Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

'Who cares? Even if they were lured by some evil influence, a crime is still a crime. It's unforgivable. Besides, who knows if they were even influenced by anyone? Maybe this is just their true nature.'

Yang Xiao was suspicious, but he didn't dwell on it.

He didn't have the time to waste trying to figure out what these guys had been through, or what they had accepted, to end up like this.

Right now, all Yang Xiao was thinking about was how to slaughter them all.

They were simply too disgusting.

So, he paid no mind to their shocked or greedy gazes.

After a moment of consideration, a thought crossed Yang Xiao's mind. The Heavenly Gifted Treasure Pattern inside him activated instantly, and his entire body flickered with a treasured light.

At once, a longsword overflowing with brilliant light, looking somewhat illusory yet radiating a dazzling, colorful sheen, extended from his palm.

It was none other than his Heaven-Gifted Treasure Technique, the Void Divine Sword.

Just like Lu Fangliang's Greater Yang God Arrow, this sword could be used as a real one.

Furthermore, its substance was quite extraordinary.

It was comparable to an Upper-Grade Treasure Weapon.

'I can't just use the Bloodthirsty Divine Sword casually. I'll have to make do with you.'

Yang Xiao smiled faintly.

Although he was dismissive of these Immortal Cultivators, for the moment, Yang Xiao's strength was, after all, built upon his Golden Roc True Body.

His own innate strength wasn't actually that great. If he were facing Magic Tier cultivators comparable to the Small Divine Ability Realm, that would be one thing. He could contend with them, and perhaps even kill them, using means like the True Greater Yang Fire or the Flame Emperor Divine Fist.

But right now, more than half of the forty-seven Immortal Cultivators before him were at the Dao Tier.

Naturally, he had to use the Sword Techniques best suited for the Golden Roc True Body.

However, what Yang Xiao hadn't expected was that the moment the sword appeared, it drew the gazes of every Immortal Cultivator present.

This was especially true for the Sect Leader of the Purple Flame Sect.

The greed in his eyes intensified.

'Just as I thought! A treasure! The grade of this sword is definitely high. It might even be an Ultimate Grade Treasure Weapon! If I can obtain it, who in the entire Eastern Domain will be my match?'

The Purple Flame Sect Leader had instantly misunderstood.

He thought what Yang Xiao held was a genuine Treasure Weapon.

Furthermore, because Yang Xiao had integrated eight different Secret Patterns into it, its aura was complex, which led the Purple Flame Sect Leader to mistake it for an Ultimate Grade Treasure Weapon.

It might even be a Daoist Weapon.

Otherwise, how could it have so many Secret Patterns on it?

The entire Eastern Domain didn't possess a single Daoist Weapon; the strongest Magical Artifact was merely an Upper-Grade Treasure Weapon. If he could obtain this sword...

The Purple Flame Sect Leader grew excited just thinking about it.

However, he didn't act rashly.

He remembered how Yang Xiao had killed Elder Lin Zhenshan, a Daoist Tier Seven, with a single finger. And now, he had this strange Treasure Weapon longsword as well.

The Purple Flame Sect Leader knew he had to be cautious.

With a shift of his Heart Spirit, he spoke to the two strongest Elders beside him. "Elder Guo, Elder Qinglin, each of you take ten men and surround this brat. I can see there's something heretical about him. But more importantly, he killed Elder Lin and so many of our Sect's disciples. If we don't punish him severely, and word of this gets out, the prestige of our Purple Flame Sect will be utterly destroyed in a single day!"

"However, this kid was able to kill Elder Lin, so his strength is quite strange. Of everyone here, I can only rest easy if the two of you attack together. I hope you two Elders will not disappoint my expectations!"

"Yes, Sect Leader."

Elder Qinglin felt a little helpless.

He was quite wary of Yang Xiao, but the other Elder, surnamed Guo, was different.

His eyes widened in anger and his beard bristled as he replied loudly, "Sect Leader, rest assured! Watch how I, Guo Batian, will take care of this brat. He dared to kill people from my Purple Flame Sect? He's simply courting death."

After speaking, he didn't even gather his men and charged directly at Yang Xiao.

With Guo Batian gone, Elder Qinglin had no choice but to advance, even if he didn't want to. He shot a look at his younger brother, Elder Qingping, and a dozen or so men immediately fell in behind him.

They surrounded Yang Xiao from all sides.

By this time, Guo Batian had already reached Yang Xiao.

His body was covered in a purple light, like a mass of burning purple flames, as he raised a massive fist and smashed it toward Yang Xiao.

He looked like a war god incarnate. His appearance almost gave Yang Xiao the false impression that this man wasn't an Immortal Cultivator, but a pure Martial Cultivator.

"It's the Purple Flame Godslaying Technique! Elder Guo truly is the number one Elder of our Purple Flame Sect. He's probably cultivated the Purple Flame Godslaying Technique to the Seventh Layer, right?"

Someone among the Immortal Cultivators exclaimed in shock.

'Purple Flame Godslaying Technique? To think the Purple Flame Sect has someone like this, with such a Cultivation Technique. Interesting. I can have some fun with him. As it happens, my Swordsmanship isn't yet perfect. I'll use him for practice.'

Hearing this, Yang Xiao smiled faintly. With a thought, he slashed out with the Void Divine Sword in his hand. The strike seemed perfectly ordinary.

But if one looked closely, they would discover something.

The body of the sword was vibrating at a high speed, almost invisible to the naked eye. If the Pure Yang Ancestor were still alive, he would have recognized it at a glance as the Vibrating Sword Wave.

This was the second characteristic Yang Xiao's Bloodthirsty Sword had possessed back when it was a Spirit Weapon.

Now, he was using it himself.

CLANG!

The sword struck Guo Batian's fist squarely.

The immense force instantly knocked both of them back.

Each retreated three steps.

It seemed to be an even match.

However, a more observant person would have noticed a bloody gash flash across Guo Batian's fist for a moment. Clearly, he had gotten the worst of that exchange.

'This Purple Flame Godslaying Technique really is something. It can suppress injuries so quickly. But while the external wound can be erased, what about the Sword Qi inside?'

Yang Xiao grinned.

In truth, if he had really wanted to deal with this guy, he could have just used his Talent Ability, Fire Control. Since his opponent was a Fire Cultivator, it would have been a certain death. But he refrained, wanting to use him to practice his Sword Techniques.

This was because the path of his Sword Techniques seemed to have deviated slightly.

Originally, he had comprehended the power of Meteor Fall from the Power of Fire and Star Power. The next step should have been to integrate Greater Yang Power to derive the technique, Blazing Sun.

However, because of the Devouring Power of the Bloodthirsty Divine Sword, Yang Xiao had first comprehended a Sword Technique that borrowed and accumulated power—the technique known as Celestial Moon.

The moon in the sky has no light of its own; it borrows the sun's light to reflect its power.

This technique was marvelous.

But it was somewhat soft and yin-aligned.

This had caused Yang Xiao, who had always followed a path of masculine dominance, to remain on the verge of comprehending Blazing Sun without ever quite breaking through. He just couldn't seem to continue down that path.

That was why, when Yang Xiao saw this Guo Batian, he had a flash of inspiration to use him to sharpen his sword skills.

'But this is a good thing. All things are divided into Yin and Yang. Being excessively hard and fierce is not as good as combining hardness and softness. I comprehended Meteor, and now I've comprehended Celestial Moon. When I finally comprehend Blazing Sun, this third technique will become even more powerful. It just needs some tempering.'

Yang Xiao understood this deeply.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have created Celestial Moon back then, knowing full well that it might cause problems.

He had a premonition that the Blazing Sun strike would be no small matter.

It followed the Extreme Yang Dao, and he feared that to create it, he would have to integrate all the comprehension from his past life. As a result, he needed much more refinement in his Sword Dao.

'Vibrating Sword Wave, a Sword Dao Domain like the Celestial Demon Force Field... these were all things the Bloodthirsty Sword once possessed. But what would happen if I could unleash them without using the Bloodthirsty Sword?'

Yang Xiao's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Meanwhile, Guo Batian charged forward once more.

It wasn't just him; Elder Qinglin was also leading his men to surround and attack. Normally, Guo Batian would have been displeased by Elder Qinglin's interference, but not this time.

From their brief exchange, he knew he was clearly no match for Yang Xiao.

So, his eyes merely flickered, and he pretended not to notice.

He, along with Elder Qinglin and the others—a total of seventeen Daoist Tier cultivators—attacked Yang Xiao.

But Yang Xiao just stood there, completely motionless.

It was as if he had been scared stiff.

But just as their attacks were about to land, a terrifying power erupted in an instant!