Carefree Path of Dreams

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The Heaven Deity Palace had the rough appearance of an ancient landscape.

Most of the giant palaces had cracked and crumbled, and the ones that remained standing trembled under the roar of the Demon Dragon at the center.

“What a beast!”

Fang Yuan did not rush, keeping himself apart from the other Divine Armament and Demonic Armament owners, and then leaped onto the roof of a palace.

He could see the central region immediately.

A giant, dark green dragon was roaring outside an extravagant palace.

It had the head of a snake and the body of a fish. Its body was lean and it did not have a dragon horn on its bald head. Its stomach, however, was covered with many claws.

It looked like a dragon-shaped centipede with some traits of the Giant Venomous Snake.

Most importantly, the large amount of moss on its back implied that it had been buried in the soil for a long time. The flesh and blood of its tail was even inseparably fused with the central palace.

It looked like this beast had been sent here by gods to guard the palace.

“What a strong spiritual aura… This Demon Dragon is probably superior to any top martial artist in terms of Qi, blood, and strength!”

Fang Yuan’s eyes glistened. He peered through the Demon Dragon’s aura and saw the name of the central palace—Lord Pan Palace!

“Pan! This God is regarded as the Creator God of the Divine Continent World. He even cast the Celestial Thearch Sword… And since this palace is named after Lord Pan, it seems that… this may really be the place where Pan cast the sword!”

“Ba Dao… The Demon Dragon has appeared, and it’ll lead the other beasts to besiege us. Are we still going to fight until the both of us get wounded?”

There were two silhouettes outside the Lord Pan Palace.

The one speaking was in a mysterious, black armor that covered his head and entire body. He also had a ferocious claw on his hand.

“The Sky Fiend Claw! The Evil God Armor! This person must be Sky Fiend Dao Master!”

Fang Yuan caught a glimpse of Ba Dao, who was confronting Sky Fiend Dao Master.

He was truly an inherent hegemon. His strong and muscular body continuously exerted horrible pressure on those around him.

He was holding a giant saber as tall as a man.

The saber seemed to have been cast from ancient bronze found in the Spring and Autumn period. The back of the saber was decorated with the pattern of a giant dragon, as if a real dragon was guarding it!

It was the third Divine Armament, the Spring Autumn Dragon Saber!

“Haha…” Ba Dao laughed loudly, pointing at the Demon Dragon with his saber. “Legend has it that a divine dragon was sacrificed in the casting of my Dragon Saber. I look forward to fighting this Demon Dragon with my saber and seeing how many attacks it can survive!

“The ancient Lord Pan Palace… is said to contain the secrets about Pan, the Creator God. Anyone would want to take a look at it.”

While he was zealous in martial arts, he was not obstinate.

He would be courting death if he kept fighting against Sky Fiend Dao Master when the Demon Dragon was about to attack them.

“It’s indeed the Demon Dragon!”

Ghosteye and the others were even more shocked when they saw the Demon Dragon. “Not good… The Demon Dragon leads the Mutated Beast. Once it’s alarmed, we’ll suffer heavy casualties!”

Roar! Roar!

The Demon Dragon took an indifferent glance and expressed its disdain before letting out a loud roar.

Rumble!

The dragon’s roar rumbled like a passing storm.

The entire Heaven Deity Palace suddenly became silent, and then many responses rang out shortly after.

Chirp! Chirp!

A giant yellow bird in the west flapped its wings and replied in a distinct voice.

Aw! Aw!

In the north, a tiger’s roar was faintly heard. The White Tiger Pole in White Tiger Crone’s hand suddenly made a sound, as if it was responding to it.

These two Mutated Beasts were like the leaders, and many more roars rang out around them. While the other roars were much less shocking, the number was huge. The ground started trembling, as if thousands of soldiers were charging toward the center.

“Mutated Beast Yellow Bird? And Mutated Beast White Tiger?” Ghosteye exclaimed. “Are all the ferocious beasts in the Heaven Deity Palace going to attack? Sky Fiend Dao Master, let’s hurry and leave!”

“Leave? Why should I leave?” Sky Fiend Dao Master laughed wildly. “In all the previous explorations, our seniors were satisfied with a bit of blood from the Mutated Beasts in the periphery of the Heaven Deity Palace, and nobody has managed to take a peek at the secret guarded by the Demon Dragon, so I’m going to explore it today. Ba Dao, do you dare do it together?”

“Of course!”

Ba Dao took action straight away, slashing with the Spring Autumn Dragon Saber.

Roar! Roar!

With a dragon’s loud roar, a long streak of dragon-shaped Saber Qi slashed at the Demon Dragon.

Screech!

A palm-sized scale fell off among the sparks.

Ba Dao could be considered the top martial artist of the Orthodox Dao, but with the third Divine Armament, he had only caused some minor injuries to the Demon Dragon!

The injured Demon Dragon opened its mouth, and a large lump of a dark green solution dropped onto the ground, corroding it while generating plumes of white smoke.

“Its saliva is extremely poisonous! Quickly hold your breath and protect your bodies with inner force!”

Ghosteye sighed and took the initiative to fight against the Demon Dragon.

He clearly knew that without Sky Fiend Dao Master and Ba Dao leading them, they could not break through the siege by the ferocious beasts, as they would be exhausted in the battle.

Since both of them were crazy for the battle, he could only fight alongside them.

“Lady Temptress, please hold back the White Tiger! Young Master Tang, your Peach Blossom Fan works well against the Yellow Bird, so you can take care of the western palace. The Blood Imbibing Saber and I will battle the Demon Dragon, and the other Divine Armament owners can ward off the beast army!”

Ghosteye’s Kuiniu Eye emitted frightening light as he glanced over the entire area and made arrangements.

To their surprise, Tang Shushu unhesitatingly replied first, “All right!”

After all, they would be courting death if they continued with internal strife in such a perilous situation.

The martial artists of the Orthodox Dao were clear about Ghosteye’s ability and knew that they had to work together.

Fang Yuan remained silent. His body emitted blood-colored light, healing the small wound on his shoulder.

Sanguine Demon’s Essence Soul! Have you sensed it?

He conversed with the Sanguine Demon covertly.

Conversation via spiritual will was extremely fast, and a thousand words could be exchanged within seconds.

Hmm. There’s something abnormal in the Lord Pan Palace! said the Sanguine Demon’s Essence Soul in a low voice.

Even a fool would know that the Demon Dragon must be guarding some secret… I feel that there’s something related to the source of this world in the Lord Pan Palace. Could the Celestial Thearch Sword be right inside?

Fang Yuan’s eyes glistened.

That’s possible. However, you can absolutely fight your way out given your real ability and the aid from the Blood Imbibing Saber. Otherwise, if you stay here until the Heaven Deity Palace closes, no one will be able to save you, the Sanguine Demon’s Essence Soul reminded.

Fang Yuan did not fear the siege at all. Other than the Mutated Beasts, all the ferocious beasts were nourishment in his eyes, and that was the advantage he had.

Other martial artists would definitely die if they were trapped here for twenty years, but he was confident that he could survive!

Nevertheless, it was still a huge loss to waste twenty years here for no good reason.

Hehe… Other martial artists may not understand my pursuit, but can’t you understand it?

Fang Yuan sneered, and the Sanguine Demon was speechless.

Extraterrestrial visitors like them naturally aimed for the benefits they could reap from this world.

There was obviously something related to the source of the world in the Lord Pan Palace.

It would be worth twenty years if he could manage to get it!

Furthermore, if Fang Yuan could directly refine the Heaven Earth Man Providence Mirror, he would not mind leaving this world.

After all, he only had intended to experiment with the Dream Master Descending Technique in the first place. What he had already harvested was beyond his expectations.

“Kuiniu Spirit Disruption!”

While they were communicating via spiritual will, the owners of Divine Armaments and Demonic Armaments on the battlefield seemed to be confronting a dangerous enemy.

Ghosteye roared, emitting brilliant light from his eye.

The Demon Dragon was stunned, and its movement became stagnant.

“Thunder, strike!”

Ghosteye drew a mysterious talisman in the air with both hands and summoned lightning that struck on the Demon Dragon.

Martial arts at this level were the same as magical powers!

“Can you see the position ten meters below the chin of the Demon Dragon?”

While summoning the lightning, he explained his strategy, “The body of the Demon Dragon is too hard to destroy. Only the top three Divine Armaments and Demonic Armaments can cause some damage, but even the Spring Autumn Dragon Saber won’t cause fatal injuries. The only way to maul the Demon Dragon is to attack the scar left behind by the Celestial Thearch Sword owner!”

Both the Demon Sect and the Orthodox Dao had spent a lot of time investigating the Heaven Deity Palace, so they had far more information than Fang Yuan did.

But it was no easy task to fight the Demon Dragon in close combat and strike the sword scar accurately. Even Sky Fiend Dao Master and Ba Dao could die from the dragon’s counterattack!

“Nangong, your Blood Imbibing Saber devoured the essence and blood of the Rotating Turtle, so that should be sufficient to make up for any wounds. You’ll attract its attention first before Ba Dao attacks! Sky Fiend Dao Master will give the last strike!” Ghosteye ordered directly.

I’m palpably being treated as cannon fodder!

Fang Yuan rolled his eyes, but he knew that he was the only one here who belonged to neither the Orthodox Dao nor the Demon Dao. Of course, they would choose to sacrifice him in such a situation.

Besides, they did not worry about his resistance with Ba Dao and Sky Fiend Dao Master suppressing him.

Seeing that he was a little too slow, Sky Fiend Dao Master and Ba Dao immediately stared at him, exerting frightening pressure.

“This…”

Fang Yuan looked extremely uneasy. He gazed at the Demon Dragon and the blood-colored light of the Blood Imbibing Saber covered his whole body.

“Blood Cleansing!”

Chi! Chi!

A blood-colored astral saber slashed at the Demon Dragon.

Sizzle!

In the sparks, many scars appeared on its hard scales, which started to crack.

The Demon Dragon was enraged. It bit downward, moving as fast as lightning.

Rumble!

The ground beneath Fang Yuan suddenly crumbled.

In that crucial moment, he leaped up high into the air and faced the giant mouth of the Demon Dragon.

“This is the best chance!”

Both Ba Dao and Sky Fiend Dao Master took action immediately.

“World Domination!”

The Spring Autumn Dragon Saber in Ba Dao’s hand let out a dragon’s roar. The Saber Qi concentrated until it ultimately became a straight line and slashed onto the Dragon Demon’s body.

Sky Fiend Dao Master moved like a ghost to the Demon Dragon’s stomach and extended the Sky Fiend Claw!

Roar! Roar!

The next moment.

The Demon Dragon struggled in agony, and then its long and lean body suddenly struck like a steel whip!