Chu Yang sat cross-legged beside the Reincarnation Sect Foundation Stone, his mind sinking into his body.
《Chaos Heaven Opening Art》 operated on its own, as if splitting the primordial chaos, refining the vast and boundless Heavenly Venerable Realm Spiritual Power. This power was too immense; although perfectly infused by the System, truly commanding it required further tempering.
He looked inward, seeing his Meridians wide as great rivers, the Chaos-colored Spiritual Power surging ceaselessly, emitting an immortal, world-suppressing Supreme Majesty Dao Rhyme. His bones were crystalline, glowing with a jade-like luster, and as his blood flowed, faint sounds of wind and thunder could be heard. His Divine Soul was even more condensed; with a slight movement of his will, he could cover a hundred-mile radius, perceiving every minute detail!
This was the Peak Heavenly Venerable Realm!
In this world, it was the legend of legends, enough to establish an immortal dynasty and oversee the Reincarnation of all living beings!
“Power… this is absolute power…” Chu Yang slowly opened his eyes, a flash of Chaos light disappearing within them, as if the sun, moon, and Stars were being born and dying within. He gently clenched his fist, feeling the power capable of crushing the Void Space. The repression and humiliation of the past ten years transformed into an incomparably firm Dao Heart at this moment.
He needed a battle to truly familiarize himself with and master this power, to verify the meaning of the title "Heavenly Venerable"!
With a thought, the Divine-grade Breath Concealment Technique operated, and the aura around him that made all things tremble instantly returned to Mundane, transforming him back into that seemingly harmless Qi Refining First Layer cultivator.
He rose to his full height and took a step out.
What seemed like an ordinary step compressed the space beneath his feet, and his figure instantly appeared at the entrance of the valley dozens of feet away. This was the preliminary application of spatial power—shrinking the ground to an inch!
He did not move far, but instead spread his Soul Power like mercury pouring onto the ground, carefully sensing this territory that had just become his.
Soon, his brow twitched slightly, and his gaze fell upon a dark, dense forest on the west side of the valley. There, he sensed an extremely faint life fluctuation carrying a cold, filthy aura. Its intensity actually far surpassed that of the previous Black Scaled Violent Ape, faintly touching the threshold of a Fourth Tier Demonic Beast! Moreover, this aura seemed connected to some Yin vein underground, having been entrenched for a long time.
“It seems this Blessed Land is not ownerless.” A slight curve appeared on Chu Yang’s lips. “Perfect, I’ll use you to raise the flag, and let you, you vile beast, become the first stepping stone for my Reincarnation Sect to gain a foothold!”
He stopped concealing his presence. His figure flickered, appearing above the dense forest as if teleporting. Simultaneously, he released some of the suppression from the Breath Concealment Technique, and a terrifying pressure, like the heavens overturning and a divine mountain descending, crashed down!
“Get out!”
The voice was not loud, but it was like the decree of the Heavenly Dao, containing Supreme Majesty, instantly spreading throughout the entire forest!
Boom!
The dense forest below churned violently, like a lake into which a massive stone had been thrown! Soil exploded, ancient trees requiring several people to embrace were uprooted, and a massive Black Shadow suddenly shot out from underground!
It was a giant python! Its entire body was covered in dark purple scales that shone with a metallic cold light. Its body was as thick as a water vat and over twenty zhang long! Its triangular head bore a ferocious single horn, and its scarlet tongue flickered, bringing gusts of foul wind and poisonous mist. Most bizarre were its eyes; they were a ghastly white, lacking pupils, emitting soul-stirring mental fluctuations!
Fourth Tier Low-Grade Demonic Beast—Unicorn Netherworld Python! Its strength was comparable to a Nascent Soul Early Stage human cultivator! It was also adept at mental attacks and potent poisons, making it an absolute overlord in this mountain range!
The Netherworld Python’s pale eyes locked tightly onto Chu Yang in the air. It had been entrenched here for a hundred years, cultivating by devouring subterranean Yin Qi, and no living creature had ever dared to provoke it like this! The aura emanating from this human gave it an instinctive sense of threat, but more so, it felt the rage of having its territory invaded!
“Hiss—!!”
It let out a sharp, piercing hiss, and an invisible mental Shockwave, like sharp thorns, attacked Chu Yang’s Sea of Consciousness first! Simultaneously, its massive tail whipped like a steel whip, tearing through the air with immense force, sweeping viciously toward Chu Yang! Where the tail wind passed, the space rippled!
This enraged strike was enough to flatten a small mountain!
Facing an attack that would make a Nascent Soul cultivator stand on high alert, Chu Yang’s gaze remained calm.
The mental shock capable of tearing apart the Divine Soul was easily crushed the moment it entered his Sea of Consciousness by the Soul Power, which was as vast as a sea of Stars and as condensed as Chaos, failing to stir up even the slightest ripple.
As for the sweeping giant tail…
Chu Yang didn't even make any defensive or evasive movements, merely floating there quietly.
“Bang!!!”
The giant tail struck him squarely, erupting with a sound like clashing metal! The terrifying power vented, plowing the surrounding ground another three feet deeper!
However, Chu Yang’s figure did not even sway in the slightest!
It was as if the attack, capable of splitting mountains and shattering stone, was merely a gentle breeze brushing past.
In the Netherworld Python’s pale eyes, for the first time, appeared human-like horror and blankness! It felt as if its tail had struck the very barrier of the world. The Rebound force caused cracks to appear in the bones of its entire tail, the pain piercing its heart!
This… how is this possible?!
“Too weak.”
Chu Yang spoke lightly, a hint of disappointment in his tone. He had originally intended to use this to familiarize himself with the various Divine Abilities of the Heavenly Venerable Realm, but he hadn't expected the opponent to be unable to even make him move a single step.
He slowly raised his right hand and gently pressed downward toward the massive python body below.
There was no dazzling Spiritual Light, no earth-shattering momentum.
It was merely the simplest, purest application of power, invoking the rules of heaven and earth!
Boom!!!
The space above the Unicorn Netherworld Python suddenly solidified and collapsed! It was as if an invisible giant hand had grasped this piece of heaven and earth and squeezed it fiercely!
“Pfft—!”
It couldn't even let out a scream. The Fourth Tier Demonic Beast Netherworld Python, which dominated the region with fierce might, had its massive body crushed and contracted by that invisible giant force, like an ice block thrown into a furnace!
Scales shattered! Bones pulverized! Flesh annihilated!
In the blink of an eye, the twenty-zhang-long giant python, under Chu Yang’s casual press, turned into the finest dust mixed with blood mist and bone powder, scattering away and completely vanishing from this world!
Body and Spirit Annihilated!
One strike!
Just one press!
A Fourth Tier Demonic Beast comparable to a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator turned to ash!
This was the power of the Heavenly Venerable Realm! Absolute power that surpassed the cognition of this world! Under the rules, all are ants!
Chu Yang slowly withdrew his palm, feeling that the consumption of Spiritual Power within his body was almost negligible, making his assessment of his own strength clearer.
He swept his gaze over the area below, which had been cleared into a large flat space, and nodded slightly.
“This place can be used to build the Scripture Conveying Hall.”
He communicated with the System mentally.
“Materialize the Scripture Conveying Hall!”
【Ding! Consuming Sect Basic Construction ×1, Scripture Conveying Hall Materializing…】
Buzz!
In the center of the valley, where the Sect Foundation Stone was located, light shone brightly! A phantom image of an ancient, magnificent hall exuding vast Dao Rhyme appeared out of thin air and rapidly solidified from illusion!
The hall body seemed cast from some unknown material, neither metal nor jade, inscribed with countless profound and inscrutable Runes, as if recording the ultimate truths of heaven and earth. Above the main entrance hung a plaque, inscribed with three large characters written in Dao Patterns—Scripture Conveying Hall!
The moment the grand hall was completed, the Spiritual Qi of the entire valley boiled again, becoming purer and denser, with faint Dao sounds echoing, aiding in enlightenment!
Chu Yang stepped into the hall. The space inside was far vaster than it appeared from the outside, as if it contained a Small World of its own. In the center was a blurred statue of a Dao Ancestor preaching the Dharma. On the surrounding walls, countless points of light floated, each point representing a powerful Cultivation Method inheritance capable of stirring up bloody storms in the outside world, awaiting suitable disciples to obtain them.
“Reincarnation Sect… finally looks like something.” Chu Yang nodded with satisfaction.
He walked out of the Scripture Conveying Hall and stood in the plaza before it, gazing toward Qingyang City. The System’s pull toward the "Hidden Dragon in the Abyss" destiny became increasingly clear.
It was time to go back.
He took a step, his figure merging into the Void Space, and in the next moment, he appeared a hundred miles away.
The realm of the Heavenly Venerable—a step covering a thousand miles—was no exaggeration.
Qingyang City, I, Chu Yang, have returned.
Those old scores should be settled one by one.
（Chapter Six Complete）