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A single Rank 8 pill, the Netherworld Spirit Pill, allowed Yunluo to break through to the Dou Zong realm, and even reach the level of a two-star Dou Zong.

In contrast, Rean's improvement was relatively small; his battle qi had increased to the peak of Dou Huang, a half-step Dou Zong level.

However, due to his extremely high genetic level, he can rival a Dou Zong powerhouse even without relying on the Gold-Eating Vine.

In addition, the addition of a Heaven-rank combat skill made Rean's overall strength even stronger. However, the Nine Heavenly Slashes he himself comprehended was also equivalent to a Heaven-rank combat skill, and it was a high-level Heaven-rank combat skill, with even more terrifying power.

After looting the treasures of the Douluo Temple, Li En and Yun Luo left Tianluo Valley without lingering. As for Luo Tianwu, he had already died in the Douluo Temple.

After leaving Tianluo Valley, Yunluo and Li En had another passionate and intimate encounter. It wasn't until they reached Yunluo City that Yunluo reluctantly left Li En's embrace.

"What are your plans for the future?" Yunluo asked Li En softly, looking at him affectionately before they parted.

"I'll cultivate for a while first, and then I might travel around the Central Continent." Rean didn't hide anything; his main purpose in coming to this world was to create his own ultimate technique, or even the most powerful one.

His current Nine Heavens Slashes are close to the level of the ultimate technique of the Universe Venerable, but he is still a little short. The extremely powerful Heaven-rank fighting techniques in this world should be able to reach the level of the ultimate technique of the Universe Venerable.

As for the ultimate techniques at the level of the Lord of the Universe, it is estimated that only the legendary Emperor-level techniques, which surpass the Heaven-level techniques, can compare to them.

As far as Rean knew, although the Dou Di of this world was far inferior to the Universe Lord in terms of energy level, they were completely comparable to the Universe Lord in terms of law comprehension and secret techniques.

However, they are clearly not true cosmic rulers; they should be considered at the level of peak cosmic overlords. Only when they ascend and leave this world will they have the opportunity to truly break through to the level of cosmic ruler.

After agreeing with Yunluo that they would travel together if they wanted to explore the Central Plains, Li En returned directly to the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion. He first visited the Qianxue family to see his two beloved disciples, and naturally had a deep conversation with his adopted daughter.

As for Qianxue Wuyou, Li En does not intend to touch her until her inner conflict is resolved.

After seeing his two obedient disciples, Rean went straight back to the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion.

What he didn't expect was that just as he returned, the Wanjian Pavilion branch was met with a powerful enemy.

The suspended staircase of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion was covered in blood rust in the twilight, and twelve black iron chains hung down from the depths of the clouds, each link embedded with a broken sword blade.

On the stone-paved Sword Tomb Square, three thousand ownerless swords stand upside down, forming a forest, emitting a mournful wail as the wind sweeps by.

As the newcomer stepped over the seven hundredth stone step, seventeen cracks were already cut into his sleeve by invisible sword energy. Blood beads seeped into the cracks between the bricks along his sleeve and were instantly swallowed by the moss.

Ten claw marks were left on the nine-zhang-tall bronze main hall door, the deepest of which almost penetrated half a foot thick.

The thirty-six dragon-carved pillars inside the hall were all forged from living swords, with dark red light shining through the gaps in the dragon scales, like the breath of a sleeping giant beast.

The sword pool on the east side was filled with indigo mist, and the broken blades piled up at the bottom of the pool churned with the water, the sounds of collision mixed with muffled roars.

The Sword Viewing Corridor in the northwest corner hangs above a bottomless abyss, with three hundred bone lamps made from the skulls of swordsmen, their wicks burning with eerie blue phosphorescent light.

In the shadows of the pillars lurked the incomplete sword manual's engravings. A trembling fingertip had barely touched the stone wall when suddenly hundreds of sword lights erupted from the entire surface, slicing fine lines of blood across the intruder's face. On the icy sword pedestal hanging from the main hall's dome, seven sealing chains emitted a piercing cracking sound.

The altar beneath him was covered with cracks, from which a dark golden liquid seeped out and formed into a sharp sword shape upon landing.

As the last ray of sunlight was swallowed by the clouds, the sword energy throughout the palace suddenly froze, and the humanoid silhouette formed by the broken blades in the pool slowly rose up, its empty eye sockets aimed at the intruder's throat.

"Hall Master!" Upon seeing Li En appear, the disciples of the Myriad Swords Pavilion quickly spoke up.

"What's going on?" Li En frowned slightly. Based on his understanding of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, he couldn't imagine who would dare to cause trouble here. Although it was just a branch pavilion, it still had a Dou Zong expert in charge.

Through the accounts of his disciples, Li En finally understood the identity of his enemy. It turned out to be the Tianming Sect, a top-tier power in Zhongzhou. They must have come seeking revenge, because one of their disciples had previously killed the son of an elder from the Xuanming Sect, one of the three lower sects of the Tianming Sect.

Rean's mind flashed with information about the Heavenly Nether Sect.

The headquarters of the Tianming Sect is located in the Netherworld Rift Valley, a deep canyon shrouded in black mist year-round in the frigid northwest of the continent. The valley floor is filled with a corrosive "Nether River," which can only be crossed by specially made bone boats of the sect.

Its core forbidden area, the Nine Nether Altar, is sealed underground with the remnant souls of ancient underworld beasts. The seal is maintained through annual blood sacrifices, while energy is extracted for cultivation by higher-ups.

The sect has three main halls and seven smaller halls: the Underworld Hall (directly under the sect leader) controls the sect's grand formation and enshrines the soul lamps of past sect leaders.

Blood Fiend Hall (External Conquest): Trains "Netherblood Guards" as assassins, skilled in combined attack formations, and bears a Netherworld Wolf totem tattooed on their chests.

The Hall of Deception (Secret Techniques Research): Researching forbidden combat techniques, and recently conducting experiments on "living corpse puppets" in secret.

The Seven Halls are: Law Enforcement Hall (Punishment), Bone Refining Hall (Weapon Forging), Heart Erosion Hall (Poisoning), Soul Control Hall (Beast Taming), Shadow Hall (Intelligence), External Affairs Hall (Trade), and Recruitment Hall (Disciple Selection).

The core cultivation technique of the Tianming Sect is the "Nine Netherworld King Technique," which is said to be one of the top-tier techniques in the middle level of the Heavenly Rank.

Cultivating this technique requires devouring the essence and blood of Yin-attribute demonic beasts. Each breakthrough requires enduring the pain of "Netherfire Burning the Meridians." Those who achieve mastery can summon Netherworld illusions to interfere with their opponents' minds.

However, this technique also has a fatal flaw: overuse can cause the practitioner to gradually become cold-hearted, and all the sect leaders in the past fell into madness in their later years.

The sect has two iconic fighting techniques. One is the Yellow Spring Ghost Hand (high-level Earth Rank): it condenses a giant bone claw in the void, with the added effect of soul vibration.

The first is Blood Nether Escape (a life-saving secret technique): burning essence blood to instantly teleport a hundred miles, but will cause one to drop a small realm.

The Xuanming Sect, one of the three lower sects, is led by a sect leader named Mingyuan. He is a seemingly refined middle-aged scholar who actually cultivates the "Soul Devouring Longevity Technique" to prolong his life. He needs to replace his body with a younger one every ten years, and his current physical body is on the verge of collapse.

Although the Myriad Swords Pavilion is powerful, it is unwilling to provoke a formidable enemy like the Heavenly Nether Sect. Although the Myriad Nether Sect is only one of the forces under the Heavenly Nether Sect, the Heavenly Nether Sect is extremely protective of its own, and a slight misstep could provoke a conflict within the entire sect.

At this moment, Miyazaki, the branch master of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, was controlling the Ten Thousand Swords Formation to deal with the enemy. The enemy's strength was conservatively estimated to be around three-star Dou Zong.

Miyazaki's strength was only at the one-star Dou Zong level, making him no match for the opponent. He could only rely on the Myriad Swords Formation to temporarily hold off the opponent, but once the opponent stepped into the Myriad Swords Pool, the entire Myriad Swords Pavilion would be in extreme danger. (End of Chapter)