From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 572 Heading to Guixu to Annihilate Nine Thieves in One Day
The Immortal Ascension Sect.

Zidian Peak

As the thunder subsided, Fang Qingxue returned to the Feathered Immortal Sect from the Land of Five Elements and went into complete seclusion. Her aura merged with the Undying Lightning Talisman, and she entered a deep meditative state. She had gained too much from the Land of Five Elements and needed time to digest it.

This time, she did not choose to cultivate in the small immortal realm of Qinghuan Zhaoxu Realm, but instead chose to go into seclusion on her own Zidian Peak.

Li Chengqian returned to Lanyue Peak and was very satisfied to see that his True Disciple Peak had been well managed by Xu Wenyuan and the other two. He rewarded the three with a large amount of resources and then took them into the small immortal realm within the Qinghuan Zhaoxu Mirror to cultivate in seclusion.

This seclusion lasted for a full three years. If it weren't for the enormous Five Prisons Cauldron floating atop Lanyue Peak, people would probably think that Li Chengqian had gone out again.

The three years in the Little Immortal Realm are equivalent to only one year in the outside world. After emerging from it, the three of them made great progress in their strength. Xu Wenyuan had already stepped into the third level of the Divine Power Realm, while Yuan Zhi and Su Muyu had both reached the second level of the Divine Power Realm, the True Qi Realm.

The three were overjoyed by their progress and became increasingly grateful to Li Chengqian.

During this time, Li Chengqian gradually comprehended the great Dao supernatural powers he had obtained from the Five Elements Land. With the help of the Taiyin Refining Form Technique, he mastered the five supernatural powers he obtained from the Indra statue—the Great Blessing Technique, the Great Curse Technique, the Great Domination Technique, the Great Blood Soul Technique, and the Great Severing Technique—as well as the Great Calamity Technique and the Great Conferring God Technique obtained from Zhao Xuanyi and Song Weiyi. He also became more proficient in the Great Five Elements Technique and the Great Origin Technique. Of course, the greatest gains came from the Great Conferring God Technique and the Great Five Elements Technique. Through these two great Daos, in the process of harmonizing Yin and Yang with the Taiyin Refining Form Technique, he completely fused the Wheel of Life and Death of the Heavens and the Tathagata Fist Scripture, two supernatural powers no weaker than the Three Thousand Great Daos, creating a celestial fist intent that could suppress everything!

After entrusting the affairs of the peak to the three, Li Chengqian returned to Zidian Peak. Seeing that Fang Qingxue was still in seclusion, he left a message and departed from Yuhua Sect.

This time, his target is the vast and boundless Guixu Sea.

A year ago, because Zhao Xuanyi and Song Weiyi were killed, the Taiyi Sect's immortal pursuit order swept across the Xuanhuang Great World like a whirlwind, offering a huge reward of 300 million Pure Yang Pills, which aroused the envy of countless cultivators. Unfortunately, Li Chengqian did it too cleanly, and it was in the Five Elements Land, so there were no clues at all. In a year, apart from causing a great uproar in the world, there was no gain at all.

"Taiyi Sect? A bunch of clowns, nothing but withered bones in a tomb. They dare to issue a warrant for my arrest?" Li Chengqian chuckled inwardly upon hearing the news. Taiyi Sect had never been his true target, not even worthy of being called an enemy. The real threat lurked deeper underwater: the extraterrestrial gods and Fang Han.

Without further hesitation, Li Chengqian transformed into a faint stream of light and silently left the Feathered Immortal Mountain, once again setting foot on the Guixu Outer Sea, a place where danger and opportunity coexist.

This time, his target was clear: the Forty Thieves!
Many of these malignant tumors entrenched overseas were secretly supported by extraterrestrial gods. Although they may not know who their boss is, they do not deny that they are often driven by gods in disguise.

Therefore, instead of wasting time searching for the hidden gods, it would be better to remove these visible threats directly, and the gods would naturally reveal themselves.

With the Azure Mirror in hand and the Forty Thieves having been rampant overseas for a long time, many of them had already been exposed, so Li Chengqian's actions were extremely swift, ruthless, and decisive.

Using the insightful abilities of the Azure Mirror, combined with various intelligence gathered from the Forty-Nine Islands, they accurately located the lair of several notorious thieves.

First stop, Black Wind Island. This island is the lair of the Black Wind Bandits, ranked twenty-fifth among the Forty Great Bandits. A sinister island hidden in the sea mist. The surrounding currents are turbulent and treacherous, and there are also large formations set up in secret. But all of this is meaningless to Li Chengqian. He didn't even bother with any covert actions. Instead, he directly tore through Black Wind Island's defenses, stepped in, and instantly activated the Eight Desolate Mountain-Suppressing Divine Qi. Instantly, the entire Black Wind Island shook violently, the earth tore apart, the sea surged wildly, and the heavens and earth were turned upside down!
The Black Wind Bandits were known for their fearlessness and ruthlessness. Upon discovering that the island's defenses had been breached, they realized that someone was attacking. They immediately let out a roar and charged out with endless black winds to meet Li Chengqian, shouting, "Who dares to cause trouble on my Black Wind Island!"

"Interesting. This Black Wind Thief has a hint of the Black Sun Storm. He's actually a traitor from the Taiyi Sect. Interesting." Watching the Black Wind Thief appear amidst a sky full of black wind, Li Chengqian smiled. He didn't even use any supernatural powers, simply throwing a single punch. The fist intent of the Wheel of Life and Death was condensed to a tangible form. A terrifying will that judged life and death and crushed reincarnation erupted. Where the fist wind passed, the air exploded. The Black Wind Thief, along with the black wind around him, was like a watermelon struck by an invisible giant hammer, instantly bursting into a sky full of blood mist. The entire lair collapsed in the aftershocks of this punch.

Little Karami is not worthy of even meeting him.

The second battle was at Poison Dragon Bay, a bay long occupied by the Poison Dragon Bandits, ranked eighteenth in the pecking order.

Poison Dragon Bay is very famous in the open sea because it is shrouded in a layer of poisonous fog all year round. Countless venomous snakes and dragons grow in the fog. The Poison Dragon Bandit was able to rank eighteenth among the forty great bandits because he controlled a demonic dragon that had been tempered with hundreds of kinds of deadly poisons. Both the man and the dragon had cultivated to the Golden Core stage, and their cooperation was perfect. In addition, he also raised dozens of venomous dragons in Poison Dragon Bay. Each of them had the strength of a supernatural realm, and the poisonous fog they spewed was enough to corrode precious artifacts.

Unfortunately, this only works on ordinary cultivators. When Li Chengqian arrived near Poison Dragon Bay, he simply opened his mouth and blew out a gust of cold wind, which turned into a pale white stream of air and flew into the sky. In just a moment, dark clouds filled the sky, and layers of black clouds piled up like mountains. In an instant, a blizzard broke out.

The Divine Power of the Ancient Cold Prison!

Before the Poison Dragon Bandit and the Poison Dragon in Poison Dragon Bay could react, they were frozen by the heavy snow falling from the sky. Li Chengqian flicked his finger, and a thin black line of a great slicing technique swept across, silently splitting the Poison Dragon Bandit, who had already turned into an ice sculpture, and his Poison Dragon in two, the cut as smooth as a mirror.

Next up are the Star Destroyer and the Moon Pirate. These two guys ranked second and third among the Forty Great Thieves. They once joined forces to ambush him on the outskirts of Guixu. When Li Chengqian found them, he discovered that they had obviously had some kind of fortuitous encounter. Their cultivation had actually approached the peak of the Golden Core stage. They even jointly set up the Star and Moon Shining Together Formation, which could draw upon the power of the stars and the cold tide of the moon, making it incredibly powerful.

However, that's all.

When Li Chengqian unleashed his fist, it was like a great sun, radiating endless light and heat. The seemingly unbreakable array was torn apart like paper. The golden cores of the Star Destroyer and Moon Pirate were shattered by the fist's intent in their terror, and were then swept away by the Great Annihilation Technique's ripples, turning into nothingness.

Next, several more notorious thieves and their hideout were located.

In a single day, from the bottom twenties to the top five, a total of nine notorious bandits, along with their henchmen and businesses, were eradicated by Li Chengqian with overwhelming force.

The news spread like wildfire, silencing the entire open sea.

The name of Li Chengqian of the Feathered Ascension Sect resounded throughout both the immortal and demonic realms!

(End of this chapter)