Heaven-Defying Rebel Sage-Chapter 54 - Demon Tribes Green Emperor Ling Weiyang

Ling Weiyang said, “Tong Tian Taoist, back when the Heavenly Emperor carved out an agreement with the Ancestral Demon of the Demon Abyss in the Northern Region, it was stipulated that you should not cause trouble in the Southern Ridge, have you forgotten?”

“Tong Tian Taoist?” Wukong was startled upon hearing Ling Weiyang address the black-robed Taoist as Tong Tian. “Isn’t Tong Tian Taoist the current Tathagata? When Laozi transformed into the Buddha on his journey westward through Hangu Pass, Tong Tian Taoist was reborn and entered under Amitabha, mastering the Mahayana Buddhism, honored as a sovereign of this world. If this person is Tong Tian Taoist, then who is Tathagata?”

Ever since this Taoist appeared, every member of the Demon Tribe around had dispersed. They were deeply wary of the demon lord from the Demon Abyss of the Northern Region.

Tong Tian Taoist chuckled and said, “Ling Weiyang, I am here precisely on the command of my Ancestral Demon.”

Ling Weiyang then said, “Back then, the River Map and Luo Book were under the jurisdiction of our Demon Tribe’s Heavenly Emperor, and I didn’t see Luo Hou asking for them. Now that our Heavenly Emperor is gone, are you starting to act up?”

Taoist Daoist laughed strangely, “Ling Weiyang, your Dao wound is indeed difficult to heal, and you have begun to age. It won’t be long before you meet the fate of drawing cakes. I advise you to save some Mana, so as not to hasten your transformation into ashes by fighting against me.”

Ling Weiyang burst into laughter and said, “When I was Green Emperor, how proud was I? How could I allow you to desecrate me!”

As soon as he finished speaking, they were fighting, and Green Lotus was summoned, sending out ten thousand strands of green light.

Taoist Daoist summoned a longevity lock chain, and immediately, dark light surged, covering a hundred miles around. The green light fell like raindrops, but the dark light acted like an umbrella, blocking all the green light. The Taoist Daoist looked stern; although this Green Emperor was old, he dared not be careless, for a slight mistake could result in complete annihilation.

Ling Weiyang saw how formidable the Taoist Daoist’s Magical Treasure was, so he flew up, carrying the Green Lotus and struck the dark light screen. Immediately, a “crack” was heard, and Mana surged wildly from Ling Weiyang’s Primordial Spirit, his white hair flying all over the sky. The strength of this strike, Wukong estimated, might be thirty million catties!

“Boom!”

Taoist Daoist was shaken by the aftermath, his throat sweetened, nearly spitting blood. Seeing the dark light broken, he hurriedly summoned the longevity lock to strike at Ling Weiyang’s chest.

This treasure, named Heart-Piercing Lock, belongs to the Tong Tian Sect Master, and appears as a longevity lock. The lock body is golden, with Heavenly Dao Inscriptions carved on both sides, and below it are three white jade chains. Once this treasure is summoned, the three white jade chains immediately transform into nine black jade chains. Upon being hit, the afflicted will have their Three Flowers extinguished, Five Qi dissipated, unable to move their Three Souls, Seven Spirits, or their internal organs, a state where they can neither live nor die.

Cultivators cultivate their Dao, relying on Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, Five Qi facing Yuan (Origin), with their essence, Qi, and spirit all included. That’s why high-level battles between cultivators often display their essence, Qi, and spirits rising tumultuously like beacon fires; this is because of the gathering of Three Flowers and the circulation of Five Qi. In the past, the Twelve Golden Immortals, once captured by the Primordial Golden Dou, were entered into the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, where their Three Flowers and Five Qi were cut away. Otherwise, their current Cultivation Levels might have been much greater.

Naturally, Ling Weiyang recognized this formidable Magical Treasure, and, wielding the Green Lotus, he made his move.

Nine black jade chains evolved from those three white jade chains, forming a formation to trap Ling Weiyang.

With a light shout from Ling Weiyang, his essence, Qi, and spirit soared upward like beacon fires, igniting an incalculable number of years of accumulated Incense Willpower in an instant. He pointed out and lightly shouted, “Spring’s Touch!”

The void then produced hints of spring, a myriad of flowers blossoming, birds singing, and all plants welcoming spring, a massive cylindrical wood appearing in the void, about eight fathoms thick and possibly ten thousand fathoms long! As the Green Emperor shifted his finger slightly, the wood moved with it, sweeping away the nine black jade chains in one move—a single force defeating myriad laws! After opening a path through the black jade chains, the wood struck down directly at Taoist Daoist!

“This great injury of your Dao is nourished by Incense Willpower, yet you disregard the harm to your body and forcibly operate Mana by using Incense Willpower. You truly wish for death!” Seeing the formidable Dharma Decree used by Green Emperor Ling Weiyang, Taoist Daoist was immensely alarmed, and summoned another whip, named “Taishui Whip,” which shone no less brilliantly than the God-Beating Whip in the battle to confer divinities.

With a flick of the Taishui Whip, it transformed into a Nine-Tailed Snake. With a swish of the tails, it immediately coiled around the giant wood. Taoist Daoist performed a Dharma Decree to dodge the giant wood, and the transformed snake then climbed up the wood, stretching its mouth to bite Ling Weiyang’s arm, displaying extreme ferocity!

This Taishui Whip, crafted from the bones of an Ancient Demon Beast, a transforming snake, is incredibly powerful and flexible. Highly skilled cultivators could even summon a transforming snake to combat enemies.

After Green Emperor had employed the Soaring Earth Golden Light, his appearance seemed even more aged. Seeing the transforming snake attack, he swung the Green Lotus, unleashing Chaos Qi that morphed into a large bell, exactly resembling the likeness of the Eastern Emperor Bell. It was engraved with images of the sun, the moon, stars, various mythical beasts, landscapes, and more… With one strike, the bell hit the transforming snake right on its forehead!

“Clang!”

A crisp sound rang out as the Eastern Emperor Bell shattered, and the head of the transforming snake also burst open, dispersing into a trail of purple qi.

Daoist Duobao retracted the Taishui Whip and mocked, “Green Emperor Ling Weiyang truly has boundless mana, but I wonder how long it can last?”

Ling Weiyang sneered coldly, his aged face carrying an infinite murderous aura, and said faintly, “I wonder if it’s enough to kill you?”

With a flick of his finger, a massive tree rolled towards them, its sheer weight almost incalculable, crushing anyone it touched into mincemeat.

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Daoist Duobao used the Heart-Piercing Lock to block, entangling the massive tree. As both sides strained against each other, Daoist Duobao found himself at a disadvantage. Then Ling Weiyang swept the Green Lotus overhead, striking Daoist Duobao squarely. Amid the splashing green light, Daoist Duobao was hit so hard he vomited blood, his consolidated energy and spirit scattering as he flew backwards for hundreds of miles before coming to a stop.

“The Ancient times must have concealed many secrets. Green Emperor Ling Weiyang is a great emperor of the Demon Tribe, yet he bears severe injuries from the Heavenly Dao and can only sustain himself on Incense Willpower, struggling to survive day by day. After the Ancient Era, Di Jun founded the Heavenly Court, becoming the Heavenly Emperor and ruling over all clans, followed by the outbreak of the war between witches and demons… Ancient Times, what an era it must have been! Perhaps it was as perilous as the great wars of the ancient times!”

Wukong watched the two great masters battling, tearing heaven and earth asunder, and his heart filled with extreme dread. If the Green Emperor possessed such mana, how formidable must Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who dominated the universe, be?

“Leave behind the River Map and Luo Book!” Ling Weiyang roared. With his mana already far exceeding Daoist Duobao’s, and using the Soaring Earth Golden Light to firmly suppress those two Magical Treasures, he relentlessly pursued Daoist Duobao. The latter, battered and bleeding, scrambled away in a pitiable state.

Daoist Duobao, however, chuckled darkly, “Ling Weiyang, today I shall wear you down to death!”

Just as Ling Weiyang seemed to be gaining the upper hand, a dragon’s roar, as loud as thunder, suddenly resounded.

“The Ying Long Clan?!” Daoist Duobao’s scalp exploded with shock, grabbing the River Map and Luo Book and fleeing.

Ying Long Clan!

The Ancestral Dragon of the Dragon Clan, known from the times of Nuwa’s heaven-mending. Its trace vanished after Nuwa’s works, and like Green Emperor Ling Weiyang, it suffered severe injuries from the Heavenly Dao and must daily struggle to survive, maintaining its injuries with Incense Willpower.

“The foundation of the Demon Tribe is truly unfathomably deep! I wondered why Tathagata didn’t seize the opportunity to invade Southern Ridge Demon Mountain! So that’s why, that’s why! After the war of the Ancient Era, you all managed to cling to life by the skin of your teeth!” Daoist Duobao shouted as he hurried away, sweating coldly in shock.

Ling Weiyang tried to pursue, but the roaring from the Ying Long Clan grew fiercer.

At that moment, a Twelfth Rank Black Lotus descended from the sky.

Ling Weiyang, wielding the Green Lotus, struck at it. Upon contact, he was flung backward, his injuries from the Heavenly Dao triggered, leading his skin to split and blood to gush out terrifyingly, rapidly turning him into a bloodied figure.

Daoist Duobao employed the Soaring Earth Golden Light and vanished in the blink of an eye; the Twelfth Rank Black Lotus also disappeared immediately.

At that moment, four cold lights descended from the sky, the Slaying Immortal Four Swords!

But these Slaying Immortal Swords came a step too late. Seeing things calm down, they soared into the sky and disappeared. These swords came swiftly and left swiftly, their traces unnoticed by anyone.

“Where is Daoist Heaven-Defying?” Ling Weiyang, with blood spilling from his mouth, called out loudly.

“I am here.” Wukong appeared, bowing to Ling Weiyang, for Ling Weiyang, as the Green Emperor, indeed deserved his respect.

“In years past, Holy Emperor Fuxi arranged the Eight Trigrams in the void and foretold of my tribulation. He said that this year, the River Map will emerge from the Luo waters, and a destined one named Heaven-Defying will come to claim it. This person, transformed from the Five-Colored Stone, is the Intelligent Stone Monkey. I, too, shall return my soul to the Heavenly Dao this year, thus fading into oblivion. Therefore, I’m giving you the Green Lotus to be useful in your future endeavors. It seems his words were indeed correct; here, take the Green Lotus!”

Green Emperor Ling Weiyang threw the Green Lotus in his hand, which transformed into a beam of green light and entered Wukong’s Dantian, rooting itself next to the Golden Core, spreading green light and Chaos Qi. Green Emperor then said, “I ultimately cannot escape this tribulation…”

Wukong hastily asked, “Green Emperor! What exactly happened during those Ancient Times?”

But the Green Emperor had already transformed into countless light feathers, scattering and fluttering…

“Through the endless years… Fuxi, I have finally fulfilled your promise.”

Wukong reached out to grasp, but could catch nothing. Only a profound sadness filled his heart, as a great emperor like the Green Emperor had met such an end.

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