"You wastes, why aren't you leaving yet? Do you still want to stay here?" A mocking smile appeared on Zhou Yan's lips as he asked with ridicule.
Seeing Zhou Yan's demeanor, their faces were filled with resentment. However, in such a situation, what else could they do but obediently follow behind Zhou Yan.
"We are here on the orders of our sect to lead the disciples to search for rare treasures. We hope that fellow Daoist Li will cooperate with our work and contribute your items. Otherwise, do not blame us for being impolite."
"Oh, is that so?"
Hearing their words, Zhou Yan's lips curved into a faint arc, and he then asked, "I'd like to see how you intend to be impolite!"
Upon hearing Zhou Yan's words, their faces turned somewhat ferocious. They were all core disciples of the Ziyang Sect, accustomed to being high and mighty, and had never been reprimanded like this. Their hearts were already pounding with rage, yet they dared not show it.
However, they still gnashed their teeth and said, "Since fellow Daoist Li is so stubborn, do not blame us for being impolite!"
"Boom!"
Immediately, they brandished their weapons and charged towards Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan did not waste time with them. He directly activated the Demonic Heaven Art and unleashed the Demonic Heaven Slash!
As Zhou Yan activated the Demonic Heaven Slash, the entire void began to twist, and terrifying sword energies surged out from the void, enveloping these people.
"Pfft!"
Within the sword energies, these people had no chance to resist. They perished directly, their primordial spirits annihilated.
Seeing that all these people had fallen within the sword energies, Zhou Yan's expression remained unfazed. A hint of playfulness still lingered on his lips.
It seemed that although these people were core disciples of the Ziyang Sect, they were not true prodigies. Their strength was not formidable. Only those with exceptional talent would be dispatched to the outer regions for training!
After these people all perished, Zhou Yan retrieved the jade pendant and examined it closely.
"Could this jade pendant really have a way to break the Nine Dragon Seal?"
Zhou Yan murmured to himself, unsure. After all, this jade pendant was forged by the Sect Master of Ziyang Sect, and it was also crafted using Nine Dragon Divine Fire. Breaking this jade pendant would be exceedingly difficult.
"No, I must find a way to try and see if there's a chance to break it!" Zhou Yan thought to himself.
"Huh, there are actually inscriptions on this jade pendant!"
Seeing the characters on the jade pendant, Zhou Yan suddenly recalled something.
The reason he could decipher the Nine Dragon Seal was entirely due to his flames.
If he could refine his flames to the extreme and integrate them into the Nine Dragon Seal, perhaps he could break it.
With this thought, Zhou Yan immediately sat cross-legged and began to circulate his cultivation technique, merging his flames.
During this period, in addition to cultivation, Zhou Yan had been refining various spiritual herbs and healing his divine infant.
Before refining the spiritual herbs, he still wanted to try and refine this jade pendant to see if he could break it.
However, to Zhou Yan's disappointment, this jade pendant was actually a seal. To break it, besides flames, it also required integration into the divine soul, which was not an easy feat.
With the help of this seal, Zhou Yan's divine soul was like a fireball, burning with fierce flames, devouring the seal within the jade pendant layer by layer.
This process lasted for nearly half a day before the seal was completely broken.
The process of breaking the seal caused some pain to his divine soul, but fortunately, these pains were temporary, and his divine soul soon returned to normal.
However, the depletion of his divine soul was quite severe, and it would now take time to recover.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
After breaking the seal, the jade pendant began to vibrate violently.
Zhou Yan furrowed his brow, somewhat puzzled. He didn't understand what the jade pendant meant.
Just as Zhou Yan was racking his brains, suddenly, a dazzling beam of light shot out from the jade pendant, illuminating the area.
Under the radiance of this light, Zhou Yan's divine soul trembled violently. He felt a pain in his head and a sense of dizziness, as if he were about to faint.
"What's going on? Does this jade pendant hide some taboos?"
A hint of worry flashed in Zhou Yan's eyes, but he quickly adjusted himself.
He knew that if this divine sense were absorbed by the jade pendant, he would suffer severe damage, which would also have a significant impact on his physical body.
However, this situation did not continue. This meant that he just needed to wait patiently. However, if any danger arose, he would immediately withdraw.
After a while, the jade pendant returned to its calm state, but this time it emitted an extremely rich life force.
Seeing this, Zhou Yan was overjoyed and quickly focused his attention on the jade pendant, studying it carefully.
The jade pendant was entirely cyan in color, covered with ancient and weathered patterns. Its shape resembled the head of a green dragon, lifelike.
"This jade pendant is forged from Green Dragon Divine Stone, no wonder it can withstand divine soul attacks. This is quite interesting!" Zhou Yan thought to himself, and he also understood the origin of this jade pendant.
However, when he saw this Green Dragon Divine Stone, he felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but he just couldn't recall where.
Unable to recall, he didn't dwell on it any longer. Instead, he focused his attention on the jade pendant, examining it closely, hoping to find some clues.
However, it was evident that Zhou Yan's efforts were in vain. Even after immersing his divine soul into the jade pendant, he found nothing.
"Alas, it seems I was mistaken!"
Seeing that the jade pendant yielded nothing, Zhou Yan sighed with a hint of regret and shook his head.
"It seems that this jade pendant is of no use to you, then?"
At this moment, the voice of the Ziyang Sect Master echoed in Zhou Yan's ears, startling him.
"Ah? What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly. Could you say that again?" Zhou Yan asked with confusion.
Hearing Zhou Yan's words, the Ziyang Sect Master shrugged helplessly and said, "Never mind, I'll repeat it then!"
Zhou Yan nodded.
The Ziyang Sect Master then spoke, "Since it has no special use, I shall destroy it!"
"Wait, hold on a moment, I have one more question I'd like to ask!" Just as the Ziyang Sect Master was about to destroy the jade pendant, Zhou Yan hurriedly stopped him.