Stronger by Killing

Before Tai’e Divine Nun finished her sentence,

Gu Zhan directly grabbed her neck, squeezed hard, and Tai’e Divine Nun’s neck broke instantly. Then, a flame ignited, burning her body to ashes that scattered in the air.

[Experience Points +6 billion]

...

At that moment, elsewhere, although both White Fox and Ascendant Ling Quan were severely injured, they moved at high speed, one chasing and one fleeing, weaving through the empty Dao Ma City.

Ascendant Ling Quan was relentlessly pursuing,

but it was evident that Ascendant Ling Quan had no real speed advantage, and the distance was widening. Just as White Fox was about to enter a narrow alley,

suddenly, a figure descended from the sky, blocking White Fox’s path.

Upon seeing who it was, Ascendant Ling Quan was overjoyed and hurriedly shouted, "Marquis Gu, you arrived just in time. Quick, block that demon!"

At that moment, the White Fox looked at Gu Zhan, her eyes showing a human-like fear, and she stepped back slightly. A radiance enveloped her, and once again, she transformed into a human shape,

wearing a translucent long gown that drifted and floated, enveloped in golden light, appearing sacred and otherworldly, yet extremely enchanting and alluring. She smiled gently at Gu Zhan, slightly bowing with a respectful gesture, saying, "This humble one, Yue Qingyi, greets Marquis Yun. Please, Marquis, spare my life. I am willing to serve you for all eternity and offer everything to you!"

Ascendant Ling Quan, who was in pursuit, was shocked and hastily cried, "Marquis Gu, keep your mind steadfast, and don’t be enchanted by this demon. You have great prospects, don’t be..."

In that instant,

Gu Zhan suddenly swung his sword, his body flashing like lightning, bypassing the White Lotus Celestial Mother and appearing in front of Ascendant Ling Quan. Then, he brought down his sword, slicing through the void and cleaving it from the top down, splitting it in an instant, with blood spraying everywhere.

[Experience Points +1.1 billion]

Seeing Gu Zhan slay Ascendant Ling Quan with a single stroke, a smile appeared on the face of the White Lotus Celestial Mother. She let out a sigh of relief, with a strange look flashing in her eyes.

She slowly turned around and said softly, "Thank you, Marquis, for saving my life. I have nothing to repay you with..."

"Then repay it with your life!"

Gu Zhan suddenly reached out, grasping the neck of the White Lotus Celestial Mother, lifting her up, and said, "A centuries-old hag flaunting herself in front of me is truly disgusting. Did you really think your Charm Technique could allure me?"

Terror flashed in the eyes of the White Lotus Celestial Mother, who hurriedly said, "Have mercy, Marquis. Listen to me, I can offer you a truly unbeatable cultivation technique..."

With a crisp "crack",

the neck of the White Lotus Celestial Mother broke instantly, her eyes still full of inexplicable terror.

[Experience Points +9 billion]

"Someone who has lived for hundreds of years, craftier than a ghost, how could I possibly trust your words!"

Gu Zhan gently tossed the body of the White Lotus Celestial Mother to the ground.

In that instant, the body of the White Lotus Celestial Mother underwent an unexpected change; it remained human, but two additional tails and three broken tails appeared behind her, and her breathtakingly beautiful face turned into a fox’s face.

"Demon Pill?"

Gu Zhan remembered what the Divine Monk Huai Su and Tai’e Divine Nun said earlier about the Demon Pill, and immediately recalled last year’s great battle between Yunxi’s righteous and demon factions, where he killed a tiger and found a Pill Bead with special energy in its brain.

Back then, Mo Jingzhou said it was called a Beast Pill, and they had discussed demons as well. However, given their level at the time, they still couldn’t access things above the Grotto Heaven, so the discussion wasn’t extensive.

Now, Gu Zhan more or less understood,

A Beast Pill is likely related to the Spirit Root in humans; animals with a Beast Pill have the potential to cultivate into demons.

Thinking of this,

Gu Zhan slapped the fox head of the White Lotus Celestial Mother to pieces.

Indeed, a bead the size of a chicken egg floated out, radiating strands of luster with pure energy rippling through it.

Gu Zhan grasped the bead in his hand,

In that instant,

he suddenly sensed a thread of Divine Sense emanating,

This feeling was familiar to him,

exactly the same as when he previously comprehended the Grotto Heaven Technique.

However, having comprehended the Grotto Heaven Technique before at Sword King City and the Moon Worship Sect, Gu Zhan was already skilled in it, and immediately severed the transmission of that Divine Sense.

He glanced at the two damaged bodies on the ground, gently waved his hand, and a surge of powerful energy burst forth, incinerating both bodies into ashes instantly.

After doing all this, Gu Zhan quickly departed,

soon arriving at a small building,

which was where he previously killed Miao Saint, and the corpse of Miao Saint was still amidst the ruins.

Gu Zhan entered the pavilion, found a chair, and slowly sat down, summoning the system and checking his Experience Points. Killing so many Land Immortals, he had accumulated Experience Points up to 250 billion.

Immediately, he began allocating points:

[Use 200 billion Experience Points]

[Great Yellow Court upgraded to Eighth Floor]

[Current Realm upgraded to Four Realms of Divine Sight]

...

In an instant, Gu Zhan felt a surge of heat erupting from his blood, and in his internal vision, he could clearly see the transformation happening in his bones. Streams of scorching currents crashed into his body, covering his bones. Due to the temperature of the heat currents, a faint mist appeared on his bones.

After that wisp of mist dissipated,

his bones became pure and translucent like jade, as if made of a special crystalline structure.

"Fourth Realm, Bone Transformation!"