nycdaug Chapter 12822 Return to the Void Pill Eye
Chapter 12822 Return to the Void Pill Eye
Chapter 12822 Return to the Void Pill Eye
"The Infernal Prison..."
Ye Chen glimpsed four words: the second level of the Danxu Death Realm was called the Boundless Dan Prison.
Looking around, Ye Chen saw that the Boundless Pill Prison was filled with countless huge pill furnaces piled up together, densely packed and stretching into the distance.
Each alchemy furnace burned with pitch-black flames, and a constant stream of poisonous mist gushed from its opening.
Chains were still wrapped around the alchemy furnace.
As soon as Ye Chen regained his footing, the poison in his body raged again. Black and white marks spread from his neck to his cheeks, and the excruciating pain made him groan involuntarily.
He hurriedly circulated the Yang chapter and once again activated the Si Chen Dao lineage to protect himself, attempting to resolve the poison in his body. However, no matter how he tried, the poison was like a bone-deep carbuncle, tightly binding his bloodline. Not only could it not be resolved, but it also seemed to be growing more ferocious.
"The erysipelas has worsened! Even the Yang Chapter can't stop it now?"
Ye Chen's expression changed drastically. After arriving at the Boundless Pill Prison, the pill poison in his body began to rage, and even the Yang Chapter and the Si Chen lineage of the Xi Emperor could not withstand it.
When Ye Chen examined his body internally, he discovered that the abyss was churning, and dark energy was spreading wildly, mixed with poison, eroding his internal organs.
If it were just ordinary poison, Ye Chen could withstand it with the help of the Yang Chapter and the Si Chen Daoist lineage.
However, the combination of poison and the energy of the abyss was too terrifying, and he was finding it difficult to withstand the abyss's rampage.
"Hey, Ye Chen—"
Just then, a voice called out.
A phoenix cry echoed in the sky. Ye Chen looked up and saw a fiery red shadow flying from the horizon—it was the Ancient Phoenix of Entropy.
Ye Chen looked and saw that behind the Entropy Heaven Ancient Phoenix, there was a huge black eagle chasing closely. The eagle was covered in demonic energy, its wingspan was dozens of feet, and it had iron claws and a sharp beak. It was extremely ferocious.
On the wings of the Entropy Heavenly Phoenix, several deep wounds, revealing bone, had been torn by the black eagle.
On its back, Xindan and Danxi clung tightly to the feathers, their faces pale. The call they had just heard was not from Shangtian Ancient Phoenix, but from Danxi.
"Ye Chen, please save us!"
Danxi's voice was filled with anxiety.
Ye Chen's eyes sharpened. Holding the Heavenly Emperor Intercepting Sword, he leaped up and unleashed a white-gold sword light, slashing fiercely at the Black Eagle.
The sword light was sharp and instantly reached Black Hawk.
"Wow—"
With a sharp cry, the black eagle opened its beak and spewed out a jet of dark demonic flame, crashing towards the sword light.
boom--
The sword light collided with the demonic flames, creating a deafening roar. The sword light tore through the demonic flames, slashing back the black eagle. A huge gash was ripped open in the black eagle's left wing, and scalding black blood gushed out.
Ye Chen's body was stained with eagle blood, and a strange coolness immediately spread through him.
The erysipelas raging in his body subsided considerably in an instant, and the black and white markings on his skin faded somewhat.
"This is……"
Ye Chen was surprised and puzzled. It seemed that the blood of the black eagle could actually alleviate the poison in his body.
Before he could think any further, the black eagle, in pain, let out a mournful roar, abandoned its fight, flapped its wings and transformed into a black shadow, turning and flying away, disappearing in the blink of an eye into the misty haze of poisonous pills.
"Pity."
Ye Chen sighed inwardly. If he could keep the black eagle, he might be able to completely resolve the poison in his body.
The Ancient Phoenix of Entropy slowly descended, and Danxi and Xindan quickly dismounted from its back. Danxi walked to Ye Chen's side, her face full of relief: "Ye Chen, thank goodness you were here, otherwise we would have been in danger."
"What is the origin of this black eagle?" Ye Chen asked, looking in the direction where the black eagle disappeared, a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Danxi said, "If I remember correctly, it should be called the Fallen Demon Eagle. It is the pet beast of the Thousand-Handed Demon. It is very powerful and ordinary cultivators cannot withstand it."
"As for the Thousand-Handed Pill Demon, he is a veteran powerhouse of the Great Pill Ruins. He was transformed from a pill and has always been attached to the Chaos Pill Emperor, controlling this Infernal Pill Prison. His methods are extremely strange and ruthless."
"Thousand-Handed Pill Demon, Fallen Demon Eagle..." Ye Chen pondered for a moment, then looked at Dan Xi and asked, "How do you know these things?"
"Also, how did you get here? After that black tornado scattered us, I couldn't find your presence."
Upon hearing this, Danxi hesitated slightly, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke:
"I don't know why, but I seem to be born with a deep understanding of everything here and can sense the aura of the Great Dan Ruins' earth veins."
"After being scattered by the tornado, I followed the information from the earth's veins and quickly found Miss Xindan and the Ancient Phoenix of Shangtian. Then, following your aura, I found this place."
A strange glint flashed in Ye Chen's eyes as he stared at Dan Xi and slowly asked, "Is it because of your father, the Chaos Pill Emperor?"
Danxi froze, remained silent for a long time, and finally nodded slightly: "It should be so. His blood flows in my veins, and perhaps it is because of this blood that I can read the earth vein information of the Great Dan Ruins and know everything here."
Ye Chen and Xin Dan exchanged a glance, both surprised.
Ye Chen said, "That's good. With you here, at least we don't have to wander around like headless flies."
Danxi gave a soft "hmm," then raised her hand to form a hand seal, and a layer of light purple aura emanated from her body.
The aura contained a rich source of earth vein power, which slowly spread out, enveloping Ye Chen, Xin Dan, and the Ancient Phoenix of Shangtian.
Ye Chen instantly felt that the poison in his body was completely suppressed, and the surrounding poisonous mist could no longer invade him, making him feel much more relaxed.
“I used the energy of the earth’s veins to construct this layer of protective energy, which can temporarily protect us and resist demonic energy, but it can only last for half a day at most.”
Danxi looked at the dim environment filled with the mist and said, "We shouldn't stay here any longer. This is, after all, the territory of the Thousand-Handed Pill Demon. He will soon discover our presence."
"We must leave as soon as possible and get to the third level of the Danxu Death Realm. I need to persuade my father. And..."
At this point, Danxi's expression turned somewhat strange, her brows furrowing: "My mother... how come she seems to be here too? That's impossible."
Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "Your mother? Wasn't she executed by Senior Xi Huang?"
"Yes, I also thought she was dead."
Danxi's voice trembled slightly: "But just now, through the information from the earth veins, I clearly saw her figure, right there in the Returning Void Pill Eye on the third level."
"Is that so?" Ye Chen's expression hardened, and he also felt that there was something strange about this matter.
The Chaos Pill Emperor was already powerful, and if Danxi's mother were added to the mix, the situation would only become more complicated.
But then he thought that if Danxi could persuade the Chaos Pill Emperor with their father-daughter relationship and avoid a great war, that would be the best outcome.
"Let's not delay, let's go to the third floor now and see what's going on."
Ye Chen no longer hesitated, raised his hand to support the weakened Xin Dan, and then glanced at the injured Shang Tian Gu Huang: "Can you still fly?"
Entropy Heavenly Phoenix nodded, enduring its injuries, its wings fluttering slightly: "It's alright, as long as this layer of protective energy protects me, I can lead you to the third level."
Just then, as everyone prepared to depart, a chilling laugh echoed from all directions, reverberating throughout the entire Boundless Pill Prison:
"Hehe, since you're here, why rush to leave?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the poisonous mist surged wildly, and a figure riding a black eagle slowly emerged from the mist.
It was an old man, hunched over, less than five feet tall, with an unusually large head and his face covered with strange red markings.
Most horrifyingly, dozens of pitch-black arms grew densely on his back, making him look extremely terrifying.
"Thousand-Handed Pill Demon!"
When Danxi saw the old man, she immediately exclaimed in surprise.
That old man was none other than the Thousand-Handed Pill Demon.
Beneath the Thousand-Handed Pill Demon's throne was the Fallen Demon Eagle, which had just been severely injured by Ye Chen. At this moment, most of its wounds had healed, and a rich medicinal fragrance permeated its body, clearly indicating that the Thousand-Handed Pill Demon had forcibly repaired its injuries with pills.
The Thousand-Handed Pill Demon stared at Ye Chen with a cold gaze, his eyes filled with killing intent: "So it's the Lord of Reincarnation who has arrived. How dare you hurt my pet beast!"
Ye Chen's face darkened, and without answering, he drew his sword in a defensive stance.
The Thousand-Handed Pill Demon continued, "Where do you think you're going? Do you want to go to the third level and disturb the peace of the Pill Emperor? You won't be allowed to act recklessly!"
He paused, stared at Danxi, and said, "Miss Danxi, come here quickly, don't associate with these treacherous villains."
Dozens of arms behind him swayed and waved to Danxi, creating a very strange scene.
Danxi felt a chill run down her spine and stood motionless.
"Demon, annihilate him!"
Ye Chen roared, knowing that if he didn't deal with the Thousand-Handed Pill Demon, he would definitely not be able to escape.
Without wasting words, he unleashed the Heavenly Emperor Intercepting Sword with ferocious force, and the Heavenly Emperor's Destiny Star rose behind him with a thunderous roar, bursting forth with boundless platinum-gold divine light.
Ye Chen unleashed a "Great Sun Glazed Sword" strike towards the Thousand-Handed Pill Demon.
This "Great Sun Glazed Sword" is the supreme sword technique of the Path of the Sun. Now that Xin Dan is by his side, Ye Chen resonates with Xin Dan's Dawn Law, and with the addition of his own Heavenly Emperor Destiny Star, the power of the "Great Sun Glazed Sword" can be greatly enhanced.
As soon as the Great Sun Glazed Sword Light appeared, the pill mist in the entire Infernal Pill Prison was dispelled, and the dark world was instantly illuminated. Ye Chen was the sun of this world, dazzling and radiant.
Thousand-Handed Pill Demon's expression changed drastically, his skin hissed, and his demonic energy evaporated under Ye Chen's radiance.
He felt that Ye Chen shone with boundless brilliance, as if he had been reborn in the beginning of time, illuminating all the heavens and reaching every corner of the world.
"You little bastard, your swordsmanship is quite fierce!"
The Thousand-Handed Pill Demon shouted, and dozens of arms hurriedly waved, forming hand seals one after another. The pill furnaces piled up in the Infernal Pill Prison roared and rushed over.
Hundreds of alchemy furnaces spewed out black flames, polluting the divine light emanating from Ye Chen's body.
At the same time, countless torrents of black fire also rushed towards Ye Chen.
Boom—Boom—Boom—
Ye Chen swung his sword wildly, the sword light colliding with the torrent of black fire, and violent energy erupted. The surrounding alchemy furnaces were shaken to pieces by the aftershocks, and huge cracks appeared in the ground.
Ye Chen was forced back by the recoil, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, and he was secretly shocked.
The Thousand-Handed Pill Demon's strength was far greater than he had imagined. In addition, the Thousand-Handed Pill Demon controlled the earth vein power of the Infernal Pill Prison, giving him both the advantage of timing and location. It would be extremely difficult for him to win.
"Kid, you've got some skill, managing to withstand one of my attacks!"
"However, your vitality is too weak. You haven't even reached the Taiyi Realm. How can you possibly compete with me?"
Thousand-Handed Pill Demon chuckled.
Ye Chen's dazzling sword light truly shocked him.
Fortunately, during their recent exchange, he realized that Ye Chen's understanding of the laws had not yet reached the Taiyi realm. Even with his astonishing sword techniques, Ye Chen's cultivation level limited him, making it impossible for him to threaten him.
The four realms of law are: Original Intention, Spiritual Vision, Taiyi, and Tree of Life. Taiyi is a huge watershed.
When the physical body and the divine soul are completely integrated and there is no longer any distinction between them, this is called "Taiyi" (the Great Unity).
If one can reach the Taiyi Realm, one's vitality will be greatly enhanced, and one will basically not die. Even if one is killed or annihilated, there will always be a chance to be reborn after endless years.
Just like many powerful figures in the Chaos Era, who were all experts who had entered the Taiyi Realm, even if they were killed at that time, they can now be resurrected.
Without sufficient vitality, even if one's cultivation reaches the late stage of the Heavenly Dao Realm, it's nothing more than a facade.
Ye Chen's current cultivation level is already at the high level of the eighth level of the Heavenly Dao Realm. In terms of superficial cultivation, he is almost the same as the Thousand-Handed Pill Demon, but his level of vitality is far inferior.
Ye Chen has not yet entered the Taiyi Realm, and his physical body and divine soul have not yet merged into one. His physical body is very powerful, and his divine soul is also very powerful, but since the two have not merged, his vitality level is inferior to others.
Knowing that Ye Chen's cultivation was insufficient, the Thousand-Handed Pill Demon immediately formed hand seals and silently chanted incantations. The pill poison and demonic energy around him gathered wildly, and dozens of his arms simultaneously made hand seals.
In an instant, he summoned the distant alchemy furnaces, which once again spewed forth towering flames of poisonous alchemy.
At the same time, the fallen demon eagle beneath him also cried out shrilly, flapping its wings and sending feathers flying like swords.
Ye Chen's expression was solemn, and he dared not be careless in the slightest. He quickly swung the Heavenly Emperor Intercepting Dao Sword in his hand, and the sword light was like a net, blocking countless poisonous flames and feather flying swords outside.
However, there were too many poisonous flames and feathered flying swords, and some of them eventually pierced through the sword light and blasted towards Ye Chen's body.
Ye Chen's expression darkened as he activated the Si Chen Daoist lineage and the Yang chapter to defend himself. His white-gold qi bloomed, barely managing to withstand the Thousand-Handed Pill Demon's attack.
"Ye Chen!"
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xin Dan and Dan Xi immediately stepped in to help.
As dawn broke, the laws of daybreak were activated, and a golden light enveloped Ye Chen.
Danxi then activated the power of the earth's veins, and countless earth-yellow light blades rose from the ground, shooting towards Thousand-Handed Danmo in an attempt to restrain his offensive.
The Thousand-Handed Pill Demon raised his hand and waved it, a pitch-black barrier of pill energy blocking the earth-yellow light blade. He looked at Danxi and said, "Miss Danxi, are you going to aid outsiders and become my enemy?"
He paused, then said in a deep voice, "It seems you have been misled by the Lord of Reincarnation!"
With a wave of his hand, a surge of violent alchemical energy suppressed Danxi.
Then, the Thousand-Handed Pill Demon flashed and flew out from the Fallen Demon Eagle, transforming into a black shadow. In an instant, it arrived in front of Ye Chen, with dozens of arms reaching out to grab Ye Chen. Each arm was covered with a strong pill poison.
Once Ye Chen is captured, he will be instantly engulfed by the poison.
Ye Chen's eyes narrowed, and the power of reincarnation within his body erupted wildly. He retreated rapidly while simultaneously slashing his sword at the Thousand-Handed Pill Demon's arm.
"The true meaning of intercepting the Dao!"
The sword light exploded, instantly severing several arms, black blood gushing out with a pungent odor.
"what--!"
The Thousand-Handed Pill Demon let out a shrill scream, staring at Ye Chen's sword: "There's something strange about your weapon!"
He thought that by going all out, he could suppress Ye Chen completely, but unexpectedly, Ye Chen's sword was so sharp that he was able to counterattack.
He felt that Ye Chen's sword contained a fierce and ruthless intent that could sever all paths, and that cutting off his arm would be an easy task.