Myriad Daos of the Heaven

Wherever the killing intent passed, all spirits were annihilated, and all things turned to ash!

The world within the deep pit was like a piece of paper burned to completion, its ashes scattering in the wind.

When all fell silent, this treasure-filled land, once brimming with the breath of life, had been reduced to dust and sand.

Han Qing, Bai Zihua, and Corpse Two hovered high in the distant sky, watching the scene with lingering fear in their hearts.

"Ahem. My boss is really strong now. See? His gaze is locked on this spot. You two offended him before, so you’d better leave now!"

Han Qing said with a grave expression.

Startled, Bai Zihua and Corpse Two looked over and, sure enough, saw Jiang Jichen standing in the center of the pit of dust and sand. He held the Azure Heaven Killing Weapon, his blood-red eyes staring right at them.

"Damn you, Han Qing! You dare screw us over? We were barely in there! We didn’t get a single Treasure Medicine! You..."

This time, Bai Zihua was utterly gutted. The Secret Treasure Land was filled with countless priceless, Supreme Spirit Medicines, but they’d had absolutely no time to collect them.

He had listened to Han Qing and searched the area for opportunities. But just as he’d plucked a stalk of Supreme Holy Medicine, he received the telepathic message to retreat immediately.

His expression was now so dark it looked like it might drip ink.

Han Qing chuckled cheekily. "Calm down. If I really wanted to screw you over, I wouldn’t have warned you just now. You and Corpse Two would have probably become a puff of dust over there, wouldn’t you?"

Hearing Han Qing’s words, the color finally drained from Bai Zihua and Corpse Two’s faces.

Just now, even without Han Qing’s reminder, they had been on guard. But had they been even a moment later in leaving, they would have died without a place for burial.

"Fine. Han Qing, you bastard. I, Bai Zihua, will remember this!"

"I, Corpse Two, will remember you too, Han Qing! Screw you!"

In the end, Bai Zihua and Corpse Two fled in a panic, not daring to confront Jiang Jichen.

No matter how unwilling or furious they felt, they could only depart, helpless.

They were now simply no match for Jiang Jichen.

Watching them leave, Han Qing whistled. "What an ungrateful pair. If my boss hadn’t played matchmaker and helped you two hook up—that whole human-corpse war—would you be a happy couple now, flying off together?"

After saying his piece, Han Qing grinned and took out an earthy-yellow fruit.

The fruit was the size of a fist, covered in secret patterns that pulsed with an earthy, treasured light.

Faintly, the shadow of a Black Tortoise seemed to materialize around it.

This was a fruit capable of producing an Anomaly.

’A Profound Earth Treasure Fruit... Heh heh... This is enough for my Earth Spirit Vein to break through its shackles. Stepping into the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm is just a matter of time!’

Han Qing muttered excitedly to himself, rubbing the Profound Earth Treasure Fruit.

"Well, then congratulations are in order, Sir Han Qing!"

The words had barely left his mouth when a voice spoke up.

Han Qing jumped in fright. He relaxed only when he saw it was Jiang Jichen who had appeared beside him. "Boss, can you give a little warning next time you show up? Don’t be so quiet, you’ll scare someone to death."

"Huh? Boss, have you already completely refined that fragment of the Azure Heaven Killing Weapon?"

The person who had appeared was, of course, Jiang Jichen.

Han Qing saw that Jiang Jichen was completely unharmed, and his aura had become even more unfathomable.

"Damn! Boss, you... you broke through again? Golden Body Immortal Fifth Realm! That’s terrifying!"

Han Qing’s origins were actually quite extraordinary, so he could tell at a glance that Jiang Jichen had broken through in his Body Cultivation Realm.

This naturally led to another bout of shocked exclamations.

"Fusing with killing intent to refine the body... if it doesn’t kill you, of course there will be rewards."

"I wagered my life for this. What’s there to make a fuss about?"

Jiang Jichen said with a placid expression.

But he couldn’t hide the trace of pride and satisfaction in his eyes.

This time, he truly had gambled with his life. By wielding that fragment of the Azure Heaven Killing Weapon and using its killing intent to temper his own body, he had finally achieved a breakthrough on the threshold of life and death.

His Dao of Flesh Body had reached a new level!

His current Golden Body Fifth Realm was equivalent to a Spirit Cultivator’s Late-Stage Spirit Infant Realm.

With his Body and Spirit Cultivation combined, he could now defeat Cultivators ranked from ninety to one hundred on the Six Paths Illusion Realm’s expert list—like Young Master Fu, the Undead Female Cultivator, and the Beastman King—even without resorting to his hidden trump cards!

Only by possessing enough personal strength could he guarantee anything.

Moreover, there was the water from the Six Paths Spirit Lake he had just collected, and who knew how many Six Paths Early and Middle Level Spirit Stones he now possessed?

The quantity was astonishingly vast!

Now, they had no lack of cultivation resources. They had no more worries about establishing their own power.

Jiang Jichen released Little Gray, Luochen Fairy, the Three Strange Bandits, and Zhou Qiang all at once.

"Whoa! Sect Leader, so many Six Paths Spirit Stones! This is..."

"I’m going to lose my mind! In my wildest dreams, I never thought I’d see enough Six Paths Spirit Stones to build a giant mountain!"

"Sect Leader, you’re magnificent! I, Little Bai, will cling to your coattails ’til the day I die! Wahahaha!"

...

Watching the Three Strange Bandits acting as if they’d gone mad, Jiang Jichen was speechless. He sent the three of them flying with a kick. "Could you guys try to have a little dignity?"

In truth, however, even Luochen Fairy couldn’t remain calm, her eyes shining with light.

Zhou Qiang didn’t say a word, but his body was trembling. He was clearly too excited to speak.

Only Little Gray Skeleton tilted its small head, looking at the group with a puzzled and bewildered expression.

’He didn’t know what was so great about Six Paths Spirit Stones. In his eyes, that pile of rocks wasn’t even as valuable as the sparkling Gem Necklace around his neck.’

’Are there really that many Six Paths Spirit Stones?’

Han Qing was skeptical.

He hadn’t entered the lakebed, so he had no idea what had been down there.

’But judging by the reactions of those guys, it seems the boss’s Space Artifact really is filled with Six Paths Spirit Stones.’

"Ahem, Boss," he said. "Time to divide the spoils!"

Han Qing was thick-skinned enough to say it outright.

’I thought I’d already made a huge profit by getting a Profound Earth Treasure Fruit,’ he thought.

’But now it looks like my little gain is nothing.’

’Compared to what the boss has, it’s probably just a drop in the bucket.’

The moment he thought that, the excitement he’d felt from obtaining the Profound Earth Treasure Fruit vanished.

Han Qing’s eyes were now glued to Jiang Jichen, filled with longing and anticipation.

Jiang Jichen was speechless.

However, with a wave of his hand, he opened the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment Space. Keeping the Six Paths Spirit Lake water inside, he poured all of the Six Paths Spirit Stones out onto the sea of sand.

RUMBLE!

The next moment, the Six Paths Spirit Stones piled up like a giant boulder.

If Jiang Jichen’s Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment Space hadn’t been so large, it wouldn’t have been able to hold them all.

"Holy crap!"

Han Qing was utterly flabbergasted.

Even Luochen Fairy couldn’t resist walking over, reaching out to stroke the mirror-smooth surfaces of the Six Paths Spirit Stones.

Faced with such an enormous sum of Six Paths Spirit Stones, even a Fairy couldn’t maintain her composure.

Inwardly, Jiang Jichen was also extremely excited and far from calm, a stark contrast to his placid exterior.

"Boss, we’ve struck it rich! I... I’m so excited!"

Han Qing giggled foolishly.

Little Gray Skeleton tilted its small skull and gave him a sideways glance, clearly despising him for his lack of dignity.

Jiang Jichen laughed. "We’re about to take control of Chaotic City. With these resources, what do we have to fear from anyone else?"

"Little Gray, have one of our little Skeleton Soldier brothers take a bag of Six Paths Spirit Stones back. Tell the core disciples of the Luochen Sect to raise their Cultivation as quickly as possible!"

Jiang Jichen immediately began giving orders.

Now that they were flush with resources, he was acting the part of a magnate.

Little Gray nodded. It summoned a small skeleton, which took a High-Level Storage Bag filled with Six Paths Spirit Stones and began traveling through the ground, heading for the Land of Stray Bandits.

Han Qing watched the sand-tunneling skeleton with envy. "Little Gray, that Earth Technique is so cool! Teach it to me!"

Little Gray’s small bony toe moved quickly, scrawling a line of words in the sand.

Han Qing read it out loud: "’You must call me Second Brother Little Gray!’"

This...

Han Qing was dumbfounded. ’This little skeleton actually wants to be my second brother?’

Meanwhile, Little Gray clasped its bony hands behind its back and stared up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, striking a pose.