"You two, go with me and cripple this fellow."
As he spoke, Zhou Yan pointed to the pale-faced young man before him.
Upon hearing this, the young man did not hesitate, quickly nodded, and then followed Zhou Yan's footsteps into a massive palace.
"Whoosh!"
As soon as Zhou Yan entered the palace, the two old men in black robes also disappeared in a flash.
Zhou Yan also stepped forward without delay, arriving before the young man.
"Your name is Zhou Yuan, right? I am Zhou Yan, and from now on, we might become brothers."
Zhou Yan grinned and patted Zhou Yuan's head, saying, "Come, call me Brother Yan."
Zhou Yuan's expression changed slightly, and he glared at Zhou Yan through gritted teeth, but dared not show any abnormality.
"Brother Yan, are you truly willing to take me as your disciple?"
Zhou Yan was taken aback, then nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't lie to you. After you join my sect, I will teach you a peerless divine ability, and then I will send you out of Tianyang City. As for other matters, you will decide them yourself!"
Hearing these words, Zhou Yuan was overjoyed. He immediately bowed with cupped fists and respectfully asked, "Brother Yan, please forgive Yuan'er for his presumption, but may I ask what is the name of the cultivation technique you practice?"
"Taiyi Sword Art. This is an extremely venomous sword technique. If you learn it, you will surely die. However, if you can cultivate this sword technique to its extreme, your strength can reach the late stage of the Heavenly Spirit Realm, and it's even possible to reach the peak of the Heavenly Spirit Realm!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan was also overjoyed. He immediately bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Brother Yan, for your teaching. I will definitely cultivate diligently."
Zhou Yan nodded, then waved his hand, signaling Zhou Yuan to leave.
Zhou Yuan quickly turned and departed.
Zhou Yan stood in place, looking at his surroundings, his eyes gradually narrowing into slits.
"Heh heh, it seems I'm quite lucky. I've encountered two kids with such high talent, and moreover, they have such an extraordinary master..."
"Not only that, but I can also obtain heavenly materials and earthly treasures. This is truly fantastic."
A grin of excitement appeared on Zhou Yan's lips.
Although he was a prodigal son in the outside world, useless and unlearned, here he had many heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and even several extremely precious medicinal herbs. He was worried about how to collect them, but now it was as if fate had sent a pillow when he was sleepy. How could he not be happy?
"It seems it's time for me to go to the Heavenly Mountain Secret Treasury for some experience."
After saying this, Zhou Yan's body suddenly shot out, disappearing into the sky in the blink of an eye.
...
Shortly after Zhou Yan disappeared, in the place where Zhou Yan and Zhou Yuan had been, the space suddenly rippled, and then two figures appeared.
"This kid actually killed that old man."
Looking at the ground that had turned into a pool of blood, the black-robed elder on the left couldn't help but reveal a trace of anger.
"Hmph!" The elder on the right snorted, "Don't put on that face. Although that old fellow was a late-stage Heavenly Spirit Realm expert, he was heavily wounded and attacked by us by surprise, so he didn't even have a chance to resist."
"Moreover, that kid's strength seems to be not weak. He possesses a top-tier defensive treasure, but this treasure cannot withstand your attack. I estimate that his defensive treasure can only withstand attacks below the early stage of the Heavenly Spirit Realm."
As he spoke, a greedy glint appeared in his eyes, and he said, "I think that treasure should be yours!"
"How can that be?"
The black-robed elder's face changed drastically. He had heard the meaning in the elder's words. That top-tier treasure was of great use to this black-robed elder, so he naturally couldn't let anyone else have it.
"This world is inherently a jungle where the strong prey on the weak. Since that is the case, then whoever among us is stronger gets the treasure. Are we supposed to split it?"
A chilling expression appeared on the elder's face. He was not someone to be trifled with. Since the other party wanted to snatch his treasure, he had to get back what belonged to him.
"Good, good, good! Are you trying to bully me for being ignorant? Then I will tell you that I found all these things first, so that treasure should belong to me. As for the other brat's treasures, I will take them all back as well!"
The black-robed elder snorted coldly.
"Haha, good, good. If that's the case, then there's nothing more to talk about!"
The elder let out a cold shout and no longer wasted words, immediately transforming into a beam of light and flying into the distance.
Although the black-robed elder's strength far surpassed this elder, Zhou Yan's cultivation was much higher than the latter's. Therefore, after a brief exchange, he was at a disadvantage and could only choose to flee.
"Heh heh, do you think you can escape?"
Just as the black-robed elder was about to leave, a cold voice suddenly came from behind, causing a ferocious look to flash across his face.
"Hmph, you little brat, don't think that just because you have a defensive treasure, I can't do anything to you. When we reach the Heavenly Mountain Secret Treasury, I will surely kill you!"
The black-robed elder growled in a low voice.
"Heh heh, you should worry about yourself first."
Zhou Yan's mocking voice sounded again.
As his voice fell, the surrounding void suddenly twisted, and then an extremely terrifying sense of pressure permeated the air, like a vast ocean, engulfing the black-robed elder.
"Hmm? This is..."
The black-robed elder's pupils contracted violently, because he clearly sensed that the terrifying pressure was emanating from that dark long sword.
"You, are you that top-tier treasure?"
The black-robed elder exclaimed in shock.
"Heh heh, you finally understand."
Zhou Yan's lips curved into a playful smile, and then he slowly swung the dark long sword.
Instantly, sharp sword energies ravaged the surrounding space. The sounds of extremely fierce winds being cut through echoed, causing the entire world to tremble incessantly.
"Who, who exactly are you?!"
Seeing this, the black-robed elder completely panicked. That was a supreme holy weapon, almost a top-grade treasure! Who was this kid?
"Heh heh, who I am is not important. What's important is that you are destined to die by my sword today!"