Chapter 882: Imperial Blood!

Qing Xiaoyue's entire body seethed with mist, entwined with golden rays, like a golden goddess, dazzling and brilliant, even her hair strands were crystalline.

Yang Tian continuously unleashed great techniques, channeling life essence into her body. The speed of her aging was halted, and her skin became full and radiant again, even more beautiful and moving than before.

Merit descended, and much of the demonic aura dissipated. However, a strange thing happened: the merit was also disappearing, as if it were bearing a calamity!

This scene startled Yang Tian. He had an ominous premonition, as if someone was targeting them. But what kind of powerful being could cause such terrifying fluctuations?

Merit divine power, even a being as formidable as the Nightmare Dragon would covet it, yet now it was dissipating, taking the calamity on behalf of Xiaoyue. It was somewhat eerie.

"Let me see who you are!" Yang Tian roared in fury. His aura was terrifying, shaking the heavens. The entire Mount Tai darkened, layers of void collapsed, like an incredibly fierce storm that swept the four corners of the world, as if to suppress the entire universe!

This stretch of heaven and earth turned pitch black. The sky grew heavy and dull, emitting rumbling divine sounds. Golden lightning struck horizontally, as if to split the blue sky.

The people on the Jade Emperor Summit were scared half to death. They actually saw golden lightning, extremely terrifying, and it was rampaging wildly in all directions.

"Could it be that the Jade Emperor has come alive?" a young man shouted. This must be a miracle.

"Boundless and endless, too terrifying. Is this the end of the world?" Many felt as if a terrifying divine furnace hung in the void, emitting an indescribably dreadful aura that made people tremble.

The sky trembled, booming and cracking like the forging pool of the celestial realm. The entire heavens seemed about to collapse.

In this world, many had obtained cultivation methods left by ancient sages. They all emerged from seclusion, gazing into this terrifying region, their faces filled with shock.

"What a terrifying expert! What kind of supreme being can make heaven and earth tremble like this!"

"The entire cultivation world has only a few hundred people. The primordial energy of this world is sealed. How could such a figure appear!"

"Too terrifying. Even thousands of li away, I feel my soul is about to leave my body. If he released this aura, we would all be burned to death."

Yang Tian was furious. His eyes shot divine light, seeing through the falsehood. His pupils blazed with spiritual energy, trying to see who was targeting them.

He went completely berserk. His physical body was unmatched. With each punch, endless void shattered, surging in all directions. The stars in the sky trembled, nearly knocked down by Yang Tian.

He searched all around, but unfortunately could not find who was causing trouble, and the merit continued to disappear.

"It's an artifact." Suddenly, the Nightmare Dragon revived, somewhat astonished.

Hearing this, Yang Tian's face lit up with joy. He quickly said, "Senior Nightmare Dragon, can you tell who is making the move?"

The Nightmare Dragon had followed the Supreme Being and was an artifact personally refined by him. He knew a great deal and should be able to discern something.

"Let me think." After a moment of silence, the Nightmare Dragon couldn't help but say, "I have heard the master say that there are three rare books in this world, treasures of the ancient Heavenly Court, born from chaos. They are: the Heavenly Book, the Investiture of the Gods; the Earth Book: the Earth Book; and the Human Book: the Book of Life and Death!

The Investiture of the Gods is a treasure for enfeoffing deities. There was a rumor that only gods enfeoffed by the Investiture of the Gods were true gods. No one knows the reason, but the Investiture of the Gods was lost long ago, and no one has seen where it is.

Some ancient sages say it is in the broken ancient Immortal Domain; others say it has shattered; others say it disappeared into this world. No one can say for sure, but it is undeniably the Heavenly Book, used to enfeoff the various great gods.

The Earth Book, on the other hand, is the membrane of the earth. It can cut all things, stars, and is indestructible. It is refined from several of the hardest substances in the world and is equally mysterious.

The Book of Life and Death is a treasure that governs life and death. Its attacks are bizarre and unpredictable, killing without form. It is said that if a name is written on it, even gods cannot escape!"

Hearing these secrets, Yang Tian was extremely surprised. He then shook his head and said, "If it really were such a treasure, Qing Xiaoyue, a mere mortal, would have perished long ago. That's impossible."

"Although the Book of Life and Death is terrifying, it also depends on who writes with it. Moreover, ordinary people cannot control such a treasure. It probably hasn't exerted even a billionth of its power; otherwise, even you would have fallen!" The Nightmare Dragon's expression was somewhat grave. He hadn't expected they had stirred up such big trouble.

At this moment, he sensed this stretch of heaven and earth. After a moment, he exclaimed in surprise, "You've actually come to the Mountain and Sea Realm!"

"We crossed over via the bronze altar. I just woke up here," Yang Tian said with pursed lips. This place was very mysterious.

"Back then, the master wanted to come here, but this world was sealed by someone, and he couldn't enter. I never expected you to end up here. How strange," the Nightmare Dragon said with some oddity.

"What? Even the ancestor couldn't enter!" Yang Tian was utterly stunned. How could that be? With the White-Robed Supreme's abilities, where couldn't he go?

"This place is the birthplace of the Daoist sect. During the great upheaval of the world, several Dao Ancestors set up seals here. The master could have entered, but he would have had to break the seals. He didn't do so, feeling that the ancient Daoist sect was planning something."

The Nightmare Dragon wasn't entirely clear either. The White-Robed Supreme knew this was the birthplace of the Daoist sect, extremely terrifying, and likely held countless inheritances, but he didn't enter, as if he had perceived something.

"Senior, look over there." At this moment, Yang Tian pointed to the Jade Emperor Summit. The bronze statue astonished him greatly.

Hearing this, the Nightmare Dragon looked over with a puzzled gaze. After scanning a few times, he frowned and said, "I don't sense anything strange."

"How can that be? I feel a dense force flowing, extremely terrifying. And there is a shrine of the ancient imperial altar here, which can manifest all gods and demons, very terrifying!" Yang Tian was somewhat shocked.

The Nightmare Dragon suddenly fell silent. Then he said, "This place seems to have a connection with you. You'll have to find the answer yourself. It likely relates to emperors. You must take it."

Yang Tian nodded. When he mentioned the Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Diagram, the Nightmare Dragon was stunned, then laughed heartily: "Good, your opportunity has come. If this really is the Book of Life and Death, it can help you perfect your Dao!"

Yang Tian also understood somewhat. He frowned and asked, "But where do we find the Book of Life and Death?"

"Although the Book of Life and Death is extremely terrifying, it's easy to find here. This world is not large. The closer this woman gets to the Book of Life and Death, the faster the merit dissipates. That way, we can find it," the Nightmare Dragon said with a smile.

"That works too." Yang Tian smiled broadly. Then, with a slight shake of his hand, he pulled Qing Xiaoyue's delicate body over.

"Brother Yang Tian, what's happening to me?" Qing Xiaoyue looked dazed. She had just experienced something like life and death.

"It's nothing. We'll resolve it soon." A glint of killing intent flashed in Yang Tian's eyes. He wanted to see who was scheming against them.

"Wait!" Suddenly, the Nightmare Dragon's startled cry came. His body directly manifested, a pitch-black dragon body exuding a desolate aura, extremely terrifying, giving people a hair-raising feeling.

"Ah... a snake!" Xiaoyue was startled and then screamed.

The Nightmare Dragon's face instantly darkened. He was the dignified Nightmare Dragon, a being that struck fear into the cultivation world, yet this little girl dared to call him a snake. If it were anyone else, he would have already slapped them to death.

"Xiaoyue, don't talk nonsense." Yang Tian also glared at her fiercely.

Xiaoyue shrank her neck, feeling wronged. But when she saw its appearance clearly, her face was full of shock. Could this be a black dragon?

Dragon—she was not unfamiliar with it. China had many totems. The dragon was a noble and exalted creature, and now it appeared before her very eyes.

"Senior, what's wrong with her?" Yang Tian was somewhat puzzled. This was the first time he had seen the Nightmare Dragon with such an expression. It seemed Qing Xiaoyue was somewhat unusual.

Hearing this, the Nightmare Dragon was silent for a long time, then couldn't help but blurt out a curse: "Damn it, imperial blood flows within her!"