Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"Little Yu, what's wrong?"

From a distance, as if drawn by a psychic connection, Ye Wanqing ran over with a stunned expression.

She helped the tear-streaked Ye Wanyu to her feet.

"Grandma Lio... Grandma Lio, she..."

Seeing her older sister, Ye Wanyu could no longer hold it in. She let out a WAIL and burst into tears.

She threw herself into Ye Wanqing's arms, utterly heartbroken.

Seeing her younger sister like this, Ye Wanqing's body stiffened.

'Her sister's special ability.'

'She knew about it. How could she not understand what had happened?'

In an instant, tears welled up in Ye Wanqing's eyes as well.

They had lived here with Grandma Lio for over a decade. It could be said that the one who had been with them the longest wasn't their parents or any other relatives—it was Grandma Lio.

If not for Grandma Lio's care and guidance, they never would have cultivated to the Small Divine Ability Realm so quickly.

But now...

"It's all his fault! It was him! If he hadn't opened the entrance to the Inner Realm, if he hadn't made Grandma Lio go see someone, she wouldn't have..."

Ye Wanyu choked on her words, unable to continue through her sobs.

Although Ye Wanqing said nothing...

...she held Ye Wanyu even tighter. As the older sister, Ye Wanqing was more rational than the younger one. She understood that while this matter was related to Yang Xiao...

...it wasn't as one-sided as her sister claimed.

On the contrary, at this moment, no matter how unwilling they were...

...the sisters had to maintain a good relationship with Yang Xiao. Otherwise, forget about getting revenge; they might not even be able to leave this place. But her sister was so heartbroken right now.

As the older sister, how could Ye Wanqing tell her these things at a time like this and make her even more upset?

'The person Grandma Lio chose... he should be decent, right? For now, we can only wait for him to emerge from the Great Emperor Tower's trial before deciding on our next step.'

Ye Wanqing thought to herself.

Originally, she didn't want Yang Xiao to pass the Great Emperor Tower's trial at all.

She didn't want an outsider to inherit the Emperor's Weapon that countless generations of their Ye Family had failed to claim.

But now...

...she was starting to hope Yang Xiao would succeed.

Because only if he succeeded...

...could they get out.

And only then would they have a chance to avenge Grandma Lio and redeem the entire Ye Family's honor!

'But can he succeed?'

Ye Wanqing raised her head and looked into the distance.

At the tall, imposing, Nine-Layered Imperial Weapon Tower.

...

「Inside the Great Emperor Tower.」

In just a few moments, Yang Xiao reached the Fourth Layer.

'It really is Pure Yang Secret Pattern Seeds. The model is the same as the Rising Dragon Tower. Besides the lack of a Greater Yang Spirit Fruit, everything else is identical. It seems I need to find time to go back and ask Lu Fangliang what the connection is between the Lu Family and Junior Brother Xuan Yang.'

Yang Xiao's thoughts stirred as he sensed the three Pure Yang Secret Pattern Seeds in his mind.

He did not immediately enter the Fourth Layer.

Instead, he sat cross-legged and comprehended the Pure Yang Secret Pattern.

Not long after.

He stood up.

'With the Fire God Clone on the Third Layer of the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion, the Secret Patterns of the first three layers are no trouble for me at all, no matter what they are. I don't even need a Desolate Divine Fruit.'

He gave a slight smile.

Yang Xiao stepped into the Fourth Layer.

He passed through it with ease.

The 5th Layer.

The 6th Layer.

It wasn't until the 8th Layer...

...that his speed finally slowed slightly.

However, compared to the Time Secret Pattern, although the Pure Yang Secret Pattern was difficult, it wasn't something Yang Xiao couldn't handle. Therefore, he quickly passed through the 8th Layer.

And arrived at the 9th Layer.

'I've already comprehended all of the first Eighth Layers of the Pure Yang Secret Pattern. Now for the final layer. Besides, Grandma Lio once said that to gain the Great Emperor Tower's recognition, I must pass through all nine layers. When I do, I will meet the Emperor's Weapon Spirit.'

The Emperor's Weapon Spirit would obviously know something about the Profound Sun Emperor.

Before attempting the 9th Layer, Yang Xiao couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.

After activating the Thousand Mechanism Eye, there was no reaction whatsoever.

He couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

'What's going on? Is it because I'm about to learn some news about Junior Brother Xuan Yang? Is that why I'm feeling this way?'

Yang Xiao shook his head.

But he did not know.

That at this very moment, a terrifying explosion was occurring outside the Inner Realm.

The Grandma Lio who had brought him here...

...had just perished.

'I won't dwell on it. Since there's this premonition, something must have happened. I need to prepare. Coincidentally, my constitution has reached its limit and is ready to transform into a Treasure Body. And since I've just obtained the first Eighth Layers of the Pure Yang Secret Pattern, this is the perfect time for a breakthrough.'

Yang Xiao thought to himself.

In fact, his constitution had shown faint signs of transforming into a Treasure Body back when he was at the Green Flame Realm First Revolution.

He had simply been suppressing it all this time.

Now, he had also reached the limit of the Green Flame Realm Second Revolution. With a mere trigger, the Essence Qi in his body could break through his constitution's limits and forge his Treasure Body. Furthermore, having obtained the Pure Yang Secret Pattern, Yang Xiao had advanced even further on the Supreme Yang Dao.

'My constitution was nurtured and evolved by the Heaven and Earth Origin Fire, so it's destined to become a Fire Treasure Body. However, the Pure Yang Secret Pattern, Star Secret Pattern, Greater Yang Secret Pattern, Time Secret Pattern, Nine Yang Secret Pattern, Void Secret Pattern... all these various Secret Patterns can be fused into the Treasure Skill I'm about to form, making my Treasure Skill even more powerful.'

A Treasure Skill from a Low-grade Treasure Body typically only utilizes up to the Third Layer of Secret Patterns.

At this moment, thanks to his Fire God Clone, Yang Xiao had utilized the thousand-fold time dilation in the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion and the "century in an instant" effect of the Desolate Divine Fruit.

He had already fully comprehended the Fourth Layer of the Star Secret Pattern, the Sixth Layer of the Greater Yang Secret Pattern, the Eighth Layer of the Pure Yang Secret Pattern, the Fourth Layer of the Nine Yang Secret Pattern, the Fourth Layer of the Fire Element Secret Pattern, and the Fourth Layer of the Void Secret Pattern.

He had even comprehended the Golden Roc Secret Pattern to what seemed to be the Fourth Layer.

Add to that a complete Heart of Time.

If he could completely fuse the power of these Secret Patterns into his Treasure Skill...

...Yang Xiao's Treasure Skill would undoubtedly be terrifyingly powerful.

Of course, the more he tried to fuse into his Treasure Skill, the harder it would be to succeed.

Especially since Yang Xiao's collection of Secret Patterns was so diverse and chaotic.

'Time and Void can be combined, and even fused with the Golden Roc Secret Pattern. Meanwhile, Pure Yang, Nine Yang, Greater Yang, Star, and Fire Essence can all be combined to form my Dao of Ultimate Strength... In that case, I'll go all in.'

Yang Xiao's expression flickered, his resolve hardening.

He began to draw upon the Essence Qi generated by the Heaven and Earth Origin Flame in his body. The first step was to temper his spirit.

In terms of his spirit, thanks to the supplement from Ye Tianjue's Spiritual Power, Yang Xiao was already at the High-tier Early Stage Peak of the Void Observation Realm. After tempering it...

...it quickly reached the Mid-stage High Tier of the Void Observation Realm. This only consumed one-third of his Original Flame Essence Qi, not even the one-half Yang Xiao had previously allocated.

However, this time, he was determined to advance his constitution to a Low-grade Treasure Body, and he was also ambitious enough to want to evolve a terrifying Treasure Skill.

Therefore, he stopped tempering his spirit and poured the remaining two-thirds of the Essence Qi into his physical body.

In an instant, the aura of his physical body began to skyrocket.

And with his Spiritual Power at the Mid-stage High Tier of the Void Observation Realm, Yang Xiao's tempering speed was even faster, and the acceleration from the Heart of Time was also quicker.

With these two factors combined, the tempering process that might have originally taken about thirty days was now completed in less than half a day.

The moment he completely absorbed all the Essence Qi...

...a continuous RUSHING sound could be heard coming from within Yang Xiao's body.

It culminated in a final BOOM, like a clap of thunder.

Yang Xiao's constitution had transformed.

Countless impurities were expelled from his body by the force. At the same time, a mystical power descended from the heavens and earth.

It was just like when the Bloodthirsty Sword advanced to a Treasure Weapon; only that time, it was the sword.

This time, it was Yang Xiao himself.

As this mystical power entered his body, tiny Treasure Patterns were silently born within his flesh and bones.

Fire Element Treasure Patterns, as red as flames.

They began to spread.