Chapter 805: Chapter 279: True and False Grudges Settled, the Ancient Ascetic

The "fake Song Yan" taught by the Nine Swords did not care about the curses of the underlings below. He grinned joyfully, his eyes fixed on Elder Dan, who was transforming into a Blood Demon. He said lightly: "Old friend Dan Lie, you were one of my recommenders back then. It was you who allowed me to replace Song Yan. Why not let go and truly become my old friend?"

He descended swiftly, and behind him, a gigantic blood-red sword wheel began to form.

"Please don’t have any guilt! After all, it’s just the battle of the Saints! What’s it got to do with you?"

"The Blood Demon has your memories, everything of yours. Isn’t that Blood Demon... you?"

Dan Lie roared: "I was blind!"

The fake Song Yan was indifferent. He was already very close to the ground, suddenly looking at Song Yan, and called out: "Fellow cultivator, please do not meddle! Be careful not to get caught up in the battle of the Saints! This cause and effect is not something you can afford, leave quickly!"

Song Yan replied: "Naturally."

Everyone’s expressions changed drastically.

Song Yan continued: "But I must at least try my hand, right? What do you say, fellow cultivator?"

The fake Song Yan squinted, scanning the unfamiliar man in ordinary Profound Robe below, his hands spinning as the gigantic blood-red sword wheel wove into a vortex. The True Domain faintly floated within the vortex, making the surrounding world appear as a spiral of blood.

"If you can block one strike, you may leave; if not, stay and join my Blood River Sect, that would be the price for your intervention."

Whoosh!

The Void Ship fell, and the blood-red True Domain fell together.

Song Yan looked up at the blood-red True Domain, reaching out with one hand.

The giant hand grasped the blood-red True Domain, lightly pinching.

Boom!

The fake Song Yan’s True Domain exploded, like an egg crushed by a giant, like tofu smashed by a strongman... exploded.

The feeling wasn’t much different from when he killed mad soldiers and mad generals.

The undying Blood Demon burnt under the intense Nine Yin and Nine Yang, making crackling noises, then turned into a massive human-shaped puddle of blood water imprint on the ground, slowly fading under the exposure of True Yang in the sky.

Song Yan slightly lowered his head, gently covering his brow with his left hand, suppressing a feeling of wanting to laugh.

He regarded the Magical Battle as a sacred affair, never careless, would never laugh unless he couldn’t help it.

The contrast was too great.

Had he not just exerted nearly his full strength, the fake Song Yan would not have been vanquished so quickly, as swiftly as crushing a mosquito.

This gave him a new understanding of his current Power.

He spent 37,800,000 years absorbing Nine Yin and Nine Yang, spent tens of millions of failures to fuse "Small True Flame" into "Great True Flame," elevating his Power to the level beyond practice, it still seemed not weak.

On the other side, Elder Dan and the Sword Palace disciples were all dumbfounded.

It wasn’t just the instant kill, but also the myth of the undying Blood Demon that was broken today.

Looking at the Blood Demon still forming in front of Elder Dan, Song Yan reached out a big hand...

Hissing noises...

The Blood Demon was instantly evaporated as well.

Though it was just "treating the symptoms and not the root cause," the Blood River Curse remained, yet Dan Lie was completely stunned.

The person in front of him was mysterious, powerful.

Suddenly, he thought of something, respectfully thanking him: "Thank you, senior, for saving my life." He changed the title from "cultivation brother" to "senior," and said: "Senior, are you the Ascetic from Ancient Times?"

Ancient Times? Ascetic?

After a moment of silence, Song Yan said: "I have forgotten many things. If you, fellow cultivator, know them, could you give some guidance?"

"I dare not, I dare not. If senior wishes to know, I will give every detail I know." Elder Dan hurriedly returned the courtesy, without any suspicion, becoming increasingly convinced of the senior’s identity.

After a moment’s hesitation, Elder Dan took out a map from his chest, offering it with both hands, respectfully saying: "Please, senior, escort us to the location marked on the map."

Song Yan received it.

It was a map fragment of Purple Cloud Heaven, with a point marked with Divine Sense, labeled: Celestial Marvel Village.

This gave him a strange feeling.

If asked which is stronger, "Celestial Wondrous Sword Palace" or "Celestial Marvel Village," no one would choose the latter.

But now, the fact was: this "Celestial Marvel Village" was likely the gathering place of hidden powerhouses from the "Celestial Wondrous Sword Palace."

Song Yan locked onto the marked location, taking many Celestial Wondrous Sword Palace disciples along, heading there. After walking a few steps, he turned to look back at the "blood seal of the fake Song Yan" and "Void Ship wreckage," not choosing to search the corpse to prevent the Blood River Saint from tracking him but instead repeatedly pressing out palms, destroying the scene cleanly, thoroughly demolishing the human-shaped blood seal.

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On the Sea of Suffering, the Other Shore Tree had grown taller than two people, its trunk now as thick as a large basin, no longer the thin bamboo pole it was originally. The brilliant flowers colored like the Netherfire Sunset rustled in the Sea of Suffering, as if saying farewell to those leaving, or welcoming the return.

Sitting on the azure sea of the Human Realm, Song Yan felt something, opening his eyes to gaze towards the second heaven connected by the fragrance of the flowers - Profound Nether Heaven.

At the bottom of the Sea of Suffering in Profound Nether Heaven, an opening appeared, revealing the third heaven - Scorching Heaven.

Scorching Heaven...

An eternally burning heaven.

The light of Taiyin and Taiyang here seemed shattered, shattered and molten, interwoven together, burning all bodies, spirit, and thoughts into nothingness, even the Celestial Demon Obsession was no exception.

Nothing existed here except fire.

The floral fragrance stopped here.

The Other Shore Tree swayed in the Sea of Suffering of the first heaven, making sounds, as if crying.

The Human Realm’s Song Yan looked at that Scorching Heaven.

Though it’s only the third heaven, it seemed like the end of everything.