Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

”Where... is this?”

Opening his eyes, Yang Xiao felt a bit weak.

He found himself in a carriage, one that seemed to be moving very quickly. Even in his poor condition, Yang Xiao could tell.

Inside the carriage with him were Qin Yan and Cheng Boxuan.

Both wore worried expressions, seemingly so weighed down by their troubles that they didn’t even notice Yang Xiao had woken up.

”What’s wrong?”

Yang Xiao asked, his voice strained.

His head was still throbbing with pain.

His spirit hadn’t fully recovered either.

But the sound of his voice instantly made the other two in the carriage light up with joyful surprise.

”Junior Sect Leader, you’re finally awake!”

”Senior Brother Yang, Yan’Er was so scared... so scared you would never wake up again.”

By comparison, Qin Yan’s reaction was far more exaggerated.

She threw herself at Yang Xiao, pulling him into an embrace, which gave him a headache and made him frown.

But he had just woken up and was too weak to push her away for the moment.

Normally, such a reaction would have made Qin Yan notice, realize her overstep, and stop being so brazen.

But now, things were different.

Her expression was one of utmost urgency.

She didn’t seem to notice his displeasure at all, blurting out, ”Senior Brother Yang, we’re almost at the Medicine King Valley! What are we going to do? You killed so many of their disciples; they’ll never let us go! Unless...”

Qin Yan’s expression seemed hesitant.

She bit her lip lightly, looking pitifully lovely.

But Yang Xiao saw something strange in her eyes.

’This woman... She’s probably just feigning innocence, trying to get me to take all the blame myself.’

With a single thought, Yang Xiao knew what she was thinking.

Still, it was only human nature.

Yang Xiao didn’t think there was anything wrong with her thinking that way.

By the same token, however, Yang Xiao would never fall for a woman like that.

And now, he found her even more irritating.

Cheng Boxuan then began to recount what had happened after Yang Xiao lost consciousness.

He learned they had been forcibly taken away by disciples of the Medicine King Valley.

And all the while, there had been no word from the Purple Sun Sect.

Yang Xiao knew then that the Purple Sun Sect was probably using this as an opportunity to get him killed.

’Father probably doesn’t know about this. Otherwise, given his personality, he would never have let Lin Nantian do this.’

Yang Xiao was certain.

Although his Yang Family had risen to prominence in the Purple Sun Sect,

their true foundation was still very weak.

They were in charge of the Law Enforcement Hall,

but how many people inside could they actually rely on?

That was still an unknown.

However, he wasn’t worried about the Purple Sun Sect making a move against his father.

His father had already reached the Martial Grandmaster Peak First Layer, just a step away from the Second Realm. Moreover, he possessed a Low-Grade Magical Artifact that Yang Xiao himself had refined.

With the Starburst Skill on top of that, not even Ye Dongcheng would be his match if he showed up.

At worst, he was just being deceived by Lin Nantian.

And if his father was fine, then he had even less to worry about for himself.

This time, he had risked using a Forbidden Skill.

The risk had been immense,

but the rewards were not small.

It could even be called a blessing in disguise.

’If anyone else knew that after using a Forbidden Skill, not only did my Spiritual Power not recede and my realm not fall, but I actually broke through to the Observing Micro High Level and stabilized my realm... they’d probably be too shocked to believe it, their jaws on the floor.’

That’s right.

This time, Yang Xiao had used the Nine Revolutions Concentration Spirit Technique,

pushing it to the Sixth Revolution.

This had brought his Spiritual Level to the very limit of the Observing Micro Realm, so close to breaking through that he had glimpsed things within the void.

The information he received at that moment was absolutely terrifying.

An ordinary person would never have been able to withstand it.

Their Heart Spirit might even have collapsed, leading to death.

But him?

Not only had he suffered no losses whatsoever,

he had actually used the opportunity to break through.

He had only been unconscious for a little over twenty days.

’This is all thanks to the Divine Communication Grass. Now that I’ve entered the Observing Micro High Level, my absorption of its medicinal properties will be even faster. Still, I must be careful with the Nine Revolutions Concentration Spirit Technique—it would be best not to use it again. Otherwise, the effects of the Divine Communication Grass might not be enough to help my Spiritual Level reach the Divinity Communication Realm.’

Although Yang Xiao had received a blessing in disguise this time, it was all due to the Divine Communication Grass.

He had wasted a great deal of the Divine Communication Grass’s medicinal properties.

The thought pained Yang Xiao’s heart.

If he continued on like this without restraint and failed to reach the Divinity Communication Realm in the future, that would be a truly massive loss.

Therefore, Yang Xiao resolved to be more cautious about using the Nine Revolutions Concentration Spirit Technique in the future.

Once his Spiritual Level successfully entered the Divinity Communication Realm, he would be able to use the Nine Revolutions Concentration Spirit Technique not only without any negative side effects but also to enhance his Spiritual Power.

At that point, the Nine Revolutions Concentration Spirit Technique would truly become one of the Supreme Divine Techniques.

Unlike now, where one of the Supreme Divine Techniques had become a Forbidden Skill simply because his Spiritual Level didn’t meet the requirements to use it properly.

Besides that, Yang Xiao’s greatest gain was the Greater Yang Treasure Pattern from the Greater Yang Treasure Body.

With just a single glance, Yang Xiao knew that this pattern was completely complementary to some of the patterns at the Treasure Body Level of the Nine Yang Body.

Now that Yang Xiao had obtained it, he would surely be able to alter his destiny when he tempered his physical body in the future.

It would make his physical form even more powerful.

This was the foundation of the Great Dao.

It was also the gain that Yang Xiao valued the most.

As for his current predicament?

’I shouldn’t make a move just yet. I need to rest and recuperate. Once I’ve recovered, I can use the Qilin True Body. At that point, unless a Martial Saint from the Medicine King Valley personally intervenes, who could possibly stop me?’

’Then there’s that person with the Greater Yang Treasure Body. The patterns on his body are incomplete. I need to find him and observe him closely when his Greater Yang Treasure Body advances. That will benefit me even more.’

Thinking of the owner of the Greater Yang Body who had arrived by walking on air, a fire ignited in Yang Xiao’s heart.

’But before that, I should focus on cultivating the Nine Yang Celestial Skill, complete the Basic Chapter, and lay a solid foundation. Only then can I inscribe the Greater Yang Treasure Pattern.’

The path of cultivation was taken one step at a time.

Yang Xiao’s Spiritual Power had already entered the Observing Micro High Level. Even though he hadn’t broken through to the Yellow Flame Realm, he was still qualified to cultivate the Nine Yang Celestial Skill.

Only after successfully cultivating the Basic Chapter of the Nine Yang Celestial Skill,

would he reach the stage of shaping his physical foundation and inscribing Treasure Patterns.

Otherwise, no matter how heaven-defying his methods, he would be unable to carve the Treasure Patterns into his physical body.

Previously, Yang Xiao had only one Treasure Pattern—the one that originated from his Nine Yang Body, which could stimulate Nine Yang Power.

Besides that, he had the Fire Element Treasure Pattern, bestowed upon him by the Heaven and Earth Origin Fire.

The number wasn’t small, but these things were the foundation of the Great Dao—who would ever complain about having too many?

Now, he had added the Greater Yang Treasure Pattern to his collection. All three Treasure Patterns were complementary, leaving Yang Xiao naturally pleased and proud.

He no longer paid any mind to his current predicament.

’But my spirit hasn’t fully recovered yet. I need to recuperate and shouldn’t cultivate for now. I’ll just wait and see what the people from the Medicine King Valley have planned.’

Just as Yang Xiao had this thought,

the carriage came to a halt.

The curtain of the carriage was pulled aside.

A strange fragrance wafted in.

They had arrived at the Medicine King Valley.