In the city lord mansion of Silverlight City.

A convergence array rumbled in operation, transforming a mountain of dao crystals into surging torrents of aeth qi. The torrents then were drawn toward Lin Xun and absorbed by him who was sitting cross-legged inside the array in meditation.

The aeth qi in the Underworld was so thin that even Lin Xun had to resort to external resources in order to maintain his cultivation needs.

Moreover, his strong and deep foundation meant he required a terrifying amount of resources far beyond that of a cultivator in the same stage.

Fortunately, his conquests during the last two months, robbing city after city, allowed him to have no worry about this.

For example, the current amount of dao crystals in his possession was over one hundred and eighty billion!

The vast majority of this came from the seven region lords, each of whom had been operating in Frosty Air Region for many years and had accumulated astonishing wealth.

Now, all of their wealth had fallen into Lin Xun's pocket.

Apart from the dao crystals, the spoils of war included various types such as pills, exotic treasures, Emperor-grade weapons and the likes, which were worth a fortune.

However, Lin Xun didn't let himself be satisfied with this.

For one, his cultivation needed to be supported by a constant supply of resources, and for another, the Broken Blade’s weapon spirit as well as Wuque needed Emperor-grade weapons, which they could refine to recover their strength.

The only one that Lin Xun was least worried about was probably Yezi.

After the acquisition of the bronze sword case, it was as if Yezi had found his paradise where he could simultaneously train his sword dao and recuperate.

Rumble!

Several hours later, the convergence array stopped after a total of forty-nine hundred thousand dao crystals got turned into powder.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

With a thought in Lin Xun's mind, the Green Wood, Red Flame, and Black Water Dao Bodies emerged one by one and sat down on one side.

The Black Water Dao Body had just condensed its consciousness and cultivation a few days ago. Lin Xun had then done what he had always done: passing the clone some of his own inherited techniques and skills to study.

After the three dao bodies appeared, they transmitted fluctuations of their consciousness and created a magical communication channel with Lin Xun's primordial spirit.

Immediately, all sorts of knowledge and experiences on the skills he had passed to them surged into his mind and became his own.

Meanwhile, Lin Xun's own knowledge and dao power were also fed back to the three dao bodies, enlightening them one by one.

In this kind of mutual support and exchange, Lin Xun's cultivation was like water overflowing and naturally broke through to the third-realm of the Quasi-Emperor Stage! ℟α𐌽ŏ𝐛Εṡ

In that instant, his qi boiled and rumbled. Endless streams of dao light steamed around him as his might kept climbing upward, making the sky and earth tremble.

If he hadn't already laid down a concealing array beforehand, this kind of commotion would have caused unimaginable damage to Silverlight City.

It was only after a long period of time did the phenomena around Lin Xun subside. Once his qi was contained, his entire person glowed with an ethereal aura that could belong to an immortal.

Just his breathing alone rippled the air around him. Such an invisible might made him look particularly powerful.

Compared to before, he clearly felt that his own combat power had more than doubled!

This power concerned a breakthrough not only in cultivation but also the improvement in his knowledge of the great dao, as well as his comprehension and control over his dao, all of which had undergone a drastic improvement.

“My dao, it's getting closer to flawlessness…” Lin Xun carefully perceived the changes.

The dao law powers controlled by a quasi-Emperor were regarded as incomplete Emperor laws.

However, ever since Lin Xun had stepped into the Supreme Quasi-Emperor Stage, the law powers under his control had already been almost complete and not much weaker than true Emperor laws.

Now that his dao had just greatly transformed and his understanding of the great dao had deepened, his quasi-Emperor laws were almost indistinguishable from real Emperor laws, barring the limitations posed on them by his own cultivation level!

This was undoubtedly incredible.

His cultivation had not yet been certified, but the power of his dao law power had reached that of the Emperor Realm. Since the beginning of time, there had never been any other supreme quasi-Emperor who had been able to accomplish this!

It would not be too much to call it unprecedented and unique throughout history.

“It's time to test out how high my power has reached…”

Lin Xun got up and left the city lord's mansion.

……

Two hours later.

In a vast stretch of terrains extremely far away from Silverlight City, a shocking battle had just come to an end.

The mountains here had collapsed, and rocks had turned to ash. There was nothing but a chaotic mess.

Sword Emperor Hunkong got up from the ground with a bruised and swollen face. Raising his head with difficulty, his expression had confusion written all over it.

Ever since he had gotten suppressed within the Dao Endless Pagoda like a prisoner, he had been reduced to being Lin Xun's living target, getting used when needed and then tossed aside when done.

Just now, he had once again performed that job so that Lin Xun could test his own battle prowess.

This time, Yezi hadn’t interfered at all, allowing Hunkong to exert his full strength, but in the end…

He had been suppressed again!

This blow was too great for Sword Emperor Hunkong to accept.

After all, back in the Great Primordial Chaos World, Lin Xun had only been able to make him use at most forty percent of his power.

Only half a year had passed since then, yet he was no longer a match for Lin Xun even though he had used a hundred percent of his strength!

To think that a supreme quasi-Emperor was able to dominate an actual Emperor. If word of this got out, it would definitely break the world's inherent view and overturn the cognition of all cultivators.

The gap to Emperor Stage was like a heavenly rift that was insurmountable?

However, at least in this age, one person existed who had crossed it!

Meanwhile, Lin Xun had gotten caught up in his thoughts. Sword Emperor Hunkong had been seriously injured before this, so even if he had gone all out, it still wasn't his peak.

Under such a circumstance, despite sustaining no injuries in the end, Lin Xun still had used up over half of his strength to defeat him!

The question Lin Xun had in mind was that if he were to face a first-realm Emperor expert in their peak condition, then how much of a chance would he have at victory with his current combat power?

If he were to deploy all three of his dao bodies together to coordinate with him, would it add to his chance?

By the same token, if he were to use his killing move like the Dao Lawless Blade and the Dao Immeasurable Bottle, would he have a better chance of winning?

The only thing Lin Xun was certain of was that if he utilized Time Stopping, then killing an Emperor was no longer a difficult task!

“Whew~” Lin Xun exhaled a long breath after a long contemplation and suddenly said, “Sword Emperor Hunkong, if you are willing to submit to me, I will not mistreat you. Do give it some thought.”

Sword Emperor Hunkong was stunned. Before he could react, he was once again locked up in the Dao Endless Pagoda.

……

When Lin Xun returned to Silverlight City, an anxious Ji Leng had already been waiting there.

“Senior, we have an emergency at hand. Demon Emperor Wind Slaughter has ordered for Region Lord Heikong to go accept his punishment in exchange for forgiveness at Exquisite Cloud Mountain within three days!” Ji Leng immediately relayed the news he had just received quickly. “Or else there will be consequences.”

“Accept punishment in exchange for forgiveness?” Lin Xun's gaze was dark and cold.

“Yes. Although this order specifically points at Region Lord Heikong, it…” Ji Leng suddenly stopped. Just a little bit further and he would have had a slip of the tongue, stating his speculation out loud.

Lin Xun glanced at him. “You suspect that I killed Region Lord Heikong?”

Ji Leng stiffened and was just about to say something when Lin Xun nodded and said, “You guessed wrong, but it's not far off.”

Lin Xun only provided him a vague answer, but Ji Leng didn't dare to inquire further. Instead, he said, “Demon Emperor Wind Slaughter is the strongest region lord of Frosty Air Region, and he himself is an elder of Holy Illumination Ancient Sect. Offending him is the same as offending his whole sect.”

His words were filled with anxiety and worry as he continued, “So Senior, the situation looks bad whether or not you go there and accept punishment.”

“What’s to be afraid of about a mere Holy Illumination Ancient Sect?” Lin Xun’s smile displayed his disagreement. Over these years, he had killed numerous Holy Illumination Ancient Sect members, so how would he care about their threat?

Moreover, the huge commotion he had made during the last two months in Frosty Air Region was not only to make a name for himself, but also in itself to initiate a war with Holy Illumination Ancient Sect!

“What’s to be afraid of…” Ji Leng was in a daze. In the Underworld, besides Earth Treasury Realm and Copper Sparrow House who were also among the Three Dark Giants, who else wasn’t scared of Holy Illumination Ancient Sect?

Lin Xun decided, “From today on, you will start taking over all the territories and forces left by Heikong. I will put all the experts under Nightmare Dread at your beck and call.

“You must remember to only act in secret. Playing the role of a region lord who acts behind the curtain, you will be in danger once your real identity is exposed.”

Hearing this, Ji Leng instantly speculated something, “Senior, are you planning to leave already?”

Lin Xun nodded. “Just making some preparations and precautions before I do.”

Two months had already passed, and his fame as Sword Demon Daoyuan had already resounded throughout Frosty Air Region. Once Xi arrived at the Underworld, she would be able to easily acquire all the news about him.

Meanwhile, his confrontation with Holy Illumination Ancient Sect had become inevitable.

In the face of Demon Emperor Wind Slaughter's threat, he could have just dusted off his butt and slipped away, as the whole blame had always been shouldered by Region Lord Heikong.

The consequences wouldn’t affect him at all even if he left Wind Slaughter hanging.

However, Lin Xun did not intend to do so. He might be able to just walk away from this, but once Wind Slaughter carefully investigated the matter, he would definitely realize through various clues that the mastermind behind Frosty Air Region's turmoil was Sword Demon Daoyuan.

The identity of Sword Demon Daoyuan simply could not stand up to scrutiny. So long as they delved deep enough, it was highly likely they would be able to deduce his true identity!

After all, it had long been informed all around the world above and under that he was a supreme quasi-Emperor who had the means to slay Emperors.

The fact that Heikong and the other region lords had been suppressed would also make the enemy party more certain that Sword Demon Daoyuan was him.

Therefore, Lin Xun decided to go and meet Demon Emperor Wind Slaughter. The most ideal outcome would be that he would suppress the other party without attracting too much attention.

Of course, the worst outcome was his true identity would be exposed, which he didn’t think was a big deal since he could just leave Frosty Air Region if that happened.

On the same day, Lin Xun left Silverlight City and traveled alone toward Exquisite Cloud Mountain, the residence of Frosty Air Region’s strongest region lord, Demon Emperor Wind Slaughter!