Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons

"To hell with that."

Shen Yi rubbed his brow, easing the aftereffects of the Tianyan Forty-Nine.

An instinctive desire to unravel the myriad laws of the world and to find the other person's weaknesses had almost become second nature to him.

But in the brief sweeping glance just now, Senior Xuan Qing appeared so ordinary, without a trace of vital energy… nor any weaknesses to speak of.

"Although it may seem presumptuous for me to say this as a disciple,"

"Really, you did very well."

Xuan Qing slowly lowered his eyes, clearly, he had also received news about the slaying of General Dao Hai.

One could say that now, within the Nan Hong Seven Sons, anyone with some status was aware of it.

At least for the time being,

Sect Master Shen Yi's position had already been half secured.

Among those vassal forces, the weaker ones wouldn't dare to defy him, and as for the stronger ones, how could they not see how terrifying the Sect Master's talent was.

The reason why it's only half secured,

is because Xuan Qing understood those cultivators of the same realm all too well, and it was highly likely that there would be cases of desperate actions.

"So let Xuan Qing offer one more gift to the Sect Master."

As he spoke, the wooden figure slowly closed its eyes.

The next moment, a wave of purple Qi so rich that it even surpassed the total sum of Shen Yi's current Hongmeng Purple Qi, emerged from it.

"This object is a regret of Xuan Qing's, since then, I have never heard the heavenly music celebrate for Xuan Qing again."

"Please, Sect Master, take it on my behalf."

Xuan Qing staggered back to sit on the meditation cushion, and the vitality on his wooden body suddenly diminished significantly.

"..."

Shen Yi silently watched the wooden figure's back.

After a long while,

he said softly, "Why not continue with what you didn't finish last time, let's hear it?"

Xuan Qing stared at the statue of the Ancestral Master and suddenly showed a carefree smile: "The past is in the past, why bring it up? Xuan Qing has long forgotten... I'd like to sit by myself for a while."

"Alright."

Shen Yi nodded lightly, and the Immeasurable Demon Emperor Palace leapt out from his brow, casting the night sky in a sanguine hue.

The dense Hongmeng Purple Qi then slowly split into four streams, flowing towards the four layers of the heavenly palace.

The next moment, the Hongmeng Purple Qi in each layer of the heavenly palace surged fiercely, nearly doubling!

With such a generous augmentation, plus the just recently fully achieved Tianyan Forty-Nine... it seemed to help him take another step over a crucial boundary.

Shen Yi put away the Dao Palace and did not disturb Xuan Qing further.

After all, even if he listened now, it would just be out of courtesy.

There would still be opportunities in the future.

Once Shen Yi left the Ancestral Master Hall,

Xuan Qing reopened his eyes, looked at the statue, and suddenly said, sentimentally, "Aside from you, he's the first one who wanted to hear my story. Could it be that all of you Sect Masters just love to invite trouble?"

"But after you finished listening, the Nanyang Sect was no more..."

...

Outside the Ancestral Master Hall.

Shen Yi casually picked a spot and flipped through some booklets, looking to see if there was another way to harvest the life essence of demons.

Looking at the panel with an empty space for demon life essence, he always felt a lack of security.

The sudden gift from Xuan Qing already spoke volumes.

In actuality, it was evident to anyone that with the lure of the precious He Dao Bao Di, becoming a direct disciple of the Sect Master was no easy feat, and to ascend safely to White Jade Capital and inherit the He Dao Bao Di was a perilous journey.

How many fellow sect brothers and sisters wished death upon him out of malice.

It was just one treasure land, one path to ascendancy, why should it be yours? If strength is to decide, that's all to do with the White Jade Capital, without a true life-or-death struggle, who would be willing to admit they are weaker than others.

It was obvious that Xuan Qing had experienced this once, which explained his actions.

At that moment, under the leadership of Li Qingfeng, several people hurried over.

"Sect Master, they have returned."

Li Qingfeng's face was filled with smiles, somewhat different from usual.

As he stepped aside,

Shen Yi looked up and saw among the group, a familiar figure: "You went out?"

"I wanted to take care of some matters."

Nie Jun responded softly, his eyes showing some weariness.

The man known as Mysterious Sword for his killing prowess, after witnessing so many powerful beings upon the opening of Nanyang Treasure Land, was still undistracted in his cultivation.

He had only lacked many things before.

Now that Shen Yi had helped him with that, he just needed time.

A cultivator who could reach the top three in the Chasm Depths, how could he be weaker than the prodigies of other sects.

"I have abandoned the third-grade Dao Pillar in favor of a fourth-grade one, and now I already have three embryonic pillars, only lacking refining materials."

"..."

Shen Yi pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Give it up again, no less than second-grade, and if you need anything, go to Wen Qiujin, consider it a loan from me."

The Nanyang Sect doesn't lack a small Return to Void second layer errand disciple.

"Wouldn't that be too forced?" Nie Jun looked up slowly, a trace of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

Having witnessed the existence of heavenly palaces, how could he settle for merely forging a common Dao Palace?

But those extremely expensive refining materials were beyond Nie Jun's wildest dreams.

You need to have the strength first before you have the right to compete with others for such materials.

Shen Yi was no sect master, the other party had never enjoyed any benefits from the Nanyang Sect and had come up from insignificance on his own; he owed no obligations to anyone.

"When the Sect Master speaks, you a mere disciple, just follow orders!" Li Qingfeng hurriedly kicked his senior brother.

Always staying in the Law Storage Pavilion, how could he know how illustrious Sect Master Shen was now.

Nie Jun glanced at Li Qingfeng,

causing the young man to shudder: "What the hell! Now I am... I am..."