Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 782 - 578: Enter the Dragon Palace of Donglin Valley_2

Chapter 782: Chapter 578: Enter the Dragon Palace of Donglin Valley_2

However, Wang Yang was not interested in the power of the Zhang family, but he was very intrigued by the story of the Snow Maiden, Zhang Yao.

The Force of Resentful Spirits gathered evil ghosts, requiring immense resentment that lingered for years in the Extremely Yin Land to form, and most importantly, the corpse of Zhang Yao was right below this Western Mountain!

Being in the Extremely Yin Land was why the resentful spirits formed, so it seemed that the bounty order was likely issued by the Zhang family.

With the rebirth of the Snow Maiden, Zhang Yao, she would undoubtedly seek revenge first, and her likely target was the Zhang family.

After all, within Ice Cold City, no one dared to lay a hand on a member of the Zhang family.

Thus, it goes without saying that Zhang Yao’s death was inseparably linked to the Zhang family.

In an ice cave on the southwest side of the ice mountain, Wang Yang was looking at the injured Blood Centipede and Su Yue, with a hint of killing intent flashing between his brows.

No wonder, as soon as he entered the Ice Mountain Ridge, and Wang Yang transmitted his thoughts, the Blood Centipede did not appear, nor did Su Yue come to meet him.

The scales around the Blood Centipede were mostly ripped apart; based on its wounds, it should have been injured by Sword Qi. The same was true for Su Yue, who was covered with small sword marks, deep and shallow.

"What happened?"

Wang Yang asked gravely, these injuries looked severe, but they were not fatal; it seemed more like they had triggered some sort of Array and were forced to leave.

"Below the Western Mountain, there’s an Ice Ridge Dragon Palace!"

"Ice Ridge Dragon Palace? Are you sure you saw it correctly?"

Wang Yang was very surprised; the Dragon Palace should be deep in Donglin Valley; how could it be under the outer Ice Mountain Ridge of the Western Mountain!

This didn’t make logical sense!

"No! The Blood Centipede sensed the aura of the Dragon Clan but the whole Dragon Palace was enveloped by a prohibition Array no, to be precise, an Ancient Sword Formation!"

Su Yue nodded, very sure in her statement. The Ancient Sword Formation was a Killing Formation, not a Sealing Grand Formation; the Blood Centipede was able to clearly sense the presence of the Dragon Clan inside the Dragon Palace!

Moreover, it was vital!

That is to say, there were still Dragons alive within the Dragon Palace, guarded by an Ancient Sword Formation.

"It seems that when the Celestial Immortal of the Demon Race fell, it was probably for the protection of the young dragons made by the Dragon Clan; otherwise, a Celestial Immortal wouldn’t have fallen so easily, and the price paid by the Human Race wouldn’t have been so small."

"Yue’er, you stay here to heal, Blood Centipede, lead the way, and I’ll go have a look!"

Upon hearing this, the massive body of the Blood Centipede instantly disappeared, transforming into a Blood Dragon bracelet that condensed on Wang Yang’s right wrist.

Atop the Summit of the Western Mountain, the Snow Maiden, Zhang Yao, stood with her icy, cold eyes staring into the distance, lost in thought, while at the foot of the Western Mountain, hundreds of people had gathered by now.

The bounty order from the Hundred Yuan Pavilion was too enticing; eliminating the Snow Maiden would allow one to choose any item from the treasure loft of the Hundred Yuan Pavilion!

Whether it was a Magic Artifact or a divine weapon, they were all rare in the world and enough to drive people mad.

Wang Yang naturally had no interest in this scene; the Snow Maiden Zhang Yao, born again from a century of unscattered resentment using the Ice Cold terrains, though her cultivation level was only at the Initial Phase of Earth Immortal, possessed an innate advantage fighting in the mountains.

With the right time and place aligned, she was nearly invincible.

As long as her body was not discovered and destroyed, the Snow Maiden, Zhang Yao, could be immortal and indestructible.

Inside an ice cave on the Western Mountain, Wang Yang appeared, following Blood Centipede’s guidance, he reached a space-time vortex at the end.

"If you had not awakened the Power of Space-Time, I fear even you couldn’t pass through this vortex and enter the underground Dragon Palace!"

Being here, Wang Yang also understood why the entrance to the Dragon Palace was so apparent yet no one spread the word; entering recklessly without a deep understanding of the Space-Time Law would result in being torn to shreds by the space-time vortex instantly.

As for the Space-Time Law, it is one of the most difficult to comprehend among the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws, without equal!

However, for Wang Yang, this naturally was not a problem as the Power of the celestial Way flowed within him; he could grasp any Law of the Great Dao in this world in just a moment of thought!

Channeling his Spiritual Power, Wang Yang took a step forward into the Space-Time Vortex.

The scene changed, and the next moment, he appeared before a grand hall within a deep part of the Dragon Palace.

The grand hall’s entrance was magnificently styled, adorned with complex runes, and above the entrance, a longsword covered in scales hovered in the void.

Seeing this sword, Wang Yang activated his movement technique, and in an instant, he circled around the perimeter of the Dragon Palace, returning to his original spot.

Inside the Dragon Palace, there were nine grand hall entrances, each with a sword hovering at its entrance, each blade distinct, but all covered in scales to varying degrees.

Wang Yang knew that these were no ordinary scales, but the Holy Dragon Scale Armor, the sacred scales condensed from spiritual power and dragon blood at the moment of the Great Saint of the Dragon Clan’s fall!

Equivalent to the Buddhist Relic of a Holy Monk!

Nine Holy Dragon Scale Swords, arranged in the layout of the Nine Palaces to form the Ancient Sword Formation, were indeed impeccable.

But to control the Dragon Scale Swords and depict the array runes, one had to use dragon blood as a guide. However, looking at the Ancient Sword Formation in the Dragon Palace, it was clearly set up after the fall of the Snow Dragon.

Yet the Dragon Clan was almost exterminated during the former dynasty, when the great emperor of the previous era dug the Grand Canal, using dragon bones to construct a celestial moat, traversing thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.

The Celestial Immortal Great Demon fell during that period.

Chen Lin had said that the Ancient Imperial Sword Technique had already been lost in this era, even the historically long celestial Mountain only had incomplete cultivation methods, not whole.

However, to deploy this Ancient Sword Formation, one must control the nine Dragon Scale Swords with the Sword Control Technique in one breath to connect the nine swords and thread them through as one.

Within the Nine Palaces, if any part is torn and breached, the remaining eight swords will sense it, merging the force of the nine swords into one to complete the sword formation.

Therefore, the only way to break the formation is to simultaneously break every part of the sword formation in the Nine Palaces!

"Let’s go in and see!"

"Hiss!"

Seemingly aware of what Wang Yang was thinking, the Blood Centipede urgently issued a warning. Last time, he and Su Yue joined forces and suffered a setback.

"I know there is an Ancient Sword Formation guarding inside the Dragon Palace, but I am not trying to break the formation, just to take a look inside the Dragon Palace!"

Wang Yang explained to the Blood Centipede with a smile. Then, bringing his right hand’s two fingers together, he made a hand seal with one hand and chanted an incantation.

"Heaven and Earth, Great Void Soul, Nine Palaces Divine Sealing, enter!"

Wang Yang’s body suddenly became ethereal and instantly flashed into the grand entrance of the Dragon Palace; his figure appeared below the Dragon Scale Swords.

The Holy Dragon Scale Armor floated in the void, yet Wang Yang’s presence could not be felt; it remained motionless.

The Nine Palaces Divine Sealing Technique, a primordial secret technique that could traverse any great formation laid down by the Nine Palaces. Although it could not break a formation, it could enter one.

"Blood Centipede, come out!"

This Ancient Sword Formation was indeed a killing formation,

but the one who had laid the formation targeted only external invaders and left no measures for the internals.

Of course, the one who laid the formation could never have imagined that there would be someone as monstrously talented as Wang Yang, able to enter the inner formation directly without breaking the outer one.

The Blood Centipede appeared, its huge dragon body within the grand hall of the Dragon Palace, yet it seemed extremely diminutive.

Wang Yang spread his divine sense throughout the Dragon Palace, the Blood Centipede circling in the void above him, breathing in and out, puzzled in its heart.

During the last exploration with Su Yue, they had clearly sensed the presence of the Dragon Clan still alive within the Dragon Palace!

After searching through the outer halls, Wang Yang arrived at the main hall of the Dragon Palace; just as he stepped inside, a burst of cold air assaulted him, covering his body with a thin layer of ice and turning him into an ice sculpture.

The Blood Centipede opened its dragon mouth wide, a cluster of flames condensed, shooting out and smashing toward Wang Yang.

The flames swept over his body, yet the thin ice showed no signs of melting, still crystal clear, encapsulating Wang Yang and immobilizing him.

The Blood Centipede was astounded; the cold air was so strong that even the heavenly fire it produced couldn’t melt it, possibly reaching absolute zero!

"Break!"

Just then, Wang Yang let out a low shout, his body shimmering with flashing lightning, the power of celestial Thunder bursting out all at once, shattering the ice into pieces.

"Innate Extreme Cold Qi!"

Wang Yang shook off the ice chips, speaking coldly; only the power beyond the Great Dao could freeze him for the time it took to drink a cup of tea.

Extreme Cold Spiritual Qi!

"I shall see what mysteries lie within this main hall!"

"Roar!"

Just as Wang Yang was about to step further, a piercing dragon chant suddenly emanated from within the main hall, as if it shook the Ninth Heaven!