Boom!
With a thunderous crash, the towering mountain was shattered by the chaotic light in an instant, exposing Yu Yan.
Whoosh!
Lu Ren did not hesitate. He unleashed the Void Instant-Kill Sword again.
The void sword light struck Yu Yan and tore straight through his Great Dao Origin and soul.
"I... I am Yu Yan, an Early-Stage Dao-Controlling Realm cultivator! How could I die at the hands of someone in the Dao Fusion Realm?"
"This brat... he is a grave threat to our Void Heaven Territory!"
Fear flashed across Elder Yu Yan's face. Then the light faded from his eyes, and he fell heavily to the ground, dead.
"Elder Yu Yan was only at the One-Leaf Realm?"
Delight flashed in Lu Ren's eyes. He promptly looted Yu Yan's inner space, secretly activated Void Life, and shifted into the elder's likeness.
At the same time, he read Elder Yu Yan's memories.
His soul was stronger than the elder's, so he could read every one of his memories.
Lu Ren filtered out much of what was useless, however.
"Heavenly Void Territory sent five elders this time. They probably held back from attacking me earlier to save face!"
"Fine. Since Ren Tianxu wants to take my Remnant Qi, he can't blame me for what happens next!"
With that thought, Lu Ren calmly rushed into the palace.
The palace interior was vast and empty, like a giant square. Thirty-two murals had been carved into the surrounding walls.
The murals were covered in Dao patterns, each radiating a terrifying Grand Dao True Intent.
The palace was nothing like the chaos Lu Ren had imagined. Instead, everyone sat cross-legged, drawing on the waves of Grand Dao True Intent permeating the hall to deepen their understanding rather than studying the murals themselves.
Seeing this, Lu Ren sat