Qin Yu began to collect the treasures within the Nine-layered Heaven, while Hua Yan and the others outside the Ni Yang Realm started to discuss their plan.

In the azure sky with gently drifting clouds, five people were sitting on a floating cloud—Du Zhongjun, Hua Yan, Ao Feng, Fang Tian, Yu Liang.

"Does everyone agree with the plan I proposed just now?" Hua Yan’s gaze swept across the other four.

Du Zhongjun was the first to smile and say, "Brother Hua Yan’s words are sensible. It’s very likely that Lan Feng sealed the Sword Qi within Qin Yu’s body to ensure his victory. Although most of the treasures will certainly be taken by Lan Feng, Qin Yu will definitely have a share. Just a Qin Yu, what’s to fear? How could I not agree with such a plan? I’m the first to agree."

"And you, Brother Fang Tian?" Hua Yan turned to Fang Tian.

Fang Tian frowned and said, "Hua Yan, what you’re saying makes sense, and your intelligence is very accurate. Qin Yu indeed values his relatives highly, but to use his family to threaten Qin Yu, that’s a bit..."

"A bit what." Hua Yan sneered, "Do you think catching Qin Yu directly is easier? Hmph, he’s not that easy to capture, and if he’s with Lan Feng, it’s even less likely we can capture him. Therefore, we can only use this method."

Envoy Du Zhongjun, Hua Yan, and Ao Feng descended to the Mortal World and returned with nothing, naturally feeling aggrieved.

And Qin Yu, who might possess treasures, became their target.

"Aren’t you afraid of offending Lan Feng?" Fang Tian retorted, "Even if you get the treasure, once Lan Feng learns of it, the consequences will be very bad."

"Fang Tian." Ao Feng laughed and said, "Don’t worry about that. If we want to leave the Mortal World, we can do so at any time. The moment we get the treasures we’re satisfied with, we’ll head straight back to the Immortal, Demon, and Beast Worlds. Once we’re in our lairs, who would fear Lan Feng?"

Du Zhongjun and Hua Yan also smiled and nodded.

Descending to the mortal realm is difficult, but going back is much easier.

"That makes sense, but with Qin Yu’s strength, even if he becomes number one and receives the Divine Artifacts, most likely they will end up with Lan Feng, and Qin Yu will at most get some Top-Grade Immortal Artifacts," said Fang Tian mildly.

Hua Yan and the others frowned.

"True, Qin Yu is about to ascend. Having too many treasures when ascending to the Immortal, Demon, and Beast Worlds could be detrimental. Lan Feng might give him only some Top-Grade Immortal Artifacts because of this," Ao Feng became somewhat anxious.

For these three envoys, the Divine Artifacts were attractive; Top-Grade Immortal Artifacts, while good, were not worth the risk.

Ao Feng suddenly gritted his teeth, "Brother Hua Yan, Brother Du Zhongjun, do you have any Sky Blue Crystal Stones, Yu Huan Crystal Stones, or Spiritual Luminous Stones?"

Hua Yan and Du Zhongjun were shocked. Although those three types of crystal stones weren’t the most precious, they were not cheap. What did Ao Feng want with them now?

"Brother Ao Feng, why are you asking about this?" inquired Hua Yan.

"I’ve thought it through," Ao Feng replied immediately, "If we’re going to threaten Qin Yu, then we might as well threaten Lan Feng too." A ruthless glint flashed in Ao Feng’s eyes.

"Absolutely not," Fang Tian said with some anger on his face, "Ao Feng, do you still not understand Lan Feng’s strength? Even having consumed the True Dragon Spirit, I’m far from his match, and you want to threaten Lan Feng? Isn’t that seeking death?"

"Don’t worry." Ao Feng spoke confidently, "Fang Tian, you have not lived among the Dragon Clan of the Demon World; many things are unclear to you. When I was within the Dragon Clan of the Demon World, I learned a kind of Maze Array. Given enough materials, I am sure I can create a Maze Array. It would take Lan Feng months to break through with his strength."

"Maze Array?" Hua Yan and Du Zhongjun became curious.

Ao Feng nodded and said, "Originally, this was a deadly array, not only with an outer maze array but also an inner illusion array and a lurking killing array, combined into a superb grand formation. However, having only studied formation for a short time, I have only comprehended this maze array. But I believe that even just this maze array alone would be enough to hold off Lan Feng for several months."

"Haha... Brother Ao Feng truly is a blessing to us all. With this grand formation, we can naturally threaten Lan Feng. What have we to fear from him within the maze array? If the threat succeeds, we profit. If it does not... we simply return to the Demon-Immortal Beast World, and it’s no loss to us," Hua Yan said with a laugh.

Du Zhongjun also nodded in agreement.

"Yu Liang, Fang Tian, do you agree?" Ao Feng asked.

"It’s not worth offending Lan Feng over these trinkets. You may return to the Demon-Immortal Beast World, but I still need to spend some time before I can ascend to the Demon-Immortal Beast World. Offending Lan Feng would be disadvantageous for me, so forgive me for not agreeing," Fang Tian said indifferently.

Ao Feng nodded with a smile on his face, but inwardly he cursed.

It was an excuse, of course, Ao Feng could see that.

As a "Five-clawed Golden Dragon," once Fang Tian reached the Dragon Clan, he would certainly be nurtured like a treasured gem. Why would he now risk his life for a divine artifact?

After all, the life of a "Five-clawed Golden Dragon" was far too precious.

"And you, Yu Liang?" Ao Feng looked toward Yu Liang.

Yu Liang pondered for a moment, then said, "Gentlemen, my demands are not high, I merely wish to acquire some top-grade immortal artifacts from Qin Yu. How about it?"

"Agreed," Ao Feng was the first to respond.

In the eyes of the three envoys, Ao Feng, Du Zhongjun, and Hua Yan, it was the divine artifacts that they most desired.

"Then let’s be off," Ao Feng said with a smile.

"Take care, everyone. I won’t see you off," Fang Tian said indifferently, then turned and flew off toward the Gold Wood Island in just a few steps, clearly intending to use the Gold Wood Island as a gateway to teleport to the Snow Fish Island and return to the Dragon Clan.

With a cold snort, Hua Yan, Du Zhongjun, and the others promptly flew northward, their destination being the Hidden Dragon Continent.

×

There were many treasures hidden on the ninth layer of the Nine-layered Heaven Palace, Qin Yu had taken nearly a thousand upper grade immortal artifacts and over a hundred top-grade immortal artifacts in one go, along with various extremely precious immortal pills.

"With so many upper grade immortal artifacts, coupled with the massive number of spiritual beasts in the ’Ten Thousand Beasts List’, I could form a large army," Qin Yu felt quite relaxed, utterly unaware of the events transpiring outside.

After taking the other treasures, Qin Yu finally laid eyes on the three items floating in mid-air.

To the left was a long sword resembling a Sword Immortal Puppet, to the right was a set of combat clothes, black on the surface but interwoven with threads of silver, and in the center... was a scroll emitting a hazy starlight.

"These three must be the true treasures that Immortal Emperor Ni Yang referred to."

Qin Yu reached out for the long sword on the left; as soon as the treasure was in hand, the voice of Immortal Emperor Ni Yang echoed in his mind.

"The sword is called ’Sky-breaking’, a divine sword of the middle grade divine artifact level, containing the Sky-breaking Sword Technique. Wielding this technique with the sword greatly amplifies its power, obtaining it... was the beginning of my dominance in the Demon-Immortal Beast World," the voice conveyed.

Qin Yu immediately performed the blood recognition.

As a drop of fresh blood merged into the divine sword, countless pieces of information flooded into Qin Yu’s mind.

"I never expected that Immortal Emperor Ni Yang’s ’Sky-breaking Sword Technique’ originated from this divine sword. No wonder the ’Sky-breaking Sword Technique’ is so powerful, it was not created by people of the Immortal Realm at all," Qin Yu reflected in his heart.

After securing the divine sword ’Sky-breaking,’ Qin Yu learned that the ’Sky-breaking Sword Technique’ was actually left by the person who refined this divine sword.

"Such a long sword, I’m not used to using it. It’s better to be shorter." Qin Yu willed it, and the length of the long sword rapidly decreased, from three feet three inches to just three inches long, turning into a short sword, resembling the Fish Intestine Sword he used initially.

Having taken the divine sword ’Sky-breaking’ into his body, Qin Yu then picked up the robe-like combat clothes.

"The combat clothes are named ’Black Frost’ and are of low-grade divine artifact level. The body defense of a Sword Immortal is not strong enough. Now that I possess this divine artifact level defense treasure, together with the sharp attack of ’Sky-breaking,’ I have finally reached the pinnacle of the Immortal, Demon, and Beast Realms," the voice of Immortal Emperor Ni Yang echoed in Qin Yu’s mind.

Qin Yu smiled slightly and performed blood recognition as well.

When it absorbed the drop of Qin Yu’s fresh blood, the divine artifact combat clothes emitted pinpoints of snow-white light, like snowflakes swirling and dancing around the combat clothes. With a thought, the combat clothes automatically covered Qin Yu’s entire body.

The divine artifact level combat clothes were indeed comfortable to wear, and whatever style Qin Yu wanted, the combat clothes would automatically transform.

"I’ve taken the divine sword and divine artifact combat clothes, so this last item must be the so-called ’Mysterious God Scroll.’" Qin Yu reached out and took the Mysterious God Scroll that was floating in mid-air.

The Mysterious God Scroll appeared to be just an ordinary, somewhat mysterious scroll, but since Qin Yu had acquired something like the Ten Thousand Beasts List, he did not dare to underestimate the power of this scroll.

"Youngster, this Mysterious God Scroll is considered the ultimate treasure of the Immortal, Demon, and Beast Realms. Even if you possess my two divine artifacts, if your strength does not reach the Xuanxian Realm and others learn that you have the Mysterious God Scroll, you are seeking death. Therefore... I’ve placed a restriction on the surface of the Mysterious God Scroll; without Xuanxian strength, don’t even think about opening it."

Hearing the message left by Immortal Emperor Ni Yang on the Mysterious God Scroll, Qin Yu was slightly startled.

"Mysterious God Scroll? The ultimate treasure of the Immortal, Demon, and Beast Realms?"

When Qin Yu heard the term ’the ultimate treasure of the Immortal, Demon, and Beast Realms,’ his heart still trembled slightly.

"Without the strength, letting others know I possess such a treasure is indeed seeking death, a pity... I can only know the true face of such a mysterious treasure when I myself reach the strength of Xuanxian," Qin Yu thought.

Qin Yu performed blood recognition and directly took the Mysterious God Scroll into his body.

From then on, Qin Yu had collected all the treasures within the ninth layer.

"The divine sword and combat clothes do not seem to have any domineering aura on the surface; on the contrary, they appear quite plain. People with insufficient strength probably won’t be able to tell that this ordinary-looking clothing on me is actually divine artifact combat clothes," Qin Yu noted.

Qin Yu looked at the clothing transformed from the divine artifact combat clothes and felt very satisfied.

Divine artifacts, people of the Immortal, Demon, and Beast Realms could not possibly refine them. Even if the divine artifacts were right in front of them, ordinary people from these realms would not be able to recognize them. One reason is that divine artifacts are too rare for many to have seen, and the second is that divine artifacts, on the surface, look very ordinary.

"Hoo—" Taking a deep breath and then slowly exhaling, Qin Yu calmed his emotions.

His gaze carefully inspected every corner of the grand hall, but there was nothing left that could draw Qin Yu’s attention.

"Uncle Lan once said that as long as I successfully enter Ni Yang Realm, I will know what realm I have to reach to meet Li’er, but... why haven’t I seen anything left behind by Uncle Lan?"

Qin Yu felt a bit of irritability rising in his heart.

Compared to the treasure left by Uncle Lan, Qin Yu didn’t care at all about those three divine artifacts of Immortal Emperor Ni Yang. What he most wanted to know was... how long he needed to cultivate before he could see Li’er.

"Little Yu."

A rich and kind voice echoed throughout the Ninth Layer, and Uncle Lan directly appeared in this Ninth Layer.

"Uncle Lan!"

The appearance of the figure before him sent a tremor through Qin Yu’s heart, different from when the figure of Immortal Emperor Ni Yang appeared; the ’Uncle Lan’ before him gave Qin Yu a sense of reality, as if the person in front of him really was Uncle Lan.

"Little Yu, this is a clone I left behind, here just to wait for your arrival. You... indeed did not disappoint me," Uncle Lan’s face was full of gentleness.

A surge of surprise filled Qin Yu’s heart.

A clone? At least it proved the Uncle Lan before his eyes was real.

"Uncle Lan, tell me, when can I finally see Li’er?" Qin Yu became anxious.

Uncle Lan slowly walked up to Qin Yu, touched his head, and shook his head, "Don’t worry, you have to stay calm, understand? This time Li’er went back, her father once forced her to marry someone else..."

"What, how can that be?" Qin Yu’s heart could not stay calm anymore.

"Rest assured, Li’er firmly refused to comply, and I helped as well. Her father has given up for the time being... However, Li’er dared not tell her father about you. I think, if her father knew about you, he would probably kill you outright," Uncle Lan’s eyes held a trace of irony.

Qin Yu’s hands clenched tightly, his heart filled with indignation.

"Uncle Lan, what realm must I cultivate to before I can meet Li’er and be able to help her?" Qin Yu looked up at Uncle Lan, his eyes resolute and shining.

Uncle Lan gazed at Qin Yu for a moment, then with a flip of his hand, a small green tower appeared in Uncle Lan’s palm.

"Uncle Lan, what is this...?" Qin Yu was puzzled.

Uncle Lan spoke slowly, "This is the ’Jiang Lan Realm,’ a special divine artifact I refined. Its wonderful uses are for you to comprehend on your own. I’ll tell you, when you can fully utilize the Jiang Lan Realm, that will be the time when you can meet Li’er, remember, it’s just to meet Li’er."

The small green tower flew out of Uncle Lan’s hand, floating in front of Qin Yu.

"When you can fully utilize the ’Jiang Lan Realm,’ that will be the time when you can meet Li’er." These words echoed in Qin Yu’s mind non-stop.

Qin Yu suppressed his excitement and reached out to receive the small green tower ’Jiang Lan Realm,’ although his fingers still trembled slightly.

(Phew, seeing the name ’Jiang Lan Realm,’ clever readers might guess the name of the female protagonist. Hehe... I have something to tell everyone, I have a Mandarin test tomorrow morning, organized by the province, it’s quite important, so I need to prepare a bit. Tonight, I can only update this one Chapter. Moreover... starting from the next Chapter, we will leave Ni Yang Realm, and ’Star Transformation’ will begin a new Chapter. I also need to organize the following plot, I hope everyone can understand.)

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