Chapter 392: Chapter 392 The Legend of Day and Night!

In front was an empty expanse, devoid of any monsters.

Even Yang Yan’s True Profound Immortal Pupil couldn’t detect anything unusual.

This indicated that the monster was no longer present in this area.

“Master, that monster is terrifying!” Mountain Piercing Escape said with lingering fear beside Yang Yan.

Yang Yan nodded slightly.

“Indeed!”

The region where the monster appeared had experienced void distortion and black holes.

The places where the monster passed left a mark stretching who knows how far, reaching the horizon.

Along the trace path, trees and grass had all disappeared, leaving only a barren expanse.

“Where is that monster now?”

Before daylight, they had noticed the monster following them.

In the blink of an eye, the monster vanished without a trace.

“Not sure, but the monster might reappear at night,” Yang Yan pondered and said.

*He understood some of the peculiarities of this monster, but the truth required waiting until night to determine.*

“Come back at night?” Mountain Piercing Escape became a bit scared.

Not only did the monster devour trees, but it also swallowed the void and darkness.

*In front of such a creature, it might also be swallowed in one bite, leaving not even a trace.*

“Yes, let’s wait until night.

No matter what, don’t think of escaping; it’s after you!” Yang Yan said directly.

*Having stolen the monster’s coffin, who else would it pursue but Mountain Piercing Escape?*

Mountain Piercing Escape looked sullen.

“I saved it and released it.

I’m its benefactor, how could it repay kindness with enmity?”

It sighed repeatedly.

At this moment, Miao Yin woke from her sleep, seeing Yang Yan, she smiled.

After glancing around, she was utterly amazed.

“Why are we here?”

Being one of the Three Demon Women of the Demon Sect, she was well-versed in the affairs within Beizhou.

So upon seeing their surroundings, Miao Yin immediately knew where Yang Yan and the others were.

“Did something happen last night?” Miao Yin immediately inquired.

During the night, they had traveled over a thousand miles from their resting place the previous evening.

Something must have occurred for them to be here.

“Indeed, some things happened,” Yang Yan replied.

Then he remembered that Miao Yin was knowledgeable about the affairs within Beizhou.

Perhaps she might know the origin of the monster.

“Mountain Piercing Escape, tell Miao Yin about the Hundred Layered Coffin,” he instructed.

“Yes, Master.”

Mountain Piercing Escape repeated what it had told Yang Yan the night before to Miao Yin.

After it finished speaking, Yang Yan spoke again.

“Miao Yin, what was the name of the sect where the Hundred Layered Coffin was found?”

Miao Yin pondered for a moment.

“It should be the Pihuo Sect, but as for why there was a Hundred Layered Coffin inside a volcano, I don’t know.”

Pihuo Sect!

“How long has this sect existed?” Yang Yan asked thoughtfully.

“Approximately a thousand years, not very long ago.

Master, why do you ask?” Miao Yin asked with curiosity.

Yang Yan didn’t answer; Mountain Piercing Escape provided an explanation.

“Knowing how long the Pihuo Sect has been around allows us to speculate whether the Hundred Layered Coffin was forged by that sect.

And thus, we can deduce some of the monster’s origins.

But the material of the Hundred Layered Coffin I obtained is at least ten thousand years old; a mere thousand-year-old sect couldn’t have forged it.

I think it’s something the Pihuo Sect acquired from somewhere, or it might be a treasure left behind by the previous generation of the Demon Sect.

No way!

It’s not a treasure; it’s an evil existence that sealed the monster.”

The Hundred Layered Coffin was a good thing, but the creature inside was not!

“Previous generation Demon Sect? It’s called Baiye Sect, I think.

It was a small, obscure sect, not particularly notable,” Miao Yin recalled.

Baiye Sect!

At this moment, Yang Yan remembered something; the memory of the Divine Dao Heavenly Book emerged in his mind.

Simultaneously, he turned to the contents recorded in the Heavenly Book, documenting legends.

Among them was a legend recorded by the Divine Dao Emperor, which he had heard and therefore documented on the page of legends.

The legend described a time in the ancient Human World before chaos had cleared, when day and night emerged.

Day and night were not celestial phenomena.

They were two enormous creatures!

They were distinct entities, like Taiji yin-yang, clearly demarcated.

One cannot know how many thousands of years passed before a creature, Zhulong, emerged.

Though its name suggested a dragon, it was not a dragon!

Upon its appearance, Zhulong devoured both the Night and Day creatures, growing into an enormous entity.

It also developed a pair of extraordinary eyes!

When it opened its eyes, it was day; when it closed them, it was night!

And the duration of an open eye might last a hundred years; a closed eye might last a thousand.

The time was long!

Who knows how much time passed until humans appeared in the world.

Zhulong was powerful and could open its eyes for day and close them for night.

This powerful ability made humans revere it as a Divine.

However, both Zhulong’s open and closed eye periods were extremely long.

Humans found it unbearable, so the Human Clan sought out Zhulong.

They requested it to shorten the cycle of day and night.

Zhulong was not easy to persuade, and it had a taste for humans.

For the cycle of day and night, humans offered themselves in exchange.

Since then, Zhulong shortened the duration of day and night significantly.

Many more years passed until an Emperor appeared among humans, the Sui Emperor.

Unwilling for humans to be devoured by Zhulong, the Sui Emperor slew it.

He took Zhulong’s eyes and crafted a burning oil lamp.

Lighting the lamp made it day.

Blowing out the lamp made it night.

Thus, humans took control of celestial phenomena, establishing the cycle of day and night.

Of course!

This was only a legend in the Divine Dao Heavenly Book.

Today, there were no Night and Day creatures, and no oil lamp.

Just a Big Sun Star, rising and setting daily, following its course.

“If the legend in the Divine Dao Heavenly Book were true, the Night and Day creatures should have been devoured by Zhulong.

But if such creatures truly existed, last night’s monster might be the Night.”

Devouring the void, devouring darkness, appearing at night and disappearing in the day.

*It fits the legend of the Night perfectly!*

“Baiye Sect? Not mythical, could the sect have deliberately raised this monster?” Yang Yan wasn’t certain.

*The name itself resembled the legend of the Night.*

*If the Night exists, what about the Day?*

“Master, without understanding the monster’s foundation, it’s impossible to subdue it!

Let’s make a run for it!

If it comes out at night, it will still pursue me!

We are in grave danger!” Mountain Piercing Escape said.

*It wanted to flee!*

*From its perspective, with its speed, the monster could never catch it.*

“No rush, let’s wait until night.

I aim to prove something with this monster,” Yang Yan said.

“You don’t need to be so afraid; if it can’t catch you, it can’t swallow you.

With me here, you won’t die.”

Mountain Piercing Escape scratched its head.

“Master, I’m not scared; I’m quite courageous!”

Yang Yan glanced at it. Courageous?

*It had nearly trembled in fear earlier, but he didn’t expose it.*

“Alright, let’s proceed slowly.”

“Okay.”

Miao Yin followed beside Yang Yan, also quite curious about the monster and wanting a glimpse.

Nothing was said during the day, and as night descended,

As soon as darkness fell, Mountain Piercing Escape jumped in fright.

“Master, look quickly, the monster has appeared.” It pointed not far away.

The position where the monster appeared was exactly where it had vanished during the day.

Then it advanced toward Mountain Piercing Escape and Yang Yan.

A ray of light shone from between Yang Yan’s brows, penetrating the monster’s form.

All it revealed was darkness, nothing but darkness.

“Indeed, it seemed very much like the legendary Night!”

At its current growth, it would likely become immensely large.

“Zhulong devoured it?”

*The Night and Day’s nemesis!*

*But now, who knows where Zhulong is, or why it was inside that Hundred Layered Coffin!*

*But what could be confirmed was that someone had sealed the Night.*

“Master, this monster has become even more massive!

Without a way to restrain it, it might devour the entire world,” Mountain Piercing Escape said.

Yang Yan narrowed his eyes.

“No worries, I already have a way to restrain it!”