Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

”How did it go? Did you receive Emperor Xuanyuan’s inheritance?”

Yue Lingxi’s face was filled with nervousness.

Her words snapped Yang Xiao back to reality.

He nodded at Yue Lingxi. ”I don’t know if it’s a Great Emperor’s full inheritance, but I did obtain a Sword Intent Seed.”

”A Sword Intent Seed?”

Yue Lingxi’s eyes lit up.

The anxiety she felt finally subsided.

At the same time, a trace of excitement flashed across her face.

Outwardly, however, she said, ”That’s an incredible treasure! With that Sword Intent Seed, it’s like having a Great Emperor Level expert guiding your Sword Intent at all times. Yang Xiao, you must work hard!”

”Yeah, I know. Let’s leave now. I still have things to do,” Yang Xiao said.

Now that he had the Sword Intent Seed, he could finally leave this place.

He had already spent a considerable amount of time here, and the Nine Sects Grand Competition was less than three months away.

Yang Xiao had no intention of missing this chance for revenge.

”Leave?”

Yue Lingxi seemed reluctant.

The Sword Wall here was extremely useful to her as well.

After just a short while, Yue Lingxi had discovered a significant improvement in her Sword Dao, advancing it to a new level. If she could stay here a bit longer...

She could even mend the foundations of her Sword Dao.

That’s why she was so reluctant to leave.

”How about this: you stay here? Once I’m done with my business, I’ll come back for you. We can explore the Profound Sun Emperor’s Secret Realm together.”

Seeing Yue Lingxi’s hesitation, Yang Xiao suddenly suggested.

”No, that’s not necessary. It’s too dangerous here. Even with the Sword Intent Seed, it won’t be easy for you to come back in. Let’s just leave together.”

But Yue Lingxi shook her head.

Although she was reluctant.

For some unknown reason, a deeper part of her didn’t want Yang Xiao to take risks for her sake.

The feeling was very strange.

Yet as soon as it appeared, it seemed to become deeply rooted.

Unyielding.

Yang Xiao, however, shook his head. ”I might be gone for a while this time—at least three or four months, maybe even half a year. This Sword Wall is useless to me, but it’s incredibly useful for you. You should stay here.”

”As for those Nine Nether Evil Spirits, they can’t hurt me at all.”

Yang Xiao’s face was full of confidence.

At the same time, he pointed a finger.

A terrifying stream of Sword Qi shot out from his fingertip.

It flew out.

Yue Lingxi’s heart stirred, and her Heart Spirit followed it.

She instantly saw it.

This wisp of Sword Qi flew directly out of the Sword Wall’s protected area, struck the ever-watchful Evil Tiger outside, and pierced through it with ease.

And this Evil Tiger, which should have been impossible to disperse no matter what...

...instantly dissolved into clouds of Nine Nether Evil Qi.

Its Spiritual nature completely gone.

’What terrifying Sword Qi. Is this the Sword Dao inheritance of Emperor Xuanyuan?’

Yue Lingxi was stunned.

But what she expected even less was that after crushing the Evil Tiger’s Spiritual nature, the Sword Qi actually looped around and returned.

It re-entered Yang Xiao’s body.

In other words, Yang Xiao hadn’t expended any energy at all with that attack.

This was truly... dumbfounding.

”See? For me, this place can no longer hold me back.”

Yang Xiao smiled confidently.

Others would definitely be unable to act with such ease.

At the very least, they couldn’t possibly retrieve their Sword Qi after an attack.

But for him, it was a very simple matter.

After all, he was a Supreme Divine King in his past life. His control over power was far beyond what an ordinary person could achieve.

Of course, the previous Yang Xiao wouldn’t have been able to do this either.

His Spiritual Power hadn’t been sufficient.

But after the Spiritual Qi Fusion with Yue Lingxi, although it was only for a brief moment, it had allowed his Spiritual Power to reach the peak of the Observing Micro Realm.

This was the fundamental reason he could accomplish such a feat.

In fact, the method of Merging of Divine Intent had always been one of the most powerful cultivation methods.

If Yang Xiao were willing to continue the Spiritual Qi Fusion with Yue Lingxi, it probably wouldn’t be long before he could break through to the next Spiritual Level.

He would possess the Spiritual Power of the Void Observation Realm.

However, he couldn’t do that right now.

The secrets in his heart.

And Chang Xi...

All of this made it impossible for Yang Xiao to accept a woman who was still a stranger to him, to open his heart and reveal all his secrets to her at this time.

And it would be impossible in the future, too.

Yue Lingxi was actually the same.

Despite seeming to have come to some realization, and even developing a trace of affection...

...at this moment, Yang Xiao was still very much a stranger to her.

Proceeding step-by-step would be one thing, but if they were to leap straight to becoming Dao partners, or to undergo another Merging of Divine Intent, she would likely be unwilling as well.

However, compared to Yang Xiao’s attitude, she seemed a bit more determined.

”Alright, I’ll wait for you here!”

Therefore, after seeing Yang Xiao’s strength, she decided to stay.

Because she didn’t want to be surpassed by Yang Xiao in the Sword Dao by too much.

This was her pride.

’When you come back, I’ll also be able to slay a Nine Nether Evil Spirit in a single blow! Master said that even if you become Dao partners, a woman can’t be weaker than the man, or else she’ll be bullied! Hmph, Yang Xiao, I won’t lose to you!’

Yue Lingxi clenched her small fists and said in her heart.

Yang Xiao smiled faintly.

He said nothing more.

He stepped out of the area of the Sword Wall.

With his current strength...

...he could enter and exit this Nine Nether Earth Rift as he pleased, without the slightest difficulty.

Now, what Yang Xiao was thinking about was...

...how to make the Sword Intent Seed in his mind his own.

Not by comprehending the Sword Intent within it and making it his own Dao.

But by using this Sword Intent Seed to temper and forge his own Dao.

The two might seem similar, but in reality, there was a world of difference between them.

One was to copy another’s Dao.

The other was to walk one’s own path.

Yang Xiao obviously wanted the latter.

’Thinking about it this way, having this Sword Intent Seed isn’t a bad thing. At least I don’t have to stand guard in front of the Sword Wall like Yue Lingxi.’

Yang Xiao smiled faintly and closed his eyes.

He split his Heart Spirit in two.

Leaving a tiny fraction of his Heart Spirit to sense his surroundings and guide his departure.

The vast majority, however, was immersed in the Sword Intent Seed, comprehending the Sword Intent that would belong to him.

Meanwhile, watching Yang Xiao’s gradually departing figure...

...Yue Lingxi also clenched her fists.

She was a woman of her word.

Within this Sword Wall, she was determined to comprehend a powerful Sword Intent.

At the very least, she couldn’t let Yang Xiao surpass her.

Moreover, Yue Lingxi was tired of the helplessness she felt when facing the Evil Spirits before.

She was the Holy Palace Saintess.

One of the most outstanding figures of the younger generation in the Divine Land.

How could she allow someone to surpass her?

Even if that person might become her Dao partner in the future.

It was unacceptable.

”Yang Xiao, even if you have a Great Emperor’s Sword Intent Seed, I won’t be left behind by you! I won’t be surpassed by you!”

’Otherwise, if that guy decides to abandon me after having his way, what would I do?’

A wave of nervousness washed over Yue Lingxi at the thought.

She felt she had to gain the upper hand to make that guy behave himself.

It seemed that’s what her master had said when teaching Senior Sister Lingyun.

(PS: Chapter two is here. My thanks to reader Dong Leng Xia Xue for another generous tip. Your support means the world to me. It’s because of readers like you that I have the confidence to keep writing. Thank you.)