Song Yan said, "So there's no escape here?"

The Celestial Venerable replied, "Even if there is, it's extremely long, ten deaths with no life, and the end is completely unknown. It would be better to risk escaping through the void and give it a try."

Song Yan stepped forward, silently observing that Jalayosa.

He could see the strength of the many faces on Jalayosa when they were alive.

However, these strong ones have fused their sharp and unwavering Sword Hearts into that Jalayosa.

This was the golden part of the Netherworld condensed from numerous monstrous Sword Hearts of heaven and earth.

And afterward, it would become part of the Master of Heaven and Earth.

Song Yan felt a bit emotional, realizing that sometimes lack of power can also avoid calamities.

Ling Handeng hadn't reached here yet.

The so-called deal with the Master of Heaven and Earth was merely to lure those strong ones here.

No wonder the Master of Heaven and Earth invited him to go directly to the Sword Alliance, no longer demanding he explore the Sea of Suffering Sword Village.

But is the Divine List really safe?

Once you enter the Divine List, you become a slave, with life and death beyond your control.

At that moment, the Celestial Venerable suddenly said, "Song Yan, let's make a deal."

Song Yan replied, "Speak."

The Celestial Venerable said, "For various reasons, the Good Corpse of my three corpses has not returned, and I think it's still with the Master of Heaven and Earth. Help me find it, and I will be your Dao companion."

Song Yan asked, "What do you mean?"

The Celestial Venerable said, "I've stood here for a long time, and hid for a long time. I've realized that to survive, we must deal with the Master of Heaven and Earth, otherwise... you and I will eventually either become avatars, enter the Divine List, or become part of Jalayosa, with no trace of vitality.

The Dark Dragon Corpse is suppressing the Master of Heaven and Earth, but the Master of Heaven and Earth is suppressing us. What we first face is not the apocalypse, but the Master of Heaven and Earth.

However, trust between you and me is not easily established, the best way is to become Dao companions, and not just in name."

After a moment of thought, the Celestial Venerable said, "There are still remnants of nations not destroyed, we could go there and live for a lifetime.

It's funny when you think about it, mortals are clearly the weakest beings, yet... the cause and effect they forge are the most solid and purest.

You and I need not use cultivator powers, spend a hundred years together as childhood sweethearts, day and night, naturally becoming true Dao companions.

Only in sharing advance and retreat can we hope to confront the Master of Heaven and Earth.

After a hundred years, it won't be too late to search for the Good Corpse again.

If one lifetime isn't enough, then two, three, four, as many as needed."

As she spoke, the Celestial Venerable slightly raised her chin, exposing her white neck, smiled and asked, "What do you say?"

Thinking for a moment, she added, "Limited to this, the divine spirits here cannot exceed the Master of Heaven and Earth in understanding the Little Celestial Dao Characters, except perhaps if the Master of Heaven and Earth's physical form is critically injured, otherwise... we stand no chance.

With such destiny, it's already greater than countless in the mortal world, two against one is better than one on one.

Right now my greatest concern is the trust issue between us.

Infighting benefits no one."

Song Yan stared deeply at her familiar yet unfamiliar face, after a long while, grinned, exposing teeth made of gray Sword Moth scales, and smiled, "If it were earlier, I would have agreed with you."

The Celestial Venerable asked, "And now?"

Song Yan said, "We've both been through countless things, true feelings... how can they be cultivated again? It's just child's play. Even if we became children, beneath that tender skin and flesh lies a deep heart. Let's not waste time."

The Celestial Venerable said, "I understand."

Song Yan said, "But what binds us is beneficent karma. Having received the information today, if an opportunity arises in the future, it will be reciprocated."

The Celestial Venerable nodded with a smile.

Immediately, the two cautiously watched each other.

Song Yan slowly retreated until his figure completely disappeared.

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Song Yan left the Sea of Suffering Sword Village.

The existence of Jalayosa essentially filled the last piece of the puzzle of this heaven and earth while revealing the Master of Heaven and Earth's intentions.

He already had a plan in mind.

The void is not the path, nor is the sea of suffering, so... why not mimic the Master of Heaven and Earth, while giving the Master of Heaven and Earth a small surprise.

Song Yan shed the Sword Moth skin and sped away in his Divine Soul State.

His destination: Celestial Venerable Secret Realm Ruins.

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Low-Level Cultivation Profound Land...

Near the Mountain and Sea Demon Country, this place had transformed into a region overrun by Netherworld life and Celestial Calamity Beasts.

The era of the Dark Celestial Calamity was already tumultuous, unlike in the early days where only Celestial Calamity Beasts roamed without Netherworld life.

The landscape here had been plowed repeatedly, seemingly shredded.

The ground revealed deep pits, from which the Netherworld's Qi rose like smoke signals.

Swipe!

A pure, translucent figure silently landed.

Yet, neither Celestial Calamity Beasts nor Netherworld life seemed to perceive this figure, allowing it to roam freely over the catastrophic land.

Song Yan made a circuit, as expected, and did not find Po Xu Yuzhuang or Su Yao.

Po Xu Yuzhuang, like the "Black Lotus Fire" in the Rakshasa Realm and the "Tainted Gold" Jalayosa, are intelligent beings, and surely have already left this place.

He was unsure if "Po Xu Yuzhuang" still recognized him.

But since they have intelligence, there's a possibility.

Whether friend or foe, he should at least be recognized.

This cause and effect are sufficient for him to search for a meeting.

However, this journey's primary goal wasn't "Po Xu Yuzhuang" but another presence.

Though many years have passed, Netherworld creatures don't roam at will, without a life to tempt them they typically stay in their own "territory."

This place has withstood multiple attacks by Celestial Calamity Beasts, so alive beings were nonexistent both humans and non-humans alike, theoretically making it more likely for Netherworld creatures from a century ago to still be nearby.

Song Yan began his search.

Expanding his search range circle by circle.

Three months later...

Song Yan suddenly saw a vast white area.

The endless white was a kind of mist, a fragrance.

Upon taking a slight whiff, Song Yan surprisingly found it quite alluring, making it hard to resist entering to find the source of the aroma.

"Finally found it."

Song Yan's figure darted, diving into the mist.

In the central mist was a giant desiccated skeletal three-legged toad, covered with corpse spots, its mouth drooling, dripping steadily.

The ground manifested a bowl-shaped phantom, holding the clear pure toad saliva, which began dispersing the mist outward.

This was the "Meng Po" Song Yan had encountered in the Celestial Venerable Secret Realm.

It was precisely this Meng Po that cost Song Yan a Netherworld Corpse Demon avatar and lost him Po Xu Yuzhuang.

However, since Meng Po could remove the refinement traces from Po Xu Yuzhuang, there's no reason it couldn't remove the refinement traces from the "Tainted Gold" Jalayosa.

Back then, the creature Song Yan feared so much could now no longer detect his presence.

Anything weaker than him and lacking a soul, the Little Celestial Dao Characters "Freedom" allowed him to control their shells and confine their Divine Thought.

Such was the case with Meng Po.

In an instant, Song Yan's pure crystalline Divine Soul entered Meng Po's body.

Then, the desiccated skeletal toad transformed into a youth with dry skin, riddled with corpse spots.

Song Yan donned a gray cloak and vanished on a breeze.

Having found a suitable body, he needed to look for compatible Divine Thought.

And the strongest Divine Thought he could think of was from that time, from the Yin Yang Profound Dragon's mouth... second sister.

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