C364 A Body of the Yang God

Above the skies of the Desolate Swamp, a petite figure clad in purple darted through the air like a streak of lightning, trailing a brilliant ribbon of light in the fierce sunlight. Abruptly, the figure in purple came to a jarring halt!

Beneath the scorching sun, Shen Feiqing trembled violently. Fear and unease filled her eyes, hidden behind a ghastly mask. Frantically scanning her surroundings, she called out in a rough, peculiar voice, "Who's there?"

Silence met her cry.

Yet, an overwhelming force from above descended, shrouding her with an unimaginable heaviness. The commander of the Tusk Troops sensed she was being crushed by the very heavens and earth!

In the depths of her being, it seemed as if a will—a manifestation of this realm's laws—was exerting its mighty influence upon her.

The Absence Relic, desolate for years with its sparse spiritual energy, still held vast territories rife with enigmatic wonders. As the colossal force bore down, Shen Feiqing sensed the Absence Relic coming alive with a consciousness, casting a cold gaze upon her from some distant, unknown place.

This uncanny sensation left her feeling uneasy, causing her veins to throb with pain and even disturbing the "Ancient Desolate Realm True Spell" she had been diligently cultivating.

"Chi! Chi! Chi!"

The power integrated within her meridians and refined in the core of her dantian stirred suddenly.

Shen Feiqing's face contorted in alarm!

High above, her Yin God swiftly introspected her physical form. To her horror, she saw fine threads of purple crystal light, like delicate chains, becoming animated within her flesh and her inner microcosm.

Upon closer inspection, the chain-like purple crystal light revealed a majestic purple phoenix, its wings unfurled, soaring through the cosmos. The sense of boundless mystery and the exhilarating freedom of flight emanated from the phoenix within the crystal light, its beauty captivating at a mere glance.

This was none other than the Demon Phoenix Blood Essence she had extracted from Wei Feng's body!

The commander, nearly invincible within the Absence Relic, was struck with sudden dread. She couldn't help but look up at the blazing sun hanging high in the sky, wondering to herself, 'Has that entity sensed my presence?'

As the thought crossed her mind, she witnessed strands of purple crystal light suddenly escaping from her body. These had been refined and collected within the Little Heavenly World, and some of her painstakingly condensed Qi and blood essence had been drawn out as well.

The commander's face turned the color of deathly ash, convinced that being marked by the Demon Phoenix meant there was little chance of survival.

Regret washed over her, soon followed by resentment toward Lee Yupan. If not for his oversight, she wouldn't be facing such dire consequences within the Asura's Little Heavenly World in the Dark Domain.

The Demon Blood Essence she had refined from Wei Feng's body was undetectable to the Demon Phoenix within the Asura's gaze in the Dark Domain. Yet, in the vastness of the Boundless Land, the Demon Phoenix had left a Demon Soul to preside over the Demon Palace for eons.

This Demon Soul was in communion with the true form of the Demon Phoenix. It must have been this Demon Soul that detected the familiar scent of Demon Blood, alerting the distant, celestial true form of Lord Demon Phoenix. This prompted the use of an arcane Demon God technique to traverse the vast cosmos and deliver her a punishing lesson.

The Demon Phoenix had outlived the history of human cultivation and was even more ancient than the oldest dragons of the current age. For the eldest of demons, the Demon Phoenix's reprimand was tantamount to a death sentence.

"Enough, enough. To fail in my endeavor and pay with my life is within the realm of expectation..." Shen Feiqing had accepted her fate, no longer willing to fight against the inevitable.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Wisps of purple light took flight from her body, vanishing into the sky above the Absence Relic.

When every last trace of the Demon Blood she had extracted from Wei Feng was gone, Shen Feiqing stood in shock. The oppressive, unseen force that had been restraining her dissipated in an instant.

Simultaneously, she heard the Silvermoon Queen's voice within her heart lake. Lee Yupan's true form, through the medium of the Soul Sacrifice Diagram, revealed a startling truth to her.

The Demon Blood she had refined, which belonged to Wei Feng, had been siphoned by a titan of the Divine Soul Sect, born of Yu Yuan's Heavenly Soul. And it wasn't just Wei Feng's blood that was taken, but Lee Yupan's as well.

The equilibrium of Heaven and Earth, along with the Great Dao's suppression, had momentarily sealed off the entire expanse of the Absence Relic.

So it seems even the titans of the Divine Soul Sect didn't want the Demon Phoenix to detect the seismic shift at the Absence Relic, to discover that her progeny with untainted blood had been slain and forcibly extracted.

"Yu Zhu, has Yu Zhu received all the fortunes?"

Shen Feiqing, reeling from Lee Yupan's transmitted soul thought, hovered in midair, struck by the absurdity of it all.

She and the Silvermoon Queen had toiled for years, only to unwittingly dress another for the feast, enriching that gaunt, unattractive girl.

Lee Yupan had gambled all and lost, her realm on the brink of vanishing.

Now, Shen Feiqing's only recourse was to seek refuge in the Desolate Swamp, her fate hanging by a thread.

She yearned to speak with Lee Yupan, yet was suddenly overwhelmed by the last desperate soul thought sent through the Soul Sacrifice Diagram by the Silvermoon Queen, tinged with terror and dread.

The once-clear lake, now bereft of its island.

The Silvermoon Queen, clad in silver, wounded and flanked by the Earth Demon Bai Shang and a white-haired crone from the Demon Palace, hovered above the lake.

The trio faltered mid-flight, halting in the void, their gazes plummeting in astonishment.

There stood Zhou Cangmin, robed in white, with the Python Queen Xu Zixi at his side, offering a courteous bow to Lee Yupan. "Your Majesty, the pleasure of this reunion is all mine."

Just two days prior, Lee Yupan had wielded the Soul Sacrifice Diagram, driving Zhou Cangmin into flight.

Yet, against all odds, Zhou Cangmin had resurfaced within a mere forty-eight hours.

The Silvermoon Queen, already reeling from the Yin God's assault within the Asura's private cosmos in the Dark Domain, blanched at the sight of Zhou Cangmin.

Bai Shang, the Earth Demon, and the venerable matron from the Demon Palace were equally petrified.

On the lakeshore, where the mid-lake island once stood, Zhou Cangmin's form glowed, his flesh and blood as pristine as spiritual energy, his radiance akin to crystalline splendor.

This was no phantasmal Yin God before them, but a corporeal being!

Yet, paradoxically, not of flesh and bone, but of refined spiritual essence.

This luminous figure of Zhou Cangmin, carved from pure spiritual force, stood before them as a Yang God!

A Heavenly Soul metamorphosed into a spiritual entity, a true and tangible Yang God!

No one could have imagined that the Imperial Advisor of the Rainier Empire had stealthily achieved the extraordinary feat of condensing a Yang God, granting him the power to soar beyond the heavens and hone his strength amidst the stars!

On the continent, a Yin God was seen as a spectral deity by the empires, while a Yang God was revered as a true immortal on the Profound Sky Continent.

"Just two days ago, you nearly caused the demise of my Yin God. Don't you think you owe me an explanation, Your Majesty?" Zhou Cangmin emerged from the lake, smiling as he gazed up at the sky.

This was the Yin God who had earlier fled and reunited with the Yang God.

Both the Yin God and Yang God were covertly awaiting the Silvermoon Queen, while the primary body and soul remained within the borders of the Rainier Empire.

Bai Shang and the elderly woman could only sigh, their ferocity dissipated.

Witnessing the Imperial Advisor's simultaneous manifestation with the Yin God and Yang God, they understood why Zhou Cangmin feared neither the exposure of his Red Devil Sect identity, the retribution of the Primordial Yang Sect, nor the scrutiny of the Scorching Sun Emperor.

One who ascends to Yang God status becomes a true heavyweight, commanding respect and a place in any corner of the Boundless Land.

Traditionally, a newly minted Yang God is expected to venture into the cosmos, seeking purification and tempering of body, soul, and spells through encounters with the Heavenly Devils and the Galaxy Alien Race.

As a Demonic Seed of the Red Devil Sect, Zhou Cangmin was not someone the Primordial Yang Sect would rashly attempt to eliminate.

Unless the Primordial Yang Sect was prepared to provoke a full-blown war, stirring a cataclysmic turmoil within the human factions, Zhou Cangmin would remain unharmed unless he committed an unforgivable transgression.

Such is the tacit accord among the mighty sects of the Boundless Land.

The Yang God is an exceedingly rare phenomenon. Once one emerges, they are destined to confront formidable foes beyond the skies.

Even the mortal combat and demise of Soul Wandering Stage cultivators are tolerable to the great sects, who would turn a blind eye rather than escalate conflicts.

"Hand over the Imperial Ruler's Seal and the Soul Sacrifice Diagram, and relinquish the throne," the White-robed Imperial Advisor declared confidently. "I have brokered terms with the Devil Palace. The Yan family, allies of the Devil Palace, will henceforth govern the Silvermoon Empire, which shall be renamed the Devil Moon Empire."

"Lee Yupan, I've made the journey here myself simply to notify you, not to seek your counsel."

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