But Where There Is No Human Path, There Must Be Enlightenment

With Qiu Yan's grab, the force flowed through his joints, producing a series of crisp sounds as the compressed air was pushed outwards, reaching straight to the window!

Snap!

A sudden exclamation rang out from outside the window, which then opened wide, and a perfectly round bead was pulled in, spinning rapidly in mid-air.

"I never expected that a demon could use its Divine Ability to spy on us while the Dragon Qi was suppressing it! You've got some nerve!"

The force and voice worked together, causing the air to tremble, trying to suppress the bead. Although Qiu Yan now possessed Divine Soul Golden Core, he still needed to keep a low profile in Prosperity Capital. It was always better to fight with physical strength than to use Divine Ability.

Unexpectedly, before the force arrived, the perfectly round bead suddenly trembled rapidly, producing a sonic boom. It broke free and then surged forward, aiming directly at Qiu Yan's face, while simultaneously transmitting a thought—

"I truly never imagined! You, the champion of Human Path, actually possess Divine Ability! Although Human Path has been eradicated in our Northern Julu Continent, I have heard that one cannot be both Human Immortal. How could a cultivator like you become the champion?"

Qiu Yan's eyes lit up. "Oh? Northern Julu Continent? It seems you're not from Donghua. You don't have the Human Path? Then what is it? I thought you were just a petty spy, but I never expected to run into such a big fish. Now that you're here, don't leave!"

As he spoke, without moving his hands or feet, he leaped into the air, spun around in mid-air, his muscles and bones trembling, dodging the shooting of the beads, and then stretched out his arms to grab them!

"Hmph!" A cold snort came from the bead, with a hint of mockery, followed by a sharp, cold light that shot out, aimed directly at Qiu Yan's face! The killing intent was palpable!

"Hmm?" Qiu Yan's mind raced, and he flicked his fingers repeatedly. His Qi and Blood and qi merged with his True Essence, and a cold glint appeared on his fingertips. With a flick of his fingers, several "bang bang bang" sounds were heard, and the cold glint was completely deflected!

"Why is this bead not suppressed by the Dragon Qi despite its actions?" This thought flashed through Qiu Yan's mind, and he took a step back.

"That's right," the bead's message smugly conveyed. "Since you possess Divine Ability, I won't force you. I'll let you off the hook. You just need to... eh?"

The thought was still uttered when the bead was suddenly frozen in mid-air!

"What did you do? That's impossible, why is this Continent..."

A gasp came from inside, followed by a chilling aura that enveloped the entire bead!

After the exclamation, the bead spun, unleashing an eerie, demonic wind. A woman's figure was faintly about to materialize!

The moment this figure appeared, it was immediately suppressed by the Dragon Qi!

"What's going on now?" Another exclamation rang out. The bead fell to the ground with a thud, bounced twice, and then gradually returned to normal.

"What a wicked demon! It dares to attack without even understanding the situation. Has it become so accustomed to the dark jungle of life and death, of the survival of the fittest, that it takes the Order world of Human Path for weakness and vulnerability? Coming and going as it pleases, its arrogance is too much!"

Qiu Yan landed, his gaze sweeping over the bead, speaking as he pondered something else.

"This woman condensed her Yao Qi into a soul shadow, yet it was suppressed by the Dragon Qi. It seems that the Dragon Qi wasn't unresponsive, but rather that it had a method of judgment. This is also true of the Dao. The Dragon Qi is supreme, ruling over all living beings, and demons are among them. We can't completely extinguish their possibility of Human Path. But how was the divine power and starlight directly projected down earlier? Is there some mystery involved?"

As Qiu Yan pondered, a thought suddenly occurred to him, and Military School Order descended, striking directly at the bead!

Crack!

Cracks appeared on the surface of the bead, accompanied by a lifetime of screams.

After the bead landed, it bounced a few times, seemingly about to take flight again, but was struck by this Order and immediately fell back down, remaining motionless.

After vanquishing the evil forces, a slight pallor appeared on Qiu Yan's face.

"It seems that using Order to counter Divine Ability has actually affected my own cultivation, and there are faint signs of backlash. Further investigation is needed in the future."

Thinking this, he raised his hand again and grabbed the bead, which flew into his hand and landed in his palm. He rubbed it lightly, and some powder came out from the surface. The entire bead changed color, turning blood red. The bead twisted and changed, and cracks gradually appeared and spread in all directions, showing a tendency to fall apart!

With his pupils dilating and his vision shifting, Qiu Yan focused his gaze and saw three hazy soul shadows and seven rootless blood flowers from the crack in the bead. In addition, dense Literary Thought were compressed and drifted out from the shattered part.

This bead was formed from the condensation of Literary Thought and spiritual essence!

Qiu Yan's eyes instantly turned cold.

With his eyes slightly narrowed and a cold glint in them, Qiu Yan lightly stepped forward, and invisible ripples of Order emanated from the soles of his feet, spreading along the floor. Then the door opened, and a stray dog rolled in.

Facing the dog, Qiu Yan blew a breath to stop it from rolling. Then, with a flick of his fingers, he crushed the bead to pieces. Amidst a scream, a ghastly green shadow appeared!

The next moment, the dog's flesh and bones turned into mud, losing their shape and looking exactly like a lump of mud.

Qiu Yan didn't even look at it. He flicked his finger, and the pale green light flew out with a "whoosh" and disappeared into the mud without a trace.

Then, the powder from the shattered bead hovered in the air. He murmured a few words, and Order gathered, bringing the powder together in one place. It exploded with a bang, and three souls flew out, heading straight into the Netherworld. Seven blood flowers bloomed, seeking their source and finding peace.

After finishing all that, Qiu Yan turned his head and his gaze fell on the muddy mess that the mutton had turned into.

"This method of using mud as a body originates from Divine Spirit Body. When I first used it, I had not yet entered the Capital Region. Now that I am in Xingjing Imperial City, if I want to use it again, I will inevitably expose my Divine Path power. Therefore, I can only make use of what is readily available."

Bang!

The mud suddenly expanded, making a colliding sound, as if two forces were clashing and fighting. Then, the mud gradually clumped together, and a thought arose in Qiu Yan's mind.

"Previously, during the Ginseng Treasure, the theft from mid-air did not result in the loss of Divine Ability. The soul within this bead was also unimpeded until it condensed into a demonic body and manifested its soul, at which point it was suppressed. This shows that even the suppression of Dragon Qi in Prosperity Capital is not foolproof."

As he pondered, the lump of mud slowly stabilized, gradually revealing its outline. After a few breaths, it finally subsided, and the Divine Path power originally contained within the mud fermented, once again giving rise to flesh and bones, but its shape was exceptionally strange—

Its body is like a dog and a cat, with two necks and two heads, one Doghead and the other a cat's head.

This earth dog was originally the Wisdom Soul of a great demon. Qiu Yan captured it, made its Fleshly Body out of mud, and sealed it inside. After entering the Capital Region, it was not affected and continued to move as usual. This was because the Divine Ability within the mud body already existed, so it was not suppressed. However, if Qiu Yan wanted to use it again and condense another form, he would have to borrow power from the Divine Spirit Body again.

He is now the top scholar in the imperial examination; if he continues to act in this manner, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be hidden dangers.

"What have you done!" The cat-headed creature froze, then cried out in alarm, glancing at the Doghead beside it with a look of panic. "To actually place me with this lowly thing, how dare you be so audacious! Do you even know where my bloodline originates in the Northern Julu Continent?"

"How dare you! Call me lowly! Do you know my true identity?" The earth dog was blasted into the room by the Force of Order. Before it could figure out what was going on, its body melted away, and then a soul entered and fought with it for control of the body. The two clashed and tore at each other, fighting fiercely. If it weren't for the divine power guiding and condensing it, this body would never have been able to take shape.

Even so, now that things have just solidified, the two started arguing, their limbs got tangled, and they collapsed to the ground.

Upon hearing the insults, Doghead, despite not understanding why, disregarded everything else and immediately tried to retort.

Its words only provoked a sneer from the cat-headed creature, "I've already seen that you're nothing more than a Wisdom Soul, and there are even signs of your cultivation regressing. Perhaps you were once a Third Realm demon, but in terms of bloodline and the origin of your Heroic Soul, how can you compare to my Nine-Lives Cat lineage?"

"The Third Realm? Hmph!" The earth dog sneered. "Wait until my Nascent Soul form comes knocking on your door, then you'll know how arrogant you are. We'll see how you and this scholar beg for mercy then!"

"Nascent Soul ..." Qiu Yan, standing to the side, did not stop the two, but listened quietly, gleaning a great deal of information from their conversation.

Upon hearing the words "Nascent Soul," Cat Head was startled. Seeing that Doghead's expression seemed genuine, he immediately became wary. However, he still refused to admit defeat on the surface and did not say anything more. Instead, he looked directly at Qiu Yan. The Doghead formed from the Wisdom Soul also quieted down, realizing that he had misspoke.

The cat and dog lay sprawled on the ground, motionless.

Seeing that the situation had calmed down, Qiu Yan said, "Now that you all know each other, it's my turn to ask."

He looked at the cat's head, opening his mouth to speak, but the latter spoke first, "Although you have captured me, don't even think about getting anything from me. Let me tell you the truth, what has descended into this world is merely a fragment of my soul. Before long, many tribes will know the location of this Continent. You have no idea how much trouble you have brought upon this Continent!"

"Bringing trouble?" Qiu Yan shook his head. "Even if you don't say it, I can roughly guess the characteristics of your Continent. It's probably only inhabited by demons. If that's the case, your appearance before me has actually brought fortuitous opportunity to your Continent."

"fortuitous opportunity?" The cat-headed creature was taken aback, failing to notice the gloating expression on the Doghead beside it.

"Indeed," Qiu Yan let out a long breath, "A world where people eat raw meat and drink blood, where the strong prey on the weak, and where human life is treated like dirt, naturally needs education. Isn't that fortuitous opportunity?"

Cathead was taken aback at first, then realized what was happening, and a slight tremor appeared on his face, but he didn't admit defeat. "You think you can invade our Continent? Just a weak scholar like you? You probably don't know, even among that tribe, I'm nothing more than..."

Before she could finish speaking, Qiu Yan sent her flying with a gust of air from his sleeve.

It rolled outside the door and bumped into Dai Guo, a big man who had come to take his dog for a walk. But when he saw something that looked like a cat and a dog, he immediately jumped up.

Inside the room, Qiu Yan turned around and walked to the table. His eyelids twitched; the Li Trigram was sending him a glimpse of information that surprised him slightly.

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