CHAPTER 449: CHAPTER 391 HEAVENLY VENERATE GREAT DEMON, YU EMPEROR 9 TRIPODS

The Real World.

With a flash of light, Song Lin opened his eyes.

Another world conquered.

He felt an obvious lightness throughout his body. After all, this was the legendary traversal of the physical body.

If the body suffered any issues, it would also impact the physical body in the real world.

Song Lin looked inward at himself.

The real world was, after all, different from the virtual one. Song Lin could clearly feel the regression of his cultivation state.

Name: Song Lin

Realm: Transcendence Tribulation Stage (Fire Tribulation)

Taoist Realm: 1,100 years.

Divine Skills:

Nine-Transformation Mysterious Skill, Qiankun Treasure (Ten Layers, Twelve Yuan Chen), Celestial Star Pivot Thirty-Six Cloud Seal Talisman (Twelve Cloud Seals), Little Three Emperors Scripture, North Emperor Black Law, Five Qi Chaoyuan to Life Spirit Scripture, Seventy-Two Transformations, Donghua Taoist Soldiers Xuanzi Secret Book, North Emperor Xuantian Technique, Nine-Transformation Rejuvenation Pill Subtle Manifestation Technique, Shenxiao Thunder Skill, Heavenly Escape Sword Scripture...

......

He had lost over 200 years of Taoist Realm, and his original Lightning Tribulation realm had fallen to the Fire Tribulation realm.

Indeed, the traversal of the physical body could not retain cultivation states; even flaws related to the cultivation state were not brought along.

That, at least, was a good thing—there were no lingering defects.

At the same time, the Twelve Cloud Seals and four Great Daos, as well as the Twelve Yuan Chen he had just forged, were brought over without needing to be re-comprehended.

"The Twelve Yuan Chen..."

Song Lin recalled this spell.

With a thought, twelve radiant stars illuminated above his head.

Bright and dazzling, the starlight emanated endlessly.

This was a supreme cultivation technique created through the power of the Cloud Seals combined with the Nine Tripods.

When the Twelve Yuan Chen coalesce, they form stars with a devastating annihilative force, eradicating all enemies.

They assemble and disperse without form—assembled, they become stars; dispersed, they become spirits.

With another thought from Song Lin, the Twelve Yuan Chen burst forth into resplendent light.

When the brilliance dissipated, in their place stood twelve towering Divine Generals, each ten zhang tall and imposing.

The "Protector," representing the Golden Gate Cloud Seal, held the Golden Gate in hand—a burly man with coiled beard, as steadfast and indomitable as an iron tower.

The "Guardian," representing the Five Mountains True Form Map, was a Dharma Guardian Divine General clad in golden armor with a dragon-helm, boasting five arms as mighty as heavenly pillars, radiating an oppressive majesty.

The "Gold," aligned with the Rushou Golden Emperor Technique, wielded a golden sword, his eyes glaring with the wrath of a Vajra.

The "Wind," from the Xuanming Wind Emperor Technique, was clad in azure armor with a green face, standing atop a raging cyclone.

The "Wood," derived from the Ju Mang Wood Emperor Skill, appeared as a green-haired maiden riding two dragons underfoot.

The "Fire," born from the Zhuu Rong Fire Lord Technique, had a red-armored body, wielded a flaming whip, and bore a human face with a bear-like form.

There were also other awe-inspiring generals—a Divine General carrying two Summoning General Flags, a Dharma Guardian Divine General encircled by the Eight Sceneries who bore the Divine Sword, a Heavenly General whose waist held a Thunder Drum, a shape-shifting Seventy-Two Transformations Divine General resembling a monkey, an Imperial Evil God General exuding supreme authority, and a ferocious Ghost Killing Heavenly General with a red-haired demon face.

In total, there were twelve Divine Generals.

Moreover, their strength was synchronized with Song Lin’s cultivation realm—whatever level he reached, so too would the Twelve Yuan Chen and Divine Generals.

"Such powerful Divine Skills; with this, the Talisman faction now has a sturdy backing."

Song Lin pondered.

The Talisman faction relied critically on summoning Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, much like the renowned Heavenly Master Zhang from the Western Ocean Record. This person excelled in this art, summoning ancestral forces whenever difficulties arose, securing aid without hesitation.

Don’t think of this as an external shortcut—it’s called protection.

For a cultivator, relying solely on oneself was insufficient, and relying entirely on others was equally futile.

In more peaceful worlds, Taoists sometimes abstained from learning combat-oriented skills, dedicating themselves solely to righteous cultivation, wielding only one spell—the Summoning Ghosts and Gods technique.

"Twelve Yuan Chen—twelve Fire Tribulation cultivators ready for immediate dispatch."

This spell could exert tremendous influence.

In the future, there might well be Taoists in Donghua Jungle who specialize solely in refining this art.

After reviewing the Twelve Yuan Chen, it was time to begin redeeming new spells.

"Next—Yuu Emperor’s Nine Tripods!"

The Nine Tripods were Innate Spiritual Treasures in their activated state, ideal for cultivating the Divine Embryo in the future.

Combined with the Five Mountains True Form Map, the Nine Tripods could suppress all malevolence.

For instance, the perilous Eight Sceneries World and the Xuanzhen Palace ruins contained abundant, immensely potent Mother Qi.

If Heavenly Venerate were to make a desperate final gambit, the Nine Tripods could step in for suppression.

Thinking of this, Song Lin summoned a perfectly round golden Karma orb.

"Redeem the Nine Tripods!"

...

In the Eight Sceneries Void Realm.

The entire realm was divided into eight distinct landscapes.

At its center was a pitch-black expanse.

A gray-black mist enveloped this part of the world.

Amidst the hazy mists, towering ancient trees stood, dense and wild.

The colossal trees were entirely black, devoid of green leaves, their crooked branches spreading like the claws of demons, sprawling for hundreds of miles, with roots buried deep into the void.

This was the Mother Tree of All Things, the foundation of the Eight Sceneries World.

There were many worlds within existence.

Among them, the world inhabited by mortals was known as the True Realm. Due to certain karmic incidents, it had splintered into fragments called Grotto Heavens.

Whether it was the Big Cave Heaven or Small Cave Heaven, their essence was parasitism upon the True Realm.

The Void Realm, to some extent, could detach itself from the True Realm but required other forms of dependency—the Mother Tree of All Things being one such example.

In the shadow of the black colossal tree sat a figure draped in a black robe.

The black-robed Taoist’s skin was as withered as tree bark, with eyes devoid of pupils—there was only a ghastly white sclera.

His legs below the knees were fused to the tree roots, making him one with the Mother Tree of All Things.

This was Heavenly Venerate.

The world did not know this Heavenly Venerate by name, nor did the Heavenly Venerate himself remember.

After the thirty-fourth Upper Pure Demon Tribulation, the rules of heaven and earth underwent subtle changes. Certain rightful Taoist doctrines were suddenly deemed heretical. The Xuanzhen Palace was among the worst affected, the demon tribulation heavily depleting their primordial energy.

On top of that, the alteration of their cultivation techniques added insult to injury. After surviving for a while longer, Xuanzhen Palace eventually withered, collapsed, and vanished into oblivion.

The remnants of their top-level experts, subjected to the corruption of Demonic Qi, had long evolved into beings akin to Great Demons.

The Heavenly Venerate sat with closed eyes, sensing movements in all directions.

Upon emerging from his seclusion this time, he found a gathering of pesky insects.

"Interesting. Let’s start with you lot."

Fused with the Mother Tree of All Things, the Heavenly Venerate wielded an unparalleled devouring capability, capable of absorbing their power for his use, even transforming individuals into puppets.

With this emergence from seclusion, he no longer intended to act covertly but to openly and boldly demonize as many as possible.

At this thought, the Heavenly Venerate’s will moved, and a sea of black mist surged toward the group while vast roots stretched out to ensnare them, with countless demons emerging to converge upon their position.

"Not good! We’re under attack! Taoist Master! Master of the Mansion! Enemy attack!"

Surrounded, the group initially panicked, losing some comrades. But they quickly regrouped at top speed to resist the demonic tide together.

A few powerful Transcendence Tribulation cultivators took charge, rapidly stabilizing the situation.

"Yellow Divine Seal, reveal the Divine Generals!"

They even summoned twelve Transcendence Tribulation Divine Generals who counterattacked the invading demons and shattered all of the Heavenly Venerate’s advances.

"Haha! Not bad. Unfortunately, this is *my* domain."

Crunch, crunch!

The Mother Tree of All Things uprooted itself, resembling a colossal demonic titan. Waves of black mist surged into a demonic tide, flooding forth.

In this realm, not even Primordial Spirits could harm him.

Today, these fools must die!