158: The essence, energy, and spirit merged, leaving a sword mark three zhang and six zhang long.

"Hmph, letting you run away would be the real joke."

Li Jiangchen stomped his foot, no longer concealing his movement speed, bursting to the limit. In an instant, he reached the cave entrance and immediately slashed out with his sword.

"Momentary Eternal Calamity!"

Clang—

A silvery-white light illuminated the heavens and earth, as the Power of Time and Space transformed into a white Dragon that whistled past.

The Frost-Winged Sky-Horn Ant wailed, its icy crystalline body resembling shattered porcelain, covered in cracks as its life aura plummeted to the bottom.

Three breaths later.

An icy crystalline corpse fell to the ground, emitting an astonishing chill.

"The Spirit Bone of this Frost-Winged Sky-Horn Ant is of excellent quality; it is of the highest grade for use in Foundation Establishment for a Breakthrough to the fifth heaven of Body Refining."

Li Jiangchen collected the corpse, but did not leave; instead, he explored deeper into the Myriad Year Profound Ice Cave.

He did not believe that such a Vicious Beast nest would lack a few good things.

Half a day later, Li Jiangchen swept out from the Myriad Year Profound Ice Cave, shooting into the starry sky with a faint smile on his lips.

"Who would have thought there would be a Myriad Year Profound Ice Bed and three Frost-Cold Sky-Horn Ant eggs inside."

The Myriad Year Profound Ice Bed can assist in the Cultivation of the Ice Dao, especially for certain Divine Abilities that require the extreme cold Qi of Myriad Year Profound Ice to assist in Cultivation.

As for the three Frost-Cold Sky-Horn Ant eggs, they are even more rare.

This beast has the strength of the Sixth Heaven even in its infancy.

If one finds a secret beast-taming technique to nurture it, it might not be impossible to advance to the Seventh Heaven.

Both are priceless treasures that cannot be bought with money.

"In addition, the net worth of this Third Prince of the Jiao Chi Clan is not small; adding up all kinds of treasures, it is almost eight million Yuan stones.

This instantly pushed my Yuan stone reserves to exceed twenty million.

Besides, there is an unexpected surprise..."

Li Jiangchen took out a tree heart covered in pitch-black spiritual patterns, and immediately, the Demon Kingdom in the Palm churned, giving rise to a palpitation.

"The heart of a Nirvana Puppet Tree, such a large piece, and of excellent quality; it is more than enough to evolve the Demon Kingdom in the Palm into an Emperor-Grade Divine Ability."

"I can go back and enter seclusion, making both my Divine Soul and Body Refining reach the fifth heaven in one go, and then I can try to fuse the three powers."

Several days later.

Li Jiangchen returned to Illusion Star City and, using the warrant granted by the Ruler of Guanghan Realm, easily took the mission rewards from the Bee Hunting Tower.

The next day, in the Cave Dwelling of Myriad Stars, an aura shot straight into the clouds, terrifyingly powerful.

If not for the Formation in the Immortal Cave that concealed auras, it would definitely have attracted the prying eyes of many.

Li Jiangchen stepped out of the Immortal Cave, looking radiant, as both his Divine Soul and Body Refining had reached the fifth heaven Realm.

He slightly flicked his fingers, and immediately the three powers of True Yuan, Divine Soul, and qi force flowed, faintly gathering as one, and his aura suddenly surged significantly.

"Sure enough, cultivating the three paths together and maintaining a balanced state can make the fused power even stronger and more lasting.

However, it seems to be missing a wisp of Qi energy, as I am still unable to completely fuse and sublimate the Divine Soul, qi force, and True Yuan."

"Never mind, there are still several months until the Yang Qi convergence day at the Soul Falling Ravine, so I will focus on comprehending the Fusion of the three powers."

"In addition, I have now mastered four Emperor-Grade Divine Abilities, only the Ten Directions Immortal Slaying Sword Formation remains an incomplete Divine Ability.

I must find a way to find the complete Cultivation method; by then, I can try to fuse the four Emperor-Grade Divine Abilities with that strand of Sword Dao primordial violet qi to forge my own Supreme Divine Martial Art."

"Also, now that I have broken through, it is a good time to test my strength."

Whoosh—

The heavenly azure mark-leaving stele appeared in the Void Realm.

Li Jiangchen held the demon slaying sword, his essence, Qi, and spirit gathering as one, with the Profound Truth of Time and Space appearing around him, and he slashed out fiercely.

Clang—

Sword Qi erupted, the white Dragon raged, leaving behind a narrow, long mark.

"Three point six chi, a full two zhang increase from before."

"According to records in the Human Realm, one to three zhang is mostly the combat strength that a newly promoted Emperor Realm can erupt with.

If there is a peerless Genius who has cultivated a Supreme Divine Martial Art or fused Profound Truths, they can also reach this level, which is called a Pseudo-Emperor.

Three point six zhang has already surpassed a Pseudo-Emperor, and even among veteran Seventh Heaven Emperor Realm Cultivators, it can rank in the middle tier.

If I encounter that Lion Ascent again, it might not be impossible to take it down."

At this moment.

In the Jiao Chi Realm, within the ancestral hall of the Central Imperial Palace, soul tablets stood in rows, emitting distinct Divine Soul fluctuations.

These were all the Divine Soul life tablets of the Jiao Chi royal family.

Suddenly, accompanied by a crisp cracking sound, a crack appeared on the third life tablet from the top, which then spread rapidly, shattering it into pieces on the ground.

The servant who was originally cleaning could hardly believe his eyes, and a great fear welled up in his heart.

"This... the Third Prince's life tablet..."

"Oh no, the Third Prince has fallen!"

Soon, this news spread like a storm.

The Third Prince was one of the most powerful contenders for the next Crown Prince of the Jiao Chi Realm, and now he had died inexplicably.

Soon, the clan Elders of the Jiao Chi royal family successively cast secret techniques, attempting to track that Bloodline mark.

But the result was always nothing.

"If we cannot sense the Bloodline mark, there is only one possibility: the murderer who killed the Third Prince has already had their Divine Soul extinguished."

"The Divine Soul clues are broken; we can only find other clues."

"Observe the river of time and see the Third Prince's recent movement trajectory."

"No matter who it is, anyone who dares to kill our Jiao Chi Clan's prince must die."

Soon, the scene of the Third Prince disappearing in the river of time was fixed at the moment after he left the Guanghan Realm.

"Damn it, someone used time and space means to disrupt the river of time, making it impossible to investigate the true murderer who killed the Third Prince."

"Regardless, the person fell only after leaving the Guanghan Realm; the Ruler of Guanghan Realm might know something."

Several days later, the Jiao Chi royal family arrived, but after some questioning, they gained nothing and had to leave.

The Ruler of Guanghan Realm was, after all, the ruler of a Realm.

The Third Prince could suppress him not because of his Sixth Heaven Overlord strength, but because of his status as the future Crown Prince.

Ordinary Jiao Chi royals would also have to show some respect when facing the Ruler of Guanghan Realm.

Seeing the Jiao Chi royal family leave, Tidal Moon, who was on the side, had palms full of sweat.

"Father, could it be that the Third Prince was really by that person..."

"Hush! Watch your words." The Ruler of Guanghan Realm's expression was solemn: "Tidal Moon, this matter must never be mentioned again.

That group of Jiao Chi barbarians will never easily relax their suspicion of my Guanghan Realm. From now on, you will stay in the Guanghan Realm and must not go out easily."

"Yes, Father."

After saying this, a wave of joy surfaced in the heart of the Ruler of Guanghan Realm.

That Third Prince was on the surface a Sixth Heaven Overlord, but with his status added, he probably had more life-saving treasures than he, a ruler of a Realm, did.

He could not be easily killed by an ordinary Pseudo-Emperor, and without leaving a single trace.

"Hehe, this person is definitely a Genius at the level of a Supreme's direct disciple. Building a good relationship in advance has a hundred benefits and no harm.

Hmph, if this group of Jiao Chi barbarians really provokes this Genius, they may face the danger of annihilation in the future."

...

In the following months, Li Jiangchen spent his days comprehending the Dao of Fusion of Divine Soul, True Yuan, and qi force, visiting the Treasure Gathering Tower to purchase spiritual materials, and discussing the Dao with Ancestor Guihai and others, completely ignoring the storm stirred up by the Jiao Chi Clan in the outside world.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the day agreed upon with Elder Zong arrived.

This day.

Tianyu Peak.

Several streams of light shot over and landed in a pavilion on the mountain peak.

At this moment, Treant Elder Zong was boiling tea around a stove, steam curling, emitting a wafting tea fragrance.

"You all are lucky; I just picked some Qingming Enlightenment Tea these past few days, enough to make three taels."

Elder Zong pushed with his hand, and the Spirit Tea flew into the hands of everyone.

The Spirit Tea, which was rare to taste in the past, could not arouse the slightest interest in everyone at this moment.

Only hearing that Divine Soul Cultivator who wore a fierce ghost mask back then say: "Elder Zong, calculating the time, it is almost the day of the Yang Qi convergence.

Let us quickly head to the Soul Falling Ravine."

"No rush, wait a little longer; it will be in time to set off at noon when the Yang Qi is strongest. Haha, drink tea, drink tea." Elder Zong smiled and held up the Spirit Tea, sniffing the tea fragrance, his face showing a look of enjoyment.

'This old ghost... what exactly is he planning.' Li Jiangchen silently drank the Spirit Tea, his gaze glancing over the crowd.

He discovered that the Divine Soul Cultivators who came this time, including himself, were only ten people.

Could the old ghost Elder Zong be waiting for the remaining two.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a strong aura approached.

"This aura... a Sixth Heaven Overlord!"

"Elder Zong, what do you mean!"

"Hehe, us hunting the Soul-Cutting Beast with a Sixth Heaven Overlord? I'm afraid we'll just be making wedding clothes for others." Someone sneered.

Whoosh—

That Cultivator landed in the pavilion, only to see that his skin and flesh were sunken, and his bones were faintly glowing with spiritual light.

"A Cultivator of the Bone Race..." Li Jiangchen raised an eyebrow.