Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"Lord Xiao, your speed... I'm afraid even an expert at the Peak of the Great Divine Power Realm might not be able to match it."

After flying for an unknown amount of time, Yang Xiao landed in a valley.

Yue Lingxi, however, had a look of pure adoration on her face.

The more time she spent with Yang Xiao, the more she learned about him.

And the more she felt that this man was an enigma.

If Yue Lingxi had been worried before—worried that Yang Xiao's weak strength and low cultivation would displease her master—

then now, those worries were gone.

Yang Xiao's strength.

It was immense.

She felt that if Yang Xiao had been born in the Holy Palace like her, he might not be on par with those Demon-Level geniuses now,

but he would be comparable to an ordinary Saint Son.

'The aptitude of a Saint Son is more than enough to be a match for a Saintess like me,' Yue Lingxi thought to herself.

She couldn't help but smile.

Seeing her lovestruck expression, Yang Xiao felt a bit helpless.

"You should refine these eighty-one Primordial Pearls now and see how much power you can draw from them. I plan to enter seclusion for a while to break through. My current cultivation is too low."

Yang Xiao took out the Primordial Pearls, gave her these instructions, and found a quiet spot in the valley.

He planned to begin his cultivation.

He had already scanned the area with his Spiritual Power and confirmed there were no dangers.

It was just an ordinary valley.

Besides, while he didn't dare to be as completely open with Yue Lingxi as he was with Xue Yi, he still had a basic level of trust in her.

He trusted that Yue Lingxi would guard him well.

'Refining these Spirit Medicines, plus the ones I got from the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion, should be enough for me to reach the Yellow Flame Limit. I can draw in the final wave of Essence Qi from the Yellow Flame Realm to temper my body. As for breaking through to the Green Flame Realm…'

Yang Xiao felt a headache coming on.

The first three levels of the Heaven and Earth Origin Fire—the Red, Orange, and Yellow Flame Realms—were only at the level of Mortal Fire.

As long as the quality and quantity of energy met the standard, he could break through without any hindrance.

But the Green Flame Realm was different. The Green, Cyan, and Blue Flame Realms were all at the level of Spirit Fire.

And Spirit Fire...

...required not only higher-quality Spirit Medicines to provide enough high-quality energy but also something special, like devouring a unique flame.

Furthermore, each of the three Spirit Flame Realms was divided into six revolutions.

That was eighteen revolutions in total.

Each one required devouring a Spirit Fire, and finding that many would be difficult.

Not to mention, within the same realm, it was best to devour Spirit Fires of the same nature, but their quality had to continuously increase.

That made them even harder to find.

'My Fire God Clone contains the Yin Cold Divine Fire from the Yin Yang Origin Divine Fire. That means for the first five revolutions of my Green Flame Realm, I must find five Yin Spirit Fires of varying quality!'

Only by doing so could Yang Xiao smoothly break through to the next level.

Of course, if he actually managed it,

the benefits he would gain would be immense.

But it was very difficult.

'I won't think about that for now. I'll focus on breaking through my current cultivation first. My level is just too low right now, even lower than Yun'Er's.'

Recalling how Nangong Tianling had looked down on him because of his cultivation, and how even Yun'Er had surpassed him, Yang Xiao's face flushed red.

With a thought, he took out a large quantity of Spirit Medicines.

These Spirit Medicines came partly from the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion and partly from the Immortal Cultivators he had just killed. Their quality was excellent, and the quantity was sufficient.

If it weren't for the need to devour a Spirit Fire, Yang Xiao could have immediately elevated himself to the Green Flame First Revolution. Although his cultivation aura would still seem low, equivalent only to a Martial Saint First and Second Tier, the True Greater Yang Fire within him would be comparable to the Small Divine Power Realm First and Second Level.

Yang Xiao's strength would increase dramatically.

He would be able to unleash more power from his various techniques. Moreover, after two rounds of spiritual tempering, his Spiritual Level might reach the Peak of the Middle Stage of Void Observation without even consuming the full potency of the Divine Communication Grass.

If he used up all of the Divine Communication Grass's potency, he might even have a chance to step into the High-level Void Observation stage.

But that was all for later.

For now, Yang Xiao couldn't break through to the Green Flame Realm without finding a Spirit Fire with the Cold Attribute, so he didn't dwell on it.

He began to refine the Spirit Medicines before him.

Watching Yang Xiao so focused on refining the Spirit Medicines, Yue Lingxi was shocked to see that no matter their original attributes, they all transformed into a single attribute in his hands.

The Fire Attribute.

Yue Lingxi was utterly astonished.

However, when she thought about Yang Xiao's other abilities, she felt a sense of relief.

'The more outstanding Lord Xiao is, the greater our chances of being together in the future. I need to work hard now, too, and refine these Primordial Pearls. Ugh, Master said I couldn't use too much power and sealed my strength. Even last time, when she knew I was coming to a dangerous place like the Profound Sun Continent, she only undid the First Layer of the Seal, allowing me to use the cultivation of the Small Divine Power Realm First and Second Level. If I hadn't spent half a year at the Xuanyuan Sword Wall, which greatly improved my Sword Dao, I probably wouldn't have even been able to defeat those two Immortal Dao Female Cultivators who were equivalent to the Seventh Level of the Small Divine Power Realm.'

'Most of my Magical Artifacts are unusable as well. Now, with these Primordial Pearls, I can at least increase my strength a little. If I fully refine them, fighting someone at the Great Divine Power Realm shouldn't be a problem, right?'

Yue Lingxi was a little troubled.

If her master hadn't sealed most of her cultivation, with her own strength,

sweeping across the entire Profound Sun Continent would have been a simple matter.

Refining the Primordial Pearls before her would have only taken an instant.

But now...

...she had to obediently refine them one by one.

At this thought, Yue Lingxi took out a Primordial Pearl and began to refine it.

Although her cultivation was sealed, Yue Lingxi's foundation was still there. Refining was difficult, but it was a hundred times easier for her than for someone truly at the Small Divine Power Realm First and Second Level.

And so, after just a short while,

she had refined the pearl in her hand.

She sensed it for a moment and found nothing amiss.

A faint smile touched her lips.

She began refining the second one.

And so it went.

Time passed, bit by bit.

By the time Yang Xiao had successfully refined all the Spirit Medicines into a single Spirit Pill comparable to a million-year-old Medicine King, Yue Lingxi had also finished refining the Primordial Pearls.

"Lingxi, I'm about to begin a rather long period of seclusion. I can't be disturbed. Will you be alright?"

Yang Xiao looked at the Fire Spirit Pill in his hand but didn't swallow it immediately. Instead, he looked at Yue Lingxi.

The moment of breakthrough was the most critical; he could not be disturbed.

Moreover, he also needed to temper his spirit and physical body, which would take a considerable amount of time. Even with the Heart of Time, Yang Xiao would still need a while.

That was why he asked Yue Lingxi first.

"Don't worry, I'm here."

With the Primordial Pearls in hand, Yue Lingxi considered herself invincible below the Great Divine Power Realm and was naturally full of confidence.

Yang Xiao nodded.

He said nothing more.

They had been here for so long without anyone showing up. It was clear the owner of the Primordial Pearls wouldn't be able to find them anytime soon, so Yang Xiao was relieved.

'Just in case, I should still activate the Heart of Time to accelerate things. That way, it will only take about half a day. Half a day should be fine, right?'

Yang Xiao felt that it should be fine.

The Thousand Mechanism Eye also showed no activity.

He immediately swallowed the Fire Spirit Pill in his hand.

And entered a state of cultivation.

His Heart of Time began to work. For this kind of prolonged, continuous acceleration, Yang Xiao could only maintain a speed of forty to fifty times the normal rate.

In combat, if he only needed it for a second or two, he could increase the rate by a hundred or even a thousand times.

As for what happened in the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion, keeping an entire area in a state of thousand-fold acceleration... Yang Xiao couldn't do that yet.

That was the masterwork of the Northern Wilderness Divine King.

Seeing Yang Xiao begin to cultivate,

Yue Lingxi also started to lay down an Array.

For the eighty-one Primordial Pearls, the most suitable Array was the Nine-Nine Returning Array. Its power was far greater than the so-called Primordial Qi Heaven Suppressing Array from before.

Yue Lingxi naturally chose the one she was most familiar with.

However...

...not long after she had set up the formation,

in the distance,

a figure appeared.

"I finally found you. To think you ran so far... but this is for the best. After I kill you, who will know it was I, Ye Dongge, who did it?"

As he spoke, the man rushed towards the valley at high speed.

The aura of the Peak of Great Divine Power Sixth Layer radiated out without restraint, forcing all the nearby beasts and creatures to prostrate themselves on the ground.

They didn't dare to move a muscle.