After flying for several days, the monotonous layers of mountains below suddenly became more sparse. Looking up and scanning the distance, they saw a dark plain at the edge of their vision, like a black line completely separating the inside from the outside world.
Ahead was their destination, the Black Horn Plain. Sensing they were approaching their target, the two suddenly accelerated, shooting towards the black plain.
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An endless valley stretched as far as the eye could see, a monotonous blackness contrasting with the slightly dim sky. Outside the valley, jagged rocks stood out eerily, and the dark brown earth emanated a chilling aura from below.
Silence reigned outside the valley; not a sound could be heard. A oppressive, sinister atmosphere lingered over it.
Suddenly, two figures appeared abruptly above the silent valley: an elderly man in a magnificent blue brocade robe and a man in a jet-black robe.
"Is this the place?"
Hun Changqing looked down at the vast, seemingly endless canyon below, and beyond that, the countless, eerie white bones—whether human or beast—spread for miles, and asked Hai Bodong beside him.
"Yes, sir, I will never forget this place. It's exactly as I saw it when I was young, unchanged."
"Hmm,"
Hun Changqing replied calmly to Hai Bodong, then slowly descended from the dark sky with him.
Hun Changqing could faintly sense the terrifying yin energy emanating from the center of the canyon, though not as chilling as his own Taiyin True Qi, it was still extremely eerie.
Moreover, the Yin energy was subtly eroding and disintegrating the energy of heaven and earth within this valley, causing the energy within the entire canyon to become extremely chaotic, and the space to become abnormally disordered and distorted. Under the oppressive chill, Hun Changqing and his companion were unable to directly step into the air or use their Dou Qi wings to stop in the air above the valley.
"Crack,"
Hun Changqing stepped on the white bones in the valley, which had become extremely fragile due to the cold, and walked step by step towards the valley. The icy cold energy emanating from within was instantly decomposed and refined into his body as soon as it approached Hun Changqing.
However, Hun Changqing was not careless because of this. Silver-white Taiyin True Qi had already risen and swirled around his body, firmly enveloping him. The light between his brows shone brightly. As soon as he detected anything amiss, the three divine waters and one primordial true water within Hun Changqing's body would instantly surge forth.
Hun Changqing had great confidence in his Taiyin True Body and Taiyin True Qi. This was the purest and original Yin energy in the world. Although the Taiyin True Qi was currently very weak, he was confident that he could suppress any energy or Yin energy that did not exceed the Dou Zong level.
However, this canyon was filled with eeriness, making him wary. He secretly made thorough preparations, ensuring he could unleash his trump card in a moment of crisis.
Hai Bodong, seeing the canyon again, still felt lingering fear; his aged body trembled slightly. He was no longer the same as before; he hadn't yet broken through the seal.
Only because of Hun Changqing's stimulation of Yin energy had he recovered to the second level of Dou Wang cultivation. While he could withstand the outer Yin energy without difficulty, he couldn't do it as effortlessly as Hun Changqing.
Approaching the canyon, Hun Changqing suddenly stopped, his eyes narrowing. After a moment's thought, he turned to Hai Bodong and said,
"This place is not simple. You should recover your strength first."
With that, he tossed two pills to Hai Bodong, who looked on in astonishment.
Hai Bodong caught the pills, sensed them, and then a look of deep surprise appeared on his old face.
These two pills are the Breaking Calamity Pill, which can break the seal within his body, and the Restoration Purple Pill, which will help him quickly recover his cultivation after breaking the seal!
Hai Bodong looked at Hun Changqing and said with gratitude. "Thank you, sir!"
He then sat down cross-legged on the spot, swallowed the Breaking Calamity Pill, and began to fully exert himself to break through the unbreakable seal that had remained within his body for decades.
Seeing Hai Bodong begin to break through the seal, Hun Changqing turned to look at the huge valley before him, his eyes narrowed, revealing vigilance.
The reason he wanted to remove Hai Bodong's cultivation seal was that the closer he got to the canyon, the more uneasy he felt, and his Yin True Qi was unconsciously circulating faster than usual.
Hai Bodong hadn't felt anything when he first entered because his sensitivity to Yin Qi was far inferior to Hun Changqing's, and his strength was also far less.
However, Hun Changqing could sense that there was definitely something in this valley that could threaten him, which was why he threw the two pills to Hai Bodong. After all, now that there were only the two of them, the stronger Hai Bodong was, the more certain their operation would be.
At worst, if any danger arises, Hai Bodong can be thrown out as a shield, making the most of his abilities. Even with Hai Bodong's Dou Huang cultivation, he won't be able to cause any trouble.
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As time passed, Hai Bodong, through the terrifying power of the Breaking Calamity Pill, repeatedly cleansed the seal within his body. The once rock-solid seal was now violently loosening.
Hai Bodong's aura also surged at an alarming rate as the seal loosened, his power continuously increasing. His aged face gradually appeared younger due to the loosening of the seal and the recovery of his Dou Qi.
Frosty Dou Qi continuously rose and swirled around him, wisps of purple energy gradually seeping from his body, then evaporating under the azure frost Dou Qi surrounding him—the Dou Qi belonging to Queen Medusa.
Finally, as Hai Bodong's aura reached a critical point, a terrifying Dou Qi erupted from his body.
In an instant, the surrounding land for dozens of miles was completely frozen, with beautiful yet deadly ice crystals appearing on the ground. Terrifying cold air howled around him, and the layers of stark white bones on the ground, of unknown thickness, were instantly vaporized into powder by the terrifying icy battle aura.
Hai Bodong, his eyes still closed, moved with a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, transforming into a blur as he took out a purple pill and tossed it into his mouth.
With the pill swallowed, the icy battle aura around Hai Bodong, which had already expanded to its limit, surged once more at an alarming rate, spreading outwards and almost completely transforming the area within hundreds of miles of the valley into a frozen wasteland.
Three-star Dou Wang…
Four-star Dou Wang…
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One-star Dou Huang…
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Seven-star Dou Huang…
Finally, the wildly surging aura around Hai Bodong slowly stabilized at the Seven-star Dou Huang realm.
Then, his aura instantly subsided, and the surrounding ice shattered, turning into ice particles that scattered across the sky and earth, like an icy rain descending to purify the dark and menacing land previously frozen beneath the ice—a beautiful and moving scene.