"I will not let you go!"
Just before being pierced by ten thousand swords, the Azure Cold Divine Venerable let out a fierce roar.
The moment his physical body disintegrated, a rune suddenly flew out.
"Transmigration Divine Seal!"
Qin Hanchu recognized the origin of the rune at a glance.
This transmigration rune was extremely special, as it bypassed the attack of the Myriad Sword Slaying God Array and was about to enter the void to escape.
At this moment, an axe light suddenly appeared.
With a boom, the transmigration rune was directly shattered.
The Heaven-Opening Divine Axe was a treasure of origin, and its attack carried a mysterious power.
While the Myriad Sword Slaying God Array's attack could not reach the transmigration rune, a treasure of origin could.
...
The Ancient Dao Mountain Range, with its undulating peaks, was the stronghold of the Ancient Dao Academy.
As a lineage successor of the Ancient Dao Academy, the Azure Moon Goddess was naturally qualified to exclusively occupy a peak.
At the summit of the peak, a divine palace was hidden amidst auspicious clouds.
Boom!
At this moment, a terrifying, earth-shattering aura emanated from within.
"Azure Cold! Who killed my sister!"
The moment the transmigration rune was struck down, the Transmigration Divine Seal in the Azure Moon Goddess's hand shattered with a bang.
The Azure Moon Goddess immediately realized that her sister had been killed.
She and her sister had relied on each other since childhood, and their bond was extremely deep.
It was precisely because of the Azure Moon Goddess's protection that the Azure Cold Divine Venerable had been so brazen and fearless.
However, she had never expected to encounter Qin Hanchu.
Aside from Qin Hanchu, it was unlikely anyone else on the Ancient Dao Academy's territory would dare to kill the Azure Cold Divine Venerable while risking offending the Ancient Dao Academy.
Whoosh, whoosh...
Under the Azure Moon Goddess's fury, dozens of streaks of light descended upon Azure Moon Peak.
"Greetings, Goddess!"
As the dozens of streaks of light dissipated, dozens of Divine Venerables appeared before the Azure Moon Goddess.
The Azure Moon Goddess's expression was chillingly grim, and the anger in her eyes struck terror into everyone present.
"My sister was killed within the territory of the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect. You will immediately go and investigate for me."
"Whoever killed my sister, you will kill him!"
The Azure Moon Goddess said through gritted teeth.
Upon hearing that the Azure Moon Goddess's sister had been killed, everyone's eyes widened in shock.
Who dared to be so bold?
Had the Azure Moon Goddess's sister provoked a Divine Emperor expert?
But even a Divine Emperor expert should be wary of the Ancient Dao Academy, shouldn't they?
"Please rest assured, Goddess. We will definitely capture the murderer and allow you to personally execute him."
"We will depart for the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect immediately and thoroughly investigate this matter."
After their assurances, these dozens of Divine Venerables set off towards the territory of the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect.
...
Within the Divine Emperor's palace, Qin Hanchu had already dismissed Liu Sanniang and the others.
He had gained a great deal from this battle, and the resources of the Azure Cold Divine Venerable and the other five individuals had all fallen into Qin Hanchu's hands.
Upon returning to Cloud River City, his main task was to break through to the Divine Venerable realm.
Not only his main body but also his clone needed to advance their cultivation.
Several decades later, the Divine Palace World began to shake violently.
This world was on the verge of collapse!
Without a doubt, someone must have found the Divine Emperor's place of seated meditation.
However, it remained to be seen if there were any treasures more precious than the Divine Blood Battle Spear.
Qin Hanchu was not greedy. His current gains were already substantial, so he directly flew towards the entrance.
As soon as he emerged from the Divine Palace World, Qin Hanchu discovered three Divine Emperors.
These three Divine Emperors were none other than the ones Qin Hanchu had tricked.
They were guarding this place, likely to capture Qin Hanchu's clone.
But they could never have imagined that the Divine Emperor expert was actually a clone of a Divine King.
Qin Hanchu feigned a respectful bow to the three of them and then flew towards the entrance of the Divine Emperor's ruins.
"We didn't see him in the final contention. Did he leave early?" one of them asked.
"Even if he left, we must find him. As long as he uses the Divine Blood Battle Spear, there will be news of him."
"How dare he play us like this! If I don't kill him, I can never achieve mental clarity."
Qin Hanchu paid no mind to their thoughts. For enemies who opposed him, there were only two paths: either be killed or submit.
With Qin Hanchu's cautious approach, he never provoked enemies he was not confident of defeating.
He flew all the way and left the Divine Emperor's ruins directly.
As soon as he exited the Divine Emperor's ruins, Qin Hanchu immediately sensed danger.
He looked up and saw dozens of Divine Venerables guarding the exit of the Divine Emperor's ruins.
In addition to these Divine Venerables, four Divine Emperors were also present.
What puzzled Qin Hanchu was that these four Divine Emperors were standing respectfully beside these Divine Venerables.
"You people, hurry up and leave," a Divine King arrogantly shouted at Qin Hanchu and the others.
Qin Hanchu didn't say much and flew away from the entrance.
It was at this moment that Xiong Batian followed closely behind, flying out.
"Who are these people?" Qin Hanchu transmitted his voice to Xiong Batian.
Xiong Batian glanced over and transmitted his voice back, "Those four Divine Emperors are experts from the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect, and the other Divine Venerables are from the Ancient Dao Academy."
Upon learning their identities, Qin Hanchu immediately understood their purpose.
These people must have come for the matter of the Azure Cold Divine Venerable.
The Azure Cold Divine Venerable possessed a Divine Emperor-level divine skill for protection, so these people paid no attention to cultivators below the Divine Venerable realm.
In their eyes, only a Divine Emperor could have a chance to kill the Azure Cold Divine Venerable.
Qin Hanchu did not linger to watch the spectacle and headed directly back to Cloud River City.
A few months later, the first Divine Emperor emerged from the Divine Emperor's ruins.
Seeing the formation outside, this Divine Emperor was startled.
"Greetings, fellow Daoists of the Ancient Dao Academy." This Divine Emperor did not greet the Divine Emperors of the Hundred Refinements Divine Sect; instead, he cupped his hands and smiled at the Divine Venerables.
With the Azure Moon Goddess's sister murdered, these people dared not smile here.
The leading Divine Venerable, with a stern face, took out a portrait of the Azure Cold Divine Venerable and questioned, "Have you seen the Azure Cold Divine Venerable?"
"Yes, I have. I also gifted the Divine Venerable a Divine Emperor-grade Azure Flame Sacred Bamboo."
That Divine Emperor seemed somewhat confused. Why would people from the Ancient Dao Academy ask this?
"Did you have any conflict with the Azure Cold Divine Venerable?"
The Divine Emperor quickly replied, "The Azure Cold Divine Venerable is the sister of the Azure Moon Goddess. How could I dare to make an enemy of her?"
"Open all your storage artifacts. We need to conduct a search."
Although these individuals were only Divine Venerables, relying on their identity from the Ancient Dao Academy, they showed no regard for these Divine Emperors.
"Why is this so?" The Divine Emperor was somewhat angered. After all, he was a Divine Emperor; how could he allow these people to search his storage artifacts without reason?
"The Azure Cold Divine Venerable was killed within this area, and all Divine Emperors are suspects!"
"If you refuse, our Ancient Dao Academy will consider you a suspect in the murder of the Azure Cold Divine Venerable."
Upon learning that the Azure Cold Divine Venerable had been killed, the Divine Emperor's eyes widened in shock.
Who was so reckless to dare kill the Azure Moon Goddess's sister?
"This matter is absolutely unrelated to me. I am willing to be inspected."
This Divine Emperor could not afford the crime of opposing the Ancient Dao Academy.
Despite his unwillingness, he had no choice but to open his storage artifacts and allow these people to search them.