Ye Tian's eyes flashed with ferocity.
The Death Lord's divine fierce formation was indeed effective. It could be said that Ye Tian's ability to survive in the Valley of Death for so long was largely thanks to the help provided by the Death Lord.
The Death Lord was an extremely ancient and forbidden existence in the Valley of Death, with unfathomable power and an unknown age.
In Ye Tian's previous life, when he was still the Demon Cloud Quasi-Emperor, he had visited the Valley of Death and encountered the Death Lord.
At that time, Ye Tian, who was still in the Quasi-Emperor realm, had been deeply wary of the Death Lord.
Ye Tian's acquisition of the Heaven Devouring Divine Stone in his previous life was also closely related to the Death Lord.
The thought of the Death Lord sent an overwhelming shiver down Ye Tian's spine.
If there were absolutely no other options, Ye Tian would never want to deal with this individual.
When Ye Tian first entered the Valley of Death, the Death Lord had helped him overcome a crisis and made a deal with him.
In return, Ye Tian had paid an unimaginable price...
That divine fierce formation was also provided by the Death Lord. Its power was immense, containing the might of heaven and earth. Ye Tian had used it to kill many enemies.
After his subordinates arrived, Ye Tian handed over the divine fierce formation to them to defend against the outsiders who intended to harm him.
He himself focused on cultivating in this cave, enhancing his cultivation realm.
Shortly after, the black-clothed man took out numerous corpses from a spatial ring and threw them to the side of the cave. One of the corpses was still bleeding golden blood.
That corpse was the Saint's body that Fang Lexian had mentioned.
"With this corpse, my strength can grow rapidly again!" Ye Tian's eyes were filled with heat.
The others in the cave then evacuated.
Only Ye Tian remained in the vast cave.
Next, he would devour all these people.
The corpses that had their vitality consumed earlier had now turned into piles of white bones, radiating an aura of dead silence.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!"
Just as Ye Tian was about to devour these corpses as well, the space within the cave suddenly fluctuated, a cold wind swept through, and a howling sound arose.
Immediately after, a ball of mist appeared in the cave. The mist was extremely dense and permeated with a faint, eerie aura.
Soon, a Nightmare Beast emerged from the black mist.
At this moment, the Nightmare Beast was emanating waves of chilling cold, its eyes filled with ferocity. Only when it looked at Ye Tian did its gaze soften.
"Master, the people from the Grand Xuan Holy Land outside have suddenly retreated!" the Nightmare Beast whispered.
Retreated? Ye Tian patted the Nightmare Beast's head, a frown creasing his brow. What were they planning? Were they trying to lure him out?
How could that be? It was so safe here; why would he venture out to take risks...
"Pay them no mind. We will continue to hunt the cultivators in the Valley of Death!" Ye Tian waved his hand.
Let them leave if they wanted; he only needed to grow stronger here at his own pace.
Once he reached a certain level of power, those enemies would have no choice but to be slaughtered by him.
The Nightmare Beast floated in mid-air beside him, its body constantly entwined with a sinister aura.
"Master, I received word that they seem to have left for the Yellow Springs Treasure Vault, and that treasure vault is located in the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect that Master visited before!" the Nightmare Beast continued, speaking slowly.
Upon hearing the Nightmare Beast's words, a flicker of interest stirred within Ye Tian.
Ye Tian naturally knew of the Yellow Springs Treasure Vault; it was the secret treasury of the Yellow Springs Supreme.
Although the Yellow Springs Supreme was merely a Supreme, he was an unfathomable existence capable of challenging Quasi-Emperors and possessed a formidable reputation throughout the Desolate Ancient Continent.
His Yellow Springs Saint Slaying Banner was a top-tier Supreme Spirit Treasure, incredibly powerful and stained with countless Saint's blood.
Many people had their eyes on the Yellow Springs Demonic Treasure Vault.
The fame of the Yellow Springs Saint Slaying Banner was immense...
Ye Tian clenched his fist slightly. In his previous life, he had only used a Supreme Spirit Treasure, which had not yet been upgraded to an Emperor Weapon.
Furthermore, after his demise, his Supreme Spirit Treasure had been destroyed by Luo Yan using special means before his death, and its whereabouts remained unknown.
If he could obtain the Yellow Springs Saint Slaying Banner...
His strength would increase significantly.
However, going there directly seemed a bit risky. Ye Tian began to ponder how to acquire the Yellow Springs Treasure Vault.
There was no need to worry about the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect itself, but many people would undoubtedly be heading there.
How could he obtain the Yellow Springs Treasure Vault from the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect?
It seemed he would have to make another deal with the Death Lord for a divine fierce formation...
A pang of pain shot through Ye Tian's heart, but the thought of the Yellow Springs Saint Slaying Banner's power convinced him.
If he could obtain the Yellow Springs Saint Slaying Banner, then everything would be worth it...
Right, there was one more person. Ye Tian's mind conjured the image of another individual.
It was Jiang Li, whom he had been captured with in the cave earlier.
Even now, Ye Tian found Jiang Li's movement techniques incredibly astonishing.
Just in time, he could also get his hands on that kid's movement techniques, a determined thought flashed through Ye Tian's mind.
...
Outside the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect.
The outskirts of the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect were a vast jungle.
The jungle was permeated with an overwhelming scent of blood.
Shouts and moans could be heard from time to time.
Fierce battles erupted within the jungle, and people died every second.
On the edge of the jungle, a middle-aged man watched the combat with a look of indifference in his eyes.
"Elder Guo, these Yellow Springs Demonic Sect disciples have been so disobedient; we should have eradicated them all long ago!" Several elders from the White Bone Yin Sect stood beside the middle-aged man.
These elders fawned over the middle-aged man, their eyes filled with obsequiousness.
The middle-aged man's eyes narrowed slightly. "These Yellow Springs Demonic Sect disciples have decent combat strength. Despite such an overwhelming disparity in numbers, they haven't broken ranks!"
Currently, the disciples of the Grand Xuan Holy Land and the White Bone Yin Sect constituted the vast majority of the forces, fiercely clashing with the disciples of the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect.
Almost every disciple of the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect had to fight against two opponents simultaneously.
"These demonic cultivators have no other skills, but they master many unorthodox methods, making them very troublesome. Fortunately, Elder Guo brought so many disciples; otherwise, it would have been difficult for us to take them down!" other elders from the White Bone Yin Sect added.
The remaining elders also flattered Elder Guo of the Grand Xuan Holy Land.
Guo Wenshi remained silent, his gaze fixed intently on the battlefield in the jungle.
Within the battlefield were many black-armored warriors with strange patterns tattooed on their bodies. These black-armored warriors acted like fearless puppets, continuing their assault even after their limbs were severed.
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