Although Qin Hanchu's side held an absolute advantage, it was still difficult to completely eliminate the opponent.
Unless Qin Hanchu were to use the Sky-Opening Divine Axe and other such artifacts.
The white-bearded old man on the opposing side was also a ruthless individual. He directly ordered his men to use secret techniques for a breakthrough.
In such a situation, whoever could break through would be their own accomplishment.
Failure to break through meant accepting one's fate.
"Open a gap and let three go."
Qin Hanchu had seen through the white-bearded old man's intentions, so he transmitted a message to his own people, telling them to ease up.
As the Underworld River Sect Master and the other one made way, the white-bearded old man immediately led two people through the opening.
A fourth person attempted to break through, but was blocked by the Underworld River Sect Master and the other.
"Quickly come back and save us! They are deliberately weakening our strength," one of the trapped individuals shouted towards the white-bearded old man and his two companions.
Would the white-bearded old man and his companions sacrifice themselves for others?
The three of them turned into streaks of light and fled into the distance.
With the departure of these three, the remaining four instantly became lambs for slaughter.
Qin Hanchu chuckled, "Die or submit, choose for yourselves."
Without a second thought, the four chose to submit.
After collecting the Desolate Domain Divine Crystals from the four, Qin Hanchu had the Underworld River Sect Master and the others lead them to the Divine Continent's main realm to recover from their injuries.
With these four servants, Qin Hanchu's team grew even stronger.
Sixty years later, the Ancestral-grade divine medicine was finally nearing maturity.
Qin Hanchu then led his team to the location of the Ancestral-grade divine medicine.
At his command, the fourteen individuals immediately formed a divine formation and charged towards the Ancestral-grade divine medicine.
It was at this moment that the Fiendish Emperors guarding the Ancestral-grade divine medicine rushed over.
Although the Fiendish Emperors were formed from malevolent energy, the Origin power of the Ancestral-grade divine medicine could make them even stronger.
It was precisely for this reason that these Fiendish Emperors had come to seize the Ancestral-grade divine medicine.
With a total of four Fiendish Emperors, their threat was considerable.
However, Qin Hanchu had the aid of Origin treasures, so he did not take these Fiendish Emperors seriously at all.
Qin Hanchu had already cleared out the surrounding martial artists. The Sky-Opening Divine Axe, the Seven Kill Underworld Tower, and Qitian directly engaged the Fiendish Emperors in battle.
The Origin treasures were sufficient to slay the four Fiendish Emperors. Qin Hanchu and the others only needed to contain them and assist in the attacks.
After four hours of fierce combat, the four Fiendish Emperors were successively killed by the Sky-Opening Divine Axe and the others.
With their threat removed, Qin Hanchu could finally wait for the Ancestral-grade divine medicine to mature.
Three days later, the Ancestral-grade divine medicine finally matured.
As soon as the divine medicine matured, Qin Hanchu sealed it using a sealing formation.
He placed the Ancestral-grade divine medicine into a storage artifact, and then, along with Axiang, Kuang Ling, and the others, flew towards other directions.
...
Time flew by, and unknowingly, a thousand years had passed.
In these thousand years, Qin Hanchu had obtained nearly ten thousand Desolate Domain Divine Crystals.
Indeed, there were more Desolate Domain Divine Crystals in the Desolate Domain where the Divine Emperor realm resided.
To avoid arousing suspicion, Qin Hanchu left behind over two thousand of them.
The remaining Desolate Domain Divine Crystals were all handed over to the Sky-Opening Divine Axe and the others.
With the help of the Desolate Domain Divine Crystals, the strength of the Sky-Opening Divine Axe and the Seven Kill Underworld Tower grew stronger.
They had now reached seventy percent of their peak strength.
The combined strength of these three was enough to contend with a nascent Ancestral-level being.
In addition to the Desolate Domain Divine Crystals, the greatest harvest was the Divine Emperor-grade divine medicines.
Qin Hanchu himself collected over four thousand stalks.
During these thousand years, Qin Hanchu also engaged in battles with many Divine Emperors.
From these individuals, he obtained a large amount of resources.
He even acquired several dozen Ancestral-grade divine medicines.
The gains from this trip were sufficient for Qin Hanchu to cultivate several more Divine Emperors.
Upon returning to the Ancient Dao Academy, he planned to find an opportunity to leave the Ancient Dao Academy.
With Qin Hanchu's current strength, the Ancient Dao Academy no longer offered much assistance.
Staying any longer would easily allow the Ancient Dao Ancestor to discover his secrets.
Leaving a sect was not a difficult matter. As long as Qin Hanchu completed the sect's missions, he could regain his freedom.
With Qin Hanchu's strength, it would be easy to accomplish.
Qin Hanchu and his party continued to traverse the Desolate Domain, even reaching the end of this region.
Here, a barrier laid by the combined efforts of Ancestral-level beings existed. Passing through this barrier led to a region that had never been explored.
In those regions lay dangers that even Ancestral-level beings had to cautiously handle.
After leaving the Ancient Dao Academy, Qin Hanchu would have to venture into the Desolate Domain himself to explore and conquer it.
Although this approach carried high risks, the rewards were also greater.
In the unexplored regions, there were many profound items and even Origin treasures.
The Origin Divine Jade used by Qitian's clone was found during his exploration of the Desolate Domain.
It was precisely because of this Origin Divine Jade that he had invited disaster upon himself.
Although his main body was killed, this clone possessed even greater potential than the original.
Rumble...
Suddenly, the sound of battle erupted in the distance. Immediately after, Qin Hanchu saw the Azure Moon Goddess fleeing towards them with her group.
Besides the Azure Moon Goddess, Lu Kekhan was also present.
When they first entered, these two were not part of the same team.
But now, these two teams had united.
Even with their alliance, they were still only five people.
This indicated the severity of their casualties.
"Junior Brother Baili, Junior Sister Kuang, please lend us a hand."
Upon seeing that Qin Hanchu and the other were with Kuang Ling and Yao Feifan, the Azure Moon Goddess's eyes held a hint of astonishment.
Kuang Ling and the other were part of Wu Jiantian's team. How did they end up with Qin Hanchu and Axiang?
Despite her confusion, she had no time to dwell on it now.
As the Azure Moon Goddess called out, eight Divine Emperors immediately pursued them.
Upon learning that the Azure Moon Goddess and Qin Hanchu's group were fellow disciples, the eight pursuers behind them immediately halted.
They were only eight people, while the Azure Moon Goddess's side had increased from five to nine.
If they pursued now, they would be the ones at a disadvantage.
"You're lucky."
The leader of the pursuers snorted, then turned and led his men away.
"Thank you, the four of you." The Azure Moon Goddess cupped her fists in gratitude.
"You're welcome," Qin Hanchu replied.
"Junior Sister Kuang, what about Senior Brother Wu..." The Azure Moon Goddess asked Kuang Ling.
Kuang Ling replied, "Senior Brother Wu was unfortunately killed. If not for Junior Brother Baili being with us, we might not have escaped our doom."
The Azure Moon Goddess nodded. She looked at Qin Hanchu, "This trip to the Desolate Domain is more perilous than before. How about we travel together?"
Qin Hanchu still needed to collect Desolate Domain Divine Crystals. If he traveled with the Azure Moon Goddess and her group, how could he secretly hoard them?
Although he was unwilling, Qin Hanchu had no adequate excuse.
He could accept Kuang Ling and the other, so why not the Azure Moon Goddess and her four?
Qin Hanchu could only think of one way: exposing the cause of Qinghan Divine Venerable's death.
As soon as the Azure Moon Goddess learned of this matter, she would undoubtedly fight Qin Hanchu to the death.
In this way, Qin Hanchu would not have to be with her.