Longevity Strange Immortal-Chapter 623 - 43: The Birth of the Strongest Li Mo in History (Part 2)

Zu Xiuyun coughed violently for a while, her physical condition deteriorating, but fortunately, the elixir was still effective, allowing her to persist for another five or six years.

Aging is a barrier mortals cannot overcome.

Zu Xiuyun could attempt to enter the Tao. With the extremely dense immortal spirit energy of the Immortal Realm, it wouldn't take long for her to reach the level of a Land Immortal.

But to kill Chunyangzi, she must abide by the word-to-law rule.

"Ah ah ah..."

Jiutian Xuan Nu shook involuntarily, the skin of her limbs as white as jade began to decay.

"As expected, it's the Demon Ancestor."

Zu Xiuyun leapt down, the overwhelmingly dense demonic qi flooding the sky, clearly preventing her from approaching. Jiutian Xuan Nu was merely affected.

She had the protection of word-to-law, making it difficult for the demonic qi to harm her.

Unfortunately, once Jiutian Xuan Nu came into contact with some thin demonic qi, it was too late to distance herself, and she was soon reduced to a pool of pus amidst her screams.

"Poison Element Taoist Intent, since such a scale of demonic qi can be mobilized, it must be the Demon Ancestor personally intervening. Heh, truly values me."

Zu Xiuyun landed within the boundary of the Devil Sect, hiding in a secluded valley.

The Devil Sect was relentless, and a large number of true demons had locked onto Zu Xiuyun's position.

The true demons were not humanoid, due to their respective Taoist inheritances, each appeared grotesque and terrifying, full of evil spirits.

"I wonder if word-to-law can deal with the Demon Ancestor."

Zu Xiuyun's expression was grave, as the Devil Sect openly used a human wave tactic, sending all the true demons nearing deviation towards the valley.

"Kill, kill, kill, to be rewarded with the Demon Ancestor's blood!"

"Whoever can take the head will achieve the status of Taiyi Demon (Daluo True Immortal)!"

"Kill!!!"

The valley turned into a slaughterhouse, under the cover of word-to-law, all the approaching true demons were invariably crushed to pieces.

A bloody storm ensued immediately.

Zu Xiuyun was in a frenzy of killing, yet faced with a group of fearless true demons, there seemed to be no room for fear.

Even if the corpses piled up like mountains, they continued to charge into the valley tirelessly.

"Damn it."

Zu Xiuyun cursed several times, repeatedly attempting to break the blockade of true demons, but the Devil Sect prevented her from resting in every possible way.

Using word-to-law was not without downsides; her body and soul were aging rapidly.

After three continuous years, the Devil Sect only showed a slight sign of pausing, but Zu Xiuyun was already on the verge of being burnt out.

"I must find Chunyangzi, otherwise…"

Zu Xiuyun laid next to a stone wall, her limbs already weak and powerless, her ears and eyes almost unable to perceive the outside world, using word-to-law had become instinctive.

Every now and then, she would clear a thousand meters around her with word-to-law.

The aging of her brain was gradually ruining Zu Xiuyun's memory, and she was even starting to forget her own identity, repeatedly muttering "kill Chunyangzi."

If nothing unexpected happened, Zu Xiuyun would become a skeleton in half a month at most.

With the interference of the Demon Ancestor, even if Zu Xiuyun incarnated into countless numbers with word-to-law, the chance of finding Chunyangzi was almost zero.

She wiped her eyes, her blurred vision looking towards the sky.

The clouds over the Devil Sect's territory appeared purple, in stark contrast to the stunning sight of the endless void's starlight, far beyond what could be seen in the mortal world.

Zu Xiuyun fell into a stupor, flashes of her life passing like a lantern in her mind.

Her consciousness was slowly fading.

Boom.

At this moment, the heavens and earth of the Devil Sect collapsed, the true demons surrounding the valley stopped in their tracks, looking at the sky in disbelief and wonder.

The clouds split open, and a gigantic hand reached into the Devil Sect's territory.

"What is this…"

Zu Xiuyun experienced a sudden burst of clarity, her eyes widening, the massive hand was filled with overwhelming demonic qi, revealing a densely intricate pattern on its surface.

The hysterical voice of the Demon Ancestor reverberated, "Impossible, who exactly are you?"

The origin of the giant hand responded, "I am the Demon Ancestor, you are merely an avatar I set up years ago. Today, I will reclaim your soul and step into the Heavenly Dao."

The Demon Ancestor's avatar, upon hearing this, desperately sought to flee.

"Kekekeke, I'll take you as a sacrifice first, before I devour Li Mo, completely transcending this chaotic world."

Zu Xiuyun was jolted awake.

She realized that the giant hand came from the Demon Ancestor in Li Mo's timeline, and the plan had reached a critical point; she had to kill Chunyangzi.

The Demon Ancestor's avatar noticed Zu Xiuyun belatedly.

He knew Zu Xiuyun was closely connected with Li Mo, and since all his actions were meaningless, why should he let the main body get its way?

"Demon Ancestor, you treat me as a pawn to abandon at any time, don't expect to have it easy!"

With a thought, the Demon Ancestor's avatar gathered the overwhelming demonic qi to the southeast corner, forcefully pushing a figure towards Zu Xiuyun's valley.

The figure was Chunyangzi, searching for a way to resolve the disaster within the Devil Sect's territory.

Cackling maliciously, the Demon Ancestor's avatar was swiftly grasped by the giant hand, an unstoppable force emanating from within.

An empty shell turned to pulp, its soul forcibly extracted.

The giant hand departed with the soul.

Scenes like this played out repeatedly across countless timelines.

Zu Xiuyun struggled to stand, fumbling for a supporting tree branch in the valley. Even if she were to die with the Dao disappearing, she wished to perish on the journey.

"With the Demon Ancestor gone, surely Chunyangzi's trace can be found."

Stumbling and staggering, Zu Xiuyun pressed onward, her emaciated form so frail it seemed a gust of wind might topple her, life on the brink of extinction.

"Chunyangzi…"

Yet soon, she could no longer bear the harsh conditions of the Devil Sect's territory.

Zu Xiuyun panted heavily, unaware of an old man not far away, watching her with an appraising eye.

When she realized it was Chunyangzi, the latter said, "I recognize you, Zu Xiuyun of the Twelve Immortals, so it was you searching for me."

Chunyangzi was incredibly weary, the sights and sounds around him weaving an asphyxiating net.

He had thought by coming to the Devil Sect's territory, he could learn how to resolve the upheaval of heaven and earth, but unexpectedly, even the Demon Ancestor was merely livestock kept by others.

The actions of the Demon Ancestor's avatar before dying clearly indicated Chunyangzi was nothing more than a pawn.

Chunyangzi laughed, "Meeting a familiar face in a foreign land, Zu Xiuyun, weren't you preparing to become an immortal with the Twelve True Words, attaining the status of No-Life Mother?"

Zu Xiuyun shook her head with difficulty.

"Forget it, what's the point now, I'll leave the Immortal Realm in a few days, and even if I die, I'll be buried in the Heavenly Sword Sect."

Chunyangzi didn't pursue Zu Xiuyun further, his heart only filled with deep confusion.

Zu Xiuyun wanted to use word-to-law, but her body no longer permitted it, even as Chunyangzi stood before her, she was powerless to reverse fate.

With no other way, she could only forfeit her mortal body to absorb immortal spirit energy.

"Good luck to you."

Chunyangzi said, not disturbing her further, and the two brushed past each other.

When Zu Xiuyun regained consciousness, Chunyangzi was gone, the remnant aura within the valley suggested he had likely returned to the mortal world.

She stood, pale and helpless, "Now that I have cultivation, I can't descend using word-to-law."

"Killing Chunyangzi is completely out of the question."

"Wait..."

"If I can achieve immortality before the immortal ladder breaks down, I can descend."

Zu Xiuyun desperately absorbed immortal spirit energy.

Due to her anxious state of mind, she repeatedly fell into deviation.

She had considered many ways, but after reaching the Transcendence Tribulation Stage, there was no progress, even attaining False Immortal had become a luxury.

Unknown how long it passed.

Poof.

Zu Xiuyun woke up from seclusion, coughing up blood.

The residual charm of the mortal world soared to the heavens, as mortals in the Immortal Realm were ravaged and began turning into corpses, signifying the first abrupt end of the upheaval of heaven and earth.

"Chunyangzi has achieved the Heavenly Dao."

She was ultimately futile, the upheaval unfolded along its original trajectory regardless.

Zu Xiuyun stared blankly at the residual charm of the mortal world, her mind in turmoil, the twisted pattern of the residual charm combined into a human silhouette.

Yet the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao was not the Chunyangzi she expected.

It was… Li Mo.

"Heavenly Dao, not my Dao, my Dao is the Heavenly Dao."

Indeed, Zu Xiuyun did not kill Chunyangzi, but the latter chose to forsake seizing the Heavenly Dao and eventually retired to the Heavenly Sword Sect.

When one thing changes, everything else follows suit.

Without Chunyangzi to end the upheaval, only Li Mo remained as the sole candidate capable of seizing the Heavenly Dao, selected out of thousands of timelines.

Chunyangzi's death led to the creation of the most powerful Li Mo in history.

[Heavenly Dao Li Mo]