12dz Chapter 783 The Conspiracy of the Tiandao Sect Ruins
Chapter 783 The Conspiracy of the Tiandao Sect Ruins
Dark clouds gathered, and the sky above the Tiandao Sect ruins seemed to be dotted with a thick layer of ink. Lightning flashed through the clouds like a dormant python, ready to devour at any moment. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen stood side by side, gazing at the dilapidated mountain gate before them. The once majestic archway was now in ruins, covered in dark red vines that twisted eerily in the wind like blood-soaked veins.
"There's something wrong with the atmosphere here." Chu Mochen frowned, his Candle Dragon blood quietly coursing through his body. A faint golden light shone around him, illuminating his alert eyes. His pupils contracted slightly, turning into vertical lines, keenly capturing any movement around him.
Yun Yao nodded. The Destiny-Defying Disk felt slightly warm against her chest, its patterns radiating a strange light and emitting a subtle hum. Her palms were already sweating, and a sense of foreboding welled up in her heart, as if a vast net were enveloping them. "Be careful! The system is detecting powerful fluctuations of chaotic energy. I'm afraid this place has been completely transformed by the Chaos Demon Sect."
The two men stepped cautiously into the ruins. The gravel crunched beneath their feet, startling a few pitch-black crows. They let out shrill cries and flapped their wings to fly off into the overcast sky. The air was filled with a pungent stench of decay, mixed with the sickening smell of blood, as if countless wronged souls were wandering here.
Descending the moss-covered stone steps, the temperature dropped as they went deeper, a chill creeping up through their bones. Turning a corner, they were met with a sight that made their pupils shrink—a massive circular altar, engraved with the same patterns as Yun Yao's Heaven-Defying Fate Plate. Within those patterns flowed a dark purple liquid, emitting a terrifying glow, as if some unholy blood were coursing through their veins. Countless chains crisscrossed the altar, dangling from them transparent containers filled with unconscious mortals. Their bodies swayed gently in the liquid, their faces etched with pain and despair.
"These are..." Yun Yao covered her mouth, anger and pity flashing in her eyes. She recognized some of the mortals on the altar. They were the people of her motherland, Canglan. Their life force was being frantically drained by the altar, transforming into dark purple energy and injecting it into the huge device at the center of the altar.
"It's the Crucible of Karma." Chu Mochen's voice was low and cold. He clenched the longsword in his hand, and the blade shone with a sharp cold light. "The Chaos Demon Sect is using the lives of mortals and the power of karma to extract the original power of the three thousand small worlds. They are trying to completely destroy the balance of the universe!"
At that moment, a sinister laugh echoed from the depths of the altar. Liu Yan'er's form, shrouded in a demonic mist and swirling with chaotic energy, slowly condensed into a translucent humanoid form. Twelve pairs of bony wings sprouted from her back, each spur inlaid with fragments of Yun Yao's karma, emitting an eerie glow. Beside her, a man in a black and gold Taoist robe stood with his hands behind his back. Chaotic energy enveloped him, a mountain-like pressure that suffocated the breath.
"Yun Yao, you're finally here." Liu Yan'er's voice was shrill and piercing, mingled with demonic energy. "You think sealing my puppets can stop us? How naive! What we want is all the causal power you've gathered with the Heaven-Defying Fate Disk—with this, we can replace the true Heavenly Dao!"
Yun Yao's eyes were icy. The Fate-Defying Coil hovered above her head, emitting a dazzling light that illuminated her determined face. "You will not succeed. Today, I will put an end to your conspiracy once and for all!"
Before he finished speaking, the Chaos Demon Sect's leader raised his hand and unleashed the "Chaos World-Destroying Curse." The pitch-black spell surged like a tide, shattering space wherever it passed and causing the air to emit a piercing shriek. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen attacked simultaneously. Chu Mochen wielded his longsword, slashing out streams of golden sword energy, while Yun Yao mobilized the power of the Heaven-Defying Fate Disk, converging a golden shield in front of her.
However, the power of the Chaos Destruction Curse far exceeded their imagination. The golden sword energy shattered before the spell, and the shield trembled violently, with cracks spreading rapidly like a spider web. Yun Yao felt as if her soul was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand, the pain unbearable. The cracks on the Heaven-Defying Fate Plate instantly widened by three points, and the light on the plate dimmed.
"Yao'er!" Chu Mochen was terrified. He desperately threw himself before Yun Yao, his Candle Dragon bloodline blazing furiously, his wings gleaming with dazzling golden light. He swung his sword with all his might, attempting to block the Chaos Destruction Curse, but the spell's power surged like a surging ocean wave, completely drowning his attack. Blood streamed from the corners of his mouth, and his body flew backwards, slamming heavily into the altar's stone pillar, sending it crashing down.
Yun Yao watched Chu Mochen injured, her anger and resentment erupting like a volcano. She gritted her teeth and forcibly mobilized all her strength. The Heaven-Defying Fate Plate suddenly erupted with brilliant light, and within it emerged the silhouette of the Heavenly Saint. The figure raised her hand and unleashed a "Law of Karma Judgment." Countless golden chains materialized from thin air, soaring towards Liu Yan'er and the Chaos Demon Sect's leader.
Liu Yan'er and the Chaos Demon Sect's leader sneered and attacked simultaneously. Liu Yan'er waved her bone wings, shooting out countless bone spikes. The fragments of karma on the spurs shimmered with an eerie light, colliding with the golden chains, bursting into a dazzling burst of light. The Chaos Demon Sect's leader then formed hand seals, summoning a massive chaos barrier to block the power of the Law of Karma.
"Yun Yao, do you think you can defeat us with just this little power?" The Chaos Demon Sect's leader's voice was filled with sarcasm. "Let me tell you a secret. The Liu Yan'er before you is just a puppet we created. Her true form is just a cloud of demonic mist waiting to be possessed. The real mastermind behind this is beyond your imagination."
Yun Yao was shocked, but quickly calmed down. Her eyes became more determined. "No matter what scheme you have, I will not let you succeed. Today is your end!"
At this moment, the altar suddenly vibrated violently, its dark purple liquid seething and churning with a piercing sound. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were surprised to discover that a massive device in the center of the altar was slowly rising. Atop it, a sphere emitting a faint blue light slowly rotated. Within the sphere, images of the Three Thousand Small Worlds loomed, precisely the source power of the Three Thousand Small Worlds that the Chaos Demon Sect had drawn upon.
"Oh no, they are about to finish!" Chu Mochen struggled to stand up, his eyes full of anxiety.
Yun Yao took a deep breath, channeling all her strength into the Heaven-Defying Fate Disk. The disk glowed brightly, and the cracks on its surface slowly healed. Simultaneously, her realm continued to climb, breaking through to the late Void Realm. Countless images flashed through her mind: memories of her past life as the Holy Maiden of Heaven, her seventeen lifetimes with Chu Mochen, and her adventures in various small worlds. These memories transformed into a powerful force, pouring into her body.
Seeing this, the Chaos Demon Sect's leader and Liu Yan'er's eyes flashed with panic. They increased their attack, attempting to defeat Yun Yao before she could break through. But Yun Yao had already entered a mysterious state, her consciousness seemingly connected to the entire universe, clearly sensing every thread of cause and effect.
In the fierce battle, Yun Yao suddenly noticed a familiar aura hidden in the Chaos Demon Sect's attack trajectory. Concentrating her mind and using the Eye of Heaven to observe carefully, she was shocked to discover the Sect Leader's true identity: the reincarnation of a mortal general who had fallen protecting her in the War Halberd Divine Lord's seventeenth reincarnation! This discovery caused her heart to ache, but it also ignited a stronger fighting spirit.
"It turns out that your memory has also been tampered with by the Chaos Demon Sect..." Yun Yao's voice was filled with pain, "I'm sorry, it's my fault that I failed to protect you in every reincarnation." The leader of the Chaos Demon Sect suddenly stopped moving, a struggle flashed in his eyes, and the first crack appeared on his Chaos Demon Body.
Seeing this, Liu Yan'er screamed and rushed towards Yun Yao, "Don't even think about ruining our plan!" All the causal fragments on her bone wings lit up, turning into a black light and shooting towards Yun Yao.
Yun Yao didn't dodge or evade. The Destiny-Defying Coil spun above her head, emitting a dazzling light. Her figure gradually became ethereal within the glow, as if merging with the entire space. Just as the black light was about to strike her, she suddenly vanished. The next moment, she appeared behind Liu Yan'er, a golden lightsaber condensing in her hand, and slashed at Liu Yan'er's bone wings.
Liu Yan'er was caught off guard, her bone wings severed by the lightsaber, and she let out a shrill scream. Her body began to become unstable, and the magic mist continued to dissipate. The leader of the Chaos Demon Sect wanted to rescue her, but Chu Mochen had already seized the opportunity to attack. He burned with the Candle Dragon bloodline, bursting with powerful power, and fought with the leader.
Yun Yao seized the opportunity and launched the "Law of Karma" once again. This time, she poured all her emotions into it—regret, determination, love. The golden chains surged towards Liu Yan'er and the Chaos Demon Sect's leader like a tide. Wherever the chains passed, the chaotic energy was purified, and the space gradually returned to calm.
Under the force of the Law of Karma, Liu Yan'er's puppet body finally collapsed, revealing the writhing black mist beneath. Yun Yao seized the opportunity, using the Heaven-Defying Fate Disk as a guide to seal the "chaos consciousness" within the black mist into a rift in space and time. The Chaos Demon Sect's leader, after regaining his memory, gazed at his hands, his eyes filled with pain and confusion.
"In every life, I have been collecting fragments of your souls, because I believe that one day, we can break this damned cycle of reincarnation." Yun Yao walked up to the Sect Master and whispered softly. The Sect Master looked at her, tears streaming down his face, and eventually turned into a ray of light and dissipated into the air.
With the defeat of Liu Yan'er and the Chaos Demon Sect's leader, the Causal Furnace ceased its operation, the dark purple liquid gradually dried up, and the mortals on the altar ceased their painful struggles. Yun Yao used the power of the Heaven-Defying Fate Disk to recondense their life force and return them to Canglan Nation.
At this point, Yun Yao's realm had also successfully broken through to the late Void Realm. The system prompted, "Host has achieved 'Initial Mastery of the Law of Causality' and is only 'Three Thousand Origin Resonances' away from the Rule Realm." Chu Mochen walked over to her and took her hand. They smiled at each other, their eyes filled with joy at having survived a catastrophe and anticipation for the future. But they knew this was only the beginning; the Chaos Demon Sect's conspiracy was far from over, and even greater challenges lay ahead.