Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

"Young Master Zhang."

"Your nascent soul has recovered?"

Xia Yubing, held protectively in Zhang Yan's arms, asked curiously.

"The situation has improved somewhat."

"The Golden-Veined Bodhi helped me repair my nascent soul and heal my Dao injuries."

"But it will take at least a year to fully recover."

Zhang Yan replied.

The three-colored spiritual ring in his dantian was still in a state of recent healing.

Compared to the tri-colored spirit ring at its peak, it's like the difference between stars and the bright moon.

Therefore, his strength has not yet fully recovered.

Even against a prodigy like Ran Yijun, who has reached the ninth level of Nascent Soul cultivation, they are still struggling.

But it's okay.

The golden-patterned bodhi seed has at least fallen into the hands of two people.

"I want to escape."

"Can you escape?"

At this moment, a purple-blue treasure umbrella suddenly appeared in front of the two of them.

The umbrella spun, and Ran Yijun's figure appeared within it.

"They've caught up."

Zhang Yan and Xia Yubing exchanged a glance, their expressions grave.

Zhang Yan had already pushed the Void Lightning Flash to its limit, but Ran Yijun was a true powerhouse comparable to the peak of the Dharma Aspect Realm, plus a fifth-grade superior treasure umbrella.

They still caught up.

"Exquisite Night!"

Ran Yijun's eyes were filled with killing intent, and the treasure umbrella in her hand disappeared into the void.

Various crystals on the umbrella surface shot out in all directions, transforming into various magical treasures.

It contains knives, guns, axes, swords, etc., exuding a terrifying aura of killing.

The umbrella extended to a size of a hundred feet, covering the sky and the sun, enveloping Zhang Yan and Xia Yubing.

Brush brush!
The umbrella unfolded, and various magical treasures attacked Zhang Yan.

Each of these magical treasures was powerful enough to kill a late-stage Dharma Aspect Realm cultivator.

Zhang Yan held the Kui Niu True Eye in his hand and frantically activated the Kui Niu's essence.

The intense lightning around him protected him and Xia Yubing.

Rumble!
A bronze sword ten feet long, gleaming with bronze fragments, slashed towards Zhang Yan, with surging thunder trying to extinguish its killing power.

The raging thunder touched the bronze sword.

A layer of decaying copper rust had peeled off the bronze sword, which had forcibly blocked the lightning.

The bronze sword itself continued to slash towards Zhang Yan!

"careful!"

Xia Yubing exclaimed in surprise.

Stab it!

Zhang Yan's body became ethereal and moved ten zhang to the side, but his body was still grazed by the bronze. A hideous wound appeared on his right hand, with flesh and blood flying everywhere, and the bone was visible.

If not, then I was training my body in the Crimson Dragon Blood River before.

This allowed Zhang Yan's Dao body to reach the peak of the Dharma Aspect Realm ahead of schedule.

This sword strike could sever Zhang Yan's right hand!
"Lightning Palm!"

Anger flashed in Zhang Yan's eyes as he activated the Kui Niu True Eye.

hold head high!
A hundred feet in size, surrounded by lightning, the one-eyed Kui Niu appeared in the starry sky, stepping through the void.

An aura of a primordial beast spread out, and the phantom of the Kui Niu raised its head, using its fierce horns to butt the bronze sword.

Click!

This bronze sword was smashed to pieces by the bull's horn.

Although the Kui Niu True Eye is not as high-grade as Ran Yijun's Thousand-Machine Exquisite Umbrella.

However, it is made from the single eye of a Kui Niu (a mythical beast).

In terms of power, it is not much inferior to the Thousand Machine Exquisite Umbrella.

"Humph!"

"You still dare to resist?"

Ran Yijun watched this scene and snorted coldly.

call out!
Beneath the exquisite umbrella, a twenty-foot-long silver spear, piercing the power of heaven and earth and carrying a dazzling silver light, shot towards Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan's face was extremely ugly.

The magical power in his dantian was frantically poured into the Kui Niu True Eye.

hold head high!
The phantom of the Kui Niu looked up at the sky, and a dazzling blue-purple lightning burst forth from its single eye.

boom!
Thunder and silver spear collided, and the two kinds of spiritual light swept through the void like an overwhelming tide.

"Young Master Zhang is still at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage."

"His strength is incredibly close to the peak of the Dharma Aspect Realm!"

Xia Yubing, being in the midst of the battlefield, sensed it most clearly.

Zhang Yan's cultivation level was three minor realms lower than Ran Yijun's, and still one major realm lower.

Yet, he was able to outmaneuver Ran Yijun using his Kui Niu True Eye.

Xia Yubing admired him greatly.

Stab it!

The world was shrouded in blinding lightning, but Xia Yubing suddenly heard a sound of flesh being torn apart.

"Humph!"

Then she heard Zhang Yan groan, his broad chest trembling slightly.

Wait until the lightning dimmed slightly.

Xia Yubing had just seen it when she noticed a terrifying blood hole the size of her fist in Zhang Yan's right abdomen!
There was also a silvery-white light within, which prevented the flesh from healing.

Blood gushed out immediately, even staining Xia Yubing's light blue dress.

"Young Master Zhang!"

Xia Yubing's face was pale as she looked at Zhang Yan with immense worry.

"It doesn't matter."

Zhang Yan shook his head and said through gritted teeth.

That silver spear just now possessed terrifying killing power; it even pierced through the phantom of the Kui Niu and injured his Dao body.

"They're all about to die."

"Still putting on airs in front of your Daoist partner?"

Ran Yijun crossed her arms and said disdainfully.

The words fell.

A blood-stained, forty-foot-long stone axe had appeared beneath the exquisite umbrella.

The large bloodstains on the axe had dried, turning a dark blue-green color and exuding an ominous aura.

The aura it exuded had even reached the peak of the Dharma Aspect Realm.

The axe fell.

Even if Zhang Yan could resist it, his body would still be tainted by that ominous aura, leading to his death and the annihilation of his Dao.

Xia Yubing's eyes reflected the stone axe, sensing a deadly danger.

"Miss Ran."

“I am willing to hand over the Golden-patterned Bodhi seed.”

"Please, just spare our lives!"

Xia Yubing gritted her teeth and pleaded.

Ran Yijun's strength was far beyond her imagination.

Among the five great immortal sects, apart from Zhang Yan, there is no genius like Ran Yijun.

If Zhang Yan dies at her hands.

Xia Yubing herself couldn't protect the Golden Bodhi seed.

At that time, both humans and divine objects will be lost.

Once the news gets out, the Divine Weapon Pavilion will definitely cause trouble for the Azure Cloud Dao Sect again.

Rather than facing the worst-case scenario, it's better to hand over the Golden Bodhi and save Zhang Yan's life.

Although she lost the chance to become a Nine-Turn Nascent Soul.

But at least when he returns to the outside world, Zhang Yan will remember this favor.

"Spare your lives?"

"Hand over the Golden-Veined Bodhi, and I may spare you."

"But he can't!"

Ran Yijun stretched out her fair finger and pointed it at Zhang Yan from a distance, her voice filled with murderous intent.

Why can't he?

Xia Yubing pursed her lips, her clear eyes filled with doubt.

"because."

"He harbors a demonic seed."

"It would be a good thing if such a genius like him were to grow up among our human race."

"But if we become slaves of the demon race, we will become the biggest obstacle to our human race!"

Ran Yijun replied coldly.

"Demons? Demons?"

Xia Yubing looked completely bewildered.

The same applies to Zhang Yan.

He had never known that he possessed any demonic seed, nor did he have any connection with the demon race.

But he reacted quickly.

After searching through his memories, he remembered.

"You mean."

"The dark shadow within my nascent soul?"

Zhang Yan suddenly asked.

"hehe."

"You have indeed colluded with the demons!" "Although you are humans from the Lost Lands, I cannot stand idly by!"

"Today, I will slay demons and defend the righteous path!"

Ran Yijun sneered, already regarding Zhang Yan as a servant of the demon race.

"So that was the Demon Seed."

From Ran Yijun's words, Zhang Yan finally learned the origin of the Nascent Soul Black Shadow.

"But this demonic seed."

"And when did it happen to me?"

Zhang Yan had another question in his mind.

hum!
The power of heaven and earth trembled, and the blood-stained stone axe erupted with overwhelming blood energy, slashing towards Zhang Yan.

A deadly threat loomed over him.

Even if Zhang Yan fully activates the Kui Niu True Eye, he absolutely cannot withstand it!

"Luan'er is still waiting for me!"

"I absolutely cannot perish here!"

A fierce glint appeared in Zhang Yan's eyes.

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone a cultivator.

Last time, Zhang Yan had already "died" once when facing a great demon of the seventh realm, and he would never repeat the same mistake!

laugh!
Within Zhang Yan's dantian, the tenth-stage nascent soul resided, and the three-colored spiritual ring that had just begun to shine suddenly burst into flames.

An astonishingly powerful force erupted!
The Tenth Reincarnation Nascent Soul is essentially a creation of heaven and earth.

Now that this power has been fully ignited by Zhang Yan, the resulting enhancement has reached an incredible level.

"Young Master Zhang, you..."

Xia Yubing stared at Zhang Yan, dumbfounded.

Having cultivated with Zhang Yan for so many days, she was extremely familiar with the aura of the three-colored spirit ring.

The tri-colored spiritual light emanating from Zhang Yan at this moment was clearly brought about by the burning of the tri-colored spiritual ring!

To know.

After many trials and tribulations, Zhang Yan and she finally obtained the Golden-Patterned Bodhi, which revived Zhang Yan's Tricolor Spirit Ring.

But now, Zhang Yan has severed the foundation of the Tricolor Spirit Ring.

This battle, win or lose.

From now on, Zhang Yan can only be a Nine-Turn Nascent Soul.

"If I die here."

"All is over!"

Zhang Yan replied expressionlessly.

It's impossible to say that Zhang Yan wasn't affected by the complete severing of his path to the Tenth Nascent Soul stage.

But there's no turning back now.

Then the only option is for Ran Yijun to pay the price!
With the three-colored spiritual light surrounding him, Zhang Yan's aura had reached the peak of the Dharma Aspect Realm!
"Kui Niu True Eyes!"

Zhang Yan shouted loudly.

The Kui Niu True Eye in his hand merged into his Dao body.

Instead, a blue eye opened from between his brows, where the skin had torn.

The Kui Niu's true eye has completely merged.

Zhang Yan felt as if the surrounding thunder had completely transformed into his vassal.

At this moment, he is the supreme ruler of thunder!
"Illusory Thunder and Lightning!"

"Lightning Palm!"

The lightning around Zhang Yan compressed and condensed, transforming into a suit of lightning armor that clung to his body.

Like a god descending to earth.

The destructive lightning of the heavens raged across the ten directions.

It transformed into a thunderous palm a hundred feet in size, reaching out to grab the blood-stained stone axe!

Click!

The blood-stained stone axe, comparable to the peak of the Dharma Aspect Realm, was held in Lei Zhang's hand. Thunder erupted, and countless cracks instantly spread out.

The dark red bloodstains, shrouded in an ominous aura, were completely submerged by the extremely powerful and masculine thunder.

Bang!
The stone axe exploded in the next instant.

Amidst the scattering of rubble, Zhang Yan moved like a thunderbolt from the heavens, grabbing towards Ran Yijun!
"how is this possible?"

Ran Yijun instantly turned pale.

Just now, Zhang Yan was completely powerless against her.

Now, Zhang Yan is able to launch a strong counterattack.

She even felt that if she fell into that thunderous hand, she might really perish!
"This is it."

"The ultimate leap of a tenth-stage Nascent Soul cultivator?"
Xia Yubing leaned against Zhang Yan's chest, enveloped by the Nine Heavens Thunder, her heart churning with turbulent waves.

This peak burst of energy.

It was the most brilliant and ultimate leap of a tenth-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

After this leap, the tenth-stage Nascent Soul will completely fall to the ninth stage.

But what it will bring is an astonishing power that breaks the rules!
Zhang Yan, at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, achieved combat power comparable to the peak of the Dharma Aspect stage!
"Block him!"

Ran Yijun activated the Thousand Machine Exquisite Umbrella.

Various magical treasures were thrown at Zhang Yan as if they were free.

This is not a real magic weapon, but merely a magic weapon restriction that is comparable to a full-force attack from a magic weapon.

However, each strike was comparable to the peak of the Dharma Aspect Realm.

There was a massive seal as heavy as a mountain, a treasure bottle capable of holding a vast ocean—seven magical treasures in total—all attacking Zhang Yan simultaneously.

Equivalent to.

Seven peak Dharma Aspect Realm experts simultaneously unleashed their full power in a single attack.

But Zhang Yan did not back down at all.

This one, with its dazzling tri-colored light, is like a tri-colored celestial sun that has existed since time immemorial.

Boundless power of heaven and earth flowed into Zhang Yan's body.

Finally, it transformed into the Nine Heavens Mystic Thunder!
Zhang Yan struck out with his palms in succession, condensing seven phantom images of Kui Niu (a mythical beast) that charged towards the seven magical treasures.

Space distorted, and heaven and earth trembled.

boom! boom! boom!
The roar resounded throughout the universe, shaking the heavens and the earth.

Ran Yijun's resistance had no effect on Zhang Yan.

All seven powerful magical treasures were annihilated into nothingness.

"No!"

"I remembered."

"His three-colored spirit ring is the legendary half-step Primordial Realm!"

Ran Yijun's pretty face turned deathly pale instantly.

Even outside of our territory.

A Nine-Turn Nascent Soul cultivator is also a rare and exceptional talent.

The Nascent Soul stage, beyond the ninth level, is a realm that is difficult for ordinary people to reach.

So for a while.

Ran Yijun didn't remember.

But now, feeling Zhang Yan's astonishingly powerful aura, she finally remembered.

Although it's only half a step into the Primordial Era.

But it is also far superior to the Nine-Turn Nascent Soul.

Moreover.

Zhang Yan also cut off his own opportunity to achieve true "Primordial" status, unleashing this ultimate power.

The seven magical treasures were utterly and decisively suppressed by Zhang Yan.

The Thousand-Machine Exquisite Umbrella had exhausted its power, its light dimmed, and it returned to Ran Yijun's hand on its own.

Facing Zhang Yan, who was like an ancient ferocious beast.

Ran Yijun had no choice but to hold the Thousand-Mechanism Exquisite Umbrella in front of her.

Boom!
Zhang Yan unleashed a punch, extinguishing the last remaining power of the Thousand-Machine Exquisite Umbrella.

Destroying a fifth-grade high-quality magic weapon is no easy task.

Click!

A clear fist imprint was left on the Thousand-Machine Exquisite Umbrella. The last bit of power dissipated, and the umbrella surface retracted on its own.

Under the starry sky, Ran Yijun was powerless to resist!

The unstoppable Heavenly Thunder, carrying world-destroying power, pierced through the heavens.

"No!"

Ran Yijun screamed and her eyes widened.

But in the end, Zhang Yan did not kill her.

Instead, he reached out and grasped her fair and shapely neck.

A burst of lightning pierced her body, completely suppressing her Dharma power.

"Cough cough!"

Ran Yijun coughed up a trace of blood, his aura weakened, a stark contrast to the arrogant genius from beyond the realm he had been before.

"You won't kill me?"

Ran Yijun asked with difficulty, her neck gripped by Zhang Yan.

"If you want to die."

"I can grant your wish."

Zhang Yan replied coldly.

To suppress this woman, he was willing to burn his three-colored spirit ring; his hatred for Ran Yijun was immense.

"explain."

What is a demon seed?

"And how did you find this place?"

"What's the situation outside this realm now?"

Zhang Yan asked a series of questions.

He didn't kill Ran Yijun immediately because he wanted to question her.

Especially that one demonic seed. (End of Chapter)