?” Zhang Liang seemed to have Gu Changsheng cornered, his expression quite calm.

“Can the essence of the Yellow Springs Great Emperor’s dao karma truly form a Peerless Grade True Core?”

“It certainly can.”

“Good!”

Gu Changsheng nodded slightly, and a faint yellow mountain appeared in his palm.

It was Yellow Springs Mountain.

“Soul Burst!”

The dark soul cloud in his abdomen ignited.

Gu Changsheng’s aura surged again.

A massive amount of black Qi poured in, forming a huge mountain that suddenly descended.

“Yellow Springs Mountain…”

Zhang Liang exclaimed in surprise. Countless slender black chains emerged from his body, fusing with the Heretical Golem.

His aura surged.

Middle Stage Dongxuan Realm.

Late Stage Dongxuan Realm… “No matter how you guessed who I am, you will be buried here today!”

A head appeared on the Heretical Golem, which was Zhang Liang.

At this moment, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was entangled with dao karma.

He was as ferocious as a demon from the eighteen layers of Hell.

His eight arms suddenly swelled, crossing and converging into a claw. With one claw, he grabbed Yellow Springs Mountain, and even though Yellow Springs Mountain erupted with spiritual light, it still could not escape.

“Hehehe, I never thought I’d obtain one of the yellow springs three treasures, Yellow Springs Mountain, today. What a joyous occasion.”

Zhang Liang cackled.

Suddenly, a ball of dark flame flew over and shot into the Heretical Golem’s body.

The dark flame burned, and the Golem let out a shrill scream.

“No!”

Zhang Liang was flustered. His hair instantly turned gray, and countless wrinkles appeared on his face, layered like tree bark.

A thousand years seemed to have passed before his eyes.

Finally, his eyes became dull and dim.

Gradually, they closed.

He died of old age.