Myriad Dragon Divine Sovereign

The leaves rustled in the woods, and a woman’s figure appeared, emerging from the direction the leaves were falling.

This woman was none other than Nan Xiang, the master of the Thousand Nether Valley, who had just disappeared from Danxuan Peak moments ago.

At this moment, this woman of immense power in the Eastern Profound Domain was standing right before Wen Qingye.

Nan Xiang looked at Wen Qingye and said with a smile, “It seems your reputation isn’t just for show. You do have some real ability.”

Wen Qingye shook his head and said coldly, “Just say it. What do you want? I don’t like to waste time.”

Nan Xiang clapped her hands and chuckled. “Good. I like straightforward people like you.”

But in the very next moment, the situation changed abruptly.

A strange smile tugged at the corners of Nan Xiang’s lips, and ripples of black light emanated from her eyes, like a pebble dropped into a calm pond, sending out concentric circles.

Those rings of ripples shot toward Wen Qingye at an astonishing speed.

This was none other than the Brahma’s Ring of the Brahma Dao!

The Brahma’s Ring surged from Nan Xiang’s eyes like a torrential river, rushing madly toward Wen Qingye’s Sea of Consciousness. In an instant, the black rings of light vanished from the forest and entered his Sea of Consciousness.

‘Trying to use the Brahma’s Ring on me? Then I’ll let you experience the consequences of its backlash.’

The hem of Wen Qingye’s robes billowed in a fierce wind, and his expression turned incomparably icy.

「Within the Sea of Consciousness.」

A ring of black light charged wantonly toward the center of the Sea of Consciousness, its vast aura strange, tyrannical, and utterly unparalleled.

“Hmph!”

A soft snort echoed out, a sound like that of a sovereign ruling over all creation in this space. The entire atmosphere of the Sea of Consciousness began to surge without limit.

Immediately after, a figure materialized—it was Wen Qingye’s Primordial Spirit.

In the next instant, Wen Qingye’s Primordial Spirit abruptly appeared before the Brahma’s Ring. Then, thrusting out both palms, it directly blocked the ring’s path.

CRACK! CRACK!

As the Brahma’s Ring and Wen Qingye’s palms were locked in a stalemate, a bizarre sound suddenly emanated, causing the very space of the Sea of Consciousness to tremble.

Wen Qingye’s eyes narrowed. “Get back!”

BOOM!

A brilliant red aurora erupted from his palms, illuminating the entire Sea of Consciousness.

RUMBLE!

The Brahma’s Ring was unexpectedly blasted back by Wen Qingye at an even more astonishing speed, rushing out of his body.

「Outside.」

Nan Xiang sneered at the sight of Wen Qingye. Given his level of Primordial Spirit Cultivation, she was supremely confident her Brahma’s Ring would strike true and make him her thrall.

Suddenly, her smile vanished, and her expression changed drastically.

Ripples suddenly emanated from Wen Qingye, and a ring of black waves rushed toward her. She knew those black waves all too well—it was her own Brahma’s Ring!

‘How can this be? How did my Brahma’s Ring rebound from that brat’s Sea of Consciousness?’

Nan Xiang hurriedly suppressed her shock and frantically submerged her Heart Spirit into her Sea of Consciousness.

But in the next moment, Nan Xiang’s face turned deathly pale. The force of the rebounding Brahma’s Ring was countless times stronger than when she had cast it; it was something her Primordial Spirit couldn’t possibly block.

BOOM!

Nan Xiang’s Primordial Spirit was completely overwhelmed. The Brahma’s Ring bound it tightly like a rope before slowly morphing and dissipating.

“You brat… GAH!”

She raised her head to look at Wen Qingye, but the sweet taste in her mouth became unbearable, and she violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

Wen Qingye watched her indifferently. “Don’t try such petty tricks on me. You’ll only embarrass yourself.”

Killing intent flickered in Nan Xiang’s heart as she looked at the man before her. But in the next instant, Wen Qingye’s image suddenly surfaced in her mind, impossible to shake off, as if it were deeply engraved there. The killing intent instantly vanished like smoke.

“How… How could this be?” Nan Xiang stared at her own hands, her heart trembling.

How could she not recognize her own condition? She was all too familiar with it. These were the clear signs of being struck by the Brahma’s Ring.

‘Have I been hit by the Brahma’s Ring?’ Recalling the figure in her mind, Nan Xiang abruptly looked up at Wen Qingye, her face ashen.

In a trembling voice, Nan Xiang stared at Wen Qingye and asked, “I’ve been hit by the backlash of the Brahma’s Ring?”

Wen Qingye regarded her coldly. “What do you think?”

“Hahahahaha!”

Hearing Wen Qingye’s words, Nan Xiang threw her head back and burst into laughter, laughing so hard that tears streamed down her face. “Backlash? How is that possible? I’m telling you, I will never fall in love with anyone in this life! My heart is dead! I won’t fall in love with anyone!”

Wen Qingye scoffed. “Isn’t that for the best?”

Suddenly, Nan Xiang saw Wen Qingye walking toward her, step by step. For some reason, her heart began to pound wildly, and she subconsciously started to back away.

THUD!

She finally stopped when her back hit a tree.

Nan Xiang watched the steadily approaching Wen Qingye with a nervous expression and asked, “What are you doing—”

“Hahahahaha!”

Her words were cut off by Wen Qingye’s laughter. He slowly brushed past her, his laughter growing louder as he walked away, heading up toward Life Peak.

Nan Xiang froze for a moment, then her tense expression immediately relaxed.

After a long moment, she couldn’t help but turn to look at the departing, laughing Wen Qingye. By now, only his back was visible, but as Nan Xiang gazed at his receding figure, she suddenly fell into a daze.

……..

By the time Wen Qingye returned to his Cave Mansion, Yue Mingzhu had already gone back to her room to heal her injuries.

Yue Mingzhu’s current cultivation was at the Sixth Heaven of Life and Death Realm. When the time came to go to the Dayan Dynasty and eliminate the remnants of the Heaven-Burying Sect, she would be a powerful ally. Furthermore, there was still the Asura Sect to deal with, a force in no way inferior to the Heaven-Burying Sect at its peak. He would need all the help he could get.

This was one of the reasons Wen Qingye was willing to help Yue Mingzhu. An even more important reason was that he wanted to use her to find a weakness in the Sword Sect.

Wen Qingye had also learned from Yue Mingzhu that Nan Xiang and Jian Nantian seemed to be involved in some secret plot. In that case, Yue Mingzhu would be a crucial figure for keeping the Sword Sect in check.

Thinking of this, his confidence in dealing with the Heaven-Burying Sect grew. He then returned to his own room, sat cross-legged, and entered a state of cultivation.

Time flowed like water, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Wen Qingye’s cultivation had not ceased for a moment. Although he hadn’t yet broken through to the Life and Death Realm Third Layer Heaven, he knew he only needed to consume the Jade Liquid to break through his current barrier and reach that level.

However, he was currently more focused on his comprehension of the Sword Dao and was in no hurry to make the breakthrough. During this period of arduous training, both his Slaying Immortal Sword Dao and Lifeless Sword Dao had been steadily improving.