Chapter 1 Smashing the Sky

This sword smashed open the sky, tearing apart the universe. The surging water and fire energies transformed into a vast ocean, colliding fiercely with Manjushri's Buddha sword!

Amidst the scattered sword light, the advancing True God momentarily revealed his true form! Adorned with an Eight-Lined Treasure Light Jade Crown, wearing a crimson flying skirt, his gigantic body stood towering between heaven and earth!

"Lord Nanyue!"

Ji Xiang spoke, the pressure of the sword in his hand increasing rather than diminishing, forcing Lord Nanyue to retreat half a step with a single strike!

In ancient times, Nanyue was a region that divided the main world. It also oversaw the transformation of scaled aquatic creatures. In other words, it was in charge of stellar divisions, managing aquatic dragons and fish, harmonizing the atmosphere above, rescuing the common people below, reviewing and correcting various immortals, and controlling the work of water gods.

However, during the Song Dynasty, Mount Heng, Nanyue, had a new responsibility: whenever the nation sent out a large army, it was necessary to dispatch envoys to offer sacrifices to Nanyue. There was no military affair that was not reported. During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, he was honored as the Emperor Zhaosheng of the Sky.

At the Nanyue Temple on Mount Heng, whenever the nation sent out a large army, it was necessary to dispatch envoys to offer sacrifices.

"Many thanks to the Arctic True Man for still recognizing this Lord!"

Lord Nanyue laughed heartily, wielding his great sword once more!

It collided with the Buddha sword again!

The power of the sword was evenly matched this time. Seeing his attack blocked, Lord Nanyue decisively released two articles from his body, transforming them into the aura of gods and demons, locking the sky as a cage to surround Ji Xiang!

"The Table of Divine Light and Scarlet Script!"

"The Chapter of Sealing Spirits and Subduing Demons!"

"Capture!"

With a clench of his hand, the divine and demonic energies shrunk Ji Xiang, turning him into an iron ball!

"The essence of heaven and earth, the strength of all things! No matter how great your divine powers may be, even if you have attained immortality, you may not be able to escape, let alone now! Hahahaha!"

Lord Nanyue shook his head, confident of his victory.

With a stretch of his large hand, he scooped up the mountains and seas and swallowed the iron ball into his stomach!

"Subdued! We can return!"

Among the Five Mountains True Gods, someone spoke. Lord Nanyue had taken action decisively, suppressing the Arctic True Man with a sealing divine treasure. However, some also questioned Lord Nanyue's actions: "This Arctic True Man's magic power is fierce. He was able to defeat a celestial being before restoring his immortal body. Now that he has entered the solar refinement stage, his immortal body is about to be restored. Aren't you afraid that he will tear open your stomach and come out from within?"

Lord Nanyue laughed heartily: "There is a world of its own within my belly. Once he enters, he won't be able to distinguish the east, west, south, or north, nor will he be able to find the end of the world. My divine duty as Lord Nanyue is to separate the stellar fields. The reason I was able to become Lord Nanyue is because I ate the Twelve Minor Underworlds into my belly. Whoever is turned into an iron ball and enters my belly has never escaped!"

Upon hearing these words, the questioner was immediately relieved: "Since the Twelve Minor Underworlds are in your belly, then there is no need to fear that he will run out immediately. This is equivalent to twelve small realms. Even a true celestial being will not be able to break through the illusions within for a while."

Now that they had succeeded, they did not plan to stay in Korea any longer. Lord Dongyue opened his mouth to instruct:

"I will continue to possess the King of Korea, and the four of you will take the Arctic True Man to the first hall of the Underworld...."

Before he could finish speaking,

Lord Nanyue, who had been wearing a smile, suddenly contorted his expression! He let out a high-pitched, miserable scream!

Only a loud shout was heard from his seven orifices!

"Big!"

Two streams of divine and demonic energy spewed out from his seven orifices. The next moment, his head suddenly twisted, spiraling into the sky, and exploded in the heavens!

A demonic light rushed out from the headless body, followed by a transformation into a giant towering between heaven and earth, even taller than the Five Mountains True Gods. In his hand, he held a huge divine banner that broke through the heavenly barrier, its end unseen. The Twelve Minor Underworlds flew out one after another from the severed neck of Lord Nanyue and were taken away by the divine banner!

Lord Dongyue's eyes shook violently. The other three Lords, seeing Nanyue beheaded, rushed forward to help. Lord Nanyue's headless corpse also began to move on its own. Waves of energy returned to the severed part, and in a short time, a new head grew back. However, this time, Lord Nanyue's eyes were fierce, smoke rising from his seven orifices, his expression twisted with extreme rage!

"You can actually destroy my underworld!"

Lord Nanyue shouted and charged forward!

Ji Xiang threw the divine banner and swung his arm, delivering a punch to his head!

This punch was solid, all its power poured into it!

"Liberate from Hell!"

The sound was not spoken by Ji Xiang, but a voice descended from the darkness when this punch was thrown, followed by the holy name of the Celestial Worthy!

"Celestial Worthy of Boundless Salvation!"

The punch caused the Yin energy on Lord Nanyue's body to dissipate. His head was blasted apart once again. This time, it could not be repaired with Yin energy, causing him to scream in agony. He was knocked back dozens of steps, causing the mountains and rivers to shake continuously, and finally, with a loud crash, he sat among the mountains!

The wails were incessant, to the point that he could only draw upon the energy of the mountains, rivers, trees, and grasses to repair his exploded head. Ji Xiang also completely transformed into the image of the Celestial Worthy of Boundless Salvation, striding forward, raising his leg, his shadow pressing down on the heavens and the earth, and stepping down on Lord Nanyue once more!

In the darkness, the holy name rose again!

"Entrust to a Celestial Land!"

"Celestial Worthy of Boundless Salvation!"

When this foot landed, the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers remained motionless, without any tremors, but the void was instantly shattered to pieces, to the point that there was nowhere for the destroyed primordial spirit to go. Lord Nanyue's newly grown head was once again crushed by this foot!

As soon as this Celestial Worthy image appeared, the Five Mountains True Gods, not being ignorant beings, could grasp part of the power of the Five Mountains and transform into the Lords of the Five Mountains. Naturally, they were knowledgeable and aware of the legends and appearances of many gods.

Although they could not recognize which god Ji Xiang had transformed into, the holy name had already been transmitted to their ears and entered their minds in the darkness!

This made them puzzled, but also filled with awe!

"Celestial Worthy of Boundless Salvation? What exactly is this?"

"I have never heard of it after cultivating for so many years!"

The Five Mountains True Men were not clear about the origins and past of this Celestial Worthy, but in the previous strike, much of the Yin energy on Lord Nanyue's body was shattered. Those shattered Yin energies were like they had been transcended and could not be restored, completely disappearing. This made them connect the name of this Celestial Worthy and have a guess in their hearts!

"We have techniques to seal demons, does he, a heavenly demon, also have methods to kill Yin?"

"Where did this Celestial Worthy come from, and he actually possesses such power?"

Among the Five Mountains True Gods, one thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Could it be a manifestation of the Netherworld Lord?"

"Celestial Worthy of Ninefold Underworld Salvation? Judging from his power, it does have some similarities!"

But this answer was somewhat beyond their acceptance. The divine position of the Netherworld Lord was also in the Yin World Underworld, something that the Five Ancestors and Three Kings had been searching for, in order to control all the Yin World realms, it was necessary to possess the divine tablet of the Celestial Worthy of Ninefold Underworld Salvation!

There were naturally ranks among Celestial Worthies, and the Celestial Worthy of Ninefold Underworld Salvation was the deity standing at the highest point among all the Yin World Celestial Worthies. As long as one grasped his power, then thousands of Yin Worlds could be unified with a snap of the fingers, transforming into a truly great Netherworld and establishing an Underworld God Kingdom.

The Five Mountains True Gods communicated with each other, but they did not forget to save people. When Lord Nanyue's head was crushed for the third time, they joined forces to use the power of the Four Mountains to operate the power of the mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, raising a vast wind that covered the sky and the sun!

Lord Xiyue, dressed in white robes, manifested his true form, shaking a white banner in his hand. Instantly, clouds swirled, the weather became fierce, and this vast wind scraped bones and shaved flesh, strangling primordial spirits!

"Raising clouds and causing rain, the heavens open with a breath!"

"Turbid Sky Wind!"

Lord Xiyue gathered the power of the remaining Four Mountains and displayed such majestic wind, blowing on Ji Xiang, causing the image of the Celestial Worthy of Boundless Salvation to stagnate. Taking advantage of this gap, Lord Nanyue's body transformed into a stream of Yin energy and slipped away, restoring himself next to Lord Dongyue, but still without a head, issuing a terrified and resentful sound from his stomach:

"This Celestial Worthy can destroy Yin energy and transcend primordial spirits. I was hit by his punch, and the Yin energy dissipated and could not be restored. I was stepped on by his foot, and I only felt that half of my primordial spirit had gone to some unknown celestial land. If I were to be hit again, I'm afraid I would truly be transcended and reborn, and even my vows would disappear, and I would never be able to return!"

"This Celestial Worthy is strange, don't fight him head-on!"

Lord Nanyue had lost half of his primordial spirit and was now somewhat muddled. He was extremely afraid in his heart. If it hadn't been for Lord Xiyue's help just now, he would have completely disappeared from the world with another blow. But he also felt that half of his primordial spirit had not disappeared, but was forcibly sent to an unknown realm, gradually dissolving and decomposing, and even the underworld divine power within it was being transformed!

That realm was so far away that he could not even sense it, not even knowing the direction. It was illusory, seeming to exist yet also formless, existing within a dream, not manifesting in the true world!

"Lord Xiyue, I will help you!"

Lord Nanyue suppressed his anger. Seeing Ji Xiang turn around, he immediately used the two magical treasures from before, while shouting, "No matter what form he takes, he always uses demonic energy to activate these magical powers. As long as we are contaminated with demonic energy, we can restrain him!"

"Let's see if his Yin-killing methods will destroy us first, or if our demon-subduing techniques will subdue him first!"

"The Table of Divine Light and Scarlet Script!"

"The Chapter of Sealing Spirits and Subduing Demons!"

"Capture!"

Lord Nanyue once again unleashed the divine and demonic energies. The surging divine and demonic energies rushed towards Ji Xiang, but the next moment, divine and demonic energies also rushed out of Ji Xiang's body. The divine and demonic energies of both sides merged and transformed. Ji Xiang pushed forward with the form of the Celestial Worthy!

The divine and demonic energies transformed into a storm, actually pushing back Lord Xiyue's Turbid Sky Wind!

Lord Nanyue did not reveal it, but his actions showed his anxiety. He quickly turned the two divine treasure scriptures in his hand, so the surging divine and demonic energies were blocked in front and could not advance an inch. At this time, a smug expression could not help but appear on his face.

"Well done! The True Form Chart of the Five Mountains can't suppress him, we will use even stronger divine powers! Join forces!"

Lord Dongyue reached out his hand, and a gust of wind rose from the ground!

Lord Beiyue and Lord Zhongyue also took action together!

The Five Mountains gathered together, unleashing divine power again!

"Golden Jade Tablets, Seizing Lifespans! Reporting to the Heavenly Ancestor, Majesty and Authority of the Sovereign of the Azure Heavens!"

The Five Mountains True Gods recited the divine name together. As a burst of golden jade light permeated, the world was filled with countless ancient engraved characters, writing the lifespans and deaths of all beings. This was the Golden Jade Tablets!

As soon as the divine power was released, the Five Mountains exerted their strength, and the Turbid Sky Wind also transformed into the wind of life and death. In an instant, this world was in chaos, and all existences swept into it were instantly annihilated.

"You have great sins, seize all lifespans!"

If this life and death wind overwhelmed Ji Xiang's magic power, then Ji Xiang would immediately be sent into the Underworld and never be reborn, and his lifespan would also be completely erased. No matter what immortal pills or miraculous medicines he swallowed, he would never be able to recover!

But good luck does not last long!

"Ten Directions Divine Kings, Follow My Command!"

Ji Xiang operated the divine and demonic energies, and the divine and demonic energies suddenly transformed into ten illusory shadows of divine kings, all punching towards Lord Nanyue at the same time!

This punch contained the power of the Ten Directions Divine Kings realms, and at the same time, it carried the different powers of the ten realms!

All methods were abandoned!

"Cough!"

Lord Nanyue could not dodge in time and was hit by the Ten Directions Divine Kings. The words on the two divine treasure documents were also torn apart, instantly becoming waste. Then, from spirit to body, along with his past and future, the origin of his existence, were all hit by the divine kings one by one! Although not fatal, the ten strikes combined, destroying all laws, causing him to be severely injured in an instant!

Lord Nanyue was blasted away again, and a gap was immediately revealed in the Five Mountains formation. Ji Xiang stretched out his five fingers forward, and a gust of wind suddenly rose around him!

"Now is the time, we have been waiting for a long time."

Ji Xiang's voice entered the ears of the Five Mountains True Gods, all of whom suddenly felt a tremor in their hearts!

A trick?

But where is the trick...?

Where is it...!

Ji Xiang's big hand slammed down!

The sky was dim, the sun and moon were dark!

"Ninth Heaven Astral Wind!"

The Ninth Heaven Astral Wind swallowed from the Great Floating Li was one of Ji Xiang's great killing moves. Using it once would exhaust all the magic power in his body. Although he had now reached the stage of Solar Refinement and was about to ascend to immortality, Ji Xiang did not dare to use this level of storm easily. At most, he would use three days of Astral Wind in the Ninth Heaven.

But the life and death wind was obviously extraordinary. These Five Mountains True Gods were greatly different from the Yin World ghosts and monsters that had appeared in the past. And the information given in the Inner Vision Divine Tablet was precisely...!

[Golden Jade Tablets: The divine power possessed by the God of Dongyue among the Five Mountains. Mount Tai is the ancestor of the Five Mountains, the grandson of the Heavenly Emperor, the mansion of the gods. Since the Qin Dynasty, it has been revered by the people of Qi and Lu. It can enable people and gods to communicate with each other, and control the division of the noble and lowly among the people, the length of salary and subjects, the eighteen hells, the six case books, and the dates of life and death of the seventy-five divisions.]

[The Golden Jade Tablets are the divine power used to strip away the lifespans of all beings. Once hit by the life and death wind of the Golden Jade Tablets, the cultivation will be lost, all will be flowing water, the primordial spirit will transform into Mount Tai, and the lifespan of the body will be exhausted and disappear as withered bones. No matter what immortal pills or miraculous medicines are used, they cannot be restored! This is determined by "Heaven's Will"! ]

[But Mount Tai has the words Heavenly Lord and Earth Lord. Its nobility is evident in ancient times, and it arose from the Feng Chan sacrifice, becoming the ancestor of the world. The king reports to Heaven and Earth here, sacrificing to the two lords of Heaven and Earth, and the souls of the dead return to Mount Tai, that is, they return to the Earth Lord.]

[The wind of the Heavenly Lord (Ninth Heaven Astral Wind) can break the wind of the Earth Lord!]

The Ninth Heaven Astral Wind swept down, and the life and death wind collapsed at the first touch. The Five Mountains True Gods had not reacted when the life and death wind and the Golden Jade Tablets were shattered. The next moment, they were submerged in the Ninth Heaven Astral Wind, and all the Yin energy in their bodies was torn to pieces!

Ji Xiang unleashed the Ninth Heaven Astral Wind, and his magic power dropped for a while. Taking advantage of the fact that he could still control the divine power, he waved his hand towards the sky:

"Swords Arrayed in the Sky!"

Several divine swords hovered in the sky. They had been knocked away to the distant sky by the True Form Chart of the Five Mountains before, but now they were summoned again and flew back. Ji Xiang mixed the divine swords into the astral wind. The three sword lights took the lead in charging forward. A large number of swords directly blasted open Lord Nanyue's chest. The Ame-no-Habakiri and the Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi respectively inserted into the heads of Lord Zhongyue and Lord Beiyue!

Ji Xiang then threw the Buddha sword into the air. Lord Xiyue was pierced through the head with a single sword, his magic power was sealed, and his primordial spirit was unable to leave his body after being struck by the Buddha sword. He crashed to the ground!

Four swords had been used, leaving only the Raikiri unsheathed. Seeing this situation, Lord Dongyue turned around and wanted to escape without saying a word! Seeing him move, a vast white smoke suddenly rushed out of Ji Xiang's body!

The white smoke was like the sea, surging overwhelmingly! Lord Dongyue turned around and was swallowed by the white smoke. After a burst of smoke swept through, the Dongyue divine power on his body disappeared, and a divine light had been dragged back by the white smoke!

"This white smoke is.... Illuminating Tongtian Smoke! Return it to me!"

Lord Dongyue's expression shook violently. Because of his weakness, a flaw appeared. At this time, his whole body divine power disappeared after being turned by the Bright Smoke. He could not protect his divine position. Therefore, the image of the Dongyue True God immediately faded from his body. He looked up in panic, and Ji Xiang had already arrived in front of him!

"What kind of thing are you, daring to usurp the divine position of the Five Mountains?"

"Today I will capture you into the Sea of Bitterness, end your life in this world, and never be reborn!"

Ji Xiang captured him, like capturing a dead chicken. The Sea of Bitterness then spread to this place, and with a roll of the big wave, he was swallowed into it!