That Flood Dragon Dao Fruit core was a world-class divine artifact of unimaginable proportions, something many people would struggle to acquire even in a lifetime.
If such a divine artifact were placed out in the outside world, it would undoubtedly spark a frantic scramble among countless people.
Even at the cost of their lives,
they would fight tooth and nail for it.
For its existence
was proof of an ascent to the heavens in a single bound!
Across the entire Ninety-Nine Prefectures, spanning hundreds and thousands of domains, countless proud martial geniuses emerged in endless succession, contending against the heavens,
yet among these people, those who could reach the ultimate realm were exceedingly few and far on between!
Let alone the Half-step Dao Integration realm!
A world-class divine artifact capable of leading directly to the heavens, even if just a sliver of news about it leaked out, was enough to drive countless individuals mad!
However,
this heavenly divine artifact—one that countless people desired yet could never hope to obtain—
due to the side effect of cutting off one's future path once swallowed and refined,
was, to Yang Qingyun,
merely a chicken-rib existence.
He would not sever his future prospects merely for a temporary boost in realm and strength.
Therefore, that item had always been tucked away in a corner of his storage space, gathering dust.
Until now, when by a fortuitous coincidence he handed it over to the Confucian Mountain Duke to refine and use,
which could be considered making waste useful.
Once this was done,
he could set off for Central Province with peace of mind and wander freely.
Furthermore, from this day forward,
if the sect were to perish due to some catastrophe, he would not feel any great remorse or guilt.
Having done so much, he had