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129 The Sword Hero Returns Home in Seconds
A day later, Song Shi clapped his hands. "The consumption of this fixed Array Formation has been reduced by half. The spirit stones left are enough to activate the killing array twice!"
He felt a sense of accomplishment because this was a matter of using his brain, not brute force.
After doing this, he made a hand seal and pointed. The array flags that Lu Yue had planted in the surrounding stone walls and ground were removed.
There were two types of Array Formations: fixed Array Formations and portable Array Formations. The former could not be moved and needed to be built on the ground or in the void. The process was complicated, but the array formation set up can cover a wide area and was extremely powerful.
The latter could be moved, and the formation plates or formation flags could be used to carry formation patterns and spirit stones. Its advantage was that it was flexible and could be carried around. It could be taken out and set up whenever necessary.
The Ice and Fire Duality Array formed by Lu Yue's array flags was a portable Array Formation. Upon reaching the third-grade, it could trap and kill even Golden Core cultivators. There were a total of seventy-two array flags that could be divided into two small arrays. The one that trapped him was the Ice Array Formation, while the one that killed him was the Fire Array Formation.
Compared to his Yin Yang Reversal Formation Disc, the formation flags of this array formation were easier to create. The Array Formation itself was more complicated and powerful, but it would still take some time to set up.
With this new portable Array Formation, he would have an additional protection guarantee when he traveled outside.
After receiving the benefits, Song Shi was not in a hurry to go out. He cultivated the Beginner level of the Thousand Transformations Technique here.
This spell was divided into three realms, namely Skin Transformation, Bone Transformation, and Qi Transformation. They corresponded to the transformation of fur, bones and aura.
With his powerful Comprehension, Song Shi cultivated to the first realm in just three days.
"What kind of person should I transform into?"
Song Shi rubbed his chin and thought about it. After thinking about it, he felt that it was best to become someone that only he knew about.
"Thousand Transformations Skin Transformation!"
Song Shi shouted in a low voice. The flesh on his face squirmed and his eyebrows thickened. He immediately changed from a suave young master to a slightly aged middle-aged man.
He tied his hair together with a rope and transformed his Daoist robe into a green robe. He took out a long sword and hung it at his waist.
"Face the wind, Hazari!"
Song Shi drew his sword and stabbed, instantly transforming into a prodigal swordsman.
"From today onwards, I am The Sword Hero Yasuo!"
He laughed and felt that it was interesting to become a video game character from his previous life.
Thinking of the sword technique that Elder Qin had given him, he stabbed out his sword.
Strong winds howled as a deep hole was instantly pierced through in the stone wall by the sword.
He looked around and saw that there was basically no problem wrong with his appearance. He opened the system.
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Race: Human
Spirit: 2021/2022
Physique: 3064/3064
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Comprehension: 1,812
Energy: Nine Yang Essence Energy (7980/8000)
Freedom Attribute Points: 340
Lottery Chance: 3
Talent: Supreme-grade Fire Spirit Root, Supreme-grade Gold Spirit Root, Psychic Dao Body, Supreme-grade Diamond Dharma Body
Ability: Nine Yang Divine Technique (Level 3), Connate Pure Yang Technique (Level 16), Imperishable Golden Body (Mixed Essence Chapter Beginner), Grand Moon Visualization Method (Minor Accomplishment), Array Formation (Level 3), Breeze Sword Control Technique (Great Mastery), Yin-Yang Secret Technique (Great Mastery), One Qi Cloning Technique (Minor Accomplishment), Dragon Elephant Technique (Perfection), Unfettered Hand (Perfection), Phantom Image Step (Perfection)
Overall evaluation: Your realm is at the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm. Your true strength can fight a mid-stage Golden Core realm cultivator!
…
"Eh, I'm actually comparable to an intermediate-stage Golden Core cultivator. No wonder I could blow up Lu Yue."
When Song Shi saw the system evaluation, he suddenly realized that he seemed to be very powerful.
It was thus even more inappropriate for him to show his face. If others knew that he was already so powerful in less than half a year, it would easily arouse suspicion.
"The One Qi Cloning Technique is a little difficult. I've only reached the Beginner stage when I was free. The Imperishable Golden Body has been too neglected by me. I have to cultivate it well. When my body fuses into one, I'll see who can plant trees on me next time."
Song Shi snorted and finished looking at the system's summary. He glanced at the lottery.
During this period of time, including the reward for perfecting the Dragon Elephant Technique and the last lottery chance he had saved after killing Lu Yue, he could draw three times in a row.
He can draw until he was satisfied.
Song Shi spent all three chances in on ego.
'Ding… Congratulations on drawing Dragon Subduing Palm!
Ding… congratulations on drawing the Essence Cultivating Pill!
Ding… congratulations on drawing one piece of Fiery Volcano Iron!
There were only four things left in the wheel, and two known ones had been drawn out.
The unknown was a piece of refining material. He had to process it himself before he could use it or sell it directly.
"Dragon Subduing Palm… Combined with the Dragon Elephant Technique and the Diamond Dharma Body, its power will definitely be not bad."
Song Shi clicked his tongue. He was currently lacking a powerful explosive technique. Otherwise, why would he waste the Fire Python Talisman previously?
After learning the initial stages of the Dragon Subduing Palm, Song Shi formed an incantation gesture and opened an exit, arriving above the desert.
"Phew~"
Song Shi looked at the world outside and was in a good mood.
He looked around and saw that the north, south, east, and west were all desolate. Not a single hair could be seen. His face twitched. "Where the f*ck is this?"
He thought for a moment and felt the direction of the wind. He smiled and said, "Let's go with the wind!"
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Taking a step forward, Song Shi left behind a series of afterimages as he advanced on the desert with his sword.
He combined the Phantom image Steps with the Gust Wind Sword and swept up a Gust, blowing up the rocks in the Gobi Desert.
"Break like teeth[1]!"
Song Shi shouted in a low voice and instantly shot over. He swung his sword and slashed wildly. The stone immediately shattered into pieces and the broken surface was as smooth as a mirror.
"It's so fun. Haha, how fun."
Along the way, Song Shi kept blowing away rocks with his cheap skills. Then, he slashed wildly. He was having a lot of fun. n0𝒱𝑒𝔩𝑈𝐒𝔅.𝗰0𝑀
The Gust Wind Sword Technique that Elder Qin had taught him, coupled with the Phantom image Steps, was combined by him to form a set of combined sword moves.
After playing for a long time, Song Shi finally stopped. He muttered in his heart, "System, let's add some Video Game Skills in the lucky draw in the future."
"Ding… Request received. Video Game Skills will be provided appropriately the next refresh."
The system's reply sounded in his ears. Song Shi exclaimed. He did not expect the system to really give him face.
"Due to the fact that Video Game Skills are not in accordance with Regulation of Ability, the probability of refreshing Lottery Wheel to Video Game Skills is low. Please be mentally prepared."
The sword returned to its sheath. With a thought, he took out his flying sword and used the Breeze
Sword Control Technique, turning into a breeze that left.
The system gave another notification. Song Shi did not mind as long as there was a chance.
Looking at the longsword that was covered in cracks from his ravaging, Song Shi muttered, "Normal swords are indeed not strong enough. I'll take the time to refine the volcanic iron."
The sword returned to its sheath. With a thought, he took out his flying sword and used the Breeze Sword Control Technique, turning into a breeze that left.
After continuing for another thousand kilometers, when the sky was about to turn dark, Song Shi finally left the Gobi Desert and arrived at a lush green grassland.
"The direction doesn't seem right."
Song Shi recalled the map of Great Qian. There were no grasslands in Jinzhou or Silken City.
"Let's find if there's people around and ask."
His thoughts spread forward rapidly. His late-stage Foundation Establishment divine sense could already spread five kilometers away. Soon, he discovered a small Hhrde of travelers.
After asking, Song Shi found out that he had come to Muzhou, which was more than 4,000 kilometers away from Jinzhou, between the Heavenly Eagle Mountain Range and the Heavenly Moon Mountain Range.
"It's a little far. Most of the way back is through the desert. How boring."
He thought for a moment and committed suicide on the spot. He chose to revive at the alternate location and returned to his hometown in seconds.
Silken City.
The Song Mansion was in shambles. There were spiderwebs and dust everywhere. Occasionally, crows would fly and rest there.
In the dry well in the backyard, a female ghost in white was floating in the well water. She was a new ghost who had been hiding there recently.
Suddenly, she felt a warmth under her body. A man had appeared out of thin air. Coincidentally, she was riding on his head.
The man and the ghost looked at each other in a daze.
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[1] "Break Like Teeth" is possibly a move by the character in the video game that Song Shi transformed into
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130 Hero, Do You Want a Paper Man?
"Ah, a ghost!"
The female ghost screamed and scratched Song Shi's face.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Song Shi did not do anything. He relied on the protective golden light of his Diamond Dharma Body to block the female ghost's claw. The extreme Yang power contained in it even melted her nails.
The pain made the female ghost hurriedly dodge and shrink to the wall of the well. She looked at Song Shi in fear.
"What the hell? You're the ghost. I'm a living person, okay?"
Song Shi pursed his lips and floated up from the well water. He stood on the water and said, "Where did this lonely ghost come from? Why are you hiding in my Song family manor? I'll send your soul to hell."
The female ghost saw that Song Shi was a cultivator and trembled in fear. "Spare me. I don't want to die yet. Don't kill me."
The fire in Song Shi's palm flickered. He did not show any mercy and flicked his finger.
A scorching flame shot out and pierced through the female ghost who was trying to escape. With a puff, the female ghost's soul dissipated amidst a scream.
"I'll slay any demons my way!"
Song Shi muttered. This was his secret resurrection point. Furthermore, he had returned to his original appearance after resurrection. How could he let this female ghost leave when she saw him in his true form?
He tapped on the ground and rushed out of the ancient well, landing outside.
Crack.
A white bone was broken by him. He looked down and saw a few dried corpses beside the well. They must have been harmed by the female ghost in white.
"The Yin Qi in this well is too strong. It's easy to attract wandering ghosts."
Song Shi looked around. As a third-grade array master, he quickly saw the characteristics of the terrain here. He took out a low-grade fire-attribute Dharma artifacts, formed a seal, and condensed a few runes.
He inserted the Dharma artifacts into the stone wall in the well and neutralized the extreme Yin Qi, causing Yin and Yang to be balanced. It would not attract any lonely souls and wild ghosts anymore for a short period of time.
After dealing with the corpses beside the well, Song Shi looked at the mansion under the night sky. There was residual snow on the tiles and the grass and trees on the ground were withered, but new sprouts were about to sprout.
"It's been a few months. Winter has passed and early spring has arrived."
Song Shi changed his appearance and strolled around the residence with his hands behind his back. Other than some rats and crows, he did not see any living creatures.
He returned to his courtyard and cultivated for the night. At dawn, he took out the Demon Pill to check. This thing might have completed its power conversion, as it didn't disappear because of his resurrection.
"This is the condensation of my Essence Energy and Essence Energy. Even if I don't break through after eating it, I can advance by leaps and bounds."
After saying that, Song Shi was not in a hurry to eat. He had just broken through and had yet to stabilize his realm foundation.
After walking out of the Song Mansion, there were not many commoners in broad daylight. There were only some people at the brothel area of the restaurant.
"I heard that another person died in the Song residence."
"Tsk tsk, some poor people must have run away to hide from the snow and lost their lives there!"
"That place is cursed. Last year, the Song family was destroyed there. Someone actually dared to enter."
On the road leading out of the Song Mansion, a discussion came from a teahouse, which he listened to carefully.
"Tsk tsk, the Song family is still alright. They only harm ordinary people. The riverside is dangerous. The things there can even kill immortals."
"I heard that there's an immortal cave by the river. I don't think it's a good immortal since so many immortals died there."
"The 'things' in the north of the city are also powerful. The government hasn't dealt with them yet."
Upon hearing this, Song Shi fell into deep thought. "Looks like that demon cave abode has been discovered by someone else. Is Wuchen Zi too busy to take care of it himself, or does he want someone to exhaust the Array Formation first?"
Song Shi pondered. In the beginning, only he, Wuchen Zi, and Chen Yiling knew about that cave abode. He did not know if someone had probed the cold water and discovered it, or if Wuchen Zi had revealed it to others.
"Let's go and join in the fun."
Upon hearing this, Song Shi ended his aimless stroll and walked towards the reeds with a goal in mind.
"A new paper shop opened."
On the way, Song Shi was attracted by a shop before he even reached the city gate.
This was a candlestick and joss stick shop. There were paper effigies at the door. Their lips were red, and they looked at the passers-by with a strange smile.
Ordinary paper effigies naturally would not make Song Shi stop in his tracks. He felt an inexplicable feeling from the paper effigies.
"It's this thing again. I was so unlucky the last time I met it."
Song Shi could not help but recall the deep experience of having his bones broken by that woman.
At this moment, a young man walked out of the paper shop. He was carrying a golden paper effigy couple with a dustpan. As he walked, he hurriedly asked, "Granny, are we sending them to the Qian family?" n0𝒱𝑬𝑙𝓊𝓈𝔟.𝓬0𝔪
"Yes, go quickly and come back quickly. There are still many families here to be sent off."
An old granny's voice came from a dark shop.
"Okay."
The young man glanced at Song Shi and quickly walked out.
One of his eyebrows was broken in the middle, and he did not realize that the disguised Song Shi was the person who had given him silver previously.
Song Shi also recognized that this young man had asked for money while stopping his carriage back then. Now, he must be working in this unlucky candle shop.
In this chaotic world, the business of the candle and joss stick shop would ultimately be very good.
"Are they running deliveries too?."
As he watched the youth with the broken eyebrows leave, Song Shi fell into deep thought. Such a scene could be considered a 'takeout' ordered by a living person for a dead person. He just did not know if the dead person would receive it after it was burned.
In this world, it might be possible.
"Hero, do you want a paper doll?"
The old lady suddenly said something to him.
Song Shi turned around and looked into the shop. An old lady with a cat-like face was looking at him.
"I'll have a nice one that can warm my bed."
"Hehe, young people are so passionate."
The old lady stood up with her back arched. She was wearing a long black robe and carried a female paper doll beside her.
"What do you think of this?"
The paper figurine was made of paste. It had delicate features and a perfect appearance. It had the feeling of an ancient beauty. It was drawn better than the one outside. Most importantly, its chest was very big.
This sudden feeling immediately made Song Shi take a second look. He smiled and said, "Granny, you've properly caught a man's aesthetic taste."
"Follow this hero well. If you serve him well, your wish will be fulfilled."
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"If you like it, go buy it. I see that you're all alone and lonely. It's not bad to have a companion."
The old lady's voice was a little sharp.
"Okay, how much?"
"One thousand… spirit stones."
Song Shi was not surprised. Since she could tell that he was a cultivator, the 1,000 spirit stones on a paper doll would not be a loss.
"Sure."
Song Shi took out a large bag of spirit stones.
"Follow this hero well. If you serve him well, your wish will be fulfilled."
The old lady patted the paper effigy. The latter seemed to blink shyly and was handed to Song Shi.
"Then I'm leaving."
Song Shi carried the paper effigy in one hand and walked a few steps. He turned around and asked, "How should I address you, Granny?"
"You can call me Granny Cat. If you like it, come visit more often in the future."
The granny smiled, but her words made Song Shi's heart skip a beat.
Granny Cat!
Wasn't this the name Huang Heyu mentioned? Wasn't it the one who cut the Huang Residence and the many servants and maidservants he met back then?
He could not help but look in the direction where the old lady went back. There were indeed many paper cutouts that looked like buildings. There were small houses and large manors…
Did the old lady think that he was a cultivator who was seeking to buy such special items?
Song Shi did not ask further. He walked at a moderate pace with the paper effigy between his arms.
The people he met on the way were used to it. They all thought that he bought paper effigies for his family, such as for a man who died before he got married.
"Hero, you're going to the river, right? There's a bloody storm there. It's best not to die there."
An extremely pleasant voice suddenly sounded in Song Shi's ears, making his ears tingle.
"You can talk in broad daylight?"
Song Shi looked at the sun in surprise. When the old lady took out the paper figurine, he had sensed that there was a soul inside. To be precise, it was a ghost.
To be able to move around in broad daylight, did she not care that the sun was still out?
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"Hero, I'm hiding in a paper effigy. I'm not afraid of the sun."
The woman answered honestly.
"But you can't come out?"
"Yes, I can only move freely at night."
"Then go stay in the Beast Taming Bag."
With a thought, Song Shi stored the female paper effigy. Otherwise, it would feel strange if he kept hugging it.
"Granny Cat is actually here. Is Huang Heyu here?"
Song Shi pondered and walked to the city gate. This place was already open for entry and exit. He did not know if it was because the officials of Great Qian had removed the lockdown limits or because of some other reason.
At the very least, there were not many people at the entrance, and there were not many soldiers guarding the city either.
Song Shi walked straight towards the reeds. From afar, he could smell the smell of blood. Then, his pupils constricted.
The reedy area had turned blood-red, like a river of flowing blood.
This place was definitely not like this previously!
"What's going on…"
Song Shi approached curiously and immediately realized that white bones were floating in the blood river. Their flesh and blood had completely disappeared, as if they had turned into a part of the blood river.
In the blood, there was a faint Unholy aura that reverberated around it, making him feel that it was exceptionally dangerous.
"Good lord, it's really created by the Array Formation Power."
After taking a closer look, Song Shi sensed the Array Formation Power and realized that the array formation was far more terrifying than the tip of the iceberg he had encountered before.
A figure appeared on the opposite riverbank. He looked middle-aged and was dressed in rough linen clothes. His hair was messy like a chicken's nest. He chuckled and said, "Another person who's not afraid of death. Are you interested in working together to break this array formation?"
"Not interested."
Song Shi had died many times on this array formation. If he continued to die, the benefits would not be high and he would be easily discovered. There was no need.
Unless there was something he needed in this array formation.
"What are you pretending for? Since you're here, you should know the origin of this cave abode. Don't tell me you are not interested in the Blood Transformation Technique and Blood Rebirth Secret Technique inside?"
Song Shi shook his head. The Blood Transformation Technique sounded like a demonic cultivation technique. As for Blood Rebirth, what a joke. Who cared if a few drops of blood could help one rebirth? It will never be better than the system's rebirth.
"There are spiritual herbs inside that can help you form your core or even form your Nascent Soul. You can't possibly…"
"At the moment I am not interested."
After being rejected three times in a row, this person was starting to get unhappy. He said angrily, "Then don't stay here to watch the show!"
"I want to see what happen, what can you do about it? Come and hit me if you want."
Song Shi shrugged. He felt that this person was quite interesting and wanted to trick him into having a death wish.
The latter glared at Song Shi coldly for a moment before turning around and saying, "This person is unwilling to join us. Kill him, lest he takes advantage of us when we break the Array Formation."
A few people immediately appeared on the other side of the river that was originally empty. They were all cultivators at the Foundation Establishment realm.
Those who were interested in exploring this cave abode were basically Foundation Establishment cultivators. Those who rashly explored at the Qi Refinement realm were mostly dead, and most Golden Core cultivators looked down on them.
"I don't think we have to go so far. There are so many of us. Why should we be afraid of him alone?"
The person who spoke was a middle-aged man in a Daoist robe.
Song Shi took a look and saw that this person was actually an acquaintance. It was Daoist Cai, who had tricked him back then. After not seeing him for a few months, he had already reached the Foundation Establishment realm.
"Looks like he obtained the reward from back then."
Song Shi glanced at them. Apart from the Chicken Nest hair, five people had come out. The other four were at least at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm. Daoist Cai, who was at the early-stage Foundation Establishment realm, seemed a little out of place. n0𝓋𝔢𝑙𝑈𝗌𝐁.𝒸0𝓶
"That's right. This formation is about to be at its weakest. Let's try to break it first before settling him."
The only perfected Foundation Establishment cultivator spoke. This person had a long beard, white hair, and was dressed in green clothes. He held a wooden ruler and looked a little like a teacher.
He did not even look at Song Shi. The ruler in his hand emitted a white light, and his body emitted a righteous aura. It was obvious that he was cultivating a righteous cultivation technique.
"Over the past three months, more than a thousand cultivators have died here. As for which batch,
I'm not sure."
Perhaps it was because Daoist Cai cultivated the Thunder Technique and restrained the power of the evil formation here that he was able to join this team.
"Oh, you came at the right time. Which batch of cultivators attempting to break the Array formation are you? It seems that many cultivators died in this river."
Song Shi was interested.
"Over the past three months, more than a thousand cultivators have died here. As for which batch, I'm not sure."
Daoist Cai smiled at Song Shi with a very kind attitude. "Sir, why don't you join us? We've made ample preparations this time. We have a high chance of breaking the Array Formation and obtaining the treasures in the cave abode."
"Wait till you open it first."
Song Shi grinned. He felt that this guy would not be so kind. He was probably trying to rope him in to rebel against the others.
These words made the others frown. Their eyes were cold. If they had thought that it was troublesome to attack him just now, they were now filled with killing intent.
Song Shi smiled and was not afraid.
This reaction made the expressions of the few of them change slightly. They quickly restrained their killing intent and became a little more afraid.
In their opinion, anyone who dared to provoke them despite the fact that there were so many Foundation Establishment cultivators was either a fool or had enough confidence and strength to defeat them.
Clearly, it was impossible for a fool to reach the Foundation Establishment realm.
"How can you tolerate this?"
Chicken Nest Hair couldn't stand it anymore. "At most, if we can don't break the array today and just kill him!"
Song Shi took another look at this fellow. He was holding a Buddhist Vajra pestle Dharma artifact. His killing intent was quite strong.
"I don't think he'll do anything stupid."
The teacher said coldly. He was already at the perfected Foundation Establishment realm, so he was not afraid that Song Shi would really attack.
"Hmph, you better know what's good for you!"
Another big-nosed cultivator with a bad temper snorted coldly. Two balls of fire spewed out of his nostrils. Song Shi could tell that he cultivated a Yang cultivation technique.
Seeing that Song Shi had angered the others, Daoist Cai's eyes revealed a hint of joy.
At this moment, the teacher made a hand seal, and white vital essence condensed into runes in his palm.
Song Shi took another look. Runes were one of the most basic things in cultivation like Array Formations and talismans. They were like words in a language. By choosing the corresponding runes, one could connect to the Array Formation and crack it.
This person knew about Array Formations. After he continuously shot out runes, the blood river in front of him squirmed and quickly became clear. He then slashed at the water surface and took the initiative to open up a path.
At the bottom of the river, the original mud had been cleared by someone. There was a blood-colored door at the bottom of the river, emitting circles of blood-colored cold energy.
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, keep an eye on the back first. Don't let anyone mess around and disturb the Array Formation."
The teacher said to a short and fat cultivator. The two of them seemed to have a good relationship.
"No problem. You guys go down first. I'll come down again if you need me."
RUMBLE!
After the few of them went down, they directly began to attack the Blood Gate. The Array Formation Power fluctuated, spreading circles of ripples, causing the entire river to boil.
"Sir, don't act rashly, lest others misunderstand."
Cultivator Zhao looked at Song Shi indifferently. A flying sword appeared beside him, emitting a brilliant golden radiance.
Song Shi did not speak. He quietly watched the few of them break the array and secretly observed the situation of the array formation.
"The original jade door has turned blood-red. The power of the Array Formation has become much stronger. It has absorbed the power from all the dead cultivators."
Through the circulation of the Array Formation's power, Song Shi could tell the reason for the change in the Array Formation.
Suddenly, his gaze shifted slightly. He realized that the man with the chicken nest hair who wanted to kill him at the beginning had certain cheap tricks up his sleeve and wanted to betray the group for his own advantage.
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This guy's technique was hidden very well. He mixed the methods that would affect the Array Formation in his cheap attacks and released them. If not for his good Array Formation skills, Song Shi would not have noticed it.
The cultivator who looked like a teacher was too busy breaking the array formation and did not notice that someone among his companions was playing tricks on them.
"Eh, this person…"
After taking another look, Song Shi realized that this person had complex motives up his sleeves.
Perhaps sensing Song Shi's gaze, he suddenly turned to look at Song Shi with a fierce glint in his eyes.
Seeing that the other party had already shifted his gaze away, he was puzzled. Could it be that he had been discovered?
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, my cultivation level is too low. After attacking for a while, my Essence Energy will be soon depleted. Can I take a break?"
Daoist Cai panted.
"No problem. Your lightning technique is quite ferocious. It indeed consumes a lot of Nomological power."
Cultivator Zhao nodded and exchanged places with Daoist Cai. He used his flying sword to help break the array.
Before Daoist Cai could come up, the surrounding blood river suddenly boiled. The array formation controlled by the teacher cultivator seemed to lose control on the spot and the river water on both sides poured down with a blood-colored cold light.
"Oh my god!"
Daoist Cai, who was originally panting, immediately regained his strength. He kicked wildly, and afterimages appeared on his legs. With lightning flashing, he managed to escape at the last moment before the blood river poured onto him.
"Shit!"
The teacher in front of the bloody door hurriedly raised the ruler above his head, unable to dodge in time.
The four people who were still breaking the array at the bottom of the river were drowned in blood in the blink of an eye.
The water itself was nothing. The key was that the Bloodseeker light contained in it was very terrifying. With just a touch, the light of the Dharma artifacts they were carrying dimmed and their power was quickly worn down.
Fortunately, Foundation Establishment cultivators were much stronger than Qi Refinement cultivators. This demonic light that could turn Qi Refinement cultivators into blood water did not immediately break through their Defense.
"Master Li, what's going on? Aren't you confident that you can control the Bloodseeker Light before we started?"
The man with the chicken nest hair questioned angrily.
Song Shi was a little speechless. This was really a thief crying out loud about catching thieves[1].
His acting skills were not bad.
Upon being questioned like this, Cultivator Li, who looked like a teacher, blushed. He really did not expect the Array Formation to suddenly change.
"Cough, let's retreat first!"
He coughed and did not want to explain further. The main reason was presumed to be because the Array Formation was changing rapidly and was becoming more and more dangerous.
In reality, he was deliberately stalling for time so he did not have to undergo questioning.
In the next second, not only did the Bloodseeker light in the river erupt, but the source of the demonic light, the Blood Gate that was filled with runes, also lit up.
The faces of the few people who were already facing difficulties turned pale. They were completely drowned in blood. Then, a few people screamed in panic.
In the end, even their screams were swallowed by the river.
"Strange, it's too strange. Another batch has been killed."
Daoist Cai's face turned pale. "Those who died included cultivators that have not reached the Foundation Establishment realm but also those that had. This place is too violent."
Seeing that Song Shi was still observing the river, he frowned and asked, "Did you discover something?"
"Didn't you notice it too? Otherwise, why did you retreat?"
Song Shi was still looking at the river, using the Great Yin Form Observation to check the situation.
Something interesting was happening inside. Chicken Nest was screaming in agony as he used his Array Formation power to attack the others. Teacher Li did not last long before he was killed by the blood light.
"I just sensed that something was wrong and instinctively escaped. Who would have thought that this would happen?"
Daoist Cai had lingering fears. "The team that broke the array last time was weaker than us, and they weren't trapped so quickly either. Could this be because of you?"
"I missed the part where this is my problem?"
Song Shi pursed his lips. He had no interest in taking the blame. He said indifferently, "I'm far enough away from you guys, and I've only just come here. I don't have any grudges with you guys, so what reason do I have to trick you?"
After saying that, he saw that Chicken Nest Hair had killed everyone below and turned around and climbed up. He frowned slightly. "Why did he kill everyone?"
"Hmph, money moves people's hearts. What other reason do you need?" n0𝑣𝞮𝑙𝓊𝓈𝓑.𝚌0𝚖
Daoist Cai did not believe Song Shi's words and carefully retreated.
Crash!
A hand that was still covered in blood extended out from the blood river. Chicken nest hair jumped out covered in blood and pointed angrily at Song Shi. "You were the one who secretly disrupted the Array Formation and caused the deaths of Teacher Li and the rest!"
"The guilty party always makes the first complaint[2]. You're really thick-skinned."
Song Shi had already predicted that this would happen. This guy really had award-winning acting skills. But after all if he didn't act this was, he would really be letting down his traitorous character.
"Wanderer Du, what's going on?"
Daoist Cai felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell who was the actual problem.
"Hmph, when we attacked the Array Formation, he disrupted it from the outside, causing us to be attacked by the Array Formation in all directions. The three of them died below because of this. If I didn't have the protection of Buddhist Dharma artifacts, I would have also turned into blood!"
Wanderer Du, whose Chicken nest hair reeked of blood, was burning with anger. "Daoist Cai, quickly kill him with me. Otherwise, this person will definitely defeat us one by one to secretly silence us."
Song Shi could not help but laugh. "Looks like you're the one who wants to silence me. My sudden arrival today should have disrupted your plan. Of course, his escape was also beyond your expectations."
Daoist Cai's expression changed. Something had indeed happened while he was replacing Cultivator Zhao to monitor Song Shi on the shore. It did seem like Wandered Du wanted to capture and kill everyone in one fell swoop.
However, he still could not determine who had attacked.
Thinking of this, he coughed. "I'm not in a good state and you're injured, but this person has the strength of the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm. Let's protect ourselves first."
Wanderer Du's expression changed, "You are right. I was too impulsive and forgot about this."
He exhaled and moved towards Daoist Cai, "I hope I can leave with you, Brother Cai. Otherwise, it will be dangerous if we are separated~"
Just as he said the word 'danger', the river surface shook. A blood-colored wave that was more than a hundred feet tall swept towards Daoist Cai and Song Shi.
"Look, he's not even willing to let us off now. He's controlling the Crowd Control Array Formation technique to attack again!"
This chicken nest hair Wanderer Du continued to slander him.
Daoist Cai's expression was ugly as he hurriedly retreated.
He said in a panic, "Brother Cai, save me!"
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"Get lost!"
"He is even attacking the people on the shore this time!"
Song Shi was surprised. He glanced at Wanderer Du's fingers that were forming seals behind his back. His afterimage swayed and he retreated a hundred meters in the blink of an eye, calmly watching this person's performance.
Seeing that Song Shi was so fast and Daoist Cai was about to escape, Wanderer Du's eyes flashed with ruthlessness. He chased after Daoist Cai and grabbed his arm.
He said in a panic, "Brother Cai, save me!"
"Get lost!"
Daoist Cai had already sensed that something was wrong. Lightning crackled on his body, and he wanted to push him back. However, a thick layer of blood-colored light surged out of his hand.
"You!"
Sensing that there was something wrong with this person, he did not hesitate to launch a lightning attack. The lightning in his palm jumped and smashed fiercely at the other party's chest.
At such a critical moment, be it casting spells or activating Dharma artifacts, they were not as fast as directly attacking.
BANG!
Wanderer Du also struck out with his palm, scattering the lightning. He and Daoist Cai's bodies shook for a moment before they separated.
Although Daoist Cai used the recoil to retreat, but a blood snake suddenly appeared under his feet and wrapped around him. Then, the blood river poured back and swallowed him whole.
As the river water receded, Daoist Cai was swept back into the river. He struggled in it and soon stopped moving.
After dealing with Daoist Cai, the unaffiliated cultivator looked at Song Shi with a sinister smile. "Do you want to come down yourself, or should I beat you to death and drag you down?"
Song Shi had already escaped the blood-colored waves and landed in the distance.
Seeing that this person revealed his true intentions, he had a calm expression and smiled, "You can't be too greedy. I don't care if you cheat them, but if you insist on killing me, that's not right. You're forcing me to kill you."
[1] "a thief crying out loud about catching thieves" is a Chinese phrase to describe a hypocrite or somebody putting up a false front
[2] "The guilty party always makes the first complaint" is a Chinese phrase to describe how people who have done wrong are the first to accuse others
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133 Dragon Subduing Palm
"Hehe, do you think you can kill me just because you're at the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm?"
Chicken nest hair Wanderer Du twisted his neck with a disdainful expression, "Even a Nascent Soul can't kill me. Do you think a Foundation Establishment Cultivator like you is worthy?"
"Nascent Soul…"
Song Shi was deep in thought. "To be able to come into contact with a Nascent Soul and control the Array Formation here, you either have something to do with the blood-robed old ghost or you are the blood-robed old ghost!"
Chicken nest hair's pupils constricted. This kid had seen through his identity, he could not let him leave alive!
He raised his hand and formed a seal. The surface of the river suddenly rose and transformed into a blood-colored python that roared as it coiled around him.
"Since you've said this, I can't let you leave alive. Become a part of my Blood River."
Amidst the sinister voice, Song Shi pursed his lips and muttered in his heart, "I can also leave dead I suppose."
Originally, he was not in a hurry and was prepared to fight with this fellow. Suddenly, he realized that the white bones in the river had reorganized into skeletons and stood up one after another. Their eyes emitted a blood-colored light as they let out strange cries.
"Mm? These skeletons…"
Song Shi's expression changed when he saw the things charging at him.
This was not because he was afraid, but because he felt that the Blood River was not simple.
"The blood river is actually so obedient. It even nurtured such small monsters for attack. Looks like it's not as easy as just being an Array Formation."
Faced with the river of blood that spanned several kilometers, Song Shi thought of something and said in surprise, "Could this be your Dharma treasure?"
"Hehe, you guessed right. This is the Blood Evil Demon River artifact cultivated by the Blood Transformation Technique. The more cultivators you kill, the stronger it will be!"
He stepped on the demonic river. "Your blood energy is very vigorous. Killing you will probably increase the power of the blood river by a large margin. It will only be a matter of time before I can advance it to become a Numinous artifact."
Seeing that this person had a majestic aura under the support of the Blood River, but it was not to the extent that he could easily kill him, he frowned and said, "If you were the old ghost in blood-red clothes, you wouldn't be so weak."
Seeing that Song Shi was calm, the old ghost, who had always been suspicious of people, looked into the distance.
This person was calm and composed. Could it be that he had something to rely on?
"Don't be nervous. I don't have any helpers. I'll definitely die. Share your secret with me. I won't tell anyone else."
Song Shi asked curiously. Compared to killing this person or being killed by this person, he was more interested in investigating some of this person's secrets.
"Is there something wrong with your brain? How are you going to tell anyone when you're dead?"
The blood-robed old ghost felt that this person wasn't afraid of him because there was something wrong with his brain.
"Don't insult me."
Song Shi's face darkened, "There's nothing wrong with my brain."
"I don't want to talk nonsense with you anymore. Die!"
The blood-robed old ghost felt irritated by Song Shi's long-winded words. A blood-red light flashed in his eyes.
The blood-red light in the eyes of the skeletons that had surrounded Song Shi fluctuated as they sped up and charged at Song Shi.
Crack!
With a flash of golden light, the skeletons that approached returned in pieces of bones.
The blood they were carrying was also blocked by the scorching hot primeval essence around Song Shi's body. The parts that came into direct contact with each other were consumed with a series of sizzling sounds.
The blood-robed old ghost did not expect these small fries to threaten him. He raised his calloused right hand and shook it at Song Shi.
Roar!
The huge blood python circling around him immediately twisted its body and opened its mouth to bite Song Shi.
The Blood Python did not seem to attack in a straight line, but its attacks were even more vicious and unpredictable. With a cold blood aura, its bloody mouth descended with a shadow.
Song Shi looked like a mouse that had been targeted by a giant python. It was as if he could only wait for death.
Looking at the python that was condensed from cold blood and blood light, he took a step forward and nine small suns appeared on his body.
The dark red Essence Energy was like magma when a volcano erupted. The moment he raised his hand, the flames rolled like a long dragon and quickly transformed into a palm print.
The handprint quickly grew larger. It was more than 100 feet long and was engraved with dragon patterns. Faint dragon roars echoed, as if a true dragon was pressed into the palm and slapped the Blood Python's head.
Dragon Subduing Palm!
There was a loud bang!
The Blood Python collided with the Dragon Subduing Palm. The former was the power of Dharma treasure, while Song Shi's huge palm was also a fifth-grade divine power. Even though he was only at the Beginner realm, its power was still especially powerful.
The two of them were incompatible like fire and water. In an instant, they exploded on the spot, stirring up a circle of terrifying energy waves. After it spread, cracks appeared on the riverbank, forcing Song Shi back.
Song Shi was sent flying a hundred meters away. Along the way, the plants that had just sprouted turned into ashes. Flames were released from the acupuncture points behind him, forming a circle of energy that quickly stabilized his body and he stopped at the tip of a withered grass.
Amidst the gust that wreaked havoc in all directions, the smashed blood snake turned into waves of blood-colored energy which returned to and congregate back with each other. As it squirmed, it turned back into a blood python.
"He actually blocked the attack of the Blood River that I've condensed as an artifact spirit!"
The blood-robed old ghost's expression turned solemn. Although he was not in his peak state, a blow from a pseudo-Numinous artifacts was not something a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could withstand.
For this person to be able to receive it, it could only mean that his combat strength had reached the Golden Core realm!
"I didn't expect to meet a freak. No wonder he's so confident!"
The blood-robed old ghost narrowed his eyes. Other than those freaks who could fight those above their level, who else could Song Shi be?
He looked at the unused sword at Song Shi's waist.
Even a casual palm strike was so powerful. If he used a sword… what would happen?
If he knew that Song Shi's sword martial arts skill was only a first-grade divine power and that his close combat martial arts were his most powerful skills, he would probably have the confidence to kill him again.
But at this moment, Song Shi's Dragon Subduing Palm frightened him. He said with some fear, "Which faction are you from? Your divine power is masculine and domineering with dragon like patterns. Could it be a divine power from the Qian Dragon Divine Technique of the royal family of Great Qian?"
If this person was really related to the royal family, then he had to prepare to escape. Back then, he had already suffered greatly at the hands of the powerhouses of Great Qian.
Song Shi shook his numb hands and looked at the blood-robed old ghost. "I don't know what you're talking about. From the looks of it, you're only at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm. Therefore, you can only use schemes to kill others. Don't tell me you killed all these people?"
"Hmph, some ants who can't even break the Array Formation. Why would I need to kill them?"
The blood-robed old ghost said disdainfully, "I'm only killing people who might be able to break the array. How can there be someone like you who has a strong Qi and blood!"
"Demonic beasts are also rich in Qi and blood. Why don't you kill them? Do cultivators like to fight among themselves?"
Song Shi pursed his lips.
"What do you know? My Blood River can only be refined here for a short period of time. Where can I find demon beasts here?"
The blood-robed old ghost was impatient. "Since you have the ability, I can't kill you. Scram. Don't come here and affect my refinement of Dharma treasure!"
"There are some in Silken City. Do you want me to introduce them to you?"
Song Shi smiled. The paper effigy seller, Granny Cat, should be a demon.
"I told you to get lost!"
The blood-robed old ghost was a little furious.
Frowning, Song Shi looked at the blood river. This thing was much stronger than ordinary Dharma treasures. He estimated that if he didn't die a few times, he wouldn't be able to kill this guy.
This place was too close to Silken City. The commotion just now had already attracted prying eyes, and it was difficult for the Yin Yan Reversal Array Disc to envelop the cave abode that already had an Array Formation. n0𝐕𝑒𝓁𝗎𝓈𝑏.𝗰0𝓂
Courting death here was not suitable for the time being. He plan for it if he wanted to do so, such as returning to the city to die instead.
He was prepared to return to the well and revive after death. He would find an opportunity to attack after changing his identity.
"If you tell me to get lost, won't I lose face?"
Song Shi's hand formed a large fireball, "If I don't teach you a lesson today, do you think I'm easy to talk to?"
"Amitabha!"
Just as he was about to make a move, a Buddhist proclamation interrupted him.
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134 Competing in Array Formation Skills
Buddhist light illuminated the sky as a monk in a red kasaya and a lotus-flower Dharma treasure flew over. The golden light was brilliant and he looked like a Buddha from the Western Heaven.
"How pretentious!"
Song Shi pursed his lips. In his opinion, this was a Golden Core Buddhist cultivator. His head was so bright that it was glowing like a sun and he looked very much like a Buddha.
Beside him was a young monk. On closer look, it was Zheng Yuan, whom he had met before.
This fellow had also reached the Foundation Establishment realm and was stepping on an alms bowl Dharma treasures. He looked extraordinary.
The Buddha next to him spoke like rolling thunder, "Blood-robed old ghost, you have possessed the body of a disciple of Jinyuan Temple and brought disaster to the human world. Today, this old monk will do the deed of subduing demons and save the world!"
Song Shi was enlightened. So it was a possession. He had thought that this fellow was the disciple of the blood-robed old ghost or something.
His righteous words made Song Shi purse his lips. Why didn't this old monk come out just now? Wasn't he just trying to take advantage of him by coming out only now?
The blood-robed old ghost sneered, "Elder Jin, bald donkey, I've killed more than a thousand cultivators here. Why didn't you come out immediately when that happened?"
"I'm cultivating in seclusion to comprehend Buddhism. How would I know that you're out here causing trouble?"
Abbot Jin Yuan's eyes were filled with anger, "If I knew, I would have eliminated you long ago."
The blood-robed old ghost simply replied with a mocking expression.
Abbot Jin Yuan looked at Song Shi, "Young Hero, this demon has killed countless people and is an evil creature. I am willing to help you kill this demon."
The blood-robed old ghost's expression changed. He wouldn't be afraid if he faced either of them alone, but if they joined forces, he might really be in danger.
"Did you just say you could defeat me if I was alone?"
Song Shi looked furiously at the blood-robed old ghost. "Try saying that again."
The blood-robed old ghost's face darkened. Was there something wrong with this person's brain? Why was he so concerned about such a thing?
He said angrily, "So what if I deal with the two of you at the same time? I'll still kill you!"
Song Shi smiled. "There you said it, you want to fight against the both of us. I didn't force you to admit this"
"Om-Ma Ni Pad-Me-Hum!"
Abbot Jin Yuan chanted the Six Words of Buddhism. Bright and masculine Dharmic powers formed a swastika the size of a small building. It carried the power to suppress evil and struck down mercilessly.
Under the illumination of the Buddhist light, the blood river evaporated wisps of black gas into thin air and quickly melted into nothingness. Its power was greatly weakened.
His cultivation level was far above Song Shi's. The moment he arrived, he made the blood-robed old ghost feel extremely pressured.
Furthermore, as compared to Song Shi's Nine Yang Essence Energy, the blood-robed old ghost hated the old monk's Buddhist Dharma even more. The blood python beside him moved according to his will. With a roar, it bit the Buddhist seal into pieces.
At this moment, the fireball that had condensed to the extreme in Song Shi's palm was thrown out. The moment it left his hand and hit the Blood Python, it instantly expanded.
Boom!
The Blood Python's body was blown apart and it let out an angry scream. After reforming, it hid in the blood river and looked at Song Shi coldly.
"Young Hero, your cultivation is profound. Today, we will attack from the front and back. Thy demon will definitely die."
The confidence in Abbot Jin Yuan's eyes increased greatly. The combat strength of this itinerant without hesitation.
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cultivator who came from who knew where was comparable to a Golden Core cultivator. With him, he was very confident in defeating this demon.
"You in front, I will be behind."
Song Shi smiled. He was only at the Foundation Establishment realm. No matter how strong his combat strength was, there was still a gap between their realms. He was not interested in rushing to the front to be a sacrificial offering.
"Excellent!"
Abbot Jin Yuan agreed generously. The lotus Dharma treasures beneath him spun, forming a golden barrier that slashed over.
The blood-colored river water was split into two by the light, and its power was affected greatly.
"Hmph, Bloodseeker Light!"
The blood-red-robed old ghost waved his hand. The blood-colored light in the river shot backward and collided with the Buddhist light, melting each other.
Roar!
A fire dragon flew out from beside the Buddhist light and attacked the blood-robed old ghost without hesitation.
"Come down if you dare!"
The blood-robed old ghost said ruthlessly and fused into the blood river. The long fire dragon blasted on the river surface, causing blood to fill the sky.
The Nine Yang Essence Energy evaporated the blood along the way, creating a huge pit at the bottom of the river. Then, it absorbed all the impact.
There was no sign of the blood-robed old ghost in the broken river. The latter had already appeared in front of the Blood Gate.
"Come, break the Array Formation and come kill me!"
He laughed arrogantly and provocatively.
Abbot Jin Yuan stood on the lotus Dharma treasures and flew closer. He was immediately blocked by a blood-colored light. The blood waves on the river surged, making it difficult for him to approach.
"Master, I'm afraid it'll be very difficult to kill him if we let him hide in his lair."
The Monk Zhengyuan revealed a disappointed expression, "Half a year ago, if I had known that the person in the temple had been possessed by him, I would have taken advantage of his weakness to eliminate him, then we wouldn't have been in such trouble today."
"It's not your fault. This old ghost is very cunning. If he doesn't recover enough strength, he won't show himself easily."
Abbot Jin Yuan sat on the lotus seat and pressed his palms together. Buddhist runes flew out openly and landed in the blood river, forcing the blood light back.
Song Shi could not help but look at the blood-robed old ghost who was hiding in front of the blood door and laughing strangely. He felt a little emotional.
The person this guy possessed was probably the mage who was preparing to go to his house to do the ritual.
Back then, he must have gone into hiding after taking over the body. When he came over, he only met Dai Dou, who had turned into a zombie. Since when he destroyed the Ghost Vine at the bottom of the river, he did not encounter the soul of a Mage either.
It wasn't that he hadn't encountered it, but that this Mage's soul and body had been snatched away by the blood-robed old ghost.
"Could this be fate?"
Song Shi looked at the blood-robed old ghost and was a little puzzled. This Mage was actually not killed by Hei Duzi. Was this purely just a coincidence?
Thinking of this, he raised his hand and formed a seal, flicking out a few runes.
The power of the blood river, which had been dissipating under Abbot Jin Yuan's Buddhist runes, immediately decreased drastically. The Buddhist runes quickly created passageways.
The blood-robed old ghost's pupils constricted, "Damn this kid, you're also a third-grade array master!"
As compared to Abbot Jin Yuan who only knew a little about Array Formations and what he was doing could be compared to using a stupid method to break them which would take a long time, then Song Shi's method could be comparable to directly jamming the key nodes in the operation center of his Array Formation.
He had no choice but to form hand seals and shoot out blood-colored runes to repair the Array Formation.
For a moment, Song Shi and the blood-robed old ghost used the Array Formation here as a platform to compete in their respective mastery of Array Formation techniques.
The Array Formation kept changing. One moment, it became stronger, and the next moment, it became weaker. There was an additional loophole here and there that Song Shi used to attack, but it was quickly repaired by the Blood-robed old ghost.
Abbot Jin Yuan and his disciple looked at Song Shi in surprise. They did not expect a Foundation Establishment Cultivator's Array Formation foundation to be so powerful that he could actually fight the blood-robed old ghost.
"Young Hero, you're amazing. You'll definitely be able to break this array formation today!"
Abbot Jin Yuan laughed out loud. He was also at the level of a second-grade array master. Working with Song Shi, the scales were constantly tilting in their favor.
Suddenly there was a rumble.
The river bank split open, and the Array Formation collapsed. The blood-colored river shattered and the blood-robed old ghost staggered back from the shockwave.
Song Shi looked at the blood-robed old ghost whose face kept turning black, "You've become trapped like a turtle in a jar."
"If not for the fact that you don't look old, I would have thought that I had met a kindred spirit!"
The blood-robed old ghost smiled sinisterly, "The Array Formation outside has been broken. Come in if you dare."
He pushed open the blood-colored door and walked in without hesitation. The blood river beside him followed and spilled into the cave.
"Stay!"
A string of yellow prayer beads suddenly appeared and covered the old ghost's head. Buddhist light shone brightly and a series of sizzling sounds echoed.
"Old bald donkey, you tricked me!"
The blood-robed old ghost was furious. His attention had been focused on dealing with Song Shi just now, so he did not notice anything secretly approaching.
Boom!
A fire palm struck him and shattered the Blood Python protecting him. The brute force transmitted over, causing the blood-robed old ghost to vomit a large mouthful of blood.
Abbot Jin Yuan formed a seal and the prayer beads spun, severing the blood-robed old ghost's head.
"Hehe, do you think you can take me down just like that?"
The blood-robed old ghost who was with a broken neck laughed sinisterly. The dissipating blood river nearby swept back Song Shi and brought him into the Blood Gate, leaving behind an unfathomably deep passageway.
"Young people are still too impulsive. How can this old ghost be so easy to kill?"
Abbot Jin Yuan shook his head regretfully when he saw Song Shi being dragged away. He said to his disciple, "Zhengyuan, guard outside. I'll go in and see if I can kill him while he's injured."
"Yes, Master."
In the cave abode.
"Hmm? I can die again!" n0𝐕𝑒𝓁𝗎𝓈𝑏.𝗰0𝓂
When Song Shi stabilized himself, he had already fallen into a pool of blood. He was not afraid. Instead, he was looking forward to it.
It was better to be killed here than outside.
Wild shrieks and howls sounded in his ears. Dense bloody hands emerged and grabbed at him from all directions.
Song Shi waved his hands and quickly turned into afterimages, smashing these strange hands into pieces.
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Puff, puff, puff!
Song Shi's Unfettered Hand was agile and versatile. It was most suitable to deal with these large numbers of strange hands. After a few strikes, the blood river was forced back by thirty feet.
"Hehe, let's see how much strength you have."
The blood-robed old ghost appeared in the blood river. He held his head and was laughing strangely.
"You're all right even now?"
This was the first time Song Shi had encountered a cultivator who acted as if nothing had happened even though his head had fallen off.
"What a frog at the bottom of the well[1]! The power of my Blood Transformation Technique exceeds your imagination. In this blood river, as long as my soul is not destroyed, you won't be able to kill me even if you chop off my head and dig out my heart."
The blood-robed old ghost smiled smugly, "When I cultivate the great divine power of Blood Rebirth, who else in the world can kill me?"
"Sounds pretty impressive."
Song Shi was surprised. He had felt that something was amiss when he heard about the Blood Transformation Technique, but he did not expect it to be so abnormal.
He was a little interested.
"There's no need to talk about it so much to a dead person like you. Since you've entered my bloody hole, just obediently turn into blood." n0𝑣𝑬𝑙𝗎𝗌𝗯.𝗰0𝗆
The blood-robed old ghost placed his head on the neck that still had traces of strangulation. Thick blood squirmed, and with a cracking sound, the broken neck healed itself. Song Shi was dumbfounded.
He twisted his neck and waved at Song Shi. An even thicker pool of blood submerged Song Shi. The Bloodseeker light was even denser than when it was outside.
Song Shi's protective primeval essence was being corroded at a speed visible to the naked eye amidst unbearable sounds.
"Abbot Jin Yuan, are you still coming in? If you don't"
Song Shi subconsciously looked behind him and thought to himself: "If you don't come in, I will be courting death."
"Stop looking. That old bald donkey is very cunning. He won't barge in for you."
The blood-robed old ghost thought that Song Shi was waiting for reinforcements and said with a mocking expression, "This place is not far from Jinyuan Temple to begin with. If he wanted to risk his life, he would have attacked long ago. What seclusion? He's just lying to you. Hahaha."
He was looking forward to seeing Song Shi fly into a rage out of humiliation after being fooled, but unfortunately, he did not see any reaction.
Instead, Song Shi dispersed his Essence Energy and protective golden light and placed his hand in the blood river.
A terrifying corrosive force surged over. Song Shi felt as if he had placed his hand into sulfuric acid. It was rapidly corroding, but it felt cold.
"This time, since my body is a little too strong. It will be painful to die."
Song Shi thought to himself. The first time he encountered the Bloodseeker Light, he turned into a pool of blood with a single touch.
Now that his physical body was much stronger, it was a little difficult for him to die easily and happily.
At this moment, he felt the Imperishable Golden Body, which he had just cultivated to the Beginner realm, circulate on its own. His skin became much more active and blocked the corrosion of the blood water.
He retracted his hand and realized that his skin was a little red and had yet to break.
"Your physical body is not bad. The material of your Dharma treasures is only so-so."
Seeing that Song Shi actually dared to touch his blood river with his body, the blood-robed old ghost's eyes revealed greed, "A top-grade Dharma Body. Even a Golden Core King would find it difficult to cultivate it. I've benefited greatly!"
Song Shi, who was about to be beaten to death by the blood-robed old ghost, was surprised. "You can still possess someone? I thought you can only possess someone once?"
"Hmph, who told you that you can only possess once? The physical body is just a shell, just like clothes. Can't you change into another set of clothes whenever?"
The blood-robed old ghost sneered. "Furthermore, I cultivate the Blood Transformation Technique and don't need to pay too much attention to my physical body. Now that my soul power has already recovered, I can naturally possess you again. Bring your body over!"
After taking a fancy to Song Shi's body, the blood-robed old ghost changed his methods and let the blood river form a suppressive force that crushed over.
Nine suns appeared on Song Shi's body, making him look like the sun god. As he resisted the power of the blood river, he asked curiously, "Since the body is like clothes Does this mean that you can also possess a pig?"
"Pig? Of course. Since you like pigs, I won't destroy your soul. I'll find a male pig to accompany you."
The blood-robed old ghost laughed loudly. In his eyes, Song Shi was already at death's door. He could do whatever he wanted.
"Is it that fun?"
Song Shi could not help but think of Marshal Zhu Bajie[2, who was reincarnated into a pig.
"Fun? When you become a male pig and breed with a sow, it will be truly fun for you!"
Seeing that Song Shi was still thinking about these things, the blood-robed old ghost felt that this person had lost his mind. Otherwise, he would not be so fearless.
"Blood River Formation, open!"
The blood-robed old ghost shouted as boundless blood light surged out. The entire blood river formed a vortex that drowned Song Shi. Coupled with the array formation in the cave abode, it formed a powerful force that could suppress even perfected Golden Core realm cultivators.
Song Shi's body sank and the nine suns on his body lost their color. He had no choice but to sit cross-legged on the ground and mobilize all sorts of powers.
A circle of golden barrier formed a ball behind the vital essence. At the same time, he circulated the Dragon Elephant Technique. The vital energy and blood in his body surged and quickly transformed into an elephant.
He was also forced to mobilize his mental strength and activate all the power related to his essence, Qi, and Spirit.
However, his body still made cracking sounds.
However, this also stimulated his potential. The Essence Energy, Essence Energy and Spirit in his body were all frantically improving themselves to deal with the external pressure.
The blood-robed old ghost's eyes flickered. "Not only do you cultivate both immortal and martial arts, but you also cultivate those bald donkeys' Dragon Elephant Technique. I have to say that your aptitude is really too good. You're comparable to a prodigy. too bad all your efforts will be mine in the future."
"Yours? If your attack is only like this, even if I sit here, it will be very difficult for you to kill me."
Song Shi mocked. He was provoking the blood-robed old ghost and wanted him to possess him directly. Otherwise, it would be difficult to kill this fellow.
The other party had just said that with the Blood Transformation Technique, ordinary injuries were not fatal at all. Hence he could only target the soul to truly kill him.
Therefore he could only wait for the other party to possess him before devouring his soul.
"Don't worry, I'll slowly grind you down."
The blood-robed old ghost smiled. With his cautious personality, he naturally wouldn't seize the other party's body immediately. Instead, he would first exhaust the other party's essence, Qi, and Spirit before taking him down effortlessly.
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Song Shi's expression darkened. He hated enemies who liked to torture him to death, affecting the speed at which he farmed death.
"Enjoy it. Only such affliction can make you feel the beauty of survival."
The blood-robed old ghost turned around and left, leaving behind a sentence. "I'll go find a wild boar for you now. Hehe, I need a beast to order around anyways."
The blood river churned and the blood-robed old ghost disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving behind the suppressed Song Shi.
"This old man is really asking for a beating."
Song Shi cursed silently. If it were anyone else, they might have collapsed on the spot when they heard that their soul would be injected into the wild boar's body while being trapped and tortured to death.
It was obvious that this fellow had said this on purpose. He might not really know how to find a wild boar. He just wanted to kill Song Shi mentally and make him break down on the inside.
"Old ghost, no matter how cunning you are, the outcome will be the same."
Song Shi muttered in his heart. He closed his eyes and resisted seriously under the pressure. The Nine Yang Divine Technique, the Connate Pure Yang Technique, the first part of the Dragon Elephant Technique, and the imperishable Golden Body circulated at the same time.
Among the four cultivation methods, the Imperishable Golden Body's cultivation speed was originally the slowest. Under the pressure at this moment, its circulation speed actually increased significantly, and it was even vaguely fusing with the other cultivation methods.
[1] "Frog at the bottom of the well" is a Chinese phrase used to describe people who have not had many experiences in the outside world
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[2] Marshal Zhu Bajie is one of the main characters in the Chinese classic, 'Journey to the West' who was a heavenly official that took the form of a pig after reincarnation
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This was something that had never happened before.
"The Immortal Divine Techniques are indeed more advanced and has a wider range."
Song Shi thought to himself. The current Immortal Divine techniques that he possesses are: The Nine Yang Divine Technique which cultivated the acupuncture points, the Connate Pure Yang Technique which cultivated the Dantian and the Dragon Elephant Technique that cultivated the Dantian.
Martial skills were the Iron Sand Palm, Phantom Image Step, Unfettered Hand, and the Dragon Subduing Palm that he cultivated which focused on his limbs.
Only the Imperishable Golden Body covered his entire body. Perhaps this was the key to the fusion of his cultivation techniques.
As the circulation of the cultivation technique's power became more and more coordinated, Song Shi realized that the essence, energy, and spirit in his body were gradually condensing into one, as if they had transformed into a placenta.
Very naturally, he completed the construction of the basic Foundation Establishment realm ability for the Embryonic Breathing technique. The energy in his body formed a new cycle. For a period of time, he did not need to breathe or even absorb energy from the outside world to survive.
"This is the key stated in the Primordial Chaos Chapter. Everything is like a newborn, like the state of the universe's Primordial Chaos, the world is filled with all sorts of possibilities!"
Song Shi was enlightened. Previously, he had always felt that cultivating the Imperishable Golden Body was too slow. It turned out that this was because he lacked pressure and hence could not enter the Embryonic Breathing technique.
In the end, he had improved too quickly. He had advanced from the early-stage Foundation Establishment realm to the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm in just three months. The Embryonic Breathing technique required time to circulate in his body. So he had to work hard to slowly change this.
Now that he was suppressed by the Array Formation Power in the blood array, everything about him was isolated from the outside world. Under the immense pressure, he had cultivated the Embryonic Breathing technique and had also made some progress in the Primordial Chaos Chapter of the Imperishable Golden Body.
Under the influence of the Imperishable Golden Body, the energy in the nine acupuncture points began to merge into one, forming an even larger sun. Its explosive power and defense directly increased by a level.
Amidst the blood, Song Shi felt much less pressure. The previous signs of his bones being crushed also disappeared.
The Essence Energy in his body condensed into one, and his Essence Energy became purer and purer. In particular, his glabella began to glow.
This was the last acupuncture point in the Foundation Establishment stage of the Nine Yang Divine Technique, the Upper Dantian!
This Acupuncture point was also termed the Niwan Palace. It was connected to the Spiritual Sea of the body, so the tenth Acupuncture point was not cultivating True Essence, but instead cultivating Spiritual Power.
Due to the Spiritual Power cultivated being Yin in nature, the tenth Acupuncture point could not be considered Yang for the time being. Hence, the cultivation technique was called the Nine Yang Divine Technique.
Of course, if his Spiritual Power continued to grow, turning Yin into Yang and cultivating him into a Yang God, then his cultivation method would be completely perfected.
Song Shi had also cultivated the Spirit-type cultivation technique, Grand Moon Visualization Method, so his Spiritual strength was not bad to begin with. Now, under the guidance of the Nine Yang Divine Technique, the last acupuncture point was easily opened.
Buzz!
The glabella between his eyebrows shone brightly. A large amount of Spiritual strength condensed in one place, causing his Spiritual strength to undergo a transformation and directly rise to a higher level.
The increase in his Spiritual strength caused the Essence Energy and Essence Qi in Song Shi's body to boil. In turn, it stimulated the increase in his body and Essence Energy.
Golden light shone brightly on his body, forcing the blood light to retreat a little. Then, he took out the Essence Enhancing Pill he had drawn from his storage ring and ate it.
Now that his condition had improved, he still had to resist the Array Formation Power. He had consumed a lot of energy and had to replenish his energy. Otherwise, his strength would decrease.
Essence Enhancing Pills were made for the cultivation of Foundation Establishment cultivators. It quickly melted in his mouth and a pure energy spread throughout his body, allowing Song Shi to easily absorb it.
The consumption of energy in his body was replenished and Song Shi's realm steadily advanced to the perfected Foundation Establishment realm.
However, he realized that his foundation was too solid. One Essence Enhancing Pill usually needed ordinary early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators to absorb it for half a month while late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators of the same level needed to absorb it for three to four days. However, Song Shi felt that he could do it for only half a day.
Indeed, in less than eight hours, the medicinal power of the Essence Enhancing Pill was almost exhausted. He was still quite a bit away from breaking through the small bottleneck and reaching the perfected Foundation Establishment realm from the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm.
"My combat strength is comparable to a Golden Core, so this kind of medicinal pill has less effect on me. This is the only way"
Song Shi had a strange expression on his face as he thought of something. Taking advantage of the fact that the blood-robed old ghost seemed to have gone out, he took out the devil pill and ate it.
"Does this count as eating myself"
He felt a little strange. Because this thing had absorbed his essence, Qi, and Spirit to condense, it had already completed the transformation of his power before he died. Therefore it did not disappear because of his resurrection.
This kind of special thing made him wonder if he could repeat the process a few more times and make use of the system to die continuously and produce special pills like the Demon Pill. n0𝑣𝑬𝑙𝗎𝗌𝗯.𝗰0𝗆
After all, every demonic pill would contain all his essence, Qi, and Spirit. Even if there was a loss in the middle, every time he refined and absorbed it, he could obtain a few percent of his essence, Qi, and Spirit in pill form.
"The only thing is that the process is too painful. When one's essence, energy, and spirit are extracted, it can be considered to be a fate worse than death."
Just as Song Shi was letting his imagination run wild, the power in the demonic pill began to release in his body, causing his expression to change.
This power was extremely vast, like a turbulent flood. It was roughly half of his current essence, Qi, and Spirit. Not only did it contain Essence Energy, but it also contained Spiritual Energy and Mental strength.
It was as if Song Shi had eaten half of himself in one bite. For a moment, he felt a little bloated.
He quickly circulated his cultivation techniques and crazily absorbed this power.
Fortunately, this power was extracted from his body. It came from the same source as his power now and was not difficult to absorb. It was just that the amount was relatively large.
Song Shi's cultivation level began to increase rapidly and the process was also a synchronized Enhancement of his essence, Qi, and Spirit.
Other than the system's direct rewards from cultivation, Song Shi had never improved so quickly in such a short amount of time.
"Interesting. I've encountered another way to improve quickly. It's a pity that that old woman only had one demonic seed. Otherwise, I could have made a few more pills."
Song Shi thought to himself, "That's not right. This old woman said that she obtained it from the cult master of the demonic sect. Perhaps after interacting with the people of the demonic sect, they would have something similar."
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was a chance. Then, he felt that there was something wrong with his mind. He actually wanted to sacrifice himself.
"If only I could find a way to be immune to the agonizing pain for a short period of time."
Song Shi sighed. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of pain, especially the feeling of living a life worse than death. To be honest, he did not want to experience too much. It was easy for him to become a masochist if he indulged in such fates too much.
Perhaps he had already become a masochist?
Song Shi quickly absorbed his strength and successfully crossed the bottleneck, officially stepping into the perfected Foundation Establishment realm.
After breaking through, he realized that the growth of his Essence Energy was gradually approaching the limit of his current realm.
At this point, he could prepare to form his Golden Core.
This was a huge threshold. It was not something that could be broken through despite having enough strength.
Core Formation involved the metamorphosis of Essence Energy and had to conform to the rules of heaven and earth. Without sufficient foundation and Comprehension, one might not even be able to break through for the rest of their lives.
Of course, this was true only for others.
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Song Shi had only used half a year to reach this stage from a mortal. It was certain that it would not be too difficult for him to form his core.
"Haha, kid, that old bald donkey has already run away. Who still remembers that you're trapped here?"
The old ghost's proud voice came from outside, "Just now, I chased after that old bald donkey and caught a male wild boar on the way back. Are you ready to turn into a pig?"
The blood river churned as the blood-robed old ghost descended from the sky. He held a ten-foot-long wild boar in one hand with a smug expression.
He wanted to see if Song Shi was already extremely weak from the suppression., when the smile on his face turned into shock. "How is this possible? Can he still break through after being suppressed by me?"
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This illogical phenomenon made him think that he had sensed the surroundings wrongly. He checked again and realized that this kid had really reached the perfected Foundation Establishment realm!
Half a day ago, the other party was still at the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm.
"Damn it, what did this kid eat? He can actually break through under the powerful suppression."
The blood-robed old ghost couldn't believe it. He walked back to the cave with a cold face and stared at the blood-colored vortex in the center.
He threw the unconscious wild boar to the side and sneered. "You probably have something good on you. Give it to me!"
With a hand seal and a tap, the blood water around Song Shi squirmed and transformed into dense blood snakes that wrapped around Song Shi's storage bag and storage ring.
Song Shi's Essence Energy vibrated and shattered the blood snake. An idea popped into his head and he took out all the pills and stuffed them into his mouth.
"I don't believe I can't get anything from you."
The blood-robed old ghost was furious. To him, Song Shi was a trapped mouse, he couldn't believe that he was still so arrogant.
He started to personally attack with Song Shi. With the help of the Array Formation Power, it took him half a day to strip Song Shi naked.
Song Shi's face was dark as he was trapped in the blood river. His entire body was naked. The blood-robed old ghost had snatched his clothes away. He felt especially embarrassed now.
"Hehe, being young is really good. Your physique makes me drool. When I take your body, I must take advantage of those fairies and demonesses."
The blood-robed old ghost laughed strangely. "How many female companions do you have now? Tell me, and I'll take good care of them for you in the future."
He deliberately emphasized the word 'take care' with a lewd smile, making Song Shi want to slap this guy's face.
Song Shi snorted impatiently. "Hurry up if you want to possess me. Don't dawdle!"
"Yo, are you still in a hurry to die so that you can become a pig?"
The blood-robed old ghost teased, "Don't be anxious. The risk of possession is not small. I see that your Spirit is quite strong. Since these are big risks, how can I not weaken you a little?"
Song Shi looked at the blood-robed old ghost coldly. If he activated the Hiderigami's contract power now, he had a chance to escape.
However, it would then be a little difficult to kill this fellow. He still had to wait for the other party to possess him and destroy his soul.
He closed his eyes and ignored him, continuing his cultivation.
In this extreme state, he realized that even if he temporarily reached a bottleneck, he could still touch some mystic realms that he could not reach under normal circumstances.
For example, the essence, energy, and spirit in his entire body gradually fused into one, no longer operating separately like before. The ten energy cores have completely turned into one core.
And this core was more powerful than the ten cores.
"I hope you'll still be stubborn in a few days."
The blood-robed old ghost waved his hand. The blood river submerged Song Shi, continuously depleting his strength and eroding his Spirit. He wanted to weaken Song Shi sufficiently so that it would be easier to possess him.
No matter how deep Song Shi's foundation was, without the replenishment of external forces, his condition had no choice but to worsen.
Three days later, Song Shi's Essence Energy was completely depleted. Unable to stop the power of the blood river, his entire body was invaded by the Unholy power of the blood river.
However, the blood-robed old ghost did not turn him into flesh and blood. After all, Song Shi's body was the target of his possession. It was just that the evil aura had polluted his essence, Qi, and Spirit which was slowly transforming him.
Seeing that Song Shi could not resist the evil aura, the blood-robed old ghost walked out with small sabers in his hand.
These sabers were blood-red in color. The handles of the sabers were shaped like the heads of venomous snakes. They opened their mouths, revealing their venomous fangs, as if they were about to devour someone.
"It's about time to possess him!"
He looked at Song Shi's feeble state with satisfaction. With a flick of his fingers, eighteen blood sabers shot out, successfully stabbing into Song Shi's four limbs, abdomen, and acupuncture points.
The blood-robed old ghost formed an incantation gesture, and the snake mouth on the hilt formed a devouring force. It absorbed the cold blood light in the surrounding blood river and injected it into Song Shi's body. Immediately, blood-colored snakes ran amok in Song Shi's body.
"Hmph!"
Song Shi, who was suppressed, revealed an afflicted expression. He felt as if poisonous snakes were biting his body. Even his soul was being torn apart by the blood snakes.
"How is it? How did the Soul Devouring by Ten Thousand Snakes taste?"
The blood-robed old ghost asked with a smile, "When your soul is about to collapse, I will swallow it in one bite. Possession of your body will then be as easy as eating and drinking."
"Stop dreaming foolishly!"
Song Shi sneered. The more the blood-robed old ghost said, the more he wanted to kill him.
"Sure enough, the toughest part of your body is your mouth."
The blood-robed old ghost shook his head. "Forget it. I'll take it that you've been tortured until your brain has become abnormal."
He formed seals with both hands. Amidst hissing sounds, dense blood snakes emerged and crazily bit Song Shi.
"Great Yin Concentration!"
Song Shi gritted his teeth. He could only frantically visualize the Yin and condense his Spirit to last as long as possible.
He could feel that while the blood snakes were devouring his soul, although his total Spirit was decreasing, the quality of his Spirit was constantly increasing.
"Hmph, you're quite capable. I'm also interested in your Spirit cultivation method!"
Seeing that Song Shi could actually maintain his Spirit under the bite of ten thousand snakes and not collapse, the blood-robed old ghost became even more afraid and determined to possess this person.
"I wonder if the senior Blood-Robes is here. Lu Youyou of the Heavenly Ghost Sect greets you."
A very ethereal and distant girl's voice came in, making the old ghost in blood-robes frown. "What is this girl doing here?"
During this period of time after his resurrection, he had specially investigated the current situation in the cultivation world of Great Qian. He had naturally paid attention to such a genius girl who was also a descendant of a great cultivator.
"Brother Blood Robes should be here. I heard from some people that he captured a Foundation Establishment cultivator and even caught a pig to transfer his soul."
Another aged voice sounded, shocking Song Shi who was already in a daze.
If the girl's voice just now was only a little familiar, this old man's voice was one that had left a deep impression on him.
After all, this was the person who had killed him before, and it was the killing of his soul too.
... n0𝗏𝔢𝔩𝒰𝗌𝔅.𝗰0𝔪
"Old Man Nightmare!"
Song Shi was surprised and regained some clarity. He also recognized the girl's voice outside. It was the girl who had deliberately smashed the hornet's nest in the sky ship to mock him.
"Nightmare, you and I have never interacted with each other. The Heavenly Ghost Sect doesn't have any relationship with my Blood Gate. Why are you looking for me?"
The blood-robed old ghost turned his head and looked outside coldly. The blood light in front of him squirmed, and the scene outside appeared.
A black-clothed girl was floating on the surface of the river. Her face was delicate and perfect with a cold aura. She was like a rakshasa from hell or an evil dark elf.
Beside her was an old man in linen clothes who looked like a fisherman. He was Old Man Nightmare, who had once fished for souls from the Demon Slayers.
"Senior Blood Robes, my father thinks that you're not bad. He hopes to invite you to join the sect."
Lu Youyou directly opened her mouth to explain. She didn't look too polite, but in fact, with her status and Talent, she really didn't need to give the old ghost any respect.
"I'm not free!"
The old ghost snorted, "I've always been a loner. I'm not interested in joining your Heavenly Ghost Sect."
"Brother Blood Robes don't be in a hurry to reject. The Sect Master invited you because he wanted to give you a chance to form your Nascent Soul. Furthermore, your cave abode is right in front of the guard dogs of Great Qian. If we weren't involved with them currently, do you think you could still do whatever you want here?"
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The blood-robed old ghost's expression changed. He had originally planned to secretly put on a show to trick others into jumping into the river and use the blood essence of living beings to refine Numinous treasures, taking advantage of the chaos to rise.
Now that someone had found out about him, it was probably impossible to do as he wish in such chaotic times.
He knew how these guys were. At this point, their attitude towards him was already very obvious.
"Hmph, blood-robed old ghost, your Blood Gate has long been destroyed. Now that the chaotic world has arrived, if you don't join a faction, do you really think you can rely on yourself to form your Nascent Soul?"
Before the blood-robed old ghost could reply, Lu Youyou had an impatient expression, "My father has already given you enough face by making us invite you to our sect. I don't believe that a scheming person like you don't understand this."
"Little girl, you're really sharp-tongued. If not for the fact that your father is a Nascent Soul, how would a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator dare to act like this in front of me? Hmph!"
The old ghost sized up Lu Youyou sinisterly. No one knew what he was thinking about.
"You?"
Lu Youyou's gaze was mocking. "Even if my dad is not my dad, I'm still not afraid of you!"
She had a proud expression. Her Nine Nether Divine Body was a top-notch Physique in this world. Its foundation was solid and its foundation was deep. Although she was only at the Foundation Establishment realm, she was not afraid of the Golden Core realm cultivators at all.
"Miss, there's no need to be angry with him. Let's get down to business."
Old Man Nightmare coughed and stopped Lu Youyou from provoking the blood-robed old ghost.
In his opinion, although the Miss was talented and had a powerful Physique like the Nine Nether Divine Body, she was still too young. It would be quite troublesome if she was really targeted by an old fellow like the blood-robed old ghost.
"You do the talking then."
Lu Youyou crossed her arms and was too lazy to speak again.
"Brother Blood Robes, you don't have many chances. Please cherish them."
Old Man Nightmare said meaningfully, "This world is no longer the same as back then. In this chaotic world, even if you recover your Golden Core cultivation, your life will still be in danger at any time."
"Hmph, I know, but I'm not free now. Why don't you wait for me for two days or else just leave without me?"
"Grandpa Nightmare, look, this person really doesn't know what's good for him!"
Lu Youyou said arrogantly.
"Miss, don't be anxious. We don't have anything to do anyway. Let's wait for him for two days then bring him back to the sect. The sect master will definitely praise you for your strength."
Nightmare was very familiar with Lu Youyou's personality. With just one sentence, her impatience dissipated and she was willing to wait.
"Alright, I really don't know why Father insists on recruiting this old ghost."
Lu Youyou mumbled.
"Blood-Robed old ghost was just a step away from forming his Nascent Soul back then. If not for Sage Golden Light's sneak attack, he might have been able to become a Nascent Soul and would have rebuilt the Blood Refinement Sect."
Old Man Nightmare explained, "Furthermore, the Blood Transformation Technique that this person cultivates is comparable to our Heavenly Ghost Sect's Ghost Spirit Scripture. In particular, he has inherited the core inheritance of the Blood Refinement Sect, the Blood Rebirth Technique. This is a great divine power that even the sect master is quite envious of."
"Oh, since he's so powerful, why would he take five hundred years to recover from a sneak attack? I think he's just so-so."
Lu Youyou's retort made Old Man Nightmare smile bitterly. "Miss, this person has run amok for hundreds of years before something like this happened. How can he not be capable?"
"Alright, I know. Wait here. I'll take a look around Silken City."
Lu Youyou thought highly of herself. Even if the Blood-Robed old ghost was considered a famous figure, he was still not taken seriously by her.
With a tap of her foot, she stepped into the air and disappeared into the distance.
Old Man Nightmare could only shake his head helplessly. This young lady had been spoiled rotten. She was a little unruly and willful and her personality was too arrogant.
He reminded her, "Miss, be careful. Not only are there experts from Great Qian in the city, but there are also demons. It's already a mess."
"Tsk, at most, we'll encounter a Golden Core cultivator. Do you think those Nascent Soul old monsters will come out and bully a junior like me?"
Lu Youyou didn't care and had already appeared at the city gate.
"Sect Master has protected Miss too well. I hope she doesn't encounter any big trouble."
Old Man Nightmare looked worried.
He did not follow her anymore. This time, the sect master had already ordered him not to follow Young Miss all the time. He had to give Young Miss more opportunities to train.
He retracted his gaze and looked at the cave abode of the Blood-Robed old ghost. He revealed fear. "This old ghost was supposedly killed by the power of the entire Vajra Sect back then, but he didn't die. His vitality is really tenacious. Moreover, his lifespan"
"It has already far exceeded the lifespan limit of a Golden Core. Dao Blood secret techniques are indeed tenacious! Those who have reached the end of their lifespan in my sect can only continue to live on the path by becoming a ghostly cultivator."
At the thought of this, a gray light flashed in his eyes. "Since this old ghost refuses to see guests. let me use my Nightmare Demon Technique to spy on what he's doing. I hope I can see through the Dao Blood secret technique by doing this. If he betrays me in the future, then I'll be prepared on how to act."
With this thought in mind, wisps of gray airflow appeared under his feet and fused into the void.
His Nightmare Demon Technique was a very good Spirit technique. He could easily control the hearts of people and it was also very good at scouting the surroundings.
The Blood-Robed old ghost's cave abode's Array Formation did not completely block his probing. Old Man Nightmare's thoughts invaded bit by bit and finally arrived inside.
He discovered that a young man was trapped by the blood river. He was naked and his body was filled with blood-colored knives. The Blood-Robed old ghost was adjusting the Array Formation.
This scene stunned Old Nightmare. He immediately recognized what he was doing.
Possession!
The Blood-Robed old ghost suddenly turned around and sneered, "You haven't mastered the Nightmare Demon Technique, so don't waste time!"
Two rays of blood-red light shot out from his eyes, shattering the wisps of gray fog opposite him. Then, he formed a seal and the Array Formation Power became stronger, completely sealing the surroundings.
"This old ghost actually discovered me!"
Old Man Nightmare, who was outside, became even more afraid.
The Blood-Robed old ghost turned to look at Song Shi and smiled unholy. "After taking your body, I'll sleep with that Nine Nether Divine Body!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a blood-colored soul rushed out from the top of his head and entered Song Shi's mind like a poisonous snake.
At this moment, Song Shi's mental strength was severely exhausted, and his soul seemed very weak. When the Blood-Robed old ghost's soul entered, boundless blood clouds rolled, stirring up his mental world.
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As his mental world swayed. The Blood-Robed old ghost was like a giant, laughing arrogantly.
He sized up Song Shi's Spiritual Space a few times and saw a star floating above Song Shi's head. It looked very illusory.
"Kid, is this the phenomenon that you cultivated with your spiritual cultivation technique? It looks pretty good."
The Blood-Robed old ghost laughed sinisterly. A blood-colored hand grabbed out and crushed the star with a crack.
Song Shi's soul immediately became even weaker. He looked at the Blood-Robed old ghost calmly. "You're finally here. It's time to end this!"
"I suppose living like this is a fate worse than death. Do you want to die early so badly?"
The Blood-Robed old ghost misunderstood Song Shi's meaning and strode over, "Then I shall fulfill your wish!"
In the next moment, he opened his mouth and expanded it by a hundred times at an exaggerated speed. The huge blood-colored mouth directly swallowed Song Shi.
"Great Yin Transformation!"
Although Song Shi wanted to die early, he also did not want to sit still to wait for death. When he was swallowed, his entire body turned into a lunar star and filled the Blood-Robed old ghost's mouth, making him look like a strange snake that had eaten too much.
...n0𝚟𝗲𝐿𝐮𝕊𝒷.𝒸0𝔪
"You can struggle even now? I have to say, your willpower is quite tenacious!"
The Blood-Robed old ghost squeezed out a sentence from its mouth. His entire body turned into a blood snake and corrosive power appeared in its mouth as it began to digest Song Shi.
At the same time, the blood saber on Song Shi's body shone. Blood-colored snakes from the sabers entered his sea of consciousness and fused into the blood snake formed by the Blood-Robed old ghost. Soon, its body soon exceeded a thousand feet.
The entire scene looked like a giant python swallowing a star!
With the help of external forces, the Blood-Robed old ghost's condition became better and better. As for Song Shi, he was already weak, so he basically had no strength to resist.
The star he transformed into kept shrinking, and finally, cracks appeared. The last bit of resistance collapsed, and his soul was swallowed by the blood snake.
The blood snake's eyes lit up, it chuckled and said, "Next, I will digest the soul and inherit your memories. Then I will shoot your incomplete True Spirit into the wild boar's body."
"You've been possessed and died. Spirit100!"
"You have absorbed strength from death and obtained 50 Freedom Attribute Points!"
"You will be resurrected in three seconds!"
"No resurrection location set. Resurrection on the spot by default!"
"Ding Congratulations on being killed by a new target. You meet the motivation conditions. If you kill the target within the specified time, you will be rewarded with one chance to draw the lottery."
Amidst the system notification, three seconds later, Song Shi's soul recovered.
The Blood-Robed old ghost suddenly felt that something was amiss. This was because Song Shi's memories did not appear after absorbing his soul and possessing him.
Then, he felt that the soul he had swallowed suddenly disappeared.
In front of him, a star rose slowly. In the brilliant white light, Song Shi appeared.
The spiritual world that was originally collapsing quickly stabilized under this light. The blood-colored light that filled the surroundings was continuously forced back.
The Blood-Robed old ghost widened his eyes, "You!"
He could sense that Song Shi's soul had completely recovered. Furthermore, it was far stronger than when he first possessed it. Currently he was not much weaker than him. n0𝗏𝓮𝗅𝔲𝒮𝑩.𝑐0𝓂
He really could not figure out how Song Shi did it. He could only attribute it to some special method that allowed him to recover in an instant.
"This is troublesome. When conducting possession, I can only advance forward and not retreat. I hope this is his last resort."
The Blood-Robed old ghost narrowed his eyes. When cultivators possessed bodies, they could not stop once it started. Moreover, one body could not contain two souls and they could only fight until one's death.
Since the other party had suddenly recovered, he would have to force his way through. He couldn't return to his previous body because the essence of that body had already been sucked away when he left.
"Swallow me again!"
Song Shi smiled as he looked at the Blood-Robed old ghost with an ugly expression. Restoration made him feel very good, especially since it made the Blood-Robed old ghost unhappy. He felt good!
"I must see what method you used to achieve this!"
The Blood-Robed old ghost formed a seal and his throat suddenly enlarged exaggeratedly, as if a tumor had grown. A ball of Spirit energy was nurtured and was suddenly released as he opened his mouth.
Roar!
"Blood God's Roar!"
A circle of Spiritual Energy was released, and ripples appeared in the Spiritual Space, forming an obvious Spiritual Storm.
Song Shi was shocked. This person actually knew Spiritual Attacks. He didn't know anything and could only foolishly take the attacks head-on.
The storm instantly dawned upon Song Shi. Song Shi's entire body was in a daze from the explosion. His soul twisted violently, and almost dissipated.
"So powerful!"
Song Shi finally understood why this guy was so famous 500 years ago. He really had many tricks up his sleeve.
Array Formations, weapon refinement, Spiritual Secret Skills he had already seen many of them.
His countermeasure was to transform into a star and condense his own soul.
A blood claw rapidly enlarged in front of him, piercing through his head and grabbing onto his soul.
Song Shi subconsciously slapped back and used the Dragon Subduing Palm. With a bang, his body retreated from the recoil and broke free from the Blood-Robed old ghost.
"I'm still not that powerful."
Song Shi felt regretful. After all, the Dragon Subduing Palm was not a Spirit secret skill and could not unleash the power of the soul.
"Kid, you're still too inexperienced to fight me!"
Blood-Robed old ghost had a domineering expression as his soul released all sorts of attacks.
Song Shi became a live target and could only be passively beaten. The disadvantage between both became greater and greater.
Half a day later, he was killed by the Blood-Robed old ghost and swallowed again.
After killing Song Shi again, the Blood-Robed old ghost clapped his hands. "Young man, you're so young yet want to fight with me? Let's see if you can recover this time."
As he grunted, his soul seemed to be much weaker. He had yet to devour Song Shi's soul to replenish his energy.
A Lunar Star rose slowly.
"What the hell!"
The Blood-Robed old ghost exclaimed. He could no longer maintain his composure and his face twisted into a horrified expression.
This kid's soul had actually recovered again!
Blood-Robed old ghost was shocked and bewildered. His thoughts quickly swept around, hoping to discover some clues and find a way to deal with him.
"If you have the Blood Rebirth Secret Technique, can't I have my own Rebirth Secret Technique too?"
Song Shi stood in the Lunar Star, emitting a dazzling light. His Aura right now was already comparable to the Blood-Robed old ghost.
"Hmph, it's impossible for you to have a Blood Rebirth Secret Technique. Even if you do, it's not something that someone of your level can control. I think you have a special Substitution Talisman that has deceived me twice. I don't believe you can do it a third time!"
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Blood-Robed old ghost gritted his teeth and focused on continuing to attack Song Shi's soul.
With his Spiritual Level combat experience and his peak Restoration state, Song Shi had a much easier time dealing with them this time.
After a round of fighting, Song Shi still died under the Blood-Robed old ghost's desperate attacks.
After the third resurrection, the Blood-Robed old ghost fell silent for a moment, his mentality clearly collapsing.
He finally understood why Song Shi was not afraid at all. He stared at Song Shi and roared, "It's unfair. Why do you have a treasure that can protect your soul at such a young age? You didn't even give me a chance to possess you."
"Too bad. I am just that strong. If you are not convinced, you can continue to kill me."
Song Shi smiled. From this moment on, he gradually took the initiative to attack.
"What the #@*%"
Blood-Robed old ghost began to curse. He could tell that he was no longer Song Shi's match. As long as the other party keeps recovering, they would have to battle yet another round which would exhaust his soul to the point of his defeat.
"Don't curse. Adults have to be responsible for their own actions. Since you've decided to possess me, you have to be prepared to fail."
Song Shi smiled.
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"I must have been cursed to eight lifetimes of bad luck that I chose to possess you."
The Blood-Robed old ghost cursed.
"Then let's end it."
Song Shi's gaze was cold as he transformed into a huge star and smashed over.
RUMBLE!
The situation reversed. The Blood-Robed old ghost began to be suppressed by Song Shi and finally was crushed.
"I can't accept this!"
Blood-Robed old ghost's expression was filled with unwillingness as he faced defeat.
Even after the sneak attack of the entire Vajra Sect, he still managed to survive. But now, he was actually defeated by a junior and his soul was about to be lost forever too.
If he was outside, he could still have survived with the Dao Blood secret technique, but here.
Because he was still in a soul state and had yet to reach the stage where he could split his soul between both worlds. He had no chance!
In the midst of his despair, Song Shi deliberately died once before reviving to peak performance, completely shattering the last trace of hope in his heart.
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This person had a treasure to protect his soul. He could not possess him at all. He would only die.
After resurrecting, Song Shi was full of energy.
Boom!
His mental world shook. Amidst his screams, Song Shi shattered the Blood-Robed old ghost into wisps of blood-colored soul.
!!
The Lunar Star that he had transformed into shone brightly. The soul of the Blood-Robed old ghost was devoured, and the blood color in his Spiritual world disappeared. The night sky was restored and shone with a strong Spiritual light which looked like moonlight.
One thousand three hundred years ago, the Blood-Robed old ghost was born into an ordinary mortal farming family. He was originally destined to inherit his family business in his life and become an ordinary farmer, but he encountered a cultivator of the Blood Refinement Sect in a rainstorm.
This cultivator's sect had already been destroyed by Great Qian. As this cultivator had fled with his sect's legacy, he had been chased by the Demon Slayers Division day and night and was already severely injured.
Knowing that he would not live for long and unwilling to let Great Qian take advantage of him, this cultivator gave his inheritance to the Blood-Robed old ghost who had an ordinary identity and ordinary aptitude.
After teaching the Blood-Robed old ghost the Beginner Immortal Cultivation Technique, this person died in the pursuit by the Demon Slayers. From then on, the Blood-Robed old ghost stepped into the cultivation world. However, as his Talent was too poor, he had no choice but to kill people often in order to cultivate the Demonic Blood Transformation Technique. Just like that, a demon of the generation was nurtured.
Due to the fact that when cultivating the Blood Transformation Technique, if he wanted to increase his cultivation speed, he needed to devour the blood of others. Moreover, the effect would be best when a strong person was chosen. The Blood-Robed old ghost who was limited by his limited Talent often hunted people with strong blood Qi in order to increase his cultivation speed quickly.
Unsurprisingly, his actions had provoked a sect like Vajra Sect that had a large number of cultivators that cultivated body refinement.
His evil actions bred Karma and unfortunately he was targeted by the huge Vajra Sect who laid traps to kill him once and for all.
The Blood-Robed old ghost had grown rapidly in power during his massacre. In that era before the Decay of Great Qian, Nascent Soul cultivators basically did not show themselves, as such an unscrupulous person like him was able to dominate Great Qian with his evil ways.
However, just as he was about to form his Nascent Soul, he encountered a calamity and was ambushed by the entire Vajra Sect that was out to kill him.
Fortunately, the Blood-Robed old ghost had secretly left behind a wisp of his soul with his blood Dao secret skill. After 500 years of Restoration, he came back to life.
"Impressive. He can revive after dying. This person is indeed capable."
Song Shi muttered. After viewing his memories, he really admired the Blood-Robed old ghost.
His was a story of a mortal cultivator rising up against all odds. It was quite inspirational.
Of course, the only downside was that this person had risen at the cost of the lives of many others. If he offended too many people, karma would definitely come for him. In the end, he would still die.
From the other party's memories, he also saw Hei Duzi.
Back then, when Hei Duzi was drowned in the river, he was saved by the newly awakened Blood-Robed old ghost!
However, at that time, the Blood-Robed old ghost had just woken up and did not appear to show his face. He only saved him as an 'investment' for the future and only planned to meet Hei Duzi again after recovering a portion of his strength. Therefore, Hei Duzi was not too sure about his real identity.
"So they were indeed related. It's not a coincidence."
Song Shi came to a realization. No wonder Hei Duzi did not remember this person in his memories. It was because he did not show his face to begin with.
He continued to browse. The Blood-Robed old ghost had too many memories. Song Shi spent a long time reading through the many grudges he had caused.
Opening his eyes, Song Shi sighed a little. This Blood-Robed old ghost was quite a character. It was just that he had encountered a cultivation cheat like him that he had ended his life. Otherwise, he would have had a chance to improve even further.
Stepping out of the Blood River, he used the spell he had obtained from his memory to control the Blood River that had originally trapped him. The latter immediately became very obedient and circled around him nimbly.
"These Blood River Dharma treasures are already sentient and can be connected to a person's bloodline. They can fuse together at any time and transform into a blood light to avoid all kinds of dangers."
Song Shi recalled the function of the Dharma treasures and sighed, "It's just too bloody. Moreover it was refined at the cost of the blood essence of thousands of living beings."
"In my hands, it can only be used to kill unscrupulous enemies."
Thinking of Old Man Nightmare outside, his eyes darted around and his hands formed a seal.
On the other side, various things flew from the Blood-Robed old ghost's body which he had kept. Then, a fireball landed on the body and it turned into ashes in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, he caught a glimpse of the wild boar in the Array Formation and the corners of his mouth twitched.
"You really know how to play."
Song Shi formed an incantation gesture, and the blood-colored belt shone brightly. A blood-colored snake flew out and swallowed the wild boar.
Not long after, the wild boar's body withered, turning into a skeleton that was burned to ashes by him.
After cleaning up, he opened the cave abode and turned into a blood light that landed outside.
"Congratulations on obtaining a young body, Brother Blood Robes."
Old Man Nightmare's eyes moved as he greeted with a smile. n0𝓋𝗲𝐋𝗎𝗌𝒷.𝗰0𝗆
In his opinion, Song Shi had already been possessed and was the Blood-Robed old ghost himself.
Song Shi pretended to be the Blood-Robed old ghost and said coldly, "Let's go. There's nothing else to stay here for."
"Brother Blood Robes, you're so free and easy. How can you just abandon a Golden Core cave abode like that?"
Old Man Nightmare complimented and turned to look at Silken City, "Please wait a moment. I'll inform Miss."
As he spoke, he took out a jade talisman and contacted Lu Youyou.
However, even after a while, no one came over.
Song Shi was impatient. "If you don't come, I'll leave!"
"Young Miss might be in trouble. Brother Blood Robes, why don't you come with me? We're going to the sect anyway. It's fine to delay for a while."
Old Man Nightmare looked at the jade talisman and frowned slightly.
"There's so much to do. Let's go!"
Song Shi wanted to sneak into the demonic sect and see if he could find the demonic seed that Lu Yue had scammed him with.
This way, he could create a few more demon pills as medicinal pill that were most suitable for himself.
"Thank you for your help!"
Old Man Nightmare hurriedly flew towards Silken City. The blood-colored belt on Song Shi's waist shone as he followed behind.
The former had a Golden Core cultivation level and could travel in the air without the help of Dharma artifacts and Dharma treasures. Song Shi relied on the Blood-Robed old ghost's Dharma treasure, the Blood River, to travel in the air.
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This Dharma treasure could transform into various forms and do whatever he wanted. Now that it was helping him fly, it looked quite impressive.
The two of them flew in the air and attracted the attention of many cultivators. There were definitely cultivators from Great Qian but for some reason, no cultivators attacked them.
Song Shi could sense that the situation had changed. Previously, they had been fighting intensely.
"Brother Blood Robes might not know yet, but our Demon Cult sects have already temporarily stopped fighting with the Silken City officials."
Seeing Song Shi's confusion, Old Man Nightmare took the initiative to explain.
"Why?"
Song Shi was surprised. "Didn't you want to beat them to death previously?"
"The demons have secretly interfered with our battles. We can't let them reap the benefits."
Old Man Nightmare sneered, "You know that as humans, we can fight any war we want, since we are qualified to rule Great Qian. But the demons are not. After all, we are not of the same race. If they succeed, we humans will be food in the future."
"Oh, then it'll be peaceful for a while."
Song Shi was enlightened. He could not help but think of Granny Cat, whom he had met in the city.
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Old Man Nightmare didn't say much and sped up his search for Miss. In the end, he found Lu Youyou drinking in a restaurant. She seemed fine.
"Immortal?"
The mortals drinking nearby looked over with excited expressions.
Although immortals had been appearing frequently recently, not everyone could meet them.
!!
"Immortal, please accept me as your disciple."
Someone knelt on the ground, wanting to seize this rare Immortal opportunity.
Old Man Nightmare waved his hand, and a circle of mist spread out. Everyone around him fell asleep.
Then, his expression darkened as he stared at Lu Youyou. "Who are you? Why are you controlling my Young Miss?"
Song Shi couldn't help but take another look. At this moment, Lu Youyou had a strange look in her eyes. She really didn't look like that unruly and willful girl.
"Little girl's mouth is too foul. If we don't punish her, it will show that our Sky Demon Valley is useless."
'Lu Youyou' chuckled, but her young face spoke in an old voice, "I have to say, this Nine Nether Divine Body is really not bad. If not for the seal, I would have wanted to possess it."
Swoosh!
A cat's face suddenly morphed from her beautiful face. It was a little scary.
Fortunately, the surrounding mortals had already been hypnotized. Otherwise, they would definitely faint from the fearful sight.
Song Shi's eyes moved slightly. This cat face was the same as the Granny Cat he had met previously. It was simply carved from the same mold. If nothing unexpected happened, they would be the same person.
No, more accurately, this was the same demon.
Through the memories of the Blood-Robed old ghost, he already had a greater understanding of the origins of this demon.
This demon was once a cultivator's pet.
That cultivator was originally a paper cutter and cultivated unorthodox methods of cultivation.
Under the influence of its owner, the cat also learned to cut paper.
Later, after its master failed to transcend due to the tribulations and died, this cat then turned into a human and sold paper cutouts everywhere.
Fortunately, because this cat had been with people for many years, its nature was not bad.
Not only was she not bad, but she also liked to do good deeds. She basically used paper cuttings to help all kinds of undead that were with obsessions and were unwilling to reincarnate.
Perhaps it was because she had done many good things, but Granny Cat had actually cultivated to the Demon Sovereign Realm which was comparable to the Nascent Soul Realm for human cultivators. Even the founding emperor of Great Qian had been rather polite to her.
Sensing that Song Shi was looking at her, "Lu Youyou"'s gaze landed on Song Shi and was slightly surprised, "Blood-Robed old ghost, the young man you possessed was once my guest."
Song Shi knew that Granny Cat had also misunderstood that he had been possessed because of the belt. He said disdainfully, "What has it got to do with me?"
"I don't care what happens to him, but you'd better not kill the girl I sold him. That's my merit."
Song Shi was somewhat surprised to hear Granny Cat mention merit.
Could it be that in this world, one could really become an immortal through merit?
Neither the Blood-Robed old ghost nor Song Shi had tried this method before. He did not know if the other party only wanted to do a good deed for merit or was just really kind.
Since he didn't understand, he decided to ask. He said coldly, "You do good deeds every day. Don't tell me the King of Hell still won't take you in?"
"You'll find out when you die."
'Lu Youyou' chuckled. "Of course, when you human cultivators die, most of your souls will dissipate. You probably won't even have the chance to reincarnate."
"Granny Cat, you should have taught her enough. Please let our young lady go. I don't think you want to alarm our sect master."
Old Man Nightmare had no choice but to mention the sect master of the Heavenly Ghost Sect.
"Nightmare, your sect master has to call me senior when he sees me. Do you think he will mind me teaching his daughter a lesson?"
Granny Cat didn't mind at all. She let out a sharp laugh. "I will be more afraid if you mention the cult master of the Sky Demon Cult."
When Song Shi heard this, he roughly understood that the sect master of the Sky Demon Cult was stronger than the sect master of the Heavenly Ghost Sect.
Swoosh!
At this moment, the cat's face disappeared. Lu Youyou's face instantly turned dull and pale.
"My lady."
Old Man Nightmare asked with concern.
Restoration gradually returned to Lu Youyou's eyes. Then, she held her stomach and retched.
"Yo, are you pregnant?"
Song Shi teased. He did not have a good impression of this girl.
"Pregnant my ass, you big-headed ghost. I'm just feeling unwell!"
Lu Youyou was still stubborn. She was clearly bitter, but she still refused to admit defeat.
Song Shi could not help but think of the Blood-Robed old ghost's words of sleeping with this woman.
He hurriedly shook his head. What was going on? He was actually affected by the Blood-Robed old ghost's thoughts.
'Am I that kind of person?'
Old Man Nightmare looked around, "Miss, let's go back quickly. We can't stay here for long."
Lu Youyou wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and followed him out of Silken City. Then, she turned around and said coldly, "Damn old woman, you actually made me eat cat food. You'd better stay alive for a few more years. When I form my Nascent Soul, I'll blow you up for sure!"
Seeing this woman's fierce look, Song Shi was disdainful, "With your annoying look, it's already good enough that she didn't let you eat dog sh*t."
"You!"
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Lu Youyou was depressed, but after being provoked by Song Shi, she exploded with anger on the spot.
A ball of black Essence Energy emerged from Lu Youyou's body. It was like a ball of cold ink, causing the nearby world to instantly turn pitch-black. n0𝓋𝗲𝐋𝗎𝗌𝒷.𝗰0𝗆
In an instant, cold winds blew around Song Shi, and wild shrieks and howls reverberated in his ears.
Lu Youyou's hair danced in the wind, and purple light shot out of her eyes. She became like a female ghost, but she had a special magical aura.
This aura was domineering and noble. It was like she was above all living beings, like the queen of the Nine Nether Ghost Domain.
Behind her, the darkness grew thicker and thicker, as if a Netherworld Realm had descended.
Endless darkness surrounded Lu Youyou, forming a huge black hole. This was the phenomenon of the Nine Nether Divine Body, the Nine Nether Black Hole.
Under the augmentation of this phenomenon, although her cultivation level was at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm, the fluctuation of her power was extremely powerful and was actually comparable to a Golden Core cultivator.
In the darkness, Song Shi's clothes fluttered in the cold wind.
He narrowed his eyes. The Dharma treasures at his waist, the Blood River, released a circle of blood-colored light to block the corrosion of the darkness.
However, he was still a little shocked at this moment. He actually felt a sense of oppression from Lu Youyou, as if the other party's life level was higher than his, making his body and mind feel as if they were at a disadvantage.
"Is it because of my Physique?"
This was the first time Song Shi had seen the power of such a divine body. The difference in life level was like a mortal meeting a god. It was especially displeasing.
"Kneel!"
A ghost head scepter appeared in Lu Youyou's hand. She pointed it at Song Shi from afar, and an even denser power of the netherworld crushed over.
"Hmph!"
Song Shi did not like this feeling, and his glabella lit up.
He activated the Grand Moon Visualization Method and released his powerful Spiritual strength. It actually formed a lunar star above his head and expelled the pressure of the Nine Nether Divine Body.
Slapping his waist, the Bloodseeker light in the blood river flew out and blocked the darkness.
Old Man Nightmare was slightly surprised to see Song Shi's Spiritual strength form a phenomenon.
He could tell that Song Shi was similar to Miss, so he did not stop him and prepared to let Miss vent her anger.
"Are you even worthy of lighting up a star in front of Nine Nether?"
Seeing Song Shi's methods, Lu Youyou's expression was disdainful. She raised her hand and clenched it. The huge black hole began to devour Song Shi's Lunar Star.
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In the face of the aggressive divine body phenomenon, it was very difficult for Song Shi to resist it with his Spiritual strength alone. Half of the lunar star's light was quickly swallowed.
Song Shi pursed his lips and did not panic at all.
Although he had yet to cultivate the Demonic Blood Transformation Technique and could not unleash the full power of the Blood River Dharma treasures, the Nine Yang Essence Energy that he had fused with the Nine Yang Divine Technique and the Connate Pure Yang Technique was enough to deal with this woman.
As he mobilized his cultivation, his body emitted a brilliant light. Balls of scarlet flames surged out of his acupuncture points. As they leapt out, they distorted the air. It was as if he was carrying nine small suns.
!!
Coupled with the Lunar Star released from his glabella, the ten rings of glowing power instantly dispersed the darkness, causing Lu Youyou and Old Man Nightmare to reveal shocked expressions.
They were quite familiar with the phenomenon of the Nine Nether Divine Body. Basically, among people of the same level, unless they also had a divine body, they would definitely be suppressed and could not unleash even thirty percent of their strength.
Especially Old Man Nightmare, he was especially afraid at this moment.
This person did not have a divine body, but he had broken through the suppression of the phenomenon. How deep was his foundation?
In particular, this Blood-Robed old ghost had just completed its possession. Logically speaking, his cultivation should have decreased, but he was still so powerful. He was really not simple.
Lu Youyou's performance was different. She saw that her pressure did not make Song Shi embarrassed, but she was not convinced. She still said proudly, "It's just that your cultivation level is higher. When I reach the perfected Foundation Establishment realm, are you worthy of being my equal?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a fire flashed in front of her eyes.
Unexpectedly, Song Shi had attacked without saying a word. Lu Youyou had no time to dodge the sudden sneak attack.
BOOM!
Song Shi's fist burned with flames and landed on Lu Youyou's chest without hesitation. With a soft groan, he sent Lu Youyou flying.
Lu Youyou, who was covered in black Essence Energy, fell to the ground, crushing a large area of the forest and creating a deep pit.
If not for the protection of her Essence Energy, Lu Youyou would have been covered in dirt on the spot.
"Brother Blood Robes, please show mercy!" n0𝓋𝞮𝑙𝑈𝗌𝐛.𝗰0𝓂
Seeing that Song Shi still wanted to chase after her, Old Man Nightmare hurriedly stopped him.
The two of them collided in the air. Old Man Nightmare was actually no match for Song Shi and staggered back in midair.
The force of the exchange stirred up a ring of wind, blowing away a layer of the vegetation.
Old Man Nightmare was shocked, "The person you possessed is actually a body-tempering martial cultivator. His physique is powerful. No wonder he was targeted by you."
"Get lost. Don't disturb me from teaching someone a lesson!"
Song Shi said coldly. His entire body was surrounded by blood-red light and he carried the Nine Suns. The dark red Nine Suns Essence Energy looked quite compatible with the Bloodseeker Light. One was scorching and domineering, while the other was cold and sinister.
It was a little strange for the power of Yin and Yang to appear on a person at the same time.
He pulled out his belt and transformed it into a blood snake to hold Old Man Nightmare back.
He turned around and landed on the ground. He stared coldly at Lu Youyou, who had crawled up from the pit, and strode over, "Having a natural divine body only means that you're talented, but it doesn't mean that you really have a divine-level spirit body!"
Lu Youyou looked disdainful, "You think you're better than me because of your sneak attacks?"
"Haha."
Song Shi only replied with a chuckle.
"Miss, be careful!"
Old Man Nightmare, who was blocked by the blood river, reminded.
Swoosh!
Song Shi instantly turned into an afterimage and approached. His Essence Energy condensed into the Dragon Subduing Palm. With a dragon's roar, he attacked Lu Youyou mercilessly.
His powerful palm force was majestic, bringing with it a wave of heat, causing the air to explode.
Lu Youyou gritted her teeth and activated the Ghost Head Staff in her hand and collided with Song Shi's Dragon Subduing Palm.
Amidst the earth-shattering bang, Lu Youyou retreated, her legs leaving two Fissures on the ground.
"How strong do you think your body is?"
All of determination appeared on Lu Youyou's pretty face. She took advantage of the situation and fell back. She supported herself with one hand on the ground then suddenly bounced back. Her slender legs shot up and swept towards Song Shi like scissors.
She must have cultivated some kind of leg technique. Her legs contained a shocking explosive power and made an ear-piercing sound.
From Song Shi's point of view, two round, snow-white legs suddenly stuck out of the dress and a pair of exquisite and small bare feet kicked over.
Song Shi's pupils constricted slightly. It was not that Lu Youyou's leg techniques scared him, nor was it that this woman's legs were too beautiful. It was just that this woman was not wearing underwear.
In reality, women in this world did not have underwear. At most, they had a tight-fitting undergarment on their upper bodies and diapers on their lower bodies.
He did not know if this woman was confident or not, but she was not even wearing diapers. Because of this, she had caused a lot of damage to his eyes.
He was in a daze for a moment and instinctively raised his hand to block Lu Youyou's legs.
Their arms and legs collided, and a series of muffled bangs sounded.
Lu Youyou's legs were very strong, and she actually kicked Song Shi into a defensive position.
"Your close combat skills are only so-so!"
Lu Youyou thought she had the advantage and instantly became smug.
Song Shi snorted and said, "Woman, you really don't know shame. You're not even wearing pants. It hurt my eyes!"
Although he said that, his eyes still lingered on his white legs as if he was admiring a piece of art.
Only then did Lu Youyou realize that something was wrong and hurriedly retreated.
Her slender body was as graceful as a swan. As she spun 360 degrees in the air, she quickly pressed down on the purple-black dress.
Her face was slightly flushed as she glared at Song Shi with her beautiful eyes, "You're shameless!"
"What's wrong? After all, you've already revealed yourself to me."
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Song Shi chuckled. This woman probably rarely fought with the opposite sex. Otherwise, she would not be so careless.
"Miss, let's forget it. It's best if we go back as soon as possible."
Old Man Nightmare said helplessly when he saw that his Little Miss was at a disadvantage again.
In his opinion, Miss was still too young. She would definitely not be able to defeat the cunning and thick-skinned Song Shi.
"I won't!"
She wrapped her skirt with her Essence Energy and crooked her finger at Song Shi. "Come, I'll defeat you in close combat today. I'll let you experience my Heavenly Ghost Sect's Nine Ghosts Wandering Steps."
In the next second, Lu Youyou turned into six shadows and kicked at Song Shi.
Song Shi frowned. This was really a spoiled young lady. Since that was the case he could only beat her up.
Flames surged all over his body as a volcano-like power erupted. His hair stood upside down, and his muscles expanded. His blood Qi was like an ancient mammoth and his Essence Energy transformed into a long flaming dragon that circled around him.
Suddenly there was a rumble.
More than half of Lu Youyou's Phantom image was destroyed in a single move.
When she used her Phantom image Steps, he instantly turned into a fiery light and attacked Lu Youyou fiercely.
Pu! Pu! Pu! In an instant, Lu Youyou's Phantom image was completely shattered.
Moreover, three figures appeared around her at the same time, forcing her to use her Dharma treasures to protect her body. She became extremely flustered.
RUMBLE!
The ground trembled, and from time to time, huge pits would be blasted open by the flames. Under the aftershock, the vegetation collapsed and shattered.
In less than half a minute, Lu Youyou's Defense was broken. She screamed as Song Shi slapped her swollen face. She was extremely angry that she could not turn the situation around.
She was talented and indeed had the Nine Nether Divine Body. In the future, when she reached Great Mastery, she would be comparable to a god.
The problem was that to achieve such a feat, the Nine Nether Divine Body had to be at the Great Mastery stage. Currently it was only in its growth stage, and its power was not stronger than Song Shi's Diamond Dharma Body.
Not to mention that Song Shi's Dragon Subduing Palm was a fifth-grade divine power, with the enhancement of the Dragon Elephant Art and the power provided by the nine energy cores, even if she was the Goddess of Heaven, she had no choice but to fall from her pedestal and be beaten up.
After a few rounds, Lu Youyou was obviously not strong enough. Song Shi seized the opportunity to crush her and beat her until her face was swollen. In the end, she was even trampled under his feet. She was beaten until she saw stars and foamed at the mouth.
Song Shi looked down from above. He rubbed his palms and exhaled, "Beating up a beauty is so refreshing."
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Old Man Nightmare watched in a daze as the face of the proud prodigal and talented daughter of his sect master turned as swollen as a pig's head. His old face twitched and he did not know what to say for a moment.
"Even the sect master has never hit Miss like this."
A bitter smile appeared on his face. Things had gotten out of hand this time. With the young miss' personality, she would probably be at odds with this old ghost in the future. The sect master's recruitment plan might be affected.
Unexpectedly, Lu Youyou was silent at this moment. It was unknown if she was traumatized or thinking about how to get back at him.
Some cultivators who were spying on this place also had strange expressions. n0𝓋𝞮𝑙𝑈𝗌𝐛.𝗰0𝓂
"Tsk tsk, how dare he hit the Heavenly Ghost Sect's Goddess."
"The Nine Nether Divine Body was actually beaten down by a cultivator of the same level. This can be said to be the biggest event of the entire year."
"Who is this guy? Why does he have the Dharma treasure of the Blood-Robed old ghost? I have to quickly investigate this matter."
"I'm afraid it'll be a little difficult for the Heavenly Ghost Sect to recruit this person."
After figuring out the situation, the hidden thoughts of these cultivators dissipated.
Song Shi released his foot, turned around, and raised his hand. A stream of blood flew back and wrapped around his body, turning into a belt.
"What rest? I want to go back in this state!"
"Well "
Old Man Nightmare smiled bitterly. If the sect master saw her return in this state, he would probably attack the Blood-Robed old ghost in a fit of anger.
Lu Youyou wiped the blood from her nose and stared at Song Shi. "If I don't defeat him, I won't clean my wounds!"
"Then you'll be a shrew with chicken nest hair for the rest of your life."
Song Shi belittled her bluntly.
"Impossible!"
Lu Youyou said confidently, "It's impossible for your cultivation speed to be faster than mine. Do you really think that having a divine body is just for show?"
Song Shi really wanted to brag that he had managed to reach the perfected Foundation Establishment realm in half a year. Not to mention that he had a divine body, for normal cultivators, even to achieve a holy body, it would take much longer than half a year.
However, it was not good to be targeted by the Sect Master of the Heavenly Ghost Sect. He could only take it one step at a time.
Ignoring Lu Youyou, he said lightly, "Nightmare, let me ask you something. Where can I buy a demonic seed?"
"Do you want the Bloodseeker Seed or the Soul Demon Seed? Or the Prime Demon Seed? My Heavenly Ghost Sect only has the Soul Demon Seed."
Old Man Nightmare asked.
The three demonic seeds he mentioned could devour flesh, soul, and cultivation respectively, but each could only devour one type.
"It's best if it's a Three Flower Demon Seed,"
Song Shi shook his head. Since he wanted a Demon seed, it had to be of the highest grade. This was what Lu Yue had used to devour his essence, energy, and spirit.
"The Three Flower Demon Seed is very precious, and it's very difficult for Golden Core cultivators to obtain it. You can only ask the sect master."
Old Man Nightmare shook his head. "You don't have to be afraid. Sect Master is still very open-minded. He won't treat you differently just because you beat up Miss."
"Who said I'm afraid? Since your sect master has it, let's make a trip."
Song Shi originally wanted to ask if he knew of any clues and search for it himself. Unfortunately, there was no place to buy it, so he naturally had to meet the Sect Master of the Heavenly Ghost Sect.
As for being afraid, what was he afraid of? It's not like he was afraid of death?
"You've got guts."
Lu Youyou took another look at Song Shi. She thought that Song Shi would be too scared to go.
"What guts do you need? If I go, your sect master will have to thank me for teaching you how to be a person."
Song Shi mocked, and his words made Lu Youyou so angry that she started to doubt herself.
"No, my father will definitely avenge me and teach you a lesson!"
"Tsk tsk, you only know how to call for your dad when you can't win. I think you should just hide behind him for the rest of your life. Don't come out and embarrass yourself."
Song Shi scoffed.
"Brother Blood Robes, you should stop talking. We've already wasted a lot of time here."
Old Man Nightmare smiled bitterly, "Although it's a truce, it doesn't mean that there's no danger."
"Then lead the way."
Song Shi also realized that more and more people were secretly spying on him. It was not just people, but there were also traces of demons. It was indeed not wise to stay long.
Old Man Nightmare secretly shook his head at Lu Youyou. He took out a small boat and invited Song Shi to sit on it. After activating it, the flying boat suddenly left.
Lu Youyou looked at the back of Song Shi's head. She really wanted to knock him out and beat him up to vent her anger.
In the end, she still did not have the confidence. After a moment of silence, she formed a seal with both hands. A ball of water appeared and began to flow around her body to wash away the dirt on her.
In the end, she did not choose to go back in disgrace. That would be too embarrassing.
As she washed herself with the Flowing Water Technique, wisps of purple-black light emitted from her body. The palm prints, wounds, and fist marks that Song Shi had left disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. It could be seen that her physique was indeed magical.
As for her clothes, they were obviously special Dharma treasures. They were not damaged. After washing the dirty things on her body, her wounds disappeared and she restored her beautiful appearance.
She was wearing a long purple dress, revealing her slender calves and sparkling feet. She was lying lazily in the flying ship. Her skin was fairer than snow and she looked vibrant.
Lu Youyou had a slim figure with a perfect golden ratio. Her waist was slender, and her butt was not small. Her body had not fully developed, but she already gave off a fleshy and soft feeling at the same time.
She was dressed rather casually, revealing her exquisite and symmetrical collarbone. Her red lips were bright like roses, and her oval face was tender and slightly round. Her eyebrows were slightly raised, giving off a coquettish and domineering aura. Her black hair was scattered wantonly and fluttered in the wind.
Song Shi turned around and took a look. "You're pretty, but it's a pity that you have such a foul mouth. If you don't speak, you will be less annoying. That way people might even like you and want to sleep with you."
Lu Youyou's face darkened. She wanted to kick Song Shi, but when she thought about how she had exposed herself, she resisted the urge and snorted. "If you don't speak, you are not so annoying either."
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"You know who started this."
Song Shi replied indifferently. He stared at Lu Youyou's exposed legs and raised his hand. "The journey is boring and I have nothing to do. Let me touch your thigh."
"Piss off!"
Lu Youyou hurriedly dodged and cursed, "You old pervert. You're already more than a thousand years old, and you still have the cheek to covet me?"
"Wanting a woman is a man's instinct. Moreover, cultivating the demonic path requires one to be carefree and follow one's heart. I just want to touch it. Is there a problem?"
Song Shi was not ashamed and said matter-of-factly, "And so what if I am more than a thousand years old? I can still make you pregnant."
"You!"
This was the first time Lu Youyou had seen such a shameless person. She usually had a noble status. Who would dare to say such crude things in front of her?
Even other geniuses of the same level were polite to her and would definitely not dare to do this.
In the end, she could only scold him for being shameless. She turned her head away and stopped talking to him.
In the end, Song Shi did not touch Lu Youyou's leg. After all, he was not a real demon. Instead, he was a young master who had studied poetry and literature for a few years. He was not that shameless.
Old Man Nightmare could only shake his head helplessly. His Miss had met her match this time and was completely dominated.
The flying boat tore through the air at a very fast speed.
Song Shi looked in the direction and realized that they were heading to the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range.
He frowned slightly. Could it be that the various Demonic sects had already occupied this place?
Soon, his guess was confirmed. The Thousand Poisons Mountain Range was already filled with demon cultivators, and he could sense many powerful fluctuations from afar.
In the mountain range, different places were occupied by the various sects. Array Formation Power could be felt in the air.
Old Man Nightmare flew towards a mountain peak. On this mountain peak, there was a huge black ship. The words 'Nine Nether' were engraved on the bow of the ship, and it was filled with black fog. Wisps of cold aura surged towards him.
Song Shi felt the surrounding temperature suddenly drop. They had entered the attack range of the Array Formation.
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Different types of poisons ran rampant in this mountain range for thousands of miles. According to the memories of the Blood-Robed old ghost, there were no powerful cultivation sects present here more than a thousand years ago, and naturally there were also none now.
Usually, there would only be a few people who cultivated poison techniques who would enter to search for poisons. There were also some smaller sects who used poisons to refine poisonous artifacts for a living.
As for the reason, it was mainly because there was very little Spiritual Qi in this mountain range. There were no spirit veins, and it was a place that also had a miasmic atmosphere.
The latter was nothing to those who cultivated the Dao of Poison, but the former had a huge impact. Without rich Spiritual Qi, especially without a Spiritual Vein, it could not support the development of a large sect.
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"According to Hei Duzi's memories, there's a rather powerful ancient cultivator's cave abode inside. Could it be because of this that this place has become unsuitable for the development of a sect?"
Song Shi was deep in thought. He felt that the various sects of the demonic sects had gathered here not only to fight with Great Qian, but also for another unknown reason.
Otherwise, why didn't they choose a city with a better environment or just a normal mountain range? Instead, they chose such a place.
While he was thinking, a circle of fluctuations suddenly erupted in the depths of the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range. As the ground shook, a grayish-black mushroom cloud bloomed.
Song Shi was stunned. He felt a terrifying aura that far exceeded the Golden Core realm for a moment before it disappeared in a flash.
RUMBLE!
Gusts of strong wind swept over, shattering the vegetation. Rocks the size of heads flew up and spread out with the circular chaotic storm.
"What happened?"
Lu Youyou was shocked. She widened her eyes and looked into the distance. She could only see some black dots escaping from the center of the storm and retreating quickly.
The terrifying aftershock arrived in front of them in the blink of an eye. The huge ship behind them released a circle of black energy to block the aftershock.
The Supreme Kraken Ship, which was more than a thousand feet long, also seemed very small under this storm. It was like a reef in the waves, actually even smaller than a reef, and it began to shake violently from the vast power.
Fortunately, the aftershock was not to specially target anyone. After passing by, it did not stop and continued to sweep into the distance.
The mountain that was originally covered in a layer of vegetation was instantly skinned, revealing the yellowish-brown soil. The entire mountain range had become 'bald' on the spot.
Old Man Nightmare looked solemnly at the source of the aftershock. "They've already taken action so quickly?"
Lu Youyou's ears twitched. "Grandpa Nightmare, what are you hiding from me?"
"Cough cough, I'm not too sure either. I only heard the sect master mention that there might be ancient cultivator ruins present in this mountain range."
Swish swish swish!
One black dot after another approached the ship Song Shi was in. In a flash, they arrived in front of him and transformed into several powerful figures that appeared out of thin air.
Song Shi's pupils constricted. What kind of speed was this? How could they be so fast even in the void?
"Nascent Soul and Martial Dao Emperor?"
Song Shi speculated that these people's auras were far above the Golden Core realm. He had only felt similar auras from Zi Yue.
These people stayed in the air for a moment as if they were discussing something. Then, they flew back to their campsite.
Three people came to Song Shi's side. The person in front was a middle-aged man in a long black robe. There were chains wrapped around his waist, and his body was suffused with a strange black fog. He walked in the air and looked mysterious.
He looked at this person with an aura as deep as the sea. Although he was expressionless, there was a hint of seriousness in his gaze.
This person should be the Sect Master of the Heavenly Ghost Sect, Lu Jiu. He was a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator and was not even as old as the Blood-Robed old ghost. He had only cultivated for 600 years and could be considered a cultivation genius.
His Nine Nether Soul Locking Technique was famous. He could be considered to be a magnate in the various Demonic Sects.
Among the two people beside him, there was a gray-robed old man on the left. His body was also wrapped in a ball of black fog. His wrinkled old face was half-smiling and his eyes flickered.
Song Shi's gaze froze. He felt that this old man's cultivation level was also at the Nascent Soul realm. There were actually two Nascent Soul realm cultivators in the Heavenly Ghost Sect.
As far as he knew, only the Yao Moon Palace had two Nascent Souls before Zi Yue.
In comparison, the cultivation of the youth on the right was much weaker. However, this person looked to be only in his early thirties and yet his cultivation was already at the Golden Core realm. According to the 800 years of lifespan of the Golden Core realm, this person should only be a few hundred years old.
From his expression however, he did not look old. Hence he should not be too old. Moreover, this person was handsome and had a tall figure. Other than his cold temperament, he seemed like he would be easy to talk to.
He stepped on a short green saber that was wrapped in bright light. It was a Dharma treasure. He probably used it to speed up and catch up to the other two.
"Dad."
Seeing the middle-aged man, Lu Youyou called out affectionately. She jumped on the ground and arrived in front of him, holding his arm.
Lu Jiu, who had a serious expression just now, immediately looked gentler. He glanced at his daughter. "Youyou, don't go out and run around for the time being. The ancient cultivator's cave abode has already appeared. Demons and ghosts will gather. It will be very dangerous to travel alone."
"Youyou understand."
Lu Youyou said coquettishly and secretly glanced at Song Shi. She realized that this guy was calm like an ancient well, as if he was not afraid of her complaining about him to her dad at all.
She could not help but feel a little angry. She clenched her fists tightly, but in the end, she held it in and did not let her father help her vent her anger.
"Sect Master, Grand Elder!"
Old Man Nightmare bowed, "Miss and I have already invited him back. It's this person."
"I've seen it."
Lu Jiu and the other two were sized up Song Shi. They were a little surprised that the Blood-Robed old ghost was so young.
"Are you sure he's the Blood-Robed old ghost?"
Lu Jiu was a little suspicious. Although he had never seen the Blood-Robed old ghost, he only roughly knew how the other party looked.
This person's aura and appearance did not appear like a demon at all.
"Sect Master, this is his possessed body. Furthermore, he has just completed the possession and hasn't had the time to change his cultivation pathways."
Old Man Nightmare explained the reason.
"Oh, that must be him then." n0𝑽ℯ𝑳𝑈𝐬𝕓.𝓬0𝓂
Lu Jiu nodded and looked at Song Shi, "Fellow Daoist Blood Robes, let's talk on the ship."
He naturally could not discuss the matter of recruitment here. He had to be polite.
"Brother Blood Robes, from the looks of it, you've found a genius to possess. Aren't you afraid of offending some powerful faction?"
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The gray-robed old man said in surprise. He was slightly older than Blood Robes and could be considered a person of the same generation as the Blood Robed old ghost.
Therefore, when he first saw Song Shi, he felt that it was as if he was a stranger. If not for the special Dharma treasures at his waist, he would have thought that someone was using the Blood-Robed old ghost's Dharma treasure to play tricks on him.
"Brother Ghost Butcher, have you seen the person I looked like before, in Great Qian?"
Song Shi asked in return. This old man's real name was Tu Yuan. His nickname was Ghost Butcher, and he was now respectfully addressed as Perfected Lord Ghost Butcher.
In the cultivation world, most people had nicknames. Some of them were obtained by their process of breaking through, while others were chosen by themselves.
As for their real names, when their cultivation was high, they would generally not use them. In fact, some people did not even use their real names anymore. This way, they could avoid many troubles.
"I have indeed never."
Ghost Butcher nodded and looked to the side. "Tian Ya, you've interacted more with the younger generation of cultivators. Have you seen a genius like him before?"
The young man shook his head, "I'm very familiar with the genius cultivators of the various sects. I'm sure that there's no such genius in Great Qian. As for where he came from, since Sir Blood Robes has possessed him, he should know very well."
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There was a hint of jealousy in Shi Tianya's eyes because this old ghost's appearance was too young.
Song Shi smiled faintly, "He's just a rogue cultivator. There's nothing to worry about."
"That's good. Please follow me!"
Lu Jiu was rather polite to Song Shi. In his opinion, the Blood-Robed old ghost would be a good tool to his sect as he had very little involvement with the outside world. As long as he can recover and be restored to his peak condition, the chances of him cultivating to the Nascent Soul realm were very high. At this moment, since he was helping him in his time of need. He would definitely be able to use him when the Heavenly Ghost sect faced difficulties.
Shi Tianya narrowed his eyes. He could tell that Song Shi was being taken seriously by Lu Jiu. However, seeing that Song Shi was only at the perfected Foundation Establishment realm, he felt that he did not have to fight with him for any resources yet.
Song Shi followed Lu Jiu and the others to the Great Kraken Ship. This was the Heavenly Ghost Sect's war Dharma treasure, which was equivalent to the aircraft carriers from his previous life.
This thing could really fly. Moreover, it was equipped with a large-scale attack Array Formation. When it was operating at full speed, it would definitely not be a problem to find opportunities to kill Golden Core cultivators.
The space of the ship was naturally very large. They flew straight to a hall at the top of the ship that was similar to a place reserved for welcoming guests. If one did not see the outer appearance of the ship, they would think that they had arrived at a palace.
Most of the hall was made of black wood and it gave off a cold aura. Within the faint mist, many beautiful and gentle white-clothed women served tea, snacks, and fruits.
Song Shi glanced at them. These women floated in the air, their feet not touching the ground, as if they were weightless.
This was not because their cultivation levels were strong or because they had a physique similar to Lu Youyou that allowed them to fly in the air, but because they were not human.
Ghosts!
Song Shi looked around. All the maidservants were female ghosts.
"Brother Blood Robes, you can take whichever one you like."
Ghost Butcher chuckled. He knew that the Blood-Robed old ghost was considered a lecher. As long as they were beautiful, he did not discriminate between humans or ghosts.
The maids who had left looked at Song Shi shyly. This sight left Song Shi with an inexplicable feeling.
"I already have one. I don't need anymore for the time being."
Song Shi shook his head. If there comes a day that he really wanted to sleep with a ghost, he would be damned before that happens.
"It seems that fellow Daoist Blood Robes don't like these low-grade goods. When we return to Nether City, I'll give you a ghost bride. She'll be at the level of a Ghost King. I guarantee that she'll be strong enough to withstand you."
Lu Jiu chuckled. Their Heavenly Ghost Sect could connect to the Nine Nether and there were many Ghost Kings and Ghost Emperors who were in contact with them. It was just that they could not appear easily in the outside world.
Song Shi was speechless. Did he really seem like that kind of person? He hadn't even had his fill of sleeping with living women, did they really think that he would want to bed a female ghost?
He said righteously, "My heart is not there. The most important thing for me is to form the Nascent Soul. I'm not in the mood to do this for the time being."
Lu Youyou pursed her lips. Who was the one who wanted to touch her thigh on the flying ship?
"Looks like you're very confident, Blood Robes."
Perfected Lord Ghost Butcher chuckled and said meaningfully, "However, if you want to recover to the peak of Restoration, you will have to consume a lot of resources. The last step requires the help of high-grade spirit items.
"Brother, you're alone and have a great enemy like the Vajra Sect. It's still very difficult for you to form your Nascent Soul steadily. Not to mention forming your Nascent Soul, you might not even be able to form your Golden Core at all. After all, you've already been exposed. Ordinary people won't be able to guess your identity, but some other more powerful people might."
These words were quite obvious in their intentions and even carried a hint of threat.
The Blood-Robed old ghost had many enemies and was the target of a sect-wide grudge by the Vajra Sect. Once the Heavenly Ghost Sect spread the news that he was not dead, there would definitely be a group of people who would rush over to kill him while he was still in a feeble state.
Song Shi frowned. He was not afraid that the Blood-Robed old ghost had enemies. In any case, he would not die. Instead, the enemies of the Blood-Robed old ghost had a higher chance of dying. n0𝒱𝐞𝓁𝐔𝐬𝔟.𝑪0𝚖
He frowned because he did not know how these guys knew that the Blood-Robed old ghost was not dead.
When the Blood-Robed old ghost revived, it directly possessed someone. His appearance was completely changed. At most, it would have been the same Dharma treasures, spells, and other recognizable methods that could have aroused suspicions. Even then, people would just suspect that someone had obtained the Blood-Robed old ghost's inheritance.
Moreover, the Blood-Robed old ghost was also very cautious. He acted and scammed people every day, so he would not have revealed any information on his identity.
Not only did the people of the Heavenly Ghost Sect know that the Blood-Robed old ghost was alive, but they also came to look for him directly. There must be some middle man in between.
Seeing the change in Song Shi's expression, Lu Jiu and the others smiled, thinking that they had the Blood-Robed old ghost in their grasp.
Lu Youyou's mood was even better. She laughed wildly in her heart. "Who asked you to be so arrogant? Now you must be eating your words right?"
In fact, Song Shi was only curious about why the Heavenly Ghost Sect would notice the Blood-Robed old ghost after he had revived.
Song Shi took the opportunity to express his thoughts.
"Then welcome, Daoist Blood Robes. Although your cultivation level is still at the Foundation Establishment realm, I can give you the treatment of an elder. Do you have any other requests? You can tell me."
In their sect, only Golden Core cultivators could become elders. This offer was considered an exceptional treatment.
"I just want to know one thing."
Song Shi extended a finger, "How did you know that I was still alive and how did you find me?"
Be it the Blood-Robed old ghost or him, this matter was quite important. After all, he was an undying person. It would not be good if he was monitored.
Lu Jiu smiled mysteriously. "This involves the secret technique of our Heavenly Ghost Sect. Back then, our seniors collected your blood and used the secret technique to sense your life and death fluctuations and approximate location. Back then, when you were surrounded by Vajra Sect, we guessed that you should have escaped to your current cave abode when given the opportunity. Recently, Bloodseeker Light appeared there, so it's not difficult to guess that it was you."
Song Shi was enlightened. In that case, the Blood-Robed old ghost had already died and his soul had been destroyed. The Heavenly Ghost Sect should not be able to lock onto him anymore.
In the future, he just had to pay attention to the blood in his body and not let others obtain it easily.
"Brother, don't worry. This secret technique is only useful with one's own blood. Now that you've already possessed and changed your body, you naturally won't be detected again."
Ghost Butcher comforted him.
"I hope so."
Song Shi did not comment. The people of the demonic sect were even more shameless than the orthodox sects. A person like him who had no background could most likely be abandoned at any time when danger strikes.
Ghost Butcher and Lu Jiu looked at each other and nodded slightly. Ghost Butcher said, "There's something else I have to tell you. There's an ancient cultivator's cave abode in the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range. It's most likely left behind by a Soul Formation True Venerable or a Martial Venerable."
Song Shi glanced sideways. The information about the cave abode in Hei Duzi's memory was only the tip of the iceberg. He thought that it was some great opportunity to become an immortal. Clearly, these upper echelons of the Demon Cult had more information.
"Did you guys fight with Great Qian for this cave abode?"
"How is that possible? A Divine Transformation Realm cultivator's cave abode is not enough to cause chaos in the world. The fight is happening because there are people who want to be the ruler of Great Qian."
Lu Jiu said mockingly, "The resources they can obtain by being the ruler will be far above any sects' ability."
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Song Shi nodded. A country with cultivators was definitely stronger than a sect. The ability to mobilize all the cultivators were not comparable at all.
For sects like the Yao Moon Palace to be ruled by Great Qian for 2,000 years, one could see how powerful Great Qian was, at its peak.
"Uncle Nightmare, arrange a residence for the Blood-robed Elder and treat him well."
Lu Jiu instructed Old Man Nightmare and said to Song Shi, "Blood-robed elder, stay here and familiarize yourself with the environment. It's best if you form your core as soon as possible. Only then will you have a chance to get a share of the resources in the cave abode."
At the mention of core formation, Song Shi could not help but think of the demon seed. This thing was more suitable for him than ordinary elixirs. He took the opportunity to ask.
Lu Jiu shook his head. "I don't have the Three Flower Demon Pill on me either. If you want, you can come into contact with the guys from Sky Demon Cult to obtain them. They like to use this thing to kill people and refine pills."
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"Sky Demon Cult."
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Song Shi recalled that Lu Yue had mentioned that the devil seed came from the Sky Demon Cult's cult master. It seemed that it would not be easy to obtain it.
"I'll give it a try."
He nodded. Other than the lottery and plundering others, he did not have other ways to obtain pills that could quickly increase his cultivation in a short period of time.
He had to try to get this demon seed as much as possible.
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"Since new battles may happen at any time, the various sects will have a cultivator exchange of resources every few days. There will be one tomorrow night. You can try your luck there."
Ghost Butcher reminded him, "It's on the black mountain in the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range. Go that way. It's the pitch-black mountain. Tianya, you can bring the blood-robed elder there when you're free."
"Yes, Master."
Shi Tianya was actually Ghost Butcher's disciple.
"Brother Blood Robes, please follow me."
Old Man Nightmare politely brought Song Shi to the second level of the huge ship.
After descending a level, Song Shi realized that the surroundings were even colder and darker. If the top of the ship was only cloudy, it would be evening now. However, it was still daylight outside.
There were many ghosts in the corridor. There were men and women, mostly dressed as servants. When they saw them, they stopped and bowed respectfully.
"Elder Nightmare."
"In the future, this will be the new elder of the sect. If he has any instructions, you have to satisfy them immediately."
"Yes."
"Blood-robed Elder, please come here."
He arranged for him to stay in a suite with three bedrooms and a hall. He was also given an identity token, the sect rules of the Heavenly Ghost Sect and the sect's history.
"Blood-robed Elder, this is a special situation. When we return to the sect, I'll introduce you to the other disciples.There will be ghosts servants waiting outside at any time. Just tell them if there's anything you require."
After telling him some things that he needed to pay attention to and making the arrangements, Old Man Nightmare left in a hurry.
Song Shi was now left alone. The corners of his mouth twitched as he looked at the haunted house around him.
"Why do I feel like I've entered an abnormal sect?"
Muttering, he slapped his waist and waved his hand.
"The environment here seems to be very suitable for lonely ghosts like you. Come out."
Cold wind swirled around the paper effigy, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a long-haired beauty with delicate features. She looked even better than when she was a paper effigy.
Song Shi looked at this tall and slender woman in surprise. Her eyes were deep, and looked like the colors of autumn. Her skin was pale, and she gave off a cold and ethereal feeling.
"I didn't expect you to be more beautiful than what Granny Cat had drawn on the effigy."
"Young Master, you flatter me. I'd rather not be so beautiful. Perhaps I would have lived a few more years then."
The female ghost sighed and bowed.
"A beautiful woman's life is so short?"
Song Shi muttered and sized her up carefully. "You look like someone I know. Her name is Nie Xiaoqian."
The female ghost in white in front of him really looked like Nie Xiaoqian, whom he had seen in a movie in his previous life. It was because of this sense of familiarity that he had bought her.
"I heard that there are always at least two doppelgangers in the world." The female ghost smiled faintly, "And they're not related by blood."
Song Shi nodded. "Indeed. What's your name and background?"
"I'm Bai Xiaoqin, the youngest daughter of Magistrate Bai of Silken City. Our family was killed by evil spirits and our souls were taken away. We can't reincarnate."
"Wait, you're the daughter of a Magistrate?"
Song Shi was surprised.
"Yes, all 27 members of our family were killed by the evil cultivator and became the auxiliary souls of a Dharma treasure called The Hundred Ghost Gonfalon. My parents and the others all became unconscious evil spirits. For some reason, I didn't lose my intelligence, but I didn't dare to show it."
Bai Xiaoqin spoke sadly about her past. "That evil cultivator often fought battles with others. My family's souls were scattered while in combat. Because I still have my intelligence, I sometimes think of ways to hide and survive."
"You can do that? The Hundred Ghost Gonfalon is an evil Dharma treasure with a strong baleful aura. Unless you're strong enough, such as if you are the main soul of the Dharma Treasure, ordinary ghosts will basically lose their intelligence after being sucked in and become evil ghosts for them to control. Clearly, you're a mortal and can't be very powerful."
Song Shi seemed to be deep in thought. "It seems like there's something special about you. This special trait even extended to the soul level."
"I don't know either. Later on, that cultivator was killed by a Golden Core cultivator from Great Qian. When his Dharma treasures were destroyed, I didn't want to die, so I ran out to beg for mercy."
At this point, Bai Xiaoqin sighed with a bitter smile. "Unfortunately, that lord did not want to spare a lonely ghost like me. He wanted to finish me off along with the others. Fortunately, Granny Cat appeared and brought me away. Only then did I have a chance to meet Young Master, you."
"She didn't say why you were able to maintain your consciousness in The Hundred Ghost Gonfalon?"
Song Shi was stunned. He had absorbed the Blood-Robed old ghost's memories and knew that the souls of such low-level Dharma treasures could not have any intelligence. There must be something special about Bai Xiaoqin.
However, the Blood-Robed old ghost did not study the Dao of ghosts much and could not tell him the reason.
"Granny Cat said that the three elements in my soul are very stable, that's why I didn't lose my intelligence from the baleful aura."
Bai Xiaoqin said.
Song Shi stroked his chin. "In that case, you should be very suitable to cultivate ghost cultivation techniques. Did she teach you any cultivation techniques?"
"Yes, my soul is much stronger than before. I just learned a Ghost Dao cultivation technique."
Bai Xiaoqin nodded.
"Are you her disciple?"
Song Shi was puzzled.
"No, Granny Cat said she doesn't accept disciples."
Bai Xiaoqin said regretfully, "Actually, Granny Cat is very good. She often takes in lonely ghosts who can't reincarnate."
"She doesn't accept disciples, but she sells ghosts?"
Song Shi sneered. "You seem to have a special talent. Why did she sell you to me?"
"I don't know."
Bai Xiaoqin was at a loss. "But Granny Cat often sells lonely souls and wild ghosts that are willing to cultivate to cultivators. I should only be worth a little to you at most."
Song Shi stared at the female ghost. After confirming that there was no need for her to lie to him, his tone softened. "The environment here is very suitable for you. Be my maid. You can cultivate on your own when you're free."
"Yes, Young Master."
Bai Xiaoqin heaved a sigh of relief.
"You don't have to call me Young Master in the future. Call me Elder."
Song Shi corrected him, "I'm an elder of the Heavenly Ghost Sect now. If you have any needs, you can tell your kind outside."
Bai Xiaoqin was stunned. "Thank you, Elder."
Song Shi did not say anything else. He walked into the master bedroom and took out the Yin-Yang Reversal Array Disk. After activating it, it enveloped the room.
Although this array formation was not effective for Nascent Soul cultivators, it was still useful for cultivators in realms below Nascent soul and he would not be seen by others his level.
After doing this, Song Shi formed a seal and returned to his original appearance. He immediately became much younger and better-looking.
"I didn't expect to meet someone who was also affected by Hei Duzi's vendetta. What fate."
Song Shi sighed. Back then, the Song family had colluded with the Magistrates of Silken City to kill Hei Duzi's family, provoking his vendetta. This caused both the Song family to be destroyed, and the Bai family to be wiped out.
If he didn't have the system, the Song family would have been the same as the Bai family . n0𝚟𝐞𝓁𝗎𝓈𝐛.𝔠0𝔪
It was precisely because of this link between their families that he wanted to make things easier for Bai Xiaoqin.
"This matter has already passed, I can only try to help her from now on. Let's look at the sect rules and history for now."
Song Shi took out what Old Man Nightmare had given him. It was a thin book and a thick book.
He thought of the school rules and school history booklet he had obtained in his previous life. Aren't these similar to those things?
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Song Shi looked at the introduction with a strange expression.
It seemed that the inheritance of this sect did not come from humans, but from some Heavenly Ghost.
Was the Sky Corpse Sect and Sky Demon Cult's inheritance similar? He wondered what level these Sky Corpses, Heavenly Ghosts, and Sky Demons were at and whether they were similar to immortal cultivators of Great Qian.
"I will take this with a pinch of salt. After all, there will always be a possibility of that they are just bragging about themselves."
As Song Shi continued to read, there was an introduction to the Heavenly Ghost Sect's history, location, culture and so on.
This sect was similar to the Yao Moon Palace. There were inner and outer sects. Currently, there were thousands of disciples and hundreds of thousands of slaves, many of whom were ghosts.
After quickly reading the information, Song Shi sat cross-legged and began to cultivate. He wanted to stabilize his realm as soon as possible. Then, he had to consider the matter of forming his core.
He had digested the memories of the Blood-Robed old ghost and gained an additional experience for Core Formation. He only needed to combine it with his own situation to have a relatively easy break through.
At the same time, he had to cultivate the Blood Transformation Technique to better disguise himself as the Blood-Robed old ghost.
This cultivation technique was very strange. Instead of cultivating the Dantian and other acupuncture points, it cultivated the heart and all the blood in the body.
At the very end, after refining the heart, the flesh and blood in his entire body, he would be turned into blood, only then he could be considered to have reached Great Mastery of the technique. Afterwards he would no longer need to be afraid of physical damage.
As he explored the technique, a day passed quickly.
On the evening of the second day, Shi Tianya's voice came from outside the door, "Blood-robed Elder, are you still going to the exchange meeting?"
"Yes!"
Song Shi ended his cultivation, restored his appearance as Yasuo, and walked out with his Sword.
At this moment, his face was a little pale. This was the effect of cultivating the Blood Transformation Divine Technique.
"Elder."
Bai Xiaoqin welcomed him.
"You can cultivate now. If I don't call for you, you don't have to guard me."
Song Shi waved his hand and pushed the door open.
"Sure."
Seeing that this person was unwilling to accompany, Song Shi was also not interested in owing him a favor.
"You're from the older generation and have a lot of experience. I have nothing to say. It's fine as long as you come back alive."
Shi Tianya threw out a map and turned to leave.
Song Shi glanced at it and instantly memorized the map. He did not take it. Instead, he flicked his fingers and ignited it with his Nine Yang Essence Energy. n0𝑽ℯ𝑳𝑈𝐬𝕓.𝓬0𝓂
A gust of wind blew. When the map landed on the ground and turned into ashes, Song Shi was already gone.
Shi Tianya looked back and frowned slightly, "The nature of this old ghost's cultivation technique has changed."
Black Mountain.
Just like its name suggested, it was a pitch-black mountain. There were no plants, no poisonous insects and no miasma in the air. There was only some soil and moss. The mountain that was thousands of feet tall was made of rocks and looked like a piece of black iron.
It was precisely because of this special environment that this place became a relatively safe area in the Thousand Poison Mountain Range. It was usually a resting place for herb collectors. After the Demon Cults came here, it became a place similar to a market.
The Sky Demon Cult was the leader of all the major sects that participated in the rebellion in Great Qian, followed by Heavenly Ghost, Sky Corpse and Sky Poison Sect. There were also more than ten small sects nearby, so tonight's exchange attracted many cultivators from the various Demon Cults.
Song Shi landed on the mountain with an afterimage. He saw that there were already hundreds of figures on the hill. Most of them were Qi Refinement Connate and Extraordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"It's quite lively."
Hearing the shouts coming from the mountain, Song Shi smiled faintly and walked up calmly.
"I'm offering the wholesale price of low-level talismans. Come and take a look."
"The 900-year-old ginseng already has a trace of spirituality. I'll exchange it for a high-grade Dharma artifact."
"High-grade Poison Repellent Pill. It's a must-have for exploring the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range."
There were many merchants shouting all over the mountain. There were also some vendors who specialized in setting up stalls here. There were even a few pavilions at the top of the mountain which emitted various lights that were especially obvious in the night.
Song Shi took another look at the pavilions. Hundred Herb Square, Million Treasures Store, Hongye Restaurant…
They were basically professional shops, comprehensive trading companies and restaurants that sold medicinal pills.
Judging from their style of business, some of these guys weren't from the Demon Cult. They were similar to vendors who came here just to do business.
"So businessmen are the same everywhere. For half the profits, they are willing to take risks. For double the profits, they even dare to trample on all the laws of the human world. With three times the profits, they dare to commit any crime and even risk their lives."
Song Shi muttered. He was convinced that some fellows who were here wanted to profit off the ongoing war.
"Fellow Daoist, you really know how to talk. You revealed the nature of a vendor with just a few words."
A chubby middle-aged man landed beside Song Shi. He was dressed in a green brocade robe and was fair and chubby. He had a gentle expression and was inlaid with gold and jade. He exuded a rich aura and looked like a rich man. His cultivation was at the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
He was rather amiable and said in a friendly manner, "But the vendors here will also provide you with the goods you need. They are still valuable."
"I was just saying."
Song Shi did not expect that a passerby would hear his ridicule and come over to confront him. Fortunately, he did not provoke anyone enough that they wanted to beat him up.
"Fellow Daoist, how should I address you? I'm Zhuang Cai, the manager of the Myriad Treasures Store."
"Pretending to be rich[1]?"
Song Shi was surprised by his sudden question and told him the Blood-Robed old ghost's real name, "My name is Chen Ergou."
"…"
Zhuang Cai's face twitched. "Fellow Daoist's name is really grounded and down to earth."
"It can't be helped. I'm from a farmer's family. At least I have a surname."
Song Shi smiled faintly. Who would have thought that the infamous Blood-Robed old ghost's real name was this?
"Fellow Daoist Chen, you don't look familiar. This should be your first time coming to this exchange. Why don't you come to our Myriad Treasures Store first? If we can't satisfy you, you can go elsewhere to take a look."
Zhuang Cai invited him. He was very good at reading people. From this person's words and actions, he could tell that Song Shi was not an ordinary person. Even if they did talk about their respected statuses, a perfected Foundation Establishment cultivator was still worthy of his courtesy.
Upon hearing that this person was from one of the large trading companies at the top of the mountain, Song Shi casually asked, "Do you have the Three Flower Demon Seed? If you do, I will go and have a seat."
Zhuang Cai's expression changed slightly. He knew very well the use of this thing. It was basically used by demonic cultivators to devour cultivators of the same cultivation level for their flesh, essence and cultivation. It was considered a very vicious method to cultivate.
"Why, no?"
Song Shi walked away, "If not, I won't waste my time at your place."
"Yes, since we're doing business here, why wouldn't we offer demonic items?"
Zhuang Cai smiled, "Fellow Daoist Chen, follow me."
"So you really have it."
Song Shi was just asking casually. He did not expect to meet a vendor with what he wanted so quickly, so he did not stand on ceremony and followed him to a pavilion that flickered with various colors.
This place was magnificent. When they entered, they were swept by a hidden force. It was obvious that there was a relatively powerful array formation and there were cultivators guarding it in the dark.
He brought Song Shi into a VIP room and said, "Demonic seeds are very precious. They're far above ordinary pills, especially the Three Flower Demon Seed. We only have one at the moment. We were originally preparing to auction it off. But I think Fellow Daoist Chen is not bad. How about we sell it to you at the recent auction price?"
"Just one?"
Song Shi was not too satisfied. He wanted to farm deaths multiple times to obtain more demonic pills. Naturally, the more, the better.
"Indeed, there's only one. Although this thing is unholy, it's very popular among evil cultivators."
[1] Zhuang Cai's name sounds similar to 'pretending to be rich' in Chinese as they share the same intonations but are off different chinese characters
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Zhuang Cai said meaningfully, "If Fellow Daoist Chen still wants it, I can help keep an eye on new stock."
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BANG!
The door was suddenly pushed open by a slender hand with red nails.
"Manager, you're finally back. Second Young Master Lu has been waiting for you for a long time."
A young woman in a special robe ran in, her clothes disheveled. Her face was still red and her head was covered in fragrant sweat. She leaned against the door and seemed to be weak in the knees.
"This exchange has just begun. Why is he here so early?"
Zhuang Cai frowned, "Go down first. I'll go see him immediately."
"Okay."
The young woman panted and walked away with the help of the wall.
Song Shi took a few more glances at the young woman. It was obvious that this Second Brother Lu was a kindred spirit that Song Shi could relate to.
"Relying on your status and using sorcery here. You really don't take my Thousand Treasures Store seriously!"
Zhuang Cai snorted and turned to look at Song Shi, "Fellow Daoist Chen, if you really want more demonic seeds, you can come with me to meet the second young master of the Lu family."
"He's from the Sky Demon Cult?"
Song Shi guessed that he was from the Sky Demon Cult as it seemed to be the only one in the Demon Cults that produced this thing.
"Hmm, he's quite well-respected in the Sky Demon Cult. He likes to bully others and often takes advantage of our Myriad Treasures store."
Zhuang Cai didn't seem to like this person very much, "That's why you should negotiate with him directly if you can. If you're a little tougher, you won't suffer too much. You can get it for very cheap. If I negotiate with him, He'll increase the price again. That price…"
"I know. It's a little less than what the middleman earns."
Song Shi nodded.
"If Fellow Daoist is willing, I'll pull some strings. Fellow Daoist Chen can just do me a favor when the time comes."
Zhuang Cai suggested.
"No problem. Let's leave it at that."
Song Shi had no objections. Since this person had said that the demonic seed was very expensive and he was not rich right now, he naturally had to negotiate.
If he could get the production method of the demon seed, he would be able to produce it himself infinitely. He would then be able to take advantage of the system to cultivate faster.
Zhuang Cai led the way to another VIP room. The door was wide open and cheerful laughter came from inside.
"Ahem."
Zhuang Cai coughed and alerted him of his presence.
"Fatty Zhuang, as a shopkeeper, aren't you supposed to be guarding the trading company every day? Why do you keep disappearing?"
The man's sharp voice sounded. "Come in. If you do this again, I'll f*ck you too."
Zhuang Cai's fats trembled, "Young Master Lu, you must be joking. I have to go to the headquarters to collect the goods. Otherwise, the inventory won't be enough for tonight's transaction. Moreover, I've found a buyer for the demon seed for Young Master. He can satisfy some of your needs."
As he spoke, Song Sho walked into the room. A man as thin as a bamboo pole was reclining on a recliner made of high-grade animal skin.
The three maids hurriedly put on their clothes and retreated, leaving behind a mess.
Song Shi glanced at this guy. Other than being thin, his hair was sparse and he had no eyebrows. While his face was long, his nose seemed a little small. His pupils were blue and his cheekbones were high. He looked rather strange. Most importantly, he had a vicious aura that made people instantly dislike him.
As for his cultivation, he was at the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm like Zhuang Cai.
He went straight to the point, "I'm here to buy the Three Flower Demon Seed. How do you want to trade?"
"Yo, someone from the demonic path too? Why haven't I seen him before?"
Second Brother Lu touched his sparse hair and sized up Song Shi from the corner of his eye. His gaze landed on his belt. "I'll use this belt of yours to exchange for it."
"You can't afford this."
Song Shi said calmly. The blood river was already considered a Numinous artifact. He only needed to refine it again when his cultivation level was high enough to produce a Numinous artifact.
If Dharma artifacts were suitable for Qi Refinement Connate and Extraordinary Foundation Establishment, Golden Core and even Nascent Soul cultivators,
then in that case, Numinous artifacts were definitely the weapons for even high-level cultivators. Some Nascent Souls might not even have one. The reason why the Blood-Robed old ghost could create quasi-numinous artifacts was also because of the Blood Refinement Sect's inheritance he was given back then.
"You sure talk big. It's just a belt. Why can't I afford it?"
Second Brother Lu stood up. His white clothes seemed to come alive as he put them on automatically. He stared at Song Shi with a sinister smile. "I think highly of you and lack a good belt. That's why I mentioned this. Did you think I was giving you face?"
"Cut the crap. Are you selling or not?"
Song Shi was not interested in talking nonsense with this guy. If they were in a different place and this guy dared to rush in like this, he would have directly dealt with him first.
"You have some temper!"
Second Brother Lu's eyes seemed to be vertical as he stared at Song Shi like a venomous snake. "I've never seen you before. You probably don't have any background. Where did you get your confidence from?" n0𝚟𝐞𝓁𝗎𝓈𝐛.𝔠0𝔪
He, Second Brother Lu, dared to be arrogant because he knew very well who was better than him or whose background was better than his.
This person was clearly not among the group of people he thought he could not afford to offend.
"Shopkeeper Zhuang, let's forget about this tonight. I don't want to talk to a fool."
Song Shi was no longer interested. This guy was clearly determined to take advantage of him. If he continued, he would only ask for an exorbitant price.
"Young Master Lu, who would dare to do business with you like this?"
Zhuang Cai frowned, "You know that my Myriad Treasures Store has our own rules. We can't buy your things at a high price every time. If you want to exchange for more spirit stones, you should sell to him."
"Alright, I'll give you, Zhuang Cai, some face today."
Second Brother Lu took out a black and white devil seed. This thing was the size of a soybean and was densely covered in strange demonic patterns.
He teased, "Ten thousand Spiritual Stones, no bargaining. How many can you afford?"
Song Shi frowned. Ten thousand spirit stones was not a small sum.
Ordinary Early-stage Qi Refinement and Postnatal martial artists did not have more than two digits of spirit stones on them.
Those at the middle and late stages of Qi Refinement usually did not have more than three digits of Spirit stones.
Among Foundation Establishment Cultivators, one would be considered rich to have a few thousand Spirit Stones. If one wanted to have more than ten thousand Spirit Stones, generally, only Golden Core Cultivators or wealthy Foundation Establishment Extraordinaries could gather enough of them. Furthermore, they would probably have to trade all their assets.
No wonder Golden Core cultivators rarely bought this thing. It was mainly because it was too expensive.
Ten Thousand spirit stones could buy many low-grade magic treasures, high-grade magic pills and elixirs that could increase the cultivation of the Golden Core realm. Even those elixirs that could increase the cultivation of even a Golden Core cultivator only costs a few thousand Spirit stones.
In comparison, such pure seeds were useless as they could only be nurtured by living people. It was too troublesome. He hence concluded that the price Second master Lu quoted was too high!
He looked at Zhuang Cai, "You haven't told me the approximate market price of this thing."
"Zhuang Cai, since you have already introduced me to the 'business', you can get lost now. I'll naturally pay you a little reward if you scram."
Second Master Lu did not give Zhuang Cai a chance to speak.
"Young Master Lu, do you really think you're so powerful?"
Zhuang Cai sneered, "You have to understand that the Sky Demon Cult's Sect Master is very polite to our trading company. Don't push your luck."
When it came to his store's credibility, Zhuang Cai could not just ignore Song Shi's question. With a single sentence, the face of the Second Master Lu darkened.
This time, Second Master Lu dropped his pretentious act because the upper echelons of the Thousand Treasures Store were indeed powerful.
Zhuang Cai said to Song Shi, "Demon seeds are also divided into quality. The lowest is about three thousand spirit stones. They can form Foundation Establishment-level demon pills. With each higher level, their power will also increase. The quality of the demon pills condensed will naturally be one level higher. This is medium-grade and is worth about five thousand spirit stones."
"Oh, so he doubled the asking price?"
Song Shi was not surprised. He did not even believe the price Zhuang Cai was talking about, but he did not care. He said calmly, "I want all the demonic seeds you have."
With that, he took out a pair of green scissors and slammed them on the table. "This should be enough to buy ten demonic seeds of this level!"
Seeing the scissors, Zhuang Cai exclaimed, "High-grade Dharma treasure!"
He suddenly regretted it. If he had known that Song Shi was so rich, he would definitely have personally sold him to earn the difference in the asking price and real price.
He originally thought that Song Shi was only a little rich, but in the end, he still misjudged him.
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There were very few Foundation Establishment cultivators who had Dharma treasures After all, their value was usually more than ten thousand spirit stones. Such high-grade Dharma treasures could not be bought without at least fifty thousand to sixty thousand spirit stones.
In order to buy the demonic seed, this person actually took out a high-grade Dharma treasure of good quality. Even a Golden Core King might not have been so generous.
"You want to use your Dharma treasure in exchange?"
Second Master Lu licked his lips and greed appeared in his eyes.
He also had Dharma treasures, but they were only low-grade Dharma treasures. They could not compare to this thing at all.
If he could get this, it would be good as he could either resell it for a higher price or use it himself.
"It depends on whether you have enough demonic seeds to exchange for it."
Song Shi crossed his arms. "How many do you have?"
Second Brother Lu frowned and took out three more, "Only four."
"Not enough."
Song Shi shook his head. Four Demon seeds were worth at most only twenty thousand spirit stones. It was not enough to buy high-grade Dharma treasures at all.
He threw out two storage bags. "Here are twenty thousand spirit stones. Give me the demon seeds."
"Fellow Daoist Chen, you really can't judge a book by its cover. Not only did you take out such high-grade Dharma treasures, but you also have so many spirit stones on you."
Zhuang Cai exclaimed. Even if the cultivators he met had Dharma treasures and spiritual herbs on them, they often did not have that many spirit stones and had to come to them to exchange for spirit stones with other things.
Second Master Lu's gaze did not move away from the Green scissors Dharma treasure. He said, "I have some things here, such as pills and low-grade Dharma treasures…"
"I'm not interested. I only want the devil seed. Twenty thousand spirit stones. Are you selling them or not?"
Song Shi did not think that ordinary pills could compare to the Demon Pill, nor did he lack Dharma treasures. The Blood-Robed old ghost's Blood River Dharma treasure was enough for him.
Second Brother Lu raised his head and looked deeply at Song Shi. "I will take the spirit stones. With this money and some of my own, I can still buy other high-grade Dharma treasures."
Song Shi unceremoniously snatched the four demonic seeds into his hand and checked them. After confirming that there were no problems, he threw a small bag of spirit stones to Zhuang Cai, "This is my token of gratitude to you."
Zhuang Cai glanced at it and found that it contained a thousand spirit stones. He smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, you're so generous."
Song Shi took the demonic seeds and turned to leave. He walked around the mountain and finally came to a stall that traded poison.
"I want to sell something."
He walked to a small stall and sold everything from Hei Duzi other than The seven-colored centipede and the alms bowl Dharma artifacts.
Previously, he had also dealt with the random items he had obtained from looting the corpses and killing a few cultivators and there were also some miscellaneous items. In the end, after selling everything, the profit he made was equivalent to the payment of the Demon Seeds.
After dealing with the miscellaneous items, he felt much more relaxed. It felt a little like taking out the trash.
"My storage ring and storage bag can hold a lot of things again."
Song Shi left in satisfaction.
Not long after he left, a few people secretly followed him down the mountain.
There was no moon tonight, and the mountain was filled with miasma.
Although he had not stayed in the Black Mountain for long, the night that had arrived was still dark, especially when he entered the primitive forest where mortals would not be able to even see their fingers. It was even darker there.
Song Shi did not fly on his sword. On one hand, he wanted to jeep the Breeze Sword Control Technique as his trump card. On the other hand, it was not bad to travel by foot like a martial arts expert.
With the Poison Avoidance Pearl on him, the densely packed poisonous insects in the night were far away. Only some foolish poisonous creatures would occasionally come to seek death.
As he moved forward, a gust of hot wind blew past, startling many insects and snakes.
After dozens of kilometers, Song Shi suddenly muttered to himself, "The moon is dark and the wind is strong. It's the perfect time to kill."
He leaped onto the leaves of a huge tree and turned around, "Don't you think so?"
"Coo, coo."
An owl flew past, seemingly frightened by him.
Song Shi flicked his finger and a beam of fire shot out. With a poof, it pierced through the owl. The owl turned into a fireball and fell with a miserable cry.
"On the way, I encountered some birds that fed on poison. Unfortunately, there were no owls within them. Did you think you could fool me?"
Fireballs ignited on Song Shi's fingers and danced nimbly on his fingertips. They rapidly expanded in the night wind, illuminating the surroundings. n0𝐕𝐞𝓵𝓊𝑠𝐛.𝗰0𝑚
He lowered his head and muttered, "If you don't come out, I'll make you."
A fireball tore through the air from his finger and blasted a thousand feet away.
"We've been discovered. Kill him immediately!"
The three figures were forced out. While dodging the fireball, they attacked Song Shi from three different directions.
More than ten beams of cold light shot at Song Shi, sealing his entire body.
Ordinary cultivators basically would not be able to dodge this attack. But Song Shi's figure flashed, leaving behind an afterimage that was pierced by the cold light. He landed nimbly at the tip of another tree.
The cold light hit the tree trunk and sank into it. Wisps of black gas emerged and then the tree trunk broke and fell to the ground.
Song Shi took a glance and suddenly struck out with his palm. A fire dragon was released, illuminating the darkness.
Amidst the dragon's roar, the fire dragon quickly landed on the ground. Before it touched the grass, someone appeared from inside the grass and dodged in a panic.
Boom!
A huge pit was blasted open in the ground by his palm. The scorching power ignited the nearby plants and turned them into ashes. A portion of the soil in the center was even melted.
Waves of heat spread out, and the figure that fell to the side in a sorry state took a deep breath. Cold sweat clearly appeared on his forehead, and he was terrified to the extreme.
"You actually discovered me!"
Amidst the sharp voice, the person raised his head. Under the light of the fire, an ugly face without eyebrows was revealed.
The strange thing was that this person's lower body had turned into the body of a snake. His entire body was covered in white scales. If one did not look at his head, he would look like a white snake.
"Do you think you can sneak up on me by having three people draw my attention from another direction?"
Song Shi stared at the second young master of the Lu family with a teasing look in his eyes, "I believe you've killed many people with this method."
"Hmph, so what if you sensed me?"
The second son of the Lu family decided to reveal his true intentions after he was discovered. He licked his lips and circled around the grass like a snake. In the blink of an eye, he wrapped himself around the tree trunk and climbed up the huge tree opposite Song Shi.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The other three cultivators also surrounded him, sealing off four directions.
Song Shi remained calm. He stared at the human snake hybrid and asked curiously, "Are you a human or a demon?"
Compared to killing the other party or being killed by the other party, he was more interested in knowing how this phenomenon came about.
When the second young master of the Lu family heard this, his snake eyes, which had already turned into blue vertical pupils, sneered, "Before every idiot dies, everyone who sees me use the Demon Transformation Art will ask me this."
"Demon Transformation Art. I didn't expect that such an evil technique could be cultivated to this extent."
Song Shi narrowed his eyes. From the memories of the Blood-Robed old ghost, he had some understanding of this demonic technique, but he had only heard of its name.
This was because this cultivation technique required the assistance of demon blood. That thing and human bloodline were different species to begin with, so it was definitely difficult to fuse. Therefore, the risk was so high that if 100 people cultivated it, 99 people would die from it.
Even if one was lucky enough to successfully cultivate it, they would basically become a monster that was neither human nor demon in the end. Therefore, under normal circumstances, even people from the demonic path rarely cultivated it.
"Ignorant. When I plant a demon seed in you after capturing you, I'll show you how powerful I am to cultivate the Demon Transformation Art!"
The second young master of the Lu family did not give Song Shi any time to reply. His eyes were filled with coldness as he shouted ferociously, "Form a battle formation and capture him alive!"
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Second Master Lu's attribute was water. Dark white water attribute spiritual essence surged out with a cold and unholy aura that spread like a wave.
Among the other three, one of them had Water Spiritual Energy while the other two had Wood and Earth. In the blink of an eye, four streams of Essence Energy connected together and fused according to a certain pattern, turning into a dark green color that formed a huge energy cage around Song Shi.
This cage was circular and looked like a water pipe, but there were unholy runes flowing on its surface like snake scales. It emitted a cold and powerful aura and began to suppress him.
"They actually knows how to form a battle formation. How very well prepared!"
Song Shi narrowed his eyes. Battle formations were a combination of Array Formations and spells. It was suitable for use in a group setting.
At this moment, he felt extremely threatened by this thing.
Instinctively, he activated the Essence Energy in his body. Dark red Essence Energy flowed out like lava, and a powerful scorching power erupted like a volcano.
With a bang, his hair and beard stood up. A circle of heat waves was released, shaking the surrounding air.
"Saiyan's first form activated!"
He silently recited in his heart. It was true that his current appearance was indeed very similar to the Saiyan's battle state, a character in an anime he had liked to watch in his previous life.
When he released his power, the battle formation that the four of them had condensed continued to expand. It actually quickly formed a four-headed snake that was a thousand feet tall.
The energy snake was in a spiraling state. The four snake heads were where the four of them were, and Song Shi was trapped in the colorful snake's body.
"Eight Limbed Snake Formation!"
Second Master Lu shouted in a low voice. Beyond the four snake heads, there were faint illusory shadows. However, the cause of this was unknown if there were not enough people or if they were not strong enough, but the shadows were not properly condensed.
"Kid, you're lucky to be able to die by this ancient battle formation."
Second Master Lu had a confident expression as he ordered, "Snake, Swallow!"
The next moment, the snake's body squirmed and began to shrink. A shocking pressure descended.
Obviously, this was a special spell. The difference between this spell and other spells was that if a few people used it together, they could use their numbers to their advantage.
Once the trapped person couldn't break through, it would really be like entering the snake's stomach. They would die.
The originally incomplete body of the snake began to show its tail, wanting to seal Song Shi's path of retreat. n0𝐕𝐞𝓵𝓊𝑠𝐛.𝗰0𝑚
As the snake shrunk and tried to trap him, Song Shi threw a jade plate to the ground before its tail was sealed.
This jade plate was filled with dense runes. As it quickly descended, it released a circle of blurry light that quickly spread. The nearby fog appeared and enveloped the four of them.
Second Master Lu looked at it in surprise and saw that it wasn't too powerful. It was just a formation plate that was engraved with Trapping Arrays and Bewildering Arrays. It didn't have much lethality. He was relieved and sneered, "So what if you have a formation plate? You'll still die."
Spiritual Essence was released from his body, and the snake's tail completely formed, sealing off the last path of retreat.
It looked like the dark green snake had swallowed Song Shi and was digesting him.
"Really? To be able to die is quite good."
Song Shi was expressionless. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that the other party could not kill him.
Fortunately, these four people's methods were not bad. Killing him would not be a problem.
He lowered his head and looked at the array disc that he had thrown out. At this moment, it had already formed an Array Formation Domain.
Compared to the first time, his cultivation level was higher this time, causing the range of the Array Formation to expand by more than ten times.
Of course, he used the Yin-Yang Reversal Disc mainly to hide the battle fluctuations so that these people could kill him a few more times. As for directly killing these people with the Array Formation from the Disc, he did not have much hope.
Now that he had activated the full power of the array disk, although it was not effective for Nascent Soul cultivators, it was not a problem to trap four Foundation Establishment cultivators and prevent outsiders from seeing the situation here.
"What are you looking at? Do you think we can't take care of ourselves just because of this Array Formation?"
Second Master Lu thought that Song Shi wanted to use the Array Formation to escape or even kill them. He said with a confident expression, "Under the battle formation, the four of us are a unit. You want to destroy us one by one? Dream on!"
"So what?" Song Shi did not care at all. His fist emitted scorching flames as he smashed down like a meteor.
Buzz!
The dragon's roar reverberated and a volcanic eruption of power blasted out. With a loud bang, a hole appeared in the newly formed battle formation's snake tail.
Song Shi did not stop. With a flash, he rushed out and landed on the ground.
Regardless of whether it was the Array Formation or his methods, they were both only suitable to be used on the ground. Naturally, he could not fight in the air.
"Your explosive power is quite strong. Let's see how many times you can erupt."
When the four of them saw that Song Shi had broken through the power of the battle formation, they hurriedly changed their hand seals and controlled the large Snake to chase after him.
The energy snake that was still forming twisted its neck and opened its mouth to swallow Song Shi.
In particular, all four snake heads twisted strangely and attacked Song Shi all at the same time.
Amidst the cold aura, one by one, bloody mouths bit down. Any one of them was big enough to swallow a cow.
Every snake head was actually led by a cultivator. Their movements were very agile.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The air exploded and the nearby primeval forest shattered in the aftershock.
After retreating less than a hundred meters away, Song Shi clashed with each snake head.
His strength could be said to be top-notch in the Foundation Establishment realm, but he did not gain any benefits from this attack.
Under the enhancement of the battle formation, the four of them were clearly not as strong as him, but at this moment, they could unleash attacks comparable to Golden Core realm kings. Furthermore, their combined attacks made Song Shi appear flustered.
His expression was solemn. Essence Energy circulated around his body like lava. The Imperishable Golden Body stimulated the potential of his body. However even with the Dragon Elephant Technique and the Dragon Subduing Palm, he felt like the fire dragon that he had protecting him and was being bitten by a huge snake.
Boom!
From afar, it looked like a dragon and a snake had landed on the ground, instantly creating a hundred-meter-wide pit. Plants were shattered, and gravel flew everywhere. Even the fog formed by the Array Formation was shaken away.
Song Shi stepped on the ground, creating huge pits. His entire body shone with golden light, and the runes of his Dharma Body lit up, making him look like a Golden Arhat.
Steam rose from his head and muscles. The nine acupuncture points on his body spewed out Yang Essence Energy, emitting a sun-like glow. The blood and Qi in his body roiled and flowed like smoke, rushing thirty feet above his head like an ancient mammoth.
The space between his brows was also shining, a great yin star appearing.
In such a high-intensity battle, his mental strength was highly concentrated and the phenomenon of his Spiritual strength was naturally revealed.
The Imperishable Golden Body condensed his essence, qi, and spirit into one. It was like a Chaos Essence. Essence Energy formed two fire dragons in his hands, ready to unleash powerful attacks at any time.
"The Dragon Elephant Technique is still beneficial. It can unleash my physical strength most effectively."
The snake opposite him was very strong. This was the first time he had forced Song Shi to go all out in his golden body state, allowing him to activate the first part of the Dragon Elephant Art.
"I didn't expect you to be so powerful. I was wrong!"
Inside one of the heads of the Eight Limbed Snake Array, Second Master Lu frowned. They had definitely used their full strength, but had failed to take down Song Shi.
"This is troublesome. His foundation is too deep."
"There are almost no flaws in his dual cultivation and body-tempering."
"Young Master, why don't we forget about it? This person is a little difficult to kill."
The three of them, who were mostly silent, had the intention to retreat as they secretly transmitted their voices.
The latter snorted with a dark expression. "Do you think you can leave so easily now?"
The three of them looked around and their hearts sank.
At this moment, the Yin Yang Reversal Formation Disc had already produced a large fog. They were trapped!
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Song Shi smiled and formed a seal. His Essence Energy fluctuated and instantly split into another identical clone of him.
This was the first time he had used the One Qi Cloning Technique against an enemy.
With this technique, the following courting death process would be even more high-end and confusing, making it difficult for them to detect him.
He no longer had to deliberately send his neck to the enemy like before.
"Cloning Spell, you know quite a lot of tricks."
Second Master Lu stared at the two identical and indistinguishable Song Shi, "Unfortunately, we have four heads. If I hadn't underestimated you, we would have eight heads."
Song Shi looked at the four heads of the snake and thought to himself, I hope these guys can kill me a few more times.
The surrounding fog enveloped him again. The moment their visions were affected, Song Shi moved.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two figures separated left and right and rushed into the fog in a flash. In a place where the enemy couldn't see, the clone stayed behind. Only Song Shi's main body rushed towards Eight Limbed Snake.
Now, he had to seize the time to die. How could he let his clone affect him?
In the fog, the four of them were extremely vigilant of their surroundings. A circle of dark green airflow filled the surroundings. At the same time, they stuck out their tongues and used special methods to sense the situation.
"Here they come!"
Second Master Lu's eyes turned cold. Without hesitation, he controlled his snake head to bite at the fog.
Song Shi, who was engulfed in flames, rushed out. It was as if he had taken the initiative to enter the snake's mouth and was immediately bitten.
Second Master Lu laughed sinisterly. "Do you think you can blind us with the fog? Snakes don't rely on their eyes to sense food!"
He clenched his claws tightly, and rows of poisonous teeth emerged from the snake's mouth, stabbing down like sharp swords.
With a crisp sound, blood splattered everywhere and Song Shi became unrecognizable.
"Oh? He was killed so easily?"
Second Master Lu was surprised. This person's body was very powerful. It could be seen from the fact that he had collided with the Eight Limbed Snake with his bare hands. How could he be bitten to death so easily?
"It's a clone!"
He thought of a possibility and secretly activated his Dharma treasures to take precautions.
"Be careful, this is a clone. The main body is still preparing to ambush us."
Second Master Lu snorted and spat out the corpse. He controlled the snake tail to coil up and protect the snake's head.
Indeed, in the next second, the bloody corpse disappeared in the fog.
"It's really a clone!"
"It looked so real. It almost fooled me."
"This person's clone technique is impressive. This is the first time I've seen a clone that can bleed. Fortunately, the Young Master is smart and recognized it."
As the three of them discussed, they each guarded a direction and praised him respectfully.
Second Master Lu raised his snake head and scanned the area, locking onto two locations.
Snakes could sense temperature and Song Shi happened to be of the fire attribute. In his eyes, Song Shi was like a torch.
Even if the Yin-Yang Reversal Formation could affect perception, it was not a problem to determine Song Shi's approximate location through the temperature.
Seeing that Song Shi's main body did not rush over, he thought that the other party was afraid. His eyes were filled with mockery, "You want to use a sneak attack to break our array? Dream on."
Song Shi set the resurrection point next to the clone. It looked like he had condensed another clone.
"You can sense my approximate location? Your Snake Talent is indeed quite special."
Song Shi felt that he was fighting demons and not humans. Some concepts that could be applied to humans were not applicable here.
If it was someone else facing such an enemy, it would be very troublesome.
As he had a cheat, he was willing to fight this kind of enemy to increase his stats.
Again!
Song Shi's main body dispersed all his defensive methods. It was precisely because he made himself purposely unguarded that the other party's snake mouth could bite him to death.
If there was something bad that could happen from doing this, it would be that the system would add Physique points to him after he revived, which would cause his body to become stronger and stronger until he could not be bitten to death anymore.
If he improved further, he would be able to condense a Spirit Body.
"It's coming again. Kill!"
Sensing that a living creature was approaching, Second Master Lu said in a deep voice.
"Young Master, this time let me do it. It's just a clone after all."
A voice came from the earth-element snake's head. The cultivator inside took the initiative to volunteer. After making a hand seal, a black spike appeared in the snake's mouth. With a powerful force, it swallowed Song Shi.
Splat!
Song Shi was crushed and blood flowed out of the snake's mouth.
"This blood is quite real. I can even smell the blood."
Second Master Lu stared at the rapidly disappearing blood and felt that it was surreal.
"Young Master, it should be because we are under the influence of the Array Formation. It's very normal for our perception to be altered."
Another Foundation Establishment Cultivator explained.
"Then kill him one by one. Let's see how many clones he can condense."
Second Master Lu crossed his arms and ordered his subordinates to form a triangular formation to guard against Song Shi. He then stopped attacking.
Every few seconds, a clone would approach and be killed by the three of them.
"Hehe, this person doesn't even dare to let his main body come over."
"He probably wants to consume our Spiritual Essence, but doesn't he think that one person can outlast the four of us?"
"As long as we don't let him escape, it won't be long before he collapses from exhaustion."
The few of them responded calmly and even had the time to mock Song Shi. They seemed to be in good condition.
However, as time passed, they spoke less and less and their expressions gradually darkened.
After killing the clone fifty times, the four of them remained silent.
What kind of cloning technique could conserve so much cultivation and yet condense clones so many times!
Shouldn't every clone consume a lot of cultivation?
It didn't make sense! n0𝒱𝔢𝑳𝑈𝕊𝗯.𝐜0𝕞
The few of them were a little suspicious of what they were killing.
"Young Master, my Spiritual Essence is exhausted. I have to rest to recover."
The Wood Stats cultivator was sweating profusely. His cultivation was the lowest and he was the first to collapse.
It wasn't just him. The other two weren't in a good state either, causing the might of the battle formation to weaken greatly. Eight Limbed Snake's body shrunk and it looked like it might collapse.
"Hmph, I'll destroy the clone. Hurry up and restore your bodies. The few of you can switch places later."
Second Master Lu switched places with his subordinates. He stared coldly at the fog and began to feel uneasy.
This person's main body was very powerful, and at this moment, since he used such a method, he was not easy to kill at all and might even be dangerous.
Sensing that Song Shi seemed to be able to constantly condense clones, the four of them began to kill the clones, trying their best to maintain their physical state.
As he continued to die, Song Shi silently used the enemy's misunderstanding to improve himself.
He didn't have any goals. He just needed to tire these guys out.
Then, he would kill them all and obtain four lucky draw chances. That would simply be perfect.
"If I die a few more times, I should be able to transform."
Song Shi sensed his condition peaking and took the initiative to rush towards the snake's mouth.
After three times, an additional system notification sounded in Song Shi's ears.
"Ding! You have been killed 1,000 times by physical attacks. Your Physique has been upgraded to a low-grade Diamond Spirit Body. Your Physique has increased by 1,000 points. Your Strength, Flesh, and Bone Strength have increased by three times!"
Vajra runes appeared on Song Shi's body. These runes combined to form mysterious patterns that made his body look indestructible.
His flesh and blood emitted Will-O-Wisps and lit up, making him look like a humanoid Numinous artifact.
This was a phenomenon that only Great Mastery of the Spirit Body could produce. Even people with innate Spirit Bodies had to cultivate to reach this level.
Song Shi felt that he was full of strength. He felt as if he could shatter Dharma treasures with his bare hands.
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Although the various Physiques were indeed inferior to weapons of the same level and in order to break a Dharma treasure, the Dharma Treasure had to be of a lower level. After all, flesh and blood were still inferior to solid artifacts.
It was just like how a human's nails and bones could block the blade, but flesh could not.
Although his body now possessed spirituality, it was still inferior to spiritual materials that Dharma Treasures were made of.
Therefore, although the Spirit Body had the word 'Spirit' on it, it was still inferior to real Numinous artifacts or even Numinous treasures.
His inferior-grade Spirit Body could only match with inferior-grade Dharma treasures without the help of any means or Dharma treasures. However it was still rather powerful.
After all, he could be now considered a humanoid Dharma treasure, which were even more agile than intrinsic Dharma treasures and could instantly erupt. Those without such a Physique would be slightly weaker at the Connate realm.
Furthermore, it was easier for flesh and blood creatures to increase their spirituality than materials. They could also grow constantly. In the long run, they were definitely more valuable than Numinous artifacts and Numinous treasures.
While considering his situation, Song Shi had an idea.
A circle of golden patterns appeared on his chest.
This was the Array Formation Power formed by runes, just like the arrays engraved on Dharma treasures. The difference was that the Spirit Body's rune arrays fused with the flesh and blood. Whereas for Dharma treasures, they were engraved on the material.
With the augmentation of the rune Array Formation, his body was definitely comparable to Dharma treasures.
Coupled with his powerful strength, it was not difficult for him to shatter Dharma treasures with his bare hands.
"My Diamond Spirit Body's Defense is far stronger than other Spirit Bodies. Even if it's not comparable to high-grade Dharma treasures, mid-grade Dharma treasures shouldn't be a problem."
Song Shi looked at the much smaller Eight Limbed Snake in the fog and stroked his chin. "Even if I completely give up on Defense now, it will still be very difficult for them to kill me in one go. Let's stop here."
He stared at the weakest of the four and decided to start with this person.
He retracted his aura and disappeared into the fog in a flash.
In the Eight Limbed Snake, Second Master Lu looked at the surrounding fog and vaguely felt that his target's aura had become much stronger.
He subconsciously took out the pill to replenish his Spiritual Essence and realized that it was already the last one he had.
He ate it in one bite and said in a deep voice, "This person is too strange. Let's not waste time with him and think of a way to get out!"
"Young Master, it's indeed strange. I feel that he's not the only one attacking us or maybe it's because of the effect of the Array Formation."
The Wood attribute cultivator looked exhausted. He felt that that person's clone was still quite powerful. He had to use his full strength to kill it. After killing it dozens of times in a row, it consumed a lot of his Spiritual Essence and Spiritual Qi.
"You deal with the clone while the others find a way out. I don't believe that the formation Disc can trap us forever."
"Yes, Young Master!"
The Wood attribute cultivator stared at the fog and sensed that the enemy's clones were approaching again. He felt helpless. When will he finally kill all these things once and for all?
Instinctively, he controlled the snake's mouth to bite Song Shi again. The expected crack did not appear. Instead, a circle of golden Will-O-Wisp erupted from this person's body, blocking the snake's teeth. Then, he raised his hand and released flames.
Boom!
The snake head exploded on the spot. The wood-attribute cultivator was shocked. A powerful force surged over and landed on his body, shattering his protective Spiritual Essence.
Puff!
As the shockwaves landed on his body, he spat out blood from the sheer force of the power. He was forced out of the battle formation.
"Shit!"
Before he could speak, a fist covered in golden runes smashed over with a sonic boom.
A sense of danger surged in his heart. He activated his Dharma artifact in shock and tried to block the fist in front of him.
His Dharma artifact was a snake-headed scepter made of thousand-year-old peach wood with blinking runes engraved on it.
Crack!
The light of the Dharma artifacts collapsed, and the scepter was broken by a punch. As his pupils constricted, the golden fist instantly enlarged in front of him.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. He did not even have time to ask for help before he was punched.
His body could not compare to the Dharma treasure that was Song Shi's body. His head split open like a watermelon and exploded. The soul inside was obliterated by the golden light. n0𝓋𝞮𝒍𝗎𝑠𝒷.𝓬0𝑚
Seeing the headless corpse fly out, the corners of Song Shi's mouth twitched.
This Spirit Body was quite powerful. It could easily blow up cultivators of the same level.
However, he knew that this was very normal. A Physique like the Spirit Body could only be cultivated in the Golden Core realm, such as by Zi Yue.
He was also already at the Foundation Establishment stage, so his combat strength was naturally very terrifying.
"Ding… congratulations on killing the target of death. You are rewarded with one chance to draw the lottery!"
When the system notification sounded, a cold blade stabbed at Song Shi.
The blade was like a poisonous fang. It was completely white and flickered with a cold light.
Second Master Lu launched an attack in a fit of shock and anger, aiming for Song Shi's temple.
"Your main body is finally willing to come out. Die!"
He gritted his teeth and his eyes were filled with excitement. He finally had a chance to kill this person.
He did not believe that the other party would have the time to defend against flying daggers while killing his subordinates.
Song Shi was indeed unable to react in time and allowed the cold blade to strike his forehead.
Just as Second Master Lu thought that this person's head would be cut in half…
Ding!
A golden spiritual light flashed on Song Shi's scalp. It released a dazzling light and actually caused the cold blade to rebound. Then, he slapped it away.
"That's impossible. How can my Dharma treasure, the Ice Blade, not hurt you?"
Second Master Lu turned pale with fright. Although these flying daggers were low-grade Dharma treasures, they were still much more powerful than top-grade Dharma artifacts, this shouldn't be the outcome.
"Young Master, he… he seems to have a Spirit Body!"
The Earth Attribute cultivator's voice trembled a little. He activated his Dharma artifacts to protect himself, but he did not dare to attack Song Shi. He was afraid that his Dharma artifacts would be shattered if they flew over.
"Spirit Body?"
Only then did Old Lu notice the golden spirit runes on Song Shi's body. He could not help but gasp. "A Foundation Establishment cultivator can actually cultivate a Spirit Body. What a freak."
Song Shi turned around and looked at the three of them. "You've killed me enough times just now. It's not too much for me to kill you now, right?"
These four guys had killed him more than a hundred times, and he had only killed one of them once. The frequencies were definitely unequal and leaned in their favor.
Second Master Lu shouted, "What are you panicking for? It's not like a Spirit Body can't be killed!"
He stared at Song Shi with a dark gaze, "I can't believe I really let you kill one of my men with a sneak attack. However, since you attacked, it means that you are no longer able to form clones. If I kill your main body now, everything will be over!"
"Your speculation is very logical. Unfortunately, it's incorrect. I'll reward you with death."
Song Shi formed a hand seal and a clone appeared beside him, slapping him in the face.
Under Second Master Lu's incredulous gaze, two figures rushed over at the same time.
BOOM!
One of the snake heads was blown apart, and the water-attribute cultivator inside exploded as well. He died even more miserably than the first.
Puchi!
Song Shi's clone was attacked by the remaining two. It lasted for a moment before collapsing, turning into a burst of flames.
"What's going on? Where's the blood?"
Second Master Lu sensed that something was wrong. Why was the clone different from before?
What answered him was a fireball. The last subordinate beside him was attacked by Song Shi in close combat.
"Ah!"
The man screamed in pain as he was blasted apart. Fortunately, his Earth Attribute Essence Energy had a strong defense. Otherwise, he would have exploded.
Song Shi stretched out his hand and broke the person's head with a crack. His gaze landed on Second Master Lu. "Young Master Lu, there's something I haven't told you. When I met you, I deliberately revealed my wealth to 'fish' for potential attackers to loot me. I didn't expect to really catch you doing so."
Upon hearing this, Second Master Lu's face darkened.
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"Have you heard of this saying? The best hunters often appear as prey."
Song Shi teased.
Back then, when they made the deal, he felt that this guy was very likely to kill and rob him. Hence without a word, he threw out the most valuable magical equipment he had on him.
In the end, he guessed right. This guy had taken the bait.
!!
"This is the first time I've been tricked by a rogue cultivator. You're really capable."
But Second Master Lu had a trump card. After that moment of panic, he regained his composure and activated a Defense-type talisman, forming rings of various protective shields.
The defensive Dharma treasures that looked like jade pendants on his waist also emitted more light. He felt a little more at ease and looked coldly at Song Shi. "Is that all you've got? It's still a little difficult for you to kill me."
Song Shi pursed his lips. He could not be bothered with whatever trump cards this fellow had. He approached Second Master Lu in a flash and slapped him.
Be it in terms of speed or cultivation, Second Master Lu was far inferior to Song Shi. In the blink of an eye, he was hit again.
Song Shi's slap was like a Whack-a-Mole. With a bang, the ground caved in, and the last portion of the Eight Limbed Snake's power was scattered.
Second Master Lu's entire body was like a wooden stake that had been smashed into the soil, leaving only his head behind. Layers of protective shields completely collapsed and spider web-like cracks appeared on the protective jade Dharma treasures amidst the unbearable sounds.
Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth and his eyes were filled with shock. What kind of power was this? Even a Martial Arts King who was good at close combat wouldn't be so powerful!
"Where's your trump card now?"
Song Shi frowned, "If you have it, take it out quickly. Otherwise, you won't have a chance anymore."
He had not died enough tonight, hence Song Shi was looking forward to the other party's trump card.
Second Master Lu was slightly stunned.
Was this what a normal person would say?
Shouldn't he kill him before he used his trump card?
He didn't quite understand what Song Shi was saying. He spat out a mouthful of blood and saliva and retorted, "A trump card will only appear when my life is in danger. Do you want to continue? Let me remind you that once you try to kill me, you will definitely die!"
"That's great!"
Excited, Song Shi raised his foot and stomped down.
The force under his feet was even stronger than that on his fists. Second Master Lu's protective Dharma treasures shattered like paper.
"What's that!"
Song Shi stopped a hundred feet away and stared at the white light. A white snake that was only a few feet long was coiling around Second Master Lu's body.
"Demon?"
He frowned and sized it up.
The white snake looked at Song Shi coldly and spoke in human language. Its voice was cold, "A Foundation Establishment Cultivator activated the life-saving talisman that I left for you. Why are you so useless?"
"You scold me like that every time. You don't even know how strong he is!"
Second Master Lu crawled out with an ugly expression and stared at the white snake with a complicated gaze, "Since you think I'm useless, why did you give birth to me?"
"You!"
The white snake turned its head and stared at Second Master Lu, its eyes slightly cold. "You know why!"
The latter's eyes instantly turned red and his face contorted. He clenched his fists tightly and did not say anything else.
Song Shi was curious, "You're mother and son? Are you a human or a demon?"
Swoosh!
Her snake-like eyes locked onto Song Shi, "Since you've heard something you shouldn't have, it's time for you to go on your way."
Song Shi was not threatened at all. Instead, he muttered with a strange expression, "They're really mother and son. So you're actually a demon, tsk tsk."
BANG!
His chest suffered a heavy blow and his protective Will-O-Wisp was shattered. He was instantly sent flying and actually left the battle circle, breaking more than ten large trees that were one thousand feet away.
Song Shi did not even have time to react when he fell to the ground.
He did not see how the white snake attacked him.
No, snakes didn't have hands to begin with. It should be said that the mother and son duo attacked him.
"Spirit Body? No wonder!"
A young woman's voice sounded in his ears. Song Shi, who was about to wake up, saw a light. Then, his head hurt and he lost consciousness.
His soul was shattered by a cold force, and his soul was destroyed. The reward given by the system was doubled.
From the outside, Song Shi's head was pierced by a snake tail and he died a clean death.
The white snake pulled out its tail, and its figure clearly became illusory. It disappeared in a flash.
"Ding! You have been killed by the White Snake's Soul Clone. You have died and your soul has been destroyed. The reward is doubled…"
Upon hearing the system notification, Song Shi was shocked.
This thing was actually a Soul Clone? This thing seemed to be something that could only be cultivated by existences that surpassed the Nascent Soul realm, right?
As far as he knew, only those at the Semi-god Realm could create such a thing.
The white snake was actually a Soul Formation cultivator. Did Second Master Lu have such a terrifying background?
However, from their conversation, their relationship seemed to be a little special.
Sensing that the white snake had left, Song Shi still chose to revive on the spot. However, after reviving, he tried his best to restrain his aura.
This method was something he learned from the memories of the Blood-Robed old ghost. It was quite useful.
A thousand feet away, Second Master Lu was covered in mud. He stood beside the pit and looked at Song Shi with a sinister smile, "You want to kill me? Dream on!"
"If not for the Soul Clone I left behind, you would have died long ago!"
The white snake snorted and appeared at the side as if it had teleported. It said coldly, "This person can cultivate a Spirit Body at the Foundation Establishment realm. Even if he's a secret cultivator, he's not simple. You'd better hide for a while. My Soul Clone's power has been exhausted."
Second Master Lu's expression changed. "Since you don't want me to cause trouble, why don't you bring me back? In the Sky Demon Sect, I'm a half-human, half-demon monster."
Song Shi, who was eavesdropping, was slightly shocked. This guy looked neither human nor demon. He did not expect him to be half-human and half-demon.
According to the Blood-Robed old ghost's understanding, because both humans and demons had intelligence, hence it is possible for there to be special existences like him in this world.
That was the offspring of humans and demons.
"This had broken through all the laws of reproduction… As expected of the cultivation world indeed."
Song Shi sighed inwardly.
He roughly understood why this person's personality was so twisted. He was half-human and half-demon. No matter where he was, he was discriminated against.
"Hmph, you're also a monster even if you returned to the demon race!" n0𝒱𝐄𝑙𝔲𝗌𝒷.𝗰0𝓜
The white snake said the same thing.
"You are just a coward!"
Second Master Lu roared, "Since you dare to give birth to me, why don't you dare to raise me?"
PIAK
He was sent flying by the snake tail and fell to the ground in a sorry state.
"In the demon clan, with your personality, you would have died countless times. With humans, you can at least still live for a while."
The white snake's body became more and more illusory, "I've already protected you enough. From today onwards, I won't waste the power of my primordial spirit to protect you anymore. Take care of yourself!"
With that, the white snake's body turned into a burst of light and dissipated under its cold gaze.
"Enough?"
Second Master Lu laughed. The more he laughed, the crazier he became. "Since when did I need your protection? Do you know what I even want?"
"You want love."
Song Shi's indifferent voice appeared. "It's a pity that nobody can give it to you. It's better for you to die. You don't have to worry about this after you die."
Second Master Lu's body trembled as he looked at the legs that had appeared in front of him in disbelief. "Impossible… How… can you still be alive?"
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Without his trump card, a true sense of death surged in his heart. He controlled his Cold Blade to attack, but it only caused a spark to appear on Song Shi.
Boom!
What responded to his attack was the Dragon Subduing Palm. Like a fire dragon descending to the world, the ground sank and airwaves spread, forming a pile of meat paste.
Second Master Lu's entire body was flattened and stuck to the ground. His body was charred black and he died very quickly.
!!
Song Shi grabbed the person's storage bag from afar and put it away. After thinking for a moment, he took off his coat.
This person's clothes were a special kind of Dharma artifacts. It was this thing that had prevented the other party from being blown up on the spot.
After collecting the spoils of the battle, he glanced at the scales on this person's back and rubbed his fingers. A large fireball flew out and destroyed his corpse.
"Four lucky draws."
Song Shi disposed of the remaining three corpses and retrieved the Yin-Yang Reversal Formation Disk. He glanced at the pitch-black mountain range and left silently.
It had only been fifteen minutes since he forced Second Master Lu and the others out. In addition, the Array Formation had concealed the fluctuations and did not attract any passersby.
When Song Shi was some distance away, he suddenly sensed something and looked back.
"There's actually a powerhouse coming over. Looks like that guy even called someone over."
Song Shi smiled. "After killing this guy, there will probably be many people who will want to avenge him. That's good."
Others were afraid of Second Master Lu's background, afraid of getting into trouble, but he…
Song Shi did not return. He sensed that there were more people nearby and continued forward without batting an eyelid.
In the battle area, a few figures landed.
After checking for a moment, their expressions changed.
"Second Master Lu seems to be dead."
"Who killed him? I heard that he had the Demon Venerable's amulet for protection."
"If he's really dead, we have to tell the higher-ups quickly. Don't let ourselves be implicated."
The two Golden Core cultivators and the Foundation Establishment cultivators who came couldn't help but discuss after checking the nearby traces. Then, they hurriedly sent the news to the higher-ups.
A few moments later, strange low laughter suddenly appeared in the air, like a child playing.
"Guardian Hong Luo is here!"
The few of them immediately bowed in respect.
"Interesting. The White Snake Demon Venerable's son is really dead."
As she laughed, a paper figurine landed in the pit. It looked like a little girl, but she did not look angry. Instead, she looked like she was gloating.
"Guardian, the murderer was too fast. We couldn't save him in time."
The few of them wanted to get rid of the responsibility of not being able to save Second Master Lu in time.
"For this kind of person, do you think it's possible for us to keep saving him every time? I think it's better if he dies."
Hong Luo had a mocking expression, "We'll just follow up on the clues. Let his father, Lu Qingjian, settle the troubles over the rest of the matter."
"Yes, Guardian!"
The few of them heaved a sigh of relief and began to investigate the traces of the murderer's departure.
On Song Shi's route, a few shadows appeared and chased after him like dogs.
After Song Shi returned to the Heavenly Ghost Sect, he did not mention Second Master Lu's matter to anyone. He returned to his room and began to organize his gains.
The spoils of war were nothing. They were only worth a little more than three thousand spirit stones. The most important thing was the system's rewards for him.
He opened the system to check the current situation.
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Race: Human
Spirit: 3541/38
Physique: 5000/50
Comprehension: 2,2
Energy: Nine Yang Essence Energy (20,700/21,889)
Freedom Attribute Points: 1,5
Lottery Chance:
Talent: Top-grade Fire Spirit Root, Top-grade Gold Spirit Root, Psychic Dao Body, Low-grade Diamond Spirit Body
Ability: Nine Yang Divine Technique (Level 3), Connate Pure Yang Technique (Level 17), Imperishable Golden Body (Great Mastery of the Primordial Chaos Chapter), Grand Moon Visualization Method (Great Mastery), Demonic Blood Transformation Technique (Level 1), Thousand Transformations Technique (Level 2), Array Formation (Level 3), Breeze Sword Control Technique (Great Mastery), Yin-Yang Secret Technique (Great Mastery), One Qi Cloning Technique (Minor Accomplishment), Dragon Elephant Technique (Perfection), Unfettered Hand (Perfection), Phantom Image Step (Perfection)
Overall evaluation: Your realm is at the perfected Foundation Establishment realm. Your true strength can fight against a late-stage Golden Core cultivator!
…
"My combat strength is already comparable to the late-stage Golden Core realm."
Song Shi thought to himself, "This strength can be considered Elite level in any Demon Cult, but I still have to form my core as soon as possible."
He did as per usual and added Freedom Attribute Points to his Comprehension to ensure that his cultivation speed was fast enough.
As for the situation where his Spirit fell behind his Physique, this was a normal phenomenon. After all, he had just awakened his Spirit Body, and it would take some time for his Spirit to improve.
"Time to draw the lottery!"
Song Shi drew the last item and the lottery wheel prize was refreshed.
Ding… congratulations on drawing ten thousand-year-old Blood Ginseng!
ten thousand-year-old Blood Ginseng: High-grade spirit herb. It can replenish blood and Qi and has the effect of reviving the dead. (This effect is only useful for mortals. The stronger you are, the weaker the Effect.)
This was the first time Song Shi had picked a medicinal herb, so he could not help but take another look.
High-grade spirit herbs were quite precious.
After all, those with the word 'Spirit' were all spiritual objects. Usually, only those at the Golden Core realm and above were qualified to enjoy them.
He took it out, and the room was instantly filled with a dense blood-colored light. The ginseng in his hand was like a blood crystal, filled with vigorous vitality. It trembled as if it wanted to escape.
"It really has spirituality. It instinctively wants to run away. Fortunately, it did not come into contact with the soil." n0𝑣𝑒𝓵𝓤𝒮𝒷.𝓒0𝑚
Song Shi thought of the rumor that some spiritual herbs could escape when they touched soil. He formed a seal and sealed them, not giving them any chance to do so.
"The Blood Transformation Technique consumes a lot of Vitality at the beginning of cultivation. This thing will be quite useful to me."
Muttering to himself, Song Shi opened his mouth and swallowed the thing to prevent any accidents from happening.
In the next second, a blood-colored light bloomed on his chest and the violent medicinal power was released.
Song Shi circulated the Demonic Blood Transformation Technique and crazily cultivated the first level of the cultivation technique, transforming the blood in his body into the Blood of Origin, which was similar to True Essence.
The Blood Transformation Technique used blood as the foundation. It was divided into Blood Qi, Blood Spring, Blood Pool, Blood River, and Blood Spirit. It was very different from the conventional Golden Core Dao cultivation.
However, their realms were similar. Blood Qi corresponded to the Qi Refinement realm. Song Shi's blood Qi was powerful to begin with. He did not need to cultivate at all and could directly start from the second realm.
The second level of the Blood Spring Realm corresponded to the Foundation Establishment realm. The cultivation method was to turn the heart into a spring and all the blood in the body into spring water.
Under the official cultivation, with the help of the blood ginseng's power, the blood light in Song Shi's heart surged and gurgled. The blood light condensed into a blood-colored spring.
The smell of blood permeated the air. Song Shi's body emitted a bloody glow and he now had the aura of a Blood-Robed old ghost.
As he refined the blood ginseng, his heart started beating faster and faster like a drum.
When he reached his limit, his heartbeat changed and finally disappeared completely, making him look rather strange.
The phenomenon of the Blood spring water in his heart became more and more obvious. Blood flowed around him, and his vitality kept increasing.
While Song Shi was cultivating the Demonic Blood Transformation Technique, a huge black palace stood on the mountain peak fifty kilometers away from the Heavenly Ghost Sect's temporary base.
The palace was a thousand feet tall and had an ancient design. It was engraved with demons and ghosts and had a strange aura. There were armored cultivators guarding it.
A powerful aura suddenly came from the palace, and the temperature of the world suddenly dropped. Snowflakes actually floated up out of thin air.
Although this aura was cold, it was clearly filled with anger. The terrifying pressure from it made the guards tremble.
"My son is dead. Who killed him?"
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In the dark palace, a white-robed man's eyes were gloomy. The nearby Void distorted, and snowflakes fluttered, affecting the weather.
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He gritted his teeth. "Was it the cultivators from the orthodox path or the demonic path?"
"Demonic!"
Hong Luo floated in the air, calm and certain.
"Demonic path?"
The man in white's eyes was cold, "Is he my enemy?"
Hong Luo shook his head. "No, the murderer should be someone from the Heavenly Ghost Sect. As for who it is, we're investigating. There are some situations that you have to investigate personally. It's not easy for me to enter their territory."
"Heavenly Ghost Sect?"
The man in white frowned. "What's going on? It's impossible that their people don't know Su'er's identity, let alone come to provoke me in the current situation of the Alliance, right?"
At this moment, a paper effigy flew back from Hong Luo's side. After receiving the message, she said, "According to the preliminary investigation, your son's death might be related to a new elder they recently recruited. After all, he's new and doesn't know the situation."
The man in white pondered. "Have you contacted Lu Jiu?"
"Not yet. Through some spies, I've deduced that this person is the most suspicious tonight. Do you want to force Lu Jiu to hand him over?"
Hong Luo asked in return.
"I think it's going to be a little difficult."
The man in white pondered for a moment, "He's very protective of his people."
"That's right. With his personality, it would be difficult for him to let them go without any evidence. Furthermore, this is a critical moment. The cultivators of Great Qian have already noticed the ancient cultivator's cave abode. Therefore, I dare not go over to ask directly about the matter in order to avoid causing a huge conflict."
There was a hint of mockery on Hong Luo's face. "I've investigated the reason. Your son probably wanted to kill and rob that person, but he was killed instead. So even if you want to take revenge, it's hard to state the wrongdoings as a reason."
"That piece of trash. Did I not give him enough resources? Why does he keep insisting on killing people and snatching their treasures!"
The man in white looked even angrier than before. "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have given him so much protection. Then things wouldn't have ended up like this."
"The critical part is dealing with his mother. I'm afraid it's hard to say how she will react to this. After all, the Sect Master has been negotiating with them about a partnership recently."
Hong Luo sighed. "Now that we're fighting on multiple fronts, our forces are getting more and more scattered. It's not optimistic to have conflicts with our allies either."
"I know."
The man in white frowned. "I'll handle this myself. It won't affect the overall situation for the sect."
Hong Luo added. She was usually in charge of intelligence and so on. This matter overlapped with her responsibilities.
"Thank you for your help!"
The man in white nodded. He was in charge of the war in Jinzhou. Although Hong Luo was his assistant, there was not much difference in their levels.
"It's my job."
Hong Luo threw down a piece of paper, "This is the first piece of information on him. You'll find him interesting after reading it."
Hong Luo turned around and disappeared into pieces of paper. In the end, only a piece of red paper fell onto the ground.
The white-robed man took it and swept his gaze over. His pupils constricted slightly. "Unknown origin, true identity unknown. A day ago, he was suddenly picked up by Old Man Nightmare and Lu Youyou personally. He became an elder at Foundation Establishment realm in the Heavenly Ghost Sect…"
Seeing the information on it, the white-robed man narrowed his eyes. "Lu Jiu won't be so polite to an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator. He even asked his daughter to bring him back personally. What's so special about this person?"
The snowflakes around him disappeared and his aura was restrained. It meant that he had completely calmed down and had started to think.
At his position and cultivation level, he had several descendants. The death of a son was not enough to make him lose his mind.
Actually, when he heard that his second son was killed in the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range, he knew that this matter would not be simple.
Because only he knew that this second son of his had a strand of primordial demon spirit protecting him. Even if he encountered a perfection-stage Golden Core Realm cultivator, he would still be able to kill him.
As for the Nascent Soul cultivators, who didn't know about the White Snake Demon Venerable? They would at least give her some face.
He pondered for a moment and sent a voice transmission: "My eldest son, come here for a moment"
Half a minute later, a young man who looked similar to him walked in.
His name was Lu Ke. He was the outstanding talent of Sky Demon Cult's younger generation and had formed his Golden Core before he was even a hundred years old. Now that he had formed his Golden Core, he had a high chance of forming his Nascent Soul within a hundred years.
"Father, why are you looking for me so late at night? Is there something urgent?" n0𝗏𝑒𝒍𝐮𝓢𝔟.𝓬0𝓶
"Your second brother is dead. Four hours ago, he went to kill someone to snatch their treasures but was killed by the mysterious person instead."
The man in white calmly explained the situation, as if the one who died was not his son.
"I knew this would happen."
Lu Ke wasn't surprised at all. "He always wants to snatch other people's things. There are still people giving in to him here and he can still bully people outside on behalf of our family name, but I suppose he was unable to do that forever."
"I didn't call you here to listen to you mock him. Find an opportunity to investigate this person."
The man in white threw out the piece of red paper.
"Guardian Hong Luo is paying attention to him too?"
Lu Ke was surprised. This piece of paper represented the use of the Sky Demon Cult's intelligence system. For it to appear so quickly meant that it was a very important matter. It seems that this matter shouldn't have been because of his useless brother only.
"Take this basic information and help me figure out this person's true identity. If possible, kill him to avenge your brother on behalf of that person as well."
The man in white reminded, "Remember, this is your own operation. It has nothing to do with the sect for the time being."
"I understand."
Lu Ke nodded and turned to walk out, "I'll look for Lu Youyou tomorrow and see if I can find out more about this person."
"If you want to kill him, let me know."
The man in white added.
Lu Ke paused for a moment, "I'll see how it goes."
Walking out of the palace, Lu Ke looked at the information on the red paper and smiled. "I want to see what's going on with you and if you're worth making a move on."
At dawn, Lu Ke picked a bunch of flowers in the mountains and arrived outside the Supreme Kraken Ship.
The people of the Heavenly Ghost Sect were not surprised to see this.
There were many people pursuing their young miss, and this genius from the Sky Demon Cult was one of them. Moreover, they had a good relationship and he has a chance of succeeding.
"Young Master Lu, Miss is cultivating. It's not convenient for her to see you now."
Old Man Nightmare walked out and said politely.
"Oh, don't Youyou like to play? I want to take her to an interesting place I found out about recently."
Lu Ke smiled. He wasn't dissatisfied at all that he was left out in the cold or to have gotten the cold shoulder.
"Miss had suffered bullying by somebody outside recently and had been motivated to cultivate diligently."
Old Man Nightmare smiled bitterly.
"Who dares to attack Youyou?" Lu Ke looked angry.
"A senior of the demon race that sold paper effigies in Silken City."
Old Man Nightmare replied.
"Granny Cat? How did Youyou offend her…" Lu Ke was regretful. "Then I'll come back tomorrow. Elder Nightmare, please hand this bouquet to Youyou."
"Okay."
Old Man Nightmare took the flowers and was about to go back.
Lu Ke said, "I heard that your sect has recruited a new elder. I wonder if Elder Nightmare can introduce me to him."
"He's also cultivating."
Old Man Nightmare shook his head, "I can't tell you the details. You should ask him yourself when you see him."
"Alright, I won't be staying for long. Goodbye."
Lu Ke didn't seem to care at all. He nodded calmly and turned to leave.
Old Man Nightmare turned around and looked at the spot where Song Shi was cultivating. There was a faint bloody glow.
He muttered in his heart, "The real reason why Miss is so angry and ambitious is because she was beaten up by this person…"
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The next day, Lu Ke came punctually, but he still did not see Lu Youyou.
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In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. After Lu Ke realized that he would not see Lu Youyou for a while, he did not waste any more time.
After all, it was not rare for a cultivator to cultivate in seclusion for half a month. If there was nothing else and Lu Youyou was patient, it would not be a problem for her to cultivate in seclusion for even a few years.
On this day, powerful fluctuations appeared in the depths of the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range. Soon, Old Man Nightmare arrived outside Song Shi's door.
Just as he was about to speak, the aura emitted by Song Shi's room suddenly became much stronger.
!!
Old Man Nightmare was shocked, "Is this… a breakthrough?"
Endless flames rushed out in front of him, and the scorching power dispelled the darkness and cold nearby.
The expressions of the Spirits on the ship changed. They felt as if they were facing the sun and hurriedly hid into the darkness.
Old Man Nightmare's expression was solemn, "His aura is so strong. I'm already feeling a pressure even though he had just formed his core. The cultivation technique that the person,whom this old ghost possessed, cultivates is not simple either."
"Uncle Meng, since he's breaking through, let's not call on him. Let's deal with those fellows from Great Qian ourselves."
Lu Jiu's voice was heard.
"Yes, Sect Master."
Old Man Nightmare turned around. He originally wanted Song Shi to follow him out to make an official appearance. Now that he was breaking through, they decided to not rush this.
Bai Xiaoqin, who was cultivating in the suite, faced an even more terrifying masculine force. She hid in the paper effigy in a panic and heaved a sigh of relief, "Did Elder break through and become much stronger?"
In her eyes, the room where Song Shi was was filled with flames. The dark red light emitted became more and more blazing. After reaching a certain critical point, it had turned golden.
This light looked even purer than before and the power it contained was even more terrifying. Bai Xiaoqin, who could already control the movements of her paper effigy, quickly hid in the cabinet. n0𝑣𝑒𝓵𝓤𝒮𝒷.𝓒0𝑚
In the room, Song Shi's lava-like Essence Energy was boiling and undergoing a transformation.
Especially where his Dantian was, wisps of golden flames were constantly being produced.
In the center of the golden flames, Song Shi's Essence Energy was constantly compressed. A golden dot of light was frantically absorbing the surrounding golden flames. Finally, it transformed into a golden bean that kept spinning.
After this thing was formed, Song Shi's aura had completely transformed. The coercion of the Golden Core level force was released, making the people guarding the Supreme Kraken Ship feel heavy and suppressed. They felt as if there was a sun hanging above their heads.
In the top floor space.
Due to the huge commotion, even with the isolation of the Array Formation Power, Lu Youyou, who was cultivating, was still alarmed.
"This power is so annoying. It's definitely not a cultivation technique from the sect. It's that guy!"
The air was clearly distorting. Waves of heat gushed out from the next level and spread continuously. Fortunately, there was an Array Formation around the ship to control it. Otherwise, this power would have destroyed the ship.
"Damn it, this guy is actually about to form his Gold Core. I still can't defeat him!"
She clenched her fists angrily and waved them in the air for a while. Then, she lowered her head dejectedly. "I still need a few days to break through for a small realm, but this guy actually broke through a large realm so quickly!"
"After all, his breakthrough was from possession and re-cultivation. Since he was already experienced in Core Formation, as long as he has enough strength, it will be easy to break through."
Shi Tianya walked out and comforted her. "Youyou, you don't have to belittle yourself. Talent determines the upper limit of a cultivator. Your future upper limit is far above his."
"Hmph, as you said. that will be in the future. What I want is to be better than the present, and I don't want to only surpass this old ghost in the future. I don't know how long I have to wait."
Lu Youyou didn't agree. She just wanted to vent her anger as soon as possible. She was not a patient person. Why must she wait so long to take her revenge?
Shi Tianya knew why Lu Youyou was so exasperated. He smiled and said, "I heard from Elder Nightmare that Youyou was bullied by this old ghost. If there's a chance, I'll help you vent your anger first."
"You said it yourself. Remember to call me when you beat him up!"
Lu Youyou originally wanted to take revenge herself, but after it seemed to her that she couldn't do it within a short period of time, she could only let Shi Tianya beat this old ghost up first to vent her anger for her.
"Very soon. When he breaks through, I'll fight him in the name of sparring."
Shi Tianya said dotingly.
Boom!
The entire Supreme Kraken Ship shook, and the aura released by Song Shi was even more astonishing. Flames filled a radius of ten thousand meters, and the Fire Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth gathered crazily, forming a sun-like energy ball in the void.
"The quality of this guy's Golden Core is very high!"
Lu Youyou snorted.
"He has reached the top-grade. This means that he broke through when he was in the perfect Foundation Establishment realm."
Shi Tianya frowned, "With such a foundation, the success rate of the Blood-Robed old ghost breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm in the future is probably very high. No wonder the sect master values him very much."
Lu Youyou was instantly agitated. She turned around and left, "I'm going back to cultivate. Help me activate the Array Formation Power to the maximum to isolate the impact of this guy's breakthrough."
Shi Tianya nodded in surprise, "Sure!"
He stared at the position of the Blood-Robed old ghost and was puzzled. "How badly did Youyou get provoked by this old ghost? She actually became so focused on cultivation."
In Song Shi's room, the dark red primeval essence turned into pale golden flames.
This power was extremely pure. It circulated according to Song Shi's will, like a real fire.
In fact, this power was considered a fire attribute Nomological power.
Nomological power was a power that only Golden Core cultivators could cultivate. It was formed by the compression of Essence Energy and the cultivator's mental strength. Its power was much stronger than Essence Energy.
Under the Golden Core realm, be it Spiritual Energy or Spiritual Essence, they would not contain too much Spiritual strength. Therefore, their transformation during Golden Core and power were much weaker.
Now, because this Nomological power contained Spiritual strength, it could easily mobilize the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth at command. Whenever the Golden Core cultivator wished, Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth would come and go according to will. To a Golden Core cultivator, releasing a wisp of Nomological power will be equivalent to having the corresponding Spiritual Qi.
According to the Connate Pure Yang Art, the flames formed by this Nomological power could be called Pure Yang True Fire.
According to the Nine Yang Divine Technique, it could also be called the Nine Yang True Fire.
The word 'True' was a characteristic of the Golden Core King level. Any Nomological power at that level was comparable to something that truly existed.
After converting the power in his body, he had successfully condensed a Golden Core the size of a pearl. It was filled with fire patterns and emitted powerful fluctuations.
The Golden Core was still not fully grown. It shook slightly and began to absorb the spiritual Qi of the outside world to replenish and consolidate its realm.
In the next second, the Fire Spiritual Qi above his head poured down and formed a vortex.
Merely relying on the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth was not enough. Song Shi took out a pile of spirit stones and used them to quickly replenish his strength.
With the replenishment of a large amount of external Spiritual Qi, the size of the Golden Core continued to expand, and the light began to converge.
After a day, Song Shi's Golden Core had become the size of a fist. At this level, it was already comparable to a late-stage Golden Core existence.
This meant that in terms of quality, his magic power was already comparable to the late-stage Golden Core realm.
Of course, there was a price to pay. Not only did he expend most of his Essence Energy and Spirit from the other eight acupuncture points, but he also spent tens of thousands of Spirit Stones. As for the five Demon seeds he obtained from the System before he broke through, they were naturally included in the 'cost'.
"The price of breaking through is really high. With my cultivation and so many resources, I could only condense one Great Mastery Golden Core. At this rate I can only take my time with the remaining eight."
Song Shi exhaled and opened his mouth. The golden core flew back into his Dantian space.
After swallowing a Golden Core, my fate is up to me and no longer the heavens.
Song Shi thought to himself. After swallowing the golden core, his entire body shone brightly. His body rapidly improved under the tempering of powerful Nomological powers.
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Just as he was about to enjoy the benefits of his breakthrough, the power of heaven and earth nearby suddenly changed, and a dark cloud condensed out of thin air.
Song Shi sensed it and sent his Divine thoughts out. He realized that there were thunderclouds gathering, and the target of these seemed to be him.
"This doesn't make sense. I broke through on my own. Why is there a lightning tribulation?"
He was a little depressed because he felt that he had to undergo the Lightning Tribulation in order to truly breakthrough.
!!
After passing it, the Golden Core would be formed.
If he could not cross it, he would be injured at best, his cultivation would regress, at worst, he would be reduced to ashes.
"Is this the rule of heaven and earth? It's indeed different from my previous life. Such things are actually not completely under the control of science."
Song Shi shook his head and flew out of the window, taking the initiative to welcome the lightning strikes.
"I want to see how powerful the heavenly tribulation is."
He looked up at the dark clouds that were more than ten acres in size. Lightning flashed and rumbled.
"I wonder if it can kill me. It would be great if it could kill me. What kind of reward will I get if I die like this?"
Song Shi's eyes were filled with curiosity. At this moment, the world suddenly turned white. Before he could react, a blazing bolt of lightning had already descended upon him.
The speed of the lightning was very fast. Even though Song Shi's Spiritual strength was powerful and his reaction was very fast, it was still far inferior to the speed of light.
BOOM!
Amidst the loud bang, Song Shi's entire body went numb, as if he had been hammered by something. His essence, energy and spirit were both trembling.
Song Shi subconsciously released his Nomological powers and the protective power of his Spirit Body to block most of the lightning power.
In the end, other than his charred clothes and hair that had turned into a chicken nest, he only had a few superficial wounds.
"That's it?"
Song Shi was a little disappointed. It was indeed very difficult for such a heavenly tribulation to kill him.
His situation surprised many people.
"He passed the tribulation so easily without using any Dharma treasures."
"His physical body is really strong. Even the heavenly lightning didn't injure him seriously."
Amidst the exclamations of many people, Song Shi returned calmly and continued to consolidate his realm.
This time, he realized that after being struck by lightning, his essence, energy, and spirit had undergone a transformation. In particular, his Nomological power had undergone a huge transformation. It was much purer than when he had just broken through.
Another three days passed, and Song Shi's condition stabilized. He became a Perfected Person who had just entered the Golden Core realm. He could now also be called a Martial King. n0𝒱𝑬𝓵𝗎𝐒𝒷.𝕔0𝕞
In fact, at this point, the difference between immortal cultivators and ancient martial art practitioners began to decrease. However, the combat method and focus of their techniques were still different.
Most cultivators still liked to use Dharma treasures and spells to attack from afar. Martial artists still liked to fight in close combat. This habit was usually unchangeable.
The breakthrough in his cultivation was mainly in Nomological power. He had not broken through for the Blood Dao cultivation technique realm.
Song Shi had only cultivated the second level of the Blood Transformation Technique to the point of completion. With an additional blood spring in his heart, his body's recovery ability had increased significantly.
"It's perfect. In less than a year, he became a Golden Core cultivator. Being possessed was really the best way to level up."
Song Shi grinned. It was all thanks to the Blood-Robed old ghost's experience that he was able to form his core so quickly this time.
This was something that could not be obtained from the system's rewards. The system's rewards would at most allow one's physical body, Spirit, and other things to exceed the level of the same realm. The improvement of a major realm was a qualitative change. If one could not break through, they would not break through.
Even if his Comprehension was astonishing, it would take him at least a few years to figure out the mystery of Core Formation.
"However, if I make a breakthrough too quickly and others find out my true identity, will they be shocked?"
Song Shi thought of some questions and took out a mirror to take a look. His temperament had changed quite a bit. He felt like a pretty boy with a masculine aura.
Under the influence of the cultivation technique, his originally pale golden skin of his Diamond Spirit Body had become much fairer. As for the muscles he had gained from cultivating the Dragon Elephant Art, they had also disappeared significantly. His masculine aura had decreased and he had become more feminine.
"No, I have to get more muscles. I have to quickly find the remaining parts of the Dragon Elephant Technique and cultivate my muscles back."
Song Shi felt that his skin was too fair and delicate, a little like a woman's. This was not good.
He quickly stood up and performed a hand seal.
Kacha kacha!
The bones in his entire body cracked, and his flesh squirmed. He quickly changed into Yasuo's appearance, which gave him a sense of vicissitude. Otherwise, he would have looked too young and fair.
"If I raise the Thousand Transformations Technique to the Qi Transformation Realm, it will be very difficult for anyone to see through my disguise!"
Song Shi considered the key points he wanted to improve for his future cultivation.
The breakthrough of a major realm required comprehension. The improvement of a minor realm was to continuously purify one's Nomological power and increase the total amount of Nomological power. It was not difficult.
Then, he could focus on cultivation techniques and divine powers like the Dragon Elephant Technique and the Imperishable Golden Body.
Walking out of the room, Bai Xiaoqin's body looked much more real in the living room. She hurriedly bowed to him. "Congratulations, Elder, on becoming a Golden Core Daoist!"
"Eh, you've improved quite quickly. After cultivating for half a month, your level is now equivalent to the middle stage of Qi Refinement."
Song Shi took another look at Bai Xiaoqin. He remembered that when he first met this female ghost, she had only just reached the early stage of Qi Refinement.
"It was because of the masculine Yang that Young Master cultivated that stimulated my cultivation and I was able to break through faster."
Bai Xiaoqin guessed. She had recently discovered that cultivating in a place with Yang energy caused her to improve very quickly.
"It's normal. Cultivating Yin alone is stagnant. You also need Yang energy to harmonize to grow faster."
Song Shi thought of the reason. The first ghost he met, the Red-dressed female ghost targeted him to suck his Yang energy.
"I don't know much either. I just heard from my sisters that as long as I don't get too close to the Young Master, cultivation will be beneficial," Bai Xiaoqin said shyly.
"From the looks of it, you should be able to move around on this ship, right?"
"Yes, the Supreme Kraken Ship has its own Yin energy. Even if I've just become a ghost, I can still move. Now that I have the protection of a paper effigy and an umbrella, I can walk outside even on cloudy days."
"Then follow me out for a walk."
Song Shi placed his hands behind his back and the door opened automatically. Bai Xiaoqin followed behind him obediently in a white dress.
Outside, there were actually many Spirits sitting cross-legged, absorbing the remaining Yang energy from his cultivation.
Seeing Song Shi come out, the Spirits stood up in fear.
"Greetings, Elder."
"It's fine. You guys can cultivate."
Song Shi was very happy to have a group of ghosts cultivate around him. That way, it would make the air cooler.
Otherwise, it would really be very hot since he cultivated a few masculine Yang cultivation techniques.
The Spirits were very surprised, they had thought that the elder would blame them.
Song Shi did not care about these fellows who were usually frightened because they were slaves. A circle of flames appeared under his feet. He took a step forward and energy ripples fluctuated. He actually stepped on the air and climbed up.
In a few steps, he crossed the railing and arrived outside. He was more than ten feet away from the ground. Without using any spells or flying on his sword, he floated in the air, emitting circles of golden light.
"Newton's Law of Gravity can't control me now. He would be rolling in his grave right now"
Song Shi smiled. He had completely overcome the influence of gravity.
He knew how magical this was, even though he looked calm, he was actually very excited.
Flying with spells or flying on a sword relied on external objects. How could it compare to floating with one's Nomological power?
Especially now that he could do whatever he wanted, this sense of freedom was extremely refreshing.
Flames flashed under Song Shi's feet. With a bang, the air exploded and he actually shot out of thin air.
The ghosts behind him could not withstand the light emitted by the Pure Yang True Fire and retreated.
Bai Xiaoqin hurriedly held up a black paper umbrella to block most of the golden light. Only then did she feel better.
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Seeing Song Shi walking in the air, those with low cultivation revealed looks of envy, while those of the same level did not mind.
When they first broke through to the Golden Core realm, they also found it quite novel. Now, they felt that this was no different from the basic ability of walking and talking.
Lu Youyou walked out and pouted, "What's there to be proud of? I also can walk in the air when I'm at the Foundation Establishment realm." n0𝒱𝚎𝑙𝑢𝓈𝑏.𝗰0𝓂
She looked at Shi Tianya. "Senior Brother Tianya, are you going to make a move on him now?"
"There's no hurry. After all, my cultivation level is much higher than his. If I attack a new Core Formation cultivator, people will start saying that I'm bullying this new elder."
Shi Tianya's expression was mocking as he glanced at the other person, "I wonder if Junior Brother Fang is interested?"
He was also a young man. He had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a beard. His face was like Zhong Kui's[1] and looked a little fierce.
"No problem. It's just teaching a person who has just entered the Golden Core realm a lesson. There's no need for Senior Brother Tian Ya to do anything."
He looked disdainful and said to Lu Youyou, "Junior Sister Youyou, I'll deal with this guy today."
"Alright. Senior Brother Fang, you cultivate the Five Ghosts Mountain Moving Technique and have a strong physical body. Help me beat him up."
Lu Youyou nodded. Fang Gang was the same as Shi Tianya. They were both core disciples of the sect and had cultivated top-notch techniques. Their physiques were very strong. Although his realm were slightly inferior to Shi Tianya's, both had reached the intermediate stage of the Golden Core realm.
As a core disciple of a large sect, his strength was much stronger than ordinary cultivators of the same level.
Even if Shi Tianya were to go up against him, it would be difficult to guarantee that he would be able to defeat him within ten rounds.
"Junior Sister Youyou, don't worry. I will let him suffer!"
Fang Gang had a confident expression as he took a step forward and arrived in front of Song Shi in the blink of an eye. His bell-like eyes were filled with killing intent as he stared at Song Shi and said, "Congratulations on your breakthrough, Blood-robed Elder. My hands are itching to spar!"
"Sparring?"
Song Shi glanced at Lu Youyou, who was on the top floor. Although the few of them were communicating through soundproofing, it was not difficult to guess that the other party's sudden invite had something to do with this woman.
However, at this moment, he had just broken through and really wanted to test out his strength.
Song Shi retracted his gaze and looked at this burly fellow. He nodded, "Come."
They were far away from the Supreme Kraken Ship and landed in an open space three thousand feet away. The pressure on their bodies began to release and a strange wind swept up nearby.
Seeing that the two of them were about to spar, more gazes gathered on them and there was a hint of excitement.
"Senior Brother Fang probably wants to test this new elder's ability."
"You don't know this, right? I heard that when Miss You You went to invite this person, she suffered a beating. Senior Brother Fang is helping to get back at him for her."
"Haha, that's hilarious. To the disciples of the Heavenly Corpse Sect, it's a great humiliation to be thrown back into their coffins. As this Elder has just formed his Gold Core. He'll probably be taught a lesson."
The disciples and elders on the ship discussed animatedly. They looked at the two of them with interest and basically agreed that the outcome had been decided.
Fang Gang grinned, "Blood-robed Elder, since I'm stronger, please forgive me if I hit you too hard."
Song Shi sensed that this person's physique was stronger, but his attributes was completely different. His cultivation techniques was a little like ice in nature.
"What a coincidence. I'm a person who doesn't hold back. Please forgive me if I hit you too hard as well." He really had nothing to be afraid of. Even if the other party cultivated a Spirit Body, Song Shi was confident that he wouldn't be much stronger than him.
At least, he did not feel any pressure now.
"Oh, then I will have to experience how that feel."
As Fang Gang sneered, the clothes on his upper body automatically disappeared. Wisps of black airflow emerged from his body. With crackling sounds, his body directly rose to thirty feet tall and he became like a giant.
His muscles swelled, and his veins were like tree roots wrapped around his body. There was a circle of black runes on his body that emitted a heavy power.
After these runes appeared, they connected together under everyone's surprised gazes, forming ghost patterns. A ghost head was carved onto his chest, looking as if it was alive. It gave Song Shi a strange and unholy smile.
The surrounding air distorted, and the cold and powerful aura instantly made the nearby Void become heavy, like a mountain hanging above everyone's heads.
"Gasp, Senior Brother Fang has actually cultivated the Ghostly Body of the Black Mountain. This is an existence at the Spirit Body realm."
"No wonder those guys from the Heavenly Corpse Sect, who have always had powerful physiques, were at a disadvantage."
"In that case, Senior Brother Fang's strength should be enough to be ranked in the top three of the core disciples, right? He's only inferior to Senior Brother Shi and Big Senior Brother."
Seeing the ghost head on Fang Gang's chest, Song Shi sighed. As expected of a core disciple of a large sect. He had cultivated a Spirit Body at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. His talent was even more outstanding than Zi Yue's.
This was also the first time he had encountered a Spirit Body of the same level. However, the other party had worked hard to cultivate it, while he had farmed it with cheats. It was really embarrassing.
"Ghostly Body of the Black Mountain? It looks strong."
The flames on Song Shi's body flickered as golden light scattered down. Golden runes jumped and instantly transformed him into a Golden Arhat-like existence, emitting an indestructible aura.
The Vajra runes were also connected together, forming a circle of spirit patterns that outlined a golden bell-like pattern. At the same time, fireballs appeared on his body and shone with golden light, becoming more and more dazzling.
"He also has a Spirit Body!"
Fang Gang was shocked. This person had a Spirit Body as soon as he broke through. This could only mean that he had already cultivated a Spirit Body when he was at the Foundation Establishment realm or was at least close achieving to it.
This was much earlier than he did. This meant that the other party's Foundation Establishment was more solid than his.
"Good, very good. Just now, I thought that my cultivation might suppress yours. Now, it seems that I don't have to worry so much."
Fang Gang laughed out loud. He seemed to be very satisfied with Song Shi's strength. This way, he did not have to worry about being a bully.
As the laughter spread, he suddenly rushed forward. The air under his feet exploded. When he appeared in front of Song Shi, it like a black mountain crashing over, dimming the golden light.
He did not use a weapon. He casually raised his hand that was covered in black runes and condensed deep Nomological power before slashing down at Song Shi with his palm.
This palm strike was powerful and heavy. The Qi of Heaven and Earth in the surroundings gathered in his palm and fused with his own Nomological power, forming a black mountain that was 100 feet tall.
Song Shi's vision turned black. Gusts of wind formed in the compressed air, and the heavy pressure made his clothes cling to his body.
"Fighting head-on? I quite like you."
He didn't retreat or dodge. The golden flames in his palm jumped and the roar of a dragon sounded in the void. The Nine Yang Nomological power had alsp absorbed a large amount of fire Spiritual Qi and some Metallic Spiritual Qi, turning into a long dragon dozens of meters long.
Most of this dragon was formed by his phenomena. It looked imposing, as if Song Shi was holding a golden fire dragon in his hand as he roared and charged towards the black mountain.
Boom!
A muffled thunderous sound exploded. The golden and black Nomological powers destroyed each other, causing the air to distort. The nearby soil and rocks flew off the ground. Unable to withstand the destructive power, they shattered and exploded under the collision.
[1] Zhong Jui is a mythological figure in China that fights against evil spirits. He has trademark bushy eyebrows and beard along with a fierce and face that is perpetually glaring
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Song Shi's hair danced in the wind, and his clothes fluttered. However, his body was like an old tree rooted to the ground, not moving at all.
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Fang Gang felt as if he had slammed into a diamond mountain. The power of this person's Spirit Body formed a golden bell that blocked all the power.
At this moment, the flames in Song Shi's palm lit up brightly and he actually erupted with power again. The fire dragon twisted, and a recoil force erupted like a volcano, forcing Fang Gang to retreat.
"How is that possible? How can my Spirit Body be inferior to his?!"
He was indignant. He was the one who initiated the attack just now, but he was forced back in the end. How could he be stronger than him?
!!
However, a short period of time was not enough to determine the final outcome. As someone who had experienced hundreds of battles, he was not discouraged.
As Fang Gang retreated, he quickly adjusted his state of mind. His aura immediately became as steady as a mountain.
"The blood-robed elder's physical body is also very powerful. That was really unexpected."
Fang Gang spoke and secretly searched for this person's flaws to prepare for the next round of attack.
On the top of the ship, Shi Tianya, who was overlooking both sides of the battle, became more serious.
Originally, he only wanted to bully this person who had just formed his Golden Core because of his disdain towards him. Now, it seemed that this old ghost was really not simple.
Lu Youyou's expression did not look good too. She felt that her plan of beating up the Blood-Robed old ghost could no longer be realized.
"Elder is amazing."
Bai Xiaoqin watched nervously. Song Shi was the only person she could rely on to survive here. His glory was related to her status.
"Blood-robed Elder, take a look at my Mountain Shattering Fist."
Fang Gang turned his palm into a fist. With a domineering aura, he smashed it down ferociously, as if he wanted to shatter a mountain.
"Senior Brother Fang even used the Mountain Shattering Fist. This is a fourth-grade divine power."
"I heard that when this divine power is cultivated to the Great Mastery stage, a casual punch can shatter a large mountain."
"I'm also preparing to cultivate this divine power in the future. I have to take a good look at how he is doing it."
"This new elder's palm technique is not bad either. Its power is shocking. I wonder what rank it is."
The people on the ship discussed enthusiastically, looking even more engrossed than the two sides in the battle.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The black and gold figures collided again. Their attacks were extremely powerful and domineering, causing the air to explode continuously like muffled thunder.
Song Shi continued to use the Dragon Subduing Palm. This divine power had reached the fifth-grade. In theory, it could unleash a powerful might at the Soul Transformation realm.
Martial arts divine arts were the same as spells. They could mobilize the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth and even the power of heaven and earth. The higher the grade, the higher the cultivation level, and the more power they could mobilize. The difference was that the former was based on the meridians of the person, while the latter was released based on cultivated spells.
Because the grade of his Dragon Subduing Palm was one grade higher than the Mountain Shattering Fist, the proportion of Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth he attracted when he used it was higher. In a collision, he had an advantage.
As for the difference in cultivation realm, it was nothing under the enhancement of his thick Nomological power.
As a result, Song Shi, who had just formed his Gold Core, was actually able to casually exchange blows with Fang Gang without feeling at a disadvantage.
RUMBLE!
The power of Song Shi's palms turned into a fire dragon that circled around, constantly knocking back the fist that was like a small mountain. The aftershocks that spread caused countless cracks to appear on the ground. n0𝒱𝑬𝓵𝗎𝐒𝒷.𝕔0𝕞
A hillside was smashed by Fang Gang, creating a huge fissure in the ground.
Song Shi's Dharmic powers struck the ground, creating a deep pit. The soil melted on the spot.
As they clashed, Song Shi's Dharmic powers, which had just broken through, became more proficient. Coupled with the enhancement of his footwork, his movements became more agile, and his explosive power increased.
"Oh no, I've become his practice target."
Sensing that Song Shi's combat strength was increasing, Fang Gang was a little anxious. He knew that if this continued, he might embarrass himself today.
Among the people watching the show, those with discerning eyes also sensed that something was wrong.
"This is troublesome. Fang Gang has really become a sparring partner."
Shi Tianya frowned. This person's strength was so powerful that even if he attacked continuously, it would be very difficult to achieve the effect of beating him up.
"Rising Dragon!"
Song Shi suddenly shouted in a low voice. His hands changed nimbly and he targeted Fang Gang's weakness. His palm force broke through the Defense and landed on Fang Gang's body.
With a loud bang, Fang Gang's physique only blocked a portion of the palm force. The rest caused him to vomit blood. His tall body flew out and caused a mountain slope to cave in.
He struggled to get up, but he did not have enough strength. In the end, he half-knelt on the ground. His face turned pale and he looked dispirited.
"Senior Brother Fang actually lost!"
Some of the audience were shocked. It was rare for Fang Gang, who had a strong physique, to lose to this new elder in close combat.
After all, in the sect, core disciples were the most talented. Not to mention that Senior Brother Fang's cultivation was a level higher than the new elder.
"That's it?"
Song Shi was unsatisfied. He felt that this was just a warm-up.
"Hmph, of course I can still fight!"
Fang Gang refused to admit defeat. In the end, as he tried to get up, his face turned red and he spat out a large mouthful of blood before collapsing back down.
"What's going on? Isn't Senior Brother Fang's physical body very powerful? How did he end up like this after being struck by a palm?"
"It seems that although Senior Brother Fang looks powerful, his foundation is actually unstable."
"Perhaps the new elder's palm force is more ruthless."
Those who did not understand the situation were rather disappointed. As there were many people who usually did not get along with Fang Gang, they mocked him instead.
"Gang'er, the fire has already entered your body and injured your heart meridians. Don't force yourself!"
A low shout came from the sky. A thin and weak old man appeared, looking extremely angry.
Song Shi looked up and felt that this guy was very dangerous.
The other party's body looked rather thin and weak, but it was actually even more terrifying than Fang Gang's. He could tell that it contained terrifying power.
In particular, there were two ghost heads, one red and one white, on each of his exposed arms. They were similar to the ghost heads on Fang Gang's chest, but their auras were different.
The fiery red ghost head actually contained a scorching aura. The aura was so white that it gave people the illusion that it was indestructible.
Indeed, people with tattoos were not simple.
The old man was just floating in the air, but Song Shi felt a faint sense of oppression. He was definitely a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Song Shi searched the Blood-Robed old ghost's memories and found information about this person.
He was the Heavenly Ghost Sect's Mountain Moving Daoist, who cultivated the Five Ghosts Mountain Moving Technique. This cultivation technique belonged to the Daoist sect, but it was also a Ghost Dao technique. It was a very powerful technique.
When one cultivated the cultivation technique to the Great Mastery realm, they would have the power to move mountains. Back then, before the Blood-Robed old ghost even became famous, this old man had already reached the Golden Core realm. His qualifications were even above that of Perfected Lord Ghost Butcher.
"Master, I'm useless."
Fang Gang said in shame when he saw the old man.
"Useless my ass. Your martial arts aren't good enough and you can't block his Pure Yang True Fire. The fire entered your body during combat and you unknowingly suffered a loss. Go back and continue cultivating!"
The black-faced elder cursed. He reached out and grabbed Fang Gang. He looked at Song Shi and said, "Old ghost, you have a solid foundation after re-cultivating and possession. If you have the ability to form the Nascent Soul, I will definitely spar with you."
"You wait for me then. I'll be quick."
Song Shi looked confident. Nascent Soul Formation? This goal was quite far for him and he did not know the steps to do so yet.
However, he decided that this would not affect him from finding Nascent Souls that he can possess to steal their experience. When the time came, he would also be able to farm deaths and gain another wave or rewards and resources.
"Hehe, let's talk about it later."
The old Daoist left behind a meaningful sentence and left with his disciple. However they did not enter the Supreme Kraken Ship.
Song Shi looked into the distance. Many figures were hiding in the dark.
He came to a realization. During his sparring with Fang Gang, he had completely revealed himself to the sect members. It was most likely that the identity of the Blood-Robed old ghost had also been exposed.
In that case, Blood-Robed old ghost's enemies would probably be notified by 'his' appearance.
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Song Shi was secretly delighted. Others were afraid that they would be targeted if they revealed it, but he wanted to reveal his identity so he can get ambushed faster.
Seeing Song Shi smiling, Lu Youyou was furious. She snorted and turned to Shi Tianya, "Are you going to make a move?"
Shi Tianya said awkwardly, "I'm afraid we are no able to beat him up."
"Forget it, I don't need you to do anything for me anymore. I'll defeat him myself sooner or later!"
Lu Youyou snorted in anger and left, running back to her cave to continue cultivating.
Shi Tianya frowned and stared at Song Shi a few more times. In the end, he did not make a move.
He would not do anything that he was not confident in. If he could not defeat this person, he would just lose his face.
"This girl is finally cultivating seriously."
In the room at the top of the ship, Lu Jiu and Perfected Lord Ghost Butcher did not go out. Instead, they sat and drank tea. However, they were very clear about what was happening outside.
"Blood-Robed old ghost is still too arrogant. He just entered the sect but had already killed someone from the Sky Demon Cult. Does he really think we won't know?"
Ghost Butcher's expression was indifferent.
"He didn't do anything wrong in this matter. That profligate son had a death wish. He was killed because his skills were inferior. He can't blame anyone else. I don't think they would dare to confess this openly."
Lu Jiu shook his head. "However, if the old ghost's situation is leaked, it's impossible for Sky Demon Cult to remain indifferent. Other enemies will also come for him. Let's see if he can block the incoming assassins. If he can survive, he will be someone useful to our sect."
"The old ghost is already in the Core Formation stage. He's not much different from when he was at his peak. However, he's no longer the same as before. Many of his enemies have already broken through. Hehe, let's just watch how he deal with them."
"Let's not talk about him anymore. Now that we've moved over and have also discussed the matter of truce with the fellows from Great Qian, we should go and fight for our share of resources and opportunities that may be present in the immortal cave abode."
Lu Jiu stood up and began to plan for his next actions.
The battle between Song Shi and Fang Gang had suppressed most of the people's doubts about the new elder as well as solidified his position.
Under the respectful gazes of many people, Song Shi calmly returned to the ship. Immediately, many disciples and elders came over to congratulate him. There were also many people who gave him gifts.
Song Shi did not stand on ceremony and did not reject anyone. Through them, he was able to refill his supply of resources Finally, the resources he had expended because of his breakthrough had been replenished.
After dealing with all the congratulations, Song Shi had completely integrated into the Heavenly Ghost Sect.
He brought Bai Xiaoqin back to the room. Not long after, Old Man Nightmare came over.
He told Song Shi something. "The Blood-robed Elder broke through in time. In three days, the various large factions will form parties to explore the ancient cultivator's cave abode. Please make preparations."
Song Shi was deep in thought.
"The righteous Dao cultivation path, the Demonic path, and the officials of Great Qian are all planning to form exploration parties. This is the result of the compromise between all parties. It's also to work together to break the restrictions of the cave abode. After all, the Taboo Powers left behind by the Soul Transformation cultivators are too strong."
Old Man Nightmare explained.
"Was he that strong?"
When Song Shi heard that the major factions were about to attack, he speculated, "There are probably dozens of Nascent Souls this time, right?"
"Yes, he was very strong. We suspect that this cave abode is connected to the ruins of an ancient sect. The exact situation depends on the situation."
At this point, Old Man Nightmare stopped tactfully. "Blood-robed elder, prepare well. I still have something on, so I won't disturb you."
After Song Shi sent him away, he opened the system.
There were already a few notifications.
"The carrier has undergone a major change. System upgrade successful!"
A similar scene had happened when he was at the Foundation Establishment realm. Song Shi was not surprised and only checked the changes after leveling up.
"Ding! Since the host is already familiar with the operating method of the system and has a higher level of control over your own situation, you are now in proficient mode. The Statistics of your personal attributes panel has been removed and changed to star mode."
Song Shi checked the new attributes panel. The attributes of his personal attributes panel had really changed. The various stats were based on the average of cultivators of the same level and he was now given a ranking based on stars.
One star meant that he was the same as the average cultivators of the same level. If it reached nine stars, it meant that his attributes were nine times that of the same level.
"The basic reward method after death has been updated. It can only be effective if the target is Star-ranked or above. The upper limit has been increased to the level of the target."
When Song Shi heard this, he did not think too much about it, most of the people who could kill him had to be stronger than him anyways. If they are the same level or lower, it would be very difficult for him to be killed with his foundation.
"A portion of the lottery draws have been updated. The cultivation technique and divine art have also been upgraded to star-grade. Only by cultivating the star-grade cultivation technique and divine art to perfection can you obtain a lottery draw chance!"
"Your ability panel only displays cultivation techniques, divine arts and other skills above the Star-Grade!"
The system had changed quite a bit. Song Shi could not help but open the interface to check.
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Race: Human
Spirit: 3 stars
Physique: 5 stars
Comprehension: 4 stars
Energy: Nine Yang Nomological power (6 stars)
Freedom Attribute Points:
Lottery Chance:
Talent: Top-grade Fire Spirit Root, Top-grade Gold Spirit Root, Psychic Dao Body, Low-grade Diamond Spirit Body
Ability: Nine Yang Divine Technique (Level 3), Connate Pure Yang Technique (Level 17), Imperishable Golden Body (Great Mastery of the Chaos Essence Chapter), Grand Moon Visualization Method (Great Mastery), Demonic Blood Transformation Technique (Level 1), Thousand Transformations Technique (Level 2), Array Formation (Level 3), Breeze Sword Control Technique (Great Mastery), Yin-Yang Secret Technique (Great Mastery), One Qi Cloning Technique (Great Mastery)
Overall Evaluation: 4 stars
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"My comprehensive evaluation is 4 stars. Does that mean my current combat strength is comparable to the Exceptional Gold Core Realm?" n0𝚟𝓔𝑳𝗎𝓢𝐛.𝓒0𝓶
Song Shi focused on the comprehensive evaluation. One star meant he was the same as the average of the same level. One star higher meant that his strength was twice as strong. Now, he was four times stronger than his peers.
Under normal circumstances, one extra star was at least equivalent to the strength of a small realm. Now, he should at least be comparable to the Exceptional Gold Core Realm.
"It's becoming more and more vague now that it's changed to a star-grade. I reckon the rankings will be canceled in the future."
Song Shi guessed. But as he was getting more and more familiar with his situation, he did not need the system's data to know his level anymore.
The current system interface was no longer of much use to him. Instead, the lucky draw part was more interesting to him.
At this moment, the lottery wheel was still there. He opened it.
After drawing the last item in the previous round, the lottery wheel had all been refreshed. There were six known items on it.
Spirit Command Talisman: Mid-grade Spirit Talisman. It can control anything with a soul below the level of Soul Transformation.
Ancient Puppet Fighter: Special Puppet. Combat strength is comparable to that of a Martial Emperor.
Ragnorak (Low-level): A special rule-type Skill. for being immune to control of those below the Nomological Realm. It can also burn one's essence, energy, and spirit. When used, combat strength will double. Its cool-down is 2 hours.
Teleportation Talisman: Special Spirit Talisman. It can randomly teleport user to a hundred miles away.
Pure Yang Scripture: Yang Stats Immortal Cultivation Technique. Can be cultivated to the True Immortal Realm. Its power is explosive and powerful.
Treasure Refining Manual: A cultivation manual for refining weapons. Cultivators can become a grandmaster of refining weapons.
While browsing through the six known items, Song Shi took another look at the Ragnorak Skill.
This was purely a matter of skill, one that far surpassed the scope of a cultivator's strength.
"I must get that."
He decided to draw four times in a row to prepare for the operation that was in three days time.
"Ding… Congratulations on obtaining the Twilight of the Gods Skill."
Ding… congratulations on obtaining the Spirit Command Talisman.
'Ding… Congratulations on obtaining Treasure Refining Manual.
'Ding… Congratulations on drawing Sealing Technique.
He had drawn four, and three of them were actually known, especially the Ragnorak. This kind of rule-based Skill could be considered what he needed the most now, and it could be said to be the most powerful skill amongst the skills he possesses.
"Although I can only use it once every two hours, I won't be tortured like last time with this."
Song Shi relaxed. He basically had no flaws now.
He had the Thousand Transformations Disguise Technique and the Clone Technique. After he died, he had a backup resurrection point. Even if he was subjected to a Crowd Control skill, he had Ragnorak to fall back on now.
For the time being, he basically did not need to worry about anything.
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