Book 6: Chapter 125: Gu Hai vs. Jiang Lianshan
“Jiang Gautama, Ji Dihong, we were the one who deployed you in your current position. Now, we need your strength. Lend me your strength. We want the Immortal Origin!” Jiang Lianshan snarled ferociously.
Heavenly Access and Long Shenying glared.
Jiang Gautama? Ji Dihong? It was Jiang Lianshan who deployed them?
Using Murong Yan, Jiang Lianshan had schemed against Long Zhanguo and Old Mister Guan Qi.
Now, the Huang Heavenly Dynasty and the Spirit Mountain Holy Land worked for Jiang Lianshan? Jiang Lianshan controlled over half of the many major factions of eight hundred thousand years in the future?
“How do you need us to help?” the Present Buddha asked.
“Merge all your energy into me! We want the Immortal Origin. Only victory is permitted. The Six Paths Veritable Lord’s heavenly palaces can consume people. My heavenly palaces can contain energy!” Jiang Lianshan said.
The Past Buddha and the Future Buddha looked at the Present Buddha and frowned. Are we truly going to help Jiang Lianshan become the immortal? Are we going to let someone else benefit from all our efforts?
“Alright!” the Present Buddha answered.
“Lord Buddha?” The Past Buddha and the Future Buddha appeared somewhat anxious.
“Merge all your cultivation into the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus and help the Yan Heavenly Emperor this once!” the Present Buddha said with a determined tone.
The Past Buddha and the Future Buddha remained silent for a while before nodding.
When the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus appeared, a human-shaped golden light came out of the Three Lives Buddhas’ bodies and entered the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus.
Buzz!
The Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus flared with bright golden light and flew to Jiang Lianshan.
“Hah!”
Jiang Lianshan swallowed the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus in one mouthful.
Drained of energy, the Three Lives Buddhas immediately felt weak.
Whoos.h.!.+
They took out a flying s.h.i.+p and sat cross-legged on it, quietly watching Jiang Lianshan, who shone with bright golden light.
“Yan Heavenly Emperor, this is my Xuanyuan Sword. It contains all my energy!” Ji Dihong shouted. Then, a golden light left his body and entered the golden sword.
Buzz!
The Xuanyuan Sword flew to Jiang Lianshan.
“Hah!”
Jiang Lianshan swallowed the Xuanyuan Sword, and his aura strengthened.
Ji Dihong took out a flying s.h.i.+p and sat on it.
Jiang Lianshan was still not satisfied as he looked at the others.
“Your Reverence, please use your blessings as the guide. We will send our energy to you!” the Scarlet Emperor shouted.
Some blessings appeared around Jiang Lianshan’s body. Then, the Scarlet Emperor and the White Emperor raised their right hands, sending all their energy to him.
After some silence, the Flame Monarch also raised his right hand and sent his energy.
“Supreme Ascendant, Heavenly Access, please grant me this!” Jiang Lianshan looked at the two.
The two remained silent for a while before the Supreme Ascendant nodded. “Previously, my life hung on the line when we fought the Six Paths Veritable Lord to the death in the Eastern Sea. You saved me then, and it is time to repay the favor today. The Taiji Diagram contains all my energy. I’ll lend it to you!”
The Supreme Ascendant immediately poured all his energy into the Taiji Diagram, which then released black-and-white light.
“I will repay what First Senior Brother owes you together with him. Furthermore, I don’t like Gu Hai. Humph!” Heavenly Access snorted coldly.
Boom!
Heavenly Access waved, and more energy surged into the Taiji Diagram.
The Supreme Ascendant and Heavenly Access were drained of energy, so they sat on a flying s.h.i.+p.
Jiang Lianshan swallowed the Taiji Diagram in one gulp.
The group of peak experts sent their energy to Jiang Lianshan. Now, his aura was unprecedentedly strong, even repelling the various stars in the surroundings. This aura impacted Old Mister Guan Qi’s Go Dao aura.
“Jiang Lianshan, you still have not given up? If you want the Immortal Origin, you must get past me first!” Gu Hai said coldly.
Gu Hai stepped forward and took out his Life Executioner Saber.
Jiang Lianshan took out his Divine Farmer Hoe, not thinking much of Gu Hai. At this moment, he was determined to obtain the Immortal Origin, showing a ferocious expression.
“When the hoe appears, the world is at peace!” Jiang Lianshan swung his hoe.
“Ninth Cycle!” Gu Hai shouted.
Boom!
A manifested saber and a manifested hoe clashed. The powerful shock waves shook the surrounding stars.
The flying s.h.i.+ps protected the onlookers and quickly moved back.
Murong Yan stood on the other side of Old Mister Guan Qi’s Go Dao aura, so she was safe.
Crack!
The manifested saber and the manifested hoe shattered. Jiang Lianshan crossed a vast distance in one step, arriving before Gu Hai and throwing a palm strike. As he did so, a sixty-four hexagram diagram appeared behind him. As the sixty-four hexagrams spun, they seemed to amplify his strength.
Boom!
A strong force pressed towards Gu Hai, shoving him back.
“This strong?” Gu Hai’s expression changed.
“We have never fought at full power. This is the first time. Had we used our full power when we fought the Six Paths Veritable Lord, he would not have been our match. Furthermore, we now have their energy. Initially, we were only planning to reveal it when revolting against the Six Paths Immortal in the future. However, it looks like we don’t need to anymore. As long as we get the Immortal Origin, nothing else matters!” Jiang Lianshan roared ferociously.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Jiang Lianshan’s move now suppressed Gu Hai, forcing him into constant retreat.
Right now, Gu Hai was using the black-robed Six Paths Veritable Lord’s body. Kong Xuan, Ensnaring Performance, Purple Subtlety, and countless other experts in the world were in his body. Yet, Jiang Lianshan still suppressed him.
Although the suppression was not by much, it still shocked Gu Hai greatly.
Jiang Lianshan has never used his full power before?
Does he need helpers to fight the Six Paths Veritable Lord? No. How could he be easy to deal with if he ranks together with Long Zhanguo? His strength is greater than one of the Six Paths Veritable Lord’s bodies?
He was pretending in the past, as no one could force him to use his full power?
At All Magnificent Island, he was just pretending to be weak. Although he had the strength to deal with the Six Paths Veritable Lord, he was not willing to do so personally, wanting to use f.u.xi instead? Previously, he tried to use Old Mister Guan Qi and Long Zhanguo to kill the Six Paths Immortal. At that time, he tried to use f.u.xi to kill the Six Paths Veritable Lord?
His hiding does not mean that he is not strong enough.
This was the first time Gu Hai discovered that Jiang Lianshan had hidden so much of his strength.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Jiang Lianshan kept pus.h.i.+ng Gu Hai back, even shattering more than ten stars as he headed for the Immortal Origin in the center of the Go Dao auras.
When Jiang Lianshan used his full power, he emanated an energy flame.
This sudden change caused the faces of the heavenly deity body and Old Mister Guan Qi to change.
“Jiang Lianshan, you have hidden your strength very deeply!” the Six Paths Veritable Lord exclaimed in surprise, staring.
The Six Paths Veritable Lord’s bodies shared memories. Naturally, he knew that Jiang Lianshan had kept a low profile eight hundred thousand years in the future. Jiang Lianshan put on the appearance of using management skills to rule the Yan Nation. Who could have expected that Jiang Lianshan was so horrifying under that exterior?
Countless stars in the surroundings exploded.
Jiang Lianshan seemed like he could fight the heavenly deity body.
Despite controlling the black-robed Six Paths Veritable Lord, Gu Hai still got suppressed and forced back.
As Jiang Lianshan approached the Immortal Origin, his attacks became more frenzied, and he grew stronger. It looked like Gu Hai would not hold out for much longer.
“Mister Gu, please use your full power. Nothing can go wrong!” Old Mister Guan Qi appeared anxious.
Gu Hai smiled bitterly. “Various sovereigns and sect masters, speak what I say in your voices!”
“Huh?” Jiang Lianshan felt slightly startled.
“My people, the demons killed Heaven. The Six Paths Veritable Lord and I are currently in the final battle with the demons, and I need everyone’s strength! Please raise your right hand and lend me your energy! Resist the demons and avenge Heaven! Slay the demons for all life! I need you! Please raise your right hand!” Gu Hai shouted.
Suddenly, boundless starlight appeared around Gu Hai. Countless Go Dao ritual arrays manifested around him as several voices rang out.
“Our (my) people, the demons killed Heaven. The Six Paths Veritable Lord and we (I) are currently in the final battle with the demons, and we (I) need everyone’s strength! Please raise your right hand and lend us (me) your energy! Resist the demons and avenge Heaven! Slay the demons for all life! We (I) need you! Please raise your right hand!”
When the mult.i.tude of voices rang out, Jiang Lianshan’s expression changed.
“Over the past year, many sovereigns and sect masters all over the world vanished. So, it was not just Old Mister Guan Qi’s doing but yours too?” Jiang Lianshan said, his eyes blazing with rage.
At the same time, the voices of the various sovereigns and sect masters rang out in the smaller sects and nations of the Divine Continent.
Heaven had been killed, and the citizens of the four heavenly dynasties and eight holy lands had lent their strength to their sovereigns and sect masters. Word of this had spread quickly.
Some of the smaller nations and sects envied them before being able to contribute their energy to dealing with the demons. Now, the voices of their sovereigns and sect masters rang out too.
“Your Majesty, use my energy!”
“Your Reverence, use my energy!”
“Hurry! Raise your right hand and lend our energy to the sect master!”
Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+
The energy of all life quickly flowed to the various capitals or sect headquarters. Then, they rushed to outer s.p.a.ce via the Go Dao ritual arrays Gu Hai had left.
Although Gu Hai only consumed the sovereigns and masters of smaller nations, losing to Old Mister Guan Qi in quality, he had a far greater quant.i.ty than Old Mister Guan Qi, so he also obtained a lot of energy.
Whoos.h.!.+
When the surging energy entered Gu Hai’s body, he slowed down gradually and eventually stopped.
Now, the two were already near the Immortal Origin. There was only a short distance, but Jiang Lianshan could not go any farther.
“Gu Hai, how dare you block my way?!” Jiang Lianshan roared ferociously while glaring.
The Go Dao auras in the surroundings a.s.saulted the two’s bodies. However, they also possessed peak strength. Although the shredding force was great, it was tolerable.
“Jiang Lianshan, I’ve already said you cannot be the immortal!” Gu Hai shouted, scowling. Then, he added some strength to his hand.
Boom!
A powerful force erupted. Gu Hai pushed Jiang Lianshan, slowly leaving the Go Dao aura area and going farther and farther from the Immortal Origin.
“No! No!”
Jiang Lianshan roared, evidently unresigned. The Immortal Origin was right before him. He could almost touch it if he reached out; however, he could not because of Gu Hai. Now, he was moving away from the Immortal Origin. His helplessness and resistance nearly drove him crazy.
“Gu Hai, you madman! You fool! The Immortal Origin is here, but you did not take it! You are not taking it!” Jiang Lianshan roared maniacally.
However, Gu Hai did not say anything, merely staring at Jiang Lianshan as they went farther.
As Gu Hai and Jiang Lianshan left, the heavenly deity body’s eyelids twitched wildly.
Almost! So very close! Had Jiang Lianshan grabbed the Immortal Origin and triggered a rebound from the Immortal Origin, I could have gotten free! Only I know that the Immortal Origin cannot be refined in an instant. After all, it still contains a wisp of Heaven’s lingering hatred.
I nearly got free! Gu Hai ruined that?
“Ah!” the heavenly deity body roared, feeling depressed.
“Get in, Six Paths!” Old Mister Guan Qi narrowed his eyes, as the heavenly deity body had already arrived before the chaotic s.p.a.cetime.
Boom!
As Old Mister Guan Qi put in his final efforts, the Go Dao aura pushed the heavenly deity body into the chaotic s.p.a.cetime.
“No!” the heavenly deity body roared, finally appearing panicked.