Chapter 506: Chapter 226: Battle with the Underworld, Prey and Hunter (Part 4)

The abandoned Fu Yang was like a bucket pierced with dozens of holes, with a large amount of Yin Qi pouring out from his body.

In just a few breaths, his Profound Black long robe slowly turned to ashes and dissipated into the void.

His appearance also gradually returned to its original form under Shen Wen’an’s gaze.

"Master Fu?"

Shen Wen’an’s figure flashed, appearing in front of Fu Yang, trying to stabilize his physical injuries.

But a sorrowful smile appeared on Fu Yang’s aged face.

"It’s too late..."

Before he could finish his sentence, his flesh and bones withered and decayed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ultimately turning into black dust, dissipating into the void.

Crack!

Above Yunshui City, the ominous clouds that had just gathered became thicker under the influence of the extremely Yin and cold Yin Qi from Fu Yang’s body.

A clap of thunder exploded, and bean-sized raindrops fell from the clouds, carrying the black dust that Fu Yang’s body had turned into, towards the ground.

In front of Shen Wen’an, a nearly imperceptible phantom stood quietly amidst the torrential rain.

"Nephew Wen’an... the old man doesn’t know what happened either."

"At this moment when my Divine Spirit is about to scatter, I can only give you one last piece of advice."

"Be careful of the Laishui River..."

A cultivator at the Half-Step Golden Core Realm, the ’Divine Flower’ of the Divine Three Flowers should already have taken shape, and the reason for not reaching the true Golden Core Realm is simply because the Golden Wheel has not been forged.

Such an existence, even if the physical body is destroyed, the Divine Spirit should not be as weak as Fu Yang.

Yet Fu Yang, not knowing what he experienced, had his Divine Spirit weakened to the extent comparable to a Qi Cultivation Cultivator.

In just a few breaths after losing his physical body, there were already signs of dissipating.

"Master Fu."

Seeing this, Shen Wen’an immediately pointed, injecting a wisp of the purest Sword Soul Power into Fu Yang’s extremely weak Divine Spirit.

"Nephew, don’t waste your Divine Soul Power in vain."

A trace of relief appeared on Fu Yang’s face, and after a slight hesitation, he mobilized all the power within his Divine Spirit to his head.

The remaining large amount of Soul Power condensed, forming a fingernail-sized crystal at his brow.

"This is the old man’s lifelong comprehension of the Array Dao, and today I bestow it upon you, nephew."

After the fingernail-sized golden crystal detached from his brow, Fu Yang’s soul body had become almost transparent, with features indistinguishable.

"Nephew Wen’an... if there’s still a chance in the future to see your master, pass a message for me."

"Tell him, Qiyun Valley is doomed. Don’t tie himself to a sinking ship..."

With those words, Fu Yang’s Divine Spirit completely dissipated, turning into specks of faint blue light, disappearing into the rain.

As he watched the specks of blue light disappear, Shen Wen’an held in his hand the golden crystal containing Fu Yang’s lifelong insights into Array Dao, feeling a mix of emotions.

Logically speaking, he had only met this "Master" Fu Yang once.

But the elder’s open-mindedness and kindness left a deep impression on him.

A trace of regret washed over Shen Wen’an’s heart.

If not for the grand array of Yunshui City, tricking Fu Yang from Danzhou’s Fallen Immortal Lake to Yangnao Land, the elder might still be living an immortal-like secluded life at the lake.

Crack!

Another clap of thunder rang out!

The flash of lightning illuminated the surroundings as Shen Wen’an came back to his senses, suppressing the emotions in his heart.

With a gesture, he summoned back the Dragon Soul Magical Sword floating in the distance.

At this moment, the rune mark formed from the Yin Qi on the Dragon Soul Magical Sword had improved a lot after absorbing the power from that creature’s body.

However, to his disappointment, the rune mark still had not reached its complete form.

With a wave, Shen Wen’an retrieved the Dragon Soul Magical Sword, turned, and looked towards the "Celestial Gate" in the void behind him. After a slight frown, he gently waved his sleeve.

The soaring sword aura suddenly disappeared, and the golden portal in the void slowly closed.

In an instant, the surrounding ominous clouds quickly occupied the previous location of the "Celestial Gate."

Seeing this, all the cultivators focusing on the phenomenon in Yunshui City were somewhat at a loss.

"What’s going on? Why did the Celestial Gate suddenly close?"

"And what about the anomaly of Golden Nature? Did that person fail to break through?"

"Truly laughable, that a sword cultivator daring to open the Celestial Gate actually failed to break through..."

"I suspect the person from the Shen Family has already been slain by the Underworld."

Surrounding Yunshui City, the Southern Border cultivators from Yingchuan, Jinghe, Zhili, and other commanderies saw the phenomenon above Yunshui City completely disappear. Some felt regret, some took pleasure in misfortune, and some harbored peculiar thoughts.

Meanwhile, in the faraway Yunzhong County City, Jiang Xiuqi, having sensed the disappearance of the terrifying Yin Qi, also removed the array plate from around him.

Upon emerging from his abode, he immediately summoned Luo Yao and others to inquire about Shen Wen’an’s breakthrough situation.

Luo Yao and the others only mentioned that the Celestial Gate in the sky above Yunshui City had disappeared, and they hadn’t seen the kind of golden lotus anomaly that had appeared over Luoxia Mountain.

Hearing this, Jiang Xiuqi felt somewhat perplexed.

Golden Nature is an immortal power bestowed by Heaven, and whenever it appears, there should be auspicious phenomena.

There were no auspicious phenomena above Yunshui City, and the aura of the Underworld had also vanished.

Could it be that...

Jiang Xiuqi’s expression suddenly turned grave.

He feared that Shen Wen’an might have already been slain by someone from the Underworld!

"Luo Yao, immediately head to Yunshui City to check the situation!"

Although the aura of the Underworld had disappeared, Jiang Xiuqi still dared not act recklessly.

Golden Core Cultivators’ fear of the Underworld comes from the depths of their souls. A cultivator like Shen Wen’an, daring to confront them head-on and even attempting to hunt them, probably has never appeared in the Cultivation Realm.