Chapter 1613: That dog!

"Who is it? Who destroyed my seal?"

The eerie voice held not much anger, but rather a sense of wonder.

In the city's inner sanctum, the severed limbs kept crawling, and they were also undergoing strange changes: a six-fingered hand twitched, and after the black blood, another finger grew; a lower body suddenly sprouted three legs, moving in an eerie swift gait; moreover, some viscera wandered about within the city's inner sanctum.

On these strange organs clung a wisp of Youyou Shangren's consciousness.

The next instant.

Crackle!

Beneath a pavilion, numerous organs began to writhe, like fish in water encountering bait, crawling toward an unremarkable broken skull.

Two eyes writhed toward the skull, nose, ears… they formed the head, while the torso's chest and back intertwined, merging the viscera, then came the arms, legs, and lower parts.

This strange body, like boiling water, emitted bursts of cries.

The surrounding space twisted.

Soon, joints and bones reorganized, the sound of surging blood arose, and an unremarkable middle-aged man evolved into being.

"He" lowered his gaze at his naked body, his eyes without ripple: "It has been a long time since I appeared in human form. I, Youyou Shangren, have returned."

With a thought, a gray robe fell onto his flesh.

Within the city's inner sanctum, those severed limbs still writhed, some raving, some howling madly.

Youyou Shangren walked toward a pavilion; inside the pavilion was a mirror.

Within the mirror appeared the star chart of the Jade Pool Star Domain—not the surface stars nor the cosmic trend, but a great net of Dao Resonance; this kind of arm is exactly like that of the Azure Cloud Star Sea.

This great net, as if breathing, emitted a wisp of the aura of time.

But the Azure Cloud Star Sea there had already fallen into darkness.

"Interesting."

On Youyou Shangren's face burned only a fervent longing for the Dao: "The Jade Pool Star Domain actually has such an expert? His attainment surpasses mine. It seems I must journey to the Azure Cloud Star Sea."

He gazed at the wooden table to the left of the mirror, where lay many chaotic sketches concerning formations, pills, gu-refining, the Great Dao of Time… all manner of things.

On the other side of the sketches lay several neatly placed ancient texts: 'Lu Xuan's Ancient History,' 'Lu Xuan's Dao Resonance Study Record,' 'Lu Xuan's Discourses on Dao,' …

Youyou Shangren's gaze swept over these ancient texts, a flicker appearing: "Where exactly is the Lu Sovereign Lord?"

At that moment, he picked up a sound-transmitting gu from the wooden table.

The sound-transmitting gu flickered, transmitting the message of a Shou Clan expert.

It said he had monitored two fluctuations in the River of Time, both related to the Azure Cloud Star Sea.

"Really?"

A gleam flashed in Youyou Shangren's eyes: "So perhaps the Azure Cloud Star Sea hides a great fish."

He felt somewhat excited!

Just then.

Upon the wooden table, another sound-transmitting gu flickered with divine light.

Youyou Shangren extended his divine sense, and the voice of Empress Chi Yao appeared: "Youyou Shangren, I wish to send an avatar to the Azure Cloud Star Sea; come with me."

Youyou Shangren nodded: "Good."

He directly activated a space gu, his form vanishing on the spot.

Not long after, he had rendezvoused with Empress Chi Yao.

Empress Chi Yao wore a green long robe; though an avatar, it was no different from her true form—towering peaks, slender jade legs, that captivating, hazy curve undulating, faintly bearing the aura of a superior being.

Behind her stood a troop of guards.

This avatar possessed Dao Transformation Realm cultivation; her eyes like pearls, she looked at Youyou Shangren: "Let's go. The Azure Cloud Star Sea has anomalies; I, the Empress, must investigate."

Youyou Shangren gave a faint nod.

Empress Chi Yao sized him up, pursed her lips and smiled: "It's been a long time since I've seen you in this form."

Youyou Shangren chuckled.

He knew Empress Chi Yao meant the human form; previously he always appeared as a monstrosity—great demons, the Gu Clan, the Strange Clan, or a combination of primeval aberrations, like ferocious ghosts, utterly sinister.

Actually, to him, the physical body was utterly irrelevant.

The Great Dao!

He sought only the Great Dao!

Everyone soon set out; he surveyed Empress Chi Yao, and over these tens of thousands of years he had refined many gu for her, which actually caused the Gu Clan and Strange Clan experts to develop affection for her.

And Empress Chi Yao truly knew how to use her mouth; her oral skills were excellent, letting those experts protect her, allowing her to sit firmly on the throne for tens of thousands of years.

"Truly, it is rather heavy-tasted." Youyou Shangren's inner mischief said.

Empress Chi Yao's eyes glimmered as she looked toward the Azure Cloud Star Sea and said: "It's been a long time since I've seen Father Emperor's dog."

Youyou Shangren: "……"

The void was tearing apart!

……

Elsewhere, the Azure Cloud Star Sea.

Lu Xuan had already shifted to the Senluo Demon Kingdom.

Ah Li wore a pink long dress, her divine posture alluring, her curves even more hazy, her whole person exuding a moving charm, her long hair falling over her ample valley.

As soon as Lu Xuan's figure appeared, she eagerly lunged into his embrace, crying, "Master!"

A soft touch, with an indescribable feeling.

Lu Xuan gently stroked Ah Li's long hair, smiled, and said, "During this time, your cultivation has been not bad."

Ah Li hummed, "Master, are the dangerous lands in the north laid out by Third Senior Brother? The Senluo Empire has wholly contracted into the Azure Cloud Star Sea, and the pattern that communicates with the Demonic Firmament Star Domain has also been destroyed."

Lu Xuan laughed helplessly, "No matter. The Jade Pool Star Domain still has many patterns that communicate with the Demonic Firmament Star Domain."

Ali said, "Master, I investigated a bit. In the Demonic Sky Star Region, there is the Life Fox lineage, whose power is immense, possessing a Holy Land with many Fox Tribe experts."

Lu Xuan laughed, "Good, when the time comes you can go to the Holy Land of the Life Fox lineage."

Ali said, "Master, how are Junior Sister Fang Yuan and Senior Sister Bai Li doing?"

Lu Xuan said, "The decisive battle has already begun. I want to go see them; there is a remnant of the Cloud Cliff Academy there, I will check if the Origin of Heaven's Mandate is among them."

Ali tilted her snow-white neck slightly, nodding, "Good. Master, the Profound Dust Star Sea and Nine Illumination Star Sea have the Giant Ape clan and Blood Wolf clan wanting to invade this place, but they are blocked by the Dangerous Land."

Lu Xuan noted the two major demon clans, licked his lips, "I have noted them; after this matter is settled, these two clans have no need to exist."

Next, Ali asked some questions about cultivation.

Lu Xuan answered them one by one.

These insights all came from the Double Feedback.

Ali looked delighted, "Master is indeed Master."

Years of bitter cultivation are nothing compared to hearing Master's words!

Soon after.

Lu Xuan temporarily bade farewell to Ali, moving back toward the Cangyun Alliance.

He looked at Ye Chen, Xiao Yue and others, "You just stay in the Cangyun Alliance, don't move; I will go to the Longevity Sect's base."