146: Explore the Ancient Beast Mountain Range and annihilate the Sixth Heaven Demon Saint.

Several days later.

A powerful aura shot straight into the clouds.

Inside the Immortal Cave.

"Breaking through to the fifth heaven actually cost me five hundred thousand Origin Stones." Li Jiangchen's aura surged significantly.

Illusion Star City is unlike the Human Realm; one cannot mobilize the Origin to absorb massive amounts of Origin Qi here, so to Breakthrough in Realm, one can only consume Origin Stones.

"Now, all that's missing are resources for the Spirit Refining Dao and Body Refining..."

A moment later.

The fifth floor of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

A dazzling array of Spirit Treasures and spiritual materials were wrapped in clusters of starlight, floating in the Void Realm like stars in the sky.

The shrewd-looking Manager You smiled broadly: "This old one observes that Your Excellency's aura is potent, as if you have recently achieved a Breakthrough. Are you seeking Medicinal Pills to consolidate your cultivation?"

"To tell the truth, Your Excellency has come to the right place."

"The cultivation-stabilizing pills here are produced by Great Master Jiao Chi from the Silver Horn Realm; he is a renowned Great Master of Alchemy."

Li Jiangchen waved his hand, seemingly casually grabbing a star-treasure, within which appeared a piece of crimson bloodstone.

Manager You's eyes rolled: "That is a High Grade Red Blood Stone from the Red Blood Secret Realm, containing abundant essence blood."

"I didn't expect Your Excellency to also be proficient in the path of Body Refining."

"What is the price of this item?"

"One High Grade Red Blood Stone costs ten thousand Origin Stones."

"Good, then I'll start with one hundred." Li Jiangchen said indifferently: "Besides this, I also have a great need for the essence blood and bones of Vicious Beasts above the fourth heaven of the Saint Realm."

Hearing this, Manager You's bean-sized eyes flashed with a sharp light.

A Saint Realm Body Refining expert is a big customer indeed.

A moment later, Li Jiangchen left the Treasure Gathering Pavilion. The spiritual materials for Body Refining he purchased cost about six million Origin Stones, instantly emptying his supply.

Even so, he was still short of one sufficiently substantial Vicious Beast skeleton to Breakthrough to the fourth heaven of the Body Refining Saint Realm.

"The Ancient Beast Mountain Range outside the city gives birth to many high-Realm Vicious Beasts; I could hunt some to sell their Materials and recoup my losses."

Li Jiangchen had learned from Manager You that Spirit Refining Materials were rare, but soon, the Illusion Star Auction House on the hillside would open, and many treasures for Spirit Refining should appear there.

Not long after Li Jiangchen left, a figure appeared behind him; it was a Saint Realm Cultivator from the fifth floor of the Treasure Gathering Tower.

"A newly broken-through fifth heaven Saint Realm expert, yet so wealthy... Hehehe, a rare fat sheep."

A black wind appeared in the shadow's palm. He whispered a few words into the wind, and it spun away.

Three days later.

The outskirts of the Ancient Beast Mountain Range.

A flock of Six-Winged Flying Dragons fled, like birds startled by a bow.

Clang—

Li Jiangchen thrust his sword out, and the Water and Fire Ruthlessness Sword Intent exploded. The Six-Winged Flying Dragon leader exploded into a mist of blood, and immediately after, a large hand made of True Qi grabbed, and a cyan-green demon soul pill fell into Li Jiangchen's palm.

The next moment, the Six-Winged Flying Dragon leader's body re-condensed, and it fled toward the horizon with a strange cry.

"The outskirts of the Ancient Beast Mountain Range mostly contain fourth heaven Saint Realm Vicious Beasts, and even a clan leader barely reaches the fifth heaven Realm."

"The only thing that catches my eye is this beast pill."

"The most regrettable thing is that the aura of these Vicious Beasts is different from the Yao Race, so the panel shows no reaction at all." Li Jiangchen shook his head.

Continuing deeper.

Earth-Turning Dragon, Heavenly Emperor Green Moth, Eight-Armored Crocodile Turtle...

Beast pills from fifth heaven leader-level beasts fell into his palm one by one.

There was also a potential rule in the Ancient Beast Mountain Range: one must not wantonly slaughter Vicious Beast clans.

It was suspected to be an agreement between the Seventh Heaven Vicious Beast Emperor and the Phantom Star Emperor.

At this moment.

In a shadow ten thousand miles away, surrounded by black wind, three figures appeared.

"To be able to slay a lair leader upon newly breaking through to the fifth heaven, this person can be considered a Genius." A Cave Heaven Rat Saint's eyes flashed with cold light, revealing the aura of a Sixth Heaven Saint Realm expert.

"Lord Cave Heaven, please observe clearly; this person is likely from a major clan in some Middle Thousand Worlds. I saw with my own eyes that he purchased a large amount of spiritual materials at the Treasure Gathering Tower, worth at least five million Origin Stones." The Yao Race Saint Realm expert from the Treasure Gathering Tower said.

"Five million? An ordinary Sixth Heaven Saint Realm expert only has a net worth of around three million."

"This person is indeed a fat sheep." The Cave Heaven Rat Saint licked his lips, still cautious: "Wait a little longer, until his cultivation is further depleted, then kill him in one blow."

Li Jiangchen continued deeper.

At this time, black mist filled the air, and a Flood Dragon head emerged from the Demon Country.

"Master, there are three Saint Realm experts spying in secret. One of them has already reached the Sixth Heaven in cultivation."

"Hmph, a Sixth Heaven Saint Realm expert, yet so timid? Spying in secret for so long and still not attacking."

"Fine, I'll expose a flaw later and finish off these few little mice early." Li Jiangchen said coldly.

A moment later, in front of the lair, a Thousand-Legged Frost-Winged Centipede raged. Li Jiangchen's face turned pale, and he timely revealed the appearance of having insufficient True Qi.

In an instant, a frigid murderous intent emerged from behind him.

A giant rat shadow appeared in the Void Realm, and its abyss-like mouth erupted with infinite suction.

The Thousand-Legged Frost-Winged Centipede, which was originally raging, changed color drastically. It writhed its body frantically, and a Divine Soul phantom was forcibly sucked out of its body, rushing toward the giant mouth.

"A Divine Soul-type Divine Ability..." Li Jiangchen was not alarmed but happy. The Five Elements escape light flowed beneath his feet, and he disappeared from the spot, following the spatial fluctuations.

The next moment, his figure suddenly appeared above the Cave Heaven Rat Saint.

"Five fifth heaven Perfection Profound Truths... No, there is also Spatial Profundity." The Cave Heaven Rat Saint's pupils shrank.

Saint Realm experts, even with long Lifespans, would only comprehend one or two Profound Truths. Unless there was no hope of a Breakthrough, they would not comprehend other Profound Truths, seeking to fuse them to increase combat strength.

The person before him actually mastered six.

Clang—

A point of silver light pierced the Void Realm, and in an instant, the world turned into a sheet of silver-white.

"This is... a Time and Space Fusion killing move." The Cave Heaven Rat Saint felt as if his Divine Soul thoughts were stagnant; he could only watch helplessly as the sword tip pierced into his skull.

Boom—

The Cave Heaven Rat Saint's flesh and blood exploded, and a remnant soul attached to the demon soul pill fled at high speed.

"Hmm? To be able to shake off the influence of Time and Space, your Divine Soul talent is quite strong." Li Jiangchen was slightly surprised. He followed with a Sword Step, and the Power of Time and Space appeared on the demon slaying sword.

"Momentary Eternal Calamity."

The Sword Qi turned into a silver Flood Dragon, piercing through the Void Realm, and in the blink of an eye, it killed the Cave Heaven Rat Saint's demon soul.

"You forced me!"

A silver eyeball appeared between the Cave Heaven Rat Saint's brows, exuding a strange aura. The moment it pierced into the Divine Soul, countless fine threads grew on the silver eyeball, constantly devouring the power of the Divine Soul, while its aura skyrocketed.

Roar—

A soul-devouring power several times stronger than before emanated from the Rat Saint phantom. In a trance, even Li Jiangchen felt a tendency for his Divine Soul to leave his body.

"jingzhe aspect, calm the soul and guard the heart, Suppress!"

Three jingzhe aspects rushed out of the Soul Sea, unleashing the soul-suppressing secret technique from the Eight Methods of Awakening of Insects, instantly stabilizing the swaying Soul Sea.

Clang! The Sword Qi exploded, and the Cave Heaven Rat Saint's demon soul was instantly annihilated. A silver eyeball and the demon soul pill were swept into the Demon Country.

【Slaying the Sixth Heaven Cave Heaven Rat Saint * 1, gained 253,000 years of Demon.】

Everything happened in a flash of lightning.

At this time, the remaining two Yao Saints finally shook off the influence of the Power of Time and Space and fled outward desperately.

However, two silver beams struck, instantly annihilating the two Demons without causing the slightest ripple.

【Slaying the fifth heaven Withered Tooth Tiger Saint * 1, gained 120,000 years of Demon.】

【Slaying the fifth heaven Heavenly Moth Yao Saint * 1, gained 153,000 years of Demon.】

In the blink of an eye, the Demon on the panel reached over 800,000 years, and it was only about 200,000 years away from condensing the next chaos true crystal.

"Time to eat."

The Demon Country expanded, and the Demon Flood Dragon King and Fire Crow King quickly devoured the overflowing demon souls.

Li Jiangchen then took stock of his gains.

"Over four million Origin Stones, so-so."

"There are quite a few spiritual materials and Spirit Bones, just right for use."

"Especially this silver eyeball, which contains extremely pure pupil power. If refined with the Divine Soul, it can increase the power of the Divine Soul significantly."

"Hmm? A ball of refined Annihilation Black Wind; it turns out to be a group of Black Wind Star Pirates."

A glimmer of contemplation appeared in Li Jiangchen's eyes.

The Three Mountains Star Domain does not border the Monster Realm, so the number of Yao Race is not high.

However, it seems that most of the Star Pirates hiding in the Black Wind Shattered Star Belt are of Yao Race Origin.

If they could all be slain, not only could he harvest a large amount of Origin Stones, but he could also condense at least several chaos true crystals.