Chu Kuangren had combined the three great Immortal Scriptures, revealing a hidden technique within it, the Single Qi Three Clarity Transformation technique. On top of that, comprehending that technique had allowed him to break through to the Heavenly Immortal realm.

The closed-door meditation session was undoubtedly a great success for him.

At that thought, he smiled happily and walked out of his residence.

Following his appearance, the pillar of light and runes dissipated.

“D-Did you successfully combine the three great Immortal Scriptures?” said Master Daoist Qing Ling while looking at Chu Kuangren with shock and horror.

“Yeah.”

“How did you do it?”

“It’s simple. I’m more talented than all of you.”

Those words stunned everyone.

‘F*cking hell!’

‘How direct!’

However, everyone did not refute him because that was the truth.

“What a freak!”

Everyone could not help but lament as they looked at Chu Kuangren.

“Honghua, I’m going to leave Three Clarity Daoist Sect. Do you want to come with me?” said Chu Kuangren to Shang Honghua.

Shang Honghua shook her head. “I want to stay here, my King.”

“Very well.”

Chu Kuangren did not force Shang Honghua to leave with him either. Then, he looked at Master Daoist Qing Ling and said, “I’ll have you know, Honghua is a very important person to me. I’ll leave her in your care, Sect Leader Qing Ling.”

‘Is that a threat?’

‘He’s threatening us, right?!’

Everyone thought.

“In my Three Clarity Daoist Sect, she will surely be valued as long as she can display her full talents,” Master Daoist Qing Ling replied calmly.

“Great. We wouldn’t want whatever happened to Hu Qing to repeat now, would we?” Chu Kuangren chuckled.

There was a hint of sarcasm in his words.

However, there was nothing they could do about it.

After all, he was speaking the truth.

Soon, Chu Kuangren left the Three Clarity Daoist Sect with his party.

…

Many things were happening in the Immortal World.

Following the Immortal World’s Convergence, the territory of the whole world had increased tenfold at the very least. With that, many dangerous locations had appeared, allowing a chance for cultivators to adventure and gain experience.

For instance, the great islands in the Endless Oceanic Domains, the untouchable mountains among the Great Ten Thousand Mountains, the ethereal secret worlds hidden within the void…

In the Immortal World, the Great Dreamfog Marsh was one of the dangerous locations that had appeared after the Immortal World Convergence.

However, great treasures would usually be accompanied by great danger, and a tremendous number of treasures have appeared in the Great Dreamfog Marsh.

Therefore, many cultivators had gone there to gain some experience.

“So this is the Great Dreamfog Marsh, huh?”

A young man in black robes arrived at the Great Dreamfog Marsh. His eyes lit up when he saw the great marshland that was covered in thick fog.

“Rumors have it that my great ancestor once lived here for some time. If I can find the items or treasures he left behind, it’ll surely benefit me in my cultivation,” the young man in black robes said excitedly.

At that time, some sky-prides who came adventuring noticed him.

“This guy… There’s a dense yokai qi emanating from him.”

“Who is he?”

“Hey, shut it, and don’t provoke him either.”

When one of the human sky-pride recognized who the young man in black was, he became so afraid that he quickly stopped the others from talking about it.

However, the young man in black robes noticed them.

“Oh, humans that have come seeking treasures?”

A cold chill seethed out from his eyes.

Following that, the yokai qi around him surged into a terrifying gigantic arm that reached out toward one of the humans. With no chance to find back, that human was grabbed and tossed into the air.

The next instant, the young man in black robes revealed his true form — a giant snake with nine heads.

The giant snake opened its mouth and immediately swallowed that human cultivator. The others quickly fled upon seeing that.

“F*ck. We’ve been discovered.”

“As expected, that’s the Nine-Headed Snakelet Tribe among the Yokai Kings of ancient Immortal times. D*mn it!”

The human cultivators fled one after another.

However, a few of them were still caught and eaten.

“Haha, the human race is nothing but food to me. I might as well eat some humans while looking for treasures. After all, human sky-prides are the best food, like the Heavenly Champions,” said the giant snake as it headed into the depths of the marshland, leaving only terror in its path.

After the giant snake left, a young man walked out of the darkness and stared in its direction with interest.

“So even the Nine-Headed Snakelet Tribe’s Heavenly Champion, Jiu Yuan has come, huh? Interesting.”

The young man had a terribly pale face.

He had two followers with him. One of them was dressed in white, while the other was dressed in black. A terrifying death qi was swirling around them, just like the legendary… Hei Bai Wuchang¹!

“Young Master, will Jiu Yuan’s appearance hinder our plans?” the middle-aged man dressed in black asked.

“Rumors say that a great ancestor of the Nine-Headed Snakelet Tribe once appeared in the Great Dreamfog Marsh, so Jiu Yuan must be here for that reason. Hence, he has no conflicts of interest with us. Even if something were to happen, we’ll just overpower him,” the young man with a pale face said arrogantly.

It was as if overpowering the Nine-headed Snakelet was nothing for him.

“The most important thing to do right now is find the fragment of Fengdu City. It’ll be bad if the new Ghost Emperor gets there before we do.”

The other middle-aged man in white could not help but frown. “When the calamity happened that year, the reincarnation mechanisms of the three great Underworld cities were close to destroyed. However, the damage suffered by Fengdu Underworld City was even more serious compared to our Yincao Underworld City, so no inheritance was left behind. Yet, I can’t believe a Ghost Emperor has appeared in this era.”

“Oh well, since Fengdu City is badly damaged, only one person can obtain the Ghost Emperor’s inheritance. Meanwhile, in Yincao Underworld City, the inheritance of the Ten Hellion Temple Kings still exists. Besides, the inheritors of Taishan City don’t seem to be doing anything besides focusing on their precious crumbling reincarnation mechanism. Hence, there’s nothing to fear about them.”

“Once I’ve conquered Fengdu Underworld City, I shall do the same with Taishan Underworld City. Then, only one Underworld City shall exist!”

“When that time comes, there shall only be one Divine Underworld Daoist!” the pale young man said with an ambitious look on his face.

He had inherited one of the Ten Hellion Temple Kings’ inheritance. Even if he fully utilized the power of that inheritance, he would still only be one of the Ten Hellion Kings, which he was not content with.

He wanted to become the Divine Underworld Daoist and rule over the Underworld and, subsequently, the world of the living. He wanted to become the Supreme Overlord of the world!

As such, he needed the power of Fengdu City.

“Since the remaining nine Hellion Temple King inheritors do not dare to take action, I shall do it. Let’s see whether they’ll regret it when they see me conquering Fengdu City,” the pale young man said.

“Let’s go.”

With that, he ventured into the depths of the Great Dreamfog Marsh with Hei Bai Wuchang.

Somewhere else, a young man in black robes was killing a large number of dead souls inside the Great Dreamfog Marsh.

He was the inheritor of the Soul Vanquishing Tribe’s inheritance and from one of the Ten Demonic Dao Sects at that.

“Tsk tsk. I’m so lucky. I didn’t expect a fragment of Fengdu City to be hidden inside the Great Dreamfog Marsh. Just look at all these dead souls here. It’s enough for me to create a huge army of dead souls.” The Soul Vanquisher was amazed.

His fingers danced rhythmically in the void as dozens of Earthen Immortal and even Heavenly Immortal dead souls engaged in endless slaughter under his control.

“Besides the dead souls, I have to find that Emperor Seal as well. It’ll be a key item for me to defeat the Hundred Academy’s Chief.”

All sorts of people had gathered in the Great Dreamfog Marsh, not wary of the dark force surging beneath it.

Ten thousand kilometers outside the Great Dreamfog Marsh, a group of people were traveling relaxingly.

“This Single Qi Three Clarity Transformation is truly fascinating.”

“It’s almost like a summary of all Dao Techniques in this world.”

After resting, Chu Kuangren continued gaining insights into the Single Qi Three Clarity Transformation. The more he learned about it, the more amazed he was.

The Single Qi Three Clarity Transformation was marvelous.

Having gained insights into the Immortal Scripture, Chu Kuangren could sense that his mastery of the Dao had skyrocketed.

Besides that, he also sensed that his rate of understanding and comprehending Dao Techniques had improved tremendously. It felt like if he could master one technique, he could then master every technique without fail.