Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

'With these three seeds of the Life-taking Thousand-leaf Willow, these guys should be in a frenzy for a while. This is the perfect opportunity for me to hunt more Immortal Cultivators.'

During his previous hunt, Yang Xiao had killed all the Immortal Cultivators below the Daoist Fifth Level in that team. It was more than half of them, close to sixty people.

Among them, those at Daoist Tier Two were the most numerous, accounting for over thirty people.

Those at the Daoist Fourth Tier were the fewest, numbering less than ten.

However, this was barely enough to stabilize the aura of the newly advanced Bloodthirsty Sword. It was clearly far from enough for it to advance again.

'Once the Bloodthirsty Sword advances to an Ultimate Grade Treasure Weapon, it will have the power to harm Peak Daoist Tier Cultivators. To get it to advance... what I've gathered so far probably isn't even a tenth of what's needed. I have to take this chance to hunt more. Besides, these guys are no saints. To get to their damned Immortal Realm, they actually issued a Slaying Martial Order!'

The moment he thought of those three words, killing intent filled Yang Xiao's eyes.

The Immortal Realm.

He was now certain it was something created by the bastard who had plotted against him in his past life.

For that reason alone, Yang Xiao felt a murderous urge toward these Immortal Cultivators.

Not to mention those three words: Slaying Martial Order.

From Yue Lingxi, Yang Xiao had learned that there were two strict requirements to integrate with the Immortal Dao.

First, over ninety percent of the cultivators had to be Immortal Cultivators—and the higher the proportion, the better. Second, the Immortal Cultivators had to hold the dominant position and set up Immortal Prayer Altars in every hundred-mile radius. Only then could they use the Immortal Prayer Skill to sense the Immortal Realm, gain its recognition, leave the earth, and ascend.

Therefore, to achieve these two goals, many remote continents would issue a Slaying Martial Order: kill all Martial Cultivators and prohibit the Martial Dao.

It was an incredibly bloody and cruel decree.

It was said that when the Slaying Martial Order was first issued on the Profound Sun Continent, even children who had just learned a single Basic Boxing Skill and couldn't even be considered Martial Disciples were on the list to be executed.

Only those completely untouched by the Martial Dao were allowed to survive.

'If they really get into the Celestial Cloud Region, I'm afraid no one will survive. They will all die!'

Yang Xiao's expression was grim.

The Celestial Cloud Region was his home in this life. He could ignore these outsiders.

But that place... he couldn't.

Once these maniacs actually entered the Celestial Cloud Region, it would be a disaster even more terrifying than the Evil Sword calamity from three hundred years ago.

It was likely that no one would survive.

Therefore, for Yang Xiao, this was no longer a personal grudge between him and the Immortal Cultivators. It was a war between two different Daos.

He absolutely could not be merciful.

Especially since, in one year, the so-called Vast Heaven Immortal Lord had a high chance of becoming a True Immortal Level expert. When that happened, not even the Four Great Forbidden Lands could stop his advance.

Once a True Immortal appeared, who in the entire Celestial Cloud Region could possibly stop him?

No matter how confident Yang Xiao was, he didn't believe he could fight a True Immortal on his own.

Even if his Fire God Clone had a thousand years to cultivate in seclusion, it would still be incredibly difficult to reach the True God Level and contend with a True Immortal.

After all, it was far too difficult for a Spirit Body to advance in level.

'Right now, my only hope isn't my Fire God Clone, but my Lifebound Artifact, the Bloodthirsty Sword. As long as it can advance to the level of a Daoist Weapon, and my Spiritual Level enters the Divinity Communication Realm, I might have a chance to successfully assassinate a True Immortal Level expert!'

That's right, an assassination.

In a frontal assault, unless the Bloodthirsty Sword advanced to a Divine Soldier, it would be impossible to suppress a True Immortal Level existence.

And a Divine Soldier... never mind how many people it would have to kill or how much life force it would have to absorb. Just the conditions required to control it were something Yang Xiao would have great difficulty meeting.

Even for a Lifebound Artifact, he would need to be at the Peak of the Divinity Communication Realm, or even stronger.

Otherwise, wielding enough power to slay a True Immortal would be nothing but a pipe dream.

And that was likely even more difficult than having his Fire God Clone advance.

'Even if I can't face one head-on, as long as the sword reaches the level of a Daoist Weapon, with the Bloodthirsty Sword's unique properties and some of my Secret Techniques, if I find the right opportunity, a successful assassination is still very much possible.'

As Yang Xiao thought this, a sense of urgency grew within him.

He needed to make the Bloodthirsty Sword advance again.

With a flash of the golden wings on his back, Yang Xiao's figure vanished in an instant.

Perhaps the search parties were too numerous and too densely packed.

Before long, he discovered new prey.

"This sucks. Why won't Elder Tianyang and the others let us join the search?"

"I heard Elder Tian Guo's team was ambushed by that kid. A lot of them died. That's why Elder Tianyang and Elder Dongcheng are making us stay here instead of joining the search. It's for our own good."

"Bullshit! They just don't want to share the credit with us!"

The moment he arrived, Yang Xiao overheard several people talking.

At the same time, he swept the area with his Spiritual Power, and his face lit up with joy.

The team he had found consisted of only fifty-odd people, but every single one of them was an Immortal Cultivator below the Daoist Fifth Level. Connecting this with what he'd just heard, Yang Xiao smiled faintly. 'That guy really did me a huge favor. He actually made these Immortal Cultivators below the Daoist Fifth Level separate from the main group. Looks like this time, it's going to be easy!'

With a thought, Yang Xiao appeared openly before them.

Seeing him appear, the fifty-plus people present leaped to their feet.

"It's the kid the Ancestor wants us to capture!"

"That's right, it's him! Right now, besides us from the Ye Family, they're the only other ones in the entire Profound Sun Secret Realm. Who else could it be?"

"Haha! Elder Tianyang and the others would never have guessed that this kid would deliver himself right to our doorstep. Once we capture him, let's see how they try to steal the credit."

"Be careful. I think what Elder Tianyang and the others said might be true. For this kid to just stroll out here like this, he might actually have a few tricks up his sleeve."

"What a coward. There are fifty-seven of us. You really think we can't handle one little punk? His aura is only at the True Tier Second Peak. What ability could he possibly have to threaten us? Or are you just scared?"

As soon as he said this, nearly everyone else agreed.

As elite disciples of the Ye Family and Daoist Tier Cultivators, which one of them wasn't a favored child of heaven?

They absolutely refused to believe that Yang Xiao could pose any threat to them.

Besides, the Ancestor placed great importance on this person.

If they were the ones to capture him, they would definitely be handsomely rewarded by the Ancestor.

They might even catch the Ancestor's eye and become someone the Ancestor would personally nurture.

That would be absolutely amazing.

Immediately, a few impatient Immortal Cultivators lunged at Yang Xiao.

The moment they moved, the others couldn't sit still either.

In an instant, all of them charged.

From the looks of it, they didn't regard Yang Xiao in the slightest.

The one who lunged first, in particular, had a smug look in his eyes as he said to Yang Xiao, "Kid, surrender without a fight. If you dare to resist, you'll die a miserable death!"

Hearing this, Yang Xiao gave a strange smile.

"Is that so? Then I'd really like to see just how miserable my death will be."

As he spoke, he drew the Bloodthirsty Sword.

He lifted it gently.

The three Treasure Patterns on its blade instantly lit up.

The events that befell Ye Tianguo's and Ye Chengzai's team repeated themselves.

The only difference was that this time, it was even easier.

And even more brutal.

In just a short quarter of an hour, all fifty-seven of these Daoist Tier Cultivators were annihilated.

And the Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit had finally grown a little larger.