Checking in for 100,000 Years

Ye Yun flew through the black Demonic Qi. The Demonic Qi, upon encountering him, would scatter and keep its distance.

However, the fragments of Giant Demon corpses, foolish and unthinking, still furiously pounced toward Ye Yun.

Ye Yun glanced indifferently. Activating the Sky Exterminating Phantom Eye, those severed limbs and broken arms turned into wisps of ash and dissipated.

He had only just flown in when Ye Yun was surprised to discover a few figures ahead, tremulously navigating the Demonic Qi.

His gaze focused slightly. Through the Demonic Qi, he saw three cultivators at the Peak of ten layers of life-death realm, probing for something.

So bold, coming to train in this place even though they are only at the Life and Death Realm…

Ye Yun shook his head and chuckled, a helpless expression on his face.

However, when he noticed that those three cultivators weren't in immediate danger, he quickly slipped past them.

"Did I just see something? Did you all see it?"

Among the three cultivators—two men and one woman—the middle-aged woman stared in a certain direction, her face etched with shock.

She was certain she had seen a flash of white light flicker through the Demonic Qi.

"Didn't see anything. Are your eyes playing tricks on you, sister?" another middle-aged man asked, frowning.

"I can't be mistaken. That white light flew past quickly, and it seemed to contain a human figure…" the comely middle-aged woman recalled.

"In the Ancient Demon Abyss, if one flies too fast, it will attract attacks from those bizarre Ancient Giant Demon corpse fragments. That's a very dangerous thing to do…" another, slightly older middle-aged man said dismissively.

He simply couldn't believe anyone would come to this ghastly place; it was just too horrifying.

"Forget it, let's continue our search…"

The comely middle-aged woman shook her head and walked forward.

The three of them proceeded cautiously, dispersing the Demonic Qi while remaining vigilant against sneak attacks from the Ancient Giant Demon corpse fragments.

Their journey was fraught with hardship.

Ye Yun paid no mind to these three minor Human cultivators; he flew directly towards the deepest part of the Ancient Demon Abyss.

He moved so swiftly that, within a few breaths, he arrived in a valley thick with Demonic Qi.

A splendid divine light radiated from Ye Yun's entire body, and the dense Demonic Qi gave him a wide berth upon sensing his presence.

With his hands clasped behind his back, Ye Yun carefully examined the valley and spotted a thousand-foot-tall Ancient Giant Demon lying there, deep asleep.

"Time to wake up!"

Ye Yun flicked his finger, and a ray of light shot towards the Ancient Giant Demon's body.

WHOOSH!

The Ancient Giant Demon abruptly awoke and immediately lurched to its feet.

Its enormous, blood-red eyes were as large as two or three millstones, and its cavernous, bloody maw looked as if it could swallow a small mountain when opened.

This Ancient Giant Demon was covered in dense black fur, with two long horns protruding from its head, exuding a black luster.

"Who dares awaken me?"

The Ancient Giant Demon roared skyward in fury, Demonic Qi churning around it as massive sound waves spread in all directions.

Ye Yun's eyes flickered slightly, and the sound waves vanished in an instant.

The Ancient Giant Demon froze, its eyes widening. Only then did it spot a man in white, radiating divine light, not far away.

This man in white instilled in it a feeling of profound terror.

"Do you recognize this woman?"

Ye Yun lightly gestured in the air, and an image of Nangong Jade immediately appeared.

"I'll kill you!"

Upon seeing Nangong Jade's image, the Ancient Giant Demon immediately lunged at Ye Yun.

Its fist, as large as a small mountain, came whistling through the air.

Ye Yun raised his fist and gently parried upwards.

The two fists, utterly disproportionate in size, met in mid-air.

BOOM!

The surface of the Ancient Giant Demon's fist instantly shattered, and its massive body was sent flying by an immense force.

Crashing through a mountain peak, the Ancient Giant Demon's massive body finally skidded to a halt.

However, the Ancient Giant Demon, now in a frenzy, continued to charge recklessly at Ye Yun.

Ye Yun was slightly taken aback.

Why did this creature go berserk at the sight of Nangong Jade's image?

In his experience, Ancient Giant Demons, though brutal, were also extremely cunning. Under normal circumstances, if it knew it was outmatched, it would never attack so recklessly. But now... this Ancient Giant Demon seemed to have lost its mind, completely berserk.

At this moment, star-like runes flickered in Ye Yun's demonic eyes. Instantly, the Ancient Giant Demon froze on the spot, falling into a trance-like state.

Ye Yun began to browse the Ancient Giant Demon's memories.

「A few seconds later.」

Ye Yun's expression turned grim.

This Ancient Giant Demon had actually participated in the attack on the Dragon God Sect and the killing of Qin Yao.

And the one who had driven the Ancient Giant Demon was Nangong Jade.

She had used the Ancient Demon Violin.

Why would Nangong Jade do such a thing? What was her motive? Ye Yun frowned, lost in deep thought.

Nangong Jade had perished long ago, yet the clues now pointed to her. All of this seemed illusory, completely useless. Instead, it only made the entire incident more convoluted and baffling.

Qin Yao was right.

There was indeed a vast, hidden power that had been plotting against the Dragon God Sect all along.

At this moment, Ye Yun wished he could turn back time one hundred thousand years. He wanted to see just who had dared to orchestrate such a dark scheme from the shadows.

A glimmer of light flashed in Ye Yun's eyes.

The Ancient Giant Demon, comparable in strength to an Eternal Realm Cultivator, suddenly turned into a wisp of green smoke and vanished.

Having read its memories, this Ancient Giant Demon no longer had any reason to exist.

Ye Yun then looked towards other directions.

In the mountain ranges within the deepest parts of the Ancient Demon Abyss, some Ancient Giant Demons always lay dormant.

These Ancient Giant Demons possessed lifespans far exceeding those of Human Cultivators. Especially nourished by the dense Demonic Qi, they usually lived for an exceptionally long time.

Ye Yun glanced around and noticed a familiar Ancient Giant Demon.

One hundred thousand years ago, Ye Yun had fought a great battle with that Ancient Giant Demon.

Of course, he had won that battle.

However, Ye Yun had ultimately chosen not to kill this Ancient Giant Demon.

「One hundred thousand years later.」

This Ancient Giant Demon was remarkably still alive, though currently in a state of deep slumber.

Ye Yun quickly flew over.

Within the Ancient Demon Abyss, he did not use his Divine Skills to tear through the void.

The eighteen Heaven-Connecting Pillars were inscribed with mysterious runes, suppressing the Ancient Demon Abyss.

The space here was incredibly stable. Unless Ye Yun used the Reverse Dragon Technique, only by relying on his Ancestral Dragon Body could he forcibly tear through the void here.

However, Ye Yun saw no need for that now. Flying there would only take a few breaths' time anyway.

Ye Yun planned to thoroughly study those eighteen Sky-Connecting Iron Pillars after leaving this time.

From his experiences in the Red Dust Fairyland, Ye Yun now had an inkling. It was possible... that those eighteen Sky-Connecting Iron Pillars had been forged by some mighty figure from the Divine Land.

「In the blink of an eye.」

Ye Yun arrived at the edge of a cliff. Below it lay a colossal black Ancient Giant Demon.

A large sword scar was visible on the shoulder of this black Ancient Giant Demon.

This was the mark Ye Yun had left on this Ancient Giant Demon one hundred thousand years ago, and it had yet to fade.