Chapter 3848: Bone Yanluo and Yan Jun

Chapter 3848: Bone Yanluo and Yan Jun

Seventh Layer Tower.

Zhang Ruochen, with his hands clasped behind his back, gazed through the ancient divine-wood window lattice at the distant Supreme Azure Cloud Palace, which radiated myriad rays of radiant light.

The outside world was calm. Below the tower, by the Life Divine Lake, young men and women were still laughing and discussing the Dao. No one knew that a demon god, whose reputation had spread for millions of years, was being suppressed not far from them.

And the Yama Clan, known as the supreme clan, was seething with undercurrents, with turbulent winds and high waves.

Wu Yue said, "In the eyes of the Heavenly Venerable, there is still a gap of several levels between him and me, insufficient for him to fully reveal everything. The reason he told me some of these secrets is because I am the wife of Imperial Dust, standing behind me are Heavenly Mother and Nutian Shenzun."

"Husband, do you know who the strongest figure in the Yama Clan has been throughout history?"

Zhang Ruochen said, "Naturally, it is Yan Luo! Although the Great Demon God was an Ancestor, he could not defeat Heavenly Demon and failed to be invincible in the world. It seems his achievements are inferior to Yan Luo's."

Wu Yue lightly nodded her jade-like head and said, "The master of the Lihentian Yan Clan is called Bone Yanluo. He is the skeletal body left behind by Ancestor Yan Luo, which gave birth to spiritual intelligence at the bottom of the Santu River."

Zhang Ruochen said, "A skeletal body giving birth to spiritual intelligence is a complete rebirth, belonging to the Bone Clan. This kind of undead cultivator has no memories of their past life and can have no sense of belonging to the Yama Clan. How could the Yama Clan possibly let him be the master of the Lihentian Yan Clan?"

The Ghost Clan, Bone Clan, and Corpse Clan became the three great undead clans precisely because they had severed ties with the past, having no karmic connections.

Wu Yue said, "It was the previous patriarch of the Yama Clan, the father of Renhuan Heavenly Venerable and Huanyu Clan Leader, who, ten eons ago, brought Bone Yanluo, who had just gained spiritual intelligence, back to the Yama Clan and sent him to the Lihentian Yan Clan to cultivate."

"Ten eons ago."

Zhang Ruochen murmured softly.

This time point was too sensitive. Many things pointed directly to that era.

There was no doubt that the Great Venerable had not disappeared silently back then. Something unimaginably significant must have happened, but the vast majority of people simply did not know about it.

Over the past million-plus years, countless shocking events, after Zhang Ruochen uncovered the truth, could all be traced back to ten eons ago.

There were too many clues. Zhang Ruochen could feel that invisible, massive hands were orchestrating schemes.

Zhang Ruochen said, "This matter is indeed strange. Did the Heavenly Venerable tell you the reason why the previous patriarch did this?"

Wu Yue shook her head and said, "My standing with the Heavenly Venerable is insufficient. If my husband goes, the Heavenly Venerable might speak."

"So, the remnant soul of the Great Demon God possessed Bone Yanluo in Lihentian? Or was all of this orchestrated by the previous patriarch? Was it to use Yan Luo's bones and the Great Demon God's remnant soul to cultivate a transcendent powerhouse for the Yama Clan?"

Zhang Ruochen said.

Wu Yue said, "The Heavenly Venerable also speculates the same."

Before learning all kinds of information from Wu Yue, the Heavenly Venerable clearly did not know that Bone Yanluo might have been possessed by the Great Demon God's remnant soul ten eons ago.

The Heavenly Court of the Hell Realm could accept Bone Yanluo, but they would absolutely never accept a possessed body of the Great Demon God's remnant soul.

During the Chaos Era, the demonic path ran rampant, with slaughter ten times more brutal than the Ten Clans of Hell. Ten realms were empty, and all races withered. It was the darkest period in history.

No one would allow the Great Demon God to return.

The previous patriarch of the Yama Clan should have considered this. How could he still do such a thing?

Zhang Ruochen became even more determined. He had to meet Renhuan Heavenly Venerable and get to the bottom of things.

Otherwise, the most dangerous place would not be the Yama Clan, nor the Hell Realm, but the Kunlun Realm.

How could the possessed body of the Great Demon God's remnant soul not go to the Kunlun Realm?

And after ten eons, how high had his cultivation reached?

Zhang Ruochen's expression was grave as he said, "You said that besides using you and the Moon God to restrain Jiusi Yitianhuang, Bone Yanluo has another preparation. What is it?"

"If his cultivation reaches a certain level and he encounters a bottleneck, he might devour Jiusi Yitianhuang's nine lifetimes of cultivation to break through to a higher realm. Currently, that also includes me and the Moon God."

Wu Yue said with a helpless and aggrieved look, "So, husband, do you still think I was working for him? The reason I didn't tell you before is that it was all just my speculation. If I made a wrong judgment, wouldn't you end up clashing with the Yama Clan? At that time, my standing in your heart would surely plummet."

Zhang Ruochen's doubts completely dissipated. Looking at her sharply defined profile, he said, "Do you still remember when we first met?"

Wu Yue said, "Why bring up the past?"

"I mean, the Wu Yue from back then left a very deep impression on me."

Zhang Ruochen said.

Wu Yue said, "When I and the Moon God absorbed the remnant soul of the Ancient Moon God, there was a partial exchange of souls, so I was naturally affected. But the most important reason is that my husband is talented enough and strong enough. If my husband were just an ordinary person or weak in cultivation, then what you would see would most likely be another me."

"Women admire the strong, men cherish the weak. This principle is absolutely correct."

Yan Zhexian's voice rang out in the Divine Realm World, saying, "Stop your lovey-dovey talk. We need to go to the Heavenly Venerable Hall immediately. If something has really happened to the Heavenly Venerable, we must summon the Yama Clan gods to attack the Teaching and Transformation Divine Hall."

Chi Kongle had told Yan Zhexian everything she knew.

After learning the truth, how could she not be anxious?

Wu Yue's demeanor instantly changed. There was no trace of weakness left. Displaying the poise of a strategist, she said, "Since the Five-Eyed Golden Insect knows I am Bone Yanluo's pawn, it shouldn't act against me easily. There is only one answer: they are about to make a big move. Most likely, it is to seize control of Yanluo Tianwaitian."

"Earlier, I was thinking about who possessed the Learning Ancient God. The appearance of the Five-Eyed Golden Insect gave me the answer."

Zhang Ruochen said, "The Sixth Pillar, Yan Jun."

"Indeed, my husband guessed it too!"

Wu Yue said, "During the Chaos Era, Yan Jun was the master of the Yama Clan, with cultivation not inferior to the Fifth Pillar, Meng Ge. After learning that the Great Demon God was born from the Yama Clan, I speculated that Yan Jun and the Great Demon God must have an extraordinary relationship. So, when I came to the Yama Clan, I focused on researching materials related to him, and I actually found some clues. Preliminary judgment confirms that Yan Jun is the son of the Great Demon God."

"Undoubtedly, the lineage of Yanluo Tai Shang, the Learning Ancient God, and others are the direct descendants of the Great Demon God and Yan Jun."

"In the battle at the North Marsh Great Wall, Yan Jun awakened. He was not killed but came to the Yama Clan. To make up for his defects, he used the Corpse Fusion Forbidden Art to merge with the Learning Ancient God, thus no longer being rejected by the rules of heaven and earth. Once his cultivation recovers, he can unleash his full strength."

Yan Zhexian was very displeased with Wu Yue's confident speech and said, "If it is Yan Jun, how could Tai Shang allow him to refine Great-Grandfather? For Yan Jun to quickly recover his cultivation, he would inevitably need to devour a large number of Yama Clan members."

Wu Yue said, "I can give you at least two reasons. First, Bone Yanluo and Yan Jun offered Tai Shang conditions he couldn't refuse, such as helping him break through in spiritual power."

"Second, Tai Shang has little lifespan left. Once he falls, relying solely on the Heavenly Venerable, how could he fight against Bone Yanluo and Yan Jun? At that time, the Tianwaitian Yan Clan might face the calamity of extermination."

"With both soft and hard tactics applied, I think Tai Shang has his own scales and knows how to choose."

Yan Zhexian fell silent.

Wu Yue knew she was being too forceful and feared Zhang Ruochen might dislike it, so she comforted, "You don't need to be so sad. Tai Shang probably did it for the sake of the Yama Clan, enduring the pain to make concessions. He likely doesn't know that Bone Yanluo and Yan Jun have grand designs to annex the Tianwaitian Yan Clan."

No longer speaking to Yan Zhexian, Wu Yue said, "Husband, you shouldn't go to see the Heavenly Venerable. You should leave Tianwaitian Yan Clan immediately, go to the Kunlun Realm, and discuss with Yunshen Daozhu how to deal with Bone Yanluo."

"Do you think the situation in Tianwaitian Yan Clan is already irreversible?"

Zhang Ruochen said.

"Yes."

Wu Yue continued, "The Heavenly Venerable Hall is guarded by unknown cultivators. Even Mitian War God cannot see the Heavenly Venerable. This indicates that the Heavenly Venerable has likely already met with trouble and might not even be in the Heavenly Venerable Hall. Yan Jun daring to act at this time further proves this point."

"What level of cultivation must Bone Yanluo have reached to make the Heavenly Venerable disappear without a sound? Of course, it cannot be ruled out that he joined forces with other powerhouses. In any case, this force is beyond our ability to handle."

"Once Bone Yanluo and Yan Jun take Yanluo Tianwaitian, their next step will surely be to consolidate their forces, attack the Kunlun Realm, and assault the Nether Prison."

That the Great Demon God was suppressed by Heavenly Demon in the Nether Prison was not much of a secret. Wu Yue had once controlled the intelligence agency of the Darkness Temple, so it was not strange that she knew about it.

Even if the Great Demon God was already dead, his corpse and divine source would still be of extraordinary value to Bone Yanluo.

But Zhang Ruochen knew that in recent years, demonic qi had been overflowing from the Nether Prison, with terrifying phenomena. The Great Demon God might not be completely dead.

Zhang Ruochen now deeply understood why the Ten Calamities Wen Tianjun believed that Jiusi Yitianhuang was the greatest threat of the current era.

The Great Demon God's influence on this era was too great, leaving behind various backup plans.

The closer the era of an Ancestor's existence is to the present, the greater the impact.

In the Divine Realm World, Yan Zhexian grew tense.

For Zhang Ruochen, the only members of the Yama Clan worth helping might be Yan Zhexian, Yan Yu, and a few others.

But for Yan Zhexian, this was her home. She had many relatives, friends, fellow disciples, and elders.

Of course, she also understood that Wu Yue's reasoning was sound. The tide was irreversible, and Zhang Ruochen leaving immediately would be the wise choice.

Wu Yue said, "What is my husband hesitating about?"

"It's not hesitation; it's waiting."

Zhang Ruochen stared at the night sky.

Wu Yue said, "Is there another variable?"

Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, "Running away can certainly ensure self-preservation. But if I don't fight this battle, the Kunlun Realm will have to fight it. Once they consolidate Yanluo Tianwaitian and press their army forward, the Kunlun Realm will surely suffer a calamity like the one ten thousand years ago. If we win, it will be a ruin. If we lose, it will also be a ruin."

Chi Kongle's spirit was greatly stirred. She truly felt the towering stature of her father and was filled with admiration. She said, "The higher the cultivation, the greater the responsibility. We cultivators should be the backbone of all living beings, supporting the great edifice as it topples, holding up the sky as it collapses in the end times, cutting off calamities before they take shape, and doing what is known to be impossible. If my father fights, his daughter will surely follow closely, without hesitation."

Yan Zhexian, whose heart was conflicted and troubled, was moved by the father-daughter pair. She said, "We are not without a fighting chance. We can go to the Life-and-Death One-Line Heaven and take the 'Book of Life and Death'."

Zhang Ruochen's heart stirred. He immediately knew Yan Jun's next plan.

To control Yanluo Tianwaitian, how could he not take the "Book of Life and Death"?

Zhang Ruochen stared at the starry sky and said, "Finally, it has come. The east wind has arrived."

Wu Yue looked at the sky, her heart shaken with awe.

She saw that, in the distant depths of the star sea, a vast expanse of bright stars had vanished, an eerie anomaly that left a huge black spot in the starry sky.

Using her spiritual power to sense across space, she found that in that instant, at least hundreds of thousands of stars had been destroyed, affecting an immeasurable expanse of void spanning trillions of miles.

Wu Yue said, "A single strike destroyed a stretch of starry sky. What kind of power is this?"

"Perhaps it is the power of a Half-Ancestor."

Zhang Ruochen was equally shaken in his heart.

He had long heard legends of many powerhouses in history. For instance, Pure Yang Heavenly Venerable's single sword strike had made the Wuding Divine Sea boil, silencing the entire Hell Realm in awe.

Another example was Xinghuan Heavenly Venerable, who used the Thousand Star Linked Pearl divine ability and nearly shattered the entire Yellow Spring Star River with one blow.

Neither Pure Yang Heavenly Venerable nor Xinghuan Heavenly Venerable were Ancestors, yet they could cause such terrifying destruction.

Now, legend had become reality. A heaven-defying powerhouse had destroyed a star sea with one strike, shattering hundreds of thousands of star systems.

It would surely shake the entire world.

It had occurred near the star domain of the Paradise Realm. It was very likely that Hao Tian had made his move.

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