On Snowfish Island, vast teams took to the sky, mainly divided into four major factions. Today was the day when the four groups would leave Snowfish Island. Since the Sky-breaking Map had already been auctioned off, these factions naturally would not linger here any longer.

"Sword Immortal Lan Feng, I bid you farewell."

Sword Immortal Hua Yan said with a smile, followed by a vast group of Independent Immortals.

"Farewell," Lan Feng replied with a smile.

In Sword Immortal Hua Yan’s heart, however, there was a slight trepidation: "What’s going on with Lan Feng exactly? It seems like the impression he gives me is getting deeper and more unfathomable." If before, Lan Feng was more or less the same as Hua Yan, today Lan Feng already possessed the strength of a Third-level Golden Immortal.

This was still due to Qin Yu being frugal with the top-grade Elemental Spirit Stones. After all, for these experts now, a Third-level Golden Immortal Sword Immortal was already enough.

"Brother Lan Feng, Brother Zong Jue, farewell."

Ao Feng, Fang Tian, Blood Demon Du Zhongjun of the Dragon Clan, and Man Qian from the Primordial Wilderness Demon Race, one by one, clasped their hands in salute.

Amidst a vast migration, the four factions flew off in two different directions.

The Independent Demons, the Independent Immortals, and the Dragon Clan all headed south, while the Primordial Wilderness Demon Race flew toward the direction of the ancient Transmission Array. Qin Yu, Hei Yu, Hou Fei, Lan Feng, Zong Jue, and a group of others stood suspended in air, watching these people leave.

The strong wind was blowing, causing strands of Qin Yu’s hair to flutter at the corner of his eyes.

Qin Yu’s gaze swept towards Wu Kongxue and True Master Ming Liang.

At this moment, Wu Kongxue and True Master Ming Liang were each talking to Blood Demon Du Zhongjun and Hua Yan, their faces adorned with smiles that appeared very humble.

"Take your time talking; your days are numbered." Qin Yu silently mused to himself.

"Young Master Qin Yu."

"Ah," Qin Yu was jolted from his thoughts and looked up. Zong Jue was smiling at him.

"May I know what Senior Zong needs?" Qin Yu collected his thoughts.

Zong Jue nodded and smiled, "I’ve been staying here for quite a while. Why put off until tomorrow what can be done today? Today, we of the Chaotic Star Sea are ready to head back temporarily. When you are planning to go to the Ni Yang Realm, please inform me in advance."

"Senior Zong, rest assured, before going to the Ni Yang Realm, I shall definitely inform Senior in advance," Qin Yu promised earnestly.

Zong Jue nodded, then turned to smile at Sword Immortal Lan Feng who was beside him, "Brother Lan Feng, sensing your aura, it seems like you’ve had a breakthrough in these past couple of days?" Being a super Divine Beast, Zong Jue’s sensing ability was still extremely strong.

"Just a slight breakthrough," Lan Feng replied calmly, "Lan Feng wishes Brother Zong a smooth journey."

"Thank you," Zong Jue replied with a smile, then proceeded to greet Hou Fei, Hei Yu, and the others. Following Zong Jue’s command, a vast number of people from the Chaotic Star Sea set off straight towards the Chaotic Star Sea itself.

Qin Yu, Hou Fei, and Hei Yu stood side by side, suspended in midair, with Shi Xin, Si Zhan, and Shi Bing behind them. Sword Immortal Lan Feng had already been taken into Qin Yu’s body.

"They’ve all finally left." Hou Fei grinned, looking at Qin Yu, "Big Brother, we’ve got a big haul this time, haven’t we? Thirteen top-grade Elemental Spirit Stones, haha... we can really rough up those arrogant guys now. I think... we should first go make a big kill on the Tenglong Continent, wipe out anyone who opposes us, kill anyone we don’t like the look of. Also, that Blood Demon Du Zhongjun should be killed. He must have lots of treasures on him; we might as well take down that Immortal Realm Envoy Hua Yan too."

"You’re dreaming, Monkey," Hei Yu retorted softly.

Hou Fei, who had been indulging in his fantasy, was startled and glared at Hei Yu, "Mixed Feathered Bird, why do you always oppose me?"

"You are indeed dreaming. Immortal Realm Envoys and Demon World Envoys, they all have extremely powerful figures from the Immortal and Demon Worlds backing them. How could they not be equipped with formidable life-preserving treasures?" After speaking, Hei Yu closed his eyes in arrogance.

"You..." Hou Fei glared at Hei Yu.

"Alright," Qin Yu smiled, "stop fooling around, we have serious matters to attend to."

"What matters?" Hou Fei and Hei Yu both looked at Qin Yu.

A murderous intent flashed in Qin Yu’s eyes: "Do you still remember how the Capital of the Qin Dynasty was destroyed? How over ninety percent of the juniors of the Qin Family, including my nephew Qin Guan and the others, died?"

Qin Yu still remembered the way his nephew, who used to constantly persuade him to pursue Li’er, looked.

Yet now, they were separated by life and death.

"It seems like it was True Master Ming Liang and Wu Kongxue fighting over the Sky-breaking Map, battling all the way from the Qin Dynasty Capital to the southern seas, causing tens of millions of deaths and injuries," Hou Fei said.

"Right, the masterminds were these two. Back then, I only had one top-grade primordial spirit stone, with too little energy, so I only set fire to Qingxu Mountain and the Yinyue Mountain Range. Now, it’s time to settle the score with them," Qin Yu said coldly.

"Big Brother, shouldn’t we set off now?" Hou Fei hurriedly said.

Qin Yu raised his hand to stop him: "No rush. They’ve only just set off, and their speed isn’t very fast with so many people moving together. I control Lan Feng with much greater speed... So there’s no hurry. We’ll set off after three days."

"Big Brother, who’s our first target?" Hei Yu spoke up.

Qin Yu thought for a moment and smiled: "Little Black, whose killing methods do you think Sword Immortal Lan Feng’s resemble the most?"

"Since he’s a Sword Immortal, his methods are naturally that of a Sword Immortal’s. The most similar to..." Hei Yu’s eyes lit up, and then he smiled, "Big Brother, your first target is actually Wu Kongxue. But would Blood Demon Du Zhongjun believe that it was ’Sword Immortal Hua Yan’ who made the move?"

Qin Yu smiled indifferently, "Whether he believes it or not doesn’t matter to us; it’s no loss if he doesn’t believe. But if he does, we’ll have gained." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Big Brother, Hou Fei and I have something to tell you," Hei Yu said with a serious look on his face.

Hou Fei glanced at Hei Yu, then solemnly looked towards Qin Yu.

Knowing his two brothers well, Qin Yu noticed something was amiss as it was rare for them to look like this. He immediately turned his full attention to them: "Speak up. There’s no need to hide anything."

"Hou Fei and I have reached the Great Success Stage," Hei Yu said quietly.

"Great Success Stage?" Qin Yu was taken aback, then turned to look at Hei Yu and Hou Fei, "You mean..."

Hei Yu and Hou Fei both nodded.

"After entering the Great Success Stage, the energy inside our bodies has been rapidly transforming. The speed at which Hou Fei and I are converting energy into demon essence power is extremely fast. I reckon... it won’t be long before Hou Fei and I ascend," Hei Yu said, feeling somewhat helpless.

Ascend?

Qin Yu felt a dizzy spell come over him.

"What did you say, that your ascension is not far off?" Qin Yu had a hard time accepting this outcome.

"Mhm."

Hou Fei and Hei Yu both nodded, their expressions also somewhat complicated.

The three brothers had always hoped to ascend together.

With a bitter smile, Hou Fei said, "Big Brother, even if we ascend together, we won’t stay together in the Upper Realm. Hei Yu and I will automatically appear in the Demon World, and where you’ll end up after ascending, I can’t guess."

Qin Yu had once read some of the books on the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion within the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion.

He was aware of some of the most basic things.

Cultivators who ascend will arrive in the Immortal Realm territory. Those who are demon cultivators will ascend to the Demon World territory. Those who are demon cultivators will ascend to the Demon World territory.

As for Qin Yu, who didn’t fit any of the three categories, it was really hard to say where he would ascend to.

"Feifei, Little Black, do your inheritance memories have any methods to delay ascension?" Qin Yu asked.

"Yes," Hei Yu nodded.

"Speak, what’s the method?" Qin Yu asked eagerly, his heart filled with joy.

"Becoming a Spiritual Beast. Once one becomes a Spiritual Beast, even if they reach the level required for ascension, they cannot ascend if their master’s cultivation is not enough and has not ascended. This is due to the Spiritual Beast Ring’s restriction on the soul, causing the Spiritual Beast to be unable to ascend. This is also the reason why the Shi brothers have not ascended yet," Hei Yu explained.

Qin Yu’s heart immediately sank.

Spiritual Beasts are restricted by their masters; if the master doesn’t ascend, neither can the Spiritual Beast.

However, masters are not limited by their Spiritual Beasts. For example, Mo Qilin has not ascended, but it doesn’t affect Qin Yu’s ascension in the slightest. This is the difference between a Spiritual Beast and a master.

"Haha..." Qin Yu forced a smile, "Anyway, even if we ascend together, we won’t go to the same place. When your cultivation is sufficient, you can ascend together. Once I reach the Upper Realm, I will definitely go to the Demon World to find you."

Hou Fei and Hei Yu nodded.

"Big Brother, your smile is uglier than crying. Besides, me and Mixed Feathered Bird aren’t ascending right now, there’s still some time before we do," Hou Fei said jokingly.

Qin Yu couldn’t help but smile.

Ascension...

It is the rule of heaven and earth; even Qin Yu cannot force Hou Fei and the others not to ascend.

Even entering the Qingyu Immortal Mansion would be useless. In the face of the rules of heaven and earth, restrictions like those of some Immortal Mansions are completely ineffective.

Similarly, this made Qin Yu cherish the time with his brothers even more.

As for Qin Yu ascending...

"Even if I reach the Constant Star Stage, what is supposed to be the next Realm?" Qin Yu sighed inwardly.

"Star Transformation" is an imperfect cultivation technique, which only has six great realms in total: Star Nebula Stage, Meteor Stage, Star Core Stage, Planet Stage, Tribulation Crossing Stage, and Constant Star Stage. Even after reaching the Constant Star Stage, one is only at the pinnacle of the Mortal World. How should one take the step to ascend?

What comes after the Constant Star Stage?

Qin Yu needs to create this on his own. If he cannot formulate the subsequent cultivation techniques of "Star Transformation," he will be forever trapped in this realm. If he fails to create, he will succumb to madness and his spirit will scatter. Only if he succeeds in creating, will he be able to ascend and step into the Upper Realm.

×

As strong winds blew and long hair fluttered, Qin Yu stood atop an ancient-looking long sword flying at high speed.

This ancient-looking sword was a dark color, and Qin Yu’s flying speed was now so fast that it far exceeded his past riding of a middle grade immortal sword by tenfold. Where did this ancient-looking long sword come from? It was the sword carried on the back of Sword Immortal Lan Feng.

"This sword, taken from the Sword Immortal Puppet, can also be used separately. Indeed, it’s wonderful," Qin Yu said with a smile on his face.

Having undergone the final test of the Ninety-nine Tribulations, Qin Yu’s body had progressed further and was definitely comparable to a Low Grade Immortal Device. Therefore, standing on this ancient-looking sword, Qin Yu encountered hardly any hindrance. This allowed the ancient sword to fully demonstrate its speed.

Just a few days passed, and the Tenglong Continent appeared in sight.

"This is a tribute to those relatives of mine, and a red gift for bidding farewell to Feifei and Little Black..." Qin Yu reached his maximum speed, heading straight for the Yinyue Mountain Range.

...

The Loose Demons and Independent Immortals returned much earlier than Qin Yu had anticipated because all the loose cultivators from both sides had used Instantaneous Movement. With the divine skill of Instantaneous Movement, naturally, both groups rushed back to the Tenglong Continent within a day.

Atop the Yinyue Mountain Range.

The most prestigious was the Blood Demon Palace, with some palaces around it, including the residence of Wu Kongxue.

Wu Kongxue sat cross-legged in a secret chamber, constantly refining the Top-Grade Demon Artifact ’Blood Moon’ with his inner True Fire. The Blood Moon was a very famous demon artifact of the Blood Demon Demon Path, even in the Demon World, and it was generally used by Demon Emperor level experts.

Hence, Wu Kongxue discarded all other weapons, pouring all his effort into refining Blood Moon, which was a somewhat special method of refining in the Blood Demon Demon Path.

The scent of blood churned...

The bond between Wu Kongxue and the Blood Moon grew increasingly intimate.

Suddenly—

"What’s happening? Why has the Blood Moon started to tremble?" Wu Kongxue wondered, startled.

The Blood Moon was a very famous weapon of the Blood Demon Demon Path in the Demon World, having taken a frightening number of lives, to the point that it even possessed some sentience.

"Pfft!"

A supremely powerful and rigid Sword Qi effortlessly came slashing from the high sky, slicing the entire palace in half as if it were cutting tofu.

"Who is it!"

Several angry shouts rang out simultaneously, and even Wu Kongxue flew up with the Blood Moon in hand.

"Wu Kongxue, do you remember that battle on the Hidden Dragon Continent with True Master Ming Liang, where many perished?" that faint voice echoed in Wu Kongxue’s mind.

Wu Kongxue was taken aback.

The astonishing Sword Qi sent chills through Wu Kongxue’s heart.

Wu Kongxue’s first thought—

"You are Hua Yan; have you come to seek revenge for True Master Ming Liang?" Wu Kongxue was surprised that someone would seek vengeance for a mortal and thought it was Hua Yan who had come. But he couldn’t understand why —True Master Ming Liang hadn’t seemed to be at a disadvantage in that fight.

"Who dares to be so bold."

An infuriated voice thundered, and a blood cloud soared into the sky.

"Pfft!"

Exceptionally sharp, a concentrated burst of Sword Qi flashed by, piercing through Wu Kongxue’s abdomen.

Wu Kongxue’s gaze became vacant, then he exploded into pieces of flesh and bone. The Top-Grade Demon Artifact ’Blood Moon’ naturally fell, but before it could hit the ground, a shadowy figure snatched it, vanishing in a flash.

Blood Demon Du Zhongjun arrived at the site where Wu Kongxue was killed. His devil’s consciousness searched wantonly, but he found no trace of any presence.

"Sword Qi, such powerful Sword Qi, it’s a Sword Immortal!"

As Blood Demon Du Zhongjun looked at the splattered remains, rage churned within his chest.

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