After I Died My Dao Companion Drowns in Endless Regret Chapter 118

The matter of the Wu Shi Sect’s unprovoked breach of the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain through the teleportation gate was known to all the major heavenly domains in the first instant. After the various sect masters discussed it on the long river, no one went to assist in the battle right away. They knew that with the heavenly order stable, although there were frictions between the major heavenly domains, something like this had never happened. The Wu Shi Sect’s move was nothing more than an attempt to gain some benefits. Their given reason was also righteous and honorable: to eradicate the remnants of Xuan Tian Ji. However, as the situation evolved and True Immortal level Daoists entered the fray and even fell, they realized that things might not be as they thought. But they still did not make a firm decision, instead trying to gather more information from Xuan Qing Mountain and the Wu Shi Sect.
In Xuan Qing Mountain, a series of sonorous bell chimes came from the treasure hall on the mountain peak, and then spread out in all directions. This was a treasure artifact of Xuan Qing Mountain, capable of shielding against the intrusion of lower-level non-human spirits. Wherever the bell sound passed, the mindless spirits that had emerged from the barrier were greatly disturbed and exploded in mid-air. One after another, balls of light flickered endlessly, like moving fireflies.
The demon race Daoists on the boats who controlled the non-human spirits were unconcerned. Taking advantage of the fact that Xuan Qing Mountain had not yet reacted, they had used several immortal cities as a base to build barriers and expand, having already advanced quite a bit. After a moment of thought, upon receiving a decree, one of them instantly transformed into a stream of light and flew out. At his side, several other cultivators like him also left the barrier. They were all non-human species with extremely powerful original forms, either dragon-kin or of the Soaring Serpent lineage. After revealing their forms, they immediately spread out their vast Dharma Manifestations, contending against Xuan Qing Mountain.
This kind of assault continued for a full month. The forces of Xuan Qing Mountain suffered damage, and on the Wu Shi Sect’s side, a Daoist who had cultivated to the True Immortal realm also fell. It was just that the Wu Shi Sect’s strength was above Xuan Qing Mountain’s. After occupying one immortal city after another, the losses actually seemed acceptable. However, the advantage was nullified when a Daoist from Xuan Qing Mountain with the Daoist name “Tian Hao” came forward. This person’s realm was first-rate among True Immortals. A blazing bright light shone from his body, and the resisting Daoists and the standing barriers instantly melted like snow under the sun. This was his Daoist technique, “Heart Light Sees the Fruit.” As long as one’s strength was below his, there was no chance of victory. There was no need for a battle process; they would die violently in an instant.
On the Wu Shi Sect’s side, there were naturally Daoists who were not convinced. They were also at the True Immortal realm and prided themselves on their indestructible demon bodies, requesting to go out and fight. Si Jun had intended to use this opportunity to clear out the “Severing All Selves” Daoists in the heavenly domain, so she immediately stamped her sect master’s seal, permitting the great demon to fight. That great demon was indeed formidable. When Daoist Tian Hao’s heart light shone on him, he was not swept away. But Daoist Tian Hao had more than just this one divine ability. Seeing that “Heart Light Sees the Fruit” was useless, he immediately took out a green branch and, stirring up a clear qi, extended it forward to meet the great demon’s body, confronting it head-on. As the battle intensified, the great demon’s divine abilities lacked variation, and its temperament was impetuous, revealing a flaw in an instant. Daoist Tian Hao seized the moment and activated “Heart Light Sees the Fruit.” In an instant, like a tidal wave, it completely annihilated the great demon. He was very good at direct, powerful attacks. Achieving such a result as soon as he appeared caused the demon cultivators of the Wu Shi Sect to turn pale with fright.
But Si Jun didn’t care what the great demons thought. Before the fear could completely overcome their fighting spirit, the demon cultivators would accept the order to go and fight. What followed was one after another, all falling at the hands of Daoist Tian Hao of Xuan Qing Mountain. The high spirits from their initial victory immediately collapsed like an avalanche.
“Knowing we are no match, why does Master keep sending the elders over?” In the flying boat, Bei Xuan’s eyelids twitched with great unease. She had not seen her master’s face for a long time, but her master rarely appeared in the past, so she had not become suspicious. After thinking for a moment, she went to the great boat shrouded in a misty green light. Gazing at the blurry figure, she said seriously, “Disciple Bei Xuan requests to see Master.” As soon as her voice fell, a decree floated lightly into her hand. It was an order for her to continue urging the demon cultivators to go and fight. Bei Xuan’s brow furrowed, and her heart suddenly sank.
In the Wu Shi Sect, it wasn’t just Bei Xuan who had become suspicious; the other Daoists also didn’t quite understand the sect master’s actions. That Daoist Tian Hao was almost at the point of ascending to the Supreme Immortal realm. There was no way to win by clashing with him head-on. If attacking Xuan Qing Mountain no longer brought benefits, they became somewhat unwilling.
The demon cultivators within the barrier were discussing amongst themselves, but outside, Daoist Tian Hao had received orders to level the barrier and drive the Wu Shi Sect cultivators out. He would naturally not stop just because the other side was not moving. He gazed at the sprawling barrier before him, and his divine ability began to circulate. When his aura reached its peak, a dazzling green light bloomed from his body, exceptionally brilliant. He pushed this brilliant light forward, and it crashed into the barrier with the force to tear everything apart. However, the world-shaking collision everyone expected did not happen. Just as the light was about to touch the barrier, a dragon claw gently pressed down. In the collision, Daoist techniques were born and destroyed in an instant. “Heart Light Sees the Fruit” was extremely useful for restraining those below him, but against a Daoist he could not defeat, it was just a ball of clear light that could be swept away at will.
Daoist Tian Hao’s expression changed abruptly. In his perception, the only one with a higher cultivation than him was the sect master of the Wu Shi Sect, the Supreme Immortal Teng Luo. But soon, a new confusion arose. Because in that brief moment, what he saw was a dragon claw! Could it be the work of the Wu Shi Emperor? If so, this was not a simple battle between two heavenly domains, but a game between the Divine Lords of a higher realm! Thinking of this, Daoist Tian Hao turned to flee! But Si Jun would not let him leave. A dragon’s cry rang out, and a vast watery marsh swept towards Daoist Tian Hao. No matter how he changed his aura, he could only face it with his true body. Tian Hao sighed softly, a strong sense of unwillingness overflowing from his eyes. However, there was a difference in their realms, and he could only be washed away by the watery marsh.
In the Wu Shi Sect.
The demon cultivators who had retreated due to the setbacks were immediately invigorated when they heard the dragon’s cry. They didn’t need Si Jun to tell them; they could find their own reason, firmly believing this battle to be the will of the Divine Lords themselves. No wonder they had not heard a single sound in the past. No wonder they could only advance and not retreat!
“After a bit more clearing out, it will be my Dao cultivators who have the advantage.” Si Jun stood at the prow with her hands behind her back, gazing at the towering palaces and pavilions ahead, a faint smile on her face. But soon, her smile faded. “The disciples in the sect can’t think of that much, but the Xuan Qing Mountain side might, so our movements must be swift.” Since the two sides had started a war, she would not be polite to the cultivators of the opposing Dao. That was how they had expelled and annihilated the Gan Yuan lineage back then. She didn’t have time to distinguish too much. As long as they were opponents, she would kill them all! With this thought, one after another, decrees fell into the hands of the Wu Shi Sect disciples! The cultivators who received the orders were in high spirits. With a long cry, they instantly transformed into streams of light and rushed out.
Xuan Qing Mountain.
Shen Zhao received the news of Daoist Tian Hao’s defeat. There was no expression on her face. Compared to the idea of a battle between two Divine Lords, she was more inclined to believe it was initiated by the Wu Shi Sect itself. One had to know, there was still the Dragon Lord in the Wu Shi Sect who had cultivated to an extremely high realm! When they had captured the Four Lords of Gan Yuan, she had been more inclined to slay them all, but in the end, she was the only one who had done so. Sang Buwei was on the verge of death and could be ignored, but Si Jun and Yun Huai were still fine. Their momentary soft-heartedness could very well lead to a great disaster.
“When the Wu Shi Sect fought my Xuan Qing Mountain, a true dragon revealed itself. Its realm was on par with ours. I suspect that Si Jun has escaped. In that case, there is an explanation for Daoist Teng Luo’s disappearance.” Shen Zhao once again invited the sect masters of the various sects to a meeting. Her sharp gaze swept like the wind. “This is the counterattack of the Gan Yuan lineage. Are you all prepared?”
“Is this true?”
“An eighty percent possibility.”
After speaking, Shen Zhao didn’t waste any more words with them and withdrew her avatar from the long river of discussion. If a Supreme Immortal level cultivator were to get involved, the disciples of her sect would likely be unable to resist. She had to fight the other party no matter what. With a thought, Shen Zhao’s verbal order fell upon all corners of Xuan Qing Mountain. She herself took a step forward and, in the blink of an eye, appeared before the formation.
The barrier pushed forward in all directions, and one after another, flying boats like sparks scattered into the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain. The Daoists who leaped down immediately stood together with the cultivators of the Xuan Qing Mountain lineage. Shen Zhao raised her hand, and the light in the sky changed, as if a brilliant nebula had spread out. And in this nebula, countless clear splendors fell, merging into the bodies of the Xuan Qing Mountain Daoists, while also secretly repelling the foreign Wu Shi Sect cultivators. She did not launch an attack, but just by being shone upon by that starlight, one after another, cracks appeared on the barrier, and in an instant, it collapsed.
“The Imperial Seal,” Si Jun turned her head to look at Wei Yunshu.
A light flashed in Wei Yunshu’s eyes. With a move of her body, she flew out from the boat. Behind her, her Dharma Manifestation of a billion stars reversed, and the brilliant starlight scattered into the void, leaving behind a jade river of light, its radiance chasing the nebula in the sky. She had no intention of hiding. This move immediately attracted the attention of all sides.
Shen Zhao frowned as she looked at the unfamiliar female cultivator before her. She couldn’t sense the slightest trace of a non-human spirit from her. Not of the demon race, so how is she with the Wu Shi Sect? Could she be from the Wu Xiang Heaven Domain? But when did the Wu Xiang Heaven Domain produce a cultivator of this level? While she was hesitating, a familiar aura flew out from the star vortex. A longsword appeared from the void, flowing with a profound and unfathomable aura. As soon as it appeared, the Imperial Seal seemed to be stimulated by something, and its aura began to vibrate violently.
“The True Nature Sword?!” The usual calmness on Shen Zhao’s face disappeared, and a golden sword light was reflected in her pupils. She didn’t think anymore. Her spiritual power transformed into a green streak of light and slapped toward Wei Yunshu! The True Nature Sword was gathering power. Wei Yunshu’s aura rose. Glancing at the green light, she flicked her sleeve and summoned the Taiyi Sword again. With a point of her finger, a vast starlight that pierced through heaven and earth shot out! The battle between Supreme Immortal level Daoists was extremely grand in scale. One after another, spiritual tides swept out. Wherever they passed, all things were ground to dust.
In the barrier, Bei Xuan squinted at the blurry figure, her mind shaking. Because she had captured a familiar aura from that sword qi, it was the same Wu Xiang Academy cultivator she had faced in the Red Sea! She is a guest disciple under the Black Lord. Could it be that this battle is being led by the Wu Xiang Heaven Domain? Bei Xuan was filled with doubt. Then, she saw a dragon shadow rush out from the great boat, instantly transforming into a spirited female cultivator standing in front. Many people in the Wu Shi Sect recognized this female cultivator. Her name leaped to the minds of everyone at the same time!
— “The Gan Yuan Dragon Lord, Si Jun.”
Ten thousand years ago, she was the future sect master of the Wu Shi Palace. Later, she was the destroyer of everything, a disgrace expelled from the Wu Shi Sect.
But now, she held the sect master’s seal of the Wu Shi Sect in her hand. No one knew when she had appeared or when she had replaced Teng Luo!
“Daoist Sang, I will block her,” Si Jun said in a deep voice. By using Xuan Qing Mountain’s hands, she had already roughly sorted out her internal affairs. The remaining True Immortals and Xuan Immortals could not stir up any big waves.
“Sang? The True Nature Sword?” Shen Zhao was lost in thought. A moment later, she blurted out, “Sang Buwei?!” She had thought that Si Jun had occupied the Wu Shi Sect, and had even joined forces with Yun Huai, but she had never thought that Sang Buwei would be among them! When they had broken through Gan Yuan, everyone had targeted Sang Buwei, wanting her to die in body and spirit. She had thought that Sang Buwei would never appear again.
“Long time no see, Daoist Shen.” Wei Yunshu raised an eyebrow and smiled. With Si Jun coming out to hold back Shen Zhao, it was naturally for the best. The twin swords hummed, transforming into streams of light that revolved around her. Wei Yunshu looked up at the slowly rotating Imperial Seal in the nebula. The moment the power on her swords was fully charged, the True Nature Sword and the Taiyi Sword slashed out one after the other!
The sword momentum was like a shooting star, instantly leaping to the sky and cutting a crack in the firmament. The Imperial Seal on the sky moved in response, suddenly bursting with a dazzling, continuous green light that intertwined with the sword qi of the True Nature Sword. However, in the next moment, the Taiyi Sword, wrapped in the power to create heaven and earth, slashed down again! A crisp sound like shattering glass was heard. More cracks appeared on the firmament, dense like a spiderweb, climbing up the nebula.
The True Nature Sword was forged with the imperial seal of the Wu Xiang Heaven Domain. Although it had been mostly damaged, Wei Yunshu had always carried it with her, nurturing it with her own spirituality. Although it could not be restored to its complete state, it had seventy to eighty percent of its former power. It could hold back the imperial seal of Xuan Qing Mountain, but it could not completely shatter it. At this moment, the Taiyi Sword, based on creating a “flaw,” followed closely behind, and instantly shattered that imperial seal! When this sword strike fell, the complete aura above the void was instantly broken. The heavenly order, which already had cracks, began to shake again, producing all kinds of variables and causing continuous ripples in the Profound Void.
In the crack of the Profound Void, water flowed gently, and the light was hazy. The Azure Lotus growing in the “flaw” trembled slightly, and finally, one petal gently opened. And outside the flaw of the Great Dao, the Five-Colored Chaos Lotus also bloomed one petal in response, its aura mixing with that of the Azure Lotus.
“The Imperial Seal has shattered. The heavenly order of the Shang Qing Divine Realm is out of balance. When the Azure Lotus has fully bloomed, someone will find the foundation of the Great Dao and climb upward,” a cold voice sounded.
“But our qi and intent are already intertwined and inseparable. To become one, we cannot descend to the lower realm and create more variables,” another person said.
“The Wu Xiang Emperor is still here.”
“The collapse of the heavenly order will definitely affect her. We can ask her to come forward.”
One after another, voices sounded from behind the Five-Colored Chaos Lotus. Five streams of qi and intent intertwined, finally manifesting in the Profound Void as a Daoist with a face like carved jade. As soon as he appeared, he placed his gaze on the Dao Palace standing quietly in the Profound Void.
Yuan Chu also sensed the change in the heavenly secrets. She opened her eyes, met the Daoist’s gaze for a moment, and then looked away again. Before those five finally became “one,” they were in a constant state of flux, easily forgetting things that had just happened. “It is the way of the heavenly numbers. I will not help you,” Yuan Chu’s voice was reflected in the Daoist’s mind.
“The heavenly order is collapsing. If we do not return to the Great Dao, we will always be under its suppression. We are all true spirits born from the Great Dao. By doing this, the Great Dao wants to erase our existence.”
Yuan Chu did not reply. Such thoughts were firmly rooted in the minds of those five and could not be easily erased. They wanted to reduce everything to “one,” so they would naturally reject different Daoist concepts. Seeing that Yuan Chu did not answer, the Daoist was silent for a moment before asking again, “Why don’t you return to my Dao, and complete my Dao body?”
Yuan Chu flicked her sleeve. With a turn of clear light, she instantly repelled the Daoist’s figure from before her eyes. After these five assimilated the Five-Colored Chaos Lotus, first their bodies would merge, then their intent, and then their spirits. With the heavenly order being pried open, this process would surely accelerate. And as the aura and will of both worlds converged, the changes in the Shang Qing Divine Realm would surely affect the Fu Li Immortal Realm, and likewise, the changes in the Fu Li Immortal Realm would affect the Shang Qing Divine Realm. The outcome of the battle between Daoist Xuan Yi’s “True Self” and the Great Dao itself was still impossible to predict.
The repelled Daoist stood in the Profound Void. That expressionless face seemed to melt, gradually twisting into another appearance.
“The Wu Xiang Emperor is unwilling to return to one.”
“She will not fight us. Our qi and intent cannot connect, so we cannot forcibly pull her into our Dao.”
“But if we start a fight in the Profound Void, it will surely produce more variables. At that time, we will be facing more than just one external path.”
“First seek from within, then purge the external evils. Our bodies, qi, and spirits must all return to one.”
“Agreed.”
The voices in the Profound Void gradually faded. The Dao Palace was silent, like a place of eternal stillness. Two lotuses grew quietly.
Xuan Qing Heaven Domain.
The Imperial Seal crumbled, and countless brilliant streams of fire fell.
What Shen Zhao had guessed became reality. The onlooking Tian Nu Pavilion, Tian Yuan Sect, and Wushou Alliance could no longer sit still. They all dispatched disciples to the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain to help the Xuan Qing Mountain cultivators. The moment they moved, the Wu Xiang Heaven Domain also changed. Led by the cultivators of Dan Mountain, the major immortal cities and the cultivators of the Wu Xiang Academy all pressed toward the Wushou Heaven Domain.
At this moment, in the dragon boats of the Wu Shi Sect.
After discovering that the sect master who had been leading the demon hosts in battle was the traitor Si Jun, the cultivators were instantly thrown into panic and confusion. They had no idea that the heart-cultivating Dao had penetrated so deeply into the Wu Shi Sect.
“She has the sect master’s seal. Then where is the sect master? Where is she?”
“What should we do? Surrender to Xuan Qing Mountain?”
“Haven’t you noticed that those True Immortals have all fallen one by one? This is a deliberate use of Xuan Qing Mountain to wear down our strength! Such cunning!”
“Let’s rush out of the boats.”
Many cultivators who followed the path of Severing All Selves viewed the cultivators of the heart-cultivating Dao as their mortal enemies, but Bei Xuan, who was surrounded by the crowd, did not move. She didn’t even say a word. The folding fan in her hand opened and closed, her eyes filled with an unreadable emotion. A long while later, she finally sighed. “Why don’t you all look up? Do we have a chance to leave?” As soon as her voice fell, everyone looked up together. They saw the sea of clouds churning above, and the figure of a female cultivator appeared silently. It was Yun Huai.
“You all either die, or convert to my Dao,” a faint, ethereal voice sounded.
In the beginning, the cultivators of the Gan Yuan lineage had no desire for the complete disappearance of the path of Severing All Selves. In their eyes, all Dao paths could coexist. But now, Yun Huai’s perspective had gradually changed. Because Severing All Selves was the foundation of those five Divine Lords, only by eliminating the cultivators of the “Severing All Selves Dao” as much as possible could they weaken their power. They could allow all Dao paths to coexist after the war, but at this moment, they could not tolerate any dissenting voices.
Wu Xiang Academy.
Zhaosu learned of the news from Xuan Qing Mountain. She had stayed at the Academy because of the pact and had not been expelled from her sect, so she was still considered a part of Xuan Qing Mountain. But in the Academy, she had come into contact with the heart-cultivating Dao and had even abandoned her past cultivation methods to begin tempering her heart. “Tell me, should I go back?” Zhaosu turned to Zhaoqing and asked softly.
“Don’t,” Zhaoqing said without thinking. “They are going to lose.”
“But they are my sect companions, after all,” Zhaosu sighed. She had not severed those emotions, so she naturally cared about the people she had cultivated with. She stood up, looked at Zhaoqing, and said, “I have to go back. I have failed to fulfill my pact with the Academy. You may have to stay here. I am truly sorry.”
Zhaoqing said, “Oh,” and then said no more.
But just as Zhaosu was leaving the hall, a flying letter came towards her. She reached out and caught it. After a careful look, Zhaosu’s expression couldn’t help but become solemn.
“What is it?” Zhaoqing, who had followed her out, asked.
“They said that if I accomplish one thing, they will spare the primordial spirits of my master and the others.” Zhaosu waved the flying letter in her hand and added, “It’s about the Created Beings with Intelligence.” After thousands of years of development, the number of Created Beings was actually not small compared to Daoist cultivators. The Created Beings of Xuan Tian Ji were unforgivably evil, but there were many Created Beings who were still controlled by Daoist cultivators and had not fallen into disorder. It was impossible to completely wipe them out. “In order to fight against the Gan Yuan lineage, the major heavenly domains are very likely to cooperate with Xuan Tian Ji and release the Created Beings they control. But in that case, the variables will be even greater. No one knows which path the creations will take.” After a pause, Zhaosu looked at Zhaoqing again. “They need us to grasp the power of Xuan Tian Ji in our hands.”
Xuan Tian Ji instinctively rejected human Daoist cultivators, but was still very friendly to cultivators who were also Created Beings. After the manor lord died, the Created Beings had split into countless factions, hiding in various corners.
“Here, I have also found some Daoist friends who are relatively gentle towards creations. They will set out with us,” Zhaosu said again. She blinked, suddenly understanding why the Academy had allowed her to preach about the Created Beings outside the Zhaowen Hall. Before this, the major heavenly domains had suppressed the creations without mercy, even pushing them into the Demon-Hiding Cave to be annihilated. But this time, due to the change in the situation, they were willing to give the Created Beings a little hope.
Zhaoqing didn’t think so much. She looked at Zhaosu and said indifferently, “If you go, I go.”