Demoness who covers the sky, please help me practice

At the source of the underworld, within the Houming Daochang (a place for those seeking enlightenment in the netherworld).

The screams of the Blood River Dao Ancestor were incessant. This time, Hou Ming and Jiang Yun were truly enraged and determined to teach the Blood River Dao Ancestor a profound lesson.

If it weren't for the extremely negative impact, Jiang Yun would have truly wanted to completely destroy the Blood River Dao Ancestor, but ultimately, under Hou Ming's persuasion, he did not completely destroy the Blood River Dao Ancestor's origin.

Hou Ming's words were indeed reasonable. No matter how outrageous the Blood River Dao Ancestor's actions were, he was still a Dao Ancestor of the Underworld. No matter how the two of them punished him, the other Dao Ancestors of the Underworld would have no objections.

But if Blood River is truly and completely destroyed, then other Dao Ancestors might harbor resentment.

Moreover, the opinion of the Netherworld Dao Ancestor must also be taken into account.

Jiang Yun thought about it carefully and realized that it made sense. After all, he still had to lie low in the underworld for countless years, although at this moment his cultivation level was already such that he was no longer afraid of any Dao Ancestor.

But his ultimate goal was to seize control of the powerful underworld.

In addition, he had even greater ambitions, such as wanting to get his hands on other ancient lands of origin.

In this situation, being too hasty in doing things can indeed lead to unnecessary trouble.

However, this time, it can be said that the harvest was huge. At the very least, they gained a section of the source of the Soul River, which contains great mysteries.

However, before delving into the mysteries of this section of the River of Souls, the most urgent task is to clarify the current situation.

"Blood River is quite stubborn. Even in this situation, he still refuses to say who is the mastermind behind it all."

Hou Ming looked at the Blood River Dao Ancestor, a hint of anger flashing across her cold and beautiful face. The Blood River Dao Ancestor had repeatedly provoked her, which had indeed angered her.

"Even with the support of Hun Tian, ​​and even with the support of Kong Zun, plus the power of the entire Soul River, Blood River Dao Ancestor would certainly not dare to do this, after all, he clearly knows the relationship between the Ancient Underworld and the Soul River."

Jiang Yun wasn't particularly angry, because he had already vaguely guessed who was behind it all.

"Unless there is a powerful person in the ancient underworld who has been supporting him from behind, he should know clearly what the consequences would be if he brought the Soul River Dao Ancestor to attack the Dao Ancestor's Dao Temple in the ancient underworld."

"And in the ancient underworld, there is only one such person."

Jiang Yun and Hou Ming exchanged a glance, Hou Ming still somewhat puzzled: "If it were him, there would be no reason for him to do this."

"If it weren't for him, not only would the actions of the Blood River Dao Ancestor be incomprehensible, but even the actions of the two Dao Ancestors, Qingyun and Fengshan, who were guarding the gate for you outside would be inexplicable."

Jiang Yun remained calm and responded directly:

“Besides the Underworld, who else could have such power? Moreover, I think this matter involves more than just the Underworld.”

"After all, Kong Zun of the Soul River was also involved, and the fact that both the Netherworld Dao Ancestor and Kong Zun were involved..."

After a long silence, Hou Ming nodded slightly. She could hardly believe that the Netherworld Dao Ancestor would do such a thing to her, but based on the existing clues, this was indeed the only reasonable explanation.

"But why would they do this? Am I worth their targeting? It's understandable that Kong Zun is targeting me, after all, the Ancient Underworld and the River of Souls have always been at odds and have a lot of competition."

"But why did the Netherworld Dao Ancestor do this?"

The conversation between the two took place within Houming's dojo, where Houming had placed sufficient restrictions to ensure that their conversation would not be overheard by outsiders.

"I'm afraid this isn't directed at you, but at me."

Jiang Yun's expression became serious: "Considering the situation of the Ancient Underworld and the River of Souls, there are only two explanations for why the Netherworld Dao Ancestor and Kong Zun could unite to deal with me."

"First, my past performance was too amazing, which made Mingyu and Kong Zun feel threatened. This is reasonable enough, but it cannot explain why they still know that I have not perished."

"For the past ten thousand years, my condition has been extremely special. Even you, Sister Houming, could only vaguely ascertain my condition, let alone them?"

Hou Ming nodded, his expression also very solemn: "Indeed, I have never mentioned your condition to anyone else, and even if someone inquired about it in secret, I did not pay attention."

"Then things become very strange. In the eyes of most Dao Ancestors, I should have already died in battle."

"Does a dead person deserve such treatment? Unless they can be sure I'm not dead!"

"But how did they do it?"

Unbeknownst to him, Hou Ming was also impressed by Jiang Yun's reasoning and began to think seriously about it.

"On that day, besides me, only Emperor Yi's protector might have vaguely sensed something... After all, he was an Immortal Emperor, possessing supernatural powers that we cannot even imagine."

"Perhaps they obtained a drop of my blood, or perhaps they mastered some secret technique that allows them to predict my life and death."

Or perhaps, Emperor Yi's protectors harbor deep resentment towards me, and regardless of the reason, they want to completely destroy all my foundations and everything related to me, so they're starting by targeting you.

“But if that’s really the case, Emperor Yi’s protectors could just attack you directly… why go through all this trouble?” Hou Ming shook her head. She still felt that the Strange Immortal Emperor was too high and mighty to do such a thing.

"Then I don't know, but..." This was also something Jiang Yun couldn't figure out, but he was quite certain that the ancestral land's performance this time was not right.

"Furthermore, the reaction from the ancestral land is also very strange. Such a big thing happened, yet there was no questioning. This is too abnormal."

"With such a massive operation by the Soul River, almost all the Dao Ancestors have come, and even Kong Zun has arrived. Under such circumstances, it's impossible for the Ancestral Land not to know. Moreover, hasn't the Ancestral Land always been extremely averse to this kind of infighting?"

"Then why are you so silent this time?"

"Is it that the ancestral land is unaware, or that a powerful figure intervened to cover up these matters and support the Soul River from behind?"

"Otherwise, how could the Soul River be so fearless? In fact, this is the most reasonable explanation."

"After eliminating all the impossible scenarios, we must accept the only possible one, no matter how impossible it may seem."

Jiang Yun sighed softly, "It seems that the battle with Di Yi back then really had a huge impact."

Hou Ming remained silent, realizing this as well. Putting everything else aside, the mysterious and profound state Jiang Yun displayed in that battle, ultimately enabling him to fight Emperor Yi without defeat, has become an eternal monument and legend in the cultivation world.

How could such a performance not arouse the fear of Kong Zun and the Netherworld Dao Ancestor?
It should be noted that when Jiang Yun first came from the other side of the Boundary Sea, he was not this terrifying. In just a few hundred thousand years, Jiang Yun has grown to such a level, while those two have been lying low for who knows how long, with no hope of becoming Immortal Emperors.

It's easy to imagine what they would think when faced with such a powerful and stunning Jiang Yun.
In addition, and more importantly, Jiang Yun almost perished along with Di Yi in the end, while Di Yi had a true Immortal Emperor protecting him.

Putting aside everything else, the Immortal Emperor's protector had put in an unknown amount of effort into Di Yi, and now, it's almost as if all his efforts have been wasted. Under these circumstances, what would the Immortal Emperor's protector think?
A sinister malice emanating from the ancestral land, a strange Immortal Emperor…

It's terrifying to even think about.

While Jiang Yun and Hou Ming fell silent, at the source of the Soul River, Kong Zun looked at Hun Tian before him and the group of Dao Ancestors behind him, his expression icy:

"I never imagined that Daoyuan really wasn't dead..."

"But his condition is indeed not good. He has lost the Dao Ancestor's divine powers, as well as his primordial spirit..."

"Even when he's not in good shape, he still easily gets you under his thumb, doesn't he? What else do you have to say?"

Enraged, Kong Zun, like a peacock ready to destroy the world, glared at Hun Tian, ​​who still seemed somewhat unconvinced. He couldn't help but continue to demand:

"Even under these circumstances, Dao Yuan can easily deal with you. If you still don't use your brain and think this is just luck, then your next misfortune is not far away!"

Hun Tian shuddered involuntarily. He respected his elder brother greatly, so he didn't dare to say anything on the surface, but he was still somewhat unconvinced in his heart.

He never understood why Dao Yuan's primordial spirit and soul possessed such terrifying defensive capabilities, and why his most prized supernatural power had no effect on him.

"So young, yet so accomplished..."

Kong Zun couldn't help but recall the result of his battle with Dao Yuan in the past. At that time, he could easily suppress Dao Yuan without even using his full strength.

Thinking about it again, only a few hundred thousand years have passed, yet Dao Yuan has grown to this extent.

Even as the person in charge of the Soul River, he couldn't help but look solemn. Although he was confident that his cultivation was at the forefront among all the Dao Ancestors, when he thought of the great battle between Emperor Yi and Dao Yuan that day, he knew that he couldn't do it.

He even had a feeling that if things continued like this, this person might really become unimaginably monstrous.

Even with the scars of the Great Dao on his body and the wisps of sword light suppressing him from that sword strike, it's unlikely he could truly stop him.

He had this feeling, and thinking about it, his expression became solemn. Then, he involuntarily looked up at the source of the Soul River.

His gaze seemed to transcend the River of Souls and reach directly to the ancestral land.

There, a truly important figure, whose mere presence sent chills down his spine, seemed to be gazing at him intently.

Dao Yuan's guess was correct. All the actions were orchestrated by the real, mysterious Immortal Emperor. The reason why the mysterious Immortal Emperor did not directly attack Dao Yuan was quite simple.

Because the ancestral land does not allow it, or more accurately, the true ruler of the ancestral land does not allow it!

Even the mysterious Immortal Emperor could not defy the will of the Ancestor.

That's why this series of events happened. At the time, Kong Zun didn't take it seriously. If it weren't for that great figure warning him that Dao Yuan hadn't truly died, he wouldn't have been able to.

"So, what should we do next?"

Hun Tian asked cautiously, afraid that he might accidentally anger his seemingly gentle and elegant but actually very irritable older brother.

“Someone is even more troubled than us. Putting everything else aside, such a major event has occurred in the Ancient Underworld, yet the Netherworld Dao Ancestor hasn’t reacted at all. Does he really think everyone else is a fool?”

Kong Zun's gaze passed over the River of Souls and went directly to the source of the ancient underworld, where his old rival, with whom he had been entangled for several sacrificial primordial beings, resided.

Netherworld Dao Ancestor, how should you handle the current situation in the Underworld?

Even without the will of a great figure from the ancestral land, wouldn't you feel threatened as Dao Yuan has grown to this point?
Ultimately, Kong Zun could guess some of the thoughts of the Netherworld Dao Ancestor. Putting himself in his shoes, if a "Dao Source" emerged from the River of Souls, he would most likely not be able to remain calm either.

At the source of the underworld, within the Houming Daochang (a place for those seeking enlightenment in the netherworld).

"In the end, as long as the Netherworld Dao Ancestor doesn't really attack me, there seems to be no other way at the moment."

Jiang Yun sighed softly at the end and said this.

Mingyu is the true ruler of the ancient underworld. He has a deep foundation and great strength. No one knows what level he has reached, but he is at least no worse than Kong Zun.

Given his current condition, Jiang Yun wasn't entirely confident that he could defeat the Netherworld Dao Ancestor.

Even if we win, so what?
So we still have to be patient, but we must remember this debt no matter what.

"No matter what, I am with you, Brother Yun."

Hou Ming spoke up, analyzing the current situation and arriving at this conclusion. Regardless, she and Jiang Yun were now in the same boat, with no doubt about it.

"Let's not think about those things anymore. Right now, cultivation is the most important thing." As Jiang Yun spoke, the Reincarnation Dao Flame appeared behind him on its own. Immediately afterward, the Hell Flame appeared behind Hou Ming as well.

The next moment, the two flames, which should have been completely opposite, collided and blended together, causing spacetime to collapse.

Although they have cultivated together many times, the Samsara Flame and the Hell Flame undergo different changes each time they cultivate together. This is the collision of the true Great Dao Fire, with infinite flames rising up and turning this place into an ocean of chaotic laws.

Various Daos of Flame are evolving. As one of the most fundamental forces in the world, flames are something that almost all cultivators have come into contact with, and thus many different Dao fruits have evolved.

The collision between the Hellfire and the Reincarnation Flame will ultimately give rise to the myriad flames of this world.

Beneath those myriad flames of Dao Fruit, the part where the Hellfire and the Reincarnation Dao Flame merged, and the Chaos Flame that had appeared before, rose again, becoming the source of all the flames.

Silence fell once more. (End of Chapter)