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The atmosphere on the ninth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower was extremely oppressive.

The avatar of the Yuan Sha Saint Ancestor, who was rescued by the Ye family with great effort, has possessed the body of a Nascent Soul elder of the Ye family. His body is filled with monstrous demonic energy, but his aura does not seem to have recovered to its peak, obviously due to the huge consumption of energy during the escape process.

She stared at the illusory figure of the silver-haired woman opposite her, a figure imbued with a deep-seated hatred...

Longmeng (the main soul of Yinyue/Xueling).

“Longmeng! So many years have passed, and you are still so stubborn! You and I are one. If we can merge our souls, we can immediately recover most of our power, and even surpass our former strength. This human clone can also be given to you as compensation (referring to Xue Ling). Why fight against it in vain?” Yuan Sha’s voice was full of temptation, but also carried a hint of imperceptible urgency.

She needs the power of Longmeng to completely stabilize the passage to this realm.

"Shut up, Yuan Sha!" Long Meng (dominated by Xue Ling's consciousness) was filled with pain and determination. "You betrayed me back then and suppressed my split soul. This is an irreconcilable hatred! You want me to merge with you? You're dreaming!"

Countless sealed fragments of memory surged into Xue Ling/Long Meng's mind, an ancient feud that took place in the spirit world, concerning betrayal and struggle.

Beside them stood the Ye family cultivators led by Ye Yuesheng, the Silver-Winged Yaksha and Lion Beast who had been lured by bribes, as well as Master Xiong (Four Scattered True Persons), Master Xu, Ge Tianhao, the remaining forces of Old Demon Qian, and Xuan Qingzi of the Taiyi Sect who had just broken through the restrictions and arrived, and True Person Qi Miao (who had come to suppress the demon on the orders of the God of Transformation Ancestor)...

The various forces are intertwined and wary of each other, creating a tense atmosphere that could erupt at any moment.

Faced with the terrifying pressure of the avatar of the Holy Ancestor Yuan Sha, many cultivators had already considered retreating, but with such treasures and opportunities right in front of them, how could they be willing to leave so easily?

Xuan Qingzi of the Taiyi Sect looked at Su Ning and Han Li with great joy, "Junior Brother Su, Junior Brother Han, I didn't expect you to be here too?"

"By sheer coincidence! My junior brother Han and I were sucked into Kunwu Mountain."

"Should we join forces to fight the enemy?"

"Senior Brother Xuan Qingzi, fighting the enemy is a minor matter; preserving your life is the most important thing."

"This……"

"Kunwu Mountain is a Nascent Soul cultivator meat grinder! Too many Nascent Soul cultivators have died here so far."

"Alright! I'll do as you say, junior brother."

The great battle finally erupted when a cultivator touched the remaining restrictions!
Chaos erupted instantly!
Su Ning and Han Li have a clear objective: to target their enemy, Ye Yuesheng!
Master Xu was also dissatisfied with the Ye family because of the Tianlan Sacred Beast incident, while Master Xiong was simply trying to stir up trouble for his own profit.

The three of them had temporarily formed a tacit understanding and joined forces to besiege Hazuki Sei!

Although Ye Yuesheng was strong, he could not withstand the siege of three top experts of the same level. Moreover, Han Li had a variety of supernatural powers and magical treasures, Xu Daxianshi had strange secret techniques, and Xiong Shi was ruthless and experienced.

Moments later, Ye Yuesheng let out a miserable cry as his physical body was destroyed. His nascent soul had just escaped when Han Li caught up with him using the Wind and Thunder Wings, grabbed him, and completely annihilated his primordial spirit. Han Li also retrieved the Void Heaven Cauldron and other natal magic treasures that Ye Yuesheng had taken from him.

On the other side, under the secret instigation and promises of Master Xiong, the Lion Beast suddenly launched an attack, ambushing and severely injuring Master Xu, destroying his physical body!
Master Xu's nascent soul fled in panic.

Upon seeing this, Han Li's eyes flashed with a cold light. Although he had a grudge against Master Xu, he was even more unwilling to see Master Xiong's power grow stronger.

He immediately intervened, using his Three Flames Fan to force the two demons back, while secretly transmitting his voice to Master Xu's Nascent Soul.

In the face of crisis, in order to save his life and seek revenge, Master Xu had no choice but to submit and hand over to Han Li the secret method for cultivating mature Gold-Eating Insects from the Tianlan Grassland, as well as a large amount of related resources.

He then deliberately opened his mind, allowing Han Li and Su Ning, who was waiting for an opportunity, to plant the deadly Chi Nian True Lightning on his and Tianlan Saintess's nascent souls respectively, thus putting his life and death in the hands of others!

Just as the chaos reached its peak, Yuan Sha's clone, who had been observing from the sidelines, seemed to have completed some kind of secret technique.

She let out a wild laugh and, disregarding the cost, burned the essence of this clone to forcibly open a tiny spatial passage!

"Welcome to the true form of the Holy Ancestor!"

A demonic force, ten or even a hundred times more terrifying than before, suddenly descended from the other side of the passage!
Although it was only a giant demonic claw and a partial projection of his will, the power of the Yuan Sha Saint Ancestor had already intervened!

"You ants, die!" With a swipe of its demonic claw, terrifying demonic light swept across, instantly turning several Nascent Soul cultivators who couldn't dodge in time into ashes!

Even Xuan Qingzi and Qi Miao Zhenren coughed up blood and flew backward!

In the critical moment, a resolute glint flashed in Xue Ling's (Long Meng's) eyes. She suddenly charged towards Yuan Sha's clone, her silver light blazing: "Yuan Sha! You won't succeed! Senior Brother Xiang, if you don't act now, when will you?!"

She actually chose to cooperate with Xiang Zhili, who was trapped in the illusory celestial phenomena, and at the same time detonated part of her own soul power and the power of Yuan Sha's clone!

Boom! ! !

The massive explosion temporarily prevented Yuan Sha's true form from descending and also jolted Xiang Zhili out of the illusion.

Old Xiang looked a bit disheveled, but his eyes remained clear.

Yuan Sha's main body projection was enraged, but the cross-realm crossing consumed a huge amount of energy, and being interrupted like this caused him to suffer a severe blow to his vitality.

She went so far as to detonate a key magical artifact brought by the Ye family for setting up the formation—the Black Wind Banner!

A torrent of demonic energy surged forth from the center of the explosion like a flood bursting its banks, instantly filling the entire ninth level of space!

Everyone was thrown off balance by the pure demonic energy, and those with weaker cultivation levels were at risk of being corrupted by it!

"Go!" Xiang Zhili shouted, rolled up his sleeves to protect the people nearby, and rushed towards the upper level first.

The others also fled in a panic, no longer caring about the treasures.

In the chaos, Xue Ling, whose soul was now weak, managed to stop Xiong Shi, who also wanted to take advantage of the situation, and Xiang Zhili, who was about to leave.

"Wait a minute, you two! I know what you really want—information on the passage to the Spirit Realm!" Xue Ling said, startling everyone.

Xiong Shi and Xiang Zhili suddenly stopped, their eyes fixed intently on her.

"I am a fragment of the soul of Long Meng, an elder of the demon race in the Spirit Realm. I know the location of a relatively stable spatial node. As long as you hand over the Blood Blade and the Boundary-Breaking Talisman to me, I will tell you the node information! Otherwise, I will immediately destroy this part of my memory, and you will never find it!" Xue Ling made a condition that they could not refuse.

Master Xiong's eyes flickered, and finally, with a determined bite, he threw the blood-stained blade that had killed countless people over.

Xiang Zhili also sighed and took out a silver, shimmering, and complexly inscribed boundary-breaking talisman, handing it to Xue Ling.

After receiving the information, the two left quickly.

Xue Ling did not hesitate to use a secret technique on herself to temporarily seal away most of her memories about the node and this place, returning to her slightly confused soul state.

……

At this time, most of the cultivators had already escaped the ninth floor.

Amidst the surging demonic energy, three figures defied the current and flowed downstream...

It was Su Ning, Han Li, and Xue Ling, who was being protected by Su Ning.

Suning's goal has been crystal clear from the very beginning!

This surging demonic energy and the pure primordial spirit power remaining after the collapse of the Yuan Sha Saint Ancestor's clone were poison to others, but to his God-Slaying Spear, they were an unprecedented tonic!
"Godslayer Spear, devour everything!" Su Ning hurled the Godslayer Spear!
The God-Slaying Spear, like a hungry wolf pouncing on a flock of sheep, spun wildly, transforming into a massive gray vortex that greedily absorbed the pervasive pure demonic energy and the scattered primordial spirit essence of Yuan Sha's clone!

The gun barrel grew increasingly dark and deep at a visible speed, with more mysterious demonic patterns appearing on it. The buzzing sound seemed to come from the deepest hell, and its power was increasing at a terrifying rate!

This immense energy is enough to allow the God-Slaying Spear to undergo a qualitative leap!
At the same time, Su Ning raised his hand and took the Blood Blade and Boundary-Breaking Talisman left behind by Xiong Shi and Xiang Zhili.

The Blood Blade possesses extremely strong baleful energy and can be integrated into the God-Slaying Spear or used for other purposes; the Boundary-Breaking Talisman is an invaluable treasure for both survival and space exploration.

Han Li also took the opportunity to collect a lot of the precious demonic essence that had been scattered, which was condensed from the essence of true demonic energy.

Xue Ling's memory had not fully returned, but she instinctively trusted Su Ning and Han Li to witness everything, and said softly, "Now that this matter is settled, I should go back. Fellow Daoist Su, Fellow Daoist Han, thank you for your help. I will see you out now."

Using her last strength, combined with the remaining teleportation restrictions of Kunwu Mountain, a beam of silver light enveloped Su Ning and Han Li.

In his final moments before leaving, Su Ning took one last deep look at the God-Slaying Spear, which was still frantically devouring demonic energy, and the two new treasures in his hands, his heart filled with boundless pride.

He gained so much from this trip to Kunwu Mountain!
The power of the God-Slaying Spear will be enhanced to an unprecedented level, along with fragments of the Void Mirror, chains of gods and demons, nine-transformation Yuan Pills, ancient inheritances, blood blades, boundary-breaking talismans...

Any one of these opportunities would have been enough to create a top-tier expert, and now they are all in his hands!

With a flash of silver light, Su Ning and Han Li were transported out of Kunwu Mountain.

Meanwhile, Xue Ling's (Long Meng's) soul transformed into a silver rainbow, rushing into the gradually healing spatial rift and returning to the spirit world she had longed for.

The dramatic events at Kunwu Mountain have finally come to a slow close, but their impact is only just beginning to unfold.

This paved the most crucial part of Suning's path to becoming a legend.

……

After leaving Kunwu Mountain, Su Ning and Han Li did not immediately return to Tiannan or Dajin. Instead, they chose the secluded Xuelian Mountain Range nearby, set up a temporary cave dwelling, and began to cultivate in seclusion to digest their enormous gains. Inside the cave dwelling, spiritual energy swirled.

The two first took the Infant-Nourishing Pill, which was made by Fu Cheng and had remarkable effects.

Once the pill entered his stomach, its pure medicinal power dissolved, nourishing his nascent soul like a warm current. This made the nascent soul more solid and agile, and its foundation was made incredibly firm. Any minor hidden dangers that might have been left over from the rapid advancement and the series of battles were completely eliminated.

Afterwards, Han Li began to focus all his efforts on refining the many treasures he had just acquired.

He focused on refining the Five-Hearted Demon, using his own pure demonic power and powerful divine sense to gradually erase the remaining marks of the Old Demon Qian, completely subduing him and making him another powerful means of fighting enemies.

At the same time, he also began to study the method of controlling the Taiyin True Fire and organized the massive amount of materials and elixir formulas obtained from Kunwu Mountain and previously.

Suning's gains were even more astonishing.

He first swallowed the three precious Nine-Transformation Yuan Pills one by one. The powerful medicinal force not only greatly purified his magic power, but also made his nascent soul feel an unprecedented "fullness" and "transparency," as if it had touched an invisible barrier...

That's the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage!

Although a breakthrough is still needed, the path is already clearly visible.

Next, he began refining the three precious treasures he had obtained from the Hidden Truth Pavilion in Kunwu Mountain:
Fragments of the Void Mirror: He continuously nurtured them with his own spatial power and magic power. Although he could not completely repair them, he was able to initially unleash their power.

It can create spatial distortions within a small area, interfering with enemy spells and escape techniques; it is incredibly mysterious.

The Chains of Gods and Demons: The twelve chains have been completely refined, and can be controlled with a thought, forming a powerful array to trap enemies.

Ancient runes flickered on it, emanating a chilling, binding power.

He gradually extracted the pure baleful energy from the Blood Blade and incorporated it into the God-Slaying Spear.

After absorbing Yuan Sha's divided spirit and a large amount of true demonic energy, the God-Slaying Spear was already extremely powerful. Now, with further nourishment, the spear hummed incessantly, and its baleful energy almost solidified. When it thrust out, it seemed to be able to draw upon the power of the Nine Netherworlds.

He also took this opportunity to cultivate his "Ming Wang Jue" to a deeper level, and his physical strength reached a new level.

While the two were in seclusion, a great uproar was brewing in the outside world.

Based on the information brought back by Master Xiong and obtained from Xue Ling that "the Void Spirit Palace may be a spatial node," Che Laoyao (a demon cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage) of the Ten Thousand Demon Valley made a final decision after some verification.

He joined forces with powerful monsters from the icy sea and began secretly gathering strength, intending to conquer the Little Extreme Palace, seize the Void Spirit Hall, and control the possible spatial node!

……

On this day, Han Li received a message from his old friend Bai Yaoyi from the Bei Ye Xiaoji Palace. On one hand, it was to reminisce about the past, and on the other hand, it was to inform him that the Xuanbing Flower cultivated in the palace had matured.

This flower is the main ingredient for refining the Mysterious Ice Pill, which helps resist inner demons and has a remarkable effect on breaking through the bottleneck of the late Nascent Soul stage. He is invited to come and pick it when he has time.

Han Li needed this pill, so he readily agreed and invited his senior brother Su Ning, who had just emerged from seclusion and whose strength had greatly improved, to go with him.

The two quickly arrived at the Little Extreme Palace, located in the frigid land of the North Night, via the teleportation array.

The Palace Master of Xiaoji Palace, Bingfeng, and the Grand Elder, Master Hanli, personally received them.

Master Hanli's cultivation has reached the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage, and he is known as "only half a step away from becoming a Divine Transformation expert".

With his keen eye, he sensed a strange, cold flame aura emanating from Han Li during their conversation. He felt it originated from the Taiyin True Fire and the cultivation technique Han Li practiced, so he took the initiative to invite Han Li to have a deeper conversation.

During the conversation, Master Hanli, relying on some kind of secret technique and his understanding of the rumors about the Void Heaven Palace, actually guessed that Han Li possessed the Void Heaven Cauldron!
However, he was cunning and knew that Han Li and the unfathomable Su Ning beside him were not to be trifled with, so he did not point it out, but instead proposed a deal.

He invited Han Li and gathered three other elders from the Little Extreme Palace who cultivated different types of cold flames, making a total of five people to enter the deepest cold vein node of the Void Spirit Palace together to help him break through the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul stage!

In return, he not only allowed Han Li to pick enough Xuanbing Flowers, but also opened the Little Extreme Palace's Scripture Pavilion for Han Li to browse, and gifted him a variety of Little Extreme Palace's secret ice-attribute techniques and supernatural abilities.

After a moment's thought, Han Li discussed it with Su Ning via telepathy and then agreed.

Because Su Ning, who was preparing to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, also wanted to gain more experience, there was probably nothing better than witnessing a cultivator break through to the Nascent Soul stage firsthand.

In addition, this move would not only bring benefits, but also allow for close observation of the Void Spirit Palace and verification of the speculation about the spatial nodes.

Subsequently, Han Li entered the Little Extreme Palace's Scripture Pavilion as he wished, where he read extensively and gained a wealth of knowledge about ice magic, weapon crafting, and the secrets of the North, reaping considerable rewards.

Several days later, after Hanli Shangren had made all the preparations, Han Li, Su Ning, and the three elders of Xiaoji Palace entered the heavily guarded Xuling Palace together.

The air inside the hall was bitterly cold, and beneath the ground lay the core of the ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Vein.

The five people sat down according to the formation, with Master Hanli in the center, and began to use the power of the five great cold flames to break through to the Nascent Soul stage!

However, reaching the realm of Nascent Soul is no easy feat.

Despite thorough preparation and a very strong momentum in his attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, Master Hanli ultimately failed. At the last moment, his inner demons backfired, his nascent soul disintegrated, and his attempt failed!
Su Ning, who was watching from the side, felt fortunate that he hadn't rushed into the Nascent Soul stage, otherwise he would have been in a much worse situation than this Han Li Shangren.

At the moment of defeat, Master Hanli went mad and completely abandoned all pretense of civility!

He roared and pointed at Han Li: "Han brat! Hand over the Void Heaven Cauldron! If it weren't for your interference, how could I have failed! Hand over the cauldron, and I'll spare your life!"

He actually joined forces with three other elders who were also unwilling to accept defeat, and suddenly launched an attack on Han Li and Su Ning, intending to kill them and seize their treasures!
Unfortunately, they severely underestimated the strength of Suning and Han Li!

At this time, Han Li was already at the peak of the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, possessing a variety of great supernatural powers and heaven-reaching spiritual treasures.

Su Ning is a top-tier Nascent Soul cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, and his God-Slaying Spear is incredibly powerful!

A decisive counterattack unfolded instantly!

The God-Slaying Spear emerged like a black dragon from its lair, instantly piercing through the protective aura of an elder!

Han Li unleashed his Three Flames Fan, and the raging flames that burned the heavens and boiled the seas turned another elder into ice shards!
The five demons roared and entangled one person...

In a short while, Hanli Shangren and the three elders of Xiaoji Palace were all killed!

Su Ning casually collected the five different types of top-grade cold flame essence that the five people were cultivating. These would be of great use in refining magic weapons and cultivating supernatural abilities.

Han Li then ruthlessly swept away all the ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Jade stored in the Void Spirit Palace!

At that moment, the entire Xiaoji Palace suddenly shook violently!

The piercing alarm blared throughout the heavens and earth!

Led by an avatar of the Old Demon Che, the demon army from the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons and the Ice Sea has broken through the outer defenses and stormed in!
Countless demon cultivators clashed with the disciples of the Xiaoji Palace, creating an extremely brutal scene.

Su Ning and Han Li exchanged a glance and rushed out of the Void Spirit Palace without hesitation, intending to take advantage of the chaos to leave this place of trouble.

However, as soon as they rushed out of the main hall, they were blocked by two powerful demon cultivators in the late stage of the Transformation Realm.

"Humans! Leave behind what you've gained in the Void Spirit Palace!" the demon cultivator roared as he charged forward.

"You're courting death!" Su Ning sneered, his God-Slaying Spear trembling, unleashing a murderous aura as he charged forward.

Han Li also summoned the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword and the Three Flames Fan for support.

A fierce battle broke out!
Although these two demon cultivators are strong, how could they be a match for Su Ning and Han Li?

In just over ten rounds, one of them was killed by Su Ning with a single spear thrust, and the other was burned to ashes by Han Li using the newly refined Yuan Hou-level puppet in conjunction with the Three Flames Fan!
But the commotion here attracted an even stronger enemy!

The avatar of Che Laoyao (possessing some of the power of the original body) and Bingfeng, the Palace Master of Xiaoji Palace (late Nascent Soul stage, possessing the Heavenly Phoenix bloodline) arrived at the same time!

Che Laoyao's target was the Void Spirit Palace (space node), while Bingfeng mistakenly believed that Su Ning and Han Li had attracted external enemies and killed Hanli Shangren. Overwhelmed with grief and anger, she also attacked them!
With a demonic cultivator in disguise in front and a palace master in the late Nascent Soul stage chasing after them, the situation was extremely dangerous!
Su Ning and Han Li fought and retreated, the power of the God-Slaying Spear and the Three Flames Fan making even the incarnation of Che Laoyao and the Ice Phoenix wary.

Su Ning even used his newly refined Divine Demon Chains to temporarily trap the Ice Phoenix for a moment.

"Junior brother, let's go!" Su Ning shouted, and suddenly threw out the God-Slaying Spear, forcing back the avatar of Old Demon Che.

At the same time, he grabbed Han Li and used a trace of the power of the Boundary-Breaking Talisman. He did not fully activate it, but rather drew upon a trace of spatial power.

Then, combining their own spatial abilities simulated by the Tai Xu Realm, they forcibly tore open a brief spatial rift amidst the overwhelming demonic energy and icy storm, and the two instantly entered it and disappeared!

The attacks of Che Laoyao and Bingfeng missed their target, and Che Laoyao could only watch helplessly as the two escaped. Their angry roars echoed throughout the Xiaoji Palace.

Meanwhile, Su Ning and Han Li, thousands of miles away, glanced back at the Xiaoji Palace, which had become a battlefield of carnage, and fled without hesitation.

Although the trip to Beiye was thrilling, the rewards far exceeded expectations.

...(End of chapter)