Chapter 354

Shen Qing arrived at the open ground outside Heaven-Reaching City.

He sat cross-legged directly and took out the evil-source fruit.

Today Shen Qing wants to taste what the wrapping of this evil-spirit world actually tastes like.

Shen Qing tossed it into his mouth, too lazy to chew, violently crushed it and swallowed it down, and in an instant the medicinal effect exploded.

Shen Qing formed a seal and activated the Stealing Heaven and Changing Sun technique; since this method suited him better, he switched to it outright—after all, the domineering qi had already been converted into five‑element qi, and would later be transformed into chaotic power, so the domineering series of techniques was clearly insufficient.

Boom—

Shen Qing's qi sea began to boil, and his myriad‑methods golden core erupted with ten‑thousand‑zhang rays of light.

The earth began to tremble.

The key step in breaking through from the Primordial Core Realm to the Martial Saint Realm is to merge the comprehended domain into the dantian; thereafter this becomes the main domain, with all other domains serving only as support.

Others have no option; whatever domain they have comprehended becomes their primary one upon breaking through to the Martial Saint Realm.

But Shen Qing is different; he has already comprehended the Blade Domain, the Slaughter Domain, the Lightning Domain, and the Void Domain.

He could also wait a little longer, since Shen Qing's understanding of karma is not far from grasping a domain; by then he could entirely make the Karma Domain his life domain.

But Shen Qing isn't planning to do that; he has already mapped out his own path.

Shen Qing will use the Blade Domain as his foundation, engrave the supreme domain within it, and forge a divine blade capable of unleashing chaos.

In an instant, the terrifying blade intent shot straight to the heavens; even in an extremely distant place, the Primordial Evil God sensed this fluctuation.

He stood in place for a long time without speaking.

Tongtian City went into an uproar; several Land Immortals erected qi barriers, afraid that a careless sweep of the terrifying blade light would level the city.

Zhang He's eyes widened in terror: "Oh my mother! I'm done for!"

"Is this a breakthrough to the Martial Saint Realm or to the Land Immortal Realm?"

Shen Qing formed a seal with both hands; the surrounding earth began to crack, the Blade Domain surged forth, and his aura rose sharply.

He had reached the first level of the Martial Saint Realm.

And it was still rising.

And at the moment Shen Qing broke through,

In the human world, at the far southern reaches, a teleportation portal flickered into existence.

A two‑meter‑tall man with long pointed ears stepped out of the portal, clad in a dark silk robe, wearing a golden crown, and his skin bore an eerie gray tint.

Had Shen Qing been present, he would have identified these beings as dark elves.

And this man is the king of the elves, Angelos.

Angelos stepped out of the portal, his eyes indifferent, speaking in Elvish.

"How is the reconnaissance of this world going?"

In the wind and snow, several Martial Saint‑level elves descended—some with white skin, some dark elves—reporting: "Your Majesty, we have completed the preliminary survey; we found no mages of the Demon God Realm, only a few Demon Saint cultivators, and their cultivation is not high."

In the elf world, the Demon God realm corresponds to the Land Immortal realm, and the Demon Saint realm corresponds to the Martial Saint realm.

The dark‑elf Demon Saint added: "Moreover, this world's population is huge, and its resources are plentiful."

Angelos's gaze remained indifferent: "If there isn't even a Demon God realm, then let's start the plunder."

"Wait!"

At that moment, a white‑skinned elf stepped out of the portal, wearing a white robe—the elves' high priest, Andrew.

Andrew frowned: "Are you sure the survey is complete? The land is rich in resources and population, and there are cultivation methods—how could there be no Demon God‑level cultivators?"

"Have you gone to study their civilization in depth?"

A white‑elf Demon Saint said: "High priest, we haven't yet learned their language; this world has over a hundred languages."

Andrew looked at Angelos: "Your Majesty, the more complex a civilization, the higher its spirituality; this civilization even has over a hundred languages, so I believe it is certainly not as simple as what we have seen."

At that moment, a dark‑elf Demon Saint named George sneered: "Priest Andrew, you always do this—don't you remember the Jingye world last time?"

"You said the same thing last time, yet our dawdling actually let them produce a Demon God‑level cultivator—do you want to repeat that mistake?"

Even the somewhat wavering King Angelos spoke up.

"Priest Andrew, I understand your concerns, but George is also right—we can't keep dawdling like this."

"Over a thousand years ago, the evil clan invaded our world, nearly scattering us; if it hadn't been for a civilization that suddenly arose and waged a great war against the evil spirits, we would already have been destroyed."

Angelos took a few steps forward: "I've heard that civilization was strong enough to clash with the evil clan for a thousand years."

"But no matter how strong a civilization is, it cannot withstand the evil clan—they are too strange."

"We must restore our qi as much as possible before then."

Andrew opened his mouth, swallowed the words he wanted to say, and merely uttered a sound.

"Then let's plunder resources and reduce killing."

Angelos said nothing, merely waved his hand, and countless dark elves poured out of the portal.

The Great Wu, Wuyang Prefecture.

Wu Nian, Zhang Dao Yi, and the Holy Body Sect's holy son Xiong Tian all gathered in the capital.

The three took their seats in the hall of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

At that moment, the Heavenly Secrets Master, who had broken through to the Martial Saint Realm, also walked in from outside.

Zhang Dao Yi said: "Heavenly Secrets Master, how is the situation? Have you figured anything out?"

The Heavenly Secrets Master still had narrowed eyes and a faint smile: "Yes, someone in the south said they saw a group of strange creatures with gray skin."

Xiong Tian leapt to his feet: "Gray skin? Are they evil spirits?"

The Heavenly Secrets Master shook his head: "No, they aren't evil spirits; these beings are humanoid, more similar to us, possibly a species from another civilization."

Xiong Tian rubbed his pointed head.

"What should we do? Other civilizations?"

Zhang Daoyi pondered for a moment: "I think it's best to notify Shen Qing; this group of civilization probably comes with ill intent."

Tian Jizi nodded: "I have divined three hexagrams; all are ominous."

"Just Shen Qing and them are probably on the Boundary Realm Battlefield now; we also can't open the passage—how can we notify them?"

Zhang Daoyi waved his hand: "Don't worry, Shen Qing told us before; he left a karmic thread outside the passage in the far north—if you touch that karmic thread, Shen Qing will know."