Chapter 729 - 726: A Perilous Journey

Chapter 729: Chapter 726: A Perilous Journey

Wherever the frost fell, wherever the moonlight shone, all things were sealed.

Under the power of such a Divine Technique, even the four cultivators at the Supreme Realm found their movements slowed ever so slightly.

But Jiang Jichen, who had already summoned the raging Heart Demon Flame, was utterly unaffected by the Frozen Power.

In that instant, he raised the Black Short Sword!

The Black Short Sword had just finished absorbing enough Blood Crystals, and its blade now glinted with a blood-red edge.

His first move was the Synchronized Sword Technique: Nine Shadows of One Sword!

PSH!

The two Supreme Realm honorary members of the Law Enforcement Guild and the two Elves had their Qi Seas punctured simultaneously.

They weren’t dead, but they had temporarily lost their ability to fight.

Behind him, the nine Three-headed Hellhounds were frozen completely solid.

Jiang Jichen spun around and struck with his sword again.

PSH!

He used the Synchronized Sword Technique again: Nine Shadows of One Sword.

All the heads of the nine Three-headed Hellhounds were severed, rolling across the ground.

With that, Luoo Xiaoshuang, still in mid-air, finally exhausted her strength and fell limply from the sky.

Jiang Jichen flashed over and caught her in his arms.

The surrounding Frozen Power vanished instantly, and everything returned to normal.

"Th... This... how is this possible?"

"That was a Divine Technique! Luoo Xiaoshuang, you’re merely at the Eighth Layer of the Holy Dao, how could you possibly use it?"

"No, I refuse to accept this!"

"He... how did he know our vital spots?"

Neither the two Supreme Realm honorary members of the Law Enforcement Guild nor the two Elves could believe what had just happened.

They weren’t dead, but they couldn’t muster their Cultivation for the time being.

After forming its blood-red edge, the Black Short Sword in Jiang Jichen’s hand could pierce any defense.

That was why not even a Supreme Realm expert could block Jiang Jichen’s blade at close range.

Luoo Xiaoshuang now lay limply in Jiang Jichen’s arms.

’She’s just exhausted,’ Jiang Jichen knew. ’She’ll be fine after some rest.’

After all, a Divine Technique wasn’t easy to use. The power consumption was simply too immense.

Even an Extreme Genius Saint Eighth Realm like Luoo Xiaoshuang could hardly sustain it.

Jiang Jichen condensed the glowing essence of a Holy-grade Rejuvenation Pill, showered it over Luoo Xiaoshuang, and then placed her into his Magical Artifact Space.

After doing all this, Jiang Jichen looked up at the four of them and said coolly, "It’s too late for regrets now."

"I originally had no desire for the Flower of Hope, but now, I have no choice but to take it for myself."

Hearing Jiang Jichen’s words, the expressions of the two Elves changed. One of them said, "We are of the Outer Realm Elf Clan. If you kill us, you will be stained with the unique scent of our blood. From now on, you will face the relentless pursuit of the Outer Realm Elf Race!"

"You should know, the heavens and earth are about to change. The Mortal World will belong to the Outer Realm sooner or later."

The other Elf spoke up as well. "As long as you let us go and leave the Flower of Hope, I can make all the Outer Realm Creatures within the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes retreat!"

Jiang Jichen sneered. "You two are merely of the lowest bloodline in the Outer Realm Elf Race. What right do you have to make such claims?"

"You must be thinking that once I let you go, you’ll just gather more powerful Outer Realm Creatures to come kill me, right?"

"Except... you won’t get the chance!"

As he spoke, Jiang Jichen raised the Black Short Sword in his hand.

PSH!

PSH!

...

Four heads flew into the air as blood sprayed toward the heavens.

Then, under his Power of Destruction, their bodies turned to ash and vanished from the world.

With that, Jiang Jichen alone had annihilated all the Outer Realm and Human Race Cultivators here.

He quickly collected their Storage Bags, not daring to leave them exposed to this environment for long.

In an environment like this, even something like a Storage Bag couldn’t last long before turning to ash.

After clearing the battlefield, Jiang Jichen walked up to the Flower of Hope.

The Flower of Hope emitted specks of green light that swirled around it.

This was said to be the light of hope.

Jiang Jichen, however, did not care much.

To others, the Flower of Hope was a supreme treasure.

This was especially true for cultivators above the Supreme Realm whose lifespans were nearing their end, yet had still failed to break through to the next Realm.

The Flower of Hope could give them one last chance—a sliver of hope, a possibility—to ascend to a higher realm.

Jiang Jichen used his Black Short Sword to carve out a large chunk of earth, taking the Flower of Hope with it, and moved them both into his Magical Artifact Space.

Then, he continued on his way, alone.

And everything was just as he had thought.

Now, all the Outer Realm Creatures knew he possessed the Treasure Map for the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes and would target him.

Thus, the road ahead would only grow more perilous.

Having used her Divine Technique, Luoo Xiaoshuang had collapsed from exhaustion and would need some time to recover.

Jiang Jichen refined the medicinal essence of a large handful of Holy-grade Rejuvenation Pills and infused it into Luoo Xiaoshuang’s body for her to slowly absorb and recover.

’It would probably take about two days.’

For these two days, Jiang Jichen would have to face the dangers alone.

Jiang Jichen followed the instructions on the Treasure Map, sneaking deep into the most remote part of the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes.

Along the way, he saw Destruction Storms suddenly erupt from time to time.

If not for his incredible Seven-Colored Divine Sense, which gave him premonitions that allowed him to dodge in time, he would have been caught in one of the many Destruction Storms long ago.

Along the way, Jiang Jichen also encountered many assassination attempts.

Both Human Race Cultivators and Outer Realm Creatures were now attacking him, trying to seize the Treasure Map he carried.

When he encountered Supreme Realm experts, Jiang Jichen would retreat immediately, avoiding a direct confrontation.

With his speed, Body Technique, and Divine Sense, plus the advantage of not being suppressed by this land’s Heaven and Earth Rules, not even a Supreme Realm expert could stop him if he chose to flee.

But against those not of the Supreme Realm, Jiang Jichen would not hesitate to strike, assassinating them from the shadows without mercy.

In a single day, dozens of cultivators—both from the Human Race and the Outer Realm, ranging from the Seventh Realm of Holy Dao to the Holy Dao Eighth Layer—had fallen.

Some were directly assassinated from the shadows by Jiang Jichen, while others were too careless in a direct confrontation and were killed by Jiang Jichen’s sudden onslaught.

Finally, both the Human Race Cultivators and the Outer Realm Creatures set aside their differences and formed dedicated pursuit teams, vowing to take Jiang Jichen’s life.

Now, Jiang Jichen had to be even more careful, not daring to let his guard down for even a moment.

Without the help of Youu and Luoo Xiaoshuang, if he fell into an encirclement of Supreme Realm cultivators, it was certain death.

At dusk, the setting sun made this broken land look even more desolate.

Storms of Destruction swept across the bleak land as Jiang Jichen moved stealthily, without a sound.

This area was a black swamp where strange, black grasses grew. They did not fear the Power of Destruction and grew robustly.

Above the swamp, black poisonous mist swirled.

At this moment, Jiang Jichen was in the swamp, his face blue-black, looking poisoned. He appeared extremely weak, as if he could collapse at any moment.

He had been in this place for half a day.

"Haha... Jiang Jichen, you fucking idiot! You refused the open road to Heaven and chose to barge into Hell itself. This is the Poisonous Mist Swamp! Even we at the Supreme Realm can’t linger here. You actually dared to pass through? Even if we do nothing, the toxic mist alone will kill you."

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.

Then, figures emerged one by one from the strange thickets.

These Human Race Cultivators ranged from the Eighth Layer of Saint Realm to the Supreme Realm!

There were more than thirty people in total, with ten at the Supreme Realm.

However, just as these Human Race Cultivators appeared, the void trembled once more.

Powerful auras swept across the land.

The Outer Realm Creatures had also appeared. There were more than thirty of them, and their overall strength was even greater than that of the Human Race Cultivators.

In an instant, the Outer Realm Creatures and the Human Race Cultivators had tightly surrounded Jiang Jichen.