179: Leave no one behind

“!!!”

“Demon Emperor Tianqing is dead too!”

Seeing this, Du Xuan and Demon Emperor Chixue’s expressions changed drastically.

Ye Qingyun couldn’t believe it either.

A Divine Aperture Realm Perfection clashing with a Divine Hidden Realm Early Stage Demon Emperor, just being able to fight was already very impressive.

To be evenly matched was the mark of a Prodigy!

To win was one in a million!

To kill someone in a higher realm was absolutely unparalleled in this era!

Terrifying Sword Qi crisscrossed the Void Realm, and the lingering aura prevented the Void Realm from self-healing.

Divine light swept through, and Han Li directly collected Demon Emperor Tianqing’s Physical Body.

With the Da Luo Sword Embryo above his head, Han Li exuded endless Sword Intent, like a Sword God descended to the mortal world, and the surrounding Void Realm was transformed into a sword domain by his Sword Intent.

“Run!”

At this moment, Du Xuan and Demon Emperor Chixue immediately snapped back to reality and fled without hesitation.

Killing Demon Emperor Tianqing meant he also had the ability to kill them.

Han Li’s strength had made them feel the fear of death.

The two top existences directly escaped into the Void Realm.

At this moment, Ye Qingyun also came back to his senses.

Watching Du Xuan and Demon Emperor Chixue flee, Han Li’s expression remained unchanged; everything seemed to be under his control.

“Sword of All Worlds!”

With the Da Luo Sword Embryo above his head, Han Li once again activated the most powerful sword move of the Great Luo Swordplay.

Sword of All Worlds!

A sword that slays the world!

“Boom—!!”

The Da Luo Sword Embryo vibrated, vast and boundless Sword Intent condensed, magic power shone, and a peerless sword manifested, directly obliterating the Void Realm.

“Boom—!!”

A thousand miles away, the Void Realm exploded, and a terrifying Sword Qi tore through the sky and descended, a figure stumbled out, and seeing the soaring Sword Qi, his expression revealed horror.

The divine shield activated, emitting a brilliant light.

“Pfft—!!”

A sword descended, and even with a Dao Artifact shield to block it, it couldn’t withstand this Supreme sword; Du Xuan spat out a mouthful of blood, suffering a heavy blow.

Before he could even catch his breath, the Void Realm exploded, and Han Li, with the Da Luo Sword Embryo above his head, descended.

“Spare me, I’ll give up Qingyun Sect, don’t kill me!”

Du Xuan’s face showed extreme fear; Han Li, before him, was like a world-destroying demon god, making his heart feel an extreme chill.

“Slaying of All Heavens!”

The sword was activated again, and the Da Luo Sword Embryo condensed endless Sword Intent and charged forth.

“May you die a terrible death!”

A venomous curse sounded, Du Xuan was pierced by a sword, his essence, Qi, and spirit perished, and before his Physical Body even hit the ground, divine light swept through, and Han Li directly collected the Physical Body of this Northern Prison Sect Sect Leader.

Looking up at the sky, Han Li’s eyes flickered.

“There’s still one more…”

Whispering, Han Li’s figure immediately disappeared into the Void Realm.

In the sky, only the endless Sword Qi remained, preventing the Void Realm from healing… Jin Yuan Kingdom.

On a vast mountain Peak, a bloody light emerged from the Void Realm, descending onto the Peak, revealing its true form—it was none other than Demon Emperor Chixue.

Transformed into human form, Demon Emperor Chixue’s face was pale, and blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

“Han Li… I will make sure you are buried in the North Continent!”

Staring into the Void Realm, Demon Emperor Chixue clenched his fists. The Killing Intent in his eyes was undisguised.

“Is that so?”

At this moment, a voice came from the depths of the sky.

Demon Emperor Chixue was startled, his pupils contracting violently.

Space shattered, and a figure in a green robe, with the Da Luo Sword Embryo above his head, descended.

Divine light shone, like a deity.

“Han Li!”

Demon Emperor Chixue’s nerves tensed.

How was this possible? How could Du Xuan have died so quickly?!

Looking at the descending Han Li, Demon Emperor Chixue’s heart trembled violently.

“Han Li, you can’t kill me, I’m from Suspended Mountain. If you kill me, you won’t escape.”

Demon Emperor Chixue suppressed the horror in his heart and said, feigning composure.

“Sword of All Worlds!”

The response to Demon Emperor Chixue was the Supreme sword.

The Void Realm tore open.

Demon Emperor Chixue’s heart pounded.

“Roar—!”

With a roar, Demon Emperor Chixue immediately manifested his true form, a several-hundred-foot-long blood-colored python.

Roaring with an open mouth, he activated his Lifebound Divine Ability, transforming into a divine light that charged forward.

“Boom—!!!”

An earth-shattering sound erupted, and the thousand-foot mountain Peak was instantly annihilated.

“Bang!!”

Demon Emperor Chixue’s true form crashed onto the ground, blood flowing freely.

Han Li gave him no chance to breathe, unleashing the second sword. Sword light illuminated the heavens and earth, and with one sword strike, Demon Emperor Chixue was immediately slain.

His essence, Qi, and spirit were extinguished; he was utterly dead.

Han Li waved his hand and directly collected Demon Emperor Chixue’s Physical Body.

The Da Luo Sword Embryo above his head also dissipated, and the terrifying Sword Intent receded.

Han Li’s face paled slightly.

Continuous slaying consumed a lot of magic power. The Great Luo Swordplay was unparalleled in power, but the magic power it consumed was also considerable.

However, thinking about the harvest, it was all worth it.

“Divine-Grade Swordplay… indeed incomparable to Heaven-Grade Swordplay.” Han Li exhaled, his figure moving, and he immediately disappeared through the spatial rift… Qingyun Sect.

Deep within the Qingyun Main Hall, Ye Qingyun and Liu Qing stood in the hall.

Liu Qing’s expression was solemn as she looked at Ye Qingyun: “Revered Master, Senior Han… really went to pursue them?!”

“Yes.” Ye Qingyun nodded.

Receiving her Revered Master’s affirmative answer, Liu Qing’s heart was in turmoil.

She never would have thought that Senior Han’s strength would be so terrifying.

Slaying a Divine Hidden Realm Early Stage Demon Emperor was simply unimaginable.

And to do so while facing two opponents made his strength even more incredible.

“Then Revered Master, can Senior Han succeed?” Liu Qing asked nervously.

“Perhaps, I’m not sure either.”

Ye Qingyun shook his head.

Witnessing Han Li slay Demon Emperor Tianqing with a single sword, Ye Qingyun’s shock was immense.

It directly shook his nerves.

He knew Han Li’s aura was profound and that he was inferior, but… he never would have thought Han Li’s strength was so terrifying.

No wonder he was so calm; with such strength, he indeed had the right to be.

“Buzz—!”

The Void Realm suddenly split open, and a golden light bloomed in the Qingyun Hall. From within the golden light, a figure in a green robe stepped out.

Ye Qingyun and Liu Qing’s gazes immediately fell upon the green-robed figure.

“Senior Han!”

“Fellow Daoist Han!”

Seeing Han Li appear, Ye Qingyun and Liu Qing spoke at the same time, hurrying forward.

“Senior Han, those Demon Emperors and the Northern Prison Sect Sect Leader…”

“They’re all dead.”

Before Liu Qing could finish speaking, Han Li interjected.

“!!!”

Hearing this, their hearts trembled.

All dead!

Three Divine Hidden Realm Early Stage existences were just wiped out like that.

“Sect Leader Ye, where is the Northern Prison Sect located?” Han Li suddenly asked.

Ye Qingyun was stunned, looking at Han Li.

“Fellow Daoist Han, are you thinking of…”

“To cut the weeds, one must pull out the roots!”

Han Li said lightly.

Ye Qingyun snapped back to reality and immediately told him a detailed location. Han Li took out his ruyi compass and directly pinpointed it.

“Alright, I’ll be back soon.”

Han Li nodded. Without waiting for Liu Qing and Ye Qingyun to speak, Han Li turned and disappeared without a trace.

“…”

“There will be no more Northern Prison Sect…” Ye Qingyun sighed.

Liu Qing stood by, her heart shaking.

This Senior Han was not only strong but also ruthless enough!

He was directly going to exterminate the entire Northern Prison Sect.

However… the Northern Prison Sect wasn’t good either; they deserved to die!

Thinking this, Liu Qing’s heart immediately felt much lighter.

“Revered Master… what should we do next?” Liu Qing asked, regaining her composure.

“Just wait. Inform everyone in the Sect that no one is allowed to leave the mountain gate by a single step.” Ye Qingyun said to her.

“Yes, Disciple will go do that now.” Liu Qing nodded and then left the Qingyun Hall.

Watching Liu Qing’s retreating figure, Ye Qingyun looked out into the distant Void Realm again.

“This time, we managed to preserve it…”

Ye Qingyun sighed… Half an hour later, within the Qingyun Hall, Han Li’s figure appeared.

Seeing Han Li appear, Ye Qingyun immediately stepped forward, “Fellow Daoist Han, is everything resolved?”

“Yes, I need to meditate now.” Han Li nodded.

“No problem, Fellow Daoist Han, rest assured, I won’t let anyone disturb you.” Ye Qingyun nodded.

Han Li didn’t say much more, taking a step out of the Qingyun Hall and soon appearing in Liu Qing’s cultivation courtyard.

Entering the quiet room, Han Li waved his hand to set up a Formation, summoned the embroidered rivers and mountains map, and directly entered the map.

“A Medium Grade Spiritual Vein… that really is an unexpected gain.” In the embroidered rivers and mountains map world, Han Li looked at the several-hundred-foot-long spiritual light before him, wriggling like a giant python of several hundred feet.

And this was what he had gained from the Northern Prison Sect.

After annihilating the Northern Prison Sect, he obtained this Medium Grade Spiritual Vein.

In the Northern Prison Sect’s treasury, Han Li also acquired many Spirit Stones.

All the wealth of the entire Northern Prison Sect was taken into his possession, and his net worth skyrocketed.

“First, absorb the blood Qi, then upgrade the True Devil Body before taking inventory.”

With a thought, Han Li activated his magic power, confined the Spiritual Vein, and embedded it into the earth.

The Medium Grade Spiritual Vein was not needed for devouring for now; he would keep it.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Han Li’s thought moved, and he immediately released the sealed blood Qi.

“Rumble~”

Vast blood Qi poured into his body, and a strong light emanated from his entire being, with rumbling thunderous sounds coming from within him.

The blood Qi of three Divine Hidden Realm Early Stage cultivators, one Divine Aperture Realm Middle Stage cultivator, plus seventy-two Demon Kings, and tens of thousands of Martial Artists from the Northern Prison Sect.

The increase was also enormous.

Especially the blood Qi of Divine Hidden Realm Early Stage cultivators, which was even more vast. Breaking through one stage, the blood Qi gained was earth-shattering.

The blood Qi of one Divine Hidden Realm Early Stage cultivator was six or seven times more than that of a Divine Aperture Realm Peak cultivator, and the blood Qi of a Demon Emperor of the same realm was even more.

The Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art operated at full power, and Han Li’s body emitted bursts of roars.

Intense red light permeated his skin.

His aura was continuously rising, and Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos were rapidly cultivated.

The blood Qi emanating from him surged several hundred feet high… An hour passed, and Han Li opened his eyes.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, his entire body exuded powerful aura fluctuations.

Like an ancient Vicious Beast, his fierce might was heaven-shaking.

This wave of blood Qi enhancement allowed his Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art to break through another major step.

He gained thirty-two thousand Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos, cultivating a total of sixty-four thousand Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos.

There was no increase in Dragon Elephant Divine Embryos. This time, Han Li prioritized cultivating Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos, doubling their number in one go.

Cultivating Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos was much easier than cultivating Dragon Elephant Divine Embryos.

With sixty-four thousand Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos, he had already progressed more than halfway.

Although he hadn’t cultivated Dragon Elephant Divine Embryos, the cultivated Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos could still greatly increase his strength.

He gained three hundred and twenty million jun of power, and this did not include the power gained from Dragon Elephant Divine Symbols.

The Dragon Elephant Divine Symbols also increased to ten.

Adding one hundred million jun of power.

His total power reached one billion nine hundred and twenty million jun.

His Physical Body also improved with the advancement of the Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art.

His Physical Body became even more formidable; with every movement, he wielded destructive power.

Nearly two billion catties of strength, equivalent to fifty million tripods of power.

A mountain of one hundred thousand feet could be easily shattered!

With a thought, Han Li opened his panel.

Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art [Earth-Shattering 51%]

“In that case, if I Cultivate to the limit of one hundred and eight thousand Dragon Elephant Primordial Embryos, then the Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art should also be able to reach the Perfection stage...”

Looking at the panel, a thought flashed through Han Li's mind.

Once the Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art reached Perfection, he would evolve it, and then fully boost the Ten Thousand Tribulations True Devil Art.

By then, with this wave of improvement, his own strength would once again greatly increase.

Although the Dragon Elephant Overlord Body Art was powerful, it was completely incomparable to the Ten Thousand Tribulations True Devil Art.

However, first and foremost, he needed to reach the point where he could evolve it.

Earth-Shattering Perfection, that would probably be complete Perfection.

“I wonder if I can successfully Cultivate the third stage of the True Devil Body...”

Looking at the corpses in the distance, Han Li stood up.

The three Early Stage Divine Hidden Realm cultivators and one Divine Aperture Realm cultivator provided a very large amount of life essence blood.

A single step across represented a qualitative difference.

“Buzz—!!”

Han Li raised his hand, and a purple light bloomed in his palm, absorbing the Demon Emperor's life essence blood.

In a short while, the life essence blood of all four giants was absorbed by him.

There were also the life essence blood of tens of thousands of Martial Artists, but the life essence blood of the four giants was the main focus.

Devouring the essence blood and activating the Ten Thousand Tribulations True Devil Art, a purple radiance bloomed around Han Li's body.

Inside him, the True Devil Mark emitted a brilliant light, illuminating his flesh and Soul.

As he continuously devoured, his True Devil Power also rapidly increased.

Demonic light bloomed, and a powerful Devilish Qi permeated outwards, almost transforming the entire embroidered rivers and mountains map world into a demonic domain.

An invisible power surrounded his body, lifting him into the Void Realm, Han Li, like a Demon God, exuded an extreme Devilish Qi... “Just a little bit more...”

Opening his eyes, Han Li's body slowly landed. The life essence blood of three Early Stage Divine Hidden Realm cultivators, plus the life essence blood of one Divine Aperture Realm giant and tens of thousands of Martial Artists, was still just a little short.

He had completed nine-tenths.

He was still one-tenth short of successfully Cultivating the third stage of the True Devil Body.

His True Devil Power surged, but he was unable to Breakthrough to the third stage of the True Devil Body, leaving Han Li with some regret.

“If I take down one more Divine Aperture Realm Demon Emperor, I can succeed in Cultivating it...”

Standing up, Han Li muttered to himself.

Coming back to his senses, he sensed his own body. Although he hadn't broken through to the third stage of the True Devil Body, the improvement was not small. His mental Soul had doubled in strength, and his True Devil Power had also increased by more than double.

The True Devil Power constantly nourished his Physical Body, and his Physical Body also received a partial boost.

However, even with just this partial change, his strength successfully reached two billion catties, a full fifty million tripods of power.

“Although I haven't broken through... I should have no problem fighting a Peak Divine Hidden Realm cultivator.”

A thought flashed through his mind as Han Li felt the changes all over his body, his heart surging.

This trip out was worth it; otherwise, if he had stayed in the Southern Continent, he probably wouldn't have even a tenth of his current strength.

His greatest gain was still this Emperor-Grade Cultivation Technique, the Ten Thousand Tribulations True Devil Art.

The main reason he could overcome the gap between the Divine Aperture Realm and the Divine Hidden Realm was because of his Ten Thousand Tribulations True Devil Art.

Several Cultivation Techniques were considered top-tier.

It wasn't just a single factor contributing to the improvement.

“Let's check the gains...”

Coming back to his senses, Han Li took out several cosmos rings, the ring of the Northern Prison Sect Leader, and those he had plundered from the two Demon Emperors.

The wealth of the four giants was all in his hands.

Han Li checked them, and among them, there were five hundred million Low-Grade Spirit Stones alone.

And these were just Low-Grade Spirit Stones; there were also one hundred million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and ten million High-Grade Spirit Stones.

The Spirit Stone gains mainly came from the Northern Prison Sect.

The accumulated wealth of a Sect was still very considerable.

This single sum of Spirit Stone wealth alone reached an extraordinary level.

And there were other various Materials.

Spirit Pills, top-grade Spirit Treasures, and so on.

There were also four Dao Artifacts.

One Medium Grade Dao Artifact and three Low-Grade Dao Artifacts.

Han Li did not refine them; he temporarily sealed all these Dao Artifacts.

“I'll get some more, and when I return to the Southern Continent someday, I'll give one to each of my Senior Brother and Senior Sister!”

Han Li looked at the four Dao Artifacts, a thought surfacing in his mind.

His personal Magic Treasure was already sufficient.

Han Li primarily wanted to nurture his Lifebound Treasure.

As for the others, if he could use them, he would; if not, he would keep them for now.

Magic Treasures were just a means; Han Li would not rely too heavily on them.

The strongest was still oneself.

If the Ten Thousand Tribulations True Devil Art was Cultivated to the extreme, even a supreme sacred weapon would not be able to kill him.

“Hmm, this is...”

While checking the Materials, Han Li suddenly took out a golden Ore.

It shimmered with golden light, like gold.

But it wasn't gold.

Han Li looked at the patterns on the golden Ore; these patterns resembled true Dragons.

“dragon vein celestial gold!”

Looking at the golden dragon-patterned Ore in his hand, Han Li carefully compared it with the information in his mind, and soon, he found relevant data.

dragon vein celestial gold!

This was one of the Materials for forging supreme sacred weapons.

Looking at the fist-sized dragon vein celestial gold in his hand, Han Li's heart couldn't help but pound.

dragon vein celestial gold, this extremely rare and precious Heaven and Earth treasure Material, was basically hard to find.

It was very scarce.

Just this small piece of dragon vein celestial gold, its value was extraordinary.

All the Spirit Stones on him combined couldn't buy such a small piece.

Looking at the fist-sized dragon vein celestial gold, Han Li's breathing quickened slightly.

Soon, he calmed down again.

This piece of dragon vein celestial gold could be fused into his Heavenly Thunder Sword.

Although the quantity was small, it could definitely elevate his Heavenly Thunder Sword to a Medium Grade Dao Artifact.

Moreover, with the Fusion of dragon vein celestial gold, the material of his Heavenly Thunder Sword would be extraordinary; its bearing capacity could even withstand top-tier Primordial Spirit Realm giants.

One of the Materials for forging supreme sacred weapons.

This was not an exaggeration.

“There's even such a treasure...”

Han Li temporarily put away the dragon vein celestial gold, a smile appearing on his face.

Fused with dragon vein celestial gold and upgraded to a Medium Grade Dao Artifact, it could even directly clash with High Grade Dao Artifacts.

The potential of the Heavenly Thunder Sword would also greatly increase.

Immediately, Han Li continued to check the Materials.

Soon, he finished checking. Although there was only this small piece of dragon vein celestial gold, for such a Material, being able to get even such a small piece was already a stroke of great luck.

“If I take down a few more Sects...”

A murderous thought emerged in Han Li's mind, but after thinking about it, he abandoned the idea.

He wouldn't kill people without reason; that would truly be no different from a Devil.

Those who deserved to die should never be spared, to be ground to dust and scattered.

Moreover, he wasn't yet at the level where he could act without restraint.

Although his strength had reached the ranks of giants, there were still many people above him.

Calming the distracting thoughts in his mind, Han Li stood rooted to the spot, pondering for a moment, then immediately stepped out of the embroidered rivers and mountains map.

Stepping out of the quiet room, Han Li's Divine Sense scanned the training ground from top to bottom.

Qingyun Sect seemed to have no changes.

“Chixue seemed to have mentioned a Yao Race force called Suspended Mountain...”

“Although it's not one of the three great Yao Race Holy Lands, it's certainly not simple. I'll ask Ye Qingyun; he should know.”

Han Li came back to his senses, gazed into the distance, transformed into a golden light, and disappeared from his spot... A moment later, in a courtyard deep within the Qingyun Sect, Han Li's figure appeared, and Ye Qingyun also stood before him.

“Daoist Han, you've already recovered?” Seeing Han Li appear, Ye Qingyun quickly came to his senses and asked.

Han Li nodded: “I've recovered. I have a question I'd like to ask you.”

Ye Qingyun looked at him and nodded: “Fellow Daoist, please speak. What I know, I will surely tell you.”

“Suspended Mountain, have you heard of it?” Han Li asked Ye Qingyun.

“Suspended Mountain!!”

Hearing this name, Ye Qingyun's pupils contracted violently.

And seeing the subtle changes on Ye Qingyun's face, Han Li basically understood that he must know.

Sure enough, Ye Qingyun came back to his senses and nodded: “Daoist Han, I know about this force.”

Han Li looked at him and said: “Then please tell me, Daoist Ye.”

Ye Qingyun looked at him, his expression solemn, and said: “Daoist Han, you should know about the three great Yao Race Holy Lands, right?”

“Naturally, I know.” Han Li nodded.

Ye Qingyun continued: “Suspended Mountain is one of the three major forces, a large Yao Race force under the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom, and also a top-tier large Yao Race force within the Dust Domain.”

“A major force under the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom...”

Han Li's gaze sharpened.

It seemed it was truly not simple!

The Dust Domain, the large area he was currently in was within the Dust Domain.

The Northern Continent Demon Realm had a total of eighty-one domains.

Each domain was extremely vast.

One domain was several times larger than the entire Wu Dynasty's nine prefectures combined.

Eighty-one domains made up the entire Northern Continent Demon Realm.

“Apart from the regions of the three great Yao Race Holy Lands, among the remaining seventy-eight domains, there is basically one top-tier large Yao Race force. In larger regions, there might be two top-tier large Yao Race forces. Excluding the three great Yao Race Holy Lands, there are roughly over a hundred top-tier forces in the seventy-eight domains.”

Ye Qingyun slowly explained.

“Then what is the strength of Suspended Mountain? Are you clear?” Han Li asked.

Ye Qingyun pondered for a moment and said: “I know a bit. The strongest Demon Emperor of Suspended Mountain is Demon Emperor Tianxuan, a top-tier giant in the Yuanshen Realm. Besides Demon Emperor Tianxuan, there are three other top-tier Demon Emperors, who are also Yuanshen Realm giants. As for the others, there are many more; the large and small Demon Emperors combined number at least several dozens.”

Han Li: “...”

There's too much going on during the New Year, my mind is a mess, and I can't keep up. For now, I'll maintain a daily update of six thousand characters to buffer. On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, I'll resume updating twelve thousand characters.