Witch, please have some self-respect!

The goddess Cangyan smiled slightly, a smile as shimmering as spring water, breathtakingly beautiful.

Her azure pupils reflected Shen Yun's figure, the two crimson shackles on his body, and the deep blue sky in the twilight.

"It's very simple. If a seal appears, I'll help you protect it and obtain it. If a seal appears in your area, you help me obtain it."

Her voice was calm as still water, yet every word carried an undeniable certainty.

"Moreover, if we were to compete for the inheritance of the printed scriptures in the future, we would be separated by two different realms and bound by two different shackles, so it would be inevitable that we would be unable to compete."

"Since we're both in the Azure Wood Domain, I can help you guard the arena below; in the Crimson Sky Domain, you help me guard the arena."

Shen Yun thought for a moment and instantly understood the key to it.

This is a win-win situation.

The scripture printing arena opens only once every so often, and at that time, the scripture printing arena of the neighboring region will be contested first.

The neighboring domains of the Crimson Sky Domain are the Imperishable Domain and the Profound Yellow Domain, while the neighboring domains of the Azure Wood Domain are the Taiyin Domain and the Imperishable Domain.

The two are separated by two different domains. Defending the arena across domains requires enduring a 40% suppression, which greatly reduces their strength.

However, if they are in their own neighboring domain, or in a domain where they have already obtained the seal of the scriptures, they will not be suppressed and can fight in their full strength.

You help me guard it, and I'll help you guard it.

You are not oppressed in my neighborhood, and I am not oppressed in yours.

This is a collaboration where one plus one equals more than two.

A hint of approval flashed in Shen Yun's eyes, and he nodded slightly to the goddess Cangyan.

"The goddess has great foresight."

His voice remained cold and hard, but now carried a hint of genuine approval.

The fact that the Goddess Cangyan was able to think of this step at the very beginning of the opening of the ruins shows that she is not only powerful, but also extremely meticulous.

Such allies are worth befriending.

However, he still had one question.

"Goddess, how do you know how long this semi-mystical realm can last? How many more times can the scripture inheritance be activated?"

He asked the question that was on his mind most.

The printing contest seems to only be held once a month.

The first to seize the printing arena in the neighboring domain will definitely be the one that is the best to compete for. This means that it will take at least two months to compete for the printing arena in the neighboring domain, and even if we succeed every time.

If it doesn't work, it will take at least four months.

The competition for the printing arena in the sub-region will begin, and its importance will be ranked six months from now.

However, if the relics can only exist for two or three months, there is absolutely no need for cooperation.

The goddess Cangyan looked at him, a hint of a smile flashing in her azure eyes.

"It won't hurt to tell you."

Her voice remained soft, yet it carried an innate confidence.

"Our Cangming Immortal Clan has its own methods to investigate. This relic will remain for at least a year."

Shen Yun's heart skipped a beat. Is a year really that long?

He remained expressionless; the methods of the Cangming Immortal Clan were indeed unfathomable.

The existence time of demigod relics can be detected by secret methods; I've never even heard of such a thing.

This is the foundation of the thirteen immortal clans of the main realm, a level that no force in the Azure Fiend Secret Realm can reach.

He suppressed the emotion in his heart, his gaze fell on the face of the goddess Cangyan, and he nodded solemnly.

"Okay, I agree."

Without hesitation, without shirking responsibility, it was done cleanly and decisively.

This is a win-win situation, and there is no need to refuse it.

He needs to print scriptures and seal mantras to quell the sea of ​​blood, he needs to collect more inheritances across domains, and he needs allies to share the pressure on the arena guards.

The Goddess Cangyan is not an enemy, at least not for now.

I've interacted with her in different forms, and she seems to have a gentle and mild personality, quite different from the domineering types like Hao Yan, You Mingzi, and Lei Que Xiao Shen Wang.

Shen Yun felt at ease working with her.

The goddess Cangyan nodded slightly, her long, azure hair swaying gently in the night breeze like surging waves.

"Okay, I proposed the cooperation to show my sincerity. I'll provide the communication tools."

She raised her hand and waved it.

A crystal-clear ray of light flew out from her sleeve, like a shooting star, streaking through the twilight and landing steadily in front of Shen Yun.

It was a small horn.

It is only an inch long, and its entire body is crystal clear, like the finest mutton fat jade, but it is even more warm and lustrous and more vibrant than white jade.

Its surface shimmers with a faint, iridescent light—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, the seven colors alternating and flowing.

Like a miniature rainbow, it was incredibly beautiful, radiating a soft and mysterious glow in the twilight.

At the base of the small horn, fine lines can be faintly seen; these are natural runes, not engraved, but grown from the very origin of the keratin.

Like the rings of a tree, like a fingerprint, each horn is unique.

Rhinoceros horn.

Shen Yun reached out and pinched the small corner between his fingertips.

It feels warm and smooth to the touch, neither cold nor icy, like holding a piece of jade warmed by the sun.

He could clearly feel an extremely faint yet extremely tenacious force pulsating inside the small horn, like the pulse of a heart.

He examined the small horn with curiosity, his eyes full of wonder.

What kind of treasure is this?

He had never seen it before, nor was it on the transaction list of the Cangming Immortal Treasure Palace.

Could it be a secret treasure unique to the Cangming Immortal Clan?

When the Goddess Cangyan saw Shen Yun's appearance, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

She had assumed that the Flame Demon King came from the main realm, and even if he wasn't a direct descendant of the Thirteen Immortal Clans, he was at least a core disciple of some major power, otherwise he couldn't possibly have such formidable strength and profound foundation.

Although the spirit rhinoceros horn is precious, it is not uncommon in the main world. Most powerful forces with a bit of resources will equip their core disciples with it.

How could the Flame Demon King not recognize him?

Could it be that he is not from the main world?

The thought flashed through her mind, but she quickly suppressed it.

impossible.

In the desolate and remote Qing Sha Secret Realm, the highest grade of dragon veins is no more than the eighth rank. The essence of heaven and earth is scarce, spiritual herbs are lacking, and the inheritance is incomplete, so it is impossible to cultivate a genius of the level of the Flame Demon King.

His true intentions, his physical body, and his fighting style could not have been nurtured by the soil of the Azure Fiend Secret Realm.

"Is this something very famous?"

Shen Yun noticed the momentary surprise on Cangyan Goddess's face, and with a thought, he asked.

His tone was calm, as if it were just a casual question, but his deep eyes were constantly observing the changes in the goddess Cangyan's expression.

The goddess Cangyan was silent for a moment, a thoughtful look flashing in her azure eyes.

She glanced at Shen Yun, then at the rhinoceros horn in his hand, and didn't think much of it.

The two only had a superficial collaboration.

"The rhinoceros horns are a pair."

She didn't ask any further questions, but simply raised her hand and took out another rhinoceros horn from the ancestral aperture between her eyebrows.

The rhinoceros horn was exactly the same as the one in Shen Yun's hand, crystal clear with seven colors flowing, only the natural runes at the base of the horn were slightly different.

Like birthmarks on twins, similar yet different.

She held the rhinoceros horn in her palm and began to explain it to Shen Yun.

"It can be stored in the ancestral aperture and nurtured with the divine soul. If I crush this one, your one will also shatter and generate a response."

Spirit rhinoceros horns of the fourth rank and above can even be used for cross-realm communication. Even though you are in the Azure Fiend Secret Realm and I am in the Holy Evolution Main Realm, separated by endless void, we can still exchange messages.

She paused, then put the rhinoceros horn back into her brow, her gaze falling on the one in Shen Yun's hand.

"This is only the first level, but it is enough to cover the entire Azure Fiend Secret Realm and transmit messages through the barrier of this demigod's ruins."

Once your Spirit Rhinoceros Horn is broken, it signifies the emergence of a new martial art in the Azure Wood Domain. I have already secured the arena for you; you can come and claim it.

Similarly, if you maintain the seal of the Crimson Sky Domain and crush the Spirit Rhinoceros Horn, I will also sense it.

Shen Yun listened, clicking his tongue in amazement.

"There are even wondrous objects that can be stored in the ancestral aperture, and can even communicate across realms?"

He looked down at the small, crystal-clear horn in his hand, his eyes filled with admiration.

The Holy Sect's jade tablet could not even penetrate one region of this demigod's ruins to transmit messages. The transmission of messages relied entirely on disciples from all sides to spread them within each region, which was inefficient and extremely unsafe.

However, the Spirit Rhinoceros Horn can ignore the barrier of the ruins and the obstruction of space, directly transmitting information to the depths of the other party's ancestral aperture.

This is the method of the main world.

It's not that the Azure Fiend Secret Realm is too weak, but that the Main Realm is too strong.

Those things that are revered as treasures in the Azure Fiend Secret Realm are nothing more than ordinary objects in the main world.

The Spirit Rhinoceros Horn and the Sea-Suppressing Divine Crystal are both priceless treasures, even the Deceptive Mask that Elder Lianxi casually gave him is invaluable in the Azure Fiend Secret Realm.

Shen Yun suppressed his emotions and stored the spirit rhinoceros horn in his ancestral aperture between his eyebrows.

The moment the rhinoceros horn entered the ancestral aperture, it hovered on a branch of the ancient Jianchun tree, like a crystal fruit, radiating a soft seven-colored light.

He could clearly sense that an invisible, space-crossing connection had been established between it and another spiritual horn within the soul of the Goddess Cangyan.

The connection was as thin as a hair, yet incredibly strong, like a musical string; a slight pluck would produce a resonance at both ends.

"Very well, Goddess, may our cooperation be fruitful."

Shen Yun bowed slightly to the Goddess Cangyan. His dark armor gleamed with a cold luster in the twilight, while the phantom of the Flame Demon surged behind him, its demonic flames reaching the heavens.

His face remained stern, but a hint of sincerity appeared in his deep eyes.

The goddess Cangyan nodded slightly, her azure dress fluttering gently in the night breeze, and a water-blue halo swirling around her, making her look like a goddess emerging from the deep sea.

"It's a pleasure working with you."

Her voice remained soft, yet carried a hint of approval.

Shen Yun said no more, his figure transformed into a crimson rainbow, soaring into the sky from the mountain peak, cutting through the twilight, and heading towards the border of the Azure Wood Domain.

A crimson rainbow left a long trail across the deep blue sky, like a knife mark tearing through the night, lingering for a long time.

He also needs to collect seal scripts from various regions.

Time waits for no one; those dominant players are racing against the clock, and he can't fall behind.

The crimson rainbow disappeared at the edge of the sky, and twilight once again enveloped the mountain peak.

The Goddess Cangyan stood still, looking in the direction where the crimson rainbow had disappeared, her azure pupils reflecting the last ray of crimson light on the horizon.

She paused for a moment, then her lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint, meaningful smile.

"The Flame Demon King is quite powerful. If he doesn't have a powerful backer, we could recruit him."

A pale blue halo flickered on the mountaintop for a moment before disappearing into the twilight, leaving only ripples that continued to spread.

Shen Yun flew out of the Azure Wood Domain, passed through the Qi Wall, and stepped into the Undying Domain.

The night sky here has a dark, iron-gray hue, not from overcast skies, but from an unchanging, forged metallic sheen.

Sunlight filters through the clouds, turning into a cold, hard silvery-white that falls upon the earth, coating the mountains and rivers with a layer of icy frost.

The air was filled with the scent of metal, not the stench of rust, but the chilling aura of refined metal after being quenched. Inhaling it felt like swallowing a mouthful of ice, the cold penetrating to the very marrow.

He slowed down, and the crimson rainbow transformed into a faint shadow, traversing between the mountains and rivers.

While searching for the methods and techniques of seal engraving, he recalled his encounter with the goddess Cangyan.

I gained a deeper understanding of her personality.

The Goddess Cangyan has a gentle nature.

Among the prodigies who descended from the main realm, Youmingzi was unpredictable and cold, Zhou Du was arrogant and conceited, Lei Que Xiaoshenwang was domineering and unparalleled, and Shishenzi was taciturn but ruthless.

Each of them exuded an aura of "I am the best in the world," and no matter who they encountered, they would fight first and ask questions later.

Shen Yun already had a stereotype of these outsider prodigies, believing they were all difficult to talk to.

But the Goddess of the Azure Face is different.

She is noble, but not arrogant; composed, but not indifferent; gentle, but not weak.

She stood there, like a deep pool, calm as a mirror, yet unfathomable.

She doesn't act rashly, but when she does, it's with overwhelming force.

Such a person is worth befriending.

Shen Yun silently crossed Cangyan Goddess off the list of "potential rivals" and put her into the "trustworthy ally" column.

As for how things will develop in the future, he doesn't want to think about that too much for now.

Returning from the Heavenly Wind Domain to the Vajra Domain, the shackles fell away layer by layer.

At this moment, he was only bound by a shackle as strong as a Vajra, hanging diagonally from his shoulder to his waist, like a tamed thunderbolt, lying dormant in silence.

Eighty percent of our strength is enough.

Shen Yunfei flew over a golden-gray stone forest, with towering stone pillars, each hundreds of feet high, their surfaces covered with fine cracks, like cracked porcelain glaze.

The wind whistled through the stone forest, sounding like thousands of sharp swords vibrating simultaneously.

This is one of the areas where the Vajra Domain Seal Jade Pendant frequently appears; he has already recorded all possible locations from the jade slip.

The final jade pendant was found on a natural stone platform in the center of the stone forest.

The stone platform was as smooth as a mirror, with a groove in the center where a pale golden jade pendant floated, slowly rotating and emitting a cold metallic luster.

Shen Yun reached out, and the jade pendant transformed into a silver light that disappeared into his brow.

【The Indestructible Vajra Mudra (Great Accomplishment 1/1000)】

A fourfold increase.

The most rewarding part of his trip was actually the tour itself.

It was a solitary peak whose summit had been leveled, its top as wide as a martial arts arena, with flat bluestone slabs on the ground, and withered yellow weeds growing in the gaps between the slabs.

The solitary peak stands alone on the plain, surrounded by no other mountains, like an abandoned stone pillar.

At the center of the peak, a golden jade pendant floated in mid-air, radiating a light even more intense than the seal, like a golden moon fallen to earth.

Seal of merit jade pendant.

Shen Yun landed on the solitary peak and scanned his surroundings.

In the distance, several figures were watching, including members of the demon race, members of the Netherworld Ghost race, and rogue cultivators from the human race.

They had clearly also noticed the jade pendant, but hesitated to approach it.

Because they saw Shen Yun.

The dark figure descended from the sky, bound by a crimson shackle, with the phantom of a fiery demon looming behind it, its demonic flames surging.

That angular face, those deep, unfathomable eyes, that domineering aura.

Although this is not the Crimson Sky Domain, he only has one shackle on his body, and everyone recognizes him.

"It's the Flame Demon King..."

A young demon cultivator swallowed hard and instinctively took a step back.

"Why is he here? Wasn't he in the Crimson Sky Domain?"

"He's crossed domains. Look, he only has one shackle on him, suppressing 20% ​​of his strength. He still has 80% of his power left."

"Eighty percent of their strength... is still not something we can afford to mess with."

The demon cultivators exchanged glances, seeing the same meaning in each other's eyes.

retreat.