He was like a lamp that had run out of fuel.
This was the state of Ze Saint and Ape Saint.
Originally, the twelve demon sages had to join forces to maintain the Heavenly Demon Temple's expenditure.
Now, there were four less Demon Saints.
It was reasonable for him to end up in such a situation.
What surprised them was that the other Demon Saints had died so quickly.
Among them.
It was not because the Human Sovereign was stronger that the Heavenly Demon Temple's strength was rapidly depleted.
The Ape Saint's eyes dimmed as he said in a low voice, "He became a Celestial Being 15,000 years ago and became a Demon Saint 7,000 years ago. Until now, he never had the chance to break through to the peak. Now that he's dead, it's a good thing."
Demons had long lifespans.
For the human race, even the peak of the Celestial Being Realm would only be around 7,000 years.
However, for the Yao Clan, once they broke through to the Celestial Realm, they would have no problem living for tens of thousands of years.
However.
No matter how long one's lifespan was, there would be a day when it would be exhausted.
Relatively speaking, the Demon Race gained a long lifespan, but they paid a price in terms of talent.
For the human race, those with good talent would be able to step into the Celestial Being Realm in a few hundred years, and they would have the opportunity to become Almighty in one or two thousand years.
But in the Yao Clan …
Even those with great talent would need a few thousand years to break through to the Celestial level. If it was a mighty figure, it would take at least a few thousand years or even more than ten thousand years.
Both had their advantages and disadvantages, and it was hard to say which was better.
However, from the Ape Saint's perspective, even if a Renhuang did not show up, his current lifespan would only last one or two thousand years at most.
He couldn't break through the Celestial Limit.
In that case, there was no way to break the shackles of lifespan.
Hearing this.
Ze Sheng shook his head and sighed, "Breaking through the celestial limit is easier said than done. You and I don't even have the qualifications to reach the celestial pinnacle, so how can we talk about other things?"
"Moreover, in the past generations of Demon Emperors, there was no lack of outstanding talents, but none of them had ever broken through the limits of Celestial Being. I originally thought that this path had been cut off, but I never thought that I would see Xi Yingtian discover it today.
So … the road is still there! "
In Ze Saint's eyes.
There was no doubt that Renhuang had broken through the Celestial Being Limit.
If the other party hadn't broken through the Celestial Being Limit and ascended to the realm above the Celestial Being, it would have been impossible for him to wipe out all the Demon Sages in the Heavenly Demon Temple in such a short time.
Ape Sage said, "Xi Yingtian faked his death. Could it be that he really did it for our Demon Race?"
This time, he asked the question in his heart.
Hearing this.
Ze Sheng suddenly fell into silence.
Could it be that the Human Emperor faked his death for the sake of the Demon Race?
If it had been at the beginning, he would have answered Ape Sage's question with certainty.
But now …
Ze Sheng didn't know how to answer.
With the Human Emperor's current strength, even if the Twelve Sacred Beasts were present, they might not be able to contend against him.
Because they had Zu Bing.
The Human Sovereign also had Zu Bing.
If the other party wasn't doing this for the Yao Race, then what was it for?
He seemed to have thought of something.
Ze Sheng's expression abruptly changed, and his life origin flame dimmed even more: "I know, I know what Xi Yingtian's goal is!"
"He wants to imitate the ancient Heavenly Court and gather the providence of all races to rebuild the supreme Heavenly Court!"
Weng!
Ape Sage's heart shook when he heard that.
Imitate the ancient times and rebuild the supreme Heavenly Court.
Unlike the Human Race, whose inheritance was missing, the Yao Race was a race that had been passed down since the ancient times. Their inheritance had always been extremely complete, and as a Sacred Beast, he knew a little about the ancient times.
After recovering from his shock, Ape Sage smiled bitterly: "So what if I know the Human Sovereign's goal? If we Sacred Beasts die today, when the Human Race's army arrives, what will we use to resist the Human Race?"
"There are fifty Great Daos and forty-nine Heavenly Divinations. Everything has a chance of survival. Let me calculate again."
Ze Sheng took out a pill out of nowhere and swallowed it.
The originally dim flame of life, at this time, glowed again, and it was even brighter than before.
Seeing this scene …
Ape Sage's heart was filled with sorrow.
What Ze Sheng did was to burn the last ray of life. When this power could no longer be maintained, the other party would truly die.
This method was irreversible.
Ze Sheng closed his eyes and calculated. After a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes and spat out large mouthfuls of blood. The originally flourishing life origin flame dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
However, there was no sorrow on his face. Instead, there was a hint of joy.
Ze Sheng's lips moved, and a message was sent to Ape Sage's ears. The life origin flame was completely extinguished, and a Sacred Beast had died.
"Roar!"
In the sky above the Heavenly Demon Temple, a towering giant ape stood proudly in the sky and roared angrily: "All Yao Race above the Heavenly Demon Temple, listen to my orders within an hour. Anyone who disobeys will be expelled from the Yao Race!"
After saying that, the giant ape disappeared.
Many Yao Race members were still immersed in the power of the Human Sovereign, but when they heard this, they instantly sobered up and headed toward the Heavenly Demon Temple.
On the other side …
Qin Shujian followed behind the Human Sovereign and left.
When they reached the Liang Mountain Spirit Domain, the Human Sovereign stopped in his tracks. He, who had been following behind, had to stop as well.
At this moment …
Qin Shujian's expression was a little awkward.
No matter what, he was still tailing the Human Sovereign.
If he encountered a bad-tempered Yao Race, it would be reasonable for him to attack directly.
Although the possibility of the Human Sovereign attacking him was not high, it was hard to explain this matter.
After thinking for a while, Qin Shujian spoke first before the Human Sovereign could speak.
"Previously, I saw an aura heading toward the Skyend Mountain Range. I thought that the Yao Race had sneaked into the Human Race and returned to report, so I followed in to see the situation. I didn't expect to meet Your Majesty."
That's right, that was it.
Sect Master Qin was just worried that the Yao Race had sneaked into the Human Race and had some ulterior motives, so he went to take a look.
As for the fact that someone had stepped over his head, he was indignant, and he wanted to get some benefits, so he followed them. It was impossible for that to happen.
Hearing this …
The Human Sovereign turned around to look at Qin Shujian and said with a faint smile, "Sect Master Qin, you're wholeheartedly serving the Human Race. I'm very relieved."
"It's my duty, it's my duty."
Qin Shujian smiled awkwardly.
In front of the Human Sovereign, he couldn't show the aura that a Heavenly Demon should have.
It couldn't be helped.
The other party was too strong, so strong that it made people despair.
Not to mention him, even Marquis Beiyun, who was beside him, didn't dare to disobey the Human Sovereign.
"In seven days, the Human Race will officially attack the Yao Race. Sect Master Qin, if you have any ideas, you can come along. One more Heavenly Demon will reduce the casualties for the Human Race."
At the end of his words, the Human Sovereign's expression was solemn.
Qin Shujian replied solemnly, "Your Majesty, don't worry. As a member of the Human Race, I will definitely not stand by and watch."
"Well, I'll take my leave first."
The Human Sovereign nodded, then took a step forward and turned into a stream of light to escape.
As for Marquis Beiyun, he also looked at Qin Shujian and said with a smile, "Sect Master Qin, if you have time, you can come to Zong Yang City. Speaking of which, you and I haven't seen each other for a long time."
"I'll definitely see you next time."
"Okay, goodbye!" After saying that, Marquis Beiyun also left with the Human Sovereign.
Seeing that there was no one around, Qin Shujian quietly returned to the Yuan Sect.
No one knew that he had left, and no one knew that he had just participated in a great battle.
The battle between the Human Sovereign and the Yao Race was in the depths of the Endless Mountain Range.
It was the hinterland of the Yao Race.
Even if the commotion spread and attracted the attention of the Human Race experts, as long as they didn't go deep, they wouldn't find much.
Not many people dared to go deep into the hinterland of the Yao Race.
The hinterland of the Yao Race.
That was the place where the strongest power of all the Yao Race was gathered.
Even if a mighty figure went deep, he might not be able to walk out.
Therefore, no matter how big the commotion in the Yao Race was, no one from the Human Race would investigate.
The sky was bright.
Qin Shujian was in the forbidden area, counting his gains.
This time, he had killed a total of countless Demon Court Divine Generals, and his life source had directly soared to 30 billion points.
But unfortunately.
His life source had reached 30 billion points, but the Guiyuan Ancestral Canon didn't have a plus sign that could be upgraded.
Regarding this.
Qin Shujian felt a little regretful.
Apart from that, there were no other practical gains.
Although some of the incarnations of the Demon Court Divine Generals were indeed great demons and Demon Kings, the battle was chaotic at that time. Even if they killed the enemies, they didn't have time to collect the spoils of war.
Therefore.
Qin Shujian didn't gain much after abandoning 30 billion points of life source.
"No, there's still one more gain."
He focused his attention on himself.
Currently, more than half of the 10,800 Star Acupoints had collapsed, leaving only 366 Star Acupoints still there.
These 366 star acupoints were originally opened by Qin Shujian himself.
"Previously, I opened up 10,800 star acupoints because of the power of the Heavenly Court. However, when this power disappeared, these star acupoints all collapsed."
"However, although the acupoints are gone, the enlightenment from back then hasn't completely dissipated."
"Perhaps, I can use this opportunity to open up some acupoints."
Observing the changes in his body, Qin Shujian's expression changed.
Then.
He closed his eyes as he recalled the state of his body, as well as the locations of the various stellar acupoints that had been opened.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth swept over.
When a Celestial Being cultivated, even a breath could trigger a vast amount of spiritual energy.
Cold Mountain Spirit Region.
When Fang Xinglan passed through the teleportation gate and entered Cold Mountain City, he saw the huge vortex in the sky in front of him.
"Every breath has its own astronomical changes, attracting spiritual energy from all directions. As expected of a Celestial Being powerhouse!"
This scene stunned him, and there was a trace of envy in his eyes.
Celestial Being.
He had been searching for it for many years.
Even Fang Xinglan himself didn't know if he could break through to the Celestial Being level in his lifetime.
If he couldn't.
As a great cultivator at the peak of the Divine Martial Arts Realm, his lifespan was about to come to an end.
However.
Regarding these matters, Fang Xinglan had already become much more indifferent.
He no longer had the thought of forcing himself to break through to the Celestial Being Realm.
If he could take the opportunity to peek at the second stage of the Master Realm, he might be able to leave some inheritances for the Heavenly Array Sect.
Leaving Cold Mountain City.
Fang Xinglan walked straight towards Yuan Zong.
When he arrived at the mountain gate, he saw the black-robed man sitting cross-legged beside the mountain gate's stone tablet.
"Jiang Feng?"
Fang Xinglan frowned, and a name appeared in his heart.
The news that Heavenly Corpse Jiang Feng had been refined by Yuan Zong was no longer a secret.
Others knew the origin of the black-robed man, and so did the Heavenly Array Sect.
Although he knew Jiang Feng's origin, he didn't have any other thoughts. The current Jiang Feng was no longer the sect master of the Heavenly Corpse Sect.
Jiang Feng was already dead.
What still existed now was merely a Heavenly Corpse.
At this moment, Fang Xinglan stood in front of Yuan Zong's mountain gate without moving. He didn't deliberately release his aura, but he didn't deliberately hide it either.
He believed.
The powerhouses in Yuan Zong wouldn't be unable to sense his existence.
Inside Yuan Zong.
Niu Feng was silently cultivating when he suddenly felt the existence of an unfamiliar aura outside the mountain gate.
Although this aura wasn't strong, it was extremely vast and deep.
"Could there be an invasion?!" Niu Feng opened his eyes, and a trace of doubt flashed across his eyes.
There was an invasion, but he wasn't too nervous.
Qin Shujian had returned to the sect, and Yuan Zong was now at its peak.
Even if a Celestial Being powerhouse came, they wouldn't be able to gain any benefits.
Moreover, Niu Feng didn't feel any malice from this aura.
Thinking of this.
He directly left the place where he was cultivating in seclusion and walked towards the mountain gate.
— —
Outside the mountain gate, Fang Xinglan also felt an aura approaching.
Peak Spiritual Martial Force?
His eyes flickered slightly.
Soon.
Niu Feng appeared in his line of sight.
"I wonder which expert has come to my Yuan Zong, please tell me your name!"
"Fang Xinglan of the Falling Moon Mansion's Sky Array Sect is here to pay my respects to Sect Leader Qin!" Fang Xinglan cupped his hands and said loudly.
Falling Moon Mansion's Sky Array Sect!
Hearing this, Niu Feng's expression also changed.
As a top sect, how could he not have heard of the Sky Array Sect's name?
As for Fang Xinglan's name, it was also like thunder in his ears.
In the cultivation world, Fang Xinglan was considered to be one of the top few. He was a well-deserved powerhouse.
Although Niu Feng didn't know what relationship Qin Shujian had with the Sky Array Sect, since Fang Xinglan had come to pay his respects, he had no reason to reject him.
"So it's Elder Fang. I am Yuan Zong's Elder Niu Feng. Please follow me up the mountain."
"Thank you."
Fang Xinglan nodded.
Then, the two of them entered Yuan Zong, one on the left and one on the right.
Along the way, Niu Feng turned his head to look at Fang Xinglan and asked, "Elder Fang, are you here to see the Sect Leader?"
"Yes."
"That might be a little unfortunate. The Sect Leader is currently cultivating in seclusion. I'm afraid he might not be able to come out in time."
"Cultivating in seclusion?"
Fang Xinglan was stunned for a moment. This answer surprised him.
Niu Feng smiled and said, "The Sect Leader has always been obsessed with cultivation. He usually doesn't have much time to come out of seclusion."
At this point, he paused for a moment and continued, "However, there are still three days. My sect has some matters to attend to. The Sect Leader should come out of seclusion during this time."
"I see."
Fang Xinglan suddenly understood.
As for the matter that Niu Feng was talking about, he knew what it was without thinking.
It was nothing more than opening a spatial secret realm.
This was also the reason why he came this time.
After leading Fang Xinglan to the Inherited Martial Hall, Niu Feng took out his communication jade token and sent out the news of the other party's arrival. Then, he waited for Qin Shujian's reply.
Inside the forbidden area.
Qin Shujian was cultivating the Guiyuan Ancestral Classic.
Now, every level required a lot of life force. It wasn't easy to rely on life force to improve the cultivation technique.
The further he progressed, the more life force he would need.
At that level, it might not be as fast as him cultivating by himself.
Rumble!
As the massive amount of Spirit Qi of Heaven and Earth poured in, the Qi and blood in his body surged and turned into a dazzling river of stars that continuously charged at the next acupoint.
Although the Guiyuan Ancestral Classic had three characteristics.
Among them, the Constellation Manifestation Body was the most important cultivation method.
As for the Impenetrable Body and the Red Lotus Of Purgation, they were all derived methods and weren't considered the orthodox cultivation method.
Therefore …
As long as he focused on the Constellation Manifestation Body and continuously opened up the Constellation acupoints, his cultivation realm would increase accordingly.
After opening up seventy-two Constellation acupoints, he would be able to advance to the first level of the Heaven Human Realm.
After opening up three hundred and sixty-five Zhou Tian acupoints, he would be at the peak of the first level of the Heaven Human Realm.
After opening up five hundred and twelve Constellation acupoints, he would officially step into the second level of the Heaven Human Realm.
The realm that Qin Shujian was in now …
It was between the peak of the first level of the Heaven Human Realm and the second level of the Heaven Human Realm.
His strength was stronger than the first level of the Heaven Human Realm, but weaker than the second level of the Heaven Human Realm.
As the cultivation method continued to operate, the Spirit Qi of Heaven and Earth in the surroundings was also drawn in more and more.
However …
Qi and blood kept charging at that acupoint, but he still couldn't open it.
"Not enough Spirit Qi!" Qin Shujian opened his eyes helplessly. Although the absorption of Spirit Qi of Heaven and Earth in the Heaven Human Realm was very fast, there was a necessary prerequisite.
That was …
There had to be enough Spirit Qi in the surroundings.
The Origin Sect was located in the Spirit Zone, so the Spirit Qi was naturally not weak.
However, it wasn't easy to reach the Heaven Human Realm. Qin Shujian didn't intend to spend a lot of time gathering Spirit Qi.
After all, it was time to open the Space Mystic Realm in three days.
Immediately …
He took out three hundred and sixty-five Spirit Stones from his Storage Ring and arranged them around himself in the Zhou Tian Formation.
Immediately after, a terrifying amount of Spiritual Qi was extracted from the Spirit Stone.
In an instant …
The color of the three hundred and sixty-five Spirit Stones dimmed, and all the Spirit Qi was sucked out in an instant.
At the same time …
In Qin Shujian's body, the Qi and blood Star River flowed, and a vast force kept charging in his body. The acupoints that were originally closed were trembling violently, as if they were going to be opened at any time.
Boom!
Boom! Boom!
After countless attempts, a Star Acupoint trembled and opened.
Then, the Qi and blood Star River continued to charge toward the second Star Acupoint.
From the outside world …
Qin Shujian sat cross-legged and didn't move for a full day before he ended this cultivation.
When the Spirit Qi of the Spirit Stones was exhausted …
He opened his eyes again and checked the condition of his body. "I opened 30 Star Acupoints, but I consumed more than three hundred Spirit Stones!"
Now, the number of Star Acupoints in his body had increased from three hundred and sixty-six to three hundred and ninety-six.
With the addition of 30 Star Acupoints, his strength naturally increased a little.
However …
Qin Shujian didn't intend to continue cultivating.
The main reason was that there wasn't much time left.
When his eyes fell on the dim Spirit Stones around him, there was a helpless look on his face.
"More than three hundred Spirit Stones. If it were other people who cultivated, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to consume so much Spirit Qi in their lifetime."
"But for a Heavenly Man, one extraction can suck all the Spirit Qi out of all the Spirit Stones."
"Although these Spirit Stones will slowly recover their Spirit Qi in the future, it's not easy to return to the state of being full again."
In Qin Shujian's opinion …
It would take at least ten years for the depleted Spirit Stones to recover to their original state.
The reason why the Spirit Stones had so much Spirit Qi …
To put it bluntly …
It was because of the accumulation of Spirit Stones over time and finally established the status of Spirit Stones.
Now that the Spirit Qi was exhausted, it wouldn't be easy to replenish it.
Qin Shujian originally thought that he was rich with more than a thousand Spirit Stones.
But now …
If he used all these Spirit Stones for his own cultivation, they wouldn't last long.
But on second thought …
Qin Shujian also felt relieved.
"After breaking through to the Heavenly Man Realm, every step of cultivation requires a lot of time. Although the cost of using Spirit Stones for cultivation is relatively high, the Spirit Stones can recover after a period of time.
If you calculate it this way, your cultivation speed has actually increased by a large margin. "
Although the Spirit Stones were powerful, it wasn't to the extent of defying the natural order.
It was already not easy to help a Heavenly Man Realm cultivator to speed up the cultivation progress.
Thinking of this, he felt much better.
Then Qin Shujian got up and set up a Spirit Gathering Formation around all the dried up Spirit Stones for these Spirit Stones to absorb Spirit Qi.
In this way …
It would take at least ten years for the Spirit Stones to recover. Then under the Spirit Gathering Formation, this speed might be reduced by about half.
Half of ten years, that would be five years.
If it was calculated carefully …
This span was not small at all.
After doing these things, Qin Shujian took out a Communication Jade Token from the Storage Ring and read the message inside.
"Heavenly Array Sect, Fang Xinglan?"
After receiving the message in the Communication Jade Token, he raised his eyebrows.
Speaking of Fang Xinglan …
Qin Shujian was naturally familiar with him.
Back then, when he was in the Flying Crane Sect of the Fallen Moon Mansion, he had met him once. He was a powerful Array Master.
Qin Shujian didn't know many Array Masters.
But Fang Xinglan was absolutely an existence whose Formations Dao cultivation could be considered first or second among all the people he had encountered. …
Even Ming Jingshan was slightly inferior to the other party.
"However, the Heavenly Array Sect is in the Fallen Moon Mansion. Although Fang Xinglan and I have met once, we don't have any friendship. It seems that he came to my Yuan Sect at this time for the Space Secret Realm!"
Just thinking about it carefully, Qin Shujian roughly guessed what Fang Xinglan's purpose was.
Now that the news of the Space Secret Realm had spread out, it was no longer limited to the Yuan Sect.
During this period of time …
There were already many cultivators who came, hoping to observe the opening of the Space Secret Realm, but he didn't agree.
Now that Fang Xinglan came over …
99% of the reason was because of this.
After figuring out the other party's plan, Qin Shujian also had a faint smile on his face.
The reason why he didn't agree when others wanted to observe was because these people didn't have much to gain.
But the Heavenly Array Sect was different.
No matter what, they were still a top sect with a foundation that others couldn't compare to.
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