The World that Tao Rules, Volume 14, page 15
However, he suddenly realized that the strong connection between himself and Xisoil had disappeared!
The only possibility for this was that someone with powerful cultivation temporarily severed this connection.
At that moment, a deafening noise echoed in the distance, prompting Ye Tianshi to say, "Let's go there!"
"Okay!"
The place, silent for countless years, now housed three top-tier formidable beings.
If we add the blood demon sealed here, there will be four powerful beings!
They are about to meet!
Chapter 790: Two Brothers
"Xue Dongliu, your strength is only so-so!"
Although his attacks did not have an effect, the force of the recoil from the spear in his hand made Lei Ling feel relieved and more confident!
He entered this prison within a prison to suppress Xue Dongliu, taking a certain risk.
As the Supreme Envoy responsible for guarding Dao Prison, his understanding of Dao Prison and Xue Dongliu far surpasses that of others.
A great change occurred in the vast Tao World a long time ago.
The consequence of the great change was that a group of powerful beings like Xue Dongliu were captured by the experts from Dao God Temple.
For some unknown reason, the Dao God Temple did not kill them, but instead imprisoned them separately, giving rise to the Dao Prison.
Xue Dongliu was sent to the Blood Path World on the seventh level of the Dao Prison, suppressed by the Seven Star Tao Seal.
The blood demon who once roamed recklessly across the realms was said to have reached the peak of the Daotai Realm in his cultivation.
Some even believed that he had reached the state of Human Dao Isomorphism and entered the ranks of Taoist Demons.
Faced with Xue Dongliu at the height of his power, even Lei Ling wouldn't dare to come near him, no matter how brave he was.
With the suppression of the Seven Star Tao Seal, Xue Dongliu couldn't be killed, but his strength would continuously weaken over time.
There was no energy inside this prison within a prison, making it impossible for Xue Dongliu to replenish his energy, causing him to weaken constantly.
Moreover, the lack of poisonous gas within this inner prison was not due to special treatment by the Dao God Temple, but was the opposite; all the poisonous gas had completely merged into Xue Dongliu's body.
Even the poisonous gas present in the Blood Path World originated from within Xue Dongliu's body.
If we imagine the whole Blood Path World as an apple, then the prison within a prison is like the core, and Xue Dongliu is the seed inside the core.
As long as Xue Dongliu doesn't die, the poison inside him will keep flowing through the prison within a prison, spreading into the Blood Path World continuously!
Despite that, the Dao God Temple is still not at ease, so they arranged another trial for him.
The trial seems to be for training the disciples of Dao San Palace to control the number of strong individuals in the Blood Path World. But its real purpose is still to suppress Xue Dongliu even more.
Those creatures who are designed to enter the prison within a prison and die there, whether they are criminals or disciples of Dao San Palace, their deaths will strengthen the power of the Seven Star Tao Seal.
In short, after so many years, Xue Dongliu's strength has long been weakened a lot from what it used to be.
Moreover, even though Xue Dongliu now possesses Jiang Yun's body and has finally appeared, it's not his true form at all.
If Xue Dongliu's true form appears, it means the Seven Star Tao Seal will be completely broken.
In that case, Lei Ling wouldn't need to take action, the Palace Master of Dao San Palace would personally appear to suppress Xue Dongliu once again.
Now, the one who took over Jiang Yun is just a small part of the Taoist Demon soul split by Xue Dongliu.
This situation is similar to when Dongfang Bo occupied Ma Jun's body with a divine sense.
But Dongfang Bo's possession is temporary, like temporarily staying in Ma Jun's body. Once the divine sense disappears or leaves, Ma Jun is still Ma Jun.
Xue Dongliu's takeover is permanent. Once it is successful, from then on, there will be no more Jiang Yun in the world, only Xue Dongliu!
Although Lei Ling doesn't know how Xue Dongliu managed to take over Jiang Yun, facing Xue Dongliu in this state, even though his cultivation is only at the later stage of Daoxing Realm, he still has confidence.
Little did he know, the reason Xue Dongliu could take over Jiang Yun is because Jiang Yun once devoured Xue Ranyi, who was also a blood demon, and condensed Blood Cave Heaven.
"You dare to be arrogant, you mere child!" Jiang Yun coldly said, "Back then, even if your Thunderstorm World Lord personally descended, he could do nothing to me!"
"Xue Dongliu, stop mentioning those insignificant matters. Now, you are just a prisoner under restraint!"
Lei Ling shook the golden lance in his hand. The lance exploded, turning into countless golden lightnings, forming a massive thunderstorm that surged towards Jiang Yun.
"Storm of Disaster Thunder!"
Disaster thunder is the enemy of cultivators. Now, so many disaster thunder have gathered into a storm. Once caught in it, it's like being attacked by countless Tao Calamity thunders. The consequences can be imagined to be dreadful.
In Jiang Yun's blood-red eyes, a fierce light shone as he coldly said, "If I devour your fresh blood, I should be able to break the second Tao Seal."
"Tower, come forth!"
As these two words were spoken, similar to a spell being cast, the nine-story blood tower that originally stood in the endless distance suddenly shot up from the ground.
In the blink of an eye, it crossed the vast distance and appeared directly in front of Jiang Yun.
Following that, Jiang Yun pointed his finger and the bottom layer of the nine-story blood tower suddenly exploded, turning into a sea of blood.
In the blood sea, there were countless fierce figures moving around, like a chaotic dance of demons!
Under the surge of the blood sea, it suddenly clashed with the storm of disaster thunder.
As Jiang Yun and Lei Ling started to fight, Jin Cunyao arrived carrying a wooden barrel.
Watching the blood sea about to collide with Lei Bao in mid-air, his face showed a look of shock.
This level of battle was something he couldn't get involved in at all.
Even Ye Tianshi opened his eyes, furrowing his brows slightly, clearly surprised by the situation before him.
He aimed to save Jiang Yun, but it was clear that Xue Dongliu had taken control of Jiang Yun's body.
He needed to attack Xue Dongliu immediately to try to rescue Jiang Yun.
However, by doing so, he would be helping Lei Ling and going against the Dao God Temple, whom he despised, making it impossible for him to aid Lei Ling.
Yet, if he helped Xue Dongliu kill Lei Ling, he worried that it might take too long, risking not being able to save Jiang Yun in time.
The best solution now was for him to intervene and subdue both of them at the same time.
Unfortunately, with his current strength, he can only handle either Xue Dongliu or Lei Ling at most, and he cannot possibly fight against both at the same time.
Just as Ye Tianshi was hesitating, a relieved voice suddenly sounded beside him, saying, "Finally found it!"
"Who are you?"
A sudden cold light flashed in Ye Tianshi's eyes as he looked at a man who appeared next to him, looking like a beggar.
He did not recognize this man, and the fact that he could approach him unnoticed indicated that the man's strength was at least equal to his own.
While the beggar had not spoken yet, Jin Cunyao's expression had already changed. He naturally recognized him as the beggar who had been asleep in the Anshen Pool for more than three years.
However, he never imagined that this beggar would appear in this place now.
Just as Jin Cunyao was about to mention that the beggar was a former disciple of the Dao God Temple, the beggar smiled strangely at him.
With just that look, Jin Cunyao suddenly felt as if a divine might had descended upon him, making it impossible for him to speak a single word.
Luckily, the beggar quickly looked away and turned his gaze back to Jiang Yun in the sky. Softening his eyes, he said, "I'm Dongfang Bo, his Senior Brother. And you, who are you?"
"It seems like you care a lot about my little martial brother too, huh?"
Dongfang Bo's words made Ye Tianshi pause for a moment, but then he understood vaguely. Squinting slightly, he said, "I'm Ye Tianshi. If we're really counting, I'm actually like his senior brother too!"
Chapter 791: Division of Labor
Ye Tianshi is a direct disciple of the Medicine God, while Jiang Yun is a disciple receiving the inheritance from the Medicine God, considered a disciple of the next generation.
Therefore, when he said he was Jiang Yun's senior brother, he wasn't lying.
"Oh?"
Ye Tianshi's response left Dongfang Bo surprised, who then turned his gaze towards him.
After scrutinizing Ye Tianshi for a while, Dongfang Bo shook his head.
Although he still had doubts, a smile surfaced on his face as he said, "Even though I don't understand why you are also his senior brother, this kid has always been lucky. Having a senior brother like you is also part of his luck!"
Pausing for a moment, Dongfang Bo continued, "Normally, the two of us as senior brothers should sit down and have a good chat, sharing about life."
"But I'm short on time, I believe you are too. So now, Taoist friend Ye, can you please first tell me what happened to our young martial brother?"
"Our younger martial brother!"
When Ye Tianshi heard Dongfang Bo calling Jiang Yun like that, even though he didn't know who Dongfang Bo was, he felt a liking towards him.
The old man's face also showed a smile, nodding and saying, "You're right, our younger martial brother, is really lucky."
"Although he seemed lifeless, with the life fire extinguished and taken over by the blood demon, he should have been dead."
"However, he has practiced my master's technique called The Art of Rebirth through Flame Extinguishment!"
"Life Fire Rebirth is divided into nine stages, with every three stages forming a barrier. He has already completed two cycles of rebirth, and to complete the third one, he must extinguish his life fire completely to cross this barrier."
"Furthermore, there must be another person who has also practiced Life Fire Rebirth, using their own life fire to reignite his life fire."
"Currently, he unknowingly meets all the conditions for the third cycle of rebirth!"
"Moreover, he seems to have sensed his own soul, hence despite being taken over, a part of his spirit remains. As long as his life fire is reignited to complete the third cycle of rebirth, he can be resurrected!"
After Ye Tianshi finished explaining, Dongfang Bo shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "My Taoist friend, I don't understand what you're talking about with the Nirvana technique, but since you do, why don't we work together?"
Ye Tianshi looked at Jiang Yun and said, "I will help him suppress the soul of the blood demon, assisting in his rebirth through the life fire three times!"
Dongfang Bo looked at Lei Ling and said, "Then I will handle this little guy from the Thunderstorm World!"
After they finished speaking, they smiled at each other!
Ye Tianshi finally slowly stood up from the wooden barrel where he had been for many years without knowing.
As he stood up, the water in the barrel all merged into his body, transforming into a white long shirt that wrapped around his naked, withered body.
Following that, Ye Tianshi closed his eyes slightly and then opened them again, taking a step out of the water barrel.
"Ancestor!"
Beside him, Jin Cunyao spoke hesitantly, watching Ye Tianshi's slightly hunched figure, his eyes slightly reddening.
He knew that once the old ancestor stepped out of the wooden barrel, it meant walking towards death with no chance of turning back.
"Silly boy, there's no need to be sad. After I leave, take care of your tribe!"
Ye Tianshi glanced at Jin Cunyao with a kind look in his eyes, then with his words falling, he took a step towards Jiang Yun.
With each step, Ye Tianshi's hunched body straightened a bit and the wrinkles on his face decreased slightly.
Deep in his soul, unseen by others, his originally weak life fire, like a tiny spark, was growing stronger!
Seven steps!
After the seventh step, Ye Tianshi finally stood less than three feet away from Jiang Yun, and at that moment, he seemed like a different person.
He stood tall like a sword, the layers of wrinkles on his face vanished, revealing smooth skin.
Black hair grew back on his bald head, flowing over his shoulders.
Adding to his already thirty-something appearance was a white outfit as pure as snow, making him look like a middle-aged man.
Besides that, a powerful aura exuded from his tall figure, not weaker than Lei Ling across from him!
At the same time, Dongfang Bo also took steps forward and stood beside Lei Ling.
"Boom!"
Another loud sound rang out as the thunderstorm and sea of blood collided, finally exploding and dissipating into the air.
Lei Ling and Jiang Yun were already aware of the arrival of Dongfang Bo and Ye Tianshi, but their focus was on their own spells at the time, so they paid no attention.
Looking at Ye Tianshi standing in front of him now, Jiang Yun squinted slightly with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Ye Tianshi respectfully bowed to Jiang Yun, saying, "Junior Ye Tianshi greets Senior Xue! I imagine you may not remember me, Senior!"
This scene left Jin Cunyao stunned on the side!
Master Ye had lived for so long that he couldn't even count it, but now, facing the blood demon Xue Dongliu who clearly took over Jiang Yun's body, he still showed respect as a junior.
Upon hearing Ye Tianshi's words, Jiang Yun squinted his eyes, then after sizing up Ye Tianshi, his eyes widened suddenly, and he said, "You are the apprentice of Medicine Master!"
Ye Tianshi bowed again and said, "Yes, I didn't expect the senior to still remember our master!"
A look of reminiscence appeared on Jiang Yun's face as he said, "Medicine Master saved my life, of course I remember, I just didn't expect that you are still alive."
At this point, Jiang Yun's tone suddenly changed, the reminiscence on his face turned cold as he said, "Although you are alive, your lifespan has reached its limit long ago. Instead of quietly waiting for death, why appear here?"
"Are you trying to stop me?"
Ye Tianshi didn't care about Jiang Yun's changing expression, he still respectfully said, "If the senior possessed someone else, even if you gave me ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare to stop you."
"But the person you possessed is my little martial brother, also the second-generation disciple of our master, so I dare to ask Senior Xue to spare him."
"He is a disciple of Medicine Master?"
This sentence made Jiang Yun look down at his body with a slight surprise on his face.
"Yes!" nodded Ye Tianshi.
"Hmph!"
However, Jiang Yun's expression turned cold again as he said, "Although the Medicine Master has been kind to me, I have finally found someone to possess. I cannot give up now."
"Besides, he is already dead. Even if I leave his body now, he will still be a dead man!"
Ye Tianshi continued, "Our family all practice The Art of Rebirth through Flame Extinguishment. Senior Xue should know better than me that my junior brother still has a lingering spirit. As long as the soul of the senior is willing to leave, there is a possibility of his resurrection!"
Jiang Yun couldn't help but feel a slight movement in his heart, knowing that what Ye Tianshi said was true.
Because this kid's body indeed had a struggling spirit inside, preventing him from fully possessing it.
Even when he was about to kill the messenger earlier, it was ultimately him who stopped himself.
