"With this Ten Thousand Paths Nirvana Technique, from now on I can completely remove the Life Poison from the Spiritual Qi I absorb, not having to endure the suffering of Life Poison like others. It's a pity that only I know this method."

The Ten Thousand Path Intent Realm is beyond human capabilities, but Ning Qi's extraordinary comprehension allows him to achieve it by using one method to push a multitude, making it possible.

"However, right now, I cannot yet advance to Martial Saint."

It's quite simple.

Because the Spirit isn't dense enough.

Ning Qi had experimented several times with extracting and merging the Spirit from the Martial Saint Secret Treasure. The amount used for experimentation was fine, but using it to advance to Martial Saint was impossible. Moreover, he harbored the ambition to break through multiple realms with the momentum of the Spiritual Awakening. Prematurely merging some Spiritual Power not only offered no help but might become a hindrance later on.

Ning Qi pondered.

The wisp of Spiritual Qi that wanted to merge into his body was immediately expelled.

Under Ning Qi's watchful gaze, once again Life Poison surged in between heaven and earth, polluting the Spiritual Qi that had been purified.

"Indeed, if the source is not resolved, the Spiritual Qi will continue to be polluted. My current Ten Thousand Paths Nirvana Technique can only provide for my purification of Spiritual Qi."

"However, there's no need to rush. One must eat one bite at a time, and later deduce a universal method to remove Life Poison completely before addressing its source all at once."

Ning Qi's breath gradually stabilized, as he stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance.

"Breaking through to Martial Saint is already an effortless matter for me; deducing a Martial Saint level Myriad Phenomena Scripture is also quite straightforward. The most crucial aspect now is to accumulate foundation, to strive for breaking through multiple realms in one sweep during the Spiritual Awakening."

"The Yu King Pearl and Great Sun Compass need to be fully utilized, these two Martial Saint Secret Treasures must become part of my foundation, and additionally, I need to see if there are other ways to strengthen my foundation."

"There's also Tiansheng and Shi. They might awaken during the Spiritual Awakening, and they need the Secret Technique as protection."

With clarity on what needs to be done next, Ning Qi felt much more relieved.

As for now.

He had one more thing to do.

That is to share the fruits of this victory with the Blade Demon.

The Blade Demon had made significant contributions, enduring multiple Life Poison corrosions, and the physical pain was already severe, not to mention the reduction of lifespan. Most importantly, the ultimately completed Ten Thousand Paths Nirvana Technique he could not yet learn.

Though the Blade Demon himself didn't mind, Ning Qi felt somewhat uncomfortable.

That night.

Ning Qi and the Blade Demon drank three hundred cups under the moon.

The Blade Demon marveled at Ning Qi's astonishing wisdom and was delighted that his own suffering hadn't been in vain.

...

Time slowly passed.

The Ancient Saints of the world gradually returned, each occupying a region.

Though there weren't many Ancient Saints, they gradually carved out two to three parts of their territories within the realm of Great Yan. This was a significant shock to the Great Yan Dynasty. However, since the Great Yan Martial Saint remained silent, the ones below could only adapt to the current changes.

After all.

Even the Great Yan Martial Saint could not disregard all Martial Saints.

To him.

Sustaining most of the territory was already a good thing.

Nonetheless, many martial sects and paths turned towards the Ancient Saints. Any sensible person realized something significant was about to happen; staying under the Great Yan Dynasty might yield nothing, but by siding with the Ancient Saints, one might receive firsthand information and partake in the benefits.

The world was in turmoil, with undercurrents surging.

In just over half a year, forces like the Demon Sect that once led the trend had vanished without a trace, leaving countless people amazed by the rapid changes.

And in a region overlooked by many.

The outskirts of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

A place shrouded in dense miasma.

Unique stilted houses stood there, with drum tower altars scattered amongst them adorned with decorations like ox horns and animal hides hanging in front of the buildings.

This was the true core of the Southern Border Alliance, unknown to outsiders. Those terrifying miasmas, if not properly resolved, warranted caution even to Celestial Human Realm experts. This was the survival capital that the Southern Border relied on, once occupied by the largest tribe, and after forming the alliance, it was donated as the Ancestral Land of the Southern Border.

But lately.

The atmosphere of the Southern Border Ancestral Land turned somewhat stagnant.

All because.

The Southern Border Saintess, Lan Yiyi, after a period of disappearance, was found to have a major issue!

When preparing to sacrifice her to the Gu God, it was discovered that Lan Yiyi had lost half her lifespan.

At the ancestral altar.

Powerful auras gathered around, all looking with hatred at the figure bound to the Dragon Trapping Frame at the center of the altar.

An elder of the Hong Clan, Hong Yan, shouted angrily:

"Lan Yiyi, you wench! Quickly tell us, where is the other half of your lifespan? If you delay the Gu God's important matter, you'll be the eternal sinner of our Southern Border!"

The Lan Yiyi on the Dragon Trapping Frame opened her eyes, glanced at him disdainfully:

"If you have the guts, kill me."

Hong Yan was furious.

Over these days, the alliance had used every means, but Lan Yiyi remained silent, until today when she was brought to the altar.

"Do you really think I do not dare to kill you?"

"If you dared, you would not have kept me alive until now over these months. I guess, if you kill me, then perhaps your great Gu God won't be able to fully merge with the Blood Emperor Gu, right?" Lan Yiyi said nonchalantly, making everyone's breath increasingly rapid.

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