After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

Even the hundred or so people who had followed him were still laughing and joking, and did not try to stop him.

Even the core disciples of the First Peak mostly just frowned.

Knowing He Jiusheng's bad reputation within the sect, they were unwilling to provoke him.

After all, any large sect will have people like He Jiusheng.

This is unavoidable; it happens to every sect.

But as soon as Qin Chuan struck down with his palm, the young man inhabiting Ji Tiancheng's body trembled violently.

As they retreated, the expressions of the surrounding cultivators immediately changed.

Because they could see that the core disciple of the First Peak, who had been sent flying by Qin Chuan's palm strike, was showing signs of his soul being destroyed.

This incident took everyone by surprise.

Soul annihilation is not the death of the physical body, but rather becoming a living dead.

Soul fly away!

In some ways, it is even more terrifying than actual death.

A murderous glint flashed in Qin Chuan's eyes.

He saw Ji Tiancheng's soul and was trembling violently, his eyes almost opening a crack.

With a cold snort, Qin Chuan approached again, raising his right hand and bringing it down in a punch.

Amidst the roar, the body possessed by Ji Tiancheng trembled once more.

He appeared unharmed, but the illusory Ji Tiancheng behind him had an even more scattered soul shadow.

Trembling, it seemed to let out a silent roar, as if it was trying its best to wake up.

Just as Qin Chuan was about to make another move, the core disciples of the First Peak immediately stepped forward to stop him.

Even the people who had followed Qin Chuan all the way behind him blocked his way.

"This is unacceptable in the nine provinces."

"Nine Provinces, don't make a move yet. We'll find an opportunity to make sure this person has nowhere to escape."

Why kill him in front of everyone...?

At the same time, despite the obstruction of the crowd, Ji Tiancheng's soul awakened with an increasingly strong aura.

Even in that instant, a faint light appeared in his eyes.

"It was this person who bewitched me, colluded with that demoness, and caused me to be punished."

"We will not rest until this man is killed today!"

Seeing this, Qin Chuan's eyes flashed, and he spoke coldly.

With a sway, he charged forward again.

The spoiled disciples from the other peaks behind him all hesitated.

They then gritted their teeth and headed straight for Qin Chuan, blocking his way once again.

As Qin Chuan looked at them, these dozen or so people sent their divine thoughts to him.

"You absolutely must kill him?"

"We must kill them!" Qin Chuan replied decisively.

"Alright, you've just been punished. Regardless of your reasons for killing this person, we'll join you in this effort!"

“That’s right, even if it’s punishment, we’ll share it. It’s much less stressful for you to bear alone!”

These dozen or so people were He Jiusheng's cronies in the eyes of others.

As soon as the words were spoken, they immediately turned around and rushed towards Ji Tiancheng from all sides.

Qin Chuan was taken aback, gave them a deep look, and immediately moved forward.

Together, the group instantly swept away all the First Peak disciples who were blocking their way and appeared around Ji Tiancheng.

The moment Ji Tiancheng's eyes suddenly opened, a booming sound echoed.

Whether it's Ji Tiancheng or the person he inhabits.

In that instant, amidst the deafening roar, everything suddenly trembled.

Ji Tiancheng, in particular, had just opened his eyes when he immediately let out a shrill scream that only Qin Chuan could hear.

Ji Tiancheng's soul rapidly blurred, his expression revealing bewilderment and fear.

His eyes widened as he looked around, his gaze instantly focusing on Qin Chuan.

The moment Ji Tiancheng saw Qin Chuan, his soul shadow's eyes suddenly contracted.

"It's you!!"

In that instant, the roar resumed.

All their attacks were like a whirlwind sweeping away fallen leaves.

In an instant, the body in which Ji Tiancheng was residing collapsed.

Under all sorts of earth-shattering supernatural powers, it was reduced to ashes.

At that moment, Ji Tiancheng's soul was suddenly torn apart.

The screams that only Qin Chuan could hear echoed in his ears.

Qin Chuan's right hand completely shattered Ji Tiancheng's soul.

With a loud bang, the proud young master of the Ji family, a member of the Heavenly Gang clan on whom the Ji family placed great hopes, was killed.

In the second realm of the Demon Immortal Sect, in the illusory ancient world, they were completely annihilated.

Death here is tantamount to the death of the soul!

Almost at the moment Ji Tiancheng died, outside the Demon Immortal Sect.

Inside the ancestral home of the Ji family on the Tianyuan Continent.

On the highest altar sat cross-legged the first ancestor of the Ji family, Tianyuan.

The seemingly young monk suddenly opened his closed eyes.

The moment he opened his eyes, the entire sky of the Tianyuan Continent...

The winds and clouds were strange, and the colors of heaven and earth changed.

He slowly lowered his head and looked at the nine jade tubes placed in front of him.

He slowly raised his right hand, about to touch the first one.

But before he could even touch it, the first jade tube shattered with a cracking sound.

His hand paused in mid-air.

In that instant, the young man's face seemed to darken.

Meanwhile, the skies over the Southern, Western, Northern, and Eastern regions are also visible.

And in the sky above the Central Continent, lightning roared, seemingly changing with his expression, and endless dark clouds rose.

"Fallen..."

He murmured, his voice hoarse.

His expression held a hint of disbelief.

Given his cultivation level and status, he hadn't shown such an expression in a long time.

"How could he... have perished?"

The young man's face grew increasingly gloomy as he slowly raised his head.

Lightning flashed in his eyes, and thunder roared through his body.

"The Ancient Sect of Demon Immortals is not very dangerous."

Only within the first realm, disputes may arise due to the choice of inhabitant, but who dares to provoke the Ji family?

The young man remained silent, his eyes filled with incomprehension, and even a hint of deeply hidden anger and pain.

Ji Tiancheng was one of his most promising juniors, on whom he placed high hopes.

He could never have imagined that he would die in the Ancient Sect of Demon Immortals!

"The second realm is the realm of illusion."

It may seem dangerous, but life-threatening situations are extremely rare.

This requires too many opportunities and coincidences. Judging by the time, the second realm should have just begun at this moment.

With his natural talent, he should have been one of the first one or two to awaken. How could he have perished?

The Ancient Demon Immortal Sect has been open for tens of thousands of years, and the Ji family has never once... experienced a true death there!

Tiancheng…why did he perish?

The young man remained silent, the chill in his eyes causing snowflakes to fall across the entire Tianyuan Continent.

In the silence, he suddenly raised his right hand, and a compass appeared in his hand.

At the center of this compass is a black sun, which causes the compass to emit a black light.

Looking at the compass, the young man raised his right hand and slowly moved it around, his eyes revealing a sense of deduction.

But in just a few breaths, his expression suddenly changed drastically.

With a loud bang, the compass in his hand shattered, cracking open.

He gasped, his face showing disbelief.

"Variables! I've only calculated that in this Ancient Realm of Demons and Immortals..."

A variable has emerged that is unprecedented in 90,000 years!

This variable can even affect the passage of time and influence some things that have already happened in the long river of time!

Why...why is this happening!