Chapter: 128

"Does this even work?" Yun Che asked.

They were standing in a massive room with a huge formation etched below, shimmering with purple light from time to time.

"It will," Huangji Wuyu nodded. "Though the exit point should be guarded by the army from the Twelve Guardian Families and Imperial Family."

"They didn't destroy it?" Yun Che asked curiously.

"They couldn't," Huangji Wuyu shook his head before glancing at Yun Canghai. "Since they don't know where the formation really is. They only know the place where it would open, not where it would open."

"I see."

The problem was that Yun Che didn't have enough profound energy to teleport directly to the Illusory Demon Realm. Hence he decided to use the Spatial Formation created by the Four Sacred Grounds to teleport directly.

He looked towards Yun Canghai and Xiao Lie and softly said, "Then I will go first. Once there, I'll create another Spatial Formation to teleport you guys."

He could let Yun Canghai go first with him, but he was sure that the army on the other side wouldn't listen to anything. Their first instinct would be to attack him.

And even if Yun Canghai explained his identity, it wouldn't change anything. A renowned dude who had been gone for centuries suddenly popping out using the enemy's Spatial Formation… No one in their right mind would believe that.

It was better to go there alone and then teleport others to him.

"Don't kill them," Yun Canghai worriedly added.

He understood the absurdity of his grandson. He was afraid that if people attacked Yun Che, no matter their strength or numbers, they would be wiped out.

Unintentional or not, he didn't want to damage the military strength of the Illusory Demon Realm. It was his home, and no one wanted their home to be damaged in any way.

"I am not a demon," Yun Che rolled his eyes. "I am a pacifist. When have I ever killed unconditionally or forced myself upon others?"

Yun Canghai, Xiao Lie, and Huangji Wuyu all looked at Yun Che with blank gazes. They thought that if Yun Che was a pacifist, then everyone else was Buddha.

"Ahem. Anyways, I will take my leave then. See you again." Yun Che walked into the formation and waved his hand towards the trio.

The next second, the formation was filled with profound energy from the crystals and started to shine brightly.

In an instant, within Yun Che's vision, everything went blank.

1

Five Way Domain was located in the northwest of the continent, a wasteland with no cities or civilians living there. This was due to the inhumane environment of the place and the fact that a war had happened here in the past between the Four Sacred Grounds and the Imperial Family. The exit of the Spatial Formation constructed by the Four Sacred Grounds was also located here.

Though the formation had vanished when the armies of the Four Sacred Grounds were pushed back to the Profound Sky Continent, elite members from the Twelve Guardian Families were stationed here as a safeguard. Their duty was to provide information and hold off any aggression until reinforcements arrived.

Everyday here was monotonous, but today was different.

Yun Che stared at the massive army that looked like ants from the sky, where he stood, moving around in panic. The activation of the formation had caused quite a big ruckus, scaring everyone below. They all thought that the Four Sacred Grounds had launched another attack, but instead of an army, nothing came out.

The formation had indeed activated, but no one came out from it. This was because Yun Che had teleported away the moment he appeared here. He didn't want to go through the headache of dealing with such a huge army, so he simply teleported away.

"Well then..." Turning his gaze away from the swarm of soldiers below, he opened the map; a dark screen appeared in front of him with only showing him and the small area around him. This was the area he had "explored" while the black part was the one which he hadn't "explored" yet.

All-Map Exploration — "unlocks" the whole map.

Yun Che looked at the map as the black part within it vanished and the full map of the whole Illusory Demon Realm appeared in front of him; he could also see all life signals within his vicinity.

"I really like this function of the map, saves me the trouble of manually exploring it myself. That would have been a massive pain in the ass."

Just imagining himself flying all over the Illusory Demon Realm made Yun Che feel his stomach scrunch. He definitely didn't want to do that.

"Well then, let's see..." The map zoomed out as Yun Che's finger traced on it, small dots with names and titles started to appear on it; North River Region, Yellow Wind Region, South Sun City, Sky Demon Region, Five Way Domain, Profound Demon City, Northern Ocean Domain, Demon Imperial City, Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley, and so on.

Yun Che clicked on the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley, and the map zoomed into it.

"Let's do what I came for first." His main reason for coming here was to get the Golden Crow Legacy, Lightning Seed, and resurrect Golden Crow.

Bingyun knew about the existence of the Evil Infant and that he was its master. After leaving the Blue Pole Star, the first thing she would do was to inform her elder sister, the Realm King of the Snow Song Realm.

Yun Che didn't want to take any chances. He thought it was best to resurrect a True God for the protection of this star.

"Though it could also be that I am acting paranoid. With Chu Wuyao's soul inside Mu Xuanyin, there is a high chance that she might try to take me as her disciple instead so she can use my powers. Still, it's better to not leave things in 'what-if' scenarios."

Checking the coordinates on the map, Yun Che took a step and vanished, leaving behind the scattered and panicked army of cultivators below as they were contacting the higher-ups within their families.

2

Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley was the trial grounds for the Golden Crow Legacy. The elemental aura around it was dense, and its surroundings contained the strength of powerful flames and thunderclouds, which led to the constant growth of strong fire, lightning spirits, and other fire and lightning-type demons.

The space about the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley twisted, and an impossibly handsome man appeared above it. The air around the valley was in a frenzy due to the thunderclouds, wildly flaying the young man's long black hair and robes, producing a distinct sound around him.

"This... another legacy? This is the fourth one. Just what is going on with this star realm?" A blurry silhouette of an otherworldly girl appeared beside Yun Che before taking the shape of a crimson beauty.

"Why are you surprised? You should be used to it now, Jasmine." Yun Che replied, his black eyes staring down at the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley. His gaze looked like it could pierce through all the barriers and reach the depth of it, the place where the Golden Crow was present.

"This princess is not surprised, just curious. Heretic God left his legacy here, Azure Dragon God left his legacy here, Phoenix left her legacy here, the Evil Infant, the second strongest Heavenly Treasure was here, the Sky Poison Pearl is here, the Mirror of Samsara is here, and now this... If this princess is not wrong, then this should be the legacy of Golden Crow, one of the three flame divine beasts. You tell this princess if there is nothing suspicious about this."

A frown adorned her small, delicate face.

"It's as if all of this is someone's plan."

"I guess my smartness is affecting you, Jasmine, aren't you glad?"

"Bha! As if you have anything other than women going on in that head of yours."

"Well, you are not wrong..." Yun Che rubbed his chin while staring at the valley below, a smirk forming over his face. "Though I think there isn't anything to worry about. I mean, compared to the Ancestral Goddess incarnation, all of this sounds very... dull."

"Don't remind this princess of that..." A shudder passed through her body as she hugged herself. She still felt a chill down her spine remembering her encounter with the creator of Primal Chaos. She had never felt so vulnerable in her whole life.

Despite knowing that the Ancestral Goddess could not do anything to her, she still didn't want to make an enemy out of an existence that even Creation Gods could only worship.

This was the primal fear of their creator, and Jasmine fully understood it.

After all, be it Star Gods, Creation Gods, Azure Dragon God, Phoenix, Golden Crow, Vermilion Bird; at the root, all of it came from Ancestral Goddess. Hence, her presence alone was enough to give birth to the primal fear that every creation had for its creator.

"Do not worry." Yun Che softly patted her head, his lips curled up, forming an arrogant smirk. "With me here, even if the sky falls, I will shoulder it."

A comfortable silence fell between them as Jasmine closed her eyes, a soft red hue over her cheeks, as she silently enjoyed the familiar feeling over her head.

"Let's go and meet the 'lonely' crow." After some time, Yun Che said before vanishing.

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