After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"Brother, I don't want to have a conflict with you. It's settled then, I'm going to explore that place. If you don't come, we'll be fine. But if you dare to come, don't be so ruthless."

After saying that, Huang Mao left.

Another bald awakened being stepped forward, smiling as he looked at the nine-tailed fox beneath Zhou Yan.

"Hey bro, this fox's pretty good, wanna sell?"

Su Xiaowan immediately let out a threatening moan.

"Alright, Old Shan, shut your stinking mouth."

A kind-looking fat man came out and tossed a map to Zhou Yan. Zhou Yan caught it and looked at it. The map was actually a part of the terrain of Kunlun Immortal Palace.

The fat man chuckled happily.

"Brother, since this is your first time here, you probably don't understand the dangers of this celestial palace. Here, take this map; it will save you some trouble."

After the fat man finished speaking, he pulled away the bald man who had just said he wanted to buy Su Xiaowan. The other awakened individuals looked at each other and then dispersed.

Er Zhouyan placed the map in front of his lower abdomen, and the Nine-Colored Deer and Mu Chongba bowed their heads.

The map details the boundaries and dangers of dozens of nearby palaces, and even marks some places as extremely dangerous.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but shake his head.

"Human nature."

The fat man who gave you the map wasn't doing it out of kindness. In fact, the dangerous places marked on the map were exactly the places the fat man, an awakened being, had gone to explore.

Fatty leaned against the map, hinting to Zhou Yan not to go where he was going, while the other markers were correct.

The fat man was older and more mature than the blond young man. When the blond man shouted, "Don't come to our place," the fat man gave him a map and achieved the effect the blond man wanted.

Chapter Twenty-Five: Beast

Huang Mao returned to the area his team had been searching.

The group is now gathered under a tree, and a few people are drinking water and boiling canned food.

After Huang Mao landed, the leader, a man dressed in off-road clothing, asked him a question.

"Little Huang, what did you go to look at?"

"I'm so happy," said Huang Mao.

"A newcomer just rode up on a fox. I went to take a look. Tsk tsk, he dares to come to Kunlun Immortal Palace alone. I really don't know what he was thinking."

An awakened being, carrying a boiling can of food with his bare hands, echoed this sentiment.

"Young people are just so hot-blooded and disobedient. We can only hope that this young man doesn't go to some good place and pick up some good stuff that attracts someone's attention."

The blond-haired man shook his head.

"I doubt it. When I went there just now, that bald centipede had already told the newcomer that he wanted to buy his fox, but the newcomer refused."

The surrounding Awakened Ones all looked rather unwell.

Any forbidden zone for humans is essentially a lawless place. Therefore, rather than relying on themselves to plunder valuable items from dangerous locations, many awakened individuals prefer to lie in ambush in necessary areas, waiting for those who have gone through countless hardships to bring out valuable items.

Assassination, poisoning, robbery.

Zhou Yan caused quite a commotion just now, and someone might already be watching him. If Zhou Yan dares to go to some dangerous places and comes back alive, he will probably be targeted by bandits hiding somewhere.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Huang Mao's team. The leader tossed Huang Mao a can of beef and gave him some instructions.

"Alright, go out and keep watch, don't let anyone sneak up on us."

"Boss, just say the word."

Huang Mao stepped back onto his flying sword and flew to a point a hundred meters from the Immortal Palace to observe his surroundings.

Despite claiming to be observing his surroundings, the blond-haired man couldn't help but turn his gaze to the spot where he had just seen Zhou Yan.

He was curious to see where Zhou Yan planned to plunder. Judging from the commotion Zhou Yan had caused, his future was pretty much sealed wherever he went.

The other bandits would assume that an awakened person who returned from a dangerous place had obtained something good.

To Huang Mao's surprise, even though a minute had passed since he spoke with Zhou Yan, Zhou Yan was still standing at the gate of Kunlun Immortal Palace.

The fox that brought Zhou Yan up had all four paws on the ground, its head resting on its paws, and its eyes closed, as if it were resting.

The blond-haired boy was puzzled. "You came all the way to Kunlun Immortal Palace just to strike a pose and take some photos?"

The blond-haired boy waited curiously, but five more minutes passed and Zhou Yan still didn't move.

At the mountain gate.

Zhou Yan closed his eyes. His awakening level had reached 68%, and the time limit for his eyes had been five minutes.

The concept of five minutes is that Zhou Yan closed his eyes at the mountain gate and looked around for the first time, passing through all the safe areas.

These safe places have long been looted by countless awakened beings, leaving not even jade pieces or gold foil behind; they've squeezed every last drop of oil from the bones.

Even with his omniscient abilities, Zhou Yan couldn't find any artifacts that retained the aura and magical power of the Heavenly Emperor.

Then, the second time the Extreme Eye began to operate, Zhou Yan, after much painful reflection, controlled his body and went to an area that even he felt was dangerous.

This time we went to a huge, suspended ruin.

The ruins were littered with broken bricks and collapsed timber, and the occasional rumble of thunder and flashes of fire in the air indicated that this was no peaceful place.

When Zhou Yan arrived, a group of awakened individuals wearing insulated clothing were walking in front of a ruin, digging through the bricks and mortar with various tools.

"Um……"

An Awakened One who was close to Zhou Yan as he descended heard the sound of wind, turned around, and saw Zhou Yan coming down without any protection. The Awakened One hesitated for a few seconds before speaking.

"Any slight movement here will trigger lightning and fire attacks, and you're not wearing any clothes..."

The awakened ones around him turned to look at Zhou Yan. After seeing Zhou Yan's clothes, they all sneered. Some didn't want anything to go wrong and wanted to persuade Zhou Yan to fight his way out of this place. Others thought that since Zhou Yan was going to die later, they might be able to dig out some good stuff from him.

Others silently drew their weapons, thinking that Zhou Yan might not die if he was struck by lightning later. So, they thought that after Zhou Yan was seriously injured by the lightning, they could take the opportunity to kill him and then seize his property.

Those who venture into forbidden zones to search for treasure have at least half a history of being bandits.

Zhou Yan stretched out his hand in front of everyone, and the lightning around him gathered from the void. They were like docile pets that had been tamed, surrounding Zhou Yan without harming him in the slightest.

Zhou Yan had previously subdued Zhao Wenhe on Penglai Island, for which he received the favor of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor, gaining the Thunder Essence Divine Power within his bloodline abilities. This divine power greatly enhances Zhou Yan's control, power, and resistance to lightning.

The thunder that permeated the Kunlun Immortal Palace would be a catastrophic disaster for other outsiders, but for Zhou Yan, who possessed the talent of thunder spirit (favored by the Antarctic Longevity Emperor), it would even take the initiative to protect him and obey his commands.

Everyone around was stunned at first, then speechless.

The lightning of Kunlun Immortal Palace is an extremely powerful restriction. Over the past hundred years, it has killed countless Awakened Ones who coveted the treasures of the Immortal Palace. Even the most experienced Awakened Ones here have been struck by lightning and nearly died.

In the eyes of these people, every bolt of lightning that roams this place is a soul-reaping decree written by Yama, the King of Hell, in the Book of Life and Death; it is a fearsome, painful, and inescapable despair.

But now this despair, as gentle as a soft breeze, surrounds Zhou Yan.

Is there anything wrong with this?

For example, a noblewoman who appears virtuous and reserved on the outside, dressed extremely conservatively, might actually be the mistress of some blond servant in private.

For example, someone who claims to be a shut-in, wants to live alone, and whose dream when he grows up is to marry a rich woman, then divorce her and take her assets, is actually a popular guy who has several beautiful girls throwing themselves at him.

Having subdued the surrounding lightning, Zhou Jiuyan continued forward. Four awakened beings stepped forward and reached out to Zhou Jiuyan.

"Wait a minute, we can..."

Without uttering the word "cooperation," Zhou Yan stepped into the ruins, into a depth that even other awakened beings dared not venture into.

As Zhou Yan ventured deeper, he immediately felt the density of the surrounding lightning begin to rise wildly.

If it weren't for Bai Ze, who was favored by the Antarctic Longevity Emperor, entering this area, but instead of other awakened beings, they would probably have already been bathed in lightning and died without even ashes.

Bathed in the hidden, yet unleashed thunder, Zhou Yan swept past several palace ruins.

These palaces varied in size, some reaching hundreds of meters in height, while others were only the size of a normal person. However, a powerful aura emanated from each of the ruins, as if something terrifying was buried within.

However, Zhou Yan wasn't there to dig for treasure. After carefully examining the area and confirming that it wasn't a magical artifact with the aura of a Heavenly Emperor, Zhou Yan bypassed this virgin land that hadn't been explored by anyone yet.

After traversing the ruins ahead, as you venture deeper, you'll encounter palaces that are not ruins but rather remarkably well-preserved.

Zhou Yan went into the palace that he felt was the most dangerous.

The palace gate is twenty meters high, and a large plaque hangs on the gate with three gilded characters: Heavenly King Hall.

A faint, sharp, whistling sound, like a blade slicing past, constantly seeped out from the cracks in the door of the Heavenly King's Hall, occasionally brushing against Zhou Yan's face, giving him the feeling that his body was about to be cut open by the blade.

There must be something extremely terrifying inside.

Zhou Yan walked to the threshold, which was a full 1.5 meters high, and pushed the door open.

"Squeak..."

With enough force, the twenty-meter-high vermilion gate opened, and a stronger wind blew out from inside.

Normal wind should blow in gusts, but the wind behind this door was in segments. These segments of wind hit Zhou Yan's face, and Zhou Yan felt as if countless sharp swords were pouring out from inside the door, covering and cutting every inch of his body.

This is where the advantage of the extreme wind comes in. The wind, sharp as a sword, cut through Zhou Yan's clothes and a few strands of his hair, leaving him completely naked for a moment. But since it was just a simulation, Zhou Yan didn't care and walked into the Heavenly King's Hall against the wind.

It seemed that the wind had dissipated after the door was opened, and the sound of the wind around Zhou Yan began to decrease rapidly after he entered the room, while oil lamps were lit one by one around the room.

The entire Heavenly Kings Hall was illuminated by the firelight.

Zhou Yan saw a grand hall that was at least ten times larger than a normal house.

The main hall contains tables and chairs, bookshelves, and incense burners that are still burning and constantly emitting wisps of smoke.

In the innermost corner against the wall, there was a grand master's chair, upon which sat a skeleton, eighteen meters tall, clad in golden silk scale armor, and wielding a large blue sword.

The skeleton remained motionless, while the great cyan sword it held was surrounded by endless sword energy, which stirred the surrounding air and caused various shapes of sword energy to constantly appear around it.

This sword is alive, and the strength of its sword energy is something Zhou Yan has never heard of before.

Zhou Yan used omniscience on this sword.

Sword name: Azure Cloud Sword.

Zhou Yan suddenly looked up at the eighteen-meter-tall, motionless skeleton.

Zhou Yan murmured.

"Mo Liqing..."

The Azure Cloud Sword is the personal sword of Mo Liqing, the Heavenly King of Growth.

Zhou Yan turned back to look at the entrance of the Heavenly King's Hall.

Mo Liqing's body is here, in this place... Nantianmen?

The South Heavenly Gate was guarded by Nezha and his son. Now the South Heavenly Gate has collapsed, and both Li Jing and Nezha have died in battle.

A shadow fell over Zhou Yan's head, and Zhou Yan looked up in surprise.

Mo Liqing stood up.

The man opposite, Mo Liqing, who was nothing but a skeleton with no flesh left, actually rose from the armchair, wearing an extremely heavy suit of armor, and then drew his sword.

An immense sense of crisis exploded in Zhou Yan's heart.

Then came Mo Liqing's roar, which was almost a soul-crushing scream, so angry that his voice cracked.

"Bai Ze!? You monstrous beast!! Execute him!!!"

Chapter Twenty-Six: The White-Haired Beast

With only bones remaining, Mo Liqing, who may have been dead for hundreds of years, swung his Azure Cloud Sword in extreme rage.

There is a talisman on this Azure Cloud Sword, which divides the land into six elements: fire, wind, and water. When Mo Liqing wields the Azure Cloud Sword, the light of the wind talisman shines through the two talismans on the sword.

In an instant, Zhou Yan was surrounded by a black wind so thick that one could not see their own hand in front of their face, and within the black wind, there were countless clanging sounds of weapons clashing.

If an ordinary god were to be enveloped by this black wind, he would be torn to shreds by the countless weapons within it in an instant, leaving not a trace.

But this time, it was Zhou Yan who came.

Zhou Yan stopped looking into the distance.

At the gate of Kunlun Immortal Palace, Zhou Yan slightly opened his eyes, sweat beading on the young man's forehead.

Unbelievable! What exactly did Bai Ze do to this Heavenly King of Growth back then? Why is it that even after all these years since the Heavenly King of Growth died and his body has rotted into a skeleton, he still manages to slash at me upon seeing me?

To be honest, from a normal man's perspective, Zhou Yan felt that he must have cheated on the Growth King in his past life to make him so furious, but according to what Feng Baiping said before...

The way I angered others in my past life shouldn't be as simple as giving someone a cuckold's horns.

Zhou Yan took a deep look in the direction of the Heavenly King's Palace.