Chapter 800 792: The Might of the Divine Sparrow
The black coffin was suspended behind the mysterious evil spirit, its lid slowly opening amidst the chaos of the Great Dao. Even those like Li Ya, who were held within the palm of the mysterious evil spirit, couldn’t help but feel a chill run down their spines.
They all turned their heads to look and saw the black coffin, larger than the evil spirit itself. From their vantage point, they couldn’t even see the top of the coffin.
What could be in there?
Everyone held a sense of unease that was more torturous than awaiting death.
Li Xuanmiao, who was also being pulled by the black coffin’s force, sensed something amiss. His intuition told him that if he were to come into contact with that black coffin, it would certainly lead to a bad ending.
The lid of the black coffin opened a crack, revealing a darkness even blacker than the void, which, upon a single glance, seemed to draw one’s mind into a never-ending oppressiveness.
Li Xuanmiao forcibly withdrew his gaze and glanced toward the right arm of the mysterious evil spirit. He decided to first save those people before his imminent death.
His expression suddenly changed, becoming cold and fierce. A gate of light manifested out of thin air behind him, pouring forth an immense amount of Celestial Dao Destiny, which then flowed into his body, granting him temporary strength to escape the pull of the black coffin.
He leapt into the air, moving agilely to the side of the mysterious evil spirit. In his hand, he wielded a divine spear, gathering his most powerful mana, intending to thrust it toward the right arm of the mysterious demon.
At that moment, Li Xuanmiao’s face changed dramatically. He suddenly found himself in a place of absolute darkness, without the mysterious evil spirit around him and without the River of Destiny beneath his feet.
To his horror, he realized he couldn’t move.
He could only laboriously lift his eyes and see a massive object faintly visible in the darkness above him, which upon closer inspection was indeed the black coffin summoned by the mysterious evil spirit.
The black coffin continued to open.
“How is this possible…”
Li Xuanmiao’s eyes widened. No matter how much effort he exerted, he couldn’t move his body or soul.
He couldn’t distinguish whether he had fallen into an illusion realm or was sealed in another space.
As the lid of the black coffin opened further, a black claw covered in scales emerged, grasping the edge of the coffin. This grip sent a jolt through Li Xuanmiao’s heart.
He began to feel fear.
This emotion was beyond his control, swiftly spreading and occupying his entire heart.
At this moment, his mind went blank, and he could only gaze dazedly at that black claw.
Suddenly.
A melodious flute sound came from afar, growing clearer, gradually dispelling the fear in Li Xuanmiao’s heart.
Li Xuanmiao turned his head to look, but saw nothing. All around was extreme darkness, yet the flute music brought him a sense of peace.
“Is it you…”
Li Xuanmiao’s gaze became complex.
Immortal Gods are immortal and indestructible, and Venerable Guangfa Taiguang certainly wouldn’t take action. The only one who might is his master in the mortal realm.
He immediately relaxed and, when looking again at the black coffin and the emerging black claw, he felt no fear.
The darkness was larger than the world itself, and in its presence, Li Xuanmiao was extremely small. But now, he feared nothing and even showed a playful expression.
Even after joining the Celestial Court and witnessing worlds of higher realms, in his heart, Gu An remained the strongest.
Even the legendary Celestial Dao Venerable or Celestial Emperor might not be stronger than his master.
He knew that expressing such thoughts would make him a laughingstock, but he firmly believed it.
Gu An did not exude an aura more formidable than Venerable Guangfa Taiguang, but Gu An’s demeanor was so calm and mysterious, giving an impression of profound enigma that no one else could.
Boom!
The lid of the black coffin was suddenly blasted open, and a terrifying dark shadow seemed ready to burst forth.
A strong light descended from above, instantly enveloping the black coffin, scaring the shadow back into the coffin. Then, Li Xuanmiao saw an indescribable giant claw descend from the strong light, grasping the black coffin directly.
This seemed to be the claw of some divine bird, making the enormous black coffin appear like a small block of wood under its grasp.
With a shocked expression, Li Xuanmiao watched as the divine bird’s claw, holding the black coffin, vanished into the strong light, coming and going swiftly.
Before he could react, the surrounding darkness abruptly shattered, and he found himself back on the River of Destiny, with an arm suspended in front of him—the arm of the mysterious evil spirit, with hundreds of cultivators including Li Ya still standing in its palm.
At this moment, hundreds of cultivators were looking up, all dumbfounded and trembling all over.
The mysterious evil spirit and that black coffin had already vanished without a trace.
“That claw just now…” one cultivator asked in a trembling voice.
The mysterious evil spirit was tremendously terrifying, and the earlier battle had already driven them to despair. Yet, unexpectedly, a mysterious bird claw descended and directly dispersed the mysterious evil spirit, taking away that black coffin.
Everything happened so fast, it made them doubt if what they had seen was real.
No one answered the cultivator’s question, but Li Xuanmiao did hear it, which further convinced him that his experience just now was real.
“Was that my master’s mount? But I’ve never seen him raise any divine birds…”
Li Xuanmiao looked at the mysterious evil spirit’s arm, his mind filled with bewilderment.
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[You have successfully seized 61,982,073,922 years of lifespan from the Cause and Effect Greedy Demon (Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm Perfection)]
Gu An looked at the notification in front of him, then lifted his right hand. He stood on the cliff of the Daoist Field of the Beginningless, facing the vast, spectacular mountain scenery.
A bird descended from the sky, which was his Tongxuan Venerable Spirit, the Wushi Divine Sparrow.
The Wushi Divine Sparrow landed on his hand, clutching a small black object with its beak, which was the black coffin, now shrunk to the size of a finger.
Gu An raised his left hand, took the black coffin, and it enlarged, but still could be held with one hand.
There was something inside the coffin!
This was an existence more terrifying than the Cause and Effect Greedy Demon, with a cultivation level reaching the Early Stage of Miao Zhen Daluo Immortal Realm, two major realms higher than Li Xuanmiao, which was the reason Gu An took action.
Gu An temporarily did not intend to destroy the evil demon inside; he found it intriguing, so he squeezed it with his hand, setting a powerful restriction, turning the black coffin into a black plate, which he casually hung on his belt.
Then he turned and walked down the mountain, with the Wushi Divine Sparrow hopping onto his shoulder.
As Gu An descended the mountain, he petted it.
Reaching the foot of the mountain, he happened to encounter An Zizai.
Seeing him, An Zizai immediately saluted, then smiled and asked, “Ancestor, are you taking this divine sparrow out for a stroll again? When will it develop spiritual intelligence?”
The Wushi Divine Sparrow was brought by Gu An from the outside and often flew around in the dojo. All disciples knew it, but none had seen it display its strength, and its aura was also very weak, appearing unimpressive.
Gu An smiled and replied, “Speaking is not the only sign of developing spiritual intelligence. In fact, it is quite clever and understands all things in the world.”
An Zizai nodded, not daring to contradict Gu An. He then said, “Ancestor, the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance has an alliance hierarch attempting to attain a Golden Immortal Dao Fruit and has invited Great Cultivators from all over to observe the tribulation crossing. They also sent an invitation to Wushi. Should I represent Wushi in attending to watch?”
Mentioning the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, a peculiar sparkle appeared on his face.
This realm had already shaken the Immortal Cultivation Realm, and he had long heard of it, but he didn’t know how powerful a Golden Immortal was and had always aspired to witness it. This time, he also wanted to go see the spectacle.