Chapter 329: The Secret of

On the other side, in the Tongxuan-level world where Xu Xing and the other three were located.

After some time, those immortals who had gained opportunities began to reveal their sharp edges; chaos first emerged across the lands.

Among them, the most renowned were the "Cangyun Yaojun" and the "Juetian Mirror Master."

The Cangyun Yaojun dominated the Cangyun Mountains, carved out his own territory, commanded numerous demon generals, and wielded a rare treasure that utterly crushed the imperial court's army sent to exterminate him.

Local deities who confronted him were shattered in their divine forms and defiled in their divine titles.

If not for the Juetian Mirror Master's protection with the Juetian Mirror, the common folk near the Cangyun Mountains would surely have been abducted!

Yet even so, the Cangyun Mountains, having repelled the imperial court's forces, now stood as a terrestrial demon kingdom—no god or mortal dared enter.

Deep within the mountains, inside a dark cave.

Torches lined the walls, their flickering flames illuminating the entire cavern, yet unable to dispel its sinister chill.

At the cave's center, seated upon a throne of stacked boulders was a handsome yet eerie man, with gray-white hair, sharp facial features, and eyes as cruel and icy as a wolf's.

It was none other than the Cangyun Yaojun, whose name struck terror into countless hearts!

In his hand he held a jewel wreathed in five-qi, within which a green dragon writhed and leapt—magnificent beyond compare.

"The image of the green dragon…"

His other hand rested on the rough armrest, fingers tapping lightly.

"The fortune of these three hundred li of the Cangyun Mountains can only reach this point."

He flipped his palm and immediately sealed away the jewel.

His dark, malevolent gaze fixed ahead as he pondered the best escape route from the Cangyun Mountains.

Though aided by the Shanhe Pearl and having slain one deity, he knew full well his current situation.

Like fire burning in oil, flowers adorned with brocade.

Seemingly dominant, yet one misstep could lead to utter ruin.

The great era's transition has only just begun; the Tiangong is mighty—he must not confront it head-on!

Not to mention the unfathomable Heavenly Sovereigns high above—even any random Zhenjun would be beyond his current ability to resist.

Having made his decision, he rose from the throne and stepped out of the cave.

At the cave's entrance, two demon generals stood rigidly—one with a boar's head and human body, the other with a snake's head and human body.

"Yaojun!"

The Cangyun Yaojun gave a slight nod and said coolly, "I'm going to gather materials to refine Qi-Ling Pills. I'll return soon."

"Yes! May the Yaojun return laden with bounty!"

Hu~!

Activating the Shanhe Pearl, he rode a black wind upward into the high heavens.

Riding the wind!

No wonder he's a Yaojun!

The two demons' expressions betrayed uncontainable excitement, their eyes filled with Yuan Chongjing.

The Yaojun had promised he would make all his subjects great demons who could ride the wind!

Yet once he ascended beyond the sight of the demons below, the black wind faded in color, transforming into a slender thread of pure, ethereal energy.

The Cangyun Yaojun gazed down at the increasingly blurred Cangyun Mountains, his expression utterly indifferent.

Upon discovering his rebirth, he had been overjoyed.

Everything unfolded exactly as he remembered: his near-dead body had been rescued by the son of a local magistrate, then swiftly restored through expensive medicinal tonics.

After recovering, his spiritual essence surged, granting him the ability to understand human speech—he quickly became the magistrate's son's beloved pet.

Leveraging the man's influence, he bullied markets and devoured rare spiritual substances invisible to ordinary people, regaining some of his cultivation.

On a silent, deep-night, he devoured the entire magistrate's family while they slept, seizing their ancestral treasure—the Shanhe Pearl.

Later, using the Shanhe Pearl's power, he unified the entire Cangyun Mountains and forged it into the image of the green dragon. "Qianyan Daozhu…"

A flash of intense hatred passed through the Cangyun Yaojun's eyes.

In his previous life, he had attained the Realm of Fan Xu—only to be slain outright by the Qianyan Daozhu, his soul annihilated!

Reborn with foreknowledge, he would make the Qianyan Daozhu understand what retribution meant!

As for the divine deities?

Though powerful now,

They are but a pack of rotting logs destined to drown in the tide of the great era's transition—he never gave them a second thought!

…………

"Those 'Yinzi' who gained 'rebirth'-type opportunities still operate on a limited level."

Above the clouds, within the Nine Heavens Palace, divine auroras flowed through the mist.

Upon a pavilion cradled by auspicious mists, two figures sat beside a jade table beside a lotus pond, before them lay nectar, jade dew, and immortal fruits.

!. du

Xu Xing nodded slightly upon hearing Seeing Hong Zun's words.

"Indeed."

The divine deities are by no means the so-called "rotting logs."

They are, in fact, the greatest obstacle to the great era's transition!

The greatest enemy to the arrival of the immortal era is none other than the divine deities!

Know that the current divine Heavenly Sovereigns are the victors of the previous cycle, cultivators of the Tongxuan realm, the supreme beings of this world!

If they intervened directly, they could easily crush every immortal "Yinzi" in its cradle.

But that is impossible.

The Tongxuan Realm is already a being beyond the mundane in this world.

The shifting of great eras has little impact on them.

Originally the player, yet forced to enter the board as a piece...

If other Tongxuan Realm cultivators also join the game, not only might they perish, but even a new epoch could be reset, everything erased and rebuilt!

How stupid would one have to be to do such a thing?

Yet among today's "rebirth"-type immortal dao triggers, not a single one's "previous life" involves this point.

"Still, the young disciple who received your transmission of the method is exceedingly cautious."

Xu Xing gazed toward a certain spot — there, Jiang Lin the old Taoist led a group of disciples, carefully summoning and enslaving spirits.

The Tiangong now has dozens of unworthy deities enslaved by him through the "Enslave Deity Method."

During this time, he also devoured three malevolent demonic deities, and his cultivation has reached Jin Dan peak.

In truth, if he were to loosen his restraint, his progress would surely go further — but this method is too shocking and unprecedented; Jiang Lin the old Taoist must act with "caution."

Perhaps thinking of the present-day Taishang Dao Sect, Seeing Hong Zun frowned deeply.

"By the way, I recall that the younger generation of the Taishang Dao Sect is now all very 'cautious' — and this young disciple who received your transmission is the same. Do you have some secret trick?" Xu Xing teased.

"..." Seeing Hong Zun's eye twitched. "Brother Dao, don't joke. There's no secret trick."

And this young disciple's "caution" still falls far short of the younger generation of the Taishang Dao Sect today...

Then Seeing Hong Zun's gaze settled on another spot.

In fact, among this batch of immortal dao triggers, Jiang Lin the old Taoist is not the most "cautious."

It is He Yunqi, who possesses the rare artifact "Dao Yan Da Qian Lu."

The "Law Evolution" incident during Xue Cheng Dao Ren's array planting left him with deep psychological trauma; he spent a long while in constant fear, terrified he'd be struck dead by the Tiangong as a scapegoat.

As a result, while other immortal dao triggers have begun to reveal their prowess, he, as the "Lord of Thousand Evolutions," still dares not show any sign of difference. (End of Chapter)