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Time flies swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, several years pass, advancing to the year 7170 of the Lichuan Calendar.
In these years, Yu Qingtan's Affection Value and the number of Devotees increased dramatically because many high-stage Devotees emerged. Using the "Power of Love," Yu Qingtan's strength could reach the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.
Within the Venerable Soul Banner, nearly a thousand seventh-stage and over five million souls of the Demon Race or Sea Clan below the seventh stage were added, making its power terrifyingly immense.
On one occasion, Yu Qingtan, acting as bait, lured four Sea Emperors of the Sea Clan into ambushing her. Solely with the Venerable Soul Banner, Yu Qingtan successfully held them off until they were ambushed and slain by the combined efforts of Nether Emperor Sovereign, Luo Mi Emperor Sovereign, Emperor Sovereign Tianshu, and Kong Mie Emperor Sovereign.
After this battle, the Daluo Empire completely stabilized the situation, and the conflict entered a stalemate.
At the end of the year 7170 of the Lichuan Calendar, Yu Qingtan finally ended her closed-door cultivation in the Netherworld Phoenix Ancient Land, with significant gains from this session.
With two Netherworld Phoenix Eggs, countless bodies and blood of Demon and Sea Clan members, as well as Chaos Divine Crystals, Yu Qingtan refined her physical body to the peak of the Unity Realm Stage and perfectly mastered the Principle of Power.
Through the Soul Crystals and Void Crystals, Yu Qingtan mastered the Soul Dao Principle and Space Law. With the Void Parasol Fruit, she even achieved perfect mastery of the Space Law and the Principle of Wood.
In addition, during her cultivation, Yu Qingtan studied the Myriad Array Grand Book and became a Seventh Stage Array Master.
The extent of mastery over principles, from initial to perfect mastery, isn't sharply defined, but the deeper the grasp of laws, the stronger the power.
Perfect mastery of at least one principle is a fundamental prerequisite to break through to the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, and Yu Qingtan had already met this requirement.
However, Yu Qingtan still lacked an opportunity, and she intended to perfect her mastery of the Five Elements Principle before attempting her breakthrough.
Her reason for ending the retreat was also related to information obtained by the battling personas of Yu Qingtan in the outside world; the Qian Family of the Daluo Empire had recently secured two sets of Five Elements Spiritual beings from an ancient relic.
This secret realm was located within the Daluo Empire, where the prodigy of the Qian Family, the Body Integration Stage Cultivator Chengying Saint Venerable Qian Chengying, defeated many competitors and seized the two sets of Five Elements Spiritual beings.
The Five Elements Spiritual beings, being Eighth Stage Spiritual Material, were among the most precious treasures of that secret realm. They were also extremely beneficial treasures for Qing Tan, and she decided to devise a plan to see if she could acquire them.
After all, the Qian Family of Daluo and the Qian Family of Daluo Empire had intricate connections, being enemies of Yu Qingtan. The Qian Family's sphere of influence bordered the Myriad Demon Mountain Range and the Lichuan Inner Sea, and it also shared a boundary with the territory of the Red Dust Demon Sect.
The Kuangting Immortal Crystal Mine was the only large-scale Immortal Crystal Mine of the Qian Family of Da Gao, less than 100,000 li from the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, with three Saint Venerables of the Body Integration Stage stationed there year-round.
After leaving the Netherworld Phoenix Ancient Land, Yu Qingtan arrived at this place in the guise of Wuniang from the Eternal Sect and directly smashed her Immortal Artifact, the Coiling Dragon Stick, into the Protective Array of the Kuangting Immortal Crystal Mine.
With her current pinnacle Seventh Stage Dao Integration Realm body refinement strength, she did not wish to sneak around and launch a stealth attack as before but opted for an overt attack. Besides targeting the Immortal Crystal Mine, her goal was to draw out the enemy.
The Protective Array here was only of the Sixth Stage, and as a Seventh Stage Array Master, Yu Qingtan easily found the weak points with her Purifying Buddha Eyes. With a single strike, the formation crumbled instantly.
"Who dares to run wild in my Qian Family's Immortal Crystal Mine?" An angry shout echoed, and three figures appeared above the Kuangting Immortal Crystal Mine. The speaker was the leader, Yunlan Saint Venerable Qian Yunlan, followed by his two companions, his partners, Jiahui Saint Venerable Nangong Jiahui and Jiaqiao Saint Venerable Nangong Jiaqiao, who were twin sisters.
Yu Qingtan stood atop the shattered formation, her garments fluttering as if she were a fairy descending to the mundane world. However, the cold light flashing in her eyes brought a chill to the heart.
She held the Coiling Dragon Stick, its body shimmering with a faint spiritual light as if it contained the power to destroy heaven and earth.
"I am Wuniang of the Eternal Sect, and I have a grievance with your Qian Family. Today, I've come to collect some interest," Yu Qingtan's voice was cold and pleasant to the ear, yet it made the three people opposite her face darken.
Yunlan Saint Venerable shouted angrily, "I thought it was someone of importance, but it turns out to be a reclusive sect without even an Emperor Sovereign. You dare provoke our Qian Family, you're seeking death!"
Although Yunlan Saint Venerable said this, he didn't directly take action; instead, he secretly used a communicative Daoist talisman to call for reinforcements from the Qian Family.
The strength Yu Qingtan had just displayed was not something an ordinary Seventh Stage Cultivator could match. Although they outnumbered her three to one, the advantage wasn't necessarily theirs.
Unfortunately, they didn't want to make a move, but Yu Qingtan took direct action.
"Coiling Dragon Staff Skill!" Yu Qingtan immediately used the Principle of Power, which she had fully mastered, to execute the Coiling Dragon Staff Skill, aiming for Yunlan Saint Venerable.
Yu Qingtan moved with the grace of a willow in the wind, yet she suddenly burst forth with astonishing speed and power.
The Coiling Dragon Stick in her hand seemed to come to life, dancing to her will. Each strike carried the momentum of a tsunami, aimed straight at Yunlan Saint Venerable.
Yunlan Saint Venerable's face changed drastically, wanting to retreat and widen the distance, but the oppressive force attached to Yu Qingtan's attack made the space around him seem stagnant.
Yunlan Saint Venerable had no room to retreat and was forced to bring out his lifebound artifact, a giant Mountain Opening Axe, and chopped forward.
Since Jiahui and Jiaqiao Saint Venerable were not targeted by Yu Qingtan, they managed to create enough distance right away and then attacked Yu Qingtan with their lifebound artefacts, the Mandarin Duck Sabers.
Yu Qingtan sneered inwardly, disregarding the attacks from Jiahui and Jiaqiao Saint Venerable, and smashed the Coiling Dragon Stick forward without hesitation.
"Clang~" The Coiling Dragon Stick and the Mountain Opening Axe collided, producing a loud noise. The blade of the axe indented and then violently flew back, with Yunlan Saint Venerable spitting out blood and suffering severe injuries.
The two Superior Dao Artifacts, the Mandarin Duck Sabers, struck Yu Qingtan's nape and back, only to emit a metallic clashing sound, not even breaking skin.
"What kind of monster is this? Could she be an Eighth Stage Tribulation Crossing Body Cultivator!?" The three Saint Venerables of the Qian Family were horrified. After exchanging looks, they each employed secret techniques to enhance their strength.
At the same time, each of them took out a jade Daoist talisman and began frantically infusing it with spiritual power.
Before Yu Qingtan's second strike could hit Yunlan Saint Venerable, the talismans were activated, and three terrifying bolts of lightning suddenly appeared, striking down at Yu Qingtan from the heavens.
"One Eighth Stage Chaos Black Thunder Talisman and two Seventh Stage Heavenly Punishment Red Thunder Talismans!"
Unmoved by the opponent's trump card, Yu Qingtan continued her assault on Yunlan Saint Venerable.
"Boom~" Yunlan Saint Venerable employed all his defensive measures, but they were futile. He was smashed to the ground by Yu Qingtan's staff, creating a deep crater.
Beneath that one strike, Yunlan Saint Venerable's physical body, Nascent Soul, and soul, all shattered, dead beyond doubt.
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