Chapter 419: The Might of Absolute Truth, Qi Yuan's Sense of Urgency

Chapter 419: The Strength of Ultimate Truth, Qi Yuan's Urgency

A gleam of joy flickered in the eyes of the Demon Eye Celestial Venerable.

The more frantic and furious Demon Blaze Celestial Venerable became, the more exhilarated he grew.

“The fortune of the Nine Heavens is with me; it is only right that I transcend!”

Without any hesitation, Demon Eye Celestial Venerable plunged headlong into the Gate of Ultimate Truth.

To transcend the Nine Heavens and become the foremost of this realm—it was right before his eyes!

In an instant, Demon Eye Celestial Venerable stepped into the Gate of Ultimate Truth.

The surrounding aura shifted dramatically. Ahead, he saw only the blood-robed figure of Demon Blaze Celestial Venerable, back turned to all beings, his body trembling as if shaken by rage and fear, as though he were sobbing loudly.

A fanatical gleam flashed in Demon Eye Celestial Venerable’s eyes. “Hahaha, destiny is mine! Damn the Taihuang Palace, the Moon Goddess Palace—from now on, all shall bow to me!”

The Gate of Ultimate Truth was the foremost miraculous treasure of the Nine Heavens.

Demon Eye Celestial Venerable was already a Yang God of Ultimate Truth. If he stayed within the Gate for a million years, comprehending all truths, he would surely step into the Great Ultimate Truth realm.

Then, by grasping the truths understood by other Great Ultimate Truth cultivators, would he not soar freely through the Nine Heavens?

But at that moment, the blood-clad figure ahead clenched his teeth, and trembling words drifted out.

It was clear that the speaker was seething with fury!

“You followed me!”

“You stalker, you voyeur!”

“Don’t tell me you’ve been spying on me while I bathe?”

“Oh, I forgot—I haven’t bathed in a while!”

“Stalking, peeping, breaking and entering—you’ve committed… ten crimes!”

The voice was intensely evocative. If this were an ancient county office on Blue Star, the magistrate, upon hearing this, would likely believe the tale without further inquiry.

But this was the Nine Heavens.

Demon Eye Celestial Venerable suddenly grew wary.

Demon Blaze Celestial Venerable’s state was far too abnormal.

Could it be… that the Gate of Ultimate Truth affected one’s emotions?

Those jumbled words just now were nothing like what Demon Blaze would say.

He was deeply cautious, staring at Demon Blaze Celestial Venerable’s back.

At that moment, Demon Blaze Celestial Venerable turned around. The mist around him dissipated, revealing a face as fair as jade, peerlessly handsome.

Demon Eye Celestial Venerable blinked, momentarily stunned.

Could the Gate of Ultimate Truth not only influence your emotions but also… perform plastic surgery?

This Demon Blaze Celestial Venerable looked nothing like the one in his memory!

“A criminal deserves death at anyone’s hands!”

“You are not Demon Blaze?” Demon Eye Celestial Venerable was astonished and deeply wary.

A grave expression appeared in his eyes. Countless pupils rose behind him, their irises shifting as they scrutinized Qi Yuan.

The Subtle Observation was also activated at that moment.

He wanted to see Qi Yuan’s true face.

Yet, even the mighty Ultimate Truth Subtle Observation, when cast upon the figure in the crimson robe, yielded only the scantiest feedback.

Fear grew in his heart.

“I am naturally not Demon Blaze. I am the Spirit of the Gate of Ultimate Truth!” Qi Yuan pretended with relish. “You trespass into my home—lend me your dog’s head for a use!”

With Qi Yuan’s words, the blood-red longsword rose, its dark red light dazzling the eyes.

Greed, envy, lust… all manner of powerful auras spread.

“Great Heavenly Rank?”

“No? A primal divine ability?”

“Purple Mansion?”

Demon Eye Celestial Venerable felt a touch of absurdity.

The pressure the other gave off was close to that of a Great Heavenly Rank Yang God.

Yet his attack was a primal divine ability.

This sense of absurdity was akin to, on Blue Star, dueling a mathematics professor, whose ultimate move turned out to be a “quadratic equation in one variable.”

Still, this was the Gate of Ultimate Truth, and Demon Eye Celestial Venerable remained extremely cautious.

Even facing a primal divine ability, he pushed his Ultimate Truth Subtle Observation to its limit.

“Heavenly Punishment of Knowledge!”

Ordinarily, when an ordinary Great Heavenly Rank Yang God encountered an Ultimate Truth Yang God in battle, the former had almost no chance of survival.

Without reaching the Ultimate Truth realm, one saw mountains and rivers as mere mountains and rivers.

Once Subtle Observation was deployed, all of Qi Yuan’s movements and the trajectory of his spiritual power seemed to fall under Demon Eye Celestial Venerable’s control.

The blood-soaked, momentum-rolling sword strike—its weakest point was laid bare before Demon Eye’s gaze.

Confident of victory, he struck back directly.

“A mere aberrant Yang God—nothing more than this!”

He had already guessed Qi Yuan’s identity.

But he did not know that the other was especially foul-mouthed.

“You dared to spy on me!”

“Your gaze makes me deeply uncomfortable!”

“This is sexual harassment!”

Qi Yuan roared in fury, unleashing a mighty sword strike.

Demon Eye Celestial Venerable’s eyes held a smile. This strike clashed with his own attack, evenly matched.

“The Gate of Ultimate Truth belongs to me. That one you wish to kill… the one from Taihuang Palace—I will slay him for you!”

“Shut… your damn mouth!”

Qi Yuan spoke, realizing the power of the Ultimate Truth realm.

A Yang God like Demon Blaze Celestial Venerable, he could take down with a single ambush or a sliding tackle.

But an Ultimate Truth Yang God—he sensed danger and caution.

“Your sword is nothing special!” With Subtle Observation pushed to its extreme, Demon Eye Celestial Venerable was utterly confident that once Qi Yuan’s sword fell, he would surely inflict heavy damage.

Yet, at that moment, the supremely sharp, overwhelmingly domineering sword strike was suddenly withdrawn.

"Ouch, I'm sheathing my sword!"

When his brow twitched in warning, Qi Yuan sheathed his sword and ceased his attack.

The Demon Eye Venerable paused, then snorted coldly: "Is that all you've got?"

"Here I come again!"

At that, Qi Yuan drew his sword once more, unleashing the Heaven-Slashing Sword-Drawing Art, a mighty aura sweeping forth as heaven and earth quaked.

The Demon Eye Venerable sensed a thick aura of danger; he activated his Principle of Subtle Observation once more, frantically seeking the flaw in that strike—or rather, its weak point.

In an instant, countless streams of information flashed by, and his eyes fixed.

Found it!

Yet then came Qi Yuan's ridiculous voice again.

"Oops, I tricked you—I'm backing off!"

Qi Yuan retreated as he said, withdrawing his sword once more.

Seeing this, the Demon Eye Venerable, despite his good temper, felt rage kindle within him, longing to tear Qi Yuan's mouth apart.

His Principle of Subtle Observation leaned more toward defense.

Thus, if Qi Yuan withdrew his attack, his Principle would be wasted.

He was not a Grand Principle; the Principle of Subtle Observation drained him greatly.

Hence, he grew somewhat anxious.

And his opponent wielded an unorthodox Principle—setting aside that Principle, his raw strength was still a notch higher.

So, he was deeply vexed.

"Oops, here I come again!"

A mighty sword stroke, accompanied by that infuriating voice.

The Demon Eye Venerable hesitated not, activating the Principle of Subtle Observation once more to seek the flaw.

"And I'm gone—retreat, retreat, retreat!"

This time, as expected, Qi Yuan withdrew again, wasting his Principle.

"Damnation!" The Demon Eye Venerable was nearly beside himself with fury.

"I know you're anxious, but don't be!" Qi Yuan remained utterly relaxed.

"You seek death!" The Demon Eye Venerable glared at Qi Yuan, then suddenly unleashed his Principle, launching an active attack.

The Principle of Subtle Observation was primarily defensive, but that didn't mean it couldn't attack.

Only, attacking consumed more and was weaker in power.

Against an ordinary Great Heavenly Rank, he could prevail without even using his Principle.

But Qi Yuan was no Great Heavenly Rank.

"Is that it?"

Qi Yuan did not move.

Myriad Dao War God!

Four thousand infant spirits poured into his body.

Facing the Demon Eye Venerable's strike, he chose to meet it head-on!

Boom!

The collision of Yang God Venerables was enough to shatter an ordinary small world entirely, reducing the crust to ash.

This blow destabilized even space itself; the surrounding void began to crack.

Space fissures expanded, then annihilated.

His long hair flowing like a waterfall, Qi Yuan stood unmoving, blood-red sword in hand, as shattered space grazed his fingertips.

"Old man, can you still eat your fill?"

The Demon Eye Venerable fumed: "Damn you!"

He was truly enraged.

Never had he encountered such an enemy!

Even against the Moon-Gathering Venerable, he could hold the upper hand. "How about... you try again?" Qi Yuan chuckled lightly.

A flicker of wariness passed deep in the Demon Eye Venerable's eyes.

Active attacks drained the Subtle Observation too much, and with weaker power yielding no results.

So, he made no further move.

"If you won't act, then I must."

"After all, you're my white moonlight, you stinky old man!"

Qi Yuan said with a look of fond indulgence, as if speaking to a gluttonous girl.

The sword left its sheath once more, heaven and earth quaking.

Every time, Qi Yuan's attacks were no feint.

The Demon Eye Venerable, without hesitation, activated his Subtle Observation again.

"Oh, you're too strong—I retreat..."

"No retreat!"

At that moment, Qi Yuan noticed his right brow did not twitch.

This meant the other's Principle activation was merely a bluff.

A fierce sword stroke pierced the heavens, and in that instant, it struck into the massive eyeball.

In a flash, the tens of thousands of densely packed eyeballs behind him all felt as if pricked by needles.

"Ah!" The Demon Eye Venerable let out a harrowing cry, disbelief on his face: "You... also possess a Principle?"

Otherwise, he could not understand how Qi Yuan saw through his disguise.

"I have no Principle—it's a man's intuition; you wouldn't get it."

"I'm striking now—will you dodge or not?"

Qi Yuan drew his sword again.

The Demon Eye Venerable's heart raced; he activated the Principle of Subtle Observation frantically.

He decided to spare no more.

He refused to believe the other's consumption was lower than his!

He was a Yang God Venerable at the Principle Realm—could he be outdone by a mere Great Heavenly Rank?

Alas, he was gravely mistaken.

He is merely one man!

And Qi Yuan's Divine Infants numbered over four thousand.

These Yang Gods provided Qi Yuan with inexhaustible power.

In terms of attrition, he had no fear of Ultimate Principles; indeed, he dared even to provoke the Great Ultimate Principle.

"I'm back!"

"I'm out again!"

"Haha..."

Within the Purple Mansion, Qi Yuan, like a cat toying with a mouse, ceaselessly attacked and harassed the Demon Eye Heavenly Lord.

The Demon Eye Heavenly Lord, once full of vigor and pride, at last grew old and decrepit.

"Die!"

With the Myriad Dao War God upon his body and four thousand Divine Infants pouring in, this strike showed no mercy from Qi Yuan.

Even the Demon Eye Heavenly Lord's Ultimate Principle of Subtle Observation was unleashed.

Yet, facing Qi Yuan's blow, his eyeball shattered.

"Aaaah!"

The Demon Eye Heavenly Lord screamed in agony, but the opponent's attacks came without end.

At such a realm, one defeat leads to defeat after defeat; he had no chance to resist.

After an unknown span of time, the countless collisions finally came to an end. Qi Yuan sat upon the air, gazing at the shattered eyeball, and spoke softly.

"You are not the Demon Eye Heavenly Lord; you are my past self!"

With his Purple Mansion body, he reversed the killing of an Ultimate Principle Yang God.

An Ultimate Principle Yang God is an absolute high-level existence in the Nine Heavens.

It could be said that in the Six Heavens, aside from the Black Demon Abyss, any sacred land or power would never refuse an Ultimate Principle Yang God who declared allegiance and joined.

He, who should have been delighted, now wore an expression of utmost gravity.

Even a Demon Luo clan's Ultimate Principle Yang God required such great effort for him to overcome.

Then... what of the Great Ultimate Principle?

What of that one from Taihuang Palace?

Qi Yuan felt a strong sense of urgency.

"The enemy... is too powerful."

Qi Yuan sighed.

At this moment, the soundless voice from the game jade slip came again, seeming somewhat puzzled.

Qi Yuan smiled: "My enemy is that one from Taihuang Palace; he's a tough nut."

The soundless voice came again.

"Indeed, one must communicate more; I feel you've grown smarter."

Qi Yuan sensed more emotions.

"Enough talk, I need to take a bath. Soon... I will see Jinli."

Qi Yuan's figure dissipated.

As for the spoils of battle, he would sort them after the bath.

……

"Ultimate Principles have grades."

"Heaven grade, Earth grade, Mystery grade, Yellow grade."

"The Demon Eye Heavenly Lord's Subtle Observation is a Mystery-grade Ultimate Principle!"

"If Mystery grade is this strong, what of the Heaven grade above?"

"As for the even higher Supreme Ultimate Principle... unimaginable."

Qi Yuan lamented.

He felt a sense of urgency.

Just now, he had entered the body of the No-Tathagata Buddha and, as an observer, seen a lingering thought of the Great Sun Radiant Buddha.

That power and majesty were beyond imagination.

Merely a lingering thought was enough to suppress Qi Yuan.

How powerful, then, would a Great Ultimate Principle realm expert in full form be?

And experts of the Great Ultimate Principle realm also have distinctions of strength, related to the grade of the Great Ultimate Principle they comprehend.

"There are four Supreme Ultimate Principles: Absolute, Unique, Cyclic, and Innate."

Supreme Ultimate Principles are the highest grade of Ultimate Principles, the most powerful and unassailable.

Such Ultimate Principles come in four types.

In the Six Heavens, Great Ultimate Principle experts who comprehend a Supreme Ultimate Principle number fewer than two handfuls.

These Great Ultimate Principle experts are the true supreme beings of the Six Heavens.

In terms of Blue Star's Primordial Era, these are sages, while other Great Ultimate Principles are half-sages.

As for ordinary Ultimate Principle Yang Gods, they are golden immortals.

"That one from Taihuang Palace has the title of Unique Great Sun, and the Ultimate Principle he comprehends is also Unique Great Sun; therefore, he does not allow the Great Sun Radiant Buddha to live."

"Moon Goddess Primordial Lord is Innate Great Yin."

"It seems I must attend the Ultimate Principle Discourse Assembly; without comprehending a Supreme Ultimate Principle, I simply cannot play with these old fellows!"

Although Qi Yuan has the Gate of Ultimate Principle, comprehending within it would take hundreds of thousands of years, even millions—he cannot afford to wait.

"Is there any Ultimate Principle that is a Supreme Ultimate Principle, which I can comprehend?"

Now Qi Yuan's mind was in turmoil.

This was not something a Purple Mansion cultivator should consider.

But there was no help for it—on Blue Star, one earning three thousand a month could still care about the affairs of nations; why then could a Purple Mansion cultivator not ponder Ultimate Principles?

Casting aside all thoughts, Qi Yuan changed into a blood-red robe, radiant as a jade tree, and looked at the stars in the sky, his gaze turning tender.

"Time to go to the Extreme Moon Abyss."

His form changed again, this time into the likeness of the Demon Eye Heavenly Lord.

In the underworld, he had brainwashed the remnant soul of the Demon Eye Heavenly Lord and obtained some memories.

Now, playing the role of the Demon Eye Heavenly Lord was no trouble at all.

Only, this disguise would likely not last long.

After all, the Abyss was a war zone.

“While no one's noticed, I could take the opportunity to… steal back my family's well?”

Qi Yuan pondered thus.

Of course, these schemes would have to be carried out after meeting Jinli.

The promise of old had spanned eons of time and space.

The July Lake was no more, the Ancient Qi Camphor Tree was gone.

But none of that mattered.

“To see you…”

Recommending a book: “My Cultivation Narration Has Eeriness”

Recommendation: When an overly normal host meets a somewhat abnormal Long Aotian narration

Ye Wuyou's cultivation talent was far from ideal… but fortunately he had a dog of a narration.

It's just that this narration seemed a bit off?

(End of this chapter)