My Arts Evolve When Perfected

The person who walked out was none other than Zuo Xuan. Indeed, the moment he discovered that the space-time of the Thunder Great Realm was sealed, Zuo Xuan had already resolved to seize the Thunder Clan’s Dusk Token.

As for why he was so certain the Thunder Clan would have a Dusk Token, it was a question that hardly required any thought. ’How could a Dominator Level clan in a famous Great Realm not possess a Dusk Token?’

Although he didn’t know the exact number, Zuo Xuan was certain that a power on the level of the Thunder Clan had to possess Dusk Tokens. He just wasn’t sure where they were kept.

’Still,’ he thought, ’they must be in the Thunder Clan’s Ancestral Land. And even if I don’t find them, I can look for other treasures, or maybe even a way to leave the Thunder Great Realm directly.’

After all, no one in this world knew the Thunder Great Realm better than the Thunder Clan—aside from the mysterious Bloodthirsty White Tiger that had recently achieved Unity after being possessed by a remnant Soul. So, there was a slight chance that a direct way out of this world could be found in the Thunder Clan’s Ancestral Land.

But unfortunately, he hadn’t found a direct way out of the Thunder Great Realm, and had gotten himself covered in injuries in the process!

The Thunder Clan’s Ancestral Land was every bit as dangerous as some Restricted Areas. An ordinary Unity Realm expert barging in would almost certainly die.

’In fact, if the Unity Realm expert guarding this place hadn’t been instantly killed by the Bloodthirsty White Tiger, I wouldn’t have made it out. It was extremely dangerous.’

But thankfully, the Dusk Tokens really did exist!

And there were three of them!

Zuo Xuan was severely injured, but his spirit was soaring. ’I knew it. A man as favored by destiny as me would never be trapped in this Thunder Great Realm. I’m destined to reach the pinnacle, even achieve Transcendence and see a far vaster world.’

Yet, just as he finally broke free from the Thunder Clan’s domain and stepped out of the Ancestral Land, he sensed an aura no weaker than his own enveloping the entrance. Two other people from the Human Race, with somewhat peculiar and strange auras, had him surrounded.

His brow furrowed as killing intent surged from him like a tsunami, a frigid cold spreading out like an arctic blast. "A member of the Three-Life Race, Yang Lei... and you two. What are you doing guarding this place?"

Neither Jiang Qiu nor Xue recognized him, and he, in turn, did not recognize them. They had never met before. This very moment was their first encounter, and the atmosphere was already bristling with hostility.

Meanwhile, Yang Lei, who understood the situation, was momentarily stunned. He hadn’t expected Zuo Xuan to be the one to emerge, but on second thought, it made perfect sense.

After all, only the truly powerful would dare to force their way into the Thunder Clan’s Ancestral Land. Zuo Xuan was a supreme expert at the Peak of Unity Realm, a tier stronger than Yang Lei himself. If he were to receive the blessing of the Nine Venerable Great Realm’s world-will, his power would be even more immense.

Besides, Zuo Xuan was just that kind of untamable, outrageously arrogant person. He likely looked down on a great clan that had already been wiped out, so entering their Ancestral Land was well within his character.

And true to form, Zuo Xuan had emerged from the Thunder Clan’s Ancestral Land.

’This is a huge problem!’

"Venerable Zuo Xuan," Yang Lei began, schooling his features and feigning calm as if he knew nothing. "What might you have been doing inside the Thunder Clan’s Ancestral Land?"

When Jiang Qiu heard the name, his eyelid twitched. ’So this is Zuo Xuan? The one who scoured all of Blue Star, creating a fracture in the path of Martial Arts and leaving a generational void in his wake?’

’During that great catastrophe on Blue Star, countless people died in his purge. Only a few dozen survived to this day. And the ones who died... they were the most talented, the highest-Realm cultivators on the entire planet!’

’When I returned from the Northern Boundary, I discovered the strongest person left on Blue Star was merely in the Dharma Realm. The sheer drop in power was horrifying. And on top of that, vast territories of the Xia Country had been ravaged, occupied, and destroyed by the Demon Race!’

’It’s no exaggeration to say that if I had come out any later, the Xia Country would have fallen, and the entirety of Blue Star would have been lost. Heaven and earth themselves can bear witness to the magnitude of Zuo Xuan’s sins!’

At this thought, a torrent of rage surged through Jiang Qiu. His eyes sharpened in an instant, and it looked as if he might strike at any moment. Behind him, Flames began to smolder, coalescing as if a True Form of Flame were rising to its feet. An immense killing intent shot toward the heavens, confronting Zuo Xuan’s own killing intent head-on, like two colliding tsunamis.

This terrifying aura naturally alarmed Zuo Xuan. He frowned, his gaze fixed on Jiang Qiu. "Such immense killing intent. Do we have a feud?"

His words were tinged with obvious confusion. He studied Jiang Qiu for a moment but simply could not recall ever having met him. Of course, both Jiang Qiu and Xue were wearing masks, so he couldn’t see their faces clearly.

Furthermore, he couldn’t perceive their Realms. However, judging from the aura alone, it was on par with the Initial Tier of the Unity Realm, so he guessed they were likely Initial Tier of Unity Realm cultivators.

’A Cultivator who can reach the Initial Tier of the Unity Realm couldn’t be a nobody. I should recognize him, but I have absolutely no memory of him!’

’What’s more, the traits Jiang Qiu is exhibiting suggest he’s a native Cultivator from the Yin Yang Great Realm. I didn’t visit the Yin Yang Great Realm on this trip at all. How could I have met him?’

’Generally speaking, Cultivators from the Yin Yang Great Realm rarely ever leave it. It’s incredibly difficult to run into one somewhere else, let alone make an enemy of one.’