Chapter 21 The Might of the Eastern Emperor's Bell
Despite the endless stream of ferocious beasts, Feng Zichen was not annoyed. Since his birth, he had never had a proper battle. He had never truly used his supernatural abilities before.
Now, he could use these beasts to test the power of his abilities and see just how strong he had become.
After killing another beast with the Myriad Manifestations Divine Thunder, several beasts at the Profound Immortal Realm arrived.
Profound means Dao!
The Profound Immortal Realm is different from the Heavenly Immortal Realm; their attacks already carry the power of the Great Dao. This time, Feng Zichen dared not be careless and quickly summoned the Three Treasures of Ziwei to defend himself.
The Zichen Sword erupted with brilliant sword light, slashing down at a serpentine beast.
"Clang!"
The sound of metal clashing rang out as the Zichen Sword struck the serpentine beast, but not even a single scale was broken. Feng Zichen wasn't surprised. Given the two major realms separating them, and the fact that the Zichen Sword was only a low-grade acquired spiritual treasure, it was normal that it couldn't break through
the defenses of a Xuanxian-level beast; it would be problematic if it did. Having estimated the Xuanxian-level beast's defenses, Feng Zichen threw out the Myriad Manifestations Ruyi. The
Ruyi grew rapidly in the wind, reaching a size of ten thousand feet before the beast, carrying countless starlight, and pressed down on the serpentine beast.
With a single strike, it shattered the beast's head and destroyed its true spirit.
"What a treasure!"
Seeing the power of the Myriad Manifestations Ruyi, Feng Zichen was secretly delighted.
Then, the Myriad Manifestations Ruyi spun in the air, transforming into a Myriad Manifestations Divine Sword, which he swung at another beast.
The sword light appeared, and myriad phenomena manifested.
Silently, the beast was split in two.
Afterwards, the Myriad Manifestations Ruyi transformed again, becoming a Myriad Manifestations Dao Bell.
The Dao Bell was ten thousand feet long, entirely purple, with wisps of myriad phenomena energy hanging from its surface, evolving the myriad phenomena of the universe.
Clang!
The Dao Bell trembled slightly, emitting a melodious chime. The myriad phenomena of energy swept outwards, creating a scene of birth and death, shattering the surrounding ferocious beasts.
Thus, all the surrounding beasts were slain by Feng Zichen.
The Heaven and Earth Furnace flew out, collecting all the beast corpses from the sea. Feng Zichen didn't linger, transforming into a streak of light and heading towards the depths of the East Sea.
Not long after, a profound sense arose in his mind. Overjoyed, Feng Zichen believed his opportunity had arrived and quickly followed the feeling.
Several years later, in a certain area of the East Sea, Feng Zichen, with the Dao Bell formed from the light of merit above his head, struggled forward.
Around him, divine powers occasionally emanated from the void, causing the Xuanhuang Spiritual Light to shake violently. It should be noted that the Xuanhuang Spiritual Light was already a top-grade spiritual treasure, capable of withstanding attacks from a Grand Luo Golden Immortal. These divine powers, however, could shake the Dao Bell, demonstrating its immense power.
However, following his intuition, Feng Zichen flew across the East Sea for several years, arriving at a vast sea area.
Upon entering, before he could even investigate, chaotic energy permeated the void, with earth, fire, water, and wind appearing simultaneously, and innate Dao patterns intertwining, as if the world had been reborn, enveloping Feng Zichen within.
Then, several divine abilities emerged, attacking Feng Zichen.
If, at the crucial moment, his merit and spiritual light hadn't automatically manifested, transforming into a Dao bell to protect him, he would have been torn to shreds long ago.
Thus, the scene described above unfolded. Despite hundreds of attacks, Feng Zichen continued forward for hundreds of miles. Suddenly, the world shifted, and when he regained his senses, he was no longer on the sea, but on land.
Feeling the earth's vein energy beneath his feet, Feng Zichen was certain this was not an illusion, but real ground.
Countless immortal islands dot the East Sea, but only a few are hidden in the void and protected by innate formations. Could this be the legendary Three Immortal Islands?
The Three Immortal Islands!
Legend says these islands evolved from fragments of chaos, no less than top-tier grotto-heavens in the primordial world. Moreover, the islands are filled with countless rare treasures, including several innate spiritual treasures. Was he about to strike it rich?
Thinking this, Feng Zichen was overjoyed and couldn't help but look around. However, after surveying the area, his heart sank further.
On the land, immortal light shone, innate energy coalesced into clouds, and various innate Daos manifested within—a truly magnificent immortal scene.
However, these were all appearances. The land was ravaged, with wisps of earthly evil energy surging from the cracks in the ground, obscured by celestial light.
Where the celestial light shrouded, there were only ruins. From the remaining relics, one could vaguely discern the shadows of a former celestial palace. This place must have once been a blessed land for immortals, but for some unknown reason, it was destroyed.
The primordial energy was condensed into clouds, the result of the mass death of primordial beings. The primordial Dao manifested within, a manifestation of primordial gods and demons transforming into Dao. Moreover, judging from the number of primordial Daos, there was definitely more than one primordial god or demon transforming into Dao.
Continuing to delve deeper, Feng Zichen even sensed the sorrow emanating from the Dao, indicating that a Great Luo Golden Immortal had fallen here.
Sure enough, not long after, two Great Luo Dao Domains appeared ahead. However, the condition of these two Great Luo Dao Domains seemed rather ominous.
The Yinming Dao Domain that Feng Zichen had seen before possessed a Dao as vast as the heavens, its power unassailable, making it impossible to look directly at. But these two Dao Domains were dilapidated, with various auras scattered everywhere, and even the Dao itself could not be condensed.
Above, a illusory image of the sun, formed from the Dao of the Sun, relentlessly bombarded the Dao Domain, preventing it from repairing itself.
How ruthless!
Seeing this, Feng Zichen felt a chill. The immortality of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal didn't mean they couldn't be sealed.
Clearly, this was a battle between two Grand Luo Golden Immortals and their enemy. Defeated, they were cast into a slumbering place, awaiting their revival.
Their enemy had deliberately left their own Dao here, constantly bombarding their Dao Domain, preventing the Dao from reuniting. They wanted to keep them in eternal slumber, never to return.
Further on, the sorrow emanating from the Dao grew stronger, and streaks of pure Yang immortal light appeared, along with the pervasive presence of pure Yang essence. *
Clang!
* A long, melodious bell tolled between heaven and earth, its sound seemingly from eternity, ringing in Feng Zichen's ears.
At that moment, time seemed to freeze, the Dao seemed to cease its operation, and boundless power descended. The Dao Bell formed from the light of merit trembled violently, almost collapsing.
Feng Zichen watched the Dao Bell with bated breath, fearing it would collapse. If even the merit-based spiritual light capable of withstanding attacks from Grand Luo Golden Immortals couldn't withstand this attack, his fate was unimaginable.
Fortunately, this attack was merely the aftershock of an ancient divine power, weakened by the passage of time.
Therefore, although the merit-based spiritual light trembled violently, it still managed to block it.
The Eastern Emperor Bell!
The moment the bell rang, the name of the Eastern Emperor Bell appeared in Feng Zichen's mind. This power that condensed space and time and suppressed all paths must have come from the Eastern Emperor Bell.
The East Sea, the fall of gods and demons, the Dao of the Sun, the Eastern Emperor Bell—connecting these clues, Feng Zichen immediately knew where he was.
(End of Chapter)