Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"What are you trying to do?"

Yuan Haotian's brow furrowed as he saw Yang Xiao staring at him with a lecherous expression.

'Has this guy taken a fancy to my good looks?'

"That Immortal Cultivation of yours... It's about time, isn't it?"

Yang Xiao had a covetous look on his face.

The sight made Yuan Haotian extremely uncomfortable. However, having already agreed to Yang Xiao's terms, consumed the Desolate Divine Fruit, and learned his identity as the successor to the Northern Wilderness Divine King, Yuan Haotian had no intention of refusing.

But before that...

"Let me see my grandfather first. I need to confirm his current condition," Yuan Haotian said.

All sorts of miraculous techniques existed in this world. Although he could sense that his grandfather wasn't dead, who knew what this guy had done to him?

"Cripple your cultivation first."

Yang Xiao shook his head.

'This guy's strength is terrifying. The Qin Family Ancestor, a Void Immortal Peak, was like a child in front of him.'

'Even with the Bloodthirsty Divine Sword and Ye Tianjue's Spiritual Power, I'm not completely confident I can handle him.'

'If he sees Yuan Haowen and attacks immediately, I might not come out on top.'

"It seems you don't trust me."

Yuan Haotian's expression turned cold.

But Yang Xiao just laughed. "I think it's you who doesn't trust me. How about this? You help me with a few more things, and then we can discuss this issue of trust."

"A few more things?"

Yuan Haotian's expression darkened further.

But he knew this guy had him right where he wanted him. As long as the demands weren't too outrageous and didn't touch his very foundation—like forcing him to cripple his cultivation—he'd have a hard time refusing anything else.

"That's right. Don't worry, it's very simple. The first thing is to have everyone who has accepted a Dao Seed come here. What do you think? Easy enough, right?"

Yang Xiao smiled faintly.

Previously, while dealing with Yuan Haowen, he had learned from the old man the purpose of this Immortal Envoy's arrival. Furthermore, judging by how the Immortal Dao Will within others was far weaker than that in those who had accepted a Dao Seed, Yang Xiao figured this was probably trouble of his own making.

'That guy probably came because I obliterated Huang Tianling's Dao Seed.'

'He's most likely investigating right now.'

Before, Yang Xiao would have needed to make thorough preparations before daring to move against these people who had accepted a Dao Seed—the so-called Preachers.

But now, with Yuan Haotian around, things had become much simpler.

"You want to have these Preachers come here? Could it be that you..."

Yuan Haotian was no fool. On the contrary, he was very intelligent. The only reason Yang Xiao had him in a bind was that he cared too much for his grandfather.

After all, his grandfather had sacrificed so much for him since he was a child.

Without Yuan Haowen, Yuan Haotian felt he might not have even survived. His current power was largely thanks to his grandfather's efforts. Many of his accomplishments were attributed to him, but in reality, it was always his grandfather helping him, worrying about him from behind the scenes.

In the end, all the credit, fame, and fortune went to him.

Meanwhile, his grandfather remained hidden in the shadows.

He was even faintly looked down upon by some.

No matter what, Yuan Haotian would never abandon his grandfather.

That was why he was vulnerable to Yang Xiao's threats.

But this didn't mean Yuan Haotian would just sit back and take it, obeying Yang Xiao's every command.

Just now, for instance, he had discovered a few things about Yang Xiao. He couldn't help but wonder, 'Should I tell the Immortal Envoy about this? Or should I try to counter Yang Xiao?'

"You're a smart man. I trust you know what to do."

Yang Xiao smiled once more.

This time, he reverted to his true appearance.

Yuan Haotian's heart trembled when he saw just how young the man was.

He already knew Yang Xiao was under thirty, but now, seeing his true face and feeling his aura, he realized this was just a teenager—not even twenty years old. Yet this boy had played him, and all the Void Immortal Realm experts of the Profound Sun Continent, right in the palm of his hand.

Even he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

"Fine. I'll agree to it."

Yuan Haotian had compromised.

He couldn't afford to gamble.

"Now that's more like it. You send the message for them to come over, and you can stand guard for me here. I'm going in to clean up the battlefield."

Without a hint of caution, Yang Xiao turned and entered the Array formed by the God-Suppressing Coffin.

'This harvest is a massive haul.'

'Not only did I collect the Immortal Dao Wills of so many Void Immortal Realm experts, but once the Mysterious Furnace Cauldron digests them, I'll probably get a huge amount of mysterious energy to strengthen my body.'

Yang Xiao could sense that even though the Immortal Dao Will he had absorbed this time was more powerful, the Mysterious Furnace Cauldron was paradoxically having an easier time refining it.

'It'll probably be finished in just over an hour.'

'Once I completely absorb it all, it's going to feel amazing.'

'On top of that, every single one of these guys has a Storage Daoist Ring. Among these more than a hundred people, nine of them were at the Void Immortal Peak.'

'How much wealth would that be?'

'They probably held more than half of all the resources in the Profound Sun Continent, didn't they?'

At this thought, Yang Xiao grew even more excited.

'Anyway, the mysterious energy won't appear for about another hour. I'll take a look at what these guys left behind first.'

With that, Yang Xiao began to take stock of his spoils.

An hour passed quickly.

Sensing the mysterious energy about to emerge within his body, Yang Xiao stretched lazily.

'There's some decent stuff, but for me, it's still a bit lacking.'

Of course, Yang Xiao hadn't come up completely empty-handed.

In the Daoist Ring of the Southern Domain Yan Family's ancestor, he found some information about the Southern Domain's Flame Mountain and was shocked to discover that a Divine Fire seemed to exist there.

Because of this Divine Fire, not even the Yan Family had ever set foot inside Flame Mountain.

All they knew was that someone had apparently placed some restrictions there.

Many of their ancestors had died while trying to explore it in the past.

Ultimately, they had left behind a family rule: Do not enter unless you have become a True God.

This immediately made Yang Xiao incredibly excited.

'If there's really a Divine Fire, that would be perfect! My Heaven and Earth Origin Fire needs these things to advance. Besides, it's a Divine Fire...'

That was a level higher than a Spirit Fire.

Currently, the only Divine Fire Yang Xiao possessed was the Supreme Yin Cold Nether Divine Fire left behind by the Taoyan God King. This was originally one part of the Yin Yang Origin Divine Fire, so strictly speaking, it was merely an incomplete Divine Fire. Even so, it was enough for Yang Xiao to use as the final Supreme Yin Fire to break through to the Green Flame Sixth Revolution.

'If I can get another Divine Fire, then the Supreme Yang Fire I need for the Cyan Flame Sixth Revolution will be secured.'

'And once I step into the Cyan Flame Sixth Revolution, my strength probably won't be much weaker than a True God's.'

'By then, I'll probably be able to barely wield the Bloodthirsty Divine Sword. With the Bloodthirsty Divine Sword in hand, an ordinary True God might not even be my match.'

Yang Xiao smiled faintly.

Just then, an even bigger surprise arrived.

The Mysterious Furnace Cauldron inside him trembled. Immediately after, dense streams of mysterious energy surged out one after another.

...merging into Yang Xiao's body.