"It must have been the Senior who sent me high into the sky and provided me with a Mana Protective Shield."

Feeling the changes in his own body, Lei Qinian looked at Ye Yun's back, his heart filled with immense gratitude.

The raging waves just now were sky-high, their might astonishing.

Even with the protection of the Heavenly Treasures Cover, given his weak cultivation base, he would likely have struggled to defend himself.

If not dead, he would have been severely injured.

With a single move, the Senior had sent him high into the sky and even set up a protective shield, ensuring he faced no danger.

As Lei Qinian was overcome with emotion, his eyes suddenly widened, nearly popping out of his head.

He saw a colossal black figure slowly rising from the turbulent lake waters.

Despite the dim light, he could still discern the gigantic black figure—it towered into the heavens, immense and terrifying to behold.

"Isn't this the Great Saint from the Great Saint Temple?"

When he clearly saw the black figure's face, especially noting the black iron staff it carried, Lei Qinian could hardly conceal his shock.

So, the Great Saint... was hidden deep beneath the lake.

And all the monkeys it had previously raised had entered the lakebed. Could it be that the Great Saint's true form had descended through some sort of sacrificial ritual?

Protected by the Defense Cover, Lei Qinian couldn't sense the cultivation base of this gigantic Black Devil Monkey.

However, observing its immense body, Lei Qinian guessed that this Black Devil Monkey's cultivation base was probably terrifyingly high.

SPLASH!

When the Zhan Tian Demon Ape stood up from the bottom of the lake, the water only reached below its knees, showing just how enormous its body was.

WHOOSH!

It shook its body, sending countless droplets of water spraying in all directions.

A large portion of them shot towards Ye Yun.

A smaller portion headed for Lei Qinian, high in the sky.

Ye Yun stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm.

The myriad raindrops, upon reaching him, seemed to hit an invisible wall before scattering and falling into the lake water.

In the other direction, the raindrops struck the Defense Cover but couldn't penetrate it, falling harmlessly away.

"Remnant of the Dragon God Sect, how wonderful! You've ruined the task given by my master, turning my long years of vigilance into failure at the very last moment!"

The Zhan Tian Demon Ape lowered its head and emitted a low, angry growl.

Its thick, black-furred arm slowly lifted the huge black iron staff, pointing it at Ye Yun in mid-air.

A powerful Super Divine Dragon Breath erupted from its body like a volcano.

In the white mist surrounding Lake Heart Island, the disciples of the three major sects, who were battling the Soul Flying Snakes, were all sent flying by the impact of this powerful Super Divine Dragon Breath; most of them fainted.

A very small number perished on the spot.

As for the Soul Flying Snakes, they now lay low in the mist, not daring to move.

"Zhan Tian Demon Ape, I'm very interested in who your master is. If you tell me, I don't mind letting you live. I might even grant you a great opportunity," Ye Yun said, his eyes twinkling as he looked at the massive shadow before him with an interested smile.

He believed the Zhan Tian Demon Ape's memories must have been tampered with.

Either certain memories were erased, or there were powerful restrictions in place.

Any attempt to probe them would cause them to shatter instantly.

After several previous attempts, Ye Yun no longer tried to directly read memories from others' minds.

It was best if he could first obtain some information through other means.

Reading memories was only a last resort.

"My Zhan Tian Demon Ape tribe has always been loyal! We would never be traitors! You, escapee of the Dragon God Sect, you'd best give up that idea!" the Zhan Tian Demon Ape said coldly.

Its blood-red eyes, like two crimson moons hanging in their sockets, made the Zhan Tian Demon Ape look exceedingly ferocious.

After it spoke, the Super Divine Dragon Breath around the Zhan Tian Demon Ape's entire body began to burn like flames. A dense black miasma roiled continuously over the surface of its thickly furred body.

It was preparing to strike.

The Dragon God Sect remnant before it was not to be underestimated—an unimaginable variable. It had to kill this opponent.

"It seems we can no longer communicate pleasantly. Come then, let me see what abilities you, a former first-level Life and Death Realm Zhan Tian Demon Ape, possess to guard this Heavenly Moon Secret Region," Ye Yun replied with a light, fearless smile, looking straight at the Zhan Tian Demon Ape.

This Zhan Tian Demon Ape could not be spared.

It's too tight-lipped.

Now, the only option left is to read its memories.

Tiny, star-like runes appeared in Ye Yun's mesmerizing eyes, the power of life and death surging within them, undergoing infinite transformations.

In an instant, the Zhan Tian Demon Ape, just as it was about to attack, suddenly faltered.

In that moment, Ye Yun seized the Zhan Tian Demon Ape's memories.

Fortunately, its memories weren't sealed by restrictions, though some key ones had been erased.

This Zhan Tian Demon Ape had been raised by a mysterious masked figure from a young age, all the way to the first level of the Life and Death Realm.

Then, this masked man assigned the Zhan Tian Demon Ape the task of guarding the Heavenly Moon Secret Region.

He also detailed various precautions.

These included:

It was to wait for the Shen Heng Sect's successor to appear in the Heavenly Moon Secret Region at some future time and hang the Jade Tablet on the Ten Thousand Year Osmanthus Tree.

It had to verify a specific count: if the Shen Heng Sect had successfully counterbalanced the Dragon God Sect for a full three hundred generations, and if, after these three hundred generations, there were no more successors, then it was to give the reward to this Shen Heng Sect successor.

If not, then it meant an unforeseen, drastic change had occurred within the Dragon God Sect.

It was instructed to exterminate any remnants of the Dragon God Sect.

The loyal Zhan Tian Demon Ape accepted this task and entered the Heavenly Moon Secret Region to begin guarding this miniature world.

The masked man had even built a Great Saint Temple and taught the Zhan Tian Demon Ape a rudimentary Collection of Incense Divine Power, allowing it to use the Power of Incense Faith to extend its life.

Additionally, he taught it a Divine Skill of splitting, allowing it to transform into countless monkey avatars to seek elixirs from Human Cultivators.

The elixirs consumed by these avatars would all ultimately be channeled back to its main body.

This dual-pronged approach would allow its life to be extended until the time the Dragon God Sect was extinguished, in its three-hundredth generation.

These were the causes and consequences.

Ye Yun smiled faintly, unfazed. This masked man is so secretive, not daring to show his true face; it really fits the typical style of a mastermind.

The power and stratagems of the mastermind far exceeded worldly imagination.

For instance, creating a fake Dragon God Sect and using a powerful luck-related Divine Skill to absorb the remaining Dragon God Sect's luck on the Cangnan Continent was one such feat. This alone was something few in the vast Divine Land could achieve.

The Zhan Tian Demon Ape suddenly shook its massive head.

Just as it was about to attack, it had suddenly felt a moment of distraction.

It had missed the perfect opportunity to strike.

"What did you do to me just now?" the Zhan Tian Demon Ape roared in fury, simultaneously lifting its black iron staff and swinging it viciously down at Ye Yun.

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