Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

"The essence of Xuanhuang?"

Zhang Yan used his magic to take the special stone in his hand.

If it weren't for the system...

He would never have noticed that there was actually a treasure hidden inside the stone man's body.

Although Zhang Yan had never heard of the existence of Xuanhuang Essence.

But the system's entries are definitely correct.

By obtaining this piece of ancient, primordial soil, Zhang Yan essentially obtained twelve strands of primordial energy!
"It has been more than four years since I entered the secret realm."

"Not even a trace of the primordial energy was found."

"But now, unexpectedly, we have obtained this ancient Xuanhuang soil!"

Zhang Yan's face lit up with joy as he carefully put away the Xuanhuang Ancient Soil.

He killed the stone man.

It was entirely for self-preservation.

Unexpectedly, there was such a pleasant surprise.

Their primary purpose in entering the Xuanhuang Secret Realm was to obtain the Xuanhuang Qi.

In the past, at most three wisps of Xuanhuang Qi would appear in the secret realm.

Zhang Yan, on the other hand, did not even make a deliberate attempt to search for it.

They obtained the equivalent of twelve strands of Xuanhuang Qi, which was an incredible windfall.

If this news gets out...

The other disciples will definitely be green with envy.

Furthermore, Zhang Yan doesn't need to break through to the Nascent Soul stage; he can wait another sixty years for the Xuanhuang Secret Realm to open again.

At that time, he will need the primordial energy.

Simply by wearing the Xuanhuang Ancient Soil, one can absorb its Xuanhuang essence.

Moreover, this Xuanhuang essence must be more potent than the Xuanhuang energy produced within the secret realm.

This allows Zhang Yan's nascent soul to break through its original limit and reach even greater heights.

"This stone figure."

"It contains ancient, primordial soil."

"His original strength was definitely more than just the Nascent Soul stage."

"Moreover, its body was also mutilated, which is why I was able to kill it."

With these thoughts in mind, Zhang Yan chased after Huang Yun'er and the other person in the direction they had gone.

More than half an hour later.

Zhang Yan appeared outside the island and met Huang Yun'er and Song Qizhen.

"Brother!"

"You escaped the stone man's pursuit?"

Huang Yun'er came forward, looked behind Zhang Yan, and asked.

She still felt lingering fear when she recalled the stone man's terrifying power, and couldn't even imagine how Zhang Yan had managed to escape the pursuit.

"Do not."

"I have already killed the stone man."

Zhang Yan shook his head and said calmly.

"what?"

Hwang Yoon-ah and Song Qi-jin exchanged a glance, their faces filled with disbelief.

The two of them had experienced firsthand the power of that stone man.

Huang Yun'er's magic weapon was shattered by the stone man's punch, and Song Qizhen, who was at the peak of the Golden Core stage, couldn't even withstand a single punch.

Zhang Yan is only in the late stage of Golden Core, yet he is able to cross two minor realms and one major realm.

Annihilate the stone man, who was comparable to a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

Such talent was completely beyond their comprehension.

"Senior brother's strength is simply too exaggerated."

Huang Yun'er sighed.

"Senior brother is only in the late stage of Golden Core."

"It can then kill a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator."

"Once Senior Brother condenses his Nascent Soul, it will surely be an unprecedented Nine-Turn Nascent Soul!"

Song Qizhen admired Zhang Yan, her senior brother, to the extreme.

"I also won by a narrow margin."

"I was just a hair's breadth away from using the teleportation talisman."

Zhang Yan replied modestly.

There are about three months left before the secret realm closes.

Huang Yun'er has already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, while Song Qizhen still needs the Xuanhuang Qi.

Therefore, this time should not be wasted.

The three continued on to other islands.

Perhaps we were lucky.

The three of them ran into each other.

Zhang Yan obtained the Xuanhuang Ancient Soil, which was quite special.

With a cultivation level at the Golden Core stage, it's impossible to extract the Xuanhuang essence from it.

It can only be retrieved by the power of the system.

Otherwise, if he separated a portion of it, Song Qizhen wouldn't need to go through all that trouble.

Compared to when entering the secret realm.

The three of them have greatly improved their strength.

The speed has increased considerably, but it's still not enough in the vast secret realm.

Two months passed quickly.

Distance has ended.

There are only ten days left.

The three seemed to have used up all their luck, as they couldn't find any trace of the Xuanhuang Qi.

"Senior brother."

"No need to force it."

"With the Five Elements Crystal, my foundation is more solid than before."

"After leaving the secret realm, I will find my master and seek out other exotic spiritual energies. I should be able to condense a fifth-stage Nascent Soul."

"One more turn than I expected, that's enough."

Song Qizhen is content with what she has and is very satisfied with the current situation.

"There are still ten days left."

"Until the very last moment."

"No one can be sure if there will be a turnaround."

Zhang Yan laughed.

Perhaps it was as Zhang Yan had said, for as soon as he finished speaking...

To the northwest of the island where the three were located, below the surface, there was another island that suddenly burst forth with a beam of light.

The light was incredibly intense, appearing as a dark yellow.

It exudes an ancient and grand atmosphere.

The Daoist principles of Heaven and Earth manifested within, exhibiting extraordinary and wondrous qualities.

"It is the aura of the primordial and yellow energy."

Zhang Yan had sensed that the fluctuations of the Xuanhuang essence were extremely similar to those of this pillar of light.

Except him.

The first thought that came to mind when people saw this beam of light was the same.

"It should be an unusual phenomenon caused by the presence of the primordial energy."

Song Qizhen was extremely excited.

He had no hope at all, but suddenly received a big surprise.

"Go to the island where the pillar of light is located."

Zhang Yan immediately changed direction and led the two to the island where the pillar of light was located.

……

The beam of light was extremely noticeable.

It wasn't just Zhang Yan and his two companions.

The other disciples of the Divine Weapon Pavilion also noticed.

At the same time, everyone headed towards that pillar of light, including Dongfang Weibai and his group.

"It's the primordial energy!"

"Our island is the closest!"

"Zhang Yan stole the dragon scales and my Heavenly Heart Lotus Seeds from before."

"I refuse to believe that the Primordial Chaos Qi will be stolen again this time!"

Dongfang Weibai looked at the pillar of light, overjoyed beyond measure.

Two years ago.

Both Dragon Scale and Heavenly Heart Lotus Seed lost to Zhang Yan.

This incident became a thorn in his side, turning into a mental illness, and even a demon in his heart.

these past two years.

His only thought was to obtain the Xuanhuang Qi before Zhang Yan and slap Zhang Yan in the face!
Then he joined the Human Race Alliance, attracting widespread attention.

He's also been quite lucky.

The island he was on was extremely close to the island where the pillar of light erupted.

Of all the disciples of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, no one is faster than him!
"Four senior brothers."

"We'll use the fastest speed."

"Let's go to that island!"

Dongfang Weibai spoke to the four Nascent Soul cultivators beside him.

In the past two years, two more Golden Core Peak cultivators, without obtaining Xuanhuang Qi, were unable to suppress their cultivation and broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Four Nascent Soul cultivators were protecting him.

At top speed, Dongfang Weibai traversed the void and headed towards another island.

……

Numerous disciples.

Everyone was rushing to that island at top speed. The island where the pillar of light was located had many volcanoes.

Lava erupted, and the fire elemental energy was extremely concentrated.

At this moment, Zhang Yan and his two companions had already landed on the island.

None of the three were slow, but their speed was only average.

Looking into the distance, Zhang Yan saw several groups of disciples approaching the pillar of light.

Entering the island area.

Wow!
The dense fire-elemental spiritual energy on the island sensed Zhang Yan's presence and spontaneously transformed into a red spiritual mist, gathering around him.

"The true meaning of the Fire Separation that my senior brother comprehended."

"It's truly enviable."

Hwang Yoon-ah sighed as she watched this scene.

Zhang Yan possesses the true meaning of the Fire Element, making him essentially the master of fire-elemental spiritual energy.

In such a place, Zhang Yan's strength would be further enhanced by the power of heaven and earth.

"The primordial energy is still more important."

Zhang Yan smiled and increased his speed again.

However, the true meaning of the Fire he comprehended had naturally merged with heaven and earth.

And this fusion.

Zhang Yan's spiritual sense detected an unusual aura in a volcano below.

"This is... a demon?"

The aura was extremely unfamiliar, and Zhang Yan even had to think for a moment before confirming it.

Last time.

The Nascent Soul stage demonic beasts encountered in the Gengjin Secret Realm possessed this kind of aura.

It must be the demonic energy that the monster itself possesses!
However, the demon race would never appear in human territory, and besides, this is the Xuanhuang Secret Realm!
How could there be any demonic aura?
"and many more!"

Zhang Yan felt something was amiss, so he stopped the two of them and appeared on the volcano in a flash.

"Senior brother."

"What else have you discovered?"

The two followed Zhang Yan and appeared on the volcano, but found nothing.

Zhang Yan frowned, staring at the volcano below.

The fire element is extremely concentrated here, and it's even more pronounced in this volcano.

Even cultivators who practice the fire element might not be able to detect a trace of demonic energy within a volcano.

But Zhang Yan was different; he comprehended the true meaning of the Fire of Separation.

Fire without roots can burn away all things in time, even the spirit itself.

With the help of the true meaning of the Fire of Separation, Zhang Yan discovered the clue.

at this time.

Inside the volcano, that wisp of demonic energy vanished once more.

If it were someone else, they might think they had misread it.

But in Zhang Yan's view, there really was a living demon beneath this volcano!
Zhang Yan did not answer the two, and the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword appeared in his hand.

hum!
Zhang Yan became one with his sword, and three hundred and sixty flying swords appeared behind him, like meteors falling from the sky, piercing through the scorching lava.

Bang!
Sparks shot up hundreds of meters high from inside the volcano.

However, Zhang Yan once again discovered traces of demonic energy.

"Don't even think about escaping!"

Zhang Yan gave a cold shout.

With the Vermilion Bird Void Fire Sword as the core, activate the Heavenly Gang Five Elements Sword Formation!
The phantom of the Vermilion Bird descended upon the world once more.

This is inside a volcano, and it's like the Vermilion Bird emerging from the flames.

The white flames of the detached fire intertwined with the red mountain fire, and Zhang Yan stood behind the Vermilion Bird, as if he wanted to pierce through the heavens and earth!
The Vermilion Bird's wings separated the magma.

The demonic aura became increasingly clear.

This is a fire-elemental demon that has discovered Zhang Yan and is trying to escape.

"Come back!"

Zhang Yan controlled the Vermilion Bird phantom, and with a flap of its wings, the underground magma surged like a sea!
boom!
Ten miles away from the volcano, the ground cracked and lava erupted.

The phantom of the Vermilion Bird soared into the sky, like an eagle seizing its prey, and its claws caught a monster with a mink's head and a human body.

"You lowly human actually managed to find out!"

The monster spoke in human language and roared angrily.

Then the monster's mink head suddenly enlarged and actually took a bite out of the Vermilion Bird's phantom.

when!
The Vermilion Bird phantom was formed from flying swords, and it bit into three flying swords.

The flying sword trembled violently, but no cracks appeared.

The third-tier top-grade flying sword, personally crafted by Zhang Yan, is extremely sturdy.

However, the magic power maintaining the phantom of the Vermilion Bird was affected; one of the Vermilion Bird's claws dimmed and lost its strength.

The monster with a sable head and a human body took advantage of this opportunity.

Dark red mink fur appeared on its body, making it extremely smooth, as if it had been coated with oil.

This caused the Vermilion Bird's claws to loosen, allowing him to escape and land on the ground.

The moment his body hit the ground.

Its two sable claws immediately dug into the ground, ready to burrow into the lava.

Zhang Yan had already experienced it firsthand; this demon was faster in lava than on land!

"It's careless."

"This demon is actually a Nascent Soul cultivator as well."

"This isn't just any ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator; it's equivalent to a fifth-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Zhang Yan was somewhat surprised.

But taking down this demon is still no problem.

"Vermilion Bird Blazing Sword Technique!"

Zhang Yan, holding the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword, landed on the ground and plunged the sword into the earth.

Violent!
Instantly, the Vermilion Bird phantom seemed to come alive, its aura becoming even more terrifying.

With its two claws, it easily gripped the earth as if it were tofu.

The bird's claws reappeared, pulled from the ground.

The mink-headed demon had three bloody holes torn in its body by sparrow claws, and its life force was weakening. It was brought back to the ground.

Zhang Yan was even able to kill a stone man in the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

Don't even mention that it's just a demon in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Zhang Yan, holding the Vermilion Bird Fire Sword, landed beneath the Vermilion Bird phantom, stepping on the demon's head.

"Cough cough!"

The mink-headed demon was in great pain, spitting out blood.

Only then did Zhang Yan get a clear look at its appearance.

It has a mink head and a human body, with mink claws for hands and feet, and retains a mink tail. Its entire body is covered in dark red fur.

"Senior brother."

"Is this a demon?"

Huang Yun'er and Song Qizhen landed next to Zhang Yan and asked curiously.

Neither of them had ever seen a real demon.

"good."

Zhang Yan nodded.

After his last encounter with a Nascent Soul demon beast, Zhang Yan learned about the demon race from his master, the Master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

Within the demon race, there are two categories.

They are respectively demons and monsters.

Among them, the demon beasts retain their original bodies and shapes, cannot transform into human form, and have relatively low intelligence.

Demons, on the other hand, abandon their original bodies and imitate the appearance of humans.

Last time, Zhang Yan encountered a monster.

This time, however, it's a true demon.

The two have different appearances, but they share the same demonic aura.

"The Mysterious Realm of Xuanhuang".

"Deep within the Great World of my Divine Weapon Pavilion."

"How could a demon race appear?"

Song Qizhen looked puzzled.

"Logically speaking, no."

"However, recently, the demon race has become increasingly active."

"Perhaps there's a way to enter the Xuanhuang Secret Realm, don't you think?"

Zhang Yan used his magic to stomp heavily on the sable-headed demon and demanded an answer.

"puff!"

"Human...you have grasped the true meaning of the Blazing Fire."

"You actually saw through my disguise! I admit defeat!"

“You’re right, we do have a way to get into this secret realm.”

The mink-headed demon spat out another mouthful of blood, his face contorted with rage as he spoke.

There's not much to say about the conflict between humans and demons.

These demons, infiltrating the secret realm, definitely have ill intentions.

Listening to what the sable-headed demon said.

The three exchanged a glance, knowing that there must be an even greater secret involved.

"Say!"

"What is your purpose in infiltrating this secret realm?"

"How many demons have you sent this time?"

Zhang Yan's face darkened as he continued to press for answers.

"hehe."

"Don't even think about me saying it!"

The sable-headed demon sneered, and its previously low aura suddenly surged!

It actually broke free from Zhang Yan's suppression, and its incomparably sharp sable claws reached out to grab the weakest one, Song Qizhen! (End of Chapter)