hotmtlnovel Chapter 5 Subduing the Coffin-Suppressing Lamp and Refining the Demonic Killing Intent
Chapter 5 Subduing the Coffin-Suppressing Lamp and Refining the Demonic Killing Intent
Everything is ready.
"It's time to leave."
Zhao Tianpeng turned his gaze to the quietly burning coffin lamp, stepped forward and took it in his hand. However, he did not put it directly into his sea of consciousness. Instead, he pondered for a moment as he examined the bronze lamp with a human body and ghost face burning with eerie green ghost fire in his hand. He then released a stream of Taiyin holy power from his fingertips and presented it to the lamp.
"Let's go out and talk."
Under the lure of the Yin Holy Power, the dry, old man quietly appeared, sat cross-legged in the lamplight, and swallowed the Yin Holy Power with a single breath. A flicker appeared in his eyes.
"You have also felt the benefits of this Taiyin Holy Power to the soul. Long-term nourishment will cause the soul to undergo a fundamental transformation."
"From now on, follow me, and you'll have plenty of this Yin Holy Power."
Zhao Tianpeng looked at the deity before him, reached out and conjured a brand, handing it over with a seductive tone in his words.
The deities within weapons are special beings formed by the convergence of the Dao's trajectory. Their existence depends on the weapons themselves. Although they possess consciousness and thought, they cannot be considered true living beings. Their unique birth and existence methods make weapon deities inherently rich in divinity and Daoist nature, yet lacking in human desires. Apart from matters concerning the weapon's owner, they are basically without desires.
The only exception is the divine child of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron. After the Immortal Ascension Cauldron shattered once, the divine child broke free and was born with humanity, yearning to become an independent life. This situation has never occurred even with the Tongtian Mingbao, which has also become an immortal artifact. This is why the weapon deities in the Shrouding the Heavens world have basically no significant presence.
His Yin Holy Power has a unique advantage in nourishing the soul, and coupled with the compatibility of his attributes, it is extremely attractive to the deity of the Coffin Lamp. Zhao Tianpeng also wanted to take advantage of this to entice the deity of the Coffin Lamp to join his cause.
With the gods willingly submitting and cooperating, even if he is not strong, he can still unleash the full power of this secret artifact. This is extremely important to him, since his path will inevitably involve dealing with many spirits, ghosts, and corpses. With such a secret artifact that can unleash its full power in hand, he can come and go freely in any terrifying ancient burial site, and he can take whatever he wants from those spirits, ghosts, and spirited corpses.
The deity of the coffin lamp glanced at Zhao Tianpeng, pondered for a moment, and with a wave of his hand, drew the mark from Zhao Tianpeng's hand and imprinted it into the lamp. Then, his figure disappeared into the lamplight.
Feeling the connection with the coffin lamp, Zhao Tianpeng contentedly stored this secret artifact, crafted by the Celestial Venerable of Spiritual Treasures, into his Sea of Wheels.
"It's time to go out."
Zhao Tianpeng turned and walked to a corner. Looking up, he saw a huge black hole leading straight up, like the gaping maw of an ancient ferocious beast waiting to devour people, ferocious and terrifying.
A divine rainbow enveloped his body and flew into the cave entrance. After ascending several hundred feet, he entered a space that was several hundred feet long and wide. Inside, a chilling killing intent surged forth, as painful as if a dull knife was cutting into flesh, and a dense demonic aura permeated the air.
The vast and empty first level of hell was formed entirely from a huge rock that had been hollowed out. The surrounding walls were carved with golden Arhats, as well as Bodhisattvas and ancient Buddhas, all in a demon-subduing posture, glaring angrily, exuding a terrifying demon-refining killing intent. If Zhao Tianpeng had not already activated the Three Corpse Mystic Technique when he came up, relying on the connection with the seal to protect himself, he would probably have been refined to death in a single encounter.
In each of the four corners, a thick stone pillar pierces through the rock strata to suppress the area. Various demon gods are carved on the pillars, and there are also blood grooves soaked in dried black blood. These are demon-transforming pillars, specially used to refine demon saints.
In the middle of this level of hell, there was a hundred-foot-tall divine crocodile, the Crocodile Ancestor, who was suppressed here. Zhao Tianpeng originally thought he would see a peerless giant demon that could swallow the heavens and earth, but the Crocodile Ancestor was not in a good condition at the moment. Four demon-transforming stakes each extended a divine iron chain as thick as an adult's thigh, piercing through his flesh and fixing him in place. The demon-refining killing intent that had accumulated on the wall carvings over the years formed a mysterious and unpredictable demon-refining divine power that was about to dissolve his physical form and primordial spirit. A lot of his scaly scales had been refined and peeled off, revealing a lot of flesh and bones, making him look extremely miserable.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. To survive for two thousand years under such terrifying demonic killing intent is already quite a miracle. How could one possibly be unharmed?
As Zhao Tianpeng surveyed this space, Crocodile Ancestor, who had been silently resisting the demonic killing intent with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at him. When he saw Zhao Tianpeng, a hint of astonishment flashed in his huge blood-red eyes, which were like two red lanterns.
A living person? But the one sealed below is clearly the Great Accomplished Holy Body Deity Nian, this old ghost, how come...
Could it be that this old ghost has actually lived another life?
Crocodile Ancestor's mind raced with thoughts. Could something like a divine thought really be able to live another life? There must be some earth-shattering secret here! And how did he break free from the seal? If I could figure it out, I might not only be able to advance further, but also break free from this damned seal. Then I could retrieve the immortal treasure from the Eye of the Demon Sea, and perhaps even become a Demon Emperor or a Demon Immortal!
This thought reached its peak when he saw that Zhao Tianpeng had only opened the Sea of Wheels among the five great secret realms. Thinking it meant doing it. Crocodile Ancestor was radiant with light, and chanting rang out around him, as if three thousand golden Arhats were reciting scriptures. Golden divine light flowed on his body, and one after another, small golden vortexes appeared on his body. Each golden vortex seemed to be connected to a world, unfathomable, and in each one sat a golden figure, solemn and dignified, like a god in slumber.
These 365 golden vortexes detached from the Crocodile Ancestor's body and transformed into a golden ancient scroll. Each vortex emitted a divine light that transformed into a golden palm that pushed upwards, actually bearing the extremely terrifying demonic killing intent of this place. Then, it pierced through layers of demonic killing intent and grabbed towards Zhao Tianpeng.
Faced with the Crocodile Ancestor's sudden attack, Zhao Tianpeng, who had anticipated it, remained calm. He formed a profound invocation seal with both hands, and a terrifying power surged into his body through an unseen connection. His aura rose steadily, and golden divine fire swirled around him. At the same time, he used the Three Corpse Mystic Technique to connect his aura with the entire hell through the shared origin of the temple's demon god and the sealed foundation.
The next moment, the golden giant hand arrived in front of Zhao Tianpeng. However, the moment the golden giant hand touched Zhao Tianpeng, it was as if it had attacked the entire town. The golden Arhats on the surrounding walls glared angrily, the Bodhisattvas of the heavens lowered their eyes, the ancient Buddhas were filled with wrathful fire, and the boundless Buddhist sound resounded in the underground space. The Buddhist sound cleansed the demonic energy, and the endless and terrifying demon-refining killing intent surged down in front of Zhao Tianpeng, instantly obliterating the golden giant hand.