Soul Emperor Martial God

Leaving the Outer Sect Treasury, Xiao Yi went straight to the seclusion room.

Tomorrow he would depart for the Eastern Desolate, so naturally, he needed to seize the time to enhance his Cultivation.

Inside the seclusion room.

Xiao Yi swiftly swallowed Elixirs.

In his possession, he had ten thousand Pure Profound Cave Pills.

Ten thousand Pure Profound Cave Pills had consumed a total of twenty thousand Fourth-level Demon Beast Inner Cores.

Twenty thousand, a number he had never reached even when trading with various Demon Hunting Teams during his previous experiences.

Previously, he had tens of thousands Third-level Demon Beast Cores.

Fourth-level Inner Cores, at most, he would only have a few thousand.

It had to be said, the foundation of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect was indeed terrifying.

Additionally, there were one hundred and fifty Pure Mystic Breakthrough Pills.

Each Pure Mystic Breakthrough Pill required even more Level 5 Demon Beast Inner Cores, amounting to three.

Five-hundred Level 5 Inner Cores only refined a little over one hundred and fifty pills.

Of course, most of these Elixirs were actually produced by Elder Yi.

Elder Yi's refining speed was so fast that even the combined efforts of the Medicine Hall Elders and Xiao Yi were less than half of his.

...

Back to the matter at hand.

Pill after pill turned into pure medicinal power.

Absorbed by the Ice Phoenix Sword and Fire Control Beast Dual Martial Souls, they were instantly depleted.

Time trickled by.

Until the sky began to brighten.

Xiao Yi had completely consumed the ten thousand Pure Profound Cave Pills.

His Cultivation advanced to the Mysterious Profundity Ninth Layer.

Within his body, the Qi Spring was filled more than ninety percent.

The True Qi nearly reached three thousand zhang.

It could be said that his strength had greatly increased.

Now, he still had over one hundred and fifty Mystic Breakthrough Pills left.

With the absorbing speed of the Ice Phoenix Sword, he could consume them all before setting off.

However, Xiao Yi did not continue consuming them.

Because the next step was to break through to the Mystic Breakthrough Realm.

Breaking through to the Mystic Breakthrough Realm also had other requirements.

It wasn't just about filling the Qi Spring.

These one hundred and fifty-plus pills were not enough to complete the breakthrough process to the Mystic Breakthrough Realm.

So he temporarily stopped consuming them.

"Hu." Xiao Yi exhaled a breath of turbid air.

He stopped cultivating and headed out of the seclusion room.

...

As dawn broke, a cool breeze swept through.

In the sky, the newly risen sun shone with a warm light amid the soft glow.

This mixture of coolness and warmth brought a refreshing joy that was indescribable.

Xiao Yi went straight to the Outer Sect Treasury.

He guessed that Elder Yi, who often read through the night, would not be up so early.

But unexpectedly, the doors of the Outer Sect Treasury were wide open.

Elder Yi, as always, was reading a book at his desk.

"You're here," Elder Yi said indifferently.

"Elder Yi up so early?" Xiao Yi asked with a smile.

"I knew you would come to find me, so I woke up earlier," Elder Yi replied nonchalantly.

Xiao Yi chuckled and said, "Then has Elder Yi anticipated my reason for coming?"

"I know," Elder Yi nodded.

"But you're about to embark on your journey to the Eastern Desolate."

"Some things cannot be said in a short time."

"What do you mean, Elder Yi?" asked Xiao Yi with a frown.

Elder Yi's indifferent expression suddenly broke into a smile.

"After you return from the Eastern Desolate, ask whatever you wish, and I will tell you."

"I promise."

Elder Yi's tone was very serious.

Xiao Yi looked directly into Elder Yi's aged eyes, which were filled with a sense of letting go.

Xiao Yi knew that Elder Yi was not lying, that he truly meant what he said.

"Good," Xiao Yi replied seriously with a smile, "Upon my return, I'll have a lengthy conversation with Elder Yi."

After speaking, Xiao Yi bowed and left.

Not long after, a silhouette appeared suddenly beside Elder Yi, the Great Elder.

"He's willing to speak?" The Great Elder said with a smile brimming with joy.

Elder Yi nodded.

"Willing to speak means you're ready to acknowledge this disciple," the Great Elder said with another smile.

Elder Yi simply smiled, but said nothing.

"Still not ready to let go," the Great Elder sighed helplessly.

"It will be let go eventually," Elder Yi said with an understanding smile.

"But about you, always eavesdropping on my conversations with that kid, do you find it interesting?" Elder Yi had clearly changed the subject.

"It is interesting," The Great Elder laughed.

"But I didn't come here deliberately to eavesdrop."

"The elders and disciples are all preparing, I was just passing by to find Xiao Yi."

With that, the Great Elder's figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.

...

An hour later.

Outside the mountain gate of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect, seven elders and the top ten chief inner disciples had all arrived.

Nearly all the three hundred disciples were from the inner sect; only a few were the most outstanding disciples from the outer sect.

Xiao Yi arrived belatedly.

From a distance, he saw Lin Jin and others and walked over.

Soon, under the lead of the elders, a large group set off grandly.

The sight of hundreds of people flying through the air was indeed spectacular.

The outer disciples, along with a small number of inner disciples with weaker strength, flew slowly.

A few elders waved their hands, and a burst of Spiritual Energy enveloped them, forcibly increasing their speed.

Xiao Yi, needless to say, did not need the help of the elders; he flew on his own.

His gaze turned toward the distance.

That direction was towards Purple Cloud City.

In just over a month, it would be the grand assessment of the entire sect.

With seven Sword Sect elders joining this Beast Tide, it would probably end in ten to fifteen days.

Once this matter was settled and the grand assessment of the sect was completed,

It would be exactly the six months he had promised the Great Elder, Xiao Lihuo.

Then, he had to make a trip back to the Xiao Family.

His return was not merely a simple visit.

Rather, it was to truly rise the Xiao Family to prominence!

"Northern Mountain Murong Family, just you wait." Xiao Yi clenched his fist, his icy gaze startling Lin Jin and the others nearby.

"Xiao Yi, what's the matter?" Lin Jin hastily asked.

"It's nothing." Xiao Yi shook his head and gave a faint smile, indicating that he was fine.

...

Five days later, the Sword Sect's party finally arrived at the Eighteen Cities of the Eastern Desolate.

They arrived at Green Light City.

The familiar giant city walls were still there.

The thick stench of blood remained.

The deafening sounds of battle persisted.

The dense throngs of human martial artists fighting countless demon beasts were still there.

But...

This time, the stench of blood was even more intense; it was so thick that it turned ones' eyes bloodshot and was unbearable to witness directly.

The sounds of battle this time did not stir the blood, but instead sent one's mood plummeting to rock bottom.

The fighting could only be described as brutal.

From high above.

There were plainly more than 300,000 demon beasts here, at least 500,000 or more.

The demon beast army had already pressed up to the base of the city walls.

The bodies of countless human martial artists lay strewn outside the walls.

As if with their frail bodies, they were trying to hold off the demon beasts for one more second.

The sight of blood flowing like rivers had even stained the vast city walls with a layer of red.

"Bastards."

Just as the Sword Sect's group arrived, everyone had become incredibly angry.

The seven elders acted simultaneously, striking out with their attacks, and in an instant, thousands of demon beasts fell.

The demon beasts that had pressed up to the wall were forcibly repelled.

The remaining disciples had eyes red with rage.

Even Xiao Yi's face turned ugly.

The situation now was far removed from the crisis Nie Rushan had described; it was almost a point of no return.

In just a few short days, the urgency of Green Light City had skyrocketed dramatically.

In the distance, nearly a hundred Level 5 demonic beasts watched with covetous eyes.

"Roar."

Suddenly, thunderous roars of beasts erupted.

The voice of the nearly a hundred Level 5 demonic beasts almost made the walls of Green Light City collapse.

"How dare you." The seven elders shouted in anger.

Seven surging waves of True Qi instantly enveloped the city walls.

In an instant, the thunderous roars of beasts dissipated like mist.

Green Light City remained unharmed.

Countless demon beasts, under the roar, quickly retreated.

But clearly, they would soon attack again.

The Sword Sect's group descended from the sky onto the top of the city wall.

The eight Chief Stewards of the Demon Hunting Hall, the Vice Building Owner of the Shadow Tower, the three Great Commanders of the Blood Blade Guard, and Bai Family Master of the Bai Family, were all present.

So many Mystic Breakthrough Realm martial artists, yet each of them bore wounds on their bodies.

"Greetings to the elders." Everyone saluted in succession.

"Dispense with the formalities." The elders spoke with grave expressions, "You are all injured? How serious has the situation become?"

A Chief Steward from the Demon Hunting Hall stepped forward with a mournful expression, "How serious?"

"If the elders had arrived even two hours later, Green Light City would have fallen."

"The Level 5 demonic beasts number in the hundreds; the weakest are of Mystic Breakthrough Second Layer strength."

"Those of Mystic Breakthrough Sixth Layer strength reach up to twenty."

"There are five of Mystic Breakthrough Seventh Layer strength."

"Two hours ago, there even appeared a demonic beast of Mystic Breakthrough Eighth Layer strength."

"If this trend continues, amongst the Level 5 demonic beasts, even those of Overlord level will appear."

Hearing this, the seven elders were shocked.

...

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Third installment.

I'm updating very late today because I've been unsatisfied with my writing.

After writing and revising over and over, it took a long time. Even after all this, I'm still not pleased with these three chapters, but they had to be updated.

Leave your feelings and critiques in the comment section, so that Xiao Ba can see them, okay?