Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

The extreme southern territory.

This was a Life Forbidden Zone rarely tread by human feet, perennially covered by ice and snow, and it remained in darkness throughout the year.

Even the strong from the Longevity Secret Realm couldn't help but be affected by this desolation.

When Xiao Yi, guided by the Sea Demon Emperor, spent a full seven days to arrive at the extreme southern territory, the sheer whiteness of the world stretching out before him elicited a look of astonishment on his face.

Xiao Yi turned to the Sea Demon Emperor, frowning as he said, "You should know the consequences of deceiving me!"

He had traveled countless miles to come here.

If the Sea Demon Emperor dared to deceive him, death would be far too simple a punishment!

The Sea Demon Emperor was, of course, clear about this and nodded hurriedly, saying earnestly, "Please rest assured, Lord of the State, I would never dare to deceive you. I indeed had a fortuitous encounter here a few months ago!"

If it had been another Earth Venerate Realm powerhouse, they would rather die than exhibit such subservience.

But...

A few months prior, the Sea Demon Emperor had been nothing more than a lowly Sea Demon, despised and expelled by his own kind. Suddenly rising to a strength comparable to the Earth Venerate Realm, he naturally didn't want to die just yet.

So long as he could stay alive, he was willing to forsake everything!

Xiao Yi nodded and commanded, "Lead the way ahead!"

"Please follow me, Lord of the State!"

The Sea Demon Emperor bowed and scraped, nodding obediently like an old, docile dog, and led the way.

They traveled onward.

Having left the seashore by three thousand miles, Xiao Yi and the Sea Demon Emperor abruptly stopped, both revealing expressions of astonishment as they looked at the strange scene before them.

This white snow-covered extreme southern territory now had an oasis bursting with green vitality.

Stretching as far as the eye could see...

The area was dressed entirely in greenery, with lush vegetation and the fragrance of birds and flowers.

It was nothing short of a terrestrial paradise!

Where was the forbidden zone of life?

"What's going on here?" Xiao Yi turned to the Sea Demon Emperor.

The Sea Demon Emperor also looked baffled, unconsciously shaking his head, "I, I don't know... The last time I was here, there were only some sporadic patches of moss; nothing like this..."

Roar!

A beast's roar suddenly rang out.

The ground beneath them exploded with a boom, and a colossal creature burst forth, flinging up clouds of dust. Amidst the flurry, a pair of silver fangs aimed to tear at Xiao Yi's waist.

Those silver fangs glinted coldly, chillingly cold, the biting winds that accompanied them whistled through the air, sharp as knives, sharp as swords.

"Court death!"

Xiao Yi's face darkened, and with a single hand, he threw a fierce punch at the silver fangs. Invincible King Fist, undefeated in battle, invincible in attack.

With that punch,

A loud boom resonated.

The silver fangs shattered instantly, and amidst its screams, Xiao Yi unleashed a series of punches.

Bang, bang, bang!

As one after another punch faded, the creature that had broken through the earth ceased its struggle, turning out to be a polar centipede shimmering with silver light.

But...

Normal polar centipedes were at most five or six meters long, but this one was at least ten meters.

Clearly, something was amiss!

"Lord of the State, are you alright?" the Sea Demon Emperor asked tentatively.

Xiao Yi gave him a cold look, the corners of his mouth curling up into a chilling sneer.

When the polar centipede had launched its surprise attack, this fellow had hidden away faster than anyone else—it wouldn't be a surprise if he had wished for Xiao Yi to be bitten to death!

And now, seeing Xiao Yi unharmed, he came forward to inquire and express his concern.

He truly was a deeply scheming character!

However, Xiao Yi still needed him for now in this extreme southern territory, so instead of killing him on the spot, he simply pointed a finger at the Sea Demon Emperor's forehead.

A vast and pure force of divine sealing silently entered his body.

"Lord Warden, what, what are you doing?" The Sea Demon Emperor was startled, as he had been completely powerless to resist that single stroke.

Xiao Yi said lightly, "Nothing much, just left a prohibition inside your body. Your life or death is but a thought away for me!"

Hiss!

The Sea Demon Emperor's face suddenly changed, a flash of fury swept through his eyes, but thinking of Xiao Yi's overwhelming strength, and the prohibition within him, he could only hang his head.

And continued to follow behind Xiao Yi.

Having dealt with the Sea Demon Emperor, Xiao Yi squatted on the ground to examine the body of the giant centipede, which was clearly unusual.

After cutting open the centipede's corpse and searching, Xiao Yi discovered something strange. Within the centipede's head was a mysterious green crystal.

This green crystal was like a gem, completely transparent, emitting a faint green light.

Grasping it in his hand,

Xiao Yi discovered that the crystal contained an incomparable concentration of elemental energy; the density of the elemental energy in just this one crystal was comparable to a second-order Spirit Vein!

"How could this be possible?" Xiao Yi couldn't help but inhale sharply.

Spirit Veins.

They are the gathering of the earth's spiritual energy and the essence of all things.

Some small countries even use first-order Spirit Veins to suppress the nation's fate and condense the dragon of fortune.

How terrifying is the energy contained within!

To think, within the body of a beast comparable to the Tao Tribulation Realm, there lay a crystal harboring elemental energy equal to that of a second-order Spirit Vein?

What on earth could this mysterious crystal be?

And how was it formed?

"Other than this crystal in its head, this centipede has no differences from ordinary ones... It seems that the reason for this centipede's strangeness lies right here!" Xiao Yi mused to himself, playing with the green crystal in his hand.

You must know...

The biggest difficulty he currently faces in refining the spirit of longevity is the urgent need for Spirit Veins. If the beasts in this extreme southern land all have such crystals in them, then why keep searching for Spirit Veins?

One crystal is equivalent to one Spirit Vein!

And this is only a beast comparable to the Tao Tribulation Realm. What if it's a beast of the Dharma Manifestation Realm, or from the Longevity Secret Realm?

If they all have these green crystals inside them,

Won't there be countless Spirit Veins right before him?

Why go through all the trouble to look for Spirit Veins?

Upon this thought,

Xiao Yi, with the Sea Demon Emperor, began to search for beasts in the extreme southern land.

One day.

Two days.

Three days...

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

On a flat grassland.

The massive body of a beast lay on the ground, this beast's body stretching up to two hundred meters long and possessing a cultivation level comparable to the Earth Venerate Realm.

In addition, it could control wind and snow, and if encountered by ordinary Earthly Honor realm fighters, it's uncertain who would perish.

Unfortunately, today it met Xiao Yi!

Pfft!

Xiao Yi dug out a fist-sized green crystal from its head, the energy contained within comparable to a sixth-order Spirit Vein. He placed it into his storage ring, his face revealing a brilliant smile: "In just ten short days, I've collected over ten thousand mysterious crystals, and just among those comparable to a sixth-order Spirit Vein, there are thirteen. After I return, I can refine quite a number of lifespans of longevity. I'll aim to breach ten in the Longevity Secret Realm of my Xiaoshanhe Institute before the day of disciple recruitment!"

Although he had yet to uncover the secrets of the extreme south, this trip had already been immensely profitable!

Not a bad journey at all!

"This place is only about five thousand kilometers from the central region of the extreme southern land, I wonder if there will be higher-grade crystals further ahead..." Xiao Yi looked forward.

Ready to continue on.

But just at this moment...

An earth-shattering roar came out of nowhere, causing Xiao Yi's expression to drastically change, his pupils suddenly narrowing: "A Sky Sovereign???"