Chapter 1

Emulating Heaven and Earth, that is the supreme divine technique in the legends of the world.

It is also the most famous great divine technique, usually only mastered by those great immortals.

In Huang Daxian's memory, there were not many immortals who could master such a supreme divine technique as Emulating Heaven and Earth!

"This red snake is in for a world of trouble!"

The deity beside him, though he had never seen the Emulating Heaven and Earth divine technique, knew that with the terrifying power of the giant deity, a snake demon would surely be no match.

The snake demon, feeling the terrifying force above her vital point, was also terrified. This terrifying divine technique exceeded her imagination; the scorching force was too powerful, and even the strong scales of the Swallowing Heaven Ba Snake could not withstand the immense divine power.

The giant snake's body frantically entangled the giant's arm, trying to break it, but to no avail. Instead, it was caught by another large hand and slowly torn apart.

"Soul-Devouring Staff!"

In the dire situation, the red snake immediately began to summon the magical weapon still being refined in the Heavenly Venerable Demon Palace.

The Soul-Devouring Staff required the refinement of 9,999 six-yin souls, and it was still short of a few dozen to be complete. The refinement was not yet complete, and taking it out prematurely might damage the weapon's essence, but at the critical moment of life and death, the red snake could no longer afford to care!

Black mist surged in the Heavenly Venerable Demon Palace, and in an instant, countless yin winds and demonic qi spread, accompanied by the piercing wails of countless souls.

The yin winds swept like a tornado, sweeping towards the giant.

Battalions of fierce ghosts condensed into demonic soldiers appeared in the mountains, diving down, the yin winds vast. Any cultivator would likely be panicked by this.

These were not ordinary demonic soldiers but were refined from six-yin souls, capable of capturing souls and possessing near-immortality.

"Kill!"

On the other side, Garuda, the puppet controlled by the snake demon, also rushed over. The green sword's light was unprecedentedly bright, like a cool, bright moon rising between the mountains, slicing through the air!

"Mo Ye!"

Gan Jiang looked at this scene with immense pain, but with his soul sealed, he could not move, only watching helplessly as Garuda fought for the snake demon!

"Overestimating your own strength, I'll spare your life for Gan Jiang's sake!"

Wang Yuan felt a vast divine power surging within him. With a casual gesture, an invisible, vast blood qi suppressed the rapidly approaching Mo Ye. With a snap of his finger, Mo Ye was struck by a crimson wave of blood qi, spitting blood and flying backward, falling into the mountain clouds.

This Longbo Giant had nothing else remarkable except for his blood qi, which was shockingly powerful!

The blood qi spread in all directions, like the sun rising in the sky.

"And you!"

It seemed like a roar of a god or demon, shaking the mountains and rivers. The world seemed to be torn apart by the blood qi's sound wave, causing the mountains and rivers to tremble.

With one roar, boundless scorching blood qi spread, and the six-yin demonic soldiers that had just rushed out of the Heavenly Venerable Demon Palace instantly shattered.

The extremely yang blood qi caused great damage to the demonic soldiers refined from fierce ghosts.

Large numbers of demonic soldiers shattered, but in the depths of the Heavenly Venerable Demon Palace, new faces appeared on the wall of evil ghosts, absorbing the yin and demonic qi of the palace, beginning to recover.

However, this recovery was too slow, as they were fundamentally injured by the extremely yang blood qi!

"Next is you!"

Wang Yuan's gaze fell on the giant snake in his hand, which was like a weak chicken. In fact, a several dozen-zhang giant in the hands of the Longbo Giant was indeed too light.

The true Longbo Giant could carry five immortal mountains, which were incredibly vast!

Wang Yuan was a bit skeptical that he had awakened only a non-complete state of the Longbo Giant.

With a light swipe, the red snake's thousand-hammered snake gallbladder was instantly torn out by the giant.

"The gallbladder of the Swallowing Heaven Ba Snake has excellent medicinal power, perfect for use in medicine!"

The snake demon was both terrified and desperate!

Seeing her snake gallbladder being torn out, her vitality gradually dissipated.

At this moment, a golden light appeared in the void, and a clear and elegant Daoist, wearing a feather robe and a star crown with a golden snake mark on his forehead, walked out of the golden light.

Seeing this flying technique, a hint of brightness flashed in Wang Yuan's eyes.

This Yu Hengzi had finally come!

At this moment, although the snake demon's gallbladder had been torn out, her vigorous vitality kept her from dying immediately. Seeing the newcomer, her hatred turned into tangible resentment.

"Heretic Daoist Yu Hengzi!"

Years ago, outside the Star Participation Town, there were a pair of male and female snakes cultivating together, both as Daoist companions and spouses. However, Yu Hengzi betrayed her, leading her to cultivate the Fire Demon technique and fall into the demonic path.

Although the snake demon hated Wang Yuan, her hatred for Yu Hengzi was even deeper!

"Why go this far?"

Yu Hengzi looked at the red snake with a gentle gaze. Initially, he was misled by the rabbit spirit, leading him to make a great mistake, but after so many years of cultivation with the female snake, he had already clarified the importance of their relationship.

The fact that the red snake had fallen into the demonic path and chosen to commit evil deeds made Yu Hengzi's Daoist heart unable to remain calm!

"Yu Hengzi, you finally came!"

Wang Yuan looked at Yu Hengzi with a somewhat unusual gaze.

Yu Hengzi looked at the towering Dharma Body, his face changing. The primitive aura from the ancient wilderness impacted his soul, and the vast blood qi was enough to melt the void.

Yu Hengzi realized that even if he and the red snake combined, they would not be enough to withstand this giant Dharma Body's palm!

The predecessor's means and divine techniques truly exceeded his imagination!

Yu Hengzi stepped forward and bowed.

"Predecessor, please show mercy!"

Wang Yuan sneered, not responding. "Yu Hengzi, are you pleading for this evil? Do you know how many lives she has taken? This evil has deeply fallen into the demonic path; what use is there in sparing her?"

Saying this, a fierce look appeared in Wang Yuan's eyes. "Moreover, for you, wouldn't it be better if this snake demon's soul was destroyed?"

Yu Hengzi's eyes were clear, his expression surprised. The Daoist before him was of unknown origin, and his Daoist cultivation must have exceeded his imagination, otherwise, he wouldn't know such secrets!

However, Yu Hengzi still bowed calmly. "Predecessor, the red snake's evil deeds are my responsibility!

"Everything has a cause and effect!

"The root of all mistakes lies with me. I am willing to disperse my virtue and cultivation, offering my life to save the Heavenly Venerable, and I beg the predecessor to show mercy!"

Saying this, Yu Hengzi knelt on one knee!

Wang Yuan sneered. "A life for a life, that's fair, but who will give justice to these fierce souls?"

At this moment, on the mountain, the demonic soldiers were still being reborn, with boundless demonic qi gathering inside.

"I am willing to disperse my cultivation to help these fierce souls escape the demonic body and enter the cycle of rebirth!" Yu Hengzi's expression remained calm throughout.

However, this statement caused various reactions among the gods observing from the void.

They recognized Yu Hengzi but never expected this Daoist to have such great compassion and courage!

"Good!" Huang Daxian could not help but show admiration in his eyes.

Hearing this, the giant's form slowly shrank, and the red snake transformed back into human form, falling to the ground of the demon palace, now on the brink of death, her eyes filled with tears.

The fear of life and death, like the sound of the evening drum and morning bell, briefly awakened the female snake from her hatred!

Especially the price and sacrifice Yu Hengzi was willing to pay!

A prodigal son can return, and so can she!

Wang Yuan observed this change.

"Boundless Heavenly Venerable, it's not beyond saving!" Wang Yuan's gaze was indifferent. If the female snake still could not escape the demonic path this time, Wang Yuan would have to completely destroy the red snake!

With Wang Yuan's approval, Yu Hengzi took a deep breath and, ignoring the red snake's low requests, a golden light of virtue appeared behind him, instantly dissipating like a rainbow.

The golden light spread over the mountains, turning the white clouds golden and dispelling the layers of demonic light.

This was the golden light of virtue Yu Hengzi had accumulated over a thousand years!

It was not a small amount!

Yu Hengzi seemed to be on the path to immortality, and the loss of this golden light of virtue would require a great deal of time to recover!

The golden rain fell into the Heavenly Venerable Demon Palace, extinguishing the rolling yin and demonic fire inside, and releasing the heavy demonic qi of over a thousand demonic soldiers. In the golden rain, the demonic qi was washed away from the bodies of the demonic soldiers, transforming them into glowing souls that bowed to Wang Yuan and Yu Hengzi before being sent to the underworld for rebirth!

At the same time, the intense evil force behind the red snake was reduced by half, but a small part still lingered like countless green-black clouds over her soul, leaving a glimmer of hope.

Wang Yuan watched this coldly, digesting the insights gained from transforming into the Longbo Giant, especially the ability he randomly obtained after the transformation, which made his heart eager.

Yu Hengzi, having dispersed his virtue, looked somewhat pale, his cultivation greatly depleted. He bowed to Wang Yuan again.

"Thank you, predecessor!"

"No problem, this is your choice. Just don't regret it later!"

"Predecessor, I will not regret this time!"

Yu Hengzi helped the snake demon up, his gaze filled with pity and pain. The snake demon, having lost her gallbladder, was now on the brink of death!

He whispered a few words to her, and then a golden light appeared in each of their hands, forming two seals.

"Predecessor, when I was young, I and Wanwan had some fortunate encounters and obtained some cultivation. We are about to retreat into seclusion again, and I beg the predecessor to find a suitable successor to pass on these teachings!"

"As for the 'Five-Colored Insect Scripture' in Wanwan's hands, it is also a side path of cultivation. I beg the predecessor to handle it!"

The two demons looked at each other, and Yu Hengzi instantly transformed into a golden snake, rising into the sky and disappearing.

Wang Yuan watched this coldly, looking at the two seals in his hands, his gaze complex.

This journey was ultimately quite successful.

The gains were greater than expected!

Today's subduing of the demon, in the eyes of outsiders, was to stop the red snake's evil deeds and bring peace to the surrounding people, but it also involved a deal with Yu Hengzi.

Yu Hengzi actually had a better choice: to have Wang Yuan help him kill the female snake, thus freeing him from the karmic ties and passing through most of his human tribulation. With further cultivation, based on Yu Hengzi's cultivation, achieving immortality would not be difficult!

Unexpectedly, Yu Hengzi chose to disperse his virtue and cultivate again with the red snake!

"But it's all worth it!"

Wang Yuan looked at the scripture left by Yu Hengzi!

From Wang Yuan's observation, Yu Hengzi's Daoist techniques were extremely powerful, especially in the use of talismans, which he could summon at will, indicating a great encounter and the orthodox inheritance of the Three Mountains Talisman School.

A complete Daoist inheritance was exactly what Wang Yuan lacked!

With this orthodox technique, the path to immortality was within reach!