Chapter 390: The Will of the Heavenly Dao Summons Ao Yan’s Gift

Above the Jade Cauldron Sect, the old dragon’s enduring laughter echoed.

“Hahahahaha! I’ve reached the seventh rank! I’m truly amazing! Phew, like a real dragon!”

Cultivators like Li Zhendao, Hai Qiankun, and Mo Lingxiao rushed over to congratulate him.

The old dragon looked puzzled, “You two, aren’t you the leaders of Pill River Sect and Supreme Purity Sect? Why are you here at my Jade Cauldron Sect? Looking for trouble?”

He bared his teeth and grimaced.

It seemed that if they didn’t have a good answer, he would give them a good thrashing.

Hai Qiankun and Mo Lingxiao gave an awkward smile.

Li Zhendao, with a wry smile, quickly explained the unification of the three sects.

The old dragon’s face was full of surprise, “There’s such a thing? I didn’t expect so much to happen while I was in slumber!”

“Where’s Shen Mo? He did a great job! I’ve missed him so much!”

He stirred his divine consciousness, scanning the entire sect, and didn’t find Shen Mo, but was very pleased.

“Not bad, Li Zhendao, the number of people in the sect has increased a lot compared to before, and it seems like our territory has also expanded a bit…”

When he said “a bit,” he seemed a little hesitant.

Hai Qiankun chuckled, “It’s more than just a bit.”

Li Zhendao smiled, “The entire Ten Thousand Demon Nation has now been destroyed. Half of the land in the southern part of the continent belongs to us, the Jade Cauldron Sect!”

The old dragon’s face was full of astonishment, “What? You’re not joking with me, right?”

Li Zhendao and the others exchanged glances, then recounted the death of Gu Ming and the destruction of the Ten Thousand Demon Nation in detail.

After listening, the old dragon was unable to calm down for a long time, and after a while, he said, “Wow…”

“That kid Shen Mo… has become so powerful?!”

“Where is he? I want to see him even more!”

As he was speaking, a streak of light appeared on the horizon.

Shen Mo’s cheerful laughter followed, “Protector of the Sect, long time no see.”

The old dragon was overjoyed, “Shen Mo! You’ve given me such a pleasant surprise!”

Shen Mo just smiled.

He was also happy for the old dragon.

Originally, the old dragon’s predetermined fate was to be consumed by the third incarnation of Ao Huang.

However, now that the old dragon had reached the seventh rank,

The third incarnation of Ao Huang, which had yet to appear, should still be at the sixth rank, and might even have died at some point.

After all, the number of dragons that Shen Mo had slain recently was countless.

The old dragon’s inevitable death had long been averted.

That “Ao Huang” probably no longer had a chance to be resurrected.

Shen Mo was about to speak when he suddenly felt a pang of anxiety for no reason.

Not just him, but Li Zhendao, Mo Lingxiao, and Hai Qiankun beside him also instinctively started, all looking up at the sky.

The old dragon sighed softly, “What has to come will come, but… it’s too soon, isn’t it?”

Shen Mo seemed to be thinking.

Could it be the will of the Heavenly Dao?

In the next moment, the clear sky suddenly filled with golden light.

The golden light quickly condensed, and in the blink of an eye, it formed a huge golden scroll.

On the golden scroll, there were characters written with the flourish of dragons and phoenixes.

Each stroke seemed to be imbued with the rules of the universe, in harmony with the principles of heaven and earth.

It made people involuntarily bow in worship and immerse themselves in it.

“Dragon Ao Yan, having reached the seventh rank, is now summoned to serve as a demon-subduing guard in the Demon-Subduing Sea. No disobedience is allowed. Disobey the order and be erased!”

In the sky, an ancient and ruthless voice slowly sounded.

It was grand and powerful, echoing through the heavens.

“Yes, Ao Yan accepts the order,” the old dragon sighed softly and said in a low voice.

He turned to Shen Mo and the others, “Everyone, I’ve been summoned. Let’s meet again in the Demon-Subduing Sea!”

Li Zhendao and the others nodded solemnly.

Shen Mo said earnestly, “Senior Ao Yan, take care.”

“Alright, I’ll be waiting for you in the Demon-Subduing Sea. I guess it won’t be long before you reach the Spirit Palace stage,” Ao Yan laughed heartily.

“Oh, and in my place of residence, I’ve left something for you. Remember to use it well.”

“And my son, take good care of him!”

After Ao Yan finished speaking, his figure was enveloped by the golden scroll and disappeared in an instant.

Shen Mo’s eyebrows twitched.

What did Ao Yan leave for him?

Could it be something that could speed up the advancement to the Spirit Palace stage?

Shen Mo was lost in thought, about to ask Li Zhendao and the others, when he saw them all momentarily dazed.

After a moment, Mo Lingxiao said strangely, “Why are we standing here?”

Hai Qiankun was surprised, “Didn’t we come to find the Protector of the Sect? Why did the Protector disappear?”

Li Zhendao shook his head, “I don’t know.”

Shen Mo turned around and looked at the other cultivators in the sect.

They also didn’t know what had happened and looked bewildered.

Shen Mo seemed to be thinking.

It seemed that the memory of that moment had been collectively erased by the will of the Heavenly Dao.

But why could he still remember it clearly?

Shen Mo couldn’t figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it.

He went straight to the place where the old dragon had slept for many years.

There was a huge pit here.

There were very few things at the bottom of the pit.

Shen Mo scanned around and finally found what Ao Yan had left here.

A bottle.

Inside the bottle was a drop of still warm blood.

“The essence blood of a seventh-rank beast…” Shen Mo’s heart moved.

This should be the essence blood that Ao Yan had condensed after just reaching the seventh rank.

He didn’t expect that Ao Yan had forced it out at the fastest speed and left it behind.

He must have guessed that the will of the Heavenly Dao would not give any leeway and had to leave this drop of essence blood as soon as possible.

“Thank you!”

Shen Mo took a deep breath, looked to the far east, and bowed deeply.

This drop of seventh-rank beast’s essence blood, although it didn’t help much in improving the spirit power level, was greatly beneficial to the improvement of the blood qi level!

If he could break through the blood qi level to the Respected One level, it would be equivalent to the level of a Spirit Palace cultivator.

At that time, he would also be summoned by the will of the Heavenly Dao and sent to the Demon-Subduing Sea.

During this period of cultivation, Shen Mo had already felt that since both his spirit power level and blood qi level had reached the current peak, it had become extremely difficult to continue growing.

The quality of the spiritual energy in the world was too low, and it required a huge amount of spiritual energy to condense into a wisp of spirit power and improve the spirit power level.

The rate of absorbing life essence was also too slow, which similarly affected the improvement of the blood qi level.

This meant that he had to go to the Demon-Subduing Sea.

“I will focus on cultivating now. I must make good use of this drop of essence blood.”

Shen Mo informed the others and then found a quiet place in the Qingcang Mountains to start cultivating day and night.

Spring passed and autumn came, and the fallen leaves on the ground had already accumulated ten layers.

Shen Mo sat motionless in the center of the valley, his body as still as a stone sculpture.

During these ten years, there was originally a drop of essence blood the size of a fist in front of him, rising and falling.

But now, the essence blood had shrunk to the size of a little finger.

And it was still shrinking at an extremely fast speed, merging into his body.

At a certain moment, the essence blood completely disappeared.

A deafening roar sounded deep within Shen Mo’s body.

It was as if ten thousand ancient giant elephants were rushing from the river of history and colliding into his body!

Every muscle, every inch of skin, and every bone in his body was being tempered by the force of the giant elephants at this moment.

They became incredibly tough and refined!

Shen Mo suddenly opened his eyes, with a strange light flickering at the bottom of his eyes.

The power of ten thousand giant elephants!

He had cultivated the fourth level of the Divine Elephant Prison-Breaking Technique, opened ten thousand giant elephant particles, and awakened the power of ten thousand giant elephants.

His cultivation level also naturally entered the Respected One level at this moment!

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