Chapter 1612: Terrifying Youyou Venerable!

Early Seven Star Dao Lord Realm!

Mid Seven Star Dao Lord Realm!

Still rising!

Half a day later, her cultivation directly stepped into the Eight Star Dao Lord Realm!

Star Lan Strange Fire submits!

This is the limit of what she can refine this time; the remaining spirit fire Dao Resonance resides in her body, constantly wandering through her limbs and bones, constantly tempering her Dao foundation, soul, and meridians.

During this period, Dieyue's strand of Fire of Time also draws power from the dissipating energy of Fire Cloud Valley.

This strand of Fire of Time directly stepped into the Seven Star Dao Lord Stage!

Ji Fuyao slowly opened her beautiful eyes, somewhat astonished at the changes in her body; after a long time, she refined another strange fire once again.

In the next instant, her face flushed slightly.

While refining the Star Lan Strange Fire, her fragrant sweat drenched her; her long robe now clung almost to her jade-like body, her curves hazy, and even the ground where she sat cross-legged was soaked.

"This..."

A hint of crimson flew across her face; she bashfully glanced at Lu Xuan, her heart dim: "Master, he didn't see that, did he?"

Her heart pounded, her face grew hot.

But Lu Xuan's gaze was clear, like lake water, without ripples.

For some reason, a small sense of loss arose in Ji Fuyao's heart.

"Master is a true gentleman; how could he peek?" Ji Fuyao thought to herself.

With a thought, she vanished before Lu Xuan, changed into a new long robe, and then reappeared.

Thus, the powerful spirit fire energy in Fire Cloud Valley vanished completely; the once-boiling spirit fire domain disappeared without a trace.

Numerous elders stared dumbfounded.

Has the Fire Cloud Valley, which existed for tens of thousands of years, perished today?

They can no longer sense the aura of the Star Lan Strange Fire!

Moreover, many Gu Refining Grand Formations began to collapse.

Everyone exclaimed in surprise: "This Fire Cloud Valley is the Gu Refining Grand Formation laid down by Youyou Venerable back then; it's actually about to collapse! How will the valley lord explain this to Lady Fang Ningbing?"

Just as everyone was shocked, Lu Xuan brought Ji Fuyao directly into the depths of the void.

At his fingertips, Dieyue's strand of Fire of Time continually entwined.

His big hand slapped toward the starry sky.

"Boom!"

The Power of Time directly sank into the starry sky.

Like a drop of water merging into a river, the entire Azure Cloud Star Sea underwent a mysterious change.

Lu Xuan's Insight Eye saw an unprecedented scenery.

He transmitted the image in his vision to Ji Fuyao.

Ji Fuyao's beautiful eyes flickered, somewhat astonished; she saw many sights beyond the stars...

Only to see, strands of Dao Resonance constantly intertwined, outlining numerous Dao Diagrams, faintly visible; the dozens of stars within the Fire Cloud Valley's range actually completely derived from these Dao Diagrams.

Besides that, she could also sense the undulations of the Power of Time.

Words cannot describe her shock!

What profound accomplishment this is!

The heaven and earth of Fire Cloud Valley were like layers of Dao Diagrams stacked together; and at the deepest part of those Dao Diagrams lay the spirit fire power.

"Hiss!"

The power of the Nine Flame Divine Fire dissipating!

"Good heavens!" Ji Fuyao felt shocked.

This is the true face of Fire Cloud Valley!

"It turns out the Fire of Time that Dieyue gave me is the key to unlocking the Chaotic Star Sea!" Ji Fuyao said, somewhat astonished.

At that moment, Lu Xuan let out a soft "yi," "Huh? This power..."

He pointed to above Fire Cloud Valley, a strand of Dao Resonance as thin as a cicada's wing, extremely strange; it was artificially laid out, this Dao Resonance evolving into a great net, covering heaven and earth, formless and traceless, extending outward.

Not just Fire Cloud Valley!

As Lu Xuan's divine sense continued to extend outward, this strange Dao Resonance still persisted.

This power relies on the Azure Cloud Star Sea to exist; it monitors the entire Azure Cloud Star Sea!

A hint of shock appeared in Ji Fuyao's beautiful eyes: "Master, who did this?"

Lu Xuan pondered for a moment and speculated: "This should have been laid down by Youyou Venerable; this aura and the formation of Fire Cloud Valley are of the same pattern."

Youyou Venerable!

He can be said to be a legendary figure of the Yaochi Star Region; nowadays he serves under Empress Chi Yao, yet he also cooperates with the Gu Clan, Strange Clan, and Longevity Clan.

Lu Xuan said lightly: "Youyou Venerable's method is indeed not bad, but there are many loopholes. This Dao Resonance is likely his cooperation with the Longevity Clan to monitor the River of Time."

In that case, his two forays into the Azure Cloud Star Sea, causing fluctuations in the River of Time, may have already been sensed by the Longevity Clan.

However, that's no problem.

Such a method is still too crude; it can only sense the fluctuations, nothing else can be investigated.

Lu Xuan's Insight Eye spread from Fire Cloud Valley outward to encompass the entire Azure Cloud Star Sea.

"Indeed, the temporal fluctuations of the Azure Cloud Star Sea are all monitored by the Longevity Clan!" Lu Xuan said, then flicked his sleeve, sending numerous divine splendors stabbing at Youyou Venerable's Dao Resonance net.

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss!"

Like a short blade ripping a great net, an intangible pressure above heaven and earth quietly vanished.

Lu Xuan's power was like lightning, emanating from Fire Cloud Valley and continually spreading toward the Cangyun Star Sea; he sought to clear all arrangements of Venerable Youyou.

At the same time, the Dao Resonance of the Fire of Time also wandered outward in all directions.

Using the Cangyun Star Sea as a guide, he connected to the Chaotic Star Sea, or rather, connected to the Nine Yan Divine Fire!

Soon, a mysterious power appeared—the radiating force of the Nine Yan Divine Fire!

Ji Fuyao sat cross-legged and began to gain insight.

Boom!

A spirit-fire Dao Resonance rose around her like ripples, enveloping her, and she directly entered a state of sudden enlightenment.

Meanwhile, the Fire of Time was devouring the scattered power of the Nine Yan Divine Fire, and it too was growing stronger!

Lu Xuan directly set up a seal restriction in the depths of the void, then turned and left; with a thought, the power of heaven-penetrating space surged, and he shifted toward the Samsara Empire.

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On another note, the Yaochi Imperial Dynasty.

An eerie, gloomy city-fortress stood upon a star, with a radius of millions of miles devoid of any living beings—it was a deadland.

The heavens were dim; vultures emitted eerie sounds, swooping down to peck at the rotting corpses on the ground.

Around this city-fortress lay countless corpses—human, Gu Clan, Strange Clan, Longevity Clan…

A bloody message flowed past the gate of the city-fortress.

The entire city-fortress exuded an indescribable eeriness!

And this… was the cultivation ground of Venerable Youyou.

When Lu Xuan destroyed the Dao Resonance arrangements left by Venerable Youyou upon the Cangyun Star Sea, Venerable Youyou immediately sensed it.

Hiss!

A strange sound emerged from within the city-fortress, like sandworms crawling and skeletons walking; from the main gate to the depths of many palaces, scattered limbs and broken arms lay everywhere.

It turned out these severed limbs were crawling, leaving trails of blood wherever they went.

They were the mutilated remains of many races!

From these severed limbs came a grim voice: "Who? Who destroyed my seal?"

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