The Demon Lord of All Forms

Chapter 66 Devouring Ruins, Chaotic Starfield, Yin and Yang Reversal

The icy air from the icefall surged in, only to be shredded and swallowed up the instant it came into contact with the vortex. The powerful cold tide was like a mud ox entering the sea, without stirring up a ripple, and it didn't even touch the hem of Gu Changyuan's clothes.

Qin Youwei's expression changed slightly when she saw the vortex.

"The Devouring Ruins Calamity!"

She recognized this divine ability; it was one of the foundational divine abilities of the "Black Emperor's Great Ruins Book," which used itself as a vortex to devour all external forces. She had tried to cultivate this divine ability in the past, but after several attempts, she was unable to get the hang of it and had to give up in the end. However, Gu Changyuan had mastered it in just three days.

Seeing that his supernatural power had not harmed Gu Changyuan at all, Meng Nanyi remained calm and changed the direction of his palm strike.

The surging icefall suddenly froze, transforming into a cold, gleaming sword aura, like an invisible ice blade, slashing towards Gu Changyuan.

Gu Changyuan clenched his fist, and the vortex around him suddenly trembled.

An invisible ripple expanded outwards, causing chaotic and disordered spiritual energy within it, and causing rules to be reversed and disordered. Any power that approached it would deviate from its original trajectory.

The cold, gleaming sword energy slashed down, but suddenly veered off course three feet from Gu Changyuan, as if an invisible hand had grasped the blade and guided it elsewhere.

The sword energy swept past Gu Changyuan and slashed at the ground, tearing apart the surging clouds and creating a long crack in the ground.

"Ran Hoshino!"

Qin Youwei finally showed a look of surprise, looking at Gu Changyuan with a strange look in her eyes.

Devouring Ruins Calamity and Chaotic Star Wilderness are the two most difficult supernatural abilities to master in the "Black Emperor's Great Ruins Book". Both require the cultivator to have an extremely precise grasp of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. She had been practicing for several months but had not been able to master them. Gu Changyuan, on the other hand, mastered them in just a few days and used them so smoothly that it had already exceeded the scope of genius.

Meng Nanyi did not stop. The sword light in front of him surged and split into more than a dozen cold streams, which turned and changed in the air, and bombarded Gu Changyuan again from different angles.

Gu Changyuan chuckled and flicked his sleeve.

The surrounding vortex suddenly trembled, and an invisible force surged out from it, enveloping all the cold currents that entered the vortex's range.

In an instant, more than a dozen streams of cold air reversed direction, returned along their original path, and blasted towards Meng Nanyi at an even faster speed.

Meng Nanyi's expression changed, and with a clench of his five fingers, he shattered all the cold currents. The cold air exploded and turned into a white mist that spread out.

"The Yin and Yang transform."

Qin Youwei's voice was a little hoarse, and she recognized this third supernatural power.

Devouring Ruins, Chaotic Stars, Yin and Yang Reversal – these are the three most fundamental and powerful supernatural abilities in the "Black Emperor's Great Ruins Book".

The Devouring Ruins consumes everything, the Chaotic Stars distort everything, and the Yin and Yang Reversal reverses everything. These three supernatural powers complement each other, and once mastered, one can be invincible in battle.

Looking at Gu Changyuan, Qin Youwei had a complicated expression and remained silent for a long time.

"Now that you have mastered the three most fundamental divine abilities of the Black Emperor's Great Ruins Book, it doesn't matter whether you cultivate the other divine abilities or not. These three divine abilities are enough to deal with all the opponents in the True Inheritance Grand Ceremony."

Qin Youwei spoke, her voice carrying a hint of indescribable loneliness.

Gu Changyuan nodded and withdrew the eerie light surrounding him.

Qin Youwei looked at Gu Changyuan and fell silent. She didn't know what to teach Gu Changyuan next. Gu Changyuan's cultivation had reached the Dao Embryo stage, he had mastered three supernatural powers, and he also had the Fengdi Sword magic weapon that she had bestowed upon him. Such strength was already top-notch among the inner disciples of Xuanwu Palace, and he was fully qualified to compete for the position of true disciple.

The room fell silent for a moment.

Just then, a voice came from outside the door.

"Wu Yishu of the White Tiger Palace has come to pay her respects to Uncle Qin on the orders of her master."

The voice was clear and crisp, without any hesitation or ambiguity.

Qin Youwei glanced at Gu Changyuan, gesturing for him to step aside, and then with a flick of her sleeve, the gates of the Northern Heaven Palace opened silently.

A woman in a white robe strode in.

The woman had a long ponytail with hair as black as ink. Her face was cold and stern, her phoenix eyes were filled with murderous intent, and her brows exuded a sharp aura, like a long sword drawn from its sheath. She wore the white Taoist robe unique to the White Tiger Palace, with silver tiger stripes embroidered on the hem, and a tiger-head jade pendant hung at her waist.

Wu Yishu entered the hall, her gaze only briefly sweeping over Meng Nanyi and Gu Changyuan to the side without lingering, before turning to Qin Youwei, clasping her hands in a salute, her movements swift and decisive.

"Uncle Qin, my master recently discovered the whereabouts of a group of disciples from the Heavenly Demon Palace three hundred miles north of Huangtian Divine Mountain. My master asked me to come and discuss with you, Uncle Qin, about sending disciples from both palaces to go and train."

Upon hearing the words "Heavenly Demon Palace," Qin Youwei's expression suddenly darkened, a cold glint flashing in her eyes. She remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"I'm so grateful that Senior Brother Xuan is still thinking of my Xuanwu Palace." Qin Youwei's voice regained its calmness. "Please convey my thanks to Senior Brother Xuan. When is he planning to depart?"

"Three days later," Wu Yishu said.

Qin Youwei nodded: "My Xuanwu Palace disciples will also go together, led by Nanyi."

Meng Nanyi bowed and replied, "Yes."

After finishing her business, Wu Yishu didn't linger any longer. She clasped her hands in farewell and strode away.

Gu Changyuan looked in the direction Wu Yishu had left, then turned to Meng Nanyi beside him and asked, "Is this Wu Yishu a true disciple of the White Tiger Palace?"

Meng Nanyi looked in the direction where Wu Yishu had disappeared, her expression somewhat complicated.

"The top disciple of the White Tiger Palace has already forged a Golden Core, and it is a Grade Two Golden Core."

"The number one true disciple?" Gu Changyuan raised an eyebrow. "She's the strongest among all the true disciples of the White Tiger Palace?"

Meng Nanyi nodded: "The first true disciple is naturally the strongest. Wu Yishu, the first true disciple of the White Tiger Palace, You Tiange, the first true disciple of the Azure Dragon Palace, and Yin Shizhou, the first true disciple of the Vermilion Bird Palace, are the outstanding young generation of the Yellow Heaven Sect. Their cultivation has reached the Golden Core Realm, and each of them is in charge of the symbolic treasure of a palace. Even other true disciples have to bow down to them."

Upon hearing these three names, Gu Changyuan raised an eyebrow: "Our Xuanwu Palace doesn't have a first true disciple?"

Meng Nanyi glanced at Gu Changyuan, her voice a little hoarse.

"Zuo Honglie, the first true disciple of Xuanwu Palace, has defected."

Gu Changyuan's face showed a hint of realization, and he asked, "Why did he defect?"

Meng Nanyi glanced at Qin Youwei, who was sitting on the soft couch, seemingly lost in thought, and lowered her voice, saying, "I don't know. I've only heard that Zuo Honglie was originally from the Heavenly Demon Palace. He used a special method to conceal his identity and cultivation level and infiltrated my Xuanwu Palace. In the second year after he became the first true disciple, he disappeared with the complete 'Seven Constellations of Xuanwu' and the Heaven-Sealing Mirror. Later, I heard that the Heavenly Demon Palace produced a genius disciple named Zuo Honglie."

As Gu Changyuan listened, he became somewhat interested in this Zuo Honglie. To be able to hide from Qin Youwei's investigation and remain in hiding for several years, this person was definitely no ordinary person. How did he do it? Could he also have some kind of unknown talent like himself?