Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"Lord Immortal Envoy, please come with me."

Seeing how eager Yuan San was, Yuan Haotian smiled in triumph.

It was as if he could already see the look of utter disbelief on Yang Xiao's face as he died before him.

'In this life, what I hate most is being threatened. Even if you're a peerless prodigy valued even by a Divine King, you will still die!'

But just as Yuan Haotian was about to leave the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect with Yuan San,

a pleasant voice suddenly sounded from behind.

"Lord Immortal Envoy, Lord Vast Heaven Immortal Master, might I be permitted to go as well?"

The two turned their heads to see none other than the cold and arrogant Qin Yuwei, the only one among the nine Preachers to possess an Upper-Grade Dao Body.

"I wish to go as well. Lord Immortal Envoy, I ask for your permission."

Just as Yuan San and Yuan Haotian were pondering, another Preacher spoke up.

He was an old man, the most ancient and powerful of the nine Preachers. Although he only possessed a Low-grade Dao Body, he had cultivated for over ten thousand years. His true strength was likely not much weaker than that of Yuan Haotian, who practiced the Ancient Strange Technique, the Three Thousand Dao Clones.

At this moment, they all knew that their clansmen or Sect elders had died at the hands of a Martial Artist. As Immortal Cultivators, their loathing for Martial Artists surpassed even their disdain for Mortals.

Before, with no one to take the lead, they naturally didn't dare to speak up.

Now, Qin Yuwei had spoken out.

The strongest among them had also stepped forward.

It was as if a chain reaction had been triggered. The remaining seven Preachers all stepped forward, requesting to be taken along. Their reason was simple.

To avenge their elders.

However, regarding their requests,

Yuan San didn't mind.

But Yuan Haotian felt something was amiss.

'Yang Xiao has that miraculous ability to absorb the Immortal Dao Will from others. Besides, he specifically demanded that I bring these very people to him.'

Instinctively, Yuan Haotian felt that these people might be very important to Yang Xiao.

'Now that I'm targeting Yang Xiao, I'm certainly not going to deliver a gift-wrapped advantage to him.'

However, just as Yuan Haotian was about to refuse, a single sentence from Qin Yuwei made him change his mind.

"Lord Vast Heaven Immortal Master, you summoned us to the Eastern Domain before. It was for this matter, wasn't it?"

As soon as she said this, Yuan San looked at Yuan Haotian,

as if waiting for an explanation.

"When I asked you to go before, it wasn't to deal with this Martial Artist. Even with my strength, I couldn't handle him. What could you do if you went? The reason I wanted you to go was simply to probe whether the last Preacher was still alive."

Thinking quickly, Yuan Haotian explained.

Hearing this, Yuan San nodded faintly.

"Indeed. Among you Preachers, especially those from the same continent, it is possible to connect with each other through your Dao Seeds. However, that requires strength at the True Immortal level or above. Vast Heaven Sect Master likely wanted you all to go together to borrow the power of your Dao Seeds and amplify that connection."

At this point, Yuan San glanced at Yuan Haotian.

Yuan Haotian immediately nodded in tacit agreement.

He had indeed thought of this explanation because he knew of such a Secret Technique.

As expected, Yuan San accepted it.

What he didn't expect, however, was that even though Yuan San accepted his reasoning, the envoy's next words still did not change the Preachers' fate of going with them.

"I can now confirm that the last Preacher is no more. At the very least, his Dao Seed is gone. It will be impossible for you to contact him through your own. However, you are all Preachers, and it is only right that you wish to broaden your horizons. Come along with me. Vast Heaven Sect Master, you don't mind, do you?"

"Of course, I don't mind."

Yuan Haotian smiled,

but his heart sank.

He now felt a strange sense of regret, regretting not telling Yuan San about Yang Xiao's ability to silently drain away another's cultivation.

Although it only drains thirty percent, after that thirty percent, the remaining seventy percent also disappears.

This situation was very bizarre.

But on second thought, he felt that if he had said something,

it would have probably been a bad move.

'But so what? The kid's actual cultivation is pathetically weak, and I can stop that ability of his. Now, with an Immortal Envoy here in person, even if he has other aces up his sleeve, he can't possibly kill a True Immortal, right?'

The reason Yuan Haotian chose to incite the Immortal Envoy Yuan San to act, after no longer being under Yang Xiao's threat, was that he felt Yang Xiao probably had some other special tricks.

These tricks posed a great threat to him.

That's why he was borrowing Yuan San's hand.

"If you don't mind, then let's go."

Yuan San gave a slight smile.

He didn't seem to care.

With a wave of his hand, a surge of Immortal Power burst forth.

It directly tore a rift in the void. He then stepped into it, taking the nine Preachers with him.

As for Yuan Haotian, he did not do the same.

Although his suspicions had lessened, he was still wary of this fellow's strength.

In response, Yuan Haotian just smiled, also raising his hand to tear open a rift in the void and stepping inside.

Instantly, two rifts in the void tore open over the former location of the Purple Flame Sect.

Yuan San, Yuan Haotian, and the others emerged from them separately.

Seeing this,

Yuan San's expression tensed.

'The Three Thousand Great Dao Splitting Body Method is truly terrifying. With such means, this Yuan Haotian's comprehension of the void is probably no weaker than mine.'

However, he had long known that Yuan Haotian was extraordinary, so he didn't pay it too much mind.

But when he saw the surroundings,

his expression changed.

"What's going on? Weren't we told the Martial Artist was here?"

Yuan San's face darkened.

Yuan Haotian surveyed the area, and his expression changed as well.

'I heard Yang Xiao say he would clean this place up before I left, but isn't this a bit too much?'

'A perfectly good Sect, and not a single trace remains. Even the auras have vanished completely.'

'Even I might not be able to do such a thorough job.'

"He's probably fled."

After a long moment, Yuan Haotian finally said this.

Hearing this, Yuan San came to his senses.

"Never mind. He must have sensed something. He really does have some tricks up his sleeve. You all step back. I will find out where he is!"

After speaking, terrifying waves of aura swept out from Yuan San.

He had used this method before, when he first descended upon this continent, frightening all its creatures into submission. It was also how he determined that there were no apparent True Immortal-Level experts here.

Now, he was using it once again, but this time to track down Yang Xiao,

a Martial Artist whose aura he couldn't even sense.

At this moment, however, Yang Xiao had already reached the Southern Domain's Flame Mountain, long before they had even left the Vast Heaven Immortal Sect.

He stared coldly at the mountain blazing with roaring flames below.

"One, two... To think, there are over a dozen Void Immortals hiding in this place. The Yan Family is truly good at hiding its strength. But in the end, it'll all be for my benefit!"

With an unsettling smile, the Mysterious Furnace Cauldron inside Yang Xiao's body began to operate.