Casting Off Mortality, Ascending to Immortality

After bidding farewell to An Lingzhen and Li Huaian.

Ye Li's figure turned into a streak of light and, in an instant, vanished beyond the horizon under countless distant gazes filled with reverence and admiration.

He had no intention of returning to the Capital City.

Instead, he left the Eastern Territory battlefield, now reduced to ruins, and found a secluded valley of clear waters and lush mountains to descend into.

The spiritual energy here was abundant, and no one would disturb him.

It was the perfect place to handle his next private matter.

Ye Li casually laid down several restrictive formations to prevent interruption, then sat cross-legged atop a smooth bluestone.

With a slight movement of his thoughts.

A pale-blue system panel appeared before him.

On the panel, a line of numbers flashed with astonishing brilliance:

[Current Malice Points: points!]

Twenty-one million Malice Points!

Thanks to Emperor Sheng, the Buddha Lord, and the Black Dragon Demon Emperor—three True Spirit Realm beings possessed of "grand ambitions."

Ye Li's purse, which had originally been emptied clean, had swelled to bursting again in merely a few days.

He looked up at the heavens, his gaze flickering uncertainly.

Five days had passed since he had accurately sensed the deadly threat posed by that Outer Realm Sword Immortal through the [Good Fortune Avoids Calamity] talent.

Although he had no idea where exactly this so-called Nine Domains Realm lay within the Chaos Star Sea.

Judging by the formidable aura on that person, far surpassing Emperor Sheng and the others, Ye Li had a feeling that the other party would likely find this place soon.

Every second counted...

With that thought, Ye Li no longer hesitated in the slightest.

He raised a hand and lightly brushed across his storage ring.

In an instant, dozens of