On Wanfa Peak, Blood Soul roared furiously, its rich, blood-scented aura spreading everywhere, transforming the summit of this spiritual peak into Blood Prison Demon Mountain.

Blood Soul Sand danced across the sky, forming a giant blood-colored face that howled as it surged forward.

Such a phenomenon would not only be visible to the disciples atop Wanfa Peak, but the other Six Peaks should have also noticed the signs of intrusion.

However, in reality, no one had noticed these abnormalities.

Layers of white clouds had somehow crowded in, heavily enveloping the summit of Wanfa Peak, isolating it from the outside.

'Indeed,' Qing Yu realized, looking at the white clouds that segregated the inside from the outside.

Someone was quietly manipulating an array, attempting to play a game of trapping and beating the dog.

Although it required consent from Wanfa Peak's side to extract its primordial energy to launch an attack, it was not so troublesome to conceal the summit of Wanfa Peak and cut off the inside from the outside.

Sadly, that person didn't know that with the door shut, it was still not clear who the beaten dog would be.

As the Blood Sand giant face approached, its mouth—purely composed of Blood Soul Sand—opened wide, spewing out endless blood Qi that dyed the summit.

"Sssss—"

Whether it was the vegetation or the thatched cottages, all were soaked by the blood Qi and corroded by the Blood Poison within. Even the dirt on the ground seemed to be at least one foot less than before.

Yet, in the land completely filled with Blood Soul Sand, there was an oasis within this blood domain.

The area around Qing Yu remained serene as if separated into two worlds from the outer bloodiness. As soon as the Blood Soul Sand neared within three feet of her, a mysterious force dissolved it, returning it to nothingness.

"What kind of evil technique is this?" Lin Qiuxuan couldn't help but widen his eyes.

This white-haired Taoist, Lin Qiuxuan had estimated his power back in Tianzhen Temple in Shu Province. He should have been easy to capture by all accounts. Though the Taoist had mastered Qi Poison, his power truly didn't run deep, and his previous victory over Lin Feng was due to Qi Poison. But now...

Lin Qiuxuan watched closely as strands of green Essence Qi seeped from the earth beneath; with the aid of this Essence Qi, his power could compare with someone near the peak of the True Pill Realm.

'This is troublesome,' Lin Qiuxuan thought.

But it was still within an acceptable range.

Relying on the Blood Soul Sand he had trained through a combination of the "Thousand Sand Poison Soul Technique" and "Blood Soul True Understanding", Lin Qiuxuan had killed more than a few True Core Realm Martial Artists and naturally wouldn't lose confidence for this reason.

"Ten Thousand Shadows Blood Hand."

Blood Soul Sand coalesced into countless handprints and struck down.

Using the opponent's tactic against them, Lin Qiuxuan, who had been bombarded by Qing Yu's Sword Qi, saw the situation reverse and intended to return the favor.

"Futile."

The white-haired Taoist whispered softly as the palm shadows blanketed him, "Return to Nothing."

As the palm shadows neared him, just like the blood Qi from before, they disappeared into nothingness as if they had never existed.

"How is this possible?!" With his technique failing yet again, Lin Qiuxuan could no longer remain calm and cried out in disbelief.

"There's nothing that's impossible..."

These serene words came from behind him, and before Lin Qiuxuan knew it, the white figure had already vanished from its original place and appeared behind him, back turned to him.

Lin Qiuxuan's gaze turned fierce, and two spirals formed from the Blood Soul Sand boomed towards his back.

"Words are useless. 'Return to Nothing.'"

The same Qi Force that seemed unchanged at first appearance materialized, turning the Blood Soul Sand directly into a mass of shapeless air.

Lin Qiuxuan still looked at Qing Yu through old eyes, unaware of just how much Qing Yu had advanced in these past nine months.

Back when he was at Tianzhen Temple in Shu Province, Qing Yu was merely at the Golden Core First Transition, but now, he had reached the Golden Core Fourth Transition, nearing the Fifth.

With a sevenfold increase from the Earth Essence Qi, Qing Yu's Power could now be compared to Lin Qiuxuan's.

However, what surpassed Power was Qing Yu's progress in his cultivation realm. Contemplating Emperor Qi Tian's True Intent of Destruction brought immeasurable benefits to Qing Yu, causing his combat strength to skyrocket.

And to top it off, there was this newly devised move— "Return to Nothing."

The Five Thunders Transmutation Hand extinguishes everything within the Five Elements, whether it be True Qi or physical objects. Aside from the Five Elements, Qing Yu possessed a masterful understanding of all Martial Arts Techniques, capable of far more than the original master of the Five Thunders Transmutation Hand, Furious Wind and Thunder, could achieve.

Heaven, Earth, Strangeness, Convention, Yin, Yang, Life, Destruction. The eight characters summarizing "Ten Thousand Paths" encompass all the ways of heaven and earth, nothing in the world could escape these eight categories.

Qing Yu had diligently cultivated the Ten Thousand Paths for many years, ceaselessly contemplating its essence. Now, taking these eight characters as the framework, combined with the Five Thunders Transmutation Hand and his own Heaven and Earth Supreme Skill, he created the move "Return to Nothing."

"Unity."

Another move was executed, merging myriad Qi Forces into a single palm, leaving a handprint on the Blood Soul Sand Armor on Lin Qiuxuan's body.

"Boom—"

Unity melded a myriad of forces, invincible, and although the Blood Soul Sand Armor was strong, it still fell short.

The palm force struck out a handprint on the continuously shifting Blood Soul Sand Armor, relentless Qi Force striking Lin Qiuxuan's back.

Lin Qiuxuan's body flew flatly into the tide of Blood Soul Sand, disappearing from sight.

Qing Yu lifted the palm that had just struck Lin Qiuxuan's back, looking at the black color on his hand, he praised, "Poison Immortal Body, truly the foundation upon which the Ten Thousand Poison Sect is built, impressive."

With the Golden Bell Shield at the Tenth Level in his possession, Qing Yu, though seemingly somewhat frail in stature, was in fact extraordinarily ferocious in palm force. Added to the indestructibility of Unity, had it been anyone else that palm strike would have either been fatal or inflicted severe injury.

Yet not only did Lin Qiuxuan survive without serious injury, he was also able to counterattack.

True Qi flowed, rapidly dispelling the poison on his palm—this was no difficult task for Qing Yu, who could transform his True Qi into Poison Power.

"What a pity, the cultivator's skills are not refined enough."

Others thought Lin Qiuxuan to be a heaven-sent genius, combining Poison Skill with Blood Dao Martial Arts to create the infinitely powerful Blood Soul Sand, but to Qing Yu, this was nothing more than missing the forest for the trees.

Not properly cultivating the "Poison Immortal Body," the foundational strength of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, yet instead foolishly seeking to combine it with Blood Dao Martial Arts. The name of genius was more than it seemed.

Of course, this was the common plight of geniuses, and Qing Yu himself was no different. He was proficient in all techniques but was always pursuing his own path, creating methods that suited him.

This was the case with the Heavenly Human Rebirth Technique, Heavenly Son's Qi Observation Skill, Circulation of the Six Voids Technique, Qi Dual Flow, "Return to Nothing," "Unity," and various other techniques and moves—all uniquely concocted by Qing Yu by integrating his own Martial Arts.

Although he often borrowed (or copied) many of the principles of these Martial Arts, the effort and dedication he put into them were substantial.

If Lin Qiuxuan had been successful, he would be truly worthy of the name genius, but if he failed, he would only be a genius in name.

"The Poison Immortal Body refines the body with poison, and Poison Skill cultivates Qi with poison, anyone who achieves mastery in these two aspects is an extremely powerful person. Though the Ten Thousand Poison Sect is known for their mastery of the Poison Dao, their reputation doesn't stem only from poison, but because of the strong individuals created by the Poison Immortal Body. You could have achieved extraordinary success in the Poison Dao, yet you also practiced the Blood Soul True Understanding, which is regrettable, and somewhat absurd."

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