Volume 1, Chapter 464 – Realization

Boom!

Countless cracks split open across the sky. The power of an entire great world, even incomplete, was not something these beings who had yet to step into the Emperor Dao domain could withstand.

Bloody blossoms burst one after another in the void as terrifying divine power surged in all directions.

Crack—

The giant scythe in the tall man’s hand snapped in two. His chest shattered, his heart was crushed into powder, and blood sprayed across the heavens.

His blood, too, did not fall to the ground, but gradually merged together in midair, with mysterious Dao patterns flowing within it.

Burning the power of heaven and earth to bolster herself, Shi Lan’s battle strength underwent a qualitative leap. Vaguely, she seemed to have broken through a barrier, half a step into a completely new domain.

Not one of the native lifeforms that came to ambush her could withstand even a single exchange. In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, she had cut them all down beneath her halberd.

In midair, the blood gradually merged together, then was pulled by an invisible force and fused into the giant scythe that had been broken in two.

The giant scythe slowly melted, its size steadily shrinking until it finally became a palm-sized crimson iron shard.

Putting away the Scarlet Crow War Halberd, Shi Lan reached out and took the shard into her hand, examining it closely.

Several lines of writing were engraved on the fragment. They were ancient demon script, and Shi Lan was not unfamiliar with this kind of writing. Qinglan had long since blended into the demon race and was thoroughly versed in demon documents and texts.

There was too little information in those two lines of ancient writing, and they were far too obscure and difficult to understand. Shi Lan could not make out anything especially useful from them, though it seemed to be an ancient scripture concerning demon cultivation.

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Just as she was lost in thought, several fluctuations of aura appeared on the distant horizon, then in the blink of an eye arrived before her.

They were three human Heavenlords. One of them wore a white martial robe and looked to be around thirty. His black hair was bound with a jade crown and draped over his shoulders, and his eyes were exceptionally bright.

Of the other two, one was a middle-aged Daoist in a Daoist robe and cloth shoes. The remaining one was wreathed in clear light, with faint imperial might flowing within his blood and qi. He was precisely the Heavenlord from an imperial clan whose quota had been taken and given to Shi Lan.

“We sensed someone fighting here and hurried over. So it is Miss Shi Lan. Are you unharmed?”

The man in the middle spoke first. His attitude was gentle, and he did not put on the airs of a senior. Shi Lan had already stepped into the Heaven-Man Realm, and with her natural gifts, it was only a matter of time before her cultivation surpassed theirs. Speaking to her as an equal was naturally more fitting.

“My greetings to the three Heavenlords. Thank you for your concern. I am unharmed.”

Shi Lan put away the iron shard and cupped her hands in greeting.

After a round of pleasantries, Shi Lan also learned the origins of the three.

The Heavenlord who had spoken first was named Nie Lin’an. He came from the first-grade force Xuanxing Sect and could be considered part of King Xuan Chu Hanzhou’s faction.

The middle-aged Daoist’s Daoist name was Yunzhen, and he came from the Xuanyang Dao of the Daoist sects. His spirit soul was extraordinarily powerful.

During their conversation, he expressed some regret. The Daoist sects had once tried to recruit Shi Lan, but in the end she had not become their saintess, which now seemed all the more regrettable to him.

As for the last imperial-clan Heavenlord, his clan had taken an imperial title as its surname. His compound surname was Tianxuan, and his given name was Jing.

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Emperor Tianxuan had been a Sovereign from the end of the Ancient Era. During the turmoil of the Middle Ages, much of his bloodline had been scattered amid the upheaval. By now the clan had declined; they no longer even possessed an Emperor Weapon, and their power had gradually waned.

“Right now the demon race is watching hungrily from the side, and the native lifeforms are also on the hunt. It is too dangerous for you to be alone. Why not travel with us? At least we can look after one another.”

Seeing Shi Lan by herself, Nie Lin’an invited her along. Saying they could look after one another was already a tactful way of putting it.

Judging by the cultivation levels they openly displayed, it was really only a matter of the three of them taking care of Shi Lan.

Tianxuan Jing said nothing, but he too gave a slight nod. He did not bear much hostility toward Shi Lan.

The quota had already been given away and could not be taken back. No matter how bitterly he dwelled on it, it would change nothing.

Heavenly prodigies were the future of the human race. Shi Lan was now the number one heavenly prodigy of humanity, and she was also favored by King Xuan. Becoming her enemy offered him not the slightest benefit; it was better to form a friendly bond instead.

Shi Lan considered it for a while and did not refuse. Tushan Yuqi had already become wary and had stopped actively searching for immortal herbs altogether.

Waiting any longer would not bring any gains. Next, Shi Lan wanted to search for the location of Huang Ze’s mausoleum.

She was still quite interested in the Dao treasury of a Demon Emperor.

At the mention of Huang Ze’s mausoleum, all three Heavenlords could not help but shake their heads.

“These past dozen or so days, we’ve searched through mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas, and we haven’t found the slightest clue.”

“The demon race has practically dug three feet into the ground over there, yet still hasn’t discovered the faintest trace. I’m afraid the hope is slim.”

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“Still, being able to find two immortal herbs and leave with them means the trip wasn’t wasted.”

Hearing this, Shi Lan could not help sinking into thought. With nearly a hundred Heaven-Man Realm experts from the two races searching together, no matter how well hidden it was, there should not have been not even the slightest clue.

Her gaze swept over the earth inch by inch. Suddenly, Shi Lan lifted her head and looked toward the sky, narrowing her eyes slowly as she stared at the blazing sun that had been radiating scorching light the whole time.

Unless it had never been on the ground to begin with.

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Within the same world, in another desolate mountain range.

Blazing Divine Phoenix true fire ignited the void, and the highest heavens were filled with black holes that refused to heal.

A brutal battle had erupted here. The seventeen Heaven Demons of the Divine Phoenix race had been surrounded here by the native lifeforms, who numbered no fewer than several thousand at a glance.

Ever since those native lifeforms discovered them, the Divine Phoenix race had been under constant pursuit.

These beings were extremely sensitive to the Divine Phoenix blood within their bodies, clinging to them like gangrene in the bone, impossible to shake off.

Of the seventeen Heaven Demons, two had already fallen. They had been sending out calls for aid all this time, yet very few had answered.

The other Heaven Demons were also searching for the whereabouts of Huang Ze’s mausoleum, while at the same time having to deal with human Heavenlords and the native lifeforms. They simply had no time to spare for anything else.

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“Roar! Roar!”

Excited howls echoed among the native lifeforms. They had already developed a kind of civilization, but compared to the outside world, it was still far too primitive.

Their losses were likewise severe. Hundreds of their own had died, blood spattering the void, fragments of broken weapons scattered everywhere.

But at this moment, they had taken the Divine Phoenix race as prey and had sunk into an intensely frenzied hunting state, utterly fearless of death.

In the midst of the fierce battle, the blood scattered through the void gradually began to change. It started flowing toward a fragment of a weapon, slowly condensing until it ultimately formed into a black iron shard.

One Heaven Demon noticed this strange change and did his utmost to gather the shard into his palm.

After his gaze swept across the several lines of ancient writing on the shard, he froze slightly. Then his expression suddenly turned into wild ecstasy, his eyes filled with utter disbelief.

“Scripture text from the Divine Phoenix Undying Scripture!”

That shout immediately drew the attention of the other Divine Phoenixes, who all gathered around.

The fragment was passed from hand to hand, and finally landed in the grasp of a woman in red. Her body was stained with blood, and her aura was extremely powerful. She was a demon grandmaster who had already touched the Emperor Dao domain.

The moment she came into contact with the ancient scripture engraved on the fragment, she fell into a wondrous state. Her aura suddenly boiled over, and her Dao began rapidly transforming.

She had remained at this threshold for a very long time. Stimulated by the ancient scripture, she was on the verge of stepping into the Emperor Dao domain!