Witch, please have some self-respect!

Back in the Holy Sect, Shen Yun was a Heaven and Earth Talisman Master, a treasure of the sect, and a target secretly watched by various forces.

He cannot be high-profile, cannot be flamboyant, and cannot let people know his true strength.

In the Golden Rock Mountains, he was Fu Chu, a talisman master from the main realm, and a supporting character assisting Elder Xi.

He still cannot be high-profile, and he still cannot expose himself.

But here, in the ruins, he is Han Yan, the Flame Demon King.

He can fly without restraint and strike without hesitation.

This high-profile feeling isn't bad.

While passing through the Great Sun Golden Crow Domain, Shen Yun was once again fortunate enough to find a manual for the transmission of martial arts techniques.

It was an isolated island surrounded by lava, barren of all vegetation, with only a massive, crimson rock.

Above the boulder, a jade pendant shaped like a golden crow floated in mid-air, radiating a scorching light, like a golden crow spreading its wings to take flight.

There were no savage beasts guarding the jade pendant, nor were there any cultivators vying for it; it had only just appeared.

Shen Yun landed on the deserted island and raised his hand to hold the jade pendant in his palm.

The jade pendant, shaped like a golden crow, emitted a clear and melodious cry, then transformed into a streak of crimson-gold light that disappeared into the space between the eyebrows.

Suddenly, the illusory Great Sun Palace in the sea of ​​blood lit up, and the phantom of a golden crow circled and soared on the top of the palace.

【Great Sun Golden Crow Seal Technique (Minor Success 1/1000)】

The fifth of the eight seals is the seal practice.

Before they even left the Great Sun Domain, the spirit rhinoceros horn that Cang Yan had given him trembled slightly in his ancestral aperture.

The tremor was very slight, like a string being gently plucked, producing a faint hum.

Amidst the buzzing sound, a faint divine thought emerged from the Spirit Rhinoceros Horn, condensing into a blurry coordinate in Shen Yun's sea of ​​consciousness.

In the southeast of the Aoki Domain, there is a secluded valley.

Immediately, the spirit rhinoceros horn shattered. It wasn't Shen Yun who broke it, but the goddess Cangyan who crushed the one in her hand.

The two rhinoceros horns are from the same source; if one breaks, the other will break as well.

The shattered spirit rhinoceros horn transformed into a beam of light, imprinting the information that the Goddess Cangyan wanted to convey—the location of the Jade Pendant—into Shen Yun's sea of ​​consciousness.

Shen Yun opened his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"good."

He determined the direction, then transformed into a crimson rainbow and sped towards the southeast of the Azure Wood Domain.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the crimson rainbow landed in a secluded valley.

The valley is small, surrounded by mountains on all sides, with lush green vines climbing all over the mountain walls, interspersed with wildflowers of various colors, swaying gently in the night breeze.

At the bottom of the valley lies a sacred spring, its water crystal clear, reflecting the azure moon in the sky.

In the center of the spiritual spring, a jade pendant of turquoise color floats in mid-air, slowly rotating and emitting a soft and warm light.

The light was neither dazzling nor scorching; it was like a spring stream flowing from the jade pendant, enveloping the entire secluded valley in a vibrant halo.

Green Wood Longevity Seal Technique.

There were no cultivators vying for the jade pendant.

The cultivators of the Azure Wood Domain all know that this seal belongs to the Goddess Cangyan.

No one dared to steal it, and no one could steal it.

They just stood at a distance, looking at the jade pendant with envy in their eyes, but none of them dared to approach.

Because they saw the crimson rainbow falling from the horizon.

Within the crimson rainbow, the dark figure was bound by two shackles, with the phantom of a fiery demon surging behind him, its demonic flames reaching the heavens.

"The Flame Demon King has arrived... As expected, the Goddess Cangyan has allied with him."

A native cultivator from the Azure Wood Domain said in a low voice, his voice carrying a hint of realization and a touch of awe.

"That's for sure. On the Crimson Sky Domain arena, the Flame Demon King fought against a group of heroes all by himself. He made Shen Yao vomit blood, Qi Qi was almost skinned alive, and even after the Hundred-Eyed Heavenly Demon exhausted his runes, he was still sent flying with a single palm strike."

"It's not surprising that the Goddess Cangyan would try to win over someone like that," another cultivator commented.

"Let's go, there's nothing more to see. We have no hope for that seal technique." The first person sighed and turned to leave.

The others also dispersed, leaving decisively and without any hesitation.

It's not that they don't want to compete, but that they know they can't win.

Shen Yun ignored the departing gazes.

He landed by the spiritual spring and raised his hand to grasp the turquoise jade pendant.

The jade pendant feels warm and smooth to the touch, neither cold nor icy, like holding a piece of warm jade that has been soaked in spring water for millions of years.

He could clearly sense that the jade pendant contained a powerful vitality.

He closed his eyes and pressed the jade pendant to his brow.

The jade pendant transformed into a streak of azure light, entered the ancestral aperture, and flowed straight into the sea of ​​blood along the meridians.

Within the sea of ​​blood, the illusory Azure Heavenly Palace suddenly lit up.

The originally dim palaces, pillars, and rooftops were illuminated layer by layer by the infusion of the blue-green light.

The runes on the temple walls went from blurry to clear, from dim to brilliant, like lamps being lit.

Above the palace roof, the phantom of an ancient tree slowly grows.

That was the manifestation of the Dao essence of the Green Wood Longevity Seal. It was not an ordinary tree, but the legendary Jianmu tree, which reached the heavens and the earth, with lush branches and leaves, and each leaf conveyed the ultimate truth of life and death.

Shen Yun's mind sank into the ancient scroll, and that line of writing slowly emerged.

【Green Wood Longevity Seal Technique (Minor Success 996/1000)】

Nine hundred and ninety-six.

Just four points away from breaking through to the next level.

Shen Yun was slightly startled. He had only obtained this seal technique a short while ago, and had not even started formally cultivating it. He had only let it circulate in the sea of ​​blood a few times on its own, yet it had already made such terrifying progress.

He closed his eyes and circulated the Green Wood Longevity Seal Technique within his body again and again.

【Green Wood Longevity Seal Technique (Mastery 26/10000)】

Breakthrough.

Shen Yun opened his eyes, a hint of barely suppressed joy flashing in them.

Without using any merit points or relying on any external force, it was purely the resonance between his physical body and the cultivation method, and the harmony between his true intention and the essence of the Dao, that allowed this seal cultivation technique to break through from minor success to major success in a short period of time.

This wasn't due to his exceptional talent, but rather because the Green Wood Longevity Seal was perfectly suited to his fundamental cultivation technique, the "Jianchun Secret Manual."

Jianchun ancient tree is inherently a tree of longevity and an immortal root.

The vitality and endless life-giving meaning of the Green Wood Longevity Seal is a level higher than the all-encompassing and inclusive Daoist spirit of Jian Chun True Meaning.

When he practices the Green Wood Longevity Seal Technique, the ancient Jianchun tree in his ancestral aperture will sway on its own, scattering endless clear light, absorbing, assimilating, and integrating the Dao essence of the Green Wood Seal Technique little by little.

That's not spiritual practice, but a return to one's true self.

It was as if this seal technique had always existed deep within his bloodline, only to be sealed away by the dust of time, and now it had been rekindled by someone.

Shen Yun took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart.

Determined, I must obtain the printed scriptures of the Green Wood Longevity Domain.

He looked up at the empty spirit spring in his hand, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

With the Green Wood Longevity Seal Technique as the main focus, and enhanced by the Flame Demon True Meaning, he can definitely unleash even greater power.

The vitality of the green wood nourishes the flames of the fire demon, making them more intense, more enduring, and more inextinguishable.

The flames of the Flame Demon can nourish the life force of the Green Wood, making the ancient tree more lush, more resilient, and more immortal.

This is the principle that one plus one is greater than two.

"The Goddess Cangyan truly keeps her word."

Shen Yun's voice carried a hint of sincere approval.

The Goddess Cangyan had not yet left. She stood at the other end of the secluded valley, her azure dress fluttering gently in the night breeze, her black hair flowing like a waterfall, and her face exquisitely beautiful.

She didn't urge him, she just waited quietly for him to completely refine the seal technique.

Shen Yun flashed and landed a few feet in front of the Goddess Cangyan.

He bowed slightly to her, his dark armor gleaming coldly in the azure moonlight, the phantom of the Flame Demon looming behind him.

"Goddess Cangyan, why don't we deepen our cooperative relationship?"

His voice was deep and hoarse, yet it carried a sincerity.

The goddess Cangyan was slightly taken aback, and a look of doubt appeared on her fair and jade-like face.

How to deepen the effect?

Her voice was still clear and crisp, but now it held a hint of curiosity.

Shen Yun stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on the distance, on the direction of the Heavenly Wind Domain and the Great Sun Golden Crow Domain.

Of those two realms, the one furthest from his own Crimson Sky Realm is located in the Eight Realms and Eight Trigrams Diagram.

"The Heavenly Wind Domain suppresses eighty percent of my strength, and the seal techniques within that domain are not easy for me to obtain."

"The Great Sun Domain suppresses eighty percent of your strength, and the seal techniques within that domain are not easy for you to obtain."

He paused, then turned to look at the Goddess Cangyan, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

"Let's cooperate and work together to establish our power in these two regions."

This is a win-win situation.

He tried to steal the Heavenly Wind Domain's seal technique, but it was suppressed by 80%, making it very difficult to obtain.

However, when the Goddess Cangyan went to snatch it, she crossed from the Azure Wood Domain to the Heavenly Wind Domain. Crossing only two domains, she suppressed forty percent of the power. With her strength, she could easily seize it.

She tried to seize the Great Sun Domain's seal technique, but it was suppressed by 80%, making it equally difficult.

But the same logic applies to Shen Yun's attempt to steal it.

The two have a foundation for cooperation and have already established trust in each other.

Shen Yun felt he could initially trust the Goddess Cangyan, though he might not be able to trust others.

She was gentle by nature, born into one of the Thirteen Immortal Clans, and always lived a life of peace and non-partisanship.

Such a person deserves deeper cooperation.

The Goddess Cangyan remained silent for a moment.

A hint of contemplation, and a hint of approval, flashed in his azure eyes.

"Okay." She nodded.

"Collect the Eight Domain Seal Techniques as soon as possible, and you will have an advantage in the second competition for the Domain Seal Scripture."

The printing competition is held once a month, and the competition times for adjacent domains will be staggered.

If one can gather all eight domain seals before the arena opens, and use the eight seals to empower the opponent, the chances of victory will greatly increase.

Conversely, if one's seal skills are incomplete, one can only use a fragmented understanding to fight against a hegemon with eight seals, and the chances of winning are slim.

The goddess Cangyan raised her hand and took out two new spirit rhinoceros horns from her sleeve.

Crystal clear, with seven colors flowing, the fine natural runes at the base glow with a faint spiritual light in the twilight.

She handed two rhinoceros horns to Shen Yun.

Shen Yun did not answer immediately.

He reached into his robes, took out 100,000 source stones from his Naxu Ring, and pushed them in front of the Goddess Cangyan.

"A pair of first-tier spirit rhinoceros horns costs 100,000 source stones. We can't always rely on the goddess to provide the resources."

His voice was calm as still water, yet it carried an undeniable certainty.

If it creates resentment and affects future cooperation, then it's not worth it.

The Goddess Cangyan looked at the pile of source stones, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

She thought the Flame Demon King would accept the Spirit Rhinoceros Horn as a matter of course, but she didn't expect him to be so thoughtful.

He offered her an equivalent amount of Originium, neither taking advantage of her nor owing her any favors.

Such a person deserves even more cooperation.

Without any hesitation, she reached out and accepted the pile of source stones.

Accepting is a sign of respect for the other person, while declining seems pretentious.

"It's a pleasure working with you."

She handed two rhinoceros horns to Shen Yun.

Shen Yun took it and stored it in his ancestral aperture.

Once the seals of those two realms are revealed, they will notify each other, assist each other, and each take what they need.

The two talked for a while longer, sharing some of the information they had gathered.

Regarding the patterns of the Eight Domains Seal Technique, the latest developments of the geniuses from each domain, and the rumors surrounding the soon-to-be-opened central arena.

The Goddess Cangyan was far more informed than Shen Yun, and she told him many things he didn't know.

Youmingzi has only gathered all eight seals and is currently in seclusion to deduce the fusion of the eight seals.

Hao Yan has already obtained two manuals and is currently collecting the rest across different domains.

The Golden Lotus Celestial Maiden is mysterious and unpredictable; to this day, no one has ever seen her use her full power.

Zhou Du encountered trouble in the Taiyin Domain. He was besieged by a group of geniuses from foreign forces. Although he repelled them all, he was also seriously injured.

Shen Yun memorized all of this information.

After the goddess Cangyan finished speaking, she nodded slightly, and her figure transformed into a streak of light blue rainbow, disappearing into the horizon.

Shen Yun stood atop the mountain, watching the azure light disappear into the distance, and remained silent for a moment.

After leaving the Green Wood Domain, he did not plan to stay in the secret realm any longer.

Within the sea of ​​blood, eight illusory heavenly palaces slowly rotated, four real heavenly palaces stood majestically, and nine Dao platforms suppressed the four directions.

The sea was as calm as a mirror, without even a ripple.

The sea of ​​blood has been completely quelled.

It has only been three or four days since we entered the ruins.

He obtained the Crimson Sky Domain Seal Scripture, spanning eight domains, collecting eight seal techniques and eight seal methods, and acquiring three jade seal manuals.

With the sea of ​​blood calmed, the fifth heavenly palace is just around the corner.

Shen Yun took a deep breath, and a thought flashed through his mind.

Consciousness withdraws from the sea of ​​blood and returns to the physical body.

He then quickly returned to the Crimson Sky Domain, closed his eyes, and his mind stirred once more.

Exit the site.

In a flash, the dense forest with towering ancient trees disappeared.

In its place lies the vast night sky over the Jinyan Mountains.

Not far away, a sea of ​​blood surged in the sky, and dark red light fell, enveloping the entire world in a blood-red halo.

The Holy Soul Banner fluttered in the sea of ​​blood, ten thousand ghosts wailed, and gusts of eerie wind blew.

The demigod's remains floated in the void beside him, like a pale golden star, radiating a soft yet vast light.

Shen Yun's figure appeared out of thin air in mid-air.

Within the restricted martial arts zone surrounding the ruins, experts at the Hunyuan Realm from various factions remained in command, their divine senses weaving into an invisible net that enveloped the entire area.

His appearance attracted the attention of several divine senses.

Those divine thoughts swept over him, like invisible gazes, scrutinizing him from head to toe.

But unlike the first time, no one made a move.

The rules for the no-arms zone have been established.

Within a radius of 100 li, no one is allowed to attack another; if anyone does, they will be executed.

Shen Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

He was ambushed when he first left the ruins.

A powerful demon from the Primordial Chaos Realm struck with a palm. If he hadn't reacted quickly and summoned his Six-Winged War God to block it, and if Fu Qidong hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Every time he left the site, he was filled with anxiety, fearing that someone might break the rules again.

Fortunately, no one made a move today.

The rules of the no-arms zone are really effective.

He hovered in mid-air, his gaze sweeping over his surroundings.

Many cultivators were coming and going around them. Some transformed into rainbow light and flew towards the ruins, while others flew out of the ruins and landed in the forbidden martial arts zone, where they sat cross-legged to meditate.