Chapter 1356
Ye Daozu Returns, Reversing Dust Pill
They knew that as long as they could escape Black Wind Valley, there was still a glimmer of hope.
If Ye Yang leaves them here, they will surely meet a bad end.
However, after running for a long time, when they opened their eyes, a terrifying scene appeared before them.
Ahead was a huge tortoise shell.
The tortoise shell, like a thick city wall, was covered with ancient patterns and exuded a majestic aura.
It has strong limbs, sharp claws, and a fierce gaze.
At this moment, it stood blocking the gates of the Demon Palace like an insurmountable mountain.
Black Wind Demon rushed to the door first, and his expression changed drastically when he saw the Xuanwu Sacred Beast that had suddenly grown larger.
It wanted to stop, but the inertia was too great, so it could only crash headlong into the Xuanwu Sacred Beast.
"Get out of here!"
But the next moment, a loud bang was heard.
Black Wind Demon's palm struck the Xuanwu Sacred Beast's tortoise shell as if striking hard black iron.
A tremendous force of recoil sent him staggering backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His meridians were damaged once more, and his aura grew even weaker.
The other elders who tried to escape were also stopped one by one by the Xuanwu Sacred Beast.
They were either injured by the tortoise shell or knocked to the ground by its sharp claws, with absolutely no chance of escape.
In a short time, all the demonic cultivators who tried to escape were stopped by the Xuanwu Sacred Beast.
He was once again suppressed by Ye Yang's power, collapsed to the ground, and no longer had any thought of escaping.
"Could this be the legendary ancient spirit, the Xuanwu Sacred Beast?!"
Only now did they fully realize what a terrifying being they were facing. Not only was its own cultivation profound.
With the assistance of ancient spirits, even a Void Refinement Realm expert might not be his match.
Where are the ley lines?
Black Wind Demon dared not hesitate for a moment.
The words were like a death warrant, and the already pale face of the Black Wind Demon instantly lost all color.
He collapsed to the ground, staring at the indifferent, god-like cultivator before him, his last shred of resistance utterly crushed.
The Demon Palace's ley lines are the foundation upon which the Black Wind Demon Palace has stood for thousands of years, and the basis for all its disciples' cultivation.
In particular, the best ley line within the palace is a sacred place where successive palace masters have secluded themselves to break through to higher realms, containing the purest demonic energy.
Handing it over is tantamount to cutting off one's own arm.
You don't have to pay...
Black Wind Demon glanced at the Xuanwu Sacred Beast in the square, which resembled a mountain and possessed an aura of profound and imposing grandeur.
Feeling the faint yet terrifying pressure emanating from Ye Yang that could easily crush him, he shuddered, and all his resentment and heartache turned into the instinct to survive.
"Yes...yes!"
Black Wind Demon scrambled to his feet, forcing a fawning smile that was more like a grimace.
"Senior, this way please! I... no, I'll take you to the best ley line in our Black Wind Valley, the 'Mysterious Yin Demon Cave'!"
Having said that, he dared not be negligent in the slightest and personally led the way. His humble and obsequious demeanor was completely different from his arrogant and domineering attitude in the hall before.
The other elders were even more terrified, bowing their heads and following behind, not daring to breathe loudly.
Ye Yang remained expressionless as he followed the Black Wind Demon through several deep, dark palaces.
Finally, they arrived at a huge stone gate shrouded in numerous restrictions.
The stone gate was carved with ferocious demonic statues, and a cold and powerful demonic aura seeped out from the cracks in the gate.
If an ordinary cultivator were to get close, their mind would likely be instantly corrupted.
"Senior, please look, this is the Xuan Yin Demon Cave of my palace."
Black Wind Demon tremblingly took out a token and cast a series of spells, and the restrictions on the stone gate slowly dissipated.
"Boom!"
The stone gate opened, and a surge of pure, almost liquefied black demonic energy rushed out like a tidal wave.
Ye Yang stepped inside and found that the cave was a completely different world.
The surrounding stone walls were inlaid with countless magic crystals that emitted a faint glow, illuminating the cave interior in a dim light.
On the ground, dark lines intertwine and spread, like the veins of the earth.
In the center of the cave, there was a stone platform made of ten-thousand-year-old black iron, and dense demonic energy was continuously gushing out from beneath the platform.
They coalesced into a visible black column of air, shooting straight up to the cave ceiling. "Not bad."
Ye Yang nodded in satisfaction.
The purity of the demonic energy here far exceeded his expectations.
What is a deadly poison to ordinary cultivators is an excellent and potent medicine for his current injuries.
The Dao injury in his body was left from a direct confrontation with a powerful cultivator at the Mahayana realm.
The intertwined forces of law are extremely difficult to eradicate.
If it were to be nurtured with conventional spiritual energy, it would take countless years.
He remembered that the alchemy tradition of the Xuanwu Holy Sect once recorded a kind of pill called "Reverse Dust Pill".
This elixir uses demonic energy as a catalyst, enabling it to fight poison with poison and heal wounds with wounds; it might be worth a try.
Ye Yang had made up his mind, and turned to the trembling Black Wind Demon and the others, speaking coldly.
"All of you, step back! No one is to set foot here without my permission. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes! Yes! We would never dare to disturb your cultivation, senior!"
Black Wind Demon and his companions felt as if they had been granted a pardon. They hurriedly nodded and scrambled out of the Xuan Yin Demon Cave.
The Xuanwu Sacred Beast then swayed and transformed into the size of a small mountain, lying directly outside the stone gate.
With his eyes slightly closed, his aura remained firmly locked onto the entire Black Wind Valley, protecting Ye Yang.
Before we knew it, several days had passed.
Inside the main hall of the Black Wind Demon Palace, the surviving elders and core disciples were all shrouded in gloom, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
"Palace Master, that... that senior has been in seclusion for seven days, and the demonic energy fluctuations in the Xuan Yin Demon Cave are getting weaker day by day."
"At this rate, I'm afraid that in less than half a month, our millennia-old foundation of the earth's veins will be drained dry!"
An elder looked pained, his voice trembling.
Another elder with a hooked nose lowered his voice, still shaken.
"Keep your voice down! Do you want to die? Don't forget how that senior shattered the palace's protective formation in one move!"
Upon hearing this, the hall fell into a deathly silence.
The cataclysmic scene of that day has long been a haunting nightmare in their hearts.
The Black Wind Demon sat on the cracked throne, looking as if he had aged decades.
"What's the use of saying all this now? We're lucky to have survived. This kind of person is far beyond our capabilities. He only used this place to heal his wounds and didn't kill us. He's already showing mercy."
"What the Palace Master said is true..."
The crowd echoed their sentiments, yet they could not conceal the resentment and fear in their eyes.
"I just don't know who this person is. To have such extraordinary cultivation at such a young age, I have never heard of such a person before."
"He looks young, but someone with such cultivation must be an old monster who knows how to preserve his youth. There are rumors that there is a sacred place in the Mountain and Sea Realm called the Flying Heaven Gate, and it seems that the Xuanwu Sacred Beast is guarding the gate. Could this person be Ye from the Flying Heaven Gate? Or perhaps this person is not even from our realm..."
An elder murmured to himself, his eyes filled with boundless awe.
Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
A master of both swords and sabers?
That was a true killing god.
Indeed, who else but him could possess such heaven-defying strength?
For a moment, no one dared to utter a single complaint; all they could do was pray that this evil spirit would recover from his injuries and leave soon.
Meanwhile, inside the Xuan Yin Demon Cave...
Ye Yang sat cross-legged on the black iron stone platform, his body enveloped by a huge black vortex.
The immense demonic energy was frantically absorbed into his body and refined through his cultivation technique.
Instead of eroding his foundation, it transformed into streams of strange energy, cleansing his damaged meridians and soul.
Floating in front of him was a jet-black pill with flowing essence, which was the "Reverse Dust Pill" that he had refined using demonic energy as a guide.
The power of the elixir combined with the demonic energy of the earth's veins, undergoing a tremendous transformation within his body, a process of destruction followed by rebirth.
Time passed slowly.
After an unknown period of time, when the demonic energy within the Xuan Yin Demon Cave had thinned to nearly 90%.
The black vortex that had been enveloping Ye Yang suddenly contracted and disappeared entirely into his body.
Inside the cave, tranquility returned instantly.
The next moment, Ye Yang slowly opened his eyes. (End of Chapter)