The Illusion Realm's Gate Opens
On the stage, Yang Tianyou stepped onto the stage again. This time, his opponent was a middle-aged man with rough hands and feet, a chin covered in black stubble, and a fierce face.
Sensing the familiar bloodline fluctuations within the other party's body, Yang Tianyou's eyes flickered slightly: the bloodline of the Mount Tai Python, the Ba Commandery Xiang Household Bajun.
He once killed a Xiang Household Foundation Establishment from the Xiang family named Xiang Yun in Ba Commandery, so he was quite familiar with this bloodline.
"The duel begins!"
Beside the arena, Nascent Soul Cultivator spoke calmly, his aged voice spreading with his Law Power.
Boom!!
Rock fragments flew everywhere, and a large pit suddenly appeared beneath the feet of the ferocious middle-aged man. His exceptionally powerful Blood Qi transformed into a raging python that roared to the sky and twisted wildly behind him.
Seeing his opponent charging straight at him, Yang Tianyou was tempted to test his newly mastered Great Achievement Melt Gold Body Refinement, which gave him a Vajra Body. So he didn't make any defensive moves, but simply activated his Divine Ability and stood there quietly.
Golden light flowed across his skin, and the once handsome and refined young man transformed in the blink of an eye into a fierce and imposing Vajra, exuding an aura of unwavering strength.
When!!
The fierce middle-aged man, wearing Law Treasure gauntlets, slammed his heavy fist into Yang Tianyou. A resounding boom echoed out, and amidst the rolling shockwaves, the golden figure remained completely unharmed.
"What?"
Xiang Xi was startled. Although his powerful punch, delivered with all his might, looked unremarkable, he was confident that even a mountain would crumble into dust upon impact.
However, the young man in front of him stood still, enduring the attack head-on, yet remained calm and composed, as if the punch was nothing more than a drizzle.
Such a nonchalant attitude enraged the usually arrogant Xiang Xi. He suddenly activated his Divine Ability, clenched his five fingers together, and his fist shone like a bright star, radiating rays of light.
Lower Divine Ability: Heavenly Star Fist!
Boom!!
Before the fist even arrived, a powerful Gang Wind swept in, with countless Wind Blades intertwined, like hundreds of sharp blades spiraling and cutting. Even a piece of Second-Tier Spirit Metal would likely be sliced to pieces if caught in it.
However, Yang Tianyou remained calm and composed, his golden body unmoved, standing tall amidst the Gang Wind, with only the crisp tinkling sound continuing to ring out.
The Heavenly Star Fist landed heavily, like a burning star, its light and heat bursting forth in an instant, drawing everyone's attention.
Yang Tianyou also took it a little more seriously. This person's strength was already quite strong among Early Golden Core cultivators. Even ordinary Golden Core Body Cultivators would not dare to take this punch head-on with their Fleshly Bodies and would need to deal with it using combat techniques.
With this thought in mind, he slightly raised his mind, and his internal Law Power surged forth in preparation for any eventuality.
Thump!!
Like a comet striking the moon, the punch collided with Yang Tianyou's golden body. Instantly, centered on them, most of the arena was destroyed, sinking, with earth and rocks flying everywhere, smoke and dust filling the air, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi turbulent.
"What? This is impossible!" A gruff voice of disbelief came from the smoke and dust. Xiang Xi looked at Yang Tianyou, who was still unharmed, and a look of shock involuntarily appeared on his face.
"Nothing is impossible. Daoist Friends, would you like to continue?" Yang Tianyou stood with his hands behind his back, a slight smile playing on his lips, clearly in a good mood.
After mastering the First Heaven Great Achievement of the Melt Gold Body Refinement Divine Ability, his defensive power skyrocketed. He had taken a punch from this person without feeling much pressure.
It should be noted that this fierce middle-aged man was by no means weak. As Dual Cultivation of Spell and Body, his combat strength was often among the top in his class. However, his full-force attack, unleashing his Divine Ability, did not even shatter Yang Tianyou's protective golden light. One can imagine how strong Yang Tianyou's defense was at the moment.
I surrender!
Xiang Xi's expression shifted several times before he finally sighed in defeat.
If your strongest techniques can't even break through someone else's defenses, what's the point of fighting?
After he conceded defeat, Yang Tianyou received a new number, allowing him to participate in the next level of the duel.
"May I ask your name, Daoist Friends, and which faction you belong to?" Xiang Xi stepped forward, cupping his hands in greeting.
"Yang Tianyou, from Luochuan Commandery, Purple Moon County, Yang Household!" Yang Tianyou turned around and said with a smile.
After he killed Xiang Yun, he immediately fled in Flying Boat. In addition, so many years have passed and the Xiang Household has not shown any signs of seeking revenge, so they probably haven't discovered his identity.
And even if we knew, so what?
Now that Yang Tianyou has broken through to the Golden Core, his status is vastly different. Would the Xiang Household really go to such lengths to fight him over a Foundation Establishment disciple?
It seems highly unlikely.
It must be Xiang Yun's closest relatives who still remember him and cherish his memory to this day.
"So it's the Purple Moon Yang Household. My apologies. I heard a few years ago that Jinshui County in Luochuan Commandery was renamed Purple Moon County. The Blade Venerable Great White Yang Tianyou is renowned Luochuan River. You must be the one?" Xiang Xi said with Xiang Xi fist and a fist salute, inwardly marveling. Indeed, a great reputation is well-deserved. This person has such a great reputation in Luochuan Commandery, his strength is indeed exceptionally formidable.
"You flatter me..."
Yang Tianyou clasped his hands in greeting, exchanged a few words with him, and then left the arena to return to the Palace to rest.
Time passed, Guanghan Grand Assembly lasted for more than four months before all 1,110 spots were decided.
During this time, Yang Tianyou defeated several powerful Golden Core Cultivators again, finally securing a spot to enter the Immortal-Demon Illusion Realm.
Besides him, five of the more than twenty cultivators from the Yang and Feng Households who came this time were selected.
The names are Yunhua, Yang Xuanyun, Yang Xuande, Little True Person Yueyang, and Feng Lieqing, which is more than expected. Yang Tianyou originally thought that only Yang Xuanyun could get a spot in the Foundation Establishment Realm, as the competition was too fierce.
Although there are a thousand Foundation Establishment slots, there are at least six thousand Foundation Establishment Cultivators coming to participate in the Guanghan Grand Assembly. They are all elites from each faction, so getting a slot is really not easy.
On the other hand, after the more than one thousand slots for entering the Immortal-Demon Illusion Realm were confirmed, the various forces began to wait patiently.
The opening of the Immortal-Demon Illusion Realm is not under anyone's control; it can only be opened at a fixed time.
During this month-long waiting period, dozens of trade fairs were held in succession due to the large number of cultivators.
He had cultivators at the Nascent Soul Spirit Transformation, Golden Core, and Foundation Establishment, and Yang Tianyou also took this opportunity to exchange for many useful Spirit Items.
The harvest was considerable, including Spirit Materials with spatial properties, Demon Beast Inner Cores used to enhance the cultivation of the seven-headed Spirit Beast, and Third Tier Spirit Gold used to refine life-bound Law Artifact.
Finally, the millennium arrived.
As night fell, the stars disappeared, leaving only the bright moon shining. Accompanied by the rich power of Moonlight, a magnificent and vast Portal slowly appeared in a certain location high in the sky.
Many scenes were engraved on that Portal.
Some cultivators, their eyes blazing with fury, wielded longswords and engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the hideous Devil Race.
Two massive armies, wielding the power of heaven and earth, clashed fiercely, shattering mountains and drying up rivers.
A peerless fairy danced under the moon, her enchanting dance causing snowflakes to flutter and annihilate one vicious and brutal Devil Race after another.
Desolation, ancient, magnificent, and passionate—even before entering the illusion, everyone felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on their hearts.
"The Guanghan Immortal-Demon Illusion Realm is now open. Please enter immediately!"
As True Person Yueshan's deep voice rang out, the numerous cultivators who had obtained their spots circulated their Law Power, soared into the air, and stepped into the fully opened Portal.