Only five thousand four hundred and twenty years?
Jiang Yuechu's brow furrowed slightly as she stared at the somewhat pitiful string of numbers on the system panel, feeling inevitably frustrated.
This little loach's combat power was decent enough to force her to get serious.
Why was the Dao Cultivation it provided inferior to those old turtles outside who only knew how to act superior based on their age?
On second thought, she felt relieved.
Strong as he was, he was a genuine Genius seedling who had only lived for those few years.
Dao Cultivation was something that was ultimately accumulated through the passage of time.
Even for a god-given talent, once dead, they were dead; they weren't as substantial as those old wastes who had lived for tens of thousands of years.
Jiang Yuechu shook her head, dispelling the slight displeasure in her heart.
She slowly raised her eyes, her gaze sweeping across the remaining demons in the hall.
The various demons had long since been scared out of their wits.
Even that overbearing youth had been slaughtered like a chicken, and even Great Sage Tengxiao had been cut in two.
What could these small fry possibly do?
Boom—!!!
Rolling black mist instantly sealed the stone doors of the hall.
The Green Dragon Crescent Blade rose, and bloodlight cascaded like a waterfall.
It couldn't even be called a battle; it was merely a harvest.
The blade rose and fell.
Heads rolled, and mangled corpses collapsed.
In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
The vast first-floor hall returned to a dead silence.
Jiang Yuechu flicked the blood droplets off the blade and turned to look at the corner.
Demon Venerable Chi Yang was pressed against the base of the wall, his old face deathly pale.
Seeing the girl's gaze fall upon him, he instantly knelt: "This old one... this old one's frame isn't like those with tender skin and meat that's good to chew. This old one's meat... it's sour! It's tough! And at this age, I don't even like to bathe; I'm covered in years of old grime..."
Jiang Yuechu's eyebrows twitched slightly: "I don't eat meat."
"This old one's soul... is also greedy for life and afraid of death, possessing no backbone. I'm afraid I would defile Your Excellency's flawless Dao foundation!"
Demon Venerable Chi Yang kowtowed while speaking rapidly, fearing that if he were a second too slow, that red blade would come down: "Though this old one's skills are lacking and I'm a waste at fighting, I... I have lived a long time!"
"Although this old one has never been to this Dragon Washing Pool, I've heard the elders of my clan mention the tricks of this place."
"Keep this old one to scout the way for you, to deliver messages. Even if we encounter some traps or mechanisms, throwing this old one in to fill the hole would still make me a useful tool, wouldn't it?"
Speaking to this point, Demon Venerable Chi Yang seemed to feel his weight wasn't enough and added: "Furthermore..."
"I see Your Excellency is all alone, with no one to serve you."
"As long as you don't kill me, from now on, this old one will be an old dog by your side!"
"I'll bite whoever you tell me to bite; if you say go east, I'll never go west!"
"This old one is a Mountain-Viewing Realm Demon Venerable after all. I can serve you tea, pour water, and guard your home. If we run into any blind little lackeys, there's no need for Your Excellency to act personally; this old one will deal with them for you!"
Jiang Yuechu looked at the bottomless Old Flood Dragon before her, a hint of oddity flashing in her eyes.
This old thing.
To stay alive, he truly didn't care for his old face anymore.
Seeing the death star remain silent for so long, the Old Flood Dragon steeled his heart, his throat bulging violently.
With a retch.
A bead as crimson as blood was spat into his palm.
The moment the bead appeared, the surrounding air became several degrees hotter, and it seemed as if lava was flowing inside.
"Your Excellency, please look."
"This is this old one's Dragon Pearl. For the Flood Dragon Clan, our entire essence is tied to this. This old one is willing to hand this over to Your Excellency for safekeeping..."
Having said that.
He raised his head and pushed the crimson bead forward.
"This old one is willing to hand this over to Your Excellency for safekeeping."
"From this day forth, this old one's life is entirely within Your Excellency's single thought."
"If this old one has even the slightest change of heart, Your Excellency only needs to apply a little force to crush this pearl, and this old one will suffer Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering on the spot!"
Jiang Yuechu looked down, lost in thought.
She had been killing with abandon just now, but now that she had calmed down, she realized... she truly knew nothing about this place.
Though she had the System to support her, she was an outsider after all.
If she didn't have a guide who knew the ropes and instead crashed around like a headless fly, not only would she waste time, but if she missed out on some good items, that would be a true loss.
Since a demon was willing to be her vanguard, it would save her some trouble.
Thinking of this.
Jiang Yuechu nodded slightly and took the Dragon Pearl.
"Mm."
After saying that, she ignored the demon.
Rolling black Qi, like a river bursting its banks, surged frantically from the girl's acupoints.
Within the hall, a sinister wind instantly howled, and ghosts wailed.
Wherever the black Qi passed, the remnant souls on the demon corpses that were about to dissipate were forcibly dragged out.
The black Qi in the sky instantly tightened, crushing all the noisy sounds.
Dozens of demon souls tumbled within the black Qi, being ruthlessly pulverized.
"Enter!"
The girl gave a light shout.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Light orbs, like meteors chasing the moon, vied to crash into the major acupoints within Jiang Yuechu's body.
Accompanied by bursts of muffled booms, patterns lit up beneath the girl's skin, only to quickly fade away.
As each acupoint was filled, the aura on Jiang Yuechu's body grew a fraction heavier.
Until the final light orb merged in.
Jiang Yuechu exhaled a long breath of turbid air, feeling entirely comfortable.
Sensing carefully.
Adding in those filled outside previously, the number of major acupoints within her body had reached ninety-seven!
Though still far from the Perfection of the cosmic cycle, this power of the Physical Body was already invincible.
However.
It was, after all, only an enhancement of the Physical Body.
What was most critical now was her Realm.
She spread her arms.
"Swallow!"
Rumble—
Rolling essence qi, like a river flowing backward, poured frantically into the girl's pores!
One must know.
Those lying within this hall were not just any random nobodies.
Just the Lamp Lighting Realm Demon Sages alone numbered as many as six or seven!
Great Sage Tengxiao, Great Sage Qing Ming, the Little Dragon King... as for the great demons of the Mountain Gazing Realm, they were even more numerous.
At this moment.
This massive amount of essence qi all converged into a single person.
Jiang Yuechu felt as if stormy waves had been stirred within her Qi Sea.
The two originally calm heart lamps saw their flames explode with the influx of essence qi!
Boom!
Her bones chimed together, sounding like the roar of dragons and tigers.
Her blood surged, as if rivers were changing their course.
Until a certain moment.
Under the washing of the torrent of essence qi, the two heart lamps...
...saw their flames grow increasingly radiant, actually showing signs of merging with each other.
Boom—!!!
Within the Qi Sea, there were no more heart lamps.
Only a brilliant sun, woven of gold and blue, hung high above, illuminating all directions.
Beneath the great sun, all laws surrendered.
[host: Jiang Yuechu]
[Realm: Lamp Lighting Perfection]
[Current Dao Cultivation: 1,999,792 years]
The brilliance faded, and all was silent.
In the corner, Demon Venerable Chi Yang prostrated on the ground, his head buried deep, not daring to look up at that scene.
This, this, this... what kind of terrifying commotion is this?!
Scared this flood dragon to death!
Jiang Yuechu slowly opened her eyes.
The gold and blue flames in her eyes were no longer as flamboyant and exposed as before.
Instead, they were deep as an abyss, hidden and unrevealed.