Chapter 22 I've Been Annoyed by It for a Long Time!

Buzz~

Ripples spread from the depths of his eyes.

As An Qisheng closed his eyes slightly, deep within his vision, the tattered scroll floating in the watery white light above the 'Limitless Grotto Heaven, Reincarnation Blessed Land' also emitted a soft chime.

An Qisheng could even feel the scroll's elation, like a blind man regaining his sight, or long-lost siblings reunited, indescribably strange.

"Longing..."

An Qisheng's heart stirred slightly, but he didn't rush to take any action.

He held the scroll in his hand and looked around.

He stood on the altar, with Youming City within it. On the city walls, Black and White Impermanence still sat back-to-back, both silently watching him.

These two millennia-old monsters allowed him to take the 'Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation' without any action, as if they had expected it long ago.

"The Book of Life and Death cannot be taken lightly, but once you take it, you must bear everything that the King of Hell must bear..."

Xie Qi looked at the Taoist holding the scroll on the altar, a trace of complexity in the depths of his eyes.

The Book of Life and Death is not something anyone can take.

Even if he had sat quietly for over a thousand years, communicating with it daily, he could not gain its approval at all.

This was not only the choice of the King of Hell but also the choice of the 'Book of Life and Death' itself.

Even with his calm state of mind, he couldn't help but feel a slight ripple at this moment.

"King of Hell..."

Black Impermanence also had a trace of dimness in his eyes.

You, in the end, are not optimistic, are you...?

"This book is not easy to take..."

An Qisheng glanced at the scroll in his hand and couldn't help but sigh slightly.

This Book of Life and Death Reincarnation was naturally a fragment of the Da Yi Diagram, but it was more than just a fragment. It contained the entire inheritance, insights, and even the power of the King of Hell of Youming.

If he took it, he would have to repay it.

But he had to take it, otherwise, even with his current cultivation, he would not be able to bear what he was about to do.

But taking this scroll was by no means an easy task.

Rumble!

Before the soft sigh could land, a series of thunderous sounds seemed to resound from the depths of people's hearts, instantly shaking the entire Youming world, and even the many cultivators in the human world.

"This is..."

"The wrath of Huangtian, this is the wrath of Huangtian!"

"The heavenly punishment is coming, is it because of the Book of Life and Death Reincarnation of the King of Hell of Youming?"

At this moment, whether in Youming or the human world, whether it was giants like Black and White Impermanence or the Mingxin Taoist who had just refined his supernatural powers, all couldn't help but look up at the sky.

They saw that at the highest point, which even the heavy Yin mist could not conceal, thunderclouds had already spread, and as they rolled and roared, electric snakes and thunder dragons roamed within, brewing a destructive force that made people's hearts palpitate.

"The wrath of heaven and earth..."

Everywhere in the human world, whether in the endless ocean, or boundless swamps, or under the mountains and rivers, under many cities, or in the boundless starry sky, powerful consciousnesses slowly awakened in whispers.

As the invisible Qi energy that ordinary people could not see spread and stirred, those places of sealing finally had tremors, and a certain balance was about to be broken.

Whoosh~

Above Qingdu City, a strong wind swept through, and dark clouds covered the sky.

On the towering Conferred God Platform, Sa Wuling looked solemnly at the heavenly punishment high in the sky, which was countless times more ferocious than any heavenly tribulation.

For a moment, he couldn't help but feel a trace of pressure in his heart.

Thunder is supremely yang and supremely rigid, containing endless destruction, which is even more thorough destruction than the deathly aura of Youming.

And this heavenly punishment is different from heavenly tribulation. The latter still contains a ray of life, which is the last safety net of this world for its people, while the heavenly punishment comes from the invisible Huangtian.

It only comes for killing, only for destruction, without any existence of vitality.

"Teacher, how confident are you after all..."

Sa Wuling murmured to himself, his eyes seeming to see An Qisheng in the Youming world through the void.

He could not act rashly, because, with the appearance of the heavenly punishment, he could vaguely feel that under this tremendous pressure, the Conferred God Platform under him had begun to undergo some kind of transformation.

"Amitabha, good, good..."

In the endless glaciers of the Northern Continent, Ru Yi Monk stood on a pitch-black high platform, chanting the Buddha's name softly:

"True Man An, is it worth it to trigger the descent of heavenly punishment for these five Conferred God Platforms..."

The high platform where he was located was cast by him on the glaciers of the Northern Continent, using ten thousand years of profound ice mixed with the essence of ten thousand waters, which was unspeakably glaring and conspicuous in this endless glacier.

Like Sa Wuling, he also felt a certain tremor of this Conferred God Platform, an unimaginable great transformation.

And this transformation began only after the heavenly punishment descended.

Or rather, it was waiting for the heavenly punishment to descend elsewhere.

Screech~~~

Amidst the rolling dark clouds, the Eagle King spread its wings and flew, even though the feathers all over its body were stimulated by the thunderous essence and stood upside down, it did not dare to stay in the slightest.

It flew to the extremely distant Conferred God Platform, which was like a erupting volcano on the glacier.

Whoosh~

On the Conferred God Platform, Lian Sheng Daoist suddenly stood up, and from afar, he had already asked:

"Brother Eagle, is everything going smoothly?"

"Two people are in the east, two are going to the west, there is a big monk in the north, all four continents are complete!"

The Eagle King let out a high-pitched cry.

Suddenly, it gave a strange cry again, shuttling through the gaps between the falling lightning bolts, and was electrocuted all over, feeling extremely painful!

"That's good..."

Lian Sheng Old Daoist completely let go of his heart, sat down again, silently reciting scriptures in his heart, feeling and urging the transformation of the Conferred God Platform.

For this day, he had been running around for a full ninety years.

Now, it was finally time to see the truth.

Chichi chichi~~~

In the Youming world, at the moment when the heavenly punishment thunderclouds appeared, the entire Youming was like a scorching pool of water, with endless streams of steam, and the entire Youming seemed to be heating up.

Aaaaah~~~

Wuwu~~

At the first sound of thunder, countless demons and ghosts in the entire Youming had been swept away by the masculine energy, and countless demons and ghosts fled underground as if they were crazy, even fleeing to the Sea of Youming that frightened them.

Glug glug~

At the bottom of the Youming Sea, the dragon's head lowered and submerged into the deep mud, letting out a low roar containing extremely complex emotions:

Heavenly punishment!

At the moment when the Book of Life and Death of Youming appeared, the heavenly thunder punishment had already followed, wanting to descend the world-destroying thunder punishment!

"Heavenly punishment!"

On the ruined-like earth, Yan Xiake and others couldn't help but feel their hearts tremble.

"This is heavenly punishment, heavenly punishment, the Ancestor actually attracted heavenly punishment..."

Wei Shaoyou's mood fluctuated greatly, and at this time he was already a little unable to control himself.

Heavenly punishment!

According to legend, it is one of the most ferocious disasters in the world, and even the beginning of a world-destroying disaster is inevitably heavenly punishment.

According to the legends recorded in later generations, in the long years of over a million years in the past eleven epochs, no one has ever truly withstood this heavenly thunder punishment.

Even the Old Celestial Master, who was revered by both humans and gods in later generations and regarded as a legend, is said to have disappeared in a heavenly punishment.

Even the strong Wang Lingguan disappeared after a heavenly punishment.

What primordial spirit, what dharma form, what purity, what destiny, under this heavenly punishment known as the wrath of Huangtian, all cannot escape.

"Heavenly punishment..."

An Qisheng looked up at the sky, only feeling that the vortex-like thunderclouds were like a pair of cold and merciless vertical eyes, coldly overlooking all living beings in the world.

The rolling and falling thunder essence, like endless thunderous energy, seemed as if the next moment it would pour down like the Milky Way, cleansing everything in the world.

The cultivation of the Huangtian realm, after the refinement of supernatural powers, requires crossing the four-nine thunder tribulation, the six-nine thunder tribulation, and the nine-nine thunder tribulation. Passing one of them can be called crossing the tribulation, passing two of them can become a primordial spirit, and passing all three can ascend to immortality.

However, the path that An Qisheng cultivated did not trigger the descent of heavenly tribulation.

Because his Qi seeds spread among the mountains, rivers, and boundless earth, unless the heavenly tribulation wants to destroy the world, it cannot descend the tribulation upon him at all.

And the special nature of the primordial spirit, the symbol of purity, and even the supernatural power of destiny, are not bestowed by the thunder tribulation. Without crossing the thunder tribulation, they can still be achieved.

But at this time, with this Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation in hand, it had already triggered the descent of heavenly punishment in an instant.

Moreover, there was no escape, no avoidance.

But he had no intention of escaping, because this was his choice.

Resisting the heavens cannot be done by the power of one person alone. At least, with his current cultivation, he cannot, and must borrow the power of others.

The Qi seeds are like this, the Conferred God Platforms are like this, and this Scroll of Life and Death Reincarnation is also like this.

And to obtain its treasure, to use its power, one must naturally bear its unfinished responsibility.

Or rather, it is karma.

Originally, this disaster should have occurred when Xie Qi slaughtered all the cultivators in the world and sacrificed them to the King of Hell of Youming, and then it would descend.

But because of his intervention, naturally, changes occurred.

He himself had become the one locked by the heavenly punishment, and he was bound to be the one to face the tribulation.

Originally, the best plan should have been to let Xie Qi launch the 'Youming King of Hell Sacrifice', and when the heavenly punishment descended, accelerate the Conferred God Platform to penetrate the five continents, uniting the five continents and the four seas, with all the great fortunes of this world in one body.

But he did not do that.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~

Between the dome of the sky, the essence of thunder and lightning surged, and the masculine energy spread in all directions, temporarily seeming to sweep away the haze of Youming's Yin Qi.

The indescribable oppressive aura was much more terrifying than the roaring electric snakes and thunder dragons above the dome of the sky. At this moment, even the countless trembling demons and ghosts did not dare to make a sound.

It was as if they were suffocating.

Amid the raging wind, An Qisheng stood on the altar, letting his clothes flutter in the wind, his expression unchanged.

This was also the first time he had directly faced the thunder punishment of this world.

Directly facing the high and unattainable Huangtian.

Since comprehending the secrets of this world, he had a deeper curiosity in his heart about the heavens of this world, and about that 'Huangtian'.

It was not only because Huangtian's act of capturing this world reminded him of the increasingly frequent universe replacements of the Xuanxing.

It was also that he was curious.

What kind of thing is 'Heaven' and 'Huangtian' after all?

As An Qisheng's thoughts turned, he heard Xie Qi's voice again:

"It's still in time to withdraw now!"

That white-clothed, white-haired Xie Qi was still unsmiling, his expression cold, and his mourning stick was lying across his knees.

The usually talkative Black Impermanence was silent at this time, just flicking the black soul-hooking chain and constantly patting the palm of his hand.

"Seventh Master's kindness is appreciated by An, but this heaven..."

As he murmured to himself, An Qisheng stepped into the sky:

"I,

Have been annoyed by It for a long time!"