Demoness who covers the sky, please help me practice

Jiang Yun didn't immediately go looking for Ye Fan; she still had things to do.

He left the Heavenly Court veterans and walked through the starry sky towards the path of reincarnation, an independent ancient path of reincarnation.

In the past, Jiang Yun had not realized the special features of this ancient road.

However, after he went to the sea sacrifice and walked the path of reincarnation countless times, he finally discovered the special features of this section of the ancient road.

This abandoned ancient road is not as simple as it seems; it definitely hides other secrets, otherwise it wouldn't have been able to seal away a Dao Ancestor.

Is this the work of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor? Or is it simply how it is?
Jiang Yun cannot see through it yet.

He walked forward in silence, gradually becoming more wary.

Before he crossed the sword light, he had guessed that it might take the black bird hundreds of thousands of years to break free. At the time, Jiang Yun thought that this time was unimaginably long, as if it would never come.

However, after he went to the sea to perform the sea sacrifice, he realized that time had passed so quickly that more than 200,000 years had passed by the time he returned.

Moreover, when the Desolate Heavenly Emperor fought the Strange Immortal Emperor, even the sword light was affected and weakened, so the seal that trapped the Xuan Bird may also have weakened.

Such a long time has passed, and such a sudden change has occurred. The Black Bird may have already escaped its predicament and recovered its strength, enough to unleash even greater combat power. We cannot be careless.

Even if it wasn't completely freed, the impact on the Black Bird must have been greatly reduced.

Time is enough to bury countless brilliant talents, but it is also enough to bring back the strong of the past.

Although Jiang Yun's strength has surpassed that of the Xuan Bird at its peak, and he is not afraid of this veteran Dao Ancestor even without being sealed, he still does not want to encounter this situation.

The Black Bird wields the Flame of Reincarnation. If she has truly recovered much of her strength and were to engage in a great battle with him, it would bring countless variables.

Jiang Yun had a premonition that the Ancient Path of Reincarnation, which was separated from the Boundary Sea by the sword light, had been greatly weakened and was far less resilient and powerful.

If a great war breaks out, this ancient road may collapse, which will trigger a major earthquake that will affect the entire Boundary Sea and attract the attention of countless people.

Jiang Yun returned to the Boundary Sea this time to settle things, not to make a name for himself.

“Lan’er and the others have been watching and monitoring us all these years. Since the Black Bird hasn’t broken free of its seal, there shouldn’t be any unforeseen events.”

He frowned and continued forward. The ancient road of reincarnation, silent for countless years, echoed with his footsteps, breaking the tranquility of the road and bringing unimaginable pressure.

The entire loop was deathly silent, filled with an atmosphere of stillness, except for the sound of a series of footsteps.

There were some dark creatures on both sides of the road, but they all knelt down and bowed their heads after they noticed Jiang Yun, not daring to make any noise.

"Tap Tap!"

The only sound on the entire loop was footsteps, as if an ordinary passerby had stumbled into a deep, ancient alley, filled with ease and tranquility.

However, the sealed black bird heard the footsteps, suddenly looked up, and its expression changed.

For over two hundred thousand years, even with the Reincarnation Dao Flame, she has not escaped and remains trapped in the seal.

When the Desolate Heavenly Emperor killed the Strange Immortal Emperor, she did notice that the seal was loosening. She cautiously tried to break through, but ultimately failed.

It seems that the Desolate Emperor had foreseen this day and had made preparations accordingly.

The seal sensed the Black Bird's movements and immediately launched a counterattack, unleashing terrifying power that extinguished her chance to escape and severely injured her.

It took her a long time to finally recover.

"who is it?"

Her voice betrayed wariness and fear. More than 200,000 years ago, that magical and strange Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperor left and disappeared without a trace, never to be seen again.

The black bird didn't know where he had gone and kept guessing.

In her view, although Jiang Yun was a newly promoted Quasi-Immortal Emperor and had many rivals on the Sea of ​​Sacrifice, he was enough to dominate on this side of the sword light.

Such a powerful figure wouldn't just suddenly disappear; something must have happened.

At first, Xuan Niao thought that Jiang Yun might have encountered an accident while practicing the method he had taught him, and was caught in the terrifying flames.

Jiang Yun's cultivation speed was too fast, surpassing the realm she had mastered in a very short time, which even she found incredible, and she was indeed likely to suffer a backlash.

The Black Bird once laughed loudly at this, and even though most of its laughter was sealed away, it still made people tremble with fear.

"Deserve it!"

But she was also worried that things might not be that simple. What if Jiang Yun wasn't experiencing a backlash, but rather some other crisis?
It should be noted that the Desolate Emperor once left behind a sword light that could cleave through eternity to protect the Boundary Sea, and may have left behind other contingency plans as well.

If that's the case, then the powerful backup might think they are the culprit, the source of Jiang Yun's turmoil, and directly storm into the Ancient Path of Reincarnation to completely annihilate her.

The Black Bird was terrified by this and worried for many millennia. Even after her primordial spirit broke free from the seal, she did not abandon her physical body, for fear that an enemy lurking in the shadows would seize her when she was at her weakest.

She quietly gathered the flames of reincarnation, making all the necessary preparations. Once anyone approached, she would unleash a tremendous counterattack, fighting to the death.

"Who is it?"

The footsteps drew closer, and the Black Bird asked another question, while an indescribable fear arose in its heart, like meat on a chopping board, waiting to be butchered.

She never imagined she would have such a day. It felt like she had returned to a long time ago, when Jiang Yun unleashed the Reincarnation Flame, saying he would help her escape her predicament, but she knew that it would only lead her to destruction. That was how she felt back then.

At that time, she finally managed to persuade Jiang Yun to give up, but Jiang Yun disappeared after that.

Scenes from the past suddenly flashed through the Black Bird's mind, and doubts swirled in its heart, bringing fear and confusion about the unknown.

The last person to come here was Jiang Yun, who brought her surprise and confusion, but disappeared quickly like a shooting star.

So, who will be the person coming this time?
Are they dark beings, cultivators of the Great Dao, or people sent by the four origin lands?
Various possibilities flashed in the black bird's eyes, but they quickly disappeared. There was too little information to make any predictions; all they could do was wait.

At this moment, every breath was torture for Xuan Niao, causing her emotions to fluctuate constantly.

The owner of the footsteps seemed to be deliberately tormenting her, strolling leisurely, stopping and starting as if in no hurry at all.

After an unknown amount of time, the footsteps finally drew closer.

The black bird took a deep breath, and its body burst forth with brilliant light. A small, terrifying flame was hidden under its wings, ready to strike.

"Who exactly is this person?"

She spoke in as calm a tone as possible, her words carrying a strange allure, and a hint of darkness emanated from her: "Since you are a descendant of the dark race, why not come and pay your respects to me? I am the supreme being of the underworld, and I will bestow upon you unimaginable benefits!" Jiang Yun shook his head slightly, speechless. He hadn't expected the Xuan Bird to remain unchanged, just as it had always been.

A thought struck him, and a dense aura of darkness enveloped his body.

The Black Bird's identity is too special; even if we are about to convert her, we absolutely cannot reveal her identity.

After doing all this, he took his final step and stood before the seal, his posture upright and his face calm.

"Emperor Xuan, it is I!"

Jiang Yun looked at the Xuan Bird's primordial spirit and its main body trapped in the seal, a hint of relaxation and relief appearing in her eyes. Her primordial spirit had already been freed, but its main body was still trapped and had not yet escaped.

This is the most favorable scenario, allowing him to easily convert the Black Bird while minimizing the risk.

"Jiang Yun?" The primordial spirit of the black bird revealed its doubts, uttering words of suspicion, while its physical body also stopped all movement.

The powerful figure that appeared before her was indeed Jiang Yun, whose aura was exactly the same as before he disappeared, but something was strange about him; he was even more powerful than before he disappeared.

But how is this possible?
Two hundred thousand years is nothing; it's impossible for anyone to break through at such a rapid pace. It doesn't make sense.

The black bird's primordial spirit became wary, realizing it had encountered an imposter.

A hint of fear flashed in her eyes.

"You... could you possibly come from the Four Extremes Floating Land?"

Xuan Niao once again placed its suspicions on the Four Extremes Floating Land, guessing that this mysterious and powerful origin had launched an expedition, sending a Dao Ancestor to the border sea, and even capturing Jiang Yun, extracting many secrets from his mind.

Then he disguised himself as Jiang Yun, but unfortunately, he made a mistake. His cultivation level was too high, surpassing Jiang Yun's, and he gave himself away.

Jiang Yun shook his head slightly. He really didn't know what kind of past the Xuan Bird had gone through to be so suspicious. He suddenly regretted that he should have asked Hou Ming, but he quickly put it aside. After converting the Xuan Bird, everything was no longer a secret.

Suddenly, Jiang Yun sensed a familiar fluctuation; the strange power on the ancient path of reincarnation began to converge in a certain direction.

This is the Black Bird gathering the Flame of Reincarnation, intending to scare me away.

But it had no effect on Jiang Yun. He wasn't afraid at all. He gently shook his head, signaling the black bird to calm down, and that he really was Jiang Yun.

A ball of flame appeared in his hand, incredibly powerful—the Flame of Reincarnation, radiating terrifying power as if it would incinerate the entire world.

At this moment, the black bird seemed to return to more than 200,000 years ago, when Jiang Yun had dragged over such a ball of reincarnation flames, saying that he wanted to help it escape its predicament.

However, at that time, Jiang Yun did not have that many Reincarnation Flames under his control.

The familiar scene startled the black bird awake. The person in front of her was indeed Jiang Yun, but she immediately fell silent.

Xuan Niao had witnessed Jiang Yun break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level in a very short time, and was already very surprised then, but was even more shocked now.

"How can this be?"

The black bird stared wide-eyed. After more than two hundred thousand years, Jiang Yun had become so much stronger. It couldn't understand, it didn't want to believe it, and it was even more uneasy than when it discovered that Jiang Yun had condensed the Reincarnation Dao Flame in a very short time.

Before Jiang Yun appeared, only the Xuan Bird could control the Reincarnation Flame. There were no other examples, and the Xuan Bird could convince itself otherwise.

Perhaps Jiang Yun, this junior, possesses some special talent that is perfectly suited to this magical flame, which is why he was able to condense it successfully in such a short time.

However, the realm of Quasi-Immortal Emperor is different. Countless Dao Ancestors throughout history have proven that after reaching this realm, the time required to advance further is immeasurable and so long as to be unimaginable.

Jiang Yun, however, broke this ironclad rule!

Could it be that the formation set up by the Desolate Emperor also contains mysterious and unpredictable power of time, imprisoning me in a place in the river of time, cutting me off from the outside world?

The black bird had a ridiculous thought: even if the Desolate Heavenly Emperor had such methods, he wouldn't use them on her. She was just a quasi-Immortal Emperor; she wasn't worth it at all.

But it's understandable that she thinks this way, otherwise it's impossible to explain the speed of Jiang Yun's rise.

Her soft murmur echoed deep within the cycle of reincarnation. Jiang Yun listened quietly, then dispersed the reincarnation flame in his hand. The strange power returned to the cycle of reincarnation, no longer disturbing the Xuan Bird's thoughts.

The more Xuan Niao thought about it, the more she couldn't understand it. She knew that the Reincarnation Dao Flame was a shortcut, and as long as you mastered it, you would have terrifying combat power, enough to leap to become an unparalleled existence. However, it also had terrible side effects, which would cut off your path forward and trap your realm.

The more skillfully one masters the Cycle of Reincarnation Flame, the more stable one's realm becomes, until one can no longer make any further progress.

"That shouldn't be possible!" she muttered to herself, completely baffled as to how Jiang Yun had managed it. "Unless..."

The black bird finally remembered something, and a hint of anticipation and surprise appeared on its primordial spirit.

"Jiang Yun, did you cross the sword light to reach the underworld and meet Hou Ming?"

This was the only possibility she could think of. Only Houming Daozu, who also possessed another kind of magical flame, could help Jiang Yun eliminate the aftereffects of the Reincarnation Dao Flame.

Jiang Yun nodded quietly, tacitly agreeing with Xuan Niao's words. He had indeed joined the Underworld and even revealed some things about Hou Ming as evidence.

"Is that really true? That's wonderful!" Xuan Niao immediately believed it and laughed with delight.

However, she still had lingering doubts: how exactly did Jiang Yun cross the sword light? And why did his cultivation level improve so quickly?

Even though Jiang Yun and Hou Ming cultivated together and eliminated the aftereffects of the Reincarnation Dao Flame, there are still many secrets hidden within.

Could it be that Jiang Yun had been hiding a lot of strength from the beginning, and that even the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm he showed her last time was not his full power?

In Xuan Niao's heart, Jiang Yun had become a mystery. Every time she thought she was getting closer to the truth, she would be shocked by the new discoveries and would never be able to figure out Jiang Yun's true background.

After a long time, the Black Bird gave up exploring these secrets and spoke again, hoping that Jiang Yun would help her main body break free from the seal.

Jiang Yun has already joined the Underworld. As fellow Dao Ancestors from the same origin, they are of the same lineage and should take action.

Moreover, the seal is only left with a trace, and even the Xuan Bird's primordial spirit has escaped. It will be completely freed in a very short time, and Jiang Yun is fully capable of accelerating this process.

"Fellow Daoist Daoyuan, this is nothing to you, just a small favor, yet you have gained my friendship."

When we return to the underworld together, I will definitely tell this story to the other Daoist ancestors.

Furthermore, I will always lend a helping hand if you encounter any difficulties in the future; I will never refuse.

Her voice was earnest and her tone gentle, as if she were an old friend of Jiang Yun, explaining with emotion and reason, and patiently guiding him.

However, Jiang Yun did not agree. He silently gazed at the Xuan Bird's primordial spirit, remaining silent for a long time, which sent chills down the Xuan Bird's spine. (End of Chapter)