Mortal: Fellow Daoist! May I borrow your essence for a moment?

As is widely known, the Devouring Heaven Demon Art was born by seizing the creation of heaven and earth.

They can devour people, laws, souls, objects, and even themselves.

It is enough to devour the origin of all laws and condense into the legendary Chaos Body, thereby proving the Dao.

As a mere mortal who even struggled with cultivation, this ruthless individual used this method to slay countless enemies and ascend to the position of Heavenly Emperor.

Now that Li Feiyu has obtained him, he is filled with boundless pride and is ready to see the wonders of this world.

Unfortunately, although the Devouring Heaven Demon Art is powerful, there are too few cultivators in the mortal realm.

Despite months of hard work, Li Feiyu could only kill some wild beasts and consume their blood to strengthen his body.

He did not find any cultivators in Jingzhou to help him with his cultivation.

However, Ye Mei, this vixen, recently arrived in Jingzhou and took a liking to Li Feiyu's body.

With the two of them going their separate ways.

After testing her, Li Feiyu used his demonic powers to subdue the demoness in one fell swoop.

It devoured her origin, spiritual root, cultivation level, and techniques, officially stepping into the world of cultivation.

"ah--!"

Li Feiyu yawned contentedly:

"At the fifth level of Qi Refining cultivation?"

He chuckled as he felt the changes in his body: "It seems a bit low, but it's quite remarkable that someone with only five spiritual roots can possess this level of cultivation."

"Very well, I'll deliver the last floor to you then."

Before he finished speaking, Li Feiyu's heart skipped a beat.

A surge of demonic energy erupted from his body and quickly enveloped Ye Mei's corpse.

After a while, the demonic energy dissipated, and Ye Mei completely disappeared from this world.

Although he has only just acquired spiritual roots and cultivation.

However, Li Feiyu not only devoured Ye Mei's cultivation techniques, but the Devouring Heaven Demon Art he cultivated was also a terrifying cultivation system.

The secret techniques available in all aspects are endless.

Although Li Feiyu's current cultivation level is far from sufficient to use the most advanced secret techniques.

But he can still do it using the most basic secret techniques.

Li Feiyu just used a secret technique called "Body Swallowing Technique".

The ability to make the enemy's corpse disappear without a trace is an essential means of murder and robbery.

In addition, the Devouring Sky Step, Devouring Heaven Palm, Devouring Oneself, and other basic secret techniques of body movement, skill, and disguise recorded in the Devouring Heaven Demon Art are also included.

After Li Feiyu achieved the fifth level of Qi Refining cultivation, he was able to use it.

"That vixen Ye Mei is dead."

"But the Ye family's affairs are probably not that simple..."

After disposing of Ye Mei's body, Li Feiyu frowned slightly and muttered to himself:

"However, if the Ye family sends someone to Jingzhou, we will meet them head-on."

"At worst, we can just fight them using demonic arts."

"The most urgent thing right now is to go and check on that cunning kid, Han Li."

Before he finished speaking, he leaped into the air.

He actually stood tall in the sky, his feet treading the void, with his Qi Refining cultivation!

How terrifying!

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Inside the brightly lit main hall on Qinye Ridge.

With a bang, a soul lamp shattered suddenly.

"Who killed members of the Ye family?!"

An elderly woman, hunched over and leaning on a cane, stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

A surge of immense spiritual power suddenly erupted, radiating a profound sense of perfection.

The group of Ye family disciples on duty in the main hall trembled with fear.

She! She was actually a terrifyingly powerful expert who had reached the pinnacle of Qi cultivation!

"Reporting to the Grand Elder, Ye Mei! Something has happened to Ye Mei!"

"Ye Mei?"

Two figures strolled over from behind the old woman.

Although the two men had white hair, they were still robust and strong.

One person wore a fiery red cloak, and the other wore a dark blue battle robe.

Although the spiritual energy emanating from his body had not yet reached perfection, it was not far off.

"Isn't Ye Mei at the fifth level of Qi Refining?"

"How could she have died in Jingzhou?"

The old man in the red robe recalled Ye Mei's alluring and graceful figure.

He unconsciously licked his lips, revealing a lewd smile, and spoke in a way that was hard to fathom.

"What's so strange about that?"

Before the old woman could answer, the blue-robed elder beside him sneered:

"My Ye family is hunting down that remnant of the Qin family."

"Although those remnants are stupid and have low cultivation, they possess treasures that the Qin family has accumulated for hundreds of years."

"If I remember correctly, besides the Ascension Token, there is another talisman called the Flying Sword."

"Those remnants, though only at the third level of Qi Refining, possessed talismanic treasures."

"But killing a level 5 Ye Mei is a piece of cake, isn't it?"

"Flying Sword Talisman!"

The old woman and the old man in the red robe both gasped upon hearing this.

Generally speaking, cultivators at the Qi Refining Realm can only use magical artifacts at most.

Even at the Foundation Establishment stage, this remains true.

But what if one's ancestors had some good fortune or received some great opportunity?

Then they can obtain the talisman.

A talisman is created by damaging a magic weapon and extracting its power to refine it, thus acquiring one-tenth of the magic weapon's power.

Although it is only one-tenth.

However, it should be noted that only those at the Core Formation stage who have reached the Heavenly Realm can possess their own natal magic weapon.

Even if a talisman only possesses one-tenth of the power of their natal magic weapon, it can still be used to create a powerful artifact.

These are enough to demonstrate their power within the Qi Refining or even Foundation Establishment realms.

No wonder that remnant of the Qin family was able to 'kill' Ye Mei, given that he possessed a talisman!

"The Ascension Token and this flying sword talisman should have rightfully belonged to the Ye family!"

"Immediately mobilize elite forces and rush to Jingzhou overnight!"

"You must bring back the Ascension Token and the talisman!" the old woman said sternly.

"Elder, in order to retrieve that Ascension Token, the Ye family has mobilized four factions."

"Although Ye Mei is dead, at least she gave us traces of the Ascension Token."

"It's no wonder that my Ye family has nurtured her for so many years."

The old man in blue robes said slowly, "However, the remnants of the Qin family still possess talismanic treasures."

"Only a protector of the Ye family can subdue the enemy."

"Currently, which of my Ye family's five protectors is stationed in various regions? I'm unsure which one to send."

Although the Ye family is a small cultivation family, it is also strictly hierarchical.

Below the Grand Elder and the two Elders are the Dharma Protectors.

These protectors are all pillars of the Ye family.

The strongest among them was almost indistinguishable from the elder!

In order to deal with "Golden Light Master," a mere remnant of the Qin family at the third level of Qi Refining, the old man in blue robes was actually preparing to send out a protector.

That's already quite mature.

But the old woman just snorted softly upon hearing this:

"Hmph, Elder Shui, haven't you heard the saying that even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit?"

"After years of searching, the Ye family has finally found traces of the remnants of the Qin family."

"How could we not give it our all!"

"Let Ye Chengren and his four brothers go to Jingzhou together!"

"The five guardian deities have mobilized together!"

Upon hearing this, both Elder Shui and Elder Huo beside him were greatly shocked.

Although Qinye Ridge is the Ye family's main base and is guarded by these elders.

However, the Ye family's businesses in various locations require the supervision of five protectors.

Now, it takes the combined efforts of all five guardians to capture a mere remnant of the third level of Qi Refining.

This is surely a waste of talent.

"Elder, this is a matter of great importance. Should we request permission from the Ancestor to mobilize all five Protectors?" Elder Shui hurriedly asked.

"No need. The Ancestor is currently in seclusion, and it is said that he has made progress."

The old woman smiled confidently and said, "When he comes out of seclusion, his cultivation will definitely advance further."

"By then, with our ancestor around, even the Ye family will have a voice in front of the Yan family."

"How could such trivial matters disturb the Ancestor's seclusion?"

Both Elders Shui and Elder Huo trembled upon hearing this.

The Ye family patriarch's cultivation was so profound that he had already reached the pinnacle and entered the Foundation Establishment stage.

Now, his cultivation has made further progress and he is about to take another step forward.

With this patriarch presiding over the Ye family, their glory is truly as bright as the sun!

"Our ancestor's divine might is truly awe-inspiring; we are ashamed of our own." The two bowed and withdrew.

That afternoon, five homing pigeons were released simultaneously at Qinye Ridge and flew to various parts of the Yue Kingdom.

The five protectors of the Ye family.

They rode their fast horses from north to south, galloping towards Jingzhou!