Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

’So this is the power of a Middle Grade Treasure Weapon?’

’So powerful!’

’A Celestial Demon Force Field with a hundred-meter range, and the Blood Killing Sword Qi generated by the new Treasure Pattern.’

’Both of them were incredibly potent.’

’If I use them well, I can easily slaughter a huge crowd, just like with the Vibrating Sword Wave before. But the Bloodthirsty Sword is far more powerful now than the Vibrating Sword Wave ever was. It can easily obliterate even cultivators at the Peak of the Small Divine Power Realm. With this kind of power, even an expert in the Great Divine Power Realm would suffer a major defeat if caught unprepared.’

”Lord Xiao, your Treasure Weapon has advanced?”

Yue Lingxi also noticed something was different.

With her knowledge, she naturally recognized it.

Yang Xiao gave her a faint smile and nodded.

He was in a very good mood right now.

Ever since Nangong Tianling told him that in another year’s time, some Vast Heaven Immortal Lord of the Profound Sun Continent would break through to the True Immortal Level, Yang Xiao had felt a sense of urgency.

A True Immortal.

Comparable to a True God.

And he, who was once born a god, knew very well just how powerful and terrifying a True God was.

Even a Demigod, when compared to one, was a life form on a completely different level.

They could tear through the void at will, reaching any place they desired, as long as they left a wisp of their own brand or aura there.

Undying and indestructible.

Guided by their aura, not even the Power of the Great Dao from the Heaven and Earth Origin could suppress them.

They had almost no weaknesses.

’Therefore, the only way to defeat a True God is with another True God-Level being.’

As for Yang Xiao...

...whether it was his Fire God Clone or himself, it was almost impossible for either to reach the True God Level, or even attain True God-Level combat power, in a short amount of time.

This was especially true for his main body. He couldn’t possibly stop to cultivate in seclusion. His path of growth required a massive amount of Spirit Medicines—extremely high-grade Spirit Medicines—to continuously evolve his Heaven and Earth Origin Flame and allow himself to advance.

As for the Fire God Clone, that was even more out of the question.

As a Fire Spirit Body, even with its immense potential, it needed a long time to mature. To go from its current Sixth Layer of the Great Divine Power Realm to the Peak of Great Divine Power would probably take at least three hundred years.

And the time needed to go from the Peak of Great Divine Power to the Demigod Realm was even longer. A thousand years probably wouldn’t be enough.

So, even with the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion, Yang Xiao barely had a fighting chance, with no guarantee of victory. After all, even with a Demigod-Level Fire God Clone, he could at best only match a True God-Level expert. And it would have to be one of those ridiculously weak True Gods at that.

To secure a victory, he would need to be at Demigod Peak at the very least.

In that case, he would need even more time.

The only reason Yang Xiao had previously managed to gain a slight upper hand against Nangong Tianling...

...was entirely because she held no real killing intent. Even later, when her Demon Thought was triggered, she still held special feelings for Yang Xiao, or rather, a special bond with his mother.

That was how he succeeded in bringing her into the Land of Inheritance.

If it had been anyone else...

...it would have been absolutely impossible.

Yang Xiao would have met only one fate...

...to be reduced to dust.

But now, Yang Xiao had found a method that might allow him to win.

Or at least, a method to increase his chances of winning.

And that was to upgrade the grade of his Bloodthirsty Sword.

’The Bloodthirsty Sword is my Lifebound Magical Artifact. As long as my Spiritual Power is sufficient, I can fully unleash its power. I won’t be like others who hold a Treasure Weapon but can’t use it effectively. If I can just upgrade my Bloodthirsty Sword to the level of an Ultimate Daoist Weapon... I’ll have a way to kill a True God!’

At this thought, Yang Xiao’s eyes lit up.

His Bloodthirsty Sword had developed its Spiritual nature through the Blood Sacrifice Technique in the first place. Combined with the infused Bloodthirsty Celestial Cyan, as long as it continued to kill and absorb Spiritual essence, its grade could be continuously upgraded.

It would become stronger and stronger...

...and more and more terrifying.

And right now, there were Immortal Cultivators everywhere. In a sense, they were all his enemies. Even if Yang Xiao killed them all...

...he wouldn’t feel any psychological burden.

On the contrary, he could continuously weaken the Immortal Dao’s power on the Profound Sun Continent, laying an excellent foundation for the coming confrontation. At the same time, he could also upgrade the Bloodthirsty Sword’s grade.

For Yang Xiao, what was not to like?

’The biggest obstacle right now, my biggest headache, isn’t upgrading the Bloodthirsty Sword. It’s my own Spiritual Level. My Void Observation Middle Stage is already terrifying compared to ordinary people, but to control a Daoist Weapon—even my own self-refined Lifebound Daoist Weapon—I need to step into the Divinity Communication Realm.’

This plan, the biggest problem...

...lay right here.

However, compared to having his Fire God Clone advance to Demigod, this was nothing.

’Worst case, I can just directly merge with the Fire God Clone’s Divine Soul to force a breakthrough. After a thousand years of cultivation, the half of my Divine Soul within the clone should have reached the limit of the Void Observation Realm, even if it hasn’t reached the Divinity Communication Realm. Combined with my main body’s cultivation...’

’...once they merge...’

’...advancing to the Divinity Communication Realm shouldn’t be difficult.’

’As for the Fire God Clone, as long as the Fire God’s Heart isn’t destroyed, I can always refine it again. It would just cost some extra energy and time.’

’Moreover, as my Spiritual Power increases, my control over the Ten Thousand Poison Source Pearl will become more refined. Then, I can even convert Original Poison Gas into Celestial God Liquid, which is even better than Divine Communication Grass. My Spiritual Level would probably increase even faster then. But to achieve that, I must at least reach the Peak of the Middle Stage of Void Observation.’

Leaping to the Divinity Communication Realm all at once, or even just breaking through the Void Observation Middle Stage, was extremely difficult for Yang Xiao.

But reaching the Peak of the Middle Stage of Void Observation was not that difficult.

He just had to cultivate to the Yellow Flame Limit, use all the Essence Qi within to temper his spirit, and then activate all the remaining medicinal power of the Divine Communication Grass at once.

Although it would waste a lot of the medicinal power, it would be enough for him to reach his goal in a very short time.

As for the Yellow Flame Limit...

Although the resources Yang Xiao had obtained from the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion were few, he still had some.

It was enough for him to advance to the Yellow Flame Limit.

’At that time, my Heaven and Earth Origin Fire will manifest a third characteristic. After Fire Control and Division, I wonder what this third one will be?’

Even Yang Xiao, having re-cultivated in this life, wasn’t sure what kind of characteristic he would obtain.

So, he was also looking forward to it.

However, now was not a good time for secluded cultivation.

’But there’s still a battlefield to clean up.’

’After killing so many Immortal Cultivators, how could I not get some good treasures?’

And indeed, before Yang Xiao could even speak...

Yue Lingxi’s eyes were fixed on the Primordial Qi Heaven Suppressing Array that had trapped her and nearly been her undoing. She said, ”Lord Xiao, this Array looks quite extraordinary. Why don’t we take it?”

At the same time, with a turn of her aura, she swept up all the Storage Rings and other scattered treasures on the battlefield and handed them to Yang Xiao.

She didn’t take a single one for herself.

Because, as the Holy Palace Saintess, she didn’t care about these things at all.

She looked down on them.

If not for Yang Xiao, Yue Lingxi wouldn’t have even touched these dead men’s belongings.

And seeing her being so considerate of him...

...so meticulous...

...a wave of warmth washed over Yang Xiao.

’What man wouldn’t want such a kind and considerate woman by his side?’