19: Slaying the late Foundation Establishment stage

Immediately after, three murals exploded in succession, and amidst the flying rocks, three Legacy items flew toward Zhang Yizhi's body like three bolts of lightning.

"Do not resist."

A mass of pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi appeared from the throne, and then, like a flood breaking through a dam, it poured into Zhang Yizhi's limbs and bones.

After sensing no anomalies, Zhang Yizhi immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, fully accepting this pure Spiritual Qi.

Like a parched sponge, he greedily absorbed the moisture.

This was an Opportunity; how could he miss it?

If anyone else were here to see this, they would be incredibly shocked; this was actually Cleansing the Marrow and Refining the Bones using Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, a method only top-tier Cultivators possessed.

With such methods, his Revered Master must be at least one of the top existences in the Venerable Realm.

Zhang Yizhi was secretly astonished by this method.

Impurities continuously seeped from his skin, and his cultivation was also rapidly increasing. In a short while, his cultivation broke through to the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Realm.

Breaking through three layers in a row, he was only one step away from the Foundation Establishment Realm, but this power did not seem to intend to help him break through to Foundation Establishment; instead, it continuously strengthened his Physical Body.

Ninth layer of Qi Refining Peak! Ultimate Realm!

Body Cultivator ninth layer of Qi Refining Peak! Ultimate Realm!

"Pay respects to the clansmen on behalf of your Revered Master."

After a murmur, the relevant Legacy information also flooded into Zhang Yizhi's mind.

The first item was a broken Heaven Rank Peak-grade Magical Artifact, which currently only had the power of a Heaven Rank Low Grade.

Even though it was broken and battered, causing its rank to drop significantly, the faint Heaven-Grade pressure emanating from it was still terrifying.

The second item was a Heaven Rank Mind-Cultivation Technique, the Three Revolutions Nanhua Scripture, with a cultivation path leading directly to the Nascent Soul Realm.

And the third item was the most special, a wisp of light contained in a jade bottle.

Even in the Legacy information, there were no relevant records about it.

Gradually, Zhang Yizhi's refinement also came to an end. He had already collected all the legacies; next, it was just a matter of time to digest what he had gained.

Tap, tap, tap.

Several footsteps quickly approached, and Zhang Yizhi swiftly put away the three items.

"So it's you, kid, who got the Legacy!"

"Hand over the Legacy quickly."

Four Black Blood Mountain City Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment Realm arrived in a hurry. When they saw Zhang Yizhi sitting cross-legged in front of the throne, they all shouted in anger.

But Zhang Yizhi was not afraid at all; at this moment, both his Dao Heart and power were in an unprecedented state.

Zhang Yizhi slowly stood up and looked at them coldly: "If you want my Legacy, you have to ask my sword if it agrees first."

"Arrogant."

An Early Stage Foundation Establishment Realm was the first to attack, a Bloodthirsty Battle Saber slashing down with fierce momentum.

"Fight!"

Zhang Yizhi gave a low shout, his figure instantly vanishing from the spot and appearing in front of that Cultivator the next moment.

Buzz!

A broken sword-shaped weapon appeared in his hand, and he slashed out with one strike.

An extremely powerful force, accompanied by a terrifying pressure, crashed forward; this space seemed about to be destroyed under this power.

The two weapons collided. That Cultivator didn't even have time to react, only feeling a powerful force surge toward him.

Caught off guard, he was instantly sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground and spitting out blood, clearly suffering a serious injury.

"What power is this!"

Seeing this, the other three Cultivators' expressions changed drastically. They all unleashed their Cultivation Techniques and attacked Zhang Yizhi.

A cold light flashed in Zhang Yizhi's eyes as he activated the Swimming Dragon Steps.

With the enhancement of his Body Cultivator Realm, his body seemed to turn into a bolt of lightning, weaving between the three of them, every strike possessing matchless power.

The power of the Heaven Rank Spiritual Artifact was revealed, destroying the weapons in their hands as easily as cutting vegetables.

In just a few dozen breaths, those three Cultivators were also defeated one after another, covered in blood and unable to fight any longer.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, this isn't your power."

"That weapon is strange!"

"Have mercy, we'll give you everything."

Without waiting for them to continue their surprise and pleas for mercy, Zhang Yizhi struck again to send them on their way.

He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword.

Drawing the sword, sheathing the sword.

Zhang Yizhi was like an emotionless tool. The series of social beatings he had received over the past two months had caused the originally simple and ignorant youth to grow up quite a bit.

Suddenly, an extreme killing intent struck.

Zhang Yizhi instinctively took a step back.

The next moment, a spear arrived with a boom, as fast as thunder and wind.

Bang!!

The spear pierced through the palace floor. Its power was so great that it caused massive cracks, and a person gradually walked out from the distance.

"Hand over that sword, and I can let you go."

A sinister voice sounded as the figure approached. With a wave of his hand, the spear flew back into his grasp.

At this moment, his gaze was fixed fervently on the sword in Zhang Yizhi's hand, his greed completely undisguised.

With a bang.

A powerful force erupted from within him, his clothes fluttering, blowing up clouds of dust from the ruins.

"A mere Late Stage Foundation Establishment Realm dares to be so arrogant here?"

Zhang Yizhi gave a light chuckle, and a mark lit up between his brows. Instantly, bits of starlight from all over the Secret Realm flooded into his body.

The opponent was shocked: "This is the power of the Secret Realm! You actually mastered the Secret Realm Mark so quickly."

"Impossible! Even if you obtained the Legacy, you would never have the ability to control the Secret Realm Mark!"

This wasn't even the most terrifying part. The most terrifying part was that he felt a suppressing force originating from the Secret Realm.

It was as if at this moment, he was being targeted by the entire world, and his own power was being frantically suppressed.

Sensing the continuous streams of power pouring into his body, Zhang Yizhi couldn't help but sneer:

"So what if you're in the Late Stage Foundation Establishment Realm? Come and fight!"

"Hmph, just a broken Secret Realm. Even if it grants you power, how strong can you become? Die!"

Both of them leaped up simultaneously, clashing in the great hall.

The sword blade in Zhang Yizhi's hand slashed out instantly, engaging in a fierce battle with the spear-wielding Cultivator.

Sword Qi crisscrossed, and spear shadows were like dragons; the battle between the two was exceptionally intense.

Zhang Yizhi fought with increasing courage. He felt the power of the Secret Realm surging within him, providing a continuous replenishment of his spiritual power.

As the two weapons clashed, the Heaven Rank item, which had been buried for who knows how long, seemed to cheer because it had reappeared in the world.

"Sharp Sword Intent!"

Zhang Yizhi's sword techniques became more and more proficient, and his Sword Qi grew stronger.

The spear-wielding Cultivator also felt the pressure. He had originally thought that dealing with a Qi Refining Realm kid would be easy, but now it seemed things were not that simple.

"Damn it, just die already!"

The spear-wielding Cultivator roared, activating his trump card Cultivation Technique. His entire Aura erupted instantly, and the light on the spear became even more brilliant.

He swung the spear in his hand violently, and a massive spear shadow thrust toward Zhang Yizhi. This strike's power was astonishing, as if it were about to tear the entire hall apart.

Zhang Yizhi's eyes were determined; he knew well that the power of this strike was no small matter.

However, he had no intention of retreating. He gripped the sword hilt tightly, and all his strength was concentrated on the sword.

The sword in his hand emitted an excited hum, as if responding to him.

"Break!"

He shouted loudly, and his Sword Qi was like a dragon's roar, charging straight at the massive spear shadow.

Bang!

Two powerful forces collided in the great hall, triggering a violent explosion.

The ancient hall could hardly withstand such turmoil, and more than half of the battle structure crumbled.

When the dust settled, Zhang Yizhi was already standing in a corner of the hall's ruins. Although he looked a bit disheveled, he was mostly unharmed.

Meanwhile, the spear-wielding Cultivator had fallen to the ground, his spear broken in half, with only the shaft remaining.

Blood continuously flowed from his chest; he was clearly seriously injured and had no strength left to fight.

The victory was decided.

Zhang Yizhi raised his hand and threw a punch. The already crumbling palace now completely collapsed, and the dignified Great Cultivator of the Late Stage Foundation Establishment Realm was buried by the stones just like that.

No!!! I refuse to accept this!

Looking at Zhang Yizhi, who was about to escape, the spear-wielding Cultivator swallowed a pitch-black pearl like a madman.

Inside the pearl, the boundless evil energy it contained expanded within his Meridians, and the violent power rose to a critical point.

Boom! A massive explosion sounded, accompanied by soaring flames.

"Imprison!"

However, Zhang Yizhi simply pointed his finger, channeling the last bit of the Secret Realm's power. Instantly, the stars and the Void Realm within the Secret Realm all contracted.

The massive power enveloped the broken ruins, forcibly extinguishing the imminent explosion.

And that spear-wielding Cultivator was clearly as dead as could be.

"Hahahaha."

"Black Blood Mountain City? I, Zhang Yizhi, will surely destroy it!"

Finally, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he couldn't help but act arrogantly for a moment, laughing loudly.

He had an invincible Aura, as if looking down on the world and traversing the earth.

As for saying such things being too offensive?

Don't be silly; there's no one else here, so no one will know.

What he didn't know was that in the distance, a Black Blood Mountain City Cultivator was holding some kind of Imaging Magical Artifact, silently recording everything.

Especially that last sentence, which was directly copied and pasted three times.

Rumble...

The Secret Realm above had lost most of its power support, and the sky shattered, turning into the Void Realm.

He estimated that in at most fifteen minutes, this Secret Realm space would completely shatter.

Through the Secret Realm Mark, Zhang Yizhi quickly sensed the positions of the other two, and soon the three of them successfully met up.

Of course, by this time, Qin Dong had already taken off the Crying Mask; otherwise, it would have been really hard to fool them.

"Brother Qin, Sister Zixuan, it's great that you're both alright."

At this time, Qin Zixuan's harvest was also not small, with many Precious Herbs on her back.

The worst of these Precious Herbs were Yellow Rank, and there were even some Profound Rank ones. Her pretty little face was filled with pride.

"Brother Qin, what about you? How was your harvest?"

"It was alright, just alright. Let's get out of here quickly."

Qin Dong rubbed his nose and quickly changed the subject; after all, what he had done wasn't very honorable.

"Brother Qin, wait a moment, please allow me to go handle one more thing."

Zhang Yizhi had a serious expression as he stepped away.

Qin Dong and the other exchanged a glance and followed his lead. Soon, the three of them arrived at a cemetery.

Upon entering the cemetery, Zhang Yizhi was instantly dumbfounded.

How did it become like this?

"It must have been done by Black Blood Mountain City. Only those guys with no moral bottom line could do something like excavating others' tombs."

Qin Zixuan said angrily, her originally beautiful mood darkening quite a bit.

"Exactly, exactly. I agree."

Black Blood Mountain City again!

Seeing the tragic state of the cemetery, an endless killing intent appeared in the depths of Zhang Yizhi's eyes, and his heart was filled with extreme anger.

What kind of heartless person could do such a thing!

Utterly detestable!

After a simple cleanup and a round of paying respects, the three of them headed to the nearest exit and left the Secret Realm.

The world changed, and the figures of the three appeared simultaneously on a wild plain.

It had to be said that although the Cloud Heaven Sect's trial was very discouraging, it was also a kind of Opportunity.

Three months of tempering was torture and suffering for some, but for others, it was simply a god-given Opportunity.

After this incident, the time of Qin Dong and the others had been delayed a lot, so they had to hurry.

They decided to take remote paths as much as possible to reach the Cloud Heaven Sect as quickly as possible while ensuring safety.

After once again arriving at an ordinary small town to purchase carriage supplies, the group entered a remote path.

In this Secret Realm, the one with the richest harvest was Zhang Yizhi; he had obtained the Legacy within the Secret Realm and had also undergone Cleansing the Marrow and Refining the Bones.

Zhang Yizhi didn't hide anything from the two of them because they had a life-and-death friendship.

After that Heaven Rank Peak-grade Magical Artifact recognized its Revered Master, it entered his body to be nurtured.

Even though it was a Heaven Rank Peak-grade Magical Artifact that had gone through ten thousand years and was broken and battered, the faint pressure of a top-tier Magic Treasure on it still had a great suppressing effect on Cultivators below the Nascent Soul Realm.

The Heaven Rank Peak-grade Mind-Cultivation Technique went without saying; in the entire Nine Great Sects of the Donglin Prefecture, it was a foundational existence, even one of the very few.

However, what was this thing used for?

In front of the carriage, Zhang Yizhi suddenly took out a jade bottle and began to study the mysteries within... Billions of trillions of Void Realms away, Li Jinian had a look of wild joy; he was attracted by a familiar Aura.

He saw at a glance that the thing contained in the jade bottle was precisely a wisp of heavenly dao origin.

Li Jinian had to obtain it; as long as he refined this Origin, his own Origin power could become even stronger.

So, he took action.

[Ding! Host has discovered a wisp of heavenly dao origin.]

[Ding! The System's recycling price for this wisp of heavenly dao origin is one hundred thousand top-up points.]

Qin Dong was instantly excited. Was that bottle of stuff worth that much?

But he still suppressed his joy and bargained with the System: "One hundred million top-up points."

[Ding! This heavenly dao origin can unlock new functions for the Host; this System does not make any profit from the difference.]

"Ninety-nine million top-up points."

Qin Dong scratched his ear and directly hiked up the price, as if everything were under control.

Who would have thought the System wouldn't buy it at all? After negotiating for a long while, it wouldn't add a single Top-up Point.

"Fine, fine, one hundred thousand it is, but you have to arrange the new functions you mentioned for me."

Qin Dong was helpless and could only tearfully accept the low offer from the black-hearted capitalist.

All you lost were top-up points, but what I lost was my precious morality.