Breakthrough to Nine Stars, Soul Tian Di Attacks

Elsewhere, in the Cloud Mist Sect's secret chamber.

After several days of recovery, Soul Tian Di finally restored fifty percent of his injuries after taking a ninth-grade Mystic Pill.

After another seven or eight days of recuperation, he would recover sixty percent. By then, he would no longer need to worry about lingering injuries and could begin taking revenge on the Ancient Clan.

"I wonder how the Third Demon Saint's business is going. So many days have passed, and he hasn't sent any word."

Soul Tian Di muttered, then instructed a nearby Soul Clan Dou Saint, who had mostly recovered, to summon the Third Demon Saint.

However, after leaving seclusion and searching for quite some time, the Soul Clan Dou Saint still did not find the Third Demon Saint. A sense of dread arose within him; something major had likely happened.

He hurriedly reported this to Soul Tian Di.

Upon receiving the news, Soul Tian Di's face instantly darkened.

"Lin Yang! I will kill you!!!"

With a vicious roar, Soul Tian Di waved his hand and had the Dou Saint investigate further before circulating his Dou Qi with all his strength to recover from his injuries.

The next day, at the Xiao Family.

Fire Spirit Fairy hurried back to the Flame Clan.

With nothing to do for the moment, Lin Yang headed to the Beast Mountain Range to familiarize himself with attacking and moving in his Void Ancient Dragon form.

One day later.

In the Flame Clan, Fire Spirit Fairy returned to the Flame Realm.

When Yan Jin saw Fire Spirit Fairy return, he assumed she had obtained the cultivation technique and secret art and hurried over to greet her.

Fire Spirit Fairy told him of the conditions Lin Yang had proposed.

Yan Jin was slightly stunned upon hearing them, his brows tightly furrowing.

He paced back and forth where he stood.

At that moment, Yan Jin was also conflicted.

Like Fire Spirit Fairy, he was tempted by those terms.

But simply handing over the Ancient Emperor Jade still felt like a loss.

After all, it was the key to opening the Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion.

After some thought, Yan Jin decided to add one more condition: Lin Yang had to provide two more drops of Gu Yuan's essence blood, and the deal would be done.

As for how Lin Yang would obtain the essence blood, that was up to him.

After Yan Jin told Fire Spirit Fairy about the additional condition, she swiftly returned to Wutan City.

At that moment, in the Beast Mountain Range.

Lin Yang had finally adapted to his Void Ancient Dragon body. After swinging a final dragon claw and shattering a mountain, Lin Yang transformed back into his human form and landed.

"Damn, that felt good. Once I get the Nine-Turn Golden Pill and refine the three ninth-rank beast flames from the Flame Clan, my strength will leap straight to the early stage of the nine-star Dou Saint realm. With the secret art activated, I'll be at least at the peak of the late nine-star Dou Saint realm. With my Void Ancient Dragon body, even without using a large number of Buddha's Fury Fire Lotuses, I'll be able to defeat Void Swallowing Flame head-on at the late nine-star Dou Saint realm. The next time I see him, I'll definitely take him down."

Lin Yang muttered a few words, then merged into the void and returned to Wutan City.

After acquiring the abilities of a Void Ancient Dragon, his control over spatial power had improved tremendously.

After returning to the Xiao Family.

Lin Yang went to Xiao Yan's courtyard.

At that moment, Xiao Yan was taking a diluted Fuling Green Pill prepared by Yao Chen.

He needed to take it once every two hours for seven consecutive days.

Only after taking it 168 times could he fully refine its medicinal power.

Xiao Yan had taken it three times so far.

Lin Yang did not disturb Xiao Yan. He called Yao Chen outside the courtyard and asked what methods artifact cultivators on the Dou Qi Continent possessed.

He also asked what trials were generally left behind in an Artifact Emperor's inheritance site.

Yao Chen slowly said, "Lin Yang, this old man does not know much either. However, if an Artifact Emperor left behind an inheritance, the trials would generally be divided into three stages. The first would be strength. That is, puppets would be left behind to test those who qualified. The second should test one's character and temperament, so it would likely be an illusion trial. Given an Artifact Emperor's methods, it would probably involve something like an Illusory Sound Demon Zither. As for the third stage, it would test comprehension. This old man cannot guess the specifics."

Lin Yang nodded thoughtfully and continued asking, "Yao Chen, what realm would the puppet in the first trial be? Half Emperor, or peak nine-star Dou Saint?"

Yao Chen paused slightly, wondering whether Lin Yang had obtained some clue regarding an Artifact Emperor's inheritance. However, he did not ask and replied, "It should be peak nine-star Dou Saint. A Half Emperor puppet would be far too difficult for those seeking the inheritance. It should not be that."

Lin Yang nodded faintly, having gained a general understanding. He asked no further questions. "All right, Yao Chen. Once I'm done with this matter, I'll help you find medicinal ingredients to restore your physical body. When the time comes, I'll use a Dou Saint corpse to restore you."

"Good. This old man thanks you in advance, sir."

"It's nothing."

Lin Yang did not linger any longer. He returned to his room and estimated that Fire Spirit Fairy should be on her way back.

He then began meditating to prepare himself for taking the pill.

Night soon arrived.

Fire Spirit Fairy returned to the Xiao Family. Lin Yang ended his meditation and immediately rose to greet her.

Fire Spirit Fairy directly told Lin Yang of Yan Jin's demand.

Lin Yang did not hesitate in the slightest and decisively agreed.

However, Gu Yuan's essence blood would have to wait for some time. They needed to give him the Ancient Emperor Jade first, and he would provide the essence blood a month later.

Fire Spirit Fairy did not dwell on it either and directly took out the Ancient Emperor Jade and gave it to Lin Yang.

After receiving the Ancient Emperor Jade, Lin Yang smiled in satisfaction. He took out the copied cultivation techniques, Dou Skills, secret arts, and the control mark for the eight-star puppet, giving all of them to Fire Spirit Fairy.

After receiving the items, Fire Spirit Fairy did not stay any longer. She bade him farewell and swiftly returned to the Flame Clan to report back.

Lin Yang had already received the system reward. He immediately headed to the Beast Mountain Range to take the pill.

One day later.

In a valley within the Beast Mountain Range.

A heaven-shaking pillar of fire erupted from Lin Yang's body and shot into the sky, instantly dyeing the heavens for thousands of miles in vibrant crimson flames.

The pressure of an early nine-star Dou Saint instantly blanketed the entire Beast Mountain Range, frightening many magical beasts into unconsciousness.

Spatial power flowed slowly around Lin Yang like a circling galaxy.

Having broken through to nine stars and gained the Void Ancient Dragon bloodline, Lin Yang's control over spatial power had reached a new height.

"Awesome. I'm finally at nine stars."

Lin Yang muttered before exerting himself further and devouring the three ninth-rank beast flames.

At that moment, in the Cloud Mist Sect's secret chamber, Soul Tian Di's injuries were about to recover to sixty percent. He would likely be fully stabilized in another two or three days.

After gathering information over the past two days, Soul Tian Di had become certain that the Third Demon Saint and his entire force had been wiped out. The hatred in his heart surged, and he was desperate to make Lin Yang and the Xiao Family pay.

The Soul Clan's remaining twenty-odd Dou Saints had also mostly recovered.

When the time came, they would surely deliver a fatal blow to Lin Yang and the Xiao Family.

Two days later.

Lin Yang slowly withdrew his cultivation.

All three beast flames had been refined, and his realm had fully stabilized.

At that moment, with one transformation of the Saint Sun Heavenly Flame Transformation, his realm could directly surge from the early nine-star Dou Saint realm to the peak of the late nine-star Dou Saint realm.

He was only a sliver away from the peak of the nine-star Dou Saint realm.

If he devoured another Heavenly Flame, he could steadily reach the peak of the nine-star Dou Saint realm.

Having not returned to the Xiao Family for several days, Lin Yang hurried back.

At the Xiao Family, Lin Yang had just landed.

Suddenly, the system urgently issued a temporary mission.

Soul Tian Di, leading more than twenty Soul Clan Dou Saints, is about to descend upon the Xiao Family. Host, preserve your own life and the lives of everyone in the Xiao Family. The mission will be completed once you escape danger. Mission reward: one Red Lotus Karmic Flame.

Lin Yang's heart jolted after reading the panel prompt.

Without time to think, he hurriedly activated the Mountains and Rivers State Map and enveloped the Xiao Family. With a flash of golden light, the entire Xiao Family was taken into the map.

Just as Lin Yang put away the Mountains and Rivers State Map, more than twenty spatial rifts were torn open above the Xiao Family.

Led by Soul Tian Di, twenty Soul Clan Dou Saints descended with a thunderous crash.