Chapter 186 – Land of Absolute Heaven, All Laws Forbidden, Sword Domain Nullifies Laws

“There’s no need to rush about the Dharma Body matter for now. I should focus on improving my cultivation first.”

“With over twenty million experience points, if I use them all to enhance my cultivation, it would be enough to reach Foundation Establishment Perfection overnight.”

“But my Divine Soul strength is still insufficient. Even if I reach perfection, it would be meaningless. For now, I’ll advance to the fourth layer of Foundation Establishment and then assess the situation.”

[You consumed 4 million experience points. Cultivation increased to Foundation Establishment fourth layer…]

[Name: Lu Chen]

[Cultivation: Foundation Establishment fourth layer (8 million/20 million)]

[Spiritual Power: 8 million]

[Current Experience Points: 18.5 million]

As his cultivation advanced, Lu Chen once again felt the changes in his body.

However, this sudden increase in cultivation required some time for him to familiarize himself with it.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t enhance his strength but would instead affect his performance to some extent.

After completing these adjustments, Lu Chen examined the remaining rewards from this instance.

[Name: White Bone Contemplation]

[Type: Special Divine Ability]

[Cultivation Requirements (Met): Foundation Establishment cultivation, Water Spirit Root of Earth grade or above]

[Effect: Treat humans as bones, without flesh or form, condense Buddha bones. Can manifest White Bone Bodhisattva Avatar at Nascent Soul Stage]

[Side Effect: Must consume the skull of a living virgin woman monthly, otherwise will suffer Buddha bone backlash]

[Note: Can be purified by consuming 500,000 experience points]

White Bone Contemplation was the special divine ability that dropped after Lu Chen killed the Black Lotus Sect Elder, Bai Yu.

This divine ability was actually the foundation of Bai Yu’s ‘Bodhisattva Avatar’.

Generally speaking, this divine ability wasn’t very useful for Lu Chen at his current stage.

But due to the existence of ‘Skill Fusion’,

Lu Chen immediately thought of how this skill could benefit him when he first saw it.

[You purified the special divine ability·White Bone Contemplation… You obtained new divine ability·Mind Purification Contemplation]

[Detected high compatibility between ‘Divine Ability·Mind Purification Contemplation’ and ‘Special Skill·Five Virtues Star Aspect: Underworld’. Fuse?]

[Skill fusion in progress… Your ‘Special Skill·Five Virtues Star Aspect: Underworld’ has gained new effects]

[Special Divine Ability: Water Virtue Star Phase·Yellow Springs]

[Realm: Dao Initiation]

[Effect 1·Forgotten River: Waters of the Forgotten River, dwelling of lonely souls. When activated, can directly attack cultivators’ Divine Souls, reducing their Yang lifespan]

[Effect 2·Vehicle of Virtue: Greatly increases Spiritual Power recovery speed, weakens enemy divine abilities and spells]

[Effect 3·Pure Mind: Can activate special domain ‘Mind Purification Contemplation’. Those trapped will suffer backlash from their own Karma, generating Heart Demons. If unable to break free, cannot move]

[Special Effect·Yellow Springs: Can reverse Yin and Yang, control certain undead beings, transform Death Qi into Life Qi, achieving life through death]

Looking at the new effects of ‘Water Virtue Star Phase·Yellow Springs’, Lu Chen was quite satisfied.

Because its skill effects complemented his ‘Sword Domain: Mountain of Corpses Sea of Blood’ very well.

Most importantly, Water Virtue Star Phase was a divine ability power, not a sword domain.

Therefore, he could activate this divine ability while simultaneously deploying the Sword Domain: Mountain of Corpses Sea of Blood.

The Mountain of Corpses Sea of Blood alone was already sufficient to counter those demonic heretics entangled with Karma.With the addition of the ‘Mind Purification Contemplation’ effect,

Those entangled with Karma would not only have their Physical Bodies trapped by the Karma manifested through Mountains of Corpses and Seas of Blood,

But their Divine Souls would also generate Heart Demons due to the effect of Mind Purification Contemplation, thereby being restrained.

It could be said that with the enhancement of ‘Mind Purification Contemplation’,

Any evil cultivators who had committed numerous wicked deeds, once entering Lu Chen’s Mountain of Corpses Sea of Blood Sword Domain,

Would have both their Physical Bodies and Divine Souls maximally restricted.

At that point, they would be like fish on a chopping board, entirely at Lu Chen’s mercy.

After experiencing the effects of this new skill, Lu Chen had two more tasks to accomplish.

One was to elevate the Dragon Transformation Sword Intent to the Harmony Realm, and the other was to comprehend the mysterious Sword Intent he had grasped from the Fiend-Severing Sword.

Once both were completed, his strength would undoubtedly reach its Peak in a short time.

Apart from his Divine Soul, he had almost no other weaknesses.

Even regarding the weakness of his Divine Soul, it was only that Lu Chen’s Divine Soul strength was not high,

It did not mean he feared attacks targeting the Divine Soul.

After all, with the Great Dao Blessing·Fairy Lotus Womb, Lu Chen could immune multiple Divine Soul attacks.

Therefore, after comprehending four complete Harmony Realm Sword Domains, Lu Chen would essentially become an all-around, flawless cultivator.

It would be nearly impossible to ambush him through special means.

[You spent 1,000,000 experience points, Dragon Transformation Sword Intent elevated to Harmony Realm…]

[You acquired a new skill, True Dragon Sword Intent (Harmony Realm)]

[True Dragon Sword Intent: Harmony Realm (Cannot be upgraded)]

[Effect: Sword Intent transforms into a Dragon, summoning clouds and mist, attacks carry the essence of a True Dragon]

[Special Effect·Hidden Dragon in the Abyss: Upon activation, forms a special Dragon Abyss around the user. While within the Dragon Abyss, cultivation, Physique, Divine Soul, and the power of Divine Abilities are multiplied]

[Current Experience Points: 17,000,000]

Lu Chen looked at the Harmony Realm True Dragon Sword Intent and fell into deep thought for a moment.

Because although the description of this Sword Intent seemed simple, Lu Chen keenly sensed the potential it contained.

Lu Chen stood up, and the third-stage Ink Dragon Sword immediately appeared behind him.

Sword Domain expansion… Hidden Dragon in the Abyss.

As boundless darkness radiated from around Lu Chen,

A black sphere instantly enveloped his entire Cave Residence.

Since he was only testing the effect of this Sword Domain, Lu Chen did not extend it beyond the Cave Residence.

Even so, Jing Gong, who was not far from Lu Chen’s Cave Residence, sensed something immediately.

So much so that the Elixir he was refining failed due to his distracted mind.

However, Jing Gong paid no attention to this and instead extended his divine sense toward Lu Chen’s Cave Residence.

But with his Golden Core Stage divine sense, upon approaching a certain distance from Lu Chen’s Cave Residence, he could advance no further.

Because Jing Gong felt his divine sense was blocked by something.

That power was extremely overbearing, so overbearing that it allowed no other power to approach.

“What has Little Lu comprehended now? It’s reached a level where even I cannot perceive it. Could it be that his Sword Path cultivation has advanced yet again?”

At the same time Jing Gong was puzzled, Lu Chen was already immersed in the formidable power of the True Dragon Sword Intent.

Unlike the Righteous Azure Lotus Sword Domain and the Mountain of Corpses Sea of Blood Sword Domain, which were methods of ‘confronting enemies with presence,’Having reached the Harmony Realm, the True Dragon Sword Intent now placed greater emphasis on the cultivator’s own power.

Within the massive black sphere, Lu Chen could feel all his attributes being multiplied several times over.

The principle behind this enhancement was that after the Sword Intent of the True Dragon Sword Intent materialized, it indirectly elevated Lu Chen’s own rank.

Otherwise, just the current raging spiritual power and soul strength alone could have completely shattered Lu Chen’s body.

Standing within the ‘Dragon Abyss’, after perceiving the changes in himself, Lu Chen immediately looked behind him.

There, suspended within the Dragon Abyss, was a hundred-meter-long illusory ink dragon.

This was because Lu Chen had intentionally kept it in this form, worried that materializing the ink dragon would destroy his Cave Residence.

After all, if the ink dragon were to fully materialize, his Cave Residence might be breached in an instant.

After some testing, Lu Chen discovered that while within the Dragon Abyss, his strength could be increased by approximately threefold.

This was undoubtedly astonishing.

In terms of Spiritual Power alone, Lu Chen could achieve a staggering ’24 million’ within the Dragon Abyss.

This level of Spiritual Power cultivation was something only Golden Core Stage cultivators could possess.

In other words, as long as Lu Chen was within the Dragon Abyss, he was not at the Golden Core Stage, yet he surpassed it.

This amplification would undoubtedly extend to other Sword Domains once the four Sword Domains fused in the future.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen suddenly felt great anticipation for his future Transformation Dao Realm Sword Formation.

Even if his current three Sword Domains were to fuse, the effects would be terrifyingly powerful.

Not to mention when he mastered the Unknown Sword Intent within the Fiend-Severing Sword and fused all four Sword Domains.

At that point, he would have essentially mastered the complete ‘Fiend-Slaying Sword Formation’.

However, Lu Chen felt that perfectly fusing the four Sword Formations would not be an easy task.

But as long as there was a direction, Lu Chen was confident he could reach the end.

【You consumed a Sword Intent fragment and fell into a special state of enlightenment…】

March, Qingzhou, a Pedestrian Street in Luocheng.

The once bustling Pedestrian Street was now completely sealed off, with no one allowed to approach.

The long warning line and the law enforcement team members guarding it served as a clear warning to those nearby that the area was now highly dangerous.

“Captain Mu, hasn’t the Shanhai Bureau arrived yet?”A law enforcement team member stared nervously at the Pedestrian Street shrouded in a gray mist.”

The Pedestrian Street had transformed into a ‘ghost domain’, filled with fierce ghosts that had appeared out of nowhere.

These fierce ghosts were not only numerous but also highly cultivated, with a large number of Foundation Establishment Stage Fierce Ghosts among them.

Had this ghost domain appeared during the day, the death toll would have been unimaginable.

Generally, Luocheng had two Golden Core Stage cultivators stationed there.

One was the City Lord Li Nanshan, and the other was the Principal of Luocheng High School, Meng Chuanping.

However, Li Nanshan, as the City Lord, had many responsibilities to attend to.

Unless absolutely necessary, he was usually not called upon to act.

As for Meng Chuanping, due to the Black Lotus incident several months ago, he had gone into seclusion to recover from his injuries, and his whereabouts were unknown.

This made it impossible for outsiders to contact him.

Thus, the task of dealing with this ghost domain fell to the law enforcement team.After some probing, the law enforcement team had to admit that the current ghost domain was beyond their ability to handle.

They could only rely on the Shanhai Bureau to resolve it.

Luocheng didn’t have a Shanhai Bureau branch, so they had to request personnel from the nearest branch.

But that was under normal circumstances…

“Uncle Mu, is this the ghost domain you mentioned on the phone?”

As a figure descended from the sky, Mu Chengjun’s previously worried expression instantly vanished.

Looking at Lu Chen, whom he had summoned immediately upon his return, Mu Chengjun said apologetically, “Sorry, Xiao Lu. The situation here has exceeded our capabilities, so we can only ask for your help.”

Hearing this, Lu Chen nodded, then raised his eyes to survey the ghost domain before him.

Suddenly, Lu Chen’s pupils transformed into lotus shapes.

The pedestrian street, originally shrouded in thick mist, became completely transparent to his vision.

Through the layers of fog, Lu Chen not only saw numerous Fierce Ghosts wandering the pedestrian street,

but also spotted a place within this ghost domain brimming with Life Qi.

Undoubtedly, that should be where the survivors in the pedestrian street had gathered.

However, a place with many living people gathered stood out in the ghost domain like fireflies in the darkness,

attracting large numbers of Fierce Ghosts toward that location.

Thinking this, Lu Chen immediately said, “I understand the situation now. Uncle Mu, please wait a moment. This should be resolved quickly.”

With that, Lu Chen calmly stepped into the intimidating ghost domain.

Watching his retreating figure, a law enforcement team member couldn’t help but say, “Captain Mu, that young man looks like he’s still a student, doesn’t he? Can he really handle this ghost domain?”

Hearing this, Mu Chengjun said with complex emotions, “If you knew what he’s accomplished these past few months, you wouldn’t say that.”

“Don’t worry. The Shanhai Bureau has confirmed that Xiao Lu alone is sufficient.”

“R-really?”

The law enforcement member looked at Lu Chen’s back, still somewhat uncertain.

After all, the other party was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Yet in this ghost domain, there were at least five or six Fierce Ghosts at the Foundation Establishment Stage alone.

Plus numerous ordinary ghosts.

Could Lu Chen, merely at the Foundation Establishment Stage, really handle them all?

Seeing that his subordinate didn’t believe him, Mu Chengjun lit a cigarette and said with a complicated expression, “Do you know what the Shanhai Bureau members privately call Xiao Lu now?”

Several law enforcement members asked curiously, “What do they call him?”

“The Shanhai First Walker.”

“Ah?!”

The law enforcement team members were stunned. They hadn’t expected Lu Chen, so young, to become the top Agent in the Shanhai Bureau.

Was he really that strong?

But considering that Captain Mu’s daughter was also a Shanhai Bureau Agent, they couldn’t doubt Mu Chengjun’s words.

After all, compared to them, Mu Chengjun undoubtedly had better access to internal Shanhai Bureau information.

Thinking this, the law enforcement members began to grow curious.

They wondered just how much substance lay behind Lu Chen’s title as the Shanhai First Walker.

What the law enforcement members didn’t realize was that while most Shanhai Bureau Agents were at the Foundation Establishment Stage,

this didn’t mean all Agents were limited to the Foundation Establishment Stage.Even those Shanhai Bureau cultivators whose cultivation has partially reached the Golden Core Stage but lack sufficient compatibility with their mystical beasts and haven’t mastered the ‘Mountain and Sea Palm Sutra’ ability can still be called Mountain and Sea Walkers.

Not to mention that Lu Chen, as the First Walker, represents the entire Shanhai Bureau.

Which encompasses the entire Immortal Alliance’s Nine Provinces and Ten Lands.

The prestige this carries far exceeds their imagination.

Meanwhile, in a shopping mall on the pedestrian street.

“Jianliang, quickly block the right door! Fierce ghosts are about to break in!”

“Stop shouting! Can’t you see I’m already trying to hold them back?!”

Xu Jianliang shouted, releasing all the spiritual power within him without reservation, transforming it into countless magical vines that sealed off the horde of fierce ghosts trying to charge in.

On the other side, Chai Xi, the body cultivator of the trio, was also battling numerous fierce ghosts.

Together with Zheng Liu who continuously supported them with talismans from the rear.

Relying on their exceptional tacit understanding and coordination, the three of them managed to hold back fierce ghosts numbering dozens of times their own, despite only being at the seventh or eighth layer of Qi Condensation Stage.

However, this was only possible because someone was helping them block the attacks from Foundation Establishment Stage fierce ghosts.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for just the three of them to defend this shopping mall and protect the hundreds of ordinary people inside.

And the one helping them block the Foundation Establishment Stage fierce ghosts was none other than Shen Feiyang from Third High.

Shen Feiyang stood alone outside the shopping mall, commanding three ancient Foundation Establishment Stage fierce ghosts to fight against five Foundation Establishment Stage fierce ghosts not far away.

If not for his ancient fierce ghosts being significantly stronger than these five Foundation Establishment Stage fierce ghosts, combined with his own high proficiency in talismans.

He might have already been defeated.

But even so, he was barely holding on.

At this moment, Shen Feiyang’s perpetually dead-fish eyes were filled with anxiety.

Seriously, he just came out to surf the internet, how did he suddenly get dragged into this ghost realm?

Can someone really be this unlucky?

In just one year, he had already experienced being forcibly possessed by a mysterious female ghost, then being forced to join the Black Lotus Sect by its deputy leader, followed by coincidentally staging ‘spy vs spy’ – after already becoming a Black Lotus Sect member, he was recruited as an undercover agent in the Shanhai Bureau.

And now, while happily surfing the internet, he suddenly got dragged into a ghost realm.

Really, what’s with this year? Weird things keep happening one after another!

Can’t a guy just live a normal life?

Although Shen Feiyang was full of complaints, he never considered abandoning the people behind him.

After all, in Shen Feiyang’s heart, he already considered himself a formal member of the Shanhai Bureau.

Standing by and watching people die was absolutely unacceptable!

But… he really couldn’t hold on much longer!

Where are the reinforcements? Where are the people outside?

With such a big situation here, hasn’t anyone in Luocheng noticed?

Why haven’t I seen anyone come to help yet!

Just as Shen Feiyang was distracted by these thoughts, an eerie laughter suddenly sounded in his ear.

Almost the instant the laughter sounded, Shen Feiyang felt a sharp pain in his right hand.

Then his right hand lifted on its own.

Bang!

With a loud crash, Shen Feiyang’s body was sent flying backward, shattering the shopping mall’s glass door behind him that was covered in talismans, and landed heavily on the ground.

If not for the mysterious female ghost residing in his right hand taking action just now, Shen Feiyang might have already been decapitated.Shen Feiyang, who had narrowly escaped disaster, lay amidst a field of glass shards, struggling to lift his head.

At the spot where he had just been standing, a female ghost in hospital clothes was watching him with keen interest.

Sensing the Fierce Ghost’s aura at the Ghost Core Stage, Shen Feiyang’s expression turned extremely grim.

This is bad, this is really bad. How could a Fierce Ghost at the Ghost Core Stage emerge in this ghost domain?

How are we supposed to fight against that!

The trio from Luocheng High School also caught sight of the hospital-clad female ghost, whose ghostly aura was so dense it seemed tangible, and despair washed over them.

Zheng Liu, looking at the Ghost Core Stage female ghost, said with a trembling voice, “Jianliang, Chai Xi, I swear I’ll never sneak out with you again to pull all-nighters at an internet cafe in my next life. Students should focus on studying!”

Hearing this, Xu Jianliang and Chai Xi nearby nodded in agreement.

If they hadn’t gone out to surf the internet, they wouldn’t have encountered such a bizarre situation.

Regrets, nothing but regrets!

Shen Feiyang, who had now risen from the glass wreckage, shared the same sentiment.

With a grave expression, he stared at the female ghost outside the shopping mall, no longer concerned about exposure, and prepared to use his ultimate trump card.

‘Wife, save me!’

Shen Feiyang shouted inwardly, hoping the mysterious female ghost would take control of his body and lend a hand.

Although he was only at the Qi Condensation Stage, if that mysterious female ghost intervened, even if they couldn’t defeat the hospital-clad female ghost, they might at least drive her back temporarily.

But to Shen Feiyang’s shock, the mysterious female ghost inside him seemed to have vanished suddenly, completely ignoring his plea.

This shattered the composure he had barely maintained, sending him into a panic.

Bad, extremely bad!

Sweat poured down Shen Feiyang’s back as he watched the Ghost Core Stage female ghost raise her hand, continuously gathering ghostly energy.

After all, his greatest trump card was the mysterious female ghost.

Now, for some unknown reason, she wasn’t responding at all.

So how was he supposed to confront this Ghost Core Stage female ghost, whose power rivaled that of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator?

Under Shen Feiyang’s despairing gaze, the massive ghostly energy in the Ghost Core Stage female ghost’s hands slowly coalesced into a huge ghost fire, which then shot fiercely toward the shopping mall.

Faced with such an attack, Shen Feiyang froze on the spot, unsure of what to do.

No matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn’t think of a way to counter the ghost fire.

But just as the ghost fire closed to within about ten meters of the mall, a sharp whistling sound suddenly echoed from the sky.

Bang!

A white Spirit Sword plunged into the empty ground in front of the mall, positioning itself between the ghost fire and the building.

The ghost fire conjured by the Ghost Core Stage female ghost rapidly dissipated as it approached within a certain distance of the Spirit Sword.

It was as if some invisible force was restraining the ghost fire,

preventing it from maintaining its Divine Ability form, causing it to vanish on the spot.

Tap, tap, tap…

Accompanied by the sound of footsteps on the rubble, both Shen Feiyang and the Ghost Core Stage female ghost instinctively turned to look at a spot outside the mall.

There, a youth in a Luocheng High School uniform had appeared unnoticed on the street beside the mall.

The Ghost Core Stage female ghost looked at him and raised her hand again.

But now, whenever she released ghostly energy from her body, it would immediately spiral out of control, making it impossible for her to form it into any spell or Divine Ability.The female ghost at the Ghost Core stage stared at her right hand in astonishment, seemingly unable to comprehend what had just occurred.

And she was not the only one experiencing such a phenomenon.

Even the Foundation Establishment Stage Fierce Ghosts around the female ghost at the Ghost Core stage were now unable to employ any external spells or Divine Abilities, forced to rely solely on their Physical Bodies for combat.

As a result, they were naturally no match for the ancient fierce ghosts summoned by Shen Feiyang.

They were swiftly eliminated one after another.

Lu Chen walked over to the Ephemeral White Spirit Sword embedded in the floor before the mall entrance, his expression calm as he remarked, “Using spells and Divine Abilities in front of me—are you not taking me seriously enough?”

【Law-Extinguishing Sword Intent: Harmony Realm (Unupgradable)】

【Effect: Attacks carry the Law-Extinguishing effect, countering all spells and Divine Abilities】

【Special Effect · Forbidden Land of Annihilation: When the Sword Domain is deployed, it prohibits the use of all external spells and Divine Abilities (effective only against spells and Divine Abilities below the Harmony Realm).】

The Law-Extinguishing Sword Intent—this was the unique Sword Intent Lu Chen had comprehended from the Fiend-Severing Sword.

And this Sword Intent was also the core of the Fiend-Severing Sword Formation.

‘Sever Heaven from Earth, All Laws Forbidden’

Once this Domain was unleashed, unless it was against some Body Cultivators or techniques comparable to Harmony Realm spells and Divine Abilities, all other spells and Divine Abilities… would be utterly useless!

(End of Chapter)