342: Chapter 342 Valley of Heavenly Eclipse

"Oh?" Ji Taichang became interested. "Explain further."

"Yes." Ye Xuantu nodded respectfully.

According to her explanation, in the distant ancient era, Heavenly Demons from outside the realm invaded the Qingling Realm, stirring up boundless catastrophe and nearly shattering the entire Northern Desert Region, severing the Spiritual Veins and leaving the Heavenly Dao Law incomplete.

This also resulted in a large amount of terrifying Devilish Qi remaining in the Northern Desert Region to this day, forming various dangerous Forbidden Grounds, within which are scattered the Devilish Qi, bones, blood, and Cultivation Technique Legacy of the Heavenly Demons from outside the realm.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Demonic Path Sects and evil cults run rampant in the Northern Desert Region.

For millions of years, many Cultivators have ventured into these Forbidden Grounds, obtaining a vast amount of Demonic Path Legacy and Demonic Weapons.

Even the core forbidden curses of the Youluo Nether Palace were obtained from one of these Forbidden Grounds.

Back then, the founding ancestor of the Youluo Nether Palace and several friends entered the Forbidden Ground known as the Devil Burial Abyss in the Northern Desert Region, where they discovered a remnant demonic corpse and obtained an astonishing Legacy and treasures, including what was suspected to be the curse Legacy of the Heavenly Demons from outside the realm!

Later, they broke out into a civil war to fight for these Legacies and treasures, slaughtering each other, and in the end, only two emerged alive.

Relying on these Legacies and treasures, the two rose rapidly, separately founding the Youluo Nether Palace and the Tianshi Valley!

Although the ancestor of the Youluo Nether Palace seized the most core curse Legacy, the strongest forbidden curse was in the hands of the Tianshi Valley.

Ye Xuantu even revealed a shocking secret: "The Ten Thousand Demon Venerable, who carved out a monstrous reputation in the ancient era, obtained a portion of the Heavenly Demon Legacy in a certain Forbidden Ground, which allowed him to rise rapidly and grow into a Tribulation Transcendence Stage powerhouse in a very short time."

"It is said that the seven god-slaying nails he refined were made from the remnant bones of Heavenly Demons, which is why they were able to curse and kill a Supreme powerhouse at the Mahayana Stage Ninth Level Peak!"

"Unfortunately, the Ten Thousand Demon Venerable was besieged by numerous Tribulation Transcendence Stage powerhouses; not only did he fall, but the god-slaying nails also disappeared from that day on..."

Ye Xuantu's words made Ji Taichang raise an eyebrow; he had not expected the god-slaying nail to have such an origin.

Soon, Ye Xuantu respectfully presented the three strongest curse techniques of the Youluo Nether Palace: the Ten Thousand Ghosts Devouring Heart Curse, the Netherworld Life-Severing Absolute Curse, and the Youluo Dao-Extinguishing Forbidden Curse!

If these three curse techniques could be fully executed, all of them could threaten the lives of Tribulation Transcendence Stage powerhouses!

Ji Taichang now possessed six Supreme-grade talents, plus a Creation Green Lotus Dao Seed that transcended the Supreme grade; his Comprehension Ability had long since risen to a terrifying level. With just a scan of his Divine Sense, he comprehended the three curse techniques, reaching the Minor Achievement level.

Curse techniques are different from Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities; they do not need to be understood to a very deep level to be fully executed.

The true difficulty in executing curse techniques lies in the need for a medium, the caster's own cultivation base being sufficiently high, and most importantly, the need for enough sacrificial offerings!

The more powerful the curse technique, the more astonishing the required sacrificial offerings; some even require sacrificing the caster themselves, which is a huge price to pay!

After Ji Taichang obtained the curse techniques, and amidst Ye Xuantu's gaze which pained her so much that it was as if she were bleeding, Ji Taichang packed up and took away all the strongest curse-related Magic Treasures of the Youluo Nether Palace, as well as the flesh and blood sacrificial offerings that the Youluo Nether Palace had accumulated for hundreds of thousands of years.

This saved Ji Taichang from having to find sacrificial offerings when executing the curse techniques.

Ji Taichang flipped onto Cai Ling's back: "Let's go, take me to the Tianshi Valley."

"As you command!"

Ye Xuantu nodded respectfully, a cruel and ferocious grin quickly appearing in her eyes!

The ancestors of the Youluo Nether Palace and the Tianshi Valley became sworn enemies, and after they each founded their two major Demonic Path Sects, they fought each other endlessly; they were mortal enemies!

Although the Youluo Nether Palace had its core treasures and sacrificial offerings looted by Ji Taichang, the thought of the Tianshi Valley also being about to suffer made Ye Xuantu feel much more balanced.

Unlike the low profile of the Youluo Nether Palace, the Tianshi Valley is one of the three most terrifying Demonic Path Sects in the Northern Desert Region, with numerous disciples and a flamboyant, overbearing, and ruthless style of conduct.

Among the common people of the Northern Desert Region, the mere mention of the name Tianshi Valley is enough to stop a child from crying at night.

The territory of the Tianshi Valley is located on one of the top-tier Spiritual Veins of the Northern Desert Region; the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth is abundant, the mountains and vegetation are lush, Spirit Medicine can be seen everywhere, and many spiritual birds and Auspicious Beasts roam the area.

This scene is completely different from the gloomy and terrifying environment of the Youluo Nether Palace; those who are unaware might even think they have arrived at some Righteous Path Holy Land.

"Senior, up ahead is the Tianshi Valley."

"The strongest person in the Tianshi Valley is named Holy Mother Blood Lotus. She has been cultivating for over ten thousand years, and her cultivation has reached the Mahayana Stage Ninth Level Peak. She is most skilled in Gu techniques and possesses five world-renowned Gu insects..."

"Besides Holy Mother Blood Lotus, the Tianshi Valley also has two other Mahayana Stage Devil Heads, with cultivation bases at the Mahayana Stage Sixth Level and Mahayana Stage Second Level, respectively..."

"Although the Tianshi Valley currently has no Tribulation Transcendence Stage powerhouses, it has produced three in its history. Moreover, as a Demonic Path Sect, they have many strange and evil Demonic Path means that are sufficient to threaten Tribulation Transcendence Stage powerhouses, so Senior must be careful..."

Ye Xuantu blurted out all the intelligence she knew. The Youluo Nether Palace and the Tianshi Valley are mortal enemies. As the saying goes, your enemies know you best.

The Youluo Nether Palace possessed a large amount of intelligence on the Tianshi Valley, having almost stripped the Tianshi Valley bare, and even knew the weak points of the Tianshi Valley's Protective Sect Array clearly!

"Chirp!" Cai Ling did not hide her cultivation at all, let out a long cry to the sky, and flapped her wings, stirring up a heaven-shaking storm, with a rumbling sound.

The pressure of the Mahayana Stage swept towards the Tianshi Valley like a mountain torrent and tsunami, instantly alarming the many powerhouses of the Tianshi Valley.

"Audacious!"

"How dare you come to my Tianshi Valley to act wantonly; are you tired of living?!"

The Tianshi Valley immediately saw one powerful Demonic Cultivator after another soar into the sky, activating the Protective Sect Array at the first moment, and standing ready for battle.

"Hmm? It's you—"

"Ye Xuantu!!"

Upon seeing Ye Xuantu, the Master of the Tianshi Valley snorted coldly: "You old witch, you actually dare to show your face; it seems that the battle three thousand years ago didn't scare you enough!"

Ye Xuantu's face darkened, and she clenched her hands tightly! Three thousand years ago, her Demonic Technique had reached Major Achievement, and she was in high spirits, leading the elite powerhouses of the Youluo Nether Palace in an attempt to sneak attack the Tianshi Valley. As a result, she was severely injured by Holy Mother Blood Lotus and fled in panic, only recovering after retreating to heal for over a thousand years. That experience was undoubtedly a humiliation for Ye Xuantu!

But Ye Xuantu quickly released her grip, a charming and cold sneer appearing on her face: "Old Ghost Mo, don't be too arrogant; it's useless!"

"Don't blame me for not warning you; honestly call Holy Mother Blood Lotus out, and offer your Tianshi Valley's most core Legacy and treasures to Senior, and perhaps there is still a glimmer of survival; otherwise, today will be the day your Tianshi Valley is destroyed!"

Once these words were spoken, all the Demonic Cultivators of the Tianshi Valley were furious!

"What big talk!"

"How dare the mere remnants of the Youluo Nether Palace run to the gates of my Tianshi Valley and spout such nonsense?"

"You were beaten and fled in panic three thousand years ago; now you've grown some guts and dare to bring people here to provoke us!"

"Do you really think my Tianshi Valley has no one? A mere Mahayana Stage minor demon dares to speak of destroying my Sect!"

The Demonic Cultivators of the Tianshi Valley glared with ferocious intent, Devilish Qi surging around their bodies; their eyes were filled with killing intent and disdain.