Immemorial Catalogue Seals Jiu You, Five Great Academies Seed Quota Selection!

After doing all this,

Qing Luo turned his gaze toward the great canyon at the center of the Black Basin behind him.

After that brief incident,

the surrounding Spiritual Energy began boiling once more, while scorching heat swept out from the depths of the canyon.

The insect swarms and beast tides that had broken free from the sealing power

had barely stirred

before they were enveloped by a visible ripple of black flame.

The next instant,

the flesh and blood of those insect swarms and beast tides were grotesquely stripped away,

transforming into streams of dense life force that converged toward the depths of the canyon.

Immediately afterward,

an incomparably bizarre sight unfolded before Qing Luo.

The beast tides and insect swarms that had been stripped of their flesh seemed to have received some sort of summons.

Skeleton after skeleton continued charging down toward the center of the Black Basin, scattering and piling up!

Under Qing Luo's watchful gaze, they formed a jagged mountain of bones that made one's scalp tingle...

"Jiu You is about to evolve!"

Qing Luo murmured softly.

Knowing the original plot, he was not surprised by this scene.

In the original story,

Jiu You's evolution would still fail this time.

Afterward, Jiu You's remaining Spirit Soul would seek out a host, enter Mu Chen's sea of consciousness, and be suppressed by the Immemorial Catalogue within it.

That was how he obtained Jiu You's power...

Although Qing Luo possessed the True Phoenix Spirit Essence and had no need to refine Jiu You,

a spirit essence was still different from the main body of a Spirit Beast.

Not to mention that a spirit pet with the potential to evolve into a Divine Beast could provide essential help in the early stages.

After thinking it over,

Qing Luo decided to wait and see

whether he might have a chance to subdue this Jiu You.

While Qing Luo waited,

the surrounding Spiritual Energy grew increasingly scorching and turbulent. Endless black flames erupted from deep underground,

spreading throughout the entire Black Basin.

Using the bones of countless Spirit Beasts as nourishment, they wreathed the towering Black Basin in raging black fire...

"Something isn't right..."

Seeing this, Qing Luo could not help frowning slightly.

According to the plot,

Jiu You's evolution should have drawn down a Thunder Tribulation from the heavens.

Yet at this moment,

there was not even a dark cloud in the sky, much less any lightning.

Qing Luo activated his Double Pupils

and looked through the rising black flames toward the Black Giant Egg deep within the Earth Veins.

The golden patterns around the Black Giant Egg had grown increasingly radiant. Terrifying black flames coiled around the surface of its shell.

As the black flames burned, that awe-inspiring aura became ever more violent and terrifying...

Crack, crack—

Under Qing Luo's gaze,

cracks began appearing across the Black Giant Egg.

"This doesn't seem like a sign of evolution."

Boom—

Just as Qing Luo hesitated,

the Black Giant Egg covered in cracks suddenly exploded. A Jet-black Great Bird, its entire body black and wreathed in mysterious dark flames, appeared in Qing Luo's sight.

Buzz—

As Jiu You appeared,

a visible ripple of black Spiritual Energy swept indiscriminately through the surroundings.

Wherever the Spiritual Energy ripple passed,

the mysterious and lush Primeval Forest immediately erupted into roaring flames.

A full third of the Black Nether Abyss...

was engulfed by the spreading black flames, turning into an endless world of fire.

Screech—

A cry that shook the soul rang out.

Jiu You beat its wings and appeared above the Black Basin, stirring boundless flames as it swept sideways toward Qing Luo beneath his stunned gaze.

"Damn beast..."

A ruthless gleam flashed through Qing Luo's eyes.

He had always felt that something was wrong. Jiu You was not evolving—it was after the True Phoenix Spirit Essence within his body...

Had this been before he came to the Black Nether Abyss, Qing Luo might have turned and run.

But now,

playing with fire?

The True Phoenix Sacred Flame was Jiu You's progenitor!

Although Qing Luo had only obtained a wisp of True Phoenix Spirit Essence, this Jiu You before him was equally weakened.

The power it could display should only be at the Heaven Transformation Realm!

"True Phoenix Sky Burning Art!"

Cry—

Golden Immortal Light filled Qing Luo's Double Pupils as his hands formed seals.

A True Phoenix Phantom stretching for hundreds of miles appeared behind Qing Luo, crying out toward the heavens...

As the True Phoenix Phantom shook its wings,

the flames spreading for millions of miles surged toward Qing Luo. The scorching black flames condensed in his palm into a clear yet solid True Phoenix Phantom.

As Qing Luo pressed out with his fingertip,

the True Phoenix Phantom fiercely crashed into the Jiu You sweeping toward him.

Boom—

Two terrifying flames exploded in the skies above the Black Nether Abyss.

A visible shockwave spread through the skies over the Black Nether Abyss.

Then, the exploding flames rained down from the heavens like falling meteors, setting the entire Black Nether Abyss ablaze.

With the True Phoenix Phantom at his back,

Qing Luo stood in the air, watching Jiu You, scorched yet not fatally wounded by the True Phoenix Sacred Flame, continue flying toward him.

A trace of disdain appeared in his eyes.

"Seal!"

Qing Luo flicked his wrist.

He hurled out that page of the Immemorial Catalogue.

The Mandala Flower patterns upon it bloomed with fluorescent light, transforming into enormous mysterious petals that swallowed Jiu You whole.

They then reverted into Mandala Flower patterns attached to the Immemorial Catalogue.

Qing Luo looked at the Immemorial Catalogue in his hand.

The patterns of the originally black Mandala Flower had changed. Within its pistil was clearly a bound Jiu You.

Seeing this,

Qing Luo stored the Immemorial Catalogue within his sea of consciousness.

The True Phoenix Immortal Wings behind him trembled as he swept toward the outskirts of the Black Nether Abyss.

As he passed the area where Xu Mu was hiding, Qing Luo waved his wrist. A stream of Spiritual Energy wrapped around Xu Mu, and they left the Black Nether Abyss together.

Northern Spirit Territory!

Nearly a week had passed since the Black Nether Abyss was ignited,

since that disaster in which boundless flames dyed the Northern Spirit Territory blood-red.

No one knew what had happened within the Black Nether Abyss.

Everyone throughout the Northern Spirit Territory was restless and uneasy.

During this time,

shocking news erupted one after another across the Northern Spirit Territory.

Liu Jingshan, the previous Domain Lord of the Liu Region

and the strongest expert of the Northern Spirit Territory, whom everyone believed to be dead, announced his return. He reclaimed control of the Liu Region and declared that the Liu Region would be temporarily closed.

As the Liu Region temporarily cut off contact with the outside world,

the Eight Regions of the Northern Spirit Territory, including the Mu Region, Tang Domain, Luo Region, and Hong Domain,

also issued declarations one after another, temporarily closing their Teleportation Arrays and ceasing contact with the outside world.

As the various regions of the Northern Spirit Territory closed off,

just as the various forces of the Northern Spirit Territory were speculating whether the temporary closure of the Nine Regions was connected to the blood-red disaster in the Black Nether Abyss,

even more explosive news quietly spread throughout the Northern Spirit Territory.

The Three Brothers of the Liu Region—Liu Qingtian, Liu Zong, and Liu Ming—had died, and the Liu Region's experts had been nearly wiped out.

Zhou Ye, the Mu Region's second-in-command, had died, while more than half of the Mu Region's city lords had been lost...

The Black Nether Abyss had become a land of death, yet it contained opportunities from all the major forces!

All kinds of news swept through the Northern Spirit Territory like a hurricane,

leaving the already anxious and speculative forces of the Northern Spirit Territory even more shaken and horrified.

While the major forces were astonished and bewildered by the news, countless Wandering Cultivators headed for the Black Nether Abyss to explore, hoping to find opportunities of their own.

At this turbulent and unsettled moment,

another piece of news capable of sweeping through the Northern Spirit Territory spread, gradually stirring the uneasy and apprehensive forces into a frenzy.

That was,

the Five Great Academies quota selection had begun.

This time, the overlooked Northern Spirit Academy had unexpectedly received five quotas at once.

In addition,

there was one Seed Quota!

The moment this news spread, every force throughout the Northern Spirit Territory was shaken.

The Northern Spirit Territory was relatively weak within the Hundred Spirits Land.

In the past,

the Northern Spirit Academy could obtain at most three quotas, while a Seed Quota had never appeared before.

Obtaining a Seed Quota

meant possessing cultivation resources no weaker than those of the heirs of other clans and major regions in the Hundred Spirits Land. It represented limitless possibilities.

While the various forces were shaken, they also began to speculate.

This time...

who would obtain the Seed Quota of the Five Great Academies?