The group answered, “Yes!”Of course, Andrius had another task before that—to lift the curse of Clarissa’s Calamitous Poison Vessel. With his current strength, it was easy. For Clarissa, it was all a blessing in disguise as Andrius’ help advanced her directly from the Divine Step realm to the Golden Core stage. The leader of the foreign Poison Alliance thus devoted herself fully to Andrius, serving him wholeheartedly.For the next half year, Andrius went into seclusion, with three reasons in mind. The first was to continuously refine the true vitality left by the Mountain Sage, which was critical to increasing his cultivation realm and forming a strong foundation.The second was to cultivate his various techniques and secret arts to perfection; the third was to integrate his current secret arts and treasures into a combat mode that maximized his battle potential.In the blink of an eye, half a year passed, and Andrius had successfully broken through to the early Darkness stage.

“Legend has it that a cataclysm once happened in the Barren Land, and a great horror is sealed in its depths. Of course, that’s just the legend. I don’t know the specifics either.”At the mention of a great horror that had happened in the Barren Land, Andrius frowned.He could not help but recall the expressions of Briar, Cloud, and the others half a year ago when they saw the location of the ninth sword. Their expressions seemed off.He did not expect that there would be such a place on Earth. Did places like the Barren Land represent the ends of the Earth?Rather, other than the Barren Land, what other mysterious and strange places were there on Earth? After all, the universe was infinite.Andrius shook his head. Using his knowledge to judge Earth was a ridiculously skewed view, especially since his knowledge and experience were far from the Earth’s!“Everyone…”Once everyone had emerged from the spatial rift, Briar announced, “This was the location we pinpointed half a year a

Swish!Andrius had no choice but to gather his true vitality and resist it by force.He attacked with his palm, and a powerful true vitality formed a barrier in front of him with an apparition layered upon it. It was the signature defense technique of the Mountain Sage—Esoteric Art: Turtle Essence.Just as he cast it, the countless flames carrying immense power fiercely struck the barrier, which shattered in less than a second. Andrius, however, suffered the backlash. Blood oozed from his mouth, and his body slammed backward into the rock wall blocking his path.To Andrius’ surprise, the impact shattered the wall, and now the scene before him was vastly different. It was a cliff with magma accumulated for countless ages underneath, roaring and bubbling. Even from afar, Andrius could feel the heat waves.About ten meters from the cliff was a suspended path in the air. It seemed like an escape route, and faint traces of aura were coming from it.Furthermore, there was a stone tab

That voice was loud yet eerie, like that of a baby yet carrying a sinister and odd charm.As everyone instinctively looked in the direction of the voice, a huge figure appeared in their sights. Everyone, including Andrius, was stunned when they saw the creature’s true form.Towering above them, it had a human face on a goat’s body with monstrous eyes under its armpits, sharp teeth, and drool occasionally dripping from its mouth.“That’s…” Visibly shaken, Briar cried hoarsely, “Gluttony!”“Yes, it’s Gluttony!”“I can’t believe Gluttony himself is here. It’s truly unbelievable!”The others were also shocked.Gluttony was one of the Four Calamities alongside Chaos, Depravity, and Ignorance, and it already possessed extraordinary talents in its youth. Among the Four Calamities, Gluttony stood out for its greed and desire. According to legend, once Gluttony matured, its unparalleled ferocity could devour the earth. It would possess unfathomable ability and could create or destroy w

Briar scoffed. “In that case, why did you create a path that killed the high-level experts who came with us?”Gabriel and the others also stared at him coldly.However, Peyton explained expressionlessly, “I killed them to test your luck.“Luck may seem elusive, but it can change destiny at a critical moment. Without luck, it’s better to withdraw early.”No one expected Peyton to talk about a massacre so matter-of-factly. It was no wonder he provoked anger and faced retaliation five hundred years ago.However, the nature of cultivation went against the heavens, and seeking treasure and obtaining fate would indeed require luck. Thus, they all had to put their grudges aside temporarily.“Well, then.”Peyton glanced at everyone and extended his hand, summoning a long sword.The Sky Genesis Swords that were sent flying earlier all flew into the air, and just like that, the nine swords were gathered!The scene shook everyone, and they stared intently at the nine swords in the sky, a