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

Since breaking through to the Xuanhuang realm, he has relied on his decisive and ruthless nature to almost sweep away his peers.

But today, he actually suffered a considerable loss at the hands of a junior at the first level of the Profound Emperor realm.

Although everything was under control, it still filled him with rage.

What angered the blue-faced cultivator even more was that these ants, which he considered fragile, were actually nothing more than ants.

They had actually killed all the men in black, as well as his own junior brother, right under his nose.

This provocation stirred up murderous intent within him.

He could even imagine that if his own clansmen knew about this, they would definitely mock him.

This made it even more unacceptable to him, and he found it difficult to defend himself.

In fact, even among cultivators renowned for their magical arts, few could compare to this alchemist.

Whether it's decisive action or cunning tactics.

All of this made him feel...

The young man not far away didn't seem like a pill refiner; he looked more like a ruthless cultivator from the Ink Land!

"How could there be such an alchemist..."

Looking at Qin Chuan's location, the blue-faced cultivator narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but sigh.

"But... it's all over now, you can die!"

Just as he opened his mouth, a blurry black figure slowly stood up from the dust and smoke.

Immediately afterwards, a cold voice rang out.

"is it?"

Upon hearing this, the blue-faced cultivator sneered and mocked, "What? You think you, a mere Xuanhuang level one cultivator, can possibly..."

He had only spoken halfway when the blue-faced cultivator's eyes widened and his voice abruptly stopped.

He stared blankly at the blurry figure in the dust, as if he had seen something terrifying.

At this moment, Qin Chuan closed his eyes tightly, and it seemed that some acupoints in his body were suddenly opened.

Countless violent profound energies surged forth, eventually circulating rapidly within the body along a mysterious path.

As the mysterious energy swirled strangely, Qin Chuan, with his eyes closed, faintly sensed an incredibly violent energy.

In this surging motion, it burst forth rapidly from all parts of the body!

A wave of bloody stench washed over us.

In that instant, the dark eyes beneath the green robe suddenly opened.

"Open the first gate of the triple gate!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an aura several times stronger than before suddenly surged out from Qin Chuan's body.

"What...what kind of secret technique is this?!"

Upon seeing this, the blue-faced cultivator's eyes widened, his face filled with horror.

What he sensed from the other party was no longer the aura of the first level of the Profound Emperor realm, but rather an aura almost identical to that of the third level of the Profound Emperor realm.

In the first stage of the Profound Emperor Realm, a secret technique that could provide such a significant boost is simply unheard of.

After a long while, the blue-faced cultivator calmed down and sneered, "So what if you've reached the third level of the Profound Emperor Realm? Do you think you can defeat me?"

After saying that, he raised his right hand, and countless blurry sword shadows rushed towards Qin Chuan.

Seeing the incoming attack, Qin Chuan's expression turned cold, and he unleashed the Spirit Cloud Sword in his hand once again.

"Silver Moon Slash!"

In an instant, a ten-zhang-long silver sword light shook the air and met the sky full of sword shadows.

"boom!"

The moment they clashed, a terrifying shockwave spread outwards from both of them.

Many of the protruding mountain peaks were leveled.

"what!!"

After only a brief silence, a piercing scream instantly echoed throughout the area.

The scream had barely faded when suddenly the sound of blood gushing out rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a figure flew out and crashed heavily into the distance.

Before long, the figure struggled to climb to a rock and leaned against it, panting heavily.

This was a middle-aged man, his face as pale as paper, with blood dripping down his forehead.

The blue mask had already been shattered in the clash.

At this moment, every breath he took was like pulling a bellows, using all his strength.

In just a few moments, the ground was covered in blood.

His lower body had disappeared; he no longer had legs.

Looking down at the horrific state of his body, the middle-aged cultivator stared blankly, a look of horror flashing across his pale face.

He simply couldn't understand why he, a dignified fifth-level Xuanhuang, couldn't defeat a junior at the first level of Xuanhuang.

After coughing violently a few times, the middle-aged cultivator suddenly raised his head and looked ahead.

"Tap..."

Footsteps slowly echoed through the dust ahead, causing his expression to change drastically.

The footsteps grew louder, and the dust and mist quietly dissipated.

Qin Chuan's somewhat thin figure came into the middle-aged cultivator's sight.

"How...how did you do that?"

Looking at that incredibly young and handsome face, the middle-aged cultivator gave a bitter smile.

"I can kill someone from the first level of heaven if I'm from the third level of heaven, do you think I can kill you if I'm from the third level of heaven?"

Qin Chuan smiled slightly, but there was a faint chill in his smile.

Without saying a word, he thrust out his sword, and the middle-aged cultivator's eyes widened as he died on the spot.

His face was frozen in disbelief, and there was also a deep sense of regret.

"These three doors are indeed extraordinary..."

Looking at the middle-aged cultivator who was already dead, Qin Chuan took a deep breath and relaxed.

But his eyes were incredibly bright, even carrying a hint of excitement.

It was precisely because of the secret technique of the Triple Gate that he was able to challenge the fifth level of the Profound Emperor Realm while only being at the first level of the Profound Emperor Realm.

This is simply impossible; if outsiders knew, they would be absolutely astonished.

But Qin Chuan didn't already possess the strength to challenge opponents of higher levels.

Even with the addition of the triple gate technique, it would still be impossible to achieve this.

Both are indispensable!

Qin Chuan began to look forward to seeing how his strength would increase if he used the second level.

"However... these three gates come at the cost of lifespan, and cannot be used casually except in life-or-death situations..."

Looking at his hair, Qin Chuan noticed a few strands had turned white, shook his head, and couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, he picked up the storage ring from the middle-aged cultivator's hand.

Then, following the instructions of the Blood Spirit Scripture, he channeled his profound energy and suddenly pointed forward.

In an instant, a visible red energy merged into the blood body Qin Chuan summoned.

The blood body remained unchanged, but its color appeared to have become much brighter red.

After doing all this, Qin Chuan threw out the fire to destroy the evidence.

"Should we go back and collect those people's storage rings as well?"

Looking back in the direction they came from, Qin Chuan frowned, a look of hesitation on his face.

He hadn't had a chance to collect the storage rings from the black-clad man he had dealt with in the valley, nor from the fat cultivator at the Profound Emperor Realm.

"Never mind."

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Chuan finally gave up the idea, and after choosing a direction, he transformed into a rainbow and left the place.

Now that we've flown so far, there's no guarantee that those people won't arrive to help us.

There's no need to put yourself in danger again for some petty gains.

Qin Chuan clearly saw the venomous looks in the eyes of Chen Jiashu and Fu Yiming from the Pill Realm back in the Hundred Flowers Sect.

It's already good enough that they didn't kick them when they were down; there's no way they'd go back to save those two...

A few hours later.

Near the many mountains in the western part of the Southern Region, there is a cave dwelling that has been carved out.

Inside this cave, Qin Chuan entered the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace space and silently recovered from his injuries.