BOOK 2: CHAPTER 435: NINE NETHER DEMON ANCESTOR PROVES THE DAO, SURPRISE OR NOT

Vol 2 Chapter 435: Nine Nether Demon Ancestor Proves the Dao, Surprise or Not

“Familiarize yourself with the formation diagram, and let those four rest for a moment,” the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor said to Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa glanced at Sect Master Yan and the other three. He saw the spiritual energy on their bodies was weak. He knew that even if he controlled the formation diagram, he needed these four to cooperate to inflict the greatest damage on Lu Mo.

The five of them hid behind the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, avoiding the assault of Buddha light, using the time to familiarize themselves with the formation’s usage and recover their spiritual energy.

Now that the delivery had arrived, there was nothing else he could do to help.

This high-level battle had to be fought by the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.

He only had one chance with his sword.

......

The chanting of Buddha on the Western Continent echoed through Yin Mountain, as if forging a pure land of Buddha’s joy.

On the Life and Death Register, Buddha light swirled, shining dazzlingly.

Lu Mo’s confidence on his face shone even more brightly. He clasped his palms together, and in his eyes, two golden flames burned fiercely.

Even with his scheming and deep calculation, he could not hide the excitement and joy in his heart.

Lady Nishang and Ancestor Xuanding stood together, avoiding the Buddha light, communicating through sound.

“Is he really going to prove the Da Luo?” Lady Nishang spoke anxiously.

Ancestor Xuanding glanced at her but said nothing. Yet the meaning in his eyes was clear—what else could it be?

“If Lu Mo proves the Dao, Yaochi will suffer greatly. Won’t Taishang Dao have to bow and obey as well?” Lady Nishang’s heart was restless.

Compared to the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, they naturally stood on Lu Mo’s side.

But... Lu Mo was about to prove the Da Luo.

Once Da Luo appears, the Heavenly Dao will be set. In the future, among all the myriad worlds, Leiyin Temple will be supreme.

Taishang Dao was the inheritance of Dao Venerable, backed by Taiyi Golden Immortals, with no danger of overthrow.

But Yaochi was different.

Moreover, she stood opposite Leiyin Temple.

Seeing the determination on Lu Mo’s face, she felt a great calamity was approaching.

Seeing her panic, Ancestor Xuanding spoke: “Lu Mo has endured three kalpas in multiple lifetimes. If he lacked great ambition, he would have already reached Taiyi. Such a person, whether he proves the Dao or not, is not for us to stop.” Řά𐌽ŏ𝐛Ё𝘚

Lady Nishang fell silent, then asked again, “Then are we to just stand by and watch?”

Ancestor Xuanding nodded lightly.

“What a pity for all our schemes,” Lady Nishang pondered for a long moment and sighed deeply. “Yaochi, Jiushan’s Zheng Fa, and your Taishang Dao will likely face hardship in the future.”

Ancestor Xuanding sounded helpless as he said, “It’s too late. Although Zheng Fa is talented, it’s still too late. He also has Fusang Wood... He will likely face great disaster.”

Seeing Ancestor Xuanding so, Lady Nishang felt as if a huge hole had been torn open in her chest. All her ambition vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving only resignation.

“Nine Nether Benefactor, will you not convert?”

Finally, Lu Mo’s refinement reached the last moment.

The Life and Death Register was almost pure gold. In the underworld, Buddha light was brilliant, and sandalwood fragrance filled the air.

Lu Mo rose tall, stepped onto the peak of Yin Mountain, stretched out his palm, pressing down on the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor’s skull, reciting sutras.

But the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor seemed oblivious, appearing completely resigned.

Lady Nishang and the others held their breath, watching in silence, waiting for the first Da Luo in Xuanwei’s ancient history to appear.

Under the Buddha light, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor finally opened his eyes and stared at Lu Mo.

“Convert?” The Demon Ancestor’s smile was gentle and elegant, his words fragrant with disdain. “Petty and scheming insects, not worth even a sweep of a disciple of my Heavenly River Sect, worthy to have me, Nine Marriages, convert?”

Then, his whole body radiated profound light as he merged with the Life and Death Register, charging straight into Lu Mo’s palm.

A blinding ray shot out.

Lady Nishang raised her palm to shield her eyes.

When the light dissipated, Yin Mountain, the City of the Wrongfully Dead, and even the underworld ghosts all vanished.

Before them remained only boundless emptiness.

Lu Mo stood in the center of the void, his face full of anger, as if unable to believe it.

“Did the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor commit suicide?” Lady Nishang was stunned for a long while, then quietly whispered to Ancestor Xuanding, “Is he really so fiercely resolute by nature?”

Ancestor Xuanding glanced at the void, lowering his eyes silently.

Lady Nishang’s feelings were mixed.

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor’s suicide was the best outcome for Taishang Dao and Yaochi:

The greatest threat, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, was gone.

Lu Mo also failed to prove the Da Luo.

The aftermath of the Heavenly River upheaval finally settled today.

In the last era, the Tianhe Sect that suppressed Xuanwei with ten thousand swords had also turned to dust.

Yet, like Ancestor Xuanding, she inexplicably felt ashamed and even unwilling to look.

.....

In the Jiushan Realm, at the military academy training ground, Yan Wushuang clenched his fists tightly while watching the live broadcast on the Tongjian.

“Teacher Yan?”

A disciple of the Jiushan Military Academy asked beside him.

“Nothing. Where was I in the teaching just now?”

“Sword Qi Turns into Rainbow.”

“Sword Qi Turns into Rainbow...” Yan Wushuang fell silent, then suddenly said, “This technique was taught to me by my father.”

The disciples looked at each other in the training ground.

“He only knows how to scold, not teach disciples. He can’t be a teacher. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely teach better than him...”

“But if you want, you could still call him Patriarch...”

Yan Wushuang pulled the corner of his mouth, wanting to smile but feeling his throat clog up, not even knowing what he was saying.

“Teacher Yan......”

“Hm?”

“Your father, our Patriarch, is this person, isn’t he?”

Yan Wushuang suddenly lowered his head and looked again at the live broadcast screen.

In the void appeared the figure of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor again.

Behind him, besides Sect Master Yan, countless indistinct faces appeared.

“Nine Nether!”

Even Lu Mo retreated backward, his face wary.

But the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor didn’t look at him, apparently no longer considering Lu Mo worthy of attention, slowly spreading his arms.

The Life and Death Register floated before him, the Reincarnation Compass spun behind him, and the three formed a perfect line, united as one.

His face showed neither joy nor sorrow, his eyes slightly closed.

In the endless void, past and future, his vow resounded:

“Now the Nine Nether cleaves open the underworld, the Heavenly River sacrifices life to forge reincarnation!

One transforms into Naihe Bridge to ferry away attachments;

Two transforms into Three Lives Stone to reveal cause and effect;

Three transforms into Reincarnation Compass, where souls return.

Only wish for the Heavenly Dao’s clarity, that good and evil receive retribution!”

His tone was not loud, but his voice spread across Xuanwei, passing through the Heaven-Earth Membrane, shaking the myriad worlds.

All beings of the myriad worlds, whether in Xuanwei or not, raised their heads at this moment and saw the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor standing in the chaos.

Various spiritual talismans flew out of the chaos like thousands of brightly colored feathered birds and thousands of shimmering scaled fish, circling the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, the Life and Death Register, and the Reincarnation Compass joyfully.

These talismans gathered more and more, spinning faster and faster, finally colliding and condensing into a crown, a robe, and shoes.

The crown had twelve pearl emblems, the robe was black with golden twelve-chapter patterns embroidered, and the shoes bore the runes of the Reincarnation Compass.

These three treasures seemed intelligent, glowing together, then disappeared from the void and instantly dressed the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.

The aura on this Demon Ancestor became more magnificent and overwhelming, almost dominating the myriad worlds.

“Taiyi...”

Lu Mo’s voice was low, seeming to suppress the shock and anger in his heart, but he couldn’t help trembling as he finally spat out through clenched teeth: “You actually proved Taiyi!”

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor disdainfully ignored him, palm up, holding the Reincarnation Compass and Life and Death Register.

“When I proved Taiyi, all sentient beings were recorded in the Life and Death Register.”

Then, he tossed the Life and Death Register into the chaos.

From the depths of the black chaos came a roaring sound of the Dao.

Lu Mo’s expression changed drastically, as if encountering a catastrophic disaster: “What are you doing?”

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor looked at him and chuckled lightly.

Lady Nishang and several Dao Fruit cultivators felt dizzy, as if a giant peak pressed on their hearts, and an inexplicable fear of impending disaster overwhelmed them.

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor raised his head and looked toward the sky.

Everyone followed his gaze.

Though it was clearly daytime, dozens of stars shone brightly, their light even more dazzling than the sun in the sky.

They shone and flickered on the horizon;

the center glowed brighter and then suddenly exploded.

From the explosion, beams of light shot out toward the Xuanyi Realm, forming an unprecedented, grand meteor shower that spread across Xuanyi.

Few knew that what fell were not stars, but once supreme Golden Immortals.

Only at this moment did the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor speak:

“When I proved Taiyi, the dead entered the Netherworld, and Dao Fruits also can die.”

.....

Faint cries came from the Nine Heavens.

In the underworld, Lady Nishang and several Dao Fruit cultivators felt overwhelming sadness and began to weep.

“That is...” Ancestor Xuanding looked up at the sky, “Golden Immortals? Those Golden Immortal Dao Fruits are dissipating?”

He spoke more.

But Lady Nishang had no words.

She looked at the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor’s figure with anger, but even more fear.

Everyone understood that after the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor proved the Dao, the fate of Dao Fruits and the world’s pattern completely changed at this moment.

Lu Mo’s face grew extremely ugly as he shouted angrily, “You actually ruined my Transcendence Method!”

Lady Nishang was shocked and suddenly understood that the Transcendence Method was closely related to Dao Fruit immortality.

Now that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor proved the Dao, the greatest losers were not only the dissipated Golden Immortals, but truly Lu Mo.

Thinking of Lu Mo’s previous posture as if he was going to prove the Da Luo, now even the Transcendence Method was compromised.

She did not know why, but her tears suddenly stopped.

....

The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor’s proving of the Dao continued.

“When I proved Taiyi, good and evil are repaid, the heart of heaven cannot be deceived.”

The Reincarnation Compass behind him grew larger and larger, covering the entire Xuanwei sky.

Various runes appeared and vanished, dazzling the eyes.

In the hollow center appeared a spiritual qi vortex.

A message mysteriously appeared in the hearts of all beings—a place for the reincarnation of all lives.

As the Reincarnation Compass expanded,

the underworld, Yin Mountain, and City of the Wrongfully Dead reappeared before everyone,

but all seemed changed.

Yin Mountain still had no sunlight, gloomy and dark, but mysteriously peaceful.

In the City of the Wrongfully Dead, there were no longer wails of ghosts. Instead, many souls walked about, conversing, living in peace.

The area of the underworld was now a hundred times larger than before.

In the myriad worlds, recently deceased souls who lingered unwilling to disperse, even those who caused havoc, seemed to be called, and the dead rushed toward the underworld.

“Souls return to Yin Mountain, spirits cross Naihe Bridge, crossing death to extend life, ten thousand kalpas of peace, bow to the Nine Nether Emperor!”

In the myriad worlds, whether human or non-human, cultivator or not, all felt it in their hearts and understood the true name of the Nine Nether Emperor, bowing low toward the underworld.

Even disciples of the Four Sects within the underworld bowed sincerely.

In the depths of fate, these people understood the benefits the underworld gave them:

For Dao Fruits, the underworld meant complete extinction.

But for ordinary people, even cultivators, the underworld allowed reincarnation—even though after reincarnation it was hard to say if they were the same person, it was far better than before, when souls were rootless or shattered.

The place of reincarnation brought great merit to all living beings of the myriad worlds!

Although disciples of the Four Sects and the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor were enemies, at this moment, all sincerely bowed to the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.

“Is this the Heavenly River Sect’s revenge on the Four Sects’ Dao Fruits?” Lu Mo’s words caused Lady Nishang to first freeze, then feel chills.

Indeed, was there any deeper revenge than this?

Immortality was the greatest confidence of Dao Fruits.

Years ago, the Four Sects feared the Heavenly River Method and schemed against the Heavenly River Venerable.

An internal strife ended the once dominant Xuanwei overlord.

But the second-generation Sect Leader of Heavenly River Sect, the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, who was hidden for hundreds of thousands of years, today made all Dao Fruits taste the fear of death.

Did they regret it?

Lady Nishang did not know about others, but in her heart, a strange bitterness arose. She even wondered if without the past events, would the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor be so resolute?

“Revenge?” The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor chuckled lightly. “This is the ambition of Heavenly River. Who are you to deserve his revenge? I prove the Great Dao. What does that have to do with you?”

Lu Mo looked deeply at the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, said nothing, and lightly tapped the sarira in front of him.

The light on the sarira gradually dimmed, and Lu Mo’s Dharma form also darkened accordingly.

Without a word, he withdrew.

Lady Nishang looked at the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, then at Lu Mo, her expression bitter.

Lu Mo could leave, but they could not!

This Lu Mo came using Zhizhong’s sarira, not his true body, so he still had a way to escape.

But...

“Why doesn’t this Nine Nether Emperor make a move?”

Lady Nishang asked Ancestor Xuanding beside her.

Watching Lu Mo depart, the Nine Nether Emperor remained motionless, expressionless.

Keep in mind, Lu Mo had refined here for several days before. Could the Emperor really endure this?

“To prove Taiyi is to be bound by the Heavenly Dao... Violating the Heavenly Dao would be improper. Taiyi should not be disturbed.”

Ancestor Xuanding pondered and shared his guess.

Lady Nishang was convinced, after all, Dao Venerable was also a Taiyi Golden Immortal. Compared to her, Ancestor Xuanding naturally knew Taiyi better.

It seemed Lu Mo was going to leave the underworld unharmed.

Lu Mo seemed to understand this rule as well. He looked at the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor with caution and slowly began to disappear.

Seeing the Nine Nether Emperor make no move but coldly watch, Lu Mo’s face relaxed somewhat, thinking he was out of danger.

Just as Lu Mo relaxed and Lady Nishang and others were anxious,

The Slaying Immortal Formation Diagram operated again in the sky, and a sword light struck down on Lu Mo’s head.

The sword came suddenly!

Lu Mo was guarding against the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor and was caught off guard.

When he reacted, he found the sword even stronger than before, vaguely surpassing True Immortal power.

Unprepared and only at True Immortal level himself,

This sword directly cleaved Lu Mo’s Dharma form in two!

“Who...”

His four-petaled lips stubbornly spoke, showing Lu Mo’s confusion.

Beside the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor appeared a figure unfamiliar to most but deeply engraved in a few.

A young man, not striking in appearance, but with piercing sharp eyes.

“Heavenly River!”