The mortal's candle dragon opens the sky

"Someone is chanting my name? This feeling seems somewhat familiar! Could those two dragon companions be old acquaintances of mine? Did they know I was coming? Who could it be?"

Chen Ruyan, who was surrounded by the Heavenly Army in the center, suddenly had a thought. Her divine sense connected with the power of the Heavenly Dao and she sensed that a living being was resonating with the power of the Heavenly Dao and chanting her true name.

However, even though she is the primordial Dao Ancestor, she cannot instantly encompass countless immortal realms with her divine sense and communicate 'face-to-face' with the Xuanwu Dao Lord like the power of the inner demon.

But for her, who had already decided to betray the Heavenly Court, this was still good news. As long as there were people in the Demon Realm to help her, she and her people would have a much better chance of escaping the army. It was even possible that they could turn against the army and inflict heavy damage.

Thinking of this, Chen Ruyan casually glanced to her right, where a dozen or so Great Luo cultivators were gathered together. The old woman in red, who was in the lead, was whispering to the masked woman in a crimson gauze dress, as if they were discussing something.

At this moment, the hundred or so cultivators closest to Chen Ruyan were mostly dressed in blue robes, each with dragon horns on their heads and an ethereal appearance. Their temperaments were basically similar to those of the true dragons Lan Qingzi and Feng Yuzi from Dragon Island in Xiaonan Continent.

However, unlike the proud or confident true dragons of Dragon Island, their expressions were mostly numb and indifferent, making them stand out from the golden-robed immortals on the outer perimeter. Although the two groups were close at hand, the wariness and distance between them were obvious to anyone.

The old woman in red seemed to have an exceptionally high level of spiritual awareness. Chen Ruyan only glanced at her from behind, but the old woman noticed her. The next moment, the old woman in red had a strange expression on her face. She continued talking to the woman in the gauze dress, but a low, sinister laugh came from the corner of her mouth. A flash of fire appeared on her flowing red hair, and an old face covered with wrinkles grew out of the back of her head. It was neither human nor inhuman, but it was very similar to the old woman in red. It was extremely eerie.

The eyes of this ghostly face burned with eerie green flames. Although the flames inside were raging, they had no warmth or heat. Instead, they exuded endless malice, like lanterns from the underworld!
A faint, noisy croaking sound echoed in the void, and the eerie green will-o'-the-wisps began to flicker.

"That old hag's three eclipsing doves! Humph!"

Caught off guard, Chen Ruyan felt a slight pain in her eyes and suffered a minor loss. She snorted coldly, suppressed the killing intent in her heart, and withdrew her gaze. This was not the time to engage in such a battle of wits with the other party.

Unlike most Great Luo Dao Ancestors who exiled or suppressed the Three Corpses, this Crimson Fusion Dao Ancestor, who was the origin of the Dao Fire, was the creator and master of the technique of fusing the blood of true spirits in all the heavens and myriad worlds, and the progenitor of countless true spirit cultivators in various realms.

Her method of dealing with the three corpses was to completely refine the variant of the three-headed golden crow—the three-headed eclipsing shadow dove—into her body.

This top-tier true spirit has only appeared once in the entire history of the True Immortal Realm. It is an extremely rare three-soul hybrid, perfectly conforming to the two paths of the Three Corpses Path and the fusion of true spirit blood.

Incidentally, he also refined his three corpses into the three souls of this true spirit, turning them into something like an 'avatar'. He was one of the few Dao Ancestors who successfully 'properly' settled his three corpses. Unless he was seriously injured, the chance of his three corpses rebelling was practically zero. In addition, Dao Ancestor Chi Rong was extremely cautious. Once he discovered any signs that threatened his safety, he would immediately retreat. He had lived for nearly a billion years and was one of the oldest Dao Ancestors among those of ordinary races in the Immortal Realm.

With the fundamental laws of the Dao Fire, the Three Corpses entering her body, and the three souls of the Three-Headed Eclipse Yin Dove, the power of Dao Ancestor Chi Rong alone is equivalent to seven lives existing in one body. This gives her six or seven supreme fire-attribute divine powers, such as 'Samadhi Burning Spirit Flame, Eclipse Ring Shadow, and Death Sun Corpse Fire'. Burning the heavens and boiling the seas is not just a figure of speech for her, and she is deeply feared by almost all Dao Ancestors in the entire True Immortal Realm.

Many of the Great Luo Dao Ancestors who were once enemies of the Heavenly Court suffered greatly from these supernatural powers, and countless others perished as a result. It was through the complete demise of these Great Luo Dao Ancestors that the Crimson Fusion Dao Ancestor thoroughly established his fearsome reputation.

These supernatural abilities were extremely effective against Chen Ruyan, causing her to be at a disadvantage in her several encounters with the old woman. This left Chen Ruyan both angry and helpless. However, in a way, Chen Ruyan also had to thank the old woman.

It was precisely because the mere presence of the Crimson Fusion Dao Ancestor was enough to steadily suppress her that the Heavenly Court felt confident in suppressing her, which gave her the opportunity to temporarily eke out a living with a few true dragons!

Only by avoiding envy can one protect oneself! Being patient and discreet can avert disaster!
Otherwise, the Heavenly Court might have already refined the true dragons of the Dragon Abyss Immortal Realm into several or even dozens of high-level dragon bone immortal artifacts. These are more than a hundred true dragons at the peak of the Mixed Realm!

"Just wait! Perhaps the time for reckoning is today!" Chen Ruyan naturally hated this old hag who used true spirit flesh and blood to cultivate herself. She suppressed the surging killing intent in her heart and showed no other abnormality except for her usual disgust and aversion. She had endured for hundreds of millions of years, so what's one more shiver?
In the blink of an eye, another vast expanse of small immortal realms was left behind by the army.

The White Cloud Dao Ancestor, standing between the old woman in red and Chen Ruyan, had a change of expression. He noticed the discord between the two Origin Dao Ancestors beside him. Thinking of his previous scheme, he felt a strange sense of pleasure and regarded Chen Ruyan's compromise as the result of his own scheme.

"To witness a Primordial Dao Ancestor suffer a setback and become helpless is quite a satisfying thing, isn't it? So what if he's a Primordial Dao Ancestor? He still has to submit to our tyranny. But this is nothing. When you're forced to use ruthless methods against your own kind, that's when you'll truly feel humiliated!"

Seeing that the dragons led by Chen Ruyan had tolerated such excessive provocation, Dao Ancestor Chi Rong became even more smug. Life had been too long, and there was no way forward in cultivation, so she could only find some fun to pass the time.

The debate over who is strongest in the struggle between water and fire, and who is stronger between the two female Dao Ancestors—these seemingly trivial arguments are what the old woman in red is most interested in now, and can be considered the obsession that supports her in maintaining her current state.

At this moment, Chen Ruyan's seemingly yielding action only emboldened her further. The old man's face behind her head laughed even more unrestrainedly, and the ghostly green flames in his eyes flickered as his gaze lingered on Chen Ruyan's jade-like arms and legs.

Seeing this, the hundred true dragons could no longer pretend to ignore it. A hint of anger flashed across their indifferent faces. But Chen Ruyan snorted coldly, and the sound of surging tides rang out. Countless crystal waves broke through space and transformed into a dark and misty spiritual domain, directly covering and enveloping her and her clansmen, making it impossible for them to see or hear anything.

Seeing this, the old woman in red turned her head and exchanged a glance with the White Cloud Dao Ancestor behind her, both of them revealing smiles.

The Heavenly Court established its authority step by step through this strategy of constantly suppressing powerful local forces and annexing weaker sects and races.

The fact that Chen Ruyan was summoned here and subjected to such bullying and humiliation before the great battle was a test of her obedience. This was to determine whether Chen Ruyan would soon betray her principles, abandon her kinship, and take up the sword to slaughter her own kind.

Among the Seven Heavenly Sovereigns, only Dao Ancestor Chi Rong would be most suitable to perform such an act, given their inherent relationship of mutual restraint and irreconcilable conflict. Currently, it seems there are no major issues; Chen Ruyan remains very obedient, and both Heavenly Sovereigns are quite satisfied.

The Heavenly Army continued its advance, passing through the Qiankun Gates between the Immortal Realms. They were not far from the far north of the True Immortal Realm. Above the Nine Heavens, the stars, rarely seen in other regions, began to appear behind the sun and moon. Ahead lay the Zhou Tian Immortal Realm!

Two hours later, outside the Accumulated Scale Void Realm in the heart of the Demon Realm, in the Time Spirit Realm that was accelerated ten thousand times, more than eight hundred days had passed. Yan Shuzi's Profound Realm had been stabilized, and he had successfully stabilized his Heart Magic Law at the 'Law Fusion with Heavenly Dao' level. This was naturally and inevitably perceived by the Heavenly Demon Dao Ancestor above the Heart Magic Law.

Within these two hours, the demonic thoughts of the Hidden Bright Dao Ancestor descended again more than once, patrolling and probing outside the Spirit Realm, but they all retreated under the cold gaze of the Xuanwu Dao Lord. Under the cover of the weak water sky curtains, the second layer has the Bagua space transformed by the Yin Yang Qiankun Mirror, plus the Time Spirit Realm of the Rising Sun. Under the separation of the three worlds, there was not a sound.

The Great Dao has its hierarchy and superiority. The Ancestor of a Dao is the Great Dao itself. The Mind Magic Law belongs to the lower level of the Heavenly Magic Law. Naturally, the Hidden Bright Dao Ancestor can control all the movements of his own law faction. No matter what happens, he can keep track of everything. Let alone the birth of a new Transcendent Realm cultivator, who is also a true dragon!
A carnivore of medium size and quite plump had entered his own courtyard, making Yinming Daozu almost drool. He wished he could immediately descend into his true form, but Yan Shuzi could sense the arrival of the Heavenly Court army, so Yinming Daozu naturally couldn't be unaware of it. After his attempts to probe failed, he had no choice but to hide and wait for the right opportunity.

Having successfully advanced, Yan Shuzi had no time to witness Xu Yang's tribulation. He was taking advantage of the time acceleration to devour all sorts of Dao pills and spiritual herbs from the Creation Crystal, frantically refining them against the clock. His laws and aura were increasing at a visible speed, hoping to be useful in the upcoming battle.

Yan Shuzi is one of the true dragons who survived from the ancient times of the Immortal Realm. Although he is not as old as the Xuanwu Dao Master, he is not younger than most of the Dao Ancestors of the Three Corpses Dao. Although he has completely submitted to Xuyang by now, he cannot accept that the Dao Master always has to charge into battle while he, an old man, hides in the back.

At that moment, he made up his mind, determined not to let himself become a weakness for his side.

It would be best to use the fall of at least two Great Luo Immortals of the same rank to announce the resurgence of the Nightmare Dragon lineage!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Spirit Realm, Xuyang had also reached the final hurdle of his tribulation. Under the crimson karmic fire, the dragon's body, which was coiled and lying in a ball, presented an indescribable beauty of purity. However, upon closer inspection, there were still wisps of black energy, exuding resentment and karma, being steamed out by the karmic fire.
The Karmic Fire Devouring Heart Tribulation posed no danger to Xu Yang, because the 'Red Lotus Karmic Fire' had become his eighth true fire! It held the last position! It was the only true fire that wasn't a fundamental law!
Evolutionary Seeds: 8/9 [Flame of the End, True Fire of Yin and Yang Origin, True Flame of Ziwei Yuanyu, True Fire of Nirvana of Three Lifetimes, True Fire of the Four Seasons' Retrograde, True Fire of the Void, True Fire of the Origin, Red Lotus Karmic Fire]

The Dao Pattern of the Law of Usurpation (50) is a branch of the Law of Cause and Effect.

In fact, as early as 'an hour ago', Xu Yang could have advanced to the Tongxuan realm in one fell swoop.

However, everything has its own laws, and it is not necessarily better to overcome tribulations as quickly as possible.

The so-called cause and effect karma is indestructible and the primordial spirit is impure, so the karmic fire will not be extinguished. Ninety-nine percent of living beings are walking through the gates of hell when they pass through this tribulation. Even the phrase "nine deaths and one life" is not enough to describe it. They will definitely stop when they see the good news. It is already a blessing if they can barely pass through. As long as the primordial spirit reaches the critical point of the Great Luo True Soul, they will quickly have their heart removed and replaced.

If they were even half a step slower, and the karmic fire burned away the last bit of their physical body and primordial spirit, then their death would be too unjust! No one dared to gamble that they could gain the last bit of advantage!
Xu Yang, however, could grasp the balance between life and death. He had already refined this true fire and mastered the law of causation, so he could stop whenever he wanted and 'fully' undergo tribulation.

However, this karmic fire that devoured the Nightmare Pivot Child triggered a resonance between the evil energy hidden within the body and the Heavenly Dao. It can be considered a calamity that naturally arises from the interaction between the internal and external, and it is quite different from the karmic fire he himself generated by manipulating the laws.

It also contains more of the power of the Heavenly Dao, such as breaking through causes and cleansing karma. Xu Yang had tried to refine these differences, but it seemed that they contained a part of the world's origin. Even with the suppression of the Chaos Mother Qi, it was like trying to catch the moon's reflection in water. He simply could not capture it. Just as he could not replicate the true Ziwei Yuanyu Zhidang Starlight, he was not, after all, the Heavenly Dao that represented the Creator.

In this way, the natural thing to do is to make the process of tribulation last as long as possible, so that one's own body and primordial spirit can be burned to be more pure and clear. If one can reach the supreme state of being without filth, evil, or any trace of cause and effect in one go, then the extremely solid foundation will be completely formed, saving one from having to spend time and effort to cleanse and polish it little by little in the future!
However, it should be almost time. Since its birth, Xu Yang has tried its best to avoid excessive killing, and its physical body has become extremely pure through the refinement of various laws and the extreme Yin and Yang celestial power of the Zhou Tian.

As Xu Yang's mastery of the Law of Cause-Tampering deepened and he was refined by the karmic fire, the pain gradually disappeared and became almost imperceptible. Xu Yang's mind also became increasingly empty, feeling warm and relaxed as if he had returned to his innate embryonic state, feeling exceptionally relaxed and peaceful!
In this indescribable comfort, Xu Yang finally broke through that limitation. His primordial spirit seemed to become infinitely large and infinitely small. With the ability to expand and contract, it seemed to be able to go anywhere in the vast world. In the blink of an eye, it crossed the nine heavens and flew to the land beyond the heavens!
The fierce winds of the nine heavens cannot invade, and calamities and natural disasters avoid them!

At this moment, Xu Yang's mind was a step behind in fully waking up, and he was immediately surprised. Only then did he realize that to truly and perfectly overcome the tribulation of karmic fire devouring the heart, there was no need to gouge out and replace the heart!

The purity of his magical power was like the primordial Qi, and his primordial spirit was clear and bright, like the bright moon in the sky.

Those who are pure Yin and pure Yang are the essence of Heaven and Earth. When Yin and Yang are perfectly balanced, their form and spirit are both wondrous!

Pure Yang is easily broken, pure Yin is easily killed, only those who harmonize Yin and Yang can attain the way of longevity and long life!
The universe is one with the universe, in its primordial chaos, before creation, it is called Taiyi! Da Luo encompasses all heavens and permeates the three realms!
The Great Luo Three Realms Jade True Dharma Body!

Become!

And in the next moment, he also made eye contact with many terrifyingly huge eyes standing in the sky, face to face!

Each of them exuded an indescribable aura of divine power, and they all looked over in astonishment and doubt.

"This is?"

"Da Luo?" (End of Chapter)