Chapter 318: Master of Tianji Pavilion (67)
Inside the Astrology Pavilion, the star tracks flickered, and a black crack appeared out of nowhere. The crack grew larger and larger until the distance was large enough for one person to pass through, and then it stopped splitting.
A man slowly stepped out of the crack, his brows were deep, demonic energy was surging around him, and blood-red dark patterns were rolling on his black robe.
The identity of the visitor was obvious.
Zhaoyang Sword Master clenched the nameless sword in his hand and coldly revealed the identity of the man in black.
"It's the Demon Lord."
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
After the great battle on the banks of Ruoshui River, the relationship between Canglan and the Demon Realm was already tense, and even now it has not eased much.
What's more, Zhaoyang Sword Master was a personal participant in that great war. He witnessed the scene of rivers of blood and the heavy casualties among the Canglan monks. Therefore, he hated the people from the Demon Realm even more.
Zhan Yun raised his eyes slightly, and his gaze swept lightly over the people present. He sensed Zhaoyang Jianzun's murderous intent towards him, but he didn't care at all.
He had some impression of this man. Back then, he met him by the Ruoshui River.
The person who killed the five demon generals under his command who took advantage of his retreat to provoke a war between Canglan and the Demon Realm seemed to be the swordsman in front of him.
Although the magic cores of the five demon generals had been crushed by him, he was able to fight five of them one by one before that, so his strength should not be underestimated.
However, even so, Zhaoyang Sword Master still could not catch Zhan Yun's eye and posed no threat to him.
Finally, Zhan Yun's gaze fell on Yan Qing, and a hint of warmth appeared in his cold pupils.
"I'm late."
Yan Qing smiled and said, "It's not too late."
Zhan Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief. After receiving the message from Yan Qing asking him to go to the Astrology Pavilion, he rushed over immediately, fearing that he would be late and delay Yan Qing's business. Fortunately, he was not late.
However, seeing that so many people have gathered in Tianji Pavilion, including even the Sons of Destiny, Feng Que and Meng Xuanchen, whom Yan Qing asked him to help secretly, Zhan Yun couldn't help but have a guess in his mind.
According to the plot that X6888 and Yan Qing had previously transmitted to him, there would only be one scene where so many people gathered together, and that would be at the end of the plot.
There was a hint of anticipation in Zhan Yun's eyes. Could it be that the plot could be completed ahead of time?
If that were the case, he could also go to other small worlds earlier to complete tasks and accumulate merits to repair his soul for Wang Shu...
Yan Qing saw the uneasiness in his eyes and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and finally gave him a positive answer.
"It's all going to end."
These words were said not only to Zhan Yun, but also to the other people present.
The end of the story also means that the collapsed immortal ladder has been completely repaired, and the dilemma of no one ascending to heaven in the cultivation world for hundreds of years is about to be broken.
The people nearby had different expressions after hearing the unusually familiar communication between Yan Qing and Zhan Yun.
Zhaoyang Sword Master pursed his thin lips, pressed hard on the hilt with his fingers, and finally put the nameless sword back into the scabbard.
Now, after hearing Yan Qing say that everything was about to end, his eyes moved, and he remembered what Yan Qing had told him before, that in order to repair the Immortal Ladder, the souls of five Mahayana cultivators must be sacrificed, only then could the Immortal Ladder be recast and the road to heaven be opened again.
Now, the Wentian Stone in the Shifang Cauldron is about to be successfully fused.
Among the people present, the Ghost King, the Demon Lord, Ling Weizun and his own cultivation have all reached the Mahayana stage or are above the Mahayana stage.
So, there are already four people, and only one more person is needed to rebuild the Immortal Ladder.
However, although Zhaoyang Sword Master was willing to sacrifice himself, he could not guarantee that Demon Master and Ghost King had the same idea, and he had no right to force them to make any decision.
Besides, when you really think about it, he is still a junior among this group of people and has no room to interrupt.
As for Lord Ling Wei...
Zhaoyang Sword Master lowered his eyes to hide the emotions in his eyes. He never doubted whether Yan Qing was willing to use his soul to repair the Immortal Ladder.
If possible, he actually didn't want this person to volunteer to be sacrificed.
But just as he had no right to ask the Ghost King and the Demon Lord to sacrifice themselves, he also had no way to stop Lord Ling Wei from doing what he wanted.
There was a moment of silence in the Astrology Pavilion.
Finally, a slight sound broke the silence in the room.
Yan Qing turned around and saw that the Ten Directions Cauldron, which was originally wrapped in the Phoenix Fire, had stopped rotating. The Phoenix Fire also gradually went out and returned to Fengque's body.
Yan Qing stepped forward quickly. The Ten Directions Cauldron had already been opened, and a terrifying aura spread from the cauldron.
The next second, a black stone emitting colorful rays of light floated out from the Shifang Cauldron. It was the Wentian Stone that had been successfully fused.
Yan Qing opened her hands, dark patterns rolled on her white sleeves, and the Heavenly Stone floated into her palm.
The Ten Directions Cauldron floating in the sky gradually became smaller, and finally became the size of a peanut and fell into Yan Qing's palm.
Yan Qing returned the Ten Directions Cauldron to Zhan Yun who was standing beside her. After she tightly grasped the Heavenly Stone, she turned around and looked at everyone, her expression rarely showing any complexity.
Yan Qing said solemnly: "Now that the Heavenly Questioning Stone has been integrated, I believe you all know the conditions for repairing the Immortal Ladder."
Yan Qing was silent for a moment, and continued: "No matter what choice you make, I will not interfere. However, before you go to repair the cracks in the ladder, please look at your future destiny."
As soon as he finished speaking, a water mirror appeared in front of everyone.
The water mirror rippled into several waves, and the picture slowly emerged.
Having received too much information today, Song Beiwu has subconsciously looked towards the water mirror following Yan Qing's words.
In the water mirror, the world of cultivation was dead silent, and the sky was covered with a layer of gray.
Everywhere you look, there are cultivators who self-destruct their golden elixirs, and there are also cultivators who kill their own people with a mad look on their faces.
Canglan, the demon world, the devil world, and the ghost world are all a scene of purgatory...
Zhaoyang Jianzun recognized it immediately. The scene here should be the future scene after the Immortal Ladder was not repaired that Ling Weizun had shown him before.
Seeing the chaotic scene in the world of cultivation again, Zhaoyang Jianzun's expression couldn't help but become a little cold.
Although Yan Qing's voice was soft, it resounded deeply in everyone's hearts.
"Only by rebuilding the immortal ladder and re-opening the road to heaven can we stop this chaos."
As soon as the words fell, a cold male voice was heard from behind the crowd.
"Everything in the water mirror is the real scene of the future. What Lord Ling Wei said is true."
When everyone turned around, they saw a handsome figure emerging from the void with a red mark between his eyebrows.
Feng Que was stunned for a moment, and immediately recognized the person in front of him: "Your Majesty..."
The person who came was the Demon King, Bai Yinzhou, who has been in charge of the demon world for many years.
Hearing Feng Que's voice, Bai Yinzhou raised his eyes slightly, his eyes were extremely indifferent, without any surprise at seeing Feng Que, but said calmly: "A Que, you have had enough fun and it's time to go back to the demon world."