Cultivating a family of immortals

Ao Yan tried his best to escape, but dared not go down to the seabed, fearing that the Dragon Slayer was already waiting for him on the way.

He and his two older brothers were already cultivators at the Purple Mansion Realm, and were considered extremely powerful among the sea monsters. However, he never expected that his two older brothers couldn't even withstand a single move from that [Dragon Slayer].

He immediately understood what his father was worried about.

Over the years, the three brothers were invincible and no one dared to mess with them, which fostered their fearless and daring personalities. Now, looking back, they deeply regret it.

What is the true level of cultivation of the Dragon Slayer... and what grudge does he hold against the dragon clan...?

Thinking this, Ao Yan, who was galloping among the clouds, suddenly felt a pain in his abdomen. He was immediately alarmed and used his divine sense to check his injury.

The blade struck his abdomen, but its brilliance did not dissipate. Tiny blade intents lingered on his abdomen, and no matter how he tried to dispel them, he could not completely neutralize them.

Just then, a large city appeared ahead.

Ao Yan looked down and realized that he had arrived in Changkong Immortal Continent.

He didn't sense anyone chasing him from behind, which proved to be true, just as his second brother had said; his brother would definitely try to intercept him...

Thinking of his elder brothers dying tragically before his eyes, Ao Yan was filled with pain and deep regret!

Gradually, his vertical pupils turned blood red.

"The best course of action now is to first gather spiritual energy to suppress the wound in my abdomen, and then find a place to cultivate in seclusion!"

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, he tore through the void with his claws, took out a soul banner, and infused it with spiritual energy. The soul banner landed above the city in front of him, forming a large array.

This soul banner contains no souls; it can only form an array and has no destructive power.

This formation attracted countless cultivators from various immortal cultivation families in the city to come and investigate.

Ao Yan's eyes were utterly cold, and his spiritual power surged forth, accompanied by a dragon's roar, as he tried to annihilate the cultivators in the city below!

"Having obtained this Soul Banner provides a perfect opportunity to replenish my soul. The Changkong Immortal Continent is extremely remote, and I seem to recall no high-ranking cultivators there. This is the perfect time to refine the Soul Banner into the Myriad Soul Banner!"

The highest cultivation level among the cultivators here is no more than the eighth level of the Foundation Establishment stage, roughly the same as Lin Qingcang of the Haoran Immortal Sect.

When Ao Yan made his move, the strongest people in the city had already gathered in front of him.

At a glance, they were shocked to see that a high-level cultivator at the Purple Mansion Realm was about to destroy the city. The person with the highest cultivation immediately shouted from afar:

"Senior, please have mercy! Who in the city has offended you? Could you please...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Ao Yan stretched out his sharp claws and pulled it in, then opened his huge dragon mouth and swallowed it whole.

Immediately afterwards, it used its spiritual power to transform into countless dragon claws, which captured and ate those with high cultivation levels one by one.

He then swept through the city with a breath of dragon's breath.

Like a spring breeze, it swept across the entire city.

That night, Guiqi City, located at the junction of Changkong Immortal Continent and Qiongzhou Immortal Realm, was littered with corpses, and all living beings perished.

And so the Soul Banner absorbed countless wronged souls, becoming the low-grade Myriad Soul Banner.

The soul banner needs to be roasted with spiritual power day and night to turn the wronged souls into vengeful spirits. The stronger the vengeful spirits, the greater the power.

After destroying the city, Ao Yan headed south without hesitation, until he crossed Qingxi County and arrived at the Mochuan River.

"This place is even more desolate, and there are more ordinary people here. We should hide here!"

Ao Yan crashed into the frozen Mo Chuan River and plunged in. From then on, the Mo Chuan River never froze.

Beneath the Mochuan River, there were originally various underwater monsters, the highest of which were only at the Qi Refining Realm. How could they withstand an ancestor at the Purple Mansion Realm?

Ao Yan used these demonic beasts to gather information about the outside world.

He was relieved to learn that the Dragon Slayer had not come to Changkong Immortal Continent. Then, while cultivating and healing, he was filled with remorse whenever he thought of the tragic deaths of his elder brothers. So he went on a killing spree against the demon beasts that worked for him.

He had almost wiped out all the monsters in the Mochuan River.

For four hundred years, he lived a life worse than death, filled with worry every day.

Because there is a very important question... Why didn't my father come to save me?

………………

When the cultivators in that city of Changkong Immortal Continent were annihilated, the Dragon Slayer watched quietly in the night not far away.

If he wanted to kill Ao Yan, Ao Yan would not be able to escape the Qiongzhou Immortal Realm.

This is because he had a great use for keeping Ao Yan.

Although he was powerful, he was unable to break into the underwater demon race beneath the Qiongzhou Immortal Realm and wreak havoc, as one person could not defeat an entire race.

Moreover, there are countless species in the seabed.

Therefore, as long as Ao Yan is alive, Ao Shuang will definitely come to save him.

Thinking of this, the Dragon Slayer's lips curled up slightly. He would wait there, and whoever from the Flood Dragon Clan came would surely die under his blade.

As for the destruction of this city in front of me, let it be destroyed. What does it have to do with me?

Ultimately, it was the evil deeds committed by the Jiaolong clan that should be borne by them.

………………

Recalling the past, Ao Yan's eyes burned with even greater hatred as he looked at Xuan Wuchen before him and said:

"I have prepared for this for over four hundred years, and today I will make all living beings in this world my food!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the vengeful spirits within the Myriad Souls Banner began to tear at the cultivators. These cultivators couldn't even withstand a single blow; upon encountering the vengeful spirits, their consciousness was invaded, and they surged towards Ao Yan's mouth.

Xuan Wuchen was shocked and said, "You actually dared to devour even the vengeful spirits! You beast, how ruthless! Aren't you afraid the vengeful spirits will corrupt your mind?"

Ao Yan shouted with his divine sense, "So what? Once I condense my golden core, I'll devour all their resentment along with it!"

As he spoke, he raised his sharp claws and viciously clawed at Xuan Wuchen.

Seeing the fierce attack, Xuan Wuchen could not retreat any longer. He manipulated his Dharma form to attack while simultaneously making hand gestures. Instantly, lightning flashed, illuminating the night and transforming into countless bolts of lightning that collided with the claws.

In an instant, almost the entire night sky of Changkong Xianzhou was lit up.

Ao Yan's Dharma form and Xuan Wuchen's Dharma form clashed in a fierce battle, creating an extremely powerful spectacle.

The vengeful spirits within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner condensed into seven evil souls, all of which were the souls of high-level Foundation Establishment cultivators from Guiqi City. After being imprisoned by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner for four hundred years, they had long since lost their minds. Once released, they immediately attacked Ao Yan.

This is the drawback of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Ao Yan snorted coldly and activated the formation within the Myriad Soul Banner, controlling the seven evil souls to attack Xuan Wuchen's true form once again.

Although the evil spirit was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, its resentment was powerful, and being a soul, it was extremely difficult to deal with. As soon as it attacked, Xuan Wuchen quickly cast a [Fire Control Technique], and a fierce fireball appeared out of thin air, blocking the evil spirit's attack.

Xuan Wuchen's expression grew even colder. His hands conjured various Daoist incantations and spells out of thin air, engaging in a fierce battle with the evil spirits. However, due to the vast difference in their cultivation levels, he managed to kill four evil spirits within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Just then, Ao Yan suddenly burst into laughter, and the Dharma image behind him became even more solid.

"Haha, that's great, absolutely great!"

Xuan Wuchen looked down and saw that the knife wound in his abdomen was gradually healing after it had devoured countless cultivators.

Ao Yan's spiritual energy fluctuations also gradually rose from the initial third level of the Purple Mansion to around the tenth level.

Xuan Wuchen noticed that Ao Yan's spiritual energy fluctuations were getting stronger and stronger. He thought to himself that this dragon was originally a peak expert of the Purple Mansion realm. Although it had devoured most of the cultivators in the Qi Refining realm, its foundation was already there. He was not worried about advancing to the next realm. He only needed to recover his cultivation.

Now, in another half hour, he might be able to condense his golden core.