The evil spirit reappears

Long Jiuyuan is naturally Long Yueyou's elder brother.

He possessed extraordinary talent, making him the most outstanding individual among the younger generation of the Long family.

He only took a little over a hundred years to go from Qi Refining to Soul Transformation Peak.

Unfortunately, due to the rarity of the heaven and earth spirit, such a Genius could only be trapped in the Soul Transformation Realm.

Another hundred years passed, and only now has the dawn finally arrived.

“Fellow Daoist Long, I wonder where Brother Jiuyuan's heaven and earth spirit for his Combined Dao came from?”

After a round of enthusiastic celebration, the Cultivators present couldn't help but ask curiously.

Long Yueyou hesitated for a moment, but then he thought that everyone here was his own.

And since his elder brother had already successfully Combined Dao, the existence of that heaven and earth spirit was no longer a secret.

Looking at the curious and expectant eyes of the crowd, Long Yueyou ultimately couldn't suppress the pride in his heart and slowly said, “It must be that my brother is destined for this!”

“He served as Town Guardian of Tianling State for more than thirty years. During a mission outside, he discovered a strange sight in a deep mountain.”

“The mountain looked no different from an ordinary Peak, but the originally hard rocks inside had all turned into dark, viscous Black Swamp.”

“The Black Swamp emitted an ominous Evil Qi, and any creature that stumbled into it, even Magical Artifacts or Dao attacks, would be swallowed, assimilated, and disappear without a trace.”

“Logically, in such a dangerous area, any creature with spiritual perception would vaguely feel uneasy and instinctively avoid it.”

“But my elder brother discovered a strange thing.”

Long Yueyou paused slightly here.

It seemed he wanted to keep everyone in suspense. Seeing all the Cultivators present itching with curiosity, he continued with a hint of satisfaction, “All the creatures around the Black Swamp, like moths drawn to a flame, rushed into the Black Swamp, vying with each other and disregarding their lives.”

“Even Cultivators were no exception. My elder brother's Dao Heart is incredibly resilient, but after staying around that Black Swamp for a long time, he almost couldn't resist entering it.”

Some of the Cultivators present instantly reacted, letting out a gasp of surprise, “A fatal temptation…”

“Could it be that this Black Swamp is that heaven and earth spirit?”

Long Yueyou nodded slightly, “Exactly! My elder brother also thought of this at the time. Having been trapped in the Soul Transformation Realm for many years, he was naturally overjoyed.”

“But he also knew that the heaven and earth spirit, being a manifestation of Law, was truly difficult to deal with. So he forcefully suppressed the restlessness in his heart and retreated.”

“After sealing the mountain entrance with a secret method, he quietly returned to Tianling City.”

“After that, he didn't alarm anyone, just quietly prepared by himself.”

“It took him half a month to get everything ready, and only then did my elder brother find another excuse to return to the deep mountain.”

“After sealing off the area around the mountain with a Formation to prevent outsiders from discovering it, my elder brother then tried to attack the Black Swamp.”

“But just like before, all attacks were like a mud ox entering the sea, without eliciting the slightest reaction.”

Long Yueyou narrowed his eyes, seemingly recalling Long Jiuyuan's narration to him: “For three whole days, my elder brother tried various methods, but could not inflict any damage on the Black Swamp.”

“At this moment, my elder brother recalled scene after scene of his years trapped in the Soul Transformation Realm, and he finally made up his mind.”

“With the determination that if he didn't succeed, he would die, he leaped into the Black Swamp!”

The Cultivators in the field gasped when they heard this.

Honestly, if it were them, they probably wouldn't have the courage to do so.

Who knew what was in the Black Swamp? Jumping in like that, wasn't it just asking for death?

Even if one didn't achieve Combined Dao, a Soul Transformation cultivation could still suppress a region and lord over it.

But once one died, nothing could be discussed.

Yet Long Jiuyuan, he just did it!

While amazed, everyone also felt genuine admiration for him.

“I've long heard that Long Jiuyuan is extraordinarily brave, beyond what ordinary people can achieve. Now it seems that the rumors not only didn't exaggerate, but they even underestimated Brother Jiuyuan!”

“No wonder Brother Jiuyuan, with his Soul Transformation cultivation, can call many Combined Dao Immortal Venerables brothers!”

“Haha, it's an honor for us to be able to call him Brother Jiuyuan!”

…

Listening to the praises of Long Jiuyuan from everyone present, Long Yueyou also looked pleased, feeling elated.

After all, he and Long Jiuyuan were born of the same mother, their bond deep, almost indistinguishable.

Praising Long Jiuyuan was praising him, Long Yueyou!

After a while, Long Yueyou lightly coughed and continued his narration: “After entering the Black Swamp, the protective Magical Artifacts on my elder brother's body were being consumed at a terrifying speed.”

“One must know that these were specially refined by a Combined Dao friend skilled in Artifact Refining, whom he specifically asked.”

“If they were ordinary protective Magical Artifacts purchased from the tianxuan mirror, they would have probably been completely eroded long ago.”

“With not much safe time left, my elder brother, though surprised, was not flustered. Instead of scurrying around like a headless fly, he closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and sensed the changes within the Black Swamp.”

“This Black Swamp was like the deepest, darkest ocean, with no signs of life other than my elder brother.”

“But my elder brother could vaguely sense that within the supposedly dead silent Black Swamp, there were occasional wave-like vibrations.”

“As if deep within the Black Swamp, something was stirring.”

“So my elder brother followed this ripple and explored deeper into the Black Swamp.”

“Heaven never seals off all exits. Just as all the protective Magical Artifacts he had prepared were about to be completely consumed.”

“He finally found the source of that anomaly!”

Just as the story reached its most crucial point, Long Yueyou suddenly stopped.

A strange glint flashed in his eyes, and then he lowered his voice and said to the crowd, “In the center of this Black Swamp, a blurry black figure could be faintly seen.”

“It wasn't a Cultivator, but a humanoid figure composed of twisted, murky black mud.”

“The heaven and earth spirit!”

“But this wasn't what shocked my elder brother the most. Because besides the Black Swamp, there was another object in front of him.”

Long Yueyou took a deep breath and revealed the answer.

“It seemed to be a broken sword. The monstrous Evil Qi contained within it made even my elder brother, who had personally slain countless Five Old Men Association Cultivators, feel a chill.”

“The broken sword struggled and darted wildly, while the Black Swamp, using its body as a cage, trapped it!”

…

The Black Swamp transformed into a sea, using its body to trap the sword!

The strange and eerie scene described by Long Yueyou left everyone amazed.

They speculated about the origin of this broken sword.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, Li Fan, who was flying towards a certain place, suddenly stopped.

“Heavenly Fiend Sword?!”