"What is the 'Yellow Document'?"

"Some kind of Divine Tao Treasure?"

"Or is it a Cultivation Technique?"

In an instant, such thoughts uncontrollably emerged in the hearts of all Ancient Method Practitioners.

If it were some sort of Cultivation Technique or a Divine Tao treasure, would its value not be equivalent to an Immortal Artifact? If what this creature said was true, then its body must at least be at the level of an Immortal. Wouldn't the stone stele called 'Yellow Document' be able to easily summon an avatar or projection of an Immortal?

If it could be seized...

"Hmph, putting on airs." Nie Tianren snorted and raised his hand, launching an Emperor's Qi which shattered the Yellow Robed King. Unexpectedly, the form of the Yellow Robed King merely fragmented and quickly reassembled. It hovered in mid-air, mournfully playing a flute, looking partly like a solemn Heavenly Master and partly like a vulgar street performer.

Nie Tianren, alongside Zhuang Quan, each conjured a mass of Emperor's Qi. The Qi Force took shape, with the True Spirit of the technique manifesting; their Emperor Immortal Hearts birthed thoughts of ascending dragons, merging inch by inch with the Emperor's Qi. Two Qi Dragons twined above Nie Tianren's Yellow Guard, a set of wide-ranging Emperor Martial Arts moves sealing every escape route for the Yellow Robed King.

The Qi Dragons roared, their fists raining down like droplets on the Yellow Robed King. Every strike ignited sharp Qi explosions in the air, making even Golden Core Cultivators have to summon their Protective Gang Qi and wield Protective Magic Artifacts to maintain their stability. But those Qi shock waves were actually the most mild aftermaths. The fists of the Divine Separation Cultivators were highly condensed; each could kill a Nascent Soul with a punch. If truly struck the ground, it would immediately trigger an earthquake.

However, the Yellow Robed King showed no intention of retreating. He continued singing, playing, and laughing, allowing the opponent to strike wildly but remaining completely unaffected, like the moon in water or a flower in a mirror. It was merely an interface. As long as the Divine Separation Cultivator didn't succeed in striking the heart and souls of all those cursed, it would never be destroyed.

Nie Tianren even tried to completely envelop the opponent with Emperor's Qi and then squeeze and seal it. However, it seemed as though the opponent considered the Emperor's Qi as nothing and directly burst out. Immediately after, countless tendrils erupted from within the Yellow Robed King, wrapping towards those disciples not yet cursed. Nie Tianren wanted to save them, a hand wind interrupting the tendrils, but they seemingly dispersed with self-awareness in the air, snaring towards those Ancient Method Practitioners.

Fear spread, and despair spread. The erosion of the Five Plagues Total Curse deepened, and the self-replication of the Divine Plague Curse Technique accelerated.

Heart Demon Curse and Divine Plague Curse Technique, in combat, were a combination where one plus one was greater than ten!

"Such elegant talk. 'Master of the Deep Space Star Sea', nothing but a shadow puppet to be struck!"

Under the influence of the Heart Demon Group, Nie Tianren lost his initial calm.

"Mortal, a distant feast will satisfy you!" the Yellow Robed King screeched, "Life's pleasures should be fully enjoyed; do not let the golden goblet face the moon alone!"

"Madman" Facing this constantly screeching creature, Nie Tianren hesitated not and struck with an "Emperor Dragon Seal." Fist transformed into hand, bearing the unstoppable majesty of an Emperor pressing down fiercely.

This time, however, the Yellow Robed King dodged.

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On the ground, Mao Zimiao watched Wang Qi take out several talismans and some calculator components that she couldn't comprehend, asking, "Xiao Qi, what are you doing?"

"Playing a game." Wang Qi smiled.

First-person fighting game, with infinite lives for the player, and the BOSS's AI is a Divine Separation Stage Cultivator.

Wang Qi would never let his soul be afflicted by this version of the Heart Demon Curse. He interfaced with Jarvis's computing power, overlaying the information scouted by the Yellow Robed King onto himself, and then transmitted his thoughts to the Yellow Robed King, prompting corresponding actions. This felt indistinguishable from facing Nie Tianren in person, but even if the projection of the Yellow Robed King were destroyed and the system annihilated, he would not be injured.

Limited by the Cultivator's speed of advancement, Wang Qi couldn't face a Divine Separation Stage Cultivator head-on in the near future. However, Nascent Soul Cultivators no longer piqued his interest.

Fortunately, he could still use external objects to prematurely experience the feeling of facing a Divine Separation Cultivator head-on.

Round one, fight!

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The scattered Yellow Robed King reassembled again. Nie Tianren keenly noticed that the creature's aura seemed changed.

Just now, he had been playing, but now... He was ready to fight!

Wang Qi's consciousness had not entered there but was conducting real-time remote control. On the ground, through virtual sensations, he gauged the power of the Yellow Robed King. The force provided by twelve Nascent Souls [captured three outside the cave, Han Tao, six inside the cave, and two recently infected], and over a hundred Golden Cores made him feel a touch of thrill.

"Very well." Wang Qi also noticed a health bar in the upper right corner of his vision. This was a health bar created by Jarvis based on a special algorithm to quantify the damage from Nie Tianren's attacks and the power Wang Qi anticipated. Nie Tianren fundamentally couldn't kill the Yellow Robed King, so this game started without any challenge, lacking fun. This green health bar was merely Wang Qi's reminder to himself that within a year, after encountering a Divine Separation Stage Cultivator, he would need several lives to be enough for someone to kill.

"Ready to fight?" Nie Tianren laughed delightedly and fiercely, "Very well, very well! Let's see, your Pleiades Divine Power!"

Then, he stepped forward.