Chapter 1 A Quiet Disturbance

A teahouse in the bustling city, a touch of tranquility amidst the noise.

Xuanji looked at the long-unseen sunlight outside the door, a ripple rising in her eyes. There was everything within the cave heaven, but in the end, there was no freedom.

She looked at An Qisheng, who was quietly sitting and drinking tea, his aura serene, a complex expression on her face: "Dao Brother's progress is truly unexpected."

In the first two years of being suppressed in the cave heaven, An Qisheng would occasionally go to the cave heaven to guide a few people in their cultivation. Her senses were very keen.

She could clearly perceive that this Yuan Yang Daoist was ten times, a hundred times more dangerous than he had been a year ago.

If he was already unfathomable before, now, perceiving him was like a mortal looking at the sky, empty and vast, feeling as if they saw everything, yet also as if they saw nothing at all.

"It's not as significant as you imagine."

An Qisheng took a sip of tea, the tea water slightly bitter.

In the eyes of Xuanji, and even many who were watching him in the Eastern Continent, his progress was shocking to the world, but for himself, it was not so.

With cultivation spanning several realms, coupled with the time spent in dreams, his cultivation time was ten times that of Xuanji, even longer than that of Qian Shisi.

What he had achieved now was merely laying a solid foundation.

"Dao Brother, do you know that your nonchalant attitude can shame countless heroes throughout history?"

Xuanji sighed softly.

After several years of suppression, she had extinguished her thoughts of being an enemy of An Qisheng.

Such astonishing progress, throughout the ages in this Eastern Continent, few could compare, and those existences were all legends and myths that she could only look up to.

"In the Eastern Continent, there are thirty emperors and kings throughout history, and countless marquises. The world has the Nine Provinces, the Four Seas, the endless deserts, and the dragon, phoenix, and myriad races. Who can say for sure?"

An Qisheng put down his teacup and glanced lightly at Fa Wu She, who was slowly walking along the long street:

"Tell me, is this the idea of the Emotion Severing Path, or the idea of your Dark Moon Holy Land?"

The Eastern Continent's ten great sects and three great holy lands had complex relationships with each other, with both grievances and alliances.

Behind the Emotion Severing Path was the Dark Moon Holy Land.

This was not a secret.

With his eyesight, Fa Wu She's intentions could not be concealed from him. In fact, he had already sensed it the moment it arose.

It was just that too many people in the world were staring at him, and too many had malicious intentions toward him, so he was too lazy to check them one by one.

But now that he came before him, even with a spiritual treasure suppressing his own fortune, he could not hide it from him.

At this time, Fa Wu She was equivalent to a 'lu (talisman)'.

The 'lu (talisman)' of the Sanqi Fa Mie Lu (Three Seven Law Extinction Talisman)!

"The moon hangs high in the sky, and does not contend with the world. Even if the Dark Moon has disciples who contend with others, regardless of victory or defeat, life or death, it has nothing to do with the sect..."

Xuanji shook her head, denying the possibility of the Dark Moon Holy Land's involvement, and looked at Fa Wu She, who was approaching, with a hint of regret:

"This Fa Wu She does have some courage."

The two confrontations between Heavenly Pride City and White Jade Capital had almost established An Qisheng's position as the number one person in the Eastern Continent.

At this moment, to dare to take the initiative to seek him out naturally required great courage.

To come with malicious intent was almost to put life and death aside, a 'death warrior'.

However, the Emotion Severing Path had been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years, so it was natural to have loyal disciples, which was not surprising.

The two ends of the long street were only three or four miles apart. Fa Wu She walked step by step, but felt as if he had walked through a lifetime. The moment he entered the teahouse, his whole body was already sweating like浆.

But upon entering the teahouse, a kind of indescribable, auspicious, and heavy aura permeated the air, and his heart was unconsciously calmed down.

"Hoo~"

Fa Wu She slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air from his belly and bowed slightly: "Fa Wu She greets Senior Yuan Yang."

Buzz~

The void seemed to ripple and spread.

The teahouse still had guests, and there was a constant stream of pedestrians outside the door, but everyone seemed not to see Fa Wu She at all, or rather, they ignored the three of them.

"The Eastern Continent mostly says that the Zhuhou Stage is the number one king-sealing spiritual treasure, but in reality, in terms of danger, the Sanqi Fa Mie Lu (Three Seven Law Extinction Talisman) is the number one king-sealing treasure."

An Qisheng glanced at Fa Wu She lightly.

There were many king-sealing spiritual treasures in the Eastern Continent. He had seen the Myriad Dragon Boat, the 'Blood Refining Battle Dragon Flag', the Soaring Sky Sword, and several other items that had been revived, and had even personally entered the Zhuhou Stage.

But none of these were as dangerous as this 'Sanqi Fa Mie Lu (Three Seven Law Extinction Talisman)'.

He had suppressed people from many great sects and understood many cultivation methods, naturally including the Sanqi Fa Mie Lu (Three Seven Law Extinction Talisman), this soul secret technique.

By the method, one could see the treasure.

He would naturally not underestimate the Emotion Severing Path.

"Senior is too kind."

An aura of peace and auspiciousness filled his heart, and the fear in Fa Wu She's heart was greatly alleviated, barely suppressing other distracting thoughts.

It was not that he was incompetent or afraid of death, but that the aura of this Daoist was too terrifying.

Just a glance from him gave him the feeling of a mortal falling into the starry sky, with no support in any direction.

He could not help but feel a burst of palpitations.

If possible, he simply did not want to be an enemy of this Daoist.

"What is the use of you coming to die?" Xuanji opened her mouth, her voice cold and carrying a trace of pity. The Emotion Severing Path had many connections with the Dark Moon Holy Land, so the two naturally knew each other.

She did not understand why the Emotion Severing Path insisted on doing so.

Whether it was a holy land or a sect, thousands of years were but a blink of an eye. They were able to tolerate Emperor Tianding, so they should be able to tolerate Daoist Yuan Yang as well.

Unless there was a reason that they had to do so.

"Congratulations to Immortal Xuanji for forming her cave heaven."

Only then did Fa Wu She see Xuanji, who was standing beside An Qisheng, serving tea and pouring water like a maidservant. He was surprised and also a little disappointed.

Xuanji was beautiful and talented. At one time, she was also the heavenly maiden in his heart, but now, the heavenly maiden had fallen into the dust, and a trace of melancholy could not help but arise in his heart.

"A prisoner is all I am, so what is there to congratulate?"

Seeing that he did not reply, Xuanji did not want to persuade him any further. She coldly replied and ignored him, only raising her hand to pour a cup of hot tea for An Qisheng.

Good words are hard to persuade a ghost that deserves to die.

She knew very well that although this Daoist Yuan Yang was not a murderous person, once he made a move, he would be decisive in killing.

Even if the Sanqi Fa Mie Lu (Three Seven Law Extinction Talisman) was powerful and invincible, it could not save Fa Wu She.

"The power and influence of the ten great sects and three great holy lands are too great. Countless years of plundering and seizing have made you unable to tolerate the slightest bit of disobedience."

An Qisheng picked up his teacup, slowly savoring the taste of the tea, his expression calm:

"But they have forgotten that the masters and holy lords before the Middle Ages were all peerless heroes. Being sealed as a marquis was not enough. Now, they are just empty shells, unworthy of their positions..."

If people's compliance and defiance are determined by their hearts, and they have controlled life and death for countless years, they will naturally not allow anyone to disobey or even threaten their position.

Buzz~

An Qisheng gently pushed the lid of the teacup, and it automatically released a wisp of his own aura, taking the initiative to meet the 'lu (talisman)' that was stirring within Fa Wu She's body:

"You may try whether you can curse me!"

"Hmm?!"

Fa Wu She's heart shook. He wanted to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, a stream of black air as dark as ink spewed out.

His body shook, and then countless streams of black air flowed out from countless pores all over his body.

In an instant, it outlined an incomparably evil painting between the two, like a scroll or a talisman, with the weeping of ghosts and gods and endless resentment.

The moment it appeared, an extremely cold and fierce aura swept in all directions.

"So, they really want to use the king's treasure to curse Daoist Yuan Yang?"

Xuanji frowned. She knew too well what this 'lu (talisman)' represented.

The body of the Sanqi Fa Mie Lu (Three Seven Law Extinction Talisman) was a powerful divine weapon that had once cursed and killed a king-level powerhouse. The curse was formless and intangible, and it was the most terrifying.

It was because of this that the talented ancestor of the Emotion Severing Path was... nailed to the cliff from afar!

To be so feared by those people, one could imagine the power of this Sanqi Fa Mie Lu (Three Seven Law Extinction Talisman).

If one were to use this method to be the first to be sealed as a king, they would almost have the power to curse and kill all enemies in the world. This Daoist Yuan Yang did not have a king-sealing spiritual treasure to suppress his own fortune.

How could he resist?

Buzz buzz buzz~

The black mist spewed out a dangerous aura, and the void vibrated with buzzing sounds, but under An Qisheng's restraint, it only existed in the constantly stretching void between the two of them.

The few guests at the table one table away were still talking loudly, seemingly unaware of the terrifying things that were happening beside them.

"Heh heh~"

Fa Wu She could no longer speak.

The Emotion Severing Path used the 'Sanqi Fa Mie Lu (Three Seven Law Extinction Talisman)' as its foundation. Naturally, any true disciple could exist as a medium for cursing enemies.

But once it was used, it was of course impossible for the medium itself to survive.

However, he stared fixedly at An Qisheng, his red eyes flashing with madness, as if he wanted to see whether this number one person of the world could escape the curse of the Sanqi Fa Mie Lu (Three Seven Law Extinction Talisman)!

Rumble!

The moment An Qisheng's voice came out, a loud rumbling sound rang out in the Emotion Severing Path's mountain gate, hundreds of thousands of miles away from here, like thousands of thunder dragons rolling and roaring.

This sentence was not meant for Fa Wu She to hear in the first place.

With Fa Wu She's attainments, no matter how he squatted in the dark to draw circles and curse, he would not be able to harm a single hair on his body.

"Success? That person actually allowed Wu She to get close, without the slightest bit of defense, wanting to test the law with his own body?!"

"Test the law with his own body? So arrogant, does he really think he's invincible? Emperor Tianding had the Zhuhou Stage to protect him and could not be cursed, do you think you can escape as well?!"

"Fellow senior and junior brothers, since Daoist Yuan Yang has said so, why don't we come out and pay him a visit!"

"That's right!"

The sound waves rumbled like thunder, naturally alarming the entire Emotion Severing Path. Almost without any interval, figures had already stepped out from the mountains from all directions.

And the first person was the master of the Emotion Severing Path, with her red sleeves fluttering.

Roar~

She stood in the air, raising her head and letting out a long roar.

Boom!

The mountains shook, the earth cracked, and streams of black air as dark as ink spewed out from the gaps in the great formation that enveloped the mountains.

Intertwined and crisscrossed, they also transformed into a thick, black leather, gold-plated book!

The laws intertwined on it, and the patterns changed in countless ways, containing an unknown number of mysteries. It seemed that just looking at it once would steal one's soul!

King Soldier, the Sanqi Fa Mie Lu (Three Seven Law Extinction Talisman)!

"King-sealing spiritual treasure? Another king-sealing spiritual treasure! This aura is actually the Sanqi Fa Mie Lu (Three Seven Law Extinction Talisman)! Could it be that Daoist Yuan Yang actually dared to attack the Emotion Severing Path?!"

"Impossible! The predecessors left behind king and marquis spiritual treasures, one for inheritance, and two for protecting the path. Although they cannot be carried to suppress the world, if someone attacks, the king-sealing divine weapon can be fully revived!"

"The world is really going to change. It has only been so long, and king treasures have already been born one after another! This time, is it also related to that Daoist Yuan Yang?"

The moment the aura of a king-sealing treasure erupted, it naturally stirred up the winds and clouds for thousands of miles, and many spiritual treasures were also revived.

Its appearance was the same as the previous battle of the White Jade Capital.

But how long has it been?

For a time, the Eastern Continent was in an uproar, and countless people were shocked.

Old monsters in the large and small sects, and even the three great holy lands, were revived, their cold and desolate eyes piercing through the void, looking at the Emotion Severing Path's mountain gate.

To be precise, they were looking at the black as ink, law-intertwined, and evil-hidden Sanqi Fa Mie Lu (Three Seven Law Extinction Talisman).

Jealousy, greed, fear, indifference…

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~

The master of the Emotion Severing Path stood in the long sky, and figures landed in different places, their auras varying in height, but the lowest was a great power who had formed their cave heaven.

Including the master of the Emotion Severing Path, there were exactly ten people!

The ten people each stood in a specific position, their ten fingers changing and pinching many magic formulas.

Behind each of them, a black moon-like cave heaven rose, carrying their respective spiritual treasures, the Sanqi Fa Mie Lu (Three Seven Law Extinction Talisman), surrounding the black leather book that enveloped the entire mountain gate.

"Three threes destroy the soul, seven sevens destroy the spirit! Three sevens destroy the law, seven threes destroy the Dao…"

The ten people chanted words, extremely fast, as if they could spit out thousands of syllables in an instant.

In just a few moments, the thousands of syllables had transformed into an extremely cold and low shout:

Yuan Yang Daoist!