Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

Vast Heaven Immortal Sect.

Inside the Immortal Introduction Hall.

"Very good. Not bad at all. Your natural aptitude is quite impressive. It's no wonder you could become Preachers."

Yuan San smiled faintly, his gaze full of appreciation for the nine people before him.

Every one of these nine people possessed a Dao Body.

The most outstanding among them even had an Upper-Grade Dao Body. Such aptitude would be considered first-rate talent even on the Divine Land Continent.

They were just one step below the prodigies with Ultimate Grade Dao Bodies.

"Thank you for your praise, Immortal Envoy."

The nine Preachers were all thrilled.

Although they all had a chance to become True Immortals in the future, they weren't there yet.

Facing a True Immortal naturally filled them with excitement.

"Mm, neither arrogant nor impatient. Good. By the way, where were you all headed just now?"

Yuan San asked casually, a smile still on his face.

"Well..."

The nine of them exchanged glances, their mouths open, but no one spoke.

"What is it? Is this something you can't tell this Immortal Envoy?"

Yuan San's expression shifted slightly, his tone growing stern.

Instantly, the faces of the nine people before him paled.

One of them blurted out, "No, that's not it, Immortal Envoy! Actually... actually, we have nothing to hide. Lord Immortal Master Vast Heaven summoned us to a place in the Eastern Domain."

"Yuan Haotian summoned you to the Eastern Domain?"

A glint flashed in Yuan San's eyes.

He fell silent.

The nine remaining Preachers felt their hearts pound with anxiety.

Although they all had outstanding talent and were sure to have bright futures, they had yet to reach their full potential. And even if they did grow and become True Immortals, so what?

One of these two was a Great Preacher, an unparalleled genius with the most talent on the entire Profound Sun Continent, and the most likely to advance to True Immortal.

The other was from the Immortal Realm, said to be a subordinate of an Immortal Monarch.

They were just ordinary Preachers. While they had a chance to become True Immortals, even then, they might not be a match for these two.

So at this moment, they were naturally on edge.

'Could it be that the matter the Immortal Monarch sent me to investigate is related to this Yuan Haotian? And... I've been feeling a sense of crisis lately. Just a moment ago, that feeling intensified countless times over. Don't tell me that Yuan Haotian is already planning to make a move against me?'

At this thought, Yuan San's expression flickered.

Although he was confident he could easily suppress Yuan Haotian, the man's status, talent, and power were not to be underestimated.

Especially his status as a Great Preacher.

Forget him.

Even his master, the Yuan Yang Immortal Monarch, always treated Yuan Haotian with courtesy and never slighted him.

If Yuan Haotian was truly plotting against him, Yuan San couldn't make a heavy-handed move without concrete evidence. As a True Immortal, this fact irritated him greatly.

'Has that Yuan Haotian still not returned?'

A faint anger stirred in his heart.

However, Yuan San was a True Immortal, after all. As such, no matter how great the fluctuations in his state of mind, he could perfectly conceal and calm them.

A situation like what happened with Nangong Tianling would be impossible for him.

What he didn't know, however, was this.

At this very moment.

Yuan Haotian had, in fact, already returned.

But instead of going directly to see Yuan San, he concealed his aura and, with a flicker of his figure, went to the Immortal Soul Hall.

"Immortal Lord!"

Immediately, an Inner Sect Elder guarding the Immortal Soul Hall walked out, looking somewhat puzzled.

"You are dismissed."

Yuan Haotian waved his hand.

He gestured for the elder to withdraw.

"Yes!"

This Inner Sect Elder, who was merely at the Peak of Dao Tier, naturally didn't dare say anything more.

He retreated.

He knew full well that with his status, he had no right to ask questions.

Therefore, despite his confusion and even a hint of suspicion, he did not dare to disobey.

'It would be better if the original Late-stage Void Immortal Palace Guardian Elder were still stationed here. Even if the Immortal Lord came to the Immortal Soul Hall to do something, he would have the authority to inquire.'

'Or even refuse.'

But he didn't know that the Palace Guardian Elder who had followed Yuan Haotian out had already been killed by Yang Xiao. And because this Inner Sect Elder was only temporarily stationed here, he had no authority to enter the Inner Hall and could only guard the Outer Hall.

If he could enter the Inner Hall, he would see that of the three tiers, besides the Soul Lamps on the third tier, only two lamps on the first tier remained lit.

And those two Soul Lamps belonged to Yuan Haotian and Yuan Haowen.

The dozens of other Soul Lamps were all extinguished.

They were dead.

Not just the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect, but almost all the known Void Immortal Realm experts from the other Nine Great Immortal Sects and the Three Domain Lords' Forces had died at Yang Xiao's hands.

At this moment, aside from Yuan Haotian and some hidden Void Immortal Realm experts from other factions, there probably wasn't a single one left on the entire Profound Sun Continent.

Yuan Haotian had known this for a while, so he wasn't the least bit surprised by the scene in the Immortal Soul Hall's Inner Hall.

His gaze fell upon the Immortal Soul Lamp that belonged to Yuan Haowen.

His expression was faintly excited.

He knew that if his grandfather was still alive, then with Yang Xiao's methods, his cultivation would have surely been drained from his body. In that case, that fellow must have also fed his grandfather that strange fruit.

This way...

'With the remnant soul in the Immortal Soul Lamp as a guide, I can reconstruct your Divine Soul. Then, I'll reclaim your body and merge it back in. Even if that kid destroyed the Divine Soul in your original body, what does it matter?'

Yuan Haotian began to laugh.

He found Yang Xiao's cleverness laughable.

If Yang Xiao hadn't given him that miraculous fruit, if the fruit didn't have such an effect, Yuan Haotian would have had to endure and submit for the sake of his grandfather's life.

But now...

Things were different.

Just now, at the cost of losing a Clone he had painstakingly cultivated for a thousand years, he had run an experiment. He discovered that even when this Clone, which contained his Divine Soul Power, self-destructed...

...it didn't harm his own physical body at all.

It was as if that place had become a space of absolute stillness, where no power could penetrate.

With this discovery...

Yuan Haotian now had his current idea.

'Without a body, with only a remnant soul, it would be impossible for me to resurrect Grandfather with my abilities. Speaking of which, I really have that kid to thank. So, to repay him, I'll be sure to send him a grand gift next.'

Yuan Haotian smiled.

He pointed a finger, and a terrifying power enveloped Yuan Haowen's Soul Lamp. At the same time, Yuan Haotian took out a Holy Profound Pill from his Daoist Ring.

This was the only one he had left.

However, for his grandfather to be resurrected smoothly, Yuan Haotian felt not the slightest bit of reluctance.

He placed it directly into the Soul Lamp.

In a flash, the Holy Profound Pill merged into the remnant soul.

The immense medicinal power, a mysterious property capable of restoring even a Divine Soul, took effect instantly.

Within the Soul Lamp, a human figure faintly appeared.

Who else could it be but Yuan Haowen?

'Now, I just need to reclaim Grandfather's body. And for that, I believe that Immortal Envoy will be more than happy to help me.'

Yuan Haotian smiled faintly.

With a wave of his hand, he sealed the entire Immortal Soul Hall.

His figure flickered.

He arrived before the Immortal Introduction Hall where Yuan San resided.

This time.

He would let that fellow named Yang Xiao know that if he wanted to control him, he had better be prepared to pay the price of death.