Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

Yang Xiao’s feelings for the Earth Fire Qilin Beast weren’t deep.

But they were very complex.

This was a former opponent, a Barbaric Beast from which he’d stolen the Divine Communication Grass. Yang Xiao had originally thought that simply sparing its life would settle the score.

If they met again and it was still relentless,

then he would kill it.

And it wouldn’t be going too far.

Unfortunately, that ordinary encounter was thrown into chaos by Xuan Tianzhan and his group.

With the appearance of Xuan Tianzhan and his men, Yang Xiao felt responsible for getting the Earth Fire Qilin Beast killed. It was only then that he offered to help it escape.

If he had succeeded, it would have been perfect.

If he failed, all he could do was regret it and avenge the beast later.

But in the end...

Instead of saving it, he was the one who ended up being saved.

What made it even harder for Yang Xiao to let go was that the Earth Fire Qilin Beast had not only saved him but had also given him its Inner Core and all of its Essence Blood.

Under those circumstances, Yang Xiao had accepted.

And in doing so, he had taken on an immense debt of gratitude.

A life-saving debt.

A debt for his breakthrough.

For a Cultivator, either one of these debts was as heavy as a mountain.

This bond of debt and gratitude between them could not be easily resolved.

The only solution Yang Xiao could think of was a life for a life.

To bring the Earth Fire Qilin Beast back to life.

So, he chose to cultivate a Great Divine Technique that was a dime a dozen in his past life: the Supreme True Body.

And he would use the Earth Fire Qilin Beast’s Essence Blood to refine Qilin True Blood, which he would then use to cultivate the Qilin True Body.

Only then would he have a chance to resurrect the Earth Fire Qilin Beast one day.

Originally, because Yang Xiao’s Spiritual Level was insufficient and he hadn’t deliberately cultivated any Secret Techniques related to the Divine Soul, even if he could have resurrected the Earth Fire Qilin Beast,

it would only have been a physical resurrection,

lacking an awakened soul.

Even if Yang Xiao used a Great Divine Technique to inject all their shared memories into its newly formed Divine Soul,

it still wouldn’t have been a true resurrection.

But now, Xuan Tianzhan had unintentionally done him a favor.

He had extracted the Earth Fire Qilin Beast’s soul.

Now, as long as Yang Xiao could seize that soul, he could one day use his perfected Qilin True Body, the Qilin Treasure Blood within it, and some other materials to reconstruct a physical body for the Earth Fire Qilin Beast.

Then, he could merge the complete Demon Soul back into it.

With the body and soul sharing the same origin, the Earth Fire Qilin Beast would be reborn in the truest sense of the word.

For now, however, all of this was still a distant prospect for Yang Xiao.

After confirming his surroundings were safe, he turned his attention inward.

’I used the Flame Emperor Divine Fist twice. Even though I didn’t use any of its techniques, just basic attacks, my body still had trouble withstanding the strain. I’ve accumulated a lot of internal injuries, but that’s a small problem.’

Yang Xiao examined his body.

The first thing he checked wasn’t his Heaven and Earth Origin Fire, which had just broken through to a new realm.

It was his physical body.

His body had previously been under immense pressure due to the Nine Revolutions Concentration Spirit Technique.

More recently, he’d endured enormous strain from unleashing two strikes of the Flame Emperor Divine Fist in a fit of rage.

His body was now riddled with countless internal injuries.

If Yang Xiao hadn’t been actively suppressing them, his body would have collapsed long ago.

An ordinary person in this condition would be beyond saving,

as if afflicted by a terminal illness.

But for Yang Xiao, it was a minor issue.

He didn’t even need medicine.

After he consumed the Earth Fire Qilin Beast’s Inner Core, his Heaven and Earth Origin Flame had not only broken through to the Orange Flame Realm,

but had even reached the Mid-stage Orange Flame.

The Heaven and Earth Origin Flame was incredibly magical.

Every time it reached a certain level, it would generate Essence Qi. This Essence Qi could be used to temper the body and spirit, purifying them and fundamentally elevating their quality.

This had happened once before, when he reached the Great Success of the Red Flame Realm.

That time, Yang Xiao’s spirit had entered the Observing Micro realm, and his physical body had become a Low Grade Fire Spirit Body.

Now, at the Mid-stage Orange Flame, he would have another such opportunity.

Furthermore, there would be another after reaching the Great Success of the Orange Flame Realm.

It was known that the three realms of Mortal Fire were the Red Flame Realm, the Orange Flame Realm, and the Yellow Flame Realm.

The Red Flame Realm granted one opportunity to temper the body and spirit.

The Orange Flame Realm granted two.

And the Yellow Flame Realm granted three.

With each opportunity, the quality of the Essence Qi would also improve.

Therefore, all Yang Xiao needed to do now was use this Essence Qi to temper his body and spirit. That alone would be enough to heal his injuries and allow him to advance even further.

However, he didn’t do it right away.

’The potency of the generated Essence Qi varies. The first time, I waited until I was at the absolute peak of the Red Flame Realm before tempering my body and spirit. That’s why the results were so good, allowing me to achieve a Low Grade Fire Spirit Body and reach the Observing Micro Realm Spiritual Level in one fell swoop. Naturally, I must now wait until I reach the Mid-Orange Flame Peak.’

’Coincidentally, I still have a Level 6 Peak Fire Element Pill, and Wang Xiyan gave me quite a few good things… Huh? Isn’t this the Inner Core of that Fire Python?’

Yang Xiao took out the Fire Element Pill he had refined using a vast amount of Spirit Medicine, then scanned a corner of his Storage Ring.

There, he discovered a fiery-red Inner Core.

Within it swirled the phantom of a ferocious python.

What could it be but the Inner Core of the Fire Python that the Earth Fire Qilin Beast had killed earlier?

In addition to that, there were also large quantities of Spirit Medicine.

The highest-grade item among them was a Seventh-Level Low Grade Wood Attribute Spirit Medicine.

Though it wasn’t a Fire Attribute herb, wood feeds fire. For Yang Xiao, this was the next best thing.

He immediately began the refining process.

As he refined it, he began to mobilize his Spiritual Power,

continuing his recovery.

After a day and a night, Yang Xiao had used all the materials to refine a Seventh-Level Upper Grade Fire Element Pill. By then, his Spiritual Power had successfully reached the Peak of the Initial Stage of Observing Micro.

He was now a sliver stronger than he had been before using the Nine Revolutions Concentration Spirit Technique.

As for reaching the Observing Micro Middle Stage...

He wasn’t quite there yet.

Even so, Yang Xiao’s strength was now worlds apart from what it had been in the magma cavern.

’At the Mid-stage Orange Flame, my current aura is equivalent to the Peak of the Innate Realm’s Third Layer. When I reach the peak of this mid-stage, I should be on par with the Fourth or even Fifth Layer of the Innate Realm.’

With the power of the Fourth or Fifth Layer of the Innate Realm, and by using the Starburst Skill and Gathering Essence Finger,

Yang Xiao’s ultimate killing power would definitely surpass that of a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

He would probably still fall short against Xuan Tianzhan, though.

But if he were to run into Ye Zongling again,

even under the worst possible circumstances, he could kill the bona fide Martial Arts Grandmaster in a single move.

Of course, under those circumstances, he figured he would only have enough for that one strike.

Such strength should be considered quite impressive in the entire Celestial Cloud Region.

But it wasn’t enough to kill Xuan Tianzhan.

But that was fine.

Yang Xiao still had a chance to improve.

A much bigger one.

With a faint smile, he swallowed the Seventh-Level Upper Grade Fire Element Pill in his hand.

BOOM! A vast sea of medicinal power surged out from within.

This Fire Element Pill was refined from a huge amount of Spirit Medicine. While its quality couldn’t compare to the Earth Fire Qilin Beast’s Inner Core,

in terms of sheer quantity, it surpassed it.

And right now, that sheer quantity was exactly what Yang Xiao needed!