547: Half a year, the late stage of dragon transformation

Beyond the Demon State, a thousand miles away, amidst a range of mountains, the trees were golden, their falling leaves signaling autumn, carrying a unique autumnal charm.

Xie Weilou had excavated a cave dwelling; his journey north had yielded immense gains, and he planned to cultivate for a while before heading to the Blood Domain.

The Lord of the Nine Heavens Tower was not weak in strength, and he needed to advance further to have complete confidence.

Inside the cave dwelling.

Xie Weilou sat cross-legged, a pensive expression on his face: “What exactly went wrong?”

He was referring to Xie Nantian’s death and the dissipation of his Dao; according to the Great Peng King’s memory, this incident was indeed committed by the Great Peng King.

But he always felt that things were not that simple.

It was still the same point: the existence of his third uncle was a loophole.

That old man asking him to go north certainly wasn't just to make him see this point; the other party had other objectives.

What he saw solely from the Great Peng King’s memory could not truly resolve the confusion in his heart.

“Forget it! As third uncle said, leave some hope!”

Xie Weilou sighed softly.

With a flick of his sleeve, twelve Divine Court demon cores appeared before him; with so many Divine Court demon cores, after completely refining them, he should be able to advance to the late stage.

“......”

Xie Weilou closed his eyes, and a powerful aura permeated the air.

The Six Profound Aspects appeared simultaneously; the Human Aspect and the Demon Aspect had already given birth to a Divine Soul, and next was the Demonic Aspect.

Buzz!

He circulated the Demon Refining Art, and the twelve Divine Court demon cores instantly floated around him, a violent demonic energy raging, enveloping him, constantly invading his body.

“Follow the same method!”

Xie Weilou circulated the Nirvana Sutra, and the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged in; the power within his Dantian soared into the sky, causing the surrounding space to tremble.

Having gone through the process of the first two Great Xuan Forms giving birth to a Divine Soul, the subsequent matters were much simpler; he just needed to follow the previous steps.

“Roar!”

The Demonic Aspect opened its eyes, and demonic energy erupted; a devouring force swept forth, and the power of the demon cores and the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth were frantically devoured by it.

Buzz!

The power of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, and the power of the Five Gods, appeared simultaneously, rapidly deducing above its head…

Seven days later.

News from the north reached Great Xia.

Great Xia Holy Academy.

Zhou Xuantian’s pavilion.

Yan Wuhai was playing chess with Zhou Xuantian; when new replaced old, the one who used to play chess here was Yan Yuan, and now it was Yan Yuan’s son.

Yan Wuhai placed a piece, sighing with emotion: “Destroying the Peng Bird Clan and the Peacock Clan, slaughtering more than a dozen demon race Divine Courts, and even going to the Demon State, destroying the Blood Demon Clan, and causing six Divine Courts of the Heavenly Demon Clan to self-detonate—Xie Weilou is still as brutal as ever!”

“Isn’t that just how the world works? After this incident, the northern demon and devil races will find it difficult to recover their vitality within a hundred years.”

Zhou Xuantian smiled indifferently.

A hundred years was still a short estimate; perhaps within three hundred years, the demon and devil races would remain in decline.

He originally thought Xie Weilou would only eliminate some formidable characters when he went north, but he didn't expect that kid to go crazy and directly annihilate entire clans.

Fortunately, that kid didn't completely annihilate all the demon and devil races; otherwise, things would have been unfavorable.

In a world where the strong prey on the weak, if there were no strong enemies surrounding them, they would instead become complacent and stop striving for progress!

Yan Wuhai looked at the chessboard, saying with a complex expression: “I suddenly regret taking this position.”

Zhou Xuantian chuckled: “Everyone has their own path to walk; others’ paths may not necessarily suit you. Just walk your own path.”

“Indeed.”

Yan Wuhai smiled indifferently.

He looked out the window, muttering: “I hope they go further and further!”

Zhou Xuantian stroked his beard, smiling: “The future of Great Xia lies with you young people. The fortune of Great Xia can allow you to step into the Divine Court, but if you want to become stronger, you must also strive to cultivate. The Divine Court should not be your limit.”

Yan Wuhai bowed: “Thank you, Dean, for the reminder. I will work hard!”

Cultivators throughout the world were as numerous as carps crossing a river; even the most outstanding individuals had to give their all, so how could they, these people, allow themselves to fall into complacency?

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Time flew by like an arrow, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

Amidst the northern mountains, a riot of colorful flowers bloomed, their fragrance permeating the air, exhilarating the mind and spirit; birds sang in unison, like celestial music, enticing the spring breeze to dance.

Boom!

The cave dwelling’s door opened, and a man in a black robe with disheveled hair emerged.

He looked at the beautiful scenery before him, paused for a second, then a smile appeared on his face: “This scenery is truly beautiful!”

With that, his figure moved, appearing at the peak of the mountain.

“Half a year, and I’m at the late stage of Dragon Transformation!”

Xie Weilou clenched his fists, a powerful aura emanating from him, causing cracks to appear in the mountain rocks.

In half a year, he had refined twelve Divine Court demon cores, some spiritual herbs, and elixirs; the Five Gods’ power of the Demonic Aspect had successfully transformed into the power of a Divine Soul, and his cultivation had also successfully advanced to the late stage of the Dragon Transformation Realm, with his combat power increasing exponentially.

Having advanced to the late stage of the Dragon Transformation Realm this time, even without using the Heaven Mending Art, he was confident he could sweep through the Divine Court.

“Alone on a solitary peak, questioning the Nine Heavens, a thousand miles of rivers and mountains, no end in sight. Now, transforming into a dragon, riding the wind, the world sees me as an immortal!”

Xie Weilou laughed loudly, directly transforming into an afterimage and rushing towards a distant great river.

One incense stick later.

Xie Weilou took a bath, changed into a clean black robe, took out some fine wine, took a sip, and smiled faintly: “The late stage of Dragon Transformation is complete, it’s time to go to the Blood Domain.”

His journey north had still yielded many resources, many of which he had yet to digest.

However, having just broken through, it was not advisable to continue cultivating in seclusion, so he would make a trip to the Blood Domain and, while he was at it, look for the Nine Heavens Tower, kill a group of people, and demand an explanation!

A hundred thousand miles to the east from here, one could reach the Blood Domain.

“Blood Domain, here I come.”

Xie Weilou smiled indifferently, flying away directly. At this moment, he was full of momentum, looking forward to entering the Blood Domain and wreaking havoc!

Half an hour later.

Amidst a vast, blood-colored dense forest.

Xie Weilou frowned deeply, muttering to himself: “I’m lost…”

His previous formidable momentum had now dissipated by ninety percent; it was truly embarrassing for a cultivator at the late stage of the Dragon Transformation Realm to get lost.

There was nothing he could do; the map Zhou Xuantian gave only marked the approximate locations of the major regions, but it didn’t have detailed routes.

The memories of the Great Peng King and Kong Ling might have the exact route to the Blood Domain, but unfortunately, he had only focused on investigating the matters of Xie Nantian and Yan Wugou at the time, and had not investigated the details concerning the Blood Domain.

“It seems I’ll have to perform soul-searching to ask for directions.”

After a brief contemplation, Xie Weilou decided to find a soul body from the ten thousand souls banner to perform soul-searching.

Thump!

Thump!

Just then, a hurried sound of beast hooves entered Xie Weilou’s ears.

Xie Weilou looked in the direction of the sound and happened to see a caravan.

At the forefront was a huge bronze carriage, pulled by eight massive tigers. On the carriage stood over twenty guards holding weapons.

One of them was a Dao Repository Realm cultivator, while the rest were ordinary people.

Behind the carriage, there were more than a dozen Snow Treading Spirit Horses pulling carts, loaded with heavy goods…