Chapter 427: Dust Settles

The battle perhaps wasn't overly fierce; both sides held the mindset of not attacking unless they could kill with a single strike.

Gui Xie held an absolute advantage, yet at the moment of success he never expected Liehuo to actually bring out the Sun and Moon Palace's supreme treasure, the sundial!

Seeing the sundial descend like a blazing great sun, even Gui Xie at the Nascent Soul stage could not withstand it!

"Damned brat! Even as a ghost, this old ancestor won't let you off!"

Gui Xie had already been cautious enough, using a soundwave divine ability to interfere with the opponent's judgment, then quickly approaching Liehuo without unleashing a killing move, just to see if the opponent had the strength to counter‑kill him.

After throwing him into mid‑air and confirming that the soundwave divine ability had shaken his soul so he could not move, only then would he release the killing move; the plan had originally been perfect.

But Gui Xie never imagined he would underestimate Liehuo's strength; Liehuo actually managed to recover in that instant and smash the sundial down!

Boom—

Accompanied by a tremor, a large number of metal plates fell from the ceiling and slammed into the exhausted Liehuo, burying him within, his life or death unknown.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The sundial gradually lost its power as its source of spiritual energy faded, and Gui Xie's ancestral soul once again drifted away, glaring hatefully as it moved far from the sundial.

"Damned brat, you actually brought this thing; it's obvious you came just to exterminate the ancestor!"

Gui Xie's eyes shifted, looking at Liehuo nearby, whose life or death was uncertain.

To activate a treasure like the sundial, the required spiritual energy consumption is beyond what even a Nascent Soul cultivator can bear; this thing was never meant for them to use.

Liehuo being able to activate it is probably because an old thing from the Sun and Moon Palace cast a secret technique on him; otherwise, without being drawn into a person, he could not possibly use the sundial.

"The problem is.... now that the sundial has appeared, maybe this brat has some restriction on him; if the ancestor even entertains the thought of seizing a body, he'll likely be trapped, and then being taken back would be disastrous."

First, seal this brat, then we'll talk.

Just as Gui Xie was about to make a move, a figure suddenly walked to the doorway, looking around.

Huh?

Huh?

"Who are you?!" Gui Xie clearly remembered that this person was not among the brats earlier.

"What about you?" Yan Buji glanced at Liehuo, who lay on the ground crushed by the Xutie alloy plates, and was stunned.

Gui Xie snorted coldly, and his figure instantly vanished.

In the blink of an eye, Yan Buji felt a gust of yin wind strike his neck, and his left eye suddenly flashed with divine light!

"Ah! The Divine Light that Breaks Evil?!"

Gui Xie covered his hand and retreated a few steps, feeling pain for the first time in his soul state.

"Who are you, sir? I merely glanced at that fellow cultivator over there, and you think I'm in league with him?" Yan Buji snorted coldly, his true essence surging throughout his body.

"Martial Cultivator?!" Gui Xie stared in shock, dubiously looking at his wrist.

How could a mere martial cultivator possibly wield the Divine Light that Breaks Evil?

"It seems you don't intend to have a proper talk; so be it!"

In the blink of an eye, Yan Buji activated the Instant Shadow Step; the Blood Heaven Ascension Degree fully mobilized his true essence, wrapping the power of the Suppressing Prison Force in a single killing punch!

"Damned martial brute!"

Boom!

Gui Xie's face changed drastically; fortunately he dodged quickly, seeing the surrounding ghost qi scattered by the opponent's punch, he felt a lethal threat within that true essence and couldn't help but recall something.

"Buddhist sect's profound technique?"

Yan Buji narrowed his eyes; that guy just dodged remarkably fast.

Had he not sensed that the opponent's strength was roughly comparable to his own when fully unleashed, he would not have acted.

Thinking about it, it's also possible that the cultivator previously fought this guy, plus the earlier terrifying feeling....

"Who exactly are you, sir? My side has no grudge against you; why resort to all‑out war?"

Gui Xie's face darkened: "Wasn't it you who made the first move?"

"It was you who struck first." Yan Buji looked at him: "My side came only to seek a Spiritual Material; we don't want to get mixed up in your affairs."

Gui Xie's face kept changing; seeing that this person's aura was not weaker than Liehuo's earlier, and that he even understood techniques, it showed he was a Martial and Law Dual Cultivator, quite a handful.

If they really fought, with my current strength I probably couldn't take him down in a short while.

Thinking this, Gui Xie secretly fumed that if it weren't for being sealed here by the Sun and Moon Palace, how could a few Golden Core cultivators have reduced him to such a sorry state!

"What are you looking for?"

"The Primordial Daylight Qi."

Gui Xie gave a cold snort and threw an object: "Take the thing and get lost!"

Yan Buji received a component of the Accumulation Device, sensed that the item inside was exactly what he sought, then clasped his fist in salute and turned to leave.

After Yan Buji left, the gate slammed shut, and everything seemed to have settled into dust.

"That Lao Gui, I'd guess he's a Nascent Soul cultivator, but without a fleshly body his strength has plummeted."

I know to call it quits when I'm ahead; I know the sundial in the main hall is a treasure, and Liehuo's origin is also a question.

But this doesn't really concern Yan Buji; if the other party truly wanted to fight me, he wouldn't mind waiting for Liehuo to wake up and then join me in exterminating Lao Gui.

But when out and about, one must still be cautious above all.

Having no grudges, just take the thing and leave; why provoke enemies unnecessarily?

Not long after, Yan Buji returned to True Yellow Island and stayed there for a while.

During this time, Yan Buji also inquired about the whereabouts of the remaining six day‑qi, but got no good news.

On the other hand, True Yellow Island clashed with the Sinking Dragon Society; both sides were filled with the smell of gunpowder, yet they temporarily entered a state of ceasefire.

That day.

Yan Buji took the monster crystals he had harvested from hunting demon beasts outside to exchange for Spiritual Stones.

"Fellow Daoist Yan, you have quite a few monster crystals." Boss Zhao picked up each crystal, examined them carefully, and then quoted a price in his mind.

"One million Spiritual Stones, all yours." Yan Buji said lightly.

"You... this is good."

Boss Zhao hesitated a bit, but seeing that Yan Buji's monster crystals were plentiful and of decent quality, he accepted Yan Buji's offer.

After all, they are monster king crystals, not comparable to third‑tier spiritual materials, and are good things many people need.

The key is the large quantity, ah. Seeing that Yan Buji is someone with both skill and strength, although his price is a bit higher, it's acceptable.

After obtaining the Spiritual Stones, Yan Buji prepared to leave True Yellow Island, and nearby found a place to peacefully contemplate the Mysterious Technique, preparing to break through to mid‑Golden Core.

But at this moment, Boss Zhao said, "Hey Fellow Daoist Yan, since you've come, why not pay a visit to the Island Lord's mansion? Recently the Island Lord has sincerely invited capable fellow cultivators."

Yan Buji raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean, Boss Zhao? Are we going to fight again with the Sinking Dragon Society?"

Fighting wouldn't come to that, but Fellow Daoist, you are a third‑rank Alchemist, right?

Hmm.

The Island Lord needs a large amount of medicinal pills; if you are commissioned to refine them, then you could ask the Island Lord for some guidance, or be compensated with spiritual materials and spiritual stones.

Yan Buji chuckled: "Then it doesn't matter where I go."

Eh, that's not right. Do you know what the two Island Lords have in their hands?

What?

The legendary Heavenly Spirit Fruit.