Cultivation: I Have a Skill Level Panel

"I am willing to give you every treasure I own!"

The Palm Seal before him, crackling with terrifying thunder that filled the sky, was like the hand of Celestial Punishment itself. It descended with the power to annihilate everything, an unstoppable momentum pressing down to deliver a killing blow. An invisible aura had locked him in place, making escape utterly impossible.

Feng Xiu roared in terror as he flung the Storage Ring from his hand in another direction, hoping Gu Yun would abandon the attack to retrieve it.

The entire fortune of a Tongxuan Realm cultivator who had lived for several hundred years was incomparably vast and rich in treasures.

But Gu Yun was unmoved. His eyes remained as cold as ever as an even more tyrannical Magical Power erupted from within him. Dark clouds blotted out the sun, the sky filled with lightning—a terrifying Thunder Punishment.

The boundless, massive hand of thunder violently crushed Feng Xiu’s body. He shattered, and his blood sprayed across the sky like a brilliant firework, spattering onto the earth below. The potent, searing energy burned one massive crater after another into the ground.

Feng Xiu was dead!

"Now that you’re dead, the treasure is still mine," Gu Yun murmured.

He then quickly flew back several hundred miles to pick up the Storage Ring his opponent had discarded.

’Thankfully, no one passed by.’

In a remote corner several hundred miles away, Gu Yun picked up the noble, dark Storage Ring, which was emitting faint wisps of light.

As his Divine Sense flooded into it, Gu Yun’s body jolted, and an irrepressible smile spread across his face.

’Jackpot!’

Inside the Storage Ring was a mountain of Spirit Stones—and they were all Upper Grade Spirit Stones!

A single Upper Grade Spirit Stone was worth a thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones. A quick glance revealed there were at least several hundred thousand Upper Grade Spirit Stones inside. Beside them were high-quality Spiritual Medicines of all colors.

Blazing Sun Flame Soul Flower, an Earth Tier Low Grade Spiritual Medicine. It contained immense medicinal power that could gather the Three Flowers, converge the Five Qis, enhance Divine Sense, and solidify Soul Power.

Beside it was a crystal-clear liquid that contained a vast and immense energy.

Gu Yun’s eyes lit up. "This is... Amber Glaze Liquid!"

Amber Glaze Liquid could be used to temper the Physique, refine one’s Cultivation, and solidify Divine Sense. In the eyes of an ordinary Body Cultivator, it was a supreme medicinal treasure.

In addition, there were also numerous Divine Elixirs and various Profound Mysterious Talismans!

’Crime really does pay. The ancients certainly weren’t wrong about that.’

His meager pockets had suddenly become heavy, giving him a sense of security!

’What a good person he was!’

Gu Yun withdrew his Divine Sense from the Storage Ring. His profound gaze swept over the surroundings—towering mountains, ancient, sky-piercing trees, and no signs of human life.

This place was already on the border of Cang Province, not far from where Sea Continent, Yun Province, and Cang Province converged.

The Silent Extinction Abyss, the location of the Vermilion Bird Heaven-Burning Thunder recorded on the tattered Ancient Scroll, was not far from here.

’I should get to the location of the Vermilion Bird Heaven-Burning Thunder as soon as possible, just in case something unexpected happens.’

With that thought, Gu Yun’s figure abruptly vanished. He shot across the sky like a bolt of lightning, traversing thousands of miles in an instant, as if teleporting through space. His speed was incredible.

...

「The Silent Extinction Abyss」

The junction of Yun Province, Cang Province, and Sea Continent in the Southern Wilderness Domain.

This place stretched for tens of thousands of miles, filled with a crisscrossing network of chasms and fissures. The chasms were as black and endless as the abyss, their depths immeasurable.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

From the bottomless abyssal fissures, an endlessly powerful, dark astral wind rose, suffusing the world. The terrifying air currents flowed like a ceaseless, unending tide.

The sky was dim, as black as ink. Dark clouds floated for ten thousand miles, like millions of black-armored cavalry charging across. The oppressive, dark firmament seemed on the verge of collapse, creating an extremely heavy feeling. Paired with this dark Abyssal Forbidden Land, the atmosphere was perfectly, if unnervingly, harmonious.

At this moment, above the boundless, dim Silent Extinction Celestial Abyss, high in the heavy, black sky, hovered two figures whose auras were utterly terrifying.

"Brother Shen, so this is the forbidden land of the Southern Wilderness Domain, the Silent Extinction Celestial Abyss. It is truly extraordinary," Ye Xuantian said in a deep voice, his profound, star-like eyes sweeping across the landscape.

’Desolate and empty... a place of great evil, whispering with Demonic Qi, an aura of immense malice... This must be it. Those Demon Kings are definitely here.’ The thought flashed through Ye Xuantian’s mind.

"A void of silent extinction, an abyssal forbidden land!"

"Brother Ye, are you certain those Demon Fiends are hiding here?" A powerful killing intent flashed in Shen Qing’s eyes. Dao Rhythm swirled around him, his terrifying momentum distorting the very space he occupied.

"Of course," Ye Xuantian nodded, his tone filled with absolute certainty.

’If I recall my past life correctly, the Silent Extinction Celestial Abyss played a crucial role when the great change occurred in the Celestial Essence Realm. This place is the junction of three continents in the Southern Wilderness Domain. The Outer World Demon Fiends descended, sweeping across the land. They swiftly destroyed the three great Upper Sects and occupied the entire Southern Wilderness. Using the Southern Wilderness as a base, they sacrificed tens of billions of people to open a cross-realm passage and bring in those extremely powerful Outer World Celestial Demons! Among the many worlds of the Cangwu Immortal Continent, those fiends feed on invading worlds—their sins are monstrous! I don’t understand why, out of all the worlds in the Cangwu Immortal Continent, they targeted the unremarkable Celestial Essence Realm. Perhaps this realm is simply too weak, making it easy to devour and destroy? If that’s the case, then one day, when I’m strong enough to roam the thousands of worlds in the Immortal Continents, I will utterly annihilate the entire Demon Race!’

An extreme killing intent flashed in the depths of Ye Xuantian’s profound eyes.

’Perhaps it’s because it’s difficult for this realm to produce a top-tier powerhouse at the Tribulation Cosmos Realm! At the same time, the Celestial Dao prohibits experts above the Tribulation Cosmos Realm from the outer cosmos from entering. If they force their way in, their strength will be drastically weakened. The loss would outweigh the gain. A moment of carelessness could get them killed by a local peak Harmonization Powerhouse, forfeiting ten thousand years of life. The price is too steep! But if one came from *within* the Celestial Essence Realm, it would be a completely different story. A single Celestial Demon at the Tribulation Cosmos Realm... would probably be enough to suppress the entire Celestial Essence Realm!’

At this thought, Ye Xuantian’s heart sank.

’Just as I thought... I’m still too weak. It seems I need to speed up the process for that item!’

...

Meanwhile, deep within a bottomless, endlessly dark chasm in the Silent Extinction Abyss, a dense and profound Barrier had been established.

Within the underground Secret Realm it concealed,

the air was saturated with an incredibly dense Demon Qi.

"Two Tongxuan have arrived. Have we... been discovered?" In the darkness, a crimson light suddenly flashed within the eyes of a colossal figure, which then spoke in a hoarse, deep voice.