The Seven-Colored Small Snake

In this desolate mountain cave, Yi Yun activated the Dragon Emperor Art, and the dense spiritual energy around him surged toward him like a whale sucking in water.

Soon, a vortex of vital energy formed around Yi Yun.

With each breath Yi Yun took, he absorbed the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi of this ancient world.

Rumble! The blood in Yi Yun 'Yi Yun body surged and churned like a raging torrent, constantly washing over his body.

A towering building rises from the ground, and a fine sword is forged through tempering. As Yi Yun refines himself and strengthens his foundation, his cultivation becomes increasingly refined.

Without the Oblivion River Water, Yi Yun could also undergo such foundational refinement, but that would be extremely time-consuming, perhaps requiring decades or even centuries.

Yi Yun has been cultivating martial arts for so long, always striving to surpass others in cultivation level. Never before has he truly settled down to hone his foundation like today.

The Oblivion River Water had completely merged into Yi Yun's body. He felt that the flow of time he experienced was getting faster and faster relative to the time around him, approaching thirty times faster.

With a thirty-fold time difference, one day in the outside world can feel like a month in Yi Yun's life.

At this rate, if Yi Yun goes into seclusion for two years, it will be equivalent to a full cycle of sixty years.

For Yi Yun, who has only lived for a little over a hundred years, spending a full sixty years honing his foundation would be an incredibly extravagant thing. Not only Yi Yun, but other young geniuses would also be reluctant to do so, as it would waste their life potential during their youth. However, after drinking the Oblivion River Water, they had no such concerns at all.

"For over a hundred years of cultivation, I have been chasing time and have never slowed down my cultivation speed. My realm has far surpassed that of martial artists of the same age. Although my foundation has never shown any signs of instability thanks to the multiple Nine-Leaf Dao Fruit I have condensed, I have still cultivated too fast. Today, I will properly settle my cultivation and use all the time I gained after drinking the Oblivion River Water to accumulate more power."

Yi Yun continuously practiced breathing exercises, exhaling stale air and inhaling pure vital energy with each breath.

After an unknown amount of time, a muffled rumble of thunder gradually echoed from the valley.

At first, the thunder was relatively soft, but as the days went by, it grew louder and louder, echoing through the valley.

This is the sound of Yi Yun breathing as he inhales and exhales his vital energy.

Yi Yun's foundation at this point had been forged through countless trials and tribulations, making it incredibly profound.

His skin was like fine jade, and his bones were translucent and crystalline.

The reason why the bodies of those powerful beings can remain imperishable for hundreds of millions of years after their death is because they have honed their bodies to the point where they resemble magical treasures.

Through repeated tempering, Yi Yun's body had transcended the mortal realm; ordinary swords and blades could not cut through his skin, and his bones were incredibly hard.

At this moment, almost as if it were a natural progression, Yi Yun's aura suddenly rose rapidly upwards.

The aura grew stronger and stronger, and suddenly, a clear bell sound came from within Yi Yun's dantian, from the Nine Treasures Dao Palace.

This is the sound of the Great Dao, the sound of all the laws that Yi Yun has comprehended.

The Daoist temple slowly rose higher amidst the ringing of the bell.

Yi Yun is cultivating the Dragon Emperor Art, and he needs a lot of resources to break through his cultivation realm. Without the Oblivion River Water, it would take him quite a while to break through to the Ninth Level Dao Palace.

But now, the Ninefold Dao Palace has begun to take shape.

Every brick and tile is composed of laws comprehended by Yi Yun.

Only with a solid foundation can a truly magnificent building be constructed.

Yi Yun's foundation was incredibly deep, to the point that his Dao Palace was far more magnificent than that of ordinary martial artists.

Gradually, a new layer of the Dao Palace appeared. The Nine-Tiered Nine Treasures Dao Palace, like a gazelle hanging its horns, was perfectly formed and extremely harmonious, full of magnificent and grand beauty, as if such a Dao Palace should have always existed in the world.

"He has reached the Dao Palace Ninth Layer."

By this time, Yi Yun had reached the pinnacle of the Dao Palace Realm. In the Dao Palace Realm, Yi Yun had cultivated to the extreme, and there were no flaws in either his foundation or his final achievement.

However, Yi Yun's aura not only did not stop rising, but continued to surge.

Boom boom boom!

His breathing was like thunder, shaking the entire valley.

Yi Yun opened his mouth and inhaled, swallowing all the remaining Oblivion River Water into his stomach in one breath.

As Yi Yun exhaled, a vacuum of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi even formed around him.

He was like a black hole, continuously absorbing massive amounts of the primordial Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi.

This Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi was so dense that it formed water mist, and could even condense into pure primordial liquid, which Yi Yun was now inhaling in large gulps.

A series of booming sounds emanated from his dantian.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Boom!

Cracks began to appear in the Ninefold Nine Treasures Dao Palace within Yi Yun's dantian.

These cracks continued to widen, covering the entire Daoist palace.

The appearance of cracks in the Dao Palace signifies that it is about to collapse. This is not because there is a problem with Yi Yun's cultivation, but rather a necessary step to break through to the Venerable realm.

Once the Dao Palace is completely shattered and a Dharma Body is formed, one will officially step into the Venerable Realm.

However, all of this is a long process and cannot be accomplished overnight.

Yi Yun wasn't in a hurry; he had plenty of time. After passing through the Oblivion River Water in a month or two, three to five years would pass.

He has already decided to attempt to break through to the Venerable Realm in this Ancient Ruins Realm!

Just as Yi Yun was calmly accumulating strength for this plan, Yi Yun suddenly felt a slight restlessness in his internal energy and blood.

This restlessness seemed to be stirred by something, causing a thought to cross Yi Yun's mind.

He opened his eyes, his gaze reaching dozens of miles away, and saw a scene that astonished him.

He saw a dozen or so men and women rushing by, many of whom were injured.

Is there someone else in this secret place?

Yi Yun was taken aback for a moment, but then he understood Old Man Black Stone had told him that this world was the most primitive Ruins, which the Old Man Black Stone called the Ancient Ruins Realm.

The Ancient Ruins Realm is not unique to the Nine Li Witch Kingdom; other forces and races also have territories within the Ancient Ruins Realm.

Encountering people from other factions here is rare, but not surprising.

At this moment, dozens of miles away, a group of men and women in white were chasing a figure of light.

They coordinated their steps perfectly, their cooperation seamless. With each step they took, a mark of law was formed where they stepped, and these marks combined to form a net that enveloped the light and shadow they were chasing.

At this moment, Yi Yun also saw clearly that the light and shadow was a small Seven-Colored Small Snake, and that the snake had a pair of sharp horns on its head.

"Junior Disciple Brother Mo, cooperate with me to use the Seven Absolute Steps!"

"Junior Sister Song, flank them from the side!"

A bald man was directing the group; he moved with lightning speed, getting closer and closer to the seven-colored light and shadow.

"There's no road ahead!"

When the dozen or so people caught up to this point, suddenly a series of magnificent array patterns appeared in front of them, and they arrived in front of a large array.

The energy of this formation was immense. Seeing this, the bald man was not surprised but delighted. He knew that they had arrived outside the protective formation of a certain force.

This kind of protective formation is not so easy to pass through.

"Good! It has nowhere to escape!" the bald man exclaimed with delight. "You two split into two groups, one on the left and one on the right, to flank it and prevent it from escaping from the side. Junior Disciple Brother Mo, come with me to capture it from the front."

As the bald man spoke, he took out a large black net from his Space Ring, intending to use it to capture the Seven-Colored Small Snake.

At that moment, the Seven-Colored Small Snake crashed into the great formation.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, a golden light screen appeared out of thin air. No matter how fiercely the Seven-Colored Small Snake crashed into it, the golden light screen didn't even tremble. The Seven-Colored Small Snake was completely disoriented from the crashing, but in its panic, it whipped its tail and crashed into the golden light screen again.

"Boom!"

The Seven-Colored Small Snake charged with all its might, its scales torn, yet it still couldn't break through the great formation.

For a moment, a hint of despair flashed in the amber eyes of the Seven-Colored Small Snake.

"Haha! Heaven is on my side, you can't escape now."

The bald man spread out a large net, while his fellow disciples cooperated, casting hand seals to seal off the space within a radius of several miles. At this moment, the Seven-Colored Small Snake was trapped and could not escape.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The Seven-Colored Small Snake desperately rammed against the golden light barrier, but its power was too insignificant compared to the golden light barrier, like an ant trying to shake a tree.

All its efforts were in vain, as the black net began to tighten.

Seeing this, Yi Yun felt a pang of pity. For some reason, this Seven-Colored Small Snake seemed to have a subtle connection with his blood and qi, which was also the reason why Yi Yun felt his blood and qi being stirred during his previous seclusion.

Yi Yun felt as if he and the Seven-Colored Small Snake were of the same origin, which made him feel a sense of shared sorrow for the Seven-Colored Small Snake's fate.

He wanted to save the Seven-Colored Small Snake!

Just as Yi Yun had this thought, the golden light barrier outside the great formation trembled slightly. The light barrier rippled outward like spreading water, and a hole the size of a bowl appeared on the golden light barrier.

The Seven-Colored Small Snake, which had been in despair, suddenly discovered the hole that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere and was startled.

At this moment, the black net had already enveloped it. The Seven-Colored Small Snake reacted quickly, flicked its tail, and flew directly into the cave entrance.

"Boom!!"

The black net crashed violently against the golden light screen, while the Seven-Colored Small Snake had already transformed into a streak of light and flown into the great formation of the Nine Li Witch Kingdom.

The next moment, the opening began to close rapidly and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Everything returned to normal, as if the cave entrance had never existed. However, the Seven-Colored Small Snake had already entered the light curtain, facing the dozen or so men and women across the light curtain.

"What!?" The bald man was stunned. Just when they were about to succeed, the light screen opened, letting the Seven-Colored Small Snake in, ruining their efforts.

What's going on!?

The bald man's expression was gloomy; the feeling of being so close to success but failing was infuriating him.

"Martial Brother Wu, there's someone in that formation!" someone suddenly said, having spotted Yi Yun within the formation.