Chapter 285: Ji Qing Saber-slashes Eight Great Heavenly Venerables! Destroys Eight Great Restricted Areas, Transforms Into Heavenly Dao To Open Universe Passage!
Inside the Great Hall of Lingxi Immortal Palace, eight figures were seated.
Although Ling Xi True Immortal still occupied the main seat, she felt as if she were sitting on pins and needles, restless.
This was because each of the other seven figures seated in the Great Hall was a renowned Immortal Lord with a formidable reputation in the Black Ruins, holding no small status even in the Immortal Realm.
Seven Great Immortal Lords had arrived together!
This made Ling Xi True Immortal feel immense pressure.
Fortunately, the purpose of these seven Great Immortal Lords’ visit was clear: they were here for Ji Qing.
Therefore, Ling Xi True Immortal immediately sent a Communication Talisman to Ji Qing.
The seven Great Immortal Lords were also very quiet.
Their attitudes were even quite friendly.
Ling Xi True Immortal felt a slight sense of ease.
Most likely, these seven Great Immortal Lords were not here to “settle scores” with Ji Qing, but rather to discuss something or reach a harmonious agreement, lest they suffer the same fate as Ascending Dragon Immortal Lord.
After all, Immortal Lords were falling left and right.
This was truly terrifying.
Without personally meeting Ji Qing, these seven Great Immortal Lords would not feel at ease.
“Hum.”
A ripple appeared in the Void.
Immediately afterward, a figure stepped out of the Void.
Ji Qing had arrived!
“Swish.”
Countless gazes instantly fell upon Ji Qing.
The expressions of the seven Great Immortal Lords sharpened.
They knew that “Immortal Lord Ji” had finally arrived.
“Greetings, Fellow Daoist Ji.”
The seven Great Immortal Lords all stood up, doing their best to appear friendly.
Ji Qing looked at Ling Xi True Immortal.
Seeing Ling Xi True Immortal nod subtly, Ji Qing understood.
Ling Xi True Immortal was fine.
In fact, these seven Great Immortal Lords were being too polite, excessively so.
For seven dignified Great Immortal Lords, this demeanor was rather too humble.
Ji Qing was unaware of the impact his killing of Ascending Dragon Immortal Lord had caused.
The impact was too great.
It had even intimidated the seven Great Immortal Lords.
After all, in so many years, no Immortal Lord had fallen in the Black Ruins.
Yet, Ji Qing arrived and slew Ascending Dragon Immortal Lord with a single strike.
How could these seven Great Immortal Lords not be afraid?
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing took a step and moved directly beside Ling Xi True Immortal.
There was a main seat there, reserved for Ji Qing.
Ji Qing sat down directly.
He glanced over the seven Great Immortal Lords and then spoke, “Seven Immortal Lords, what is the purpose of your visit? Speak freely.”
Ji Qing’s words and demeanor were not at all polite.
Yet, the more Ji Qing acted this way, the more humble the seven Great Immortal Lords became.
After a long while, one of the Immortal Lords cautiously spoke, “Fellow Daoist Ji, we have come together this time to meet you, and we wish to know the reason for your descent to the Lower Realm. If you require anything, the seven of us will do our utmost to assist you.”
The other Immortal Lords also nodded.
The seven Great Immortal Lords all appeared cautious.
Ji Qing also smiled.
His act of killing Ascending Dragon Immortal Lord seemed to have yielded better results than expected.
However, this was also a good thing.
“You should be aware that the Black Ruins are my homeland, and now the Black Ruins are in chaos. Years of war have brought the Black Ruins to the brink of collapse. Naturally, I do not wish for this situation to continue.”
“Therefore, I intend to sweep through the Eternal Universe and completely drive out the forces of the Eternal Universe! If possible, I even plan to seal the passage to the Eternal Universe, so that the Black Ruins can finally be at peace.”
Ji Qing finished speaking, and the hearts of the seven Great Immortal Lords trembled.
To bring ultimate peace to the Black Ruins?
They also wished for it!
After all, who wanted to stay in the Black Ruins?
Even if they were kings and overlords in the Black Ruins, what was the point?
In their eyes, no matter how strong the Black Ruins were, it was just a Lower Realm.
Compared to the Immortal Realm, the Lower Realm was merely a small pond.
Being kings and overlords in a small pond was utterly meaningless.
But what could they do?
The threat of the Eternal Universe prevented them from returning to the Immortal Realm.
They were also powerless to drive out the Eternal Universe completely.
However, with Ji Qing now present, things were different.
Ji Qing’s intention to drive out the Eternal Universe forces coincided perfectly with their own desires.
Thus, the seven Great Immortal Lords immediately expressed their stance: “Since Fellow Daoist Ji wishes to completely drive out the forces of the Eternal Universe, we will naturally do our utmost to assist! However, the Eternal Universe is powerful, and there is the passage to the Eternal Universe, through which they can continuously dispatch Middle Heavenly Venerates. By then, there will be more than just a few Middle Heavenly Venerates…”
The Heavenly Venerates of the Eternal Universe were divided into Lower Heavenly Venerates, Middle Heavenly Venerates, and Upper Heavenly Venerates.
In essence, they corresponded to True Immortals, Immortal Lords, and Immortal Venerables.
An Upper Heavenly Venerate was comparable to an Immortal Venerable.
A Middle Heavenly Venerate was comparable to an Immortal Lord.
The opponents of the seven Great Immortal Lords were, in fact, those Middle Heavenly Venerates.
For many years, the two sides had fought in the Black Ruins with varying outcomes, but neither had managed to kill a single Middle Heavenly Venerate.
To completely drive out the Eternal Universe forces would be difficult!
“It’s fine. No matter how many powerhouses the Eternal Universe sends, they will at most be Middle Heavenly Venerates. And as long as they are Middle Heavenly Venerates, I can kill them!”
“You do not need to charge into battle; just clean up the battlefield and sweep away the remnants of the Eternal Universe.”
Ji Qing’s tone revealed absolute confidence.
Upon hearing this, the seven Great Immortal Lords understood Ji Qing’s determination.
Thus, they all cupped their hands and said, “Then we will follow Fellow Daoist Ji’s arrangements. All the Void Immortals, True Immortals, and Immortal Lords of the Black Ruins will obey your orders without any second thoughts!”
This was a voluntary handover of command authority for the Black Ruins.
This was equivalent to the supreme authority of the Lord of the Black Ruins.
However, with Ji Qing’s immense Strength, this supreme authority of the Black Ruins would naturally fall into Ji Qing’s hands.
“Good. Then I will give you one task first: eradicate all the Restricted Areas that you can! Those Restricted Areas or Wonders of the Black Ruins are basically products of the Eternal Universe; clear them all out.”
“Those that cannot be cleared, leave them for me to eliminate personally. But you cannot wait for me to do everything; I will judge your capabilities based on your performance in clearing out these Restricted Areas and Wonders. Do you understand, my seven Fellow Daoists?”
Ji Qing’s meaningful words made the hearts of the seven Great Immortal Lords tremble.
They had hoped Ji Qing would charge into battle and eliminate all the forces of the Eternal Universe, while they would cheer from the sidelines.
Was that possible?
No one was foolish.
Since the seven Great Immortal Lords had “softened,” they had to play their part.
If Ji Qing had to handle everything, it was impossible to say when the forces of the Eternal Universe would be completely purged.
Simpler tasks should be handled by the seven Great Immortal Lords.
“Yes, we understand.”
The seven Great Immortal Lords immediately nodded.
“Good. I will return to the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory first. Send me a Communication Talisman if anything arises.”
Afterward, Ji Qing departed from Lingxi Immortal Palace.
The seven Great Immortal Lords exchanged glances, looking at each other in bewilderment.
They had many ideas.
But at this moment, their ideas seemed to be of no use.
Ji Qing had already assigned them a task.
If they failed to complete the task, they feared…
“Ling Xi True Immortal, pardon the intrusion.”
The seven Great Immortal Lords were also polite to Ling Xi True Immortal.
Afterward, the seven Great Immortal Lords left together.
They had made up their minds: they must perform exceptionally well on this mission.
They couldn’t let Ji Qing view them as being diligent in appearance but not in effort.
In the following period, the Black Ruins underwent earth-shattering changes.
The seven Great Immortal Lords gathered all their True Immortals and Void Immortals and began eradicating the Restricted Areas and Wonders within the Black Ruins.
The seven Great Immortal Lords acted together.
They eradicated them one by one.
It went smoothly at first, but as the Eternal Universe reacted, some Middle Heavenly Venerates also began to intervene.
Thus, a Great War erupted between the two sides.
Middle Heavenly Venerates and Immortal Lords were of the same Cultivation Realm, and the two sides had fought multiple battles without either being able to overcome the other.
In fact, in past battles between Immortal Lords and Middle Heavenly Venerates, they had always stopped short of all-out war.
Neither side would fight to the death.
But this time, things seemed different.
The seven Great Immortal Lords adopted a life-or-death stance, fighting several rounds against eight Middle Heavenly Venerates, forcefully resisting their attacks and eradicating several Restricted Areas.
The eight Middle Heavenly Venerates found it peculiar, but there was nothing they could do.
After all, there were too many Restricted Areas and Wonders within the Black Ruins.
They couldn’t guard them all.
It was impossible to protect every single one.
They could only protect some of the more important Restricted Areas.
For some less important Restricted Areas, they let the Immortal Lords eradicate them.
In just a few months, all the large and small Restricted Areas and Wonders in the Black Ruins were cleared.
In the end, only eight Restricted Areas and Wonders remained, which were too heavily guarded by the Eternal Universe. Even with the combined efforts of the seven Great Immortal Lords, they would be intercepted by Middle Heavenly Venerates.
After several large battles, they were still unable to deal with those Restricted Areas and Wonders.
Finally, the seven Great Immortal Lords had no choice but to send a Communication Talisman to Ji Qing.
These eight Restricted Areas and Wonders were indeed too difficult for the seven Great Immortal Lords to overcome.
…
In the Thirteen Meridians of Purgatory, Ji Qing enjoyed a period of leisurely time.
He also gave his Essence Blood to Yunmeng Goddess.
Now, Yunmeng Goddess had also transformed her Giant Spirit God Clan Bloodline into Chaos Demon God Bloodline.
Furthermore, Yunmeng Goddess had progressed at an astonishing rate.
In a short period, she had already broken through to the Fourth Order Chaos Demon God.
This was the benefit of Bloodline cultivation.
The stronger Ji Qing was, the stronger Yunmeng Goddess would be.
However, Yunmeng Goddess would have to stagnate afterward.
If Ji Qing’s Chaos Bloodline did not advance further, Yunmeng Goddess would also be unable to improve.
But a Fourth Order Chaos Demon God Bloodline was already incredibly terrifying.
It was comparable to a True Immortal.
Its true combat power was even greater than that of a True Immortal or a Fourth Order Divine Race member.
After all, it was the Chaos Demon God Bloodline!
Ji Qing had also asked Baoyue and Ji Yao if they were willing to cultivate the Chaos Demon God Bloodline.
He could bestow Chaos Demon God Essence Blood to assist them.
However, both of them refused.
Once they converted to the Chaos Demon God Bloodline, they would be entirely dependent on Ji Qing.
They still wished to cultivate on their own.
This was also normal.
If Ji Qing’s Chaos Demon God cultivation could not advance in the future, then their upper limit would indeed be locked.
If they accepted Ji Qing’s Chaos Demon God Essence Blood, their life and death would be completely in Ji Qing’s hands.
Whether it was Baoyue or Ji Yao, given a choice, they naturally were unwilling.
Ji Qing did not force them.
Afterward, Ji Qing went to the Black Abyss and met the Lord of the Black Abyss and Qian Mingri.
Upon seeing Ji Qing, these two old acquaintances were also filled with emotion.
However, the two sides were already on different levels.
All that could be done was to reminisce about the past.
As for the future, the two sides were destined to walk different paths.
Thus, he spent several months in leisurely freedom.
Finally, Ji Qing received a communication talisman from the seven Immortal Lords.
“Swish.”
Ji Qing directly traversed the void and arrived at the Great Hall of Lingxi Immortal Palace once more.
At this moment, the seven Immortal Lords had all arrived.
“Greetings, Immortal Lord Ji!”
Everyone hurriedly bowed.
“Tell me, how many restricted areas and wonders have you eradicated?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Immortal Lord Ji, this time we pooled all our strength and eradicated most of the restricted areas and wonders in Black Ruins in one fell swoop. However, only eight restricted areas and wonders remain, which we have been unable to eradicate. Thus, we had to send a communication talisman to you, Immortal Lord Ji.”
The seven Immortal Lords reported one by one.
“Eight restricted areas and wonders still remain?”
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up.
It wasn’t too many, but rather too few.
Out of so many restricted areas and wonders, only eight were left.
This showed that once the seven Immortal Lords got serious, they could indeed eradicate most restricted areas and wonders, and they had done far better than Ji Qing had anticipated.
However, this was also a good thing.
Most of the restricted areas and wonders had been dealt with, leaving Ji Qing with eight “tough nuts” to crack. Ji Qing only needed to deal with these eight restricted areas and wonders.
And among them was a “Curse Forbidden Zone.”
This Curse Forbidden Zone had a deep connection with Ji Qing.
However, the Curse Clone was already in the Eternal Universe.
In reality, Ji Qing had no significant connection with the Curse Forbidden Zone.
Moreover, this Curse Forbidden Zone was an item of the Eternal Universe after all, and it had to be eliminated.
However, the Curse Forbidden Zone was not the first one Ji Qing intended to deal with.
It was the Heavenly Abyss Wonder!
This Heavenly Abyss Wonder was very special, consisting of five layers.
It would produce some exotic items and divine items.
Ji Qing had entered the Heavenly Abyss Wonder before.
This Heavenly Abyss Wonder was left behind by “Heavenly Venerate Yuan,” and the Fifth Layer of the Heavenly Abyss even contained a “small universe,” which was also related to Heavenly Venerate Yuan.
Heavenly Venerate Yuan should be a Middle Heavenly Venerate.
He was even among the top Middle Heavenly Venerates, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to leave behind such a wondrous Heavenly Abyss Wonder.
However, this Heavenly Abyss Wonder was ultimately a scourge.
In Black Ruins, many cultivators from the Eternal Universe had once escaped into the Heavenly Abyss Wonder.
As long as the Heavenly Abyss Wonder existed, it would become a bridgehead for the Eternal Universe, or a stronghold for cultivators of the Eternal Universe.
However, the fact that the Heavenly Abyss Wonder could withstand the combined attacks of the seven Immortal Lords showed its extraordinary nature.
Of course, more importantly, the Heavenly Venerates of the Eternal Universe had long been prioritizing the protection of the Heavenly Abyss Wonder.
As soon as the seven Immortal Lords arrived, the Middle Heavenly Venerates of the Eternal Universe would obstruct them.
This prevented the seven Immortal Lords from destroying the Heavenly Abyss Wonder.
If there were no obstructions, and the seven Immortal Lords attacked continuously, they might be able to destroy the Heavenly Abyss Wonder.
But this was only a hypothesis.
The fact was, the Heavenly Abyss Wonder had always existed.
The seven Immortal Lords were temporarily unable to destroy the Heavenly Abyss Wonder, so Ji Qing had to take action.
“Then let’s go to the Heavenly Abyss Wonder.”
Ji Qing said indifferently.
He had chosen his first target for destruction: the Heavenly Abyss Wonder!
“Let’s go!”
Ji Qing took a step and traversed towards the Heavenly Abyss Wonder.
The seven Immortal Lords exchanged glances, and then, along with Ling Xi True Immortal, they also headed straight for the Heavenly Abyss Wonder.
……
The Heavenly Abyss Wonder was already heavily guarded by the Eternal Universe, and it had become a stronghold for many cultivators of the Eternal Universe.
Even Heavenly Venerates liked to enter the Heavenly Abyss Wonder.
Although the seven Immortal Lords had launched a sweep to clear out the restricted areas and wonders of Black Ruins.
The Heavenly Abyss, however, remained unshaken after the attacks by the seven Immortal Lords.
Therefore, even though only eight restricted areas and wonders remained in Black Ruins, the atmosphere within the Heavenly Abyss was still optimistic.
“Buzz.”
Outside the Heavenly Abyss Wonder, spatial ripples spread out in all directions.
However, this time, it wasn’t just one person.
It was a group of people.
Besides the seven Immortal Lords, Ling Xi True Immortal, and Ji Qing, a large number of True Immortals had also arrived outside the Heavenly Abyss Wonder.
They were all notified by the seven Immortal Lords to “witness” Ji Qing destroy the Heavenly Abyss Wonder.
The people of the Eternal Universe immediately noticed something was amiss.
“The seven Immortal Lords are here again!”
“They’re making such a big fuss again, still trying to destroy the Heavenly Abyss Wonder?”
“We have three Middle Heavenly Venerates within the Heavenly Abyss Wonder, and we can even summon five more Middle Heavenly Venerates to come instantly. For the seven Immortal Lords to try and destroy the Heavenly Abyss Wonder is wishful thinking!”
The three Middle Heavenly Venerates had indeed detected the seven Immortal Lords.
However, they felt strange.
The seven Immortal Lords were at a distance from the Heavenly Abyss.
Only one figure was in front.
That figure caused the faces of the three Middle Heavenly Venerates to change.
“Another Immortal Lord? Or a new Immortal Lord? Could it be a new Immortal Lord who has just descended from the Immortal Realm?”
“That’s possible. Does this new Immortal Lord intend to destroy the Heavenly Abyss Wonder? Hmph, even with eight Immortal Lords, it’s impossible to destroy the Heavenly Abyss Wonder.”
“Quickly send a message to the other five Middle Heavenly Venerates…”
Inside the Heavenly Abyss Wonder, the three Middle Heavenly Venerates looked very solemn.
Clearly, the arrival of this new Immortal Lord, along with the eight Immortal Lords, had put pressure on them.
They were not as relaxed as they appeared.
Ji Qing was waiting.
He didn’t make a move immediately.
He was actually waiting for reinforcements from the Eternal Universe.
It would be a good thing if he could wait for eight Heavenly Venerates to appear together.
He could use this opportunity to capture all eight Middle Heavenly Venerates in one fell swoop.
Then, he could use this time to eradicate the remaining seven restricted areas and wonders.
By the time the Eternal Universe sent more Middle Heavenly Venerates, the restricted areas and wonders would have been completely eradicated, and then it would be time to sweep through the forces of the Eternal Universe.
Ji Qing had a plan in mind.
However, he didn’t have to wait long.
“Swish.”
In just a few breaths, five Middle Heavenly Venerates appeared outside the Heavenly Abyss Wonder.
At the same time, the three Middle Heavenly Venerates from inside the Heavenly Abyss Wonder also came out.
A total of eight Middle Heavenly Venerates and eight Immortal Lords confronted each other in the void.
“Who are you, Immortal Lord?”
One of the Heavenly Venerates asked.
Clearly, it could be seen that Ji Qing was the leader of the eight Immortal Lords.
“Ji Qing.”
Ji Qing said indifferently.
“Ji Qing?”
These Heavenly Venerates had never heard of him.
Even though Ji Qing had gained great fame in Black Ruins before, these were eight Middle Heavenly Venerates, equivalent to Immortal Lords in the Immortal Realm.
Why would they care about the Ji Qing of the past?
“Immortal Lord Ji, do you truly intend to eradicate all restricted areas and wonders?”
“That’s right.”
“Very well, we eight Heavenly Venerates will face your eight Immortal Lords!”
The eight Middle Heavenly Venerates were not afraid at all.
They had fought against Immortal Lords before, not just once or twice.
They were all very familiar with it.
Basically, neither side could do anything to the other.
Even with the addition of Ji Qing, a new Immortal Lord, so what?
As long as they were Immortal Lords, it wouldn’t change the current situation on the Black Ruins battlefield.
“No, your opponent is me alone!”
“You alone?”
The eight Middle Heavenly Venerates became enraged instead.
They felt Ji Qing was simply insane.
Arrogant and defiant.
He actually thought he could deal with them all by himself?
Truly… contemptuous of everything!
“Hahaha, you’ve just descended from the Immortal Realm and think you can sweep everything away? Since you want to steal the spotlight, we’ll give you the chance.”
The eight Middle Heavenly Venerates laughed furiously.
It was better if Ji Qing was alone.
If the eight Middle Heavenly Venerates could seize the opportunity well, they might even be able to kill Ji Qing.
If they could kill one Immortal Lord, their lives would be much easier from then on.
Thus, the eight Middle Heavenly Venerates no longer hesitated.
They manifested their Heavenly Bodies one after another.
And Ji Qing’s hand grasped the hilt of the Immortal Slaying Saber.
“Clang.”
Ji Qing drew his saber.
The blade light split into eight.
Eight flashes of blade light instantly locked onto the eight Middle Heavenly Venerates.
Although these eight Middle Heavenly Venerates manifested their Heavenly Bodies immediately, Ji Qing’s blade light traversed the void, and with the Heavenly Mandate Saber Technique, it locked on directly, making escape impossible.
Combined with the Void Merging Immortal Art, the saber strike was guaranteed to hit!
At this moment, everyone’s expressions seemed to freeze.
The eight flashes of blade light struck the Heavenly Bodies of the eight Middle Heavenly Venerates with thunderous might.
These were Middle Heavenly Venerates.
Their Heavenly Bodies were incredibly terrifying.
Normally, even in a one-on-one fight, it was difficult to achieve any significant effect, let alone now when Ji Qing was facing eight of them.
But something that no one could have imagined happened.
After the blade light passed.
The Heavenly Bodies of the eight Middle Heavenly Venerates all collapsed.
Along with the screams and wails of the eight Middle Heavenly Venerates.
“Ah… No, how is this possible?”
“One blade light shattered my Heavenly Body, impossible! Absolutely impossible!”
“How could this be…”
Many Heavenly Venerates could not believe what they were seeing.
Their original prediction was that they might have a great battle with Ji Qing, showcasing their prowess and strength.
The result? Just this?
Ji Qing alone, transforming into eight flashes of blade light, directly shattered their Heavenly Bodies?
This was simply unbelievable.
But this was the fact!
In reality, the reason was very simple.
Ji Qing was very strong.
Strong enough to crush any Immortal Lord.
Now, Ji Qing unleashed a saber slash, his power exceeding five hundred times that of a True Immortal.
How terrifying was this?
Even though it was divided into eight blade lights, slightly weakening their might, they were still absolutely unstoppable for an Immortal Lord.
Therefore, this wondrous scene appeared.
“Puchi.”
Eight soft sounds.
After Ji Qing’s blade light passed, the blade light gradually vanished.
And the eight Middle Heavenly Venerates instantly turned into dust and annihilated.
Silence!
The void became completely silent.
Whether it was the Eternal Universe side or the Immortal Realm side.
Everyone’s mouths were agape, as if they couldn’t believe it.
The eight Middle Heavenly Venerates who shook the Black Ruins were dead just like that?
Utterly perished?
It all seemed a bit unreal.
But this was the reality!
The seven Great Immortal Lords’ eyes widened, their bodies even trembling.
It was unclear if they were excited or scared.
“To slash eight Heavenly Venerates with one saber is truly incredible! It seems our choice back then was correct, otherwise, would we have been slain by Fellow Daoist Ji’s saber like these eight Heavenly Venerates?”
“With such terrifying strength, even a ‘Half-step Immortal Venerable’ might not reach this level. Fellow Daoist Ji is truly… unimaginable.”
“Perhaps, only an Immortal Venerable could possess such terrifying power… but Fellow Daoist Ji is not an Immortal Venerable…”
If the seven Great Immortal Lords were this excited, let alone those True Immortals.
They were all stunned.
The eight Heavenly Venerates who caused the Immortal Realm immense trouble were now slain by Ji Qing’s saber?
It was truly inconceivable.
On the Eternal Universe side, the Heavenly Venerates seemed unable to believe that their Middle Heavenly Venerates had died so easily.
But this was the reality!
Whether they believed it or not was unimportant.
Ji Qing’s gaze fixed on the Abyssal Realm Wonder.
His purpose this time was to destroy the Abyssal Realm Wonder.
Ji Qing held his breath and concentrated.
“Slash!”
Ji Qing unleashed another saber slash.
This saber strike was his all-out effort, exceeding five hundred times True Immortal combat power.
It was fully applied to this saber slash.
Wonders were often difficult for the seven Great Immortal Lords to shake.
It might take a long time of attacking to even slightly affect a wonder.
But Ji Qing’s saber slash was even more powerful than the combined might of the seven Great Immortal Lords.
“Rumble.”
As Ji Qing’s saber slash descended.
The Abyssal Realm Wonder only offered slight resistance before the blade light directly cut it open.
As the Abyssal Realm Wonder was cut open, it began to shake, disintegrate, and collapse, annihilating.
Coupled with Ji Qing’s terrifying blade light, countless Eternal Universe Heavenly Venerates within the wonder were also buried with it.
Soon, the Abyssal Realm Wonder turned to dust.
“First one!”
Ji Qing immediately flashed and disappeared without a trace.
He went to the second Restricted Area.
There were a total of eight Restricted Areas and Wonders, all of which Ji Qing intended to destroy.
After Ji Qing disappeared, the crowd didn’t follow immediately.
The seven Great Immortal Lords, even Ling Xi True Immortal, and many other True Immortals, stared at the scene before them, dumbfounded.
The Abyssal Realm Wonder had truly vanished.
Not only had the Abyssal Realm Wonder disappeared, but the eight Middle Heavenly Venerates had also perished.
The power of the Eternal Universe forces in the Black Ruins had now been reduced to its lowest point.
This was something that had never happened in the countless years of war between the Immortal Realm and Eternal Universe forces in the Black Ruins.
Yet now, it was truly happening before everyone’s eyes.
“Is this Immortal Monarch Ji truly just an Immortal Lord? Why does it feel like Middle Heavenly Venerates are like clay figures and rotten dogs before Immortal Monarch Ji, killed with ease? It’s as easy as an Immortal Lord crushing a True Immortal.”
“It’s said that this Immortal Monarch Ji previously killed Ascending Dragon Immortal Lord with a single saber strike. I thought it was unbelievable before, but now it seems there’s nothing incredible about it. Can Ascending Dragon Immortal Lord be compared to eight Middle Heavenly Venerates?”
“Immortal Monarch Ji has likely far surpassed ‘Half-step Immortal Venerable’, and is not far from becoming a true Immortal Venerable, right? Immortal Monarch Ji is definitely a future Immortal Venerable…”
The impact of Ji Qing’s actions on the True Immortals who witnessed it was profoundly shocking.
They could never have imagined that an Immortal Lord could be so powerful!
It was simply too inconceivable.
It was far beyond their expectations.
“Let’s go to the second Restricted Area…”
The seven Great Immortal Lords didn’t hesitate and immediately traversed the void.
They understood that today, they would likely be witnesses.
Perhaps, Ji Qing could truly sweep through the Eternal Universe forces in the Black Ruins.
And completely drive the Eternal Universe forces out of the Black Ruins!
After Ji Qing slew the eight Middle Heavenly Venerates, whether they were Immortal Lords or True Immortals, they no longer had any doubt about Ji Qing’s strength.
They even felt full of confidence.
Believing that Ji Qing driving out the Eternal Universe forces was no longer a mere hope.
Thus, they witnessed Ji Qing destroy the second Restricted Area.
Then the third, fourth, fifth… all the way to the eighth!
After the eight Middle Heavenly Venerates were slain by Ji Qing, the remaining Restricted Areas and Wonders posed no difficulty for Ji Qing.
Ji Qing even destroyed the Curse Forbidden Zone along with them.
From then on, there would be no more Restricted Areas or Wonders in the Black Ruins.
And this was merely the beginning.
With a command from Ji Qing.
The seven Great Immortal Lords, True Immortals, and Void Immortals were almost fully mobilized, launching a counter-attack against the cultivators of the Eternal Universe forces, sparing no effort to kill them.
Leave none behind!
If they encountered anything slightly troublesome, the seven Great Immortal Lords would be dispatched.
If the seven Great Immortal Lords couldn’t handle it, then Ji Qing would be dispatched.
Even if Middle Heavenly Venerates from the Eternal Universe descended, Ji Qing would resolve them immediately.
Ji Qing stood guard at the entrance to the Eternal Universe’s passage.
If one came, he would kill them.
If two came, he would kill them both.
At most, ten Middle Heavenly Venerates descended at once.
But with Ji Qing guarding there, even ten Middle Heavenly Venerates were all directly killed by Ji Qing.
From then on, the Eternal Universe no longer dispatched Middle Heavenly Venerates.
It seemed they all understood that continuing to send them would only be sending them to their deaths.
The Eternal Universe had abandoned the Black Ruins.
However, there were still a large number of Eternal Universe cultivators within the Black Ruins.
Those Heavenly Venerates were deeply hidden.
It would take time to clear them out.
One year, three years, five years, eight years, ten years…
In the blink of an eye, eleven years had passed since Ji Qing returned to the Black Ruins from the Immortal Realm.
During this period, the seven Great Immortal Lords worked diligently.
Leading the True Immortals, they continuously cleared out those Heavenly Venerates, or the deeply hidden cultivators of the Eternal Universe.
By now, they were basically cleaned up.
At this moment, the seven Great Immortal Lords and many True Immortals and Void Immortals had gathered before the Eternal Universe passage.
Ji Qing had been stationed there all along.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, the Eternal Universe cultivators in the Black Ruins have been mostly cleared out, and now only this Eternal Universe passage remains. If this passage cannot be sealed or closed, after you leave, Fellow Daoist Ji, after some time, Eternal Universe cultivators will continuously descend through the universe passage, and all our previous efforts will be in vain.”
The seven Great Immortal Lords spoke.
Everyone understood this logic.
Eliminating the Eternal Universe cultivators was merely treating the symptoms, not the root cause.
The true trouble was this universe passage.
Ji Qing gazed at the universe passage before him.
For many years, he had been researching the universe passage.
He had attempted to destroy the universe passage with his saber techniques.
But he failed.
Even when he unleashed the power of a Chaos Demon God, with combat power exceeding 600 times that of a True Immortal.
It had no effect whatsoever.
The universe passage was like a persistent sore, impossible to completely eradicate no matter how it was attacked.
Ji Qing understood that this passage was actually formed by the collision and interweaving of the Eternal Universe and the Black Ruins.
Unless he could completely destroy the Black Ruins and the Eternal Universe,
he could never completely seal the universe passage.
But this was impossible.
Firstly, Ji Qing could not destroy the Eternal Universe.
As for sealing it.
It had some effect.
But the effect was minimal.
Because Ji Qing’s seal could only last for a period of time.
If he left, who could replace him to maintain the seal indefinitely?
Moreover, if the Eternal Universe side gathered a large number of Heavenly Venerates and continuously impacted the seal, the seal would eventually be broken.
Therefore, the effect of sealing was also not significant.
“Immortal Monarch Ji, regarding this universe passage, we have tried every method, but nothing has worked…”
The seven Great Immortal Lords hesitated to speak.
But ultimately, they revealed their past common knowledge.
The seven Great Immortal Lords had also attempted sealing or other methods regarding the universe passage in the past.
But the result was… unsolvable.
They could not do it.
It was precisely because of this that the seven Great Immortal Lords had not had much motivation against the Eternal Universe forces before, only managing to maintain the status quo.
They never considered completely driving the Eternal Universe forces out of the Black Ruins.
The reason was this universe passage, which they could do nothing about.
Ji Qing pondered for ten years.
And he did come up with a method.
External forces could not forcibly close the universe passage.
However, if it was the Eternal Universe itself, then there would be no problem.
Or, the Black Ruins itself would also be fine.
For the Eternal Universe, Ji Qing had no solution.
But for the Black Ruins… Ji Qing had a way.
Wasn’t it to become the Heavenly Dao of the Black Ruins and mobilize the power of the Black Ruins?
For others, this was like a fantasy.
But for Ji Qing, it was not impossible.
The reason was very simple.
Ji Qing’s spiritual imprint had long merged with the Black Ruins, becoming a part of the Black Ruins’ Heavenly Dao.
Ji Qing could also use his heart to replace heaven’s heart.
At that time, Ji Qing could “become” the Heavenly Dao of the Black Ruins.
Briefly controlling the entire Black Ruins.
Previously, Ji Qing relied on consuming a large amount of the Black Ruins’ fortune.
This time, Ji Qing also had the Fortune of the Black Ruins.
Although only ten years had been accumulated.
But what Ji Qing did in the Black Ruins was too significant.
Now Ji Qing was almost a household name.
Consequently, the Fortune brought to Ji Qing was extremely terrifying, surpassing the Fortune accumulated over the past several hundred years.
It was even skyrocketing every day.
However, this little Fortune, given Ji Qing’s Heavenly Dao channel, would probably be consumed quickly.
Ji Qing’s true reliance was actually his Mind.
After all, Ji Qing’s Mind had now reached the Seventh Realm Third Stage.
A Seventh Realm Mind was far superior to Ji Qing’s previous Heart Realm.
With such a high Mind, Ji Qing even felt that he could truly contend with the tempering of the Black Ruins’ Rules.
No matter how the Black Ruins’ Rules tempered him, Ji Qing’s Mind remained unshaken.
Of course, Ji Qing still needed to try whether it would work.
“You guard me; I have a method to see if it can work.”
Ji Qing said to the seven Immortal Lords.
“Yes, we guarantee no one will disturb Immortal Lord Ji.”
The seven Immortal Lords inwardly trembled.
Even Ji Qing asked them to guard him; it must be some world-shattering technique.
However, they really couldn’t figure out what method could completely seal or close the cosmic channel.
Even an Immortal Venerable probably couldn’t do it.
Immortal Venerables were strong in destructive means, strong in Power.
Unless the Black Ruins were completely destroyed.
But doing so would go against Ji Qing’s original intention.
Ji Qing wanted to preserve his home, not destroy it.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, is there any danger?”
Ling Xi True Immortal suddenly asked.
Ji Qing was so serious that he needed the seven Immortal Lords to guard him.
It was clear that he was going all out, possibly even using some forbidden techniques.
She had to ask this question.
Just in case.
Ji Qing smiled slightly and said, “Don’t worry, there won’t be any danger. If even this method doesn’t work, then we can only temporarily seal the cosmic channel.”
This was obviously Ji Qing’s last resort.
No one knew exactly what method Ji Qing had.
Ji Qing was seen sitting cross-legged in the Void, then closing his eyes, remaining motionless.
In reality, Ji Qing’s Consciousness had already transferred to his Spiritual Imprint.
His Spiritual Imprint had merged with the Black Ruins.
Transferring now, Ji Qing was extremely familiar with it.
Ji Qing immediately began to “Use My Heart to Replace Heaven’s Heart.”
“Boom.”
Ji Qing’s Spiritual Imprint merged with the Black Ruins’ Origin.
He replaced the Black Ruins’ Heavenly Dao.
At this moment, Ji Qing had transformed into the “Black Ruins Heavenly Dao.”
This feeling was unique.
Ji Qing had also transformed into Heavenly Dao before.
But back then, Ji Qing’s Heart Realm was still low; when he transformed into Heavenly Dao, his whole body felt like it was bearing immense pressure, suffocating him.
But now it was different.
Ji Qing’s Seventh Realm Mind was sufficient for him to transform into the Black Ruins Heavenly Dao with ease.
Ji Qing observed everything in the Black Ruins from the perspective of “Heavenly Dao.”
He could feel that since he had destroyed all the Restricted Areas and Wonders in the Black Ruins, it was as if he had removed the “tumors” from the Black Ruins, and the Black Ruins had gradually become healthy and powerful.
However, Ji Qing’s main focus was the cosmic channel.
Ji Qing observed the cosmic channel from the perspective of the Black Ruins’ “Heavenly Dao.”
He discovered that this cosmic channel was indeed closely related to the Eternal Universe.
It was equivalent to the Eternal Universe forcefully “squeezing” into the Black Ruins.
Then it formed the cosmic channel.
This cosmic channel essentially belonged to the Eternal Universe.
This was troublesome.
No one could control the Eternal Universe.
However, after Ji Qing transformed into the Black Ruins’ “Heavenly Dao,” he had a strong feeling.
The Black Ruins’ “Heavenly Dao” strongly wished to expel the cosmic channel.
As long as the cosmic channel was expelled, the Eternal Universe would no longer be able to form a cosmic channel.
Then, the Black Ruins would truly gain peace.
And it would be permanent peace.
But this was destined to be very difficult.
Ji Qing could feel that his Mind was enduring the tempering of the Black Ruins’ Rules.
However, compared to the terrifying pressure like Mount Tai crushing down before, Ji Qing’s Mind was now strong and could completely withstand this pressure.
In other words, Ji Qing could transform into the Black Ruins Heavenly Dao for a long time.
Perhaps a day.
Perhaps a month.
Or perhaps a year!
It completely depended on Ji Qing’s Mind.
Therefore, Ji Qing could completely transform into the Black Ruins’ “Heavenly Dao” to expel the cosmic channel.
He could mobilize the Power of the entire Black Ruins.
This required an extremely powerful will.
Before, it was just the vague will of the Black Ruins.
It couldn’t achieve this.
But now it was different.
Ji Qing was an Immortal Lord; he had a clear will.
Moreover, he could mobilize the Power of the Black Ruins, gathering the might of the entire Black Ruins to expel the cosmic channel.
In theory, it was feasible.
Thinking of this, Ji Qing no longer hesitated.
He immediately mobilized all the Rules and all the Power of the Black Ruins, applying them to the cosmic channel.
It was as if they had transformed into a pair of hands, forcefully pushing the cosmic channel.
To “Push Open” the cosmic channel.
“Rumble.”
Ji Qing mobilized the Power of the entire Black Ruins, and the entire Black Ruins naturally produced a strong reaction.
The seven Immortal Lords suddenly felt a terrifying pressure like Mount Tai crushing down in this area.
Other parts of the Black Ruins also felt a terrifying pressure.
The seven Immortal Lords’ hearts moved, and they thought of a possibility.
“Is Immortal Lord Ji making a move?”
“This feeling seems like the Power of the entire Black Ruins has been mobilized. How can Immortal Lord Ji have such a means to mobilize the Power of the entire Black Ruins?”
“The Black Ruins is a world; even if it can’t compare to the Immortal Realm, the Power of a world in theory can even surpass an Immortal Venerable! However, the Power of a world is too dispersed, but if it can be gathered together, it will also be very terrifying.”
“So, is Immortal Lord Ji mobilizing the Power of the Black Ruins to try and seal the cosmic channel?”
The seven Immortal Lords stared intently at the cosmic channel.
They were also amazed by Ji Qing’s method.
Even if they could think of this method, they absolutely couldn’t achieve it.
But now, Ji Qing had done it.
This was the last resort.
They stared intently at the cosmic channel.
If even this method didn’t work, it meant that the Black Ruins could never close this cosmic channel of the Eternal Universe.
Then in the future, the Black Ruins would have to coexist with the Eternal Universe.
No one could do anything about it.
However, as Ji Qing gathered more and more Power of the Black Ruins.
One part, three parts, five parts, eight parts…
Finally, Ji Qing gathered eighty percent of the Black Ruins’ Power!
This was already the limit.
The remaining twenty percent was used to maintain the normal operation of the Black Ruins.
Otherwise, if all the Power were drawn away, the Black Ruins would collapse in an instant.
This was the strongest Power Ji Qing could currently mobilize from the Black Ruins.
“Rumble.”
Eighty percent of the Black Ruins’ Power seemed to transform into a pair of hands, forcefully pushing the cosmic channel.
It was unknown how long it took.
Finally, the cosmic channel moved!
Seeing this, the seven Immortal Lords were overjoyed.
“The cosmic channel has moved; Immortal Lord Ji’s method has worked!”
Everyone stared intently at the cosmic channel.
Under everyone’s gaze, the cosmic channel, at an extremely slow speed, began to withdraw from the Black Ruins bit by bit.
