Zhou Yan searched all along, harvesting all the spiritual herbs in the lake.
Then, he tossed these spiritual herbs into the ancient well.
As the spiritual herbs landed in the ancient well, they vanished instantly.
A satisfied smile appeared on Zhou Yan's face.
His luck was truly exceptional.
For he discovered that the ancient well contained an inexhaustible supply of spirit stones.
These spirit stones could be exchanged for spirit coins, with one spirit coin equivalent to a thousand high-grade spirit stones.
And this ancient well held dozens of spirit stones.
This quantity far exceeded Zhou Yan's imagination.
"Haha, I never expected this lake to hold so many treasures!" Zhou Yan couldn't help but laugh.
He then sat cross-legged by the ancient well, preparing to absorb the energy from these spirit stones to temper his body and spirit.
Just then, a voice suddenly echoed in his ears: "Who are you? Why have you entered this place?"
Hearing this voice, Zhou Yan was momentarily stunned.
He was very familiar with this voice; it was so deeply imprinted in his memory that no matter where he went, he could recognize it as the voice of that old woman.
"Senior, I am a new disciple participating in the competition!" Zhou Yan quickly called out.
"Hmph, with your cultivation, you are not qualified to participate in the competition at all," the old woman said coldly.
"Senior, you misunderstand, I had no intention of participating in the competition!" Zhou Yan explained.
"If you don't want to participate, then why are you here?" the old woman asked.
"I..." Zhou Yan faltered, "I wish to gain some enlightenment here!"
Upon hearing this, the old woman's expression turned cold.
"This cave mansion is the sacred land of our Myriad Demon Pavilion. You dare to disturb the Holy Maiden's closed-door cultivation, you deserve to die!" the old woman berated.
Hearing this, Zhou Yan quickly said, "Senior, this junior was merely seeking enlightenment here, with no ill intentions!"
"Hmph, you lowly wretch, how dare you seek enlightenment in the forbidden grounds of our Myriad Demon Pavilion? Get out! Otherwise, do not blame me for being impolite!" the old woman said coldly.
"Senior, please calm your anger, this junior will leave now!" Zhou Yan said quickly, then turned and ran towards the outside.
The old woman's temper was notoriously fiery, and Zhou Yan dared not linger.
"Hmph, you know what's good for you!" the old woman snorted.
After Zhou Yan left the cave mansion, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Master, I didn't expect to encounter this fortuitous opportunity! Haha, with this encounter, my strength should improve considerably!" A hint of joy appeared on Zhou Yan's face as he muttered, "No, I must hurry to Myriad Demon Island. I need to participate in this grand competition!"
With this thought, Zhou Yan's figure transformed into a streak of light, rapidly speeding into the distance.
Not long after, Zhou Yan arrived at Myriad Demon Island.
This island was formed from a giant whale, and the whale was a powerful demonic beast.
Shortly after entering Myriad Demon Island, Zhou Yan encountered a human.
This person was none other than Li Hao, who had previously vied with Zhou Yan for the Heavenly Thunder Spirit Liquid.
Seeing Li Hao, a hint of amusement flickered across Zhou Yan's face, his lips curling into a smile. He then strode quickly towards Li Hao.
"Heh heh, Li Hao, long time no see!" Zhou Yan walked up to Li Hao and grinned.
Upon seeing the approaching figure, Li Hao's expression immediately turned grim.
"Who are you, to dare intrude upon our Myriad Demon Pavilion?" Li Hao asked coldly.
Hearing this, Zhou Yan let out a mocking laugh and sneered, "Who I am is none of your concern. On the other hand, you are causing trouble here, and I can punish you!"
"Punish me? What right do you have!" Li Hao retorted angrily.
"Haha, what right do I have? I can tell you, you'd best surrender obediently, or I'll cripple you and throw you off Myriad Demon Island!" Zhou Yan sneered.
"Pah!" Li Hao spat at Zhou Yan.
"You insolent brat, refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Attack! Break his legs, then throw him to the fish!" Zhou Yan roared.
"Yes!" the demon powerhouses responded respectfully.
"You court death!" Seeing the appearance of these demons, killing intent surged in Li Hao's eyes.
These demons were all at the half-step Martial Emperor realm. Although Zhou Yan was strong, there was still a significant gap compared to him.
Therefore, it was impossible for Zhou Yan to defeat these demons, nor could he escape. He could only confront them head-on.
Li Hao let out a cold snort and his figure instantly blurred, like a phantom. He appeared before a demon in a flash.
*Bang!*
A palm strike landed directly on the demon's chest, and a torrent of violent energy struck the demon.
*Boom!*
The demon let out a muffled groan, its entire body falling directly from the sky, crashing onto a distant cliff, bleeding profusely.
Seeing Li Hao defeat a demon with a single palm strike, Zhou Yan's expression changed. He then sneered, "Heh heh, it seems you do have some skill!"
"This move is just the beginning. Next, I will show you what despair truly means!" Li Hao sneered.
Hearing this, Zhou Yan's eyes were filled with mockery. At the same time, a thought flashed through his mind, and a pitch-black dagger shot out from his body.
The dagger emitted a chilling glint, clearly extraordinary, and was a spiritual weapon.
*Swish!*
The spiritual weapon turned into an afterimage and lunged towards Li Hao.
"Hmm?" Seeing the dagger, Zhou Yan's expression also shifted slightly. He knew that the dagger's attack power was extremely terrifying. If he were truly wounded by it, he would be severely injured.
However, why would Zhou Yan fear such a situation? Because, over the past few days, Zhou Yan had already experienced the power of this dagger here. He understood it quite well.
He clearly remembered that this spiritual weapon was a low-grade spiritual treasure, possessing extremely high attack power.
*Swish!*
Under Zhou Yan's control, the pitch-black spiritual weapon transformed into a black lightning bolt, appearing directly before Li Hao and stabbing fiercely.
*Clang!*
Li Hao quickly activated his own vital energy to block the attack.
However, he found that his vital energy could not withstand the black dagger at all.
The pitch-black dagger directly pierced his left shoulder.
Fresh red blood immediately spurted from Li Hao's left shoulder.
Li Hao's face instantly turned deathly pale at this moment.