Demon Cultivator with Celestial Book

Chapter 350: Chapter 249: Whose World-Shocking Fortune, This Master Grants All Requests

Guided by the pull of the Talisman Decree, Jiang Yi successfully entered Jukuzhou.

His Heart Spirit was in a daze, his senses dulled, as if his body were submerged in a boundless ocean, drifting aimlessly with the currents.

Strange, kaleidoscopic scenes flashed past. He felt as if the world had been turned upside down, leaving him utterly disoriented.

A moment later, the Divine Sense in his Primordial Gate quivered, and a golden light flowed forth, sweeping away the unpleasant sensation.

’The gold attribute...’

A cooling sensation washed over Jiang Yi, clearing his mind. His refined Divine Sense, like a rising sun, instantly pierced through the boundless Great Void.

’The Great Void is where a True Monarch resides, while a Foundation Establishment True Master can only glimpse its vague outline... Shao Yang has its gaze upon me, allowing me to see into the Great Void! This must be the Divine Technique contained within the gold attribute.’

Lost in thought, Jiang Yi looked up to see a colossal sphere of light drawing ever closer. It was incomparably vast in scale and brilliant gold in color.

’Is that Jukuzhou?’

In a fleeting glance, he noticed numerous streaks of light ahead, trailing long, fiery wakes.

Like meteors hurtling toward the earth, they were all headed straight for that great world.

’They must be the True Inheritance disciples of the Innate Sect who set out before me.’

The closer he drew to Jukuzhou, the stronger the pull from the Talisman Decree became. Jiang Yi’s body felt as if it were cast from iron, dragged forward by a massive, unseen magnet.

Just before he plunged into the great world, he glanced back on a whim.

’So this is what the Yanfu Vast Land looks like...’

A tremor ran through Jiang Yi’s gaze, his eyes wide with shock.

He saw a boundless continent suspended in the void, a landmass so vast and without end it seemed to blanket the entire cosmos.

Below it were innumerable, shimmering spheres of light, like a thousand rivers converging to support the Yanfu Vast Land.

’These spheres of light are similar to Jukuzhou, but far inferior.’

’They can only be classified as lesser or intermediate worlds.’

The boundless continent filled his vision, looking as if it had been birthed at the dawn of time after gestating for trillions of eons.

Its surface was wreathed in primordial chaos qi, and within it, one could faintly discern perfect, complete, exalted seats where the Great Dao was whole.

At its very apex was a resplendent Great Sun, illuminating the vastness of space.

’The Golden Position... a True Monarch... They exist only in the Yanfu Vast Land, like the very source of the Great Dao.’

Jiang Yi stared at the resplendent Great Sun. If not for Shao Yang’s gaze, he, a mere Demon Dao practitioner at the Qi Cultivation realm, would have been instantly blinded for daring to look at it directly.

’Hah, the position of Tai Yang? The day will come when I can take a closer look.’

As the thought crossed his mind, Jiang Yi slammed into an incredibly thick world membrane, and a tremendous impact washed over his entire body.

The brilliant gold Talisman Decree flickered erratically, like a candle in the wind.

Jiang Yi saw the very fabric of heaven and earth, the division of the three realms, and the creation of all living things.

Such a magnificent spectacle was enough to make one marvel at the profound mysteries of the Celestial Lord.

Then, the Divine Sense in his Primordial Gate felt as if it had plunged into a vast fog.

His five senses were clouded, and everything became dark and silent.

...

...

「Jukuzhou, Mortal Realm.」

A waning moon hung high in the sky as a few old crows flapped past, circling the barren branches, unwilling to roost.

Their chilling, hoarse caws pierced the night sky, carried far away on the howling, cold wind.

The mass grave was dotted with burial mounds, and wild dogs occasionally darted through.

Yao Yun slowly opened her eyes. Listening carefully for any sound and confirming that no one was around, she crawled out from the straw mat she was wrapped in.

Her face was sallow and emaciated, her clothes were in tatters, and she reeked, looking for all the world like a filthy beggar.

"I finally escaped!"

A smile appeared on Yao Yun’s face, one of pure relief at having survived her ordeal.

Even in this gloomy, yin-choked mass grave, she felt not a trace of fear.

The people in the Kulushan Mine were more terrifying than any Fierce Ghost.

If her identity had been exposed or she had attracted any attention, the convicts in the mines would surely have devoured her, leaving nothing behind.

Before long, a gaunt figure approached at high speed. It was none other than Chen Jin.

His gaze was as sharp as a falcon’s, completely devoid of the decrepit, elderly air he had worn in the mine caverns.

With a light tap of his foot, he landed steadily without raising a single speck of dust.

Chen Jin stood ramrod straight, like a great spear, exuding a sharp aura that seemed capable of piercing the heavens.

"Congratulations, Princess, for pulling off such a grand deception and escaping Kulushan."

Chen Jin cupped his fists, his tone respectful.

He and Yao Yun had long ago agreed on a plan to feign her death to deceive the Kulushan mine guards.

To execute this plan, Chen Jin had produced the "Leg-Stretching and Eye-Staring Pills" that he had acquired during his past travels.

The pill had a strange name, but its effects were extraordinary. After swallowing it, the user would suffer excruciating abdominal pain. Within minutes, their limbs would stiffen and their body would fill with a deathly chill, making the symptoms indistinguishable from a sudden, violent death.

He had then bribed the corpse collector to dump Yao Yun’s "body" in this nearby mass grave rather than burying it immediately.

"It’s all thanks to Eunuch Chen for teaching me that ’Turtle Breathing Technique.’ Otherwise, I would’ve been exposed after playing dead for three days."

Yao Yun’s eyes darted about. She expressed her thanks, her face a mask of sincere gratitude.

"Princess."

Chen Jin’s tone suddenly shifted, and his eyes turned sinister, like a predator eyeing a lamb for the slaughter.

"You said before that once we were free of Kulushan, you would lead this old servant to the Zhixuan Treasure Map."

Yao Yun’s heart pounded. ’This old servant really is after the Zhixuan Treasure Map!’

She forced a laugh.

"Eunuch Chen, there’s something you don’t know. My mother hid the map in an incredibly secret place..."

Chen Jin let out a booming laugh.

"How could this old servant not know? Her Highness placed the Zhixuan Treasure Map in the Imperial Study, tucked inside a common copy of the *Classic of the Dao’s Origin*."

As if struck by lightning, Yao Yun stood frozen, staring blankly at the man who seemed like a completely different person, unable to comprehend how he could possibly know.

"The Princess is exceptionally clever. Why continue to play dumb with me?"

"These past few days, you have been chanting prayers and offering your blood Essence. This old servant has seen it all."

Chen Jin let out a strange cackle, his tone chilling.