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Suddenly, the chaotic furnace fire deep within the spiritual vein erupted with a purple-gold light. That light pierced through the entire spiritual vein and soared into the sky. Cultivators within a radius of a hundred miles could sense this aura.

"His elixir is complete."

Zhao Wuji's words made Xiao Tianxing's face even uglier. Their purpose in coming was to interrupt Qin Yu's alchemy, but after all that effort, the pills were still successfully refined.

"Not only have I succeeded in refining it, but my cultivation level is also about to break through."

When Qin Yu's voice came from the depths of the spiritual vein, his aura was completely different from before, and the fluctuations of the early Nascent Soul stage were rising at an incredible speed.

Mid-stage Nascent Soul stage.

Peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm.

Late stage of Nascent Soul.

The leap across three realms took less than ten breaths. Xiao Tianxing and Zhao Wuji's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. They had only ever read about leaping across three minor realms in succession in ancient books.

"How did he do that?"

"It's normal for one's cultivation level to surge when the Nascent Soul is tempered by the Chaos Furnace Fire and nourished by the Soul-Nourishing Effect of the Nine Netherworld Soul-Nourishing Grass."

Zhao Wuji's analysis made Xiao Tianxing's legs go weak. Qin Yu, who was in the late stage of Nascent Soul, combined with Yuan Lang, who was in the mid stage of Divine Transformation, were no match for the two of them who were in the early stage of Divine Transformation.

However, Qin Yu's aura did not stop at the late Nascent Soul stage; it continued to rise.

Peak of the late Nascent Soul stage.

The Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Stage.

When the aura of the Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivator stabilized, the sky over the entire Northern Region changed color. Purple-gold clouds spread from above the spiritual veins to thousands of miles away, and every cultivator above the Nascent Soul stage sensed this aura.

"Someone in the Northern Region has broken through to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage."

“It wasn’t a breakthrough; he jumped directly from the early Nascent Soul stage to the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul. I can sense the trajectory of his realm change.”

"From the early stage of Nascent Soul to the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, what kind of monster is this?"

The sensing arrays of all the major sects were activated. Mo Wusheng, the sect leader of the Underworld Sect, was awakened from his seclusion. His first reaction was not anger but fear, because the direction from which that aura came was exactly where his messenger had been tracking.

"Blood Demon".

Mo Wusheng's voice echoed in the Netherworld Sect's main altar. He had never seen such a breakthrough speed in his three thousand years of life. The gap between the Nascent Soul and the Divine Transformation stage was the most difficult threshold to cross in the cultivation world. Qin Yu had shaved half of this threshold in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

In the Heavenly Secrets Chamber of Commerce in the Ghost Market of Youdu, the president emerged from the underground chamber. His cultivation level was at the late stage of the Nascent Soul stage, and there were no more than five people in the entire Northern Region who could be his equal.

"The fluctuations of chaotic power... that young man used chaotic power to temper his nascent soul."

"President, that Blood Fiend bought the Nine Nether Soul Nourishing Grass at the auction today. He must be refining soul-type pills."

"With soul-type pills combined with the Chaos Furnace Fire, no wonder he was able to break through to another realm. This person's talent is even more terrifying than mine when I was young."

Further away, the sensor towers of Wudi City lit up.

Emperor Wu, Li Dijun, walked out of the cultivation room. His gaze pierced through the vast void and landed on the location of the abandoned spiritual vein in the Northern Region. A hint of surprise, which even he himself could not suppress, flashed in his eyes.

"Qin Yu, the man who killed my son, his cultivation level has increased so quickly."

The stewards of Wudi City knelt outside the door awaiting orders. After three breaths of silence, Emperor Li spoke.

"Send people to investigate his whereabouts during this period and find out all the details."

"Yes."

In the abandoned spiritual vein of the Northern Region, Qin Yu stood up in front of the furnace. His aura had been completely stabilized at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, and he was only a thin veil away from the Divine Transformation stage.

Xiao Tianxing and Zhao Wuji knelt at the entrance of the spiritual vein, their knees bending on their own. The combination of a Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivator, a mid-stage Deity Transformation mount, and a Chaos-level magic weapon was unparalleled in the entire cultivation world.

"You two came to cause trouble for me, but you ended up doing me a huge favor."

"Lord Blood Fiend is too kind. I wouldn't dare to cause you any trouble." Xiao Tianxing's address had changed from Blood Fiend to Lord Blood Fiend, a single word difference that represented a complete shift in attitude.

"I will not pursue the matter of your son, but the Spirit Sword Sect owes me a favor. You will have to come to me when I need your help in the future."

"Yes, yes, yes, the Spirit Sword Sect is at your command at any time, sir."

Zhao Wuji's attitude was even more humble than Xiao Tianxing's. The strength of the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion was inferior to that of the Spirit Sword Sect, and the consequences of him offending Qin Yu would be more severe.

"The same goes for the Myriad Elephants Pavilion. I may need to gather information in the future, so I'll borrow your intelligence network for a while."

"No problem, the intelligence network of the Myriad Elephants Pavilion is always open to you, sir."

Qin Yu waved them away, and Xiao Tianxing and Zhao Wuji got up and ran. Their figures disappeared at the entrance of the spiritual vein, still trembling.

"Boss, they just left it like that."

Kui Wu's question made Qin Yu smile.

"Killing them is pointless. Keeping them around can be used as tools. The combined power of the Spirit Sword Sect and the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion can cover half of the Northern Region. This will make things much easier for me in the future."

Zhuge Chuchu's crystal-clear eyes swept over Qin Yu's body. She discovered that although Qin Yu's aura was stable at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage, the chaotic power in his dantian was still growing.

"Your cultivation level is still increasing."

"The foundation of a Nascent Soul tempered by the Chaos Furnace is too strong. Even if it is stable at the Great Perfection level, its spiritual power is still being compressed. When the spiritual power is compressed to the limit, it will really be only one step away from becoming a Deity."

These words made Zhuge Chuchu's breath catch in her throat. She knew all too well what being just one step away meant. Qin Yu could break through to the Nascent Soul stage at any moment, and the Nascent Soul stage represented another level of existence in the cultivation world.

The sky outside the spiritual vein was still purple and gold. The celestial phenomenon caused by Qin Yu's breakthrough had a large impact range and could not dissipate in a short time.

Spies from various sects have begun their journey here to determine the source of this aura.

The people from the Underworld Sect were the first to arrive, led by the three black-robed men who had been scared away by Qin Yu earlier. But this time, they were followed by twenty late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators and one half-step Divine Transformation cultivator.

"Jiang Chen, the Third Protector of the Underworld Sect, has come to pay his respects to Lord Blood Fiend on the orders of the Sect Master."

Jiang Chen, who was at the half-step Nascent Soul stage, knelt at the entrance of the spiritual vein, his posture even lower than that of Xiao Tianxing and Zhao Wuji.

"What did your sect leader send you here for?"

"The sect leader said that Lord Blood Fiend is a distinguished guest of the Northern Region, and the Underworld Sect is willing to provide him with all the necessary conveniences."

These words made Qin Yu's lips curl up slightly. Half an hour ago, the Underworld Sect sent someone to invite him, but now they are offering him all the conveniences. Their change of attitude is faster than their breakthrough in cultivation.

"I don't need convenience, I need intelligence."

"What does the master want to know?"

"How many fragments of Yan Mingyu's soul are there, and where are they hidden?"

Jiang Chen's expression changed slightly. Yan Mingyu's soul fragments were a secret of the major forces in the cultivation world. The Underworld Sect did know some of it, but not all of it.

"I know of three places: one is in the treasure vault of the Dragon Palace in the East Sea, one is in the altar of the Southern Barbarians, and the other is in the forbidden area of ​​the Tianlan Sect."

"The forbidden area of ​​the Tianlan Sect."

"Yes, the Tianlan Sect claims to be the leader of the righteous path, but in private they are all engaged in soul refining. That soul fragment was used by them as a material for alchemy."

These words made Qin Yu's eyes narrow slightly. He had already crippled Zhao Tianheng of the Tianlan Sect, but he did not expect that the Tianlan Sect still hid fragments of Yan Mingyu's soul.

"The Underworld Sect and the Heavenly Lan Sect are mortal enemies, aren't they?"

"Yes, the righteous path and the demonic path are incompatible."

"In return, I'll help you destroy the Tianlan Sect, and you'll help me gather intelligence on the East Sea Dragon Palace and the Southern Barbarian Tribes." (End of Chapter)