Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 414 Yang Shen
As Jueyuanzi said, although Ren Yuan is the master of this world, Yinglong possesses the primordial chaos from before the creation of all worlds and will not be completely subject to his world laws.

But when Ren Yuan raised his hand to freeze time, Yinglong opened his mouth and spewed out a hazy dragon breath, which was his natal divine fire - Chaos!
Ren Yuan's power of time vanished without a trace.

He then summoned Mount Tai, the Jade Capital, to press down upon him. Yinglong flapped its wings and fearlessly ascended the mountain, its gray mist corroding a huge hole in the mountain. Yinglong flew through the mountain, roaring as it rushed to Ren Yuan's side, before finally opening its mouth to spew out poisonous flames.

Ren Yuan hurriedly used the seawater from Huangting to form an ice shield, which barely withstood the attack. Yinglong increased its strength and slowly melted the ice shield.

But just as He was concentrating on dealing with what was in front of Him, He suddenly felt a sense of alarm. He saw another Ren Yuan appear behind Him, holding a whisk.

He is a god of illusion, able to see through all illusions, and naturally knows that the one is also the real Ren Yuan.

Then, Ren Yuan waved his whisk, and millions of fire crows flew out of the Crimson Emperor's Palace. Huang Tinghai transformed into nine-headed Xiangliu and pounced, while Yujing Mountain solidified into the Eastern Emperor, who cleaved the void with his sword!
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Yinglong used all his skills to fight Ren Yuan for three days and two nights, destroying this world countless times, only to have it repaired by Ren Yuan time and time again.

Finally, it roared and devoured all the fire crows, strangled Xiangliu with its body, and tore Donghuang apart with its claws...

However, half of its dragon wing was burned off by the fire crows, large pieces of its dragon scales were corroded and fell off by Xiang Liu, and two of its dragon claws were cut off by Dong Huang. Its whole body was covered in wounds and it no longer had its former majestic appearance.

On the other hand, Ren Yuan's situation was also dire. Despite his seemingly effortless demeanor, he was actually fighting desperately with the three most precious treasures within his body. Although a breath in reality was equivalent to a day here, after such a fierce battle, he only had half a day left.

If Yinglong is not defeated before dawn, his physical body will perish completely, and his spirit will be destroyed along with this world...

Fortunately, he held on until the twenty-fourth day of his life was restored.

"Fellow Daoist, you have been waiting for a long time. We have arrived!" Jueyuanzi was well aware of Ren Yuan's condition. As soon as he recovered, he immediately ordered the immortals to form an array to assist in the battle!

He risked his life, using his finger as a sword to pierce his chest, dipping it in his heart's blood to write the 'Three Enclosures and Four Symbols Talisman,' with twenty-four divine beings each guarding a star position:

The upper eight scenic spots are arranged in the Purple Palace Enclosure, with the stars of the celestial sphere forming a chain;

The eight scenic spots in the central region are arranged in the Taiwei Enclosure, forming a net with the power of the five elements;

The lower eight scenic spots form the Heavenly City Wall, harmonizing the Yin and Yang energies to transform into swords.

"Well done!" Ren Yuan was overjoyed. He took the Yin-Yang Sword with his right hand and held the Star Chain with his left. With a flick of the sword, the Five Elements Net descended from the sky, covering Yinglong with no way to avoid it.

Ren Yuan then threw out the Star Chains, binding Ying Long tightly. He then lunged forward with his sword and thrust it into Ying Long's heart!

Yinglong was naturally unwilling to submit to slaughter. He struggled to raise his head, opened his mouth, and spewed out endless chaotic dragon breath. The Star Chain, the Five Elements Net, and even Ren Yuan's Yin Spirit could not withstand this chaotic power that destroyed everything, and they all collapsed.

Only the Yin-Yang Sword, born from chaos, remains unaffected!

With unimaginable fortitude, Ren Yuan endured the pain of his Yin spirit collapsing and his soul being torn apart, yet he still resolutely thrust out that sword—

The sword pierced through the already nearly broken Reverse Scale, penetrated Yinglong's body, and accurately struck its heart!

Yinglong let out a deafening howl that shook the heavens and the earth, and golden dragon blood gushed out like a celestial river pouring down, drenching Ren Yuan.

The dragon's blood, being of pure Yang, burned away all Yin spirits and ghosts, causing Ren Yuan to let out a scream no less painful than that of Yinglong.

But he did not dodge or flinch, continuing to endure the pain of being burned by the dragon blood, while taking out the last acupoint-opening pill—the Nine-Turn Golden Pill!
If Senior Sister was able to extract the Heavenly Eye Ointment from Liu the Rich Man's body, then Ren Yuan could naturally also bring the even more advanced Nine-Turn Golden Pill into his body.

Ren Yuan resolutely swallowed the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, and surprisingly felt better. The elixir mingled with the dragon blood, causing a miraculous change in his Yin Spirit... Yinglong discovered his purpose and desperately tried to turn away, preventing Ren Yuan from continuing to receive his dragon blood.

"Hold him down!" Jueyuanzi shouted, rushing forward without regard for his image, using all his strength to hold down a section of the dragon's body.

The other twenty-three gods also stepped forward, some pressing down on the head, others on the tail, and together they held down Yinglong, rendering him unable to move.

Yinglong desperately inhaled and exhaled chaotic energy, and the gray mist continuously devoured the Twenty-Four True Ones. They refused to let go even in the face of death, buying time for Ren Yuan to temper his pure Yang primordial spirit with the blood of the divine dragon!

Just when they were about to give up completely, Ren Yuan suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light, instantly illuminating the night as if it were daytime.

A brilliant golden light shone between heaven and earth, and the Twenty-Four True Ones were overjoyed. They knew that the master of this world had successfully condensed his Yang God!
When the light faded, Ren Yuan's golden Yang God stood tall and majestic, releasing an immense and unparalleled pressure.

"Get out of the way!" Yang Shen shouted, and the Twenty-Four True Ones quickly dodged away from Yinglong.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yinglong broke free of his restraints and was about to leap into the air when everything went black before his eyes, and a large foot stomped down.

Yinglong let out a miserable howl as Ren Yuan stomped him to the ground.

Then he swung his sword and cut off the dragon's head, using it to rebuild Jade Capital Mountain.

They took out the dragon's heart to make a furnace and used the dragon's bones to rebuild the Red Emperor's Palace.

Using dragon claws as pillars and dragon blood as liquid, the Yellow Court Sea will be rebuilt.

Finally, the dragon brain and dragon marrow were used to reshape the Twenty-Four True Ones.

The twenty-four immortals were all transformed, their divine power far surpassing that of before.

"Thank you, Lord of Heaven and Earth. Congratulations, Lord of Heaven and Earth." The Twenty-Four True Ones bowed to Ren Yuan together.

"We are one, there's nothing to thank me for." Ren Yuan laughed casually and asked, "Now you're not afraid of the Three Corpses and Nine Worms, are you?"

"Don't be afraid anymore! We've improved time and time again until we're incredibly strong now!" Li Shenyi Lifu confidently displayed his massive arm, saying, "We can definitely crush those guys who are still stuck at the four-aperture level."

"Why not seize the day and deal with them today!" said the spirit of the Eye God, eager to try, his golden eyes already itching for action.

"Stop fooling around," Jueyuanzi shouted, "The Lord of Heaven and Earth must return immediately, or the world will be destroyed."

Ren Yuan glanced at the sky, which was already turning white, and nodded, saying, "Spare their lives for now, we'll talk about it next time."

After saying this, he transformed into a golden light and disappeared from this world amidst the respectful farewell of the gods.

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In reality, Ren Yuan, who had already turned into a skeleton, has visibly grown flesh and bone, and his physical body has returned.

Golden patterns shone on Ren Yuan's forehead as his Yang spirit returned to his body. He exhaled a long breath of fresh air, slowly opening his eyes, which shone with the light of the sun and moon!
With another thought, the Demon-Slaying Blade appeared in his hand. The once dark blade now gleamed silver, and a golden dragon pattern, poised for flight, appeared on its back…

It's so beautiful; Yinglong risked his life for it.

(End of this chapter)