Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 841 - 548: Old Yan! I Awaken, Changed Forever!

Confusion.

Dissatisfaction.

Even many high-ranking natives of the Iron Clothes Realm do not understand.

Only the core high-ranking figures of the Iron Clothes Realm know—

"After experiencing ten days of Yan Chuan's martial arts lecture:"

"In the Tan Valley Realm, with a population of 5 million, 3,321 people broke through limits, 4 proved their Dao."

"In the Black Hawk Territory, with a population of 21 million, 4,435 people broke through limits, 2 proved their Dao."

"In the Eight Phases Realm, with a population of 23 million, 4,528 people broke through limits, 3 proved their Dao."

Yan Chuan's martial arts lecture.

The entire realm ascended.

As proven successively in the Tan Valley Realm, Black Hawk Sect, and Eight Phases Realm, the value of Yan Chuan's martial arts lecture continuously increased. By the time it reached the Iron Clothes Realm, in the minds of the high-ranking figures of Great Yan, Yan Chuan was already a golden brand. Appointments for Yan Chuan's martial arts lecture were scheduled until the end of the year at the King City Realm.

The Iron Clothes Realm managed to secure a position with a close advantage, barely being the third to invite Yan Chuan for a martial arts lecture. Without Yan Chuan's command, they definitely would not allow Yan Chuan to lecture in an empty city; otherwise, it would not only be disrespectful to Yan Chuan but also a crime against the entire Iron Clothes Realm.

Absolutely not allowed!

...

Yan Chuan traversed various King City Realms, continually delivering martial arts lectures. Through "Mutual Teaching and Learning," his strength rapidly increased.

The outside world was bustling.

North Mansion was quiet.

Of the twelve stone rooms in the 'Sixth Rank·North Mansion,' only two were occupied. One belonged to Lu Yuru. As time passed, the likes of Ding Xiang, Situ Fei, as well as Tan Yunqing and Tan Dou were no longer there, yet Lu Yuru still faithfully followed him. She could calm her mind and remain patient, always staying with Yan Chuan.

During Yan Chuan's martial arts lectures, Lu Yuru listened quietly.

While Yan Chuan was busy, Lu Yuru focused on her own cultivation, or she would peruse the various Absolute Skills created by Yan Chuan, especially the swordsmanship. Her stone room was filled with secret manuals, volumes upon volumes, all self-created by Yan Chuan. Lu Yuru's reading pace couldn't keep up with Yan Chuan's research and development speed, which was truly terrifying.

Lu Yuru always loved to delve deep into research, previously glancing at the 'Three Great Swords,' namely "Yin Yang Sword," "Four Symbols Sword," and "Eight Diagrams Sword," attempting to unite the three swords into the "Three Heavenly Swords." Nowadays, following Yan Chuan, she leisurely perused secret manuals and scriptures, pondering swordsmanship. Many of the perplexities she encountered during her pondering sessions were often unraveled during the lectures she attended, if not this time, then the next, always leading to insight and enlightenment.

Lu Yuru greatly enjoyed this rhythm.

Previously, when it was 'Fifth Rank·North Mansion,' the stone room lacked primordial qi, which had no benefit for cultivation. But ever since the 'North Mansion' ascended to the sixth rank, the primordial qi began to emerge. Lu Yuru stayed inside, cultivating, as if she was always in the Divine General's Courtyard, saving even on Essence Stones and Primordial Pills.

Cultivation.

Reading.

Delving deep.

Listening to the lecture.

When she became tired, she could grab a Thousand-mile Mirror in the stone room and look around, observing the scenery around Yan Chuan, seeing the customs and cultures of different King City Realms and different regions. She would also check for any stray strange weapons and treasures.

Leisurely and contentedly.

Blissfully happily.

This was simply what Lu Yuru had always dreamt of, and she enjoyed it immensely.

In this place, Lu Yuru was steadfast and devoted.

In the other room, Wang Zhengyi was still asleep, his face serene, showing no signs of change. However, far away in the Hunxi Territory within Nanxiong City, at the Nanyue Lake's Ten Dragon Pond, the waters churned with chaos, releasing huge gems like the size of a cow's head, resembling blood drops. This stirred intense longing in the 'Alligator Beast Avatar' from the depths of its heart, prompting it to open its bloody mouth and swallow gem after gem. Its aura grew stronger and stronger, emitting a dignity from within that disturbed the pond waters.

No telling how much it swallowed.

No telling how long it lasted.

The body of the Alligator Beast Avatar grew larger and larger, fifteen meters, twenty meters, thirty meters, forty meters,...

Unknowingly.

Its body length exceeded a hundred meters, fifty times that of an ordinary Alligator Beast. Swimming in the pond water, it seemed almost like a Flood Dragon.

Its limbs were short and stout, yet they grew even stronger. Its forelimbs had 5 fingers, the hind limbs 4 toes, with webs between the toes, making it agile in the water. The tail was long and laterally flat, robust and powerful, looking like an indestructible divine whip from afar. The scales bore more granular and striped patterns, faintly exuding fiery red and blood-red colors due to the influence of the 'Fire Bud Crystal' and the 'Blood Drop Gem.'

Its eyes were earth-colored, appearing dull due to the massive body length exceeding a hundred meters, as if its eyes were bean-sized. Yet, with just one glare, an incredible suppression ensued, causing a chilling fear.

Constant devouring.

Constant growth.

Constant strengthening.

As the Alligator Beast reminded itself of its growth, at some unknown time, its body became more slender. The initial Alligator Beast form changed bit by bit. Its neck gradually appeared, becoming slender while white patterns emerged on it, and blue patterns appeared on its back, the chest turned ochre. Its four claws became even more fierce, besides crawling and cutting through water, it gained killing abilities.

The tail tip had a hard flesh spike.

Between its eyes on the brow, a raised flesh mass crossed.

This was no longer just an Alligator Beast, it was clearly—

"A Flood Dragon!"

...

Hunxi Territory.

Nanyue Lake.

Since March, the Fu Family, one of the four families in the Hunxi Territory, had been dispatching a large number of Divine Generals to blockade Nanyue Lake. The leaked news of the 'Fire Bud Crystal' and 'Moth Vine' attracted the remaining three families and three sects of Hunxi Territory. Additionally, many Divine Generals both within and outside the territory converged, all seeking to seize the 'Fire Bud Crystal,' ideally controlling the 'Moth Vine.'

Struggle.

Slaughter.

Over the ensuing months, Nanyue Lake became a battlefield of the Divine Generals, where each day, at least several, at most ten or so Divine Generals died untimely deaths. The Innate Realm, scarce outside and hard to attain through cultivation, was here unsafe and precarious.

This situation persisted, continuing into June.

Finally.

Firefly Island was discovered, Moth Vine was discovered, and from slaughter and conflict, various forces swiftly shifted to negotiation.

From martial combat to literary contention.

However, just as the negotiation began, without even the divine generals of Nanyue Lake retreating, at the beginning of July, a "Heavenly calamity" suddenly descended—

Heavenly fire, Earthly fire!

Catching everyone off guard!

Some low-ranked innate divine generals were even affected and perished; at the onset of the heavenly calamity, over a hundred divine generals in Nanyue Lake lost their lives, which was simply terrifying.

In an instant, the divine generals retreated.

The heavenly calamity had just begun on the first day, and the divine generals quickly withdrew from Nanyue Lake—

The Moth Vine remained there, neither departing nor disappearing.

All parties could wait for the heavenly calamity to pass before discussing the division of Moth Vine; whether it would be a friendly agreement or an all-out battle could wait, as it wouldn't run away.

Yet, no one expected this "Heavenly Calamity" to persist until July 12th, and instead of waiting for it to pass, the Four Families and Three Sects faced the arrival of the "Beast Tide" during its course.

Now.

Various forces fortified themselves in their cities, having no leisure to fight over the Moth Vine.

Little did they know, within Nanyue Lake, within the Ten Dragon Pond, an alien beast received the creation of Heaven and Earth, a bloodline transformation, turning from "Alligator" to "Flood Dragon"—

"The pond fish number three thousand six hundred, and when the Flood Dragon arrives, it prospers, able to lead fish to fly."

The Alligator Flood Dragon leaped from the Ten Dragon Pond, dragons from clouds and tigers from winds, yet the Alligator Flood Dragon excelled in stirring winds and waves, raising water waves a thousand feet high, sweeping toward the shore, riding the waves until it reached the shore—

Crash!

The water-dwelling three thousand six hundred leaped upward—

Turtles and soft-shell turtles all crouched low, fish, shrimps, crabs, and lobsters all hid their heads.

Each bowed.

All wished to declare their allegiance.

Except for one "Fire-eyed Golden Ape" who battled sky and earth, refusing to bow its head, not bending its spine, holding an iron staff, clad in armor, radiating dignity, with eyes of golden flame, glared at the Alligator Flood Dragon, full of fighting spirit.

But who could have expected.

The Alligator Flood Dragon shot a glance, its eyes emitting earthy light, the fighting Fire-eyed Golden Ape just raised its thousand jin rod, and was instantly petrified, remaining in the posture of raising the rod to strike, petrified on the lake surface.

The Alligator Flood Dragon stepped on waves, leaping into the lake, truly like a dragon entering the sea.

In an instant.

Wind rose——

In the sky, a cloud of cannon smoke rose, black waves towering towering layers high. Sands flew from the banks blurring the sun's color, trees fell shaking the heavens' roar. Dragons feared the tossing river and stirring sea, scattering dirt and dust causing flowers and plants to wither. Roaring like the noise of spring thunder, fierce like the howl of hungry tigers. Crabs, soft-shell turtles, fish, and shrimps paid homage, birds and beasts lost nests and dens.

What a magnificent Alligator Flood Dragon!

Stirring winds and waves, claiming the lake as its kingdom.

In Hunxi Territory, instantly another forbidden zone was established, called——

Nanyue Lake!

...

"Old Yan!"

On August 23rd, Yan Chuan was giving a martial arts lecture in Iron Clothes Realm on the tenth day, when suddenly a call came from within "North Mansion." Yan Chuan glanced inside and was immediately elated: "Finally awakened!"

After a span of seven times seven forty-nine days, Wang Zhengyi finally awoke.

He emerged from the North Mansion, couldn't contain his exuberance and confidence, "Old Yan! I'm awake, and I'm different!"

How different?

In what way different?

"The avatar is different!" Wang Zhengyi felt high-spirited and laughed loudly: "My 'Monkey King Avatar' stands ten zhang tall with arms past the knees, capable of killing sixth-rank divine generals with bare hands. The 'Alligator Beast Avatar' is even more formidable, transformed into 'Alligator Flood Dragon,' commanding three thousand six hundred aquatic species in Nanyue Lake, all Beast Kings, capable of stirring winds and waves, summoning wind and rain, capable of anything!"

Gasp!

Yan Chuan's eyes widened, Old Wang ascended?!

Yan Chuan looked at Wang Zhengyi, his cultivation and aura hadn't changed much, but the progress on the avatar side was substantial?

While Wang Zhengyi was asleep, Yan Chuan had long guessed that eight out of ten the heavenly calamity and beast tide affecting the alien beasts and ruins beasts had delayed Wang Zhengyi's two avatars.

He suspected that after Wang Zhengyi awoke, the avatars might undergo great changes and enhancements; perhaps they could become similar to the four sixth-rank ruin beast commanders in Tan Valley Realm Ruined City, also reaching the sixth rank.

But but but!

Who would dare imagine——

"It turned out to be more than sixth rank!"

...

"Old Wang, what is going on?" Yan Chuan hurriedly asked.

Wang Zhengyi shook his head: "I don't know either. After the 'heavenly calamity' descended, primordial qi between Heaven and Earth became chaotic; to the alien beasts, every place on earth became a treasure trove. The chaotic aura naturally helped them refine their bloodlines, transform bloodlines, resulting in potent hidden bloodlines gaining explosive growth, easier to undergo secondary mutation."

Wang Zhengyi recalled the 'Fire-eyed Golden Ape' they encountered back on Firefly Island in Nanyue Lake: "During the fight over the Fire Bud Crystal, the Fire-eyed Golden Ape was only a third-rank beast king, but after the heavenly calamity, it rapidly grew, today when I encountered it, it was already nearly reaching the War God Realm."

Fortunately.

Wang Zhengyi said with a smile: "Luckily, I was even faster; utilizing geographical advantage in the Ten Dragon Pond, I relied on your 'Fire Demon Golden Bell Shield' to fully refine all 211 'Fire Bud Crystals' first, allowing my physique to grow strong enough to recklessly absorb the Dragon Blood, rushing up from the bottom of Ten Dragon Pond, ultimately resulting in bloodline transformation, shedding beast for dragon, achieving 'Alligator Flood Dragon,' ruling over three thousand six hundred aquatic species in Nanyue Lake, where my word reigns supreme!"

Wang Zhengyi felt high-spirited.

Yan Chuan was stunned to the extreme: "So this is the War God Realm?"

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