Chapter 135 The Outbreak of the Yaos(beast) Rebellion

The few elders within the clan who knew of this matter were utterly astounded, for they had all cultivated step by step in accordance with conventional methods.

To truly comprehend the cultivation method, 1 must carefully consult the annotations. For ambiguous passages, they had to seek guidance from the old clan leader and Eldrin (Person Name), practicing with utmost caution. How could anyone possibly reach such a level of mastery?

Even across the vast expanse of the Chu Kingdom, none had ever heard of anyone finding fault with a cultivation technique—not only did he completely reshape the art beyond recognition, but he also amplified its power by a staggering 20 percent.

This was simply too absurd and rather unbelievable.

Perhaps it was his transcendent comprehension, or perhaps his extraordinary talent, but Eldrin (Person Name) did not squander his gift.

Over the years, he had even begun to merge and deduce his primary cultivation method, the 'Blazing Sun Surpassing Void Art', with the 'Li Fire Path of the Returning Abyss Art', and had already grasped some profound insights.

An entirely new Foundation Establishment technique had been forged by him, perfected all the way to the third layer of Foundation Establishment.

This cultivation art fused the overbearing nature of the Blazing Sun Surpassing Emptiness Method, drawing upon the all-consuming properties of the Li Fire Incinerating Divinity Art.

Eldrin (Person Name) named this new cultivation method "Solar Flare Meridian," whose power far surpassed that of the 2 previous top-tier Foundation Establishment techniques. The vital energy it cultivated was exceptionally domineering.

Moreover, a pure yang divine ability associated with this True Essence had already been faintly conceptualized by him through his deductions.

Although he had just deduced the Foundation Establishment Third Layer, he was still far from evolving it into a divine ability, let alone achieving the Zifu cultivation technique that Eldrin desired—that remained a distant horizon.

However, he knew that as his cultivation deepened, once he fully mastered the 'Azure Lotus Ren Water Sutra', he would eventually be able to advance it to the Purple Mansion realm.

After distributing the artifacts, Eldrin gave the 3 second-grade superior talismans obtained from Wei Mingyuan to Chen Qingwan and the Third Elder respectively.

The meeting thus concluded. That very day, he rode his sword back to Spirit Isle Lake (Location) and immediately began rearranging the formation.

After a dozen or so days of effort, he finally integrated the Earth Marsh Divine Pearl into Spirit Isle Lake (Location), fortifying its defenses.

With a second-grade, superior spiritual vein supporting this second-grade, superior protective formation, even if 3 to 5 Foundation Establishment, Late Stage opponents were to attack, they would merely be delivering themselves to their doom—so long as a single Foundation Establishment cultivator held the fort.

Time flowed by like rushing water, and in the blink of an eye, 3 years had passed.

A message arrived from Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location). The Celestial Python Demon King (Demon Beast) had finally assembled his grand army, sweeping forth with 300,000 demon beasts as they advanced directly toward Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location).

"Finally, you've arrived."

Eldrin emerged from the seclusion chamber and couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

Each beast tide was destined to be a cataclysm. The pressure facing Yu County was immense, and no 1 knew how many cultivators would ultimately fall in battle.

Before his departure, he summoned Chen Silas (Person Name) and gave solemn instructions.

"For our clan, the most vital assets are this Spirit Isle Lake (Location) and Pingyang City."

"You are tasked with guarding Spirit Isle Lake (Location). No matter what happens, you must not leave the central island of the lake."

Chen Silas (Person Name) hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "Not even if the Sunrest Market sends a distress call?"

"No." Eldrin shook his head, speaking gravely. "If the Yuyang Market truly cannot hold, your going would merely mean throwing your life away."

"On the contrary, by remaining at Spirit Isle Lake (Location), you might even be able to harness the power of the formation to slay a few second-order demonic beasts."

"Moreover." Eldrin's gaze sharpened, his expression cooling slightly. "You must guard against a feint to lure away our main force."

"Understood."

Chen Silas (Person Name) nodded in understanding, knowing full well that the Chen family still had a mortal enemy within Yu County.

Although it was highly unlikely that the Lin Family would dare to strike the Chen Family directly during the Beast Tide, they might very well scheme to covertly undermine the Chens through third parties.

After leaving Spirit Isle Lake (Location), Eldrin (Person Name) rode his sword through the skies to Pingyang City. After reuniting with the old clan leader, they proceeded to Yuyang Market.

Before his departure, he left behind the Solar Flame Array, entrusting it to Kael and Chen Caleb as the clan's hidden trump card.

This Solar Flare Array was originally forged to slay the Thunder Roc. With just 2 Foundation Establishment cultivators and 18 Qi Refining, 9th Layer practitioners, its offensive power could rival that of 2 or 3 Foundation Establishment, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) experts joining forces—a truly remarkable display of might.

After the 2 arrived at Yuyang Market, they discovered that over 20 Foundation Establishment cultivators had already gathered there. The 2 Patriarchs, Yang Zhengyuan (Person Name) and Xu Daoyuan (Person Name), were also stationed at Yuyang Market.

Eldrin also encountered several familiar faces, among them were Liu Juanran (Person Name), the head of the Feng County Liu Family, and Yu Lingyan (Person Name), the Great Elder of the Ling County Yu Family.

Liu Jueran, whom he had met some time ago, naturally needed no introduction. As for Yu Lingyan, she was Meng Xinghe's longtime friend. When they first met 30 years ago, she was already at Foundation Establishment, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm), and now her cultivation had broken through to the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment.

Just as Eldrin (Person Name) came into view, Yu Lingyan's eyes instantly lit up as she exclaimed, "It's been years, Fellow Daoist Chen. Your cultivation has grown even more unfathomable."

"You flatter me."

Eldrin (Person Name) smiled faintly and cupped his hands in salute. "I must express my gratitude to all of you for coming to support Yu Prefecture."

A faint smile graced Liu Juan’s brows as she spoke, “Yu County lies closest to Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location), bearing the greatest pressure among the 3 counties. For the sake of our own safety, it is only natural we offer our support.”

In truth, Feng County also bordered the 100-1000-li Great Wilderness. However, being situated farther away and shielded by the sprawling 20,000-li Tianyuan Mountain Range, it faced significantly less pressure compared to Yu County.

After exchanging pleasantries, the group remained in Yuyang Market and began quietly awaiting news from the Celestial Ruins Mountain.

For now, the human race is in a defensive posture. How to deploy troops against the demon tribes must await the latter's reactions, so we can respond accordingly.

And so, he waited—for a full 3 months.

Celestial Python Lake (Location) had besieged Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location), waging a relentless assault for 3 full months. The great war had reached a level of brutality beyond imagination.

The cultivators of Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location), relying on their mountain-protecting formation, had been engaged in defensive counterattacks for over 3 months. Their casualties remained relatively light, while the 300,000-strong demon beast army under Celestial Python Lake (Location) had suffered losses exceeding 50,000 to 60,000.

However, according to the message Lyra (Person Name) transmitted via the World's-End Sound-Transmission Mirror (Magic Treasure), the spiritual liquid within the Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location)'s spirit pool was nearly depleted.

Continuing the fight would require replenishing spirit stones to restore the energy within the spiritual pool, otherwise the fourth-tier formation of Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location) could not be activated at all.

Refilling the spiritual pool energy for a third-tier, upper-grade spiritual vein required approximately 80,000 to 90,000 spirit stones—a truly staggering cost.

Fortunately, with the support of various prominent families from Border Province, Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location) had prepared sufficient spirit stones. In the end, they managed to replenish the spiritual liquid within the mountain's spirit pool, allowing the formation to endure.

The Celestial Python Demon King (Demon Beast) led his troops in another half-month of assaults, yet still failed to breach the protective formations of Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location). Seeing this, he finally took matters into his own hands and launched a direct attack on Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location).

However, it gained no advantage in this battle. Lyra personally engaged it in combat, but before a victor could be decided, Elara seized the perfect moment to activate the formation and inflict injuries upon it.

The Celestial Python Demon King (Demon Beast) had no choice but to abandon the assault, opting instead to lay siege to Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location). It was not that the beast wished not to bypass Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location), but rather that the mountain's position was far too critical.

If it abandoned Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location), it would expose its own lair, Celestial Python Lake (Location). Given Lyra (Person Name)'s cultivation level, a fourth-order spirit vein without protective formations would be nothing more than easy prey.

By then, if Lyra directly sets up a fourth-tier formation at Celestial Python Lake, I'm afraid it won't even be able to return home. Staying in Chu Kingdom until the beast uprising ends would only make it a turtle in a jar.

However, after besieging Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location), the Celestial Python Demon King (Demon Beast) was not without countermeasures.

He summoned the Zifu realm demon beasts under his command, then dispatched his right-hand man, Purple-Spotted Wolf King (Demon Beast), to lead 100,000 demon beasts eastward with orders to strike deep into the heart of Chu Kingdom (Location).

Once the 3 prefectures of Bianzhou transform into demonic territory, this Celestial Ruins Mountain would become an isolated spiritual sanctuary, destined to fall into its grasp sooner or later.

Upon discovering that the demon tribe had split their forces, Lyra (Person Name) immediately relayed this intelligence to the 3 counties of Border Province.

Upon receiving the message through the World's-End Sound-Transmission Mirror (Magic Treasure), Eldrin (Person Name) immediately notified the 2 Patriarchs and the dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed in Yuyang Market.

Chapter 1: The Reborn Eldrin The air in the Nether Abyss trembled as a crimson streak tore across the ashen sky. A young man in tattered blue robes stumbled through the bone-chill mist, his spiritual energy nearly depleted. Behind him, 3 black-clad pursuers closed in like vultures scenting carrion. "Lin Ming, your lineage ends here!" The lead pursuer's voice echoed with cruel triumph as he summoned a vortex of shadows. "The Shadowless Sect shows no mercy to deserters." Lin Ming's fingers tightened around the cold jade pendant at his chest - his only inheritance from a mother he'd never known. Just as the killing intent enveloped him, the pendant erupted with blinding golden light. Time itself seemed to fracture. When consciousness returned, Lin Ming found himself staring at an intricately carved ceiling. The scent of sandalwood and spiritual herbs filled his nostrils. His body felt different - younger, yet coursing with unfamiliar energy. "Third Young Master! You're awake!" A maid's startled cry echoed through the chamber. Memories flooded his mind - not his own, but those of a 15-year-old youth named Eldrin, third son of the declining Yun Family. Through some miraculous twist of fate, his consciousness had merged with this boy's body. The door slid open to reveal a middle-aged man in azure robes, his eyes sharp as tempered steel. "Eldrin," Patriarch Yun's voice held no warmth, "the family council has decided. You will enter the Profound Sky Sect as an outer disciple." Eldrin sat up slowly, his new mind already calculating. The Yun Family's foundation had been crumbling for decades. Sending their weakest scion to the continent's most prestigious cultivation sect was a desperate move. "I understand, Father." His voice carried a maturity that made the patriarch pause. 2 days later, Eldrin stood before the Profound Sky Sect's mountain gate, where floating islands drifted among rainbows of condensed spiritual energy. Thousands of aspirants crowded the testing grounds, their hopes and anxieties creating palpable waves in the ether. "Next! Yun Eldrin!" As he placed his hand on the Spirit Testing Stone, the crystal remained dull gray. Mocking laughter rippled through the crowd. "Trash root aptitude! Just like the rumors said!" But Eldrin's lips curved into a faint smile. Deep within his consciousness, the golden pendant pulsed, revealing the truth - he possessed the legendary Chaos Constitution, undetectable by conventional means. That night, while other disciples meditated in their quarters, Eldrin slipped into the forbidden Ancestral Battlefield. There, amidst the skeletons of ancient cultivators and shattered magical treasures, he began practicing the Heaven Devouring Art - a long-lost technique from his previous life. The energy of countless fallen experts surged into his meridians, causing his cultivation to skyrocket. By dawn, he had reached the 3rd level of Qi Refining. "You there! Halt!" Eldrin turned to see a haughty youth flanked by 2 attendants. "This area is restricted to outer disciples. Hand over whatever treasure you found, and I might let you off with just a broken arm." Recognition flashed in Eldrin's mind - this was Murong Feng, young master of a vassal family to the Shadowless Sect. The very organization that had hunted Lin Ming to his death. "A Murong, playing guard dog for the shadows?" Eldrin's voice dripped with contempt. Murong's face darkened. "You seek death!" The Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss flashed crimson as Murong lunged. But Eldrin moved with impossible speed, his fingers striking 3 precise points on Murong's wrist. The sword clattered to the ground. "How...?" Murong stared at his numb arm in disbelief. Eldrin retrieved the sword, examining its craftsmanship. "Tell your masters the Yun Family sends their regards." He tossed the weapon back, its spiritual energy now completely drained. The golden pendant had absorbed every drop. As Murong fled in humiliation, Eldrin gazed toward the sect's inner peaks. Somewhere in those mist-shrouded heights was the person responsible for both Lin Ming's death and the Yun Family's decline. The game had just begun.