He formed seals with both hands, and in an instant, tens of thousands of sword lights condensed around him, slashing toward the charging crowd.
Qingyi Jushi and the others also joined the battle.
Yet the Core Formation cultivators who dared charge forward were not weak.
They unleashed their trump cards one after another, magical treasures exploding midair and forming violent energy vortices that swept across the battlefield.
In a single exchange, more than a dozen Core Formation cultivators were slain.
Still, several—badly wounded—managed to break through and enter the Void Heaven Palace.
Zi Ling was among them.
Though only at the pseudo–Core Formation stage, she possessed numerous protective treasures as the sect leader of the Myriad Sounds Sect.
Relying on these treasures and the chaos around her, she finally forced her way into the palace.
"You're courting death!"
Seeing two more cultivators about to reach the teleportation array, Wan Tianming finally dropped his contempt and acted in earnest.
With a downward gesture—
a colossal golden sword that blotted out the sky materialized above the Void Heaven Palace.
The giant blade plunged downward with overwhelming heavenly might.
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh!
As it struck, countless sword lights erupted outward, instantly annihilating all remaining Core Formation cultivators attempting to force entry.
"Damn it… we underestimated them and let three slip inside," Qingyi Jushi said grimly. "What now?"
Wan Tianming and the others shared dark expressions.
They had personally assured those two Nascent Soul seniors that no one would interfere.
Yet in the blink of an eye, intruders had entered.
If blame fell upon them, their fate might well mirror that of the Barbarian Beard.
"Everyone, calm yourselves," the Extreme Yin Ancestor suddenly said, stepping forward with Wu Chou at his side. "I have a plan to remedy this."
He looked toward Wan Tianming and the others.
"We promised to guard this place—but my grandson did not. Those Core Formation cultivators who forced their way in are all severely injured. My grandson can enter, hunt them down, and eliminate them. That way, the seniors inside won't fault us."
As he spoke, he transmitted privately to Wu Chou:
Chou'er, this is all I can do for you. Go in, kill those intruders first, then search for opportunities.
If you encounter the two Nascent Soul seniors, say you entered to deal with the trespassers. You may even gain some fortune.
In truth, Wan Tianming and the others could have stopped every single Core Formation cultivator earlier.
But someone had deliberately created an opening—
allowing Zi Ling and the others to slip through.
And that someone was none other than the Extreme Yin Ancestor.
Inside the Spirit Abyss, the first level of the Void Heaven Palace.
After entering the palace, Zhu Chen, Xiao Yan, and the others were randomly teleported by the formation to different regions.
Everyone was separated.
However, that hardly hindered their harvest.
The Spirit Abyss was filled with countless Yin Spirits and fierce souls. Although many of these Yin Spirits were extremely ferocious—and some powerful ghost kings and corpse beasts were so terrifying that even Core Formation cultivators would deliberately avoid them—the Yin Spirit Ash left behind after their destruction was an exceptionally rare resource.
Especially for cultivators seeking to refine and strengthen their divine souls, it was an unparalleled tonic.
Naturally, Zhu Chen and the others had no intention of letting such treasures slip by.
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[Xiao Yan: Holy crap~ this place is insane! Everyone take it slow! I'm grabbing as much Yin Spirit Ash as I can. My teacher says this stuff helps restore soul power—once he recovers, the quality of pills he refines will at least double. Everyone benefits!]
On a withered grass plain, Xiao Yan was enthusiastically slaughtering Yin Spirits, constantly collecting the ash they left behind.
Yao Lao also joined in.
Master and disciple attacked from opposite sides, working in perfect coordination and killing with explosive momentum.
[Han Li: Sorry, but Yin Spirit Ash is extremely useful for refining divine souls. I also need it. From now on, we rely on our own abilities.]
Han Li replied immediately after seeing Xiao Yan's message.
Strengthening his divine soul meant strengthening his divine sense—and divine sense was the foundation of his Golden Thunder Bamboo Sword control. He needed these ashes just as much.
[Lin Dong: Haha! Well said. Let's all depend on our own strength—no holding back!]
[Xiao Yan: Damn it, bring it on! I've got two people here—do you think I'm scared of you?!]
Competition brought motivation.
After sending their messages, Xiao Yan and the others accelerated their hunting, sweeping through the Yin Spirits in their respective regions.
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