21: Chapter 21: Traveling in the Northern Region! Picking up a Quasi-Emperor Weapon While in the Moment!

In the backyard of the Tianxuan Stone Workshop, a withered tree meets spring.

The originally desolate atmosphere completely changed due to the appearance of a nine wonders immortal medicine fruit.

The golden fruit emitted a rich life essence; just a single sniff made one's pores relax.

Wei Yi held the fruit, his withered palms trembling slightly.

He didn't say any more sentimental words, but just gave Ye Xuan a deep look before placing the fruit into his mouth.

There was no world-shaking phenomenon as one might have imagined.

At the Great Saint Realm, the control over power is already extremely subtle.

Wei Yi just sat quietly cross-legged under the old locust tree, a faint golden light swirling around his body.

His body, which was originally as decayed as withered wood, was filling up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His head full of white hair like withered grass actually grew a few strands of black.

That was the recovery of his life's Origin.

A moment later, Wei Yi opened his eyes.

Those eyes were no longer cloudy but had become as deep as the starry sky, with a soul-stirring divine glow faintly flashing through them.

Although he still wore those tattered hemp clothes and looked like an unremarkable old man.

But Ye Xuan could feel that beneath this aged shell, a power capable of tearing the sky was lying in wait.

"Thank you for the medicine, Young Master."

Wei Yi stood up and bowed deeply to Ye Xuan.

This bow had nothing to do with status, only with gratitude.

Ye Xuan waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "It was no trouble. Since Senior has recovered, I can rest easy. I'll have to trouble Senior to look after this stone workshop for a while longer."

Wei Yi nodded.

He fished out a simple and ancient jade pendant from his robes.

Simple cloud patterns were carved on it, but if one probed it with Divine Sense, they would find what seemed to be a sleeping true dragon sealed within.

"Young Master is going on a journey, and this old man cannot accompany you."

Wei Yi presented the jade pendant with both hands.

"A strand of this old man's Divine Thought is sealed within this jade pendant. While I wouldn't dare say it's invincible under heaven, if you encounter trouble at the level of a Dao-Cutting King or if a Saint takes action, activating this pendant will be enough to clear those troubles."

A Great Saint's Divine Thought.

This was a true life-saving trump card.

In this era where Saints do not appear, holding this item basically allowed one to walk sideways across the Eastern Wasteland.

An Miaoyi watched from the side with envious eyes.

This was a strike from a Great Saint.

If it were put up for auction outside, it would be enough to make the various Holy Lands fight tooth and nail for it.

Ye Xuan didn't refuse; he reached out to take the jade pendant and casually hung it at his waist.

"Then I thank Senior. It just so happens I was missing an ornament."

Wei Yi smiled and said no more.

He turned and walked into the depths of the stone workshop, preparing to enter secluded cultivation to completely refine the medicine's power and restore his Peak combat strength.

...

After bidding farewell to Wei Yi, the three left the Tianxuan Stone Workshop.

Outside the God City was a vast and boundless expanse of reddish-brown land.

The scenery of the Northern Region was completely different from the Southern Region; there were few green waters and lush mountains, replaced instead by Gobi deserts and mineral veins, exuding an air of desolation and ruggedness.

A streak of rainbow light pierced through the sky.

Ye Xuan stood at the very front of the Divine Rainbow, hands behind his back, his robes fluttering.

Saintess Tianxuan still followed half a step behind him like a shadow, expressionless.

An Miaoyi steered a lotus-shaped flying Magic Treasure, accompanying Ye Xuan at his side.

"Young Master, where are we going?"

An Miaoyi asked softly, looking at the land flying past below.

"Just wandering around."

Ye Xuan looked at the sea of clouds ahead, his tone casual.

"I've heard the Northern Region has unique scenery. Since we're out, we should naturally take it all in. Staying in the city all day is boring."

As they were speaking, several streaks of Evil Qi suddenly surged ahead.

There were over a dozen Cultivators riding exotic beasts, each with a ferocious expression and a heavy scent of blood on them.

They blocked the path of Ye Xuan and the others, spreading out in a fan shape and faintly forming an encirclement.

"Are those Bandits?"

An Miaoyi's brows furrowed slightly.

Although the Northern Region was prosperous, it was also chaotic.

Great Bandits ran rampant, and the small groups of Bandits beneath them were as numerous as cow hairs. These people specialized in robbing passing Cultivators and Origin Masters, using extremely cruel methods.

The leader was a one-eyed burly man riding a Savage Beast covered in scales, holding a Ghost-head Greatsword in his hand.

He only had a cultivation level of the Dao Palace Secret Realm, but he was considered a small leader in this area.

He originally wanted to shout a few insults, but when he saw the looks of An Miaoyi and Saintess Tianxuan clearly, the remaining words were swallowed back into his stomach, and a greedy light instantly erupted in his one eye.

"What beautiful little fillies!"

The one-eyed man licked his lips and laughed wildly, waving his greatsword.

"Brothers, our luck is good today! Kill the man, and take the women back to be the Chieftain's wives!"

The surrounding Bandits let out strange cries, urging their exotic beasts to charge at the three.

An Miaoyi's face turned cold, and she was about to act.

Ye Xuan, however, just glanced indifferently at the group.

"A swarm of flies."

He didn't use any Spells, nor did he even lift a finger.

With just a thought.

Boom!

A surge of Golden Blood Qi soared into the sky from within his body.

That was the Golden Blood Qi unique to the Ancient Desolate Saint Body—fierce, overbearing, and supremely masculine.

Before this blood Qi, those Bandits were like snow meeting a blazing sun.

"Ah—!"

The screams lasted only an instant.

The one-eyed man in the lead, along with the Savage Beast he rode, shattered directly into blood mist the moment they touched the Golden Blood Qi.

Followed by the second, the third...

It was a pure release of Physical Body power, yet it was more terrifying than any Divine Ability.

In just the span of a breath.

Over a dozen Bandits, along with their mounts, all evaporated, leaving not even a speck of residue.

Only a faint scent of blood in the air proved they had once existed.

Watching this scene, An Miaoyi's beautiful eyes flashed with a glimmer of wonder.

Is this the Ancient Desolate Saint Body?

Without any fancy Moves, just by relying on physical blood Qi, he could easily suppress and kill Cultivators of the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

This overbearing power was indeed captivating.

"Let's go."

Ye Xuan acted as if nothing had happened, continuing forward on the Divine Rainbow.

The three headed north, flying across a distance of tens of thousands of miles.

The color of the land beneath them grew deeper and deeper, taking on a dark red hue as if it had been soaked in blood.

The temperature here was also much higher than elsewhere, and the air was filled with a dry, sweltering aura.

Finally, before a stretch of undulating reddish-brown rocky terrain, Ye Xuan stopped.

He looked down at a valley.

In the valley sat a small sect.

The buildings were built against the mountain; they weren't grand and even seemed a bit crude.

A stone tablet stood before the mountain gate, with three large characters carved on it: Lihuo Sect.

"We've arrived."

Ye Xuan said, pointing downward.

An Miaoyi looked where his finger pointed, a trace of doubt flashing in her eyes.

"Lihuo Sect?"

She searched her mind for the name.

"Young Master, this is merely a second-rate small sect in the Northern Region. The strongest in the sect is only at the Perfection of the Dao Palace Secret Realm, without even a single Cultivator of the Four Poles Secret Realm. What is there in such a place worth your personal visit?"

In An Miaoyi's view, with Ye Xuan's status, if he were to go anywhere, it should be to Supreme Powers like the Yaoguang Holy Land or the Jiang Family.

Coming to such a small place she'd never even heard of was truly beneath him.