Cao Ya was not lying.
In terms of mastery of the Heaven-Covering Technique alone, he is indeed not even comparable to the Four Immortal Saints.
But his power extends far beyond the Heaven-Covering Technique.
With the combined power of many forces, his combat strength is no less than that of the Great Sage, and an ordinary Great Sage might not be his match.
"Great Sage Cao, this is great! Let's see if those guys in Divine Valley and Primitive Lake still dare to be arrogant!" Duan De rubbed his hands together. Divine Valley and Primitive Lake were both settlements of ancient races.
The Valley of the Gods is home to royalty, and the Primitive Lake is home to even more royalty!
Before the time of the sages, people in ancient times were called ancestral kings, and the great emperors were called ancient emperors.
The royal family is a race suppressed by sages, and can be considered a holy land and a great religion in the present day. The imperial family needs no further explanation; it is one of the strongest races, having produced an ancient emperor!
"Besides these two, there are also the Heavenly Emperor's son and others. Hehe, their doomsday is coming," the Black Emperor chuckled.
"After you go out, Great Sage will tour the world. Before that, you should pacify a place to make an example of someone, so that it will have a greater deterrent effect," the old blind man suggested.
"Then let's choose the Primitive Lake, or maybe the Dragon Nest, the Golden Cave? Or Blood Phoenix Mountain, or Fire Kirin Cave?" Duan De stroked his chin.
“That’s not appropriate.” Ye Fan shook his head and said, “Primordial Lake, Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, Golden Cave, Blood Phoenix Mountain, etc. are all ancient royal families. They must have ancient royal weapons to suppress their foundations, and there are definitely Great Saint level experts who have been sealed away until now. There may even be Quasi-Emperors. We are still unable to annihilate the ancient royal families.”
"Then let's choose the Valley of the Gods. It's a royal family, so it has some weight," Zhang Lin said.
“The royal family is feasible,” Cao Ya also said. “The ancient royal family, unless there are multiple human Great Saints wielding multiple Supreme Emperor Weapons, I alone, even with the Devouring Demon Jar, cannot quell it.”
The ancient royal family, without a doubt, must have sealed away the Great Sage.
The Great Sage activated the Ancient Emperor's Weapon and had a blood connection with the Ancient Emperor, cultivating the same method—the Ancient Royal Clan Great Sage basically cultivated the Ancient Emperor's scriptures—the Daoist rhyme was quite compatible, which was much more suitable than him activating the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar.
Cao Ya's path has absolutely nothing to do with the path of the Devouring Emperor.
At this moment, Yang Yi woke up, feeling extremely confused. Her big eyes slowly regained their focus, as if she had recalled everything.
She glanced around, and finally her gaze settled on Zhang Lin. Although he was covered in red hair, she recognized him at a glance.
"Is it you?" Yang Yi stared at Zhang Lin with tears in her eyes.
"I have wronged you too much..." Zhang Lin said these words with a trembling voice, looking up at the purple mountain belly, where the light flowed and reflected in his eyes, and tears were already welling up.
Cao Ya, Ye Fan, and the others stepped aside, leaving space for Zhang Lin and Yang Yi.
After a long time, Zhang Lin and Yang Yi finally arrived together, their faces streaked with tears, but filled with joy.
When we meet again after ten thousand years, all regrets and sorrows will have vanished.
A red-haired monster and a beautiful woman in white walk side by side; it's a scene that seems incredibly incongruous, yet somehow feels harmonious.
"Thank you," Yang Yi said, otherwise she would not have been able to recover and would not have been able to see Zhang Lin one last time.
She also learned that Zhang Lin was about to pass away and didn't have much time left to live.
But she didn't care. As long as they could be together, what did it matter if she died tomorrow?
She has already committed suicide once for love, so why should she fear a second time?
Afterwards, the group left Purple Mountain and returned to the northern region of the Eastern Wilderness.
Because everyone gained something from their trip to Zishan, they weren't in a hurry to raze Shenling Valley. They decided to wait until they had digested their gains before taking action.
The Divine Valley is nothing compared to the troublesome situation if the ancient royal family were to also mobilize.
Therefore, they must raise their cultivation to its peak, to a point where they cannot progress any further.
Besides accompanying Yang Yi, Zhang Lin also frequently taught Ye Fan and imparted his Origin Techniques.
Ye Fan was already at the peak of the second level of the Immortal Realm, and he was about to slay a Dao King in the third level of the Immortal Realm, but he was at a loss and had no clue what to do. It was just right to follow the ancestor's teachings.
One can also attain enlightenment by cultivating Source Technique to its peak.
Duan De, the Blind Man, and the Black Emperor, after consuming the Ancient Medicine King and refining its medicinal power, improved their cultivation. The medicinal fragrance emanating from their bodies propelled their strength to several levels.
Cao Ya also consumed a medicinal herb, and its medicinal power surged and circulated throughout his body. The profound mysteries of the Taiyin Sword Manual constantly surfaced, as did the mysterious water laws of the Panlong universe, the water-based principles of the Nine Cauldrons world, and the Kunpeng Treasure Technique of the Perfect World universe.
He couldn't help but ponder, wanting to merge these powers.
Ultimately, he achieved initial success, greatly improving his mastery of the Taiyin Sword Manual. One night, he broke through to the level of a fourth-grade immortal saint and attained sainthood.
No one else noticed that the Great Sage in their eyes had only just become a Saint in terms of his cultivation of the Heaven-Covering Technique.
Seeing that others were still diligently cultivating and refining the powerful medicinal energy of the ancient medicine king, Cao Ya consolidated his cultivation while pondering the Devouring Demon Jar, hoping to refer to the Great Emperor's method and integrate it into his own body.
The first incarnation of the Ruthless Great Emperor was the Devouring Heaven Great Emperor. His "Devouring Heaven Demon Art" devoured numerous physiques to create his own... The power within my body is too complex. If I don't unify it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve 1+1=2 later on; it might be 1+12...
The stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade... The Great Emperor's "Devouring Heaven Demon Art" might help me break out of this predicament...
With such a plan in mind, Cao Ya naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to examine the Devouring Demon Jar and comprehend the Dao of the Devouring Emperor.
He knew that the Devouring Demon Jar was forged by the Ruthless Great Emperor after he lived a second life, using his first life's corpse and various immortal gold and divine materials.
Since it possesses the body of the Devouring Emperor, there is no doubt that the Devouring Emperor's Dao must be inscribed inside the jar.
However, Cao Ya had not yet been recognized as a master, and the laws and principles of the Devouring Emperor were hidden, making it difficult to glean any clues.
Fortunately, he had a decent comprehension ability and was in charge of the magic pot, which allowed him to constantly study and comprehend it. Over time, he did make some progress.
"The Devouring Heaven Demonic Path..." Cao Ya fell into a state of enlightenment.
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During this period, the outside world was in turmoil. Ancient powerful clans flaunted their power, oppressed the human race, occupied famous mountains and rivers, and seized cultivation resources.
Unexpectedly, the royal family did not act recklessly but cautiously. On the contrary, many ancient royal families were arrogant and looked down on the human race, wantonly oppressing them and causing many bloody conflicts.
The external turmoil is relentless, and can be described as a tempestuous storm.
The Valley of the Gods is full of life. The mountains outside it were originally barren, but one night, they became lush and green, stretching for thousands of miles, and became a source of life.
The ancient royal family—Shenling Valley—has officially emerged!
"Human Holy Body? Heh, whoever brings the head of Ye Fan, the Human Holy Body, to surrender will forever be a guest of the Valley of Gods!"
On the day of his birth, the Valley of the Gods sent a message to the Eastern Wilderness, instructing the human race to kill the Holy Body themselves.
A member of the Divine Spirit Valley was born prematurely, belittled the human race, and slaughtered the innocent, thus clashing with Ye Fan. The Human Race's Holy Body killed the member of the Divine Spirit Valley.
This naturally enraged the Divine Valley.
Killing people in Shenling Valley is fine, but killing Shenling Valley's inhabitants is a shameful crime! It must be repaid with blood!
How can the majesty of Shenling Valley be demonstrated without bloodshed?
Therefore, the ruthless side of the Divine Valley was revealed, stating that if Ye Fan did not kneel down and beg for death, the Divine Valley would slaughter the entire Ye clan within three months, turning the Eastern Wilderness into rivers of blood and mountains of corpses.
With its powerful and domineering nature, the Divine Valley's command shook the world. Not only the people of the Eastern Wilderness, but also those of the Central Plains, Southern Ridge, Western Desert, and Northern Plains knew that a great upheaval was about to come, and it was unstoppable.
It should be noted that the Divine Valley is merely an ancient royal family. It is not only not a royal family, but even among royal families, the Divine Valley is not considered powerful. However, it has an Ancestral King who is in charge, which is equivalent to a saint.
An ordinary ancient royal family is so domineering and tyrannical that if anyone dares to disobey, they will kill an entire human family!
The entire human race is enraged, especially those with the surname Ye. They are furious at the heartless words of the Divine Spirit Valley, and also annoyed at Ye Fan, the Holy Body, for rashly offending the Divine Spirit Valley and bringing trouble upon them, which will now bring them calamity.
"The Holy Body should go to the Valley of the Gods to die. He caused the trouble, so the Holy Body should deal with it himself and not involve others."
Some powerful clans openly expressed such views, and some even secretly prepared to join forces with the ancient clan.
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