The villainous simp ignores the plot and mercilessly torments the female lead to tears.

Qin Yan took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly. He turned back to look at the Heavenly Qi Holy Emperor and cupped his hands in greeting:

"Many thanks to the Holy Emperor Tianqi for saving my life. I will never forget your kindness."

The Heavenly Emperor's face lost its previous majesty and domineering aura. Instead, he opened his mouth and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, kid, wasn't I cool just now?"

Even though Qin Yan knew the Heavenly Qi Holy Emperor's personality, he was still a little stunned by what the other party suddenly said.

However, Qin Yan's reaction was impeccable. He immediately said, "To be honest, you are very handsome. You are the idol I want to catch up with and surpass."

Qin Yan's response surprised the Heavenly Qi Holy Emperor for a moment, then he said, "Good lad, not bad at all, you really have ambition. In that case, then you should work hard, and I'll be waiting for you to surpass me."

Qin Yan clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I also look forward to the day when I can have a direct exchange with you."

Emperor Tianqi's eyes were full of admiration as he said, "Good lad, I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

"Since we've met again, I'll help you one last time."

Upon hearing Tianqi Saint Emperor's words, Qin Yan couldn't help but smile. He had said it was the last time. He wondered if Tianqi Saint Emperor would appear before him again in some other way after some time.

However, he didn't say any of that. Instead, he respectfully asked, "Then thank you very much, senior. I really need your help."

Emperor Tianqi looked at him with amusement: "You really don't hold back, kid."

Qin Yan smiled and said, "You have to face your own heart. If you want something, you want it; if you don't want something, you don't want it. There's no need to hide it."

Emperor Tianqi exclaimed in admiration, "Excellent, truly remarkable. I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

After thinking for a moment, he said, "If I'm not mistaken, your next target should be martial arts at the Transcendent Realm."

"Transcendent Realm?"

This point of knowledge was indeed somewhat beyond Qin Yan's comprehension.

Seeing his expression, Emperor Tianqi patiently explained to him, "The Transcendent Realm is the realm above the Martial Emperor that you mentioned."

"It means to completely shed one's mortal form and complete an evolution at the level of life."

"Perhaps you don't quite understand what I'm saying, but I'll explain it to you: after reaching the Transcendent Realm, you can increase your lifespan."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yan's eyes lit up instantly.

Among the martial arts and realms he has come into contact with so far, although their combat power may be very strong, none of them can prolong life, not even those at the Martial Emperor realm.

Qin Yan once asked Qin Qi, who had become Emperor Wu, whether he felt younger or whether his lifespan had been extended.

Qin Qi told him that this was not true.

At that time, Qin Yan knew that it would be extremely difficult to break through the genetic lock of humans and break the lifespan limit through martial arts.

At least in his world, no one can successfully break the genetic lock and become an immortal being.

I never expected to find a way to extend my lifespan here today.

This immediately excited him, and he hurriedly asked, "Senior, do you have a cultivation technique for the Transcendent Realm?"

Emperor Tianqi looked at him and said, "Yes, but I can't produce it. Besides, when this secret realm was established, I made an agreement with the other annoying people that we would not produce any Transcendent Realm cultivation techniques. If you want to obtain it, you can only go to the Tianyuan Ruins."

Qin Yan nodded slowly. He wasn't disappointed, as he had planned to visit the last remaining ruin.

Seeing that Qin Yan did not show any disappointment, Emperor Tianqi slowly nodded and then smiled, "The last time I helped you was related to this. After you entered the Tianyuan Ruins, there was a Transcendent Realm cultivation technique in their main hall, but that technique was very ordinary and not very powerful. Most importantly, that technique was not suitable for you."

"I suggest you go to the back mountain of Tianyuan Ruins. There is a Demon Suppression Tower there, and inside the Demon Suppression Tower is a demonic cultivation technique that is very suitable for you."

Upon hearing Tianqi Saint Emperor's words, Qin Yan smiled and said, "Thank you, senior. I will remember."

Emperor Tianqi smiled slightly, struck what he thought was a very cool pose, and said, "Alright, that's all I wanted to say. I'm leaving now. I'll be waiting for you to grow up."

Qin Yan believed half of what the Heavenly Emperor said, and he genuinely suspected that the Heavenly Emperor might reappear at any time.

The figure of the Heavenly Emperor gradually faded away until it finally disappeared completely.

Ji Yunyao, Yun Lei, and the others all breathed a sigh of relief, some even wiping the sweat from their brows.

After a long while, Ji Yunyao looked at Qin Yan and said, "Husband, this time it was really too dangerous."

Qin Yan's eyes gleamed with excitement: "Although it was dangerous, we also gained an incredible opportunity, didn't we?"

Ji Yunyao shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Yes, that's indeed the case."

Qin Yan looked at her, patted her delicate little hand, comforted her, and said, "Don't be afraid, it's all over now, nothing happened to us."

Ji Yunyao was, after all, a genius with her own pride, and she quickly adjusted her mindset.

Yun Lei walked over at this moment and said, "Young Master Qin, we found a lot of good things in the Tianqi Holy Emperor's mansion this time, including three martial god-level cultivation techniques and a black demonic blade. I can't tell the grade of this demonic blade."

"In addition, there are some medicinal herbs and martial arts techniques that you would like to take a look at, Young Master Qin."

Although Yun Lei is Qin Yan's cousin, he always addresses him as Young Master Qin in official matters.

Yun Lei took out a large pile of things from his spatial ring and placed them on the ground.

Qin Yan glanced at them casually. Although the cultivation techniques and medicinal herbs were not bad, they did not attract him much.

Only that long, jet-black sword caught Qin Yan's attention.

He reached out and took the longsword in his hand. A cold sensation entered his palm, and at the same time, an aura of destruction emanated from the longsword.

Qin Yan immediately concluded that this was a fine blade, far superior to his Blood Soul Blade.

Qin Yan decisively summoned the system: "System, help me identify what level of knife this is?"

System: [Okay, host, currently verifying...]

[Ding, the Demon Blade's level is too high; it cannot be appraised.]