Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 628 - 530: Minor Nether King Sect

"Human Path Merit? Reckless, so reckless."

In the Hunyuan Palace, the Phthisis Scholar, who had been transported here by Qi Xiu, was initially stunned, but quickly regained his composure, casually flicking his sleeve with a wry smile.

"It’s said that those protected by Human Path Merit possess various unbelievable powers.

It seems the merit power you command, True Monarch, is to block all divination methods and even launch counterattacks, correct?"

Being brought here by Qi Xiu, Wu Pingchuan simply accepted the situation.

Instead, he spoke first, revealing his curiosity.

"Your psychological resilience is indeed impressive. You’re quite correct; I, Qi, can prevent all deduction, divination, and fortune-telling methods and even counterattack.

I’ve answered your question.

I wonder if you could also answer one of mine."

Qi Xiu calmly looked at Wu Pingchuan, who stood before him, a faint smile on his lips, as he walked out slowly from the depths of Hunyuan Palace.

"Of course, please go ahead, True Monarch."

"You belong to Zhao Baye, don’t you?"

To Wu Pingchuan’s surprise, Qi Xiu’s question was so straightforward, causing his eyes to flicker. After a moment of silence, he slowly nodded.

"Alright, I understand now."

With the answer he sought, Qi Xiu began to walk toward Wu Pingchuan.

"You... only have this one question?"

Qi Xiu’s decisiveness and directness left Wu Pingchuan, who initially intended to spar verbally, feeling as though he had punched into cotton, leaving a sense of emptiness.

"Otherwise, confirming your identity means I can act without hesitation."

Nodding pragmatically, Qi Xiu suddenly raised his hand, and a massive, colorful hand covered the sky, its palm resembling a Chaos Hole, devouring everything. In the gaps of the palm’s lines, countless phantom Dao images flowed, descending with a roar.

Innate Hunyuan Great Handprint!

Being sent by Zhao Baye to station in this Blood Lotus Great World meant one was no ordinary person.

Qi Xiu did not underestimate his opponent and immediately used the deadly technique of the Primordial Path, intending to kill this Phthisis Scholar in one strike.

Thump!

Before the hand even landed, a terrifying pressure crushed down layer by layer, Wu Pingchuan felt as if the sky was collapsing, the earth beneath his feet trembling incessantly, with a suction force from all directions seeming to draw him into becoming a dried shell!

Indeed, this Hunyuan Myriad Laws True Monarch is not simple!

The moment Qi Xiu struck, the Phthisis Scholar felt his formidable cultivation and the thunderous killing intent accompanying the move.

Netherworld, protect my longevity!

Seeing the Innate Hunyuan Great Handprint descending, Wu Pingchuan turned the bamboo slip in his hand. Behind him, the Netherworld Chang Shi Spirit Officer appeared, treading on rolling nether energy, and with a wave of the bright red great brush, droplets of blood swiftly transformed into heavy, cold red rivers, guarding him within.

Thud, thud, thud!

The void continuously shattered, the red river stirred up countless ripples, and under the pressure of the Innate Hunyuan Great Handprint, dissipated repeatedly.

"What an eerie method; this handprint is actually absorbing my power."

Held by the Innate Hunyuan Great Handprint, Wu Pingchuan’s expression changed slightly.

The terror of the Hunyuan Star Absorption Skill lay in almost ignoring all defensive effects. Once touched, the devouring force that absorbed all paths would relentlessly draw away one’s strength.

Realizing the aggressiveness of the Hunyuan Star Absorption Skill, Wu Pingchuan dared not remain entangled, immediately urging the Netherworld Chang Shi Spirit Officer, flipping through the thick tome in his hand, unleashing thousands of chain locks, exuding an extreme chill, towards Qi Xiu.

Clatter——

Soul Snatching Chain!

The Daoist inheritance that Wu Pingchuan cultivated came from an obscure minor sect in the Middle Ancient Era, named the Minor Nether King Sect.

The True Scripture Volume cultivated by this sect was the "Doruo Nether King’s Eternal True Scripture"!

It is a peculiar Daoist inheritance that simultaneously trains both spirit and flesh.

All techniques and methods within this True Scripture not only assault the flesh but also the mind and soul.

During the Middle Ancient Era, the Hell Dao once attempted to incorporate the Minor Nether King Sect, intending to merge the "Doruo Nether King’s Eternal True Scripture" into the "Hell Scripture."

This resulted in the Minor Nether King Sect’s entire sect rebelling, ultimately leading to its complete obliteration, concluding the matter. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

As one of Zhao Baye’s trusted aides, alongside Qi Xiu’s fourth senior brother, Wu Pingchuan, is a naturally born Netherworld body.

Practicing Netherworld Evil Methods yields twice the result with half the effort.

Upon discovering Wu Pingchuan’s talents, Zhao Baye utilized his authority to acquire the highly compatible "Doruo Nether King’s Eternal True Scripture" for him from the Dao Alliance’s archives.

And Wu Pingchuan did not disappoint Zhao Baye’s expectations.

At just nine hundred years old, he successfully ascended to become a Dao Expert and was sent by Zhao Baye to this Blood Lotus Great World.

Becoming one of the five True Monarchs stationed there.

Thousands of Soul Snatching Chains struck simultaneously, almost filling all the space in front of Qi Xiu, the clinking and clattering of chains mixed with a paralyzing effect on the soul.

"Soul attack?"

Noticing the aura emanating from the Soul Snatching Chain, Qi Xiu smiled faintly, seemingly unbothered as he allowed these soul-stealing chains to pierce straight into his body.

"Such arrogance?"

Seeing Qi Xiu not dodge or evade, letting the Soul Snatching Chain pierce through him, Wu Pingchuan raised an eyebrow:

"In that case, Wu shall not stand on ceremony."

The eyes of the Netherworld Chang Shi Spirit Light behind him brightened, and the Soul Snatching Chain embedded in Qi Xiu’s body suddenly retracted, trying to forcibly pull his soul out.

Buzz——

Massive force straightened the chains, producing constant clanging noises, the Soul Snatching Chain creaking as if about to break.

Unmovable?

Watching the Soul Snatching Chain almost snapping, Wu Pingchuan’s eye twitched wildly.

His Soul Snatching Chain inherently suppressed the power of the soul, absorbing conscious thoughts.

Once entangled, even a Dao Expert without special methods would struggle to resist.

The only drawback is the chain’s fragility, often breaking before even hitting the target.

Encountering a target it could entangle but not budge, this was Wu Pingchuan’s first time.

"Can’t pull it? Let me help you."

Within his Ancestral Aperture, Qi Xiu’s soul reached out, miraculously forming an Innate Hunyuan Great Handprint inside, grasping all Soul Snatching Chains.

Having cultivated the world’s unique "Primordial Heart Pill"!

Qi Xiu’s soul could employ almost all methods of the physical body.

"What?"

Sensing intense danger, Wu Pingchuan quickly mobilized the Netherworld Chang Shi Spirit Light, snapping the Soul Snatching Chain himself.

Yet despite this, the moment the Soul Snatching Chain was grasped by the Innate Hunyuan Great Handprint, a significant portion of the Netherworld Chang Shi Spirit Officer’s power was absorbed, and the thick tome in its hand appeared as though many pages had been torn out, becoming much thinner.

Feeling heartache as he looked at the noticeably thinner tome, Wu Pingchuan’s lips twitched, and his eyes suddenly grew cold and harsh.

The next moment!

He suddenly tossed the bamboo slip in his hand into the air, followed by a flick of his sleeve, a series of Divine Lights imbued with profound Dao essence entered the bamboo slip.

"Dao Embryo?" Upon recognizing the visage of those Divine Lights, Qi Xiu’s gaze shifted.

With hands spread open, a blood beam shot from Wu Pingchuan’s brow, piercing into the bamboo slip.

Rumble!

In the blink of an eye, an ink scroll painted seemingly with blood unrolled continually, emitting an imposing aura claiming the sun, moon, and stars, encompassing all living beings.

And at the deepest part of this painting, an immense silhouette, oppressive across ancient, present, and future times, holding the wheel of reincarnation, controlling the life and death of all spirits, gradually arose, walking this way.

Spitting out an essence blood, Wu Pingchuan’s face turned increasingly ghastly, as if at death’s door, yet his lips curled into a cold arc:

"The secret of the ’Doruo Nether King’s Eternal True Scripture...’"

"Nether King’s Descent Map!"

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