Chapter 490: Chapter 444: Chaos Devouring Heaven Skill

The Black Demon Mountain Range stretches thousands of miles from the northwest to the southeast, standing like a barrier along the northeastern coast of the Green Dragon Realm.

This place is filled with demonic energy, desolate and cold, the land is pitch black and barren, with no daylight, only endless night.

The Black Demon Mountain is the domain of the eighth of the Ten Great Divine Dragons, where the Black Dragon Clan resides. Apart from the Black Dragon Clan, there are also Nether Corpse Dragons, Bone Dragons, Blood Dragons, Poison Dragons, and several other species, as well as some peculiar fierce beasts with traces of the Dragon Clan’s bloodline.

After Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi left Zhongyuan City, they hid their tracks by circling outside the city a few times, and only after confirming no one was following them did they head towards the Dragon Bone Gorge on the northwest side of the Black Demon Mountain.

Dragon Bone Gorge is formed by a gigantic dragon rib, creating a canyon between two mountains, allowing passage to the depths of the Black Demon Mountain.

At this moment, two fierce beasts with dragon heads and wolf bodies were fighting at the entrance of Dragon Bone Gorge, with demonic energy surging, kicking up a cloud of dust, a grand spectacle.

Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi were hiding on a mountainside platform, observing the full view of the entrance to Dragon Bone Gorge protected by an array.

"Those two look a lot like the Yazi described in books, the second offspring of the dragon’s nine sons, inherently ferocious and aggressive, highly vengeful, once provoked, they fight to the death. An old saying goes, faced with someone who doesn’t fear death, you can’t win; Yazi is that kind of fearless fierce beast that just wants to vent."

Jiang Yuebai whispered to Lu Nanzhi, noting there was still half a day before their agreed time, so they planned to hide and observe from here for now, and head down later.

At this moment, a menacing tunneling light sped in from the direction of Zhongyuan City, making Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi intensely vigilant, reducing their presence. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

As it drew near, the two saw a black-robed cultivator, with demonic energy billowing like smoke, landing at the entrance of Dragon Bone Gorge, lifting his hand to release black smoke from his sleeve that engulfed the two Yazi.

Heart-wrenching screams emerged from the smoke, sending chills down one’s spine.

In just three to five breaths, the black smoke dissipated, leaving only white bones on the ground.

The black-robed cultivator transformed back into rolling black smoke, rushing into the Dragon Bone Gorge and disappeared.

"Seems like a Nascent Soul early-stage demon cultivator, might they too be going to... hmm!"

Lu Nanzhi’s words hadn’t finished when Jiang Yuebai clasped her hand over the back of her head, pressing her mouth shut, unable to make a sound.

Jiang Yuebai, with her big, bright eyes wide open, said seriously, "Whatever you’re thinking, don’t say, don’t utter a single word."

Lu Nanzhi suddenly recalled the last time at Cloud-Breaking Charge, when they encountered a battle involving a Refining Void Great Power, a faint smile appeared in her eyes, and she nodded.

Only then did Jiang Yuebai release her, secretly glancing at the sky, folding her hands in prayer, muttering, "Heavenly Dao Lord, we’re just casually strolling out here, there’s no need for special attention, treat it as normal, as usual."

Lu Nanzhi chuckled, shifting the topic, "The last time I was in Zhongyuan City, I heard that Black Demon Mountain was once called Zhangwei Mountain, one of the oldest mountain ranges in the Green Dragon Realm. Some even say when the Green Dragon Realm was first born from Chaos Opening, it wasn’t called the Green Dragon Realm, but the Candle Dragon Realm."

"Until the end of the Ancient Era, into the Ancient Times, when the Azure Dragon emerged, and various Star Alliances formed, then this realm became the leader among the forty-eight eastern realms, named the Green Dragon Realm."

Jiang Yuebai pondered, "Meaning, could the Green Dragon Realm have been Candle Dragon’s territory before?"

Lu Nanzhi replied, "The old folks in Zhongyuan City say that the reason Black Demon Mountain is devoid of daylight is because the Candle Dragon lies dormant here, never to awaken again."

Jiang Yuebai recalled the descriptions of the Candle Dragon in the books from Dragon Palace, open eyes for day, closed eyes for night, second only to the Ancestor Dragon, superior to the Winged Dragon.

"If there were indeed a Candle Dragon, the Mahayana Immortal Monarchs of the Green Dragon Realm would have captured it long ago, they wouldn’t even spare any dragons or beasts mixed with Candle Dragon bloodline clean."

Lu Nanzhi nodded in agreement, in this realm, dragons are a symbol of status, even the Black Dragons of Black Demon Mountain, ranked eighth among the Ten Great Divine Dragons, have been hunted down to barely a few, not to mention a Candle Dragon?

The two ceased their conversation, Lu Nanzhi took out the newly bought "Blood River Sword Manual" to review, and Jiang Yuebai also took out the Earth Grade Low-Level Demon Skill given to her earlier.

The cultivation technique is called "Chaos Devouring Heaven Skill," very much like the "Heaven-Swallowing Skill" she acquired in the North Sea of the Earth Spiritual Realm, both are Demon Dao Cultivation Techniques, the contents of the general principles are also very similar.

After Jiang Yuebai read through it all, she felt the "Heaven-Swallowing Skill" seemed like a knockoff, this "Chaos Devouring Heaven Skill" felt like the authentic version.

Both follow a consumption path of heaven and earth, the "Heaven-Swallowing Skill" disposes of foreign energies using ’vortex’ to expel them, but it often fails to clean thoroughly, risking self-poisoning.

The "Chaos Devouring Heaven Skill" on the other hand, forcibly integrates them like a demon, aiming to return these energies to chaos, but it requires a thread of Chaos Qi as a catalyst to do so.

Though the Earth Spiritual Realm has Land of Chaos, it lacks Chaos Qi, this element probably only persists in the space of heaven and earth from the time of Chaos Opening.

The cultivation technique provides an alternative approach, which involves converting these energies into Taiyin Demon Qi.

"Taiyin Demon Qi? How is this connected to the Taiyin Wind in the Taiyin Fan?"

Jiang Yuebai was puzzled. Recently, problems have been piling up by the basketful, and she knew she had to rely on herself to learn and comprehend, but she still really wanted to find a Great Power to ask for guidance and save some time.

The cultivation technique mentioned that Taiyin Demon Qi is more violent and powerful than regular Demonic Qi, extremely yin and frigid. Without a strong physique, it is utterly impossible to control and retain Taiyin Demon Qi. Therefore, cultivating this technique requires a more advanced body refining Demon Skill.

Moreover, each time after devouring enough amount, one must retreat like a snake to digest it, during which one must not move or be disturbed, and the body will also become fragile.

The Demon Skill is powerful, but it has its downsides. In simple terms, most of these downsides manifest as irritability after cultivation. If not occasionally vented out, keeping it inside can lead to big problems.

Thinking this way, Jiang Yuebai understood why those Demon Cultivators always kill people randomly. Compared to normal cultivators who are calm, composed, and patient, Demon Cultivators are irritable from the inside out, with every pore and breath exuding annoyance.

Jiang Yuebai couldn’t help but glance at Lu Nanzhi. She seemed to do alright, except during battle methods where she could get carried away; usually, she maintained a demeanor as calm as water.

Jiang Yuebai put away the "Chaos Devouring Heaven Skill," and propped her chin to ponder.

This cultivation technique could plunder heaven and earth, even other people and demon beasts, primarily focusing on fusion. Could she possibly fuse her own Demon Energy and Spiritual Energy?

Or use the method inside to merge Five Elements Magical Techniques? This was her current dilemma.

She didn’t necessarily have to practice Demon Cultivation, but she could learn from its methods.

She’d try it after returning this time!

Half a day later, a masked and cloaked figure appeared at the entrance of Dragon Bone Gorge, precisely the person who had made an appointment with Jiang Yuebai.

Wrapped up too tightly, Jiang Yuebai couldn’t discern a gender, but there was always an intuition that she was female.

Especially after reading the "Chaos Devouring Heaven Skill," it mentioned that cultivating the technique to the end would obliterate one’s yang energy, transforming one into the extreme yin and evil, meaning a male could possibly turn into a female.

Jiang Yuebai wasn’t in a rush; she waited for another hour, wanting to see if that person had any hidden ambushes, or helpers in disguise.

Finally discovering that she was alone without any abnormalities, only then did Yuebai let Lu Nanzhi hide in the dark while she went down to meet the person.

"Where’s your friend?" the person asked straightforwardly.

Jiang Yuebai, also wearing a black mask and a layer of illusion added with the Crescent Pendant beneath, responded, "She’s nearby, no need for you to mind. By the way, you have to tell me a name or title, otherwise, I won’t know what to call you."

Neither Jiang Yuebai nor the other party knew each other’s name, gender, appearance, or even cultivation level at this moment. Both were adept at hiding their capabilities.

"Xingchou."

"Chenzhou."

After exchanging Daoist Names, Xingchou led the way, passing through Dragon Bone Gorge into the depths of Black Demon Mountain.

Along the way, they encountered many fierce beasts and demon beasts with dragon-like features, but not a single dragon was seen.

Seeing Jiang Yuebai looking around, Xingchou said, "You’d better hope we don’t encounter any dragons. The dragons in Black Demon Mountain are all at the Nascent Soul Stage or above and often attack cultivators en masse. If we really run into them, consider yourself lucky if you can escape alive."

Jiang Yuebai noticed Xingchou was very familiar with the terrain of Black Demon Mountain, consistently managing to just avoid areas where fierce beasts roamed. Even if they were unfortunately blocked by fierce beasts, Xingchou could find the nearest path to bypass them.

Avoiding fights also prevented early exposure of her own abilities.

After zigzagging for nearly a day, Xingchou brought Jiang Yuebai to the foot of a strangely jagged mountain.

The entire mountain seemed to have been split by a giant axe, cleaving it in half with gnarled, tree-like cracks extending everywhere, turning the ground into a rift valley.

"The relics are behind this mountain and have been thoroughly scavenged. The place I mentioned is down in the rift valley. Intense Demonic Qi and Poison Dragons, as well as Bone Dragons, roam there. Are you ready?"

Xingchou looked at Jiang Yuebai, who understood she was being tested to see if she was a Daoist or a Demon Cultivator.

Daoists fear Demonic Qi, while Demon Cultivators don’t.

Jiang Yuebai replied with indifference, "Lead the way."

Xingchou nodded and jumped directly into a three-zhang wide crack in front, disappearing in the pitch-black Demonic Qi in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Yuebai enhanced her Protective Gang Qi to five layers and jumped down after.