Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

”He actually got away!”

On Celestial Extremity Peak, a figure suddenly appeared.

He let out a soft sigh.

He was dressed in white, with hair to match. He didn’t look old, but his eyes held an air of profound world-weariness.

He stared blankly at Celestial Extremity Peak before him.

”Senior Brother, did that little thief get away?”

Another figure arrived on Celestial Extremity Peak.

This figure, however, was clearly much older. It was a woman in a red gown. The moment she saw the white-haired, white-clothed man, a deep blush spread across her face.

She looked like a young maiden seeing her beloved.

But on her face, which was covered in wrinkles, the expression looked utterly bizarre.

And yet, she called this man ”Senior Brother.”

”He got away.”

The man in white sighed softly.

The old woman in the red gown’s eyes instantly filled with resentment. ”That little wretch! He even dared to kill Kuan’Er, and so cruelly at that—he refined his very soul! He must die! Senior Brother, don’t you worry. I’ll send word to Qin Tianshou at once and have him hunt that little beast down!”

”To dare kill my Senior Brother’s descendant is to declare war on my Medicine King Valley! I, Qin Xuejiao, would love to see who could be so audacious!”

The old woman growled.

But the man with white hair and white clothes remained silent.

The old woman in the red gown didn’t seem annoyed. Instead, she gazed at him with an affectionate expression.

She said, ”Senior Brother, just leave this to me. I’ll make sure that wretch is captured and brought back.”

”He is quite powerful. Tell Tianshou to be careful.”

The white-haired man in white finally spoke.

The old woman in the red gown was instantly overjoyed.

She was as happy as a little girl who had just been given candy, nodding her head vigorously.

Without giving her so much as a glance, the man in white shot through the air and vanished.

As she watched him leave, the joy in the old woman’s eyes vanished. ’All these years... Yanm Changqing, have you still not forgotten that woman? Hmph. If Yanm Kuan hadn’t died, you probably wouldn’t have bothered to come out and see me at all, would you?’

’How hateful! But in the end, I’m the one who won. So what if that woman was beautiful? She could never become a Martial Saint, so her lifespan was less than a hundred years. Even if I hadn’t been the one to kill her, she would have turned to dust eventually. Only I, Qin Xuejiao, can be with my Senior Brother for eternity.’

’Living through these three hundred years together.’

The old woman in the red gown suddenly began to laugh.

Had anyone heard her words, they would have been utterly shocked.

As it turned out, both of them were Martial Saints.

Only a Martial Saint could live for three hundred years.

An ordinary person, even a Half-Step Martial Saint, could live for one hundred and fifty years at most.

Furthermore, a hundred years ago, the names Yanm Changqing and Qin Xuejiao were renowned throughout the entire Celestial Cloud Region.

They were the prodigies of their era.

Legends of the Martial Dao.

This was especially true for Yanm Changqing, who had once overshadowed an entire generation. A Martial Saint had even predicted that he would very likely break through to the Martial Saint Realm before the age of fifty.

Unfortunately, even a hero can be brought down by love.

Heartbroken, he withdrew from the world and went into seclusion.

In that year, he was not yet thirty, but he had already reached the level of a Peak Martial Grandmaster.

A century later, most people assumed Yanm Changqing was long dead.

He hadn’t been seen for far too long.

What they didn’t know was that Yanm Changqing had broken through to the Martial Saint Realm at the tender age of thirty-eight and had been in seclusion in Medicine King Valley ever since.

Only Yanm Kuan had been granted an audience with him, and only after reaching the Half-Step Martial Saint realm.

He was his most outstanding junior.

His own grandson.

Unfortunately, that junior was now dead.

And all for the sake of Yanm Changqing, the other Martial Saint, Qin Xuejiao—who had always adored him—gave a single command.

The entire Medicine King Valley sprang into action.

They began searching for any trace of Yang Xiao.

They were leaving no stone unturned.

Meanwhile, Yang Xiao was tempering his physical body.

He was cultivating the second chapter of the Basic Chapter of the Nine Yang Celestial Skill.

The Skin Tempering chapter.

Yang Xiao controlled the True Greater Yang Fire within his body, continuously tempering the skin all over his body.

He meticulously forged it with the flame.

He refined it again and again, making his skin more and more powerful.

Furthermore, with each successfully refined area, Secret Patterns from within the True Greater Yang Fire were branded onto his skin. These were the Star Secret Pattern, the Heaven and Earth Origin Secret Pattern, the Nine Yang Secret Pattern, and the Greater Yang Treasure Pattern he had obtained from Lu Fangliang. All four types of Secret Patterns merged together.

Once every inch of Yang Xiao’s skin had been tempered by the True Greater Yang Fire,

it became translucent, with a faint Golden Light shining through from within.

With the slightest movement,

he could feel the power of Supreme Yang and Firmness contained within.

Yang Xiao’s eyes snapped open.

He casually produced a sharp blade and stabbed it at his own body.

The skin indented slightly.

But it wasn’t pierced.

Yang Xiao applied more force.

It still didn’t break the skin.

He immediately broke into a smile.

’Success! I’ve achieved Great Success in the second chapter, the tempering of the skin. The True Greater Yang Fire, fused with four types of Secret Patterns, is of the Supreme Yang and Firmness, and infinitely profound. My power has surged as a result... I just wonder by how much?’

A thought flashed through Yang Xiao’s mind. Without any visible effort,

he simply clenched and unclenched his fists.

He was able to gauge his own power.

’The strength of six young Demon Flood Dragons! Just tempering my skin doubled my Physical Strength, adding a full three Flood Dragons’ worth of power. If I complete the third chapter, tempering flesh and blood, which gives the greatest boost to strength, I’ll probably gain another seven or eight Flood Dragons’ worth of power, won’t I?’

Yang Xiao was ecstatic.

The Nine Yang Celestial Skill was divided into nine sections, and each section was further divided into nine chapters.

There were eighty-one chapters in total.

Each section represented a new level, a new cycle of transformation.

The first of these was the Basic Chapter, also known as the Foundation Establishment Chapter.

The first chapter was Condensing the True Flame.

Then, one used the True Flame to temper the skin, flesh, sinews, bones, organs, marrow, apertures, and soul.

Eight parts in total.

From the outside in.

Tempering the entire body.

Ultimately, it strengthened one’s body, spirit, and aura.

In other words, the three fundamental Origins: Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

Among these, while the six stages from tempering the skin to the marrow all increased Physical Strength,

they did so in different ways.

The skin focused on defense and provided the weakest boost to strength.

The flesh focused on power and provided the strongest boost.

The sinews focused on stamina, with a power increase second only to the flesh, not far behind at all.

The bones, organs, and marrow each had their own unique benefits.

Even now, the stage that gave the smallest increase to his power had still boosted him by the strength of three Flood Dragons.

’What about the rest?’

Not to mention, once he finished cultivating the Basic Chapter, Yang Xiao’s body would undergo a complete metamorphosis.

It would be equivalent to cultivating a Physical Divine Technique.

How could he not look forward to it?

Take now, for example.

Yang Xiao was already pondering, ’I’ve condensed the True Greater Yang Fire. Even though it’s only at the Upper Ninth Grade, it should be enough for me to begin cultivating the Vajra Indestructible Body.’

Upon completing all nine sections,

one would master two peerless Great Divine Techniques.

The one corresponding to the physical body was the Indestructible Golden Body.

But before reaching the Indestructible Golden Body, there were several other Physical Divine Techniques one could attain.

For example, the Vajra Indestructible Body he had just considered granted boundless strength and an indestructible physique.

Above that were even higher levels, such as the Pure Bright Jade Body and the Glazed Body.

Each was incomparably profound.

Normally, to achieve the Vajra Indestructible Body during the Basic Chapter, one would have to condense an Upper Eighth Grade Nine Yang True Flame.

Only then would there be a chance to master the Vajra Indestructible Body in one go.

Otherwise, one would most likely only achieve a lesser physique, such as Copper Skin and Iron Bones or the Immovable Vajra Body.

But now, Yang Xiao had condensed the True Greater Yang Fire.

Although it was only Upper Ninth Grade, its power was comparable to an Upper Eighth Grade Nine Yang True Flame.

In fact, its might seemed to even surpass that of an Upper Eighth Grade Nine Yang True Flame.

If he truly managed to complete the eight chapters covering his skin, flesh, sinews, and the rest,

it was truly possible that he could achieve the Vajra Indestructible Body.

’Once I’ve mastered the Vajra Indestructible Body, even if the true form of that Martial Saint who attacked me shows up, he won’t be able to kill me unless he uses his full power. And if he gets careless, I might even get a chance to kill him!’

A sharp glint flashed in Yang Xiao’s eyes.

His killing intent blazed.

But would the people of Medicine King Valley really let him cultivate the Vajra Indestructible Body in peace?