Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"Uncle, what's wrong? Is there something amiss with me?"

Seeing Yang Xiao staring at her,

his expression shifting uncertainly, the Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit, her dignified face as lovely as a Divine Maiden's, couldn't help but look bewildered.

"You don't know?"

Yang Xiao asked in return.

"Am I supposed to know?"

The Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit looked even more confused.

"Er, alright. Let's get down to business."

Yang Xiao took a deep breath, avoiding the Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit's gaze.

"Mhm. Uncle, are you trying to draw over this elder's Divine Soul Brand?"

"That's right. Do you have a way?"

"Of course! It's a piece of cake. Just watch."

The Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit gave a small smile, one that could topple kingdoms.

"Done."

In just a moment, the Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit had drawn over Ye Tianjue's Divine Soul Brand.

The process was completely effortless.

Yang Xiao was stunned.

'That was incredibly fast.'

He snapped back to reality at once, sending that wisp of a Divine Soul Brand—which felt as heavy as a great mountain to him—into his Golden Roc True Body.

He began to nurture it.

Unlike the Earth Fire Qilin Beast, the bloodline of the Golden Roc True Body was incompatible with Ye Tianjue's. Furthermore, the original Earth Fire Qilin Beast's Beast Soul had still been intact, whereas only Ye Tianjue's brand remained.

Merging the two would take time.

Reviving him in an instant was even more impossible.

Yang Xiao was well aware of this.

Therefore, he only placed the Divine Soul Brand inside the Golden Roc True Body to be nurtured for now, while he himself began to browse through Ye Tianjue's life memories.

'These are all of Elder Tianjue's life experiences. If I rashly merge them with the Divine Soul Brand, some parts might be lost. I'll record them one by one in a Jade Talisman first. If I import them again after that, it'll be foolproof.'

After a careful examination, Yang Xiao immediately took out a Jade Talisman.

He began to record.

And as the Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit watched him,

her enchanting eyes seemed to gaze at him, transfixed.

She was utterly captivated.

Having just advanced to a Low Grade Divine Weapon, she was now considered to have grown into an adult.

She was no longer as willful as before, doing whatever she pleased.

She had begun to think for herself.

But deep inside, her attachment to Yang Xiao was only growing deeper.

It was clear that the matured Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit...

...had begun to understand something new.

Something called emotion.

'Uncle is so handsome. It's a pity he's a bit of a womanizer... people like Yue Lingxi, Xue Yi, Bing Xin, Yun'Er, and Yang Ziling all like him. But I guess that's because my Uncle is so charming that he attracts so many girls. What should I do?'

The Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit was lost in thought.

Just then, Yang Xiao finished recording all of Ye Tianjue's life memories. He looked up and saw Little Blood's pensive expression.

His heart skipped a beat.

'This little girl really has grown up. She's become more mature... and even more captivating.'

However, Yang Xiao didn't pay it too much mind.

She was, after all, his Lifebound Artifact Spirit, one he had watched grow up.

Although she had been a bit mischievous, he felt she was like a younger sister, or even a daughter, to him.

"Next, I'm going to merge Elder Tianjue's memories into the Golden Roc True Body. If any problems arise, please be ready to help me."

Yang Xiao said to the Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit, his expression turning serious.

"Ah, okay, Uncle!"

The Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit, however, was flustered.

Her face flushed red.

She had been completely lost in her thoughts just now.

But when she saw that Yang Xiao hadn't paid it much mind, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, Yang Xiao began merging the memories of Ye Tianjue's life from his mind into the Golden Roc True Body. As he did so,

something he never expected happened.

Not only was there no resistance, but the aura of the Golden Roc True Body suddenly surged.

It shot up several stages from the First Layer of the Great Divine Power Realm it had just broken through to,

reaching the peak of the Seventh Layer of the Great Divine Power Realm.

The speed of this advancement was simply terrifying.

'This is... I understand now. No matter what, these are the lifetime memories of a True God. They are tinged with divinity. Merging them into the Golden Roc True Body is the same as infusing it with that divinity, so of course the Golden Roc True Body would have a breakthrough. This is a pleasant surprise. With the Golden Roc True Body now this powerful, my strength won't decrease in the slightest, even if I can't use the Bloodthirsty Sword.'

'Besides, the Bloodthirsty Sword has become the Bloodthirsty Divine Sword. And in my Sea of Consciousness, I have the Spiritual Power left behind by Elder Tianjue. If I activate it, I could even severely injure a True God. Anyone below the level of a True God would die without a doubt. I can use this as my trump card.'

Yang Xiao carefully sensed the changes.

His heart filled with endless joy.

Because during this trip, his strength had increased tremendously.

Although he had already decided to give up the Golden Roc True Body,

it still belonged to him until Ye Tianjue was truly reborn.

A Golden Roc True Body at the peak of the Great Divine Power Seventh Layer was extraordinarily powerful; even his Fire God Clone might not be its match.

Especially in terms of speed.

Yang Xiao was confident that now, even a powerhouse at the Demigod Peak might not be able to catch him.

On top of that, there was the Bloodthirsty Sword.

Although it had consumed too many resources, and he couldn't easily wield it after its promotion to a Divine Soldier,

a Divine Soldier could protect its master automatically.

Then there was the Spiritual Power left by Elder Tianjue. He didn't know how many times he could use it, but even if it was just once, it would be worth it to unleash its true power.

At the very least, it was better than a pile of Divine Soldiers he couldn't use.

At this moment, Yang Xiao was naturally overjoyed.

After some thought, he drew about a tenth of the Spiritual Power from Ye Tianjue and guided it into the Golden Roc True Body.

Instantly, the Divine Soul Brand and the life memories fused together completely. Aided by this tenth of the Spiritual Power, they began to gestate a new Divine Soul.

'I wonder how long it will take for this Divine Soul to finish gestating? I should head out first. With such a boost in my strength, even a Daoist Tier Eighth and Ninth Powerhouse might not be my match. It's time to go see why Yue Lingxi came to this Profound Sun Secret Realm in the first place.'

With a call,

the Bloodthirsty Sword Spirit returned to the Bloodthirsty Sword, and Yang Xiao's figure flickered.

He vanished without a trace.

Meanwhile, Yue Lingxi was trapped in an encirclement.

Twenty-two Mid-to-Late-stage Void Immortals had joined forces against her.

Even though she was the Holy Palace Saintess, her chances of survival were slim.

Peril lurked at every turn.