In this world, the peace that follows a great catastrophe often leaves a deep impression, making one feel at ease.

And it is often after endless despair that hope emerges, allowing people to feel that there is still light ahead.

The life and death battle of the Burial Immortal Land has passed for two years now.

Two years is not a long time, but it has left a particularly profound memory for the cultivators.

The suffering endured, the scenes where many cultivators turned to dust, are memories that living cultivators fear they will never forget in their lifetimes.

In these two years, the Nine Origin Reincarnation power has brought about a transformation, resulting in a new throne for the Ancestor Dragon Domain.

Within the Ancestor Dragon Domain, along with the sinking of time and awakening of reincarnation power, groups of unrivaled geniuses have emerged.

Those who became famous early, like Zhan Dao Ji Wu, Turquoise Pool, Heavenly Mechanism Spring and Autumn, Cold Blooded Evil King, Luck Eternal, Qin Yin Shuang Jiao, etc., have now all become 'Venerable' figures in their own right.

Though they are not Venerables, due to the Emperor Blood Transformation and the limits of Divine Spirit Nine Transitions, with combat power breaking through nine, they are invincible in the Venerable Realm, hence they are respected as 'Venerables'.

Among these people, there is one undisputed first person—the Evil Venerate.

The Evil Venerate, revered by all cultivators and Taoists of the Ancestor Dragon Domain, also honored as the 'Sword Dao Evil Venerable', is the foremost in Sword Dao, unmatched by any.

In addition to these former Dark God Domain cultivators, there is also a group of extraordinarily strong and invincible Taoists, led by individuals such as 'Fire Bird Taoist Lu Yu', 'Kirin Son Zhao Yang', 'Immortal Gourd Venerable Jiang Wannian', 'Fate Goddess Zhuge Jiayue', 'Green Bull Taoist Yin Tianshu', among others.

And among these Taoists, there is an extraordinary woman, the 'Fiery Sun Fairy Hong Yuqiao', unique in her way. She is not beautiful, and everything about her is ordinary, yet within that ordinariness, she is exceptionally strong.

In the Tao Sect lineage, her status is transcendent, her strength supreme, with none daring to challenge her.

Within the Tao Sect, during these two years, what is most anticipated is a battle between Sword Dao Evil Venerable Zhou Yan and Fiery Sun Fairy Hong Yuqiao, to see which is superior.

Though the possibility of this is not great, because the Tao Sect and cultivators do not get along well, even without overt conflicts, there are still undercurrents of discord.

However, no Taoist believes Zhou Yan to be inferior to Hong Yuqiao, and no cultivator believes Hong Yuqiao to be inferior to Zhou Yan.

Yet no one believes that either holds an absolute advantage over the other, leading to no real debate.

Zhou Yan's strength was proven in the Burial Immortal Land, while Hong Yuqiao has but done one thing: on the Outer Realm Battlefield, faced with a hundred Giant Bone Sky Demons, she once summoned the fiery sun, pushing it to destroy worlds, devastated the battlefield, shattered the void, and collapsed the battlefield.

This alone establishes her as one of the greatest among her peers.

And the stability of the Ancestor Dragon Domain in these two years is built upon spreading the Tao, solving doubts.

Zhou Yan cultivates himself, quietly engaging in cultivation, comprehending the cohesion method of the Xingyi Battle Body, and understanding the direction of his own growth, allowing his mind to settle.

Encountering Zhuge Jiayue, Zhou Yan had once considered dual cultivation, but circumstances have changed, Zhuge Jiayue remembers nothing of the past, has forgotten what was, and disdains cultivators with brutal devouring methods, resulting in their limited interaction.

Zhou Yan seeks strength by any means, but now the benefits of dual cultivation are not obvious, so he definitely wouldn't force it.

And the Ancestor Dragon Domain wouldn't provide such an opportunity.

Regarding Shi Qin and Qin Shi, Zhou Yan harbors no resentment, due to their great efforts and severe injuries in saving Wan Jian Tian.

Past grievances are trivial in the face of a huge disaster.

Both women have publicly apologized, and Zhou Yan bears no grudge, focusing on his silent cultivation.

In contrast, the disputes between Jia Yongheng, Evil King, and Ji Wu have diminished considerably, though conflicts do occasionally arise.

During this time, Zhou Yan visited Jiang Wannian, who had become a Taoist, causing some curiosity in Zhou Yan; however, he didn't concern himself too much, as it was clear Jiang Wannian remembered nothing of the past. Even if he did, it meant nothing.

Zhou Yan also met Ye Kongxing.

Ye Kongxing remembered Zhou Yan's transmission on Earth's ancestor land and recognized Zhou Yan, but when Zhou Yan inquired about later memories, Ye Kongxing did not recall, only knowing that he naturally became a Taoist as if it was an Ancestor Return Awakening, and began cultivating, recognizing Zhou Yan at first sight.

The reasons for this, Zhou Yan couldn't be bothered with, and after exchanging cultivation insights with Ye Kongxing, Zhou Yan realized their cultivation paths were entirely different, offering no points for mutual understanding or borrowing. Thus he gradually reduced contact with Ye Kongxing.

In this environment, many cultivators focused on strength, diligent cultivation, and battle experience comprehension, with little interaction.

During this period, Zhou Yan taught several times, mostly discussing insights on rule comprehension attacks which reflected his own insights, and sharing them wasn't a big deal.

Zhou Yan has listened to other cultivators and Taoists teaching the Tao, often gaining significantly, though he remained particularly impressed by the woman named 'Hong Yuqiao'.

This woman was full of Hongmeng Qi, with unfathomably deep Taoist practices, and inside her, there was also an extremely forceful heart of the fiery sun.

Within this woman, Zhou Yan sensed the overwhelming immortal power, the aura of the soul baby, clearly showing her Immortal Realm level reaching near 'Immortal Ascension', exceptionally outstanding.

Yet Zhou Yan only acknowledges this, focusing on his own path, becoming cold and indifferent, distancing himself from others.

Gender does not matter.

Simultaneously, he focused on the Combat Body, divine soul transformation, bloodline changes, the Ten Thousand Soul Immortal Path, and other supreme Dao comprehensions, achieving significant progress in two years.

Zhou Yan's bloodline, within these two years, transformed to the sixty-third layer, reaching the seven-nine limits.

This is not much progress, but each Emperor Blood transformation is profoundly significant.

These two years have been peaceful, but all cultivators bear immense pressure.

And this tranquility, when it will end, no one knows, but all the cultivators know, this tranquility is likely about to end.

...

Time passed for over two more months.

On this day, the entire Ancestor Dragon Domain began to shake, the earth trembled, and the void formed an inexplicable twisted fold.

Afterward, Venerable Yao, Fairy Die, and other supreme strongmen all appeared, suppressing the turmoil, yet in the central region of the Ancestor Dragon Domain, they opened the ancient transmission array of the battlefield.

Venerable Yao, Fairy Die, and other Supremes gathered a top-tier group of cultivators, nearly a hundred thousand, and then had the cultivators prepare to step into the battlefield of the Outer Heaven Demon Domain.

The prelude to battle was thus unveiled.

There was no luck, and no escape to speak of, only confrontation.

If they did not enter the battlefield, more Heavenly Demons would enter the Dark God Domain, resulting in devastating casualties like in the Burial Immortal Land.

However, the Supremes found it inconvenient to participate in the changes and corrections of the rules, much like Wan Hun Ancestor Wan Jian Tian, Supremes have the paths of Supremes, while cultivators of the Divine Nine Revolutions Realm have their own enemies.

This is a cruel struggle.

With Zhou Yan's strength, Zhou Yan naturally was part of this campaign.

Zhou Yan had no emotion; when others bid farewell, stepped into the ancient array with heavy hearts, Zhou Yan had an indifferent expression, carrying the light golden Xuanyuan Sword, he also stepped into the battlefield amidst the diffused light between heaven and earth.

Many cultivators were not entering the Outer Realm Battlefield for the first time.

But for Zhou Yan, it was the first time entering the battlefield of the Outer Heaven Demon.

And before entering, Zhou Yan already knew through memory that it was the void land of the outer realm, endless darkness or barren dead stars, ancient stars, or infinite desolate lands.

These cold and dark places were often the bases of Heavenly Demons, places where evil souls roamed rampant.

How vast is the desolate land outside the endless domain? How deep, distant, and chaotic? A hundred thousand cultivators are just a drop in the ocean.

But this belongs to the battle of the divine spirits.

Thus, the Venerable also has the corresponding battles of the Venerable.

Many cultivators, upon stepping into the Outer Realm Battlefield, get utterly lost in the chaotic desolate land, while some cultivators find emptiness within, lose their fighting spirit, and eventually lose themselves, unknowingly transforming their path.

All changes seem complex. However, cutting down Heavenly Demons and Void Spirits in the Outer Realm battlefield is much easier than in the internal domain.

Zhou Yan set off alone, the array's light flashed, and he was plunged into the star river, crossing the endless star river, entering beyond the broken domain world, and then through the broken domain world, into the center of the desolate domain.

Random transmission, the slaying of Outer Heaven Demons, is just a form of training and a powerful means; the life and death on the battlefield, fighting and becoming strong, is the foundation for contesting the throne in the future.

Now, only a hundred thousand talents have appeared, but in reality, as the reincarnation power of the Nine Origin Reincarnation manifests, more cultivators will emerge, more outstanding individuals will present themselves.

This era is the last era of hope, the era where all immortals suffered, the extinction of ten thousand Buddhas left a very strong foundation, left the final hope, thus it will never be so fragile.

Zhou Yan traveled through the desolate Star Domain, seeing annihilation, darkness, boundless and endless.

A giant meteor flew over, Zhou Yan's mind moved, he casually reached out, grabbing the meteor.

Afterward, Zhou Yan sat cross-legged on the meteor, silently closing his eyes and cultivating while freely traveling deep into the Star Domain as the meteor flew.

The empty, cold star domain universe is so desolate and endless, making it impossible to find a way out.

Zhou Yan, however, showed no change in emotion, sitting cross-legged on the meteor, ablaze with dazzling flame due to atmospheric friction, like a statue.

"Sizzle——"

Suddenly, a void thunder tribulation appeared ahead, within the thunder tribulation, a space rift suddenly manifested, and within the rift, a world in thunder and lightning appeared.

Zhou Yan moved, like a light beam, directly entering that world.

"Buzz——"

Heaven and earth shook, Zhou Yan broke through the clouds, descending into this rift's world, akin to a bubble in a blood river.

It was all dark here, in a state of night.

Zhou Yan's gaze was bright, piercing through this heaven and earth, discovering an ancient thunder aura, finding the aura of a Soul-controlling Tai Chu Heavenly Tribulation.

This discovery gave him a slight chill in his heart.

Soul-controlling Tai Chu Heavenly Tribulation—this was a tribulation that wouldn't appear unless for exceptional talents of the ages.

Could it be that in such a place, such a prodigious Heavenly Demon still exists?

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