214: Past Events of the Immortal Realm

"Nine Nether Celestial Venerable..."

Clear Ripple was slightly stunned. She frowned and thought for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Revered Master, this Nine Nether Celestial Venerable, your Disciple has never heard of him!"

"Nine Nether Celestial Venerable, in charge of the Dao Laws of the Soul, Yin Sha, and the Netherworld..."

As Dao Venerable Yun Miao slowly narrated, Clear Ripple gradually understood the cause of the matter.

Nine Nether Celestial Venerable attained the Dao tens of thousands of Yuanhui ago.

His mastery of the Divine Soul was unrivaled in the entire Star Sea.

But less than ten thousand years after he attained the Dao, Void Decay Creatures suddenly appeared, swallowing several Star Domains in a sweeping surge.

They directly threatened the existence of the Immortal Domain Civilization and other civilizations.

However, general Immortal Art attacks had limited lethality against these strange creatures.

Only attacks with dark attributes such as Yin Sha, Devilish Qi, Death Qi, and Wandering Souls could exert the greatest effect.

Therefore, as a top-tier expert in this field, Nine Nether Celestial Venerable naturally appeared on the front lines of the battlefield.

The powerhouses of various civilizations joined forces, and after nearly a million years of fighting, they finally trapped the Void Decay Creatures within two Star Domains.

However, at that time, there were only seven Heavenly Venerable-level powerhouses in all the major civilizations combined.

The hundreds of millions of trapped Void Decay Creatures actually chose to resolutely self-detonate!

This completely destroyed the two Star Domains, breaking the boundary between the Dark Ruins and the Star Sea.

This allowed ten Dark Ruins Kings, comparable to Heavenly Venerables, to descend.

"The battle situation then was extremely tragic. Taiyi and Daluo powerhouses fell one after another, and even several Heavenly Venerables were severely injured."

In Dao Venerable Yun Miao's ethereal voice, there was a hint of respect and a sigh, "In a moment of existential crisis, Nine Nether Celestial Venerable and a Supreme Deity of the Magic Civilization each self-detonated their Dao Laws in two battlefields, dragging several Dark Ruins Kings down with them to their deaths. This finally extinguished the disaster... You should be able to guess the location."

"Hiss..."

Clear Ripple gasped, horrified. "Could it be the Dark Annihilation Demon Domain guarded by the Haotian Immortal Court?!"

Under the power of a Heavenly Venerable self-detonating their Dao Laws, the entire Star Domain would turn into nothingness!

In her knowledge, only the Dark Annihilation Demon Domain fit the description.

"That's right."

Dao Venerable Yun Miao nodded slightly. "Besides that, the Silent Void Domain in a corner of the Magic Civilization is precisely where that Supreme Deity self-detonated."

In the Star Sea, the Immortal Domain Civilization and the Magic Civilization both belong to the top civilizations and are also competitors.

For countless years, there have been constant frictions and occasional small-scale wars between them.

But among the true upper echelons, they still maintain relative respect.

This is not just out of fear of each other's strength, but also because in that battle for racial survival affecting the entire Star Sea, both sides had Heavenly Venerable-level powerhouses who resolutely went to their deaths.

This was what stopped a terrifying disaster.

Since then, the defense against Void Decay Creatures by all civilizations in the Star Sea has been raised to the highest priority and level.

The two locations, the Dark Annihilation Demon Domain and the Silent Void Domain, have become the weakest points in the barrier between the Star Sea and the Dark Ruins after the self-detonations of the Void Decay Creatures and the Heavenly Venerables.

At least half of the military forces of the two civilizations are used to guard these two domains.

And there are Heavenly Venerables or Supreme Deities stationed here year-round.

The reason why the Haotian Immortal Court is called the Central Immortal Court of the Five Directions Immortal Courts.

The reason is that the importance of the Dark Annihilation Demon Domain is above everything else.

For millions of years, it has been Noble Golden Court Heavenly Venerable, one of the three Heavenly Venerables of the Immortal Domain, who has been stationed at the Haotian Immortal Court to guard the Dark Annihilation Demon Domain.

"According to my deduction, the Nine Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture that Su Ling Cultivates... should have some connection with Nine Nether Celestial Venerable."

Dao Venerable Yun Miao said somewhat hesitantly, "But regarding the records of this Cultivation Technique, I haven't found even a bit of information."

Dao Venerable Yun Miao found out about all this from the secret archives of the Qinghua Immortal Court.

Even if it were an ordinary Golden Immortal, or even a Taiyi or Daluo, they wouldn't have such authority.

Even so, Dao Venerable Yun Miao failed to find any relevant records about the Nine Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture.

She could only make deductions based on the two words 'Nine Nether'.

"A Cultivation Technique left by a Heavenly Venerable..."

Clear Ripple looked at Su Ling in the pool and said with a light smile, "Su Ling comes from a Loose Cultivator background; I didn't expect him to have such luck."

"The Great Dao is formless; it can be grasped but not expressed in words."

Dao Venerable Yun Miao nodded slightly. "Su Ling using this to Breakthrough to Golden Immortal is not a problem, but whether he can achieve the Great Dao in the future will depend on himself."

Clear Ripple also nodded silently upon hearing this.

This was also why she had not inherited Dao Venerable Yun Miao's legacy.

Following in the footsteps of one's Revered Master, the ultimate achievement is indeed limited.

Cultivators who make choices like hers are everywhere in the cultivation world.

"Mmm..."

Just then, Su Ling in the pool suddenly let out a soft groan as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

"Su Ling?!"

Clear Ripple immediately showed a look of surprise and joy, her figure flashing as she landed on the water.

Su Ling's eyelids twitched slightly, and then they slowly opened.

"Ma... Revered Master..."

The moment Su Ling, who had just woken up, opened his eyes, he saw an incredibly beautiful face filled with joy.

He opened his mouth and called out with a raspy voice.

"Yes, Revered Master is here!"

Clear Ripple nodded heavily, her eyes filled with soft light. "You've been asleep for forty years; you're finally awake."

"Forty years?!"

Su Ling was stunned and exclaimed in surprise.

His memory was still stuck at the moment he indignantly rushed toward the Fiendish Fire Lightning Mountain!

He didn't expect that forty years had already passed when he opened his eyes.

"Clear Ripple, take good care of Su Ling. There's no need to feed him any Medicinal Pills; he just needs to rest and recuperate."

Dao Venerable Yun Miao showed a slight smile and then disappeared from the Secret Realm... "Shit!"

A day later, Su Ling, sitting alone in his Immortal Cave, looked at his empty Storage Ring and felt like crying but had no tears.

Countless Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, and various rare spiritual materials had all turned to dust.

It was just like the scene after he first passed through the spatial rift and arrived at the Canglang Plane.

Not only that, but all of his Magic Treasures and Spiritual Artifacts were completely destroyed.

Only the phoenix dance nine-fierce ruler with its dimmed spiritual light and the azure roc wings overflowing with blue and purple brilliance remained in his netherworld purple mansion.

The strangest thing was that the artifact spirit of the azure roc wings, which had already awakened during the Lightning Tribulation, was still in a deep sleep.

Not even a hint of emotion emanated from it.

But seeing the brilliant appearance of the azure roc wings, it was highly likely that the artifact spirit was sleeping to digest the power of the Lightning Tribulation.

Su Ling was happy to see this happen.

"Immortal Eye of Treasure Appraisal..."

However, after chatting with his Revered Master Clear Ripple for a day, Su Ling, who had finally managed to get away, was in no mood to pay attention to the azure roc wings.

His mind was completely immersed in the Immortal Eye of Treasure Appraisal in his right eye.

Su Ling had already learned about the horror of the third bolt of tribulation lightning from his Revered Master and Grandmaster.

The Dao manifested a Dao Venerable's brand, and the power of a single strike was enough to annihilate a Body Integration Peak or even a True Immortal!

He had actually managed to survive and even refined it in turn... The only explanation was that the mysterious Immortal Eye of Treasure Appraisal had shown its power again and saved him.

Su Ling even suspected that the reason why this Nascent Soul Condensation had attracted the Lightning Tribulation...

...probably didn't have much to do with the Nine Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture.

Instead, it was very likely because of the Immortal Eye of Treasure Appraisal.