Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs

Chapter 580 - 484: Origin of the Illusory Lotus, Qianwu’s Schemes

"Thousand Seconds Illusory Lotus?"

Zhang Kui’s heart was overwhelmed by a sense of warning.

Even though the multicolored, mysterious blood lotus seemed ordinary without emitting any aura, it inexplicably filled him with a sense of dread.

Now, hearing Luo Changsheng’s warning, Zhang Kui immediately retreated without hesitation, and the Chaos Heaven ship flashed with a blaze of light, soaring into the sky like a sharp sword.

Roar!

This world was now under the control of Black Ming King’s clone, and upon seeing Zhang Kui trying to escape, the sky immediately changed, with a pitch-black asphalt ocean pressing down from above, with countless slimy tentacles entwining towards Chaos Heaven with sinister malice.

"Sect Leader Zhang, what’s happening?"

Inside the Chaos Heaven, Old Monk Rama looked puzzled.

He was confined inside the ship’s cabin and couldn’t see outside. Now released, he still couldn’t see through the illusion realm, puzzled by Zhang Kui’s grave expression and fleeing demeanor.

Sizzle...

Just as he spoke, the scene before him changed.

Like a signal malfunction, the illusion realm of apocalypse and the real world interwove, presenting an eerie sight that made one feel bewildered and nauseated.

Old Monk Rama’s scalp tingled, and he immediately closed his mouth.

"Hmph, dream on!"

Zhang Kui coldly snorted, and the Evil Purple Extreme Light erupted, enveloping the entire starship. At the same time, he used the Flying Sword Skill, transforming Chaos Heaven into a giant celestial sword, charging straight into the black sea in the sky.

The Flying Sword Skill, with its evil-dispelling power, unleashed the Purple Extreme Light Sword Qi before Chaos Heaven’s body even arrived. In an instant, the black liquid tentacles vaporized, yet they couldn’t tear through the black ocean.

The Purple Extreme Light was powerful, but ultimately, it was just refined by the Purple Mansion Star Monarch. It was sharp against ordinary Immortal levels, but lacking against a Starry Sky Dominator.

Zhang Kui frowned, performing a spell with one hand, and an even more terrifying black evil aura emerged.

Beside him, Old Monk Rama involuntarily stepped back, his mind blank. He had never seen such terrifying and desolate evil qi, even the power of external Evil Gods couldn’t compare.

What he didn’t know was that as Zhang Kui performed the spell, the ancient divine statues with three heads and six arms in his little cosmos roared upwards in fury.

These were treasures Zhang Kui acquired from the Ancient Netherworld in the Netherworld Realm, suspected remnants from the previous era, possessing a deadly aura capable of annihilating all.

These one hundred and eight divine statues could only be subdued by the Celestial Gang and Earthly Fiend Stars. When two stars fell on a statue’s forehead, their power multiplied.

Originally, the evil qi of the statues could not be mobilized, and the Celestial Gang and Earthly Fiend Stars could only suppress the cosmos within to resist Evil God invasions. But now, they could be summoned simultaneously.

A colossal three-headed, six-armed divine statue’s shadow appeared in the sky, its fangs menacing, tracing mystical arcs with its bone-spurred giant arms. Suddenly, the purple sword light outside Chaos Heaven was stained with a heart-palpitating black.

Boom!

Without any hindrance, the suspended black sea in the sky cracked open with a massive chasm. Chaos Heaven tore through the entire ocean.

The power of the Evil God couldn’t match the mysterious divine statues’ aura from the previous era!

This was a difference in the essence of power. Unfortunately, Zhang Kui hadn’t subdued all the statues and couldn’t mobilize vast amounts of evil qi.

More importantly, an overwhelming force was swiftly approaching, and even with the Netherworld Evil Qi protecting him, Zhang Kui felt alarmed, as the Cute Head Skill frantically warned him.

Screech—!

The entire sky seemed to be torn open, revealing the Endless Void.

Outside the orbit of the Buddhist land ruins, three major factions’ fleets were waiting. In the eyes of countless cultivators and demon immortals, the once tranquil Buddhist land suddenly shifted, a terrifying aura suddenly leaked, and a black light shot out in an instant.

"What is that?"

A cultivator was dumbfounded.

"Could it be a treasure from the Buddhist Land?!"

Greed flickered in more people’s eyes.

"Stop it!"

The Celestial Craft Immortal Realm and the Deceptive Immortal Influence were easier to handle, with many tempted, but the inherently chaotic space pirates swarmed without hesitation.

Boom boom boom!

A series of spatial explosions erupted, with many demon immortals and ancient races simultaneously striking. Some tossed out net-shaped immortal treasures, while others deployed origin skills. For a moment, various colors of immortal light shone, descending into chaos.

However, to everyone’s dismay, this black light rampaged unhindered, destroying any starships or magical treasures in its path. The colorful cold currents and flames were instantly annihilated.

"Run, get out of the way quickly!"

The surviving space thieves were panic-stricken, hurriedly evading.

"How dare you!"

The leader of the space pirate crew, Red Deer, was furious. His muscular, knotted arm reached forward, instantly manifesting a gigantic claw thousands of meters wide in the void, exuding a towering aura, flashing with bronze light, and reaching towards Chaos Heaven.

This is his origin Magical Treasure, a metallic star refined for hundreds of years within the Sun Star, inherently possessing terrifying gravity, capable of destroying stars alone; otherwise, he wouldn’t have become the leader, subduing many star thieves.

Inside the Chaos Heaven, Zhang Kui paid no heed to the massive claw blocking the way, but merely looked behind him, a trace of seriousness flashing in his eyes.

Boom!

Without any hindrance, the palm of the massive claw was pierced through and dissipated.

On the flagship of the star thieves, Red Deer let out a miserable scream, a furry paw simultaneously showing a large hole, blood and flesh shattered, golden blood spraying, as he looked astonished and uncertain at the black light from the Chaos Heaven disappearing into the void.

"Starship... which force is it from?"

Red Deer gnashed his teeth, but before he could think carefully, he instinctively turned his head towards Buddha Land.

"What... what is that?"

Red Deer was dumbfounded.

There, the entire Buddha Land suddenly released a dazzling, multi-colored light, a Blood Lotus the size of a star slowly blossoming.

For a moment, everyone from the three major forces saw that Blood Lotus, the multi-colored light filling their vision, bewildering their Divine Souls.

"Mama..."

"Hahaha, it’s all mine!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Everyone fell into an illusion realm; some immortals knelt on the ground crying like children, some faces were full of fanaticism, others had fierce expressions killing each other...

The Celestial Craft Immortal Realm fleet fell into chaos, forgetting to raise the Immortal Light defense, as sword-shaped starships collided and exploded.

The Deceitful Immortal Influence also fell into madness, with countless Netherworld bizarre Black Tides devouring each other, even the Deceptive Immortal Starship bursting with flesh and blood.

The star thief force had long since turned into scattered flames.

Tens of thousands of miles away, the Chaos Heaven finally came to a stop, the old monk Rama sitting cross-legged, sealing his five senses, not daring to look.

Inside Zhang Kui, the Celestial Gang and Earthly Fiends starlight flickered, his gaze fixed forward, face full of shock.

In his eyes, the Blood Lotus pulled out by the clone of the Black Ming King had already swelled to the size of a star, the eerie multi-colored light enveloping all the starships, all immortal souls emerging from their bodies, spinning and falling into the heart of the lotus.

"What is that?"

Zhang Kui finally couldn’t help but ask.

Inside the Immortal King Tower, Luo Changsheng replied solemnly, "That is the Thousand Seconds Illusory Lotus, the Supreme Treasure of Lady Wuzhen Tianluohua."

"Lady Tianluohua..."

Zhang Kui frowned slightly, he had long learned from Luo Changsheng the titles of the Twelve Immortal Monarchs, the one suppressing the Wuzhen Star Realm, Lady Tianluohua, was proficient in the art of illusions, but was far from here, at the borders of the Infinite Immortal Dynasty.

"That’s correct."

Luo Changsheng’s eyes showed a hint of helplessness, "Although all of us Twelve Immortal Monarchs are disciples of the Emperor Venerable, our backgrounds differ; some are native star talents astonishing, some are void creatures, and some are even ancient artifacts turned essence."

"But Lady Tianluohua’s identity is the most special; she was the Emperor Venerable’s partner before attaining the Dao, reborn several times, enlightened by the Emperor Venerable’s supreme Divine Power, and taken as a disciple; therefore we all hold the title of Immortal Monarch, but she alone is called ’Lady.’

"Tianluohua’s aptitude is limited, unable to achieve the Immortal King position, so the Emperor Venerable bestowed the Thousand Seconds Illusory Lotus for protection."

Saying this, Luo Changsheng’s mouth twitched, "This lotus, the protective treasure of the Emperor Venerable upon attaining the Dao, is rumored to be from a past era; if illusion skill is deployed, even an Immortal King may fall for it, sometimes capable of turning illusion into reality, with Tianluohua suppressing star realms by this."

"The Immortal King Tower, if it hadn’t accidentally acquired a time origin imprint, wouldn’t compare with it, but the Thousand Seconds Illusory Lotus directly affects the Divine Soul, which is why I reminded you to leave."

Zhang Kui ignored the secrets among the Immortal Kings, his eyes showing contemplation, "The protective Supreme Treasure of the Emperor Venerable falling into the hands of the Black Ming King, does it mean Lady Tianluohua has already fallen?"

"Likely so."

Luo Changsheng didn’t seem surprised, "Lady Tianluohua’s cultivation was equivalent to a Starry Sky Dominator, still shy of an Immortal King, unable to escape calamity. I’m curious, though, how this artifact came into Qianwu’s possession?"

Various signs indicate that Black Ming King is actually transformed by Immortal King Qianwu, but seems long since demon-entered, even seeing the relic Immortal King Tower of an old friend, mercilessly attacks.

Zhang Kui felt a headache, "Does this treasure have any weaknesses?"

Luo Changsheng shook his head helplessly, "If wielded by an ordinary immortal, there might be a chance to seize it, but with the Starry Sky Evil God in charge, your cultivation can’t evade it."

By this time, the fleets of the three forces were completely destroyed, the Buddha Land torn apart, the massive figure of the Black Ming King’s clone slowly appearing in the void.

Zhang Kui shook his head, "I didn’t expect Black Ming King to have such a trump card, the three forces are going to suffer greatly, let’s head back first."

With that, he piloted the Chaos Heaven and vanished instantly.

Soon after Zhang Kui left, the giant clone of Black Ming King fully emerged, robed in black, countless black tentacles twisting behind him tearing at the void.

He stood among countless starship wrecks and Demon Immortal corpses, slowly stretching out his black scale claw to look, eyes full of madness, muttering, "Still lacking..."

In his hand, the Thousand Seconds Illusory Lotus radiated dazzling, multi-colored light; numerous black tentacles twisted upward along the lotus heart, constantly eroding a golden light film.

Through the light film, it seemed there were countless Spirit Mountains, bodhisattvas appearing, scattering flowers in the sky, Buddhas chanting, radiating brilliant light...