300: Chapter 300: The Supreme Elder Awakens

The Far North Land, Eternal Night Demon Sect.

Deep within a Forbidden Ground behind the mountain, inside an Immortal Cave sealed by ten-thousand-year black ice, slept an old monster who had lived for who knows how many years.

Standing at the entrance of the cave was a stone tablet inscribed with eight large characters: "Forbidden Ground, Trespassers Will Die."

The characters on the tablet were blood-red; it was said they were written with the essence blood of a Body Integration Stage expert and had not faded for ten thousand years.

The surroundings of the Immortal Cave were covered in layers of Restrictions, including Formations, Talismans, and the power of Law.

If any Cultivator below the Body Integration Stage approached, at best their cultivation would be suppressed, and at worst, their Divine Soul would be annihilated.

At this moment, the ten-thousand-year black ice within the Immortal Cave began to melt.

It was not melting slowly; it was as if someone had poured a bucket of boiling water onto the ice, and the ice blocks were dissolving at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It revealed a figure sitting cross-legged inside.

It was an old man with a withered face; his hair had fallen out, his eyebrows were gone, and his skin was like dried tree bark clinging to his bones.

He wore a faded gray robe covered in cracks, looking like a tattered garment that had been worn for thousands of years.

The man's eyes were closed, his breathing barely perceptible.

It occurred only once every few dozen breaths, as if he might stop breathing at any moment.

Yet, even this seemingly frail old man emitted a suffocating pressure.

It was the aura of the Body Integration Stage, stronger than Supreme Elder Jian Cangqiong and more terrifying than Old City Lord Li Cang.

The Third Supreme Elder of the Eternal Night Demon Sect, known by the Daoist name Xuanming.

At the Peak of the Body Integration Stage, he had lived for nine thousand three hundred years and was the oldest existing entity in the Eternal Night Demon Sect.

A thousand years ago, he had already touched the threshold of the Mahayana Stage but had yet to make a Breakthrough.

Because he was waiting for an Opportunity.

Thinking of this, an aura surged forth.

This aura was not the fierce and overbearing kind, but cold, decaying, like a dead person crawling out of a grave.

His fingers were withered and long, with pitch-black nails like eagle talons.

A strange smile hung on the corner of his mouth.

"Crack—crack—crack—"

The black ice shattered piece by piece, the ice blocks falling to the ground and turning into puddles of water.

The temperature in the Immortal Cave plummeted, and a chill from the depths of the Soul emerged.

Subsequently, an aura of decay surged from the old man, permeating the entire Immortal Cave, and even the runes on the stone walls were corroded until they grew dim.

The old man slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were gray, without pupils, like two murky glass beads.

But within those eyes, blood-red light faintly pulsed.

He looked down at his withered hands, then at the melting black ice in the Immortal Cave, and a smile curled the corner of his mouth.

That smile was sinister and eerie, like the expression on a corpse's face.

"Finally... awake."

The old man's voice was hoarse, sounding like two pieces of rusted metal rubbing against each other.

He slowly stood up, his bones making a rattling sound.

Then, with just a gentle wave, all the Restrictions in the Immortal Cave shattered, dissipating into specks of light.

Outside the entrance.

A figure was standing before the door, head bowed, not daring to look up.

This person was none other than the Sect Master of the Eternal Night Demon Sect—Sect Master Li Jiuyou.

At the Middle Stage of the Body Integration Stage, having cultivated for three thousand years, he held a lofty status in the Eternal Night Demon Sect.

Yet, in front of the old man in the Immortal Cave, he was like a junior.

After sensing the aura emanating from within the cave, he placed his hands flat at his sides, his posture respectful to the extreme.

"Third Supreme Elder, you have awakened."

Sect Master Li Jiuyou's voice was very respectful.

The next second.

The old man walked out of the Immortal Cave, stood at the entrance, and looked down at Sect Master Li Jiuyou.

In his gray eyes, the blood-red light grew brighter, like two ghost fires.

"Jiuyou, there is no need to be so restrained."

The old man's voice remained hoarse but carried a hint of elder-like kindness.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou raised his head.

His complexion was somewhat pale, with cold sweat on his forehead.

It was hard to imagine that the mighty and overbearing Sect Master, in the eyes of outsiders, would actually display such a posture.

"Third Supreme Elder, you have been in seclusion for three hundred years; today, you have finally come out of seclusion, and this Disciple is deeply relieved."

Sect Master Li Jiuyou hurriedly congratulated him.

The old man nodded, his gaze sweeping across the distant Eternal Night Demon Sect.

Mountains were layered, palaces were towering, and Devilish Qi swirled about.

Three hundred years had passed, and the Eternal Night Demon Sect was still the same.

A smile curled the corner of his mouth, a smile filled with a hint of pride, a hint of greed, and a hint of indescribable madness.

"Jiuyou, how goes the matter I had you prepare?" the old man asked.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou felt a shiver in his heart and quickly said.

"Replying to the Third Supreme Elder, the body you requested has already been found by this Disciple."

The old man narrowed his eyes: "Who?"

"The Seventh Demon Son of the Eternal Night Demon Sect, Xiao Ran."

Sect Master Li Jiuyou said in a low voice.

"This child possesses the Myriad Dao Guixu Body; his cultivation speed is extremely fast. Less than three years after joining, he broke through from the Foundation Establishment to the Nascent Soul Stage."

"Now, he is training in the Far North Land and has already broken through to the Soul Transformation Stage. It is said he has even gained the appreciation of the Lord of the Sword Qi Great Wall, and his talent is outstanding."

"I had already accepted him as a Disciple on your behalf a long time ago."

Sect Master Li Jiuyou's version of events was clearly still stuck before Xiao Ran entered the Secret Realm.

However, this was normal.

Ordinary people would never imagine that the chasm between Realms, which is difficult for normal people to cross, was crossed by Xiao Ran just by going in once.

And he crossed several at once.

It was simply outrageous.

Upon hearing this, a gleam flashed in the old man's eyes.

The Myriad Dao Guixu Body, that was a legendary Physique. The previous possessor was that troublemaker from ten thousand years ago, who had long since vanished without a trace.

If he could obtain this body, he would be able to break through his Bottleneck and attempt to reach the Mahayana Stage.

A greedy smile curled the corner of his mouth.

"Where is he now?" the old man asked.

"The Far North Land, the Sword Qi Great Wall," Sect Master Li Jiuyou said.

"This Disciple has already sent someone to send a message, summoning him back to the sect. It is estimated he will arrive in a few days."

The old man nodded: "Good. When he returns, bring him to see me."

"I will bestow upon him a great Opportunity."

Sect Master Li Jiuyou hesitated for a moment.

"Third Supreme Elder, Xiao Ran is meticulous; I think we need to plan this out..."

The old man raised his hand, interrupting him.

"No need. He is merely a small Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator. Once he arrives, I have my own ways to make him obediently hand over his body."

Sect Master Li Jiuyou dared not speak further, head bowed, standing respectfully to the side.

The old man looked up at the distant sky.

The sun was setting, and twilight was closing in.

In his gray eyes, the blood-red light grew brighter and brighter.

"Three hundred years. This seat has waited for three hundred years."

"Finally, I have waited for this day."

"The Mahayana Stage, I have finally glimpsed a sliver of Opportunity."

Sect Master Li Jiuyou quietly retreated.

"Someone come."

A person in black emerged from the shadows, kneeling on one knee: "Sect Master."

"Send a message to the Far North Land, summoning Xiao Ran back to the sect."

"Tell him the Sect Master has important matters to discuss and to return quickly."

"Yes." The person in black vanished.

Sect Master Li Jiuyou turned and flew toward the main Peak.

He still had many preparations to make.

The Third Supreme Elder wanted to perform Possession; it was no small matter.

It required Protectors, Formations, and various resources.

He had to ensure everything was foolproof.