Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"What's going on? Could it be that the Martial Arts True God from the Ye Family has descended?"

The appearance of this aura immediately made the Void Immortal Powerhouses from the Nine Sects and Three Domains nervous.

Although they believed the formation they had laid should be capable of defeating a Martial Arts True God, it was, after all, being managed by the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect.

They weren't certain of its true power.

They immediately grew tense.

"Don't be nervous. It is not the Martial Arts True God from the Ye Family, but a messenger from the Immortal Realm. You must not probe recklessly, lest you disturb the Immortal Envoy and incur his displeasure. I will go receive the Immortal Decree now."

A single sentence from the Vast Heaven Immortal Lord put everyone at ease.

Their tension instantly transformed into looks of envy and jealousy.

'So, the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect's connection to the Immortal Realm is real. No wonder their power has grown so much over the years. They have the Immortal Realm's support.'

Many ambitious factions sighed inwardly.

They felt a mix of resentment and helplessness.

As for those who already knew this, like the Qin Family, they remained silent.

If they hadn't known this, how could they have submitted so easily back then?

Still, the feeling of resentment remained.

'If our Qin Family could also establish a connection with the Immortal Realm, perhaps the master of the Profound Sun Continent would be us, not the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect.'

However, that was just a thought.

They had no idea why the people from the Immortal Realm had chosen the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect.

It wasn't because of the sect's great power, but simply because of one person.

That person was the Vast Heaven Immortal Lord.

"In three days, I shall descend! Come and greet me then!"

Meanwhile, at the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect's secret sacrificial altar, the figure formed from that aura uttered only these words before departing.

This surprised the Vast Heaven Immortal Lord, who had rushed over. But before the figure completely dissipated, he quickly said, "As the Immortal Envoy commands."

As his voice fell.

The figure had already vanished.

The Vast Heaven Immortal Lord's expression turned a little sour.

This Immortal Envoy's tone was completely different from that of the previous envoys who had descended, which displeased the Vast Heaven Immortal Lord. However, he did not let it show.

"Vast Heaven, has an Immortal Decree been issued?"

A gentle-looking old man in a white Daoist robe appeared before the Vast Heaven Immortal Lord.

Upon seeing the old man, the displeasure on the Vast Heaven Immortal Lord's face quickly vanished, replaced by a look of reverence. He said, "Grandfather, an Immortal Envoy is descending. We are to receive him in three days."

"Oh, an Immortal Envoy is descending? That's wonderful news! As far as I know, any Immortal Envoy qualified to descend is certainly no ordinary True Immortal. If you can befriend him, perhaps the problems in the Celestial Cloud Region can be easily resolved. The same goes for the Ye Family's potential Martial Arts True God. But... what's wrong? You seemed a bit unhappy earlier."

The old man was none other than the Vast Heaven Immortal Lord's grandfather, Yuan Haowen, the Great Elder of the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect who had once accompanied Nangong Tianling to the Eastern Domain to meet Ye Donghuang.

The Vast Heaven Immortal Lord was extremely respectful of his grandfather.

Hearing his grandfather's question, the Vast Heaven Immortal Lord didn't hide anything and said frankly, "I'm afraid this Immortal Envoy will be difficult to serve."

Yuan Haowen just smiled. "Difficult to serve is as it should be. He is an Upper Immortal, an Immortal Envoy from the Immortal Realm, not some ordinary True Immortal. It would be strange if he were easy to please. We must simply ensure our etiquette is impeccable. With your status as a Great Preacher, even the most arrogant Immortal Envoy will show you some respect. But you must also remember: until you reach the True Immortal Realm, no matter how polite he is to you, you must never believe you can interact with him as an equal. There is a vast divide between immortal and mortal. This holds true even though you have received a Dao Immortal Seed. Do you understand?"

"I have learned my lesson."

The Vast Heaven Immortal Lord nodded.

'Perhaps I really have grown arrogant and conceited.'

'No matter one's status, strength is the foundation of everything. It's true in the Martial Arts World, and it's true among Immortal Cultivators. Things have gone so smoothly for me these past few years that I've started to forget that.'

"These are turbulent times. The only thing you can control is yourself. Break through to the True Immortal Realm as soon as possible. Only then will your status truly command fear. Understand?"

The Vast Heaven Immortal Lord nodded.

He deeply agreed with his grandfather's words.

'Once I break through to the True Immortal Realm, I can conquer the last Forbidden Land on the Profound Sun Continent on my own. In the future, when I enter the Immortal Realm, I'll even be able to catch the eye of the Lord of Immortal Dao.'

'That would be a true single leap to the heavens.'

Thus, for him, the most important thing right now was still his breakthrough.

Breaking through to the True Immortal Realm.

'So what if he's an Immortal Envoy?'

The Vast Heaven Immortal Lord immediately announced that he would enter temporary seclusion to adjust his body and mind in preparation for the Immortal Envoy's arrival.

Since the Ye Family's Martial Arts True God hadn't appeared for a long time, and with the grand event of an Immortal Envoy's arrival, the precautions taken earlier, though not dismantled, became much more lax.

Everyone's attention was now focused on the Immortal Envoy's arrival in three days.

Little did they know.

Far away in the Eastern Domain, countless miles from them.

A single man.

Was undergoing a complete transformation.

It was none other than Yang Xiao, absorbing the Earth Spirit Purple Nether Fire within the Forbidden Land of the Purple Flame Sect.

At this moment, the Earth Spirit Purple Nether Fire that had once blanketed the area had vanished completely, without a trace.

"The Green Flame Third Revolution... I've finally achieved it!"

Yang Xiao let out a soft cry.

Green flames surged around his body, and his aura skyrocketed.

He shot past his original level at the Peak of the Fourth Layer of the True Intent Stage (Celestial Cloud Martial Saint), instantly breaking into the Fifth Layer, then continuing on to the Mid-stage Fifth Layer, the Late Stage, and finally the Peak...

In just a short while, he reached the Sixth Layer of the True Intent Stage and swiftly arrived at the Peak of the Sixth Layer before his ascent finally stopped.

In just a few moments, the True Greater Yang Fire within Yang Xiao's body had become more than four times stronger.

'Now, even if I rely solely on my own power, I have a chance to contend with an expert at the Peak of the Small Divine Power Realm. If I can break through one more time, I might even have a chance to defeat someone at the First Layer of the Great Divine Power Realm.'

Although Yang Xiao could kill even a Demigod if he used all his trump cards, that was not his own inherent strength, after all.

Now, having used the Earth Spirit Purple Nether Fire here to reach the Green Flame Third Revolution, Yang Xiao was very satisfied with this increase in his own power.

However, it was not over yet.

Because the Essence Qi from the Green Flame Realm Third Revolution had now been nurtured.

Yang Xiao then began to mobilize this Essence Qi to temper himself.

He divided it as before.

Half for his physical body.

And half for his spirit.

Soon, Yang Xiao's physical body transformed once more. While he didn't quite break through to the level of a Middle-grade Treasure Body, he reached the peak of the Low-grade Treasure Body.

His strength also increased slightly, reaching the power of Three Thousand Two Hundred Flood Dragons.

His spirit saw extraordinary gains as well. Previously, he had utilized Ye Tianjue's Spiritual Power. Although not for activating the Bloodthirsty Divine Sword, remnants had been left behind after its use, which were then absorbed by Yang Xiao's Divine Soul.

His Spiritual Power, which had already stabilized at the High-Tier Void Observation Early Stage Peak, now broke directly into the Mid-stage High Tier of Void Observation and stabilized there after the tempering was complete.

To Yang Xiao's even greater surprise.

A full day had now passed.

The Mysterious Furnace Cauldron had finally begun to emit its mysterious aura.

One wisp, two wisps...

Even more of the mysterious aura surged out than when it had obliterated the Dao Seed.