Chapter 502 - 444: Now, I Lack Nothing

Daluo Heaven.

The primal chaos currents slowly spiraled, being born and extinguished like an eternal river. This was the foundation of Qi Yun’s Great Dao, Commanding All Skills and encompassing everything.

At this moment, however, it slightly "boiled" because of one object.

The phantom of an ancient scripture—purplish-gold in color, made of neither silk nor leather, and flowing with a True Monarch’s Supreme Dao Rhyme—suspended quietly above the chaos in the center of the Secret Realm. Beyond the scripture, the soft golden light that it firmly sealed faintly seeped out, exuding an alluring yet dangerous aura.

The entire scripture slowly "breathed" as if it had a life of its own. Every character seemed like a closed eye, guarding the secret at its core.

Qi Yun sat cross-legged opposite the scripture, his gaze as heavy and calm as a chilling deep pool. With a shift of his Heart Thought, a Sword Thread of chaotic gray, condensed to the extreme, shot out!

"SWISH!"

The instant the Sword Thread touched the scripture, a sudden mutation occurred!

"RUMBLE!!!"

The seemingly calm phantom of the scripture violently erupted with an indescribable, vast, and supreme terrifying aura!

"HUM!!!"

In this moment, the entire vast Daluo Heaven trembled violently, like an ocean into which billions of stars had been thrown! The originally orderly chaos currents instantly turned violent and chaotic. Like a quagmire stirred by an invisible giant hand, they madly clashed and annihilated one another!

Even a passive counterattack of its aura possessed such might. This was the method laid down by a True Monarch himself. Even after countless years, and even if his true body was not here, the residual majesty of his Dao remained terrifying.

An even more heart-palpitating change followed. Stimulated by this probing sword strike, the phantom of the purplish-gold scripture no longer maintained its slowly circulating sealing posture.

"RUSTLE!!!"

The scripture moved without any wind, violently unfurling inward! Supreme Dao Intent, like a bursting torrent of the Celestial Dao, assumed an irresistible posture, explosively filling and branding every inch of space and every wisp of Dao Rhyme within Daluo Heaven!

Upon the unfurled pages, countless ancient purplish-gold seal characters detached from the paper and danced in the air. Each character radiated brilliant light, illuminating eternity. This was accompanied by a grand, indifferent Daoist voice that sounded as clear as if it were ringing from the very beginning of the world’s creation, resonating with ten thousand Daos as it violently echoed, intertwined, and layered within Daluo Heaven!

"In the primordial beginning, there is existence and non-existence; non-existence has no name. The One Qi is undivided; Profound Yellow is chaotic and dark...

"The heaven obtains this One and becomes clear, the earth obtains this One and becomes tranquil, the gods obtain this One and become spiritual, the valleys obtain this One and become full, all things obtain this One and are born...

"All existences and forms are manifestations of this One; all tribulations and fortunes are the cycles of this One..."

The Daoist voice of the scripture resounded through Daluo Heaven, each word as heavy as ten thousand tons! The edges of Daluo Heaven began to blur, letting out an overwhelmed groan as if it were being forcibly transformed and reshaped by this external, higher-level blueprint of the Dao!

"This is... Shen Yi Preaching True Monarch!" Qi Yun’s eyes suddenly narrowed, bursting with an unbelievable sharpness as he instantly recognized the unique aura of Daoist Intent contained within the scripture!

Shen Yi Preaching True Monarch!

Among the five True Monarchs of the Holy Sect, he was universally recognized as the most powerful existence! He was also the Great Success True Monarch whom many mighty figures believed had the greatest hope in all eternity to break through the shackles and set foot Above the True Monarch!

This True Monarch did not participate in guarding the sect, wandering the Outer Realm year-round. He was extremely mysterious even within the Wuji Holy Sect. Qi Yun had only learned a thing or two about this True Monarch from Desolate Halberd True Monarch.

He thought, "This final Venerable Dao Foundation... was actually sealed by him personally?!"

Qi Yun’s heart was shaken. He hadn’t expected that the mastermind behind the hidden Dao Foundation was actually the head of the Holy Sect’s True Monarchs! Amidst his shock, a trace of relief surfaced in his heart.

He reasoned, "Fortunately... All Marvelous Heaven is currently sealed off for an unknown reason, and the connection between the power of a True Monarch’s Fruit Position and the Profound Yellow Origin Realm is greatly weakened and blocked...

"Otherwise, with the methods of this Great Success True Monarch, even a hundred of me would be powerless to break his seal."

The terror of a Great Success True Monarch far exceeded imagination. Yet, crisis was also an opportunity. Since he had recognized its origin, a fierce glint flashed in Qi Yun’s eyes.

"Elder Cai, I must trouble you again."

With a shift of his Heart Thought, he summoned Cai Shen, who was hidden in another part of Daluo Heaven.

A middle-aged figure in a golden robe appeared. Cai Shen glanced at the scripture emitting the terrifying Daoist voice, then looked at Qi Yun, instantly understanding the situation.

"Taking out another loan on credit?" Cai Shen rubbed his hands together, revealing his trademark shrewd smile, but his eyes were serious. "This time, I’d be helping you eliminate the backlash injuries from touching the True Monarch level. The price isn’t small. Are you sure?"

"I’m sure," Qi Yun replied without hesitation. "I will definitely repay you double in the future."

"Deal!" Cai Shen didn’t waste words, well aware of Qi Yun’s current situation.

The phantom of a Gold ancient tree flashed past behind him. Reaching out his right hand, a continuously spinning golden abacus emerged in his palm, and he lightly flicked a bead toward Qi Yun.

"Wealth can commune with the gods; commerce generates vitality!

"Credit!"

"HUM!!!"

A peculiar golden Flowing Light, containing the profound Dao Rhyme of "equivalent exchange," flowed out of the abacus and entered Qi Yun’s glabella.

Qi Yun’s body trembled slightly. He felt the hidden injuries in his body—left behind by forcibly holding the Immortal Slaying Fruit Position on behalf of another and activating the Absolute Slaying Sword—being smoothed out, repaired, and nourished at an inconceivable speed under the washing of this golden Flowing Light!

In just a few breaths of time, his aura cleared up, and divine light shone brightly in his eyes. His condition had actually recovered to its peak! The only difference was a clearer, inviolable line of "debt karma" connecting him and Cai Shen once again.

His injuries were fully healed, and his condition had reached Perfection!

Qi Yun stood tall, his aura exploding outwards without the slightest hindrance! The pale golden sword mark on his glabella suddenly radiated a brilliant light, stimulated by his recovered condition and intense fighting intent, as if a miniature sword sun had been lit upon his forehead!

"Then... I shall borrow the monarch’s might once more!"

With a low shout, Qi Yun used the sword mark on his glabella as a bridge to once again forcibly stir the unseen Immortal Slaying Dao Fruit located deep within All Marvelous Heaven!

"BOOM!"

An ashen-white Immortal Slaying Sword Intent—more condensed, purer, and far more tyrannical than before—shot up into the sky from within his body! Its fierce sharpness forced the surrounding Shen Yi Daoist Intent, which was attempting to assimilate everything, back by several feet!

The void rippled as a corner of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation phantom reappeared. Four Ancient Swords bobbed and hummed within the chaos.

"Absolute Slaying—Sword, come!"

Qi Yun formed his fingers into a sword and gestured from afar toward the ashen-white Ancient Sword in the formation phantom!

"CLANG!!!"

The phantom of the Absolute Slaying Sword trembled violently, letting out a resounding sword cry filled with an exterminating will. It then detached from the sword formation once more, transforming into a maximally condensed ashen-white sword light that fell into Qi Yun’s palm, taking the fierce shape of a sword hovering between illusion and reality!

Holding the Absolute Slaying Sword and falsely possessing the Immortal Slaying Monarch Position, Qi Yun’s aura climbed to an unprecedented peak! With eyes like lightning, he locked onto the purplish-gold scripture that was still emitting the Daoist voice. Without a shred of hesitation, he poured all his strength into the sword and fiercely slashed at the scripture’s core!

"HUM!!!"

As if sensing this terrifying sword strike that was enough to threaten its main body, the brilliance of the purplish-gold scripture instantly skyrocketed to its limit! Countless dancing seal characters rapidly flowed backward, intertwining and coalescing in front of the scripture!

The next moment!

A blurry phantom slowly emerged from the boundless light of the scripture. It was a figure standing with hands clasped behind his back, facing away from all living beings.

He wore the simplest black Daoist Robe. His posture was upright, yet he seemed to contain the immense weight of the entire Cosmos. Just a view of his back exuded a supreme demeanor that encompassed the universe, saw through eternity, and transcended all worldly matters! It was as if by simply standing there, he became the incarnation of the Dao, the manifestation of the "One," and the ultimate destination where Ten Thousand Laws converged!

Facing the sweeping Absolute Slaying sword light that tore through everything and eradicated immortals and gods, the figure with his back turned did not even look back. He merely raised his hand casually and gently grabbed toward the direction of the terrifying incoming sword light. The movement was relaxed and effortless, like plucking a flower right in front of him.

Immediately after, the five fingers of the raised hand slightly closed together.

"HUM!"

The Absolute Slaying Sword vibrated madly, bursting out with ashen-white Sword Qi that sought to exterminate everything in its desire to break free. But the invisible palm remained completely Immovable, as if it contained the supreme authority to govern the universe and regulate Ten Thousand Laws!

With a single hand, effortlessly, he captured the Absolute Slaying Sword!

Witnessing this scene, even with a will as firm as iron, Qi Yun couldn’t help but freeze his gaze as monstrous waves surged in his heart!

He knew a Great Success True Monarch was very strong, and he knew True Monarch Shen Yi was the head of the Holy Sect and a giant throughout eternity... But to easily capture the Absolute Slaying Sword with a casual grab... this shock still exceeded the limits of his imagination!

He thought, "This True Monarch Shen Yi... is really absurdly strong..."

This was the only thought left in Qi Yun’s mind. The gap was too wide, so wide that it almost made one lose any desire to resist.

But right at this moment, the figure in the black robe, who had his back turned to him the entire time, moved slightly. The left hand gripping the Absolute Slaying sword light raised slightly. At the same time, a calm and peaceful voice, carrying a faint trace of surprise, leisurely rang out.

"Oh? This ’Immortal Slaying’ position... has been left vacant for so long. To think someone actually proved their Dao with it?"

Before his words faded, the figure in the black robe slowly turned halfway around. He revealed a blurry profile of his face, as well as an eye... so profound it seemed to contain the myriad worlds, the past, and the future.

That eye cast an extremely casual glance toward Qi Yun’s direction.

Just a single glance!

"BOOM!!!"

Endless light and shadows, fragments of history, Cause and Effect Threads, and the phantom of the River of Destiny flashed within that eye like a bursting torrent. In the next instant, a strange look emerged in the black-robed figure’s eyes.

"So that’s how it is...

"Truly... audacity that envelops the sky..."

He spoke the words "audacity that envelops the sky" very softly, yet they struck Qi Yun’s heart like a heavy hammer.

Qi Yun instantly tensed his entire body. The Daluo Heaven Dao Foundation roared in warning, preparing to face the extremely terrifying suppression and obliteration that this Great Success True Monarch might unleash!

However, the anticipated devastating blow never arrived. The phantom of Shen Yi Preaching True Monarch, who had only turned sideways and revealed one eye, actually made no further move after muttering to himself.

Immediately after, under Qi Yun’s perplexed gaze, the black-robed phantom explosively... dissipated on its own!

The True Monarch’s Handwriting spontaneously combusted the moment the phantom dissipated! The fire burned extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, the scripture and the phantom vanished completely.

In their place, only the object that was originally sealed by the scripture—radiating a soft and warm golden light—was left behind. Having lost all restraints, it floated quietly in the chaos.

"..."

Qi Yun was stunned. He looked at the Venerable Dao Foundation within his reach, and then at the empty space where the phantom and scripture had just dissipated. For a moment, his brain couldn’t process the situation.

What just happened? Had True Monarch Shen Yi... left? Not only did he spare him from death and suppression, but he also... voluntarily dispersed the seal and delivered the final Venerable Dao Foundation... right in front of him?

After a brief moment of shock and hesitation, Qi Yun’s gaze slowly fell on the suspended Venerable Dao Foundation emitting an alluring Dao Rhyme before him.

A True Monarch’s schemes were difficult to fathom. But no matter what... the nine Venerable Dao Foundations were already in his grasp!

Exhaling deeply as if releasing a breath suppressed for an eternity, Qi Yun reached out and gently grasped the phantom of the Dao Foundation in his palm. A warm and gentle Dao Rhyme flowed down his arm and throughout his body, resonating with the other eight Dao Foundations in his Purple Mansion with unprecedented intensity.

Feeling the flawless Perfection throbbing in his palm and Divine Soul, Qi Yun looked up with a faint smile, divine light surging in his eyes.

"Now...

"I am lacking nothing."