A real man never looks back at an explosion.

Following the memories of the Killing Life Daoist, Qi Yuan's body transformed into a streak of light, swiftly heading toward the very center of this space.

This Immortal Cave floated in the Void Realm outside the domain; rather than an Immortal Cave, it was more like a Small World opened by a high-level Cultivator.

Not only could one Cultivate peacefully inside, but it could also be used to raise Yao Beasts, Cultivate Spirit Medicine, and even establish villages and towns to shelter descendants.

The Killing Life Daoist's Immortal Cave was no exception. It used to be a picturesque paradise, but now, left unattended for years, its Origin had been damaged under the erosion of void storms, its Spiritual Qi had leaked away, and it had turned into the desolate scene it was now.

Soon, a towering and magnificent palace appeared ahead. Vast clouds of blood-colored mist rolled and boiled around the palace, adding a touch of hideousness and eeriness to it.

“This is the place.”

Looking at the massive building in the distance, Qi Yuan's expression grew slightly solemn. His speed suddenly increased, and in an instant, he arrived at the outer edge of the blood-colored mist.

As he approached, a thick, pungent smell of blood rushed toward him. Within the blood mist, threads of evil, cursed, and ominous auras were hidden.

These extremely poisonous Formation energies acted like living things, constantly trying to burrow into Qi Yuan's body, only to be blocked by the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Cover on him.

Even so, the amazingly defensive Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Cover grew dim under the erosion of this power, appearing as if it could be broken at any moment.

“So many years have passed; I didn't expect the Blood Fiend Grand Formation to still be operational.”

“The Blood Fiend Grand Formation was continuously strengthened by the Killing Life Daoist during his lifetime. Although more than half of it is in ruins, its remaining power is still impressive. I'm afraid even Soul Transformation Cultivators couldn't withstand it for long.”

Qi Yuan frowned. After a moment of contemplation, he pulled the ningyuan sword out of his storage space and said indifferently, “Do you recognize where this is?”

The blade of the ningyuan sword trembled slightly, letting out a buzzing sound. “Master Qi, it's only been a few days, why have you become so yellow? Eh... isn't this that kid Han Lie's old nest?”

Then, it shook excitedly twice and volunteered:

“little sword understands. You want the things inside, right? That's easy, little sword will go get them for you right now...”

Before it could finish, Qi Yuan firmly pressed down on the hilt and said coldly:

“No need. You only need to help me drive away this Blood Fiend Formation Qi. If you dare to run around, don't blame me for being impolite.”

He naturally knew what this broken sword was planning. There was a blood pool inside the palace. If he let this fellow go over and devour it, it would immediately replenish a huge amount of Origin Qi, and by then, it would probably rebel.

Hearing this, the ningyuan sword suddenly wilted a lot and said gloomily:

“Sigh, alright then. Master Qi, just watch.”

As it spoke, a faint glow suddenly appeared on the blade, instantly dispersing the surrounding blood mist several feet away.

After confirming his position, Qi Yuan held the sword in his right hand and cautiously entered the Blood Fiend Grand Formation. As long as he destroyed the Formation core located in the Main Hall, the Grand Formation would collapse on its own.

Rustle, rustle, rustle—

As he went deeper, the cold and eerie malice around him grew stronger. Vaguely, he could even hear rustling sounds, as if countless twisted and hideous things were rapidly swarming toward him.

Swoosh!

The long sword slashed out, and the sharp Sword Qi split a Blood Fiend Puppet shaped like a giant python in two. Stinking, viscous liquid splattered everywhere. Before the Puppet's corpse could hit the ground, it turned into wisps of blood mist and drifted away, vanishing.

“Roar!”

The death of this Blood Fiend seemed to sound a horn. More bizarre Blood Fiend Puppets swarmed from all directions, their crimson eyes filled with resentment and hatred for the living.

“Courting death!”

Qi Yuan snorted coldly. Runes flowed in his clear black-and-white eyes as he instantly released the second layer of the Four Refinements of the Blood God Seal. His aura suddenly surged, and he became like a peerless divine weapon of unmatched sharpness, charging toward the Main Hall.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—

Streaks of Sword Qi crisscrossed freely, whistling like a tide. In just a few breaths, dozens of Golden Core level Blood Fiend Puppets were shredded into pieces.

At the same time, he stepped heavily, his figure accelerating again, forcibly carving a path through the surrounding Blood Fiend Puppets.

Puff, puff, puff... wherever the sword edge passed, one fiercely powerful Blood Fiend Puppet after another was torn apart and exploded, vanishing into thin air.

During the fierce battle, the ningyuan sword was also cheering and howling, looking very much like it was enjoying itself:

“Hahaha... kill, kill, kill! The taste of slaughter truly makes me feel refreshed. It's been a long time since I've had such a delightful feeling!”

“Kill! Kill them all! It's just a pity these ants are merely illusory Puppets formed from Formation Qi. If they were living beings, I would definitely be able to suck my fill this time!”

Accompanied by what seemed like an endless slaughter, Qi Yuan grew closer and closer to the Main Hall. The strength of the Blood Fiend Puppets also became increasingly powerful, and even Nascent Soul Peak Blood Fiend Puppets appeared.

Feeling the gradually increasing pressure, Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes. Expressionlessly, he pulled a large stack of pale golden Talisman emitting an aura of destruction from his storage space. After activating them, he suddenly tossed them into the air.

Whoosh!

After throwing out over a hundred Top-Grade Yang Explosion Talisman at once, Qi Yuan naturally didn't dare to stay in place. He immediately pushed his escape technique to the limit, racing forward at high speed without looking back.

Real men never look back at explosions.

Soon.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!

The Talisman in the sky exploded one after another like world-shaking thunder. A huge mushroom cloud carrying extremely brilliant golden light rose up, illuminating all directions.

Amidst the thunderous noise, torrents of terrifying Yang Qi swept out, instantly clearing away the Blood Fiend Puppets within a radius of several miles.

Taking this opportunity, Qi Yuan turned into a streak of light and dove into the Main Hall like a lightning bolt.

After stepping through the door, the Formation Qi that had originally filled the world disappeared without a trace, making his expression relax slightly.

Just now, a single one of those Top-Grade Yang Explosion Talisman was worth several hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. In other words, a certain someone had just casually thrown away tens of thousands of Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, which equated to millions of Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Spending millions of Low-Grade Spirit Stones to set off a one-time giant firework—this level of luxury would make even a Dao Integration Realm Cultivator cry out that he was a spendthrift.

Of course, as the world's top-tier second-generation immortal, Qi Yuan never cared about whether things were expensive; he only cared about whether they were effective.

Looking up, he saw that the Main Hall was paved with gold and stone, with white jade pillars. Atop hundreds of steps of the red dais sat a vacant throne.

After putting away the reluctant ningyuan sword, he flew up to the throne without hesitation and skillfully opened the hidden mechanism on it.

Rumble—

After a period of violent shaking, the heavy throne slowly moved to the side, revealing a hidden secret room underneath.

Stepping inside, Qi Yuan's eyes were instantly dazzled by colorful treasure light.

Rare treasures were scattered randomly on the floor, and countless Spirit Stones were piled up like mountains, including no shortage of rare Top-Grade Spirit Stones.

The Spiritual Qi in the room was terrifyingly dense, almost to the point of turning into liquid.

Although he knew from the Killing Life Daoist's memories that the other party's collection was abundant, he was still shocked when he actually saw this scene.

Just how many evil deeds of killing people and stealing treasures had this fellow Han Lie done to accumulate such a fortune?

No wonder he could be jointly wanted by the Seven Great Holy Lands; this wealth alone was enough to buy a first-rate Sect.

However, he was not an ordinary Cultivator after all, and he regained his composure after just a moment of surprise.

Qi Yuan searched all over the treasury, seemingly looking for something.

Someone had taken that item!

Not long after, his face changed slightly, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.

The next moment, a sinister voice suddenly sounded in his ear:

“Heh, another junior has come to deliver himself into the net...”