Wang Ziyu stood at the edge of the ruins, looking up at the red-robed figure in the sky, his expression extremely grim.
The first disciple of the Yujing Tower, Wang Canglan.
In the Eastern Region's younger generation, this name was like an insurmountable mountain.
Others might not know the inside story, but Wang Ziyu knew it all too well.
During the previous trip to Spirit Mountain, although he hadn't accompanied the girl, the Pill Cauldron Sect's ability to return to the Great Tang unscathed meant they must have offended the other party.
However, he never imagined...
...that someone of Wang Canglan's status would personally hunt them down all the way to the demon-infested heart of the Yu Mountain Great Range for such a small grudge.
Since when did the Yujing Tower's way of doing things reach such a point?
Wang Ziyu grit his teeth and looked at the Girl in Black Robes standing before him with her hands behind her back.
To be fair, after witnessing Jiang Yuechu's methods, he didn't think this girl was much worse than Wang Canglan.
But that was Wang Canglan, after all.
This long-established reputation, etched into his very bones, made Wang Ziyu subconsciously feel a bit worried.
No matter how well this girl could fight, what were her chances of winning against an established Prodigy with such unfathomable foundations?
Furthermore, Wang Canglan represented the Chunyang Lineage of the Yujing Tower.
If things truly reached an irredeemable state here in the Yu Mountain Great Range...
At this thought, Wang Ziyu could no longer care about much else.
He quickly walked to Jiang Yuechu's side and lowered his voice, speaking rapidly.
"Don't be rash."
"This person is the first disciple of the Yujing Tower, no small matter... I am a direct disciple of Taie from the Xuanzhen Grotto-Heaven; in terms of seniority and status, I am not much inferior to him."
"In a moment, I will step forward to mediate with him. Even if it's just to preserve the Face of my Taia Lineage, he might not necessarily have a public falling out with you here..."
Wang Ziyu wanted to say more, but a fair palm had already covered his Face.
Applying a slight force with her fingers, she ruthlessly pushed his entire Face backward.
Caught off guard, Wang Ziyu stumbled back two steps, nearly falling on his backside.
"What are you doing!"
Wang Ziyu brushed away the hand blocking his view and glared resentfully at the girl's back.
At a time like this, why was she still trying to show off?
That was Wang Canglan; did she really think he was like those wild demons in Yu Mountain who were at her mercy?
Jiang Yuechu didn't turn around, not even sparing him a single glance.
She simply stared indifferently at the red-robed figure in the sky.
In the next instant.
A thick, ink-like color bloomed within the depths of her pitch-black eyes.
Boom.
Billowing black mist surged forth.
It was like a volcano that had been suppressed for ten million years suddenly erupting.
The pitch-black mist rose into the sky with a domineering and peerless posture.
In the blink of an eye, it forcibly tore a rift through the sky above Wangchuan Valley, which had been stained red by the firelight.
The sun-blotting black mist quickly spread across the air, transforming into a sunless abyss.
It forcibly pushed back half of the sea of flames that filled the sky.
The black mist churned and surged, lifting that slender figure in black robes.
Jiang Yuechu stepped into the Void Realm, ascending to the heavens step by step. Surrounded by the billowing black mist, she reached the same height as Wang Canglan.
One red, one black.
The two figures faced each other from afar above the sea of clouds in the Yu Mountain Great Range.
Within Wangchuan Valley, thousands of demons prostrated themselves and trembled, not daring to lift their heads even an inch.
Wang Canglan stood within the sea of flames with his hands behind his back. Looking at the boundless black mist opposite him, there wasn't much anger on his handsome Face.
Instead, it carried a hint of regret.
"Actually, you are already quite the Prodigy."
Wang Canglan's voice echoed within the sea of flames, tinged with a natural arrogance.
"With this level of talent, looking across the entire Eastern Region, even within those Dao Lineages that have been passed down for ten million years, one could hardly find a few people who can compare to you."
He shook his head slightly.
"If it weren't for your ignorance and the fact that you destroyed Qingluan Mountain... ruining my grand plan of Entering the Dao through Dreams."
Wang Canglan looked at Jiang Yuechu.
"With your talent, once I step into that legendary Painting Realm and become the Co-Lord of Heaven and Earth..."
"...you might not be unable to stay by my side and become my right-hand person."
"Managing this vast world for me and receiving the adoration of ten thousand people."
He spoke with extreme seriousness.
As if this were a tremendous blessing.
In his eyes, he was destined to reach the summit of the Eastern Region and become the number one person in the world.
To be chosen and recruited by him was an honor that any Cultivator in this world would dream of.
Thousands of demons lay on the ground, listening to the arrogant words of the red-robed man in the sky.
All of them gasped.
Co-Lord of Heaven and Earth.
This boast was incredibly audacious.
Yet, coming from the mouth of the Yujing Tower's first disciple, it actually seemed somewhat believable.
Within the black mist.
Jiang Yuechu quietly listened to this long-winded speech.
There wasn't a single ripple of emotion on her exquisite Face.
"Are you finished?"
Her cold and indifferent voice pierced through the sea of flames.
Wang Canglan's brow furrowed slightly.
This reaction was beyond his expectations.
Not only did the other party not feel honored by his recruitment, but there wasn't even a flicker of emotion.
This feeling of being completely ignored... made him feel inexplicably uncomfortable.
"It seems you still haven't recognized the situation..."
Wang Canglan gave a cold laugh, not bothering to say more.
Now that the opportunity to enter the dream was destroyed.
Only by capturing this woman could he help himself step onto the Great Dao!
The Pure Yang Fire within his body, which had been suppressed for a long time, could no longer be held back.
Violent heat ran wild through his Meridians.
"Look closely!"
"Against a true foundation, your prideful talent is utterly fragile!"
As his voice fell.
Wang Canglan's hands suddenly formed a seal before his chest.
His terrifying cultivation at the Perfection of Ascending the Tower erupted without reservation.
The nine massive fire phoenixes circling in the sky let out a clear cry that shattered the clouds.
With a flap of their wings.
Trailing long tails of flame, they dove down toward Jiang Yuechu with a momentum that could incinerate the heavens and boil the seas.
The extreme heat ignited all the air along their path.
The entire sky above Wangchuan Valley was completely transformed into a crimson Hell.
Before such power, the demons below didn't even dare to look.
They could only close their eyes in fear and trepidation.
Jiang Yuechu looked up.
Her pitch-black eyes reflected the firelight filling the sky.
Suddenly.
The billowing black mist blotted out the sky and earth, surging upward like a raging tide.
The screeching of ten thousand demon souls exploded from deep within the black mist.
The black mist converged, completely enveloping that slender figure in black robes.
Her body could no longer be seen.
Her Face could no longer be seen.
Only a terrifying silhouette remained.
Immediately following that.
Two massive wings condensed from pure black mist suddenly unfurled from the darkness.
They blotted out the sun and moon, weighing down upon the heavens.
And in the very center of the dense black mist.
Two streaks of crimson mist quietly lit up.
Like a World-Destroying Demon God awakening from the primordial abyss, it looked down indifferently upon this world.
Heaven and earth were overturned, Yin and Yang were thrown into chaos...
The Great Black Heaven descends!