Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 788: Moving Mountains
Chapter 788: Moving Mountains
At the same time.
Chen Niu stood with a gloomy expression in a desolate valley.
Yesterday, he had practically turned the area around the Demon Sealing Pagoda upside down, yet hadn't found even a single hair of Chen Huaian.
The variable's bizarre disappearance left him utterly baffled, his heart filled with a fury that had nowhere to vent.
He was certain this masked Sword Cultivator had used some kind of high-level Escape Technique, but he couldn't figure out where the other party would go.
However, since the variable was interested in the Fierce Beast Demonic Souls and the Celestial Jade Marrow inside the Demon Sealing Pagoda, then the other party would definitely fall into his trap.
Chen Niu looked up at the sky, a trace of ruthless determination flashing in his eyes, as if communicating with some unseen existence.
A moment later, his vast demonic power, mixed with a wisp of the immense divine power from his true body in the Immortal Realm, surged forth.
"Hum—" "Hum—" "Hum—" "Hum—"From the distant horizon, in the directions of the other four Demon Sealing Pagodas, four towering pillars of light shot up simultaneously.
An invisible force field seemed to link the pillars, the earth began to tremble faintly, and the power of the Earth Veins was forcibly channeled.
Chen Niu's flood dragon body coiled, his ferocious bull head raised to the sky, letting out a low roar like muffled thunder, his claws forming a complex, ancient seal: "Borrowing the power of Heaven and Earth, the Five Sacred Mountains heed my command! Mountain-Moving Seal—RISE!!"
RUMBLE!!!
The earth groaned under an unbearable burden.
The mountain ranges where the other four Demon Sealing Pagodas stood actually began to shake violently, as if gripped by an invisible giant hand, forcibly torn from their very foundations.
Chen Niu raised his hands in a lifting motion, his greenish complexion gradually turning crimson and then purple, as if he were holding up the very heavens and earth.
"ARGHHHHHH! RISE FOR ME!"
The earth's rumbling grew even more intense.
The four uprooted Demon Sealing Pagodas also began moving towards Chen Niu's location, guided by an invisible force.
He intended to use his supreme Divine Ability to forcibly gather all four Demon Sealing Pagodas in one place, to settle everything in one decisive battle.
With his previous avatar's cultivation level, he definitely couldn't have achieved this step. But now, he was approaching the pinnacle of power in this realm, bolstered by his true body's immortal power and the immortal artifact bestowed by his true body—the Mountain-Moving Seal. Although it wasn't the genuine Mountain-Moving Seal, just a replica, it could still barely drive the Divine Ability.
After completing all this, Chen Niu looked at the four Demon Sealing Pagodas now gathered around him, a flicker of exhaustion in his eyes.
The Fierce Beasts within these four pagodas were all extremely formidable. Fighting them one-on-one, he would have a hard time being their match, let alone dealing with four at once.
He could only leave these Fierce Beasts for the variable to handle.
He would then reap the benefits.
From the distant land came layer upon layer of beastly roars, and the sky was covered by a dense mass of avian demons, like a dark cloud.
The demonic beasts guarding the Demon Sealing Pagodas were arriving one after another, and more would follow.
In less than three days, this mountain range would become a sea of demonic beasts.
Chen Niu couldn't be bothered with those demonic beasts. He simply sat cross-legged on a rocky outcrop, retracted his aura, and began recovering his depleted demonic power.
The Demon Sealing Pagodas were dealt with. Next was the Celestial Jade Marrow.
And the only one who could calculate the birth location of the Celestial Jade Marrow was Hua Jin the True One, who specialized in divination arts.
After recovering his demonic power, Chen Niu looked towards the direction of the Kunlun Immortal Palace in the east, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
"They all say Hua Jin the True One is adept at divining the secrets of heaven. I wonder if she divined her own trouble?"
With that, his flood dragon body swayed, riding the wind. In less than half an incense stick's time, he had already arrived outside the Kunlun Immortal Palace.
A terrifying Demon Immortal's oppressive aura, mixed with a wisp of not yet fully expended immortal power, swept over the entire Immortal Palace like a tsunami.
"ENEMY ATTACK!!!"
A piercing alarm instantly pierced the sky.
Disciples of the Kunlun Immortal Palace were shaken by this sudden demonic energy pressure, their blood and qi churning. Those with slightly weaker cultivation directly collapsed to the ground.
Several streaks of light shot out from various halls and palaces. Leading them was Hua Jin the True One, her expression cold and aloof, a sword held in one hand.
When she saw the massive figure coiling in the air above the square—a flood dragon body with a ferocious bull head—her pupils contracted sharply, and her face became extremely grim.
"Chen Niu!" Hua Jin the True One's voice carried a barely perceptible tension. "Instead of guarding the Buddha statue at the Great Thunder Temple, what is your intention in trespassing into my Kunlun Immortal Palace? Have you forgotten the rules set by the Upper Gods?!"
Wang Shouyi, who had come with Hua Jin the True One, also looked terrible.
Last time, it was Chen Niu who injured Hua Jin the True One. He had thought that after Chen Niu was severely wounded by those variables, he would lay low for a while.
Who would have thought he would come looking for trouble again so soon? And it seemed his aura was even more terrifying now?
He couldn't help but clench his fists, looking at Hua Jin the True One's slender, seemingly fragile back, his heart aching.
His strength was still too weak.
Why did it feel so suffocating, no matter how hard he cultivated? As if this world was a cage he could never break free from.
Yet, he didn't sense this anxiety from Senior Chen, Senior Zhang, or Senior Gu at all. They were free and unrestrained, like a wisp of gentle breeze between heaven and earth.
It seemed they could go wherever they wished.
Was it really just because his strength wasn't enough?
Chen Niu's cruel laugh interrupted Wang Shouyi's thoughts.
His enormous bull eyes looked down coldly at Hua Jin the True One. Two jets of scorching white steam shot from his nostrils, his voice like rolling thunder: "Hua Jin, stop trying to pressure me with rules!
My actions are not for you to dictate!
Though we share a master, we cannot work together. If I wish, I can still kill you!"
His massive flood dragon tail swept impatiently across the ground, leaving several deep trenches.
"Enough nonsense! I ask you, when and where will the next Celestial Jade Marrow be born? Divine it immediately and tell me!"
Hua Jin the True One's heart sank. It was indeed for the Celestial Jade Marrow.
When the fifth Well of Heaven opened, she had a premonition that the Celestial Jade Marrow was about to be born.
And a sense of unease.
Now, that sense of unease had found its source.
It was Chen Niu!
Forcing herself to stay calm, she said coldly, "Chen Niu, the Celestial Jade Marrow is something the Upper Gods pay attention to. It belongs to the virtuous!
The Upper Gods bestowed upon me the method to glimpse the heavenly secrets because they value and trust me.
If you need it, you can petition the Upper Gods yourself..."
"Nonsense!" Chen Niu roared, the sound waves causing the sea of clouds to churn. "I don't have time to waste with you!
Hua Jin, don't think that just because you're guarding this broken place called Kunlun, you have the right to bargain with me! Will you divine it or not?"
The ferocious light in his enormous bull eyes surged. One claw, covered in bluish-black scales, rose. Terrifying energy gathered within it, directly locking onto Hua Jin the True One herself and Wang Shouyi behind her. The oppressive force caused the surrounding space to begin twisting. "Either give me the answer, or... I'll dismantle this Kunlun practice ground of yours and see if your master will stand up for an incompetent servant like you!"
His gaze fell on Wang Shouyi, and the cruel smile on his face widened.
"I heard you've developed mortal feelings, found a mortal boy as your lover?
If you don't tell me the location of the Celestial Jade Marrow, I'll kill that boy along with you!"
Hua Jin the True One's face turned deathly pale. Feeling that undisguised killing intent, she knew this madman Chen Niu was truly capable of doing it!
Though they were both servants of the Heavenly Gods, they belonged to different factions. As long as private conflicts didn't go too far, the Upper Gods often turned a blind eye.
Chen Niu couldn't kill her.
But he would absolutely not go easy on Wang Shouyi or the Kunlun Immortal Palace.
She couldn't take that gamble!
The foundation of Kunlun could not be destroyed!
Her Little YiYi absolutely could not die!
Hua Jin the True One took a deep breath, a flash of humiliation and determination in her eyes. She sharply rebuked Wang Shouyi, who wanted to rush forward from behind her: "Step back! Do not act recklessly!"
She stared fixedly at Chen Niu, gritting her teeth as she said, "Fine! Chen Niu, I will remember what happened today! I will surely report it to the Upper Gods another day!"
With that, she slowly closed her eyes, her fingertips forming a seal. An arcane glow of divination shimmered around her, faintly connecting with the earth energy of the Kunlun mountain range, communing with the secrets of heaven.
Chen Niu waited patiently, his enormous bull eyes showing no ripple, only cold calculation.
After a long time, Hua Jin the True One opened her eyes, her aura noticeably weakened. Staring at Chen Niu, she said flatly, "One day from now, at the heart of the Eastern Sea. The Celestial Jade Marrow will be born there."
Having obtained the answer, a trace of satisfaction finally flashed in Chen Niu's enormous bull eyes. He snorted coldly, "Wouldn't it have been easier if you'd been this straightforward from the start?"
Without another glance at Hua Jin the True One or the Kunlun crowd, his flood dragon tail swayed, and his form merged into the void like a ghost, disappearing.
He left behind only a scene of devastation and a deathly silent Kunlun Immortal Palace.
And a Hua Jin the True One whose expression was extremely grim, her nails almost digging into her palms.