Chapter 374: The Harmony of Yin and Yang

True Martial Sect, Celestial Punishment Peak.

Peak Master Bai Yeli sat cross-legged in the main hall, his eyes closed as he regulated his breath.

The fragrance of Sandalwood Incense drifted through the silent hall.

Suddenly, Bai Yeli’s eyes snapped open!

He reached into his robes and took out three Jade Tokens.

On the foremost Jade Token were carved two words: Gu Changkong.

At that moment, the Jade Token was trembling violently, its surface covered in a web of fine cracks!

Bai Yeli’s pupils contracted.

“Changkong…”

Before he could finish—

CRACK!

The Jade Token shattered!

It turned to dust, trickling through the gaps between his fingers!

Bai Yeli’s face instantly turned ashen.

‘Changkong and the other two are dead?’

‘Gu Changkong, the lead True Inheritor of Celestial Punishment Peak, a Core Formation Late Stage cultivator, is dead?!’

“Impossible!”

He shot to his feet as the aura around him erupted violently!

The tables and chairs in the hall instantly exploded. The Sandalwood Incense burner flew out and smashed against a wall, scattering ash all over the floor!

“Changkong entered the Demon Suppression Array with two of his junior True Inheritors. How could anything have happened to the three of them working together?”

Bai Yeli gritted his teeth, a cold light flickering in his eyes.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his rage. He used the ash of the Jade Token to form a hand seal, casting a Dharma Seal. A blurry image materialized in the air.

It was the image of Gu Changkong’s final moments.

In the image, Gu Changkong lay on the ground, his right arm severed at the shoulder. Covered in blood, he was struggling to get up.

Before him, a colossal dark figure was approaching.

A Tier Eight Fierce Beast, the Bloodthirsty Bear!

Gu Changkong’s eyes were wide, and he was shouting something, but the image was silent.

The next moment—

The bear’s giant paw came crashing down!

The image abruptly vanished.

Bai Yeli stared fixedly at the space where the image had been, his hands trembling slightly.

‘A Tier Eight Fierce Beast…’

‘No, that’s not right!’

‘Changkong’s arm was severed first, and the wound is clean!’

‘He was gravely injured by someone before being killed by the Fierce Beast!’

Murderous intent surged in Bai Yeli’s eyes.

“Who was it?!”

Bai Yeli stood rooted to the spot in silence for a long time. In the final moments of the vision, he had also seen a Disciple of the Penglai Sect perish at the hands of the Bloodthirsty Bear.

Thinking of this, he picked up his Communication Jade Token.

…

Penglai Sect, Seventh Peak.

The night was dark and deep.

Peak Master Yao Guannan sat alone in his study, quietly reading an ancient text, when a sudden pang struck his heart!

Yao Guannan’s expression changed drastically!

He shot his hand into his robes and pulled out a Jade Token.

It was Gu Tianya’s Life Token.

Right now, cracks were appearing all over the Jade Token!

“Tianya…”

Yao Guannan’s voice trembled.

CRACK!

The Jade Token shattered!

It broke into seven or eight pieces, slipping from his hand and clattering softly onto the desk.

Yao Guannan stared at the fragments, completely frozen.

‘He’s dead?’

His eyes widened and his lips quivered, unable to form words for a moment.

“Impossible…”

He mumbled, raising a hand to form a seal.

A blurry image appeared in the air. Gu Tianya was lying in a cave, completely paralyzed, his face as pale as paper.

Before him, a giant Bloodthirsty Bear was closing in!

The bear opened its cavernous mouth—

The image abruptly vanished.

Yao Guannan trembled all over.

Just then, the Communication Jade Token at his waist vibrated.

Yao Guannan activated it with his Divine Sense, and a phantom image of Bai Yeli appeared.

“Is your lead Disciple, Gu Tianya, dead?”

Yao Guannan nodded.

“How did you know?”

Bai Yeli gritted his teeth.

“My disciple, Gu Changkong, is dead too. He was killed by a Tier Eight Fierce Beast, but he was gravely injured by someone beforehand.”

A cold glint flashed in Yao Guannan’s eyes. Gu Tianya had previously told him about his plans, and he immediately thought of someone.

“Liang Cheng of the Penglai Sect’s First Peak.”

He then recounted their previous grievance.

Bai Yeli took a deep breath, the killing intent in his eyes flaring.

“Liang Cheng. So it was Liang Cheng!”

“However, the Three Sects and Six Gates are all watching right now. We can only wait until the trial is over.”

“Fine!”

…

Demon Suppression Array.

Inside a cave.

Liang Cheng sat cross-legged. Before him lay the Fire Ganoderma and the Frost Moon Fruit.

One red, one white. One hot, one cold.

Their medicinal fragrances intertwined, making the surrounding air feel strange.

One half was scorching hot, the other refreshingly cool.

He took a deep breath, grabbed both Treasures of Heaven and Earth, and put them in his mouth.

BOOM!!!

Two completely different powers instantly exploded within his body!

The Fire Ganoderma transformed into a monstrous flame, burning madly along his Meridians!

The Frost Moon Fruit turned into a bone-chilling torrent, also roaring and surging through his Meridians!

One on the left, one on the right.

One hot, one cold.

Like two great dragons, they rammed into each other wildly inside his body!

A heart-rending, gut-wrenching agony!

Liang Cheng gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.

But he remained motionless, focusing all his effort on circulating the Crossing the Sea True Intent.

Within his Meridians, the ice-blue and fiery-red Pill Qi began to boil simultaneously!

The Ice Soul Scripture circulated frantically!

The Heaven-Burning Scripture circulated frantically!

The Ice Dragon and the Fire Dragon pounced on the two external forces at the same time.

Devouring!

Refining!

Fusing!

One Meridian!

Ten Meridians!

A hundred Meridians!

Wave after wave of excruciating pain washed over him. Liang Cheng was soaked in a cold sweat, but he didn’t move an inch, his jaw clenched tight.

In his Sea of Consciousness, three phantom figures trembled. The Dao Rhyme contained within the two forces was also being devoured ferociously by his Blade Intent, Fist Intent, and Sword Intent.

Time passed.

One hour.

Two hours.

Three hours.

BOOM!!!

A roar echoed from within his body!

The ice-blue and fiery-red Pill Qi surged and roared through his Meridians like two true dragons. The two-colored Pill Qi intertwined, forming a massive vortex!

At the center of the vortex, a fist-sized True Pill slowly rotated.

Half ice-blue, half fiery-red!

Ice and fire merged, Yin and Yang harmonized!

[Ice Soul Scripture Level 1: Great Success (235,678/400,000)]

[Heaven-Burning Scripture Level 1: Great Success (231,456/400,000)]

Another step forward in the Core Formation Late Stage!

Liang Cheng opened his eyes.

Flashes of ice-blue and fiery-red light vanished from his eyes. He clenched his fist, feeling the surging, boundless power within his body.