Chapter 166
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Chapter 166: A Door of Dragon and Phoenix, Southern Heaven Gate
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The lightning cascaded like a black ocean, drowning the world below.
Yet the fiery chains shot upward, piercing through the storming darkness.
Thousands of flaming chains penetrated the terrifying lightning, causing it to fragment into countless shards of black energy.
Some pieces drifted into the sky, while others were pulled into the light barrier of the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins.
As the fiery chains fused into the barrier, it began to repair itself once more—this time, at an incredible speed.
Zhang Yang’s sharp gaze caught sight of thousands of light barriers stacking upon one another, reinforcing the Ruins’ defenses.
But it didn’t end there.
The fiery chains pierced through the light barrier of the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins, soaring into the sky, where they gathered and intertwined, forming a Daybreak Phoenix Luan ablaze with roaring flames.
“Hiss~~”
The Daybreak Phoenix Luan let out a piercing cry, flapping its wings and stirring up violent winds and flames that tore through the surrounding chaotic black lightning. Then, it transformed into a beam of light and crashed into the black lightning vortex at the pinnacle of the Nine Heavens.
Crack!
The black lightning vortex shattered.
The terrifying force that had oppressed both the interior and exterior of the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins vanished in an instant.
The sky cleared.
The suffocating pressure disappeared without a trace.
Everything returned to normal.
The spectacle left many in awe, filling them with dread at the sheer power of the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins. Even the oppressive might of the heavens had been broken.
Seeing this, Lou Pingfan swiftly withdrew from the crowd, unwilling to entangle himself further in the bloody truths and conflicts surrounding the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins.
He knew he had to contact Zhang Yang immediately and inform him about the second trial of the immortal path—the destined three calamities.
Yet, he also understood that the heavenly tribulations had not ceased because the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins had destroyed them. Rather, the ruins had completely severed their connection with the outside world, preventing the heavens from sensing Zhang Yang. Moreover, Zhang Yang had not immediately resumed cultivation to attempt another breakthrough into the Ascending to Heaven realm, leading to this temporary stillness.
Thus, Lou Pingfan had to relay this information as soon as possible.
Inside the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins, the boiling energy within Zhang Yang’s bloodline gradually settled.
He strained to observe the visions surfacing from his bloodline.
The images remained blurry.
Faintly, he saw a massive portal at the forefront of his vision—one that seemed to suppress the land below and support the heavens above. On either side of the portal, dragon and phoenix figures lay coiled, their forms partially obscured. Above them, indistinct characters shimmered. He narrowed his eyes, barely making out their vague outlines, struggling to piece together their meaning.
"Southern Heaven Gate?"
Zhang Yang muttered to himself.
As he tried to focus again, the turbulence in his bloodline subsided, and the image slowly faded away.
"What is this?"
"Why does it exist within my bloodline?"
"And why does it resonate with the power of the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins?"
He pondered for a long time before noticing something peculiar.
The Daybreak Phoenix Ruins had been constructed a thousand years ago in the Southern Region, at the place closest to the Daybreak Phoenix Luan. Yet, its existence had sparked the War of the Saints, drawing even the great saints from beyond the Southern Region. In the end, the land was reduced to nothingness and later evolved into the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins.
But the Daybreak Phoenix Luan was merely close to the phoenix.
The vision within his bloodline, however, depicted a gateway—one intricately adorned with carvings of dragons and phoenixes.
No matter how he examined it, the True Dragon and the phoenix seemed to serve merely as gatekeepers.
Could the secret hidden within his bloodline be unimaginably shocking?
After Eternal Night, the world no longer had True Dragons or phoenixes.
Before Eternal Night, ancient texts recorded that in the realm of immortals, the True Dragon and the phoenix reigned supreme.
Yet within his bloodline, they appeared as mere sentries.
A chilling realization struck him, but he suppressed his shock, as if somewhere deep in his soul, an innate sense of disdain for the dragon and phoenix had already taken root.
He pressed a hand to his forehead, wondering just how unfathomably powerful his bloodline truly was.
“Phew…”
Exhaling a deep breath, Zhang Yang adjusted his emotions.
No matter how extraordinary his bloodline was, its mysteries remained beyond his comprehension, and no one could guide him. All he could do was uncover its secrets in due time.
Regaining his composure, he gazed at the sky.
The light barrier of the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins had become even more resilient, its thousands of layers fused into one. However, it was now speckled with dark spots and streaks—remnants of the shattered lightning tribulation. These remnants had not fully dissipated and had instead been drawn into the barrier by the fiery chains.
They resembled scattered black stars.
Buzz, buzz!
A vibration came from his storage bag.
Zhang Yang retrieved a communication stone and infused it with a strand of Nine Extremes True Essence. Instantly, Lou Pingfan’s voice emerged from within.
Zhang Yang was startled.
The Daybreak Phoenix Ruins isolated everything from the outside world. Communication stones and Spirit Communication Stones should have been completely ineffective.
Now, with the ruins even more tightly sealed, how was this possible?
Sensing something, Zhang Yang’s gaze shifted to the dark specks and streaks on the barrier.
"These remnants of the lightning tribulation… they’ve created a flaw in the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins."
He could think of no other explanation.
Steeling his heart, he began his conversation with Lou Pingfan.
Lou Pingfan’s first words were urgent.
“Young Master, hurry and find a place to hide! The Daybreak Phoenix Ruins have opened to the outside, and the boundary limit is set at the Eighth Level of Ascending to Heaven. A large number of people are pouring in!”
Zhang Yang gathered Nine Extremes True Essence around his ears and, sure enough, heard excited shouts coming from the entrance.
The situation was straightforward: the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins had been breached earlier, and now that the danger had passed, some cultivators arrived to investigate, hoping to confirm whether Zhang Yang had been annihilated. However, upon discovering they could enter, a few experts, willing to endure the boundary restriction, rushed in—only to realize that the limit had weakened instead of strengthening.
Lou Pingfan, who had been about to contact Zhang Yang, immediately sensed the anomaly and quickly relayed the situation.
Without hesitation, Zhang Yang executed the Three Steps of Mountains and Rivers and vanished in an instant.
He feared no one. With his current cultivation at the Ninth Level of the Touching Heaven realm, he could challenge even a cultivator at the Ninth Level of the Ascending to Heaven realm. However, he had no intention of exposing himself too soon.
Once he reached a safe location, he resumed communication with Lou Pingfan.
Lou Pingfan explained everything he knew about the second trial of the immortal path—the destined three calamities—including how Zhang Yang had been unexpectedly protected by the Daybreak Phoenix Ruins, resulting in an abnormal Ascending to Heaven calamity.
Only then did Zhang Yang fully comprehend the situation.
Previously, he had been deeply concerned. With such a powerful lightning tribulation, he had believed survival was impossible at his current level of strength. Now, he understood that a normal Ascending to Heaven calamity was meant to correspond to one’s cultivation level.
Of course, due to this disruption, his next Ascending to Heaven calamity would undoubtedly be far more terrifying than usual.
“As long as it’s not unsolvable, I have the confidence to face it.”
Reassured, Zhang Yang steadied his thoughts.
As more people entered the ruins, many discovered they could communicate with the outside world. Among them, King Qin Guang of the Underworld Assassin Organization actively reached out, reminding Zhang Yang of their prior deal regarding the Reverse Phoenix Grass.
Zhang Yang, who possessed more than fifty stalks of Reverse Phoenix Grass, naturally intended to complete the transaction.
After pointing out his location, he soon found himself face-to-face with members of the Underworld Assassin Organization.
A young man dressed in red, with striking crimson hair, introduced himself as the Red Judge—one of the Four Great Judges of the Underworld, equal in status to the Four Raging Demons and the Four Ghosts.
Zhang Yang handed over two stalks of Reverse Phoenix Grass.
Roughly half an hour after the Red Judge departed, another group arrived.
“Ghost Asura!”
“Golden Asura!”
“Moon Asura!”
“Flower Phantom!”
“Dark Phantom!”
“Fire Phantom!”
“Wind Phantom!”
The seven figures introduced themselves. Behind them, three hundred Asura Assassins knelt on one knee, their voices trembling with uncontainable excitement and reverence.
“We greet our master!”
