571: Recovering from injuries

Void Refining... Perfection??!

Nine Transformations of the Vast Sun?!

A visitor from the Heavenly Domain died by his hand??

Three messages, like world-ending divine thunder, exploded in White Cloud Master's mind!

Instantly, a figure appeared with incredible clarity! That person, months ago,

stirred up the winds and clouds single-handedly, repeatedly defeated Demonic Cultivators, stabilized the Northern Region, the Yin Yang Sect's Luoxia Peak true disciple—Yao Delong!

"I never expected this kid... to be so formidable?"

A monstrous wave surged in White Cloud Master's heart, far exceeding any of his previous deductions and predictions!

What Heaven-Defying fortune did this child... obtain?

But then, an even heavier concern weighed down on him.

The destructive aftermath of the battlefield had turned a hundred miles of vitality into a complete death Restriction! Who won in the end?

Did Yao Delong slay that Heavenly Domain powerful enemy? Or did they perish together? Or did he escape severely wounded?

And what level of power did that Heavenly Domain powerful enemy represent? What Karma was involved?!

"Issue the command!" His voice was cold and resolute, "Activate the highest-level 'Yin Yang Divine Talisman Order'!"

"Order One: The Heavenly Sword Peak Head, along with the Talisman Peak Head, shall personally be responsible! Use all means, without compromising the Sect's fundamental principles, to fully investigate Yao Delong's whereabouts!"

"Order One: The Heavenly Sword Peak Head, along with the Talisman Peak Head, shall personally be responsible! Use all means, without compromising the Sect's fundamental principles, to fully investigate Yao Delong's whereabouts!"

"Order Two: All forces of the Sect's Dark Hall 'Night Hawk Guards' are to be mobilized,

to closely monitor all known Eastern Region Demonic Path strongholds and abnormal cross-Realm spatial nodes! Pay special attention to the area around Jinling!"

"Order Three: Blockade! All records of residual combat information concerning Dragon Fall Canyon are to be completely sealed as 'Grade A First Class' top secret by the Sect! Any private discussion or leakage... shall be regarded as treason!"

according to the Sect's 'Grade A First Class' top secret level! Any private discussion or leakage... shall be regarded as treason!"

A heavy aura permeated the entire quiet room. The sky in the direction of Jinling City seemed to cast a huge, ominous demonic shadow and Heavenly Domain mist... A thousand miles from Dragon Fall Canyon, on the fringe of the Southern Frontier, deep within an inconspicuous, decaying ancient forest.

The ground was long covered by ten thousand years of withered leaves, soft and slippery.

Below, however, was a naturally formed, deep and damp entrance to a karst cave fissure,

completely concealed by wildly growing bloodthirsty demonic vines and decaying mud.

Inside the cave, there was dead silence.

Only the slow, cold sound of water dripping from deep within the top rock wall could be heard.

Drip... drop... In the darkness, an extremely faint wisp of Demonic Essence fluctuation, carrying a subtle dark fragrance and a hint of sweetness, flickered precariously like a candle in the wind.

Xin Yuelan was curled up in a corner of the cold, damp rock wall. Her originally gorgeous and flamboyant,

jet-black flowing fire demonic dress, symbolizing the Supreme Saintess, was already tattered, stained with large patches of congealed, foul blood clots and mud.

Her exposed skin was covered in terrifying energy burns and spatial tear marks, deep enough to show bone!

Even more serious was the backlash from the spatial power within her body, caused by forcefully activating the 'Blood Prison Demonic Fang Talisman' far beyond her cultivation limit.

It was like countless cold poison needles repeatedly piercing and stirring within her Meridians and demonic bones!

Every attempt to circulate the 'Heavenly Demon Deriving God Art' to regulate her breathing was like rubbing salt into the wound!

She bit her pale lips tightly, preventing herself from fainting.

Her crimson vertical pupils sometimes condensed with fierce rage and humiliation, and sometimes were washed away by bone-deep fear, becoming unfocused.

Haunting her mind was that arrogant figure, burning with golden flames like a fierce wolf,

his black long blade holding that giant axe that tore through world dust!

It was his final roar, piercing her Primordial Spirit and chilling to the bone—"The debt is settled now!"... "Yao Delong... you monster... Ah Da..."

Cold hatred churned and gnawed at her heart like venom, but ultimately it was covered by an even deeper dread.

She never imagined that a Soul Transformation Cultivator... could actually... slay a Void Refining Great Expert from the Heavenly Domain, possessing the Origin of world dust, like a god-slayer!

"Cough..."

Another mouthful of demonic blood, containing fragments of internal organs, surged to her throat. She forcefully swallowed it, and the sweet, metallic taste of rust filled her mouth and nose.

The storm in the outside world... must have turned everything upside down by now!

And she, the dignified Saintess of the Heavenly Demon Sect, was like a pathetic stray dog, dragging her broken body and hiding in this filthy corner,

even regulating her breathing meant enduring the torment of the Heart Sword's residual sword imprint, a torture akin to slow slicing!

"Fool... absolutely foolish!"

Regret, like an ice pick, fiercely stabbed into the depths of her heart, which was almost entirely consumed by resentment.

"If I had known this... I would have honestly gone to seek that elusive nine nether soul nurturing flower! At least... at least..." At least no matter how strong Yao Delong was, she wouldn't have ended up in this state!

At least... at least..." At least no matter how strong Yao Delong was, she wouldn't have ended up in this state!

A Soul Transformation Cultivator... counter-slaying a Void Refining Middle Stage Heavenly Domain powerful expert?!

If this news reached the Demonic Domain, even her father would likely be speechless for a long time!

"Who can capture this fiend... besides those few old monsters in secluded death cultivation and the Supreme Sect Masters of top Daoist orthodoxies?!"

The despair brought by this realization even overshadowed her physical pain.

Her yanshen fetus... her path to the heavens... was likely completely ruined by this person!

The more she thought, the more she hated!

She hated herself for making one wrong step, leading to a cascade of errors!

She hated Yao Delong for being too much of a Prodigy! Unreasonable!

But more than that... was the bone-deep, irresistible fear!

That gaze... the gaze that finally nailed her Soul and declared the "debt settled"... cold, pure, carrying an absolute killing intent that disregarded any background!

"Cough... cough cough..." Violent coughing brought up more black blood containing tiny fragments of Law.

She abruptly covered her mouth with her hand, gasping violently, her pupils unfocused and scattered for a long time under the pain and immense emotional shock,

before finally forcing together a shred of rational ashes.

"Not... not falling into that mad dog's hands... is already a blessing from the Great Heavenly Demon God..."

She whispered miserably, trying to convince herself.

At this moment, living, hiding, and waiting for possible rescue was her only goal.

Suppressing all churning distracting thoughts, she gritted her teeth, enduring the Soul-tearing pain,

and like glue mending the leaks of a broken porcelain bottle, she slowly,

bit by bit, permeated and sealed those terrifying cracks within her body... Even if it was despairingly slow,

it had to be done. Outside, the world was in turmoil,

only this small, dark place was the withered rope suspending her last thread of life... Half a month's time, fleeting like a blink in the crevices of a wind-eroded cliff.

Inside the cave, a rich fragrance of Spirit Medicine mingled with a faint, peculiar scorched scent after being burned by divine fire.

Yao Delong, who had been meditating, suddenly opened his eyes!

Deep within his eyes, two subtle, condensed, almost tangible golden-red fire blades flashed and disappeared!

In an instant, the entire small cave interior was illuminated as if it were the core of a furnace!

An aura even more majestic, more condensed, and more domineering than before, like a dormant volcano suddenly awakening,

surged forth from his body, which had already recovered to its original state and was even more refined!

Buzz!

The invisible force field shook the cave entrance Restriction, causing a dense ripple to spread!

"Hoo..."

A long, scorching breath, carrying a faint golden glow, was exhaled from his mouth and nose,

slightly distorting the air it passed through. He lowered his Head to examine himself; his muscles, bones, and skin,

including his internal organs that had been severely injured and torn by the world dust Law, were now completely renewed!

The already immensely powerful Great Sun Sacred Body Origin, after enduring the extremely brutal grinding and tempering of world dust power,

was like divine iron after a Hundred Refinements, every cell exuding a luster of indestructible toughness and explosive Divine Power!

Breaking through to establish himself anew! His Sacred Body Foundation was even more robust and stable! His cultivation Realm... had firmly stepped into the Peak of Late Stage Soul Transformation!

Only one step away, he could break into the Realm of Soul Transformation Great Perfection, possessing the true ability to move mountains and overturn seas!