Chapter 1558: Asleep, Yet Inspiring Growth Among Companions

Ao Tian also abandoned his original training plan and rushed back first thing.

He stood in silence for a long time before Yang Yan’s statue.

Finally, he left, stepping into the Void to continue his journey of constant breakthroughs, leaving only one sentence:

“Moonlight, if you return, I will fight alongside you. If you don’t come back, I will protect Earth for you.”

Blood Slaughter and others also arrived at Yang Yan’s statue through the Teleportation Array.

They looked solemn, thinking about all Yang Yan had done for Wandering Dragon Star, and some even shed glittering tears.

But they were helpless in this matter.

In the end, everyone sighed, returning to Wandering Dragon Star to prepare countermeasures.

Jian Mingyin also arrived here.

Tears glistening in her eyes, she took out a large array of rare pills.

These pills were dazzling, causing almost everyone present to be overwhelmed with their beauty.

It was discovered that some of these pills even had a slight effect on True Immortals.

She crushed all the pills, applying them onto Yang Yan’s statue.

However, no matter how many pills were destroyed, the statue only became more infused with Spiritual Qi, with no other reaction.

Jian Mingyin sat kneeling in front of Yang Yan’s statue, crying endlessly.

Until finally, her Heart Power was exhausted, and she fainted.

This alarmed Fu Xi.

Fu Xi’s avatar suddenly appeared and revived her.

Awakening again, Jian Mingyin seemed like a different person, her previous frailty completely replaced by an icy demeanor.

She silently looked at Yang Yan’s statue, gently touching his cold face, as if to etch him deeply into her heart.

She gazed at him softly: “Yang Yan, wait for me. I will return to my clan to search for a way to save you.”

A flicker of determination flashed in her eyes, and then she stepped through the Void’s Teleportation Array, returning to Vast Sea.

Soon, a war erupted in the Jian Family Territory, and eventually the Jian Family ancestor intervened and subdued Jian Mingyin.

It was said Jian Mingyin seemed ready to steal the Life and Death Profound Pill of their clan, accidentally triggering an alert which was discovered by the Guardian.

In the end, Jian Mingyin slew several Half-Saint Cultivators but was taken down by the Jian Family ancestor and punished to retreat to the clan’s forbidden ground for reflection.

Later, the Void-Devouring Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and others watched over him, hoping for Yang Yan to awaken again.

Ten years passed like this, the Post-Immortal Race had yet to appear, but the passage between Wandering Dragon Star and Void Spirit Star broke open.

Wandering Dragon Star sent out calls for help, forcing the Void-Devouring Tiger and others to rush to the battlefield.

This battle lasted for five years.

The Qilin Guard and Divine Dragon Guard suffered heavy casualties, countless of those who once fought alongside Yang Yan perished, leaving only a few.

However, these are all battle-hardened elites, each capable of slaying a Saint.

Void-Devouring Tiger and others had just ended a battle, now revealing his Tiger Race form, lying bloodied beside Yang Yan’s statue, grimly laughing:

“Master, do you know, during the years of your slumber, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, Ao Bo, and others have grown strong.”

“The mischievous bunch that used to follow behind you have grown up. They all have the ability to stand on their own, one day they will surely reclaim their ancestors’ glory and become protectors of humanity!”

“But that Ao Bo is still as greedy as ever, rushing to seize an opponent’s Magical Treasure and Spiritual Medicine after defeating them.”

“But you know what, they are now Void Realm cultivators, each leading their own squads, named after the Four Spirits, and have become a victorious army in battles against Void Spirit Star cultivators.”

“And I too have broken through to Semi-Saint, merely a chance away from entering the Saint Realm. On the battlefield, I even earned the title Blood Tiger Divine General.”

However, Yang Yan still showed no reaction.

He’s still the same, only by his statue, nourished by his Spiritual Power, have many Spiritual Medicines grown.

Void-Devouring Tiger left, continuing onward to the battlefield.

There, two armies faced off, locked in a stalemate.

He could not linger here long.

In the blink of an eye, three more years passed.

The original three thousand Liuyun Crowd and Eight Hundred Celestial Mist Dao suffered heavy losses on the battlefield, now fewer than a thousand remain.

Ten Swords brought them to Yang Yan’s statue, standing for a long time as if completing a ritual.

Finally, after quietly standing for three days, they silently departed.

“King, I look forward to your return, leading us to leave an immortal legend in All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.”

This was the only sentence Xiaocao couldn’t help but utter.

A year later, Wandering Dragon Star and Void Spirit Star came to a decisive moment.

At this time, a cultivator enveloped in soaring Blood Qi arrived on the battlefield with a Shattering Demon Saber.

This person had already reached the Saint Realm, and for a while, the scales tipped towards Wandering Dragon Star.

Finally, after three months, they stormed into Void Spirit Star, annihilating all the cultivators there.

Void Spirit Star became history.

On this day, numerous powerful beings from Wandering Dragon Star and Earth gathered before Yang Yan’s statue.

Years of constant warfare, countless cultivators shed blood, but numerous heroes were born amidst blood and fire.

Ao Tian’s name as the Ice Emperor rose on the battlefield, becoming one of the two emperors alongside the original Moonlight Emperor Yang Yan.

And Vermilion Bird and their Four Spirits Legion raised their renowned banner on the battlefield, but mentioning Ao Bo brought strange expressions.

Upon entering Void Spirit Star, the Azure Dragon Legion he led left nothing in their wake, earning the name Bloodthirsty Locust.

But in war, sacrifice is inevitable.

Sect Leader Lin An fell, and Spirit Nether Grand Elder failed to overcome tribulations during his breakthrough to Saint Realm.

This was related to his years of heavenly path divination, injuring his foundation.

Meanwhile, Lin Zimu had reached the Half-Saint Realm but forever lost an arm opposing a Saint Realm cultivator.

Qilin Guard and Divine Dragon Guard suffered losses on the battlefield, though reinforced but now less than ten thousand remain.

Blood Killing Guard expanded rapidly, reaching ten thousand.

Yet at this moment, everyone stood solemnly before Yang Yan’s statue.

If it weren’t for Yang Yan’s life-risking obstruction, during the era when no strong beings emerged, Earth and Wandering Dragon Star would have long become history.

But this hero now has fallen into sleep.

If he hadn’t sacrificed to quickly gain the power to guard Earth, such a situation might not have arisen.

Void-Devouring Tiger now cried aloud: “Master, Yang, miser, wake up for me. I don’t believe you would end like this.”

Fu Xi sighed: “Yang Yan simultaneously overcame multiple tribulations, causing internal power conflicts, now he can only wait for himself to awaken, no one else can help.”

“However, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. When he awakens, his cultivation will soar rapidly. But…”