269: juvenile

Heavenly Scorpion stretched out its giant pincers, wiped away non-existent cold sweat, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Hoo~"

"Boss got stronger again?"

Heavenly Scorpion was filled with doubt and surprise.

"It's only been this long!"

Heavenly Scorpion started to doubt its scorpion life.

It was a Heavenly Scorpion of an unusual Bloodline.

It was born with control over the Five Elements, possessing powerful innate talent.

Among Cultivators of the same Realm, it was probably rarely surpassed.

This had always been its pride.

But at this moment, Heavenly Scorpion was plunged into deep self-doubt.

At the bottom of the water marsh.

The giant Black Water Profound Serpent's snake eyes glowed faintly.

It moved its body, which had already grown to two thousand zhang in length.

With a thought,

"Ding~"

[Name: Mo Xuan;

Race: Black Water Profound Serpent;

Bloodline: Spirit Beast;

Lifespan: 187 / 3600 years;

Talent: Water Control, Wind Control, Cloud Gathering;

Natal Divine Ability: Summon Wind and Call Rain, Realm of Clouds and Mist;

Companion Magic Treasure: wind and rain pearl;

Divine Ability: Water Form: Myriad Transformations, Wind Form - Traceless, Cloud Form: Mist Concealment, Size As Desired Transformation Divine Ability, Breath Concealment Divine Ability, Four Transformations of the Yao Body, Riding Clouds and Driving Mist, Dividing Spirit and Transforming Thought, Summoning: Descent of Spirit;

Realm: Late Nascent Soul Stage;

clan-guarding system bound: Zhou Family, Family Head - Zhou Leyi.

Clan Fortune Points: 56]

"Finally, Late Nascent Soul Stage..."

Mo Xuan sighed softly with emotion.

From now on, as long as he didn't encounter a Soul Transformation Venerable, Mo Xuan feared no one.

Mo Xuan calmed his mind.

He began to adapt to his rapidly increasing Physical Body, strength, magical power, speed, and so on.

At the bottom of the water marsh.

Silence fell once more.

The Yao Beasts kept in the water marsh resumed their activities.

High in the distant sky.

The two great suns remained.

Only, the slightly dimmer great sun seemed to have brightened a little more.

After that aura in the water marsh disappeared,

Huan Bi surfaced.

She quietly looked at the center of the water marsh, feeling a bit melancholic.

"King, what are you worried about?"

Huan Zhu, a Foundation Establishment Early Stage snake Yao and a newly promoted strong Cultivator of the Green-Eyed Azure-Striped Snake Clan, followed behind Huan Bi.

Following Huan Bi's gaze,

She only saw the boundless water surface covered in a vast expanse of white mist.

Looking at Huan Bi's melancholic face, she asked, puzzled.

"You wouldn't understand."

Huan Bi glanced at Huan Zhu and said faintly.

Then, she stopped looking at the center of the water marsh and began to patrol the territory belonging to the Green-Eyed Azure-Striped Snake.

Now, the snake Yao kept in this water marsh were no longer just the Green-Eyed Azure-Striped Snake and Azure Black Spirit Snake Clans.

There were also several other Clans, such as the Red-Scaled Cloud-Patterned Snake, Golden Ring Spirit Snake, and Brocade-Browed Green Satin Snake.

But the Green-Eyed Azure-Striped Snake remained the Clan with the largest territory in this water marsh.

Of course, this was excluding the Five-Colored Heavenly Scorpion.

Huan Zhu didn't understand.

Having been in the Zhou Family for so many years,

Everything was provided.

Dangers were few.

She didn't even need to find her own food or Spirit Medicine.

She couldn't imagine what there could be to worry about in such a life of leisure.

She didn't understand.

She stayed in place, pondering deeply.

After a long time, she still couldn't come up with an answer, not even realizing that Huan Bi had left.

"Steward Zhu, I've brought Disciples to form a contract with a Spirit Beast."

At this moment, a voice called out from the shore.

Huan Zhu's massive body turned towards the shore.

Indeed, she saw two figures standing on the shore.

One was slightly younger, standing behind, with a somewhat reserved demeanor.

The other was older, standing in front, calling out to her.

Both were wearing Zhou Family Disciples' attire, and their cultivation had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Huan Zhu controlled her body and flew over.

Mimicking Huan Bi, she subtly adopted the posture of a Foundation Establishment strong Cultivator.

"This is the warrant."

Seeing Huan Zhu arrive before him,

The younger Disciple glanced at her with a hint of curiosity, not daring to look too long.

The older Cultivator took out a token, which floated in the air.

"The warrant is correct."

After examining it, Huan Zhu nodded and returned the token.

Then, a mysterious fluctuation emanated from Huan Zhu's body.

In a short while,

Above the water, figures of Green-Eyed Azure-Striped Snakes began to emerge.

Some were about a zhang long, others several zhang.

All were at the Qi Refinement Stage of cultivation.

"The rest is up to you."

Huan Zhu instructed the slightly shy young Zhou Family Disciple.

"Don't you thank Steward Zhu?"

The older Cultivator turned back and said softly.

The shy young man then came to his senses and respectfully bowed to Huan Zhu.

Then, he sat down cross-legged.

He closed his eyes and performed his cultivation technique, and a profound pattern appeared between his eyebrows.

"Choose me, choose me!"

"Choose me, I'm prettier!"

"I'm stronger than you!"

"..."

As soon as the profound pattern appeared,

A jumble of voices seemed to resound in the young man's mind.

This made the young man quite surprised, but fortunately, he had been taught by the Clan elders, so he didn't lose his composure and quickly searched for a Spirit Beast that resonated with him.

A moment later,

Above the head of a several-zhang-long Green-Eyed Azure-Striped Snake, an identical pattern appeared.

It echoed the pattern between the young man's eyebrows.

"It's done!"

The young man was overjoyed.

He opened his eyes.

At this moment, Huan Zhu's figure disappeared.

The other Green-Eyed Azure-Striped Snakes also gradually sank to the bottom of the water.

Only the contracted snake beast, exuding an aura of closeness, swam to the shore and approached the young man.

The young man's excitement was hard to hide. He cautiously reached out and touched the Green-Eyed Azure-Striped Snake.

A feeling of satisfaction arose in his heart.

"Zhou Xiangyu."

The young man seemed to be introducing himself.

On the shore, the older Cultivator watched quietly, not disturbing, filled with nostalgia, for he too had once been like this... Southwest of Central Continent.

Yin Yang Harmony Hall.

Dongming Palace.

Nine enormous high-backed chairs stood silently within Dongming Palace.

At this moment,

Space fluctuated.

Figures began to appear.

They took their seats on the giant high-backed chairs.

Among them was True Lord Lianyun.

Seven people were already seated on the nine chairs.

The seven wore different attire and had varied appearances, but the auras emanating from them were all astonishing.

"Lianyun, do you know why Senior Brother has summoned us?"

One person asked True Lord Lianyun.

"Also, why are you injured?"

This person raised an eyebrow, seeing at a glance that True Lord Lianyun's injuries had not yet healed.

The other few also looked towards True Lord Lianyun.

"It's nothing, I had a mishap during cultivation."

True Lord Lianyun's mouth twitched, not intending to say more.

Then he shook his head, indicating that he also didn't know.

"Buzz~"

At this moment, on the two empty chairs in the center,

The Twin Venerables of Yin and Yang appeared together.

"Senior Brother, Senior Sister."

The seven all rose to pay their respects.

"I have summoned you Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters today for an important matter."

The Twin Venerables of Yin and Yang took their seats without pleasantries.

Yang Venerable waved his right hand.

A complete map of Qingzhou appeared before everyone's eyes.

Doubt flickered in the eyes of the other seven.

Yang Venerable lightly tapped his finger.

Within the map of Qingzhou,

The names of the four Nascent Soul-level forces: Xuanqing Sect, Zhou Family, Jiang Family, and Spirit Void Sect, glowed brightly.

Before anyone could ask,

Yang Venerable's soft, feminine voice spoke:

"Annihilate."

"This..."

Everyone was startled.

They wanted to say something.

But those who could Cultivate to the Nascent Soul Stage were all intelligent people.

If Yang Venerable dared to do this, he must have absolute reliance and would not bring disaster upon himself, making the Yin Yang Harmony Hall the target of all in the Nancang Domain.

No one spoke.

Lights flickered in their eyes.

They pondered the benefits they could gain.

As for whether it would fail,

This was clearly not among their considerations.

"For this operation, Lianyun and Fengya will remain to guard the Sect."

Yang Venerable scanned everyone's reactions, nodded, and then spoke to Lianyun and another Early Nascent Soul Stage True Lord Fengya.

"Yes, Senior Brother."

True Lord Lianyun and True Lord Fengya rose and bowed.

"Lianyun, how have the matters I entrusted to you progressed?"

"Replying to Senior Brother, Fellow Daoists Chaomu, Qingyu, Beimu, and Bingluo have already agreed."

Lianyun replied, cupping his hands.

These four were all Old Ancestors from various forces affiliated with the Yin Yang Harmony Hall.

All of them were Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators.

"Very good."

Yang Venerable nodded.

Even a lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit.

"Assemble!"

Yang Venerable commanded.

"Clang clang~"

Within the Yin Yang Harmony Hall, bells rang.

The same happened in Wuji Palace, Hundred Flowers Valley, Wei Family, and Yuanya Grotto-Heaven.

Such a commotion naturally could not be hidden from the many forces in Central Continent.

However, no one knew what had happened.

In Tiannan Pavilion.

Jin Yan's expression changed, hard to discern.

It seemed something had gone out of control.