Chapter 0866: Refining the Demon Ancestor

As soon as the seal of the Nine-Departure Demon Ancestor was broken, these five first-class spiritual veins attacked the Yellow Dragon.
Each of these five first-class spiritual veins carried a destructive power equivalent to that of a peak late-stage Divine King!
Power on par with someone like Fei Li!
These spiritual veins, born over countless eras, gathered the essence of heaven and earth and contained the laws of the universe. Their spiritual strength was unimaginable—by the time they reached the first-class level, their wisdom was already comparable to that of humans.
“Hmph, still trying to resist?!” Seeing this, the Yellow Dragon slammed his palms down fiercely.
“Boom!” With a deafening sound, two first-class spiritual veins were sent flying by the Yellow Dragon’s strike. Their bodies, resembling rivers of spiritual energy, trembled violently before lying motionless on the ground.
At that moment, the other three first-class spiritual veins attacked the Yellow Dragon.
In an instant, the Yellow Dragon threw countless punches, sending the remaining three flying. Then he opened his mouth and spat out five powerful streams of immortal energy, which merged into the five spiritual veins, instantly forming five great restriction arrays that completely controlled them.
Even though these five spiritual veins possessed the strength of a peak late-stage Divine King, they were no match for the half-saint-level Yellow Dragon.
“I never expected first-class spiritual veins to be so powerful!” The Yellow Dragon felt relieved after subduing all five. He inhaled, and the five spiritual veins turned into a stream of light that entered his body.
Immediately, pure spiritual energy from heaven and earth emanated from the veins, continuously refining and strengthening the Yellow Dragon’s physique!
Even without any cultivation, his body would grow stronger day and night under the influence of this spiritual energy.
The Yellow Dragon sent his divine consciousness into the spiritual veins, sensing the laws of the universe contained within. He felt that the laws in his soul sea had become even more refined.
“These first-class spiritual veins are truly treasures!” he thought to himself with joy.
If first-class veins were like this, what about king-class or supreme-class veins?! Not to mention saint-class veins!
“However, first-class veins already rival the peak strength of a Divine King. King-class veins might be comparable to the strength of half-saints from two or three eras. Supreme-class veins could be on par with half-saints from six or seven eras? And saint-class veins? Ten eras?!” he mused.
If these five veins had been king-class, it wouldn’t have been the Yellow Dragon who subdued them—it would have been the other way around!
“Could the fifth layer of the Sacred Cauldron also contain spiritual veins?!” At that moment, the Yellow Dragon thought of the fifth layer of the Heavenly and Earthly Sacred Cauldron.
But to access the fifth layer, he would need to cultivate for at least five eras.

“Good, next I will thoroughly refine the Nine Separations Demon Ancestor’s demonic body and strive to reach the cultivation level of two eras!” Huang Long immediately exited the Nine Separations Demon Ancestor’s spatial artifact, placing the divine pills, artifacts, and innate divine objects inside the Sacred Cauldron, then moved to the center of the Sacred Cauldron formation. Sitting in mid-air, Huang Long exerted all his strength to activate the formation, causing the Nine Separations Demon Ancestor’s demonic body to emit streams of brilliant light. A hundred years, a thousand years, ten thousand years! Fifty thousand years, one hundred thousand years, one million years! As time passed, the Nine Separations Demon Ancestor’s demonic body continued to transform into the purest vital energy, strengthening Huang Long’s physical body. At the same time, the laws of the great path from the Nine Separations Demon Ancestor’s soul sea merged into Huang Long’s own soul sea. Meanwhile, five spiritual veins burst forth with spiritual energy, constantly purifying Huang Long’s body, as he comprehended the laws of the universe within these veins, making his soul sea larger and deeper! This process of refinement and absorption took over a million years! When Huang Long fully absorbed the Nine Separations Demon Ancestor’s demonic body, merging fire and water, his entire body was enveloped in dazzling multicolored light, and his soul sea underwent tremendous changes. Compared to before, his soul sea had become more than twice as powerful! The same was true for his physical body! Roar! Huang Long let out a dragon roar that pierced through time and space, reaching beyond the Hongmeng Realm and causing the chaotic energy flows outside it to tremble. Huang Long stood up, and a powerful force spread throughout the countless spaces and small worlds within the Sacred Cauldron, startling Huang Xiong, Huoyang, Livia, Susan, Vitya, Pi Long, Ao Ke, and others who had been cultivating in the void of the Sacred Cauldron. “Young master, have you broken through again?!” Ao Ke asked in shock, as Huang Long had just reached the level of a semi-saint! Huang Long shook his head and smiled, “Not yet, just one more step!” Although he had absorbed the Nine Separations Demon Ancestor’s demonic body, he still hadn’t reached the cultivation level of two eras; he was currently at the peak of one era. Noticing everyone’s confusion about his greatly improved strength, Huang Long recounted how he had slain the Nine Separations Demon Ancestor. At the time he killed the Nine Separations Demon Ancestor, Huoyang, Ao Ke, and Livia had already gone into the Sacred Cauldron’s space to cultivate, so they were unaware of what had happened. After hearing Huang Long’s account, everyone was stunned and in awe. “Young master, you’ve killed that Nine Separations Demon Ancestor. The Heaven-Hating Demon Ancestor has fled—be careful of the Blood Demon Sect!” Ao Ke worriedly said. Huang Long nodded, “Mm, I know that!” However, he wasn’t worried that the Blood Demon Sect would dare send many strong warriors to the Hongmeng Great World. Among the three thousand great worlds in the universe, each world possesses its own world power, which contains the power of a Sacred King and can protect the world—unless a powerful Sacred King from the Blood Demon Sect comes.

A half-saint cannot draw a Holy King over. Unless the World of Ten Thousand Demons wants to wage war against the Hongmeng Great World! “But I have the World Tree. Though it’s incomplete, if the Heaven-Hatred Demon Ancestor learns of it, it will cause great trouble. I must find him and kill him as soon as possible!” Huang Long thought to himself. Although Huang Long hadn’t yet broken through two eras, he was confident that with the Chaos Bell and the Heavenly Sacred Cauldron, along with the two Golden-Horned Giants, they could definitely defeat the Heaven-Hatred Demon Ancestor. “You’ve all reached the peak of the late stage of Supreme God. I’ll help you merge your Divine King Essences and break through to Divine King status!” Huang Long glanced at everyone and saw that Huang Xiong, Susan, Pi Long, and the others had all reached the peak of the late stage of Supreme God after over a million years of cultivation. After speaking, Huang Long waved his hands, and fifteen Divine King Essences merged into Huang Xiong, Susan, Vitaya, Pi Long, and the others’ bodies. Then he slapped his hands together, sending a powerful force into their bodies, forcefully merging the Divine King Essences with Huang Xiong, Susan, and the rest. After a dozen breaths, Huang Xiong, Susan, Huang Yi, Pi Long, and the others all broke through to the Divine King Essence level! With Huang Xiong, Susan, Huang Yi, and Pi Long—along with Livya, Huoyang, Ao Ke, and Thunder Beast—there were now nineteen Divine King-level powerhouses around Huang Long. Nineteen Divine Kings! Such strength was enough to dominate the Hongmeng Great World. Aside from some hidden half-saints and unseen Holy Kings, no one else could be Huang Long’s enemy. “But my strength is still weak. This power might allow me to rule in the Hongmeng Great World, but in the three thousand worlds of the universe, it’s only mediocre—not even in the lower ranks!” Although Huang Xiong and the others had broken through to Divine King status, Huang Long still felt his forces were too weak. Now, after breaking through to half-saint and fighting fiercely against Jiu Li and the Heaven-Hatred Demon Ancestor, his vision had broadened. If Susan, Pi Long, and the others all broke through to half-saint, then Huang Long’s forces would be considered decent among the three thousand worlds of the universe. The World of Ten Thousand Demons ranked third among the three thousand worlds, and the Blood Demon Sect was one of the strongest demonic sects there, with over twenty half-saints! And they weren’t just low-level half-saints—usually spanning five or six eras. The sect’s grand elder was even a powerhouse spanning ten eras, a true ancient monster! For a half-saint like Huang Long, they could crush him a hundred times, a thousand times, with just one finger! So, Huang Long still needed to improve his strength, keep improving it!