Ye Xuan was quite shocked as he looked at the devastated scene before him.
After the Thunder Sacred Body merged with itself, the power it unleashed became increasingly stronger.
If combined with the Five Thunderbolts Strike the Crown Divine Power, it would be even more heaven-defying, no less powerful than a regular Lightning Tribulation.
Ye Xuan checked his System Space.
Within his System Space, spirit stones were piled up like mountains, emitting a rich Spiritual Qi.
In the corner, several sacred artifacts lay scattered.
So-called sacred artifacts are weapons crafted by top-tier weapon-refining masters and then refined by powerful individuals at the Saint Realm by incorporating their own Dao essence and blood essence.
These weapons are extremely powerful and valuable, but they are also extremely rare.
Ye Xuan has been wandering for so long, killing more than one or two Saint, but he has only obtained five saint artifacts.
There's no way around it; sacred artifacts are simply too rare. Not only are the materials used to forge them extremely rare and expensive, but they also require Saint to refine them.
Most importantly, even if Saint wanted to cultivate a sacred artifact, it would be an extremely difficult task, requiring a great deal of time.
"I currently have less than a thousand top-grade spirit stones left, ten thousand high-grade spirit stones, and most of the rest are mid- to low-grade spirit stones."
"This amount of spirit stones is no longer enough to support my cultivation to the Half-Saint Realm. It seems I need to find more resources."
Ye Xuan looked at the spirit stones in his System Space and felt somewhat helpless.
He came from the Eastern Wasteland and has cultivated all the way to where he is today. He has experienced countless bloody storms and stirred up a lot of killing.
The resources he plundered and the people he killed were countless.
Despite this, his cultivation level only reached the Venerable Realm Peak Stage, not even reaching the Half-Saint Realm.
This shows just how difficult the path of cultivation truly is.
"Well, although the resource consumption is high, the increase in strength isn't too slow. Plus, my combat power is limitless, so I can barely accept it."
Ye Xuan murmured again, then suddenly soared into the air, transforming into a bolt of lightning and disappearing into the distance.
"Ding! System mission triggered: Aim for number one on the Venerable Ranking."
"Reward: 1,000 Low-Grade Immortal Crystal!"
Just then, the system's voice sounded again, causing Ye Xuan to be slightly taken aback.
He couldn't help but look up at the sky, at the enormous divine monument.
On the Venerable Ranking atop the divine monument, his ranking had plummeted, now standing at twelfth.
Ye Xuan originally didn't care about these rankings at all.
For him, it was nothing but an empty title, utterly meaningless.
However, the system's tasks and the reward of a thousand Low-Grade Immortal Crystal were tempting to Ye Xuan.
Low-Grade Immortal Crystal.
If before he could only guess that this thing was incredibly powerful, but didn't know just how powerful, now he does.
Because the fragments of crystal he obtained from the City Lord's Manor that looked like trash were actually remnants of Low-Grade Immortal Crystal.
Or rather, those things were cut from Low-Grade Immortal Crystal.
Nevertheless, after cultivating using those Low-Grade Immortal Crystal remnants that were like garbage, he still felt an unprecedented pleasure and a powerful impact.
If it weren't for those remnants of immortal Immortal Crystal, it would have been absolutely not so easy for him to break through to the Supreme Extreme Realm of the Venerable Realm.
After all, since ancient times, the Supreme Extreme Realm has only existed in legends and is very difficult to break through.
The higher the cultivation level, the more difficult it becomes to break through to the Supreme Extreme Realm.
Throughout history, how many Tianjiao talents and prodigies have there been?
What about the young Great Emperor, ancient demon gods, and ancient Dao children? How many legendary figures have there been?
But how many people can truly reach the Supreme Extreme Realm in every realm?
It can be said that without the remnants of Low-Grade Immortal Crystal obtained from the City Lord's Manor, Ye Xuan would likely have found it difficult to break through to the Supreme Extreme Realm of the Venerable Realm, and would probably have skipped that realm and directly reached the Half-Saint Realm.
"It seems the number one on the Venerable Ranking really is going to have to go and snatch a gun."
"But how exactly was this ranking determined?"
"When the divine stele descended and its name appeared on the three lists, I didn't participate in the ranking competition; I directly ascended to the top."
"After that, no one challenged me, and my ranking started to drop. Could it be that this ranking is related to my performance?"
"Determine strength based on battle record, and then rank them?"
As Ye Xuan walked, he pondered these matters, not in a particular hurry.
Anyway, as long as he hasn't broken through to the Half-Saint Realm, anything is possible.
As I was thinking about these things, an enormous mountain appeared in front of me.
This mountain range stretches for countless billions of miles, with ancient trees reaching for the sky and blocking out the sun.
From afar, Ye Xuan could hear the roar of a ferocious beast, a roar that shook the very soul.
A series of earth-shattering auras faintly emerged, soaring into the sky. Even Ye Xuan felt unprecedented pressure.
In that distant region, a deafening roar seemed to still echo, sending chills down one's spine.
Ye Xuan glanced around and found that there was only this one mountain in front of him.
This mountain seemed to block all paths ahead; the only way to go deeper and further was to enter the mountain.
"So, only by crossing this mountain can we truly enter the core of the Divine Island? That's quite interesting."
Ye Xuan glanced at the mountain peak ahead, and without the slightest fear or hesitation, he lifted his foot and prepared to go in.
But at that moment, a dangerous aura suddenly swept over us.
Ye Xuan's expression changed. Without the slightest hesitation, he turned around instantly, his Spiritual Qi surging forth as he unleashed a punch.
Boom!
With a loud bang, Ye Xuan felt a terrifying force invade his body.
The next moment, with a cracking sound as his hand bones shattered, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he was sent flying backward.
Almost the instant he was sent flying backward, he saw the person who had suddenly attacked him.
This turned out to be someone I knew.
Ye Wushen, Half-Emperor expert of the Mountain and Sea Sect!
now.
Ye Wushen's long hair flew wildly, and his eyes were extremely cold.
"You can't escape!"
He uttered a faint sound, and the next moment, his Emperor Realm Domain suddenly erupted, frantically crushing towards Ye Xuan.
Then, his right hand was already raised.
Almost the instant his right hand was raised.
Wow!
The boundless Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth seemed to be stirred and drained, instantly beginning to surge and condense.
In the blink of an eye, a colossal hand, radiating boundless pressure, appeared and slammed down upon Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan felt the terrifying pressure, and his expression changed drastically.
He tried to move, but Ye Wushen's Emperor Realm Domain had already pressed down relentlessly, making him feel as if he were stuck in a quagmire, completely unable to move.