Mysterious mirror hanging high

Chapter 1009 Return to Azure Dragon Star

Jing Yu stood with his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering slightly in the gradually subsiding gale, his gaze deep and unfathomable. His words, though not loud, were clear and resonated deeply in the hearts of the two demons.

"Fellow Daoist Bai is a direct descendant of the Dragon Palace, and Brother Yuan is a prodigy of the Ancestral Demon Hall. From birth, you two represent the ultimate goal for many cultivators."

"Wherever you go, others will show you respect and take three steps back—not to the two of you themselves, but to the majestic demon palace and the surging dragon court behind you."

He paused slightly, a half-smile playing on his lips: "Such honor, over time, can easily give rise to a misconception—as if the principles of the world should operate according to one's own will."

"It's as if you should yield, respect, and submit to anyone you encounter. This is not because you two are arrogant, but because your status and position are like an invisible treasure mountain, lifting you up so high that everything else seems short, small, and should give way."

Bai Zhaoyue's expression changed slightly, and her dragon tail unconsciously curled up.

Yuan Jiqing was panting heavily, staring at Jing Yu, wanting to retort, but the words stuck in his throat.

"But this world is so vast, how could it be limited to just the Dragon Palace and the Ancestral Demon Palace?"

Jing Yu's tone softened: "Among mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, in the wilderness and overgrown weeds, there are many more like me, rootless and adrift, like mayflies, small-time cultivators."

“We have no treasure mountain to rely on, every step we take is like walking on thin ice, and every battle requires us to consider life and death... When facing others, the first thing we think about is not ‘what about my sect’, but ‘if I lose, is there any way to survive?’”

“I will not harm either of you... because if you die here, the Dragon Palace and the Ancestral Demon Palace will surely investigate thoroughly and may turn the entire Immortal Realm upside down.”

"At that time, I, a mere rogue cultivator, will naturally have little chance of being fortunate enough to succeed."

“If you two are still dissatisfied after returning to your own territory, and feel that you have lost face today, you can ask your sect to issue a warrant for arresting me.”

"My life is worthless, and all I can do is hide and flee like a coward."

Jing Yu sneered, "It's nothing more than that I, Bai, mistook a hero for a hero, as if I had released two bears today."

Veins bulged on Yuan Jiqing's forehead: "Bullshit! Do you think we demon cultivators are all as treacherous and treacherous as humans? I, Yuan, am not so bad as to be such a sore loser..."

Jing Yu's words were merely meant to put Bai Zhaoyue and Yuan Jiqing in a difficult position, so that they wouldn't seek revenge... Otherwise, if the two true disciples of the Demon Lords really issued him a warrant for arrest, he might not be able to handle it.

As for killing the two demons here, or enslaving them through methods such as soul-binding or oaths of inner demons? Don't even think about it.

For a true disciple of such a powerful force, as long as they don't die, no matter how disheveled they are or how much others humiliate them... their elders don't care, because this is part of the training that makes a prodigy.

Even if Yuan Jiqing and Bai Zhaoyue were truly petty, at most they would only use the energy they could influence to deal with Jing Yu. They would never be able to command the power belonging to the Ancestral Demon Palace and the Dragon Palace themselves, otherwise it would be a misuse of public resources... Other geniuses within the Daoist lineage who were at odds with the two demons would take the initiative to impeach them and hinder them.

At this moment, Bai Zhaoyue gritted her teeth: "I will not cause you trouble because of personal grudges, but I will have to report the matter of you stealing the [Ancestral Dragon Bloodline] even if you release me today."

"Whatever," Jing Yu said indifferently. "I can tell you with absolute certainty that my [Ancestral Dragon Bloodline] was obtained through extremely legitimate channels—maybe even more legitimate than yours."

Regardless of whether Bai Zhaoyue believed it or not, Jing Yu asked again, "When does the Demon Refining Realm trial end? How do we get out?"

Yuan Jiqing said in a muffled voice, "We are currently inside the Demon Clan's supreme treasure, the Demon Refining Pot. When the time comes, the Demon Refining Pot will naturally 'squeeze' all the trial cultivators out of the realm, sending them back to where they came from."

Yuan Jiqing's statement was consistent with what Qiu Xu, the young master of the Qingqiu Water Mansion, had said before. Jing Yu nodded and simply sat cross-legged there to begin his cultivation.

Just as Yuan Jiqing had said, after another two months, Jing Yu clearly felt that this world seemed to be beginning to subtly reject him.

He felt an irresistible, gentle power enveloping him, the light and shadow before his eyes instantly distorted and lengthened, and his senses were stripped away in an instant.

There was a sudden spin.

The senses become blurred at this moment, only the invisible yet powerful force of the spatial laws lifts the body, passing through layers upon layers of boundary barriers.

I don't know how much time passed, or perhaps it was just a moment... Suddenly, my feet felt solid.

He steadied himself and found himself on an island reef in the eastern sea area of ​​Qingqiu Star, known as Shattered Star Isle.

Below, on the sea surface, the imposing presence of the Azure Dragon Water Palace remained unchanged.

Thousands of shrimp soldiers and crab generals, fully armored, still guard this place.

Jing Yu could even clearly feel that the celestial pressure from the heavens still existed—the Iron-Backed Dragon Celestial, clad in heavy crimson armor and wielding a golden dragon-shaped spear, was indifferently looking down at everything below.

A moment later, Guo Tingshu's figure also appeared beside Jing Yu.

Then came Qiu Xu, and the few remaining dragon guards, most of whom had been killed or wounded.

"Thankfully... Qiu Xu is still alive."

Seeing that Qiu Xu was safe and sound, Jing Yu breathed a sigh of relief. If this young master of the Qingqiu Water Mansion had died in the Demon Refining Realm, he would probably be blamed by the Qingqiu Mansion, and it would be hard to say whether he could leave this place unscathed.

Just then, Jing Yu suddenly felt his bloodline erupt violently!

boom--

For nearly ten years, the vast amount of blood and energy he had obtained from refining the Blood Amber in the Demon Refining Realm had all been transformed into a massive amount of body-refining essence, which was continuously injected into Jing Yu's limbs and bones, causing Jing Yu's body-refining realm to rise steadily!

Early stage of the grotto-heaven... Middle stage of the grotto-heaven... Late stage of the grotto-heaven!

The body refinement essence he gained in just ten short years actually pushed Jing Yu's body refinement realm directly to the [Inner Realm Level 3], comparable to the late stage of the Cave Heaven realm!

"What a pity... The [Bitter Crossing Scripture] is a mixed cultivation method, and it requires far more resources than other body-refining methods. The body-refining essence fed back from the vast blood and qi of the Demon Refining Realm is too singular, barely pushing the body-refining realm to the late stage of the initial cave heaven."

"If it were a regular body-refining technique, my physical body might already be at the peak of the Cave Heaven realm, and I would be only a hair's breadth away from the Mahayana level," Jing Yu thought with a hint of regret.

At this very moment, the Three Treasures Balancing Instrument in Jing Yu's dantian, supporting the tray of physical strength, slammed down violently, causing the entire balance to completely collapse. At this point, the strength of Jing Yu's physical body far surpassed that of his divine soul and magical power.

Despite his greatly improved physical cultivation level, coupled with the [Ten Thousand Beasts Diagram], a unique skill that is both a cultivation technique and a move, Jing Yu was confident that he could sweep away all beings below the Great Ascension stage with his physical strength alone. However, he still clearly felt that he had become "weaker".

"Sigh, having tasted the [Great Perfection] in the Demon Refining Realm, returning to the mortal world still feels a bit unsatisfying..."