A Storm Was Brewing

After Feng Yunyang lost an arm to Yi Yun's position in Myriad Gods Ridge suddenly became precarious. Many people began to fear the Chenyue Tower, as it was a place they dared not offend. Countless people had already met their demise in front of Yi Yun.

However, as time went by, the expected outcome of Yi Yun being accepted as Personal Disciple by the patriarch did not occur. Instead, Yi Yun's freedom of movement was restricted, with a special enforcement team patrolling Chenyue Tower to prevent him Yi Yun entering or leaving at will.

This change left many people bewildered. What exactly was the patriarch trying to do? He neither punished Yi Yun nor promoted him to Closed-Door Disciple, but instead confined Yi Yun to his quarters.

However, Feng Yunyang, who was seen by everyone as having been completely defeated by Yi Yun and whose confidence had been shattered, actually had his severed arm reattached by the Myriad Gods Ridge sect leader using a large number of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and has been recuperating in bed ever since.

As a result, two months later, Feng Yunyang had almost fully recovered, and he remained the patriarch's disciple, with no change in status.

As for Yi Yun, he remained an ordinary Personal Disciple, disliked by the sect leader. The sect leader's attitude towards Yi Yun was already quite clear. Yi Yun had brutally beaten Feng Yunyang and was subsequently confined to his quarters. The sect leader hadn't even seen Yi Yun once, as if he wasn't his disciple at all.

"It seems Yi Yun isn't trusted..."

Some elders privately discussed that, in terms of talent, Yi Yun was undoubtedly the Myriad Gods Ridge, but he was not only not valued, but was also strictly guarded. The only explanation was that Yi Yun was not trusted by the sect leader and the Myriad Gods Ancestor.

"I don't know why the sect leader doesn't trust Yi Yun. Perhaps Yi Yun is too bloodthirsty. Not only did he kill Song Bowen and Zhang Wuchen, but he also beat up Feng Yunyang, which embarrassed the patriarch. Naturally, the patriarch doesn't like it."

"It's a bit strange. If someone isn't trusted, they should just be expelled from the sect. But Yi Yun is being confined to Chenyue Tower instead. What's going on?"

Some people considered this possibility, but the more they thought about it, the more they felt that Yi Yun's situation was precarious. Could it be that the sect leader and the patriarch neither trusted Yi Yun nor felt that expelling him from the sect would offend Yi Yun, and offending such a prodigy would bring bad consequences in the future? So, they simply decided to permanently imprison Yi Yun?

People couldn't figure out what the patriarch and the sect leader were thinking, so they simply stopped thinking about it. However, one thing was certain: Yi Yun would not be able to gain power in Myriad Gods Ridge in the short term. Those who had offended Yi Yun breathed a sigh of relief, at least they wouldn't be purged by Yi Yun.

Time passed, and this period became extremely peaceful.

Yi Yun paid no attention to the days he was confined to his quarters. He cultivated every day to consolidate his foundation at the Dao Palace Fifth Layer.

Dao Palace Realm requires the accumulation of time. Many peerless geniuses have spent hundreds of years at the Dao Palace Realm, and some even intentionally suppress their cultivation.

However, in Yi Yun's view, the intentional suppression of cultivation was mostly due to a lack of confidence in his own understanding of the laws, and he wanted to spend more time repairing the laws. Yi Yun had condensed four nine-leaf Dao Fruit in the Dao Condensation Realm. In terms of the laws, he had already reached perfection. As long as he accumulated enough, he could break through naturally.

"Yi Yun, I don't know what the Myriad Gods Ancestor has been up to lately, and I can't find out anything about him."

On this day, the old snake suddenly appeared, as if he had appeared out of thin air in Yi Yun's cultivation room.

"What's wrong?"

"That old codger, the Myriad Gods Ancestor, has shielded his residence with an array, which my Spiritual Sense cannot penetrate. If I force my way in, he will definitely notice."

The old snake rarely showed a serious expression. Yi Yun didn't reply. If the old snake couldn't do anything, then he certainly couldn't either.

The old snake plopped down on Yi Yun's stone bed, took out his wine gourd, and said while drinking, "I always feel that he is plotting something, but I can't figure it out. He has confined you, and I'm afraid he will make a move against you soon. If you continue to stay in Myriad Gods Ridge, it may be dangerous."

The old snake frankly admitted that he wasn't 100% confident he could protect Yi Yun.

Yi Yun pondered for a moment, "Senior, do you think you can defeat the Myriad Gods Ancestor head-on?"

After listening to Yi Yun's words, the old snake shook the wine in his gourd. After a long while, he sighed and said, "My strength is not what you think. You probably think that I am very powerful but intentionally hide my strength. In fact, you are wrong. There are limitations to my actions."

"I suffered a severe injury before, and the power within my body was sealed. If I want to fight, I must first unseal my power. The more I unseal, the stronger I can be, but the greater the damage to my body will be. If I unseal 60-70% of the power within me, then in the entire Myriad Gods Ridge, and even the entire Jinghai, no one will be my match. However, that will also cause immense damage to my body, and may even put me into a deep sleep. I will try my best not to use my own power, otherwise I won't have much lifespan left."

The old snake took a swig of strong liquor, wiped his mouth, and spoke of a long and untold past. His casual remark, "severely wounded," startled Yi Yun. Who had inflicted such a heavy blow on the old snake?

This was the first time he had heard the old snake recount his past experiences in such a serious manner.

I never imagined that Old Serpent was so severely injured that he became like this. Even so, he has unleashed most of his power and can still run rampant in Jinghai. What kind of person would he be in his prime?

Upon careful recollection, Yi Yun remembered that when he first met the old snake, he was curious about the old fellow's cultivation level and suspected that he was pretending to be weak while actually being strong. So he used the Energy Vision of the Origin Purple Crystal to examine the old snake's body.

It turned out that the old snake's cultivation was utterly ruined. The only difference was that there was a ball of gray energy in his body, but Yi Yun couldn't tell what that gray energy was.

It now appears that this mass of gray energy is related to the old snake's past.

The reason why the old snake is living such a reclusive life is probably largely due to the injuries he sustained.

Because he had sealed his power, he was just an ordinary, mediocre nobody who wouldn't give him a second glance. In addition, Old Snake had experienced many ups and downs, so his mentality wouldn't be affected by trivial matters. As a result, he lived a carefree life every day. Even when the territory of the small sect he had previously established was taken away, he didn't care.

Yi Yun said, "If you can defeat the Myriad Gods Ancestor in a short time and the price you have to pay is bearable, why not take action now, kill the Myriad Gods Ancestor directly, and obtain the Kanglong Ding?"

The old snake shook its head and said, "The Kanglong Ding never belonged to the Myriad Gods Ancestor. Even if I kill the Myriad Gods Ancestor, I can't take the Kanglong Ding away. Besides, that old codger has been researching the Kanglong Ding for millions of years. He knows more information than I do. In addition, he has the entire Myriad Gods Ridge to collect all kinds of resources he needs. If we want to truly activate the Kanglong Ding, I'm afraid it will still be that old codger who has to take action."

"I'm only here to tell you this: if you don't want to get involved in this mess, I'll send you away now. After all, I don't know what that old guy is up to these days."

The old snake gave Yi Yun a piece of advice.

Yi Yun remained silent for a while, then shook his head.

Leaving would be easy, but he didn't want to. He had a vague feeling that this involved the artifacts of the Twelve Dao Ancestors and was probably related to some secret of the world. If he left today, he was afraid he would miss out on a lot.

"Hehe! Kid, I actually guessed you wouldn't leave before I even came." The old snake chuckled as he drank his wine.

"Since you've already guessed it, why are you asking me?"

"I'm just preparing you mentally, so you won't blame me for harming you later. Don't worry, you're someone entrusted to me by Chenxue. Even if I have to risk unleashing half of my strength, I'll protect you. At the very least, I'll collect your corpse."

As the old snake talked, he started to lose his composure and become unserious.

Yi Yun shook his head speechlessly, but since the old snake said it could defeat the Myriad Gods Ancestor head-on, there shouldn't be too much of a problem, right?

"Kid, this mark is for you."

As the old snake spoke, it raised its hand and formed a hand seal, releasing a stream of light that directly entered Yi Yun's body.

"If you encounter danger, the mark will immediately shatter, and I will sense it. In fact, I have always kept a close watch on your Chenyue Tower with my Spiritual Sense. Leaving a mark in your body is just a precaution."

As the old snake spoke, its figure flashed and it vanished from the secret chamber.

Yi Yun looked at the stone bed where the old snake had disappeared, took a deep breath, and felt a storm brewing.

He was waiting to see what the Myriad Gods Ancestor would do.