I and countless versions of myself simultaneously travel through time.

Ye Yan sat cross-legged in the cave, holding the divided Azure Ice Flame in his palm. The icy blue light made half of his face glow with a cold hue.

Even though the flames have been split in two, their power is still not to be underestimated.

He closed his eyes and focused his mind, beginning to deeply refine the cold flame according to the experience of "himself" in the Battle Through the Heavens world.

In the world of Doupo, the Burning Flame Technique can devour and fuse different flames, combining flames of different attributes into one and making them one's own.

Although Ye Yan did not bring the complete Burning Technique to the mortal world, he relied on his terrifying comprehension as a Dao Ancestor to extract the core concept of the Burning Technique and combine it with the rules of spiritual power operation in this world to create a flame fusion method suitable for the human world.

This is not a simple refining process, but a fundamental reshaping.

Ye Yan formed hand seals, and the flames within his body surged forth, intertwining with the Azure Ice Flame. Ice and fire are inherently incompatible, but under his exquisite control, the two not only did not repel each other, but instead intertwined and nourished each other like yin and yang fish.

The extreme cold of the Azure Ice Flame was gradually "softened," and the heat of the Profound Yin Fire was also appropriately suppressed, achieving a subtle state of neutrality between the two.

"Lizi, bring out your flames." Ye Yan opened his eyes, his gaze steady.

Han Li quickly took out the half of the Dry Blue Ice Flame and held it in his palm. Ye Yan pointed a finger, and a beam of azure-colored firelight entered the cold flame in Han Li's palm.

The flame, which was originally just a cold and piercing flame, suddenly gained a layer of azure light, and its power surged.

"This flame is enough to kill any Core Formation cultivator of the same level." Ye Yan withdrew his finger. "Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would be severely injured if they got even a little bit on it."

Han Li looked down at the newly revitalized cold flame in his palm, and his eyelids twitched.

A decisive blow against someone of the same rank?

He never imagined in his life that he would possess such a powerful killing move.

Having spent so many years in the cultivation world, he had long since become accustomed to living a low-key, cautious, and discreet life.

He was a little taken aback when he was suddenly told that he could instantly kill someone of the same level.

Who among the respectable people would engage in a direct confrontation?

"Take out your flying sword again," Ye Yan said.

Han Li did as instructed and took out the seventy-two small cyan swords, which floated neatly in mid-air.

These small swords were crafted with countless hours of his effort, each imprinted with his spiritual power. When combined, they can unleash the Great Geng Sword Formation, which is incredibly powerful.

Ye Yan raised his hand and waved, and the Void Heaven Cauldron flew out of Han Li's storage bag on its own and landed steadily on the ground.

This ancient alchemical cauldron is entirely dark blue-black, covered with mysterious runes, and exudes an aura of antiquity.

The Void Heaven Cauldron was originally a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure left behind by the Ice Soul Fairy. It is both an alchemy furnace and a powerful treasure that combines offense and defense.

Most importantly, when used in conjunction with the Azure Ice Flame, its alchemy effects are multiplied, making it a perfect match.

Ye Yan opened the Void Heaven Cauldron, revealing a small world within. He then poured the Azure Ice Flame, the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder, and the Glazed Lotus Heart Flame from his own body into the cauldron, and further activated the spiritual power of his five elemental roots to harmonize them.

The Divine Thunder of Repelling Evil is naturally effective against demonic, ghostly, and sinister things, while the extreme cold attribute of the Azure Ice Flame can freeze all evil spirits. The combination of the two is far more powerful than simply adding one to the other.

Inside the cauldron, lightning and flames intertwined, emitting a deep rumble. Ye Yan manipulated the Void Heaven Cauldron, repeatedly tempering, fusing, and purifying the lightning and fire.

He then threw Han Li's seventy-two flying swords into the cauldron, imbuing each sword with the power of thunder and fire.

This process lasted for a full day and night.

As the flying swords emerged from the cauldron, each one shimmered with icy blue lightning, and faint arcs of electricity crackled across its blade.

Han Li reached out and grasped one of the swords, feeling that it contained a divine power that could restrain demonic arts. If it were used to deal with the insidious techniques of the Ghost Spirit Sect, it would be twice as effective with half the effort.

"After returning to Tiannan, we'll use this to greet the ancient demon souls in the Fallen Demon Valley." Ye Yan's lips curled slightly, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

His mind raced, and he remembered his natal magic weapon, the Taiyi Green Wood Creation Banner.

This banner was crafted with countless hours of his effort. It was made with the ten-thousand-year-old golden thunder bamboo that had been ripened by the small green bottle as the pole, the five elements spiritual light as the banner surface, and the power of the five elements spiritual roots, as well as the power of various flames such as dry blue ice flames. Furthermore, it was suppressed by the evil-repelling divine thunder.

On the day the banner was completed, Ye Yan took it as his natal magic weapon and nurtured it day and night, and its power increased day by day.

Unlike Han Li, Ye Yan dislikes using swords.

The sword is a gentleman's weapon, its sharpness fully revealed, its killing intent decisive.

He prefers to use banners, which can collect souls, suppress ghosts, trap enemies, and protect the body. They have a variety of uses and are not bound by any particular method. As the saying goes, if you don't work hard to cultivate immortality, you'll end up living as a human in a banner.

With the Taiyi Green Wood Creation Banner in hand, he was confident in dealing with all sorts of complex situations.

Two days later.

Ye Yan and Han Li discussed the Dao in the cave. The two sat facing each other, accompanied by spiritual tea, and talked for two days and two nights.

While discussing the Dao, Ye Yan also took out two cultivation techniques: the Profound Yin Technique and the Heavenly Capital Corpse Fire.

Both of these techniques were demonic, insidious, and ruthless, but he forcibly improved them as a Dao Ancestor, discarding their dross and taking their essence, fusing the two into a brand new flame, which he named "Netherworld Profound Yin Flame".

Ye Yan pointed his index finger, and a cluster of dark blue flames ignited at his fingertip. The flames contained a faint flow of profound yin energy, but there was no trace of the evil intent of the demonic path. Instead, they carried a righteous and awe-inspiring aura.

"You've even caught up in body training?" Han Li looked at Ye Yan in surprise, his gaze sweeping over him.

In the cultivation world, very few people cultivate both magical power and physical body at the same time, because both require a lot of time and resources, and most people simply cannot manage both.

But Ye Yan is different. His magical power is at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and his physical body has also been cultivated to a level comparable to that of the Nascent Soul stage. It's simply unreasonable.

"Hmm." Ye Yan nodded. "I'm a rather greedy person; I want to practice everything."

Han Li's lips twitched, and he silently drank his tea without saying another word.

The two chatted for another half a day before Ye Yan stood up and said, "Come on, I'll take you somewhere."

"Where to?"

"Extreme Yin Island".

Han Li was taken aback, and then his eyes became complicated.

Extreme Yin Island, the lair of the Extreme Yin Ancestor.

That old devil targeted him relentlessly in the Void Heaven Palace; if he hadn't been lucky, he would have died at his hands long ago.

Is Ye Yan taking him to seek revenge?

The two transformed into streaks of light and flew south. There was no movement from the Star Palace, and Tianxing City remained calm, as if everything that had happened before had been deliberately suppressed.

Ye Yan didn't care. With his current strength, it was best if the Star Palace didn't provoke him. If they did, he wouldn't mind replacing the Star Palace with a new leader.

Jiyin Island is not large, and the buildings on the island are dilapidated, exuding an aura of decay.

This sect is a demonic sect that believes in the survival of the fittest. It's common for disciples to plot against each other and to create corpses and puppets. It's a miracle that it has survived until today.

Ye Yan took out the Taiyi Azure Wood Creation Banner. With a flash of light, a dark blue-green ray swept across the entire island.

Those lower-ranking disciples didn't even have time to scream before their souls were forcibly extracted from their bodies, turning into streaks of ghostly light that disappeared into the banner.

Several Core Formation stage cultivators attempted to resist, but their struggles were futile in the face of the overwhelming pressure from the peak Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Ye Yan scanned the area with his divine sense and quickly located a stone chamber on the island that was concealed by a restriction.

Those restrictions were too easy for him; with a few casual bursts of spiritual light, the restrictions shattered like paper.

Han Li followed behind Ye Yan, watching the scene unfold before him, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He understood, of course, why Ye Yan had brought him here—to help him take revenge.

A month ago in the Void Heaven Palace, the Extreme Yin Ancestor was against him at every turn. If it weren't for his own caution, the Blood Jade Spider as a safety net, and his ability to outwit and outmaneuver the Nascent Soul old monster, and if it weren't for the inner armor given to him by the Barbarian Beard, he might have died at the hands of that old demon long ago with Elder Ximen's sword.

"These years... have indeed been tough." Han Li felt a pang of sadness, his expression complex.

He hid in the chaotic sea of ​​stars, cautiously walking on thin ice, afraid that his secret would be discovered.

But Ye Yan is different. He charges around recklessly, destroying anyone who comes his way, and still manages to thrive.

Having connections is great.

Inside the stone chamber, the Yin Ancestor was sitting cross-legged, surrounded by black energy, clearly practicing some kind of demonic art. Sensing that the restriction had been broken, he suddenly opened his eyes and immediately saw Han Li walking in, as well as the composed young man behind Han Li.

Ancestor Jiyin's lips curled into a meaningful smile. He naturally recognized Han Li, the little cultivator he had toyed with in the Void Heaven Palace. Now, the other party had come to his door with reinforcements, clearly seeking revenge.

"Fellow Daoist, you truly showed no mercy in destroying my Extreme Yin Yin." The Extreme Yin Ancestor stood up, but a trace of fear lingered deep in his eyes.

He couldn't see through Ye Yan's cultivation level, and this feeling of not being able to see through him made him very uneasy.

Ye Yan was too lazy to waste words with him. He raised his hand and channeled his magic power. Why waste words with a demonic cultivator? He could just use magic power directly.

An immense pressure descended like a mountain.

The Extreme Yin Ancestor's expression changed drastically; he was at the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage!

The news that had been circulating in Tianxing City recently flashed through his mind: the mysterious expert who single-handedly suppressed the Star Palace Law Enforcement Elder was actually the person in front of him!

"I advise you to think twice before you act, fellow Daoist. Beware of the Six Paths Extreme Demon..." The Extreme Yin Ancestor wanted to use the name of the Six Paths Extreme Saint to threaten him, but before he could finish speaking, he felt an invisible hand grab his neck.

Ye Yan clenched his fist, his magical power transforming into a giant hand that directly probed into the dantian of the Extreme Yin Ancestor, forcibly separating his nascent soul from his physical body.

The Nascent Soul of the Extreme Yin Ancestor screamed in terror and struggled desperately, but it was no match for Ye Yan's control.

"Excellent, top-notch demonic talent. I just need a Nascent Soul worker for the assembly line." Ye Yan threw the Nascent Soul of the Extreme Yin Ancestor into the Taiyi Green Wood Creation Banner, and then casually put the physical body that had lost its Nascent Soul into it as well.

As soon as the nascent soul of the Extreme Yin Ancestor entered the banner, it was controlled by the restrictions within the banner.

His eyes went from fear to emptiness, and then from emptiness to fawning.

A moment later, he knelt respectfully in the space within the banner, his voice devout: "Ji Yin greets the master."

Han Li: "..."

Such a fast cut!

Han Li's lips twitched as he watched this scene.

This is worse than killing someone; it turns them into a puppet.

Ye Yan clapped his hands, put away the Creation Banner, and turned to leave the stone chamber. "Let's go back to Tianxing City. You should go into seclusion and try to break through to the mid-stage."

The two transformed into streaks of light and returned to Tianxing City.

After Han Li went into seclusion, Ye Yan protected him outside the cave.

Not long after, a gentle figure appeared in front of the cave. It was Wen Qing, the wife of the two saints of the Star Palace, and one of the true rulers of the Star Palace.

Ye Yan glanced at her and smiled slightly.

What's meant to happen will happen.

Wen Qinglian moved with light steps, a graceful smile playing on her lips, her voice as gentle as a spring breeze in March: "Fellow Daoist Ye, it's a pleasure to meet you. How have you been? How about we meet at my Star Palace? I've heard you're interested in the Nascent Soul stage, so I've prepared some light tea. I'd like to discuss the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain with you..."

Before he finished speaking, Ye Yan raised his hand, and a beam of spiritual light shot out like lightning, instantly entering Wen Qing's brow.

As the seal solidified, Wen Qing's smile froze on her face, her pupils contracted sharply, and fear surged into her heart like a tidal wave.

She felt her spiritual power being sealed off layer by layer, and her nascent soul was also imprisoned by an invisible force, making it difficult to even move a finger.

"You...how could you..." Wen Qing's voice trembled, her face deathly pale.

Ye Yan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at her calmly: "Trying to trick me into going to Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain as cannon fodder? Fellow Daoist Wen, you've got a clever plan. Unfortunately, I dislike being used as a pawn the most."

Wen Qing's lips trembled as she tried to say something, but found herself unable to utter a single word.

Her original plan was to first lure Ye Yan with the opportunity of the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain, and then take the opportunity to lead him into the trap of the Star Palace, so as to completely control this uncontrollable Nascent Soul Peak expert.

Unexpectedly, the other party didn't give her a chance to speak at all.

Ye Yan shook his head, his tone nonchalant, as if the person standing before him was not one of the Star Palace Twin Saints who dominated the Chaotic Star Sea, but a clumsy swindler: "The title of Star Palace Twin Saints won't work on me. Next time you want to deceive someone, find a more sophisticated excuse."

Wen Qing felt a chill in her heart, and an unprecedented sense of humiliation welled up inside her.

With her cultivation at the late Nascent Soul stage, who in the Chaotic Star Sea wouldn't show her awe?

But this person in front of her didn't even let her finish a complete sentence before launching a fierce attack. His domineering and tyrannical behavior was simply... I've never seen such a shameless person before!

Just as her spiritual energy began to circulate, an invisible, immense force pressed down like a mountain, rendering her unable to move and leaving her helpless to watch her opponent.

Then, Ye Yan waved his hand, and an invisible force swept over her, effortlessly taking away her treasured storage bag, along with several protective magic items she wore close to her body, as if those priceless treasures were nothing more than dust that could be discarded at will.

"Since Fellow Daoist Wen remains silent, then I shall refrain from further politeness."

Ye Yan weighed the storage bag in his hand, a half-smile playing on his lips, his eyes conveying an air of complete entitlement.

Wen Qing's expression was one of uncontrollable rage, her eyes wide open as she glared at Ye Yan, wishing she could devour him alive.

Her chest heaved violently, but she clenched her teeth and couldn't utter a single word.

Although they were both Nascent Soul stage cultivators, Wen Qing knew in her heart that the oppressive feeling she had just experienced was something that no Nascent Soul stage cultivator could possess. She bet that Ye Yan had already stepped into the Divine Transformation stage.

Faced with an absolute disparity in strength, any words seem pale and powerless.

"Fellow Daoist Wen, I feel pity for you."