Nine Revolutions Star Technique

Ye Qingchen was unaware of the events happening behind him on the Nine Bends River.

After leaving Panlong City, he headed east without stopping at all. The pursuers from the Thirty-Six Sects could appear at any time, so he never stayed in one place for too long.

He traveled day and rested at night, spending three full months to reach the border of Southern Heaven, even with the aid of the Black Dragon Flood Dragon.

Ye Qingchen felt helpless regarding the Black Dragon Flood Dragon.

Initially, he intended to suppress the Black Dragon Flood Dragon in the Crimson Mist Cauldron to refine a batch of Spirit Medicine to awaken Bai Ji sooner. However, after much effort collecting enough Spirit Medicine, Bai Ji woke up on her own.

Seeing that he was about to suppress it again, the Black Dragon Flood Dragon started pleading with tears and a runny nose.

Eventually, it was Su Moran who persuaded Ye Qingchen to keep it. Traveling with the Black Dragon Flood Dragon had indeed made their journey much easier. The group rode on the Black Dragon Flood Dragon, navigating the waterways and avoiding the watchful eyes of many from the Thirty-Six Sects.

”Once we pass through this stretch of water, we’ll reach the East Sea directly!”

On the dragon’s head.

Su Moran broke through the waves, gazing into the distance.

In her younger days, she had traveled across Kunlun and was naturally familiar with the area. Reaching here was almost akin to reaching the East Sea. There were huge ports along the coast and often large ships setting out to sea.

Along the coast, one could see a vast city surrounded by small villages scattered like stars.

”Is that so?” A hint of joy flashed in Ye Qingchen’s eyes.

”Miss Su, Mr. Ye, these waterways used to lead to the East Sea, but they’re no longer passable now,” the Black Dragon Flood Dragon said weakly. ”The Thirty-Six Sects have sealed off all waterways to the East Sea! There’s no way through!”

As the overlord of the Nine Bends River, the Black Dragon Flood Dragon had unparalleled control over the waterways.

This was precisely why.

Just as Ye Qingchen, Zhou Jiutian, and the others stepped onto the sandbar, news reached the Black Dragon Flood Dragon, prompting it to rush over. If anyone else dared to block the waterways, the Black Dragon Flood Dragon would have swallowed them whole long ago.

But faced with the Thirty-Six Sects, it could only shrink back and accept it.

”Hmph, these people truly want to trap us in Southern Heaven!” Su Moran’s expression turned cold. ”Why don’t we take advantage of their inattentiveness and charge out directly!”

”Since they’ve blocked the waterways, they might be waiting for us to do just that. Charging up there now would be like walking into death,” Ye Qingchen said, rubbing his chin, rejecting Su Moran’s proposal.

He looked up into the sky. Indeed, he could see in the distance a massive transparent barrier, like a mountain range that cut across heaven and earth, completely blocking the path to the East Sea.

This sky curtain was so immense that even he felt as if he couldn’t see its end.

”Are we just to wait for death?”

Su Moran’s face was as cold as water, feeling utterly stifled.

Her personality couldn’t accept this grudge. Seeing that they only needed to get past this area to reach the East Sea, yet they were stuck at this final step. If not for her cultivation being sealed, she would have charged straight to the East Sea, killing gods or Buddhas in her path.

”First, let’s find out what the Thirty-Six Sects have set up here!” Ye Qingchen pondered for a moment. ”This region is vast, and completely sealing it isn’t easy for them! Perhaps some loopholes exist, and we just need to follow this path to slip through!”

”Mr. Ye, leave this to me!”

The Black Dragon Flood Dragon showed a fawning smile.

It let out a deep roar, and soon the calm water’s surface began to churn with waves. Shortly after, peculiar demon beasts emerged from the water.

Flood Dragons, Dragon Tortoises, Fish Demons, over a dozen demon beasts, and even a Water Demon Ape were among them.

Ye Qingchen observed that many of them were at the Earth Immortal level, with the highest being the black Water Demon Ape, which had cultivation equivalent to a veteran Earth Immortal at the fifth or sixth level.

The Water Demon Ape bared its teeth at Ye Qingchen but shrank back under the threatening glare of the Black Dragon Flood Dragon.

”These are the demon beast lords living in this region! Instead of running around like headless chickens, let me ask them. Maybe they know something!”

The Black Dragon Flood Dragon quickly introduced them. Ever since it found out that this young man was the very target the Thirty-Six Sects were intent on pursuing, its demeanor had been nothing short of utmost respect.

Upon seeing Ye Qingchen nod in approval, the Black Dragon Flood Dragon turned to these demon beasts, growling a few words as if asking them something in beast language.

The various demon beasts exchanged looks, responding in low beast language, mostly shaking their heads.

Only the Water Demon Ape mumbled something quietly.

The Black Dragon Flood Dragon brightened, quickly extending its claw to pick up the towering Water Demon Ape as if it were a small chick, bringing it before Ye Qingchen.

”Mr. Ye!”

Recognizing the young man before him as someone even its leader feared, the Water Demon Ape abandoned its previous casual demeanor and greeted with respect.

”How do you know which path leads to the East Sea? Tell me everything you know!” Ye Qingchen said casually.

”I know!”

The Water Demon Ape responded to Ye Qingchen’s question with halting human speech, while warily eyeing the young man before him. It wondered why this young man instilled such fear in the Black Dragon Flood Dragon.

Yet just as it was about to ask something, it caught a glimpse of the almost predatory gaze from the Black Dragon Flood Dragon and quickly recoiled, honestly stating:

”This area has hundreds of intertwined rivers, originating from different parts of Southern Heaven, with some sources even coming from the extreme north’s ice mountains! These waterways originally all led to the sea.”

”But some time ago, for unknown reasons, a group of people suddenly appeared, not only suppressing the area but also sealing all the waterways leading to the East Sea.”

”We usually hunt in the sea, but our livelihood was suddenly cut off, leaving us struggling even to feed ourselves, and we might even be hunted by those people, leading to incredibly harsh living conditions!”

Listening to this, Ye Qingchen gave a cold, silent sneer.

He did not believe the Water Demon Ape’s words. These demon beasts occupied a vast area with abundant resources, far surpassing those on land. When facing enemies, they could simply retreat into the water, living far more freely than land-dwelling demon beasts.

”The waterway I oversee is called the Black Water River, which was also blocked originally. But because it’s connected to underground rivers with abundant fish, it didn’t affect me much. However, a sudden incident occurred recently…”

”What incident?” Ye Qingchen’s eyes sharpened as he asked sternly.