NOVEL NEXT Chapter 690: Edge of Heaven, Guiding Hall!
In five days, it achieved sainthood, cultivating all the way to the Saint Realm, with no boundary limitations during this period for the Little Evil God.
Its breakthroughs happened easily as long as it met the basic conditions of each realm.
There was no need to comprehend the Dao Realm, nor any force, intent, or Dao!
It differed from the cultivation process of Human Clan Cultivators.
"If it continues to break through like this, it could indeed stand shoulder to shoulder with the Great Emperor."
With the same level of cultivation, the Great Emperor cultivated further in the Dao Realm and Dao Essence.
Dao Realm and Dao Essence were immensely powerful.
The Great Emperor had two more methods, making it easy to deal with the Little Evil God.
"Maybe the Little Evil God also had its own unique talents, or else just having the same realm wouldn't likely place it alongside the Great Emperor."
The Little Evil God was one of the Ancient Ten Great Evil Gods, surely hiding some means.
After all, Yang Yan witnessed the methods of the Death God.
Power, the ordinary eye couldn't see the Death God at all.
Just this, the Death God could easily overpower many cultivators of the same realm.
*"Though not as good as the Great Emperor, being able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Great Emperor, and with such rapid cultivation speed, comes with its gains and losses!"* Yang Yan thought to himself.
Thump, thump, thump!
In Yang Yan's Nine Orifice Exquisite Sword Heart, another violently beating heart sound appeared.
The now sainted Little Evil God no longer curled up within the Devil Seed.
It sat cross-legged inside the Devil Seed, brewing a kind of sinister power on its body.
This power differed from Demonic Qi and Profound Qi.
"This must be its distinctive feature!"
Yang Yan saw through the Little Evil God.
"The five hundred years of cultivation in the river assimilating into the Devil Seed are almost completely absorbed!
Once it reaches the First Heaven, I can release it.
It needs to grow quickly so it can help me clear some obstacles!"
With the Little Evil God present, dealing with the Heavenly Forces would not be so simple.
Moreover, the appearance of the Little Evil God wouldn't go unchecked by the forces in the heavens.
This way, they would have to divide their attention and contend with the Little Evil God to prevent it from becoming overly powerful.
"It should now be able to easily slay a Saint, and the forces in the heavens wouldn't easily subdue it!
This is excellent!
You can stand before me, shielding everything.
I, on the other hand, can cultivate in peace in the rear!"
With the Little Evil God drawing the light of the Heavenly Forces and powerful beings, he could spend his first days in greater tranquility.
"When we reach the heavens, I can release it to cultivate on its own.
With its cultivation speed, within the Nine Heavens before the Great Emperor reemerges to suppress the world,
the time required for it to achieve the cultivation comparable to the Great Emperor shouldn't be much!"
Two days later, the Little Evil God completely devoured the power that was poured into the Devil Seed from the river.
Its cultivation hadn't advanced further, yet was not far from progressing.
The Dragon Head Ship now began to gradually halt.
Yang Yan opened his eyes; it had been the seventh day since leaving the human world.
"Have we reached the First Heaven?"
He stood up and looked toward where the Dragon Head Ship had docked.
Through the mist, he saw a row of massive pillars.
Numerous runes were carved into these pillars, along with many Divine Beasts.
They were thick; each one reached to the heavens.
Looking upward, the pillars ascended into the endless clouds, with no end in sight.
"Could this be the existence that supports the heavens?"
The First Heaven was not a true heaven; there was no First to Ninth Heaven previously.
They were regions opened by cultivators using powerful forces.
So, it required something to sustain this world!
These pillars likely represented the existence that upheld the heavens!
With an explosive sound, the Dragon Head Ship creaked continuously.
Yang Yan noticed the Dragon Head Ship directly crashing into a pillar.
The hull began to crack; collapse was likely.
"Get off!"
He leaped down, landing on the riverbank of the River of Oblivion.
Upon reaching the riverbank, the Dragon Head Ship could no longer hold and completely shattered.
It turned into fragments, sinking into the River of Oblivion, disappearing from sight.
The moment occurred in an instant, and Yang Yan couldn't stop it.
*"Was it controlled by something within the river? Or did the Dragon Head Ship crash into the sustaining pillar of its own?"* Yang Yan's gaze fluctuated.
Now that the Dragon Head Ship was shattered, his plan to have it repaired on the First Heaven wouldn't come to fruition.
The plan to search for True Dragon Bone and forge a new Dragon Ship would also have to be shelved.
*"Without the original model, it's nearly impossible to create the same Dragon Ship."*
If the Dragon Ship constructed was incorrect, it would sink into the River of Oblivion.
*The loss would be immense then!*
He wouldn't undertake uncertain and likely unprofitable ventures.
"It seems I can only disguise myself as a genius and enter a sect connected to the heavens!"
Yang Yan turned and proceeded further into the First Heaven.
One by one, pillars stood tall, their composition unknown.
Some pillars had the words "The Horizon" inscribed on them.
"Is this 'The Horizon' of the First Heaven?"
If so, following the River of Oblivion upward,
every stop in a heaven could be 'The Horizon.'
He walked past the pillars and entered an ancient palace.
Everything inside the ancient palace had decayed and deteriorated.
Nothing of value remained!
Exiting the palace, he looked up at the plaque above the palace entrance.
The plaque, covered in dust, bore three large characters, the Guiding Hall!
"Perhaps cultivators once existed here to welcome those coming from the world aboard Dragon Ships."
After the disappearance of the Dragon Ships, this place became abandoned.
Turning around, Yang Yan saw one towering tree after another, a thousand meters tall.
The trees stood firm, with exotic beast sounds emanating from within.
"First, I will release my Profound Qi!"
Within the River of Oblivion, he hadn't utilized his sealed Profound Qi.
This was to prevent any entity in the river from watching him closely, noticing anything suspicious, overturning the Dragon Head Ship, and plunging him into peril.
Having now left the River of Oblivion, he could act without restraint.
The Profound Qi he buried using the Small Burial Immortal Technique surged into his meridians.
The Demonic Qi cultivated using the Evil God Demon Scripture within his meridians was entirely restrained, entering the body of the Little Evil God.
Finally, not a trace of Demonic Qi remained on his body, reverting to the appearance of a scholar holding the Book of Salvation.
"Once out of the dense forest, release the Little Evil God."
Yang Yan was about to descend when an arrow shot through the dense forest of towering trees, aiming straight for his head.
The arrow was sharp, gleaming coldly.
Its speed was so swift it reached close in nearly an instant.
The one who shot this arrow must have achieved the Immortal Realm.
However, such a cultivator appeared inferior before Yang Yan.
His Profound Qi trembled within, and the energy it emitted shattered the incoming arrow.
"Don't shoot another arrow; someone who cultivates Profound Qi should be a cultivator!" a voice came from within the dense forest.
Then, figures emerged, wearing clothes made of beast hide and adorned with various colors on their faces, resembling Wild Men.
They carried bows and arrows, holding stone spears in their hands.
Stopping beneath the palace, they looked at Yang Yan.
Leading them was a young girl. She stepped forward impassively, took out an unlit oil lamp, and put it on the stone steps.
Beside it, she placed a Fire Stick, and spoke to Yang Yan.
"Light the oil lamp to prove you are of the Human Clan.
Otherwise, you won't leave here today!" the girl said coldly.
She then retreated and stood motionless.
With a swift move, Yang Yan appeared next to the stone steps with the oil lamp in front of the palace.
The style of the oil lamp seemed familiar to him.
"Who are you to dare block my path?"
Having just arrived at the First Heaven, he did not light the oil lamp.
*Who knows what kind of people they are, or if they intend harm!*