The mortal's candle dragon opens the sky

Yan Shuzi saw nine white tortoise shells circling in strange trajectories and flying close to them. With just a glance of his divine sense, his weathered eyes suddenly shone with a crystal light, revealing a look of surprise. His dragon whiskers trembled, and he took another light sniff. Now he had no doubts anymore, and without even the intention of taking a closer look to verify, he returned it to Xuyang with a breath of dragon breath, laughing:
“Haha! This is the natal tortoise shell of Taoist Jiuyuan! And it took no more than a thousand years to refine! Haha!”

After saying that, the pitch-black dragon body twisted and transformed into a human form, turning into a majestic old man who looked somewhat similar to the Golden Dragon King, except that he had a pair of dark black curved dragon horns on his head. What made it even more strange was that the fine black scales on the exposed skin exuded an indescribable evil spirit. Just seeing it made people feel chills in the soul. The whole body stood there, as if it was a vortex that kept swallowing up the essence of all the souls around it.

When the other two nightmare dragons saw this, they were also surprised and delighted, and also transformed into two black-horned men with evil auras.

The three of them looked at each other and made a strange gesture at the same time. This was the etiquette of the Dragon Clan to pay respect to the Lord of a Dao: "Yan Shuzi! Gui Yuzi! Ming Yanzi! Pay respect to this generation of Heavenly Dragon! Pay respect to the Dao Master Jiu Yan!"

It seems that Xuanwu has a very high reputation. Once they saw his token, the three Nightmare Dragons no longer had any doubts about Xuyang's origin. The word "Heaven" cannot be used arbitrarily. It is a concept that is supreme and above everything else. This means that the three of them have recognized Xuyang as the master of the True Dragon Clan.

Nonsense, with Xuanwu's endorsement, and the one in front of him is the second Nine Flame Dragon that appeared after the creation of the world, if he is not Tianlong, who is Tianlong?

"Thank you for your courtesy, my three brothers. I am also very excited to meet three of my fellow tribesmen here. To be honest, this is the first time that we, the true dragons from the lower world, have met our native fellow tribesmen from the ancient fairyland since we entered the fairyland!" Xuyang did not show any modesty or concession. He nodded and accepted the position of Heavenly Dragon, and then smiled sincerely.

Yan Shuzi nodded slightly and sighed: "Alas, the True Dragon Clan has declined to this point, what can we do? When the Four Symbols Star Yuan Sect fought, the True Dragons were scattered and fled. I don't know how many of them escaped the pursuit of the Heavenly Army! The three of us were able to escape because I had already used the magic law of the mind to infect several Heavenly Immortal Messengers. That's why we hid in their cave treasures when the war broke out. We escaped by luck and can only hide here to survive!"

"I need Elder Yan Shuzi's help this time, so I won't waste any more time on the small talk. The power of the inner demon is known to be omnipresent and invisible. It is one of the most special laws of the avenue. The rules of the Jilin Void Realm should not be able to completely restrict the elder, right?"

Xuyang smiled slightly. The magic law of the mind is known as the freedom of transformation. After practicing the magic law of the mind to a very high level, one can transform, infect and control the souls of others at will, and enjoy great freedom and happiness. It is said that the nine heavens of the fairy world are actually ten layers of heaven, and the last layer of heaven is the heaven of transformation, which is different from the other nine heavens and is a pure spiritual world.

When the cultivators radiate their primordial spirits to comprehend the great Dao, some of the divine thoughts they release will reach this layer without them realizing it. In the Heaven of Transformation, if they are targeted by the powerful Heart Demon hidden within, any living being attracted by the Heart Demon power derived from it will unknowingly follow this power. Once infected and connected, they will become confused and crazy, and the end result will be the growth of Heart Demons, and they will sink into depravity without realizing it. At this time, as long as the Heart Demon Lord behind them is willing, he can devour the target's primordial spirit and use it as nourishment to replenish himself.

If the Law of Dreams and the Law of Heart Magic are activated at the same time, it will be the complete power of nightmare! It will be more terrifying and weird than simple illusions and heart magic! It is absolutely difficult to guard against!

As a world with independent rules, Jilinkongjing naturally also has simplified versions of the Nine Heavens and the Other-Transformation Heaven.

This is exactly why Xuyang attaches great importance to the three Nightmare Dragons in front of him, especially the one with the highest cultivation level, Yan Shuzi. Xuyang hates the Heavenly Demons who also possess the Law of Mind and Magic, but he only hates their chaos and disorder. However, if his own people master this avenue, he will definitely not discriminate against the Law of Mind and Magic!
There is no inherent distinction between good and evil in the Three Thousand Great Daos. Little do people know that the giants of the immortal world, ancient or modern, often destroy the immortal realm, causing hundreds of millions of innocent lives to die tragically in the war. This is not inherently more just than the law of the mind and magic, but on the contrary, it is more evil.

Yan Shuzi's eyes flickered, and without any intention of evading responsibility, he said directly: "Yes! The power of nightmare is invisible and intangible, and it can indeed circumvent the rules of this place to a certain extent. If Taoist Jiuyan has any instructions, just say it, and my three brothers will go all out!"

"Sure enough!"

Xu Yang's eyes sparkled with a sparkle, he did not doubt his employ, and immediately asked in a deep voice: "How many people in the Ji Lin Void Realm who have a realm higher than Daluo?"

"Does the Taoist master want to find someone in Jilinkong Realm?"

Seeing that Xuyang's question hit the nail on the head, Yan Shuzi immediately breathed a sigh of relief and smiled:
"This is under the jurisdiction of the Demon Realm. The three of us brothers dare not stand out too much and attract attention. We have chosen to deliberately suppress our advancement. However, in order to ensure our own safety, we will work together to control the power of nightmares to sweep the entire void every few years. Coincidentally, not long ago and when the Netherworld Taoist Master accepted the inheritance just now, we secretly investigated once, and both times we found existences at the level of eleven Daluo True Souls!

There are three in Xuanyang City, all of them are Daluo who cultivate their bodies. There are four in Daxu, but they are all alien beings like corpse cutters. Three of them have auras very similar to the demon king just now. There are three more scattered in many small cities, each from a different race. The last one is a Daluo soul that possesses a puppet. I vaguely sensed that a big battle took place at the edge of the void before. It should be the work of the Dao Master Sect, right? In other words, the puppet occupied by Shi Kongjie I saw just now is the same one as before, so there are still eleven at this time!"

"The three corpses of Shi Kongjie plus the one who is suspected to be the corpse of Han Lao Mo can all be regarded as separate Daluo individuals, which means it is definitely them! But I didn't expect that there are so many people who can circumvent the rules of this place and forcibly advance to Daluo! And it turns out that the Three Thousand Great Daos cannot be underestimated. The power of the inner demon used to explore here is even more powerful than my mother energy search! Of course, it is also because I have not mastered the law of chaos."

Xuyang grinned, feeling that he had everything under control, but at the same time he was a little surprised: "How could you detect it so clearly? Won't they notice it?"

Yan Shuzi smiled reservedly, and said modestly: "In the perspective of the soul of the nightmare power, the existence of the Daluo True Soul is like a blazing sun, which is difficult to detect. I didn't get close to them to try to infect them, so there won't be any risk! In other words, there are several beings on the Heart Demon Avenue that I can't afford to offend standing in front of me. The battle for the Avenue will never end until one dies. Without a trustworthy powerful person to watch over me, I don't have the confidence to advance, and can only rely on the rules of the Jilin Void Realm to avoid these enemies of the Avenue. If I were in the Tongxuan Realm, I would have tried to plant the seeds of the Heart Demon in their hearts and refined them into my Heart Demon clones one by one! It's just an investigation now, what kind of ability does it count as?" Xuyang shook his head when he heard it, and then comforted him: "Don't worry, Elder Yanshuzi, you will be able to try to trigger the Karma Fire Devouring Heart Tribulation and advance to the Tongxuan Realm soon! Now that our strength has greatly increased, and we have the great power of Xuanwu Daozhu, who can be called a giant, I don't think that ordinary demon kings would dare to attack you! The Great Black Heaven Demon Ancestor is now imprisoned in the Tai Sui Immortal Mansion. He was severely injured by Xuanwu Daozhu hundreds of years ago. You just need to be careful to avoid the gaze of the Heart Demon Daozu. Even when you return to the coverage of Xuanwu Daozhu's Yin Yang Qiankun Mirror, you don't need to worry too much."

He knew that the reason why Yan Shuzi stopped moving forward was not because of his poor character or aptitude. If the Heart Demon Avenue was like the Puppet Law, with an empty road ahead, Yan Shuzi could also reach the peak of Daluo in one fell swoop, just like Shi Kongjie did in the past, and hide in Jilinkong Realm without fear of enemies coming. If he had not taken the initiative to go to the outside world to find Shi Kongyu's misfortune, there would be no risk at all.

However, the situation of the Great Dao of the Heart Demon is much more complicated than that of most great Daos. Not only is there the Dao Ancestor in office, but there are also reserve Dao Ancestors like Shi Kongmo, the Great Black Demon Ancestor, who is not a Dao Ancestor but has Dao Ancestor-level combat power, and the thirteen extraterritorial demon kings whose reputation spreads far and wide across all realms.

These Sky Demon Kings are able to leave their names in billions of interfaces. They are all Daluo or close to Daluo. They have billions of clones and are almost immortal. There may even be some who are not well-known but are as powerful as the Sky Demon King. Add to that the possible existence of Nightmare Beasts at the True Spirit King level. It is conservatively estimated that there are at least twenty who can threaten the existence of Nightmare Shuzi. If he rashly advances without the protection of his tribe, he will almost die as soon as he shows his head!
Because when the calamity of karma fire devouring the heart is triggered, the method to overcome the calamity requires cutting out the heart and replacing it with a new one. The core of the Hunyi Zhenshu is replaced with the Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart, and then the essence of Xuanzhen is swallowed to sublimate the soul to the Daluo level. This process usually lasts for thousands to tens of thousands of years. Especially when cutting out the heart and replacing it with a new one, one's own state will decline to an extremely low level, which is very dangerous.

Even if those extraterritorial demons are not sure of dealing with Yan Shuzi alone, they certainly wouldn't mind gathering together to share a Yan dragon at the Tongxuan level. The power of the inner demon is invisible and intangible, so they can send countless evil thoughts and souls to sneak into the Jilin Void Realm. And who knows, perhaps, quite a few souls of extraterritorial demons have already sneaked in at this time.

But this is a different time. With the sudden appearance of Xuyang and his group, the three Nightmare Dragons are no longer in a situation where they keep a low profile in Puppet City and fight alone.

"Trigger the Karma Fire Devouring Heart Tribulation? That Luohou just accepted part of the original source of the ancestor, which is equivalent to half of the master of a world. If we have her protection, there is really a great chance of success."

Yan Shuzi's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this. Although he has survived from ancient times to this day, he has already survived the rust disaster and is not in danger of spiritual decay. He does not look old or feeble. It can be said that even a tortoise may live long, but it still has its end, and an old horse in the stable still has ambitions to run a thousand miles. He has never lost confidence to go further.

Yan Shuzi was mature and prudent after all, and he suppressed his excitement in an instant, and said in a deep voice: "Advancing to the Tongxuan realm is not something that can be achieved in a short period of time. If I start to overcome the tribulation, I will need you to split your attention to look after me, so for now, let's focus on the Taoist master's plan!"

"Well! From now on, I need you to keep an eye on these Daluo at all times. The most important ones are the four chopped corpses in the Great Ruins. If there is any unusual movement, inform me immediately. Don't let them get away. As for the other flesh Daluo, just find out their locations."

Xuyang was not polite, nor did he say that as long as he was there, there was no need to be afraid of the mere calamity of karmic fire devouring the heart. It would be better to wait until he returned to the Zhouyuan Immortal Realm and give Yan Shuzi a surprise.

"No problem. Just sensing their position from a distance won't consume too much of my energy. The power of the inner demon is special. It is very good at using the small to win the big and the weak to defeat the strong. If they make any unusual movements, I can even force them to be confused and amplify the madness, greed, rage and other thoughts in their souls. The result may be that they hesitate on the spot, or simply follow the connection of the inner demon power and turn around to attack me!"

Yan Shuzi smiled slightly and responded calmly.

Gui Yuzi and Ming Yanzi looked at each other and said in unison: "Although we are a level behind in strength, if we ignore the loss of our origin and go all out, we can also pull the higher-level beings into the dream world for a short time. As for the duration, it may be very short against a Daluo with a healthy physical body, only a few breaths, but if it is against a corpse that lacks a physical foundation, it is enough to hold them back for an incense stick of time. This place cannot connect to the power of the Heavenly Dao, and the gap between us and Daluo has been infinitely narrowed!"

"Haha! Then I'll leave this matter to the three of you! We will guard here and wait for the Lord of the Netherworld to devour the origin of the Broken Scale Realm. If the enemy doesn't move, we won't move. If they move first, we will move immediately and launch a surprise attack on Daxu!"

Xuyang was naturally very satisfied when he heard this. He slightly bowed to the three of them, and it was considered a deal. However, he was still a little puzzled as to how these three Nightmare Dragons could survive here for billions of years.

Yan Shuzi is fine, he only needs to survive the calamity of the fire devouring his heart to achieve the state of Tongxuan. But Gui Yuzi and Ming Yanzi, the two nightmare dragons from the dream law branch, have cultivation levels only slightly higher than Yuan Liucuo. How did they avoid the second calamity of the ancient barbaric law - the rust calamity?

You know, the rust calamity is a combination of the decline of the soul and the decline of the immortal spirit among the five declines of the celestial beings, and it is not subject to the will of the living beings. Little did people know that He Kang, who was trapped in Xiaonan Continent, could no longer resist the coming of the decline of the soul after barely holding on for millions of years. The Golden Immortal who was supposed to be born after this decline, because most of the true immortals simply cannot live for such a long time, or in other words, under such a long time, even the worst aptitude would be worn down to the Golden Immortal realm.

Xu Yang was puzzled and asked: "How did you manage to avoid disaster here? Is it because of the specialness of the Broken Boundary Scale Realm?"

"The Broken Scale Realm is just an existence similar to the Dark Land. It can stop the heavenly tribulation below the Mahayana level, but it cannot stop the internal tribulation from happening. We rely on it! The fourth-grade Xuantian treasure, the Immaculate Pure Heart Lotus!"

Gui Yuzi and Ming Yanzi, the former smiled slightly and took out a stick of emerald green wood with a cluster of stamens on the top, shaped like a lotus. (End of this chapter)