The Immortal Realm was a beautiful fantasy in Shrouding the Heavens. It took three Red Dust Immortals to pierce through the cosmic barrier and fight their way into the Immortal Realm. It perfectly proved the old saying:
"Want to become immortal? Go to the Immortal Realm!"
"Want to enter the Immortal Realm? Go become immortal!"
How many Ancient Sovereign Great Emperors had been led astray by the Immortal Realm's empty promise, ending up bloodied and battered, lying low in the Restricted Areas as they endured bitterly. They might as well have joined forces to break into the Strange World instead. At the very least, they could live longer there.
Lin Yu searched the ancient caves within the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest for a long time before finally sensing the aura of the human race in one of them.
Divine light shone brilliantly within the ancient cave. A casual dig would uncover divine sources the size of human heads, their dazzling radiance sacred and peaceful, illuminating the entire cave with splendor.
As he ventured deeper into the cave, he collected two or three cubic meters of divine source blocks along the way. At the end of the cave, he discovered an old man sealed within divine source.
The old man was skin and bones, with no trace of life fluctuations around him, yet he exuded a palpitating aura.
He was precisely the target Lin Yu had come here to find: Dongfang Taiyi, the Primordial human Great Saint.
His upper body was bare, every rib protruding clearly. A strip of beast hide wrapped around his waist, while his eyes remained shut. His sunken eye sockets resembled black holes, and his gray hair was as messy as withered grass.
His shriveled hand held a bone club that faintly emitted a mysterious aura.
During the Primordial era, the human race had been weak, regarded by the Ten Thousand Ancient Races as slaves and Blood Food. Yet Dongfang Taiyi had fed on the Ten Thousand Ancient Races. Many powerful royal clans had been beaten to death by his bone club and placed on roasting racks.
The Primordial royal clans feared him and called him the Primordial Human Demon, but that was his greatest honor.
Dongfang Taiyi cultivated both Taiyin and Taiyang, but something went wrong. He was a god by day and a demon by night, carving out an infamous reputation among the Ten Thousand Ancient Races.
The Ten Thousand Dragon Nest coveted the two Human Race Mother Scriptures on him, so they sealed him away. His body was bound tightly by crimson iron chains that cut deep into his flesh. Dense patterns were carved across them, flickering in and out of sight amid flashing light.
Lin Yu did not dare delay. He took out the Leaving Fire Divine Furnace, placed the divine source block sealing Dongfang Taiyi inside, then left the ancient cave and headed toward the exit of the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.
Soon, he saw the Stone Gate through which he had entered. It still looked tranquil and untouched by time. Dragon Qi surged like tides at the base of the Stone Gate, hazy and obscuring perception.
Lin Yu stepped out of the Stone Gate and looked back, wondering whether he should restore it to its original state.
"Forget it, leave it like this! It would be rude to come without returning the favor. If I took something, I should leave something behind as a courtesy."
Kindly, he decided to give the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest a reminder. From now on, they should sleep with one eye open. Besides, once they discovered that Dongfang Taiyi had been rescued, they would surely worry for a while and would not dare act so arrogantly.
At the exit of the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, Dragon Qi gathered and flowed in gentle streams. The Undying Divine Medicine had taken root there, its tiny golden dragon swimming among the tips of its branches and leaves.
Suddenly, flakes of black snow drifted down. When they landed upon the little dragon, they turned dark gold and flew directly into the divine medicine, imprisoning all its movements. The Undying Divine Medicine was utterly stunned.
It had been receiving nourishment from the Dragon Qi here. Never had it expected that, in this dragon pool and tiger den, right at the doorstep of a Primordial royal clan, it would be ambushed by a scheming thief.
A large hand glimmering with golden light reached out. The Source Heaven Divine Technique appeared again, severing its connection to the Dragon Vein. The True Dragon Divine Medicine obediently flew up and landed in that palm.
Although Undying Divine Medicines lacked offensive power, they could fly through the sky and vanish into the earth, disappearing without a trace at the slightest disturbance. This scheming thief had first imprisoned its mind, leaving it at the mercy of others.
After putting away the divine medicine, Lin Yu did not linger. Avoiding the Primordial Beings guarding the entrance, he arrived at the altar beneath the abyss. He saw Black Emperor, that damned dog, hiding amidst a cluster of formation patterns and looking around anxiously, with a Mysterious Jade Platform beneath his paws.
Lin Yu entered the formation, revealing himself, and said to him, "Let's go. We're leaving this place."
"Woof woof! You scared this emperor to death!" Black Emperor said in alarm. "How was it? Did you gain anything?"
"We'll talk after we get out," Lin Yu replied.
The Mysterious Jade Platform glowed, and the two of them traversed the void and departed.
In the restricted grounds behind Holy King Sect, Lin Yu usually cultivated in seclusion here, and no disciples came to disturb him. A streak of rainbow light descended, revealing Lin Yu and the Big Black Dog.
"Woof! Hurry up and show me what treasures you found in the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest!" Black Emperor said impatiently.
"You didn't even contribute anything. The treasures don't belong to you," Lin Yu teased.
"Brat, you're tearing down the bridge after crossing it!" The Big Black Dog grew anxious. It had not expected Lin Yu to deny everything the moment he turned his back. It had been planning to make a fortune off Lin Yu.
After enjoying himself by teasing Black Emperor for a while, Lin Yu took out the Leaving Fire Divine Furnace and released a massive block of divine source.
Boom! Boundless divine radiance bloomed, and dense vital essence shot straight into the sky. Along with it came a hair-raising killing intent that made hearts tremble!
"Woof!" The Big Black Dog was so frightened that it turned and ran. "What terrifying fiend is this? What did you steal from the Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, brat?"
"Heh heh, didn't you want a treasure? What do you think of this great treasure?" Lin Yu asked maliciously.
"This is a rare treasure hidden away by the Primordial Imperial Race: a Primordial human Great Saint. I found him only after great difficulty."
"What? A Primordial human Great Saint!" Black Emperor exclaimed, staring at Lin Yu with eyes full of jealousy.
"He survived from the Primordial era. Who knows how many secrets he carries? He's practically a treasure trove. And with him as your backer, brat, you could walk sideways across the Northern Dipper."
But when he thought about how Lin Yu had found this all by himself and that the treasure did not belong to him, Black Emperor immediately felt as though he had missed out on a hundred million.
Lin Yu examined the old man within the divine source, sending his divine sense inside in an attempt to communicate with him.
Whoosh! Old Man Demon abruptly awoke and opened his eyes. They were blood-red as monstrous killing intent emerged. He wanted to shatter the divine source and massacre the Primordial Imperial Race once more.
Lin Yu was startled and hurriedly transmitted the essence of the Demon God Seal to him. Flakes of black snow descended, suppressing the clashing origins within Old Man Demon. At the same time, Lin Yu passed along information about the current era.
After receiving the information Lin Yu had transmitted, Old Man Demon finally regained some calm. Vast sacred powers of Taiyin and Taiyang emerged behind him, splitting the sky into black and white.
As Old Man Demon began cultivating the Demon God Seal, the black Lunar Sacred Power was gradually suppressed and slowly shrank. In the end, it became as tiny as dust and withdrew into his Sea of Bitterness, leaving only a field of golden light in the sky.
Having regained his clarity, Old Man Demon broke free from the divine source, re-entered the world, and came before Lin Yu.
His upper body was bare and gaunt, while a strip of beast hide wrapped around his lower body. He held a lustrous white bone club in his hand. He looked primitive, yet inspired a chilling dread.
Two golden pupils burned in his eyes, like two suns compressed and embedded within his eye sockets. He possessed an imposing aura that seemed capable of swallowing mountains and rivers.
After breaking out of the divine source, Old Man Demon simply stared at Lin Yu in silence, deep in thought. The stare made Lin Yu's skin crawl.
"Senior, how do you feel?" Lin Yu felt somewhat uncomfortable beneath Old Man Demon's scorching gaze.
"There is no longer any serious problem," Old Man Demon said. His voice was deep and hoarse, as though he was unfamiliar with the language of the current era.
"Can the Demon God Seal resolve the conflict between Taiyin and Taiyang?" Lin Yu pressed. If the Demon God Seal could solve this problem, Old Man Demon might one day defy the heavens and prove the Dao.
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