Chapter 813: White Light Departs

"Boom..."

Tu You was about to cast a spell to forcibly open the great formation when suddenly the earth shook and the mountains moved!

Both Tu You and Shen Qin's expressions changed drastically!

"This... what's happening? The great formation laid by our ancestor has actually... actually collapsed!" Tu You said, utterly dejected.

This formation was the barrier concealing the Red Cloud Valley; it was thanks to this formation that the Red Cloud Valley had stood for so many years.

But now, this great formation had completely collapsed before their very eyes!

The lake, the green mountains, the grass—everything before them became illusory, and finally, the Red Cloud Valley returned to its true form, the Ancient Desolate Lìyuán Pool completely exposed to the world.

"This... what can we do?" Shen Qin said in panic.

A figure in white walked slowly out of the valley, followed by a black flood dragon!

Seeing this, Tu You's expression changed.

This black flood dragon actually had the strength of the Formless Realm Great Perfection!

"It's Ye Yuan!" Shen Qin suddenly exclaimed.

Tu You's face darkened; of course he knew it was Ye Yuan, but why was a black flood dragon following behind him?

With the situation unclear, Tu You did not dare to step forward and greet him rashly.

If he were in his prime, he would naturally not care about the black flood dragon. But in his current state, if he truly faced the black flood dragon, it was hard to say who would emerge victorious.

Ye Yuan approached slowly, cupped his hands, and smiled at the two: "Holy Lord, Grand Elder! It's been many days; I've made you worry."

Tu You nodded, looking warily at the black flood dragon behind Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan understood and smiled: "You two need not panic. Black Wind is my newly accepted servant; he will not harm the Holy Land. It's just that the Ancient Desolate Lìyuán Pool... I'm afraid it can no longer be used."

"What did you say!" Shen Qin was shocked again.

The Ancient Desolate Lìyuán Pool was the very foundation of the Red Cloud Holy Land, and now Ye Yuan said it could no longer be used!

To the Red Cloud Holy Land, this was like a bolt from the blue.

Tu You sighed and said: "This great formation was based on the energy in the Ancient Desolate Lìyuán Pool. Now that the formation is completely destroyed, the pool has clearly undergone a drastic change. From now on, the Red Cloud Holy Land will probably have to fend for itself."

Hearing this, Shen Qin's face turned extremely ugly.

Ye Yuan also felt somewhat guilty about this situation.

This great formation was extremely ingeniously arranged; the skill of the person who set it up was probably not inferior to his own.

However, this formation was based on the energy in the Ancient Desolate Lìyuán Pool, which in turn was based on the Primordial Dragon Bone. Now that he had refined a small part of the Primordial Dragon Bone, which had merged into his body, it was equivalent to destroying the foundation of the formation, leading to what had happened.

At the critical moment earlier, the dying advice of his father Ji Zhengyang had surfaced in his mind. Recalling his father's hopeful smile, Ye Yuan had forcibly stopped the thought of ending himself.

That was the hope that he would live well—a hope that, like the morning drum and evening bell, gave Ye Yuan the courage to go on living!

As Long Teng had said, once Ye Yuan got through this hurdle, he managed to endure the following days.

After more than twenty days, Ye Yuan finally initially refined the Primordial Dragon Bone, which also led to the collapse of the formation.

After refining the Primordial Dragon Bone, Ye Yuan's cultivation had risen to the Fourth Layer of the Immeasurable Realm, and his physical strength had reached a new level, comparable to the Heavenly Enlightenment Realm!

This trip to the Red Cloud Valley had been immensely rewarding for Ye Yuan.

However, the price was the destruction of the Red Cloud Holy Land's foundation.

"You... in one month, you not only broke through to the Immeasurable Realm but also broke through four minor realms to reach the Fourth Layer of the Immeasurable Realm!" Tu You suddenly noticed Ye Yuan's change and exclaimed.

Shen Qin had been emotionally agitated and hadn't noticed Ye Yuan's change either. Now looking, indeed it was so!

Even entering the Ancient Desolate Lìyuán Pool, this rate of progress was too terrifying, wasn't it?

"All thanks to the Ancient Desolate Lìyuán Pool. It's just a pity... it seems I absorbed a bit too much energy, which led to..." Ye Yuan said somewhat apologetically.

Tu You waved his hand and said with some excitement: "If I'm not mistaken, you should have entered the seventh layer area, right?"

Ye Yuan nodded, but thought to himself helplessly: Not just the seventh layer area; I dug up the very foundation of the Ancient Desolate Lìyuán Pool.

Tu You, unaware of this, said excitedly: "In the history of our Red Cloud Holy Land, only the ancestor reached the seventh layer area! As long as you can break through to the Ninth Layer of the Dao Profound Realm, you can ensure the safety of our Red Cloud Holy Land for nearly ten thousand years. What is the loss of an Ancient Desolate Lìyuán Pool compared to that? Since you have come out of the pool, may I ask if you agree to my previous request?"

Tu You looked at Ye Yuan with great anticipation. Previously, Ye Yuan had refused to commit, but now Tu You brought up the old matter.

Ye Yuan muttered 'old fox' to himself, but said helplessly: "At this point, do I have any room to refuse?"

Ye Yuan was not the type to take advantage and then burn bridges. He had gained enormous benefits from the Ancient Desolate Lìyuán Pool and had also destroyed the foundation of the Red Cloud Holy Land.

If he still refused Tu You, he wouldn't be able to get past his own conscience.

Tu You had counted on this and thus brought up the old matter.

He also knew that if the Ancient Desolate Lìyuán Pool were not completely useless, Ye Yuan would probably never agree to him.

But now, Ye Yuan couldn't bring himself to refuse.

Of course, if Ye Yuan really refused, such a person would not be worth his cultivation.

Hearing this, Tu You was overjoyed and said: "Good! From today on, you are the Young Lord of the Red Cloud Holy Land! The Red Cloud Holy Land will spare no effort to help you break through to the Dao Profound Realm as soon as possible!"

...

Half a month later, Tu You issued an edict, proclaiming to the entire Red Cloud Holy Land that Ye Yuan was appointed as the Young Lord of the Red Cloud Holy Land!

The nine quasi-holy sons entered the Holy Hall and, together with the seven holy sons, fully assisted Ye Yuan!

All major families must obey Ye Yuan's orders and follow his commands!

This edict caused an uproar throughout the Red Cloud Holy Land.

According to tradition, the Young Lord of the Red Cloud Holy Land was selected from among the seven holy sons as the strongest, to be announced after they broke through to the Formless Realm.

But this time, the Holy Lord had gone against convention and directly appointed Ye Yuan, who was only at the Immeasurable Realm, as the Young Lord!

Although supported by the Grand Elder and the elders of the Holy Hall, this appointment still aroused considerable opposition.

Ye Yuan paid no attention to this opposition; he was now troubled by another matter.

Since he had agreed to become the Young Lord of the Holy Land, Ye Yuan naturally could not continue living in Gufeng City.

He ordered people to bring Ren Dong and Xiao Ruyan to the Holy Land, but they brought a piece of news instead.

White Light had left!

Fortunately, White Light had left a message for Ye Yuan before leaving.

But White Light's message was only a few words: "We will meet again in time! I'm going to the Demon Domain!"