The Daluo Sword Embryo in his hand was simple and unadorned, but it bore the patterns of a flying immortal. Its material was extraordinary.
Shi Jian held the sword and slashed forward. The divine sword emitted a brilliant light, a hundred times more blazing than the sun, impossible to look at directly. The void was annihilated by his casual slash.
"Truly a good sword!" he exclaimed.
Just as he was about to leave, several figures suddenly appeared in the void. The commotion from his breakthrough had been too great, attracting the attention of many powerhouses.
Some stared at the sword in his hand with intense eagerness. "It's the legendary sword!"
Others were cold and ruthless, directly intending to take his life. Among them were even old acquaintances: hunters from the Heaven organization.
A large group, upon seeing the sword, immediately attacked without hesitation.
"This person has cultivated Immortal Qi but is undergoing tribulation. Don't give him a chance to recover!"
"He's finished! Quickly make a move!"
Indeed, Shi Jian's current appearance was not good. His physical body was cracked, and blood seeped from his skin. He looked utterly wounded. Seeing this, they thought they had an opportunity.
"I'm finished?" Shi Jian couldn't figure out how. He was terrifyingly strong now. A smile played on his lips. "How thoughtful, knowing I got a treasure, you want to let me test my sword."
He did not hesitate, instantly activating the sword embryo. Dazzling light erupted.
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"Run, children! If you don't, you'll be finished!" As the mist dissipated, people from the outside world regained their view. When they saw everyone attacking Shi Jian, they cried out in alarm, especially those whose descendants were among the attackers.
They had not seen Shi Jian's moment of glory. The mist had obscured him because he was cultivating Immortal Qi. Now that it was gone, he must have succeeded. These insignificant people still wanted to attack him? Wasn't that just asking for death?
The result was as they expected. Brilliant light erupted, and countless powerhouses were instantly cut down. Heads rolled, and blood flowed freely.
There was no suspense in this battle. All who came with killing intent perished. The people from Heaven were the most numerous, with more than a dozen assassins, but it was all useless.
The area was permeated with a bloody smell. Adhering to the principle of not wasting, Shi Jian's Hell Furnace rapidly expanded, and in an instant, all traces of blood disappeared. Tranquility returned to the land.
Shi Jian still had some injuries. He took out a half-divine fruit to heal his wounds while silently comprehending the profundity of the Immortal Qi within him.
The Qi of the Immortal Dao could connect heaven and earth, making one's magical power inexhaustible. It could also nourish the body and warm the primordial spirit. It had infinite wondrous uses.
"It feels like a panacea," Shi Jian evaluated.
After cultivating Immortal Qi, he wanted to find more sacred and divine medicines. The resources he currently possessed could support the cultivation of another strand of Immortal Qi, but it was far from enough.
His first strand was cultivated by fusing the Dao of Perfect World. Within his body, there was also the Dao of the Saint King World, the Eternal Life World, and various others. This meant he could condense more than just three strands of Immortal Qi. His first was "one," as in "Dao gives birth to one." He needed more resources.
"The most sacred medicines should be in the Sacred Medicine Garden, but it has not yet appeared." The garden was an ancient place left over from the previous epoch, containing heaven-defying opportunities, but it only occasionally manifested.
"If I can't find clusters of sacred medicines, finding clusters of people will also work. It's better to take others' treasures than to painstakingly search for my own."
"Let me think—where are there clusters of people now? Got it—the Burial Realm!"
He quickly decided on his target. The Burial Realm was a mysterious minor thousand world, a battlefield of the previous epoch. Ning Chuan's immortal's bone hand and the Ten-Crowned King's immortal Dao sapling were both obtained from it.
News of the Burial Ground had leaked, and many people now knew of it. Shi Jian had learned its location from the memories of ancient freaks he had killed.
Soon, he arrived. The mountains were magnificent, and the vegetation was enchanting. Many unusual things were buried here. There were also tribes of indigenous people, some of whom worshipped Liu Shen as the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit. Of course, not all remained loyal.
Shi Jian saw many peculiar races, like the Centaurs—human upper body, horse lower body. He almost thought he had stumbled into a Western fantasy novel.
Upon reaching the area, he activated his Dominator's Eye. The soil here had been stained with strange blood, which could block divine sense. However, it could not block his eye.
The most striking thing was a divine object glowing like red coral in a chaotic stone forest. It was only palm-sized, emitting a misty aura. It was a peculiar metal.
"Immortal Gold? A spearhead?" Shi Jian clearly saw the object.
"I didn't expect there to be such a treasure here." He did not hesitate, immediately activating the Yellow Emperor Earth Sovereign Dao and controlling the stone forest.
In an instant, rays of light shot into the sky, attracting the attention of many people. They all rushed towards the place.
"Supreme Immortal Gold?" Everyone's faces turned red after seeing it. It was truly an immortal Dao treasure. Countless people looked at Shi Jian with greed.
Shi Jian paid no attention, taking the spearhead into his hand and putting it away. He swept an indifferent gaze over the surrounding people.
"Scram." Lord Shi had just acquired a great treasure and was unusually kind for a moment. He was willing to give them a chance to live.
A killing intent that shocked the world permeated the air. Everyone trembled. Hundreds of powerhouses were startled.
"This is that Sin Blood Great Fiend… Shi Jian." Someone quickly recognized him. In an instant, everyone gasped. His notorious reputation was widespread. Even the Six-Crowned King, Ning Chuan, had been cut down by one of the Sin Blood. And this Shi Jian was the most formidable among them.
A group of people were terrified. But as the saying goes, where others fear, I am greedy. The item was Immortal Gold; its value was too immense.
"You, Shi Jian, are indeed formidable, but if you want to monopolize the Immortal Gold, you'll have to ask everyone here for their opinion!" someone secretly transmitted a message, attempting to unite the crowd.
Pfft!
As soon as the voice fell, a creature in the crowd widened its eyes, dying with unwillingness. Its soul had already perished.
"You don't want to leave… then stay." Shi Jian sighed, and five-colored divine lightning rumbled across the sky. It was not easy for him to show kindness, but these people did not appreciate it.
The five-colored divine lightning rolled down, instantly killing countless people. After a brief harvest, Shi Jian continued forward.
Too many people had come here over the years, and most treasures had been harvested. Even with his Dominator's Eye, he hardly encountered any other powerful items. However, adhering to the principle that even a mosquito's meat is still meat, he collected all the divine materials and broken weapons he found.
Not long after, his Dominator's Eye saw another incredibly brilliant light.
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