Upon seeing this scene, Elder Lu raised an eyebrow, secretly astonished in his heart. This Jiang Yun's strength seemed even more terrifying than he had imagined. Recalling the high-level Demon Exorcist from the Great Thousand Palace, Qin Tian, and the master of the Sword Domain, the Green-Robed Sword Saint, Elder Lu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Today's young people are truly more terrifying than one another!
Accepting the Demon Exorcist Token, he saw that it was black, with the blood-red characters "Demon Exorcist" engraved on it, and at the bottom, there were the words "Junior Demon Exorcist."
"Although you have already reached Heavenly Sovereign, you still have to start as a Junior Demon Exorcist. As long as you slay the outer realm evil tribe and shatter a wisp of their demon soul, injecting it into the Demon Exorcist Token, you'll gain corresponding exorcist points."
"Moreover, later you will need to drip a drop of your blood onto it so that only you can check the exorcist points within. Even if others obtain it, it will be useless." Elder Lu explained to Jiang Yun.
At this moment, Jiang Yun couldn't help but feel curious. What would happen if he injected his soul into it? By logic, his Heavenly Sovereign cultivation should be equivalent to a Demon Emperor of the evil tribe, which should earn him quite a few exorcist points!
"Thank you, senior!" Stopping his wild thoughts, Jiang Yun nodded, cupped his hands towards Elder Lu, and was about to leave.
Just then, a commotion arose around them.
"Qin Tian is coming again."
"Hiss! Such strong killing intent. How many evil tribes has this guy killed?"
"So ruthless. It's been over a hundred years since that event, right?"
Jiang Yun and Elder Lu looked towards the voice and saw a young man dressed in bloodstained black attire, exuding a chilling aura, walk into the Great Thousand Building. He had an iron-blood temperament, a face as cold as ice, and eyes like stars, deep and abyss-like, as if a peerless killing god had descended into the mortal world.
"Qin Tian, such a stubborn guy. So much time has passed, and he still can't let it go!" Elder Lu's voice rang in Jiang Yun's ears. This person was the future Demon Exorcist King Qin Tian.
However, now he was only a high-ranking Demon Exorcist at the later stage of the Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign, but he already possessed the terrifying potential of his future as the Demon Exorcist King.
The young man walked towards Jiang Yun and Elder Lu, unexpectedly glancing at Jiang Yun. He couldn't discern Jiang Yun's depth, as the other seemed like a fog, but his intuition told him this was a frightening and dangerous person.
Withdrawing his gaze, Qin Tian stepped forward and bowed respectfully before Elder Lu and then spoke coldly, "Elder Lu, I have gathered the exorcist points needed for the Demon Exorcist Heaven Wheel Art."
Looking at the young Qin Tian in front of him, Elder Lu couldn't help but sigh lightly, "Young Qin, let me give you some advice: some things can only be done to the best of your ability, don't be too hard on yourself."
"Thank you for your advice, Elder Lu!" Qin Tian nodded. Whether he took it to heart or not, only he knew.
Seeing this, Elder Lu could do nothing but shake his head and say, "Follow me!"
With that, he led Qin Tian into the depths of the Great Thousand Building. As Qin Tian passed by Jiang Yun, he nodded in acknowledgment before coldly following Elder Lu.
Jiang Yun also nodded and then turned to walk out of the Great Thousand Building, faintly hearing Qin Tian's voice.
"Elder Lu, who was that just now?"
Shoo!
In the dim and oppressive heavens, a swift light shot past like a meteor. Occasionally, dark thunderbolts like raging pythons descended from the sky, but before they could reach the swift light's path, they were evaporated into nothingness by a terrifying heat a hundred meters away.
After traveling this way for just an hour, Jiang Yun felt the surrounding fluctuations of the heavens and earth becoming somewhat viscous.
"Almost there!"
Muttering to himself, soon the surroundings showed signs of cracking as if under extreme pressure, creating a terrifying oppressive feeling.
At the end of his vision was an incomparably vast silver-white storm. Outside the storm, there was nothing, as if it were a void.
Space-time storm, old friend!
Skilled and experienced, Jiang Yun entered the storm easily, disappearing into the boundless silver.
This was an exceedingly broken world, filled with ancient and desolate aura. The sky was a dull yellow, and in the distant horizon, a fragmented sun emitted weak rays of light.
The ground was riddled with cracks like abyssal chasms, dark and seemingly endless, exuding an eerie feeling.
This land seemed to have been crushed by a giant hand, destroying all life and rules within.
The broken laws of this world created a unique spectacle: mountains that originally stood on the ground now floated in the sky with the wind.
Feeling the constant oppressive aura around him, Jiang Yun frowned and said, "Is it because I'm a Heavenly Sovereign? The stronger one's cultivation, the greater the pressure."
Shaking his head, Jiang Yun took out a map, looking at the marked Four Sacred Towers, smiling lightly before heading towards his goal.
His goal was neither the Octane Blast Wheel nor the Heaven Spiritual Light, but the remnants of four Sacred Heavenly Sovereigns and four Heavenly Demon Emperors. The value of the remnants of eight powerful beings was higher than any supreme divine ability.
Two days later.
On a barren mountain range shrouded in green smog, Jiang Yun slowly landed on a peak at the outer edge of the range.
Expanding his perception, he sensed the terrifying killing intent hidden in the area, making the surrounding creatures avoid it.
"This is where the Heavenly Sovereign Alchemy Grandmaster fell. I should check out how the alchemy of the Great Thousand World differs from that of the Battle Qi Continent!"
Looking at the mountain range before him, Jiang Yun pondered, remembering the situation here. Then, he moved towards the interior.
As soon as he entered, the green smog tried to envelop him, but it couldn't penetrate the energy shield around him.
"Buzz buzz!"
As he ventured deeper, low hums echoed around, and a cloud of dark red mosquitoes emerged from the poisonous smog. Jiang Yun's eyes narrowed; it was a swarm of dark red mosquito beasts.
"Get back to where you came from!"
Seeing this, Jiang Yun waved his sleeve, and a magnificent sea of flames burst out in the sky, engulfing the dark red mosquito swarm.
Under the scorching high temperature of the fire sea, the fierce and fearless Poison Blood Ghost Mosquito swarm was burned to nothingness, not even leaving ashes, while a pungent scorched smell filled the air.
"Buzz buzz!"
After a short stalemate, the Poison Blood Ghost Mosquito swarm, unable to bear such huge losses, retreated like a tiger avoiding danger. While fearless, the swarm wasn't stupid enough to engage in a futile sacrifice.
After passing through the Poison Blood Ghost Mosquito swarm and a series of other poisonous creatures, none could hinder Jiang Yun's progress.
Half a day later, Jiang Yun safely passed through the green smog, arriving at the depths of the mountain range, where a cave mansion resembling a dancing spirit butterfly appeared before him.
"A grandmaster of alchemy is rare even in the Great Thousand World. It's worth exploring!" Qing Ming, who had become more active since entering the Ancient Sacred Abyss, spoke in Jiang Yun's mind.
"Indeed, I hope there are some ancient alchemical recipes left!" Jiang Yun nodded and casually chose one of the numerous passages, diving into it.
After passing through a long and dark corridor, a stone hall appeared, with ten stone beasts lying in the center.
"Roar~~"
Sensing an intruder, the puppet-like stone beasts instantly awakened from their slumber, baring their fangs at the crowd. Nine of the stone beasts were at the upper Earth Supreme level, and the leading one had reached the peak Earth Supreme.
"Boom!"
A huge explosion sounded. Just activated, the stone beasts, unable to showcase their ancient prowess, were shattered by a single palm strike from Jiang Yun. A threat to others, these Earth Supreme stone beasts were mere ants in Jiang Yun's hand.
After acquiring a few valuable pills, he moved to explore the next stone hall.
After sweeping through over a dozen stone halls, a massive cave appeared before Jiang Yun.
The cave was not dark; instead, countless drifting star-like lights illuminated it brightly.
These lights came from high-grade pills, and at the deepest part of the cave stood a butterfly-shaped alchemical furnace, burning with a fierce flame. Despite thousands of years passing, the flame remained, seemingly eternal.
The flame was a light blue, giving off a gentle feeling, but beneath the gentle exterior was a terrifying power capable of incinerating everything.
Remembering the original story where Wen Qingxuan obtained the inheritance by entering the alchemical furnace, Jiang Yun had no such intention. He directly and dominantly extended a hand, conjuring an enormous energy hand in the void, reaching towards the alchemical furnace and numerous pills.
At this moment, Jiang Yun's hand seemed to turn into an endless world, swallowing all the pills, like a bottomless pit.
Half an hour later.
A flash of blue flame in Jiang Yun's eyes indicated that the soul flame nurtured by the Alchemy Grandmaster Lingdie had been consumed by his Samsara Demon Flame.
He had successfully obtained the inheritance, including the alchemical insights, secret methods, and ancient recipes gathered by Lingdie throughout his life.
"Buzz"
After Jiang Yun received Lingdie's inheritance, a spiritual array appeared above the alchemical furnace. It automatically activated, emitting a bright spiritual light that twisted space as if opening a passage to another place.
"This is..." Jiang Yun hesitated but then a thought struck him, "Lingdie Alchemy Grandmaster's husband, Xuanlong Battle Emperor's inheritance space!"
Xuanlong Battle Emperor, a renowned Heavenly Sovereign in ancient times, was celebrated most for his identity as a Battle Array Master.
He had crafted an elite army named "Xuanlong Army," each warrior forged with dragon blood, turning them into dragon warriors. At its peak, this army made the Xuanlong Battle Emperor, a mere Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign, stand out among the Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereigns.
Recollecting his memories and understanding what it was, Jiang Yun didn't hesitate and stepped into the space channel.
Although his strength had surpassed the need for an Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign's inheritance, he had a big family and many friends on the Battle Qi Continent to think of.
The Xuanlong Space required a Battle Array Master's skills to enter, but this didn't deter Jiang Yun. Having roughly studied Battle Array Master knowledge in the tomes of the Four Great Divine Clans, Jiang Yun found battle intent trivial.
Two hours later, Xuanlong Space!
Jiang Yun sat in the center of a stone platform, while below, tens of thousands of Xuanlong warriors roared respectfully.
"Xuanlong Army, greets the new king!!!"
The roar of the tens of thousands of warriors stirred Jiang Yun's blood, marveling at the wonders of the battle array path!
Holding the dragon token in his palm, the key to commanding this battle-hardened army, Jiang Yun wondered who among his friends—Han Ziyan or Queen Medusa—would be fit to lead. He would decide later.
Boom!
Suddenly, the ground beneath trembled, drawing Jiang Yun and tens of thousands of Xuanlong warriors' attention to the source.
"Ke ke!"
A strange laugh followed, and the nearby space distorted, releasing black mist through the twisted space, forming a pure black figure floating mid-air.
This figure was surrounded by an aura of death, its evil presence causing all the Xuanlong warriors to change their expressions.
Simultaneously, Jiang Yun lazily leaned on the stone platform, watching the newcomer with interest.
"An outer realm evil demon dares to trespass the Xuanlong space, ignorant of death!" The sight of the evil tribe inflamed Xuanlong Army's Jiang Long, his eyes turning blood-red with hatred.
Boom!
Vast spiritual power erupted from him, reaching the peak of Earth Supreme.
Swish!
Jiang Long darted forward, facing the death-aura figure, throwing a terrifyingly powerful punch.
However, his formidable punch passed through the figure, which dissipated and reformed a few breaths later in another direction.
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