I, a prison guard in the Heavenly Prison, secretly became invincible thanks to the system.

Chapter 971 A Glimmer of Darkness, Yin Sheng Dao Jun

In the darkness of the abyss, a mysterious being slowly opened its eyes, but no sound came out.

Emperor Huai waited for a while but received no response, so he shook his head helplessly and then focused part of his consciousness on the Night Maiden Clan.

Ye Kang remained bowed, displaying a sincere demeanor.

Suddenly, he noticed that the roots in front of him began to twist and turn into an ancient human face.

Ye Kang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Ye Kang greets Emperor Huai."

A moment later, the face formed by tree roots opened its eyes, and the previously dull tree roots suddenly came to life.

He spoke calmly, saying, "Young man, why do you call me?"

Ye Kang was startled and bowed his head, saying, "Please forgive me, senior. I really have something to ask of you. As you said before, I have at least two things to ask of you. Now it seems that you are truly insightful and have already seen through the secrets of heaven. I admire you greatly, so I came."

"You think I'll help you just because you're quick-witted and flattering?

"This junior would never dare to ask for your help, senior, but I will certainly not refuse any order from you."

Ye Kang cupped his hands, his gaze firm and resolute.

Emperor Huai was silent for a moment, then suddenly sneered, "What audacity! Arrogant brat, do you think I need you to do anything?"

"I am a junior with limited knowledge and understanding; please forgive my ignorance."

"Foolish man, utterly incompetent! You're trying to get something for nothing, you deserve to suffer!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a vine suddenly stretched down and lashed out hard at Ye Kang's back.

A sharp pain shot through him; Ye Kang's powerful body couldn't withstand it at all, and he was ripped out with a bloody gash.

But he dared not flinch, and could only silently lower his head, enduring the pain as he said, "This junior knows his mistake, senior is right to teach me a lesson."

Ye Kang was now able to confirm that Yin Shengmojun was in Wuzhou and even had a good relationship with Huai Di.

Otherwise, Emperor Huai would never have seen him, much less punished him as a senior in this way.

If he and Yin Shengmojun were at odds, he would have been buried by Huai Di long ago.

Ye Kang was actually relieved. He hadn't explicitly mentioned Yin Shengmojun's name before, but now he could relax a bit.

Therefore, he became increasingly shameless and his attitude became increasingly respectful.

Sure enough, Emperor Huai was so angry upon hearing this that he laughed.

"The people from your place are all shameless, it's infuriating. Get out of here, just listening to you makes me angry."

Emperor Huai spoke impatiently, and then a powerful force descended, instantly enveloping Ye Kang.

The next second he felt completely controlled, and his whole body fell uncontrollably, like a ghost, directly passing through the layers of the earth and arriving in a deep darkness.

Before he could react, he suddenly felt a kick to his butt.

Ye Kang cried out and fell directly into darkness, his eyes completely extinguished, leaving only endless, eerie echoes.

Ye Kang tried to circulate his true energy, but he couldn't control it at all and could only watch himself fall.

He didn't know how long he had been falling, but he felt his falling speed gradually slowing down. Soon, he was like a feather, swaying left and right, and landed steadily on solid ground.

At that moment, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in the darkness ahead.

Ye Kang walked forward and saw the faint light grow larger and larger until it transformed into a stone door that emitted a faint light.

Ye Kang took a deep breath, reached out and pushed open the stone door, and went inside.

Inside the stone gate was a vast, boundless pavilion. In the center was an antique spiral staircase, and around it were circular, layered bookshelves. Countless books and jade slips were scattered on the shelves, their quantity like the ocean, unimaginable.

Ye Kang never expected that there would be a library beneath the darkness!

This is too bizarre!

He took a deep breath and walked up the spiral staircase, observing the jade slips that kept floating around as he went.

Many jade slips contain relevant descriptions.

"The Heavenly Wrath Sect's inherited technique, the Burning Wrath Annihilation Technique."

"The secret technique of the Demon Fighting Sect: Hundred Refinements of Battle Qi".

"The Soaring Dao Sect Sword Technique, whose sword is second to none!"

"My God! What are all these?!"

Ye Kang was nearly scared out of his wits. These jade slips flying around were actually all kinds of sects' techniques and martial arts!

There are even countless inherited cultivation techniques! Those are the very foundation upon which a sect stands, and yet they are all here!

how did you do that!

Ye Kang became increasingly alarmed as he looked, and his lips turned pale.

"How's my collection?"

Suddenly, a lazy voice came from the corner of the spiral staircase ahead.

Ye Kang immediately looked over and saw a young Taoist priest in blue robes leaning against the steps, holding a book with great ease and his eyes fixed on it.

Ye Kang's heart skipped a beat, and without hesitation, he bowed deeply, saying, "Disciple Ye Kang greets Ancestor Yin Sheng Dao Jun!"

That's right, this guy's face is exactly the same as the portrait in the Jade Realm!

And that languid demeanor—it's definitely that of the mysterious and powerful Yin Saint Demon Lord!

Ye Kang had already taken Ke Yuanzhou as his teacher, so the Yin Saint Demon Lord was naturally his ancestor. Since it was inappropriate to use the word "Demon Lord" to address his ancestor, Ye Kang used the word "Dao Lord".

Upon hearing this, the Taoist in green robes, who had been staring at the book in his hand, suddenly turned his eyes and looked at Ye Kang with a strange expression.

"What did you call me?"

Ye Kang immediately tensed up. Had he said something wrong?

He quickly said, "Master, please forgive me. I was too excited when I first met you and spoke without thinking. Please punish me!"

"You call me patriarch? You can't just do that casually. You can't just claim a lineage of masters."

The Taoist in green shook his head, surprised that he was not puzzled by the title "Ancestor" but by the title "Yin Sheng Dao Jun".

Ye Kang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Senior, please forgive me. You are the strongest expert in the Holy Sect, and I am the last disciple of the Holy Sect. You are my ancestor!"

Ye Kang was in tears, and his words were full of genuine emotion.

Yin Shengmojun frowned slightly: "Nonsense, the Holy Sect has long been destroyed, how could there be any disciples outside?"

“Every word I have said is true. If the Patriarch does not believe me, I ask the Patriarch to examine a person.”

"who?"

"He is the disciple's teacher."

As he spoke, Ye Kang brought out Ke Yuanzhou from the Ink Jade Realm. This former genius of the Holy Sect suddenly appeared in front of Yin Saint Demon Lord and was instantly stunned.

After 100,000 years, Ke Yuanzhou finally met a living member of the Holy Sect.

Although Yin Shengmojun and he were not familiar with each other and had only met a few times, Ke Yuanzhou was still caught up in endless memories when he saw him now. A myriad of sorrows welled up in his heart, and his expression was complicated beyond words.

Yin Shengmojun looked at Ke Yuanzhou with some surprise.

"You are from the Fifth Vein..."

"Yuanzhou pays respects to Master Qu!"