577: The eldest brother is Yao Delong

"Never mind!"

Immortal Master Fu shook his head abruptly, tossing aside that ill-timed sentiment.

In his eyes, it was replaced by the decisiveness of a Sect Peak Master and a hint of irrepressible pride.

He quickly took out a communication jade talisman carved with cloud patterns and infused his Divine Thought into it:

"Sect Head Senior Brother, Yao Delong has arrived, safe and sound."

"The matter regarding the Heavenly Realm powerhouse outside Jinling City has been confirmed; he was indeed slain by his own hand!"

"This fellow is closely associated with the Heavenly Demon Saintess, Xin Yuelan. Nephew Delong has now set off toward the Ten Thousand Flowers Spring Roaming Valley."

"From his intent, this trip... he is sworn to uproot Old Demon Hundred Refinements and the Mad Extreme Demon Lord!"

Yin Yang Sect, Dragon Head Peak Great Hall.

A sea of clouds surged outside the hall, and immortal cranes cried out clearly.

Seated upon the jade throne, the Yin Yang Sect's Sect Master, White Cloud Master, whose face was usually as calm as a still well,

suddenly froze the moment he received Immortal Master Fu's Divine Thought transmission!

"Wha... What?!"

He silently squeezed several fine cracks into the armrests of the jade throne!

He actually killed a Heavenly Realm powerhouse?!

He hadn't dismissed the possibility before, but the thought was too inconceivable and he had immediately rejected it.

His greatest guess was merely that Yao Delong, relying on the power of the xuanhuang dao artifact, had

fought to a mutual injury with that terrifying existence who controlled the power of world dust collapse, and the opponent had fled heavily wounded.

This was already the limit of what one in the Spirit Transformation Realm could imagine!

"Killed by his own hand... and a Heavenly Realm figure whose combat power reached the Peak of Void Refining at that..."

White Cloud Master murmured to himself, a monstrous wave surging deep within his majestic eyes.

He knew Yao Delong was strong, ridiculously so, strong enough that the Sect had to go all out to nurture him, even opening the Second Layer of the Immortal Mausoleum to let him choose a Dao Artifact!

But he never thought that the boundary of this "strength" had already extended to such a terrifying level!

"The xuanhuang dao artifact... You Yuan... its killing power is certainly heaven-shaking..."

White Cloud Master's brows furrowed tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force,

"But no matter how strong a Dao Artifact is, it still requires a master to wield it! How could a Soul Transformation body bear the world dust backlash capable of tearing through space?

How could he lock onto and kill a Peak Void Refining expert who controls the power of spatial collapse?"

This simply doesn't conform to the logic of the Great Dao!

Unless... unless Yao Delong himself also possessed some kind of terrifying foundation that he couldn't understand and that was enough to overturn his perception!

"An Opportunity... a Heaven-Defying Opportunity to change one's fate!" White Cloud Master could only reach this conclusion in the end.

This Opportunity allowed a piece of Trash with a spiritual power affinity of 2 points

to step onto a height that even some thousand-year-old monsters would have to look up to in just over a hundred years!

He couldn't figure it out, he really couldn't, and there was no way to investigate.

"Eliminate Hundred Refinements and Mad Extreme?"

A sharp light burst from White Cloud Master's eyes, and he instantly suppressed his chaotic thoughts, turning to the decisiveness befitting a Sect Master.

"These two old loaches have been stirring up trouble in the Eastern Region for hundreds of years, with blood on their hands,

and have escaped several Righteous Path encirclements using strange Demonic Techniques or cunning body doubles! They are as slippery as eels and extremely sinister!"

He knew the danger well. Although Yao Delong was strong, those two demons had been able to remain free under the pursuit of the Righteous Path until now; they were definitely not easy to deal with!

Especially with the two of them joining forces, plus the hidden plants of the Demonic Sects... but White Cloud Master knew Yao Delong's temperament even better!

Old hatreds were deeply rooted in his marrow, and now returning with the monstrous aura of having slain a Heavenly Realm powerhouse, his killing intent was so fierce,

that it was like a prairie fire, absolutely impossible for anyone or any words to dissuade!

He quickly sent a message back to Immortal Master Fu:

"Junior Brother Fu, regarding Yao Delong's affairs, the Sect... will no longer interfere, nor is there any need to restrain him!"

"Let him do as he pleases! Immediately dispatch the 'Night Hawk Guards' and the elite Disciples patrolling outside to focus on searching for the traces of the Heavenly Demon Saintess, Xin Yuelan!"

"This woman is heavily injured and is a key figure in the Demon Realm! If she can be captured alive, we will hold a great bargaining chip in future confrontations with the Demon Realm!"

"As for the clues to the whereabouts of the two demons, Hundred Refinements and Mad Extreme, if there is any trace, inform Yao Delong immediately through the 'Dual Polarity Myriad Transformation Talisman'!"

"Yes!" Immortal Master Fu's response was concise and powerful.

The outskirts of the Ten Thousand Flowers Spring Roaming Valley.

Billions of exotic flowers and rare plants competed to bloom, merging into a boundless, radiant world of splendor.

The extremely dense floral fragrance mixed with pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, forming a misty haze,

a single breath of which was refreshing and caused one's cultivation level to fluctuate slightly.

"Wow—! So many flowers! So fragrant, so fragrant!"

The You Yuan artifact spirit sitting on Yao Delong's shoulder—where was any of the arrogance she had shown in Immortal Master Fu's courtyard?

She was so excited her little face was flushed red, and her illusory skirt fluttered as she swung her small legs,

her large eyes wide with childlike novelty and joy.

She would occasionally "whoosh" over to a radiant "Seven-Colored Neon Dress Flower" and curiously poke the soft petals with her small hand;

then she would dive into a patch of "Dreamy Star River Grass" that swayed in the wind like fine stardust,

giggling as she shuttled through, stirring up a flurry of blurred points of light.

With that innocent and romantic appearance, no one would ever suspect that her true form was a killing Dao Artifact that had been silent for ten thousand years, with Evil Qi soaring to the heavens.

Yao Delong, however, was in no mood for sightseeing.

The moment he landed, his vast and pure Divine Thought spread out like spilled mercury,

instantly enveloping the bustling crowds within dozens of miles.

Qiong Shuang's unique aura, cold as Qiong Shuang, and Luo Yan's lively and jumping spiritual power fluctuations... nothing!

Not a single trace!

"Not in the outskirts?" Yao Delong's brows furrowed slightly, a hint of unease in his heart quietly magnifying.

"Could it be that there was a special Opportunity deep within the valley, and they went ahead?"

The Ten Thousand Flowers Valley was incredibly vast, and its depths were rumored to contain ancient ruins, where danger and Opportunity coexisted.

He no longer hesitated, and taking You Yuan, who was still enjoying herself in the "world of flowers,"

he stepped toward the areas deeper in the valley where the Spiritual Qi was denser and people were relatively sparse.

The scenery along the way was beautiful, and the Cultivators passing by were mostly Loose Cultivators or Disciples of small to medium-sized Sects,

gathered in small groups, their discussions constant.

Yao Delong's Divine Thought swept over them, mostly picking up useless information about certain exotic flowers or plants maturing in the valley or certain small Secret Realms opening.

Until a conversation pierced his ears like an icicle:

"...Have you heard? That 'Ghost Cry Cliff' to the east has been very eerie lately!"

"Black Qi soared to the sky, and there were constant ghostly howls. It seems some incredible Ancient God Treasury has suddenly appeared!"

"Exactly! Many people went, and I heard the battle was so fierce that the sky and earth turned dark and the sun and moon lost their light!"

"The most shocking thing is that there was a ninth-grade White Flood Dragon that had just recently transformed into human form. She was truly beautiful!"

"Unfortunately, she had bad luck and ran into people from the Nine Nether Sect! The one leading them was one of their Late Stage Soul Transformation Elders!"

"What else could happen? A ninth-grade transformed Great Demon!"

"In top immortal Sects like the Moyang Sect or Yin Yang Sect, she would have to be well-revered!"

"That Elder actually tried to force her to be his mount! That White Flood Dragon has a fierce temperament and would rather die than submit!"

"She seemed to have a Golden Core Stage female Cultivator companion with her... The two were besieged by several experts from the Nine Nether Sect,"

"and under heavy injury, they were forced to... risk entering the depths of Ghost Cry Cliff! I heard that place is perilous even for those in the Void Refining stage!"

"Sigh, what a pity... The Nine Nether Sect is acting more and more overbearingly..."

"Wait! Did you just say... White Flood Dragon?"

Another person suddenly interrupted, their voice carrying unbelievable suspicion,

"I... I was far away at the time, but I seemed to vaguely hear that woman who transformed from the White Flood Dragon,"

shout a sentence while she was heavily injured... saying her big brother is... is Yao Delong of the Yin Yang Sect?!"

"Yao Delong? Who's that?" someone asked blankly.

"Hiss—!!!"

The sound of someone sharply drawing in a breath rang out, carrying obvious fear!