After I Died My Dao Companion Drowns in Endless Regret Chapter 90

Yong He’s “Immense Fire Malevolence Extinguishing Divine Light” possessed immense power, fierce and destructive, capable of extinguishing the life force of a True Monarch in the Cavern Heaven Realm. However, this divine ability had a flaw: its activation was not swift like a fleeting wind or a flash of lightning, but rather somewhat slow. If an opponent possessed superior escape arts, they might have already fled by the time the divine ability struck them. Thus, this divine ability was most effective when used on someone who was already restrained. At this moment, Luo Lingfeng found herself in such a predicament.
When Yong He unleashed this divine ability, Luo Lingfeng sensed it. A dark glint flashed in her eyes, and the Abyssal True Water surged forth like a dragon. Amidst the scorching heat, mist billowed from the water’s surface, quickly filling the entire field of vision. The water churned, with countless rays of light cascading down like the rosy clouds of the early sun, brilliant and magnificent. Just as the “Immense Fire Malevolence Extinguishing Divine Light” was about to strike her, the sword energy that had been neutralizing the turbid fiend within the water abruptly shifted. In an instant, it lunged towards the divine light. After the sword light retreated, the crimson tide brought by the Tai Sui Bead surged forward, transforming the entire water expanse into a sea of blood.
Though she was deep within the mist, her senses were not entirely blocked. Yong He watched the sword beams, each emitting a bright glow, and a flicker of surprise crossed her eyes. But then, a triumphant smile curved her lips. Being able to suppress the wicked fire and counter the “Immense Fire Malevolence Extinguishing Divine Light” with sword energy meant that the Abyssal True Water was entirely contaminated by the Tai Sui Bead, making it difficult to use it for defense. It was said that this individual had achieved the Cavern Heaven Realm through “water arts.” Losing the Abyssal True Water was akin to severing one of her arms.
Strike while the iron is hot! Yong He did not hesitate. The Blood Demons on her body materialized once more. This time, there were only three, their aura further enhanced than before. Each one took her appearance as a reference, slowly solidifying their forms, and only when they truly manifested did their faces completely change. They stood beside Yong He, each radiating an aura equal to hers. This was Yong He’s “Thousand Demon Myriad Forms Technique.” Her manifestations were countless, perishing through one lifetime and tribulation before returning to her true form. Unfortunately, her cultivation was not yet perfect, and in battle, she could only summon three.
These three Blood Demon manifestations, each cloaked in fiery fiendish energy, plunged into the vast water tide like dragons entering an abyss. But suddenly, the calm, blood-red river became violent. Fiendish tides surged to the sky, crashing down like a blood waterfall. The Blood Demons within the water felt a sense of dread and quickly formed hand seals to protect themselves. However, the water tide carried immense pressure and a corrosive power that even they found difficult to withstand.
The Luo Lingfeng who had cleaved the “Immense Fire Malevolence Extinguishing Divine Light” with her sword let out a cold laugh. She urged her spiritual power, and the heavy water mixed within the Abyssal True Water began to move, writhing like ink snakes and bringing forth rumbling sounds. The sword energy dissolved into the water tide, with each swirling current containing sword intent. In a few breaths, one Blood Demon manifestation was completely shattered. The remaining two, having exerted all their strength to escape, had barely leaped out of the Abyssal True Water when a giant palm appeared from nowhere above them, pressing down and forcing them back into the water.
Yong He’s expression tightened. Looking at Luo Lingfeng, dressed in blood-red, she couldn’t understand why the other party could still control the crimson tide. As the Blood Demon manifestations were about to be crushed, she formed a hand seal and recalled them into her own body. Staring at Luo Lingfeng for a long time, Yong He slowly smiled and said, “It seems True Monarch Luo has a secret. But I wonder, when did True Monarch Luo become one of us?”
Luo Lingfeng’s eyes were stained crimson by the red tide. She looked up at the hazy, shifting figure of Yong He in the mist and softly said, “I am different from you.”
Turmoil erupted in the Northern Continent. The barren land crumbled and split under the impact of the power of True Monarchs in the Cavern Heaven Realm, revealing deep, terrifying chasms. The fissures extended forward until they reached the foot of the Great Wall, where they were blocked by golden light spanning thousands of miles.
Not far away, Buzhou Yuan Fu faced the Divine Venerable Chao Ling with his sword, in a perilous situation as precarious as morning dew. Yuan Fu’s main cultivation was the extreme of the sword, with few variations, pushing his sword intent to the limit as he attacked. His sword intent blotted out the sun and obscured the sky, but the Dharma Manifestation behind Divine Venerable Chao Ling remained unaffected. The Buddhist scriptures held by the elephant-riding Taoist were turned page by page, their incantations disturbing the minds of people, truly making them impatient. Furthermore, strands of green energy descended from his body, imbued with vigorous life force, constantly diminishing the power of the approaching sword. If that green light could not be dispelled, it would be impossible to harm Chao Ling in the slightest.
Yuan Fu pondered for a moment, raised his Dharma sword, and brushed his fingertip across its body. One breath later, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and his spiritual power surged. The Dharma sword descended, and a sword light, like a white rainbow piercing the sun, cleaved towards Chao Ling. Chao Ling smiled and pointed upwards. A patch of verdant green leaves instantly appeared above his head. As the sword light rapidly attacked, the leaves gently twisted, emitting strands of strange black smoke. The sword light struck the black smoke, as if falling into a void. The remaining faint radiance was brushed away by Chao Ling’s raised hand and descended.
“Is this all you are capable of, Your Excellency?” Chao Ling spoke slowly. He reached out and grabbed forward, and a wave of green light spread out from the ground, crushing towards Yuan Fu’s position. His movements were unhurried, and every gesture was calm. He did not intend to clash head-on with Yuan Fu but to slowly wear him down. His Dao arts were rather mysterious, capable of twisting principles. By the time the last page of the scriptures in his Dharma Manifestation was turned, this spatial realm would completely become his teaching ground. At that time, cultivators within this realm would either have their minds twisted or be worn down by the realm itself.
Yuan Fu had read the scriptures’ accounts of Divine Venerable Chao Ling and knew how troublesome this individual truly was. He thrust his sword forward, sweeping away the suddenly rising green light, and inwardly pondered how to break free from the current predicament. His sword light appeared and disappeared, each time dispersing Chao Ling’s attacks, but there was no possibility of advancing further.
“Although you are a direct descendant of Sang Buwei’s Dao lineage, your cultivation is far inferior to Sang Buwei’s,” Chao Ling said with a laugh. After the Realm of Ruin was disconnected, they were no longer suppressed by their true bodies and absorbed the “Severed-Self” of the entire Realm of Ruin into their bodies, raising their cultivation levels layer by layer. They were initially fortunate that Sang Buwei and the other three had done them a favor by paving the way for them. However, as soon as they manifested, they were struck by Sang Buwei’s sword. If their lives and true bodies were not interdependent, their consciousness would not have been able to revive after Sang Buwei’s sword strike. The current sword cultivator was a descendant of Sang Buwei, but unfortunately, he couldn’t even pierce his protective spiritual light.
Yuan Fu’s expression remained unchanged; he was not influenced by Chao Ling’s few words. What kind of person was his Grand Master, like the sun and moon suspended high in the sky? How could they, mere fireflies, compare? He held his Dharma sword and slashed forward, and an dazzling light erupted, covering Chao Ling within a few leaps.
Chao Ling’s eyes flickered. Looking at the scorching light that illuminated the edge of the sea of clouds, his expression finally changed. He remained standing there, and a swirling mass of light green cloud energy appeared from his divine body. When Yuan Fu’s sword struck, it was directly absorbed by this cloud energy. This was one of his divine abilities, called “Azure Spirit Transformation.”
Yuan Fu’s expression was solemn. They had all seen the scriptures when they came, but they had only truly clashed with these five Revered Ones once, three thousand years ago. The scriptures did not record this technique of Chao Ling’s. He inferred from the vanishing sword intent that this was a divine ability that could absorb attacks. However, such divine abilities usually had a limit; they would shatter when they reached their extreme. With this in mind, Yuan Fu no longer hesitated. His extreme sword turned into an electric current and struck forward. He used offense as defense, his offensive momentum not ceasing in the slightest. As he unleashed his sword energy, his aura grew stronger and stronger because, in this process, he also utilized a sword divine ability – “Dao God Extreme Transformation.” When things reach their limit, they transform. Pushing the transformation with his Grand Master’s power was merely a casual wave of his hand, but he had not yet reached that realm, and could only rely on a sword divine ability!
Chao Ling also sensed the threat in the sword energy. He chuckled, and the Dharma Manifestation behind him moved forward, merging with his body. The mass of green cloud vortex grew even larger, and Chao Ling pushed forward, allowing it to actively confront the clusters of sword light. When Yuan Fu unleashed that highly intimidating sword strike, he employed the divine ability “Four Directions Illusionary Change.” He stood in this boundary space, and although he had not completely transformed it into his teaching ground, he could still exert a small degree of control. With the emergence of this divine ability, he immediately appeared before the Great Wall. Yuan Fu’s final sword strike had arrived. The cloud vortex reached its limit and exploded with a loud roar, instantly scattering. The power accumulated within surged forth, transforming into brilliant sword energies that inevitably struck the Great Wall! And the sword light that passed through the “Azure Spirit Transformation” pierced Chao Ling’s head at the same moment, finally striking the Great Wall with immense residual power! All of this happened in an instant; Yuan Fu didn’t even have time to change his sword’s momentum!
Chao Ling’s head and body disintegrated together, but the green light on all sides floated like fireflies, not completely disappearing. Yuan Fu’s expression was not pleasant. It would have been best if he had successfully broken through Chao Ling. Now, seeing Chao Ling’s body dissipate, the ominous premonition in Yuan Fu’s heart did not subside. He stood with his hands behind his back, his Dharma sword circling around him. A moment later, that mass of clear light moved, and Chao Ling emerged from it once more, looking at Yuan Fu with his hands behind his back, and smiling, “Fellow Daoist’s sword is truly sharp.”
Yuan Fu’s heart suddenly sank.
Chao Ling had just used a divine ability called “Shadow of the Past,” using his past illusory self to face a mortal tribulation. However, if the opponent’s cultivation was above the past “illusory self,” the attack would reflect upon oneself. But now, let alone Yuan Fu, even the sect leader of Buzhou might not have this capability. Glancing at the gradually disintegrating golden light of the Great Wall, the smile on Chao Ling’s face became even more pronounced.
Yuan Fu also noticed this change. His previous attack was accumulated by Chao Ling’s divine ability, and the final sword strike meant that most of its power fell upon the Great Wall. The Great Wall was indeed a defensive Dao artifact, but it was created to deal with demons, and its defensive power adapted to demons. His sword intent attack caused considerable damage to the wall. If he continued to fight here, he would be at a disadvantage. Yuan Fu thought, and then used the divine ability “Heaven and Earth Neighboring,” intending to draw Chao Ling to another location.
How could Chao Ling not see Yuan Fu’s intention? Once the “Heaven and Earth Neighboring” divine ability was used, he couldn’t stop it, and of course, he didn’t intend to stop it. Instead, he turned and swept towards other fellow Daoists, ignoring the fleeing Yuan Fu. Seeing Chao Ling act like this, Yuan Fu felt a bit disappointed deep down, but he still followed his sword and returned, lest his opponent add pressure to others. However, due to Chao Ling’s divine ability, he did not want to strike the Great Wall again, and his movements were somewhat constrained. His aura descended continuously, while Chao Ling’s rose layer by layer. At a certain moment, a blue light flashed in Chao Ling’s eyes, and his voice boomed like thunder. A flourishing green wood suddenly appeared out of thin air, enveloping him. As the wind blew, the sound of its branches and leaves rustled like bells, and petals scattered everywhere, filling the realm in an instant.
At this moment, Yuan Fu felt immense pressure. The incantation that invaded his mind became increasingly clear. He defended his mind, attempting to resist the sound, and outside, a pervasive sense of oppression descended like thousands of mountains, as if heaven and earth harbored killing intent towards him, wanting to erase him from existence. Yuan Fu raised his hand and slapped his ears, and blood flowed down. He formed hand seals and unleashed his Dharma sword, with streaks of bright light charging forward and spinning. The moment the sword light emerged, the realm, which had already transformed into Chao Ling’s teaching ground, was suddenly struck by countless similar sword lights, killing towards Yuan Fu! Gaining the favor of heaven and earth, the sword lights nurtured by Chao Ling became even more powerful, instantly shattering Yuan Fu’s extreme sword. The sword lights were dense as stars, and the powerful airflow shot downwards like a sweeping river.
Yuan Fu sensed a crisis of utter destruction. Once these sword lights attacked, he was very likely to perish here. At this moment, his divine abilities were suppressed; even “Heaven and Earth Neighboring” could not break free. However, he had another method: to use the essence of the Cavern Heaven Realm to activate his mind sword. Once this sword was unleashed, it could drag everything around into the void. However, the divine abilities displayed by Divine Venerable Chao Ling earlier made him uncertain whether that final sword strike could truly hit the opponent. If the opponent moved the “Four Directions Illusionary Change” again, the power falling upon the Great Wall would definitely break through that golden barrier, causing the malevolent energy of the Northern Continent to pour into the Fu Li Immortal Realm. After a moment of struggle, Yuan Fu finally gave up on unleashing that sword and let out a long sigh. His Cavern Heaven Realm Dharma Manifestation dissipated amidst the countless falling sword lights.
Chao Ling looked at the vortex created by the collapse of the Cavern Heaven Realm, chuckled, flicked his sleeve, and stepped towards the headless Rahu. The enemy Rahu was facing at this moment was True Monarch Yuan Ying of Buzhou!
The collapse of the Cavern Heaven Realm created quite a stir. The moment the black hole vortex appeared, Yuan Ying knew someone had perished. Upon clearly seeing Chao Ling appear before her, she sighed and then resolutely guarded her mind, facing the enemy in front of her. She didn’t even have time to grieve.
“Senior Brother’s cultivation has become increasingly refined. Is it because he has been plundering baleful qi the most?” Rahu’s lips moved, and words came out.
Chao Ling ignored Rahu and looked at Yuan Ying with a smile, saying softly, “How much of the Great Wall can your sword break?”
Yuan Ying also sensed the changes in the Great Wall, but she had not paid attention to the battle between Yuan Fu and Chao Ling, and did not know what had happened. Judging from the sword energy lingering around the Great Wall, it was the residual sword intent of her junior brother. Perhaps Chao Ling had a method to transfer attacks, and if so, the situation was not good. Her thoughts shifted, and she immediately made a decision. Her sword energy split into thousands of strands, only for defense and containment. She had to wait for her other fellow Daoists to be free.
Meanwhile.
Yan Danwo and Shi Wufang had only recently achieved the Cavern Heaven Realm. They did not have the opportunities and talents of Wei Yunshu or Luo Lingfeng. Even when the two joined forces to face the Dragon Ancestor Ji Jun, they were at a disadvantage. The Dragon Ancestor’s demon body was naturally formed, and his majestic dragon might seemed to be in harmony with heaven and earth. His dragon scales were the most natural defensive artifacts, and they couldn’t be damaged. They couldn’t break Ji Jun’s defense, making all their attacks meaningless. Ji Jun, on the other hand, pressed forward step by step, forcing them to retreat. If not for the protection of the Heavenly Sea Cloud Beast by their side, they might have already been defeated.
At this moment, sensing Yuan Fu’s demise, Shi Wufang was momentarily distracted. In that brief interval, she heard a dragon’s roar, and her body trembled. Her sword arts and divine abilities seemed to be suppressed by a great force, rendering them useless. Then, a dragon tail fiercely struck down from the sky! Yan Danwo and the Heavenly Sea Cloud Beast were restricted by a fearsome dragon bone blade, unable to provide any assistance!
Shi Wufang inwardly cried out, “Not good!” A spiritual light flashed on her body, a magical artifact shattering under the oppressive force. But Ji Jun’s attack did not cease. The sword she hastily unleashed only caused the dragon tail to pause for a moment, turning dark and heavy, its hum like thunder. In a flash, her protective spiritual light was completely shattered. Just as she was about to be struck by that attack, a hand suddenly reached out from the side and fiercely grabbed, flinging her backward. Immediately after, the Abyssal True Water, like thunder and lightning, collided with the dragon tail, shaking heaven and earth, shattering space, and forming vortex storms! Facing an existence like Ji Jun, it was purely a collision of strength against strength.
After a few breaths, the impact finally subsided. Ji Jun stepped out slowly, his vertical pupils fixed on Luo Lingfeng, and let out a cold snort.
Shi Wufang, still shaken, finally breathed a sigh of relief and solemnly cupped her hands towards Luo Lingfeng, saying, “Thank you, True Monarch Luo.”
Luo Lingfeng raised her eyelids and responded indifferently.
Shi Wufang didn’t mind her coldness, thinking, Luo Lingfeng has freed herself. Could it be that Yong He has already been dealt with? But as this thought arose, she saw the out-of-breath Yong He emerging from the void not far away. Although her hair was disheveled and she looked extremely disheveled, her aura had only weakened slightly, with no signs of serious injury.
“Truly useless,” Ji Jun glanced at Yong He and taunted her unreservedly.
Yong He did not retort. She raised her hand to tidy her hair, her gaze shifted, and she smiled, “Senior Brother Ji Jun is so powerful, why don’t you kill her?”
“A mere Cavern Heaven Realm, what difficulty is there?!” Ji Jun placed her hands behind her back and said confidently.
Yong He smiled at him.
Yan Danwo also turned to Luo Lingfeng, “True Monarch Luo.” Both she and Shi Wufang were not in good condition. Their spiritual energy consumption was too great, and they had been hit by Ji Jun’s divine abilities several times. If they continued, they would not only be unable to help but would become a burden.
Luo Lingfeng simply said one word: “Retreat.” She had already sensed that they were not on the same level as the Five Primordial Demons.
As this word fell, Wei Yunshu also swept towards them. Her Dharma robe had some dark marks on it, like the remaining embers after a fire. She also uttered only one word: “Retreat.” Relying on the Great Wall for support, they could gain a brief respite, but what about afterwards? Wei Yunshu’s heart was uncertain. These Five Primordial Demons had undergone some change when the “Severed Self” Dharma manifestations appeared in the Immortal Realm, and they were now vastly different from what they knew. Is the outcome of Fu Li Immortal Realm returning to the Realm of Ruin unstoppable?
Luo Lingfeng gazed at Wei Yunshu for a moment, her gaze slowly shifting to the dark marks like scars. She flicked her finger, and a few drops of Abyssal True Water flew out, rolling around the hem of Wei Yunshu’s robe, extinguishing the murky ashes. But after the ashes disappeared, some indelible, burning bloodstains remained. Her eyes darkened, but Wei Yunshu had no time to pay attention to her. She released the Taiyi Sword and immediately slashed forward, blocking the path of the demons. The group seized this opportunity and all transformed into streams of light, heading towards the Great Wall.
The turbulent wind and clouds subsided at this moment. The Five Primordial Demons gathered together, their sinister and cold gazes falling upon the swaying golden light.
Inside the Great Wall watchtower, the atmosphere was rather stagnant. Since the war began, Buzhou had been advancing like a broken bamboo. By the time they had completely suppressed the Wu Shi Sect, morale had reached its peak. However, what followed was a devastating “failure.” Their ancestors fell in the Northern Continent; could it be that they were also repeating the same mistakes? To conquer the Northern Continent, would they still need to summon the True Nature Sword? But if the True Nature Sword descended, and the cultivators of the Shang Qing Divine Realm suppressed them, what would they do?
Shi Wufang turned to Luo Lingfeng and asked, “Where is Fellow Daoist Phoenix Lord?”
Luo Lingfeng said indifferently, “I have already had her, along with the cultivators of Dustless Sea and Cloud City, transfer all the people of the Eastern Continent and Southern Continent to the Western Continent.”
Yan Danwo was startled and asked, “What do you mean?”
Luo Lingfeng glanced at her and said, “We should always prepare for the worst, to hold the Western Continent.”
Shi Wufang asked, “Is that all?”
Luo Lingfeng remained silent. After a moment, she countered, “What else can we do?” She lowered her eyelids and asked in her extremely plain tone, “Have any of you considered the possibility of Fu Li Immortal Realm falling? If that happens, what will you do?”
Shi Wufang: “Buzhou has a ‘Heavenly Sky Synchronous Flying Palace’ left by our Grand Master. It can temporarily merge into heaven and earth, remaining undetected. If such a day truly comes, we will fight to the death for Buzhou, and send disciples and people from all continents to the Shang Qing Divine Realm, to await a future return to cleanse our Fu Li Immortal Realm!” This was not the best option, as no one knew what would happen in the higher realms, but it offered some hope. Compared to the Shang Qing Divine Realm, they were too weak, and this was only due to their Grand Master’s protection. As soon as her words fell, everyone fell silent for a moment, the atmosphere becoming rather oppressive.
“We still have disciples guarding the gate on the Northern Continent. Let them also return to Buzhou,” Yuan Ying sighed after a long time.
Yan Danwo had no objections. Seeing no one came forward to object, she instantly turned her divine sense and transmitted a message to the disciples of Dan Yang Cavern Heaven lineage.
Great Wall Watchtower.
Outside the pass, the wind and clouds surged as if the world was collapsing, with the scent of blood and fire everywhere. The disciples guarding within the pass were also uneasy. However, despite their fear and panic, without orders, not a single one withdrew from this place. Amidst their apprehension, someone from the Dan Yang Cavern Heaven lineage came to deliver a message, telling them to retreat to the Western Continent.
“What’s going on? Can’t we hold this place?”
“No way, maybe they’re afraid we’ll be caught in the crossfire?”
The disciples buzzed with discussion.
On the city wall.
Jiang Jiuxiao gazed towards the Northern Continent.
Despite receiving support in cultivation resources, she still had not achieved her wish of breaking through and becoming a member of the Cavern Heaven Realm. But recently, seeing the Cavern Heaven Realms fall one by one, she suddenly felt that not reaching the Cavern Heaven Realm also had its benefits, at least she didn’t have to go to that wicked land to fight to the death.
“Daoist Jiang, aren’t you going to lead the disciples of Luoshui Divine Palace away?” a voice came from behind. Jiang Jiuxiao turned her head and saw the tall and graceful Chi Fengchao.
Jiang Jiuxiao frowned and asked directly, “Are we going to lose?”
Chi Fengchao: “So what if we are?”
Jiang Jiuxiao: “If so, I’ll start preparing early, like cultivating that—”
Before she could finish her sentence, a cold, flashing sword was held at her neck.
Jiang Jiuxiao: “…I was just joking.”
Chi Fengchao said emotionlessly, spitting out a single word: “Go.”