You stood up and swaggered out of the manor.

Even after your figure disappeared, Old Wang still looked deeply worried: "This is over, the manor will definitely have to invite an expert!"

At this moment, you had already shot up into the sky, flying straight toward the East Sea.

The Earth Source would not appear for another two months, and it would only take you one month to get there. But last time, arriving a few days early almost made you miss the Earth Source.

So you were much more cautious now. After all, caution steers the ship for ten thousand years; a thousand years of cultivation leads to sharing a pillow.

You had completely mastered the Life and Death Slash and successfully fused the Heavenly Mist Blade’s Earth Source.

You became Great Qian’s first genuine extreme path warrior to fuse two Earth Sources properly; Li Anlong didn’t count.

Because in the previous simulation, Li Anlong retained part of Hu Zhongxuan’s consciousness after fusing with him.

Moreover, the transformation Hu Zhongxuan’s Earth Source gave Li Anlong was not as thorough as your authentic fusion of two Earth Sources.

Li Anlong could only be considered to have half a foot stepping into a new realm.

Even so, Li Anlong’s strength was enough to contend against dozens of extreme path grandmasters without falling behind.

As for you, a proper second-stage extreme path warrior, claiming to be the best under heaven was not a bit unreasonable.

Who would have thought that a mere Dragon Transformation warrior like you dared to shout you were number one in the world?

You planned to go to the capital after obtaining the East Sea’s Earth Source this time to find Li Anlong.

You wanted to ask him why he had cut you in two.

You wanted to ask why he ate people—he didn’t eat the living, only your acquaintances.

But you could already imagine that a cunning man like Li Anlong would definitely deny knowing what you were talking about.

You would never believe such a sneaky man’s words.

If he dared to argue, he wouldn’t have a good end.

If he admitted it, he would get what was coming to him.

You thought yourself kind-hearted, a truly upright person struck by heaven’s thunder.

You flew smoothly without obstruction. In the past, traveling by horse, you would encounter road bandits and thugs who would delay you by several seconds.

Now it was different. With better living conditions, you flew directly through the sky, much faster.

Along the way, you encountered other extreme path grandmasters on flight paths, but since they didn’t recognize you, none came to fly alongside you.

You ignored them as well. They still didn’t know who you were.

But if they dared to compete with you for the Earth Source, you would make sure they would never forget who you were.

You flew at full speed for more than twenty days, almost a month.

That day, you finally arrived at your destination: Sea Snake Island.

Sea Snake Island was a nameless little island.

Its area was as large as a small island.

You suddenly stopped above Sea Snake Island, arriving quite early. But there were already three extreme path grandmasters hovering above the island, and they were together.

With a casual glance, you even spotted a familiar face—Master Mingjue.

The moment Master Mingjue saw you, his expression darkened.

If he were alone, he would definitely have turned and fled, but now there were three of them, so Mingjue was somewhat unwilling.

Although rumors in the community ranked your combat strength among the top three of the supreme extreme path grandmasters,

the source of this rumor was actually Mingjue himself, who casually spread the news. He didn’t truly understand your real strength.

You smiled slyly at Mingjue: "Come over!"

You knew Mingjue had come again to find Earth Source to refine Delay Aging Pills for his concubine.

But he hadn’t checked the almanac before leaving, and unfortunately, he ran into you.

Mingjue was unlucky, but it had to be said, he was indeed a big romantic at heart.

Mingjue and the other two exchanged a glance and shook their heads slightly, signaling not to act rashly.

Mingjue came beside you, rubbed his shiny bald head, and smiled: "Amitabha, Palace Leader Shangguan, are you here to cruise the seas too?"

You feigned surprise: "Oh, Master Mingjue, you recognize me this time?"

"Hahaha, last time was all a misunderstanding. I've long heard of the Palace of Ten Thousand Dreams!"

"Right?"

"Yes!"

"Then you three can leave."

Mingjue was stunned, gritting his teeth: "Palace Leader Shangguan, your strength is undoubtedly supreme, but you can’t be so overbearing. You can’t just tell us to leave with one word!"

At that moment, the other two also drifted over, giving Mingjue more confidence.

You looked at the three and nodded: "Indeed, telling you to leave with one word is improper."

Mingjue’s face brightened, thinking you had compromised.

He felt that even facing three top extreme path grandmasters, you had no guaranteed victory.

Master Mingjue thought learning from last time’s lesson, bringing two more people was an extremely wise decision.

Otherwise, he would be running away again.

You leisurely spoke: "One word is improper, but one slash is appropriate!"

Clang—

A clear, sharp blade sound rang out.

Mingjue and the other two immediately felt their massive energy signatures locked on and suddenly retreated violently.

In an instant, they were more than twenty meters away.

They exchanged horrified glances, knowing the near-death sensation was real.

Luckily, they dodged in time.

While still trembling with fear and relief, they simultaneously felt a sharp pain in their chests.

Looking down,

All three saw identical wounds penetrating their sternums in exactly the same place.

The wounds paused for a second, as if reacting, then began to gush blood.

"Ah??"

All three shouted in alarm.

The scene was too horrifying.

Almost simultaneously, three identical wounds in position, length, and depth appeared on the chests of three top extreme path grandmasters.

It was simply terrifying.

Mingjue and the others didn’t even care about their injuries and looked at you in shock.

At this moment, Mingjue was certain your strength could definitely rank among the top three supreme extreme path grandmasters, perhaps even number one!

You smiled faintly: "If you don’t leave now, the next slash won’t be to your chests."

Originally desperate, Mingjue and the others felt as if they had been granted mercy.

"Thank you, Palace Leader, for your mercy!"

"Leave quickly!"

Mingjue shouted loudly, and the three frantically flew toward the horizon, only wanting to escape the shadow of death as soon as possible.

Just as Mingjue was about to disappear on the horizon, his resentful voice came from afar: "Amitabha! Shangguan Gousheng... uh... Palace Leader Shangguan, I hope you find happiness!"

Mingjue stopped mid-sentence, feeling a prickly sensation like thorns on his back, hurriedly corrected himself, and saved his life. Now Mingjue had two lives.

Shortly after Mingjue left, several waves of extreme path grandmasters arrived intermittently.

Some came alone; others came in groups.

You ignored them for now, waiting until they were all gathered before chasing them all away.

You silently thought: "No matter who comes, none can stay. The only way to remain is to leave behind their own corpse!"

While you were thinking, a soft, full-of-smile voice came: "Oh, Palace Leader Shangguan is here too?"

You looked toward the voice, your eyes brightening: "Leader Yan, what a coincidence!"

Yan Zhixue smiled as she flew over. Three others followed behind her, all extreme path grandmasters of the Extermination Sect.

You smiled broadly on your face, silently putting Yan Zhixue on your whitelist of people allowed to stay.

"Palace Leader Shangguan, you must also be here for the Earth Source!" Yan Zhixue said with a smile.

You laughed heartily: "Leader Yan must be as well, so does that make us competitors?"

Yan Zhixue’s smile was subtle, but a faint glint flashed in her eyes: "Exactly~"