CHAPTER 388: CHAPTER 367: BREAKING THROUGH TO IMMORTAL EMPEROR

Under Xiao Tong’s guidance, Shi Nian quickly completed the advancement task and left the Demon Domain at the earliest opportunity.

But the expressions of those two Demon Emperors deep in the Demon Domain were extremely ugly.

Unfortunately, as soon as they met up, they discovered that their subordinates had suffered heavy losses, except for the third Demon Emperor’s subordinates, who were all unharmed.

After discussing, the two demons concluded that surely this treachery was the work of the third Demon Emperor.

Together, they went to demand an explanation.

But the third Demon Emperor was also utterly clueless.

He repeatedly stated that he had never left his cave dwelling, let alone gone out to kill their subordinates.

That would bring him no benefits whatsoever.

The two demons asked him only one question.

"You say you’ve never left, so why are our minions dead while yours remain unscathed? And besides you, who else possesses the effortless ability to kill Peak of Dark Demons!"

The accused Demon Emperor was rendered speechless.

Even just by looking at the scenes, he felt as though he was the perpetrator.

But indeed, he was truly innocent this time.

"Mu Su, stop putting on airs already! If you want to monopolize the Lost Land, we might as well have a proper battle. Sneaking around like this, I’d be ashamed to associate with you."

Demon Emperor Mu Su truly felt wronged to death, and couldn’t help but say, "Yue Ying, Luo Yu! You two must not slander me. If you ask me, it’s not just me who could easily kill a Peak of Dark Demon!"

Yue Ying and Luo Yu were both amused and angered.

Demon Emperor Yue Ying couldn’t help but say, "Are you suggesting Emperor Jiang then? Or perhaps you’re saying it was those Immortal Emperors? Emperor Jiang doesn’t have such stealth capabilities, and those Immortal Emperors wouldn’t use Demonic Qi! If it’s not you who did it, then who could it be?"

Mu Su sneered and directly responded, "So nobody else but me is capable of doing this deed? Aren’t there two right in front of us?"

Yue Ying and Luo Yu suddenly became enraged: "What do you mean by that?"

Mu Su answered coldly: "Isn’t what I said clear enough? I naturally know I haven’t done such a thing, but you two seem to be pretending to be confused! Sacrificing a few subordinates conveniently gives you a pretext to join forces against me. What, have you two already worked out how to divide the benefits? It seems I’ve been too slow to realize your malicious intentions!"

"Mu Su! If you had the audacity to do it, why not admit it! Why would I kill my own subordinates!"

"That, I really don’t understand what you two are thinking!"

Arguments escalated, and as they did, the three great Demon Emperors began to clash on a small scale.

None of them were going all out, clearly wary of each other, but the alliance that had been somewhat solid until now thoroughly collapsed in this moment.

Shi Nian was oblivious to the significant impact her small actions had caused.

After she rushed back to her cave abode, she immediately entered the Time Tower and then started to count her wealth!

This wave of tasks involving ten Peak of Dark Demons was now complete.

All Shi Nian could say was that it was different with Peak of Dark Demons; each of them was many times richer than the Golden Immortal Peaks from before.

In the Storage Bag of the first one alone, she found a total of seventy thousand top-grade Immortal Crystals.

Among those, there were even ones particularly rich in wealth; the richest one yielded two hundred thousand Immortal Crystals from just a single Storage Bag.

All tallied up, her fortune soared straight to a million.

After collecting their relics, this haul brought her total wealth to over one million eight hundred thousand.

With this wave, she’d become incredibly rich.

But Shi Nian figured that finding so many Peak of Dark Demons would likely not be so easy anymore.

After all, this is merely the Lost Land, where the number of powerful experts is actually not that high.

It’s because of their scarcity and the existence of the Crystal Stone Mine that the immortals and demons here are wealthier than those outside.

Speaking of real Crystal Stone tycoons...

It comes down to several Demon Emperors and Immortal Emperors!

It might be another windfall when she goes to harvest those Demon Emperors eventually.

Shi Nian fantasized about her future as a rich lady for a moment, then wiped the drool from her lips and said, "Little Tong, let’s pay off the loan first."

Little Tong deducted the loan.

With the various expenses on Elixirs and other miscellaneous purchases over the years, Shi Nian’s net worth directly shrank to one million.

Looking at the price with only one million, Shi Nian saw an opportunity.

She was about to advance to the Immortal Emperor.

It was alright to put off the Destructive God Finger and the Sky Escape Technique for a little longer. These two Secret Techniques, she had not yet cultivated to the Third Layer. Even with the cultivation in the small world, supplemented by ten years in the Time Tower, she had barely reached the peak of the Second Layer. There was still a substantial distance from the Fourth Layer.

However, the Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Technique was something she urgently needed.

She had now completed the advancement task and could advance at any time, but advancing directly would make her just an ordinary Immortal Emperor.

Only by acquiring the Fourth Layer of the Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Technique and completing the Fourth Layer’s small world task could she convert the Immortal Spirit Power into the unique Mana of the Nine Revolutions Creation Technique and maintain her superior cultivation status.

Therefore, she simply had to buy this Fourth Layer.

Luckily, the Fourth Layer was not too outrageous—the amount of Crystal Stones needed was five hundred thousand, which Shi Nian could afford right away.

After exchanging for the Fourth Layer of the Reincarnation Technique.

Only then did Shi Nian press the advancement button.

Instantly.

An esoteric and profound sensation descended upon her, and Shi Nian’s aura began to skyrocket madly.

Soon after, it was as if she had finally broken free from some kind of shackles, and in the blink of an eye, reached a completely new realm.

Shi Nian gripped her hands in surprise.

She had thought it would be an ordinary, unremarkable advancement.

But now, she understood why Emperor Jiang had said that the Immortal Emperor Level is the true beginning.

It was at the moment of advancement.

Her world became entirely different; with just a focus of her mind, she could see dazzling laws weaving through space and time.

She seemed to have vaguely touched upon the essence of the world.

The Destructive God Finger and Sky Escape Technique, stuck at the peak of the Second Layer until now, also stepped into the Third Layer at that moment, and the understanding of both Secret Books continuously flooded in.

This feeling was like an average person suddenly possessing the world’s highest IQ, making everything different.

Right now, Shi Nian felt she had become such an intelligent person.

The sudden breakthrough in Destructive God Finger and Sky Escape Technique was unexpected, and she promptly spent all her remaining Crystal Stones, just enough to exchange for the Fourth Layer of both techniques.

Shortly after, the mechanical voice of the system rang out.

"Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Technique has met the advancement criteria. Entering the small world in three seconds."

"Three... Two... One..."

Without any delay, Shi Nian was already in a brand new small world.

This time.

Shi Nian found herself in the vast expanse of the sea.

And she herself...

Was not even human at all.

At this moment, she had become a little green fish that looked rather cute and clumsy.

No, wait!

Had she turned into a member of the Demon Clan?

How was she supposed to cultivate in this body?

She had no experience with this at all!