"Boom!"
As Yun Yun placed the three Hall of Souls Soul Envoys on the altar and killed them, a strange scene appeared.
The altar devoured the three Soul Envoys' corpses and erupted with a powerful heaven-and-earth energy that formed the illusory image of a sharp sword.
Yun Yun had seen this sword when she received the inheritance back then, but only in her mind as an illusion of the sword cleaving through heaven and earth.
At the time, she had faintly heard the words "Sword God," but she hadn't thought much of it.
Now, she finally confirmed it hadn't been an auditory hallucination.
"Technique and Dou Skill: Wind's Ultimate Sword God."
"This technique and Dou Skill was created by this venerable one after cultivating the Ultimate Path of Wind and combining it with sword arts."
"At the entry level, it is comparable to a low-tier Earth-rank technique. At great completion, it is comparable to a high-tier Earth-rank technique. When cultivated to perfection, it possesses a trace of the might of heaven and earth."
"Those with exceptional talent can push the Ultimate Path of Wind one step further. That is the day the soul sword intent reaches the Heaven Realm."
"It is also the day the technique reaches the Heaven-tier."
"The day of nine revolutions to become a Saint!"
An aged voice suddenly rang out in this space.
Immediately after, the floating sword image turned into a stream of light and shot into Yun Yun's forehead. She couldn't react in time.
A burst of light surged from the altar.
The three Soul Envoys' bodies were shattered by sword Qi and turned into pure energy that entered both Yun Yun and Queen Medusa's bodies.
"Boom!"
Their auras began to rise. Yun Yun's cultivation advanced to peak one-star Dou Emperor.
Queen Medusa also felt her Battle Qi circulating, flowing into her Quiet Purple Flame Serpent soul and her body.
The space around her became clearer in her perception, and she could call upon even more spatial power.
"Half-step Dou Ancestor!"
Surprise appeared in Queen Medusa's eyes.
The bottleneck that had hindered her for many years had actually broken. She now had one foot firmly in the Dou Ancestor realm.
Next, she only needed the Quiet Purple Flame Serpent to complete its breakthrough. Whether it reached the seventh tier or evolved into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, she could steadily step into the Dou Ancestor level.
"Thank you, Ancestral Master. This junior disciple Yun Yun will definitely carry out your will to exterminate the people of the Hall of Souls."
Yun Yun bowed respectfully.
In her mind, she had only received the portion of Wind's Ultimate Sword God cultivated to small completion.
If she wanted the portion for great completion, she would need to sacrifice and kill multiple Hall of Souls Protector-level powerhouses. Only then could she obtain the subsequent parts of the technique and even more energy feedback to raise her cultivation.
If she wanted the complete technique and Dou Skill inheritance, she would need to sacrifice and kill Dou Venerate-level Hall of Souls powerhouses.
It was worth noting that Wind's Ultimate Sword God was both a technique and a Dou Skill, both a sword art and a soul secret art.
It could raise sword intent, temper the soul, transform the soul into a sword, and achieve unity between body and sword.
When cultivated to perfection, one could summon a Sword God phantom and slash out a heaven-and-earth sword, touching the height of Heaven-tier techniques and Dou Skills.
The foundation of this technique and Dou Skill was called Ultimate Path of Wind. It was merely a cultivation concept. It had been obtained by Yun Potian, who cultivated sword arts in his early years, and he had combined it with his own to create this technique and Dou Skill.
Self-created, quasi-Heaven-tier, capable of raising soul force, and excelling in both sword intent and combat—this was why even the ancient clans had looked highly upon Yun Potian.
Unfortunately, the Hall of Souls had taken a fancy to Yun Potian's technique and soul and wanted him to submit. In the end, they had gravely injured him.
"Good!"
With that single word, the sword image on the altar vanished as if it had never appeared.
Yun Yun stood up and looked at Queen Medusa with a smile. "Sister Medusa, this altar is quite useful, isn't it?"
"Very good." Queen Medusa smiled and nodded without denying it.
"Then, will you help me kill more people from the Hall of Souls?" Yun Yun's lips curved. "The people of the Hall of Souls are very special. As long as they are formal members above the Soul Envoy level, they seem to have some kind of strange imprint inside their bodies. This altar at the Life-and-Death Gate can sense that imprint, shatter it with sword intent, evolve it, and store the energy for feedback."
"As long as three or more Dou Emperor-level Hall of Souls Soul Envoys are sacrificed, one can obtain an improvement similar to the Imperial Extreme Pill, with no consumption restrictions."
"If three or more Dou Ancestor-level Hall of Souls Protectors can be sacrificed, one can greatly increase Dou Ancestor cultivation."
Hearing this, a hint of interest flashed in Queen Medusa's eyes.
Didn't that mean that by sacrificing fifteen Hall of Souls Soul Envoys, Yun Yun's strength could be raised to nine-star Dou Emperor?
And she herself only needed to sacrifice six or nine more Hall of Souls Soul Envoys to attempt breaking through to Dou Ancestor.
However, Hall of Souls Soul Envoys were not cats and dogs. They were especially rare in the northwest continent.
The entire Jia Ma Empire couldn't gather five Dou Emperors. The Chu Yun, Lou Yan, and Mu Lan Empires were slightly stronger than the Jia Ma Empire, but their Dou Emperor experts still couldn't fill both hands.
The Hall of Souls Soul Envoys she and Yun Yun had killed in the Chu Yun Empire were already close to the limit of active numbers in the four countries.
To kill more, they would have to leave these four countries and go near the Hall of Souls branch halls.
"Hall of Souls Soul Envoys are not easy to find, and even harder to kill," Queen Medusa frowned slightly.
"So, I ask sister to help mobilize the Snake-People Tribe to search together," Yun Yun shared her idea. "We'll split the gains fifty-fifty. I can promise that the first three times the heaven-and-earth energy feedback from the sacrifices will go to you first, sister, to help you break through to Dou Ancestor."
"Once sister becomes a Dou Ancestor, killing Hall of Souls Soul Envoys will become much easier. You might even attempt to kill Hall of Souls Protectors."
"Then you can help me raise my cultivation, and I'll soon reach the Dou Ancestor level too."
Yun Yun wasn't in a hurry to grow stronger through sacrifices. She had the low-tier Earth-rank Wind's Ultimate Sword God to cultivate.
Helping Queen Medusa break through to Dou Ancestor as soon as possible and then having her capture a few Hall of Souls Protectors for sacrifice to obtain the subsequent cultivation content was more important.
"Alright." Queen Medusa hadn't expected Yun Yun to be so generous and readily agreed.
Of course, she also guessed that Yun Yun had her own calculations, but she didn't mind.
As long as the benefits she received were real, whatever Yun Yun gained had nothing to do with her.
This was an excellent cooperation.
"Sister Medusa, let's talk outside. I'll treat you to the wine I brewed myself." Yun Yun smiled and invited Queen Medusa as a guest.
The Journal copy really had changed many things. A month ago, she could never have imagined she would become friends with Queen Medusa.
Moreover, the path to breaking through to Dou Ancestor and even Dou Venerate in the future had become incredibly clear.
"Mhm." Medusa didn't refuse.
The two women headed together to Yun Yun's sect leader's residence.
The two Dou Kings guarding the Life-and-Death Gate remained completely invisible throughout.
The auras on Yun Yun and Medusa had both become more profound and unfathomable, making them feel their decision had been correct.
"Hmm?"
After three rounds of wine, Yun Yun was about to arrange for Medusa to rest in the guest room when she received a prompt from the Journal copy.
She exchanged a glance with Medusa, and the two tacitly opened the Journal copy.
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[Soft rice is fragrant, soft rice is good. Soft rice comes from all directions.]
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The women holding the copies: "…"
You are a World Observer who knows countless secrets and opportunities on the Battle Qi Continent, and even countless opportunities beyond the Battle Qi Continent. Is it really okay to think about eating soft rice all day?