200: His cultivation, spirit, and Dao patterns all made crazy breakthroughs.
Seeing Li Yan ride the Ancient Dragon into the Heavenly Palace, Purple Star Master’s body trembled.
“How is this possible!?”
After a moment of stunned silence, Purple Star Master became enraged, “Chase him!”
He had intended to remove these three great star Formations and lead his Star Constellations in.
However, Li Yan raised his hand and silently thought, “Side effect suppression.”
“Ao Jiao, use your Dragon Breath to freeze all the Formations.”
“Understood!”
Ao Jiao became increasingly obedient to Li Yan’s commands; she found this scrawny monkey truly exceeded her imagination.
He could really do whatever he wanted within the Gui Xu Realm Abyss!
The Ancient Dragon unleashed a single Dragon Breath, completely freezing the barrier.
Under the influence of Li Yan’s side effect suppression, the Formation was directly sealed by ‘Time Stagnation’.
A group of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were thus blocked outside the barrier.
The Immortals who wanted to remove the Formations found that the three star Formations, originally used to imprison Li Yan, had now become an obstacle preventing them from entering.
Purple Star Master looked astonished, “Why, why can’t the Formation be removed?”
Why?
Because the surface of the Formation was frozen, and Li Yan’s side effect suppression made Ao Jiao’s ice-sealed Dragon Breath fall into time stagnation.
It could be simply understood that the Formation was covered with a layer of ice that could not be broken due to time stagnation.
Thus, even Purple Star Master could not break through that layer of ice and enter the Heavenly Palace.
Seeing those Immortals, whose strength surpassed hers, unable to do anything to her, Ao Jiao felt increasingly thrilled.
“Fun! Interesting!”
“It’s truly you; you have so many clever ideas!”
Li Yan chuckled softly, offering no further comment.
His goal was the Heavenly Emperor’s Divine Coffin; as long as he controlled the Divine Coffin, he could stabilize the Gui Xu Realm Abyss.
As long as the Heavenly Emperor’s Divine Coffin remained, the Gui Xu Realm Abyss would not collapse.
His gaze turned to the grand hall behind him, from which an endless stream of energy fluctuations emanated.
Presumably, the Divine Coffin they were guarding was within.
As Li Yan pushed open the grand door, the massive Ao Jiao also transformed into human form and followed behind him.
Looking at the grand hall before them, golden bricks paved the floor, reflecting starlight, while coiled dragon jade pillars supported the dome.
Nine Hunyuan lamps hung, their light like flowing rosy clouds.
The throne in the hall was gilded and inlaid with precious jewels, surrounded by swirling Immortal mist, subtly revealing the illusory figures of Auspicious Beasts.
Below the steps, cloud patterns unfurled, and ancient divine diagrams were carved into the walls; in stillness, it was solemn and majestic, and in motion, it seemed to echo with the sound of ten thousand Immortals paying homage.
And right in the center, protected by the Tai Xu Hunyuan Guarding Formation, was the Heavenly Emperor’s Crystal Glazed Divine Coffin.
From afar, one could clearly see the form of the person within the coffin.
His bronze skin was covered with faint golden Dao Patterns, like swirling galaxies, subtly glowing with each breath.
His brow was stern, his lips tightly pressed; even in slumber, an aura of dominion over the Three Realms emanated from his brows, and invisible Qi currents subtly protected his body.
“This is the Heavenly Emperor?”
Li Yan looked at the man in the Divine Coffin; the Heavenly Emperor was in an endless slumber, yet he exuded an aura of authority without needing to be angry.
It was as if a sleeping Dragon could erupt at any moment.
The moment Li Yan saw the other party, the System’s voice echoed in his mind.
“Detecting host suffering from Heavenly Emperor’s pressure, Divine Soul shaking!”
“Side effect turning positive: Host is accelerating comprehension of Heavenly Ancient Dao Pattern!”
Instantly, Ao Jiao, who was nearby, felt her Divine Soul tremble, and her head throbbed with pain.
“Hiss, so painful… so painful…”
Ao Jiao clutched her Dragon horns, painfully squatting on the ground.
Only Li Yan, facing the Heavenly Emperor’s pressure, had various Heavenly Ancient Dao Patterns constantly appearing in his mind, continuously comprehending something.
As he comprehended, the powerful side effect overflowed, even causing Li Yan’s cultivation to rapidly increase.
“How exaggerated, is this a Divine Being?”
“Just the side effect of the pressure can simultaneously increase my cultivation, Divine Soul, and Comprehension Ability.”
While marveling inwardly, Li Yan raised his hand, “Side effect turning positive.”
Suddenly, Ao Jiao’s head no longer hurt; instead, like Li Yan, she began to absorb and comprehend.
“I… I don’t seem to be in pain anymore?”
Ao Jiao’s hand, which had been tightly clutching her Dragon horns, slowly relaxed.
She began to feel an invisible energy repairing her internal injuries from tens of thousands of years.
“My cultivation… seems to be recovering rapidly; I feel like I can return to my Peak strength, or even… even higher!”
Ao Jiao quickly understood something: it was this person before her; with a casual lift of his hand, he had given her boundless benefits.
Slowly, Ao Jiao found Li Yan more and more pleasing to the eye.
Hmm… she wasn’t entirely against the idea of being with Li Yan.
She couldn’t accept other members of the Human Race, but this person before her was terrifyingly strong, very much to the Ancient Dragon’s liking.
Thinking this, Ao Jiao couldn’t help but lean against him from behind, wrapping her arms around Li Yan’s waist.
“Shh, don’t speak.”
“Let’s enjoy this feeling together.”
The feeling of absorbing the side effects gave Ao Jiao her first taste of sweetness.
She simply assumed that Li Yan had mastered some Law power, capable of even changing the Heavenly Emperor’s Law.
And when Ao Jiao pressed against him, the System’s voice in his mind rang out again.
“Host has True Dragon protection, Dragon Soul Golden Body is accelerating comprehension!”
This!?
Being embraced by Ao Jiao could additionally increase his comprehension of the Dragon Soul Golden Body?
If that were the case, then Li Yan could only let this big female Dragon take advantage of him.
Under the multiple benefits of cultivation, Divine Soul, and Dao Patterns, his cultivation soared like a rocket, directly reaching Void Refining Stage Eight.
“Congratulations, Host, you have comprehended one-fifth of the Heavenly Ancient Dao Pattern!”
“Thank you, Host, Divine Soul has broken through to Third Grade!”
The continuous good news was something Li Yan had never expected.
He hadn’t expected the Heavenly Emperor’s lingering might to bring him so many benefits.
Just the Formation within this hall, and the pressure emanating from the Heavenly Emperor, had already satiated Li Yan.
“One-fifth of the Heavenly Ancient Dao Pattern comprehended… Before, only one-tenth was comprehended; at this rate, I will eventually fully comprehend the Heavenly Ancient Dao Pattern.”
Li Yan discovered that the newly added Dao Patterns were enough to change the power of his existing Spells.
Most directly, take the Space Rending Claw, for example, the Space Rending Claw mixed with the Heavenly Ancient Dao Pattern…
Just as Li Yan was enjoying all of this, a loud bang echoed from outside the grand hall.
The cracking sound of ice breaking made Li Yan, who was immersed in Cultivation, tremble.
“Hmm?”
“Someone can cleave open the ice layer of time stagnation?”
As soon as he thought of this, Li Yan immediately sensed danger.
Able to break through time stagnation and cause damage to things within it.
The newcomer was not friendly!
“Ao Jiao, someone’s here!”
At this moment, Ao Jiao was still sprawled on Li Yan’s back, comfortably absorbing.
She quite enjoyed her time Cultivating with Li Yan, but the loud bang outside forced her to release her grip.
“Hmph…”
Ao Jiao was a little annoyed.
Someone was forcing her to get angry at her happiest moment.
“My strength has returned to its Peak, and my internal hidden injuries have also been repaired.”
“Let this old lady go see which spoilsport it is.”
Ao Jiao was reluctant to leave, wishing she could stay here with Li Yan.
Li Yan, however, warned her with a serious expression, “The opponent can break through the ice layer, which means they can harm you.”
“Ao Jiao, do not underestimate them.”