Chapter 774: Tower of Heavenly Sin

Hoo~

In a small courtyard in a secluded realm, Ying Mo Shen, under the alias Qi Qi Zhili, slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air that dispersed throughout the courtyard.

Compared to the grand momentum when his true body and Sword Lotus body had broken through, Ying Mo Shen, who had stored tens of thousands of demonic shadows, appeared utterly calm — even the Mixed Unity Sect cultivators watching nearby noticed nothing at all.

"Now that the Ying Mo Fa Jie domain has taken shape, the various means Ying Mo Shen can employ have likewise greatly increased. What a pity, though — the demonic shadows accumulated over so long have been more than half consumed…"

Feeling the post-breakthrough Ying Mo Shen, Li Yuan was inwardly satisfied.

The Yuan-Ying Pure Yang Tree was a pleasant surprise, greatly expanding Ying Mo Shen's foundation and combat power, but even without this Pure Yang Tree, a Ying Mo Shen at the peak of the Fifth Realm was already fit for great use.

With tens of thousands of demonic shadows at his side, he felt that the maximum combat power Ying Mo Shen could exert was enough to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with his true body.

The only regret was that the path of Ying Mo Shen Gong was severed at the Sixth Realm…

"Mixed Unity Sect…"

Suppressing the thoughts in his heart, relying on the many demonic shadows he had released outward, Li Yuan could clearly perceive every minute scene within several thousand li around him.

Following his will, after Ying Mo Shen entered Ru Zui Fa Jie he did not blindly explore, nor would he possibly cause trouble everywhere like those demons under the Five Decays Daoist.

These past days, Ying Mo Shen had been gathering intelligence and had even made contact with Yun Yun Changlong of the Mixed Unity Sect.

Where Ying Mo Shen currently was, was a hidden stronghold of the Mixed Unity Sect, concealed within the void, spanning roughly several thousand li across, with a great black mountain at its very center.

"The aura of a dao-field…"

Sensing the energy atop that black mountain, Li Yuan felt a wariness in his heart.

Thanks to the intelligence gathered by Ying Mo Shen and what he had gleaned through listening, he now had a very deep understanding of the Xuanhuang Great World and even of the many forces outside the Three Saints Sect.

At this moment, that Mixed Unity Daoist — one of the thirty-six Red Lotus Envoys of the Reverse Saints Sect, a Shi Jing absolute-peak powerhouse presiding over the Reverse Saints Assembly in Ru Zui Fa Jie, an old monster who had attained the Dao many years ago — was right on top of that black mountain.

"Judging from the bounty information in the sixth layer of the Yi Zhu Fa net, this Mixed Unity Daoist has long since cultivated to the absolute peak of Shi Jing. With Xuanhuang now empty, he surely will not let slip this rare opportunity…"

"The fact that my Ying Mo Shen could infiltrate this place under the name of the Five Decays Daoist clearly shows that Mixed Unity Daoist intends to cooperate with Tian Mo Fa Jie."

"Mm, the other recipients of Xuanhuang's favor should be coming too, or have already come…"

Various thoughts turned in Li Yuan's mind.

Unlike the Lingmiao Realm or other worlds of Xuanhuang, Ru Zui Fa Jie was a prison — every layer was guarded by cultivators of the Three Saints Sect, and ordinary cultivators had no way to cross it at all.

And that Yellow Springs Nether River lay in the very lowest layer of Ru Zui Fa Jie; to enter it, relying on Ying Mo Shen alone would naturally be immensely difficult.

Therefore, Li Yuan chose to make contact with the Reverse Saints Assembly.

"I was still not thorough enough in my thinking before. This Ru Zui Fa Jie may become a battlefield of slaughter at any moment. To snatch chestnuts from the fire, the difficulty is likely beyond imagination…"

Li Yuan calmly deliberated.

Xiu Cheng Fa Fa Jie was certainly a tremendous breakthrough, but the peak of the Fifth Realm was far from enough to run rampant on such a battlefield; how to act naturally required the most careful consideration.

"Among the Twelve-Dimensional Heavens of Xuanhuang, Ru Zui Fa Jie ranks at least in the top three — enough to bear the fruit of a Dao Lord. Even with the Heavenly Tribulation Platform, the possibility of reaching for it is not great…"

"As for the reconnection of the Nether River that the Xuanhuang Elder spoke of…"

The purpose of his coming to Ru Zui Fa Jie flashed through Li Yuan's mind, and before long, he had a sequence and a decision in his heart:

"Bathing in the Nether River to reverse and return to the Mu Xiantian takes priority!"

"As for everything else, it all has to be placed behind that…"

Having settled his calculations, Li Yuan closed his eyes once more, merely sending out the various demonic shadows to silently devour everything devourable within the shadows, in order to accumulate strength.

……

Whoo, whoo~

At the Mixed Unity Sect stronghold, atop the black mountain, there stood a quaint small courtyard. Yun Yun Changlong stood with his hands at his sides outside the small courtyard, awaiting the Ancestral Master's summons.

Before and behind him, a group of Mixed Unity Sect cultivators stood solemnly.

Separated by a single wall, the seemingly modest small courtyard held an entirely different world within.

In a patch of grey, hazy void, nine stars as massive as Zhao Zhao Tianxing blazed with Xiong Xiong firelight — upon closer inspection, one could see they were nine fire dragons.