306: Chapter 306: Sect Master, don't you recognize me?

Outside the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons, the twilight was heavy.

Gray-black mist surged from the mountains, shrouding the entire back mountain in a hazy veil.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou stood at the cave entrance with his hands behind his back, his expression calm, though a hint of anticipation flickered in his eyes.

He was waiting—waiting for the Third Supreme Elder to successfully complete the Possession, waiting for that young man with the Myriad Dao Guixu Body to become an empty shell, and waiting for the Eternal Night Demon Sect to welcome a new Dominator.

He had been waiting for three hundred years.

Three hundred years ago, when the Third Supreme Elder went into seclusion, he knew this day would come sooner or later.

He had been waiting, waiting for the Grand Elder to emerge from seclusion, waiting for a suitable Possession target to appear, waiting for everything to settle.

Now, it was finally coming to an end.

A smile of complete control flashed across Sect Master Li Jiuyou's lips.

At this moment.

Footsteps came from the cave entrance.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou quickly retracted his smile, bowed his head, and adopted his usual respectful posture.

"Congratulations to the Old Ancestor for being reborn."

His tone was devout, as if he were worshipping a deity.

The footsteps grew closer.

A pair of black boots appeared before his eyes, stained with dust from the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons, along with a few drops of black blood.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou's eyelids twitched, but he didn't think too much of it.

It was normal to have some blood during the Possession process.

But in the next second, he didn't think so anymore.

"Sect Master."

A familiar voice rang out, carrying a hint of mockery, a trace of sarcasm, and an indescribable smile.

"Have you forgotten me? It's me, Xiao Ran."

Sect Master Li Jiuyou looked up abruptly.

Standing before him was Xiao Ran.

His black robes fluttered, his face was cold and stern, and a wicked, charming smile hung on his lips.

His eyes were very bright, and a purple-gold vortex was slowly rotating in his pupils.

His aura was at the Body Integration Middle Stage.

He was an entire Realm stronger than when he had entered.

"You!" Sect Master Li Jiuyou's eyes widened, his mouth agape, wanting to say something but unable to.

His body trembled, his face turned pale, and his mind raced frantically.

The Third Supreme Elder failed? Xiao Ran won?

Xiao Ran looked at him and smiled eerily.

"Sect Master, you seem very disappointed."

Sect Master Li Jiuyou took a step back.

"Where is the Third Supreme Elder?"

Xiao Ran said indifferently: "Dead, killed by his own greed."

"Now, it's your turn."

As soon as he finished speaking, he struck out with a palm.

A Guixu Vortex condensed in his palm, the gray-black vortex spinning, carrying the power to devour everything, and slammed into Sect Master Li Jiuyou's chest.

The speed was as fast as lightning, giving Sect Master Li Jiuyou no time to react.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou couldn't dodge in time and was struck in the chest by the palm.

He groaned, flew backward, and crashed into the stone wall behind him, spitting out blood.

The robes on his chest were torn apart by the Guixu Vortex, revealing charred skin underneath, flesh and blood blurred, and several ribs broken.

"You!" Sect Master Li Jiuyou struggled to climb up, his eyes full of disbelief.

He was in the Body Integration Late Stage, one minor Realm higher than Xiao Ran, yet he couldn't even take one palm from Xiao Ran.

This showed the strength of Xiao Ran from the side.

Of course, it was also his own fault for being unprepared.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou thought the one who came out was the Third Supreme Elder, he thought everything was under control, he thought he was safe.

He was wrong.

Xiao Ran didn't give him a chance to breathe.

He struck out with a palm, the gray-black palm shadow covering the sky and sun, slamming toward Sect Master Li Jiuyou again.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou gritted his teeth, circulated his spiritual Qi, and met the palm with one of his own.

The two palms collided, erupting with an earth-shattering roar.

Gravel fell from the ceiling, and several cracks appeared on the ground.

Xiao Ran took one step back, while Sect Master Li Jiuyou took three steps back.

The difference was immediately clear.

"Xiao Ran, you're crazy!"

Sect Master Li Jiuyou's voice was full of anger.

"You killed the Third Supreme Elder, and now you want to kill me too?"

"Do you think you can kill me?"

Xiao Ran laughed.

"Even that old thing, the Third Supreme Elder, is dead. Do you think you can survive?"

"After you die, the entire Eternal Night Demon Sect will fall into my hands."

Sect Master Li Jiuyou's expression changed completely.

He knew what Xiao Ran said was the truth.

The Third Supreme Elder was dead, and he was the strongest in the Eternal Night Demon Sect.

If he died, the Eternal Night Demon Sect would be leaderless and unable to stop Xiao Ran at all.

A flash of panic crossed his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the panic in his heart.

"Xiao Ran, do you think you can kill me?"

Sect Master Li Jiuyou sneered.

"I am in the Body Integration Late Stage, and you are only in the Body Integration Middle Stage, that palm just now was because I was unprepared."

"Now, I won't give you another chance."

He waved his hands, and black spiritual Qi flowed around him, turning into countless black chains that shot toward Xiao Ran.

The chains were engraved with runes, exuding an aura of decay.

That was the Eternal Night Demon Sect's signature Cultivation Technique.

Eternal Night Soul-Locking Chain, specifically designed to restrain Divine Souls.

Once entangled by the chains, the Divine Soul would be imprisoned and unable to move.

Xiao Ran didn't dodge.

He raised his hand, and the Guixu Vortex condensed in his palm, turning into a huge black hole.

The black hole rotated, sucking the chains in one by one.

The chains were swallowed, transformed into spiritual Qi, and digested by the Guixu Vortex.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou's expression became even uglier.

"Guixu Body... truly lives up to its reputation."

Xiao Ran said indifferently: "Sect Master, whatever other methods you have, use them all."

Sect Master Li Jiuyou gritted his teeth, took out a blood-red Medicinal Pill from his bosom, and stuffed it into his mouth.

As the Medicinal Pill entered his stomach, his aura surged violently.

His eyes turned blood-red, and a crazed aura emanated from his body.

A forbidden drug, burning Lifespan in exchange for a short burst of strength.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou was going all out.

"Xiao Ran, today either you die or I perish!"

Sect Master Li Jiuyou roared and lunged at Xiao Ran.

Black spiritual Qi turned into countless sharp blades, shooting toward Xiao Ran like a torrential downpour.

Xiao Ran didn't retreat but advanced instead, the Guixu Vortex flowing around him, swallowing the sharp blades one by one.

But he wasn't having an easy time; with the boost from the forbidden drug, Sect Master Li Jiuyou's strength was approaching that of the Third Supreme Elder.

He was forced into passive defense, unable to counterattack.

"This won't do."

Xiao Ran thought to himself. He contacted Li Changsheng via the Soul Link.

"Changsheng, are you ready?"

Li Changsheng's voice came through: "Ready, I can come out at any time."

"Come out."

As soon as he finished speaking, a silver-white light shot out from Xiao Ran's Storage Ring, transforming into a figure.

Li Changsheng, in a green robe, with a cold and stern face, held the Moon Fairy jade pendant in his hand.

His aura was at the Fusion Stage Early Peak.

He had been Cultivating within the law seed, waiting for Xiao Ran's signal.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou's expression changed drastically when he saw Li Changsheng.

"You... who are you?"

Li Changsheng said indifferently: "The one who will kill you."

The two joined forces, attacking Sect Master Li Jiuyou from left and right.

Xiao Ran's Guixu Vortex swallowed attacks, while Li Changsheng's Innate Dao Embryo resonated with Heaven and Earth, and Clear Qi transformed into countless Sword Qi, shooting toward Sect Master Li Jiuyou like a rainstorm.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou was overwhelmed, retreating step by step.

His spiritual Qi was being consumed rapidly, and the side effects of the forbidden drug began to appear.

His face was pale, his aura was chaotic, and his eyes were filled with unwillingness.

"No... impossible... I am the Sect Master of the Eternal Night Demon Sect... how could I die here..." Sect Master Li Jiuyou roared.

Xiao Ran and Li Changsheng looked at each other and struck at the same time.

The power of the Guixu Vortex and the Innate Dao Embryo intertwined, turning into a beam of light mixing gray-black and silver-white, slamming into Sect Master Li Jiuyou.

"Boom!"

Sect Master Li Jiuyou's body was hit by the beam, blasting a large hole through him.

His eyes widened, his mouth agape, wanting to say something, but he only spat out a mouthful of black blood.

His body slowly fell, crashing to the ground, motionless.

Xiao Ran immediately used his method to capture the Soul.

Thus, the Sect Master of the Eternal Night Demon Sect, a mighty figure of the Body Integration Late Stage, had fallen.

Xiao Ran withdrew his hand and let out a long breath of turbid air.

"It's over."

Li Changsheng looked at him and asked: "What now?"

Xiao Ran thought for a moment: "The Eternal Night Demon Sect still has a foundation; the three Supreme Elders are still sleeping."

Li Changsheng frowned: "You still want to kill them?"

Xiao Ran nodded: "Why keep them, to celebrate the New Year?"

"Besides, their memories contain information about where the three Supreme Elders are sleeping."

He crouched down and placed his hand on Sect Master Li Jiuyou's forehead.

The Guixu Vortex rotated, devouring Sect Master Li Jiuyou's Divine Soul.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou's Divine Soul fragments were swallowed by the Guixu Vortex, turning into countless points of light that merged into the center of Xiao Ran's eyebrows.

Xiao Ran closed his eyes, digesting those memory fragments.

He saw the Forbidden Ground in the back mountain of the Eternal Night Demon Sect, where there were three stone coffins.

Inside the stone coffins slept the three Supreme Elders.

They were the foundation of the Eternal Night Demon Sect, the sect's final trump card.

Each one of them was at the Peak Integration Stage.

They had been sleeping for thousands of years, waiting, waiting for the Eternal Night Demon Sect to face a catastrophic disaster before awakening.

"Found them." Xiao Ran opened his eyes, a cold light flashing in them.

"Forbidden Ground in the back mountain, three stone coffins."

"The three Supreme Elders, all at the Peak Integration Stage."