“A big secret?” asked Su Yi. “Do you want to tell me that the Divine Monarch of Tragedy is a nine-headed bird?”

The Firewood Daoist was stunned. Then, he frantically begged, “Senior, please spare my life. I swear that from this day forth, I’ll never commit any other atrocities….”

Splurt!

Su Yi stretched out and swept his hand, obliterating the Firewood Daoist’s soul.

Only the dead could be trusted not to commit any further atrocities.

“Yuan Heng, clean this place up, then take the kids back home.” Su Yi turned, then ordered, “Let’s resume our journey before sundown.”

“Yes, sir!” Yuan Heng solemnly accepted his orders and dashed out.

Su Yi sat cross-legged and started meditating.

The Grain Avoidance Realm was further subdivided into four stages: early, middle, late, and peak.

Upon reaching this realm, an Origin Power Seed condensed within the dantian, and a cultivator could connect with heaven and earth and glean enlightenment into the natural charm of the Grand Dao. From this, they could refine “Dao Charm.”

It was typically at this realm that the soul gave rise to divine sense.

There were three main differences between true cultivators and mundane martial artists. Only the former possessed Origin Power Seeds, divine sense, and Dao Charm. 

The higher...