Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

Zhao Yu nodded slightly.

The White Ghost Emperor immediately flew in front of the two Golden Core cultivators, swallowed them both in one bite, and then read their memories under the power of the devoured Dao Fruit.

A flicker of surprise crossed Zhao Yu's eyes as he said, "Yun Manzhi, you are the daughter of the Carefree True Lord?"

A flash of joy crossed Yun Manzhi's eyes, mixed with caution as she asked, "Senior, do you know my father?"

Zhao Yu said, "Back when the four major Demon Sects invaded the Great Qian Empire, I had fought alongside your father. Is your father still alive?"

A strange light flashed in Yun Manzhi's eyes as she said, "My father has passed away!"

Zhao Yu looked deeply at Yun Manzhi, chuckled lightly, and said, "What a pity! You may go."

Yun Manzhi said, "Thank you, senior, for saving my life. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will surely repay you! May I know how to address senior?"

Zhao Yu answered lightly, "I am Zhao Yu!"

"Senior Zhao, I will take my leave!"

Yun Manzhi bowed respectfully to Zhao Yu, transformed into an Escape Light, and disappeared.

Zhao Yu watched Yun Manzhi's departing figure, chuckled lightly, and flew toward the direction of Yunluo Immortal City.

Upon arriving at Yunluo Immortal City, Zhao Yu saw that the once bustling and populous city of cultivators had turned into a place full of numbed-face mortal slaves and Xuan Bone Demon Sect cultivators perpetrating violence.

If in the Great Wei Empire, this lair of the Xuan Bone Demon Sect, there was still some order, the Xuan Bone Demon Sect cultivators would restrain themselves a bit. However, in the conquered state of the Great Qian Empire, those Xuan Bone Demon Sect cultivators had no scruples at all and did not regard mortal beings as humans.

"That is the ritual altar!"

Zhao Yu immediately spotted a strange altar in the center of Yunluo Immortal City, occupying a thousand zhang in area and engraved with countless eerie runes from the Demon Realm.

A column of blood surged into the sky, piercing the clouds.

"Break for me!"

Zhao Yu, employing the Mountain Great Handprint Divine Skills, summoned a hundred-zhang giant hand, constructed of rock, from the sky. It descended with earth-yellow Spiritual Light and ferociously smacked toward the strange altar.@@novelbin@@

"Stop!!"

Accompanied by an angry shout, a Nascent Soul cultivator, covered in a layer of red skeletons, fiercely swung a red Wolf Tooth Bone Club toward the hundred-zhang giant hand in the sky.

Boom!!

Accompanied by a thunderous noise that shook the heavens and the earth, the Nascent Soul cultivator, along with his club, was struck by the giant hand and slammed fiercely onto the strange altar.

The red skeletal Nascent Soul cultivator was turned into a pulp by Zhao Yu's Divine Skills, and barely had his Nascent Soul escaped when the White Ghost Emperor, stretching out his claw, directly grabbed and swallowed it.

That strange altar, after taking such a blow, merely showed many cracks while emitting numerous eerie wails.

A flicker of surprise crossed Zhao Yu's eyes, "It actually withstood my strike! This ritual altar has some tricks to it!"

Nascent Soul cultivators are each incredibly formidable; they can easily destroy mountains by activating their magical treasures. Zhao Yu, being a Nascent Soul cultivator of the Ninth Order, wields incomparable power with his Mountain Great Handprint Divine Skills, capable of destroying mountains with a single strike. That the ritual altar was able to withstand Zhao Yu's attack showed that it was truly extraordinary.

"Stop!!"

Accompanied by an angry roar, a middle-aged cultivator with a skeletal figure, a short cultivator resembling a dwarf with two tumors on his cheeks, and an extraordinarily beautiful woman dressed in a white feathered robe with a graceful figure rushed over, all looking cautiously at Zhao Yu.

The skeletal middle-aged cultivator said cautiously, "I am Ming Lin, a true follower of the Heaven Extinguishing Demon Sect. This is Seven Ghosts Demon Monarch from the Evil Ghost Devil Sect, and this lady is Bai Yu Fairy from the Joyous Sect. May I ask how you address yourself, and why do you seek to kill our fellow Taoist Chigu"

Zhao Yu responded, "I am Daoist Stone! You four great demon sects have committed heinous crimes in the Great Qian Empire and deserve to be executed. I am only serving justice by killing you. However, I have come out of seclusion this time in need of some minions. If you three surrender now, I can spare your lives!"

"What audacity! I would like to see what abilities you possess that would make us serve as your minions!"

Seven Ghosts Demon Monarch's eyes flashed with anger, and he roared, directly summoning a round pot from which flew out seven evil ghosts, each about three meters tall with ferocious faces and exuding a terrifying Fourth Order Low-Grade aura.

Even though Seven Ghosts Demon Monarch only possessed the cultivation level of the Fourth Nascent Soul Stage, he had managed to defeat cultivators at the Six Levels of Nascent Soul using the seven Fourth Order Evil Ghosts he had painstakingly cultivated.

The appearance of the seven Fourth Order Evil Ghosts was menacing as they rushed towards Zhao Yu.

Three of these Fourth Order Evil Ghosts suddenly displayed eerie Curse Seals in their eyes and began to cast Illusion Techniques.

Ming Lin then directly summoned the Heaven Extinguishing Demon Saber, imbued with a terrible killing intent, and slashed towards Zhao Yu.

"My cultivation is insufficient, please show mercy!"

Bai Yu Fairy sighed gracefully, her movements seductive, as she swept toward Zhao Yu with ribbons that softly revealed all her charms, making the heart skip a beat.

Hidden within those ribbon treasures were thirty-six Treasure Jade Spirit Soul-Breaking Needles. These needles were extremely malicious, and even if a great cultivator were pierced by one, their soul would be damaged, causing unbearable pain. If all thirty-six were to hit, even a great cultivator would be killed instantly.

Zhao Yu calmly said, "Since you seek death, I shall oblige!"

A dark ghostly wind blew through as the White Ghost Emperor emerged from behind Zhao Yu, grinning wickedly at the seven evil ghosts.

All seven evil ghosts turned pale, a trace of fear flashing through their eyes.

The White Ghost Emperor instantly appeared in front of one evil ghost and penetrated its skull with his claw. He opened his mouth wide and swallowed it whole.

The Red Emperor also appeared behind Zhao Yu, grinning maliciously as he summoned the Jiao God Saber and fiercely slashed at the Heaven Extinguishing Demon Saber.

Clang!

Ming Lin's Heaven Extinguishing Demon Saber was instantly cut in half by the Jiao God Saber, which had been promoted to a Superior Spiritual Treasure. The saber continued downwards, cutting Ming Lin in two.

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Ming Lin's Nascent Soul barely escaped when it was immediately destroyed by the Jiao God Saber wielded by the Red Emperor.

Zhao Yu directly summoned the Heavenly Separation True Fire, issuing a fiery red dragon into the sky, swirling toward the ribbon treasures.

The ribbon treasures, once touched by the fiery dragon of Heavenly Separation True Fire, along with the thirty-six Treasure Jade Spirit Soul-Breaking Needles, were all ignited.

Standing next to Zhao Yu, the Nine Extremes Corpse Emperor burst forth with surging death energy, his fierce eyes suddenly flaring as he appeared in front of Bai Yu Fairy in a teleportation-like manner and threw a punch.

"Stop..."

Bai Yu Fairy, her face filled with terror, had just opened her mouth when the Nine Extremes Corpse Emperor smashed her head with a punch. Her Nascent Soul barely escaped when it was immediately pierced by a claw from the nearby White Ghost Emperor and stuffed into his mouth.