Patrol Captain

Beneath the blood-red clouds, the thunder gradually dissipated, and blood-red rain began to fall from the sky, crashing down on the ravaged earth.

"Rumble"

The Demon-Suppressing Tower roared and spun as it descended from the sky, rapidly shrinking until it was about a foot in size, landing in a bright, golden hand, radiating a hazy glow.

Soon, the Demon-Suppressing Tower disappeared into his hand.

Looking upwards, what appeared was Chen Yuan's Yang Spirit.

The Yang God and the Demon Suppression Tower are integrated into one; when separated, they can perform short-distance teleportation.

At the last moment, Chen Yuanyang's spirit returned to its original position, prematurely sending the opponent to their death.

Unfortunately, the methods of the Celestials are unpredictable, and even with all his efforts, he was unable to completely kill them.

Was the passage in the vortex just now the so-called cycle of reincarnation?

This seems to be a supernatural power that can only be mastered when advancing to the level of a Celestial Being, used to cope with the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations, and to face the Five Signs of Decay of Celestial Beings, thus reincarnating with their memories in the next life. It implies that one might encounter this Fiery Celestial Being again in the future.

Chen Yuan was thinking.

And there's one more!
With a thought flashing through his mind, his gaze sharpened like a sword, and his third eye between his brows suddenly opened, peering through the blood-red rain curtain at the ravaged land below.

As the final battlefield, the land stretching for hundreds of miles below was directly blasted into a huge basin, with crisscrossing abysses that looked like hideous wounds. In some places, they could swallow an entire mountain. In the bottomless ravines, broken mountain sections were still falling down, creating a dull roar.

Further away, mountain peaks were broken in half, their upper sections slowly sliding down into the valley, raising clouds of dust that blotted out the sun.

Meanwhile, the ground that had been blasted into the ground was engulfed in raging black flames, burning with terrifying heat and turning the earth red-hot until it turned into lava. The largest area was dozens of miles wide, stretching out like a sea of ​​fire.

This was formed by the chaotic splashing of karmic fire when the celestial being of karmic fire disintegrated; clearly, this place will become an ominous place in the future.

The terror of this karmic fire is something that ordinary martial arts experts simply cannot withstand.

Chen Yuan didn't examine it closely, just glanced at it briefly, and then fixed his Heavenly Eye directly on a deep ravine that stretched for dozens of miles, like a cliff.

In the end, nothing was gained!
The remaining celestial being vanished.

Chen Yuan frowned instantly, a golden sound emanated from his body, the void trembled, and then the phantom of the Demon Suppression Tower appeared, with a thick flow of primordial energy.

Then, he used his third eye to scan the surroundings, both above and below, but he couldn't find any trace of the other party.

Another celestial being escaped?

He harbored suspicions, but remained vigilant, unsure of the other party's methods or whether they were secretly spying on him.

With a swift movement of his foot, he appeared at the bottom of the deep trench that his body had just traversed.

Soon, a drop of golden liquid, brimming with brilliant life force, flew out from the mud and rocks beneath their feet.

This is the essence and blood left behind after Chen Yuan's physical body was shattered.

The drop of essence blood hung before the Yang God, then burst forth with countless golden and red interwoven threads of light, enveloping the Yang God and weaving them into a human-shaped cocoon.

Then, the essence and blood suddenly exploded, and countless points of light, like fireflies, rushed towards the cocoon. Where they touched, fine, blood-red hairs immediately grew and climbed upwards along the lines.

Then, a dense network of blood vessels sprouted, and pale gold bones rose higher and higher, with meridians winding around them like crimson gold chains, each extension emitting a faint rumble of thunder. As muscles emerged from between the bones, they flowed like melting cinnabar, only to solidify into distinct muscle textures the instant they touched the air. Finally, there was the skin, initially as transparent as a cicada's wing, gradually acquiring a glassy sheen, ultimately revealing Chen Yuan's appearance.

This process was extremely bizarre and somewhat terrifying; it was the process of Chen Yuan's physical resurrection.

This is the twentieth time in this great battle!
It is clear that this battle was truly fierce!
Chen Yuan's physical body was constantly shattered and regenerated. Relying on his indestructible body and massive amount of essence, he has managed to hold on until now, dragging down a Celestial Being to death.

After all, the opponent was suppressed by this world, and the lightning punishment played a significant role.

This time, the regeneration of flesh and blood was noticeably slower, but the golden light in Chen Yuan's eyes was incredibly intense as he looked around, radiating a sharp aura.

With a swift movement of his feet, he transformed into a streak of light and rapidly headed south.

After a short while, Chen Yuan had traveled eight hundred miles and confirmed that the three-headed, six-armed celestial being had fled and was not following him. His sharp aura quickly weakened, and his face turned as pale as paper.

This battle had taken a heavy toll on him, causing his physical body to shatter and regenerate twenty times in a short period. Even the spiritual roots and essence within his several divine treasures couldn't withstand it, and he had reached his limit. He then turned and rushed eastward, flying another 2,800 miles before landing on a nearby desolate mountain, where he sank into it.

Then, he used the technique of shifting stars and changing constellations to obscure the secrets of heaven.

He paid a heavy price for killing a celestial being and needs to recover quickly.

He doesn't believe that old scoundrel Helian Shan would believe it if we went back now.

Moreover, he had just escaped from that forbidden area and was in seclusion, so he was unaware of what happened afterward and needed to find a reliable person to ask.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

The outside world is in an uproar.

In the past few days, the blood rain that had stretched for thousands of miles has disappeared, and the place where the final battle took place has attracted many powerful beings to come and explore.

The area had been transformed into a black sea of ​​fire, which continued to expand outwards. The terrifying power of the karmic fire even caused the deaths of many powerful individuals who rashly approached to investigate.

The flames raged, the battlefield was a horrific sight, the battle raged for three thousand miles, the heavens and earth shattered, and everyone was speculating about the outcome of the earth-shattering battle two days ago.

What was the outcome of that martial saint from Shu who defied the heavens and earth?
Numerous speculations and rumors abound!

Until a mysterious powerful figure used his great supernatural powers to rewind time and glimpse a sliver of heavenly secrets. He then spread the news that the martial saint of Shu had successfully reversed the situation, disintegrating one of the celestial beings and sending him into reincarnation. The celestial being's remaining power transformed into raging karmic fire, which spread across the land, turning it into a cursed place. The whereabouts of the other celestial being remained unknown.

The news shocked the world.

This news spread like wildfire, reaching far and wide, shaking the world and causing a sensation.

While the outside world was in an uproar, Chen Yuan's hiding place was a desolate mountain shrouded in mist, its secrets hidden from view. Inside the cave, the air was filled with vital energy and shimmering light.

Chen Yuan sat cross-legged three feet above the ground, his body radiating five-colored divine light. Five divine treasures, including the Dragon Mother Tree and the Six-Colored Divine Tree, floated above his head, forming an array that gathered the essence of heaven and earth, absorbing and nourishing his physical body.

Judging from their appearance, these five objects of destiny have all suffered varying degrees of damage during the war against the heavens. Their divine light is far less radiant than before, especially the six-colored divine tree, which has lost more than half of its leaves.

Now, Chen Yuan's task is to replenish his vital energy as much as possible, but this cannot be accomplished in just a few days.

Fortunately, in the past few days, after the turmoil, no one has disturbed us. It seems that concealing the secrets of heaven has been effective, and we are not worried that this place will be discovered by others anytime soon.

That night, Chen Yuanyang's spirit leaped out of Niwan, soared upwards, and emerged from the desolate mountain. At that moment, a bright moon shone down from the sky.

His gaze fell upon the deep, mysterious night sky to the southwest. Then, the Yang God Feng Xu rode the wind and flew straight in that direction.

I've heard that the southern prefectures that were previously conquered by demons have been occupied by several immortal kings leading armies of skeletons. Chen Yuan thought he should go there to see his "old friends," find out some things, and process what had happened these past few days.

Under the silvery night sky, a golden light blended with the night breeze blowing across the land. Chen Yuan's robes fluttered like butterfly wings in the wind. The sound of the wind in his ears sometimes transformed into the sound of pine trees, and sometimes into the sound of springs. It swept swiftly across the mountains and rivers below, a thousand miles of exhilarating wind.

The speed at which the Yang spirit travels through the air is much faster than that of the physical body.

Crossing thousands of miles of territory takes only a short time.

He soon spotted a large city in the distance. When he arrived, the wind around him suddenly quieted down, the chirping of insects and roars of beasts in the mountains disappeared, and everything became deathly still.

He opened his third eye and looked at the city from dozens of miles away.

There, black mist billowed into the sky, exuding a chilling aura. On the seemingly dilapidated city gate tower, the words "Jingyuan" were written in large characters.

He knew this prefecture. It had been occupied by Bing Xie, one of the Ten Fiends. Later, during the battle of Yinshan Tiangou, Chen Yuan took the opportunity to recapture the prefecture and set up a teleportation point inside, stationing some soldiers to keep watch.

When Chen Yuan saw it this time, he found that the city had declined considerably, as if it had been severely eroded by the marks of time.

Among them, Chen Yuan saw countless strangely shaped skeletal creatures moving in and out of the city gates. There were even powerful undead creatures wearing skeletal armor guarding the city walls. This was not much different from the great city he had seen in the burial ground.

These undead creatures have transformed this place into a shady spot suitable for them.

Chen Yuan used his Heavenly Eye to scan Jingyuan Prefecture City, searching for the aura of the Undying Monarch.

Soon, he sensed a powerful and ferocious aura underground in the city, as if an ancient beast was slumbering underground.

"Dong dong dong"

Underground, a heart is beating like a drum, deep and powerful. If you listen to it for too long, you will be caught in the resonance, which can be very dangerous.

Just then, the immortal king underground suddenly opened his crimson eyes.

Then, with a roar, demonic energy soared into the sky, causing the ground to explode with a deafening roar. The aura of death rolled in, and a pair of scarlet eyes swept towards Chen Yuan's direction.

Chen Yuan had already closed his third eye and his figure moved with the wind, taking a detour to leave. The immortal king in this city was not the person he was looking for.

He continued south.

Next, we arrived at Zhennan Prefecture.

Many stories have unfolded here.

He repeated the steps above, and this time he discovered the aura of a monarch entrenched in the city, an aura he had encountered twice before.

This time, he unleashed his full power and swaggered into Zhennan Prefecture. His martial saint aura surged like the sun in the sky, causing the undead creatures in Zhennan Prefecture to riot and emit ear-piercing screams of ten thousand ghosts howling.

Many rushed towards Chen Yuanyang, but before they could even get close, the bones and rotting flesh were suddenly ignited with golden yang fire and burned into blue smoke.

The Yang God is of pure Yang nature, and is most effective at restraining demons and ghosts such as immortal beings. This is one of the reasons why Chen Yuan's Yang God went on a journey.

When Chen Yuan rushed into Zhennan Prefecture, the place was filled with yin energy, and a terrifying being rushed out from inside to meet him.

He was clad in a blood-red robe, as if soaked in foul blood, exuding an aura of malevolence. The skulls coiled around his neck, like a string of prayer beads, were particularly horrifying. Within the empty eye sockets of each skull flickered eerie green flames, as if imprisoned spirits were struggling within them. The skulls were covered with ancient and obscure Sanskrit inscriptions, yet stained with foul blood, suggesting the presence of some forbidden power.

The immortal king's face was even more sinister, with one side twisted and ferocious, its pupils blood-red, filled with madness and violence, while the other side was calm and peaceful, its pupils as black as lacquer, flowing with compassionate Buddha-nature.

Two extremely incongruous expressions appeared on one face, filled with an eerie aura. The black and red pupils were filled with divinity and demonic nature, like a Buddha who had fallen into demonic ways.

Chen Yuan remembered that his name was Aniluo Luohan, and he was a venerable one who had attained the Arhatship of Hinayana Buddhism.

"It's you!"

When the Arhat Anilou saw Chen Yuan, his pupils contracted slightly, and his voice became hoarse, whether from surprise at Chen Yuan's breakthrough to Martial Saint or something else, it was unclear.

"I, Chen, have met Venerable Aniruddha!" ​​Chen Yuan formally greeted him.

"A few days ago, was it you who killed a celestial being from the lower realm?" The other party stared at Chen Yuan with eyes that were both Buddhist and demonic, his tone unfathomable.

Chen Yuan's eyebrows twitched slightly; he hadn't expected the other party to know.

"How does Your Excellency know this?"

"The commotion you've made has naturally alerted this area." As he spoke, Anilou Arhat's half-grotesque face curled upwards, making him look even more sinister.
"Did you come here to establish your authority?"

The blood-red pupil of this Arhat trembled, the bloodstains on his robe grew increasingly vivid, and demonic energy surged.

Chen Yuan shook his head. It seemed this person had misunderstood, thinking he had come to demand an attack.

"Your Excellency is probably mistaken."

"I came here only to find Luo Tianjun!"

It was the white-robed monarch who taught him the method to break through to the Martial Saint realm. Helian Shan called him Luo Tianjun, and he was a celestial being in his previous life.

"I'd like to ask this senior some questions!"

Upon hearing this, the Arhat Anilou stared intently at Chen Yuan.

Then, that half-compassionate face pulled upwards, hands clasped together, and a Buddhist chant rang out.
"Amitabha."

"Benefactor Luo is at Youmen Pass. Benefactor Chen, you may go there to find him!"

The moment the Buddhist chant is uttered, it sounds so authentic, it seems to change one's very nature, making one feel peaceful and close to the Buddha.

"Thank you, Venerable One!" Chen Yuan was very curious about the other party's condition, but he did not ask any further questions. He returned the greeting and then did not linger any longer, preparing to go straight to Youmen Pass.

Speaking of Youmen Pass, I still feel a bit dazed.

Several years ago, Youmen Pass, the first pass guarding the Ten Thousand Mountains, was breached, the Demon Suppressor died, and the prelude to the turmoil in Shu was thus set off.

From the expedition of the mountain-climbing army to its complete retreat, and then to the dramatic changes in the celestial phenomena of Shu, with heroes pouring in, until now, they have stirred up a huge mess in the capital of Shu. One wave after another, looking back, it seems that it was all preordained.

Youmen Pass is located at the southernmost point, about eight thousand li away.

Chen Yuanyang's divine ability to ride the wind took only about half an hour.

When he arrived at the first pass of Jiannan Road, which once guarded the Ten Thousand Mountains, screams filled the air.

A large number of demons were escorted into the pass from the direction of the Ten Thousand Mountains. (End of Chapter)