The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

Upon hearing this, Lin Leimu laughed heartily. "Vice City Lord Qin, you're too kind. That scoundrel Ning Bai is a man of no integrity. He wanted to hoard that Great Fiend for himself, and I simply couldn't stand for it. I must thank you for teaching him a lesson on my behalf."

"That's not necessary. Goodbye."

Qin Ya nodded and turned to leave.

Lin Leimu scratched his head in embarrassment. Suddenly, an idea struck him. His eyes lit up and he hurried after Qin Ya. "Vice City Lord Qin, you must be heading to the Yin Yang Evil Spirit Tribe, right? We're going there too. Why don't we travel together?"

Qin Ya looked puzzled. "The Yin Yang Evil Spirit Tribe?"

"You don't know?" Lin Leimu asked, equally confused.

"I don't."

And so, Lin Leimu began to explain. The so-called Yin Yang Evil Spirit Tribe was a tribe where Yang Evil and Yin Evil Spirits coexisted, an extremely rare occurrence.

In all the past Slaughter Ruins Great Hunts, such a tribe had only been seen once before.

But this time, a group from one of the cities had discovered another. Its scale was immense, several times larger than the last one found. The number of Evil Spirits in the tribe was massive, counted in the tens of thousands, and there were even dozens at the Great Fiend Level.

There was even... a Giant Fiend comparable to a Half-Venerable reigning over it!

The group that discovered the tribe knew they couldn't possibly make a dent in it on their own, so they spread the news.

Now, many of the powers who had heard the news were rushing toward the tribe.

But Qin Ya had been traveling alone these past few days, so he naturally hadn't heard. His gaze flickered as he asked, "Where is this tribe?"

Lin Leimu replied, "In a basin tens of thousands of miles southeast of here."

He then added, "If Brother Qin doesn't mind, let's travel together."

Lin Leimu was severely injured and needed time to recuperate. The path ahead was teeming with Evil Spirits, and who knew if they would suddenly run into a Great Fiend? That was why he wanted to bring Qin Ya into his group—to bolster their strength.

Qin Ya considered it for a moment before nodding. "Alright."

And so, the two parties traveled onward together.

Along the way, the people of Tianyun City were exceptionally polite to Qin Ya—reverent, even. If they had previously seen Qin Ya as a youth with outstanding Talent, they now regarded him as an unparalleled expert.

Anyone who could so easily defeat an Era-Defining King like Ning Bai was now considered among the ranks of the greatest masters in the entire Divine Country. More importantly, how old was Qin Ya? He was barely a man grown! His potential was immeasurable, and it was entirely possible he would one day reach the level of a Venerable.

Getting on the good side of a future Venerable...

No matter how you looked at it, there was no downside.

「Three days later, in a valley.」

Over a hundred towering Evil Spirits, each several hundred feet tall, roared relentlessly. Qin Ya and the people of Tianyun City fought desperately but remained tightly encircled.

"There are too many Evil Spirits! We can't break through!"

"Damn it! A hundred King Level Evil Spirits... with our strength, it's impossible to fight our way out! Damn it all, why are the things in the Slaughter Ruins so powerful this time?"

"Enough talk! Just break through!"

At that moment, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi erupted violently. A colossal Four-Color Dharma Aspect materialized, easily rivaling the Evil Spirits in size. With a great roar, it stirred the very heavens!

The moment the Four Symbols Dharma Aspect appeared, it unleashed its tremendous power. Biting gales of Frost and raging storms of Thunder and Fire swept across the land. Sandstorms coalesced around the Dharma Aspect and expanded outward, sending a dozen Evil Spirits flying and tumbling head over heels. One was even shattered to pieces by the direct force of the Four Symbols Energy.

"I'll clear a path!"

The detached voice echoed through the air, bringing an inexplicable sense of security to everyone. Then, with another great roar, the Dharma Aspect gathered its Four Symbols Energy into a massive, multicolored orb of light, which pulsed with a dazzling, radiant glow.

With a push of its palm, the Four Symbols Dharma Aspect hurled the orb forward.

The orb flew, trailing a beautiful ribbon of light, like a meteor of ultimate splendor!

The orb carried an immense power. Before it even reached the Evil Spirits, the gales it generated sent boulders tumbling down the valley walls. A dust storm rose, throwing the foremost Evil Spirits into disarray.

BOOM! One after another, the Evil Spirits that touched the orb were blasted to smithereens!

The orb then slammed into the last, an eight-hundred-zhang-tall Evil Spirit. Crackling Thunder, corrosive Flame, and howling gales of Frost engulfed it. The Evil Spirit was vanquished without a shred of resistance, dissolving into wisps of Evil Qi.

In the orb's wake, the entire valley was left shattered. Innumerable massive fissures scarred its walls, from which boulders periodically tumbled, threatening a total collapse at any moment. As for the hundred-plus Evil Spirits, more than half of them had been wiped out.

GULP GULP...

Everyone swallowed hard, their eyes filled with terror as they stared at the hundreds-of-zhang-tall Four Symbols Dharma Aspect. 'My god, when did a Dharma Aspect ever become this powerful?'

"Even a top-tier Era-Defining King wouldn't dare to take that attack head-on."

"Qin Ya... he's actually this powerful."

"Quickly! Everyone, charge!"

Qin Ya's face was a little pale as he dismissed the Dharma Aspect. Clearly, that move had taken a significant toll on him, consuming nearly ninety percent of his True Essence.

He immediately took out an Elixir and swallowed it. Potent Medicinal Power instantly surged through his body, flooding into his True Essence Qi Sea and replenishing it. His complexion returned to normal just as Lin Leimu came to his side. "Are you alright?"

Qin Ya nodded, then took out the Devouring Evil Seal to absorb the Evil Qi. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a pile of golden stones in the valley below. His pupils contracted slightly. He immediately rushed down, took a deep breath, and said, "I'm definitely not mistaken. This is the legendary Golden Sea Jade. I can't believe there's so much of it."

Golden Sea Jade was a wondrous treasure, a natural creation of heaven and earth. It contained immense energy of the purest quality. If a Celestial Human absorbed a single piece, their Celestial Human Power would ascend to the King Level—and not just any King, but an Era-Defining King.

Each piece was incredibly precious, surpassing even ordinary Spiritual Artifacts in value.

Yet here, before Qin Ya, lay an entire pile of it!

A quick count revealed a staggering five hundred pieces.

'If I absorb all this Golden Sea Jade, my True Essence Qi Sea will undergo a complete transformation, and my combat power will reach a whole new level.'

Just then, Lin Leimu arrived beside Qin Ya. He stared at the Golden Sea Jade, gulping repeatedly, clearly stunned.

"Holy cow! I've never seen so much Golden Sea Jade in my entire life! I doubt even the Dongmen Family or the Sima Family have a stash like this."

A slight smile touched the corner of Qin Ya's lips. With a wave of his hand, he swept all five hundred-plus pieces of Golden Sea Jade into his Storage Ring. "Let's get out of here first," he said.

Just then, the Devouring Evil Seal, having finished absorbing all the Evil Qi, flew back into Qin Ya's hand.

"Heh, what a haul."

Qin Ya gave a faint smile. With a flicker, his body shot out of the valley.