This Divine Emperor had just acquired a considerable amount of Divine Emperor resources from the Divine Emperor ruins, and given he was already a Divine Emperor, his storage artifact contained many treasures.
He had initially expected the Divine Venerables from the Ancient Dao Academy to merely conduct a search, but he hadn't anticipated them openly taking his resources.
"You are..."
Before the Divine Emperor could finish his words, one of the Divine Venerables snorted, "What? Do you want to be a suspect?"
"No... nothing."
These Divine Venerables were clearly abusing their power for personal gain.
However, even a Divine Emperor had to endure their threats, as they represented a major power like the Ancient Dao Academy.
If he were to fall out with them, he would undoubtedly become an enemy of the Ancient Dao Academy.
Fortunately, these Divine Venerables did not dare to go too far. After taking five pieces of Divine Emperor resource, they told the Divine Emperor to wait to the side.
Several months later, the Divine Emperor ruins completely collapsed.
All the returning Divine Emperors had undergone exploitation and examination.
"Are there any Divine Emperors who escaped? Take a look at each other," the leading Divine Venerable of the Ancient Dao Academy coldly commanded those Divine Emperors.
Despite being reprimanded, these Divine Emperors did not dare to show anger.
Just then, the Divine Emperor who had been toyed with by Qin Hanchu stepped forward, "There is one Body Refinement Divine Emperor who is not here."
"Body Refinement Divine Emperor? What's his background? Which force does he belong to?"
"I'm not sure. This is his portrait." The Divine Emperor who had been toyed with by Qin Hanchu handed Qin Hanchu's avatar's portrait to the people from the Ancient Dao Academy, "This appearance may not be real, but we truly don't know any other information."
"You don't recognize this person?" the Divine Venerable of the Ancient Dao Academy asked, pointing at Qin Hanchu's portrait.
A group of Divine Emperors shook their heads one after another, "Never seen him."
"After returning to your respective forces, you are not allowed to go out and must await summons from the Ancient Dao Academy at any time."
"You continue your investigation. I will return to report to the Divine Maiden."
...
Several years later, this Divine Venerable returned to the Ancient Dao Academy.
"Divine Maiden, according to our investigation, this person is the most suspicious. He is a Body Refinement Divine Emperor."
As he spoke, the Divine Venerable took out Qin Hanchu's portrait.
The Green Moon Divine Maiden glanced at the portrait and said coldly, "I don't want a portrait. Where is the person?"
"Reporting to Divine Maiden, that person had already vanished by the time we arrived."
"Although this appearance might be fake, according to our investigation, this person is a Body Refinement Divine Emperor."
"The number of Body Refinement Divine Emperors is very small, and within the scope of the Ancient Dao Academy, Body Refinement Divine Emperors are even rarer than phoenix feathers."
"Divine Maiden can summon all Body Refinement Divine Emperors through the sect to undergo investigation. Whoever dares not to come is suspicious."
The Green Moon Divine Maiden nodded, "You continue your investigation. I will investigate all Body Refinement Divine Emperors through the sect."
...
While the Green Moon Divine Maiden was investigating the culprit, Qin Hanchu had already begun his seclusion for cultivation.
Because two cities provided him with ample resources, he did not need to go out at all.
This seclusion lasted for a full two thousand years.
After two thousand years of cultivation, Qin Hanchu's main body and his avatars had all reached the Divine Venerable realm.
Even though he had broken through, Qin Hanchu did not come out of seclusion.
He spent three hundred years consolidating his realm, then continued his seclusion.
Time flew by, and another thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.
After this thousand years of cultivation, Qin Hanchu's main body had reached the late stage of the Divine Venerable realm.
The reason for his rapid cultivation was entirely due to the Divine Emperor resources he had obtained earlier.
By this time, the Divine Emperor resources collected previously had all been used up.
Yunjiang City and Zhongli City had no Divine Emperor powerhouses, so they naturally could not provide Qin Hanchu with Divine Emperor-level resources.
Divine Venerable realm resources could also help Qin Hanchu cultivate, but the cultivation speed was too slow.
Liu Sanniang and the others also needed to increase their strength. Qin Hanchu could not continuously drain them.
After much deliberation, Qin Hanchu decided to go out to collect cultivation resources.
With his strength, he could completely snatch Divine Emperor resources.
Through Divine Emperor resources, his cultivation speed would be faster, and his divine power would be purer.
After bidding farewell to Liu Sanniang and the others, Qin Hanchu left Yunjiang City with the overlord of the Hai Gang and others.
According to the intelligence gathered by Liu Sanniang, there seemed to be a Divine Emperor-level divine medicine in the Myriad Ravine Mountain Range, so he planned to go and take a look.
Accompanying Qin Hanchu was Axiang, who had also reached the Divine Venerable realm.
Although Axiang was only at the Divine Venerable realm, with the help of the Seven Killings Town Prison Pagoda, she could already block a blow from a Divine Emperor.
"I wonder where Cai Xia went. I've tried to contact her by message, but there's no reply." While flying, Axiang was a little worried.
"She's probably too far away. Perhaps she has already left the scope of the Ancient Dao Academy," Qin Hanchu continued, "The Reincarnation Divine Seal has no abnormalities, and the Divine Venerable accompanying her is still alive, so she should be very safe."
"I always feel worried when she's not by my side," Axiang said with a worried look.
"Let her have more freedom for a while longer. When we cultivate to the Divine Emperor realm, we will go find her."
Hearing Qin Hanchu say this, Axiang smiled and nodded.
After flying for several years, the two finally saw the Myriad Ravine Mountain Range.
Before they could get close, they heard roaring sounds.
Above the Myriad Ravine Mountain Range, a great battle seemed to be taking place.
Judging by the aftermath of the battle, it could be inferred that both sides were Divine Venerables.
Qin Hanchu and Axiang had no interest in such battles; they continued to search for cultivation resources on their own.
The Myriad Ravine Mountain Range had not only towering peaks but also bottomless abysses.
One day, the sky suddenly bloomed with auspicious light.
It was evident that a divine medicine was about to appear.
Qin Hanchu and Axiang immediately flew towards the direction of the auspicious light.
Not only the two of them, but all the powerhouses who saw this auspicious light rushed over.
Qin Hanchu and Axiang were closer to the location of the auspicious light, so they arrived first.
"Ink Frost Divine Lotus!" Qin Hanchu said to Axiang with a smile, "Our luck is quite good. We've only been here for a short while and we've encountered a Divine Emperor-level divine medicine."
"Let's use a formation to conceal the auspicious light first." Axiang flipped her hand and presented a formation disk. This formation disk directly transformed into a sealing divine formation that enveloped the Ink Frost Divine Lotus.
Not long after this divine formation was formed, three Divine Venerables arrived.
"You stay here and guard. I'll go out and have a chat with them," Qin Hanchu said.
Axiang nodded, "Go ahead."
Qin Hanchu directly rushed out of the sealing divine formation and appeared before these Divine Venerables.
"The divine medicine here already has an owner. Please return, everyone," Qin Hanchu said with a smile.
"Do you think you can stop us? If you don't want to die, retreat quickly."
"If you insist on blocking us, don't blame us for being merciless!"
As they spoke, the three had already taken out their respective divine artifacts.
The best divine artifact among them was only a mid-tier divine artifact.
"Since that's the case, then let's settle this with a fight!"
At this moment, Qin Hanchu's fighting spirit was soaring. Relying on his Divine Emperor-level divine skills and top-tier divine artifacts, he believed he could fight one against three.
"Be careful. There must be helpers within this divine formation. Don't be ambushed."
"Let me go and test his strength first!" one of the Divine Venerables suddenly charged out.