Time flew by, and three years had passed.
During these three years, the elder at the Immortal Venerable realm had been in secluded cultivation.
He acted like the master of this world, showing no improper behavior besides receiving good food and drinks from Ji Huairou and the others.
Since he didn't do anything out of line, Qin Hanchu also cultivated with peace of mind.
After three years of secluded cultivation, his realm had reached the Great Perfection of the Immortal King realm.
Qin Hanchu still had a considerable number of Life and Death Immortal Pills. These pills contained the laws of life and death and could help Qin Hanchu break through!
On Mount Zhongnan, the Immortal Venerable elder was wearing a virtual helmet, playing an online game in the Divine Continent Great World.
A moment later, he took off the helmet.
"This Divine Continent Great World is truly excellent. I had quite a bit of fun with the little gadgets."
"If it weren't for other matters, it would be nice to stay here and live a life of ease."
"Has the Son of Destiny of this world not returned yet? Did he die outside?"
"Since he's not coming back, I'll just take it without asking."
Saying this to himself, the elder soared into the sky and headed towards the dragon vein.
As Qin Hanchu began his secluded cultivation, he received a warning from the will of the Heavenly Dao.
This greatly annoyed Qin Hanchu.
He could have made a move earlier or later, but he chose to act just as Qin Hanchu was about to enter seclusion.
Since that was the case, Qin Hanchu had no choice but to go and talk to him.
Several days later, he arrived at the location of the dragon vein.
At that very moment, the elder was also about to arrive.
"I thought you had died outside, but I didn't expect you to have hidden yourself away so early."
"What? Are you afraid I'll kill you?"
Seeing Qin Hanchu, the elder chuckled.
"I'm not entirely confident in killing you, so I wanted to strengthen my power further."
"Just as I was about to enter seclusion, you decided to make a move on the dragon vein."
Qin Hanchu stood in the void and spoke calmly.
"What? Do you think you have a chance to kill me?" the elder chuckled.
Qin Hanchu grinned, "An eighty percent chance!"
"Is that so? Let me see where your confidence comes from."
The elder didn't make things difficult for Ji Huairou and the others because they were like ants before him.
His not attacking Ji Huairou and the others didn't mean he was a benevolent person.
Although he was not the Son of Destiny, the dragon vein and the Heart of the World of the Great World could fetch a good price in the Sovereign World.
It was precisely for this profit that he wanted to seize the Heart of the World of the Divine Continent Great World.
As he spoke, he took out a top-grade Immortal artifact.
This Immortal artifact was shaped like a spear, and as the elder wielded it, dense corrosive laws spread outwards.
Anything touched by the corrosive laws instantly turned to dust.
"Take this move!"
The elder shouted coldly, and his spear suddenly thrust towards Qin Hanchu.
Boom...
A gray beam of light formed by corrosive laws instantly shot towards Qin Hanchu.
Qin Hanchu waved his hand, and the Muqing Sword appeared in his hand.
He activated the Death Sword Scripture, and terrifying laws of life and death collided with the elder's attack.
Boom...
The powers of the two violently clashed, and terrifying ripples spread throughout the heavens and earth.
"Top-grade Immortal artifact!"
"I didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain this trip!"
"As long as you give me this top-grade Immortal artifact, I won't want this Heart of the World anymore."
Greed flickered in the elder's eyes.
As a powerhouse at the Immortal Venerable realm, he naturally wanted to possess a top-grade Immortal artifact.
Although Qin Hanchu's top-grade Immortal artifact didn't match his laws, a top-grade Immortal artifact imbued with the laws of life and death could definitely be exchanged for a top-grade Immortal artifact that matched his laws.
"Do you take me for a three-year-old child?"
Qin Hanchu instantly disappeared from his original spot and then slashed down with his sword again.
The elder swung his spear, and corrosive laws blocked Qin Hanchu's attack.
"Your strength is indeed quite good, even comparable to an ordinary Immortal Venerable."
"But with the addition of a top-grade Immortal artifact, you won't be my match."
The elder's gaze was filled with arrogance.
After these two exchanges, he had a certain understanding of Qin Hanchu's strength.
He was confident that he could kill Qin Hanchu, but it would require some effort.
"Is that so?"
Qin Hanchu attacked again, and this time he didn't stop.
The laws of their respective powers continued to collide.
Qin Hanchu moved rapidly, launching fierce attacks from different angles.
The Immortal Venerable elder responded with ease. Although he was stronger than Qin Hanchu, he couldn't harm Qin Hanchu at this moment.
Although Qin Hanchu possessed the combat power of an Immortal Venerable, his foundation in laws was ultimately too weak.
Even with the blessing of the Heavenly Dao's will, he couldn't ignore this gap.
As long as he depleted Qin Hanchu's law foundation, Qin Hanchu would fall into a disadvantage.
The battle between the two was earth-shattering.
Even in cities a hundred miles away, the thunderous roars could be heard.
Unknowingly, the battle had lasted for a week.
Qin Hanchu's law foundation had been depleted by more than half.
Of course, the elder's law foundation had also been depleted by half by Qin Hanchu.
Just then, Axiang suddenly appeared!
Terrifying reincarnation laws struck from behind the elder.
Axiang's sudden appearance startled the elder.
He was at the Immortal Venerable realm, yet he hadn't sensed Axiang's approach.
This was the power of Axiang's divine abilities.
With the coordination of the laws of truth and falsehood and the laws of light, even an Immortal Venerable one realm higher than Axiang couldn't detect her presence.
As the elder was about to turn to deal with Axiang's attack, a Suanni giant beast appeared in the sky.
With the Suanni beast's attack, the Purple霄 Immortal Thunder laws flew towards the elder.
"Purple霄 Immortal Thunder!"
"Suanni Immortal Bone!"
The Immortal Venerable elder exclaimed.
Qin Hanchu's trump cards shocked him.
He knew very well how terrifying the Purple霄 Immortal Thunder was, so he had to focus more of his attention on Qin Hanchu.
Boom...
Ah!
Under the combined efforts of Qin Hanchu and Axiang, the elder was directly sent flying and crashed heavily onto the ground.
With a loud bang, the ground was covered in dust.
Of course, this dust couldn't block Qin Hanchu and Axiang's spiritual senses.
He and Axiang continued their assault, their terrifying power bombarding the elder.
"Hahaha..."
"You two are quite good!"
"Two top-grade Immortal artifacts, and the laws of Purple霄 Immortal Thunder!"
"If you were also Immortal Venerables, I would surely die here."
"But now, you still can't kill me!"
"Do only you have trump cards?"
"Immortal Saint Puppet, kill!"
The elder roared with laughter in his fury. As he spoke, a beastly roar echoed through the heavens and earth.
Immediately after, a ball of fire flew out from the elder's position.
This ball of fire grew against the wind, instantly transforming into a fire-attribute immortal beast the size of a hill!
The fire-attribute immortal beast exuded a terrifying aura of the Immortal Saint level, but its eyes were very hollow.
This was actually a puppet of an ancient remnant species possessing Immortal Saint strength.
Although it was only a puppet, its Immortal Saint-level strength was not fake.
"He actually has this thing!" Axiang exclaimed in shock.