Chapter 1304: Three Elders
Yang Yan, through the wish power attached to spiritual sense, saw that the Three Dragon Sons were protected by a concealing array.
Thank goodness I arrived in time!
Yang Yan marveled internally, without a hint of hesitation, he hurriedly mustered his strength to forcefully break through the array and release the Three Dragon Sons.
Seeing their current state, Yang Yan couldn’t help but furrow his brows tightly.
The Three Dragon Sons were extremely weak at the moment, with their primordial spirits at risk of dissipating at any time.
After hesitating for a moment, Yang Yan quickly took out soul-healing pills and administered them to the Three Dragon Sons.
At the same time, he channeled power to continuously pour into their bodies, helping them quickly assimilate the pills, and rebuild their primordial spirits.
This intense output lasted for several hours. When Yang Yan was feeling somewhat dizzy and lightheaded, the primordial spirits of the Three Dragon Sons finally ceased to appear illusory.
However, Yang Yan did not stop there.
Because he was fully aware that the area was saturated with demonic energy, and if the primordial spirits of the Three Dragon Sons weren’t further stabilized, they might not be demonized, but their subsequent recovery would be affected once stabilized.
He took a deep breath to calm himself, and persisted for another half-hour before he had to stop channeling spiritual power.
Bian said with a bitter smile to the drenched-in-sweat, pale-faced Yang Yan: "Who would have thought that the protection measure Nascent Void crafted for us nearly led to the dissipation of our primordial spirits, truly a twist of fate!"
"Thankfully, you arrived in time, otherwise, trapped here for a few more days, we might have really vanished in resentment."
Yang Yan waved his hand, consoling the Three Dragon Sons warmly, and then couldn’t help but curiously ask: "What exactly is going on here? Why has the surrounding become like this?"
Fuxi took over the conversation: "When Nascent Void left the Demon Cave, fearing too much dissipation of our primordial spirits and being obliterated by other evil spirits, he left us this array that combines defense and concealment, allowing us to hide within it."
"But unexpectedly, a sudden change occurred in the Demon Cave half a month ago. We hastily consumed too much primordial spirit power to counter that mutagenic event, barely escaping death."
"To preserve our remains, we had to seal ourselves here. Who knew the pervasive demonic energy would slowly erode our bodies, and even our primordial spirits, leading to this sorry state."
Yang Yan then understood, realizing it was all a farce, and couldn’t help but find it somewhat amusing.
But he didn’t show it outwardly.
Taking a deep breath, he calmed his emotions slightly before continuing to ask: "Do you know what happened that caused the sudden change in the Demon Cave?"
Fuxi sighed deeply: "Ah! To be honest, we’re not entirely sure. We only know that the tremors that day emanated from the Underground Hall, indicating some sort of incident took place there, perhaps... those elders might know more!"
Upon hearing that there were beings even older than the Three Dragon Sons, Yang Yan was incredibly shocked and hurriedly asked: "May I ask if those elders are of your kin? Where are they located now?"
Fuxi responded despondently: "Our kin have long perished in ancient times, only we three survived by luck. Not just our race, the Heaven-devouring Tiger Race suffered heavy casualties, leaving only the one you took out."
At this, Fuxi couldn’t help but sigh before continuing: "The battle back then was too brutal, leaving only our shattered bodies struggling to survive."
"Those elders are the divine beast Bai Ze, Saint Wuyi, and the divine bird Three-legged Crow. If I’m not mistaken, they’ve likely ventured into the Underground Palace to investigate the changes in the Demon Cave."
Seeing the sorrowful expressions of the Three Dragon Sons, Yang Yan refrained from continuing to ask.
The Three Dragon Sons quickly snapped out of their painful memories and, noticing Yang Yan’s eager demeanor, couldn’t help but remind him.
"The path to the Underground Hall is fraught with danger and breathtaking peril. There are many ancient residual spirits like us."
"But many have lost their minds and are controlled by evil qi, reduced to evil spirits that know only slaughter. They possess the advanced combat skills of their previous lives and are not as incomplete as we are, very dangerous. It might be difficult for those elders to pass through."
Yang Yan quickly said: "Then let’s go assist them and quickly uncover the cause of the Demon Cave’s anomaly."
The Three Dragon Sons exchanged a happy glance, then nodded in agreement to accompany Yang Yan.
Thus, the group urgently made their way deeper into the Demon Cave, heading towards the Underground Hall.
Rushing like the wind, they saw traces of battles all around, ruins and remnants everywhere, shocking to behold.
As they delved deeper, the destruction of space became increasingly severe.
Seeing this, Yang Yan and his companions quickened their pace again, constantly approaching their target, following the traces of battle.
Finally, after two days of pressing forward, they saw the elders mentioned by the Three Dragon Sons.
There, they found them battling a monstrous creature resembling a gigantic crocodile.
Among them, the Three-legged Crow soared into the sky, spewing forth Solar Purifying Fire at the creature.
Yet the flame, which could incinerate anything, merely singed the creature’s hide, not causing any real harm.
Roar!
With a miserable howl, the creature writhed frantically, whipping up a whirlwind.
Its ferocity was fully incited, as it spat a malodorous fluid towards the Three-legged Crow.
The Three-legged Crow relied on its agility and speed, expertly maneuvering its wings to dodge in mid-air.
Ultimately, although it avoided the foul-smelling liquid, it landed by chance on an evil spirit wandering outside the battlefield.
The evil spirit, comparable to a Core Formation cultivator, couldn’t even let out a scream before turning into a puff of blue smoke, vanishing without a trace.
Saint Wuyi and the divine beast Bai Ze, seeing this, had their expressions change dramatically.
Man and beast exchanged a quick glance, immediately flanking from both sides to launch a more powerful assault.
Saint Wuyi unleashed the Heaven-Overturning Seal, while Bai Ze spat out a rainbow-colored orb emanating a dangerous aura, attacking the grotesque beast simultaneously.
With a thunderous explosion, the beast’s scales shattered, and its primordial spirit dissolved rapidly into primordial spirit power.
Yang Yan seized the moment, injecting wish power into the Nascent Void, using it like a massive seal to smash onto the creature’s primordial spirit.
The Three Dragon Sons, seeing this, did not hesitate to use their strongest techniques, launching a fierce attack on it.
After three full minutes, the colossal monster finally let out a tragic wail, turning into a ball of black light, dissipating into nothingness.
With the crisis averted, Saint Wuyi, along with the Three-legged Crow and Bai Ze, approached Yang Yan, smiling kindly: "Are you Zhao Heng’s successor? I see you use the ancient divine artifact Nascent Void, and you’re capable of wielding wish power. Is that correct?"
Yang Yan replied sheepishly: "Junior is probably only ’half’ a successor! To be honest, I obtained Nascent Void by chance, and it was Nascent Void who taught me how to use and collect wish power."