Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

'A single black Dao Seed transformed into eighteen streams of mysterious energy. My Physical Strength instantly increased by one thousand eight hundred Flood Dragons, breaking through to the level of three thousand Flood Dragons.'

'A casual strike from me now is probably equivalent to the full-force blow of a Tier Two Martial Saint. If I activate the Vajra Indestructible Divine Technique, its power will double. And if I use a Secret Technique on top of that, I bet even a Seventh or Eighth Tier Martial Saint wouldn't last more than a few punches.'

Completely unaware that Yuan Yang Immortal Monarch had dispatched Yuan San to investigate the disappearance of the Dao Seed, Yang Xiao was, at this moment, completely ecstatic.

He had no inkling of the impending crisis.

If Huang Tianling weren't present, he probably would have started swinging his fists around like a child to test his new strength.

But even without testing it, Yang Xiao's Spiritual Power was more than sufficient to gauge his current Physical Strength.

Compared to his internal True Greater Yang Fire and his Golden Roc True Body, the combat power of a Seventh or Eighth Tier Martial Saint was admittedly not much.

But this was pure Physical Strength.

Besides, that wasn't even the most important part.

The most important thing was the function of the Mysterious Furnace Cauldron. By Yang Xiao's estimation, after one stream of that energy fused with his body, he gained the strength of one hundred Flood Dragons.

So what about ten streams?

A hundred?

What about a thousand, or even ten thousand?

What would happen when his physique finally underwent a transformation?

Yang Xiao estimated it would likely take millions, perhaps even tens of millions of those energy streams—or even more—to cover his entire body in those patterns.

'Just how terrifying will my Physical Strength become then?'

The very thought made Yang Xiao tremble with excitement.

'It's probably too early to talk about a full physical transformation, but if I can really integrate ten thousand streams of this energy into my body, I could probably crush a Great Divine Power Realm expert with my Physical Strength alone. And that's just a side effect. The truly terrifying part is these patterns. What would happen if, one day, I have enough energy to activate them?'

Inevitably, Yang Xiao felt he needed to find more Spirit Seeds.

He had to let the Furnace Cauldron devour and refine them.

This thought led him to another realization.

Back when he was in the Celestial Cloud Region, he had tried to control an Immortal Cultivator from the Profound Celestial Sect, but he had ended up provoking an attack from the will of the Lord of Immortal Dao.

Previously, while Yang Xiao knew that Immortal Cultivators guided Spirit Seeds into themselves, he didn't understand the intricacies involved.

But this time, after his experience with Huang Tianling, he was beginning to understand. It was highly likely that the will of the Lord of Immortal Dao was fused into the Spirit Seeds, which were then guided into the bodies of these cultivators.

There, it was constantly nurtured and strengthened.

'Since this Mysterious Furnace Cauldron can devour a Dao Seed, why can't it also devour the will of the Lord of Immortal Dao, which comes from the same source?'

Compared to the rarity of Dao Seeds and Spirit Seeds, whose origins were unknown and likely hard to trace...

...those Immortal Cultivators were extremely numerous.

'If I can get even one stream of mysterious energy from killing one person, then killing ten thousand of them should be enough. And even if that doesn't work, with my current Physical Strength of three thousand Flood Dragons and my cultivation at the Peak of Second Revolution Green Flame Realm, I'm strong enough to practice several Divine Techniques from the Divine Power Chapter of the Nine Yang Celestial Skill. As long as I can master them, my own strength will increase tremendously.'

A pleased expression appeared on Yang Xiao's face.

The Nine Yang Celestial Skill was a Holy-level Technique, a path that led directly to the Saint Emperor Realm.

He had only cultivated the Basic Chapter, yet he had already developed the True Greater Yang Fire and the Vajra Indestructible Divine Technique.

The following Divine Power Chapter was the true Core.

It contained thirty-six Great Divine Techniques and seventy-two Small Divine Techniques, divided into two categories: one for tempering divine energy and one for tempering the physical body. Yang Xiao's current cultivation at the Peak of Second Revolution Green Flame Realm barely allowed him to practice the Small Divine Techniques for tempering divine energy. However, with his added Physical Strength, he could now cultivate a top-tier Physical Divine Technique.

The Glazed Golden Body.

This Physical Divine Technique was a direct successor to the Vajra Indestructible Divine Technique—its advanced Technique. Previously, Yang Xiao had thought he would need to master several of the divine-energy-tempering Small Divine Techniques before he could even begin to learn this Physical Divine Technique.

Now, it seemed he could start cultivating it ahead of schedule.

'But I shouldn't be too hasty. First, I need to absorb the Earth Spirit Purple Nether Fire and break through to the Third Revolution of Green Flame Realm. And I should also clean up the remnants of the Purple Flame Sect.'

Having organized his thoughts, Yang Xiao stood up.

Huang Tianling, who had been standing guard nearby, immediately looked over.

She had clearly been watching him the whole time.

"Benefactor, is there anything wrong with your body?"

Huang Tianling asked with concern.

Yang Xiao was in an excellent mood and couldn't help but smile. "I'm fine now. By the way, I wanted to ask you something. Are there any good people in the Purple Flame Sect?"

Hearing this, Huang Tianling wrinkled her pretty nose and said, "The Purple Flame Sect is one of the three top-tier Sects in the Eastern Domain. Their cornerstone Cultivation Technique is called the Purple Flame Godslaying Technique. I heard that to successfully cultivate it, one needs to use the souls of Mortals in conjunction with the Sect's Earth Spirit Purple Fire. How could any truly good person join such a Sect?"

At this, Huang Tianling couldn't help but blush.

After all, she was also someone who had entered this Sect.

"I know you were only like that because you were controlled by the Dao Seed. The others, however, might not have that excuse."

Yang Xiao smiled.

He was telling the truth. The level of a Dao Seed was clearly higher than other Spirit Seeds, and its influence on a person's temperament was naturally immense. Huang Tianling was pure and kind by nature, but the Dao Seed entering her body had made her act unreasonably. In the end, however, she hadn't done anything truly heinous.

The others were different.

Putting everything else aside, the Purple Flame Godslaying Technique, which required the souls of living people, was an Evil Technique. Anyone who wanted to cultivate it or had already cultivated it...

...Yang Xiao would not let them go.

In that case, destroying the Purple Flame Sect—excising this malignant tumor that was the greatest scourge to Mortals—was imperative.

However, just as Yang Xiao stood up, ready to leave with Huang Tianling, he subconsciously glanced at the Cold Pool beneath him.

'The water in this Cold Pool seems a bit strange, imbued with some kind of mysterious power. Could there be some secret hidden within?'

At that thought, Yang Xiao subconsciously probed it with his Spiritual Power.

The moment he did, a look of delight spread across his face.

He gestured for Huang Tianling to step back.

Then, he raised his hand and thrust it toward the pool.

Instantly, the Cold Pool exploded.

Countless streams of Sword Qi shot into the sky.

Yang Xiao, however, remained unmoved.

Such meager Sword Qi couldn't possibly harm him.

So, he reached out again.

The Sword Qi dissipated.

A longsword, glinting with a cold light, flew out from the bottom of the pool.

Yang Xiao caught it in his hand.

It emanated a terrifying, bone-chilling aura.

It was still struggling relentlessly.

Enraged roars could be heard from within it.

Faintly, one could even see a Chi Dragon roaring inside.

"Huh? It's you?"

Just then, Huang Tianling suddenly cried out.

She seemed to recognize the Chi Dragon.

At this, Yang Xiao's expression turned peculiar.