Lord of Bones

Chapter 796: Late Stage of Transformation
Bing Lan moved his body slightly, and the coldness around him suddenly increased, as if he wanted to freeze the void and turn it into pieces of crystal clear ice crystals.

The young man also nodded in response, his eyes as sharp as torches, flashing with an unyielding light.

He turned his gaze towards the direction where the old voice came from, the voice was low and powerful: "Xuelu, today is the day of your end."

"Arrogant!" The old voice was accompanied by a heart-pounding smell of blood.

In the swirling blood mist, an old man in a blood-stained robe slowly appeared. His eyes were as deep as the abyss, swallowing up all the light around him.

The young man said nothing, but raised his arm lightly, and an extremely brilliant nine-colored divine light broke through the air.

It transformed into a majestic nine-story pavilion, with colorful lights flowing and divine aura shining.

It is like a treasure left behind by the gods in the human world, emitting a breathtaking pressure.

"The Soul-Destroying Pestle is in your custody for now."

Before the young man finished his words, his figure turned into a stream of light and rushed straight towards the old man in the blood-stained robe. His speed was so fast that only a trail of afterimages were left in the air.

The old man in the blood-stained robe snorted coldly, raised his skinny fingers slightly, and pressed down lightly.

Suddenly, a sea of ​​blood fell from the sky, as if the gates of hell were suddenly opened, instantly swallowing up the man in blue robe.

In the sea of ​​blood, Li Yuan only felt a scarlet color in front of his eyes, as if he was drifting in an endless red ocean. The boundary between dreams and reality was blurred and difficult to distinguish.

Confusion, fear, and despair intertwined into an invisible web that bound him tightly.

As the blood color faded, a huge black altar gradually appeared.

The runes on it flickered, revealing an ancient and evil power, as if it could communicate with the underworld and summon unspeakable terrifying beings.

Looking up at the sky, the original nine-colored thunderclouds were unknowingly eroded by pieces of blood-colored thunderclouds, and the thunder was rumbling and deafening.

Li Yuan suddenly broke free from the long and strange dream, and felt a vast and boundless force of space surging like a raging wave, trying to force him out of this space.

The terrifying power of space was so overwhelming that even though he had already entered the late stage of Huawen Realm, he still felt an unprecedented sense of oppression and powerlessness that was hard to resist. It was like an ant trying to shake a tree, powerless to reverse the situation.

"This spatial force is so terrifying."

Li Yuan sighed inwardly, and at the same time quickly mobilized all his energy to try to fight against it.

The blood-red light receded quickly like the tide, leaving only a faint trace.

At this moment, dozens of powerful and different auras suddenly approached like dark clouds, suffocating people.

"What a monster, he actually reached the late stage of Huawen realm directly."

Wu Daoji's voice, with a hint of disbelief and amazement, broke the silence around him.

Li Yuan came to his senses and found himself standing at the entrance of the Blood Refining Battlefield.

The huge blood-red void crack was slowly closing and returning to silence, leaving no trace.

The pool of blood below, which was once as scarlet as the sea and turbulent, was now receding rapidly.

The originally vast square gradually emerged, and everything returned to calm, like a morning after waking up from a dream, peaceful and harmonious.

Recalling that he had just succeeded in breaking through to the late stage of Huawen Realm with the help of the terrifying power of the sixth heavenly thunder, he was unexpectedly caught in the endless dream cycle again.

Dreams are both real and illusory, both clear and blurry, like flowers in a mirror and the moon in water, which are difficult to distinguish.

But at this moment, he is no longer the young man who has just started out, but has the cultivation and strength that is enough to shock countless Yuanists.

"Li Yuan, congratulations on entering the late stage of Huawen Realm."

A cold and familiar female voice sounded, like a spring breeze, pulling him back to reality from the abyss of thoughts.

Li Yuan looked over when he heard this and saw Shui Hanyan, the deputy leader of Tianyun Sect, standing gracefully in the void not far away.

She was dressed in white as white as snow, pure and elegant, like a fairy from heaven, and her every move revealed an otherworldly aura.

However, when Li Yuan's eyes swept around, his expression changed slightly.

Not only Shui Hanyan was present, but also the three sisters Shuang Yuejin, Shuizehai and Shuizeyu, who had fought with him before.

There are also two powerful people in the Huawen realm whom he has never met before. They should also be the ancestors of the Tianyun Sect.

Each of them was full of vigor and had sharp eyes, as if they were ready to attack at any time.

Faced with the sudden change, Li Yuan felt a strong sense of crisis.

Although he has entered the late stage of Huawen Realm, he is still unable to match the powerful lineup of Tianyun Sect.

"Do you still want to fight with me?" Li Yuan's voice was as cold as the winter wind, piercing people's hearts.

Shui Hanyan narrowed her eyes slowly, staring at Li Yuan, and said slowly in a tone without any emotional fluctuations: "Some things need to be confirmed in person before you can feel at ease."

"What's the matter?" Li Yuan's face was as cold as a stone sculpture. His tone was flat, but it contained a sharp edge. Every word he said seemed so cold.

Shui Hanyan did not move, but her voice was like an echo from the abyss, deep and resolute: "Has the Spirit Devouring Demon Vine really fallen?"

Li Yuan took a deep breath and said calmly, "Deputy Sect Leader, are you doubting my previous words?
"Why do I, Li Yuan, need to explain my actions to others over and over again?"

Shui Hanyan said in a deep voice: "The Spirit Devouring Demon Vine is a part of our Tianyun Sect's past that we cannot bear to look back on.

“Therefore, we have to be extremely cautious.

“What’s more, it is difficult for our sect to suppress our curiosity.

"How did you manage to leap from the middle stage of Yuan Shen Realm to the peak of Half-step Hua Wen Realm in just seventy years?
“I am even more curious now, how could you attract a heavenly calamity in such a dangerous place as the Blood Refining Battlefield.

“By borrowing the power of thunder and lightning, my cultivation level can be further improved, reaching the late stage of Huawen Realm.

“This is something strange, I have never heard of it.

“This sect cannot help but ask, is there really such a heaven-defying talent in this world?

"Could it be that our sect is ignorant?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings fell into dead silence.

Many Yuan people gathered here, wanting to witness the birth of a new powerful person who was promoted to the Huawen realm in the Wenhe land.

After all, every time the blood refining battlefield is opened, there will be Yuan people who take this opportunity to step into the realm of transformation.

Everyone's attention should be on Long Qiong, because he is the one who truly endured the thunder of tribulation in the blood refining battlefield.

However, at this moment, his brilliance was completely obscured by Li Yuan.

According to the information they obtained, Li Yuan, to some extent, climbed from the middle stage of Yuanshen Realm to the late stage of Huawen Realm in only seventy years.

The speed of this cultivation progress was something that not only Shui Hanyan had never heard of, but also the other Huawen realm ancestors present, and even the tens of thousands of people in the Wen River below, had never heard of it.

A grave-like silence enveloped the world.

In the tense atmosphere that was almost palpable, Li Yuan's gaze was like a cold blade, slowly sweeping across the surrounding void, taking in the faces of dozens of Huawen Realm experts. After a while, his sharp gaze fixed on Shui Hanyan again, and he raised the corners of his mouth slightly, with a faint smile quietly blooming on his handsome face.

"Master Hanyan, do you really think that even if the Yuan Master obtains the Demon Blood Order of the Devouring Demon Vine, and with the full help of the Devouring Demon Vine, he can pass the tribulation and push his cultivation to the late stage of the Transformation Realm?"

Hearing this, Shui Hanyan frowned slightly. Although her voice was still cold, she had to admit very reluctantly: "The possibility is very small."

She had never seen anyone do this in any book.

Even though she was unwilling to accept it in her heart, she understood that it was impossible to break through to the late stage of Huawen Realm during the heavenly tribulation.

However, Shui Hanyan was still unwilling to give in, and continued: "But no matter what, regarding the matter of swallowing the demon vine, please come back with us to Tianyun Sect and explain everything clearly."

Hearing this, Li Yuan's eyes flashed with impatience. He flicked his sleeves lightly, creating a breeze. It seemed that even the air around him was fluctuating because of his emotions. He said in a cold voice:
“Sect Master Hanyan, once I step into the Tianyun Sect, I’m afraid I will never be free again.

"I have no intention of arguing with you today.

“This is the last time I tell you that the Devouring Demon Vine has been killed by me.

"Whether you believe it or not.

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"Although the Tianyun Sect is strong, it is no longer an insurmountable mountain for me."

Shui Hanyan shouted coldly: "Even if you have entered the transformation pattern, we must ask you to return to Tianyun Sect and thoroughly investigate the whole story of this matter."

The shout was like the sound of breaking ice, piercing through the sky and instantly arousing responses from several other Huawen realm ancestors of the Tianyun Sect.

The energy in their bodies burst out like a flood, surging and surging. Their bodies turned into streams of light, and in the blink of an eye, they trapped Li Yuan inside.

The sunlight shone through the sparse blood-red clouds, dappled onto their resolute faces, adding a bit of solemnity and dignity.

Once the Yuan people survive the heavenly tribulation, the advantages of the bloodlines of various races will no longer be obvious.

Even super beasts are no different from human beings.

Only the legendary Yuan Beast has a slight advantage, because all Yuan Beasts have divine bones hidden in their bodies.

The lifespan of Yuanzhe of each race is roughly the same. Except for special creatures like the Giant Sky Vine and the Essence-Devouring Demon Vine, the lifespan of other Yuanzhe is about three thousand years.

Not only that, the difference in strength between each level in each realm is also becoming increasingly small.

In a sense, overcoming the heavenly tribulation is actually a watershed in the cultivation of a Yuan practitioner.

Below the Huawen realm, within each realm and each small level, there is a huge difference in strength.

Once one succeeds in overcoming the tribulation, everyone will be equal, and the gap in strength between levels will no longer be as huge as it used to be.

Although there is still a gap between the early and late stages of the Huawen Realm, it is no longer an insurmountable chasm.

Of course, he has not yet reached the early stage of Huawen Realm to be able to compete with the late stage of Huawen Realm, but the former can still withstand the pressure of the latter's cultivation and has a chance to escape.

However, the Half-Step Life Spirit Realm still exerts an indescribable oppression on the other three levels of the Pattern Transformation Realm powerhouses. The huge disparity in strength is all because they have cultivated some life source energy.

Many Yuan practitioners, once they have passed the heavenly tribulation, will no longer devote their energy to cultivation if their Yuan bones have not evolved into Heavenly bones, and their cultivation will often stagnate.

After all, he has not reached the Life Spirit Realm, and his lifespan has not increased. Even if his cultivation has improved, his strength will hardly reach the level of complete crushing.

Li Yuan's face became gradually gloomy, like dark clouds covering the sun.

A pair of eyes were like a cold abyss, staring coldly at Shui Hanyan, and said firmly:

"Master Hanyan, do you really think that you can trap me here with just a few of you?"

Shui Hanyan's face was also covered with a layer of frost, her eyes were as sharp as a sword, and she responded coldly: "Really?
"Li Yuan, you are too confident."

At this time, Wu Daoji's figure was like a warm breeze, inserting into the atmosphere that was so tense that it was almost frozen.

He smiled, his eyes revealing a bit of wisdom and tact: "You are all ancestors of Wenhe. Why do you have to make the situation so tense and out of control?"

After all, this is the Blood Evil Lake and they are the masters here. Their words carry an indescribable majesty and affinity, trying to ease the extremely tense atmosphere.

However, it is clear that neither side has any intention of backing down and the atmosphere remains tense.

Wu Daoji shook his head helplessly and continued:
“Li Yuan, to be honest, before you survived the heavenly tribulation, the Tianyun Sect’s pursuit of you was, to some extent, understandable.

“After all, this is a world where strength is respected.

“There are many people with extremely great talents who have never experienced the baptism of heavenly tribulation in their entire lives, let alone crossed that threshold.

“However, once a Yuan Master successfully survives the heavenly tribulation, his status and position will be extraordinary and prominent, surpassing all other Yuan Masters.

"So, why don't you both take a step back?"

Hearing this, Li Yuan raised a playful sneer at the corner of his mouth and said, "I don't care. The key is to see what Sect Master Hanyan thinks."

Shui Hanyan fell into deep thought, her brows slightly furrowed.

Although Teng Qing was far away in Lingxi Valley and could not directly assist Li Yuan, the divine beast at the half-step life spirit realm beside him was a variable that could not be ignored.

What's more, in her opinion, Li Yuan possessed a secret method that could temporarily improve his cultivation.

With the other party's current cultivation level at the late stage of Huawen Realm, once he uses that secret technique, to what extent his cultivation level will be improved, even she cannot predict.

If she let Li Yuan leave easily, then her mobilization of seven Tianyun Sect ancestors would become a huge joke.

According to their previous speculation, even if Li Yuan obtained the tribulation thunder in the blood refining battlefield, no matter how extraordinary his talent was, he could at most improve his cultivation to the middle stage of the Huawen realm.

But what she never expected was that Li Yuan actually broke through to the late stage of Huawen Realm, which undoubtedly made the plan difficult.

Shui Hanyan's silence is like the lake water in late autumn, quiet and deep.

After a long period of contemplation, she finally slowly opened her mouth and said, "Since Brother Wu has advised me so earnestly, I, Shui Hanyan, do not want to entangle with him any further.

“Li Yuan, if you can escape from us today with your own ability, then all the past between you and the Tianyun Sect, including the fact that you killed the great elder of Shuiyun Peak, will be written off.

"As for the dispute over the Essence Devouring Demon Vine, my Tianyun Sect will never interfere in the future."

Upon hearing this, Wu Daoji frowned slightly and sighed inwardly. It was clearly still a tough battle, but it was just phrased in a different way.

But he also understood that this was the only way that both parties could accept, so he quietly stepped aside and watched the situation develop.

Li Yuan let out a long breath, and his body seemed to gradually relax, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders.

There was a cunning light in the depths of his eyes, and he said calmly: "In that case, I will follow the words of Sect Master Hanyan."

Seeing this, Shui Hanyan breathed a sigh of relief.

Just when she thought Li Yuan was planning to challenge her to a competition, a nine-color brilliant Yuan pattern light suddenly burst out from behind the latter.

Like the brightest star in the night sky, it instantly lights up the sky above the Blood Evil Lake.

(End of this chapter)