The sky was clear and bright, and the fragrance drifted for miles.

Zhou Yan rode the flying sword, soaring above the endless void, feeling utterly at ease.

Before this, Zhou Yan had never felt such a sense of belonging, not even when he was in the Thunder Expansion Sacred Land within the Yuan Ci Secret Realm, had he experienced such a soul-stirring moment.

And flying in the void, Zhou Yan could constantly feel the flow of wishing energy around him, soothing his mind and bringing comfort to his divine soul.

The distance between the Sky Sword Sect and Tianxing City wasn't particularly far. Zhou Yan could have directly traversed the void and used the array plate within him to enter Tianxing City, but he didn't do so.

Sword flight, the various secret techniques of the Emperor Sword Dao circulated in his heart, controlling the sword as if breakthrough was always possible, thereby understanding the Emperor Sword Domain.

Zhou Yan pondered, but after flying for a distance further, he suddenly stopped.

"I knew it, once I left the Sky Sword Sect, some cultivators would surely lie in ambush on the road intending to kill me."

"That's why I didn't directly transmit to Tianxing City; instead, I came by sword flight, to cut off all these disturbances."

Zhou Yan muttered to himself, but his voice rippled out like a tidal wave of energy, spreading forward.

The ground beneath was a hollow of small hills, yet there was nothing obstructive in the sky, all was open and vast.

All around was tranquil, as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred.

"I really wonder who sent you. To send someone at the Ninth Transition Peak of Divine Spirit just to die, it's indeed underestimating me too much."

Zhou Yan said calmly, "You can walk away now and live."

"Boy, your sensing power is sharp. Could it be this is that unknown ultimate immortal dao secret technique of the Ten Thousand Soul Sword Dao? But you're too conceited! Engrave the cultivation process of this dao into a memory soul crystal, and we'll spare your life. Otherwise, even if you're an exceptional genius, we will kill you!"

Suddenly, the void slightly trembled, then rippled like water, and from it stepped out a black-robed youth at the Ninth Transition Peak of Divine Spirit.

His voice was chilly and carried a sinister air. His whole person was hidden within the pitch-black robe, only showing his dark, sinister eyes.

Following this, his surroundings began to ripple, with a large number of black-robed cultivators appearing, swiftly surrounding Zhou Yan.

"Oh? So you came for the ultimate immortal dao. I thought you were sent by the venerable behind that Yuan Xiaofeng of the Heavenly Gate!"

Zhou Yan nodded, speaking thoughtfully.

"Enough nonsense, do you think you can escape?!"

The leading black-robed man's words carried a hint of ridicule.

After he spoke, the black-robed cultivators encircling Zhou Yan exuded an aura of confinement, as if worried about Zhou Yan escaping.

Zhou Yan's good mood was ruined, and the underlying intent for slaughter surfaced in his heart. He coldly swept his gaze over the crowd, saying, "That old dog behind Yuan Xiaofeng, does he think that attack's combat power was my trump card? Or is he letting you test my strength, treating you as scapegoats?!"

Zhou Yan's voice was icy.

Suddenly, a sword appeared in his hand, a pale-golden sword. Though pale-golden, it emitted a terrifying aura of malevolence and slaughter, unsettling to the mind.

"Impudent, who do you think you are to be so disrespectful to your elders? Not that we are, but even if we were, what could you do? Didn't the Sumeru Immortal Mountain say that as long as the venerable doesn't act, what can you do to me?"

The black-robed cultivator was furious, scolding sharply.

Soon after, his gaze turned cold, directly signaling the black-robed cultivators encircling Zhou Yan to act.

Zhou Yan's hand reached for the sword hilt, yet he didn't draw the sword.

For he waited a moment, but no stronger cultivators appeared.

No venerable.

So, merely the Ninth Transition Peak of Divine Spirit was completely inadequate.

With a thought, Zhou Yan's flying sword returned beneath his feet. Then, an incredibly terrifying domain power manifested within the space.

Not the Six Layers Domain, just a single-layer domain.

A single-layer Soul-cutting Domain.

But it had already been casually condensed by Zhou Yan.

"Buzz——"

Like a destructive light wave, it suddenly spread out, enveloping all the cultivators surrounding Zhou Yan.

Then, as if the sky dome suddenly shattered, this entire space directly disintegrated. The terrifying Soul-cutting Domain erupted, and that black-robed man along with nearly thirty cultivators at the Ninth Transition Peak of Divine Spirit instantly transformed into blood mist and dust, without a trace of resistance.

Without suspense.

Even the earth spirit level honorable artifacts on them were directly shattered into fragments, meeting an abrupt death, leaving no remains, turned to ashes.

This method was not only ruthless and strong but was like mowing grass, effortlessly crushing all.

It was also at this moment, after all the cultivators died, that the void suddenly emitted a breaking sound, shaking heaven and earth, like a terrifying and muffled explosion suddenly erupting.

Chaotic airflow and chaotic energy flew around along with flying flesh, splattering everywhere.

Yet it couldn't escape this domain.

Zhou Yan's Soul Devouring and Soul-controlling Domains erupted, and within the void, the chaos vanished in an instant, all the fragments of flesh disappeared, as if purified by an unknown energy.

Standing in the void, Zhou Yan's gaze looked into the distance. Then, his hand suddenly raised, blending fist intent, as if a punch piercing the heavens.

"Pchht——"

Like an Annihilation Reincarnation Punch, Zhou Yan's punch unleashed a terrifying penetrating power of Xingyi Tiger Form, stacking the Six Layers Domain together, infused with three strands of merit power, boosting combat power to the extreme.

Yet Zhou Yan did not activate the Demon Heart Domain to amplify his combat power, but this punch still instantly punched through to kill a hidden Earth Spirit Venerable far away at a great distance.

That punch, like a giant tiger totem of the Immortal Demon, roared as it landed on the chest of the Earth Spirit Venerable, shattering him instantly, leaving no trace of his body.

Such combat power seems to have completely suppressed them, enough to kill with a single punch!

Zhou Yan used the Soul Devouring Domain to devour all essence, qi and spirit energy, storing it in the Soul Sea, while also beginning to store the energy of the Domain Rules within the domain.

With the power of merit, Qi fortune, and heavenly mechanism power, the rules of the Devouring Domain can also be controlled.

Perhaps it was because after Zhou Yan failed to condense the Immortal Soul Embryo, he instead gained the ability to control the power of rules.

After Zhou Yan made his move, he was extremely calm and indifferent, as if he hadn't encountered anything, continuing his peaceful Sword Flight.

But along the way, no cultivator dared to come forward to block him anymore.

The death of that Venerable had already been witnessed by many cultivators in secret. Under such combat power, all cultivators with greed in their hearts had to be cautious.

And the true cultivators of the Venerate Realm wouldn't dare to make a move against Zhou Yan in such a public place. Divine Spirit Realm isn't a big deal, but if a Venerable takes action, the Sumeru Immortal Mountain would definitely intervene!

In this way, those with ulterior motives also had to weigh if they had any opportunity at all.

...

Zhou Yan didn't think much about it and continued without interference all the way to Tianxing City.

Upon reaching Tianxing City, he merely turned indifferently, his gaze coldly sweeping over certain directions, the coldness and disdain in his eyes very apparent.

However, Zhou Yan didn't make another move and instead went directly to the Purgatory Refiner's Tianxing City branch hall.

It was still the same branch hall as last time, but this time as soon as he entered, Zhou Yan felt the void twist, and he directly saw the Yellow Bell and Zhu Ge Tianchen.

"Impressive, to be able to comprehend even the Heavenly Mechanism Skill, truly a peerless genius! I must admit, I underestimated you before! However, entering Wenhua Palace now isn't too late."

Zhu Ge Tianchen stroked his beard in admiration.

"Heh, with ability, one can shine anywhere."

Zhou Yan laughed.

He didn't stand on ceremony, speaking very casually.

"Indeed. Are you here to advance to Purgatory Refiner Six Stars this time? Last time, you directly advanced to Purgatory Refiner Three Stars. I recommended you to Fengyun Yan Fairy, so you had it a bit easier afterward. This time, I've picked out a few tasks for you. There are three places that can quickly elevate you to Purgatory Refiner Six Stars level or even beyond, but the tasks are incredibly difficult and very dangerous."

Zhu Ge Tianchen said after a slight pause in thought.

"Hmm? Even better, saves me the trouble of searching, what are the three tasks? Tell me about them."

Zhou Yan smiled faintly and said.

"The first task is to research Crystal War Chariots, studying the Honorable Artifact Level of Crystal War Chariots and the inscription methods of Yanling."

"Yanling inscription methods? The combined Tai Chu Runes of Supreme Dao? Isn't that kind of Tao long extinct?"

Zhou Yan was shocked.

"Huh? You actually know about this? Not bad, the Yanling tribe hasn't gone extinct, they seem to have reappeared recently. However, this task has been taken by Zhan Dao Ji Wu and Heavenly Mechanism Spring and Autumn before, but they both failed."

"What's the second task then?"

Zhou Yan nodded slightly, knowing he couldn't complete this task quickly, but with enough time, he thought it wasn't impossible.

But within two months, it was completely unrealistic.

"The second task is in the Soul Refining Demon Cave, determining the springhead location of the Heart-soothing Spring, which requires delving into the heart of the demon cave and possibly crossing a battlefield of the Outer Heaven Demon."

As Zhu Ge Tianchen explicated this task, Zhou Yan felt a surge of hot blood and a chilling coldness throughout his body.

Zhou Yan immediately understood that once he took on this task, he might die!

Although he didn't understand why it would be so, Zhou Yan's expression turned solemn, and he asked, "What's the third task?"

"The third one is the hardest, but completing it would definitely make you a Purgatory Refiner Divine Level Seven Stars or even Eight Stars."

"Let's hear it."

"Very well, the third task involves the Outer Realm Void Spirit and Heavenly Demon Land. You need to slaughter a total of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine Nine-Transformed Void Spirits and Heavenly Demons, refining them into pure Void Spirit Bodies, which must bear the Supreme Aura with no impurities. This task is extremely difficult; you should choose the second one. The second task might be hopeful with your special abilities."

Zhu Ge Tianchen said.

He didn't notice that when he mentioned the 'Outer Realm Void Spirit and Heavenly Demon Land', Zhou Yan suddenly gripped the hilt of the Xuanyuan Sword tightly.

"I didn't expect the Xuanyuan Sword to tremble. This indicates that there's a Xuanyuan Sword Fragment in that place! Moreover, slaying Void Spirits and refining Spirit Bodies is precisely what I'm good at. Supreme Aura? Even condensing a trace of Immortal Divine Aura is not very difficult for me; this mission, while hard as ascending to the heavens for other cultivators, is relatively easy for me."

Zhou Yan was somewhat excited, yet remained calm.

"I'll go with the third one then."

Zhou Yan said indifferently.

"Are you...certain? I advise against overestimating yourself, the third one is fraught with extreme danger. Furthermore, in the Outer Realm Void Spirit and Heavenly Demon Land, malicious cultivators frequently murder for wealth. They're a bunch of hopeless, anchorless dark god domain cultivators, living like devils in their dissipation."

"And, at a minimum, they're all in the Venerate Realm."

"Do you still want to take on this task?"

Zhu Ge Tianchen asked anxiously.

"Yes, this one, I am sure of it."

Zhou Yan affirmed.

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